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Warning: Updates will be irregular. Read at your own risk. If I do not update frequently, do not kill me. Peace, friends.
Prologue
She closes the door to the roof behind her with a silent click. A gust of cold, unforgiving wind comes to greet her.
She looks forward, and he's already there, waiting for her.
Of course.
"Really," she can't keep the scorn from her voice. They are strangers now, but before that, before things got complicated, they were teammates, and she'll never forget that. He is the one thing she can never truly harm or hate.
But she'd be damned if she let him know that.
"A rooftop showdown? Isn't this too cliché, even for you?
"I just thought you would prefer something more dramatic," he replies, his voice as smooth as velvet.
"Says who? Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," she scoffs.
"Coming from the girl who demolished the entire battlefield not a month ago. Unnecessarily too. "
Touché.
"Your point?"
He doesn't answer, merely watches her with a discerning gaze.
She pretends to be indifferent.
"You've changed." It's a statement, not a question.
"Yeah, in case you don't know, people do that. And?"
"If possible, you are even worse-tempered than before."
She clicks her tongue.
"Did you just ask me to come here so you can insult me?"
"Hn. The past is in the past. There's nothing either of us can do to change that."
"And?"
"You let it go and stop being so damn angry."
"Excuse me?"
Her hands grip the railings tightly, so tightly that her knuckles turn white. By now, she's standing side by side with him, looking out from the roof to the village.
It's nighttime, but still the village vibrates with life, with happiness, with hope. This is what she had fought to protect in the Fourth Shinobi War, and she's proud that she played a major role in protecting this place she calls home. Aftermath of the war still shows, but now the village is more united than ever.
"Why did you ask me to meet you? I was under the impression that you're under house arrest, Sasuke-kun."
"Why so aggressive, Sakura? I thought you wanted me back."
"You don't understand anything! Why don't you go back to Karin?"
"Are you jealous?"
"Am not!"
Forget what she said about not being able to hate or harm him.
Uchiha Sasuke, you better watch out, because I, Haruno Sakura, am going to rip you a new one.
Next Time: Chapter 1~ Declaration of War
"Teme, you seriously need to rebuild your bonds with Sakura-chan."
"Sasuke, what attributes are you looking for in the future matriarch of the Uchiha clan?"
"If that bastard thinks he can just walk around as if everything's fine, he's got another thing coming for him!"
"Looks like you're off house arrest, Uchiha. Well, enjoy life."
"Uchiha Sasuke, I declare war against you!"
Author's Note: This is a prologue of what I hope to be around a ten chapter story. I am still not sure whether to make my other one shot, Behind That Smile, into a multi-chapter story. Leave a review on what you think. :)