Well, here it is, the ending....
Again, I do not own any of the ideas, characters, etc.
There are no spoilers as such in here (Assuming you've seen the first like 20 or so eps, or read the first 4 graphic novels...)
Well, without further ado, I hope you like it.
Sasuke
sat there for a few minutes, trying to figure out what to say. She was
comforting him? He was fine. And yet, for some reason, he felt a
strange pain in his upper chest....
The silence continued between
them, as he tried to think of something to say, and found nothing.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, she withdrew her hand. He
felt a strange sense of emptiness as she did so, and it wasn't that her
hand was so heavy. It felt as though a part of his soul was being torn
out of his chest, and he wondered. Would he ever see her again?
Sakura
turned to him. "Thank you. Thank you so much for listening. I feel so
much better now." She paused for a moment. "Oh. I'm sorry. All I've
done is talk, all evening. You must be bored to death."
He had....
comforted HER? Didn't she realize that she had been comforting him? No,
perhaps she didn't. She didn't seem to understand people's emotions,
the way that he could, heck, Naruto, somehow, seemed to have empathy
for people. And yet, despite her lack of it, she HAD helped him.
"No," he said. "It was.....Nice."
She smiled. He paused for a moment, and then thought of something else. "Do you remember the fight -- with Zabuza, and Haku?"
She nodded.
"You
know," he said, "When I was there, the only thing I could think was,
are the others going to be ok. My life didn't matter. The only reason I
lived..." A tear rolled down his cheek, unbidden. Why was he crying? He
had promised himself that he would never cry again. And yet, somehow,
it seemed ok, here. "...The only reason that I lived, was to be an
avenger. But you, you and Naruto... you had a chance to be more. That
was what I remember thinking when I thought I was dying. And that is
what I continue to think now. Perhaps, perhaps you will be left all
alone. But sometimes, sometimes we all have to be alone, or we'll go
crazy. And I refuse to think you will ever follow us. Perhaps you will
get to the same place we do. Perhaps your road lies elsewhere. After
all who can see the future? But I refuse to believe you will follow us
there. If we all reach the same place, we will all follow our own
roads. And it is only fair that we do."
She looked at him for a
second, as if he was not the same Sasuke that she knew. But then she
nodded. "Thank you." A large tear rolled down her cheek, fell onto his
shoulder. She started to sob.
He felt odd, very odd, but finally, he
reached out and put his arm around her. And then, a few moments later,
he too was sobbing. The pain, the pain of being a ninja, of keeping
emotions in check and never letting others see inside you, that could
only last so long. Sometimes, you just had to get a good cry.
Finally,
they both stopped. Sakura leaned over to Sasuke, and whispered in his
ear. "Well, wherever your road takes you, may it make you happy. And
remember, I will meet you, at the end of it, no matter where our
destinations may be on the way, I will meet you at its end." And then,
he felt something warm brush against his cheek, and she hurried off,
into the night.
He turned to watch her go, and then went back to
watching the moon. His hand rubbed against his cheek. Who would ever
believe, that he Uchiha Sasuke had been kissed? Then again, who would
he ever be willing to tell?
--Sorry, my portrayal of Sasuke got
a little weak at the end. But there it is, my complete first fanfic. I
hope my second one is better. (I hope there is a second one)
Thanks to all the people who reviewed it so far, and to all the people who will review this section. You're all great. The praise made me feel wonderful...
