Love / Loved
"S-Sasuke... Kun..."
Sakura couldn't believe that he was going this far. They used to be team-mates... But Naruto was already on the floor, near death, and she knew that it had to be.
"Sakura. You're so..."
A tear tracked down her face, and hit the blade that was being held to her throat.
"Do it." her voice was stronger than she felt, and she glared at the Uchiha through her tears. He faltered, shocked by her will to die. "Just do it, Sasuke. You've already taken everything else away, why not my life?"
He stared at her for a long moment. "Why do you wish to die?"
"... I loved you, Sasuke. I told you that, didn't I?"
He remembered back to all the times she'd blurted it out, when they'd been Team 7.
"We were kids..."
"And up until five minutes ago, I still did."
She felt his hand tremble on the blade.
"Sakura... I love...d you too." she barely heard him, as he removed his sword, sheathing it and turning around.
"Sasuke...?" She reached out a hand to touch his shoulder.
He spun around and kissed her, pulling her tightly into his embrace.
When they broke apart, he was breathing heavily, but he kept her close. "And I... I still do..."
He kissed her again and again, trying to make up for her suffering.
He barely noticed her hand reach behind her, or the kunai she pulled out even as she was kissing him back.
He broke off one last time, and smiled warmly at her. "Do it..."
Sakura bit her trembling lip. "I love you, Sasuke..."
He hit the ground, blood pouring from the kunai wound that she had just given him. He smiled up at her, and she fell to her knees beside him, clutching his body to her, tears flowing freely.
"I... love you... Sakura..." His eyes closed, and the last heir of the Uchiha Clan disappeared from the world.