Cherry Blossom Sonata
By SapphirexTopaz23
Renauthoress: Konnichi wa!! Watashi wa Ren-chan, dattebayo!!
Matsuri: Uhmm... Speak in English, Ren-chan.
Ren: Hai, Matsuri-nee!! Okay, hey guys! I'm Ren, the authoress of Cherry Blossom Sonata. This fic was first entitled as Forget About Me, but there was no originality, so, here it is! Catchy title, though. I don't own Naruto, or the song Forget About Me. Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto, and Little Bit I think that's what the band's name is called owns Forget About Me. I'm just a newbie, so play nice!
Naruto: Flame her, people! Aren't you tired that everyone's excuse here in fanfiction is always a newbie?! FLAME HER!!
Ren: FYI, I am a newbie in writing fanfiction, but I've been a fanfiction reader since I was 8! I won't tell you my real age people, but my birthday is on September 18! I ain't your average teen! Idiot...
Sasuke: Dobe.
Naruto: NANI?!
Sakura and Ren: Idiots...
Ren: Before Sakura says the disclaimer, I wanna say hi to my friend here, Sanzie! Hey girl!
Sakura: Okay, Ren doesn't own Naruto or the song, this is a songfic, and she doesn't own the song! Been there, done that.
Legends sometimes necessary in each chappie:
Talking
Author Notes enclosed in parentheses/Event/Time/Place
Inners/Lyricscentered
Outers/Flashbacks
Chapter 1: Agenda for July 21 to 23: Carry him to the Konoha Hospital, Confess, Cry
"You PIG!! Promise me that you'll go shopping with me the moment you come back!" The pink-haired, green-eyed jounin told her blond best friend. "Sure thing, forehead! I'll go to your apartment the moment I come back!" Yamanaka Ino said and hugged her best friend goodbye.
Ino hooked her arm with her lazy boyfriend's, and said, "Come on, Shika-kun! We've got a mission to do!" "Ugh, Ino, I told you not to call me that nickname again... And you troublesome woman, just because the genins are on vacation doesn't mean that catching that stupid cat is a mission!" Nara Shikamaru said, lazily putting his arm around Ino's shoulders.
Sakura giggled. "That was the first time I saw you say more than five words, Shikamaru!" Sakura said, the way a mother would when her son would talk for the first time. "Oh, come on, Shika-kun! Your name is quite a mouthful, so deal with it!" Ino said and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Get a room! Munch munch munch munch" Akimichi Chouji said as he approached the making out couple with a bag of chips. "We've got a mission to do! Munch munch munch" "Chouji... My health advice?" Sakura asked, doubtfully looking at the big bag of chips in his hands.
"Yes, doc," Chouji said, his focus more on the chips than to Sakura's advice. Sakura bid goodbye to her friends as they hurried into the woods, Ino getting one last kiss from her 'Shika-kun'.
Sakura sighed. Neji's with Tenten. Gaara's with Matsuri. Naruto's with Hinata. Shikamaru's with Ino. Who will be my guy? Temari wanted to be single until she finds a guy of her taste. And besides... I have... No! He's not even here... And it's only two days 'til his birthday... Has that snake took over him yet? I guess I'll be wearing black on the twenty-third...
Who? Sasu--
Shut up!
Uchih--
Shut up!
Sasu-cha--
Shut up!!
Itachi junio--
-growl-
Shutting up...
Sakura sighed again and walked over to the gate of Konoha, not minding to hurry up. It was the middle of the day, and the start of spring. She wanted to enjoy the wind's caress on her face a little while longer before she got to work, there were so many patients in the hospital lately, and she took both the morning and night shifts to bring the other medics some relief.
As she walked over to the gate to pick up the traffic report, she saw a dark, but bloodied figure slumping on the huge gate. Blood...?
Sakura immediately ran to the figure, her instincts taking over. She froze to a stop, her eyes widening. "S-S-Sasu...ke..." Her voice was barely audible as she slowly took another step towards the slightly lean figure.
Abruptly, the figure fell to the ground, unconscious and exhausted. "Sasuke-kun!" Sakura now acted more confidently as she pulled her black gloves on and picked the bloodied Uchiha and carried him to the hospital.
3:30 p.m. 2 days before...
