So I'm back again, last night I had a wave of inspiration and free time and I ended up writing a lot, and by a lot I mean almost three chapters, I'm going to update them gradually, I already edited and proofread this one and the one after.
Enjoy and please leave your reviews telling me what you think, someone told me that they wanted more dialogue between them, I'm trying to improve that part, I think you'll see a bigger difference in the next two chapters. Depending on the reactions I get from this one I'll decide when is the best time to post the others.
"When will she know?" Asked Sasuke as they made their way out of Sakura's room. She had to rest.
"The doctor said we can tell her the state of her memory in a few days, but we can only give little bits of information gradually"
"And this means...?"
"It means that for the time being, she's still 23, happily married, at least until we tell her, her current age"
And not 26 and divorced, he concluded in his head.
He let out a sigh, he was tired and confused. His heart felt heavier than normal, he hadn't felt this way since that day.
"She asked me to stay with her, I'll just quickly go home change and eat something, I'll be back in an hour"
Mebuki nodded and thanked him. She was grateful, this young man had given so much joy to her daughter, and after all he was still here loving her. His mother waved him goodbye as he left.
Sasuke arrived home, exhausted but somehow energetic, he couldn't wait to get back to Sakura's side, he knew it was pure masochism for him to do this to himself, when he knew very well this whole thing would end up with them getting hurt.
This time without her had been hell. He wanted his wife back, and she knew this, and he knew that she also wanted him back, if only they could work out their issues, maybe if...
He stopped himself from thinking anything else and falling into the trap of his own desperate hopes. He took a shower, changed, ate a salad and went back to the hospital. He would cherish the few moments he still had with her, even if they were lies.
Sakura opened her eyes, she was in a dark place, and someone was calling her, the voice was faint, they weren't saying her name but she knew they were calling her, what was the voice saying? She couldn't breath, she wanted to scream but her voice wouldn't come, she wanted to run but her feet were stuck. When she felt like she was going to choke she woke up.
She was sweating and panting hard. She looked around and recognised the room, she was still in the hospital bed, and Sasuke was here sleeping on the couch. He was here, the void she was feeling moments ago seems to disappear but stills she needed more, she didn't felt any bit of guilt when she began waking him up.
"Sasuke"
"..."
"Sasuke, darling"
"Hn"
"Darling, wake up" finally his eyes open up, he was clearly tired, but she still didn't care, she wanted to be held.
Looking at her scared eyes and her sweaty forehead he immediately knew something was wasn't right.
"What's wrong?" he asked fully awake now.
"I had an awful dream...I-I feel empty Sasuke, like something here" she pointed to her heart "is missing"
The man's eyes softened, memory or no memory her heart would always be the same.
"Nothing will ever be missing as long as I'm here, ok? I got you" he said lifting himself from the couch and sitting beside her, he hugged her shoulders and kissed her temple.
She hugged him back, having him here was such a relief but the feeling was still there, she didn't knew what it was but it hurt, but she fought not to show it in her voice much less in her eyes.
"Sleep here, ok? I want to be close to you, and I know that couch must be uncomfortable"
He nodded, making space for himself by holding her closer.
The days went by fast, she had to stay in the hospital for longer than expected, 5 days total, he took a few days off work and spent them with her, peacefully in their little world. Her friends came to visit, they all knew her current state so they were careful not to tell her any major news in their life's yet that happened beyond the time she remembered, things like the fact that Tenten was a widow now, the fact that Ino was pregnant (thank God she wasn't showing yet) or the fact that Naruto and Hinata had a baby just a couple of days ago.
He had a fight with Naruto, what else is new, but this was a serious one.
Teme, you can't keep this up for too long, Tsunade says the first week she gets home they will start telling her things...things that happened three years ago.
I know Naruto, I'm not doing anything I was asked to help and that's what I'm doing.
No, that it's not what you're doing, what you're doing is lying to yourself that this Sakura is the same Sakura from before when you're not even the same Sasuke.
Just...shut up.
I'm telling you man, when they start her treatment for real, it's gonna hurt, not just both of you but everyone around you.
He was silent he couldn't argue with the truth, so he let Naruto, of all people to scold him like he was a misbehaved child.
Sasuke recalled his fight with his best friend now, as he helped her pack her things while waiting for her to finish changing. He was taking her to her parents' house, they wanted to pick her up but she insisted to be taken by her husband, all they could do was comply.
"Neh Sasuke-kun, what are you thinking about?"
"Have you changed your mind? Are you willing to take 2 months of work to be my personal nurse?"
He moved towards her and hugged her tightly and kissed her hard, because he didn't knew when he would have this opportunity again, he didn't knew when he would be able to hold her like this again, maybe never.
"So, it's that a yes?"
"No, it's an I'll come visit you at your parents' after I leave work, and I might sleep over if you behave"
She laughed, still hugging him.
"You're horrible you know that? I don't know how you managed to make me love you this much"
Here it was, the feeling of guilt. Naruto was right, he was playing with fire, but for now he didn't care, not when he knew the day after tomorrow it would be the beginning of the end, when she would be told things that happened back then, how her life was and how it wasn't, so he said to her.
"I love you too, very much" because it was the truth.
"Hn, maybe you could take me to your office first and we could have some little fun, trying one time wasn't enough" he snorted, one time. Try twenty. She was running her hands through his body, touching him in intimate places. But when she took hold of his almost hard length he stopped breathing.
He suddenly stopped her hands, carefully not to hurt her. She has been hinted that she wanted to do something more than kiss for the past three days, it was driving him crazy, but he couldn't do it, not like this, never like this. It already made him feel like a bastard whenever he kissed her so carelessly that he was not able to hold back, but to take her while she's this vulnerable, he couldn't do it, even if it actually physically pained him, and oh it did, hard.
She gave him a surprised look, as if waiting for him to explain himself.
He let a sigh scape. "We shouldn't, I know the doctor says you're physically fine but I still worry you know, I don't want to hurt you" and he didn't.
The look she gave him told him that she understood.
"You're such a worrywart, God Sasuke, I'll let you slide his one time, but if you keep refusing to please your wife I might just-"
Before she could say anything else he kissed her hard again, shutting her up was the smartest choice now.
They parted and both were left breathless, the sexual tension was high but he was stronger than that, so he grabbed her hand and started moving to leave.
"Let's go, your parents are waiting"
End of chapter four.
I can't wait for the drama to start, the next two chapters are gonna be juicy. Anyways, see you all next time.
