City Lights
The sounds of the city were muffled in the small apartment, and Sakura rolled onto her other side once again with one arm tucked under her pillow and the other resting in front of her body. Eyes flickered open to check the clock beside her bed. The numbers flashed 2.05am.
With an irritated sigh, Sakura threw the covers off and pushed herself upright. Some nights, it felt like her mind was on overdrive and, no matter what she tried, sleep simply wouldn't come.
Pulling on a hoodie and slipping her feet into her sliders, Sakura stepped onto her balcony. Sparing a brief glance for the city below her, she wandered over to the fire escape. Noting that her sliders were not the most suitable footwear for climbing up ladders, she flicked them off again and stuffed them into the pocket of her hoodie, before stepping onto the first rung of the ladder to begin her ascent.
She was soon pulling herself onto the roof and donning her sliders once more to block out the cold of the concrete on the soles of her feet. Looking up, she realised how cloudy it was. The stars were all hidden. However, that didn't matter to Sakura. She turned her gaze back down to the city below. She found some comfort in the city lights. From the roof of her apartment building, she felt as though she were looking at stars below her. Somehow this always seemed to help soothe her restless mind on a sleepless night.
A shuffling sound behind her made Sakura tense but she soon relaxed as a familiar figure leaned against the railing beside her. The tall frame and uniquely spiked hair could only belong to Sasuke Uchiha. The pair had first met each other on this very rooftop.
"Can't sleep?" she asked. He shook his head. He didn't ask her why she was there. He didn't need to. In fact, they didn't need to exchange many words at all. They had grown used to sharing each other's company on the rooftop of the apartment block that they shared. They both found comfort in looking out at the city lights, and in the quiet companionship that they had formed through their mutual habit of looking out over the city at night.