This is my first fic for Naruto, so please don't be hard on me!

Actually this one was supposed to be a drabble and SasuSaku... It just came out to be rather a one-shot and NaruSaku. Don't ask me how it happened. Although I don't really like this pairing (but I don't have anything against it either), it seemed to be the right pairing for this story.

And it would be nice if you review and please help me find a Beta! First- I don't like my stories with mistakes. Second-I have an important exam this year in English and this can be the sort of preparations for me. Well anyway on with the «drabble»


Sasuke taught her how to cry. She didn't know if he really meant to do it, but the fact was, that he has completed this task.

Of course she had cried before, but it wasn't for real, that were just tears. There hasn't been any real pain before. When she has felt for the first time in her entire life as if her whole was being torn apart from the inside, it was because of him. Sasuke. And she hated it. She hated herself for being weak and always being rescued by somebody. Sakura understood how stupid it was to become a ninja and still rely on the others, doing nothing herself.

Then she had a choice to quit being ninja or to stop being weak. And the she promised Naruto and herself to become strong, strong enough to help him bring Sasuke back. But, nevertheless, it was all because and for Sasuke. Nobody else. Even if he made her cry, he was still the only one she would do anything for. He was the first one, Sakura has really loved.

When Naruto went away with Jiraya, Sakura started the proper trainings with current Hokage Tsunade, the strongest kunoichi Konoha has ever seen. And Sakura wanted to become just like her, beautiful, but strong enough to stand on her own.

As the time went by, she started to miss Naruto. She noticed that she thought about him more often. The fact that he was sometimes as annoying as hell wasn't so important anymore. And when he came back home to Konoha she was really happy, even if he was still annoying ( 2 years with the pervert Jiraya didn't do him any good when it concerned manners.) Anyway he wasn't just annoying anymore, he was mostly funny and that's a big difference. At least for Sakura. Naruto has managed to make her smile. Not the artificial smile she was doing after Sasuke went away, but a real sincere one.

She hasn't forgotten Sasuke, oh no. But he hadn't shown any intention on returning and slowly the love faded away leaving a trail of sadness that sometimes crashed on Sakura. She just wasn't planning on running after him anymore. Finally she was strong.

Sakura understood that Naruto meant much more to her than Sasuke and her feelings for the latter weren't love but affection, that was mistaken for love. And it was Naruto she was marrying now. Sakura didn't have any regrets. There was no need for them to be there. Her soon-to-be-husband didn't just take, he also knew how to give something in return. And he gave her the most important things in her life, confidence and happiness.

Sasuke taught her how to cry, but Naruto taught her how to smile.


Totally crappy, I know. I also know that it may be counted a drabble, because there aren't more than

1000 words, but still I have the feeling, that it isn't one. Please review!