DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.
Blind
"You make the sound of pulling heaven down
You brought the rains romantic pour"
A few hours before…
"You're pregnant? That's—oh, wow" Ino eyes widened as Sakura told her. She had expected Sakura to announce it a little bit more…happily? Instead when she told her, it didn't even excite her. And she told it like it was more of a problem than a blessing. This is what Sakura had always wanted and yet here she is, looking down at the ground, her expression dim.
"Sakura, this is what you've always wanted" Ino said, looking confused at her friend.
Sakura sighed, "I know…but everything right now…Sasuke-kun…ever since the accident, he's been…different"
"Different?" Ino's eyebrows furrowed, "Different—as in, how different?"
"He's hiding in the darkness all the time—he doesn't want to go out of the house! It's making me worry so much and it's killing me!" Sakura cried.
"Oh Sakura" Ino said, hugging her best friend. "Maybe it's going to be like this in the first place but I'm sure it's going to change"
Sakura bit her lower lip, "Change? I don't think it's going to change, Ino! He's already been like this for—what? Three weeks! Three damn fucking weeks and I'm going insane!"
"It'll pass—"
"He doesn't even look like he's going change anymore! I fear that he's going to be like this forever! I'm worried about him, and me, and most especially the baby I'm going to have!" Sakura cut Ino off.
"And, and what's going to happen when I tell him we have a child? What is he going to do?" Sakura continued, "I'm scared. He's…so different. I fear that…I don't know him anymore"
Ino pressed her lips together and hugged Sakura tightly, "Hush, you have to be strong for him, Sakura. Right now, it might seem like it's impossible but if you do something and believe it's going to be alright and you and him can fix this, everything is going to be fine"
Sakura hugged Ino back and felt the hot tears that were falling from her face. How long has she been crying like this?
"Ino, you should see him everyday…he's like a lifeless doll just staying in one room, thinking about god knows what"
2
Sakura had arrived back to her home, expecting Sasuke to be just sitting on the couch and closing his eyes, always deep in thought.
When she entered the living room, she was right. He was just there lying down on the couch with his arms over his head.
"Where have you been?" he asked.
"To Ino's house. What have you been doing the whole day?" she asked while she sat on the stool and munched on her daily cravings.
"The usual, just sitting around at home…nothing to do…missing my work" he sighed.
Sakura bit her lower lip, "You should take a walk around the park you know, get some fresh air, feel the sunlight on your skin"
Sasuke groaned, here we go again. "I don't want to"
"Why not? C'mon Sasuke, you can't just lay around here doing nothing!" Sakura cried.
"Why does it bother you that I don't want to go out of the park or take a stroll on the beach or something?" Sasuke said, standing up from the couch.
"Because it's unhealthy for you to live like this!" Sakura yelled at him, "Please, just get out of the house" she begged.
"Stop pestering me about going out and see the fucking damn world!" Sasuke yelled at Sakura after she requested him getting out of the house. He had been stuck here for 3 damn weeks and Sakura feared that depression would get the best of him and he would just wish to die.
"At least take it to consideration of what I'm asking from you!" Sakura snapped back at him.
Sasuke groaned, "I don't want to get out of the house!"
"You're acting like a spoiled brat, Sasuke Uchiha!" Sakura yelled at him, putting the plate down that had her daily cravings.
"And you Sakura Haruno, is being a damn annoying wife!" Sasuke yelled back. No matter how much that stung, Sakura refuses to give in.
"Why are you making this so hard, Sasuke? Stop this and just go out there and feel everything! You're being—"
"Stubborn? Spoiled? I don't give a fuck about the world Sakura! The world hasn't been kind to me lately! I'm fucking blind!" Sasuke cut her off.
"JUST GET OVER IT!" Sakura yelled, "You're blind! Then do something about that! You can't just be like this forever! You're a lifeless human being—hell, you aren't even acting like a human!"
"You know what, you wouldn't get me! You wouldn't UNDERSTAND how I'm feeling right now. Because lucky you, you were able to get that damn car to that date and I had to go there by foot! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MISERABLE I AM!"
Sakura's mouth was hanging open and she felt tears about to escape from her eyes.
She took out a deep breath, "You're saying it's my fault" she said in an almost whisper. Of course, it was her fault. How come that had never crossed her mind?
"I didn't say that" Sasuke said.
"You basically did" Sakura snapped at him. "I can't believe this…" she said backing away from her husband.
"Leave me alone" Sasuke said and turned her back to her.
"You are not the man I fell in love with!" Sakura cried and walked out of the house, tears falling down her cheeks. Sasuke however didn't even faze and just closed his eyes, meeting the same thing he sees even though he open his eyes—darkness.
3
Sakura slammed the door shut and walked towards their car. She went into the driver's seat and sighed. Relax, Sakura. Relax. But she just couldn't help herself as she felt the hot tears go down her face.
Sakura slammed the door of her car shut and pressed her lips together as streaks of tears went down her face. She clutched on her stomach with her left hand while the other held the steering wheel tightly.
"Don't worry, baby, everything will be fine" she said but she hardly sounded fine.
She stepped on the accelerator and sped off, out of the village. She was going in a fast speed, not caring. She just wanted to get away from all this. Sakura turned to a block and then looked down at her stomach. She caressed her stomach and imagined when the baby would grow up and he would have the same face as his father if it were a guy. He would have that same weird chicken hair and those obsidian eyes…
Sakura heard a faint noise from afar but it wasn't enough to tear her imagination away from her mind until she looked up and saw a blinding white light. She let go of the steering wheel, bent over to protect her baby and everything went dark.
