Pain of Love

Note: *sigh* de dance was de bomb! seriously! lol...newayz...on ta de story

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Tonight the moon shone gently across the star streaked sky. The wind whispered softly through the tress...the grass...while the crickets chirped with passionate delight. It was beautiful...everything was so perfect...so ethereal...

Sakura sighed in pleasure as she leaned against the dark stranger and slowly inhaled his deep masculine scent. For some reason, Sakura felt complete tonight...like as if she had found her other self...

Sasuke grinned mentally to himself. He hadn't really actually held Sakura before...it felt...strange. For the first time in his life, he didn't feel alone...and lost... He had been a fool to walk away from them...his friends...his life. Why hadn't he taken the time to appreciate them while he still could?

Ever since they'd first met...Sasuke had known that Sakura had a crush on him...but he'd never acknowledged that. He always pushed her away...broke her heart...and...insulted her. She didn't deserve it...she was innocent...unlike himself. He'd tried everything to become stronger...training non stop in the village in hopes of someday becoming strong enough to defeat Itachi. He had no need for a distraction such as Sakura...or so he thought...

Loneliness...pain...

Those were the deadly inflictions that Itachi left on his soul. For the rest of his life...he'd thought that he'd always be alone...that was until Sakura came along. She healed his wounds...showed him friendship...and love. He bowed his head in shame. And this was how he repaid her...by tearing out her heart. Sakura had known all along that he'd been planning to leave...that night before he left...he saw her...

She'd poured out her heart to him...told him to take her away with him...that it didn't matter that she had friends and family here...things wouldn't be the same without him. Sasuke sighed with pain. And he'd told her to stay...that he was nothing like her and Naruto...that she was...annoying...

Sakura looked up, just in time to see the self-disgust in his eyes. She looked momentarily puzzled. What was wrong with him? "Are you alright?" she asked gently, tilting her head questioningly.

The mystery man nodded silent, while the band struck up a new tune. I see him walkin', I sense the danger...I hear his voice, and my heart stops... It hurt him...to hold Sakura so close...yet feel so apart. It was impossible that Sakura still had any feels towards him...he wouldn't have blamed her if she hated him...

He wears a face of the night...Ooh, the perfect stranger...and I'm fallin', ready or not... Sakura studied the man against her carefully...there was something about him...something so familiar...the song reminded her of something...of someone...

Don't think about it...who knows where the wind blows...no doubt about it...I'll go where he goes... Sakura felt her lips part slowly with remembrance...she'd once said those words so a man...that she'd loved...


My captive heart...he holds the key to these emotions... my willing soul... Let me drown in this ocean... and I carry the flame... like I did from the start... As long as he's callin', callin'... my captive heart...

Sakura felt her eyes start to water...it had hurt...so much... But she refrained from crying...that bastard isn't worthy of my tears... She lifted her chin up and stared deeply into the stranger's eyes. She was going to forget about Sasuke...he'd never wanted anything to do with her...and she wasn't going to waste her whole life waiting for him to get a life...

Fire burns--so I've been told...But I like the way it feels...He has the wild passion...that drives away the cold...and I know his touch is real...Don't think about it...He leads and I'll follow ...No doubt about it...I'll go where he goes...

He'd betrayed her...and their village...and the punishment...is...DEATH...

Unknown to her...a single tear escaped her guard and trickled down her cheek. She bowed her head...partially angry at her lack of control...while she looked down at her shoe...

He holds the key to these emotions... let me drown in this ocean... and I play my part... As long as he's callin', callin'... my willing soul...

Sasuke frowned...he hated it when Sakura cried...it always made him...angry that someone would want to hurt her. He winced...and he hadn't done such a great job himself. Out of everyone else...he'd made her cry more then everyone else put together.

"What's wrong?"

Sakura shook her head softly, carefully avoiding eye contact. "Nothing..." she whispered softly, her voice betraying her pain. She took a deep breath and steadied herself. "The song just reminded me of someone...that had once been very close to me..."

"It doesn't matter...he left...and he's not coming back," she concluded lamely. "Never..."

She heard the dark haired stranger take a deep breath and ask, "What was...his name?"

"His...name...was...Sasuke..."

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Note: sorry itz too short...me have too much hw...*smiles* me decided that i'd probably update at least twice a week...hs sux ^^; so sad...to much studying crap...

lol...oh yea...sorry itz taking so long for Sasuke/Sakura ta meet...i'm like trying ta prolong de story...since like yea...oh well...they'd probably meet soon in another few chapters *smiles* waz with me and long stories? XD