Back to that Time

Part 1: Regret

He watched silently as she greeted her guests with a forced smile. He hadn't needed to know her for years to know it was fake, it was obvious to anyone. She turns her eyes to her husband for only a moment, watching as the blonde talked to the pinkette, whom was wearing a light blush over her nose.

The woman turns her eyes back to her guests after not so much as a flinch, she'd seen it too many times to physically show her pain any more.

Sasuke Uchiha closed his eyes as he wondered what would have happened if he had not turned his back to her all those years ago. He watched as Naruto glanced around, a small mischevious smirk on his face before he quietly whispered in Sakura's ear. She flushed and quietly scolded him, but there was a sparkle to her eyes.

Sakura had finally fallen in love with Naruto, but only after Naruto had married Kagome Higurashi.

Sasuke shook his head as he watched Kagome excuse herself from her own Christmas Party, and he silently wished he could have prevented the two from getting married...

Back to that Time

Part 2: Familiar

Sasuke woke up with a start. He had no idea why he had, in fact, woke up in such a way. Looking around for any dangers, since he hadn't had a nightmare, he realized something was very...different.

Why did this scene look so familiar? Wait. This was his room. This was his room when he was twenty. Right after he'd returned to Konoha...

What the hell? He turned and looked at the mirror and frowned. Right. He's twenty again, which, though weird and completely ridiculous to even think, would make sense if it was a dream, right? He didn't have time to think about how this had come to be when there was a loud knock on his door.

"Teme!" Naruto's voice rang out, followed by a softer voice.

"N-Naruto?"

Sasuke blinked. It was Kagome. The Kagome that had yet to marry Naruto. The Kagome that would soon shyly ask Naruto to be her boyfriend. He remembered this. This was the first time Naruto had introduced them.

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Part 3: Fear

He quickly dressed and opened the door, stopping Naruto's fist from hitting him, as Naruto had turned to Kagome. He was about to explain the name calling.

"Naruto, what are you doing here, and who is this?" Sasuke grumbled out, running a hand through his hair. Why did he just ask that, he knew her...

"Eh? You don't know Kagome?" Naruto gasped, shocked. Sasuke rolled his eyes. He hadn't lived here for years, of course he didn't know.

"Naru-" She paused, warily shifting her eyes towards Sasuke then back to Naruto. "Naruto, I moved here after the incident..." She explained, moving to hide behind the blonde a bit. "N-nice to meet you, I-I'm Kagome Higurashi." She nervously explained, sweat obvious on her brow. Sasuke long since found out that this shyness had been an act.

It was one reason he had chosen not to trust her at this age. She did have a fear of something being found out.