Here's something short!
Thoughts
Prompt 4: There Was No Warning
I love her.
That thought came without warning.
The abruptness of the thought brought him out of his reverie and back to where he was. He was currently under a tree at the usual training grounds, with Sakura a few metres from him, stretching with her back to him. They had their routine spar earlier, and the once neat training grounds was now in a wreck, with broken trees and cracked grounds everywhere. Sasuke had been absentmindedly watching her move about from his spot when that thought suddenly appeared in his head.
I love her.
He shook his head as if to clear that thought while trying to keep his face impassive. It was a feat considering his ears were starting to burn up but he was hoping it looked like it was due to the heat Konoha was facing with recently.
"You okay, Sasuke-kun?"
Her familiar voice rang out to him and he shifted his gaze to meet her green eyes that were watching him curiously.
He swallowed audibly and ignoring the beads of sweat forming on his forehead, he schooled his face to look indifferent before deciding to reply with a grunt.
Sakura merely watched him for a few more seconds before giving him a small smile, apparently fine with his response. She turned away from him once again to continue stretching while Sasuke watched her.
How could he be in love with her? He wondered, his eyebrows knitted together in deep thought. She was loud, talkative, and she had a tendency for violence – Naruto could vouch for that.
But she was also kind, smart, compassionate and so full of love. Her eyes were always so green with emotion and her smile so soft and sincere, Sasuke realised he would always want her to look at him like she always had.
An unfamiliar sensation filled his chest as the thought once again crossed his mind.
I love her.
And as Sakura turned back to face him, apparently done with her stretches, with a soft smile on her face, he knew that he was not going to deny it.