DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

Blind

I'm in pain but I won't let you band-aid the wound
I'm mad at a stage where I can't even handle my own

Sakura paced around the place where she waited for Sasuke. She had been waiting for an hour but still—nothing. The doctor she saw suddenly got out of the room and Sakura immediately stopped her pacing and looked up to the doctor.

Sakura bit her lower lip, "Doctor?" she asked.

"Your husband is suffering severe brain damage" the doctor said.

Sakura closed her eyes, taking it all in as the doctor started to speak again. "Although we have already stabilized him and I'm sure he'll be fine—there's just one problem"

Sakura looked up to the doctor, "What problem?

2

Sakura pressed her lips together, slowly walking to the man that was her husband. He had a bandage around his head, scars here and there. Sakura was so hurt, seeing him like that but she knew she had to strong for him.

Sakura sat on a chair that was lying next to the bed. She gently squeezed his hand and placed it on her lips. "You'll be fine—you have to be strong" she said, not realizing that streaks of tears were slowly flowing down her cheeks.

"This is all my fault" she mumbled. "I should have never planned on the date and all—I mean—" Sakura was cut off when Sasuke started mumbling with his eyes still closed.

"S-Sasuke-kun?" she asked, leaning closer to him to understand what he was mumbling.

Sasuke walked around, his black suit that was once neat were all torn up in different places and were bloodied up. As he walked around, he found himself on his way to Hola Espana where Sakura and him would agree to meet. When he was almost there, he saw a figure, tall and lean that had black raven hair—just like his.

Then, he noticed the man was holding a bouquet of roses in his left hand. Sasuke looked down his hand and he never noticed that he was holding roses too—except they were black.

Sasuke followed the man until he suddenly stopped. Sasuke was going to touch the man but to his surprise, it had only passed through his body. "What the…" Sasuke muttered out.

Sasuke went in front of the man, to find that he was only looking at himself. His eyes were directly facing forward. Sasuke followed where he was looking and then there she was, a beautiful goddess of heavens. She was sitting alone, hair up in a ponytail, looking as beautiful as ever.

Sasuke smiled widely—well, the other Sasuke the one with the red roses, as Sakura noticed him and got up her chair. There was a big smile also on her face and Sasuke started walking forward. Sasuke—the one with the black roses, looked at his form, crossing the street, his eyes locked on the girls and he never even noticed that there was a taxi coming his way. He watched as the taxi suddenly hit his body and Sasuke looked as his figure flew in the air.

Sasuke couldn't help but cringe and be so surprised that he brought his hand to his mouth and his eyes were wide as ever. His body began to roll, up to the taxi's roof and then down to his trunk and there his body lay plump as it fell down on the floor like a rag doll.

"SASUKE!" He saw Sakura, jogging towards her and calling her phone. She had tears in her eyes as she held his body to hers.

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, expecting to see something—but there was nothing…

"Sasuke-kun? Are you awake?" he heard Sakura's angelic voice but he couldn't see her.

"S-Sakura? Where am I? Where are you?" Sasuke asked, looking around—well, at least he thought that he was looking around. "A-Am I alive?" he asked.

"Yes, you're alive Sasuke" he heard Sakura's voice.

"W-What's happening?" Sasuke said as he reached towards his eyes—expecting some kind of bandage wrapped around them but instead, he felt his eyelashes, his lids—no bandage. He was clearly opening his eyes, but why couldn't he see anything?

"Sasuke-kun…oh god" he heard the pained voice of her wife.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke said, panicking. This can't be. I mean…it just can't be. "Sakura, what the hell do you mean!" Sasuke yelled.

"Sasuke…you're blind…" Sakura finally said after a few minutes. It was clear that she was crying because of her voice. "I-I'm blind? What—I don't understand"

Sakura didn't answer. Sasuke felt the light touch of Sakura's hand on his and his hand touched her cheek that was wet, full of tears.

Sasuke didn't know how this happened. What has he done that made god punish him like this? Before he knew it, Sasuke felt tears of his own fall down from his eyes. Sakura stood up from her seat, staring at the empty white eyes that once were black and full of happiness.

She bent down to him and placed both her hands on the sides of his face. "I'm blind" Sasuke said in an almost whisper. It was the first time, in a long time that he cried so much. He didn't feel ashamed—hell, he didn't have time to think about that as it all sank it.

