A Day In Life
By: Sweet Bliss
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor do I own "You and Me" by Lifehouse
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Chapter 11: Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
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Neji locked eyeswith Ten-Ten. She seemed to hold an expression of shock as she sputtered out, "I-I can't go with D-Dosu because you told me not to?" Neji nodded, his snow white orbs keeping a steady gaze on her. "But… why?" the girl with chestnut hair asked. The Hyuuga straightened up his posture and declared, "Because you are a very important person to me." Ten-Ten gulped and stepped back against a tree. Neji countered by stepping forward as he spoke once more, "Ten-Ten, I've liked you so much even before the Sakura incident." Her chocolate eyes widened in shock as Neji's lips captured hers tenderly into a kiss.
Encircling her arms around his neck, Ten-Ten felt her eyes flutter shut as she got lost in the kiss. Neji pulled away but his hands remained on her petite waist. "So that's my little speech." The Hyuuga gave a small smile as Ten-Ten sighed saying, "By the way, Dosu is my cousin." White eyes blinked confusedly as she explained, "You see Dosu learned of my problem from my best friend, Kin. Dosu being the best cousin in the world posed as my boyfriend to prove a point. A sad one that even I don't know." Neji raised a brow and queried, "So I was going to kill him for nothing?" Pulling him closer by his jacket, Ten-Ten kept him from talking more by a kiss.
"Guess who!" The person asked in a faked voice as they placed there hands over the boy's eyes. "Hi, Hinata," Naruto greeted pulling her hands from his view. He stared up at her and smiled. "What are you looking at, Naruto?" Hinata asked, seating herself on the ground beside Naruto. Grinning widely, Naruto pointed at the scenery before them.
The sun was beginning to sink beyond the horizon, as hues of pink and orange inked the once blue sky. A lake reflected the beauty of the sunset and winds caused the tree leaves to blow off their branches. Hinata placed her head on her blond friend's shoulder as he placed an arm around her waist. "You want to know something, 'Nata?" Blushing at the nickname, Hinata nodded eagerly awaiting his answer. "If I could wish for anything, it would be to watch this view again and again each day with you." His words were so sincere and sweet that Hinata found her eyes glossing over. Out of all the things a person would want, he decided to choose a sunset by her side. It was the nicest thing someone had ever said to her and she found herself falling for the Uzumaki orphan.
He'd gotten her to be less dependent on others. To be bolder and not let people walk all over her. He taught her everything. Even how to love someone so much. "Naruto," Hinata called his name quietly. His sapphire orbs rested upon her and he waited patiently for her to continue. "I think… No, I know that I'm in love with you."
The words poured from her mouth as if it she'd been wanting to say it forever. He knew he could believe her, too. Other girls had said it before but they only wanted sex from him. He fell for it, but this time was different. Hinata wasn't the type of girl to throw around the word. Everything she did came from her heart and so did this confession of love. So placing his forehead on hers and locking pearl with sapphire, Naruto whispered, "I love you, too, Hinata."
Blah, blah, blah. Shikamaru knew his migraine was getting worse by the minute. He had nothing against the blond girl from Sand sitting across the table from him. It was just that she was talking to much. Troublesome really.
"Shikamaru, what do you think of that?" Temari asked, shuffling the card deck again. He opened his eyes and stared into hers. "It's too damn troublesome," he answered grouchily. Temari smiled and stated, "That's what I thought, too!" Shikamaru listened as she apparently talked more about the poker tournament going on and how she wished she could be in it. His mind drifted to a another blonde about as annoying.
"Shika? Is that you?" By the sound of the voice, both Temari and Shikamaru glanced up to see the angelic face only belonging to Yamanaka Ino. Temari scowled and began to eat her hamburger once more. Ino's soft blue orbs looked down at Shikamaru and she smiled sadly, saying, "I guess I'll see you later. Bye." Turning on her heel she tried to leave before Shikamaru spoke up, "Temari, I'm going to go talk with Ino for a second. I'll be right back."
Ino stopped and waited for Shikamaru. She grabbed his hand in hers and she walked him outside. "Thank goodness. She'd too troublesome," Shikamaru muttered relieved to be away from the ill tempered girl. "Shikamaru," Ino said spinning around to face him. Tilting his head to the side he groaned. Another lecture to listen to. Her smile had been replaced with a disapproving frown as she ordered, "You need to break up with her." The brunette raised his right brow. "Come again." Ino furrowed her brows and said once more, "Break up with Temari. She really likes you but you tend to not feel the same way. You'll break her heart in the end if you don't stop this."
