A/N: It's my first songfic. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...
Summary: Sakura wants to run away from the pain but knows she can't. Songfic; Song: Easier to Run by Linkin Park
Easier to Run
She stood just outside the gates of Konoha, staring into the distance with blank eyes. She was still standing there, waiting for him to come back and say it was all just a joke. Suddenly, she turned and ran, losing herself in the maze that was the Leaf village.
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
She came to a stop beside three lone poles in a field. It was where she had passed and become a rookie genin along with Naruto and…him. Choking back a sob, she ran a hand over where he had sat and bluntly offered his food to Naruto even after Kakashi-sensei had not to.
Something has been taken from deep inside of me
The secret I've kept locked away no one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show they never go away
Like moving pictures in my head for years and years they've played
She fled from the place, unable to be there any longer. She ran as fast as she could, her pink hair streaming out behind her. Night was falling, stars appearing quickly in the darkening sky. She rushed past the Yamanaka flower shop and was spotted by her friend. The fair haired kunoichi called her name but Sakura just sped up.
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made I would)
(If I could stand up and take the blame I would)
(If I could take all the shame to the grave I would)
She collapsed onto her knees on the shore of a lake. A soft breeze blew, causing ripples to form on the dark surface of the lake. She had been holding back her tears but, now, she let them run down cheeks. They fell onto her dress, forming small spots on it. His parting words kept echoing in her head.
"Sakura…thank you."
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
"Why?" She whispered. "Why didn't you take me with you!" Her yell rang out rather loudly making a flock of birds in a nearby tree fly off. She closed her eyes as, unwillingly, memories began to replay in her head. All the good and bad times they had gone through together.
Sometimes I remember the darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go and never looking back
And never moving forward so there'd never be a past
She wanted to forget him. She wanted to move on and forget all the suffering she had gone through just for him. But she felt helpless, as if she couldn't do anything to change. He would never love her. He had betrayed her…and the team. Her love was one-sided and fated to stay that way.
Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
It's so much simpler than change
She reached up and wiped away her tears. With a bitter smile, she stood up.
"Maybe, it's time I stopped running."
It was easier said than done. It was so much easier to try to forget the past and try to move forward. But she would try. She would take all her pain and hide it away; take all her love and throw it away. Yet, she knew it was easier to run.
It's easier to run
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made)
It's easier to go
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made I would)
(If I could stand up and take the blame I would)
(I would take all my shame to the grave)