Songfic. The first songfic I've ever done, actually… From Avenue Q's "There's a fine fine line." I personally am a huge fan of the Avenue Q musical, even though I've never gotten a chance to see the whole production. I have the CD, though, and the first time I heard this song, my thoughts immediately went to that single Kunoichi who can tug at my heartstrings unlike any other…

This is for you, Sakura.

"I can tell just by looking… you really l…"—Yamato.

There's a fine, fine line,

Between a lover… and a friend;

A smiling boy with blond tousled hair looks at her with love in his eyes, but she is blind to it; she sees only her teammate, starved for attention, pestering her. She has eyes only for the man of mystery, intoxicated by his aura of icy danger that she longs to tame.


There's a fine, fine line,

Between reality… and pretend;

He leans in to kiss her… she knows very well that Sasuke would never do this. But in her desire, her common sense is clouded by years of longing; When she finally wakes up from her delusion, she sees the Sasuke she fell in love with, and all she hears is "worse than Naruto."


And you never know 'til you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb…

She blacks out; he will never be there for her. Never again. But then, if you look closely… he never really was.


There's a fine, fine line,

Between love… and a waste of time.

She chokes on the lump in her throat; her eyes burn no matter how much water they leave behind. I'll never see him again… He'll never come back to me…


There's a fine, fine line between a fairy tale and a lie;

…What did she expect? That long held dream… the field of flowers, running together side by side… Did she really ever expect that for herself? For him? For "them"? …Yes. She hoped, she dreamed for so long… she thought that if she wished, is she dreamed hard enough… But no.


And there's a fine, fine line between "You're wonderful" and "Goodbye."

"Thank you."

How long must I pine away?

"Thank you."

How long will those two words echo in my mind?

"Thank you."

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!

"Thank you."

WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE????


I guess if someone doesn't love you back it isn't such a crime,
But there's a fine, fine line between love… and a waste of your time.

"Sakura-chan… do you want to go get some ramen?"


And I don't have the time to waste on you anymore.

The chunin exams… in the forest, her long hair always getting in her way… it was for him, you know… Everything was for him… but today, she needed it for herself. She needed to help herself… for all of them.


I don't think that you even know what you're looking for.

Again and again, "I will kill my brother…"

Echoing forever, "I need to get stronger…"

Taunting him, "Your hate is not strong enough…"


For my own sanity, I've got to close the door
And walk away...
O-oh...

The picture of Sasuke she always kept under her pillow… One night was all it took. Tatters of paper flew away in the breeze. Now, it was for her teammate… not her "lover."


There's a fine, fine line between together and not
And there's a fine, fine line between what you wanted and what you got.
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...

There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time.

She smiled. "I'd love some ramen, Naruto!"