To Be Your Star

Chapter 3


Sakura had just finished her shift at the hospital. It was 9:12pm when she left the hospital. She stretched her arms out and then started walking home. As she walked, she thought of the events that happened today. When her team mates entered the hospital she couldn't help but panic. What if something happened and she couldn't save them? Like how she couldn't save her mother.

Everyone tried to comfort her that it wasn't her fault that she couldn't save her mother. It was only a cold and a few pills and lots of rest would have her mother fully healed. No. The outcome turned out worse. Day by day she was falling more ill. Her mother once told her that when the time comes, no one can stop it. It's inevitable.

No. It wasn't like that. It'a all my fault.

Her hands rose up as she stared at them. These hands she thought. They can do so much. They heal and they can kill.

She was grateful to Sasuke for saving Naruto. Naruto is one of her most important people. Throughout the years, they found comfort in each other. They confided everything to each other and loved each other very much. Not romance love but more of the love you would have for a sibling. She wouldn't know how to cope if she ever lost Naruto. Yes, she was really grateful to Sasuke, no matter how coldly she treated him.

Loud squeals and shrieks broke her train of thoughts. Usually she would leave them alone and mind her own business but Sasuke's name was mentioned together with the word drunk. Soon her childish personality found this a bit amusing so she went to go look for Sasuke. Thanks to the many girls that were practically leading a direction to Sasuke, she found the bar quick. She never saw a drunken Sasuke before, there is always a first time for everything.

She entered and the familiar scent of sake and all other sorts of alcohol wafted towards her. Being with Tsunade shishou so much, she felt it quite welcoming. She looked around and found Sasuke with Karin on her lap. She only stared. What was she feeling? She didn't know what to feel as a woman whose husband has another woman on his lap but as herself she wanted to know what he will do. She continued to stare as Sasuke's hand touched Karin's shoulders.

His touching me. Now to get him home with me.

Karin was getting full of herself. She was over confident, she thought that with a drunk Sasuke, he would notice her beauty and make love to her. No.

Sasuke had pushed Karin off his lap and abruptly stood up. He was glaring at Karin. She didn't land on the floor. Being a ninja, she had a good sense of balance unlike some dumb blonde strapped to the hospital bed.

"I'm maa-weed. Yooh and all ob da people in Konoha know dat. Being maa-weed, I am woyal to da one I maa-weed. She ish Ha-wuno Sakuwa."

His speech was starting to slur. Ah the effects of alcohol, he sounded like a baby trying to learn his first words. Karin stared at him. Her face was getting red from anger but she was still trying to take control of the situation. She could see that he was losing consciousness any moment now. She only needed to prevent him from going home.

"Sasuke kun, haven't you ever heard of having an affair? Why do married people have affairs?"

Ah this girl was planting ideas into his drunken brain. Sasuke was red all over his face.

"Did yooh not hear me co-wek-ly? I am woyal to Ha-wuno Sakuwa! –hic-! Her on-lee!"

Karin was infuriated with his words. What was this? Even when he is drunk his not interested? How dare he insult her.

Sakura's eyes softened. Yes today was really eventful, three idiots got dragged to the hospital, and two being smart escaped while the dumb one got strapped to the bed. Now one of the escapees had gotten himself drunk and rejected a beauty practically shouting "do me now." Sakura stared at Karin. Since the day she woke up from the hospital bed, she had charged into Sasuke's room and jumped straight onto him. The moment she saw Sakura she had screamed that she was his team mate. But imagine the horror when Karin found out that Sakura was his team mate before her? Angry and jealousy soon followed when Sasuke asked Sakura to be his girlfriend. That jealousy only increased tenfold when Sakura married Sasuke.

Ah that feeling. Sakura remembered those days where she chased Sasuke, hugged Sasuke every chance she got. It was like looking at a replay of her life. But this girl is very persistent. Even after their marriage, Karin still wanted Sasuke. She had also been trying to hit on Neji who refused her out flatly before she could even say a word of grace.

Sasuke turned to walk crookedly towards the door only to be stopped by Karin who attached herself to his arm. He tried shrugging her off. Damn super glue. Sakura thought it was about time she stepped in. She could see Sasuke fighting to not lose consciousness.

