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Inner Sakura4life: Ghaaaaaa! I'm really really really angry at that bastard!
Sakura4life: Huh? Who?
Inner Sakura4life: You know who I'm talking about! Our Bastard of a Principal is a real ASSHLE!
Sakura4life: You mean-
Inner Sakura4life: Yeah that one! Can you believe it? Our school exam IS ON A SATURDAY? What the hell is wrong with him? We are students who need a break! God, like we only got a two day weekend rest and his sacrificing our weekend? For what reason?
Sakura4life: I'm sure that he has valid reasons-
Inner Sakura4life: Yeah, of course he does! Is so that he can torture us more! Is not like he doesn't torture enough by letting us his FACE 5 times a day! I'm getting sick of his no good for nothing face, it makes me wanna puke!
Sakura4life: (Sigh) No comment… (But inwardly agrees)
Anyway here's chapter three.
Declaimer: I wish I did but I don't! (Slumps in a corner) Ohhhhh weeeeelll!
Chapter 3: Cold and Empty
"I'll just be there for a while, I'll be back soon." Her words came out like cold wind in the air. He tried to reach her but he couldn't move his feet.
"No don't leave! Sakura!" Screaming his lungs out to the girl who was now turning her back to leave. He was stuck there, just to see fade. "Please, don't go!" But he was too late. And before his eyes she disappeared…. And again it was there……
The dead body…
The wounds…
The blood…
The—
"No!" Sasuke pounced up in his bed. He was sweating allover. Panting heavily.
"That dream again." He wiped the sweat a off his forehead, he glance at the clock at his bed stand.
He stood out of his bed, took a bath and ate his breakfast. It was 7 am; he had to go for training again this morning.
"Every night…that dream….argh! I wish it would stop." he muttered in front if his breakfast as if it was the cause of all his problems.
A year has already past since that horrifying incident. And since then his dreams were coming none stop in his head. Almost every single night.
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"As usual, your late again Kakashi-sensei." Naruto, looking at his sensei VERY HARD.
"None of you should be shock by that anymore." Kakashi was on a branch of a tree in their usual meeting spot.
Their sensei came down, went nearer to them and said. "By the way training is canceled today."
"What's the reason?" Sasuke's expressionless face asked his sensei.
"What? You don't know what day is today? Oh… I can't believe you two." He all melodramatically and that he led out a bouquet of flowers.
Seeing the beautiful flowers Naruto had an Idea pop up in his head. "Aha! Today is your date day, Right?" Naruto's grin was wide up to his ear. He wondered who the unlucky girl was and his teacher finally getting laid. 'About time' he though
"No, Naruto. I'm not going out on a date. What made you think of that?" And Kakashi went by Naruto's side. The blonde boy just had curios look on his face.
"None of you really remember what day it is today? You know the falling cherry blossoms? Spring? March 28?" Kakashi with a doubtful gaze. Seriously! His giving off too obvious clues.
"Why can't you just tell so we can get this over with?" Sasuke was getting annoyed he hates mind games. As if dream this last night wasn't enough to ruin his day, he has to put up with these two idiots.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. The two of you don't deserve to be her friend." With that he started to walk to the memorial of the village. He stopped before he said-
"Don't you remember, today is Sakura's birthday."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet; there was tension in the air. A small breeze swiftly pass through them and gently caress their faces. The petals of the cherry blossoms gently float in the breeze. Nobody spoke for a whole 30 seconds.
"That's right… now I remember." Naruto said in a sad tone. How could he forget? He was sure that he put a reminder in his calendar about it; come to think of it he hasn't exactly seen his calendar in a while now; come to think of it again did he ever had a calendar? But surely the sight of the falling cherry blossoms would have given him a clue. He was such a moron how could he forget? During their academy days he was the very fist person to great her a 'Happy Birthday Sakura-chan!' some friend he is.
"Lets go, Ino is already there." Ino was now there new teammate. Since that day that Sakura was "gone" she was chosen to replace her. Naruto snapped out of his thoughts. He will not be a bad friend; he had greatly blamed himself for Sakura's death. He wasn't able to save her, not able to protect her like how he promise he would. Now the very least he could do is say 'happy birthday' on the carved stone at the memorial. It's the only way he could show that she is still an important person in his life. Even though it hurts to see her name carved on that stone, he would go and visit her there because she will always and forever will be his one and only Sakura-chan.
