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On a particular morning, the morning of our five year anniversary, as usual, I woke up to the sun rays filtering through the curtains, birds chirping, and as usual, the spot beside me on the bed was empty. When I woke up to discover that Sasuke had left without saying a word-again-I made a decision, I was going to break up with Uchiha Sasuke. I have been thinking about it for a long time. I love him, a lot, but I can't do this anymore. He doesn't even bother to stay in bed a little longer on our anniversary, if he even remembers it.

Recently, he's more cold and distant than before. I don't wake up to the smell of breakfast and coffee; instead, I wake up to a cold bed and empty house, with a feeling of loneliness. He comes home later than usual, and on some days, not at all. All kinds of 'reasons', I think of them as excuses, were given; falling asleep at the office, having more work to do, having business meetings that drag out late into the night. Sasuke works as the CEO of Sharingan Entertainment, SE for short, the entertainment branch of the famous Uchiha Inc. owned by his father, Fugaku Uchiha. I understand if he has a lot of work because of his position as the CEO of such a big company, but I don't feel the love anymore.

We still have sex once in a while, and he still says 'I love you' as much as he did, and I know that Sasuke isn't one to say something he doesn't mean, but I know how his attention has been on Sakura for a while now. He says I love you, but I don't feel it as much as I did, nor do I see it as much as I used to. Making breakfast, having surprises, romantic dates, sincere gifts, thoughtful actions, all these are reduced to almost nothing, and every single time, his sole reason is: work. I wonder all the time, has he changed to love work much more, or is it because there's someone there for him to look forward to every day? For him to want to stay later, to miss our dates, to go earlier, for him to do everything he did.

One day, I visited him at his workplace, just for confirmation, I convinced myself. I visited his workplace one day, and I saw him with a beautiful pink-haired lady, whose name was Sakura. They weren't actually doing anything, but I recognized the coy glances, the gentle brush of fingers, the slight blush on her face, and the tone in her voice, I noticed all the signs of flirting from her, and even some from him. Sakura is a beautiful lady, with shoulder-length pink hair resembling blossoms, eyes sparkling like emerald, lips luscious pink, a healthy blush to her face, slim yet curvy body, and an impeccable fashion sense, and all of a sudden, I felt not so confident anymore. It was easy to fall for Sakura, way too easy. I felt afraid, and yet self-conscious. Has he fallen out of love with me? That was three months ago.

I got out of bed, showered and went to work that day, alone once again, all the while thinking of what to say to him, how it would end up, whether he would protest, or try to make me stay, whether he would be sad, angry, or happy even. But I would soon find out, even if I fear his reaction.

The day at work flew by really quickly, after all, when you dread something, it arrives sooner than you expect. Yes, I hate the thought of breaking up with Sasuke, but what's the point of going on if he has or wants someone else? I had to break up with him, if not for his sake then mine.

When I reached home that day, it was empty, just as expected. Sasuke never returned home early anymore, and apparently not even on our anniversary. I threw my keys onto the table, and instead of starting to prepare dinner while waiting for him to come home like usual, I started to pack all my stuff, clothes and whatnot, into bags and luggage. The food would've gone to waste anyway.

After I finished packing, while waiting for him to come back, I sat on the sofa, thinking of what to say, how to say it, what his reaction would be like. Would he remember our anniversary? Would he try to stop me from leaving his life? Or would he not even bother?

I was too lost in my thoughts to notice how much time had passed. I heard the sound of key chains dangling and the sound of the front door unlocking, followed by footsteps.

"Naruto?" I hear a voice I know all too well.

Before long, Sasuke was standing right in front of me, and I could feel his stare.

"Why are you sitting here brooding alone in the dark, Dobe?" He questioned in a slightly joking tone, which almost covered the concern he meant to convey. I winced slightly at the nickname.

I looked up to stare into his eyes, and as I did, I vaguely noticed from the clock on the wall behind him that it was only half past 7, and he usually returned after 9, mostly around 10 to 11, some rare times after midnight.

"Teme, why are you back so early?" I asked.

He then smiled one of those rare, beautiful smiles of his, which I'd like to think is reserved for me, and stated simply, "It's our anniversary, isn't it?" He then brought out a bouquet of roses that he had been hiding behind his back.

My eyes widened as I realized that he actually remembered our anniversary, that he didn't forget it after all. At that moment, I hesitated about breaking up with him. I then shook my head to clear it of those thoughts. I couldn't afford to hesitate now, not when I finally gathered to courage to finally do it. Since when have anniversaries been so insignificant to me, for me to be happy from just a bouquet of roses? And then I realize that after spending the whole day believing he forgot, I was just happy he remembered. I looked down and closed my eyes, letting out a sigh as I shakily stood up.

I opened my eyes, looking straight into his onyx ones as I said the words, "Let's break up, Sasuke."

~CH. 1, END~

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