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ahaha...again..long time no update...gomen pplz...-.-;; it looks like i update on an average of once per month...thats the best i could do...with exams and all..aiya...T.T but its the HOLIDAIZ now! w00t! and about ime too! plus...i'm going overseas! yeah!tomorrow morning...so i decided to update this chappie before i heard over to SINGAPORE! YAY! hehe XP although i realli wanted to go to Hong Kong...but can't...all booked out...T.T anywaiz..singapore is still good right? i can still have fun -smiles- haven't been on a plane since i was four! wahh! can't wait! hehe XD
anywaiz...enough about my life...on with the story...
in this chappie, Sasuke meets Sakura! -you guyz all thinking- 'Heh. About time too...' and i agree! wahh...but i'm not sure if i made Sakura's reactions alright...hmm...anywaiz...i'll let u guys read on then...
oh and one more thing...
heaps of ppl said that last chappie was a cliffie...but...i think that it wasn't...coz...all that happened in the end was that sasuke fell asleep...O.o i mean..how is that a cliff hanger? argh..i dunno...and...some peepz also said that teh chappie was too short...yeah...i kinda made it short in plannning to NOT have it as a cliff hanger...but gah...didn't turn out that way did it? anywaiz... i'll leave u guyz to it then...
Happy reading! Please review at the end if you can. Arigatou! n.n
"Text" dialogue
'Text' thought/ what the character is thinking
(Text) Authors Notes A/N
'Text' Inner Sakura
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters from the anime/manga. Kishimoto-sensei does XD
Forgotten Love- Chapter Six
From 'kun' to 'san'
The next day he had woken up late and had to hurry out of the in before they would charge him for another night. It was noon by the time he had gotten out of the inn and into the streets of Konoha. He decided to begin his search and tested his luck in bumping into her in these streets. So, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked down the busy streets of Konoha. He took note on how little the village has changed over the years. There were only a few new buildings here and there but besides that, everything looked liked the way he had left it.
Whilst searching for any sign of pink hair, he had received many curious looks from the villagers. Sasuke just ignored them. He never cared about what people thought of him, it was just one less worry on his mind.
While he was focusing on the road in front of him, he noticed a flash of pink from the corner of his eye. Coming to his senses he snapped his head in the direction only to see the last few pink tresses disappear around a corner. Acting immediately he broke into a run. He ran down the street as quickly as his legs could muster, which may I point out is very, very fast. He swung around the corner and scanned the area for the pink-haired kunoichi, only to once again catch the last glimpses of the tresses vanish into another corner. Again, he ran down the street, turned the corner but this time he called out her name whilst doing so.
"Sakura!"
The figure stopped at the mention of the name. He ran and halted towards a stop when he reached her.
"Sakura?"
The figure swung around and as if is slow motion, her long hair swayed around behind her.
Sasuke was speechless. His mind had gone completely blank and just stood there staring in awe. The sight was so hypnotizing. Her beauty had stunned him on the spot.
Over the years she had grown into that forehead of hers. Her hair has grown back long and now had reached waist length. Her delicate skin remained fair with the soft porcelain. She wore a tight white off-the-shoulders top which clung onto her body and showing her well-developed curves in all the right places, and a brown pleated miniskirt that revealed her beautiful slender legs.
Upon seeing the man before her, Sakura felt a sudden jolt at the familiarity of his features. Where has she seen him before? Before she could re-think her actions, she had blurted out his name.
"S-Sasuke?"
It was her. Sasuke recognized that voice of hers anywhere. Even though she had breathed out his name, he was yet still unable to reply.
"Sasuke-kun!" a different voice called out and with the high pitch at the suffix '-kun', Sasuke had managed to snap out of his trance and took a quick glance at the girl who was next to Sakura. Her high-pitched voice, short blonde hair and blue eyes told Sasuke that it unmistakably Ino. He had never knew much about the blonde-haired kunoichi, not that he cared, except for the fact that she was one of his fan girls, and that she had sued to be friends with Sakura when they were little. Judging by the shopping bags in Ino and Sakura's hands, he presumed that they must've been shopping together. He finally found his voice and grunted a 'hi' to Ino before returning his gaze to Sakura.
