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The dark blue painted walls and ceiling of his bedroom were usually enough already to lull him to sleep. But try as he might the shirtless dark haired Uchiha kept tossing and turning on his bed with no luck of entering the world of dreamland soon. He glanced at the digital alarm clock that read "12:23 am" on top of the table located at the left side of his bed.

'Fuck' Sasuke can't help but to curse, realizing that he had been up for two hours since he lay down on the bed. Sasuke sat up and ran his hand through his hair, and with a groan, he stood up fully and put a shirt on before going out of his room.


The sky was still dark and full of stars, and Sasuke, no matter how emotionless he may be perceived by others, took his time to enjoy the serenity brought about by this scenery; the particular kind of serenity that the young man, currently sitting at the chairs in their balcony, sought at that moment.

"May I join you?" a sweet and kind voice that only belonged to his mother asked.

Sasuke turned to be greeted by his mother's charming smile. The Uchiha matriarch was clad in a simple white nightdress with a matching white robe cast over it, and her face completely void of makeup, with her long ebony hair cascading down her shoulders. Nodding, Sasuke can't help but give out a small smile due to the pride brought about the thought that no matter how simple his mother may be, no woman of any age would ever compare to her beauty.

"Can't sleep?" Mikoto asked taking a seat beside her son.

With another small nod, he asked "And you?"

"I just finished reading the new novel your father bought me, and was about to sleep, but I thought I'd go out here first." Mikoto said with a smile

Sasuke nodded again before turning his attention back to the horizon, a bit confused with his mother's antics.

"Is there something bothering you?" she asked again

"Nothing kaasan" Sasuke replied without turning his head to face his mother

"Sasuke, I know something's wrong from the very moment you arrived from school this afternoon"

"You were waiting for me to come out here" Sasuke said not as a question but as a statement, his eyes narrowing towards his mother. All he got was a smile from the cunning woman in front of him that was his mother, and it was all he needed to confirm his speculation. Sasuke refused to roll his eyes, because he knows the trouble it would bring.

"It's Sakura isn't it?" his mother asked again with a knowing smile.

"What's she got to do with it?" he asked annoyed at his mother's brilliance.

"Sasuke" she answered with a warning tone.

"Kaasan"

"Honey just tell me what happened"

"Why do you always know everything?"

"Well, one: I'm your mother, two: Sakura is the only one I know who can cause you these kind of troubles and three: you two have been like this for all I can remember" Mikoto stated matter-of-factly

"…"

"Sasuke, why can't you and Sakura, get along…even for just a minute?"

"Not my fault"

"Maybe, but you'll just spend the whole night sulking, and I'm tired of that"

"I'm not sulking"

"Just brooding and do you know why?" Mikoto asked, ignoring the almost glare sent her way when she mentioned the 'brooding' part.

"…"

"The two of you care for each other, but you're both too stubborn to admit it because of this rivalry or whatever sort of relationship you've established since you were kids. So please Sasuke, fix this, for all of our sakes."

"And I'm the one to fix this because?"

"Because, deny as you may, I know that it was always you who chased after Sakura and made things alright again, even if it lasted for just a day or two, and I know, even if you're stubborn and egoistic like your father, you're already planning on apologizing. And please dear, make it fast, I don't want to be spending my supposed-to-be-sleeping-hours at the balcony anymore." Mikoto said again, standing up.

"Good night dear" she said before going inside the house, leaving his son to ponder with his thoughts.

"Night kaasan" Sasuke replied, feeling frustrated with his mother, for she is the only human being alive that could pry things out of his mouth even without really putting much effort to it.


Beep. Beep. Beep

The alarm clock just started its incessant buzzing, when an arm hit the button to stop, the arm, belonging to a certain pink haired girl, actually, an annoyed pink haired girl. Sakura sat up with a groan. It was Saturday and she forgot to turn off the clock the night before, resulting to the disruption of her sleep. It was still quite early but she stood up nonetheless, knowing fully well that she won't be able to go back to her slumber anymore.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, Sakura took off her pajamas and put on a white tank top and gray shorts, with her hair tied up in a bun. She went down the stairs and proceeded to the kitchen to grab some breakfast, noticing the note on the fridge.

