𝐘𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 || 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐞. 𝐔

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎

I gain consciousness and gently open my eyes, only to be blinded by the bright light. 

After a few moments, my eyes adjusted to the light, and I finally opened them completely.

Looking around I find myself in an unknown decent size bedroom.

The walls were light baby blue.

There was a fluffy chair, and a few feet away there was a desk.

Moving my gaze around I notice sasuke sitting on the floor next to the bed.

"Sasuke?"

Hearing my voice, sasuke snap opens his eyes and looks at me.

"How are you feeling?" 

"Being punched in the gut with a wrecking ball," I replied sitting up on the bed.

The memories began to flash in front of me.

Painful memories gave rise to

Disgust.

Anger.

Confusion.

traumatic heartbreak.

My eyes welled up with tears and I began chewing my lower lip.

"How..did you know?"

"My shadow clone followed you."

"Where am I?" I sniffled quietly.

"Naruto's home, Hinata patched your injuries. (Y/n) what were you thinking, huh? Living with a guy like him."

"I guess it was the fear in me, sasuke."

"Fear?"

"fear of being alone forever. Fear of not being able to find another person who would love me. Fear of not being able to survive alone."

Sasuke sits on the edge of the bed "you're not alone (y/n). You have Shikamaru, Naruto, and others to talk about things that bother you."

"When you spend too much time in the dark, you start to fear the light. The light of the day can become quite frightening, and so, you avoid it. I guess I cared more about having security and comfort than about having peace of mind."

Sasuke gently places his hand top on mine "You don’t have to work as a slave to make your relationship work. If it’s hard if it’s a constant struggle, and if it brings the worst out of both of you, it’s not really a healthy and loving relationship."

I let out a shaky breath "When you don’t know how much you’re actually worth, and when you haven’t found a way to accept, honor, love, and respect all that you are, unconsciously or not, you will allow other people to treat you poorly."

"Why?"

"Because deep down inside you believe that to be normal. You believe that’s what you deserve. And so you stay in unhealthy relationships." I repiled as a heavy tear fell down my cheek. 

Sasuke hesitantly comes closer to me and gently wipes my tears with his thumb.

"Why does everyone I love leave.." I whispered closing my eyes as his cold thumb rubbed against my skin.

"hush....it's going to be okay (y/n). I'm not going to let him hurt you ever again."

"I'm not depressed, broken, or empty. I'm exhausted emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I'm exhausted."

"I hope the pain eases soon.."

His words stuck to me as the purest blessing that had been offered over my head - I hope the pain eases soon.