If only you could see...
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Chapter 1: In my ideal world
The basket was heavy, but not for her. She didn't complain, couldn't complain. After all, Tsunade, her master, was having a rather bad day. She stopped for a second, and looked up. It was a beautiful night, the stars were smiling, and the clouds were hurrying away, so that the moon could be seen. She didn't like nights like this, though. It reminded her of him.
"Come in, Sakura!" said the Hokage, and the pink haired girl entered, with the heavy basket. "Just put it down there." she pointed, and so the girl did. "You may go now. Tomorrow, you're going to have night shift at the hospital, so get some rest."
The young one looked up at her master, and replied with a simple "Yes."
It had been a long day for Sakura, and while walking home, she just sighed deeply into the night. She didn't feel like going home yet.
She stopped at a park, and sat down on a bench. It had been five long years. She's gotten stronger, much more beautiful, more natured, even though there was no man who would be good enough, except one, the man she could never have.
'2-3 kids, I would have, and a man who loves me. I already have a perfect job, at the hospital, and I go on missions. A house somewhere far away from all the noise, somewhere far away from Naruto... though it's nice to be treated to ramen every once in a while.' she laughed at her thoughts. 'A world no other then this, only better, more colorful. Naruto and Hinata would get married, Ino and I have more time to hang out, and talk about things. No nights, no moon, just the sun and the stars. I wonder if that's my ideal world.'
Her eyes were heavy, they were closing so quickly, but they opened so hard. She lost track of everything else, and fell asleep.
"Eh? Sakura-chan?" she heard an annoying, yet kind voice. She slowly opened her eyes. "Oh! It is Sakura-chan! What are you doing here, sleeping?" he asked.
The girl looked up; the sun was already in the farthest reaches of the sky. 'It must be noon already' she thought. "I guess I fall asleep while walking home from work. Ah, my back hurts..." she answered. "Are you going on a mission?" she smiled.
"Yep, a B rank mission!" Naruto said proudly. "Though we'll be back later today, I have to go now, Sakura-chan, or they will leave without me. You should go home, and eat something... and I think it's more comfortable to sleep in your own bed, believe it!" he hurried away, while waving Sakura goodbye.
Night shifts were not always bad, they were actually better then to wake up early in the morning. Only by the end, Sakura always felt so exhausted, that she would fall asleep while doing some paperwork. But this time, it was the second worst night in her life.
She heard a loud noise, so Sakura got up, and went to check what was going on. They rushed a man to one of the best rooms, and wrote the sing, 'Do NOT Enter!' which made her even more curious. She went to ask a nurse about it.
"I don't know. I think they found some missing-nin, and he was all beaten up... So they are taking care of him now. It doesn't matter though; he will be killed, sentenced."
"I see thanks" said Sakura, and she walked away. She was too afraid to ask the Hokage, or anyone else, for that matter. The Anbus standing outside the door of the missing-nin was enough for her to know who was there.
The next day Tsunade called her to her office, along with Kakashi and Naruto. "As you could have heard already, there is someone who has finally come back." With only that said the three members of team seven knew exactly whom the Hokage was talking about. "Uchia Sasuke is back. He was found in a nearby wood, all beaten up. No wonder, we heard that he has killed Itachi, but why he was where he was is still questionable. Maybe he wanted to return... guess not. Anyway, he will be put to death soon. Maybe, if he's lucky, he will have a month or two." she stood up and looked at Naruto. "You may visit him once he's conscious. You all may leave, but Sakura. I want to talk to you."
Sakura looked down. She was confused, it all happened too fast. She felt sick all of the sudden. The girl didn't know weather she wanted to laugh or cry, but she didn't have enough time to even thing about that.
"He won't leave the hospital, only in two or three weeks. He will be watched 24/7. You may visit him anytime, you know. However I think you should now concentrate on your work, there are many shinobi waiting for you to heal them. I think give it some time before you visit him. Clear your mind."
Sakura looked up, she looked as if she was about to cry. But she didn't. Never again did she want to waste a tear on him. Sakura was still in love with Sasuke, after all this time, after all the things she's been trough, but if his life was coming to an end, so was her love for him, or so she thought. She left the Hokage's room and headed home.
The next day was yet again sunny. "What the hell is up with this sunny day?" she screamed into the air. People stopped and stared at her, as if there was something wrong with her in the head. It was past noon already. "Sakura-chan sure is scary." said nervously Naruto, who just happened to walk by, behind Sakura. "Oh, Naruto, I didn't notice you there..." she smiled.
"Are you confused because of Sasuke?" he asked.
"Yeah, it all happened so fast. What about you, are you okay with him getting killed?"
Naruto didn't say a word; instead he walked past Sakura, which made her worry. They went passed Ino's shop, and the blond girl looked curious; she had too heard the news of Sasuke's return. "You know Naruto, I can let you in to see Sasuke now, even though no one else can enter." she wanted to make her friend feel better.
"What about me?" Ino clung on to her best friend. "I've waited for his comeback too!"
"But I thought you gave up on him 2 years ago!" Sakura pushed Ino away. When Sakura looked up, she couldn't find Naruto anywhere.
"Ino, I wonder if people think about their ideal worlds because they don't like the world they are living in right now." she looked into her friend's blue eyes.
"Probably not, they just want to have a change, or something. By the way, the birds were singing that a person named Sasuke regained consciousness this morning. Will you be visiting him today?" there was no reply for a few seconds. Ino became kind of worried. "Because I sure will, and if he sees me, he will surely fell in love with me again!"
"Again?!" Sakura got mad, but Ino just laughed,
They parted after talking a while; Ino had to get back to work, so she said goodbye to Sakura. She didn't know what to do with herself, so the pink haired girl headed to the hospital, with no intention of seeing Sasuke. Now the fourth member was Sai, there was no place left for that traitor. Only, if he did come back to apologize to everyone, to Sakura...
Without realizing, the girl found herself standing in front of Sasuke's room. The sing was taken down, the visiting hours was in its place. 12-15, she looked at her watch; it was 13:30. The Anbus just stood there, without saying a word; they looked more like statues then live humans.
Sakura felt a pain in her heart, if only he was asleep, then maybe she could go in and... And what? She grabbed the knob, and slowly turned it, unsure if she really wanted to go in or not. But she ended up here, her heart beat like crazy... Maybe if she would see him, she could finally end this pain.
He was asleep. "Thank God!" she whispered. He looked so much older. It's weird what time can do. His face was so serious, yet peaceful. His body was covered with bruises, and casts on his legs and arms. She touched his face. It was two years ago, the last time she had seen him. Her vision became blurry. The girl heard noises outside, she needed to leave.
She hurried to the door, and opened it. Just as she was walking out, she turned her head and said "I love you." Then to herself 'Always have, always will.' And with that, she ran to the nearest bathroom, because she could no longer hold back her tears. She hadn't cried because of him for so long.
Just then Sasuke opened his eyes, and smiled. 'Some things will never change.' He thought.
I hope you enjoyed it It's my first fanfic that I have ever written... Anyways, I thank everyone who reads it, and rates it
