Shattered Tears:
A SasuSaku & NaruSaku story
"Friendship and love is about sacrifice, sometimes it's unfair, but it's all worth it in the end."
It was late at night, Sakura was on the computer checking her email when she got a surprise message from someone.
'If you want to talk that bad then call me tomorrow at 12 at night. If you call earlier or any later I won't pick up my phone.'
She re-read the message quietly to herself, thinking to herself as to why he'd want her to call him so late all the time. She didn't mind it much, but she got bored with calling at such a late hour. After she was done checking her email she decided she'd goto bed. That night she tossed and turned, wandering what she would say to him, wandering, if this time, after so many years, he'd finally come to his senses and decide what he really wanted with her.
"Sakura! Yoo-hoo Sakura, wake up dear, there's someone on the phone for you" called Sakuras mom.
"mmmm" she moaned and sat up on her bed, taking the phone out her moms hands.
"Hello?"
"Well, did he write back?" Ino asked, with happiness in her voice.
"Yeah, and he wants me to call him tonight at 12." she replyed, putting emphasis on the '12' part.
"Why does he always have you calling him at 12? And why can't he ever call you, it's always you calling him. Does he not know the male is supposed to be the one to call the girl, not vise-versa?"
"I don't know Ino, but listen, I just woke up, let me eat and get dressed and I'll be over your house in about an hour."
"AN HOUR?!" Ino spat. "No, you have 45 minutes, we have alot to talk about."
"Yeah yeah, I'll get there when I get there. How does that sound?"
"Fine, but please hurry!"
"Alright I'll see you in a few, bye." and with that Sakura hung up the phone and placed it on the charge.
Sakura walked to the kitchen, looking up on top of the fridge for something to eat. She was lucky to get that last bit of Cereal in the box. She reached into the fridge grabbing the milk, poured it into the bowl along with the cereal. She reached into the counter grabbing a spoon and began chewing softly. She usually ate with her mouth opened due to it being a bad habit, but because her dad was in the room she knew she had to mind her manners.
"Good morning Sakura." Her dad replyed, watching the news waiting for the weather.
"Hey dad, say, can I ask you something?" She asked, hesitating.
"If it's about Sasuke or his father being down at the warehouse, yes, I've seen his dad, but not him. Since he's become older he doesn't come around much. He's usually off riding with his friends, causing trouble. Why are you always wandering about Sasuke, I know you like him, but he can't possibly mean that much to you." her dad commented, harshly.
'He means more to me than you think' she thought.
"Well, I mean, yes, I like him, it's just, he's kind of been acting weird."
"Well Sakura, he's not that little boy you met 7 years ago, he's changed, all men do that. He can't be your number 1 priority." her dad responded, trying to find the words that would best fit.
"Oh. . .ok. Well, thank you for the advise." Sakura said cheerfully.
She put what little bit of cereal was left in her bowl into her mouth, ran over to the sink pouring the left over milk into the drain and put her bowl in the sink. She quickly ran to the basement to grab some clothes, ran back upstairs into the bathroom to change, brushed her hair and ran it through her straightener real quick, and raced off out the door. Sakura had on a black shirt with a peace sign, and in the peace sign could be seen little hearts, torn-looking Bermuda's, and graphic low-top converses. When most people see Sakura the first thing that pops up into there mind is 'weird/loud-mouthed', but only her real friends knew who she is. She raced off to her Inos house. When she reached to her house Ino was seen sitting on her porch texting.
"Hey Ino." Sakura yelled cheerfully.
"SAKURA!" Ino ran off her porch to glomp Sakura, almost making her fall to the ground.
"Ouch, ok Ino, you're hurting me". Sakura gasped, trying to find air.
"Oh, heh, sorry Sakura. So anyway, what's up? Come on, let's go sit on my porch." Ino said, taking Sakuras hand guiding her to the porch.
Ino and Sakura sat on the porch talking for hours, most of it being about Sasuke and Shikamaru, and very rarely about Naruto. To Sakura, Naruto was annoying, interfering, and clingy. Any chance he got he was always messing with Sakura and her feelings for Sasuke. Sakura knew he liked her, but she rarely acknowledged it, and when she did, it always made her mad just thinking about it. After 2 hours of random chit-chat with Ino, she watched as Shikamaru had walked out his house with Naruto.
"Hey Ino, I see someone." Sakura said giggling, pointing her finger Inos way.
Ino glanced behind her and saw Shikamaru. Shikamaru was once close to Ino, but when he found out about her love for him, he quickly made a distance, and since then, Ino and Shikamaru have become only acquaintances. Ino didn't know if it was because of the fact that they had been friends since diapers, or because he was head-over-heels for Temari, her friendly rival. Both Ino and Temari had also been best friends, but the day she found out Temari also liked Shikamaru, it all went downhill from there.
-sigh-
"I wish he'd look at me, just once, I can't stand this distant friendship. I don't even know what he sees in Temari, I mean sure, she's pretty, but she'll just play him just like she has with everyone else." Ino said softly, glancing off into another direction.
Sakura glanced over by Shikamaru, squinting her eyes. Ino looked at her, she knew what was in store, and like usual, she wasn't prepared.
"No Sakura, please don't, he'll just tell you the same thing he does every time 'Look, tell Ino we can still be friends, but I just don't feel comfortable being around her all the time'." Ino said in a low pitched male-like voice.
"Then he'll put his hand on the back of his neck, yawn, then walk away."
"Well, what if I told you I wasn't going over there to talk to him, what if I wanted to talk to Naruto." Sakura said with a grin.
"Ew! I thought you can't even stand to look at him Sakura."
"Well, I can't, but something tells me it'll be different this time."
