My love…my beautiful pink haired princess. How I wish to be with her, just to feel her in my arms. I know this dream of mine will never be true, I know that if I give in to my love then my brother will come and take away what is most precious to me. Because of this I cannot get close to anyone, especially my princess. I must live alone and resist her love, her beauty…I must be cold and emotionless to her, she must not see through my mask. The mask I carefully placed over my face that hides all my anger, my desire, my love, my loneliness, and my pain.
I thought about this every time I saw her and as I sat in a tree looking down at my Sukura fighting so gracefully. How I love her hair flowing as she moved, how her steps were so perfect and balanced, and how her wonderful body moved ever so softly as a cool breeze in the summer.
"You should tell her how you feel." Kakashi said now sitting next to me on the branch.
With my mask firmly in place I turned my head slightly in his direction and stated calmly, "I don't know what you're talking about."
He sighed, taking a few slow blinks at his book before surprisingly closing it and looking at me. "Do you take pleasure in her pain Sasuke?" Kakashi said now boring into my eyes.
What he said took a moment to comprehend because I was so surprised by his words, but never the less my mask stayed on and to him, I felt nothing. "I must leave, you are talking nonsense" I jumped down from the tree and headed through the snow to the village. It was almost Christmas and I needed a gift for Sakura. And just as every year I leave it in her room, unannounced from whom. From her point of view I haven't given her one gift yet, but that doesn't matter as long as she gets it. At least that's what I told myself, but deep down I knew better…
I walked through the village searching for something special and soon came across Ino staring at something. It was a necklace and a beautiful one at that. It was a blue ruby necklace shaped like a heart with small diamonds surrounding it. I knew it would match her beautifully. So I went inside, after Ino left of course, and asked for it. I told the clerk I wanted engravings but I wasn't very good with putting something romantic, especially in such short words. He helped me graciously and choose the words for the engravings, "I never seek to tell thy love, love that can never be but if you look inside my love, you will see the vision of me."
The night of Christmas Eve I went to Sakura's house and into her room. I put my gift that was in a black velvet box down at the end of her bed. I was about to leave I sensed someone else in the room and the energy seemed familiar. I turned around to see Naruto going through her drawer. He was snickering almost awoken Sakura. I held his mouth and went out her window dragging him with me.
"What were you doing in Sakura room?" I said once outside of her house.
He started snickering louder than before, "Probably the same reason you were in there."
"Don't be such a loser, just tell what you were doing." I said. He laughed loudly and pulled out pink panties with a heart in the middle. "You were panty raiding Sakura." My voice became deeper in the end with irritation.
"Yea and I know you were too. I showed you mine now show me yours." He said in excitement, drool coming from the corners of his mouth as he stared blankly back at me.
I blushed at the thought of ever doing that. Hitting him on the head and turned away quickly, hoping Naruto didn't see. "You're such a looser Naruto" I said under my breath.
"AW! Then why were you in there then!" he screamed while rubbing his head. He stopped rubbing his head for a moment and looked at me curiously. "Hey? Did it have to do with that box I saw next to her bed?" I just stared at him darkly and when I did not respond it looked as if something clicked in his brain. He got up and went into my face pointing his finger to my nose, "You got her a gift didn't you. I knew that Kakashi wasn't lying all these years!"
"I don't know what you are talking about" I said coldly folding my arms to my chest while slightly turning to my side.
"Oh yes you do! Kakashi had told me every year that you would secretly give her a gift and never take hers." Naruto took a step back, crossing his arms, and smiled satisfied with himself.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I came in there because I sensed someone in the room I didn't want her to get hurt. Even though she is useless, she still is a team member. Why would you possibly think I would go into that idiots home," I said now beginning to walk past him.
"Why…why do you always do that to her? You're always putting her down. Do you have any idea how much that hurts her?" he screamed as I continued walking.
"Why the hell would I care?" I said coldly still walking.
"She cries herself to sleep every night because of you. Don't you care?" he said and this made me stop in shock. But it was not long till I continued on, trying my best not to show any affection.