"Stop."
"It's okay."
"Stop!"
"I'll protect you."
"You don't mean that!"
"I do!"
"You hate me!"
"I don't."
"You don't love me!"
"..."
He wouldn't let go, he wouldn't just let her push him away before he could say anything. By the time he became silent, she was already crying. She stopped fighting back - only letting him hang on to her. It hurt. It hurt so much that he was just embracing her just out of the blue - out of pity. "And here I thought you grew up." He said.
"I have, Sasuke." She replied.
"You're still crying just like you did three years ago. You become weak around me don't you, Sakura?" Sasuke acknowledged.
"You're still messing with me! How come you just hugged me out of the blue huh?!" Sakura truly doubted he was serious when he apologized. A Uchiha does not simply apologize and let go of his pride so quickly.
"But you still love me." The Uchiha stated.
"No...no I don't! I don't feel that way!"
"Then why are your arms wrapped around my back? Why are you snuggling your face in my chest? Why is your guard down? Why are you no-?"
"JUST SHUT UP!"
"No, I won't. You waited for all these years for me to return your feelings and now you reject it? Typical Sakura. You never even had a boyfriend, have you? No, you're just saving yourself for me aren't you? You just wanna move to to someone else," Sasuke leaned into the girl's ear to quietly finish his taunt, "But you'll never love someone as much as me...will you?"
Having him so close to her, hearing him quietly whisper into her ear, feeling his arms wrapped around her back to keep her from falling in disbelief. "I...I love you...fine...you win...I...love…you." Sakura whispered weakly.
It was so embarrassing that she just submitted to him. Hadn't she grown up? But it was so hard to resist - all she could do was bury her face even deeper into his shoulder, "Do you mean that?"
Brows furrowed and lower lip bitten to refrain from going off, Sakura glared up at the very boy that was latching onto her, "What do you think?"
"What do you WANT me to think?"
"You-you're such a smartass. I hate that."
"Oh really?"
"Stop questioning me!"
"Don't change the subject."
"I'll kill you."
"Tch good luck with that."
Sasuke's grip tightened on her forearms. What was she to do? Of course she could easily kill him...couldn't she? No. No she couldn't - this moment had been something she'd been waiting for her whole life.
"...I never gave up on you." Whispered Sakura.
-xxXxxXxx-
"Sakura…"
Said girl shifted from her position and sat up, rubbing her eyes, "What is it?"
"It's snowing." The Uchiha commented.
Sakura could see the look on his face - so relaxed and in amazement just like hers, his eyes showing calmness.
"I'm cold." Sakura started.
"I'll keep you warm…"
"...thanks."