A/N: Ok I made a sequel, I have absolutely no will what so ever ^^. Its not
gonna be as good as Deep Wounds, but I've been told that was a really good
story and sequels never match the original story, but ya, here it is. I
wrote it specifically for the people who wanted me to continue it.
Sakura sat at her kitchen table reading a book, but her mind really wasn't focused on the book at all. 'Now what am I gonna do?' she thought to herself, as she recalled the events of the day before. Somehow Sasuke had accessed her dreams and saw some of the worst events of her life.
She sighed in exasperation and looked over at the clock that hung right above the stove.
"3:39am oh this is wonderful" she moaned and dropped her head onto the table and covered it with her arms.
****
Sasuke sat up in his bed in frustration. No matter what he did, he couldn't seem to fall asleep, not that he got great sleep anyway. He got up out of his bed and headed for his bookshelf.
"Maybe if I read something I'll go to sleep" he said to himself and picked a random book of the shelf and went to turn on the light.
Once it was bright enough to see, Sasuke turned to look at the clock.
"3:41am, great..." he glared down at the book, dropped it and grabbed his cloths, which were conveniently hanging on the chair next to his bed.
****
Sakura got up to fix herself a drink.
"Maybe a glass of water will help me get to sleep" she tried to convince herself of.
Suddenly a knock resounded through the house, causing Sakura to drop her glass, shattering it on the floor.
"Crap!" she cursed and ran to the door before it could knock again.
****
The streets were empty, something Sasuke had never seen before, 'this is nice, I should do this more often' he thought as a cool breeze tore through his hair. 'Yea, I should....'
Suddenly the image of a certain pink headed girl popped into his head and a great mass of guilt materialized out of nowhere in the pit of his stomach.
"Sakura..." he mumbled unconsciously. "Maybe she's up too..."
He began making his way over to her house, even if the possibility was one in a million, it wouldn't hurt to check...
****
She reached for the doorknob and wrenched it open; realizing maybe opening the door like that wasn't the best idea. Then realizing maybe opening the door period wasn't such a wise idea. A very surprised looking Sasuke stood on the other side of the door.
"Uh, hi?" she mumbled.
"Um, hi, is this a bad time?"
She was about to say yes, but thought better of it.
"Sasuke its nearly 4 in the morning, what are you doing up?" she said instead.
"I couldn't sleep"
She sighed and stepped aside from the doorway to let him in. He nodded and step through into the kitchen.
"You need to be quiet, my parents are asleep, when you knocked I thought for sure that that would wake them up" she said, getting a broom to clean up the glass.
"Oh, sorry" he mumbled.
Got out two more glasses after she was done throwing the broken one away.
"Water or milk?" she asked.
"Um, water, please"
She poured two glasses of water and sat down at the table with Sasuke. He nodded his thanks and grabbed the glass.
"So, why are you here?"
"Ah, um, I couldn't sleep and--"
"Please don't tell me you're here because of what you saw"
"..."
"Sasuke, I already told you--"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"...what?"
"We've been on the same team for nearly a year now, why didn't you just tell me?"
"...Sasuke, think about what your saying, do you honestly think you would've cared?"
"Now wait--"
"It may not be nice Sasuke, but it's the truth" she looked down sadly into her glass of water, as did Sasuke.
They were both silent for the longest time, until Sasuke decided to speak.
"There were, some things that were said, that surprised me, quite a bit actually"
"...and they would be...?"
"There were a few times when I heard you say that you were, um, falling even more deeply in, um, love with me, but it was very painful for you..."
Sakura said nothing, so Sasuke decided to continue.
"And, I just cant see how loving someone could be, so painful"
"Of course you don't, the only people you've ever loved was your parents, and they loved you back, you have no idea how painful love can really be"
"Then tell me, I'll listen"
She glared at him, she really didn't want him knowing anything else about her than he already did, but hell, maybe it would help her vent.
