Chapter 5
"And so it begins.."
It's been a couple days since I broke the news to Sasuke. He couldn't even believe it himself. And, it was a shock to him.
Today, he starts his first round of chemo. Both he and I are worried about the outcome of said treatment. The side effects are brutal from what I heard. It varies from losing hair, to vomiting and fatigue, to just feeling absolutely shitty. But, I promised him that I'd be with him no matter what. It doesn't matter how long it takes; I won't leave his side.
Sasuke sat in bed with an emotionless expression. It looked like he hated this more than I did. I reached for his hand and held it firmly.
"..."
"Sasuke, it's going to be alright. So, don't worry so much.."
In came the nurse with an IV, one pouch of fluid, and another pouch of chemo. I looked at Sasuke; his eyes were still averted, but this time his body was shaking. At that moment, I knew that Sasuke was scared.
"Alright, Mr. Uchiha. Are you ready to begin..?"
With a slight nod, he offered his arm for the insertion of the IV. The nurse tapped around to get a better view of his veins and carefully put in the IV. Since Sasuke was receiving two different sets of fluids, the IV placed in his arm had 2 ports instead of one.
Once the nurse was finished, she hung up the bags near his bed and connected both the chemo, and the fluids.
"I'll be back to check in with you, alright, Mr. Uchiha..?"
He nodded, already starting to feel its effects. Laying back, he stared at the ceiling.
I was still holding his hand gently to comfort him. It was upsetting to see him in such a poor state.
Another nurse came by; not to check on him, but for something else.
"You have a visitor."
Naruto stepped in, worried about his friend and what he had to go through.
"Hey Teme." He sat down by his bedside and looked at the fluids above his head. "How long into it?"
Sasuke's head was still down. "Just started.."
Naruto looked at him with worry. At that moment, Sasuke started to heave. Naruto was quick to grab the trash can beside him and hold it under Sasuke's chin. Sasuke gripped the damn thing, vomiting violently into it. I was sure to hold back his hair and rub his back.
"Easy, Sasuke. Relax." Naruto said in a comforting voice. "It'll be alright.."
Once it stopped, tears began to run down Sasuke's cheeks.
He was crying.
"Teme.. Please don't cry. We're here with you, and we'll be here the rest of the way.."
Sasuke cried and grit his teeth to keep his sobs from escaping his lips.
I lifted his chin and wiped his mouth. "I know things are going to get hard, but this is the first step towards you getting better.."
He sniffled and nodded, wiping away his tears. Naruto set the trash can down and put a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Need anything?"
Sasuke shook his head, laying back once again and closing his eyes to rest for a little.
Naruto stood up. "I'll ask the nurse to change the trash bag. I'll be right back, okay?"
I nodded and looked back over at Sasuke; gently stroking his bangs away from his face.
"I love you Sasuke. I promise that I'll stay by your side through this dilemma you find yourself in.."