Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor the characters.

Summary: just a short fic on a much darker look on Sakura Haruno. rated M.


Sakura's Pov.

i feel my body laced with sweat, my heart beating a mile a minute. i try to catch my breath, before throwing the covers off my body.

"damn!" i say clutching my head.

'of course.....i was dreaming about....him........Uchiha Sasuke....and that night......when he left me' i think angrily. i get up and make my way to the bathroom.

"!" i do a double take when i look at myself in the mirror. My hair is a disastrous mess, my skin a sickly pale, and my eyes have large black bags under them.

"....another restless night......remembering...what he did to me." i say turning the water on and washing my face. my eyes trail to my arms, noticing faint white lines on each. i smirk darkly.

'if only hecould see what he's done to me, what I've reduced myself to. ha, the look on his face, if i told him i did this to myself....that i tried to take my own life 3 different times.'

i walk out only to return with a towel and a change of clothes.

Once i finish bathing, i fix my hair up as best i can, growing frustrated when i struggle to make it look manageable. i finally get it to look right and smile slightly. i quickly place a gentjutsu over my appearance and arms, a small smirk on my face.

'now that that part of my mask is complete......' i think. i place a big 'happy' face on that would make Naruto proud. next i move to my eyes; i focus on hiding my emotions and making them appear to be happy.

"it's a shame, that i have to lie to those that care about me, but this is a battle i have to fight on my own.........i can't drag them down with me.......when the time comes..he better be ready....i will kill you......Uchiha-scum." i whisper darkly. once done with that i grab my keys and make my way out the house.

"Naruto's probably at Ichiraku eating Ramon, and if he's not there he's probably bugging Tsunade-sama for a mission......to look for Sasuke no less...." i say to myself, hissing his name like a poison. i sigh to clear my head of any negative thoughts and make my way to my first destination; Ichiraku.


End. Tell me what you think! REVIEW!!!!! Oh, and just so y'all understand the story is called Sakura's Resolve, referring to her stating that she'll kill him,she believes that that is the only solution to her problems.