Hehe well here we're gonna get into some feelings from certain characters... most of this chapter has memories from Ino. I don't really wanna say much cause I'm in a hurry now. Thank you reviewers! Well I'm trying to update but I have about a week for summer reading. Ahhh!!!!! Oh and I think that the chapter after the next one will be the end... *sobs* I may add two more but I dunno. Ino will give up on Sasuke. It will have some heavy emotion from Sasuke and then some SasuSaku. Oh and this chapter does have some things that some of you may not know, but it doesn't actually spoil anything. I hope you like it! Enjoy!
Chapter 15: Memories of Sakura
The light rain had to turned into a shower. Sakura and Sasuke could hear the rain tapping against the window. It was a calming noise. Sakura looked over to Naruto, who was sleeping like a baby. She giggled, ' He's not so bad when he's asleep. ' Sasuke was just staring off into space. Sakura was a bit uncomfortable with the silence, so she turned to Sasuke. Sasuke, feeling someone watching him, shift his gaze at her. She smiled at him. Her emerald eyes were twinkling with happiness. She was always smiling at him, but he never really took the time to actually look at her. Her smile made it seem like everything was alright, and for just a moment... it made him even forget about revenge. It was so odd seeing this happy and cheerful girl... but knowing that she contained incredible power.
" Are you alright Sasuke-kun? " She asked.
" Yeah... fine. " Sasuke replied. " Um... how are you feeling? " Sakura thought it was nice that he actually cared. She was glad he was warming up to them.
" Oh I'm alright, " She said in a weary voice.
" Good, but you should get some rest. "
" Yeah that would help. You should get some rest too Sasuke-kun. We'll be able to train again then. " Sakura said cheerfully. Sasuke nodded. She was aware that Sasuke was a bit upset over not being able to train. Sakura fluffled up her pillow and laid into the bed. But before she went to sleep she spoke,
" Hey Sasuke-kun..."
" Hm?"
" Thanks for saving me from that Omezo's blast earlier. " Sakura slowly closed her eyes. She wasn't facing Sasuke, otherwise she would have known he blushed for a minute.
" No problem. " He whispered.
**** Meanwhile ****
Ino, who was at her home, was in deep thought about Sakura. She had always cared for Sakura, even when they were rivals. She realized that they had always been friends the whole time. Sakura... the girl she saved a long time ago. Sakura had always been a fragile child, since it is a bit tramatizing ( is that spelled right lol? ) to be picked on in your youth. But Ino knew that Sakura was strong. She remember in their fight when she discovered Sakura had to minds. Ino laughed, ' Maybe there are some things about her I don't know. ' She chuckled at the thought of what Sakura says in her mind XD. Ino's laughter turned to a frown. ' She has changed... she's not a crybaby... I probably don't know what she's like anymore. ' Ino teared up. She wanted her best friend back. ' Sakura...'
******FLASHBACK*******
A beautiful spring day. The flowers were blowing as the wind swept across the open field. The sky was blue, the sun was shining, and two little girls( 7 yrs. old), were picking flowers. One had blonde hair and other had pink hair with a ribbon on top. Ino was explaining to Sakura the types of flowers and how to make them into designs.
" This is a cosmos, the most beautiful flower of spring. It means Harmony. You can use it as the center piece in the design. This is a thoroughwart. It just extra." Sakura gazed in awe. ' Ino-chan is amazing! She smart, cute, knows a lot, and has ninja skills. Next to her I'm nothing... I'm just extra. ' Ino picked a flower and put it in her hair.
" Do I look cute with this? Like a cosmos? " She asked Sakura smiling.
" Yes..." Sakura replied.
" What was with the gap? " Ino asked, smiling.
" Ino-chan... if you are cosmos... am I thoroughwart? " Sakura asked. Ino frowned. She thought for a moment.
" No. Well... if you ask me... your not a flower yet... you're just a bud! " She said with a big grin. Sakura laughed.
" Ok. " They sat there for a moment. They looked at all the beautiful flowers. Sakura was thinking about what Ino had just said...
.....
" Ino-chan..." Sakura said.
" What is it? " Ino asked.
" Why did you give me this ribbon? " Sakura turned to Ino. Ino smiled.
" Because... I thought it would be a waste for you to wither away as a bud... " Ino smiled at her and looked at the flowers. Sakura blushed with a smile.
" Because... there is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms... and it may turn out to be..." Ino turned to Sakura.
* " A flower even more beautiful than a cosmos. " *
Sakura trembled. She felt a tear come fall, that was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to her. ' Thank you... Ino-chan. '
" Come on Sakura! Let's go pick the flowers! "
" Hai! "
********* END FLASHBACK ***********
Ino's tears fell... as she remembered...
' There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms... and it may turn out to be...'
