Sakura's eyes opened under water. She was right- the water swallowed her up. Made her feel safe and protected. Nothing bad existed down here. Just peace and tranquility. She smiled softly. Who cared about her broken heart? She could feel it healing as she lay there. She lifted her arms up, embracing the water. A pang of loss and sorrow shot through her as she saw her teachers and teammates blurry faces- she would miss them. Her body bumbed lightly on the bottom of the river. Her eyes slowly drifted shut as she slowly stopped breathing. Nothing mattered anymore, and her worries slipped off of her. A tiny air bubble escaped her lips as darkness enveloped her.
-2 WEEKS LATER -
Sakura Haruno was in a coma. Nothing seemed to have terminated it. And nothing seemed to be able to break. She just lay there, a constant reminder to every one about the girl they had used and broken. Her friends cried and cried. Naruto spent 2 hours a day with her. Sasuke never left, much to the chagrin of the nurses. Tsunade personally took care of her former apprentice. Kakashi graduated his team. He said he wasnt going to take another without her permission. Everyone tried everything they could. but nothing happened to sakura. As they all sat there, listening to the beeping of her heart monitor it was decided. Sakura Haruno was practically dead, with only the beep to remind people she was still alive.
Except for her dream
"Sakura?" a warm voice radiated from a cave as a blinding pulsing light glowed from it "Sakura?"
Sakura walked along the bottom of the sea floor "Who are you? At do you want?"
"Sakura? Sakura?"
The image faded and Sakura floated in the blackness of the void that was her mind.
it repeated over and over again. Sakura pleading with the voice to show itself.
Finally after a million of these retakes, Sakura had gotten pissed
"ALL RIGHT WELL IF YOU WONT SHOW YOURSELF ILL JUST COME GET YOU!" Sakura marched towards the pulsing light. Ignoring the fact that she felt like she shouldn't be doing it. A heavy weight of fear set over her as she approached the cave mouth. Finally she pushed into the cave and gasped. A beautiful woman floated there, susoended in a ball of light, that was gently pulsing. Sakura shaded her eyes against the glow.
"You have finally come" The womans pearly voice emitted from the light "Now you will learn"
"Who are you? Why am I here? Do you need help?"
"Princess sakura" the womans voice was warm and caring, as if she had known sakura personally.
princess? she thought
"You are to undergo a task. I will be there to guide you and help. Just look inside yourself."
"How? Im in a coma, remember?"
"The reason why is because you are afraid of returning. That is your greatest weakness, Princess Sakura. And the most beautiful part of what you are. You love the water too much to leave. But you love your friends to much to go. So you hover. And now you can leave. You have sucessfully broken the barrier you needed to be able to. Now return Princess, and serve your people. Great evil find you. And you will have to win"
"But-"
"Goodbye Princess"
"WAIT! I- "
Sasuke stared at his sleeping friend, her candy colored hair was fanned out all over her pillow. She looked so beautiful. "I'm sorry I took so long Sakura" He whispered "I'm so sorry I did this to you"
"SASUKE! LOOK! SAKURA!"
Naruto screamed. the entire town heard it. and immediatly everyone poofed to the room she was in.
"FOREHEAD GIRL!" Ino cried out loud "ARE YOU UP!"
Sakura frowned. There were so many loud noises. All of them were familiar though. And dear for some reason. She couldn't remember though.
"Sakura come back to us" a soft voice whispered. Sakura felt a pang of loss. But why does it hurt?
You must make your descion princess. Decide now. Neither is out of your reach.
"SAKURA! GET UP! ILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU IF YOU DIE! WE ALL MISS YOU"
"SAKURA!"
"SAKURA!"
she convulsed in pain. I want to go to them she screamed inwardly I want to go to my friends!. A pair of dancers whirled into view. The man stood tall and proud, with golden robes on, his hair was a blood red. The woman stodd, willowy and graceful, esconed in silver. Her hair was white and glowed. They smiled at her kindly.
"daughter, it is time for you to join your friends, remember, we love you dearly"
They faded into the background slowly.
Sakuras eyes fluttered open slowly. A chorus of happy gasps echoed around the room as she opened her eyes fully and looked around at all the people inside her room. She smiled tearfully "good to see you all again"
-in that one day, a girl was nearly crushed to death by tears and hugs.-