Damn him and his gorgeousness. I mean, what did I do to deserve this kind of punishment? There he is in all his gloriousness and here I am, gawking at him like some fan girl. Well, you can't really blame me for ogling him. He's Sasuke Uchiha for goodness' sake.
Sasuke has been my childhood friend and I know him for like my whole lifetime. If somebody ever asked me if I have feelings for my childhood friend, I would easily say I have but brotherly love but unfortunately, I can't say that now without lying to myself.
When we were young I certainly didn't think of him as I do now. He was my protector from the bullies that tease me for my large forehead. Sakura Haruno, the forehead girl as what others call me. I used to cry and mope around as the other children bully me but that changed as Sasuke came to my life and protected me from all the bullying.
From that time on, I only considered him as my childhood best friend, protector and brother. He is also undeniably handsome but I never really noticed it that much before.
But now there he is standing beside me, looking over the beautiful view in front of us. I can't say that all I have for him is brotherly love if I have to be honest with myself. I am not one of his fan girls; I was more than that to him. I am his closest friend. But that's what we will always be, only friends.
He looked at me and regarded me with a curious expression.
"Sakura, are you okay?" he asked.
I smiled and said, "I'm fine."
He nodded and continued surveying the surroundings.
"I'll just get my things arranged, okay?" I said. I left without waiting for his reply. Here we are on a vacation trip. Mikoto Uchiha gave us both tickets to enjoy our summer vacation. The resort that we are staying in is nice, beautiful, in fact. But my heart is not really in it. I was more preoccupied with my feelings for my best friend.
I really need sometime with myself in order to sort out these feeling before I can thoroughly enjoy this vacation. I just hope that Sasuke will not notice my present internal conflict.
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The scene in front of me was breathtaking. I couldn't help but marvel at the kind of beauty and peacefulness that the place provides. This will surely be a nice place to relax and just spend time with Sakura.
Speaking of Sakura, she has been pretty weird lately. Her normal lively aura seemed to be dampened by something. We have known each other for a long time so it did not escape my notice that she is saddened or burdened by something.
Maybe this vacation will help ease her problems, whatever those are. He couldn't help but think about his growing attraction for her. He thought that those feelings were inappropriate and that Sakura wouldn't feel the same but he couldn't really help what he is feeling.
Just the thought of Sakura's smile, personality and breathtaking beauty makes him feel warm and fuzzy inside. What the heck is happening to me? If these feeling continue it would surely cause some strains with their friendship. He must try to forget about his feelings for her and maybe this vacation was the proper solution for his problem although, it would be a bit harder with Sakura all around. But for now, he needs to finish unpacking his things.
He sighed quietly and hoped to kami that his feelings for Sakura will disappear or it would surely end in heartbreak.
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After she finished unpacking the things and putting them inside the proper closet in the room which she shared with Sasuke, she sat down on the bed unceremoniously and released a sigh.
Sasuke has been running around in her mind all the time that she was unpacking her things. Why can't that damn Uchiha get out of my mind? Am I really falling that hard for him?
"Oh kami, help me." I mumbled aloud.
"What do you want kami to help you with, Sakura?" Sasuke stated behind me.
I jumped and fell off the bed and landed on my butt.
"Oww.." I said as I rubbed my throbbing backside.
"I'm sorry if I startled you." He said as he offered his hand to Sakura.
She accepted his offered hand and used it to help her up. When she was already standing upright, she suddenly noticed that she was still holding Sasuke's hand. This wasn't the first time they held hands but her heart seemed to accelerate and think of how she and Sasuke could hold hands for different reasons.
She felt heat rise up her face and color her cheeks as she tried in vain to banish those thoughts out head. She lowered her head and hoped that Sasuke didn't notice her blush. But luck wasn't on her side.
"You're blushing." he stated. I bit my lips and cursed quietly. Way to state the obvious Sasuke.
"So," the monosyllabic word slipped out of my mouth before I could stop it. I'm really looking for trouble with that word.
"Why?" he asked. He looked at me straight in the eye and I couldn't help but get lost in those endearing obsidian orbs of his. I must have spaced out for awhile because I was jolted back to reality when he said my name.
"Uhm, nothing." And I quickly withdrew my hand from his and turned around. What exactly is wrong with me? Getting myself get caught off guard like that. Well, at least I could blame my lack of self- consciousness to the hot being behind me.
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Sakura blushed but the question is why. As far as I have known her, she only blushed when she was flustered or feeling something akin to that. What could it possibly mean?
There she is standing right in front of me and suddenly I was overcome with the urge to hold her and tell her what she really is to me. But could I really risk our friendship just like that? The answer was no. She is really important to me that even if she doesn't like me the way I like her, I would still be there for her and our friendship means to me more than anything.
I reached for her and settled my hand over her shoulder. I felt her stiffen underneath my hand and that itself made my curiosity pick up.
"Sakura, what's bothering you?" I stated calmly. She is my friend and I care for her and for her to act all flustered and stiffen because of me makes me feel uncomfortable and feels as though I missed something.
"What makes you think something is bothering me?" she replied. She bit her lips because she knew that if she didn't she might just spill what she's feeling about him. The idea of him knowing that she likes him more than a friend terrifies her.
"I can tell." he simply stated.
Damn, was I that obvious? Okay, so maybe I was obvious but I couldn't help it. With him standing so near, my mind is clouded by a maelstrom of emotions which makes it hard for me to really pay attention to the way I was acting.
"I'm just tired, Sasuke. I'll turn in now okay?" I lied. I just hope that he would believe it, at least for now. I can't really deal with him right now because my emotions are overpowering me. I can't think straight.
He nodded and I released a breath I didn't even know I was holding. After he nodded he said,
"I'm going out for a walk."
"Okay" I said. And with that he walked out of our room.
I really am a mess with this. I just hope that he won't ask me what's bothering me again.
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As I walked out of the room and headed for a walk along the shore, I knew that Sakura is hiding something from me and I'm going to get that something out of her soon.
One way or another.