You were in the hospital for 5 minutes all ready and they had you hooked to a heart rate monitor and some life support thing.2
It was horrid, Shikamaru never left your side while the doctors were running tests on you.3
They had concluded that something in your body made your system go into overdrive.4
Most likely it was the physical contact between you and Kiba and you and Shikamaru, but only you and him knew that.5
They had taken you off of the life support about an hour in. They still had the heart monitor on, and it's slow, rhythmic beat was the only thing keeping Shikamaru sane.6
You stirred a little in the hospital bed.7
They had called Shikamaru's parents but they ordered him to stay with his team mate. He was forever grateful.8
You whimpered a small squeaky sound. Shikamaru was by your side in a matter of seconds from his place in the corner chair.9
He held your hand as you made a face that was contorted in pain and agony.10
"Terra! NO!" you screamed bloody murder, the heart monitor beeping wildly.11
"Shh, Shh, Shh, Hikata... It's ok, I'm here..." he cooed. He rubbed your hand with his other, soothing.12
Doctors rushed in to see what was the matter, "just a bad dream..." Shikamaru told them.13
They soon left after your heart rate had gone back to normal and you were sleeping soundly.14
Shikamaru pulled the chair up to the bed and move you to where you were sitting in his lap.15
'Nothing like that will every happen again...' Shikamaru promised to you, not allowed but to himself, 'and they will not get any farther than trying to kidnap you...' his hand instinctively tightened around yours.16
You stirred a little and his hand loosened.17
You opened your eyes a crack, and the light on the white hospital walls was blinding.18
You closed your eyes.19
"W-who's there?" you ask, cautiously.20
"It's me, Shikamaru?" he told you this as if it were any louder and you'd shatter into a million pieces.21
"W-what happened?" you continued on, opening your eyes and shifting into a sitting position.22
"Well... for starters you're temperature and heart rate were skyrocketing. They said you were also sick with some disease because your body was used to the hot and dryness of the desert. Some kind of mold. They gave you a medicine for it and you'll be fine. Lastly, they found a great big gash on the back of your head. Most likely from where you hit the ground. It was flat, so I believe it was," Shikamaru told you. It sounded, to you, like it came in a rush but you sorted through the details slowly and got it.23
You sighed as he rubbed your hand, gently and soothingly, and you became aware of your contact. The worry and also joy of Shikamaru's feelings flooded into your mind, becoming your own.24
"They said you should be out of the hospital in a matter of weeks. We don't have any missions, and we're allowed to take the whole week off to come and visit," you could hear him smile into it.25
You smiled slightly and coughed a little.26
"That little incident took a really big impact on you, didn't it...?" he asked cautiously.27
You nodded slightly, not sure that you could trust your voice.28
Shikamaru sighed and you could feel him shaking his head.29
"So, onto a lighter note... you mind telling me who 'Terra' is?" he ask cautiously.30
"W-where'd you hear that name?" you sputtered, eyes widening a little.31
"You were having a nightmare and screamed her name... I am right, Terra is a girl?"32
"Yes... my sister to be exact... the one taken by Akatsuki..." you looked down to your feet, wearily.33
"Oh... her full name?" he pressed on.34
"Ina, Terra Animus, it's Latin for Earth Spirit... I found that out after my dad made me take the basics of Latin... he loved to travel... he'd take us everywhere... and then we landed in Sunagakure and my dad said that this was the place he wanted to stay... and we did... they were in Italy when Terra was born, I was born in Suna," your eyes never left your feet as you told this little bit of information.35
Shikamaru could tell you were sad about it, you were squeezing his hand now. You didn't know why he was holding your hand but it felt good.36
You sighed, "day one: stuck in the hospital."37
Shikamaru laughed, "I'll bring my shougi board tomorrow, no way you can beat me twice. But for now sleep, you need your rest. See you tomorrow," he let go of your hand, "see ya," he stood up and left. You closed your eyes and was half asleep. You heard the door open, footsteps cross the room, and a pair of soft lips on your forehead, "sleep well..." you heard his footsteps leave, for the voice had been male, and the door open and close softly.38
You smiled inwardly and sighed aloud, "thanks Shika-Kun."39
And then you fell into a deep, blissfully dark sleep.40
That is until you had a nightmare...41
