A/n: Back with the second chapter! Yay! Thank you for everyone who has reviewed! Here's my update for all of you and I hope you'd all enjoy reading it. Please r & r ok? And if you have any questions or anything to say about the story or me, feel free to do so. I had my ym and e-mail up on my profile, everyone should now where to find me if they need to do so. I thank 13thShadowKnight, sportiegrl, sakura-nin, KiRaRa ROX, Whoeva-I-Can-B, sErEnitY14388, Honou no megami, and CrAzY-SiLLy-Me for your reviews! I very much appreciate it, and of course take the time to read it. For readers of my other stories, I am sorry about the updates going on slow, reasons are posted on my profile, I will try to get over it as soon as I can. For the mean time, I'll get on with this…

"words"

'thoughts'

Flashbacks

(comments by me)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.


My eyes only reflects you

Chapter 2: Silence

"You two! Hurry up and line up over here! We are about to start!" their coach instructed them.

Sakura clutched the paper firmly at her hand as she and Sasuke had walked over to where they were suppose to line up. They had barely even stopped for a rest when the whistle was blown deafeningly signaling the start.


Surprising her, Sasuke immediately dashed off without waiting and she stumbled, nearly loosing her balance but tried to keep up with him as much as she can manage.

He looked at her over his shoulder and then he took the paper from her hand reading it quickly as they ran.


After a moment, Sasuke glanced at her and halted. They were facing a Cherry Blossom tree, and it had only begun to bloom, so there were not many flowers in it.

"Catch your breath. I will go and pick the sakura for us." Sasuke said preparing to jump.

Sakura smiled faintly at him her thanks as she tried to quiet her heart. Sasuke looked up and jumped, forgetting about their tied ankles but he was pulled back suddenly when Sakura fell down to the ground with a crash, scratching her side roughly as he jumped.


Sakura brushed the dirt off her side as she tried to regain her balance, standing up once more. She had bruised her arm, but she remained quiet and didn't utter a word of pain or complaint.

Sasuke took her arm, helping her and spoke to her his apology…softly.

"…sorry, I had forgotten."

"It's ok, I'm fine. Let's go." Sakura replied plainly, not wanting him to trouble himself further.


Sasuke wrapped an arm around her waist and jumped up to the branches.

"How could you jump that high?" Sakura asked out of curiosity.

"It is a training for all us nin—" he stopped himself suddenly. He had nearly told her about him being a ninja.

Sakura's eyebrows narrowed slightly and she inclined her head in confusion about his sudden halt. "Nin? Nin…what?"

"...forget that… I said ningen. Nothing more." Sasuke said.

Sakura had a weird feeling about his answer but dared say nothing more.


They gathered enough sakuras and afterwards hurried off to gather the rest.

(A/n: Oh, by the way, I didn't write a story on every item they were suppose to collect in here, just a few ones, because if I did, I think it would get...pretty boring. And I just need a few of them for some fun and of course, a purpose. Everyone will know about it later on, I suppose.)


"What's next on the list?" Sasuke asked her.

"The…spring—play…script." Sakura replied once more running short of air from running.

Sasuke pulled her into a stop facing the junior girl who was searching her locker.

"…the high school's play director…let's go ask her." Sakura said as they began to walk over towards the girl's direction.


The junior girl turned to them surprised.

"…excuse us…we found out that you were the play director this year, can we borrow the play script to be used this spring?" Sakura began.

The girl stared at them for a really long time until she drew back. "No, I'm sorry. Only the cast of the play are allowed to see the script. The others will only know about it during the show itself, which is not till after two months. I cannot let anyone see it before the actually play." She replied.

"Look, this is important. Give it to us, we will give it back to you after this last period. We just need it for the hunt." Sasuke said.

"Please do not put the blame on me, I am just following the school's orders, and nothing more…but if you two really need that script…then why don't you do the tryouts right now? I will cast you your part and act out a part of it now in front of me. If you two will do, then I will give you the script. How's that?" she asked eyeing the both of them.