"To love someone so much, and not have that love returned to you, can be one of the most painful things someone could ever go through.."
"Why though?"
"Its one thing to have that love returned, but its another to know that not only will they never see you, but you cant pull yourself out of that love, that you waste away, every day with that little hope that maybe, just maybe he'll see me today. Maybe he'll come over and say hi today. Living off such a hope cant be considered living at all"
"...I make you, feel that way..." it wasn't a question.
She said nothing.
"Well, while I'm sure that you've been in pain for many years because of this, because of me, I go through the same thing, in a way"
She looked up, he was the one staring into his water this time.
"To be afraid of love, is also very painful. To live your life watching other people live happily and in love, and envy their happiness, yet at the same time fear it, is horrible"
"You...fear love?"
"I fear the betrayal love brings, you share your deepest secrets with that one that you love more than anything, and they betray you for money, or, or someone else maybe"
She reached over and lightly touched his hand.
"Sasuke, love doesn't always bring that"
"But then there's the possibility that the one you love more than anything will die, and leave you all alone in the world, and you live your days knowing that you'll never see they're face again, and all you have is pictures..."
"...yes, that is a possibility, but those people get through there days remembering all the wonderful times they had with each other, and they remember that that person isn't really gone, their body may not be there, but there soul within your heart forever"
He said nothing.
"...you're talking about your--"
"You seem to know about this sort of thing" he interrupted.
"...you know why I do..."
He cringed.
"S-sorry, I forgot about..."
"You want to know, you honestly do?"
He nodded.
"...ok, I'll tell you" she pulled her hand away.
"Our real Father died on a mission when Shoru and I were 6 years old, my mother had an emotional breakdown after he died and became jealous of our relationship, Shoru's and mine. She thought about for a long time taking us out of the Ninja academy, but she ended up sending Shoru away to a distant aunt of my fathers. She died of the flue about six months after that" she bit her lip.
Sasuke couldn't think of anything to say, he knew how painful it was to lose someone you loved dearly, but that must've been horrible.
"After Shoru died, my mother came back to reality, sort of, she realized that her husband wasn't coming back, and her actions led to the death of one of her one children. She went out and started looking for a job and found one working in a bookstore, she was relatively happy, but I wasn't. I became quiet and isolated myself from everything around me, I didn't talk, didn't look at anyone, and I became under the impression that I had forgotten or, became incapable of love, due to my sister's death.
"Then I remember meeting a boy around the time I just started liking you, and he helped me regain my ability to love"
Sasuke blushed, there wasn't anyway he was going to tell her the truth behind that boy she met.
"But them my mother started dating this man, and I hated him, I still due, but she told me around the time I was ten that she was marrying him. I was so angry, but she told me the truth about our actual situation, and I realized that she needed this man more than I needed her, so I agreed to the marriage"
"Everything after that was based upon my growing love for you" she took a sip of her now warm water.
"...I'm sorry..."
"Don't" she said "Don't start that, it was a long time ago, I got over it all years ago"
"That's not what I...I'm sorry for causing you so much pain..."
She set her water down again.
"No, it wasn't your fault, it was mine for letting it get this far"
She looked over at the clock above her stove.
"Its 4:23, maybe you should be heading back to your house..."
He nodded and got up, she walked him to the door and onto the front porch. He grabbed her hand before she started walking inside.
"You may not think so Sakura, but I do care for you, it may not be in the way that you wish me to, but I do care for you, just like I care for Naruto and Kakashi"
She squeezed her eyes shut to keep the tears from coming.
"And after I finish what I need to with Itachi, I may be able to begin to care for you in the way you care for me, can you wait till then?"
The tears slipped from her closed eyes and trailed down her cheek. She opened her eyes and looked at him and nodded. He smiled and let go of her hand, and headed home.
Owari
A/N: ok! Its done!! And this is the last sequel to this story, tell me how you like it, its not all that great, but at least I tried, right? So go ahead and review, was it good? Bad? Unbearably horrible that it makes you want to throw up?? R&R please!!