"Get me a room, god damn it! I don't care if that's reserved for a freaking Suna official! Gaara's one of my best friends, and I can have you fired right now if you won't let me through!! Get me Room 28, the hell, NOW!!" Jiraiya was correct about Sakura being a second Tsunade. That day that Naruto came back, Sakura looked really pissed.
"Y-Yes, Sakura-s-san..." The poor, stuttering nurse in the lobby said and typed away in the computer at the reception desk. The nurse shakily gave the room pass to Sakura and put on her glasses. Sakura rushed to Room 28 and burst through the door-- literally.
You don't wanna mess with Sakura in this mood. The people watching from the hall immediately ran as fast as they can as Sakura's head turned toward them. Sakura immediately healed Sasuke from all of his injuries, fractures, and wounds with her overwhelming chakra. She took Sasuke in the bathroom and gave him a sponge bath, shampooing his hair, and all.
He was mumbling things like "stupid homo-snake", "dobe", "Sakura" (she got shocked on that one), "perverted late sensei", and "friends".
He's dreaming of me? Sweet! Sakura thought as he pulled Sasuke's dirty clothes from his body and gave them to a nurse to wash. Of course Sakura hadn't gotten over Sasuke's perfect body, but her medic-nin instincts took over her as she draped the hospital gown on Sasuke. For once, a big spark of hope flashed for her.
When Sasuke was all set on the bed, dextrose attached to the front of his hand. His bruises already seemed months old, so they were almost gone. Sakura gave him a shot of morphine before she went out and ordered another door.
2 days later, Sasuke's POV
I only saw darkness, and I felt nothing. Nothing at all. I remember the dim memories of the fight I had with Itachi, the fight I had with that stupid snake, whose knowledge I have surpassed. I remember coming to Konoha, but I don't remember where I went afterwards. I only saw a flash of pink and green colored eyes full with worry. Where the heck am I?
Though I have been an emotionless jerk, (I just had to admit) I miss my friends a lot. I missed being a kid, wasting it on training. Looking back, it all seems so foolish, so stupid. I never had fun, well, not out in public. I always had fun watching Sakura sleep back in our days, even when I was with Orochimaru, no one in my team, even the stupid sannin himself, and his stupid medic, hadn't notice me going here to Konoha, watching the pink-haired angel sleep, murmuring my name.
I shrugged the though off and hurried on to a new topic. Word spread that Hinata is now engaged to the dobe. That's a big one, I always though he was the ramen-loving, Sakura-obsessed -twitch- freak like he was back in the days. And who'd forget the always-three-hours-or-more-late-because-of-reading-that-perverted-book sensei? Still perverted I think. Old habits die hard. Nostalgia...
Hyuuga's with Tenten, Dobe's with Hinata, The Lazy Ass is with Ino, Subaku's with Matsuri, and I could care less who Sakura's with.
Pshaw, right.
Hn.
-raises eyebrow-
Shut up.
-smirk-
CHIDORI NAGASHI!!
Dude, she's here.
All Sasuke's irritation vanished at that exact moment as he heard the light footsteps of the medic. He put on his perfect façade and waited for her, still not opening his eyes.
Okay... Now how do we attach a door? Reservations are so slow! It was just a freakin' door!
Crack open the hinges, place the door in between, then close the hinges again! Place the screws inside, too.
Thanks.
Sakura's been having a conversation with her inner all the way from the Hardware store to the hospital. She was quite pleased when she saw two necklaces with a broken heart; the other half on each of the necklace, when put together forms a whole. There was also an engraving of a capital S on each heart, which fit perfectly for Sakura's gift to Sasuke.
Ah, done with the door! I wonder how Sasuke-kun's doing...
Sakura thought and turned around to face the empty white bed.
What the--?! He was there a moment ago!
"Hn." Sakura fell back, closing her eyes. Her ninja reflexes were caught off guard at that moment. "WAAHH!!" Sakura closed her eyes, preparing for the impact she was doomed in. But it never came. When she opened her eyes again, she saw black ones staring back at her, a playful smirk on his handsome face.
"Annoying..." Sasuke said and pulled both of them up. "U-Uhmm..." Sakura stuttered, not sure what to say. She was quite proud of the progress she'd made in the seven years he'd been gone. Not that his growth hormones weren't active enough for a boy, but hers were active. So now, she was half a head smaller than Sasuke. "Thanks for pulling me up." Sakura said it like he hadn't left Konoha for seven years.
