Several minutes passed and slowly, Sasuke's tears came to a halt. He shivered slightly; the thin hospital blankets didn't provide much warmth. Sakura seemed to notice.
Taking off her jacket, she wrapped around him. His shivering eventually ceased and she gently placed her hand on his ice cold cheek. Her face was suddenly serious.
"You need to eat, Sasuke-kun." she said quietly. Sasuke was about to protest, saying that he wasn't hungry, but Sakura went on, saying, "You've been in a coma-like state for 5 days. You can't go on like this or it will kill you."
Sasuke's eyes went wide, but he slowly nodded. Sakura let go of him and got off the bed to grab the tray of food. She walked back and set the tray on the bed, climbing on.
The tray consisted of bread, rice, and some sliced apples. Sasuke stared blankly at the food, not really seeing it. Sakura, not knowing what was wrong, picked up a slice of the apple and held it out to him. Sasuke slowly reached out and grabbed it.
Putting it in his mouth, he realized that he needed to eat something. The two of them sat in silence as Sasuke slowly finished eating. When he was done, Sakura set the tray aside and gently pushed Sasuke back down on the pillows.
"You just rest." she said as she got off the bed. She was about to head towards the door, but Sasuke grabbed her wrist. She slowly turned around. Sasuke's eyes were so sad and lonely as the tears threatened to come.
"P-Please don't go...I d-don't want to be alone." he said, his voice shaking. He let go of her wrist and closed his eyes, the tears finally spilling over. Sakura smiled sadly and grabbed his hand, rubbing soothing circles on the back of it with her thumb.
"Okay. I'll stay. Just let me talk to the doctor and my mom."
"Th-Thank you, Sakura." Sasuke replied, sniffling. Sakura let go of his hand and kissed his forehead. She walked to the door. Without turning back, she said, "I'll be back soon. Just rest until I get back."
Sasuke watched as she walked out the door. He turned his head and closed his eyes, soon falling into a light sleep.
When Sakura walked through the door, the doctor and her mother were already waiting for her. She smiled and they both looked relieved.
"He's okay." the doctor stated. It wasn't a question, but Sakura nodded.
"Sasuke wants me to stay with him, so...can I?" she asked quietly. The doctor and her mother smiled at her, clearly saying yes. Sakura smiled and hugged them both.
Her mother looked at her and smiled proudly. "I'll go home and bring you some clothes. You stay here with Sasuke."
Sakura nodded, laughing happily and went to tell Sasuke the good news. She opened the door to see him sleeping peacefully on the hospital bed. The doctor walked over and, being careful not to wake him, checked his pulse.
"His pulse is already getting stronger." the doctor said, her face full of relief and happiness. She walked out the door. Sakura ran up to Sasuke and placed a kiss on his cheek, attempting to wake him up. It worked. She watched as Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed and his eyes slowly opened.
"I can stay." she said happily. Sasuke's face broke into a smile that nearly took Sakura's breathe away. She climbed onto the bed with him and laid down next to him. Sasuke yawned and Sakura pulled him against her, letting him rest his head over her heart.
"Sorry I woke you. Go back to sleep, okay?"
Sasuke smiled sleepily, letting her know that it was okay. Soon his eyes closed and his breathing evened out again. Sakura looked at his peaceful expression and wondered, 'He's slept for 5 days, yet he's still tired.' she laughed quietly and closed her eyes.
"Good night, Sasuke-kun." she said. Sasuke unconsciously sighed in reply and she smiled. Within minutes the two of them were fast asleep, knowing they would always have each other.
So, what did you all think? Sorry it's so short^^;!
*I do not own Naruto or any of the characters in it!*
So anyway, I got this idea while I was visiting my great grandmother in the hospital. I don't want to talk about why she was there. I'm sure all of you can guess :(
Some ideas would be really useful because I've just been sorta out of it...not enough sleep lately. I keep having these weird nightmares. Kinda freaking me out.
Until next time! Byee! Please, don't forget to review. No flames please!