I don't normally like writing stories (I'm more of a snippet person) but I'm working on it and this is one of my projects. So, if this one doesn't flow very well I apologize now. I hope you stilll enjoy it anyway.
5 years ago...
Sakura stood before her boyfriend of three years in a stunned silence; unable to catch her breath properly as she stared into the suddenly hard, cold eyes of the man whom she had loved and devoted herself to completely for the last three years of her life. His expression was unreadable but the words he had just spoken and the tone he had just used were both done so...coldly; even for him. She felt her heart break into a million pieces as fat, wet tears began to welled up in the corners of her once vibrant, green eyes; but now they were much duller, due to the sudden ache that now consumed her entire being. Sakura desperately wanted to run up to him and cling onto his strong frame but she felt frozen; rooted to the spot, unable to take the steps necessary to reach him... the space between them was far too great for her liking. "W-what did you just say to me?" She wanted to play dumb; she wants to pretend that this was all just a bad dream, but she knew that if she pinched herself right now, all she would feel would be pain; though it wouldn't have hurt nearly as badly as his next words did; they cut her like a knife, nearly bringing her to her knees.
"I don't love you Sakura. I never did. I don't want us to be together anymore." His dark, onyx-colored eyes narrowed slightly as he crossed his muscular arms over his chest. "It's over between us."
Sakura gaped at him for several moments before she was finally able to speak; her arms hung loosely at her sides even though she wanted to grab onto him tightly and never let him go. "Y-you can't mean that, Sasuke. Y-you told me l-last n-night that y-you lo..."
"I lied to you." His deep tone was spoken firmly as the dark-haired boy stood strong and tall in front of her; unwavering in his decision.
"B-but we...we made love...," she tried to protest as she finally found the strength to take a small step forward; her tiny frame shaking slightly in the process due to her highly emotional state. "We've already planned out our futures together. You said you wanted to go to Konoha U. so that we could still be together and so that we could see each other on a daily basis. We...made plans to marry after graduation. We made plans to start a family...together. You said that..."
"I said and did a lot of things that I shouldn't have during our relationship, Sakura. A lot of things done on impulse that I now regret doing." Sakura's small hands balled into tight fist at her sides as both anger and hurt filled her broken heart. She trembled more as she took another, larger step towards him. He didn't back down.
"You're lying." She felt almost desperate now.
"No. I'm not." His expression was...unchanged.
"Yes... you are," she screamed as she now stood just feet away from him. Sakura Haruno had finally had enough of this; she snapped as the emotional damn within her burst... nothing could hold her back now. She hit him; hard. Repeating the motion, over and over again as she punched him; venting her frustrations as her small fists hit him in the chest, on the arms. Then her punches turned to shoves as she pushed him in the chest repeatedly away from her; continuing to advance forward. He said nothing at first; did nothing. Her sadness was clouding her good judgment; her anger was fueling her with a deep rage.
She knew he was lying.
She knew him all too well; both physically and mentally.
So then, if that was the case; why was he acting like this? Why was he doing this to them?
Why now?
When she was set to leave the following morning to go off to college. Where he was supposed to meet her shortly thereafter. Where they were both supposed to begin their lives... together; as a loving couple. Getting married and starting a family before growing old... together. They had it all planned out...
Why? Why? Why?
"Sakura stop it," he growled as he grabbed her thin wrists firmly with his much larger hands before yanking her small frame forward so that their faces were just inches apart; finally having enough of her outburst. "I'm not lying and you know it." Sasuke's tone was firm; he was serious. Sakura broke down then; relaxing into his hold as she sobbed. Weeping softly while she looked into his dark eyes pleadingly; silently begging him to take it all back. But he wouldn't; and in that moment, she finally understood that it was really and truly over between them. Her heart was completely shattered. She felt completely... broken.
"Please Sasuke...don't do this... I lo..."
"I SAID STOP IT!" He pushed her back and away from him; though it wasn't hard enough to knock her off her feet, it was still rough enough to make her stumble as she took a few frantic steps backwards. Her eyes widened as he turned his back on her and began to walk away. "It's over," was the last thing she heard him say before he was gone...
...out of her life; forever...
...and she was left broken and alone.
Weeping for the loss of her first and only love.
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He could hear Sakura sobbing loudly behind him as he walked away from her; the sound growing distant the further he moved away and it put his weak stomach into huge knots. He stuffed his hands firmly into his jacket pockets as he stared ahead. If he looked back now, if he had heard her say those words of affection that he had grown so fond of hear, if he watched her cry any longer or look at him with such sorrow... he would have changed his mind in a heartbeat and right now, he felt like that wasn't an opinion; at least not for him... not anymore.
Step...step...step...
'Don't...don't you dare look back Uchiha.'
Step...step...step...
'Just keep moving forward. You can do this!'
Step...step...step...
'It's better this way. Her life will be better without you in it. You would have just held her back from achieving her dreams anyhow.'
Step...step...step...
'Yeah, she'll definitely be better off without me. I won't ever be good enough for someone like her.'
Step...step...step...
'Let her hate me. I hope she does. It will help her deal with things...'
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'I would have done nothing but bring her pain and suffering anyway. That's all I ever do; to the ones I love...and I couldn't live with myself if I did the same to her. Sakura's too good of a person, to pure; for a guy like me. I would have to become a better man if I ever want to have her in my life and I'm not sure that I'm capable of doing that; at least, not right now.'
Step...step...step...
'I have to let her go. I can't be selfish anymore. If she's free of me now... she has an actual chance at being truly happy; at being alive. That's all I've ever wanted for her really... is for her to be truly happy. That's one of the reasons why I have to let her go. That's one of the reasons why I have to set her free...'
He was never one to show much emotion; he was never one who cried easily... but Sasuke Uchiha was certainly crying in that moment. Weeping silent tears of sorrow that steamed down his pale cheeks for the loss of his future... with the only woman that he would ever truly love.
'I'm so, so sorry Sakura. I don't want to hurt you like this but it's better for you this way; even if it doesn't seem like it right now. I will try and be the man you need me to be. I will try and better myself so that I can be good enough to call you mine. Just know that, right know, this much is the truth...that I will always love you. Until the day I die...my heart will only ever beat for one person; it will only ever beat...for you.'
Author's Notes:
(Sasusaku au. Sakura is a very, very forgiving person in this fanfic just a heads up and it is a little fast pace. I hope you still like it anyway.I will most likely go back and improve this short story in the future but for now I hope you enjoy it as is.)
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This was probably my least favorite chapter to write because I hate angst stuff but I wanted to push myself to do something different so this was it. I promise the story isn't all angst; just this chapter so please give it a chance! If you don't like it that's fine you don't have to read it, just don't leave rude or nasty comments please.
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If any of these sound like your own writing or another you have read I apologize but I didn't copy anyone's work. This is entirely my own writing.