"How?" Ino asked in a surprise toned.
"Intuition, that's all."
Sakura smiled softly and walked off the porch. Naruto stood across the street from Inos house. Sakura looked both ways for any cars, and slowly walked over towards Naruto. She noticed Naruto was watching her smiling. She knew what would happen. But was she prepared?
"H-Hey, Sakura. What's up?" Naruto said with hesitation.
"Look, I just came to tell you, that I'm sorry for how I'm always treating you. I don't know why I do it, but I just do." Sakura said softly, staring on the ground.
She looked up glancing at Naruto, noticing Naruto was just staring at her in awe. His blue eyes were wide. The expression on his face said it all.
"Sakura, this is so sudden. Does this mean you'll consider going out with-" but before he could finish the sentence Sakura had smacked him on the head multiple times, chasing him around the sidewalk.
"YOU IDIOT! I come over here to apologize and you jump to conclusions. Don't you know you're not supposed to interfere with a girl who loves someone else! GET A GRIP!" Sakura scolded.
"Gee Sakura, if that's how you really feel."
"What's that supposed to mean! You know what Naruto forget it! You're not even worth my apologies!" Sakura yelled, not noticing the attention was on her.
"But Sakura I-"
"Look, I knew this was a bad idea from the start. I don't know why I even bothered. Goodbye Naruto!"
And with that, Sakura turned her back towards Naruto, pacing back over to the other side of the street.
"Wow Sakura, you sure can be mean-"
"Shut it Ino!" Sakura yelled.
Sakura had noticed she was offending the people around her by her scolding and yelling, but how could she help it when there was a pest jumping down her throat thinking she liked him. She turned over to Ino, noticing her yelling provoked Ino. She quickly stood straight.
"I'm sorry Ino, you know how I am though with Narutos stupidity." Sakura frowned.
"It's ok Sakura. Well let's get back with our conversation." Ino smiled, squinting her eyes.
The day had went past quicker than Sakura expected. After a few more hours of girl talk, Sakura glanced at her cell phone, noticing it was almost 9. She knew it was only a matter of hours until she was on the phone talking with him. As Ino carried the conversation on, Sakura began drifting off into her own thoughts, wandering if this time tonight, his words would hurt her as usual. If she'd break down to tears over the phone, or if it would be the total opposite. She glanced to Ino, noticing she was trying to get her back to earth.
"Hello! Earth to Sakura!" Ino said, waving her hand in front of Sakuras face.
"I'm sorry Ino, listen, it's getting late, I think it's time for me to get home, I'll call you tomorrow or come back over and tell you how things go ok."
"Oh, ok, but remember, I want full details alright. Promise me you won't leave anything out." Ino said, sticking out her pinky.
"Yes, I pinky promise." Sakura said, placing her pinky on top of Inos.
Sakura gave Ino a hug and went her way, before she left she took one glance over to Naruto. She began to regret embarrassing Naruto the way she did today. She quickly faced forward and began walking home.
Sakura walked into the house and headed straight for the computer. She quickly logged onto her email and checked her email. She noticed she had another one from him. This time, it was a new message. She quickly pressed it open and read what little was wrote in it.
'Remember, 12 am sharp.'
Sakura half smiled, logging off her email and shutting off the computer monitor. She glanced at her cell phone to check the time. It was already almost 10. She thought of things to do to make time go by. She glanced over to her 'New Moon' book. She seemed tense, this time, more than usual. She was thinking of things to calm her down, she finally decided to take a warm bath. She walked into the bathroom to turn the water on. Sakura ran to her room to get some night clothes, sat them on the bathroom counter, and shut off the water. She undressed and sat in the hot tub. She picked up her book and began reading it. While reading, she began thinking about Bella Swans situation. Would she suffer the same fate as Bella, the loss of a loved one? Time went past as she sat in the tub reading. Soon she picked her cell phone off the floor to check the time, she noticed it was already 11:30. She closed the book placing her bookmark on the inside. Sakura quickly washed up and hopped out the bath. She figured she'd have just enough time to blow dry her hair. By time she had finished her hygienic duties, she checked her phone again and noticed it was almost 12. She raced outside, it being the only place of her house for privacy. She sat outside waiting quietly and impatiently.
'Come on damn you, be 12 already'. She thought to herself, rubbing her fingers against the phone screen.
She looked up into the dark blue midnight sky, noticing the moons form. It was full, and the stars were shining bright, making patterns in the sky. Sakura closed her eyes, smiling to herself. Sakura jumped, noticing her phone was vibrating, it was her alarm. It was time. This time, she would finally talk to him, after hours of waiting, she knew, it was time for her answers. She wanted them, but wasn't sure how to approach him about them. She turned her alarm off and quickly dialed his number. She sat waiting for an answer. After 6 rings she was about to hang up, thinking he'd forgotten, but suddenly, her heart thumped as she heard the other line pick up. She waited 5 seconds to hear a 'hello' then finally answered herself.
"H-hello?" Sakura asked, hesitantly.
"Hello, Sakura." The soft voice replyed back.
Sakuras heart raced quickly, skipping beats per second as her body lay stiff and froze by the sound of his vice. As much as she couldn't stand it she knew she was ready for whatever he had in store to say this time. All the tears in the past didn't matter, it was all gonna come down to this conversation. Would it be there last, or would it be the start of a healthy relationship?
Well, this is chapter 1, sorry for the cliff hanger there ^^'. I promise the story gets better. And I also recommend my next chapter may have you in tears. This is my story, I have converted the characters into personal friends and the story is going to be my personal problems. I hope you all enjoy. Til next time :).
New Moon rightfully belongs to Stephenie Meyer.
All Naruto characters belong to Masashi-kun ^^.