Impossible

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Chapter: Don't Save Me

Hinata frantically tried to soothe Itachi's body as best as she could, even though he's already out cold. Her green chakra was flowing from her fingertips into Itachi's weak body. Her eyes were full of tears while she continued to rejuvenate him with her own energy. They spilled when she felt his heart fade. She has been continuously healing him for hours, popping a soldier pill or two every hour or so. Some nurses saw this happening and were already gossiping. Frankly, Hinata didn't care or even spare a blush at their suspicions. She had to save Itachi's life. She had to. She was a healer and a life saver. By four in the morning, Hinata has run out of soldier pills and her chakra was nearly drained. Feeling herself slip, she pushed the few drops of energy she had left in her into his body. She could feel her body slump over his and her vision blackened.

Itachi felt the constant pressure in his body. The pain in his lungs, eyes, and chest did not cease. He could feel the pang in every inch of his body. His core felt as if it was burning but was being soothed at the same time. His eyes felt as if they were on fire. His lungs were constricted and tight. His muscles were sore due to tensing them so much. His chest was heaving and his breaths were uneven. He wanted to die already. So that the pain would go away. The physical pain and also the pain of knowing his brother hates him because of who he was. Only because Itachi loved Sasuke. Yes, Itachi wanted to die. His peripheral vision picked up a bright light. Unconsciously, the Uchiha moved towards the light.

What Itachi felt next shocked him.

He felt a couple pounds of weight against his body. It wasn't uncomfortable at all. The pains in his body was dull but was significantly better than he remembered. His eyes were still the fiery sensation. He focused his vision and could make out a blue blur. After a few minutes of squinting and concentration, he could clearly see Hinata sprawled out on top of him. Then he knew he was alive. Anger and rage swept over him. He wanted to be dead, not alive. This woman… She keeps saving him. Why? Why does she keep doing this? Why does she keep denying destiny? And most importantly, why would she waste so much energy trying to save him of all people? But then one look at her face changed it all. The innocence was written all over her features. He couldn't believe that she was real. Even the way she breathes was so peaceful. Itachi envied her. She wiggled around on top of him until her head rested on his shoulder and her arm was gently draped across his chest. Itachi, not knowing what else to do, wrapped his arm around her waist protectively and began to stroke her silk-like hair. Here he was, the famous Uchiha Itachi, cuddling with an insignificant woman of the village he betrayed. He scoffed at how ridiculous the situation was. She was so purely white and he was tainted red. The demon was cradling the angel.

He breathed in her lilac scent and it made him feel at peace for the first time since he left the village. He felt so serene in her presence, even if she was the one to ruin his death. In a very un-Itachi-like way, he pulled her closer to his body, enjoying the physical contact. Somehow, having her around made him want to be alive. Somehow, he felt as if being alive was okay. As long as she was around, that is… Hinata began to stir in his arms and to his horror, her eyes began to open slowly, making her unique lavender eyes visible.

Hinata felt warmth surround her. It wasn't hot nor was it uncomfortable. It was just right. Curiosity hit her and she began to wake up, to see where the source of warmth came from. Upon opening her tired eyes, they came across soft, black ones. For a moment she thought she was dreaming, until the soft black eyes became freezing cold ones. The sight made her jolt, realizing where she was and what she was doing. This action made her fall out of bed, hitting the floor with a thud, and followed by a weak 'eep'.

Itachi froze in panic. Did he scare her? All he did was look at her. Maybe she realized he was alive and that scared her. Yeah, that's it…

"Itachi! You're a-awake!" Hinata stumbled in the process of standing. Her eyes were a bit red and puffy. She sniffled a little bit and her eyes began to slightly water. "I-I thought y-you weren't g-going to w-wake up…"

"Why would you think that?"

"Because y-your heart b-beat… It w-was fading… I-I felt y-you s-slip away a-and I was s-so scared…" Her lip trembled while she stammered. Tears lined her eyes.

"Why were you scared? Was I threatening you?"

"N-no… I th-thought you w-were going to… t-to die…" The tears were free falling down her cheeks into her hair, uniform, and floor. She looked like a lost child looking for her parents. Somehow, this image of his nurse tugged at his heart strings.

"Hinata, please do not cry for the life of someone like me. I have killed hundreds if not thousands in the last decade. You should not be mourning for someone as evil as me."

"Demo, Itachi… Y-you are a h-human like me… I c-cannot j-just w-watch you die… I h-have the p-power to heal you, t-to save you… If I d-don't, what m-makes me any b-better than y-you if I j-just l-let you die?" Hinata sniffed through her tears, she wiped her face with her left forearm, unable to look at Itachi.

