Title: Healing
Summary: His heart only opens when hers wants to close.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I wouldn't mind owning Sasuke-kun though.
Theme: Post-canon
Medium: Fanfiction
Rating: T
Warning(s): Violence, blood. Emotional.
Comments: Short drabbles for now. This is part 3 of _?
"What is there to say?" Sakura replied hesitantly.
"Kakashi-san said that he sent Pakkun to follow Sasuke because he wasn't supposed to leave the hospital yet," Shizune supplied, hoping to coax Sakura into continuing the tale.
"Then, Pakkun saw me follow Sasuke. I was asking him so many questions, but he wouldn't answer. I punched him and he just let me!" her voice remained barely above a whisper, but the frustration rang clear.
"Continue." Tsunade commanded.
"I told him to fight me back. He had no problem before. He tried to… kill me…more than once," Sakura's voice rose in pitch but her voice broke as she continued her defense. "He said that he never wanted to hurt me. That lying traitor. I asked him again why he wasn't fighting back. He wanted to let me have revenge. Turn me into an avenger like him. Then… I… took out a poisoned kunai. I wasn't going to use it… I just wanted to show him that I wasn't like him. That revenge doesn't solve anything, doesn't give you peace. But he… he…"
Sakura's tears were running freely down her face again. She desperately tried to wipe them away but they kept coming in waves. Shizune wrapped an arm around her guiding her head to her soft shoulder for comfort.
"Kakashi-sensei, I didn't mean to! I don't want Sasuke-kun to…" she couldn't even say it. The thought was too horrifying.
"My suspicions were correct. I figured he would do something like this," Kakashi said speaking up and offering a hand to Sakura to help her get up. Sakura eagerly accepted, desperately needing to see Sasuke alive and breathing.
"That wound alone wouldn't have killed Sasuke anyway. His resiliency and recovery rates are remarkable. Orochimaru was a monster, but he was truly a genius. He must have injected Sasuke with various drugs. Enhanced the Uchiha genes. I want you to do a full physical examination on him."
"It wasn't just Orochimaru. Sasuke must have subconsciously activated a shield around himself. No matter how hard he tried to repress it, it is human instinct to preserve life," Kakashi added, knowing about the Sharingan's capabilities.
"Whatever the case, Sasuke's condition is stable. He should wake up in a few days," Shizune added, noting the Sakura's still anxious expression.
By this point, with Kakashi's help, Sakura had already positioned herself on Sasuke's bed. One hand was tenderly combing its fingers through his messy black hair while the other carefully traced the bandages on Sasuke's bare chest.
Sakura sat there, continuing to caress Sasuke-kun, ignoring Tsunade's disapproving stare. She glanced up to see the door close behind them, and waited for the sound of their footsteps to fade away.
"Why, Sasuke-kun? Why do you always leave? Give us another chance. We can be a team again. Please don't ever do that again. At this rate, you're going to give me hematophobia," she whispered into his ear.
She pulled away slowly, to gaze at his peaceful mien again. It was rare to see Sasuke asleep. During their genin days, he was usually the one waking up her and Naruto.
She was startled to find his eyes were no longer closed. He blinked sleepily, then focused his obsidian eyes on hers.
Sakura gasped in surprise. Grinning, she threw her arms around him tightly.
A/N: I'l be updating again in a few days... I'm trying to decide on something. Please review. I apologize for the short length. I just had to get this part out of the way. I like to write things in small bits rather than one large thing. I do understand if you get annoyed at the format. I prefer reading things in large chunks. Kinda contradictory. Haha.
I have been very busy. I really do hope for a review. I need to know opinions! Do people like long descriptions of setting? Should I be describing the weather, the floor, the color of the room?
I know this story was put on hiatus for a while. So I'd be glad to know if people still like it.
Thank you to those that reviewed a long time ago! :D