Disclaimers: I swear Naruto wouldn't have grown this big if I own it.
Nisshi
By Snotty Chim-Chim
"In a world that has forgotten what true and real things are made of –
You are there with your honesty."
Heart thumping wildly against her chest, Haruno Sakura stood up and made her way to the door, never bothering to look back.
"Sakura-chaaaannn! Where's Sasuke?" Naruto asked at once.
"I don't know," came Sakura's half-hearted reply.
"Did something happen? Why are you so upset, Sakura-chan?"
"Nothing happened, really." She tried to smile but failed miserably.
"Come on! You can tell me!"
At Naruto's persistence, Sakura looked up only to find Naruto's tanned face merely inches from her own. She immediately put some decent distance between them.
"I'm upset because Sasuke's nowhere to be found." She said, half telling the truth.
"That's all?"
"Hai."
"You sure?"
"Hai."
"Really sure?"
"Yes. Anyway, it's getting late. We should be getting home, ne?" Sakura said.
"Oh yeah! Ja ne, Sakura-chan!" Naruto exclaimed.
Sakura turned her back to Naruto and started walking home. Unbeknownst to her, Naruto is still gazing worriedly at her back.
"Everything's going to be alright, Sakura-chan!"
When Sakura is sure Naruto isn't following her, she made her way back to Sasuke's apartment.
Apparently, Sasuke isn't back yet since no single light can be seen inside the apartment. After entering the apartment, her gaze immediately landed on the table where a blue notebook lay. She picked it up and began to read another entry.
"In a world that has forgotten what true and real things are made of –
You are there with your honesty."
When Sakura and I first met, I thought of her as a nuisance; an annoying, good-for-nothing hindrance to my goal.
As time goes by, I eventually see her potential and I started acknowledging her as my teammate, though she may not have noticed it.
When I decided to turn my back on Konoha and leave for Sound, she confronted me just before the gates.
It didn't actually cross my mind that she'd be the one to know of my plan. But I guess she'll always be the most insightful in Team 7.
She confronted me and tried to open my eyes, but being the stubborn last survivor of the clan, my decision didn't waver. I admit I was rather surprised at how she approached the matter.
I can literally feel the honesty behind her words but unfortunately, it wasn't enough to make me stay.
I'm really grateful to have her as my comrade – as my friend.
- Uchiha Sasuke
June 14
It had been almost four years since that happened. It was surprising that Sasuke is brave enough to put it on a journal to forever remember the incident where all things changed.
Sakura heard some shuffling upstairs and she rushed to see if it was Sasuke. The gruesome scene made her blood run cold.
Author's Note:
I'm really sorry for it took me ten months to regain my interest in this, though I'm not sure if I did regain my interest in the pairing.
I also want to apologize because this chapter is short, shorter than expected.
Anyway, off to write the next chapter! I'll just wait for some feedbacks before I post the next one.
Review and review!
Ja!