AN: Hey everyone! I hope you guys aren't mad at me. I have a reasonable excuse for being belated in updating. Anyway, it's summer now so I can update as much as I want without interruption! Okay, well, I think I ought to change some parts of my fanfic like the past of Sakura and Sasuke. This is one of those stories okay? Clear? Good. Here we go! grin
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but Masashi-kun does. God is really kind!
Chapter 15- A piece of His
Two best friends would always meet practically everyday in the park. Secretly, that is. They have an unclear friendship and how two opposites can become the best of friends. Today was just one of those days when, they would sneak out and meet. Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke, best friends…forever.
"Hey Sasuke-kun, I was just thinking…"She was dipping her feet on the water and played.
"What?" He was facing the water as well. Their shoes were placed neatly beside them.
"…what would happen if we would grow up?" It made little Sasuke look up get a bit startled.
" What do you mean?" Sasuke asked in reply. "I mean, if we grow up and we might not---not—" the poor girl started sniffing at the bad thoughts that swirled in her head.
"H—Hey! Are you crying?" He looked at the girl who was in tears already and covering them with her hands.
Sasuke did not know what to do. Cheering up was something that he does not do often. Looking at the Sakura, he was thinking about what she said and put on a sad smile. Without thinking twice he did the most unexpected thing. Forunately, it was the first thing on his head. He hugged her from behind. (AN: Btw, they were sitting down)
"Stop crying. You know, you look like a monkey when you do." Time paused for awhile and the wind just flew by. The trees were swaying and the leaves flew off the tree. "I---I promise you, if ever that does happen, we will meet again. It's a promise."
Hearing this, Sakura, had wiped her tears away and placed that gleeful face. She turned around and jumped to hug Sasuke. They both fell on the grass and laughed. Sakura sat up and faced Sasuke. "Arigatou, Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke just sat up, smiled at her and left it at that. "You promise me something too." He lied back down on the grass and placed his hands behind his head.
"What?"
"Promise me you wouldn't cry like that again. You gave me a heart attack that I didn't know what to do. And besides, seeing you smile, my day seems to brighten up."
He looked up at the clouds and smiled. At first, Sakura stared and then it turned into a foxy-grin and all he did was laugh. They were talking and talking about shifting topics like what they would be when they would grow up.
"I would want to be a nurse someday but my mom says it is hard so I have to study very hard. What about you Sasuke?" She looked at him and he seemed much spaced out and kind of serious.
"My dad says that he wants me to join with the military sector of the government. He is the general, you know? And my elder brother already has a slot there." At first, Sakura just stared and started getting these thought on her head.
"So…your gonna get bald? That is horrible!" This irritated Sasuke a bit as Sakura got pictures on her head.
"No! Baka ne!" He sighed and looked at her for awhile. "Forget it. Let's go. It is almost sunset."
He stood up and dusted himself. "Wait. I want to watch the sunset." Sasuke looked at her and sat back down. Moments later, the sun was changing colors to orange-red. It painted the vast blue sky into what its rays let out. It was slowly moving down, west. Sakura awed in the sight while Sasuke paid close attention to its beauty.
"Thank you, Sasuke-kun!" This made Sasuke curious. "For what?"
"For being here with me always." They were children of a young age but, they at least understood some aspects sensitivity, love cough and friendship.
It made Sasuke have a sad, depressing face and Sakura wondered what it was about.
"What's wrong Sasuke-kun?"
"Nothing. Let's go." Sakura watched his back as he walked and followed in suit. She was beaming a smile and humming a song.
"What are you humming?"
"I am humming a song my big brother sings to me to sleep."
All the while on the way back, she was humming that song. They finally reached their houses and took their separate paths. Sasuke snuck back inside the mansion and into his bedroom the same way he got out.
When he got there, he was going to go reach for the door until someone opened. It was his older brother, Itachi. They both stared blankly at each other. Silence fell in the atmosphere but Sasuke broke it after a moment.
"What are you doing here?" This made Itachi laugh a bit.
"What am I doing here? Where have YOU been? Otousan and okasaan have been worried sick for you."
"Me? Umm…I was…" Itachi smiled at his young brother and knelt beside him.
"Don't worry. I won't tell them that you went out with that pink haired girl." He stood back up and left the room.
After realizing what his brother said, he blushed at the thought. "So he knew? But…I DID NOT GO OUT WITH HER!"
Downstairs, in the dining table, it remained quiet. Sasuke and Itachi's mother spoke first.
"So Sasuke-kun, where were you the entire day? Our maids have been looking for you."
Sasuke started choking on his food and coughing. Mikoto, Sasuke's mom (AN:I am not sure if that is her name) noticed this and started getting worried.
"Oh, drink water." Sasuke obeyed and finished his whole glass. The maid who stood there filled it up again.
"Be careful." Sasuke's father replied.
"Yeah Sasuke-kun, you might never know when something different will happen." Sasuke didn't understand what his older brother meant but he could see Itachi smirk.
"I'm fine now." He regained his composure and ate properly again. "The whole day I was…in…um…the park." His mother looked at him with curiosity.
"Oh? With who?" Sasuke thought about this for awhile and answered.
"I made a friend and we talked." Mikoto smiled at his son and ate. It was his father's turn to speak.
"It is good to hear my son has made friends but I just want you to make sure you make friends with the right people. I don't want my son making friends with a---." Sasuke cut his sentence.
"No! My friend isn't like that! She isn't a bad person. I know she isn't." It made everyone sitting on the table pause in shock and stared at Sasuke.
