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Chapter 28: The One Who Felt Guilty
Konoha Hospital: Emergency room
Sasuke, and Mikoto drove over to the hospital leaving Itachi to run to the office to inform his father about the news. Sasuke and Mikoto ran inside the hospital and walked over to the front desk asking for any information about Kizashi.
"Sasuke!" Karin cried out as she ran into arms and began to sob nonstop. Karin clutched onto Sasuke, his heart was racing uncontrollably. Karin's hands gripped him harder as she cried out loud, she didn't want to lose her father no matter how much he neglected her after Sakura left. Karin loved her dad even if he resented her growing up. On the outside it may seem like Karin's loved by him but she knows that behind closed doors her father resents her because of the way Sakura is treated. Karin does know he blames her for everything, but she still loves her dad in hopes he'll look at her with gentle eyes too.
Karin looked up to see Sasuke's face slightly pale as he took a shallow breath...Karin watched carefully as Sasuke looked around the room. She gasped slightly when she realized for the first time since Sasuke and her have been together Sasuke wasn't holding onto her.
Her heart began to race harder as she gulped...
Why... is he looking for her?...Karin's eyes widened a little.Don't tell me he...
"Sasuke?.." She called him out but he wasn't listening at all... Sasuke...please don't...no he couldn't possible be looking for her...
Karin cried out his name again, "Sasuke..."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly just as the gang ran in to Karin's side. Sasuke took off leaving Karin with the gang as he ran towards the hallway.
Karin's eyes widened even more due to shock as she stood frozen in place...Karin was about to fall when Choji caught her in place as the girls came to her comfort.
Sasuke...
Sasuke was walking through the halls aimlessly. Where is she damn it... Sasuke's heart was beating at an ever faster pace, he had no idea where he was going but he knew he just had to find her. He continued walking at a quick pace but stopped in his tracks when his eyes landed on the pink haired girl that was sitting on the floor with her knees to her chest. Sasuke's heart hammered against his chest. He gulped hard, his mouth dry from the anxious feeling that was boiling inside the pit of his stomach. He didn't know how to approach her... Sasuke took a step forward, his eyes set on her. The world around Sasuke faded to black, and all other sound was blocked out from the loud beating of his heart.
The second Sasuke took a step forward Sasuke looked up, his eyes grew big and everything suddenly began to move in a fast pace motion. Sakura slowly rose from her spot on the floor and began to walk towards him. His heart was beating faster, he was trying to drown out the sound but he just couldn't calm down. Sakura suddenly began to run towards stoic boy clenched his hands, Alright... the second she comes...just hold her Sasuke...just hold her and tell her...tell her everything. You can do this.
Sasuke was mentally and emotionally preparing himself. He was thinking of what he might say to her...and explain himself...
She's coming closer, get ready...Sasuke clenched his hands then just as he was about to open his arms out for her.
"Sakura-chan!"
...Ba-thump...
Sasuke's eyes grew even bigger and his heart completely stopped as Sakura ran straight past him and into Naruto's arms.
"Naruto!"
...Na..ru...to?...Sasuke's heart squeezed tightly in his chest, he dared not to look back as he heard Sakura hiccup. She was trying not to cry the best she could, she didn't want to cry anymore.
Sasuke stood frozen in his path, he was shocked...the way she blankly ran past him and ran into another guy's arms. His heart...it hurt. Sasuke's eyes burned, tears suddenly covering his eyes like a flash food. Sasuke squeezed his eyes and sighed.
How stupid...He thought, he realized neither of the two noticed him standing right in front of them.
"Sakura-chan...I'm so sorry...are you alright?"
Sasuke didn't hear any reply from her, he felt drained and angry. Why did I run to her?...I knew this would happen...so why did I come...?
Sasuke silently sighed and continued walking down the path leaving behind the two who were obviously lost in their world.
"Sakura-chan...why aren't you talking ...are you alright?" Naruto looked down at her, she was pale as a ghost, he noticed the dried tear streaks on her face and neck.
"I'm...fine Naruto." her voice was shaking but she tried to smile the best she could. She blinked away tears and smiled wider, "my dad..." she gulped, "He uh...he.." her voice was shaking again Oh no...come on...Sakura took in a deep breath, "He had..a...heart attack and I-.." hic "They took him to get an emergency heart surgery and...I.." The waterfall began to come down, Sakura lost the strength in her legs, "I'm scared out of my mind! I can't lose my dad! I can't lose him!" Sakura was hysteric as Naruto knelt down and held her by her shoulders, his heart was clenching at the sight of her in pain.