" A flower even more beautiful than a cosmos! "
Ino watched with a smile as the rain stopped. The sun slowly peeked it's head out of the clouds, giving hope and lighting up the village just again. Everything was calm now, the sky turned from grey to a sea of color as the sun set. Ino stared into the sunset. She sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes, smiled, and said...
" Sakura... you were a bud... but when you bloomed... you bloomed into a beautiful flower! "
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Chapter 15: Memories of Sakura
The light rain had to turned into a shower. Sakura and Sasuke could hear the rain tapping against the window. It was a calming noise. Sakura looked over to Naruto, who was sleeping like a baby. She giggled, ' He's not so bad when he's asleep. ' Sasuke was just staring off into space. Sakura was a bit uncomfortable with the silence, so she turned to Sasuke. Sasuke, feeling someone watching him, shift his gaze at her. She smiled at him. Her emerald eyes were twinkling with happiness. She was always smiling at him, but he never really took the time to actually look at her. Her smile made it seem like everything was alright, and for just a moment... it made him even forget about revenge. It was so odd seeing this happy and cheerful girl... but knowing that she contained incredible power.
" Are you alright Sasuke-kun? " She asked.
" Yeah... fine. " Sasuke replied. " Um... how are you feeling? " Sakura thought it was nice that he actually cared. She was glad he was warming up to them.
" Oh I'm alright, " She said in a weary voice.
" Good, but you should get some rest. "
" Yeah that would help. You should get some rest too Sasuke-kun. We'll be able to train again then. " Sakura said cheerfully. Sasuke nodded. She was aware that Sasuke was a bit upset over not being able to train. Sakura fluffled up her pillow and laid into the bed. But before she went to sleep she spoke,
" Hey Sasuke-kun..."
" Hm?"
" Thanks for saving me from that Omezo's blast earlier. " Sakura slowly closed her eyes. She wasn't facing Sasuke, otherwise she would have known he blushed for a minute.
" No problem. " He whispered.
**** Meanwhile ****
Ino, who was at her home, was in deep thought about Sakura. She had always cared for Sakura, even when they were rivals. She realized that they had always been friends the whole time. Sakura... the girl she saved a long time ago. Sakura had always been a fragile child, since it is a bit tramatizing ( is that spelled right lol? ) to be picked on in your youth. But Ino knew that Sakura was strong. She remember in their fight when she discovered Sakura had to minds. Ino laughed, ' Maybe there are some things about her I don't know. ' She chuckled at the thought of what Sakura says in her mind XD. Ino's laughter turned to a frown. ' She has changed... she's not a crybaby... I probably don't know what she's like anymore. ' Ino teared up. She wanted her best friend back. ' Sakura...'
******FLASHBACK*******
A beautiful spring day. The flowers were blowing as the wind swept across the open field. The sky was blue, the sun was shining, and two little girls( 7 yrs. old), were picking flowers. One had blonde hair and other had pink hair with a ribbon on top. Ino was explaining to Sakura the types of flowers and how to make them into designs.
" This is a cosmos, the most beautiful flower of spring. It means Harmony. You can use it as the center piece in the design. This is a thoroughwart. It just extra." Sakura gazed in awe. ' Ino-chan is amazing! She smart, cute, knows a lot, and has ninja skills. Next to her I'm nothing... I'm just extra. ' Ino picked a flower and put it in her hair.
" Do I look cute with this? Like a cosmos? " She asked Sakura smiling.
" Yes..." Sakura replied.
" What was with the gap? " Ino asked, smiling.
" Ino-chan... if you are cosmos... am I thoroughwart? " Sakura asked. Ino frowned. She thought for a moment.
" No. Well... if you ask me... your not a flower yet... you're just a bud! " She said with a big grin. Sakura laughed.
" Ok. " They sat there for a moment. They looked at all the beautiful flowers. Sakura was thinking about what Ino had just said...
.....
" Ino-chan..." Sakura said.
" What is it? " Ino asked.
" Why did you give me this ribbon? " Sakura turned to Ino. Ino smiled.
" Because... I thought it would be a waste for you to wither away as a bud... " Ino smiled at her and looked at the flowers. Sakura blushed with a smile.
" Because... there is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms... and it may turn out to be..." Ino turned to Sakura.
* " A flower even more beautiful than a cosmos. " *
Sakura trembled. She felt a tear come fall, that was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to her. ' Thank you... Ino-chan. '
" Come on Sakura! Let's go pick the flowers! "
" Hai! "
********* END FLASHBACK ***********
Ino's tears fell... as she remembered...
' There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms... and it may turn out to be...'
" A flower even more beautiful than a cosmos! "
Ino watched with a smile as the rain stopped. The sun slowly peeked it's head out of the clouds, giving hope and lighting up the village just again. Everything was calm now, the sky turned from grey to a sea of color as the sun set. Ino stared into the sunset. She sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes, smiled, and said...
" Sakura... you were a bud... but when you bloomed... you bloomed into a beautiful flower! "
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