"We're at your brother's school, school affair. We didn't wake you up because we know you need to rest…mom and dad"

The pinkette smiled, for even if her parents treats her like a child most of the time, still it came in handy on times like this, especially now since the events that yesterday brought had made her shed buckets of tears that left her tired. Sakura refused to think about yesterday for she knew it would just do her no good, nodding at her newfound determination, she continued with the task of preparing her breakfast. After a few minutes, she was able to fix herself a bowl of cheerios and decided to eat it in front of the TV to give her some distraction and amusement.

Half an hour had already passed and add an already empty bowl of cereals but no program was able to sustain her interest for more than five minutes. She was just about to give up when her cell phone suddenly beeped.

'Hey wanna hang out at the mall?'

It was from Ino, Sakura felt her shoulders droop a little and her guilt surfaced again.

'Oh come on don't be too hard on yourself' inner Sakura said, popping out of nowhere

'Well I'm not sure if I can already face them'

'Then just try to make this opportunity to make it up to them, after all you did ditch them yesterday'

'Hmm, I guess you're right, gee I can't believe I'm actually agreeing with you for once'

'Duh you're the only one who doesn't trust me, maybe I deserve a bit more of a kind treatment' inner Sakura said wiggling her eyebrows

'Don't push your luck' Sakura said shaking her head, the thought enough to dismiss her inner.

'Alright, be there in an hour' replied Sakura with a smile on her lips.


"You're late forehead!" Ino said tapping her foot

"Sorry, sorry, I had trouble choosing my clothes" Sakura said smiling sheepishly

"Oh c'mon Sak, we're not Sasori, you know you don't have to look good for us" Tenten piped in, wherein she was met with Sakura sticking her tongue out.

"Really mature" the blonde beauty said again.

"A-ano, y-you look r-really cute S-sakura chan" Hinata said before the pinkette could reply.

"Well, thanks Hinata, to tell you honestly, I spent about forty five minutes for this" Sakura replied laughing. Indeed the sixteen year old looked good donned in a striped grey and white long sleeved shirt with a really low neckline, faded denim miniskirt, sneakers with her hair tied in a high ponytail.

"Forty five minutes?" asked Ino

"Yep what's with the idea? Date with Sasori later?

"Nope, just wanted to feel comfortable and besides, it's not like pig doesn't make us wait for an hour and a half just to get dressed because her clothes doesn't fit her anymore"

"Point taken" Tenten agreed

"Hey, no cracks about the waistline!" Ino said stomping her feet, which ended with the four of them laughing.

"Where to?" Sakura asked after catching her breath.

"W-well we were t-talking a-about watching a m-movie before y-you came, what d-do you think?"

"Sure, no problem" Sakura replied, her mood finally lightening

The four teenagers were just about to turn around the corner when a couple making out in the bench distracted them.

"Eew talk about privacy, it's just so gross" Ino muttered under her breath so as not to be heard by other people.

"Maybe they can't afford a room" Tenten snickered.

"A-ano guys c-can we just h-hurry up" Hinata asked shyly with a blush adorning her cheeks, she really just wasn't used to this types of scenery.

"Good idea, I think we should ju…" Sakura was just about to tell her friends to ignore the couple but the boy's jacket caught her attention, making her stop dead in her tracks and turn around. The moment she did however, dread instantly filled her gut and she can't help but be rooted on the spot. She felt her head spin a little and her vision instantly became blurry. She heard the worried voices of her friends but they seemed so distant, it was as if all that existed was her and the kissing couple. She felt herself give a little shake and knew that she was about to break down, but before her tears consumed her, she was able to form one coherent word.

"Sasori"

And then everything became a total blur.