"Sakura-chan..come..." He helped her up and took her to an isolated area. Naruto knelt down in front of her as she continued to sob, "I thought he was going to die right in my arms Naruto...he's my o-only f-f-family and...and I...just started losing it when they were taking him away from me!"
Naruto hugged her tightly as he shushed her, he grabbed her back in a comforting motion. She was shaking under his touch he heard her sniffs as her cry came out in heavy sobs. What could've caused him to have such a bad attack...? He thought to himself but he didn't want to ask, it wasn't the time to ask her anything. Naruto felt it was best to let her just cry out. He slowly let go of her and grabbed a tissue out of his pocket.
"Here..blow your nose."
"Thanks.." her voice was still shaking. Sakura's cold fingers ever so slightly grazed against his own as she took the tissue and blowed her nose into it.
Sakura sighed as she tossed it into the trash near the bench she was sitting on and looked to see Naruto slightly smiling at her.
"What?" she asked, confused..her throat her from crying earlier in the office.
"Pfft..your nose is red..." he pinched her nose gently, "You look like Rudolph" he joked making her smile. Sakura laughed as she playfully slapped his hand away when Naruto grabbed her hands. He placed him on his face as he cupped her small heart-shaped face in his big hands. His warm eyes looked back at her in such a comforting way, Sakura felt her breathing becoming shallow again when she felt his warm thumbs rub against her cheeks wiping away the twinkling little tear droplets.
She looked and felt completely drained out. Sakura felt her eyes get heavy from the warmth that was radiating from Naruto's hands.
Naruto pressed his forehead against her, "Sleepy?" he asked her.
Sakura nodded slowly as Naruto grinned at her and shook his hoodie off. He draped it over and pulled her tightly into his arms. She was so cold against his body, Naruto took a big deep breath as he felt her slightly slump against his body.
She must've cried herself to exhaustion... damn it Sakura...why didn't you call me right away?...
Naruto wrapped his arms around her and carried her into Tsunade's office.
"Baa-chan, Sakura fell asleep..."
Tsunade looked up from her papers and pointed towards her sofa, "Set her on there Naruto."
Naruto set her down and walked over to Tsunade.
"Baa-chan what happened?.." Tsunade sighed, "His heart attack was pretty bad Naruto. They're still in surgery so I'm not sure how it's going. I'm sure he'll make a full recovery."
Tsunade watched Naruto closely as he grimaced at her words. He was clearly worried for Sakura's sake.
"Don't worry Naruto everything will be fine...Sakura's safe in my office. You go on, I'm sure your parents are wondering where you are in this state of panic."
"Yeah..thanks Baa-chan..."
Naruto looked down at the sleeping girl and sighed, he walked out of the office and his eyes immediately landed on his black haired best friend.
"Sasuke.."
Sasuke glared at Naruto and scoffed as he pushed himself off the wall.
"What?" Naruto asked, clearly Sasuke was judging him on something.
"Didn't take you for someone who bounces back so quickly after a bad break up Dobe."
Naruto growled out loud, he clenched his hands before pushing his best friend against the wall, "You're one to talk, I'm not the one married Teme!"
"Hn, as if that ever mattered to me." Sasuke tried to walk off when he felt Naruto's hand clench his shoulder.
"What the Hell are you saying right now?! She's going through such a hard time, and you're doing nothing to comfort her!"
"I don't have to comfort her Dobe, you're doing the job for me!"
"Yeah you're right! I am doing the job for you, and you know what?..." Naruto lowered his head his blonde locks covering his eyes, "At this point...I think I'm doing a better job than you ever would have."
Sasuke glared at him and pulled Naruto back before grabbing Naruto's collar, "What exactly are you trying to say Dobe?"
Naruto clutched Sasuke's shoulders and pushed him back, "I'm saying you're a lousy husband to her! You don't deserve her! Honestly, you're seventeen for sakes. Why did they ever think of getting you married to her at this age is beyond me!"
"WHAT MY PARENTS DO IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS DOBE!"
