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Well I just keep bringing more chapters out when I'm supposed to be reading... heh. Alright this will be a chappie showing Sasuke's feelings, however it's gonna begin with Ino giving Sasuke up. Hehe this way SasuSaku is free mwhahaha. It also adds drama ^_^. I think next chapter may be the last *sobs* I've really enjoyed writing this story. For my first fanfic ever, I think it went pretty well ^_^. Thanks for all the reviews! My goal is at least 100 reviews! So far I think I'm at 81!
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Chapter 16: Sasuke
The sun finally rose at dawn, Ino woke up as the light from the window touched her face. She decided she would drop by to check on Sakura, since she had no training today. She went to get some flowers from her family's shop. She looked around, but stopped when she reached the flower called "cosmos". Ino smiled, as that brought back the memory. She wrapped them up into a bouquet, and set out for the hospital. When she got into Sakura's room, it wasn't what she expected. Sakura was still asleep, and Naruto and Sasuke were by her side. They were both sleeping in chairs on the opposite sides of Sakura's bed. Naruto was lightly snoring and Sasuke had his head laying on Sakura's bed.
' Were they here all night? ' Ino thought as she put the flowers in a vase. She set them by Sakura's bed. She looked at Sasuke, he looked innocent when he was asleep. You couldn't see the cold glare in his eyes. He didn't wear his mask when he was asleep. Ino had to admit she was jealous of Sasuke sleeping next to Sakura's bed. She left the hospital room, wondering about her relationship with Sasuke. Sasuke never liked girls, he never even thought of having a girlfriend. He surely wouldn't have trouble finding one, since almost every girl he meets has a crush on him. Ino and Sakura sacrificed their friendship for him. They even grew their hair out long for him. Sasuke never cared, he was too focused on revenge. He was always cold to them, but Sakura and Ino always came back. ' Sakura is around him more than I am, darn it. ' It was then that it hit Ino. Sasuke would never love her.
' Sasuke-kun will never feel the same way for me.' Ino knew that. She knew she would have to let Sasuke go. He was just a childhood crush. He would never have a crush on her. Just then, Ino realized something else. If anyone could reach Sasuke... it was Sakura. She knew that if Sasuke ever did have feelings for a girl, it would be Sakura. Never her. Ino knew that her love for Sasuke was just a crush, but Sakura... Sakura had a deeper meaning of love. She truly loved him. Ino could see it in her eyes when she cried for him. She knew that whenever something bad happened to Sasuke, Sakura had a broken heart. And Sasuke... when it came to girls... he only had eyes for Sakura. She was only girl he talked to. He did care for her, intimately or not, he did care for her.
********** FLASHBACK ************
" Sakura..." Sasuke said, the curse seal taking over his body. " Who did that to you? "
" Sasuke-kun..." Sakura spoke. " Your body..."
" Don't worry. Most importantly, I feel power inside me. He gave it to me. I know now, I am an avenger. I must do what I can to obtain power, even if I have to let the devil take over my body. I'm feeling really good now..." Sasuke said. Sakura was speechless at this, he wasn't acting normal.
" Now Sakura... tell me... who the hell hurt you?" Sasuke demanded. Before Sakura could answer, Zaku piped up that he did ( that was a mistake lol he's gonna get it now ). Sasuke angrily turned to Zaku. After a short, frigtening display of power, Sasuke grabbed onto Zaku's arms. " You seem to be very proud of your arms. " Sasuke said. His face looked like he had gone insane.
" Stop..." Zaku said. Sasuke didn't, he pulled. In an instand, Sasuke broke both of Zaku's arms. Sakura seemed frightened. Sasuke smiled and turned to Dosu.
" Your turn. You better entertain me more than him. " Sasuke walked forward to Dosu. Sakura was trembling with fear. ' This isn't... This isn't... the Sasuke-kun I know! '
A/N: Even though this is Ino's flashback, I'm still gonna show what Sakura is thinking.
" STOP!" Sakura screamed, as she got up and ran to Sasuke. She quickly grabbed him into a hug from behind. Sasuke quickly turned his head to look at her, but it surprised him to see tears coming for her eyes.
" Please..." She whispered. " Stop." All the markings of Orochimaru's curse disappeared. They both fell to the ground.
**************** END FLASHBACK ******************
Ino thought to herself, " If anyone can save Sasuke, it's Sakura. " She smiled. ' And they do make a pretty cute couple, hehe. ' Sakura loves him. She grew her hair out long just for him. She took care of it everyday, hoping he would notice her. But when the time came, she cut it all off to save his life. Ino left the hospital, it was then that she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see who it was,
" Hey Shikamaru."
