Bring her back

Chapter 20

The next few days passed really slowly for Sakura. She spent all day in her hospital bed resting to gain back her strength. Although the boys kept her company they couldn't be with her 24/7. She hated those times when she was alone because she couldn't stop her mind from wandering back to the awful memories with Ren. She questioned everything he did and why she was so weak to fight back. She was disgusted with herself.

She felt an emptiness when she thought about the fact that Ren raped her. It felt humiliating to her, that he did it while she was unconscious. It always made her feel sick when she remembered.

Other times she would be over the moon because of Kakashi. She realized that she really started to fall for him. Until now, she wasn't thinking about their relationship or where it was heading. She had other things on her mind she could worry about. He was there for her when she felt completely lost. He comforted her and cared for her. She felt loved.

Tsunade told Sakura that Ren got a life sentence in the highly secured part of the prison. They had all the evidence of him being the guilty one and Kakashi being innocent. That calmed Sakura but it was still hard for her to accept the fact that the nightmare was over and finally she can get back to her life and do whatever she wants whenever she wants.

3 days after taking her into the hospital Tsunade made the decision that she was strong enough to continue her regeneration at home if she would like to. She was more than happy to agree to it and leave the hospital finally.

"So, these are the medicines, you'll need to take daily." Tsunade told her as she was handing her a bag filled with medicine.

"I'll be fine, thank you, Tsunade-sama" she smiled warmly.

"I know it's hard, but please try to believe that he won't be able to hurt you anymore, and don't be afraid. I know that you went through a lot and I'm sorry about that. But you're a strong woman Sakura and I know that you'll be alright even if you don't feel like it now...Just try and rest for a few more days and spend some time with your friends. It can be much more beneficial at times like this than you would think." Tsunade caressed her arm. " Now go, the boys are waiting" she tilted her head towards the door.

She just now noticed Naruto and Sasuke standing there at the entrance of her room.

"We'll walk you home, to make sure you rest and don't escape to the training field right away!" Naruto teased her

"As if you can stop me" She rolled her eyes sarcastically with a smile.

She thanked Tsunade again for everything then they left the room. Sasuke took the bag field with medicine from her hands as they were walking out of the hospital.

"I can handle it, it's not that heavy" She laughed

Sasuke just looked at her with furrowed brows as a response. So she left it to that.

They left the hospital and were walking at a slower pace toward Sakura's home. She was very happy that Naruto and Sasuke were there with her but she couldn't not notice that Kakashi wasn't. She missed him and wished that she could see him.

After a 15 minute walk they reached Sakura's home, as they opened the door they felt the smell of delicious food and heard noises from the kitchen.

"Now what? Someone broke in to cook for me?!" Sakura laughed unbelievably

"Not exactly" Kakashi stuck his head out of the kitchen as he smiled with his eye, then immediately went back to the food before it could burn.

She smiled from ear to ear as she felt the butterflies in her stomach because of seeing him. They entered her home, she looked around and noticed there was no sign of anything unusual in the house, moreover, everything was in its place looking cleaner than last time. As if nothing has happened here before. She wondered if someone came to clean the house or if she remembers wrong the condition of her home, which she left it in last time. As she closed the door she remembered the last time that door was closed. And the memory of the furious Ren came back and it still frightened her.