"IT IS WHEN IT INVOLVES A CLOSE FRIEND LIKE SAKURA TEME!" Naruto's voice was just as loud as Sasuke's. People were starting to look strangely at them.
Naruto turned away from him, "I'm done here..." Naruto said lowly.
He began to walk when he suddenly stopped and turned around to look straight into the Uchiha's deep, cold eyes.
"You know what I don't get the most though Teme?..."
"What?" Sasuke asked between his teeth as he folded his arms angrily.
Naruto walked over and stood before his best friend and poked his chest, "I don't get why you're always oblvious, and confused about stuff when it comes to Sakura. I don't understand why you do that after all the shit she's done for you."
Naruto doesn't give Sasuke a chance to speak as he suddenly grabs Sasuke by the collar and brings him closer, "I don't get why you're such a fucking ass to her, or how you sleep at night knowing you're the cause of all her pain, I don't get why you hurt her so much when you're the one who fell in love with her first."
BA-THUMP
Sasuke's heart slammed against his rib cage, all the blood in his body suddenly froze...his mind went completely blank at Naruto's words.
The Uzumaki boy watched Sasuke's face completely change...his eyes widened as sheer panic paved his face.
"What the fuck are you talking about?.." Sasuke suddenly asked, anger written all over his features.
Naruto let go of his collar and walked off, "You always loved her more than I did...even if you pretended you didn't...It's not like you ever stopped anyway..." Naruto said that more to himself than to Sasuke but he was sure the Uchiha heard his comment as well.
"What nonsense did you just spit at me Dobe?!"
Sasuke watched Naruto continue to walk away ignoring him completely. Sasuke angrily glared holes at the back of Naruto's head when he heard a very familiar chuckle behind him.
"I think you know very well about the nonsense he just told you...little brother."
"Aniki...not. now." He growled out between clenched teeth, "Get out of here Itachi..this is none of your business."
"No worries little brother, I'm just here to see the very interesting, very different sides of you."
Sasuke turned around and raised an eyebrow at his brother, "What do you mean?"
Itachi chuckled nonchalantly and stepped closer to his brother, "Could you spell jealous for me Sasuke? Let's start shall we?.. S-a-s...u.."
Sasuke's eyes widen as heat rises to his head in anger causing Itachi to chuckle again. Itachi poked his forehead and began to walk off leaving Sasuke to glare at him.
"You're fucking crazy if you think I'm jealous!"
Itachi looked over his shoulder and smirked, "Hn, I probably am...aren't I? After all, no sane person that would dress up as a bunny just to steal a kiss from a married girl."
Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "What?"
"Oh nothing little brother, I'll see you around stupid one."
Konoha Hospital: 8:00pm
Sakura wakes up and slowly lifts herself into a sitting position.
Ah...that sleep wore my headache off...ah, where am I?..Sakura looks around to see her glasses on the coffee table, after a few minutes her mind clears up and she realizes she's in Tsunade's office.
"How did I end up here..?" Sakura looks down to see Naruto's orange and black hoodie.
Gasp, Naruto...A little smile creeps onto Sakura's face as she grabs the hoodie and hugs it tightly. Sakura takes a big whiff of the hoodie, "Ah...it smells just like him...hm...he must've brought me here.." She squeezes the hoodie in her hand, and grabs her phone. She moves her hand through her tightly bunned hair and places down the crazy strains that were probably sticking up.
"What time is it..?" Sakura looks down to see its 8.p.m." She gasps out loud and quickly jumps out of the sofa, dad's surgery!"
Sakura runs out to the front office to see one of the nurses, she tells Sakura the surgery went well and her father is welcomed to guests for a few more minutes. She quickly runs over to his room to see her dad laying on the bed with his eyes closed.
"Dad?" she called out, wondering if he's asleep. Sakura sat down on the seat next to her father's bed. "Dad.." she whispered as she took his hand in hers and began to rub it slowly, "I'm so sorry...dad...I'm so sorry dad...I'm so..." her voice squeezed and she took in a sharp breath. Hot tears began to stream down her face, her face was extremely warm...she felt the hot tears leave a cool streak down her cheeks, "I'm such a selfish daughter for doing this to you...I didn't want you to go through such pain. I don't know what to do anymore, all I want is for you to get better, I'll take care of you from now on so please Dad...don't die..you're my only family dad" Sakura began to sob, "I have no one besides you..." She kissed her dad's hand and fixed his hair when she heard her dad slightly groan.