~*~*~*~ Meanwhile... ~*~*~*~*~
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes. The sun had risen already, he looked at the flowers next to Sakura's bed. Naruto and Sakura were still peacefully asleep. Sasuke decided he needed to take a walk. He stuck his hands in his pockets. He walked outside the hospital, and sat on a bench. He was deep in thought about the events that occured in the past three days. He was frustrated.
' It was me... I was supposed to be the strongest on the team. Naruto was dead last in the ninja academy, and I was #1. How is it that he held that much power when I have been training my whole life. ' The image of a man with an evil red glare in his eyes came to mind. Sasuke mentally cursed. ' Sakura had never shown anything near the power she had shown yesterday. Why are their such gaps now? Why am I started to fall behind? Her power had even surpassed his. '
He began to wonder about his teammates. Did he actually care them? He couldn't remember why he had watched out for Sakura ever since her parents died or why he had stepped in front of Naruto when Haku almost killed him. He had also done the same thing for Sakura. If he had died, he never would be able to avenge his clan. He wouldn't be able to revive the clan. But, did he really not have time to have his own life? Could he ever just hang out with friends or even fall in love?
Sasuke convinced himself to live, and live only for one purpose: To kill Itachi and avenge his clan. Sasuke wondered what he would do after that, but he realized it was too early to be thinking about this. He still was no match for Itachi. However, Itachi considered Naruto a worthy opponent. Sasuke cursed again. This wasn't right. He had to avenge his clan. He then remembered when Sakura wanted to avenge her family. It only took her a day to do so. But, when she said she was an avenger, she still remained the same cheerful person. Sasuke, changed his whole way of life. He thought to himself, ' They will only get in my way. ' Sakura however, was determined to keep her friends safe. That helped her avenge her family. He was more determined than ever to kill Itachi for slautering his whole clan. He was given nightmares for his whole life, and now for 24 hours a die he relived that horrible moment. He heard the screams in his head again... his parents bodies lying on the floor... his brother standing over them. " They were a measuring stick to test my power." rang through Sasuke's head. He was shaking with anger. Sasuke needed to know how he could obtain that kind of power. Naruto and Sakura had it, so why couldn't he, a member of genius clan do it? ' What is the answer. ' Sasuke yelled inside his head. Then, he heard approaching footsteps. He looked up to see who it was...
' Sakura. '
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Well I just keep bringing more chapters out when I'm supposed to be reading... heh. Alright this will be a chappie showing Sasuke's feelings, however it's gonna begin with Ino giving Sasuke up. Hehe this way SasuSaku is free mwhahaha. It also adds drama ^_^. I think next chapter may be the last *sobs* I've really enjoyed writing this story. For my first fanfic ever, I think it went pretty well ^_^. Thanks for all the reviews! My goal is at least 100 reviews! So far I think I'm at 81!
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Chapter 16: Sasuke
The sun finally rose at dawn, Ino woke up as the light from the window touched her face. She decided she would drop by to check on Sakura, since she had no training today. She went to get some flowers from her family's shop. She looked around, but stopped when she reached the flower called "cosmos". Ino smiled, as that brought back the memory. She wrapped them up into a bouquet, and set out for the hospital. When she got into Sakura's room, it wasn't what she expected. Sakura was still asleep, and Naruto and Sasuke were by her side. They were both sleeping in chairs on the opposite sides of Sakura's bed. Naruto was lightly snoring and Sasuke had his head laying on Sakura's bed.
' Were they here all night? ' Ino thought as she put the flowers in a vase. She set them by Sakura's bed. She looked at Sasuke, he looked innocent when he was asleep. You couldn't see the cold glare in his eyes. He didn't wear his mask when he was asleep. Ino had to admit she was jealous of Sasuke sleeping next to Sakura's bed. She left the hospital room, wondering about her relationship with Sasuke. Sasuke never liked girls, he never even thought of having a girlfriend. He surely wouldn't have trouble finding one, since almost every girl he meets has a crush on him. Ino and Sakura sacrificed their friendship for him. They even grew their hair out long for him. Sasuke never cared, he was too focused on revenge. He was always cold to them, but Sakura and Ino always came back. ' Sakura is around him more than I am, darn it. ' It was then that it hit Ino. Sasuke would never love her.
' Sasuke-kun will never feel the same way for me.' Ino knew that. She knew she would have to let Sasuke go. He was just a childhood crush. He would never have a crush on her. Just then, Ino realized something else. If anyone could reach Sasuke... it was Sakura. She knew that if Sasuke ever did have feelings for a girl, it would be Sakura. Never her. Ino knew that her love for Sasuke was just a crush, but Sakura... Sakura had a deeper meaning of love. She truly loved him. Ino could see it in her eyes when she cried for him. She knew that whenever something bad happened to Sasuke, Sakura had a broken heart. And Sasuke... when it came to girls... he only had eyes for Sakura. She was only girl he talked to. He did care for her, intimately or not, he did care for her.