Bloodstain, signing off
Sakura sat at her kitchen table reading a book, but her mind really wasn't focused on the book at all. 'Now what am I gonna do?' she thought to herself, as she recalled the events of the day before. Somehow Sasuke had accessed her dreams and saw some of the worst events of her life.
She sighed in exasperation and looked over at the clock that hung right above the stove.
"3:39am oh this is wonderful" she moaned and dropped her head onto the table and covered it with her arms.
****
Sasuke sat up in his bed in frustration. No matter what he did, he couldn't seem to fall asleep, not that he got great sleep anyway. He got up out of his bed and headed for his bookshelf.
"Maybe if I read something I'll go to sleep" he said to himself and picked a random book of the shelf and went to turn on the light.
Once it was bright enough to see, Sasuke turned to look at the clock.
"3:41am, great..." he glared down at the book, dropped it and grabbed his cloths, which were conveniently hanging on the chair next to his bed.
****
Sakura got up to fix herself a drink.
"Maybe a glass of water will help me get to sleep" she tried to convince herself of.
Suddenly a knock resounded through the house, causing Sakura to drop her glass, shattering it on the floor.
"Crap!" she cursed and ran to the door before it could knock again.
****
The streets were empty, something Sasuke had never seen before, 'this is nice, I should do this more often' he thought as a cool breeze tore through his hair. 'Yea, I should....'
Suddenly the image of a certain pink headed girl popped into his head and a great mass of guilt materialized out of nowhere in the pit of his stomach.
"Sakura..." he mumbled unconsciously. "Maybe she's up too..."
He began making his way over to her house, even if the possibility was one in a million, it wouldn't hurt to check...
****
She reached for the doorknob and wrenched it open; realizing maybe opening the door like that wasn't the best idea. Then realizing maybe opening the door period wasn't such a wise idea. A very surprised looking Sasuke stood on the other side of the door.
"Uh, hi?" she mumbled.
"Um, hi, is this a bad time?"
She was about to say yes, but thought better of it.
"Sasuke its nearly 4 in the morning, what are you doing up?" she said instead.
"I couldn't sleep"
She sighed and stepped aside from the doorway to let him in. He nodded and step through into the kitchen.
"You need to be quiet, my parents are asleep, when you knocked I thought for sure that that would wake them up" she said, getting a broom to clean up the glass.
"Oh, sorry" he mumbled.
Got out two more glasses after she was done throwing the broken one away.
"Water or milk?" she asked.
"Um, water, please"
She poured two glasses of water and sat down at the table with Sasuke. He nodded his thanks and grabbed the glass.
"So, why are you here?"
"Ah, um, I couldn't sleep and--"
"Please don't tell me you're here because of what you saw"
"..."
"Sasuke, I already told you--"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"...what?"
"We've been on the same team for nearly a year now, why didn't you just tell me?"
"...Sasuke, think about what your saying, do you honestly think you would've cared?"
"Now wait--"
"It may not be nice Sasuke, but it's the truth" she looked down sadly into her glass of water, as did Sasuke.
They were both silent for the longest time, until Sasuke decided to speak.
"There were, some things that were said, that surprised me, quite a bit actually"
"...and they would be...?"
"There were a few times when I heard you say that you were, um, falling even more deeply in, um, love with me, but it was very painful for you..."
Sakura said nothing, so Sasuke decided to continue.
"And, I just cant see how loving someone could be, so painful"
"Of course you don't, the only people you've ever loved was your parents, and they loved you back, you have no idea how painful love can really be"
"Then tell me, I'll listen"
She glared at him, she really didn't want him knowing anything else about her than he already did, but hell, maybe it would help her vent.
"To love someone so much, and not have that love returned to you, can be one of the most painful things someone could ever go through.."
"Why though?"