Shikamaru was appalled! He had everything under control. "I have it handled, Ino, nothing will happen." Ino shook her head and slapped the brunette. "You don't understand at all do you?" Rubbing his stinging cheek, Shikamaru glared at the blond girl. "What the hell was that for?" Closing her cerulean orbs Ino answered, "Nobody wants to see a person hurt, Shika. And if you don't break it off with her now, then you'll regret it." With that Ino turned on her heel and walked calmly away from the restaurant, leaving a very baffled brunette behind.
Later…
"So this is it?" Naruto asked breaking the awkward silence surrounding the group. Sasuke nodded slowly. All of his friends were here to see him off, all except Sakura. Rock Lee placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and said, "I tried to get her to come. I'm sorry." Sasuke lowered his gaze. Leaning against the wall of his home, the Uchiha's eyes went to his father who waited patiently by the car. In a matter of seconds, Sasuke would be gone.
'Do I want this? Do I want to even say goodbye?'
"Sasuke, we'll miss you," Ino said hugging her childhood friend. Shikamaru placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder and teased, "When you come back to see us that stick better not be still up your ass." Hinata shyly smiled and stammered, "I-it was r-real nice to m-meet you, Sasuke." Neji nodded in the Uchiha's direction while Ten-Ten smiled softly. Choji handed him a few bags of chips while saying, "These will be helpful during your trip." Shino and Kiba both smiled while Akamaru barked. Gaara, Temari and Kankuro even arrived to see him off.
"I guess… It's time for me to go," Sasuke stated slowly and quietly. He'd waited as long as possible for her but she didn't want to come and see him off. Naruto bowed his head and whispered, "This is the end. So this is what goodbye feels like." Hinata rubbed his back as she calmly replied, "It's not goodbye. More of an 'We'll meet again' or a 'See you later' kind of thing." Sasuke smiled and looked over his friends once more before walking towards his father.
Sliding into the back seat, Sasuke glanced back at the group once more. They were all waving now and Ino and Naruto had tears in their eyes. Turning back around in his seat, Sasuke sighed. This was going to be hard.
Drip
Tears splattered onto the ground silently and quickly. Her bottom lip quivered as she tried to hold back the steady flow of water from her eyes. She had ignored him, yet, she still wept.
Drip Drop
A breeze blew by and she hugged the jacket close to her body. It was the jacket Sasuke had given her. Everywhere she went she saw him and it was beginning to get to her. Maybe she should've told him last night. Brushing back strands of pink hair she closed her eyes, and rocked the swing she sat on back and forth. "Sakura, can I sit down?" Her glossy jade eyes looked up to see emerald eyes staring back at her. "G-Gaara?" she hiccupped watching his every movement. He sat down in the swing next to hers and looked at her from the corner of his eye. "I haven't seen you lately," he said resting his head against the swing's chains. Sakura quickly wiped her tears away and said, "I've been busy." Gaara smiled softly and rocked himself back and forth on the swing.
Silence enveloped them until Gaara stated, "You missed Sasuke today. He waited for you as long as possible, but you never came. Why didn't you?" Sakura stared off at the setting sun and noticed that it was going to rain soon due to the storm clouds. "It's hard seeing someone you care about so much leave you." The Sand native nodded his head and muttered, "I know what you mean." Sakura then remembered Gaara telling her about his mother. Gaara stood from the swing and said, "I'll see you later, Sakura." Watching her friend walk away Sakura sighed.
Temari's eyes filled with tears as the brunette spoke. "And I'm sorry, but I don't feel that way about you." Shikamaru smiled sadly as the tears threatened to fall. "It's the Yamanaka girl, isn't it? I've noticed the way you look at her. You like her a lot." The lazy genius's eyes widened in shock. The blond girl from Sand smiled as she spoke, "You need to tell her how you feel or you might not ever get a chance."
Sasuke looked out the window. Rain was streaking across the glass blurring the world outside. "Sasuke, what's wrong?" his dad asked looking at him from the mirror. The raven haired Uchiha muttered, "Nothing. I'm just bored." Fugaku frowned at his son's answer. He thought for a moment before pulling over. "What the hell, Dad?" Sasuke said keeping his head from banging against the window. Fugaku unbuckled to turn around in his seat. "Sasuke, I know you're not happy." The Uchiha teen was about to roll his eyes and mutter, 'duh' but his dad said, "Before you say something smart I'm going to give you another option. I can call Itachi and if he agrees to then you will be living with Itachi till you eighteenth birthday. When you're eighteen you can have your mother's house or you can sell it and buy your own place." Obsidian orbs widened and Sasuke's mouth went agape. Sasuke nodded and his father pulled out his cell phone. "Okay, Dad, I'll do this. But one more thing…"
Rain poured down from the sky, beating the ground heavily. Sakura looked at the house that once belonged to her friend- rather best friend. The gate was locked and the house seemed lifeless. Jade eyes glanced at the room that Sasuke had once occupied.