"Aa." She was even lucky for all these years that she was at least receiving grunts than the silent treatment. "Uhm... You can remove your arms now!" Sakura said, blushing a bit at the contact. "Hn." Lucky, but she hated it.
"I already reported to Tsunade-sama that you were here. Your probation will come after... a month, I'll be your guard." Sakura explained to him. "Oh." Sasuke said.
What's with his one-word responses?! Doesn't he even realize it's his birthday today?!
"Come on, Kaka-sensei said that we'll meet up at the bridge, the whole Team 7." Sakura said and motioned for him to follow after her.
Sakura sat on the railing of the bridge, swinging her legs back and forth. Sasuke took his place on the other railing, propping his forearms on it, silently watching the water running gently below.
The two watched in silence as the Cherry Blossom petals danced around them.
After an hour of waiting in silence...
Sakura sighed. "I should have known that they weren't going to come. Kaka-sensei said he'll be busy with his book, but he'll try. Naruto's been training...but they both said that they'll try to come." Sakura said, chagrin present in her voice.
"It's fine. I want the place peaceful." Sasuke suddenly spoke. "Wha--?" "I said it's fine. I want the place peaceful." Sasuke repeated himself, unusually. He often called Sakura annoying when she wanted him to repeat what he was saying.
Another 30 minutes of silence...
Sakura finally gave up on her plans to converse with Sasuke, all tries failing. She sighed, took in a deep breath and got to the point.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura paused, sucking in deep breaths as her source of confidence. Sasuke smirked at his old nickname. He hadn't heard it in her voice, only the voices of the bitches that'd had a crush on him, especially Karin. He liked her voice; it was like a sound of wind chimes, like the sound of his flute.
"Remember that I used to confess my love for you back in the days?" There, he was taken back by her question. His eyes widened and nodded stiffly. "Well, I just wanted to tell you that I still feel the same way." Sakura finished.
Sakura waited for the hurt. She knew what was coming, but she didn't care. She wanted the whole truth before... Well, before she does something good in her life for herself, finally.
"Stop wasting your time on me, Sakura. You're gonna get nothing. Remember the comments I used on you?" Sasuke paused, expecting the wind to move because of the nod of her pink head. It did. "I just wanted to tell you that I still feel the same way. I wonder how, as small as you are, can be so hugely annoying." Sasuke quoted her sentences awhile ago and spit the last word out.
Tears welled up in Sakura's viridian eyes. The salty tears formed at the word 'stop'.Silence followed as Sakura thought of what to say. "Oh, well thanks for putting up with me, Sasuke-kun. I guess you're right. I am annoying, aren't I? All those stupid salty tears my stupid eyes wasted," Sakura paused, focusing so that her voice won't break. "All those stupid confessions my stupid mouth wasted," Sakura paused once more, taking in another gush of the spring air, preparing for her last blow. At least if she wanted to end this, she wants the both of them hurt. "And all the stupid space my stupid mind left for me to think of you, and all the stupid love my stupid heart gave for you... wasted..." Sakura said, her voice finally breaking on the last word.
Sasuke didn't turn to look at her, but every word hit him like a thousand blows from the Kyuubi.
"This may be the last time you'll see me..." Sakura whispered so softly, that even Sasuke's trained ears cannot hear.
"Oh, and Sasuke-kun? Happy birthday, by the way. Here's your birthday present! You've got a party later in the Uchiha Compound..." Sakura quickly placed his necklace around his neck and kissed him passionately on his lips.
Without giving him a chance to reply to the kiss, Sakura turned around, her now long hair whipping around, dancing and blending perfectly with the wind. She left in god speed mode in a direction he didn't see through the fog.
Sasuke was left, dazed in his 21 year-old glory. All he could ever think of was this,
Shit, I made her cry again.
Ren: Was it good? Was it good? Was it good?! Okay, I'm good.
Tenten: Ren-chan tells you to press the cute pull down menu and set it on Submit Review, then press the other cute purple button that says 'Go'!
Ren: Read and review; if you want Sakura alive... Muhahahahahahaha!!
Naruto: Ramen?!
Sakura: I'll...die?
Sasuke: -moping in the background-
Ren: -sweatdrop- Err-- Move on, you guys!