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A dry cough scratched her throat, and a runny nose poured from her nostrils. Sakura was sitting with a handkerchief in one hand and tea, made earlier by Sasuke, in the other.

She had caught a cold as they traversed the Land of Snow. She and Sasuke encountered the worst possible weather.

Sakura sneezed for the third time in five minutes. She hated being sick.

A warm blanket covered her entire figure, as shivers ran through her body from time to time, though Sakura felt the heat, but knew it was only an illusory feeling.

She took a sip of tea when Sasuke finally returned from the city. He was the one who experienced Sakura's illness more than she did. And as much as she loved receiving attention from him, because this side of Sasuke - caring and gentle - was pretty much only meant for her, Sakura was slowly starting to get fed up.

She would have recovered faster in peace and quiet, not with constant questions about how she was feeling; however, she couldn't say that Sasuke wasn't sweet. His small gestures were everything.

"How do you feel?"

"Better."

Sakura set her cup aside. Sasuke crouched in front of her, watching her face carefully to make sure she was telling the truth. As a doctor, Sakura cared about the health of others, but she often neglected her own.

"I brought medicine."

Five different packages of medicine fell out of the shopping bag. Sasuke pressed the top of his hand to Sakura's forehead, checking her temperature as she looked at his purchases in shock.

"I only asked for one."

"The lady in the store said these would work best and you would recover quickly,"

"Sasuke-kun, this - Ah, thank you," she said, concluding that there was no point in discussing it further.

Sakura leaned forward, taking one of the packages and removing two lozenges. Sasuke kept his eyes on her the whole time.

"I'm worried about you." he said unexpectedly. Sakura didn't respond, knowing that Sasuke wanted to say something else "I've never seen you sick, Sakura." he lowered his gaze, furrowing his brow. He opened up to her slowly, and Sakura gave him as much time as he needed. Patience was the most important thing in a relationship with Sasuke "I'm afraid something worse could happen to you and I... it's stupid."

"It's not stupid at all, Sasuke-kun. It's good to talk about your feelings."

He swallowed saliva loudly, taking a deep breath. Sakura placed her hand gently on his.

"You are too precious to me, Sakura, for me to lose you."

She had expected words that would surprise her; over the two months of travel, Sasuke had often said things she hadn't even dreamed of, but she hadn't expected this.

'Was that a confession?" she wanted to ask. Sakura, however, left that question deep in her heart, enjoying the moment and the vulnerable Sasuke.

Putting his hand to her face, she looked deeply into his eyes.

"I will stay with you forever, Sasuke-kun, you can stop being afraid."

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