Sasuke was silent as Sakura slowly rocked him back and forth. The sick feeling had left him momentarily. Instead his mind was wandering back to what had happened on that tragic night. He couldn't help thinking that it was all his fault as the memories of what his brother had said to him surfaced.

"Foolish brother, you aren't even worth killing. If you wish to kill me, then hate me, detest me, run and cling to life, and then someday, when you have the same eyes as I do, come before me."

Sasuke squeezed his eyes shut, almost as if he was trying to shut out the memory. Sakura noticed this and hugged him closer, causing him to open his eyes and look up at her, his lip trembling and his eyes watering. Sakura frowned. "Sasuke-kun?" she asked quietly, "What's wrong?"

Sasuke sighed shakily and pulled away to sit on the other end of the bed. Then he spoke quietly, his voice trembling slightly. "I-It was all my f-fault. I wasn't able to stop him..." he struggled to keep the tears back as he started to remember all of the times he and his parents had spent together. How his dad had always wanted the best for him and how his mom had always been there when he was sad, or scared, or even angry. He began to remember what she had once said about letting tears falls.

"Sasuke, it's okay to cry. It doesn't mean that you are showing signs of weakness."

Sasuke squeezed his eyes shut again and lowered his head, his bangs falling in front of his eyes. He was clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, trying to do anything to keep the tears from falling. Although he remembered what his mother had said, he couldn't help but feel like a burden to Sakura and that crying would only make her think badly of him. He felt Sakura brush his bangs out of his eyes, but his eyes remained shut.

Sakura grabbed one of Sasuke's tightly clenched fists with her other hand. She lightly stroked the back of it with her thumb. "Sasuke-kun, open your eyes." she said quietly. When he didn't respond, she grabbed his chin, making him face her. His eyes had opened in slight surprise, but he kept his face emotionless.

Sakura felt like crying. She hated seeing Sasuke like this. It tore her heart to pieces knowing that he was in so much pain. A single tear slid down her cheek. She hugged him gently and turned her head, softly placing a kiss on his forehead.

"It was never your fault, Sasuke-kun. Don't ever think that." she said as she leaned away, only to pull him against her, cradling his head to her chest like a mother would do to her child. And as if she had read his earlier thought, she smiled, saying, "You can cry, Sasuke-kun. No one is going to think any less of you."

Sasuke's eyes widened fractionally before closing, tears starting to flow down his cheeks. He clutched the front of Sakura's shirt in his fists as he hid his face in her chest, now crying steadily. He felt Sakura place one hand in his hair and the other on his back as she leaned down slightly to place a kiss on his tear-stained cheek.

It was at that moment that the door opened and a boy about their age with spiky, blonde hair walked into the room, quietly closing the door behind him. He looked first at Sasuke and then lifted his head to meet Sakura's emerald gaze. Sakura gave a sad smile, silently thanking him for coming.

"Hello, Naruto." she said quietly.

"Hey, Sakura..." he said, giving a small sigh. "Is he okay?"

Sakura looked down at Sasuke who was still crying. "He'll be fine. He just needs time to heal." she looked back at Naruto. "Can you take him for a minute? I need to change clothes." she watched as Naruto nodded and climbed on the bed. Sakura slowly let go of Sasuke as Naruto pulled him against himself. Sakura got off the bed and walked toward the bathroom. She stopped in the doorway, turned around, and smiled at the both of them. Then she went into the bathroom, the door closing behind her with a click.

Naruto smiled sadly as Sasuke pressed his face into his chest. "N-Naruto..." he sobbed quietly. Naruto awkwardly patted Sasuke's back.

"We're always here for you. You know that?" he asked him quietly. Sasuke just nodded into his chest, his tears finally starting to come to a halt. Naruto didn't say anything, but just held onto him. A few minutes passed and he looked down to see a small smile on Sasuke's face.

Sakura walked back into the room, now wearing clean clothes. She took one look at the two boys on the bed and smiled. Climbing onto the bed, she hugged both of them. Sasuke's small smile widened.

"Sakura, Naruto..." he said quietly, "Thank you...for being here when I needed you."

Sakura and Naruto simply smiled. Then Sakura's face turned serious. "Sasuke-kun, I think you should lay down and take it easy. You're sick remember?"

Sasuke nodded and laid down, Sakura and Naruto laying on either side of him. Sakura felt his forehead. It was still warm, but not as hot as it had been the night before. This came as a huge relief to Sakura, who had been worried about Sasuke's health and how bad it had been after he had woken up from the coma.

Sasuke's sudden shaking snapped her out of her thoughts, alerting her that he was most likely shaking from being sick. Being careful not to jostle him too much, she very carefully wrapped her arms around him and pulled him against her. Naruto followed her example and pressed himself against Sasuke's back. 'Stupid hospitals and their thin blankets...' he thought.

"Sasuke, is that better?" he asked. The only response he got was a sleepy sigh as Sasuke drifted off to sleep. He looked at Sakura who shrugged and giggled softly.

"I think that's a yes."

Gahh! So sorry for being so late! I've just been really busy with school and some problems...
Anyway, that's so sweet! Naruto is actually being nice to Sasuke for once xD

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