"Sakura?.." he whispered. Sakura took off her glasses and wiped her tears when she looked up, "Dad?.."
Kizashi squinted his eyes and smiled at Sakura. He was glad she was finally by his side after all this time. He was waiting for her and fell asleep in doing so. "Sakura..." His voice croaked, small tear droplets began to fall down his cheek, "Daddy was waiting for you all this time..."
"Dad...you're okay!" Sakura hugged his arm tightly as he chuckled. Kizashi softly patted her head, "yes dear, I'm alright... I'm sorry I made you worry..."
"It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay...Hey Dad?.."
"Hm..?"
"I'm sorry I caused you to.." she bit her lip hard, "I'm sorry I made you have a..."
"Sakura Haruno!" her father slightly screamed, "How dare you think this is your fault?"
Sakura looked up at her dad and he continued to rant.
"I was just stressed due to work..and what you told me..." his voice lowered, "I feel...ashamed."
Sakura's eyes widened, "Wh..why...?"
Kizashi looked at his daughter and for the first time ever in his life, Kizashi began to sob like a child, "Because I've failed to be a good dad to you Sakura. If only you knew how much I loved you, I'm so sorry my child... If you had told me I would've known...Sakura please forgive me for putting you through such hardships..." Kizashi tried to sit up to bow his head but Sakura stopped him in a state of panic.
"Dad..." She hugged her dad tightly, "Daddy it's okay...I'm so sorry for making you think that."
"I don't want you to go through such things.. I will talk to the Uchihas myself and I will take you away from that boy-"
"Dad...your company...they need the Uchihas right now."
"You're more important!"
"Well so are the people who depend on you!"
Kizashi sighed, "...I'll figure something out..please focus on trying to transfer to that school...this time your mother can't do anything to ruin it..."
Sakura furrowed her brows in distress... She felt bile running up her throat. She was playing tug-of-war with her decisions at this moment.
I want to be selfish and take this...and I want to be happy but...Sakura looked at her dad who was wiping his nose with a tissue... Tears continued to run down his face. Sakura rubbe'd his head...but I can't leave things the way they are and just run off to be happy on my own...
"You have it hard..don't you dad...?"
Kizashi looked at Sakura and smiled sadly, "You have it much worse... but I guess it's the curse of the pink hair huh?"
Sakura managed to smile at that, "It's weird Dad..you and I are a lot alike in the end huh?"
Kizashi shook his head slowly, "You went through a lot worse...everything I'm getting right now is just...karma."
"...Why do you say that?"
Kizashi took his beautiful daughter's hand and rubbed it gently with his thumb, "Ever wondered why your mother is the way she is?..."
Sakura's eyes widened, "Yeah...I did...I do actually...She...really hates me. Why does she have so much hatred towards me?...I am her daughter aren't I?.."
Kizashi smiled sadly, "Unfortunately yes...but there is a reason I guess...it's not a good enough reason to have so much hate..but...I guess for Mebuki it's a good enough reason to resent you..."
Sakura gulped the lump in her throat, "Are you going to tell me?.."
Kizashi sighed and looked right at the ceiling, "Yes..why not."
Sakura straightened up on her seat, her mind stopped working, and her heart beat began to speed up. She focused all her attention on her dad.. Alright this is it..
"It's a long story...but I guess I can start off by saying...Did you know you have an aunt?..."
Sakura gasped, "Aunt?...as in.."
"Your mother has a younger twin sister...Miyame..."
Sakura watched her dad's face scrunch up in pain.
What?!... "Wha..What dad...why didn't we ever know about her I mean...that's mom's sister but I've never heard about her until now..."
"That's because she cut all ties with the family.."
"W...why?"
Sakura felt her dad squeeze her hand...as if he was trying to control his inner emotions from leaking out, "It's all my fault..."
"What happened..?"
Kizashi slightly sat up and looked at her and smiled sadly, "Miyame was my first love..."
BA-THUMP.
Whoa..whoa whoa whoa whoa what the heck!?
"Dad..."
"Sakura..let me tell you the sad tale of a man who was born to never have what he wanted..."
Sakura quietly sat back and listened to her father's tale.
