Sakura P.O.V.
Argh! Stupid Sasuke. Stupid mission. He had to go leave, didn't he? I HAD to get assigned this mission didn't I? Mission: Retrieve a scroll stolen from Suna; Currently in possession of: Sasuke Uchiha.
Dang him. Dang him and his… duck butt hair. I wouldn't really be so upset if I hadn't been given orders specifically banning me from trying to bring him back. Dang Tsunade too.
Dang myself for being hung up on him still. I have to focus. Get in, get the scroll, get the hell out.
After a few days of travel I finally reached Orochimaru's lair. I already had the layout of the building memorized, so all I needed to do was get to Sasuke's room. I masked my chakra as I started towards it, covered by the darkness of night.
He had no lock on his window, and to make it even easier he kept it open. I stepped in through the window and he awoke. I darted into a dark corner of the room as he made his way towards the window.
We still live in the same town, well, don't we?
But I don't see you around anymore
I go to all the same places, not even a trace of you
Your days are numbered at 24
I try to fight the urge to say something, but I fail. "Hello Sasuke."
"Hello Sakura." He turned around to face me, expressionless. "Long time, no see."
"And whose choice was that?"
"Did you move?"
"What? What do you mean did I move? I wouldn't leave Konoha."
"I stopped by your house about a week ago and you weren't there. I didn't see you around the village either. I assumed you moved."
"You know what they say about assuming things."
"No. What do they say."
"Not to… assume things." How stupid. Whatever, no need to impress him. "I moved into an apartment, and I had business to attend to in Suna last week. You're the one who left Konoha for this rat hole. You won't last here long, you know. Maybe Orochimaru won't even wait until you kill your brother. He could take you any day he wanted to. And everything you lost would've been lost for nothing."
And I'm getting bored waiting 'round for you
We're not getting any younger, and I
Won't look back 'cause there's no use
It's time to move forward
His face remains smooth as if he doesn't care at all. He remains standing at his window but I take a seat on his bed and lay back. "You know Naruto is still determined to get you back. He doesn't think you could be happy here, and he wants his best friend to have a good life like he does. He misses you a lot."
"And you?"
"What about me? I live a happy life as well. I've surpassed the Hokage and I'm the best damn medic in the whole Fire Country."
He paused for a moment. "I meant do you miss me."
"Of course I miss you Sasuke. You were my teammate and friend, even if the feeling wasn't mutual." I sit up and look at him. "And I'm still set on bringing you back, but if you meant am I still a crazy fan-girl then the answer is no. There's really no point in waiting when you'll never return. You may come back home, but you won't be the same Sasuke. And I'll be damned before I sit and wait for you for the rest of my life."
I feel no sympathy
You live inside a cave
You barely get by the rest of us, you're trying
There's no need to apologize
I've got no time for feeling sorry
"I will come home. After I kill Itachi. I hate this place, and Orochimaru. He's a total bastard."
"You're one to talk. And whose decision was it to go to him?"
"Hn."
"Exactly. It's your own fault." He lowered his gaze lowered to the ground.
But I try not to think of what might happen
When your reality, it finally cuts through
Well as for me, I got out and I'm on the road
The worst part is that this (This)
This could be you
"But it does bother me, knowing what's going to happen to you. And it won't be easy fighting against him in your body if we don't destroy him before that happens." He stayed silent. "The worst part is that this didn't have to be your life. You could have stayed with me."
You know it too, you can't run from your shame
You're not getting any younger, time
It's passing by, but you waited awake
It's time to roll over
At this he dropped his head completely. He murmured something unintelligible.
"I'm sorry, what was that?"
"I said I should've stayed."
I feel no sympathy
You live inside a cave
You barely get by the rest of us, you're trying
There's no need to apologize
I've got no time for feeling sorry
I smirked. "Yes. You should have. But you can't change the past, now, can you? You have to live with the decision you made."
And all the best lies
They are told with fingers tied
So cross them tight
Won't you promise me tonight
If it's the last thing you do, you'll get out?
"I regret leaving."
I looked around his room and scoffed. "I would too."
"Do you know what I regret most about leaving? Leaving you." I rolled my eyes. "Sakura, you were the most important thing in the world to me."
I stood and walked over to him. I grabbed his hand and started playing with his fingers, then I twisted his middle finger over his index. "You're supposed to cross your fingers when you lie."
"You don't believe me?" he asked coldly, though it sounded more like a statement.
"No. Revenge was, is, and might always be the most important thing in the world to you." Silence fell over him and I turned away from him. "But that's okay, get your revenge, just promise me you'll get out after that. Leave this place, before he gets you."
"I have every intention on doing that."
I feel no sympathy
You live inside a cave
You barely get by the rest of us, you're trying
There's no need to apologize
I've got no time, got no time
"Good."
"Sakura, I'm sorry. I am. Really. And I will come home."
I sighed and turned to him. "Look Sasuke, I didn't come here for an apology or false promises. I came here for one thing and one thing only."
"And what is that?" he asked.
I teleported behind him and held a kunai to his throat. "The scroll."
I feel no sympathy
You live inside a cave
You barely get by the rest of us, you're trying
There's no need to apologize
I've got no time
I've got no time for feeling sorry
I've got no time for feeling sorry
"Which one?"
"The one you stole from my fiancé. The one you stole from Suna."
I felt him stiffen. "Your fiancé? You're marrying Gaara?"
"Mhmm."
"But he nearly killed you at the exams. He's a monster."
"Says the man who actually did kill me," I hissed. Pressing the kunai closer to his throat I asked him for the scroll. He got it for me and handed it over without a fight. I turned, ready to exit out of the window, but I stopped. "What's wrong Sasuke? This isn't like you; just giving your enemy what they want without a fight."
"Hn."
Gahhh! So stoic all the time. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that I don't want you to marry Gaara, and don't want you to marry anyone. I regret what I did, because if I hadn't have left you'd be with me. I hurt you so much that you chose to go and be with a monster who almost killed you because he never hurt you emotionally. I'm sorry, Sakura."
"Gaara has changed, he's a better man now. Better than you ever were. Don't apologize and don't hang your head like I know you are even with my back turned. You're not doing it for me, you're only doing it for yourself, because you're ashamed. Just remember that you brought this upon yourself."
"I am my own worst enemy. I gave up the only people cared about me when I left. I gave you up. The only person I truly loved…"
Sigh. I turned to face him, stepping closer to him I caught him in a brief kiss. With him still processing what just happened I teleported behind him. "Thank you Sasuke. For the scroll."