********** FLASHBACK ************
" Sakura..." Sasuke said, the curse seal taking over his body. " Who did that to you? "
" Sasuke-kun..." Sakura spoke. " Your body..."
" Don't worry. Most importantly, I feel power inside me. He gave it to me. I know now, I am an avenger. I must do what I can to obtain power, even if I have to let the devil take over my body. I'm feeling really good now..." Sasuke said. Sakura was speechless at this, he wasn't acting normal.
" Now Sakura... tell me... who the hell hurt you?" Sasuke demanded. Before Sakura could answer, Zaku piped up that he did ( that was a mistake lol he's gonna get it now ). Sasuke angrily turned to Zaku. After a short, frigtening display of power, Sasuke grabbed onto Zaku's arms. " You seem to be very proud of your arms. " Sasuke said. His face looked like he had gone insane.
" Stop..." Zaku said. Sasuke didn't, he pulled. In an instand, Sasuke broke both of Zaku's arms. Sakura seemed frightened. Sasuke smiled and turned to Dosu.
" Your turn. You better entertain me more than him. " Sasuke walked forward to Dosu. Sakura was trembling with fear. ' This isn't... This isn't... the Sasuke-kun I know! '
A/N: Even though this is Ino's flashback, I'm still gonna show what Sakura is thinking.
" STOP!" Sakura screamed, as she got up and ran to Sasuke. She quickly grabbed him into a hug from behind. Sasuke quickly turned his head to look at her, but it surprised him to see tears coming for her eyes.
" Please..." She whispered. " Stop." All the markings of Orochimaru's curse disappeared. They both fell to the ground.
**************** END FLASHBACK ******************
Ino thought to herself, " If anyone can save Sasuke, it's Sakura. " She smiled. ' And they do make a pretty cute couple, hehe. ' Sakura loves him. She grew her hair out long just for him. She took care of it everyday, hoping he would notice her. But when the time came, she cut it all off to save his life. Ino left the hospital, it was then that she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see who it was,
" Hey Shikamaru."
~*~*~*~ Meanwhile... ~*~*~*~*~
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes. The sun had risen already, he looked at the flowers next to Sakura's bed. Naruto and Sakura were still peacefully asleep. Sasuke decided he needed to take a walk. He stuck his hands in his pockets. He walked outside the hospital, and sat on a bench. He was deep in thought about the events that occured in the past three days. He was frustrated.
' It was me... I was supposed to be the strongest on the team. Naruto was dead last in the ninja academy, and I was #1. How is it that he held that much power when I have been training my whole life. ' The image of a man with an evil red glare in his eyes came to mind. Sasuke mentally cursed. ' Sakura had never shown anything near the power she had shown yesterday. Why are their such gaps now? Why am I started to fall behind? Her power had even surpassed his. '
He began to wonder about his teammates. Did he actually care them? He couldn't remember why he had watched out for Sakura ever since her parents died or why he had stepped in front of Naruto when Haku almost killed him. He had also done the same thing for Sakura. If he had died, he never would be able to avenge his clan. He wouldn't be able to revive the clan. But, did he really not have time to have his own life? Could he ever just hang out with friends or even fall in love?
Sasuke convinced himself to live, and live only for one purpose: To kill Itachi and avenge his clan. Sasuke wondered what he would do after that, but he realized it was too early to be thinking about this. He still was no match for Itachi. However, Itachi considered Naruto a worthy opponent. Sasuke cursed again. This wasn't right. He had to avenge his clan. He then remembered when Sakura wanted to avenge her family. It only took her a day to do so. But, when she said she was an avenger, she still remained the same cheerful person. Sasuke, changed his whole way of life. He thought to himself, ' They will only get in my way. ' Sakura however, was determined to keep her friends safe. That helped her avenge her family. He was more determined than ever to kill Itachi for slautering his whole clan. He was given nightmares for his whole life, and now for 24 hours a die he relived that horrible moment. He heard the screams in his head again... his parents bodies lying on the floor... his brother standing over them. " They were a measuring stick to test my power." rang through Sasuke's head. He was shaking with anger. Sasuke needed to know how he could obtain that kind of power. Naruto and Sakura had it, so why couldn't he, a member of genius clan do it? ' What is the answer. ' Sasuke yelled inside his head. Then, he heard approaching footsteps. He looked up to see who it was...
' Sakura. '
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