Hey there! So this is my first crack at fanfiction and is my first writing experience in a while. I promise to keep it updated as much as possible. Please let me know of your thoughts and tell me how you think I could make it better. This story is as much for me as for you! :) Enjoy!
It was Sakura who broke the silence, for Sasuke was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his voice. Inside he was breaking down, crumbling before. Why? He did not know. All he knew was that he needed her, more than he needed air, more than he had ever needed anything in his life. 'What is happening to me?'
"How long have you been back?" She said, blushing at the way he must have been staring at her.
He immediately looked away, studying a poster on her wall as if it held all of the secrets he needed to know. Only then could he speak without her knowing his thoughts.
"Hn, I got back just now, a couple of minutes ago."
He stole a glance of her and she was blushing, her eyes shocked. 'Shit I just told her she was the first person I came to see.'
"I noticed your chakra on the way to see Kakashi." Was what he said outloud.
'And it made me go slightly insane, so I had to see you before I burst at the seems.' Is what he thought.
Slight disappointment flashed on her face, but she was still blushing, still staring into him. Staring into his very sole.
He let out the breath he didn't know he was holding.
"I better go see him now, just wanted to let you know that I was back." He shakily whispered. His emotion was starting to sink into his voice. He had to get out of her sight before it overcame him. He quickly turned around, lifting his hand to say goodbye.
"I have a guest room!" She almost screamed.
He froze and slowly turned and looked her, letting his confusion onto his face to compel her to explain without actually having to speak.
"It's just. It'll take Kakashi-sensei a few days to get you an apartment, and Naruto just got married though he'd say yes you'd probably feel like you'd be intruding, and you shouldn't have to stay in a hotel in your own village. And I could cook you a home cooked meal, you probably haven't had one of those in a while, and…" Her voice faded, her face was as red as a tomato as she rambled on. 'An older version of me would probably think her annoying' He thought.
She grimaced, obviously thinking this too. But instead all he could think was 'Adorable…'
He realized he was waiting for her to speak. 'Should say no, I won't be able to control myself… But… From what?' He shook his thoughts away. But again he acted with out thinking. He slowly walked towards her, he could see her trying to swallow. 'Lovely…' He slowly raised his only arm and tapped her on the purple diamond seal on her forhead.
"I'll get the address from Kakashi." He said, something he didn't even recognize flowed into his voice. With a half smile creeping on his face, he turned and said "Gotta go."
He tried to walk out of the clinic as calmly as he could, trying not to run away, trying not to run back.
Once he got outside he decided to take the roof tops to the Hokage tower.
He was one roof top away now, and he stopped before anyone could see him. "Is it.. raining?" he whispered to himself. He looked up, the sky had a few puffy pieces of cotton, but nothing that would cause rain so he touched where he felt the water.
He was crying. Uchiha Sasuke, the avenger of the Uchiha clan, the rival and equal to the next Hokage. The man who showed no emotion, even to himself was crying. For the first time since he had killed Itcahi. But he was sad. He wasn't mad.
In fact he was eladed. He was happier than he could remember being since the last time his mother had smiled at him.
He smiled for the first time since he had last left Konaha. He was happy.
He collected himself and gracefully lept to the ground at the base of the tower, sighing.
He was about to open the door when Naruto accidentally hit him with it.
"Oh sorry, man… S-s-sasuke! You bastard when did you get back!?" He busted out a huge grin the covered his entire face. Behind him was the weary looking white-haired Hokage.
"I just arrived, loser."
"Oh! Wait hey…!" Naruto faked a glare at his best friend, still smiling.
"Sakura will be happy to hear—" the Hokage interjected, a small smile reaching his old, tired eyes.
"I just saw her." Sasuke interrupted him without thought.
His old teacher and best friend both raised their eyebrows and shared a suspicious look with each other.
'Shit, what is happening to me!'
"Anyway Sasuke, I know you're here to report to me, but Naruto and I have an important meeting with the Feudal Lord to get to. We can speak when I get back next week. Do you have somewhere you can stay until I return?" Kakashi informed him pleasantly enough.
"I was supposed to ask you where Sakura lives. She said she had a spare bedroom I could use." Sasuke said sighing.
'Here it comes' he begrudgingly thought.
Both the Hokage and his protégé's mouths dropped at this, to which Sasuke rolled his eyes, obviously getting annoyed.
"Yeah sure, it's 4 houses down on the opposite side of the street from her parents. A one story blue western style house. Oh wait—do you even remember where her parents live?"
To this Sasuke nodded, trying to keep his face neutral.
"Okay great then you shouldn't miss it!" Naruto smiled another huge grin.
"We've got to get going, Naruto." Kakashi said, ever so patiently.
"Oh right, well see you when we get back! You better still be here, ya Bastard!" Naruto laughed clamping his prosthetic hand down on Sasuke's shoulder.
"I'll be here. See you." He said, eyes closed and sighing.
He watched them walk away until he couldn't see them anymore. 'I wonder if she's already home…' He pondered, figuring she freaked out and rushed home the second he left, he figured he shouldn't keep her waiting any longer and headed towards her house. 'Time to go home..' He thought, before being stopped again by his thougghts. 'To her home.' He corrected himself with a shake of his head before continuing.
The house he came to was a quaint one, much smaller than he had though, but with certain charm to it. As he got closer, he felt it again. That warm, wonderful feeling of her chakra surrounded him again. Karin had always bothered him by saying his chakra was just so delicious she couldn't help but be near him… Is this what she had meant? If so, her clinginess made a little more sense now. He wanted to be wrapped up in everything that was Sakura and he wasn't even in her presence yet.
Sighing off his feelings, he walked up to the door and was about to knock on the dark blue door when Sakura flung it open, smiling wider than Naruto had, and once again as red as a tomato. 'Beautiful' is all he could say in his head.
"Sasuke-kun! You're here already!" She blurted out before moving aside for him to enter.
"Hn, Kakashi and Naruto had to go meet the Feudal lord so I didn't get to report in." Is all he said without evening looking at her as he stepped in.
His first impression of the inside was surprise. It was a beautifully decorated little house. He noticed on the other end of the room he had walked into was were two lone photos. One was the picture of them as genin all those years ago in team 7. The other was one of her with parents, it looked like one from when she became a chunin.
Sakura closed the door behind as he took off his shoes gracefully. He took off his tattered tan travelling cloak, and handed to her.
"You must be tired, do you want me to show you to your room?" She asked still blushing.
"I think I rather shower first." He said as steadily as he could, still not looking at her.
"Oh—yeah of course." She stuttered and motioned for her to follow him.
She stopped at the bathroom door. Not realizing how close it would be, and still examining the house, he almost ran into her. Instead he stopped so close to back his chin was touching her hair. They both unknowingly shivered at the contact. She smelled like roses and cherries and something that was so just.. Sakura it made his heart thaw slightly.
She didn't turn around. They were both frozen again.
Into her hair he breathed "Sakura thank you." With so much adore in his voice even he was taken aback by it.
She slowly turned to look at him, shocked and questioning eyes met his.
"I'm home, Sakura." Was all he said as he slipped around her, his hand just barely brushing her waist. She was still standing there frozen and shocked and so obviously in love when he shut the bathroom door, a smile on his face again.
