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Moments.
Well-placed moments throughout both of their lives. It was the reason—the sole reason she told herself—she still cared. Those moments, in dire times, when it seemed like he cared about her too. It was because of those moments, and only because of those moments, that she still tried to bring that traitor back home.
But really? He wasn't a traitor.
He was Sasuke. He was worth it. She told herself over and over that no one's worth this pain but in the end, in the end, he was. Because he was Uchiha Sasuke and she was Haruno Sakura and in the end, when it all came down to it, she loved him. And even though he never said it aloud she knew he loved her.
So she kept trying.
She kept trying to be stronger, she kept trying to prepare. She needed to bring him back. He needed her to bring him back, even if he didn't know it yet. And she was going to.
Because he was Uchiha Sasuke, and she was Haruno Sakura.
Because she was in love, and so was he.
Because he just needed a push, and she was going to be the one to push him.