Yet another Blank Period fic hehehe, basically what I imagine to have happened when Sasuke returned to Konoha for Sakura, and then some. Set just a little after Sakura Hiden.

SasuSaku. Post-war. Sasuke is cold, yes, but still there is warmth within him—even though he himself forgets it sometimes. And while he might not be the easiest person to love, at the end of the day he is still human, through and through.

"I could have loved her," Sasuke says flatly. "If she'd just given me the chance—" "Sakura gave you all the chances in the world," Kakashi cuts in, stern. "You underestimated her. And you underestimated her ability to walk away from you. At the core of it all, that's where things went wrong." —Naruto/Sakura and light Sasuke/Sakura.