He looked into her eyes, those same emerald orbs he had gazed into before he had left five years ago. He remembered them well. How they were filled with tears because he had broken her heart and shattered her spirits. He remembered how they used to sparkle every time she smiled at him, or when she just wanted him to notice her. Of course he noticed her. Otherwise, why would he have gone through the trouble of secretly watching her make her way home just to make sure that she was safe every time after they departed after a mission? Yes. He knew about his feelings for the girl but just did not persuade it to go any further, seeing that it would only make things harder for him to accomplish.
Sasuke compared the orbs from back then, which were still locked in his memory, to the ones he was looking into now. Something didn't seem right. It was as if there was something missing. The sparkle wasn't there and this made him furrow his eyes brows in question. He noticed that she seemed to be staring blankly at him, with eyes widened ever so slightly.
'Something doesn't seem right…why does she feel so…empty? Sudden shock?'
"Sakura! It's Sasuke-kun!" Ino told her friend.
At that moment, it was as though something had hit her hard in the head and Sakura began to receive memory flashes though her mind. She remembered the one of when they were still team seven. It was the first day they had met Kakashi and they had to introduce themselves to him.
"My Name is Uchiha Sasuke…"
Upon that memory, Sakura smiled at the Uchiha, temporarily giving the Uchiha relief that she had remembered him.
"Hi Uchiha Sasuke-san!" Sakura greeted as she held out a hand towards him.
Now it was Sasuke's turn to look blankly at her. He was somewhat expecting her to jump onto him and hold him in a really tight embrace but that obviously did not happen. What surprised him even more was the fact that she called him 'Sasuke-san'. He began to wonder what had happened to the usual suffix '-kun' she had always added to his name in their younger years. He had longed to hear that name just roll off the tip of her tongue naturally like the old days.
Sasuke's brain worked quickly and pushed those questions aside. He then shook Sakura's hand that was offered to him.
'Still so delicate…still so soft…' he thought.
Ino, who was standing on the side witnessing it all, instantly had an idea that them two had to be left alone. So, she sneakily reached into her purse whilst the two was still staring at each other and pressed a button to make it ring.
…nee kikoe masu ka…?
This drew attention from the two, snapping them out of their trance and they watched as a pretending-to-be-surprised-by-the-call Ino reach into her handbag and flipped her mobile open to answer it.
"Hey Shika-kun!" Ino answered, "…Aha…yep…okay! … Sure! Ok, see you then! Ja!" and with that she hung up.
Ino then turned to her pink-haired friend and smiled at her apologetically, well, at least tried to.
"Gomenazai Sakura-chan, I have to go meet Shika-kun now. I'll call you later 'k?" Ino spoke to her friend as she placed her phone back into her bag.
"Oh okay Ino-chan. Talk to you later then!" and with that they hugged each other before Ino began walk away whilst waving at the two.
"Bye Sasuke-kun! Bye Sakura!" She bid before disappearing around a corner.
And then there were two. It was just the Sasuke and Sakura now. Both were silent and didn't know what to say to the other. There was so many questions that Sasuke wanted to ask her, but as he thought more and more about those questions, the more they seemed ridiculous. He just couldn't think of a way to put them into words without being succinct. After a few minutes of awkward silence, Sakura finally thought of an idea.
"Hey Sasuke-san?"
"Hn?" he answered as he lifted his gaze from the suddenly very interesting floor to meet hers, temporarily pushing the thoughts in his worried mind aside.
"Ano, would you like to go for a cup of coffee or something?" She asked as she smiled at him.
'her smile…'
He thought for a moment.
'…why not? And since its just going to be her, and me, I might be able to ask her about what has happened over these years…'
with that thought he nodded towards the girl and Sakura took it as a signal to began leading the way.
"I know this really good café that has just opened up not long ago. Their caramel lattes are great! Lets go there!"
Sasuke, being like his usual self, just shoved his hands into his pockets and replied with a simple "Aa."