"Sasuke"

Said person immediately found the owner of the voice. He was dragging himself to Sakura now.

"Sakuwa"

Karin was still attached to him. Has she ever heard of the word give up? Let go? Sasuke made his way to Sakura and held her by the shoulders and looked her in the eyesnonly then did he faint. Sakura supported him as he leaned against her. Now to get home but before that, was there some way to pray that girl that was stuck to Sasuke's arm?

Lucky for Sakura, her prays were answered by a toothy grin from Suigetsu as he greeted her. He was another team mate of Sasuke's when he left Konoha. Suigetsu was a nin from Amegakure but now a citizen of Konoha. The skyblue haired nin was just a bit shorter than Sasuke and his slim figure was standing next to Karin. He grabbed Karin by her hair and she immediately let go of Sasuke's arm. Oh? Is that how you do it?

"What the hell do you think you're doing you fish jerk?"

He ignored her.

"How you been lately?"

"I'm fine, thank you for asking. I will take my leave now. Good night"

"Yeah, good night to you too. Don't try to take advantage of Sasuke just because his drunk"

"I will keep that in mind."

Then Sakura took her leave as she supported Sasuke. One arm slung across Sakura's shoulders while Sakura held him around the waist. Suigetsu looked back at the red hair sulking massively. When will this girl learn?

"Karin. Just get over it. They are a couple that was meant to be. You know it too. After all these years, they still re-united. They are connected."

"..."

"Come on, let's go home."

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Sakura looked at the drunken figure that was currently on the bed. He was starting to curl, the night was cold. She guessed that her body acted as a heater before he was placed on the cold bed. His eyes started to flutter open. He sat up on the bed and looked around to notice he was in his room and saw Sakura standing there.

"Be right back Sasuke, I go get you some water."

A hand held her wrist to prevent from walking another step.

"Don't go"

accept me

She looked at him. He was looking at her with pleading eyes.

"Come to bed"

His voice was hoarse but the slurring had gone.

"I will, after I get you some water and after I change my clothes."

He nodded. Shortly Sakura arrived with a glass of water in one hand and aspirin in the other.

"Take one while I go change ok?"

Without another word said Sasuke was already gulping the glass of water and Sakura had gotten in on the other side of their king size silked bed.

"Go to bed Sasuke"

Arms had wrapped Sakura around the waist as she was pulled against Sasuke's chest.

"Just for tonight, can I hold you? Please? Just for tonight. I will probably forget this once I fall asleep but I want to hold you. Please let me hold you tonight."

accept me

Sasuke felt her hand on his hand. Was she going move his arms away from her? Was his touch to her that unbearable? His heart wrenched tight. He didn't want to know what will happen next. He just wanted to stick to her, to not let her tear his arms away from her. To not have her push him away.

Look at me. Accept me.

"Go to bed Sasuke."

He looked down. Sakura had turned to face him. His arms were still around her. He was content. After a while, Sasuke heard even shallows breaths. She had fallen asleep already. He held her closer to him. How long will this feeling last. It would only last for tonight. Once he opens his eyes tomorrow and sees the light coming in from his window, he knows Sakura would not be in bed with him. He would be alone on the bed.

His heart squeezed tighter, it felt like he couldn't breathe.

"Sakura"

He felt like crying. It hurt too much. This girl loved him with all her heart once upon a time.

I love you with all my heart. I will make you happy if you stay. So please don't go.

He had screwed it up by leaving her. He regrets it so much. He wants to make it up to her. He wants to be able to feel her love for him again. For him – only.

Look at me. Accept me. Be mine only.

She is married to him; she is here right in his arms but where was her heart? Did someone else have it? All the possibilities he didn't want to know.

"Sakura – stay with me, please don't leave me."

Irony he thought. Karma.

I deserve this don't I? I left you so will you be the one leaving this time?

He didn't want to sleep; this would probably be the only time he would be able to hold her while they slept. This would be closest they ever got on the bed. Every night there was always a gap between them. He would always try to reach out. She was so near yet so far. His eyes began to close. The last thing he saw was her sleeping face that will be imprinted in his mind til the spell of light arises.

"Please stay with me. Please don't leave me. Please don't go."

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"Sakura – Please love me"


Hopefully I can update soon again. hehe

Cindii