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"Listen, Kakashi, I am supposed to meet Sasuke soon," Sakura said apologetically to her sensei. They had been both curled up in a large blanket cuddling by the fire. He looked up at her sadly.
"Oh, okay," he said blankly.
"You can just stay here and drink tea. I shouldn't be gone long," Sakura said in a comforting tone. "Besides, I will probably be needing some hot ramen for when I get back," she said, looking out the window and into the white storm.
"Gotcha," Kakashi said. "Have fun." Sakura felt her heart go out to him as she went up to the door and put on her scarf and jacket over her new outfit (which she hadn't changed out of).
"Oh crap," she said. "These shoes are horrible in snow!" Sakura glanced around quickly, and sprinted up to her room. She found a set of black boots in her closet. "Hey, I think I can use these," she said. "Sure, they look good enough!" They did, in fact. Sakura had bought the designer shoes just to spite Yamanaka Ino.
"Have fun!" Kakashi called to her as she left.
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"You came," said a dark figure that was leaning on the bridge.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura whispered. "You wanted to talk to me." The figure walked over to her and stood in the streetlight. It was, of course, Sasuke. He had been sensible in his choice of clothing and worn a black sweater and long white pants.
"Yeah, I did," he said with a smirk. "Listen, Sakura... I've been reviewing my life- you know, collecting my thoughts," he started. Sakura assumed that this would be long, so she sat on the railing, crossing her legs. Sasuke noted this.
"You changed your clothes," he noted.
"Yeah, I bought something new," Sakura replied. "Go on."
"I've realized that I shouldn't consume myself with revenge- my brother can wait." Sasuke's words were strained. "I've realized that I need to have a life away from him. I need to have friends, I need to have fun... and I need to love again," Sasuke said. He was standing right in front of Sakura now. She sat there, wide-eyed.
"Sasuke-kun?" she asked breathlessly.
"I know I really upset you last month, on our little date," he said apologetically. "I hate myself for hurting you. But now I've realized that I need you, Sakura. You're the only one who's come close to me. You've shown me that... maybe... I can love someone." The dark-haired boy gazed deeply into Sakura's eyes.
"Sakura, I want you to love me again," he said simply. To his surprise, Sakura's eyes filled with tears. He took her hands in his own.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura sniffled. The boy held her hands in his.
"Did I say something wrong?" he said almost arrogantly.
"N-no, Sasuke-kun, it's just... just... I don't know anymore!!!" Sakura wailed, burying her head in Sasuke's shoulder. The boy hesitantly wrapped his arms around her in a hug.
"You don't know what, Sakura?" he asked as she cried into his sweater.
"I don't know who I love anymore!" Sakura sobbed, her voice cracking. "Naruto has just been so sweet." Sasuke went rigid at the sound of his rival's name. "And Kakashi-sensei has just been so wonderful!" Sasuke's stomach hardened. "And now you want me back!" Sakura's voice was hoarse from crying. "I just don't know! I love you all so much!" she cried. Sasuke gently pried her away from him, setting her back on the railing. His expression was dark.
"So... Naruto and Kakashi, too, eh?" he asked the crying girl. She nodded.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun!" she said softly, her sobs slowly dissipating.
"I see," he mumbled sadly. "I wish there was some way to fix all of this."
"Nothing can fix any of this," Sakura said sadly.
* * *
"Listen, Kakashi, I am supposed to meet Sasuke soon," Sakura said apologetically to her sensei. They had been both curled up in a large blanket cuddling by the fire. He looked up at her sadly.
"Oh, okay," he said blankly.
"You can just stay here and drink tea. I shouldn't be gone long," Sakura said in a comforting tone. "Besides, I will probably be needing some hot ramen for when I get back," she said, looking out the window and into the white storm.
"Gotcha," Kakashi said. "Have fun." Sakura felt her heart go out to him as she went up to the door and put on her scarf and jacket over her new outfit (which she hadn't changed out of).
"Oh crap," she said. "These shoes are horrible in snow!" Sakura glanced around quickly, and sprinted up to her room. She found a set of black boots in her closet. "Hey, I think I can use these," she said. "Sure, they look good enough!" They did, in fact. Sakura had bought the designer shoes just to spite Yamanaka Ino.
"Have fun!" Kakashi called to her as she left.
* * *
"You came," said a dark figure that was leaning on the bridge.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura whispered. "You wanted to talk to me." The figure walked over to her and stood in the streetlight. It was, of course, Sasuke. He had been sensible in his choice of clothing and worn a black sweater and long white pants.
"Yeah, I did," he said with a smirk. "Listen, Sakura... I've been reviewing my life- you know, collecting my thoughts," he started. Sakura assumed that this would be long, so she sat on the railing, crossing her legs. Sasuke noted this.
"You changed your clothes," he noted.
"Yeah, I bought something new," Sakura replied. "Go on."
"I've realized that I shouldn't consume myself with revenge- my brother can wait." Sasuke's words were strained. "I've realized that I need to have a life away from him. I need to have friends, I need to have fun... and I need to love again," Sasuke said. He was standing right in front of Sakura now. She sat there, wide-eyed.
"Sasuke-kun?" she asked breathlessly.
"I know I really upset you last month, on our little date," he said apologetically. "I hate myself for hurting you. But now I've realized that I need you, Sakura. You're the only one who's come close to me. You've shown me that... maybe... I can love someone." The dark-haired boy gazed deeply into Sakura's eyes.
"Sakura, I want you to love me again," he said simply. To his surprise, Sakura's eyes filled with tears. He took her hands in his own.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura sniffled. The boy held her hands in his.
"Did I say something wrong?" he said almost arrogantly.
"N-no, Sasuke-kun, it's just... just... I don't know anymore!!!" Sakura wailed, burying her head in Sasuke's shoulder. The boy hesitantly wrapped his arms around her in a hug.
"You don't know what, Sakura?" he asked as she cried into his sweater.
"I don't know who I love anymore!" Sakura sobbed, her voice cracking. "Naruto has just been so sweet." Sasuke went rigid at the sound of his rival's name. "And Kakashi-sensei has just been so wonderful!" Sasuke's stomach hardened. "And now you want me back!" Sakura's voice was hoarse from crying. "I just don't know! I love you all so much!" she cried. Sasuke gently pried her away from him, setting her back on the railing. His expression was dark.
"So... Naruto and Kakashi, too, eh?" he asked the crying girl. She nodded.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun!" she said softly, her sobs slowly dissipating.
"I see," he mumbled sadly. "I wish there was some way to fix all of this."
"Nothing can fix any of this," Sakura said sadly.