"I'm permanently blind, aren't I?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes" Sakura said. Sasuke attempted to touch her face but his rough hands only met air that made him frustrated. He didn't like this—not a single bit. Sakura got his hands and let them to her face.

He slowly caressed her cheeks, picturing her face in his mind since that's the only way now. His hands travelled down to her jawline, to her rosy red lips—at least that was what he pictured—to her small, cute nose, her soft porcelain skin…

"Damn it, I want to see you so badly" Sasuke muttered.

"I want you to see me" Sakura replied. She wiped away Sasuke's tears and smiled while Sasuke's hand still wandered on her face.

"You have to be strong, okay?" she said to Sasuke. Sasuke nodded in respone and took his hand away from her face. This was all so unreal, so unbelievable. Never in his life did he think that he would ever go blind. How did it end up like this?

He doesn't know what's going to happen next. He doesn't know how things are going to turn up like. He doesn't know what's going to happen to him and Sakura. He doesn't know if he'll be fired in the job because he's turned blind.

Hell, how can he even take care of a baby if they had one? What was he going to do now? Because he's blind, all he can do is just sit around the house and do nothing while his wife sees the world and she's got nothing to lose.

3

A few days later…

Sasuke had already gone out of the hospital and now he's back in his home. "Sasuke-kun?" Sakura called out.

"I'm here" Sasuke said dully. He was wearing a loose plain shirt and some basketball shorts. Sakura led him to his usual stool—he hated it that Sakura had to help in everything. She has to make sure I don't bump here and there, I don't trip here, I don't trip there.

Sakura glanced at Sasuke, her eyes examining him. Ever since he got back home, he was somehow…dark…dull, not lively at all. She has never seen him smile ever since that incident. Sakura sighed; "You'll get used to it" she said and smiled at him.

"I'm never going to get used to this" Sasuke replied.

"Sure you are, you're just saying that now but in a couple of weeks or months later, you'll be like you aren't blind at all" Sakura said, trying to be optimistic with Sasuke. However, that didn't cheer up Sasuke.

Sakura sighed; she placed the already cooked food in front of him. Sakura looked at him and he looked around for the fork until he was finally able to reach it. He groaned as the fork dropped down from his hand and he had to bend over to reach it.

Sasuke sighed and bent down. When he got up, his head hit the table and he groaned in pain and in anger at the same time. He hated this. He fucking hated this! The feeling of being so helpless!

"Sasuke-kun, are you okay?" Sakura said, reaching out to him.

"Get away from me god damn it! You don't have to fucking treat me like I'm an old person! I can handle myself!" Sasuke yelled and walked away form Sakura, retreating back to his steps. Sakura was so surprised by the sudden outburst of Sasuke. He has never, once in his life, yelled at Sakura.

Sakura closed her eyes as tears were trying to escape from her eyes. Sasuke isn't use to this. He's just angry with this—depressed. This will disappear. Sakura assured herself and went back to cooking.

Sasuke went inside his dark room—he didn't even notice it was dark. Hell, why would he even notice it? His hand blindly reached for the bed until the soft cushions finally reached his fingertips. He sighed and plopped down on the bed.

What was he going to do now? Things are never going to be the same with him. He doesn't want to be helpless—he doesn't want to be helped! He hated it! He hated the very fact that he was so weak and frail.

"Sasuke-kun? I'll be out in just a minute alright?" Sakura called but no one answered. "Sasuke-kun?" she called once again but nothing. Sakura panicked and went upstairs only to find him sleeping. She sighed in relief and slowly closed the door. She walked out of the house and walked towards the nearest drugstore.

When she got there, she bought a pregnancy test and the counter eyed her. Sakura cocked an eyebrow up, "What?" she said, glaring at the girl. The counter pressed her lips together and gave the pinkette what she bought.

Sakura hurriedly went back home and immediately went inside the comfort room. While Sakura waited patiently for the results, she thought about Sasuke. Will they really get through this? She feared that it would be like this from now on…

Several minutes later, Sakura checked the test and her hands immediately flew up to her mouth. It was true, it was what she wanted but it seemed like this was the worst time to have an incoming baby and a blind husband who was depressed.

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