Explicit and implied content may be triggering for some readers.
The gentle chill of an autumn breeze blew past me, sending strands of pink hair dancing across my face, catching on mascara and lip-gloss. All dolled up with no place to go. A shiver passed down my spine, full of anticipation for what was to come. Bare toes gripped the edge of the rooftop, but only half-heartedly. Konoha was spread out before me, an expanse of buildings, and memories.
Nostalgia overwhelmed me as I remembered before my life had lurched into the darkness, before I had been manipulated and tainted with regrets. Most of all, I thought of you, Sasuke. I thought of the hope that you brought me. I thought of the afternoons spent together, dreaming of futures that would never come. We would talk about anything and everything, not caring about the topic, because it was only the company of the other that mattered.
No. It was silly to think about what could be, what could have been. Thoughts drifted back to the times before you, Sasuke, when I lost myself to darkness. Cold hands gripping in the darkness, arguments spiraling downward, tears falling without pattern, and blood staining through the last remnants of light. I felt a rush of nausea, as I became light headed from the memories.
Everything that I held dear to myself was gone, and I was nothing but a shell of my former self, and soon I would be nothing more than a faint whisper in the wind. My heart skipped a beat. I felt myself jerk back, but I reassured myself. I wanted this.
I prepared myself, and leaned tentatively forward. Just a little more. I felt a breeze give the final push behind me, as I fell over the edge. A faint smile fell upon my lips, and my eyes closed gently, as I embraced the nothingness that would follow. All I wanted was to be numb, to stop remembering, to stop hurting.
I felt a hand catch upon my wrist, just as I was departing the rooftop, just as I was leaving all of my sorrows behind. My body jerked from the tension, dangling over emptiness, as my arm held me to this world. I felt myself pulled back to solid ground, and looked up to see ebony eyes glaring down upon me. Sasuke.