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Sasuke looked into the eyes of the girl in front of him. He didn't know how he could tell her the news. He knew the news would break her, but he had to. "Sakura..." the whisper of her name caught said girl's attention. She always looked happy to see him. Even when she knew he was leaving on a long mission.

It hadn't been but two years since he came stumbling back to the Leaf village and after a 6 month probation by the elders he was allowed to join the ranks of a jounin. Surprisingly they were very lenient on the young Uchiha due to the fact he took out many threats to the village, one being an elder himself. None the less he was still having to only do D-ranked missions helping genins before he would be able to reach his fellow teammates and friends.

Boy did he hate seeing Naruto of all people being sent out on A-ranked missions while he had missions like bringing a cat home to a woman who seemed like an over grown fangirl. He always shudders at the thought of her. She was quite...touchy...

"Sasuke-kun!" Her smile every time she spoke his name usually would make his heart flutter with such joy. She was the only person whom he could tolerate call him that. But this time when she said his name his stomach clenched and contracted. He knew that would be the last time she said it in the loving way that she always does.

"Sakura...I need to tell you something."

"Yes?" She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled herself close to him, but she couldn't help but notice the way his body shuddered when she did this action. "Sasuke...what's wrong?"

He looked down until Emerald met onyx. "I'm leaving for good. I'm not coming back. I've decided to take Princess Yuki's offer and live with her."

Sakura's eyes were like saucers. She couldn't believe her ears, but she released her grip on Sasuke and just stared at him with disbelief.

"You-you're leaving me? Again?..." A single tear was threatening to escape but Sasuke went up to her and caught it before it fell off her cheek.

"I'm sorry, but I have to do this."

"YOU PROMISED! YOU PROMISED WHEN YOU CAME BACK THAT YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE ME AGAIN! YOU. FUCKING. PROMISED!" She immediately pushed him away from her and started running home, but before she could get too far Sasuke appeared in front of her. "Leave me alone! Go fuck that princess and just leave me alone...I don't want you near me..."

He looks down on her, feeling her heart breaking. He couldn't handle seeing her like this. Not again.

"Sakura..." She looked up at him, blood shot eyes meeting his dark red ones. "Thank you..." Her eyes widen for the second time.

'No..not this again!' and just like he had done so many years ago he knocked her out. At least this time it wasn't physical.

Sasuke carried the now unconscious girl back to her apartment. It wasn't very spacious, but she was the only one that lived there. Other than Sasuke's occasion nights when he would spend the night with her when he or she would have nightmares. Or when they generally just wanted to be with each other. Looking around the room reminded him of what he was leaving behind. As much as he didn't want to leave her or their could've been life behind he knew he had to. For her.

He lay her down on her bed, tears still visible on her cheeks. Looking at her body he walked to her closet to retrieve on of the night gowns he had bought for her. Eyeing his favorite he took it off the hanger and walked back to the bed. He lifted her back up so he could slide her shirt off. Proceeding to remove her cloths he went to her boots and slid them off one foot at a time. She had been training today instead of working in the hospital like she normally would. Next and last to come off were her shorts and skirt. Soon enough she was half naked with just a bra and underwear.

This definitely wasn't the first time Sasuke had seen her like this. They had many a night where both of them would have their cloths sprawled along all areas of her or his apartment.

She had the most magnificent porcelain skin. He sometimes would be too scared to touch her thinking he'd possibly break her. She wasn't fragile physically, but when it came to him she was mentally and emotionally.

Her pink tassels of hair lay all over her feather pillows. He really didn't want to disturb her again having to lift her up once more and pulling the dress over her head, but if he didn't he knows someone would come barging in trying to wake her up and see her in just her undergarments. That would tick him off even if it was just a thought. Granted Sakura would take care of it he just wanted to be sure that it wouldn't happen.

Taking a seat at the edge of the bed he pulled her body to him and laid her head against his chest and lifted her arms up so he could glide the dress down until all the areas of her that should be covered were.

How he longed to stay and touch her the way he always had. To hold her like he had always planned. To be the love that she deserved. But none of that could happen now. He looked at the lock on her nightstand and saw it read "2:41". He needed to leave soon. Naruto would find of his departure tomorrow from Tsunade and everyone else would find out through the loud mouth and so on and so fourth. Sakura was the only one whom he really cared about telling in person.

Sasuke was never really good with goodbyes, which is why he hasn't done them since his parents were still around.

He let a few more moments pass before he put her down on her bed for the last time and covered her up with her blankets and stood on her window sill just trying to grasp that last picture of her in his head.

"I love you Sakura..." were his last words before finally disappearing into the night.

So this is a new story I'm trying to do. I already have a couple chapters in mind and I hope none of y'all think this WON'T be a sasusaku story cause it WILL.

more than likely be minor pairings but neither will be with anyone else. Maybe. may add some twist and turns but that's how I am ;)

UNTIL NEXT TIME.

- dreammcatcher