The Strange Power
Chapter 4: Confession

Previously...

They sat like that for the next 15 minutes, Sakura gently rocking Sasuke while he cried quietly. Eventually, he fell asleep to the gentle rocking and Sakura's voice, telling him over and over that it would be alright.

Sakura watched him sleep for a few before her eyes started to feel heavy. Before she fell asleep she leaned over and gently kissed Sasuke on the forehead. "I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I promise." she whispered before falling into a dreamless sleep.

Presently...
Sakura's P.O.V.

Sakura woke up the next morning and looked down at Sasuke, seeing that he was still asleep and pressed closely against her to keep warm.

'It's chilly in here...' Sakura thought, getting up and picking up the blanket and covering up Sasuke with it. She looked around, and saw that she had forgotten to close the window the night before. Just as she closed the window, there was a knock on her door.

Sakura went over and opened it to see her sensei and Naruto standing outside. Kakashi looked at her solemnly. Naruto just looked uncomfortable.

"Oh, Kakashi-sensei! Naruto! Please come in." Sakura said, stepping aside to let them in. Kakashi sat down on the couch.

"How is he?" he asked. Sakura knew who he was talking about, and looked down sadly.

"Not very well." she said. "He's sleeping right now. Tsunade had me give him some medicine to help him sleep." Sakura led them both to her bedroom.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Naruto asked quietly, looking down at Sasuke. Sakura hesitated before answering.

"I don't know. He woke up in the middle of the night because he had a nightmare about the fire." she, Kakashi and Naruto all walked back to the living room.

"The weird thing is..." Sakura said, sitting down on the couch while Naruto and Kaskashi sat in chairs. "I dreamed about the fire before it happened. It's been the same dream for almost a week. That's why I was late yesterday."

Kakashi and Naruto both looked up at her in surprise.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

Sasuke woke up and found Sakura missing. He sat up, looking around. Suddenly, he heard voices coming from the other room, so he got up.

He walked to the doorway and found Sakura, Kakashi, and Naruto all sitting and talking.

"That is a little weird." Naruto said, shifting in his seat. Kakashi nodded in agreement.

"I think so too." he said, not noticing Sasuke's presence.

Sakura sat alone on the couch. "I don't know how I'm going to tell him." she said.

"Tell me what?" Sasuke said, making them look up in the doorway. He looked horrible. His hair was mussed, his skin was pale, and his eyes had large shadows under them. Sasuke had managed to looked like he hadn't slept for a week.

Sakura's P.O.V.

"I don't know how I'm going to tell him." she said, sighing and looking down at the floor.

"Tell me what?" Sasuke said, making Sakura jump and look in the doorway.

"Sasuke-kun! Are you feeling okay?" Sakura asked as Sasuke sat down next to her. Then she remembered the dream he had the night before.

Naruto and Kakashi both got up and went over to Sasuke. Kakashi put a hand on his head. "I'm so sorry, Sasuke." he said. Naruto put a hand on his shoulder.

"I hope you feel better." he said and both he and Kakashi left. Sakura went to the door and waved as she watched them walk away.

Sakura shut the door and went back to sit beside Sasuke and gently took his hand, squeezing it lightly. She was slightly surprised that Sasuke didn't automatically jerk away at her show of affection.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked quietly. Sasuke shook his head and looked down at the floor.

"Sakura...Tell me what?" he asked, and yawned. Sakura stood up.

"I'll tell you, but first I think you should lay down." she said, helping him up and leading him to the bed.

Sasuke laid down and Sakura covered him up. "Okay, what I'm about to tell you may be hard to believe, but you have to promise me that you won't think I'm crazy." she sat down next to Sasuke and put his head in her lap.

Sasuke looked up at her, seeing how serious she was. Slowly, he nodded.

"I promise."

To be continued...
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Chapter 5 coming soon!