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You were walking through white clouds, admiring them.43
You jumped, skipped, and rolled around in them. They were fluffy, soft, and comforting. You laid on your back, gigging and said, "I MUST be hallucinating."44
Suddenly, but slowly, the clouds shifted... now you were laying on your back on cold, hard cement.45
You stood up and looked around.46
There was a slight haze covering the ground, up to about just below your knee.47
Very creepy...48
You turned around, the mist clinging to your legs slightly, and you saw a never ending ally way, like the way behind you.49
Either way looked endless...50
Just then you heard a moan, like a person in pain. The voice was male.51
You turned quickly and followed the sound.52
You stumbled over some one after you ran a few feet. You crawled the rest of the way over them as the let out a howl of pain.53
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean-" you stopped dead when you took a good look around the body. It was a guy all right... his cloths were stained crimson, and you saw a puddle of the liquid around him. He was crippled over, back to you. He had long, brown hair which had some blood in it.54
Just then you noticed that some of his insides were on the outside, trailed around his neck like a noose.55
"Hey... you need to get to a hospital and quick! I'll help you! C'mon..." you shifted the man gently, but then let him drop to your lap when you saw who he was.56
"N-no... Sh-Shikamaru-Kun..." your eyes wide, brimming with tears as you said his name.57
You forgot all about his sight, and the fact that both of you were downed in blood.58
"Hi... ka... ta...?" he questioned, looking up at you. He flinched as he coughed. You let the first tear fall.59
"Don't die on me, Shikamaru! Please!" you started sobbing into his chest as you held him in your embrace, "I can't live without you! Please!"60
"Shh... just let me tell you two things... first off... there is nothing to save... and I am glad you were the last person I will see..." Shikamaru coughed again, making you sob more, " secondly... I love you, Hikata..." he said your name like you were an angel, you loved it. You couldn't let him go... You clenched onto his jacket, clinging to his life and your own.61
"Sh-Shikamaru... please don't..." you choked and stuttered through the tears, "please, please don't go!"62
You sobbed more.63
You could feel his faint heart beating and you knew he was near death.64
You kissed him lightly, yet with all of your will power. You knew he was using the last of his strength and will power to stay alive for you. Just for a little while.65
You pulled away only slightly to whisper, "I love you too, Shikamaru-San..."66
He smiled slightly and drew a breath, but this one was different... it came out shakily... and his eyes fluttered shut.67
You sobbed more into his chest before the realization hit you... 'Shikamaru... is... d-dead...' Then everything went white.68
"Hikata... Hikata... Hikata..." his voice taunted from no where... teasing you... beckoning you... The only visible colour other than white was your cloths that were stained with his blood.69
All you could see for miles and miles was white.70
"Come find me... follow me..." you wanted so badly to follow him but you could not find him. He was no where to be found.71
"Shikamaru-Onii-San...? where are you?"72
The only sound you heard a reply was your own echo.73
This time his voice was more urgent, "Hikata! Hikata! Hikata!"74
Suddenly you shot up in your hospital bed.75
And there he was, sitting beside you, holding you hand, and stroking your hair worriedly.76
Ino was at your other side, holding your other hand, and holding an ice pack to your head - which you now realized had lots of bandages around it.77
You suddenly realized your face was hot, sweaty, and wet from tears which were still coming. You felt as if you had been caught on fire.78
"Oh, Shikamaru!" you collapsed into his arms and cried some more, Ino letting go of your hand but moving and still holding the ice pack on your head, "it was so horrible!"79
The stunned Shikamaru did not know what to do, so he let you cry and cry. He held your hand, whispered soothing things like 'I'm here now' and 'everything will be ok.'80
A few minutes later Chouji came in with some snacks for everyone and shared. You refused to even think about getting off of Shikamaru so he sat on the bed, and held you in his arms.81
They ate in silence while you tried to stop your crying and tell the story. You left out some parts like the kiss and the 'I love you's.82
Shikamaru tightened his hand around yours during some parts and Ino patted your head in others.83
Chouji stared at you, wide eyed with excitement and/or sympathy... you were sure it was a little of both.8