The Uchiha who always had an answer was just plainly stunned by her answer. He never would have imagine to meet a soul so pure, so selfless. Someone that actually cares about his well-being just because he was a human. A kunoichi that values another's life, specifically his life, over her own.

He shut his eyes. "You would have done me a great favor if you let me meet my death."

"No… That is n-not my ninja way." She stopped her sobbing and her teary, red eyes were filled with hope and determination. "I swear on my own laugh, Uchiha Itachi, that I will protect you with my own life."

Her lack of stutter impressed Itachi. The confidence she held in her eyes and tone of voice she used utterly impressed him to no extent. If he didn't have amazing self control, he would be clapping right now.

"As you wish, Hinata." Was all he could say. After a few minutes, Hinata finally sat down at the chair next to his bed again. She twiddled her fingers and glued her eyes onto his sheets. Itachi took note on the clean sheets and his clean hands.

"You cleaned."

"Hai, before I h-healed you, I changed her sheets and your b-bandages and washed your h-hands and face…"

"Hn."

"Your eyes… you cannot see, can you?"

"…I can."

"But you are near blindness."

"Indeed."

"Let me help you—"

"No, Hinata. You have saved my life. That is enough for me. I am forever in debt."

"Itachi," she stood up with her hands on her hips. "I am a medical-ninja and I must do all I can to help another. Do I have to repeat my entire speech once more?"

"…Proceed with your healing."

"Actually…" Hinata began. "I will be gone for the majority of the day to find your medicine. I currently ran out of it so I must retrieve them. I will be back by sundown."

"What medicine is this? And where do you need to go? I may accompany you." Itachi began to stand but found that his body was extremely weak. He winced at the numbness he felt in his legs.

"No, Itachi, stay," she cooed while pressing her hands firmly on him as if it was some type of technique she used to glue her out of control patients to their beds. "I am perfectly capable to go on my own. I will be looking for Eyebright in the Valley of Judgment. I do not know if your eyes will heal completely with it but I know for sure that the pain will be gone as long as you do not strain them too often."

"No. It is too dangerous. The Valley of Judgment is known for its inhabitants. And it is too dangerous for a girl like you—"

"Itachi, I have been there countless times, I know what I am doing. I have reserved a special patch of them there, inspected twenty-four hours a day. If anything funny goes on, I do not visit until the next day." Hinata smiled reassuringly. He seemed a little… worried about her. She brushed those thoughts away quickly. "Anyway, I must get going now. I will see you at sundown, Itachi."

Before she left, she gave him a bottle of water and bento box filled with onigiri.

"She really does care for me." He thought out loud before consuming his favorite food like his life depended on it.

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Hinata walked down the hallways and pushed a door open.

"Hn." A cold voice greeted her. Hinata nodded and let herself into the room. Checking his vitals and wounds, she filled out her clip board. She gave him his medication and a glass of water. After he gulped it down, Hinata grabbed the glass quickly and gave a quick 'I will see you soon' before dashing out the door.

What was that about… Sasuke thought to himself. He really did wish Hinata stayed. He closed his eyes for a minute until he heard the familiar footsteps rush to his door. He opened his eyes quickly and glared at the door, bracing for impact.

"SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura and Ino kicked the door down, blinding lust in their eyes.

Oh dear god… His shirt was ripped off before he could even finish her thoughts. He was up for a 'physical' today.

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Hinata trekked to the Valley of Judgment without interruption. The fog engulfed her in a quick swallow. Activating her Byakugan, she began to search for the reserved patch of the medicinal herb. After finding a clear path towards the herbs, she made quick, soundless leaps towards them, a satchel around her shoulder. Her shinobi wear fluttered around her body and her sandals scathed the tree barks she managed to hop onto. Her hair flew behind her like a dark river. Her vision scanned the area a mile within and spotted a group of human-like figures on their fours about twenty meters from the patch. Stopping a good thirty from the opposite side of the patch and figures, she began to devise a plan.

She sent a shadow clone of herself and quickly ran towards the inhuman figures and ran past by them. The figures moved towards the sound of rustling leaves and scurried across the ground, fast as hell may I add, towards the clone. Hinata checked her surroundings once more before proceeding with caution to the Eye Bright herb. Hinata picked the herbs as fast as she can, trying to fill her little bag up. She constantly checked her surroundings, about a five mile radius would do. She stuffed the last of the leaves into her satchel before zipping it up and began her journey home. It was about three in the afternoon and if she left now and quickly, she will see Itachi soon at about six o'clock. Hinata sped off out of the thick mist and onto high ground.

She then remembered Sakura and Naruto telling her a wonderful story on how Neji went through so much trouble to try and retrieve the herbs for her before when she had eye strain. Hopefully, they will be of help to Itachi's severe case.