"When I was younger...about 5 years old...my mother...walked out on me and my father...For a long time I wondered why my mother left with another man holding her hand. I was only so young I didn't understand why she would tell my father she loved him...but she left with the strange man that was next to her.." Kizashi grew quiet a little and then sighed, "Soon after my mother left us...my dad began to take his stress out on alcohol...and his anger out on...me."
Sakura gasped, she watched her dad's face in pain...
"My father would get drunk every night...and then blame me for everything. He would tell me I'm the reason why that woman left us...that I'm the reason why everything is going wrong in his life. He blamed me for everything...by the time I turned 11...my father left me as well. He took me to the park...and walked off leaving me abandoned..."
They were both quiet for a long time...Sakura had nothing to say to that.
Kizashi continued on after he took a sip of water, "I was at the park for about 2 weeks before someone finally discovered me..."
"Who...dad?..Who found you?.."
Kizashi smiled, "Sakumo Hatake...your sensei's father."
"What...?"
Kizashi chuckled, "That's right, Kakashi's dad found me...he was quite young at the time but he found me at the park and took me to his house..."
"Wow...wait so...how does that tie to?.."
"Haha well, I'll get to that right now...You see Sakumo was a bit older than us but he was working for your grandpa at the time... Mebuki's father was a very known business man."
"Ahh..."
"Hmm...and Sakumo brought me in to ask if he knew who I was. Mebuki's father he...he was a very kind man...I will never forget the love he had given me."
"Grandpa..took you in?"
"Yes... for a while I stayed with Sakumo. Sakumo had let me live with him for 5 years...but during the time he had just gotten married so Tanzi-san had taken the liberty to bring me into his home. I was 16 when I moved in with him, after they failed to find any information about my parents...I moved in with the Haruno family...It was the first time I realized what family was, what it felt like having a father figure around...it was also the first time I felt...love."
Kizashi paused and looked down at his hands, Sakura could tell he was nervous about sharing his story, "I never went to school, and I didn't wish to do so...I begged Tanzi-san so let me work, so I can start going on my own two feet. Tanzi-san told me I shouldn't be in any rush to grow up but if I wished to work then I will do so...so I began working as one of the servants in the Haruno household. After I received my first job, I moved into their manor...and that was when I saw her...the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on. Miyame Haruno was beyond beautiful...and...she also had the temper of hot skillet"
Sakura and Kizashi laughed, "She was really that bad?"
"Hahaha! If only you know, the girl would get angry at the slightest things, and I would've been the one she took her anger out on. The first day we met, I showed up at their doorstep and she opened the door, I was so taken back by her beauty I didn't realize I was leaning in so close. She took me for a suspicious person and punched me in the face."
Sakura began to laugh with her dad as his expression lightened up, "Tanzi had her apologies to me a little after I finally got into the house. For a long time, I didn't think about love or relationships...my purpose in life was just to be on my own two feet."
"So...if you liked her...then how did you end up with mom?..."
"Your mother...being the older twin she is always felt like she had the upper hand in things. Though she did love her sister ..I couldn't help but wonder if she was a little envious of her sister's care-free nature... I won't get into the details but eventually, Miyame and I began to acknowledge our feelings for each other. During that time, Mebuki was on a mission to pursue another man."
"Don't tell me.." Sakura gulped, "She was after Fugaku...wasn't she?"
Kizashi laughed, "No no no, it was a different man... Sukigestu Hozuki"
"Sukigetsu...Hozuki?.." ..Where have I heard that last name...before?... "Ah! Isn't Hozuki a famous hotel franchise?..."
"Yes...it is.."
"So wait...mom was trying to be...with THAT guy?!"
Kizashi chuckled, "Yes...but he had paid no attention to her...but she was determined to be with him. The reason why Hozuki didn't like Mebuki was because he was determined to win...Miyame's heart.."
"...Wow...wait..If she was after him how did you two end up being married?.."
Kizashi shifted around on his bed, "Well..ah, although Mebuki was out to be with Sukigetsu... She didn't like the fact that Miyame neglected Hozuki's feelings. Mebuki didn't like the fact that Miyame...fell in love with me.. Miyame and I were together for 4 years...and within those 4 years I felt like...I could finally find my happiness. I had wanted a mother and a father..and after so many years Tanzi-san and his wife had given me that...I wanted a family..and Sakumo Hatake and the Harunos had given me that...I wanted friends and I met Fugaku, Minato... and the others..but it seemed like fate didn't want me to be happy."
