Title: Bittersweet Feelings. [BoruSara, OneShot, Future AU]

Status: Complete.

Rating: M

WordCount: Unknown for now.

Sarada couldn't help, but feeling bitter about her job. Four years ago joining the Konoha's Military Police Force was the last thing she wanted to do. She even took the precautionary measure to avoid Mr. Kōtarō that always invited her to become a police officer during her genin days. Life sure liked the irony.

Aiming to be Hokage wasn't easy, eh? Especially now when everything seemed bitter. But who can blame her?

Boruto? Boruto Uzumaki betrayed theirs village together with Kawaki and destroyed all the trust she had in him. You could say that he promised to protect her, but that promise was directed at the person that would be the future Hokage and not specifcally her. Of course it didn't changed the fact she still wanted to fulfill her dream, even without her childhood friend protection.

Parents? Both died on a high ranked mission a while ago.

The only person she completely trusted was Mitsuki. Mitsuki that blindly followed Boruto, but chose to not betray the village and took Sarada's side.

Bitter.

That was the only feeling staying with her throughout entire life. Patrolling the village just lef Sarada in a more sour mood. However there was a multiple reasons why she ended up in the police force.

Like catching Boruto and bringing him to the jail, or proving to the villagers she will not go in her father footseps for example.

How she can be Hokage if she's unable to judge objectively Boruto's actions?

"I swear on the Uchiha name that I will catch you, Boruto." Sarada whispered to herself and focused completely on her work, believing that she will meet him soon.

Sarada feeling came true and now she was facing Boruto in a fight. Her childhood friend changed a lot. And to her distaste turned out to be more handsome, even with the scar on his face. He was annoying, after all she should focus on the fight instead admiring his facial features.

She didn't intend to let her guard down.

Hand-to-hand combat between them lasted three days and Sarada felt exhausted, but fighting was nothing in comparision to the bitter feeling she kept inside of her during the past four years.

"I'm impressed, Sarada. You're much stronger than I thought you would be, ya know." Boruto decided to say and that were first words coming from his mouth after three days of fighting.

"Is it all you have to say to me or do you try to imply I always was weaker than you? Answer me!" Sarada felt boiling anger inside of her.

"No, it was a compliment on my part, but I expected a lot more from you considering you wanted to be a Hokage." Boruto looked at her and she could notice in his blue eyes a flicker of an amusement, even if his expression was still serious.

"You're right, but why do you have to say it like that?!" Sarada asked that question feeling mentally hurt, but still prepared to launch her next attack.

"Say it like what?" Boruto raised his left eyebrow, but it was obvious he was annoyed by her reaction to his words.

"Like you're the one to judge how strong Hokage should be after betraying me and the village!" Sarada snapped and throwed her shurikens in his direction, but Boruto smoothly avoided them.

"It's true that I betrayed the village, but I never thought about betraying you!" Boruto let out a shout after staying composed for so long.

"Lies." Sarada hissed and decided not to listen to him anymore and win this fight. Boruto was saying something more to her, but that wasn't important. What took priority was catching him and fulfilling her duty of a police oficer.

"Ya know... Why can't you listen to me for once?!" Boruto was now standing in front of her being extremely close. Too close for her liking, since her resolve to catch him was now weaker. After all she always loved Boruto.

"Listen to you? That's funny coming from you when you never listened to me during our childhood." Sarada couldn't stand it any longer. She should hurry up and put on him already the handcuffs.

"You're wrong, ya know. I always listened what you had to say, Sarada. If you would hear me out a minute ago instead going into the battle mode you would know why. " Boruto words were probably the test from the devil himself, because she almost gave up on this fight.

"Why?" Her voice cracked and she blamed Boruto for playing with her feelings so easily.

"I never thought about betraying you, beacause I love you, Sarada." Boruto smile left her in state of shock. In the moment she let her guard down Boruto's lips pressed onto her own and she returned it passionatly. She wanted to print that moment forever in her memory.

Theirs kiss was short, but intense and Sarada catched herself in thinking that Boruto's lips tasted bitter. She was still a police officer and was supposed to catch him and don't be affected by her own personal feeelings. Without any hestitation she handcuffed her childhood friend.

"Boruto Uzumaki you're officialy under the arrest." Sarada concluded theirs fight with those words.

Everything felt bitter, but to that bitter feelings was now added a one spoon of a sugar making her current feelings bittersweet.

Bittersweet just like the relationship her and Boruto currently share.

FIN

AN:

The result of chatting with borusarastuff at night, Sorry for mistakes.

Yours clumsy author Karinrumi :)