SaiSaku Ch: 1 White Horse
'Cause I'm not a princess,
This ain't a fairytale
I'm not the one who you sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell'
Sakura sobbed a little, lying on top of her bed.
'This ain't Hollywood,
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before
You went and let me down'
She let her tears free from their cage once again. It was a like a river flooding, never to be stopped again, even by a dam.
'And it's too late for you
And your White Horse
To catch me now'
How she despised Sasuke. He did nothing but use her. Just for show. Just for the pathetic prom. She threw all the flowers, letters and gifts he'd given her. If only she could choke out the chocolates, candies and the dinners they spent together. If only she'd listen to Naruto. If only she'd never taken for granted all the warnings her mother gave her. If only she, in the first place, resisted Sasuke. A thousand million more 'if onlys', only one night.
Only one life.
She was still in her prom dress, especially made for the prom. She touched the cloth, the designs that she, herself, made. She thought she would bear happy memories with it, but it only yielded sadness and regret.
She remembered Sai taking her home, his face full of worry. She was surprised, for his face is always blank, as if he knew nothing of emotions.
She smiled sadly, thinking that somehow, she did at least one good thing; she made some of his emotions alive. She remembered what happened at the prom just moments ago…
Sasuke suddenly kissed Hinata, smirking as he did so.
Hinata stood, frozen. Sakura was, too, frozen. He was her boyfriend, and yet, he still managed to kiss somebody else. It felt like her heart stopped beating, but it still hurt like thousands of knives pierced through it
Sasuke broke his lip lock with Hinata. He looked at Sakura, smiling devilishly. "Well, guess you know what happens next, Sakura." Then he continued kissing Hinata.
Sakura felt tears sting her eyes. She felt the urge to run, and she did. She closed her eyes, not caring whether she would bump into something or not. She was fortunate that everybody went out of her way. She was fortunate, too, that the door was open. But she ran out of luck. She bumped into Sai, who was outside, only turning to go back inside.
Sai was surprised at her. Sakura only then let herself cry, knowing that she is in good hands. Sai was shocked, but he felt that he needs to hug her. Just to comfort her. He did. Sakura cried, pushing her face deeper into Sai's chest. She knew she was spoiling his clothes, but she didn't care. So did he.
He let her cry and sob, while he caressed her hair. And after a while she turned quiet.
"Thank you, Sai." She whispered, lifting her chin up, to see him. "For comforting me."
"No problem," He didn't feel the need to call her 'hag' or 'ugly'. She was too sad to insult. He looked down to see Sakura's eyes red and puffy. "Want me to walk you home?" He didn't mean to say that, it just went out of his mouth.
"Sure," She looked at Sai suspiciously, Was he serious? "Are you kidding?"
"No."