he ran. Panting heavily, his laboured breath echoing through the air. He ran, trying to get away from the nightmare that was bestowed upon him. Trying to get away from the place he once called home. Trying but to no avail. his heart pounded against his chest, his once innocent childish mind clouded with utter fear and terror. That man… that man….he had killed them… all of them… that man…the man he looked up to….the one he once called brother…. Itachi uchiha…He killed everyone… now he was alone… all alone… those words echoed through his clouded mind… alone. sasuke ran, wanting- no, needing to get away… his vision blurry with unshed tears, his gaze clouded with blood… blood of his family, of those he loved… blood everywhere he looked. His loved ones were scattered lifeless on the soiled floor like pieces of shattered stained glass…. He couldn’t get away, it was everywhere. Suddenly with a sharp cry and a soft cry, everything went dark. staring to regain consciousness, he first felt the soothing touch of someone holding his hand in theirs…. Their touch was warm, inviting even. The warmth was welcoming, the warmth, a stark contrast to his cold body… he wanted to drown in that warmth. he heard their soft breathing. Breathing, that was good, it meant they were alive, not another dead person… finally. Sasuke slowly peered his eyes open, letting them accustom to the light before blinking his eyes fully open, blinking away the blurriness, bis gaze focused on a young girl, he knew this person… right? Who was it? “S-sasuke! You’re awake! Thank goodness!” with that cry, sasuke felt the girl envelop him with her arms… her warmth seeping into his body.. he had felt this warmth before… it was…. “Y/n….” sasuke muttered… how could he have forgotten, he still had you… and now he would never… never let you go.