Her arms were rested on the gate propping her head up. She sneezed from standing out in the cold rain for so long. Her clothes hung to her skin tightly, hugging every curve of her body. She'd probably be sick in the morning but right now was all that mattered.
"I knew that you'd be here." She lifted her head from the sound of the voice. Turning around Sakura came face to face with Sasuke. He smirked as she stared disbelievingly at the person. "S-Sasuke… I-" she stopped mid-sentence as he tilted her chin up and placed his lips on hers. He broke away before she could kiss back. Hugging him tightly to her Sakura smiled. He was here with her again. "Come on inside, Sakura," Sasuke said pulling her along.
"Are you going to stay here?" Sakura asked her jade eyes happy once more. Sasuke shook his head no and Sakura's head drooped. Placing his hand over hers, Sasuke whispered, "I'm going to be staying with Itachi. His apartment isn't too far away though." The cherry blossom leaned into Sasuke's warmth. "About you question Sasuke, I think I have an answer. Uchiha Sasuke, I think… I know that I am in love with you," The spring flower stated closing her eyes, falling asleep. "And I love you," Sasuke replied and then continued. "I wrote a song for you. Do you want me to sing it?" Sakura nodded yawning. Sasuke smiled and began:
'What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time'
'Cause it's you and me and all of the people
Nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you'
'All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here'
'Cause it's you and me and all of the people
Nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you'
'Something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right'
'Cause it's you and me and all of the people
Nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you'
'You and me and all of the people
With nothing to do nothin to prove and
It's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you'
'What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive'
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A/N: Okay, this is it until I get the epilogue. I'm so happy! I'm about to finish this story and people really liked it!
Well, leave a review and if you want, just scroll down a little and you can have a little preview of my next SasuSaku story: 'The Ripple Effect'
The characters are all of different species types and things similar to that so here it is:
Preview 1
Itachi sat upon his throne looking at the small group of people. Among them was his brother. "Still as weak as ever, Sasuke," he said wickedly as his brother struggled out of the soldier's grasp. The older Uchiha closed his eyes and spoke, "Hasty, now, aren't we?" Sasuke stopped in his tracks as Orochimaru walked out of a room carrying something- rather someone. "Sakura," the younger Uchiha said making his way up the steps closer to his brother. Itachi's smirk grew wider as he stated, "So you do know this girl! She's rather beautiful I must say. Not a single scratch on her." Obsidian orbs widened as Orochimaru handed Sakura's limp body to Itachi. Her little cat ears were cut on the ends and her arms had deep purple bruises covering them. "What have you done to her!" Sasuke asked anger rising within him. "Little brother, we just wanted to have fun with her. She didn't resist us… much. It was easier fro us to have our way." Itachi was about to pull Sakura to him until his hand was zapped by lightening. All eyes were on a blond mage who was making his way up the steps. "You little bastard!" Itachi said rubbing his left hand softly. But instead of doing anything to Naruto or Sasuke he smiled hollowly. Grabbing the lifeless body of the cherry blossom, Itachi smirked as his moth descended closer to her milk white neck. "Don't you dare touch her," the Uchiha heir threatened his voice dangerously low. "Little brother, remember what mother used to say. She told us to share, so let me play with your doll here."
Preview 2
"Please, Sakura, open you eyes!" Sasuke pleaded rocking the fragile body. Naruto sat beside him, tears slipping down his baby face. Sasuke hugged her body close cursing the heavens for taking her away from him. His tears splattered onto her face, the salty water slipping into her slightly open mouth. His once gloved hand stung from the two fang marks embedded into the skin. Blood dripped from the wound and mixed with the slight rain falling down from the heavens. Slowly placing her body onto the ground and ordering Naruto to watch it, Sasuke walked forward nearer to his brother. His coal eyes switched into a blood red color and Naruto watched in shock as his wings flew gracefully from his back. Instead of the pitch black color they once were, they were now a snow white. Could it mean that Sasuke wasn't a demon after all?