LOST Chapter 6: If Truth be Told
All throughout the short walk towards the restaurant, silence reigned. Sakura, who was usually a cool person, was fidgeting slightly. If a usual villager would pay a closer look, one would see she kept looking at her companion, who was, as usual, stoic. And pay attention the villagers did, for it was not everyday you see two failed lovers walking together as though nothing bitter took place in their pasts.
"We're here."
"I see."
"Momma!"
Sakura looked from her position in front of the restaurant and saw her two children sprinting towards her. Natsuke, upon reaching her, threw his arms about her in greeting while Nagisa simply took her hand, and, seeing Sasuke, inclined her head to him slightly.
At this, they entered the restaurant.
What am I gonna do?! Where am I supposed to sit?!
Though the Uchiha prodigy looked cool and collected outside, as if this was no special event, he was actually a big bundle of nerves inside.
Sit.
Huh?!
Sit beside Sakura, you moron. That's PROPER.
How dare you speak to me like that?!
Quite the opposite actually. I'm your conscience.
I don't really need you right now, asshole.
Shut your mouth and do as I say, bird-brain. You can't really think for yourself now.
Quiet!
"Excuse me?"
Sakura was blinking confusedly up at him, who was dim-wittedly standing at the middle of the restaurant.
I didn't notice I said that out loud! Sasuke thought, panicked. Out loud, he said a bit sternly, "Nothing."
"Oh."
Sasuke looked down at the empty space beside Sakura and hesitated for a split second before settling down beside her.
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"Nagisa, no!" Sakura gently cried out, lightly taking hold of her daughter's hand, which is currently holding a container of hot sauce that was directed to Natsuke, who was holding a spoon in one hand and a jar of mayonnaise in the other. Sasuke was currently trying to pry off the mayonnaise from the mischievous child, but to no avail.
"Oh, jeez!" Sakura exclaimed. Nagisa's spaghetti, or what was left of it, was knocked onto her clothing when Natsuke pounded the jar onto the table.
Almost immediately, Sasuke was holding out tissues to her.
"Are you alright?"
Sakura blushed. "Yes. Just fine." She took the tissues and started to wipe her clothing clean.
Suddenly, she was alarmed to hear a soft whimpering. Looking up from the big splatter of pasta and sauce in her lap, she saw her little daughter sobbing.
"Nagisa, it wasn't your fault. Don't worry."
"Nagisa, that was nothing compared to all your mom received from her ninja training days."
Nagisa looked up from her hands and, puffy eyed, looked at Sasuke who was looking at her stonily. But when Sakura looked a little closer, she could see affection masked behind his deep eyes. She smiled slightly and her face colored pink.
She mentally slapped herself and thought, How can I blush at this age and time?! I'm no 13 year old worshipping at his feet for a date!
Finally, after managing to extract most of the sauce from her clothing, she fished her bag for her wallet. She was so submerged with her 'task', since she was having a hard time because she simply threw everything in, owing to her haste to reach Hokage in time.
When she managed to finally find it, she only heard a waitress say, "Thank you for coming!" She looked up and saw Sasuke and the dreamy-eyed waitress, and it seemed like she was holding payment.
She frowned confusingly. "Hey, what-", Sasuke glanced at her and hauled the complaining Natsuke to her shoulders and gently got hold of Nagisa's hand. He walked out of the restaurant when the waitress returned to hand her their receipt. As she turned her back to leave, the waitress shouted behind her, "You've got yourself a great husband, miss!"
Sakura reddened as she caught up to her companions. Why am I blushing again?! What she said about him being my husband is true –technically.
Nagisa let go of Sasuke's hand and grabbed hers. Natsuke finally stopped whining and simply settled down on Sasuke since he made it obvious that he wasn't going to put him down. How Sasuke calmed the assertive Natsuke was a mystery to her.
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"Where do you live?"
Sakura straightened out to him and replied, "At the apartment at that left bend, then turn right at the second corner."
Sasuke nodded his understanding and continued on his way. He was actually evaluating their lunch and he thought,It went quite well, comparing to the treatment I was getting and my expectations. Suddenly, he thought about the poem he made years before, the only poem he ever made.
I'm drowning
In my everlasting sweet sorrow
In this deep abyss of nothingness
A black hole of sadness
A dank river of loneliness
A maze towards nowhere
A light I saw
Reaching out, holding on
I was pulled from my shell
Looking to my savior
I drowned once more
Into deep green orbs
Filled with love
Only for me.
I was careless, an idiot
I lost her pool, her warmth
I went crazy, and I fell once more
Now, with that one with eyes of lush green
Back, together with me by my side
I was changed.
In places no one will find
All my feeling so deep inside
And I can't tell them out loud
You will be in danger, and now I realize
The worst way to be alone
Is for the one you love to be beside you
Yet you utter not one word
For her safety.
I am Alone.
For her sake.
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That night, Sakura was tossing and turning in her bed. It's late. She thought, yet slumber would not come. She looked at her clock and noticed it was 1 in the morning. Great. How can I get up tomorrow bright and early if I can't sleep tonight?!
As she rambled on in her mind, sleep finally came, but before she closed her eyes, she heard herself mutter, "Sasuke."
Unknown to her, someone was listening. And that someone smirked. So here lies the one my brother chose.
And he took off to the dark night.
Next morning, the village was in chaos. Ninjas of the Hokage were running about, and as Sakura looked out a window, she saw Kakashi.
"Sir KAkashi! What's going on?!"
Kakashi stopped in mid stride and instead of the usual smile, a grim line is visible behind the back.
"An infiltration last night. Some guards and patrol members slaughtered like lambs. Identified as Uchiha Itachi."
Sakura's eyes widened. He's not dead.
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Authoress' Notes:
1: So SORRY!!!!!!!!! I know I did say I was gonna update always, but I didn't manage coz school works piled up! I'm terribly sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please review. And if you want to add me in chat, see my email at me page.
2: I know this is not really good, but I need this so I can form the next one better and so I wont have to keep having flashbacks or long, babbling explanations in the middle of the story!!!!!