His eyes darkened and wore a straight face. His father was so shocked at his son that he frowned and looked at him intently. Itachi smirked at his little brother in delight that his little brother found someone that will make him happy. On the other hand, his mother smiled at his youngest son because she found the thought very adorable.
"Is it a girl Sasuke-kun?" Mikoto asked, still smiling.
"Aa." Sasuke blushed and was scared that his parents would get mad at him for making a friend that was a girl.
The only reactions were smiles from everyone, even his father but they all just hid it. Sasuke looked around the table for their reactions. Instead of finding the reaction he was expecting, he got cold, red-eyed glares from everyone. It gave him Goosebumps and gave him the urge to sweat drop.
"Ah…I'll just go up now that I am done." He stood up and began walking upstairs, with the eyes following him.
The dining table was silence, with all darkened eyes, until seconds later. They all smiled as if on queue. The first person to speak was Mikoto, Itachi's and Sasuke's mother.
"Isn't that cute! Did you his face? He was blushing."
"Yeah he was! Actually, I have seen that girl before. Her name was Sakura, I think." Itachi said smiling as he began eating once again.
"Well, it is good to see that my son has found himself a girlfriend and at such a young age. Yes, a true Uchiha who has the moves in winning a girl's heart. That is how I caught your mother's attention."
Mikoto could only blush and laugh. They all laughed together.
"You should get a girlfriend soon Itachi. If you are an Uchiha, you wouldn't have much problems. I hear you are one of the best guys in your school. You even have your own fan club."
"Who told you that?" Itachi raised his brow at his father.
"Your school principal, of course." He answered in a furtively, teasing tone.
"Whatever." Itachi hastily thought of something brilliant to change the topic and save him from further embarrassment. "So, Sasuke, have you told that girl of yours that we are leaving in about a week. I am sure she would be very shocked to hear that news."
Itachi stared and observed his young brother intently. Somehow, he seemed to be thinking very deeply that moment. 'Oh yeah, that's right. I almost forgot about telling her that. I wonder how she would react. Well, I have to think of the perfect time to tell her or she'll get all crying and make me worry.' The little boy sighed inwardly and smiled reassuringly to his family.
"It is fully thought about already."
One week later:
Upon the day little Sasuke was moving out of this village, he had to explain Sakura everything. In the afternoon, Sasuke met up with Sakura in the park but he didn't seem like he usual self that day. Sakura has made sure to see that.
"What's wrong? Did your dog die?" Sakura asked, in a thoughtful-like tone.
"No. It's just that, I have something to tell you." He looked all solemn now as he faced Sakura and fixed his eyes on hers.
"Sakura, I'm leaving for another place today."
"Oh? Is that it? So what? I always go to other places…" She said still being a bit jumpy and happy.
"It's just that, I might not come back this time." This part made Sakura feel something pierce her heart. Unfortunately, she couldn't tell what it was she felt, exactly.
He was about to cry. Heck, he was already sniffing. (AN: Sasuke was a bit of a cry baby when he was small you know!)
"What do you mean you won't come back? YOU HAVE TO!" She screamed, teary-eyed.
"..um…I might come back, a few years from now and…maybe I mig---" He was cut off by Sakura.
"NO! I don't want to hear it! Sasuke, you can't leave me! Why? It's so soon!" She was crying to her extreme. Her best friend was going to leave and she didn't know what to do.
All Sasuke can do was stand there and cry. He didn't want to go on with this but he had to. There was no other choice now, was there?
"How could you only tell me now? At least, if you told me before, I would have prepared something for you."
"If I told you before, then you would start crying and crying non-stop." She looked at him but Sasuke could only feel pity for her.
Sakura stopped crying, upon hearing what he said. She got his point. She was a cry baby and everyone hates crybabies. She wiped her tears off really harshly and put a smile on her face.
Sasuke could only be shocked at her major change of feelings. From crying so much to smiling. Her smile seemed hold true happiness.
"Why are you smiling?" he stopped crying as well while she grinned at him.
"Well, I thought that maybe, having you leave will help me change. You think that, maybe if I stop crying, people would stop bullying me? I might not be able to change everything but I can sure change what I want to change if I placed my heart into it."
Sasuke felt a bit moved by what she had said that it made him smile as well. He gently moved her hair away from her face and smiled softly.
"Yeah. If you did stop crying, you could stop looking like a monkey." They both had a small laugh. From behind, Sasuke's family was already inside the van, waiting for Sasuke, honking.
"I have to go." Sakura took this opportunity. He crushed him in a tight hug and stayed like that. While she did that, she slipped something in his pocket but he did not notice it.
He was stroking her hair lightly and said
"Promise to wait for me and promise me, don't ever change. I like it the way you are right now." Sakura could only softly reply.
"It's a promise."
Soon afterwards, Sasuke left, leaving little Sakura standing at the background, wishing time would pass by quickly as to the time she would get to meet Sasuke again. She smiled and whispered. "I hope its enough."
Sasuke stared out of the window and rested his head on his palm. Unconsciously, he felt something bulky in his pocket. Out of curiosity, he pulled it out and saw that it was the red ribbon Sakura always wore. He smiled and placed it against his cheek, captivating every scent and memories it carried.
AN: OMG! I finished it after so long! Yahoo! R&R please! Recently, I have been so into Gakuen alice, watch it! Haha, sorry, I just wanted to say that! I know it's summer but it took me like forever to finish this chapter! Tell me if I did something wrong, okies?
I am so sorry if it was a bit unclear. I know that the drama, which was to suspense, was notreally fit for kids like them, it sure suits the story! Hehe.
