To the long forgotten,
Uchiha Sasuke.
You might find it weird that I am writing a letter to you. To be honest I am also surprised that I am. I just found myself writing this, with you alone in my mind.
Are you okay, over there? With that snake bastard, Orochimaru? I bet you've gained enough—no, even more than enough—power to achieve your goal. What was it again? Oh yes, to avenge your family by assassinating your brother, right? I heard it from Naruto once. Well, good luck with that.
Seriously, what is up with you and goodbyes? Do you remember? That time when you were leaving Konoha for Orochimaru. You know you could've said goodbye to me, to us—Naruto and I—in a less painful way. You just don't know how to express yourself, do you? Sasuke, if only you could've reached out to us. We could've helped you with your revenge and all, you know. We could've been all been together now, happily enjoying our lives in Konoha. Why do you always take on the pain all alone?
Have you forgotten, you have Naruto and I—your friends. Isn't that enough?
Remember when we all saw each again? It was in Orochimaru's lair, that underground place. It sure did trigger a lot of memories, huh. I hoped you were a bit happy with seeing us again, back then—because we, I mean, I was really happy. Although you can't imagine how devastated Naruto was then—knowing that you really merged in with that snake bastard.
From that encounter, I noticed that you still haven't changed—your jet black hair, your porcelain white skin and your dark, cold eyes. Indeed, you're still the Uchiha Sasuke I used to know and love.
You know, that yellow idiot still cares about you. He still thinks you're his "best friend" after all this time. How funny, isn't it? Yet when we talk about it he always has that sad smile on his face—that never fails to form droplets of tears from my eyes.
Sasuke, what was I to you, two years ago? Just someone you know? A teammate? An annoying girl with a massive crush on you? Or did you, at least, even consider me as your friend? Because you're existence is more than just a teammate and friend to me. I hope you understand where I am coming from.
Sasuke, you were my first love.
Right now I'm still confused if I still love you. But just thinking about you, Uchiha Sasuke, makes this heart of mine ache so much. Do you still consider that love?
I wonder if we'll all meet again, the three of us—you, me and Naruto. We miss you. I miss you, Sasuke. I hope that the times we've spent together made you happy, at least. It's just that you don't know how much I've treasured those memories of our little time together. I've treasured it too much that I'm still holding onto it. Sasuke, I can't let go of those memories. It haunts me. That happiness of all three of us being together, before, it was…irreplaceable.
Tell me, Sasuke. Can we still go back? To those blissful days? To that path of happiness?
I hope you've chosen the right path, Sasuke.
I really do hope so.
From someone who never fails to forget,
Haruno Sakura.