Authors Note: Wow. After how long? Well, I've been stuck on Naruto, (who hasn't?) And I have all these plots thought out.. I guess I'll start with something as simple as this.. Short, but I kinda like how it turned out. XD

SasuSaku. Why? Honestly, there are billions of reasons out there, enumerated by the zillions of SasuSaku fans, writers or not. But it's simple really, it's just because Uchiha Sakura has such a perfect ring to it.

Disclaimer: Naruto is Mine. No, really. Why else would I be writing FAN fiction? XP


Perfect Bliss

I think they call it love

It's nothing to be scared about - believe me

I was a fangirl.

A hyper, obsessive, destructive, pathetic, annoying fangirl; one of the dozens who shrilled out, "Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!" all day. One of the many who hoped, and wished, and dreamed, and got their hopes shot down every single day. Probably the only one, if not the most, who got her heart broken.

Up to now, I still think I am. A fan, and a girl, too, that is.

In this world, there are people who can say things bluntly, directly, without fear, hesitation, or shame.

"Sasuke-kun!!"

A smile.

"Cha! I can do this!"

Determination glinting in fiery eyes.

"Naruto, you're going down!"

A proclamation.

"Sasuke-kun is just so amazing!"

Adoration.

"I love you with all my heart!"

Devotion.

Ain't nothing we can do

Just let it be a part of you - and feel it

I think he hated that side of me. I think it annoyed him to no end because it suffocated him. I think he wanted something more than plain old infatuation.

But I don't think I was conscious of it back then. Back then, in our genin days, I believe I was just being me. I don't think I could have helped it. I was weak then, and all I could do was worry. Worry, fret, fuss, scream my support, and cry…

In a way, I believe I did all I could back then. But it never seemed enough.


You're scared it's gonna change

You say you need a guarantee,

Just leave it..

I never really saw any of you back then. I was too busy looking into the future, to power, to my brother. The things I desperately wanted, desperately sought after, made me forget, if I even knew; I guess, made me blind to things that were already there in front of me. Behind me. Around me.

I guess that was why I took everything for granted. I was a fool. Maybe I seriously thought, and now I still can't believe I was stupid enough to think it, that after charging forward in spite of everything and attaining my self-appointed goals, you would somehow still be waiting for me with a smile and arms opened wide, even after I broke your heart and left you on a bench.

But there are also people who can't say things so straight forwardly..

"Che. Annoying."

Hn. Thank you.

"Step back. You're useless.."

Let me do it for you. I don't want you to get hurt.

"Leave me alone."

Don't worry about me.

"You haven't changed."

Im glad. I like you that way.

"Tell me, who did this to you?"

I care about you. Are you alright?

"Thank you.."

I'm sorry.. and I appreciate everything..

You'll look but you won't find

Don't you know that love is blind?

Just feel it..

Actually, I never once thought that you were ugly, annoying, or a waste of time... Whenever I said something, it was always the exact opposite of what I was thinking. I didn't mean for it to be that way, it was just how I was.

Like you, I was just being who I was meant to be. I couldn't help it.

But I never realized how superficially dense I was back then. I prided myself on being smart, strong, an avenger. I was determined to kill my brother, avenge my clan, rebuild my family... I never saw what I already had. What you were already giving me.

I wanna let you know

I promise, I promise

To never let you go

Looking into your eyes, I see all I could have had. Searching in your smile, I find the happiness I have yearned for. Resting in your arms, I feel complete.

We can make it good, we can make it right

We can make the shadows turn to light

I guess we figured out, somewhere along the way, that what we have could never be truly perfect.

Boy, when it feels like this, when it feels like this

Its some kind of perfect bliss

But somehow, it doesn't seem to matter.

We don't need the hurt, We don't need the pain

We can be the sun behind the rain

A Shinobi's life is a cruel one. We are taught to live constantly under the shadow of imminent death, holding shurikens, senbon, kunai, and other weapons of destruction in permanently bloodied hands. We are trained to kill, either by instinct, or as situations demand it. The code of a ninja dictates that one must uphold the pride of his village, and never go against its principles. From a young age, we are taught to never succumb to emotions – that they are a weakness.

Boy, when it feels like this, when it feels like this

Its some kind of perfect bliss

But even ninja know how to feel.

Some kind of perfect bliss

Some kind of love

Some kind of feeling

Some kind of miracle

Truthfully, it's amazing that something so simple could be so profound. And that something so profound could be, in reality, so simple…

My name is Uchiha Sakura. I was a fangirl. Hyper, obsessive, destructive, pathetic, annoying; one of dozens who shrilled out, "Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!" all day. One of the many who hoped, and wished, and dreamed-

Some kind of perfect bliss

The only one who got her heart mended, felt love returned; and as I look out to him, sitting under the shade of my namesake, cradling our sleeping child in his arms, a look of contentment and utter –bliss– on his features, I realize I am the only one who had her dreams come true.

And then I smile.


Author's Note:

As for the title, my cousin (nosy little prick that he is!) asked me, "Why Perfect Bliss?" Yeah, it's unoriginal. But heck, like I answered, "Well, why not?"

Also, well, I just felt like all the fanfic writers make Sasuke say these days is either "Hn" or "Aa". Not that I don't find that cute, endearing, amusing, even; as well as great inspiration for fiction plots, but, come on, watching the series, Sasuke isn't THAT quiet, he actually says more than a sentence quite often, you know? I personally find how he used to tell Naruto, "You're such a loser!" adorable. But there IS that mistranslation bit that's just fun to twist around with. XP

And gawd I hate the ending… I somehow got lost somewhere in the middle, you know? Hope you all still liked it though, this is my first foray into the Naruto fandom.. Reviews are highly appreciated!

Signing off,

Kiuna'yukina