Naruto inhaled deeply. The memories hurt like it always hurt.
Naruto and Kakashi started to leave for their destination, when a voice interrupted-
"I won't go."
The voice was calm yet serious.
"But Sasuke, why? What is it this time?" Kakashi's eyes narrowed at the boy with raven-black hair. The said boy got his hands in his pockets, still looking impassive.
"Hey! Uchiha Sasuke-bastard what the heck is your problem? You already didn't go to her burial now you're not gonna go to her birthday!" Naruto was in a furious rampage. He looked liked he was about to bite somebody.
"Why would I go and say 'happy birthday' to somebody who's already dead?" There was a hint of mockery in Sasuke's voice that made Naruto even angrier.
"You… you …you have no respect for her! If you only knew how much Sakura-chan liked you…. Arghh! She'll never forgive for this Uchiha Sasuke!" Trying to stop himself from the temptation of beating up the boy in front of him, Naruto just gave Sasuke a 'you'll be sorry cause I'm gonna kick your ass' look. How dare he mock his dear Sakura-chan like that.
But Sasuke didn't show any signs that he was affected by Naruto's words. "Shut up dobe! Why would I care what she thinks, she's dead isn't she?" He smirk then turned away, his back facing them. "I'll be heading home now. I've wasted my time already. Were not gonna train anyway." And starting to walk towards the direction of his home, totally ignoring the two men at his back.
Seeing this Naruto snapped "Sasuke, you come back here, I'm not done with you yet…!" He was about to go after Sasuke but Kakashi put a hand on his shoulder. Naruto looked up at Kakashi's face, seeing that it was still calm and well… lazy.
"Naruto let him be." He said calmly.
"But Kakashi-sensei-"
"You know Naruto, Sakura wouldn't want people fighting during her birthday. She'd be angry with us."
Naruto nodded, he knew what Kakashi really wanted to say. There was no use in fighting with Sasuke when it came to this matter.
For the whole year Sasuke never mention anything about Sakura. As if she never once had exist in a part in his life. And when the topic about her does come out he goes up and leaves. And he would always say 'what's the use of talking about somebody who's dead. You're just wasting your time.' If somebody would ask him that is.
Naruto hated it when he acts like that but more over he doesn't know WHY he acts like that. Was it because of his clan's death? Or was it because he just a cruel heartless bastard that he always gets to be.
Either way he went along with Kakashi.
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Sasuke was heading home.
"It's her birthday today." His thoughts were drifting. "Why won't you go to her?"
That was the question. Why won't he visit her grave? He acted this way before when it comes to his parents, but why is he also acting like this when it came to Sakura? She wasn't a relative or someone that close to him. Then why? Why? Why?
"Enough! Stop it! Before—"
Cold
It feels so cold.
He felt so clod.
And…
Alone—
Empty
He felt so empty…
When the others started to talk about her he would immediately leave then give an excuse for his actions if he was ever ask. But this was the real reason. He didn't want to feel the Cold and the empty feeling in his heart and he didn't want the others to know. Him, a cold heartless Uchiha had become this affected by her death, by her sudden disappearance, now that was not normal.
Sasuke couldn't understand it. Why is this happening to him? He didn't feel this kind of feeling when it comes to his parent's death. There was pain when it comes to them; there was emptiness but- never like this. He felt cold before but never like this.
Sakura…
He hates those memories about her.
Her memories- they made him feel cold—
He felt so empty—
"I hate this." He said as his hands clench; his eyes were covered by his bangs.
"I hate you Sakura." He said firmly just above a whisper.
He continued walking, trying desperately hard to ignore everything.
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When Naruto and Kakashi got to the memorial, they didn't just saw Ino but also Rock Lee, Hinata, Kaiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, Tenten, and shockingly Neji as well. They all paid their respects to Sakura. The memorial was flourished with bouquets of flowers. But it wasn't just Sakura they came to visit; they came to visit her parents as well.
At least, they all thought, Sakura is now happy together with her parents.
A/N: Elow! Yeah yeah yeah, you're asking where the mysterious pink haired girl is. No worries people! She'll come by the next chapter. Promise!
Mmmm… Sasuke hates Sakura I wonder why? What do you think! What's your opinion in this?
And yeah our exam is on a SATURDAY! Thanks to our ever so annoying Principal.
Inner Sakura4life: I would like to kill that guy one day; wait till I graduate… he'll see…he-will-see… Mwuahahahahaha!
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