[ She is well and truly out of the moment then. It feels like her skin is crawling and her tongue is too thick for her mouth all of a sudden. He's right. She'd just slow him down. She'd only be a burden... again.
Why is it always like this? Why is it that her best is never good enough for him? She'd thought she was past this, but then why does it still feel like she's lesser in his eyes? When was the last time she saw him back home? Was it... when they tried killing one another? Was--
Panic swells alongside the anger, which refuses to subside and is in fact only growing more volatile the longer that Sakura is trapped inside her own head, a genjutsu entirely of her own making, and in it Sasuke isn't there to try to help her. He's trying to kill her, like he nearly did to Karin- his own ally. Like he did to Danzo, the interim Hokage!
There's an attempt to slap his hand away, but all of her strength is quickly sapping away, and so the gesture becomes no more than a harmless pat as her fever worsens and the wounds begin showing rapid signs of infection.
Her vision swims, the images of Sasuke in the clothing given to him by Orochimaru in direct conflict with the image of Sasuke on the day he left the village, which is in direct conflict with the actual Sasuke standing in front of her now. A flicker of clarity, and the realization. "I'm sick? But when did I...?"
And then for an instant, just for a brief instant her eyes clear, the anger dissipating enough for confusion and then concentration. It's hazy, but while she's got a moment of lucidity-- ]
Don't... don't let them touch you...! Sasuke, don't...
[ But the words trail off as Sakura suddenly sways and collapses sideways towards the ground, eyes falling shut and consciousness slipping away.
Tsubaki is nearby, and when Sakura collapses she begins shrieking and hissing, visibly upset. Rushing back over now that she's lost consciousness the mongoose nudges at the unconscious Sakura's face before looking back up at Sasuke, almost expectant. She can't speak the human language, but her stare is telling.
"What are you DOING?? If you can't heal her yourself, call for help already!" ]
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Why is it always like this? Why is it that her best is never good enough for him? She'd thought she was past this, but then why does it still feel like she's lesser in his eyes? When was the last time she saw him back home? Was it... when they tried killing one another? Was--
Panic swells alongside the anger, which refuses to subside and is in fact only growing more volatile the longer that Sakura is trapped inside her own head, a genjutsu entirely of her own making, and in it Sasuke isn't there to try to help her. He's trying to kill her, like he nearly did to Karin- his own ally. Like he did to Danzo, the interim Hokage!
There's an attempt to slap his hand away, but all of her strength is quickly sapping away, and so the gesture becomes no more than a harmless pat as her fever worsens and the wounds begin showing rapid signs of infection.
Her vision swims, the images of Sasuke in the clothing given to him by Orochimaru in direct conflict with the image of Sasuke on the day he left the village, which is in direct conflict with the actual Sasuke standing in front of her now. A flicker of clarity, and the realization. "I'm sick? But when did I...?"
And then for an instant, just for a brief instant her eyes clear, the anger dissipating enough for confusion and then concentration. It's hazy, but while she's got a moment of lucidity-- ]
Don't... don't let them touch you...! Sasuke, don't...
[ But the words trail off as Sakura suddenly sways and collapses sideways towards the ground, eyes falling shut and consciousness slipping away.
Tsubaki is nearby, and when Sakura collapses she begins shrieking and hissing, visibly upset. Rushing back over now that she's lost consciousness the mongoose nudges at the unconscious Sakura's face before looking back up at Sasuke, almost expectant. She can't speak the human language, but her stare is telling.
"What are you DOING?? If you can't heal her yourself, call for help already!" ]