They walked for a while, making there way through the busy streets and it was then did Sasuke begin to notice that Sakura was struggling a bit from the weight of her shopping bags. Upon becoming aware of this, and being a gentleman, Sasuke decided to offer his help.
"Sakura?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you alright with those?"
He pointed at the shopping bags that were weighing her down a bit because of their quantity in her hands.
"Ahh…y-yeah…I-I'm fine…thanks…" she responded as she continued to stumble a bit with her many shopping bags. Sasuke smirked in amusement as he watched her attempt to make the bags appear as though they were as light as a feather, but failed miserably because he could see that her arms were shaking in pain.
'She's still her stubborn self…' he thought and without warning he took the bags from her.
The muscles in her arm relaxed and she could feel blood rushing up to her face, temporarily tainting her cheeks.
"A-A-Arigatou… Sasuke-san."
' I don't quite remember him being such a gentleman…' she thought.
Sasuke tensed a slightly when she had called him 'Sasuke-san' yet again.
'Why doesn't she call me "Sasuke-kun"? Why…?'
That was the same question that kept on circling around in his mind. The two remained silent for the rest of the journey. Neither spoke a word to the other. The way they walked next to each other made them look like the ideal couple, with Sakura's pink hair in contrast to Sasuke's raven-blue ones. The things they were doing also suggested that idea, with Sasuke holding Sakura's shopping bags and all, anyone could've mistaken them to be going out together.
They soon reached their destination.
"Here it is!" Sakura told Sasuke as she pointed as the painted words on the café's front window. 'Blossoms' it read in beautiful curly writing and underneath the shop name there was their logo, which was a coffee cup with five cherry-blossom petals as a saucer.
Sakura pushed open the door and left it open for Sasuke to follow after. A soft 'ting' could be heard from the small bell that hung above the door, signaling the arrival of a new customer. The place was not crowed nor was it empty. Only a few tables were occupied. Sasuke looked around and was somewhat impressed by the interior design, though his expression did not show it. The place looked somewhat modern. There were a few cushiony seats in a corner where you could just sit back and enjoy your beverage or even occupy yourself with the many reading materials that was also provided. Sasuke continued to admire the place, with his expressionless face still intact that he has mastered over the years. Sakura watched him out of the corner of her eye and unconsciously smiled. Something about his expression made her feel like she had once held a greater emotion for the boy, yet it felt so foreign to her at the moment.
Whilst both were preoccupied with their thoughts, a waitress approached the two.
"Good Afternoon and welcome to Blossoms!"
Sakura jumped slightly from shock. She had not noticed or had heard the waitress approach them. Temporarily losing her voice she smiled at the waitress and bowed quickly politely. The waitress smiled back before doing the same also. She had long dark brown hair with copper-red highlights and it was tied back in a high ponytail.
"Watashi wa Mizukai and I'll be serving you this afternoon." She introduced herself before looking up at the two. "Table for two I presume?" she added and looked at Sasuke who nodded in reply.
"Okay! Please follow me." And with that the waitress called Mizukai led them to their table.
Once they reached their assigned table, Mizukai left them with withy two menus and went to serve the next customers, leaving them two alone once again. Being a gentleman, Sasuke pulled out the chair for Sakura, who smiled before giving him a quick "thanks" as her cheeks reddened a bit before taking her seat. Sasuke sat opposite to her and once he was in his seat, he picked up the menu and quickly scanned through it for a nice drink. Sakura did the same also. Silence bestowed between the 'couple' once again. Each pretending to be contemplating between which drink to order because neither knew how to start a conversation. Sakura would occasionally peer over the booklet to sneak a glimpse at Sasuke.
'…you know… he IS pretty cute…'
'He IS so HOT and SEXY!' Inner Sakura exclaimed.
'I know…He's got everything! Looks and he's quite a gentleman if I do say so myself…I wonder why I had never thought of it before…when we used to be in team seven…'
'Hey girl! Are you forgetting about Garaa here?'
'What!'
'Heh.'
'No! I mean…Garaa is better!'
'You don't sound very convincing-'
'He is! Yeah…definitely…but…'
Her thoughts were cut off when Mizukai came back to their table to take their order.
