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Thinking
"talking"
inner
"SHOUTING"
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"Sakura chan was someone you could call by better half…" Hinata started, a soft smile blessing her tear-stricken face. "She was almost my exact opposite when she first told me I could train with her. I was shy, she was strong, I was plain, she was exotic, I came from a clan, she came from a family. We were different.
"But I didn't really notice what I had. I guess I just took everything for granted, and wasted everything. I was extremely spoiled, and barely had to lift a finger at home, besides when I was training. This, I should admit," she looked at Sakura with tears spilling, "For Sakura's sake.
"Another thing I must admit is that I never saw Sakura when we were younger. I… kinda… pitied her. She was considered weaker than me, the only thing she could rely on was her intelligence. She had no clan, no special ability.
"So I admit it: I pitied Haruno Sakura. But…
"When she was placed on my fiancé's team, I thought, 'Why couldn't that be me? Was I not strong enough to be with him?' My appreciation, and my jealously, grew for her.
"I watched her team get stronger over the months, and I saw her lagging behind. Every time she walked home, I would see her fall a couple of times. She was completely exhausted, but when I asked her team if she seemed okay during training, they 'Yeah. She looked fine.'
"And every day, I would see her, falling, fainting, getting up, and doing it again. Soon, I somewhat admired her. She worked hard at home, and as a ninja.
"She cried all alone when Uchiha san left. She turned to no one, and cried all by herself. She was a mess when my fiancé left, and so was I. We took a small amount of comfort from one another. And when the two year period was up, she and I were sisters. By the time I suggested that Team Seven and Team Eight should merge, and she asked if I wanted to train with her, I really idolized her like an older sister. My jealously was gone, and so was the pity. Sakura had made something of herself. So had I. And for the first time since Neji niisan finally accepted me, or when my fiancé asked me out… I felt complete. Full.
"As the years passed, and the other Kunoichis and I began to become friends, we secretly made Sakura our leader. And out of my surprise, I began to notice that Sakura had become the strongest out of all of us. Emotionally and physically." Hinata sighed, another tear leaking out.
"But…" she wiped her eyes with her black sleeve, but more tears just poured out, "Now that she's gone, I feel…still full. You would think that now that my sisterly figure was gone, I'd be a complete mess. But strangely… I'm not. Sakura gave me a chunk of her spirit, and offered it to me with open arms. I took it, and here I am.
"Sakura had a wonderful soul, kind and strong. She refused to be called weak, she refused to be stepped on, but you know what Sakura and I had in common?!" Hinata cried out, practically shouting, as even more tear flew out.
"We were both in love! Sakura helped me with my love life, and she asked for nothing in return! I tried to give, but she rejected it all! She always said she wanted to stand on her own, and she no problem giving!" she wiped her eyes again, but it was no use.
"When she left for her very last mission, me and the girls went on a girls' night out. We tried to convince her it was too dangerous, but she said something heartbreaking…
'For the last six years, I fought with myself to reach where I am now. For the last 11 years of my life, I've tried to get Sasuke's attention. I tried to get him to see me, but no use. But for entire life, I tried to keep all I could! To kept what I had left of love! I'm sorry, but nothing you can say will stop me. I will keep what I have left, and I will. NOT. BE. LEFT. BEHIND.'"
"And after that, I waved goodbye, and… it was the last time I saw her breathing. It's hard to believe that she's dead, but we will live on. If we don't, she live on.
"'Just try your best, and you'll be seen.'" she quoted, before she walked away from the podium and from Sakura's dead body. She fell into Naruto's awaiting arms, where they cried together. Claps echoed throughout the area, as the wind blew softly, causing the decorative bells in the trees to jingle with laughter.
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Sasuke slapped himself mentally. No. There was absolutely no way. If they were really… no, it couldn't be. Sasuke thought to himself. Fujiko and Her were two different. Absolutely NO connection. None.
Still, Sasuke couldn't help but stared at the slipping hood. For the love Kami and God altogether, Uchiha Sasuke was curious about one girl.
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"Sakura…I'm…so…sorry… I… didn't…" the aisle dragged on, and on, and on. She could hear Sakura's silent calls of when she was young, how she would flash a smile, which could always be mistaken for a grin.
Fujiko's heart ached, as the memories flowed in. It was painful seeing them again, as it was painful knowing that everyone came for her.
For Haruno Sakura. No one else, just… her.
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