The Breaking Point (SasukeXOC)

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It had been days since Sasuke had been admitted to the hospital. I had finally healed completely and was able to get back to training, but I didn't feel like myself. I think Kiba noticed that I was off, but he didn't comment on it. I would visit Sasuke every once in a while, but not often and only late at night after everyone was asleep.

Seeing him like this... passed out and injured... it made me uncomfortable.

I also made sure to see him after everyone who had visited him had left. I'm not sure why but the thought of people knowing just how much Sasuke's injury affected me was embarrassing. Of course, this thought didn't make any sense so I tried to push it out of my head. After all, Sakura visited him daily and even stayed with him the entire day and she wasn't embarrassed to show how worried she was.

Everyone knows that Sakura is in love with Sasuke. She basically announces it daily. So it made sense that Sasuke's injury would upset her. But me, I'm just a teammate. Teammates don't worry this much about a simple injury, do they?

Maybe I'm just worried because I know his injury is Mangekyou related and I'm one of the only people in the whole village who understand fully how serious that makes it. If there's one thing my training has taught me it's that the Mangekyou Sharingan is no joke.

"Alight, Kiba, I'm off." I told him after our training session had ended. Dusk was beginning to fall so Kiba would need to go home and sleep soon.

I had spent almost every day with Kiba and Akamaru. When I was healing he would help me with physical therapy and keep me company. Now that I'm at full health we spend our time training. Sometimes I get the feeling that Kiba would rather do something different with me, but I can't imagine what that might be.

"Ok, see you tomorrow?" Kiba asked hopefully. I smiled and nodded.

"See you then!"

"It's a date!" Akamaru teased. I rolled my eyes.

That pup was persistent. He wouldn't stop making jokes about dates and stuff. I think he does it to tease Kiba mostly since every time he makes a joke Kiba's face turns red. Despite the annoyance it was heartwarming to see brothers so playful and close with each other so I didn't say anything to stop the jokes.

I sighed to myself and paused in my steps. Without even realizing I had begun to walk towards the hospital.

"If I go now, people might see me. Then they might think I'm like Sakura and that I..." I swallowed harshly as my face heated up.

Just the mere thought of being in... I mean having feelings for him.... I mean it's just a crazy thought! No one would think something so crazy, right? My mind flitted back to that moment during training. Sasuke undressed... on top of me... also undressed.

OH MY GOD WHY AM I EVEN THINKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW??

I slapped my hands over my cheeks. They were absolutely on fire. I felt like I had just been thrown into the sun. My breaths were short and my pulse fluttered in strange stuttering beats.

Is this a panic attack? No, that doesn't make any sense. Why would thinking about Sasuke in... that way make me panic?

I wonder if he ever thinks about me in that way... I mean if I happen to entertain the thought every once in a while then he probably does too, right? Ok... maybe I think about that weird stuff way too often to be normal, but it's not like I can help what goes on in my brain!

"Ugh, what the heck is wrong with me?" I muttered to myself. Vendors gave me strange looks. I glanced down at myself.

"I guess a girl standing in the middle of the street with no shoes talking to herself looks pretty weird... I should try to not do that." I wore shoes about half the time, still preferring to feel the earth beneath my feet. I shook my head to clear the thoughts, although it only felt like I jiggled my brain back and forth in my head, and began to walk forward again.