The Three L's
Summary: Follow the three L's: Live long, Laugh lots, and Love truly. Three short stories featuring the loveable pair: Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura.
Chapter the First: Live Long
Look into those bright emerald eyes…adore that long and shiny crimson hair…and melt under a smile that could bring happiness and radiance to the people around her.
Haruno Sakura was a happy person.
A happy, happy, hyper kind of person.
She was such a bubbly girl…
…then again, that was the image everyone wanted to see.
They never understood what was hidden behind that shining smile of hers…
Sakura sat on her bed, her eyes dull and lifeless. She heard her mother close her bedroom door for the night, and as she did that, Sakura stood up and pulled something hidden in her bedside drawer.
It was very shiny…
And very sharp…
"I can't take this anymore…" she whispered, placing the blade on her wrist, pressuring it unto her skin
She smiled contently as the familiar sensation of relief and security flooded over her body.
She always wore long sleeved shirts…
Always.
His onyx eyes would look at Sakura and think she was weird or something…then again, he knew this girl…he has known her for a very long time…
Uchiha Sasuke knew Haruno Sakura better than anyone…
Sakura sat on the classroom floor, crying silent tears.
The metal ruler was on the floor beside her, the sides streaked with ruby blood.
"I hate myself…" she whispered, burying her face in her hands.
The door opened suddenly but Sakura was very quick. She slid the ruler across the room and covered her semi-bleeding wrists with her sleeves. "Hello Sasuke," she said cheerfully, a smile on her face.
His eyes wandered to the shiny ruler on the floor. "Sakura…"
Sakura looked over at Sasuke and then back at her friends. She smiled with her friends; they were the only people to make her "smile." They were special to her…
Sasuke stood with his friends and laughed with them. He had loads of friends…but there was this one girl whom he watched out for more than anyone.
At first, she thought he did not know her secret…
…but Sasuke was the only one.
"No, no, no! Sasuke! Stop it! Let me go!" Sakura cried, trying desperately to get the blade that was tossed to the other side of the room.
Sasuke didn't say anything, he just held her tight.
After several more seconds of failed attempts of getting free, Sakura hung limply in Sasuke's grip.
"I'm sorry," he whispered into her ear, "I just can't let you do that anymore…"
He loosened his embrace…a decision he hoped was right.
Sakura broke free from him and looked straight at his eyes. Her emerald eyes were filled with tears…
"What's the point of living, Sasuke?"
Three months ago, Sakura was a smiling shell. She made other people happy, but inside, she was as sad and dead as can be…
Three months ago, Sasuke was a non-caring idiot. He didn't care what happened to other people, but he cared about only one…
Sakura snuggled closer to Sasuke, her head on his shoulder. She was breathing softly, her bare, creamy shoulders soaking in the sun.
No more long sleeves need to be worn…
All of those pointless and ugly wounds have turned into nothing but fading scars.
"What's the point in living, Sasuke?"
Sasuke wrapped a protective arm around her waist, his other hand rubbing a faint scar on her wrist.
"Sakura, why are you doing this?"
Sakura looked up into the clouds and smiled.
She closed her eyes tight. "Sasuke, you…you just don't understand!"
Sasuke looked down at the girl in his arms and sighed, a sweet content sigh.
Sasuke gripped her shoulders tight, "Sakura, how can I if you won't tell me!"
"Sasuke…I hate my life…I hate it…" Sakura grabbed the blade on the floor and delicately pierced her flesh.
Sasuke turned pale at this site, his eyes wide with small drops of her blood hitting the floor. "Sakura…stop it."
She shook her head and lifted the blade again, getting ready to engrave another scar on her creamy skin.
This time, Sasuke didn't let go as she kicked and screamed.
"People hate me!" she yelled, "They want me dead! I can see it in their eyes!"
Sasuke held on tighter, holding back his own urge to cry.
The young girl was fast asleep, her pink locks surrounding her as she lay on his chest. He wasn't sleeping, but he felt relaxed…
He wanted her to feel safe…
He wanted her to feel wanted…
Sasuke wanted Sakura to feel loved.
"Sakura, you're wrong…I want you to live… I want you to live your long life…"
"Liar!" she screamed, trying once again to desperately break free.
"I want you to live," he whispered, over and over again.
Now look into those bright emerald eyes…adore that long and shiny crimson hair…and melt under a smile that could bring happiness and radiance to the people around her…
Look at her now and prove that her eternal sadness is gone.
"I want you to live your long life…with me…"
End
Author's note: um…yea….this isn't really the end…there are still two more parts needed! I promise the next chapter will have much more happiness and positive feel to it…XD hope you enjoyed this short! Reviews/flames are always welcome!