Kizashi's expression had darkened again... "By the time I was 21 years-old Miyame and I decided we would finally talk about marriage with her father...and during that time Sukigetsu had finally found a wife to be with after Miyame had rejected his marriage proposal..which meant that Mebuki had given up on him. Miyame and I tried our best to comfort her...and I did my best to be there for her...because I felt the need to keep Tanzi's daughters happy no matter what. Over time..Mebuki began to develope feelings for me...It got to the point where Tanzi was set on marrying off both his daughters. Before, I or Miyame had the chance to talk to Tanzi about us being together Mebuki began to beg her father to get us married...I didn't know what to do at that point...I was so afraid of saying no because I was so indebted to the Haruno family. I had done everything they wanted me to since the day I stepped inside the house. Tanzi...really trusted me...and he loved both his daughters...He told me how much he loved me..and how he looked at me like a son...and...Tanzi entrusted Mebuki's happiness to me. As much as I loved and respected him I didn't want to give Miyame up... I went to talk to Miyame one day only to find her completely in distraught. As soon as she heard about our engagement she wanted to run away with me. In the spur of the moment, I decided to take her out on that proposal... so we did. We left early the next morning...but I felt guilty. I saw her huddled up in the cold as we waited for the train to come and felt guilty. I couldn't get her to leave her life, and family...and her loving family name just for me...I didn't want to be selfish like my mother. So...I took her back."
Sakura's eyes became teary...Kizashi wiped his eyes quickly, "I tricked her into going back to the house with me... Miyame hated me for it...she thought I stopped loving her but..it was because I loved her too much that I didn't want her to ruin her life for someone like me...A few days later..I, Mebuki, and Miyame were called into Tanzi's office. Tanzi announced our engagement date...and Mebuki asked for Miyame's blessings. Miyame smiled though she began to cry...she blessed us with a happy life...I was stuck...I was a coward for letting her go...but I felt like I didn't deserve to go against Tanzi's words...He gave me shelter, food, a warm home, attention...love...What kind of man would I be if I suddenly went against his words...? I would feel selfish...like my own parents. I didn't want to be that...I wanted to make him happy...I wanted this man to be proud of me and I would do anything I could to give him the happiness he deserved."
They were quiet again Sakura didn't know what to say...but even after all that her question wasn't answered yet... "Wait so how..does all that relate back to me?.."
"Ah..I'll get to that now...A week before we got married Miyame left for the states...She secretly applied for a university overseas and booked the ticket to leave just before the wedding. Mebuki was outraged that Miyame yet again, took the spotlight away from her as everyone was in low spirits that Miyame had left. The wedding day was gloomy as everyone said things weren't the same without Miyame's loud voice. After we got married, Tanzi called Miyame and asked her when she'll visit. Miyame said she'll be home soon...but she never came. She always pushed the date of her visit further and further and eventually she just stopped calling all at once...Mebuki felt both hated and neglected by her sister...plus I had never loved Mebuki...The night we got married I told Mebuki she may have me but she would never have my heart."
Sakura was quiet... "So...all that.."
"Sakura...I'm going to show you something."
Sakura waited quietly as her father grabbed the something from under his mattress...he pulled out his wallet and slipped out a paper and handed it over to Sakura. "Who does this look like?..."
Sakura looked down at the photo and gasped, "What the!...She...looks...this is me.."
Kizashi chuckled, "No...that's Miyame..."
"What...but she looks like me except for the hair..."
"Yeah...After we got married I spilled my guts to Mebuki. I told her how she ruined me, and Miyame..she ruined my whole life...and I would never acknowledge her as my wife. I told her I married her to make her father happy. A few months after our marriage Mebuki must have felt guilty for ruining everything for her sister and me...she was depressed. I caught Mebuki getting ready hurt herself. Fortunately, just before she done anything wrong I stopped her. Mebuki refused to stay home with me and ran back to her father's place. I felt horrible for driving her to such deep ends. I begged Tanzi for forgiveness and he had forgiven me...then I asked Mebuki for forgiveness and she did as well..Soon after..Mebuki would remind me I am in debt to her...and she would remind me of the hurt I caused her. She guilt tripped me into everything and she had her way with me..."
