i. she loved
A bright happy picture in a glass frame.
Her smile is so big it takes up her whole face.
She was in love.
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ii. he hated
He hated everything about her. Her annoying smile, her big eyes, her loud voice, and her stupid stupid pink hair.
He didn't believe in true love.
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iii. she asked
"Ne, Sasuke-kun? Will you-"
"No," he snapped.
He didn't look but he imagined that she'd be pouting. Her cute, plump lips scrunched up lightly and her cheeks would puff slightly.
He counted the seconds.
1
2
3
"But, Sasuke-ku-"
"No."
A small sigh and then a shrug.
"Ne, Sakura-chan. Stop chasing after Sasuke-teme. Why don't you pick me, lovely?"
He tensed and his fists clenched.
BAM
"BAKA!"
He relaxed, his smirk appearing.
She would always pick him.
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iv. he denied
Ne, Sasuke-kun, will you go out with me?
No.
Ne, Sasuke-kun, will you go out with me?
No.
Ne, Sasuke-kun, will you…
No.
Sasuke-kun.
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Sasuke-kun.
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Sasuke-kun.
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Sasuke…kun.
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I'm tired.
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v. she smiles
"Ne, Sasuke-kun? Will you-"
"No," he snapped.
He didn't look but he imagined that she'd be pouting. Her cute, plump lips scrunched up lightly and her cheeks would puff slightly.
He counted the seconds.
1
2
3
Silence
His eyes widened and he stiffened. Could he have counted wrong?
No…
Now?
"Ne, Sakura-chan. Stop chasing after Sasuke-teme. Why don't you pick me, lovely?"
He tensed and his fists clenched.
"Ramen at 4?"
Cerulean and onyx eyes widened.
Naruto slowly shook out of his shock, blinking rapidly.
"AHHH SAKURA-CHAN, I LOVE YOU!" he screamed, going over to her and engulfing her in a huge hug while she stood listlessly in his tight hold.
Sasuke fought the itch to rip the blonde off her. Instead, he just steeled himself and walked away. She stared after him.
"Ah, Sakura-chan, I gotta go, too! Don't forget our date!" Naruto said excitedly before releasing her and disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
Sakura nodded a beat later after he had left.
"Sasuke-kun?" she called.
He whipped around so fast both of them were startled.
"Ne…do you want to come, too?"
He regarded her with a foreign emotion she could not describe but then turned around.
"No."
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The glass cracks.
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She felt her heart lurch but she disregarded it. She smiled but it didn't reach her pretty eyes.
You don't care?
He didn't look back.
Good.
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The picture frame breaks.
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vi. he looks
"Bye Sasuke-kun!"
It's just that much easier to let go.
He stiffened. He stopped.
She didn't see.
He looked back.
And saw only the white cherry blossoms.
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And her smile is ripped in two.
Because there is no such thing as true love.
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She can't help it. She wants him to stay.
"I love you!"
His eyes widen. He doesn't understand. How could she still love him? He wants to protect her from the pain. He wants to take her and shake her and hold her tight and teach her.
There is no such thing as love.
He made a mistake.
He looked back. He saw her big eyes and her stupid stupid pink hair and he didn't want to go.
He closed his eyes.
"Thank you, Sakura."
He left anyway.
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vii. he sees
But he didn't hate her.
No.
He hated everything about her. Her annoying smile, her big eyes, her loud voice, and her stupid stupid pink hair.
But he didn't hate her.
She showed him true love.
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She looked up at him. He stared down at her.
She was beautiful.
She was strong.
And he was weak.
Her pink lips opened and her soft voice spoke. He could hear her whisper.
He did not believe.
"Come back."
His eyes widened. He was confusing the hell out of him.
He wanted to kill her. Hurt her, stab her, break her.
Her emerald eyes softened and she smiled.
You cannot break what is already broken…
"Sasuke-kun."
He ran.
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viii. she forgives
He was the unluckiest man in the world. He wanted punishment, anger, death.
Instead, he was greeted by love.
They accepted him back, he was cleared from all crimes, he was safe.
A sniff and a happy grumble. "Sasuke-teme."
"Ohayo, Sasuke-kun."
He savored her sweet voice and locked it into the deepest depths of his heart.
"Hn."
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ix. he despairs
"Ne, Sasuke-kun-"
He grabbed her wrist and she looked up at him in shock. His onyx eyes bore into hers with burning intensity.
"Don't call my name."
She doesn't understand.
"Don't call my name as if…"
His grip tightens and he feels her shift uncomfortably at the pressure.
"You love me."
He lets go.
He lets her go.
He should not despair.
Why should one despair when one had no hope at all?
x. they love
"But I do."
Her voice is clear and her big eyes are bright and her stupid stupid pink hair flows gently in the wind and caresses his elegant cheeks.
His eyes widen.
And she smiles her annoying smile.
He hates it.
She turns to go but his hand once again captures her wrist. She looks back, so confused.
"Don't lie," he hissed.
She turned to him and came closer, laying her free hand softly on his chest. He stiffens at the contact.
"But it's true."
She looks up at him with her big green eyes.
"My love for you is true."
She giggles. "That rhymes."
Her smile falls and her hand drops from his chest.
He speaks.
"True love," he whispered.
She looks up at him questioningly and her large eyes grow even bigger as his lips crash down hard on hers.
She gasps and he pulls her closer to him, his arm coming around her small waist and embracing her tightly.
She doesn't breathe, only lets him kiss her.
He stops finally and he pulls away minutely to gaze at her with hooded eyes. She gasps as she watches him smile.
It was a shy smile, soft and light.
It was beautiful.
"You showed me true love," he said, his fingers entwining with hers.
She jumped a little at the movement and stared down unbelievingly at their joined hands. His thumb caresses her soft skin gently and she smiles too.
She looks up at him and her smile almost blinds him.
He dips down again to wipe the smile off her face.
She giggles and he growls.
"Am I annoying."
Hn. "Yes."
She giggles again and she kisses him shyly. His hand cups her head to him gently and he embraces her as tight as he can.
He whispers it, she almost doesn't hear.
It didn't matter.
He could show her too.
"But I love you."
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A bright happy picture in a glass frame.
Her smile is so big it takes up her whole face.
His scowl is hidden in the pink of her hair as he was dipping down to kiss her gently.
They were in love.