Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Naruto or Whatsoever. Masashi Kishimoto Did.

AUTHOR'S VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: This chapter is NOT gonna be a very long and happy one. I couldn't find enough inspiration for this couple, but I still wanted to try. SO, gomen-nasai if this chapter sounded crummy. T-T (ardenilia bent down on her knees and bumps her head on the floor…several times…I really mean it…) The song featured in this chapter is performed by Jessica Simpson, entitled "Where You Are". Heh…sappy. I know.

Konoha, 14 February

Random place, random timeline

PART 3 – Right Here Waiting

A Dedication to Sasuke & Sakura

If you love someone so much and they wanted to leave, then let them be. If you were made for each other, they'll come back to your arms one day

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Sasuke….

Just hearing the name went out incoherently from her small, pink lips is already enough to ignite an unexplained feeling deep inside her. Her heart ached upon hearing his name from the others or upon hearing it coming from herself as she whispered to the evening night. Hopelessly wishing that it would somehow reached him, somewhere out there.

'Where did I go wrong? What are the things that I did not have in me? What are my weaknesses that I fail to overcome?'

'Most importantly, why did he go away from us? Leaving his friends, his sensei, his hometown and me'

"Sakura…you're annoying"

'Those were his last words to me before I was engulfed in the torturing, silent darkness. I was left lying on the cold bench overnight'

Two years passed by since that bitterly night. Time witnessed the pink-haired kunoichi's ardent attempts in moving on and seeking a new meaning in life. She believed that she had grown stronger and wiser in the arts of fighting and medical abilities. She was no longer the naïve girl who cries over her weaknesses or over her foolish rivalry with Ino just because of a silly infatuation over a boy who only has his heart set on revenge towards his older brother.

There are times I swear I know you're here

When I forget about my fears

Feeling you my dear

Watching over me

My hope seeks

What the future will bring

When you ride me in your wings and

Take me where you are

Where you and I will breathe together

Once again we'll be dancing in the moonlight just like we used to do

And you'll be smiling back at me

Only then will I be free

When I can be where you are

However…she's still a young lady dreaming and silently hoping every night that one day, the moment will come when she found her true love. And, someone once told her that if you really loved someoneand they wanted to leave, just let them be. If you were made for each other, they'll come back to your arms one day.

That is exactly what she did. After a few months, she accepted the fact that he left without saying goodbye. Because of that, she believed that their paths will cross again sometime in the future.

She'll be waiting for him, alright. It doesn't matter if he came back just for her or other reasons, Sakura will make sure she gave him the Lesson of His Life. After all, she's not Tsunade's apprentice for nothing.

But, she'll let it go for this time. There's still another year before she had to worry about the rest.

Her green emerald eyes were fixed at the full moon in the midnight skies as she enjoyed the scenery from the balcony of her small apartment.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Sasuke-kun." She whispered slowly to the gentle breeze as it swept by her rosy cheeks. "I'll be waiting for the day you came back to Konoha"

The End

NEXT STOP: CHOUJI & INO

A/N: As sentimental as it seems, spread the love everybody. Thanks for reading. R&R! Sorry for this uninspiring chapter. I promise I'll be writing these craps more….er…I mean I won't be writing such craps anymore. - Ja!