Chapter 5: Falling Completely
Sakura's day started out like the usual, only, Sasuke and she wasn't talking to each other. Sakura started to get worried that maybe Sasuke hated her now and for no reason at all. Sakura saw Sasuke along the hallways and decided to approach him. Suddenly Sasuke saw her and walked away. Sakura, now fed up, decided to confront Sasuke.
"Sasuke! What is wrong with you! Why are you avoiding me!" Sakura asked angrily.
"I'm not avoiding you Sakura." Sasuke said coldy.
"Yes you are! Not talking to me in class! And when you saw me in the hallway you walked away without even a hello! What is up with that! Did I do something wrong to offend you? And make you act this way towards me?" Sakura asked.
"I'm not angry." Sasuke said coolly.
"Then why didn't you talk to me during class like you always do? Why did you just leave when you saw me and suddenly act as if I am a stranger to you? Why are you treating me this way?" Sakura asked angrily.
"I don't always have to talk to you! I don't have to always notice you Sakura! And you can't say we were really close! Because we just knew each other for at least a week!" Sasuke shouted.
Sakura, taken a back by his words stood there and stared at him. Sasuke had never shouted at her, and he had said some very painful words.
"That's it huh? What you said to me at the festival, when you said you liked me too. Was it all a lie? And I'm sorry Sasuke for thinking that you actually thought of me as a friend! And I'm sorry that I even fell in love with you!" Sakura said as she ran away, tears blinding her eyes.
Sasuke stood there, shocked by what she had said, and what he had said. He had said things he did not really mean. It was just a spur of a moment, everything happened so fast. He came back to his senses and ran after Sakura.
"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted as he ran all over the place. To the park, to her house he checked everywhere he knew she would go but she was not there.
Sakura, in her mentors arms crying her heart out.
"Sakura, you must have really loved him but let me ask you this, are you sure this is love?" Tsunade asked as she looked down at Sakura.
"I...I don't know anymore. Everything he said, all of it is making me confuse." Sakura said as she sobbed.
"Sakura..." Tsunade whispered.
"...but I knew I felt something. Something unexplainable, it was an amazing feeling Tsunade-sama. Words can't comprehend the feeling I had for him...it felt so real." Sakura said.
"Maybe it was real...and now that he had hurt you in a way you never thought he would. It's making you think whether loving him was a mistake. You are not confused dear child, you are in denial." Tsunade said.
"I...I...I love him Tsunade-sama. I really do! But...I...I was hurt by what he had said." Sakura said.
"What he said was painful but maybe he didn't mean it." Tsunade said.
"It wasn't about whether he meant it or not. It was about the things he told me. I'm going out to sit by the beach first and collect my thoughts..." Sakura said as she stepped out of the house.
Sakura let her feet drag on the cool sand. Sakura sat on the sand, pulling her legs towards her, wrapping her arms around it.
"I love you Sasuke-kun. I really do, but after what you told me...I don't know anymore." Sakura said as she watches the sunsets.
Sasuke on the other hand, kept looking and saw a house by the beach. He walked towards it and knocked. Seconds later, a woman with long blonde hair opened it.
"Good Afternoon, I'm looking for a Haruno Sakura, have you seen her?" Sasuke asked.
"You must be Sasuke. She's out by the beach." Tsunade said as Sasuke bowed and ran to look for Sakura.
Sasuke walked and saw a girl with pink hair, her back facing him. Sasuke approached her.
"Sakura." Sasuke said softly.
Sakura looked back and saw Sasuke behind her.
"Why are you here?" Sakura asked coldly.
"You shouldn't have run off." Sasuke said.
"What do you want Sasuke?" Sakura asked not looking at Sasuke.
"I'm sorry, I said things that were rather inappropriate." Sasuke said.
"I know you didn't mean it, but still what you said hurts Sasuke-kun." Sakura said.
"I know, I'm sorry Sakura. Sorry for acting cold towards you today, it's just that I was confused with my feelings." Sasuke said.
"What were your feelings Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked.
Sasuke smiled, hearing that Sakura added the suffix –kun at the end of his name.
"I was confused, but now I'm ok now. I'm sure that...that I too have fallen in love with you Sakura." Sasuke said.
Sakura's eyes widened, and that moment she felt his arms wrap around her from behind.
"What...what did you say?" Sakura asked.
"I said that I love you Haruno Sakura." Sasuke said.
Sasuke felt Sakura's shoulder shake. He moved in front of Sakura and saw that Sakura was crying, but she was smiling. Sakura felt her tears brushed away by Sasuke's thumb. Sakura looked at Sasuke with love filled eyes.
"I love you too Sasuke-kun." Sakura said as she hugged Sasuke.
Sasuke smiled and hugged her back.
"Promise me that...that you'll always be here." Sakura said.
"I...I promise." Sasuke said.
