~ Every Tear, Every Memory ~
I do not own Naruto, nor its characters
Deep in the forest, a pink haired girl was training, bettering herself. She was determined to bring him back, to bring, Uchiha, Sasuke back. To do this, she trained non-stop, perfecting her techniques, sharpening her skills. Some would say that Sakura was pushing herself too hard, she would reply, 'not hard enough.'
Sakura was practicing on launching throwing items, repeatedly throwing her shurikens at the target, not one landed. She sighed to herself, and went over to pick them back up, and try again, when she locked eyes with sapphire, blue ones.
"Sakura-chan!" The voice called. It was none other than Uzumaki, Naruto. The blond waved, and grinned at the pink-ette. Sakura nodded towards him in response. Deciding to take a well deserved break, Sakura went over to the blond haired ninja.
"You've been here all day!" Naruto immediately whined. It was true, she had been there all day. When Sakura had first got to the training grounds, the sky was painted a deep, blue, and dotted with silver stars. Now the sky was various shades of pinks, and oranges, blended together.
"It's fine, Naruto, what do you want anyway?" She asked, sharply, wanting to cut to the chase.
"Well..." He began, scratching the back of his head, nervously. "I was wondering if you wanted to do something together, like old times."
'Like old times...' Sakura thought. Those were the only words that seemed to stick in her mind, the only three words she heard Naruto say. If it were really like old times, Sasuke would've still been there. If it were like old times, she wouldn't be here, at the training grounds, sweating like crazy, panting heavily. If it were really like old times, Sakura would be lingering on every word Sasuke murrmured, every step he made. The name 'Sasuke' wouldn't be taboo to her, and make her heart sting, and her eyes well up with tears. Sakura couldn't help it, when a silent tear slid down her cheek. Her whole body began shaking, and she broke down in tears. Naruto grabbed her wrists, and pulled her close, holding her close to his chest, attempting to calm her down.
"I'm so sorry Sakura-chan! I didn't mean to make you cry!" Naruto stroked Sakura's hair gently, wiped away her falling tears, with the back of his hand.
"No..No...It's...not..your fault." Sakura choked out. She could feel her throat close up, as a wave of sadness, and regret washed over her, now colliding with Naruto. As if reading her thoughts, Naruto whispered,
"I promise, Sakura, I'll bring him back."
A/N - This is a story I wrote during Life Choices, and a part of Math. I'm still not sure if this is an one-shot, or a full story...