Pain of Love

Note: *sigh* me hate skewl...lol...like as if ya haven't heard me say that enough times XD itz like...so annoying...all those fucking piles of homework...waiting for ya ta do every single freaking day -_-; so sad...itz only like de second week of skewl...and me already dead tired...and me am "overworking" according ta me friendz...especially ami...newayz...on de bright side...we've made up a club at our skewl de I lub Lieum club *hehe* itz was like so kawaii! especially stalking him XP...oh ya...special word by ava a.k.a lakergurl262 *dukie!* lol...don't ask...itz a long story...^^; newayz...on ta de story!

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Sasuke remained impassive with a indecipherable expression in his eyes. Unconsciously his fingers flexed back and forth reflexively, while his eyes twitched slightly.

Sakura sighed softly, to lost in her emotions to notice the erotic stranger standing beside her. Her dark emerald eyes beheld a haunted glaze, one that was so empty...so lost...

He reached down and pulled her protectively against him, glad to feel her gentle warmth against him. "I'm sorry..." he whispered awkwardly, his breath tickling her ear. "It...must have been hard for you..."

"...to get over him..."

Sakura hesitated before nodding absentmindedly, "Do you know what's funny?" she said lightly, her eyes filled with pain. "I've loved him every since I've met him...and not once...had he ever returned it. I wasted all those years...chasing the impossible...hoping that he'd someday learn to love me..."

She let out an empty laugh. "It seems like Fate always turns up when it's least wanted," she said curtly. "Well...that bastard got what he wanted..." she snapped her voice filled with disgust. "Power...that's all he cares about..."

"...all that he's every cared about..."

Sasuke ground his teeth. No matter how much he wanted to deny it...he knew that Sakura was right. After all, what kind of idiot would sacrifice everything he had...friends...his village...his life...just for the mere illusion of "power." He'd known all along, when he'd joined Orchimaru that he'd be nothing more then a slave...a pawn in a chess game. But...the thought of killing Itachi...the thought of splatter the walls with his blood was so entrancing...

He shook his head defiantly. Sasuke growled furiously at himself. What was he doing? He had a chance now to make amend with Sakura...to let her know the truth. To rectify his mistake...

Sasuke knew that no matter what...he couldn't stand it if Sakura hated him for the rest of his life. It hurt...that the only person that had truly cared about him...the only one that had always been there for him...

...didn't believe in him anymore...

"Sakura..." he murmured slowly, waiting until he was sure he had her full undivided attention. Sasuke stared into her eyes momentarily lost in those emerald depths. "I...have to...tell you something..." he swallowed nervously.

Sakura tilted her eyebrows in confusion. "Yes?" she asked curiously. She unceremoniously wiped the tears off her face, before facing him once again.

Sasuke took a deep breath, weighing out his words. "The...truth...is..." his eyes widened with surprise when a blonde haired girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Sakura-chan!" she hissed nervously, her eyes darting around as if she was expecting something to happen. "Kakashi want to speak with you..."

"Please..." she begged, when Ino saw the annoyed look in Sakura's eyes. "It's important..."

He tilted his eyebrows questioningly. He had to admit...Ino had changed a lot over the years... However what shocked him the most was the almost casual tone she was using with Sakura. If he didn't know any better...he would have sworn that they were friends...

"What?!" snapped Sakura, obviously not pleased. She didn't give a damn what the Kakashi wanted...She wanted to know what her dark haired stranger was about to confess to her. "What's so important..." she repeated slowly.

Ino's eyes were white with fear, while her normally rosy complexion was deathly pale.

"Someone...someone...was...MURDERED..."

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Note: sorry sorry de chapter is so short XD me dead laxy...i'll try ta update again sometime this weekend...hopefully...