"What would you like to drink?" Mizukai asked the two as she pulled out a note pad and a pen from her brown apron's pocket.
"I'll have a caramel latte thanks!" Sakura ordered.
"Okay, and you sir?" Mizukai asked Sasuke as she wrote down Sakura's order.
"Black coffee with no sugar." He replied in a monotone.
"Alright! Your order will come shortly. With that Mizukai bowed courteously and went to fetch their drinks. The both sat in silence, with the exception of the occasional shuffle from Sakura in her seat. Sasuke sat with his elbows resting on the table and the hands came together folded in front of his lips. There was no shuffling from him, and this was because of his training over the years in meditation. Through that he was able to become motionless on the spot with perfect body control.
Sakura was shuffling uncomfortably in her seat for a reason. Ever since she got that sudden flashback of Sasuke introducing himself when they used to be team seven, she hadn't stopped thinking. In fact, she was searching through her memory, trying to find and remember any events that had occurred in the past she had with the Uchiha.
Nothing.
The only memory she was able to recall was that they were once all part of team seven; with Kakashi as their sensei and that they had completed missions together as that team. The only memories she could recall from those missions were with her friend Naruto.
How come she can't recall any memories of Sasuke?
There were a few times she had came close to one but a sudden sharp pain in the back of her head prevented her from going any further and eventually forgetting about it all. Without noticing, she had unconsciously furrowed her eyebrows through the confusion in her head.
Sasuke on the other hand was unconsciously staring a t the table before him in deep thought also.
'She has changed so much…in a physical way…she looks so beautiful now…even more than before…but…why does she keep calling me "Sasuke-san"? What happened to the usual "Sasuke-kun"?' That was the main question running through his mind. He tried to come up with various reasons to answer the question that was troubling his mind.
'She probably fell out of habit…yeah…that's it…after five years…anything could've changed…'
He tried to convince himself that she was still the same Sakura he had left five years ago, still the same Sakura but much more older…more mature…and more beautiful…
Behind the coffee machine a mysterious figure placed a drop of blue liquid into the cup of black coffee. The blue hue swirled on the surface before sinking into the black-brown solution with a soft hiss. The figure smirked.
'A nice little surprise for our dear Sasuke-kun.'
The figure had thought before quickly disappearing into a puff of smoke as Mizukai picked up the two cups and placed them on a tray.
She took the drinks towards Sasuke and Sakura.
"Caramel latte?" She asked the two.
"Mine." Sakura responded. "Thanks"
"And black coffee must be yours sir?"
Sasuke nodded.
Mizukai placed the drink in front of the respective persons and with a courteous bow she left the two to enjoy their beverages.
TBC...
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hehe...wah..a cliffie...you guyz must hate me so much... gah...T.T but...but...at least this chappie was longer than the last...right? like...an reward...for so many great reviews! hehe
you know...i kinda have this thing with cafes...yeah...i mean...there was a cafe in moi last ficcie...and int his one also...heh...i guess it jsut expresses my love for coffee! XD gotta love that caffine...ahahaha...
anywaiz...i still have to pack...yikes! O.O and yeah...there wont' be the internet over in singapore at my gran's house...where i am staying at...i was like..NOOOOOOOOO! but then i was like...INTERNET CAFES! HAHHAHA theres that 'cafe' again..aiya...do i need help or something? -looks around- meh...
anywaiz here are the reponds to reviews! (LOL...i'm pushing my luck ain't i? ahh...oh wellz...)
saki-kun- hey…lol…its not really a cliffiy…XD but ok…umm…you sure? Coz I did hear about that…how an author was banned coz she replied reviews? But I've read over the rules and guidelines… it didn't say anything…so yeah…oh and I've signed the petition. Thanx anywaiz!
neon kun- hey. Yeah..um…why Garaa u ask? Well, like I said in the other chapters, I kidna have been reading ficcies with a Garaa and sakura and they seemed like an interesting couple so I decided to try it out myself. No offence taken hehe. Thanx!