Sasuke and Sakura stared each other for a long time, unable to decide, until finally the girl could no longer stand the wait and interrupted their quietness.

"If both you and she have to take all these long hours to decide, I have to go. I am already late for class—"

"Wait! ……We'll do it." Sakura said. "Give us our parts quickly, and we'll act them now."


The junior girl smiled and handed out two scripts for them. "Since the auditions are only just starting. I'd cast both of you as the main characters now. We are doing the "Darkangel" play for spring; you girl, will act out Aeriel, the mistress' slave, and you," she said turning to Sasuke. "will play the role of Irrylath, the seventh darkangel. Act out the first scene ok? Got it? I'm sure both of you would; Read the script and begin. Stop after the part the darkangel takes Aeriel to his place, then keep the script, and you're done."

(Ok, this is a very important disclaimer here. I do not own "The Darkangel" book, or trilogy; Meredith Ann Pierce owns everything of it. But…I really love that trilogy, and I can't think of any other story to put for the play so I thought it nice to use it here, that's it.)


Sasuke looked at Sakura unbelievably but Sakura avoided his gaze for the meantime, instead, she tried to focus on the script that was given out to her.

(I don't want to give up any spoilers for the book…so I'd rather not give the act in detail…sorry about that. If anyone wants the story though…just read or buy the book. ;)


…After the act…

"Very nice! Amazing, both of you! I can find no better! Perfect! The practice starts tomorrow, ever four in the afternoon, at the auditorium stage. Both of you are cast right now as Aeriel and Irrylath. I'll see you tomorrow. Take your scripts and both of you may go." The girl said applauding happily.

Sasuke immediately turned without a word and ran off, followed by Sakura.


Having collected everything, Sasuke led her to the school gate.

"Wear and carry the first set, I will do the second." Sasuke told her.

Sakura did so, without a word, wearing the skirt over her skirt and the ballet shoes, removing her sneakers, carrying them with her play script and the sakura. Sasuke threw the jersey over his clothes, tied the tie around his neck hurriedly, and afterwards, took the drumsticks and fire extinguisher with one hand, his other hand holding Sakura's arm.

"We have to run now." Sasuke said, and without sparing any minute more, he pulled her with him, dashing off to finish their task.


It was the second lap when Sakura had fallen and landed on the ground with deep scratches.

(A/n: She fell because she was wearing ballet shoes; who on earth could run with ballet shoes? But yeah...I did that for a purpose again...I'm sorry for Sakura though, it's not like I'm writing this to torture her ok?)

Sasuke skidded to a stop abruptly and helped her sit up by the side while the others had passed them by.

"Are you ok?" Sasuke asked her icily, though there was a tiny trace of gentleness in his voice that somehow brought care for her. "You're bleeding…" he murmured.

Sakura sat up brushing the dirt from her, and she stood up beside him. "I'm ok, hurry on. I can still go on, don't mind the blood." She replied.


They were passed by, a pair, running past, the guy carrying the girl. Sakura looked away at them, instead she looked down at her feet which hurt terribly, considering she was running with ballet shoes.

Sasuke looked neither at the couple nor at her, or at least, he was trying very hard to keep himself from doing so. He sighed deeply and spoke up. "Let us go."

Sakura nodded and they ran off once more.


Sasuke noticed Sakura's occasional tripping but he never heard her cry any trace of pain or complaint, even just to herself. She had simply winced, her face showing pain but she forced to shake it away.
After finishing the last three laps, they stopped, returning back to their starting point, where they find everyone already waiting for them.

"…and our last pair is here! Thank you. Everyone good job, class dismissed! You may take off the props." Their coach said.

Sakura took off the cloth binding their ankles. "I'm sorry…about today…we were last…I didn't mean to trip…" Sakura said looking at Sasuke for the first time since they had asked for the play script. "…You can leave me here, I understand if you must go."

