Title: At Times
Author: Ohtori Akio
Rating: PG
Couple: IruSaku
Sometimes, all he can do is just take another breath. Sometimes, it's all he can do just to live. At times he just wants to let his legs give out underneath of him and relish in the feel of soft grass under his skin until the blade decides that it's time. At times he wonders why he bothers with being a ninja and wishes when it takes all he has in him to wake up in the morning. At times, he wonders how someone like Sakura can expect love from him.
At times.
But at times Sakura smiles and everything's alright again, and he feels like he can take another step. At times, she asks him if he's alright and he says yes and means it because he couldn't lie to her. At times, there is a looking forward to seeing her when he wakes up. At times, he doesn't understand why. At times, he doesn't want to.
She makes him want to live again.
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