animeforever24- LOL, hi. I can tell that you are REALLY passionate about the pairing SasuSaku ne? I am too…I absolutely adore the couple…but…lately have kinda begin to lose interest…but I'll try to get back in the mood to finish this ficcie! Hehe…though the ending of the pairings are still undecided…-insert evil grin- ROFL XD AHAHHAHA…like I said in the other chappies, maybe we'll have a vote closer to the ending. Btw thanx!
pei-chan- LOL…hey. Well..its not really a cliffy…hehe…but anywaiz… I know I know…sometimes I feel bad making my readers wait so long…T.T I do try my best but I guess that it also involves some self determination…-sigh- I dunno if KILL is the right word…but it will hurt Sasuke yes… in place where only time can heal…hehe. Btw Thanx!
shinobi-sakura- hi! Hehe… I am glad that I am able to create suspence…I do plan to make this fic full of surprises ya know…hehe… with twists and turns…XD gomen for the long wait for this chappie. Btw thanx for your review!
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angelgurl079- hi! Omg…you are right…I never thought about that…I didn't even know that sakura said something like that! Aiya T.T like I said..i'm STILL not up to that part in the anime…its shameful I know…and I call myself a Naruto fan…gah…oh wellz! Yay! A cookie! Yummi! –puts out hand expecting more- more? Hehe XP btw thanx!
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Sagitarious Devil- hi! yeah..last chappie was kinda short…so I made this one longer to make up for it. Hope that u liked this chappie! Thanx!
GS-Kira-Yamato- Whoa! Another SasuSaku fan I can see…it's a pretty popular pairing…hehe…I won't do votes until closer to the ending k? yeah..thanx!
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Aya-angel-of-happiness- LOL…you reviewd for y first fic here? LOL oh wellz..still a review…so I'm happi…XD ahh…but…b ut…wahh! I wanted Itachi-kun to live! I like Itachi-kun too…oh wellz…-sigh- anwyaiz...thanx for your review!
AnimeSenko- hi! you think that last chappie was boring? Yeah.. .knew it was…hahah. Reason is that Sakura is not in it? Aww…lol…Sasuke need his own chappie..i mean..in ch 5 it was just Garaa and sakura…so yeah..hehe…anwyaiz…thanx for your review!
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mksanime- hey! Oo…a Garaa and Sasuke fan…interesting…which one shall your heart choose when its ttime to vote..hehe…sorri to make you choose between em…I like them two also…but I like sauske-kun more so yeah…hehe…thanx!
Kawaii-Hisui- hi hisui! Wowzer! O.O that is like..the longest review I have EVER gotten! Yay! A new record! Ahaha…I love reading reviews..the longer the better…hope that your fingers didn't hurt too much…XD wow…I talk heaps fast when I'm nervous, and like you…they end up having no punctuation…hahhaa…XD like in speeches..mine shortens so much...aiya…hahhaa one of my frwenz said that I looked like I was about to cry coz I was so nervous…and I was like..stuttering…aiya..T.T hehe anywaiz..coffee…yumm…. ttyl!
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Katriniko- hi! oo..a sasusaku fan then? Hehe… I tend to prefer it when the male character suffers…I guess that I just like ti better that way for some odd reason..but yah..WAHH! you think so too? I know! I didn't want Itachi-kun to die either…T.T wahh…hehe
Sasuke-fan- hi! .yeah I know..ch five was really a BAD pressie to dedicate to Sasuke for his birthday…yeah..well…I've drawn a picture for a contest for Sasuke's birthday! Yeah! But I dunno if he'll like it..hmmmz…anywaiz..u can check it out by going to the authors page and going to my deviantart account! Its there! Hehe…thanx for the review!
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thank you all for your reviews! I hope that you liked this chappie! Thanx again!
Phew! wowzers...so many reviews to reply...haha...thanx peepz! i wouldn't have gotten this far without yas!
next chapter...
Chapter Seven- er...no title yet...(i usually think of the titles AFTER i type up the chappie...XP)
What is that blue liquid in the coffee? O.o? what will happen to Sasuke? who was that mysterious figure?
take a guess if you would like...XP
(but...i think that that figure is going to remain anonymous..coz i dunno who it is either...hehehehhehehe...XP)
until next time...
Ja!
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