Anon asked: Sasuke and Sakura first meeting

"So, how did you guys meet?" asked Ibuki, the Suna nin Sakura was currently healing.

The war had just been won and everyone was in high spirits with celebrations going strong and fireworks being set off every night, however Sakura had chosen to spend her time at the medical tent, healing injured shinobi.

"Huh?" asked Sakura, wondering what on earth he was talking about.

"Well, I was about to ask you out on a date," he started, as Sakura healed his broken leg. "But, I saw a couple guys ask you earlier, and you rejected every one of them meaning that there is already someone you love. Am I right?"

Sakura was flattered that he was going to ask her out, but of course he was right. There was already another man that Sakura loved.

"Hai," she said, blushing lightly.

"I knew it!" chuckled the nin. "So back to the question, how did you two meet?"

A feeling of nostalgia washed through Sakura as she thought back to the first time she had seen Sasuke.

"Well," she started, sitting down next to the nin. "It was when I was about six years old. I was walking past the academy and I saw him there. He was just standing there staring at the doors like it was the most amazing thing he had ever seen before. He must have noticed me because he turned around straight away and sent the nastiest glare in my direction."

Sakura chuckled at the memory.

"Anyway," she continued. "When we finally did get into the academy, I had this massive crush on him because he had always been the most talented in our class and he was a prodigy of his clan. And then we ended up getting sorted into the same three man squad where my feelings only grew stronger."

Meanwhile, the nin listened on intently, curious as to who this person could be.

"However, after the chuunin exams, things got…complicated…and he left the village."

"He left the village? Why?" asked the nin, more curious than ever. "Doesn't that make him a missing nin."

"Yes, he is a missing nin and to be honest…I'm not completely sure why he left…" said Sakura sadly.

"The night he left, I think that was truly when I knew I loved him. Not just as some foolish schoolgirl crush. The thought of him being out of my life was so painful I couldn't bear it. But even when I told him, he still left me."

Ibuki felt sorry for the girl. To confess your love for someone, only to have them reject it must have been painful.

"So then what happened?"

"Well, I saw him a few times and he even tried to kill me, but to be fair, I tried to kill him as well."

Ibuki listened on, shocked. How could you love someone you tried to kill?

"But the reason I wanted to kill him, was because I loved him so much that I didn't want him to fall any deeper into the darkness."

"That must have been really hard," said the nin, sympathising for Sakura.

Sakura merely smiled.

"It was, but it's good now, I think. He's back."

"If you don't mind me asking," started Ibuki. "Who is he? I might know him."

"Ah," said Sakura. "You probably know him. His name is Uchiha Sasuke."

Ibuki's face visibly paled.

"Y-you mean you were in love with the Sharingan wielder and S-class nin?!" he asked exasperatedly.

"Yes, I was in love with him," she replied, giggling lightly at the way Ibuki reacted to the name.

"And I still am."

She still loves him. Ahahah hope you liked it!