4
Sasuke got up in bed as he heard the faint nose of the telephone. He slowly went down the stairs, careful of his steps and when his ears picked up the phone and walked around by memory he immediately got it and groaned, "Hello?"
"Sasuke! It's Sakura!" Ino cried—sounding worried.
Sasuke's heart panicked, "What happened?"
"She got into an accident!" Ino cried.
"Shit" Sasuke cursed, "Which hospital had she gone to?"
"Probably Konoha's Hospital. Sasuke, one more thing…she's pregnant!"
Sasuke's eyes widened. How come Sakura never told him? Everything seemed to slow down for a moment and his mind pictured a baby with Sakura. She was happy that she had a baby in her arms…this was she had always wanted.
Sasuke hung up on the phone, slipped into his slippers, got his jacket and walked out of the house—not caring about what he was wearing. He stumbled on to some stairs but immediately regained his balance. While he was running he bumped into some people until he fell into someone, "What's the matter with you?" one man cried.
"H-Help me…I need a cab!" he cried.
"What? Go get a cab then!" the man replied.
"I-I can't! I'm fucking blind!" Sasuke cried.
"Shit, alright man, I'll help you" the man said kindly, holding Sasuke's arm to keep him balance. He looked like he ran from so far, he was sweating like crazy and he looked so panic-stricken.
"Oh god, please hurry!" Sasuke cried.
"Alright, alright, here" the man said, leading him inside the cab.
"Oy, cab driver. I'll pay for him" Sasuke heard the man say.
"Good luck, mate" the man said and shut the door closed. "Where to?" the cab driver asked.
"K-Konoha Hospital. You have to hurry!" Sasuke stuttered. Never in his life has he felt so scared. He was afraid of Sakura and also the baby. This was his entire fault. If he would have just listened to her…if he had never said those hurtful words to her then this would have never happened.
I can't believe I was so damn selfish. He was just thinking about himself. He wasn't thinking about how Sakura felt and yet she still stayed with him, trying to change things. Why was he so stupid? If she dies, I will never forgive myself…I deserve to die.
"We're here" the cab driver said.
Sasuke immediately went out of the car and ran around the hall of the hospital.
"Sasuke-kun!" Ino cried, getting the attention of the Uchiha. Sasuke whipped his head around until Ino grabbed his arm.
"You're just in time, she's in the emergency room, come with me" Ino said and dragged him towards the said room.
5
The doctor that had been inside the ambulance and had brought her in the emergency room ran briskly towards the two people who were on their way to him.
"Is this Mr. Uchiha?" the doctor asked, halting to stop in front of them. His hands were bloody and so was his shirt. Ino looked worried, "Yes"
"Mr. Uchiha, you have to choose fast," the doctor said, handing him a clipboard that had a bit of blood from Sakura and a pen. Sasuke reached for it, noticing the liquid feeling it had on his fingers and knowing exactly what they were because of the smell of it.
"You can only save one thing Mr. Uchiha," Sasuke bit his lower lip and sat on the bench, he felt hot tears going down in his face as he closed his eyes and had the briefest fantasy flash before him.
Sasuke sat on the rocking chair by the porch of their house, feeling the steady breeze past him, feeling the sunlight's warm kisses on his skin. He smiled, although he couldn't see, he seemed—contented. Sakura went out of the house, a plate of cookies on her hands as she looked at Sasuke and smiled.
"I have some cookies" she said, sitting on the chair and stood beside the rocking chair.
"I can smell it" Sasuke smiled and reached out for the cookies until something stopped him, "COOKIES!" A tiny voice roared and went out of the house and grabbed the whole plate.
"Oy!" Sakura called and chased after the little man that looked almost exactly like Sasuke.
After that fantasy, Sasuke took a deep breath and placed his hand through his hair as a memory occurred to him once he closed his eyes to think once again.
Sasuke went out of his room, wearing his tux and his hair was combed properly. He looked like he was a model coming out of this tux magazine. Soon, Sasuke was next to his best friend, Naruto Uzumaki.
"Teme, how are you feeling?" Naruto asked, a grin on his face.
"I feel incredible" Sasuke said as his heart picked up when he heard the doors open behind him. Sasuke closed his eyes, not wanting to see her just yet. "Oh man, she looks like an angel" Naruto breathed out.
"Don't check her out, Naruto" Sasuke groaned.
Naruto snickered, "You should look at her. She'll take your breath away"
When Sasuke felt her presence go nearer and nearer, he couldn't take it anymore and looked at her and his heart nearly stopped beating. Her dress was long and white and it fitted her all the right places. Her pink hair was flown loosely to her sides and her eyes were even more green and mesmerizing than they are before.
Her lips were rosy red and her cheeks were even pinker. When her green orbs met his black, she smiled. Her smile perfected everything. Her smile was the most beautiful smile he has ever seen and he couldn't help but smile back at her.
When they were finally face to face, he wanted to kiss her right there and then but he had to restrain himself. "Wow, you look neat" she commented and chuckled. Her voice was just like of an angel and her laugh made Sasuke's heart flutter.
"I always look neat" Sasuke smirked. Her hand slipped into his and their fingers interwined with each other perfectly.
"Sasuke, you have to choose now! There's no time!" the doctor called out. Sasuke's hands were shaky and his lips quivered.
"The baby or Sakura?"
End.