prompt: AU, "Fix You" by Coldplay
words: 391
summary: She wanted to be somebody.
note:Done for SasuSaku Month on LJ. I'm really nervous about this for some reason. D:
note2: It's short, but I tried my best to get this out on the right day. c:

stepping on
s t o n e s

(She was just a thing left for dead in the world.)

Dirt clung to her bubblegum pink hair, hugging her cheeks tightly as she stared blankly up at the night sky. Rain slapped at her pale skin. The feeling in her stomach made her sick, made her want to rot away. At least then she wouldn't have to suffer from crushed dreams and stepped-on hopes.

Her lips parted to choke out laughter. "I'm fine…I'm perfectly fine." She laughed again, tears mixing with the rain on her face. "I…" She froze, her eyes moving to the person standing in front of her. She mouthed his name, afraid that if she said it out loud he would disappear, would leave like he always had in the past.

No, things were different. She had left him this time.

(She wanted to be somebody.)

Nothing was going to change if she couldn't get out of this forgotten city. But something always held her back. Something always made her insides claw with guilt, with loneliness.

(She wanted to be free.)

"Sakura."

Her breath caught. He always did that to her; left her breathless after only saying her name. Why? Her heart clenched, made it hard for her to breathe. Why was it always his voice that captured her every thought?

"Come. It's late."

Her legs moved on instinct, trying to catch up with his familiar form. "S…Sasuke—" She stumbled on uneven pavement, her arms moving forward, hopelessly trying to stop herself from falling.

She never felt the harsh ground against her knees.

Opening her eyes, she looked up, so close she could see the endless black of his eyes. "Ah…" Heat rushed to her face, reddening her cheeks. "Sasuke…—kun…"

"You're horrible at walking, Sakura." He sets her up straight and steps back, turning in the direction he had been heading before. She watched him take a couple steps and stop, turning to look at her. "You coming?" His outstretched hand was met by hers, circling loosely around her fingertips. Her chest felt light suddenly, and the laugh that escaped her lips was different from before. "Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun, you came!"

His smile lit up the dark sky, made her world seem a little less broken. "I will always be the one to guide you home."

(She wanted to be with him.)

"Hm~." She smiled. "Thank you, Sasuke-kun."