Get Back Here, Dobe! Part One: Drama!
"Sasuke-kun…is that really you?"
Her voice held no fear, only surprise and wonder. Hopeful, praying that it wasn't all just another dream.
He said nothing, only studied her as he stood, knees bent as he crouched on her windowsill.
She sat upright in her bed, her tiny hands gripping her sheets in front of her like a child would. He felt his heart soften as their gazes met. Her wide, emerald eyes sparkled hopefully, filled with happiness. It helped erase the image of those eyes spilling out tears the night he had left.
His gaze traveled over the rest of her, taking in her still-cropped-short hair. So she has promised herself she'd get stronger. For his sake. It meant she still cared about him.
"…Sasuke…kun?"
She could only whisper his name in awe. The Sasuke she remembered had been exceptional, but had never possessed this incarnation's inhuman grace. This Sasuke's smooth movements held almost feline elegance, the way he stepped lightly down from her window almost made her shiver.
"Sakura…"
She did shiver this time, hearing her name in that deep, tenor voice. There was no way this could be anything but a dream, it was too…
"…I…"
Her eyes were glued to his obsidian orbs as they remained fixed on anything but her.
"…Are you…back?"
"…Yes."
Through the dreamy, hazy quality of the scenario, Sakura's heart went into ecstatic flutters of pure joy.
"You…you came back?"
He nodded, his raven hair falling over his eyes.
"The ones I left for…are gone."
"Oh, Sasuke-kun…"
In the space of a single blink, he was suddenly standing in front of her, without her even seeing him move.
"I've come home, Sakura."
He showed no emotion when she lowered her head, but raised an eyebrow when a soft hiccup came form her.
"You're back…you're back! Oh god, Sasuke-kun, you're back!"
Her mind nearly burned out with glee as she nearly tumbled onto him, her arms wrapped around him telling her he was perfectly solid, not another misty illusion plaguing her dreams.
"Thank you, thank you…" she whispered, hugging him as if letting go meant he'd disappear again. "I missed you so much, Sasuke-kun…"
"…You too."
She didn't even realize he was hugging back until her eyes opened again, tears still rolling down her cheeks, though her grin couldn't possibly be wider.
"Sakura…have I made you…happy?"
She glanced up at him in mild surprise, wondering why he cared about her feelings all of a sudden.
Her gaze told her his eyes were different. Still the same black, but…softer. Maybe he had finally learned…
"Yes, yes you have…" she replied, smiling happily. "So happy…"
"Sakura…" she heard him whisper, his breath warm on her forehead. "There's something…I have…no, I need to tell you…"
Ok...that's it for drama. Next comes the fluff.