"Its one thing to have that love returned, but its another to know that not only will they never see you, but you cant pull yourself out of that love, that you waste away, every day with that little hope that maybe, just maybe he'll see me today. Maybe he'll come over and say hi today. Living off such a hope cant be considered living at all"
"...I make you, feel that way..." it wasn't a question.
She said nothing.
"Well, while I'm sure that you've been in pain for many years because of this, because of me, I go through the same thing, in a way"
She looked up, he was the one staring into his water this time.
"To be afraid of love, is also very painful. To live your life watching other people live happily and in love, and envy their happiness, yet at the same time fear it, is horrible"
"You...fear love?"
"I fear the betrayal love brings, you share your deepest secrets with that one that you love more than anything, and they betray you for money, or, or someone else maybe"
She reached over and lightly touched his hand.
"Sasuke, love doesn't always bring that"
"But then there's the possibility that the one you love more than anything will die, and leave you all alone in the world, and you live your days knowing that you'll never see they're face again, and all you have is pictures..."
"...yes, that is a possibility, but those people get through there days remembering all the wonderful times they had with each other, and they remember that that person isn't really gone, their body may not be there, but there soul within your heart forever"
He said nothing.
"...you're talking about your--"
"You seem to know about this sort of thing" he interrupted.
"...you know why I do..."
He cringed.
"S-sorry, I forgot about..."
"You want to know, you honestly do?"
He nodded.
"...ok, I'll tell you" she pulled her hand away.
"Our real Father died on a mission when Shoru and I were 6 years old, my mother had an emotional breakdown after he died and became jealous of our relationship, Shoru's and mine. She thought about for a long time taking us out of the Ninja academy, but she ended up sending Shoru away to a distant aunt of my fathers. She died of the flue about six months after that" she bit her lip.
Sasuke couldn't think of anything to say, he knew how painful it was to lose someone you loved dearly, but that must've been horrible.
"After Shoru died, my mother came back to reality, sort of, she realized that her husband wasn't coming back, and her actions led to the death of one of her one children. She went out and started looking for a job and found one working in a bookstore, she was relatively happy, but I wasn't. I became quiet and isolated myself from everything around me, I didn't talk, didn't look at anyone, and I became under the impression that I had forgotten or, became incapable of love, due to my sister's death.
"Then I remember meeting a boy around the time I just started liking you, and he helped me regain my ability to love"
Sasuke blushed, there wasn't anyway he was going to tell her the truth behind that boy she met.
"But them my mother started dating this man, and I hated him, I still due, but she told me around the time I was ten that she was marrying him. I was so angry, but she told me the truth about our actual situation, and I realized that she needed this man more than I needed her, so I agreed to the marriage"
"Everything after that was based upon my growing love for you" she took a sip of her now warm water.
"...I'm sorry..."
"Don't" she said "Don't start that, it was a long time ago, I got over it all years ago"
"That's not what I...I'm sorry for causing you so much pain..."
She set her water down again.
"No, it wasn't your fault, it was mine for letting it get this far"
She looked over at the clock above her stove.
"Its 4:23, maybe you should be heading back to your house..."
He nodded and got up, she walked him to the door and onto the front porch. He grabbed her hand before she started walking inside.
"You may not think so Sakura, but I do care for you, it may not be in the way that you wish me to, but I do care for you, just like I care for Naruto and Kakashi"
She squeezed her eyes shut to keep the tears from coming.
"And after I finish what I need to with Itachi, I may be able to begin to care for you in the way you care for me, can you wait till then?"
The tears slipped from her closed eyes and trailed down her cheek. She opened her eyes and looked at him and nodded. He smiled and let go of her hand, and headed home.
Owari
A/N: ok! Its done!! And this is the last sequel to this story, tell me how you like it, its not all that great, but at least I tried, right? So go ahead and review, was it good? Bad? Unbearably horrible that it makes you want to throw up?? R&R please!!
Bloodstain, signing off