Itachi… Please be okay…

Hinata pushed herself off the ground harder and harder trying to go as fast as her body will allow. She had a death grip on the satchel around her, making sure none of its contents spilled out accidentally. The sun was slowly setting and Hinata was proud of how early she came back. It was a quarter to six and she zoomed through the gates and nearly toppled over a few people who were in her way. Upon reaching the hospital, her legs burned as she pushed chakra into them, making her sprint. Immediately, she went to the room where they kept the herbs and began forming it into a paste. Out came six jars of eye bright paste. She then applied chakra to them to water them down some more into a water like solution that was tinted green. It almost looked like tea. It was now 6:32 when Hinata left the room.

She happily strutted towards her patient's room.

Itachi was getting incredibly impatient. All of the nurses that were assigned to him in Hinata's absence irritated him to no end. Even though he was a dangerous person, he is still known as a heart throb. He pinched the bridge of his nose. He did all he could to drive the annoying nurses out of his room from throwing a glass of water onto the wall to using a fire jutsu to singe their hair. He heard the knob of his door click open. He glared at the door with such heat that it surprised him that the door wasn't incinerated in a second. All of this faded immediately when his nurse walked in with a bottle in her hand.

"Itachi, I am back." Hinata's smile could light up the whole city. "And I have your medicine."

The eye bright solution was in a small, clear eye drops container. The green tint was visible through the opaque plastic. Hinata hovered over Itachi's body, her hand clasped the bottle while the other rested on his forehead.

"Are you ready?"

"Hn. Begin, please."

Hinata gulped before she brought the bottle over his left eye. The hand on his forehead began to spew green chakra while she squeezed the bottle with the other. Three drops of liquid hit his eyeball directly. At first, the droplets burned like hell but then it became incredibly soothing and the pain began to wash away. The hand on his forehead was healing the remaining strains in his eyes. She repeated the process with his right eye. His vision began to fade though and it made Itachi panic. After Hinata finished her healing, Hinata wrapped them with bandages.

"Itachi, you will not be able to see for a few days. Eye bright is a very strong and harsh medicine. It made you temporarily blind. Your eyes will get used to the medicine though so you will be as good as new when that time comes. But until that day comes, you need much needed rest." She didn't even stutter. Hinata sounded relief actually. He wondered what possessed her to do something so dangerous for the likes of him. Instead of arguing with her, Itachi swallowed his pride and said something that made her heart stop.

"Thank you for saving me, Hinata." Itachi let a long breath out. God damn that was hard.

"I-I… N-no p-problem, Itachi…" Hinata stuttered again. Itachi smirked. Despite the pitch black he saw, he was glad to be in Hinata's presence. What can a little darkness do to him anyway?

"Hai… I will be checking on Sasuke, now…" Hinata began to stand but was immediately stopped by a bone crushing grip on her wrist, the one that held the bottle. The bottle of eye bright fell out of her fingers and onto the floor. Hinata gulped and felt a lump in her throat.

"Hinata. You are my brother's nurse as well?" Itachi couldn't see it but he knew Hinata nodded. His brows cringed underneath the white gauze. He released his firm hold on her hand. "You will not tell him I am here. Understood?" Itachi spat out to her.

Hinata winced at his sudden harshness. She picked up the fallen bottle. "H-Hai…" Hinata didn't mean to make him angry. She walked out sniffling and was tearing. She walked a few hallways here and there and stopped in front of Sasuke's. Wiping away all evidence of tears, she manned up and pushed the door open only to find a very pissed and very naked Sasuke.

"U-uchiha-san?! Why a-are y-y-you n-naked?!" A dark crimson washed over her pale cheeks as she tried to absorb the scene before her. She eyed the ripped cloth onto the floor.

"Sakura and Ino happened." Sasuke sneered. Hinata's eye brows creased.

"Oh… Gomen, Uchiha-san, I-I wasn't here—"

"What the hell, Hinata! You fricken left me here with them as your replacement! WHERE DID YOU HAVE TO GO ANYWAYS?!" Sasuke yelled at her from his bed. His black eyes burned almost identically to the Amaterasu Hinata experienced. She gulped. She had to lie.

"To go get some medicinal herbs… Valley of Judgment… Someone overused their… Byakugan… and I had to retrieve more of the eye medicine… Gomen, Uchiha-san..." Hinata was proud how she didn't even stutter that time. But she kept her gaze onto the floor while she gripped her own hands.

"Hn." Sasuke grunted and turned away from the girl. He pointed at a pile of ripped clothing. "Just get me some new clothes."

Author's Notes: I'm so hungry, I didn't eat all day just to write this… FEEL SPECIAL. Review for god's sake.