"So..."
"So...after she had you...Mebuki's dream world where everyone was at her feet had come crashing down when she saw you. Looking at you...she was constantly reminded of the wrong she did...she knew what she did was horrible but she had no guilt. After you were born fate, played a cruel joke on her...and gave back the girl she envied throughout her life."
...Kizashi got quiet once he saw Sakura had finally understood.
"So..she hates me because I remind her of her sister..."
Kizashi sighed, "Like I said..it's all my fault...I'm sorry Sakura..you were born into such a family..and you have a man like me as a father..."
"No.." Sakura took his hands, "Don't say that..Dad you had such a hard life...I understand now.."
"Your mom...she doesn't hate you...she's just..afraid of you..that's all..She sees her sister in you and she's afraid that karma might come back at her right through her daughter..."
"But..that's not fair for me..it doesn't mean I should suffer so much because of her.."
"I know.." Kizashi was quiet, "I don't know what else to tell you. I don't blame you for hating her or me."
Sakura hugged her dad, "I can never hate you, not now, not ever."
Kizashi hugged her back to the best of his ability, " I'm tired of all this Sakura, please do what's best for you, as for me...My time is over, I'm waiting to get old and move onto the next world"
Sakura furrowed her brows, "Dad don't say things like that..."
Kizashi chuckled, "Alright, I apologize...I can't fix my mistakes from the past...but I know there are a few things I can do to fix the present."
Sakura smiled, "And what's that?"
Kizashi couldn't tell her yet, "It's a secret...let's just say...I'll be visiting your grandpa really soon." Sakura sort of understood what her dad meant. Sakura got up and kissed his temples, "Well I should go...all this...story time really took a dive at me..."
"It was shocking wasn't it...?"
Sakura pouted, "I had no idea you both went through all that..."
Kizashi laid back and sighed heavily, "I just don't history to repeat itself..." he mumbled more to himself than he did to Sakura. He looked at Sakura and sighed again, "Make sure to visit me again alright? Your old man needs the company..."
"Alright I will...thanks dad...for sharing, I love you."
"I love you too..." Sakura walked out leaving Kizashi to swim in his own muster of thoughts.
For a long time, Kizashi thought about all that has happened and wondered how long this punishment would last. The more he drowned himself in his thoughts the harder it was to feel selfish... Soon Kizashi was interrupted from his thoughts by a knock on the door.
"Come in" he called out. Kizashi waited for his late visitor to step in.
"Hope I'm not disturbing you..."
Kizashi looked up at his guess and smiled, "Kakashi my boy, of course not. Come, come...let's talk."
Kizashi set down the flowers on his bedside table and took a seat on the chair set next to his bed. He was tired, and mentally exhausted when he got the call from Itachi about Kizashi's heart attack.
"Didn't think you'd end up here so early." Kakashi joked. Kizashi laughed a hearty laugh, "Well I am getting old."
"Are you alright? I was informed the surgery went well..."
"Hmm, I feel much better, I was just told to lay off the fatty foods...and take a rest from work, but I'm good now."
Kakashi grimaced, "It's amazing how you picked up father's habits..."
Kizashi laughed again, "Well he was practically my older brother for a long time...and I still consider him as my aniki till this day."
Kakashi lowered his head and sighed, "I'm glad you're well..I'm..." Kakashi began to shake, "I'm so sorry" he lowered his head all the way, "I'm so very sorry Uncle Kiza...I-"
Kakashi's eyes widened when he felt a familiar warm hand touch his head, "Kakashi..what are you doing?..."
"I..."
"Lift your head boy..."
Kakashi squeezed his eyes tightly, "I'm sorry, if only I had taken Sakura then this wouldn't have happened."
Kizashi chuckled lightly, "Nonsense...you and Sakura are not together just means it wasn't fate...that doesn't mean it was the cause of my heart attack."
"But-"
"No...I fully understood why you declined it. I'm not blaming you for anything Kakashi..."
Kakashi clenched his fists, "But Sakura is...She's in so much pain because of the this marriage Uncle Kiza. If I had taken her in as my wife...Sakura would be happier." At least I hope so...No, I'm sure...I'm positive I would've made her happy.
"I know now...and I think the Uchihas do as well.."
