moonlight

Chapter 28

What Sakura had to bear with now, wasn't that she was in the Forest of Death, no, it was the fear of being all alone, which scared her the most.

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Tsuki's P.O.V.

I woke up to a warm touch on my forehead. My body felt heavy, so I couldn't move as it already screamed in pain only when I tried to open my eyes.

"Her fever went down a little..." a muffled voice ringed in my ears as I recognized the owner. With a lot of effort, I squeezed a "S-Sakura." out and then heard a surprised gasp and then felt a shadow linger over my face.

"Tsuki-chan, you are awake! Can you move?" Sakura asked quietly in a very worried tone."N-no... where are the others?" was the only thing that burned in my head."They are right next to you, but they seem to suffer a lot more than you." I couldn't see the pinkette's face, but I instantly knew that she was scared.

"Sakura... did you take care of us this whole time?" was the next thing I asked and a shaky sigh was the response. Poor thing, was all alone when we were unconscious.

"Help me get up, please." I requested and tried to move, but a burning sensation pierced me at my stomach area, so I was unable to get up, a pained scream was the result of my efforts.Sakura's shaking hands reached to my arm and put me on the spot where I just layed at.

"No, don't move just yet. You collapsed after that weird man wounded you. You also had a very bad fever, you shouldn't even be awake yet..." the Haruno informed me and rubbed my arm in a comforting way."But-" I started but Sakura interrupted: "No, let me protect you guys, I will keep you safe, don't worry."When I tried to protest, my body didn't have enough energy to even let me speak so I layed there, unmoving and worried about what would happen to us.

How where the boys doing? What happened after that guy left and what should we do? These were all the questions I tried to solve, but couldn't with any means.

The most important thing was, that I felt like being watched and not just from the worried glances Sakura was probably giving me, no it was an alarming feeling that spread inside me, like someone would pounce on us at any minute... this exam is literally hell... Thank you for that Aunty.

Also, I wonder what time it is, or rather what day. We still need to find both scrolls.

And, who is this Orochimaru guy and what did he want from me?

I felt something cold touch my forehead again and it stayed there, probably a towel from Sakura. She is always carrying useful stuff with her, huh?

I had the strength to open my eyes again and did it right away, Sakura's face already in front of me and as she noticed my consciousness, she brightened up."You are awake again!" she beamed and hugged me tightly. "You passed out again after we talked!""I did?" I asked which the Haruno nodded furiously to. "Well, how are the others?"