Sometime late that night -
Sakura bolted upright, hands at her sides. Why did she wake up? The dream, what was it about. Even as she though the dream slips through her grasping fingers. She strained her ears and caught a strain of music from a wooden flute. She quietly got out of bed and wrapped a coat around herself before sneaking out of the cabin into the woods following the music. Finally she came to her spot. And there, sitting on the top of the rocks was Sasuke; bandages still around his leg and around his wrists under his usual cuffs. Staring out at the lake playing what looked like a flute carved out of wood, and worn with love, near the end of the flute were tied up with some trailing ribbons. Sakura stayed hidden for awhile longer listening to Sasuke play a haunting and sad tune, but all the same she found her self drawn to it. Sasuke finishes playing and just looks at the lake in deep thought. Sakura walks out of the woods. "That was beautiful what was it called?" Sasuke spun around to see Sakura already half way up the rocks. Once she was comfortably sitting next to him he answered.
"Its called Sadness and Sorrow." (to hear the song, go to narutofan.com and go to music downloads and its number eight. Really pretty.) He looks at Sakura. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be back at the cabin?"
Sakura looks down. "well, yes, but I couldn't sleep so I followed the music I heard. Where did you get that instrument anyways?" Sasuke stared at the flute in his hands.
"My mother was teaching me to play it before the attack. Its all I have left, it was broken in the attack though." He held up the flute and showed why the ribbons were there. "I taught myself how to play afterwards. It's a reminder." Sakura wished at once she hadn't said anything. She turned to talk to Sasuke just as he turned to talk to her. And their lips met. Sakura was shocked but she didn't want to let go. It felt right to her, but then she remembered Sasuke and she broke away. She stared blushing before carefully turning to him.
"Did you feel it?" Then something snapped in her. Tears were coming and she couldn't stop them. "No, of course you didn't, I have to go, good-bye." She was already climbing down the rocks and running into the woods, leaving a flabbergasted Sasuke with his arm outstretched.
"But I did!" Sasuke stared at his flute and with a grim determination on his face he carefully went down the rocks, and ran as fast as he could (still injured) after Sakura.
Back in the cabin -
The minute Sakura had reached her cabin again she had flung herself on her bed and was crying. After about ten minutes a knock came to her door. Sure that it was Kakashi ready to give her a lecture about not leaving the cabin she took her time getting to the door. The minute she opened it she found Sasuke there, and before she could speak he kissed her. And whispered two words, and they were the only words Sakura needed to hear.
"I did!" and with that Sasuke kissed her again, this time Sakura kissed back, with passion. Sakura allowed herself to be walked back into the cabin and she shut the door behind them. And for the first time in a long while, both of them belonged to someone who cared, and then they began!
Sakura bolted upright, hands at her sides. Why did she wake up? The dream, what was it about. Even as she though the dream slips through her grasping fingers. She strained her ears and caught a strain of music from a wooden flute. She quietly got out of bed and wrapped a coat around herself before sneaking out of the cabin into the woods following the music. Finally she came to her spot. And there, sitting on the top of the rocks was Sasuke; bandages still around his leg and around his wrists under his usual cuffs. Staring out at the lake playing what looked like a flute carved out of wood, and worn with love, near the end of the flute were tied up with some trailing ribbons. Sakura stayed hidden for awhile longer listening to Sasuke play a haunting and sad tune, but all the same she found her self drawn to it. Sasuke finishes playing and just looks at the lake in deep thought. Sakura walks out of the woods. "That was beautiful what was it called?" Sasuke spun around to see Sakura already half way up the rocks. Once she was comfortably sitting next to him he answered.
"Its called Sadness and Sorrow." (to hear the song, go to narutofan.com and go to music downloads and its number eight. Really pretty.) He looks at Sakura. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be back at the cabin?"
Sakura looks down. "well, yes, but I couldn't sleep so I followed the music I heard. Where did you get that instrument anyways?" Sasuke stared at the flute in his hands.
"My mother was teaching me to play it before the attack. Its all I have left, it was broken in the attack though." He held up the flute and showed why the ribbons were there. "I taught myself how to play afterwards. It's a reminder." Sakura wished at once she hadn't said anything. She turned to talk to Sasuke just as he turned to talk to her. And their lips met. Sakura was shocked but she didn't want to let go. It felt right to her, but then she remembered Sasuke and she broke away. She stared blushing before carefully turning to him.
"Did you feel it?" Then something snapped in her. Tears were coming and she couldn't stop them. "No, of course you didn't, I have to go, good-bye." She was already climbing down the rocks and running into the woods, leaving a flabbergasted Sasuke with his arm outstretched.
"But I did!" Sasuke stared at his flute and with a grim determination on his face he carefully went down the rocks, and ran as fast as he could (still injured) after Sakura.
Back in the cabin -
The minute Sakura had reached her cabin again she had flung herself on her bed and was crying. After about ten minutes a knock came to her door. Sure that it was Kakashi ready to give her a lecture about not leaving the cabin she took her time getting to the door. The minute she opened it she found Sasuke there, and before she could speak he kissed her. And whispered two words, and they were the only words Sakura needed to hear.
"I did!" and with that Sasuke kissed her again, this time Sakura kissed back, with passion. Sakura allowed herself to be walked back into the cabin and she shut the door behind them. And for the first time in a long while, both of them belonged to someone who cared, and then they began!