Sasuke however simply stared at her. Sakura took this as something was quite wrong, but she decided not to mind it right now. She gave him a slight nod then she went off towards the benches, limping as she held on to the walls of the school building, unable to stand on her own any longer.

'It's your fault sasuke, you didn't carry her during the run. You know she was not alright!' his mind told him.

'Shut up! She didn't ask for it, why should I!' Sasuke argued back mentally.

'She didn't have to ask for it, you should be the one to know when she needs it!'

'As far as I am concerned, she had already endangered me during that time we tried to take the play script, and now you tell me to help her! Let her be on her own!'

'You could bear to take that?'

'No!—I mean Yes! Of course I could! What does it matter to me! She's hurt so what! As long as she's alive, I don't have to give any care, long as I live!'

'We shall see.'


Sasuke murmured to himself then he followed Sakura. He stopped her and suddenly carried her without a word.
Sakura was surprised at his sudden action. Wasn't he mad at her? Why was he helping her now?

"…What are you—"

"Why didn't you tell me you couldn't go on? We could've stopped." He said cutting her off.

"I could go on. And I didn't want to stop because I don't want to pull you down with me." Sakura replied quietly. "…but I ended up same thing…I pulled you down." she muttered bitterly to herself.

"If you could go on, why are you limping, barely able to walk on your own? You had hurt yourself badly. Don't you care about it?" Sasuke said.

Sakura looked away though she felt his gaze on her. She decided to say something different. "Where do you take me? Weren't you mad at me?"


This time, it was him who looked away, instead fixing his gaze upon the sun-setting sky before it disappeared from sight as he went down the steps inside the school building. "I'm taking you to the medicine room…" He reached the medicine room and pushed the door open.

"So you are mad at me." Sakura pressed.

He laid her down on one of the school beds as the nurse came approaching her. "We will talk when you are well. Try to see some care about yourself for now." He said a little bit too icily making him almost loose his cool. (I'm sorry! > ;)

Before she managed to reply to him, he had already closed the door behind him now, and he left her.


She tried to get up but the nurse pushed her back down. "You've had some serious injuries there young lady, I suggest a little bit of sleeping would do first—"

"No, please. I want to go as soon as I can. I would be ok with just a few bandages to stop the bleeding, but I will be fine." Sakura said sitting up.

"How can you be ok like that? I trust you can't even walk yourself home! Come on child, lie back down, and go home later, after a moment's rest."

"No, please. I really appreciate it and all the effort but I really must go. I will be going home anyways please don't worry about me." Sakura said.


She took off the ballet shoes, replacing them with her sneakers once more, only to find out, her socks were soaking red with blood.

"Oh for goodness sake!" the nurse exclaimed.

"Please! don't worry!" Sakura said as she stood up immediately before the nurse had the chance of pushing her back down to rest.


She bowed a few times to thank the nurse and then she went off towards the girls' locker room to change her clothes.
Sakura washed herself clean from all the dirt and blood then afterwards, changing back to her school uniform. She was alone now, as everyone had left already, finishing before her.
As she went out of the building, now on her way home, she saw Sasuke disappearing off the corner of the school gate. She had caught up to him, calling him back.

"Sasuke! Wait."

He stopped on his tracks and turned to face her. Sakura gasped.


A/n: Woah…this is…quite a cliffy…! I intended to write more but…well I debated about the end and ended up having this ending and not adding more. Sorry about that! But…well…that's life, and hey! Just look at the bright side! I updated sooner than I expected I would have…and that's a great thing! Can anyone guess why she gasped? The one who guess it right, will know a very special information about this fanfiction story from me.

Translations:

Sakura – cherry blossom

Ningen – human/normal person

A/n: please READ AND REVIEW. If I forgot to translate anything please tell me. Flames are accepted…but not harsh. Write it at the very kindest way possible. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed on my story. I will be back…soon.

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