Kakashi looked up at his respected Uncle in confusion, "What do you mean?.."
"Mikoto Uchiha was here earlier...she has told me something interesting...something I'm sure you're aware of."
Kakashi waited for him to finish but it clicked the second Kizashi smiled, "Did you hear about Sakura's 'student funding?'.."
"Yes...she has told me...something like that."
Kizashi chuckled, "You're not going to believe who the chairman is..."
Kakashi star'ed in awe the second it clicked in his head...causing Kizashi to laugh again.
"Oh that Mikoto... she's was always the interesting one...isn't she?"
Kakashi sweat dropped, "Indeed..."
Uchiha Manor: 11:00pm
Sasuke was about to walk into Itachi's home office when he heard his parents talking.
"Fugaku I'm telling you that boy remembers something..." Sasuke heard his father sigh as his mother continued to talk, "I'm sure Sasuke remembers something from the incident, I'm sure of it!"
Incident?...What..Sasuke moved in closer to listen in on their conversation...
"Maybe it was something else Mikoto...I'm sure of it." Sasuke flinched slightly at the sound of something slam onto the table.
"I know my son! I know he was about to tell me what happened that day Fugaku! I've talked about this with Kushina! It seems like Naruto has some memory, but I'm sure Sasuke knows enough to clear things up!"
Fugaku sighed again, "Even if he did..would you want him to go through that again? I'm the boy...it's obvious his mind blocked off those memories because it wasn't good for him..."
"But that doesn't mean he shouldn't face them! If Sasuke tells me then we'll know why Sakura-"
Sasuke couldn't take it anymore he opened the door quickly, "Sakura what?"
Fugaku and Mikoto gasped as Sasuke stepped closer, "Sakura what...mom...tell me!"
"Sasuke-kun...sweetie..."
"Ugh why can't you just flat out say it?!"
"Sasuke-kun listen to me...I-" Sasuke wanted to know but at the same time he was afraid... his heart wasn't ready for this yet.
"Forget it, I'm leaving."
"Sasuke-kun!" his mom called out but Sasuke ignored her call and ran out the house and drove home. He walked in to see the living room lights still on, wondering if she fell asleep Sasuke looks to see if she left her hoodie anywhere. He noticed her shoes by the door.
She's probably sleeping...Sasuke rubs his eyes as he takes a step forward when he nearly slips on something.
"What the-" Sasuke regains his balance and looks down to see a flyer... What's this?
Sasuke picks it up and reads a flyer from Suna...How the Hell did a flyer from Suna end up here?... Sasuke skims through it and notices certain dates, places and phone numbers were highlighted with a bright pink highlighter.
Furrowing his brows in confusion Sasuke reads the contents of the flyer again and flips it around to take a look at the back and begins to read out loud to himself, "Any available dorms or apartments?... Housing price?... town shops... single rooms..."
Ba-thump...Wait why is my heart racing so fast?.. Sasuke continued to read down the list of questions... Don't tell me this is hers... Sasuke walks around and looks for any other clue relating to the paper. He walks over to the coat rack and grabs her tiny hoodie and looks through the pockets, knowing it was so wrong to do so. It was an invasion of Sakura's privacy, but he just had to know.
Sasuke felt a piece of paper and pulled it out, he quickly opened it and immediately his heart dropped after reading the first line... It's an offer to another school...is she...Sasuke looked back at the Suna flyer, Is she planning on leaving?...BA-THUMP
This heart was throbbing...he began to take shallow breaths. Sasuke took a quick picture of the paper and placed it back in her sweater pocket. He grabbed his keys and ran out of the house to find the only person he can talk to about his troubles.
Knock-knock-knock.
"Mmmmm...hello raman?.."
"Dobe! It's me open up!"
"Wah..." Naruto sleepily opens the door to see frustrated Sasuke standing outside his doorstep, "You're...not...raman...bye" Naruto tried to close the door but Sasuek stopped it with his foot.
"Grab your sweater, we're going to the park."
"Why?..Sasuke it's late and-"
"We need to talk Dobe!"
Naruto groaned and slammed his head against the door, "Can't it wait till the morning?..."
"I think Sakura's going to leave me!"
Naruto immediately woke up. He felt like someone dropped a bucket of ice cold water on him, "Sakura-chan?.."
"Grab your coat, I'll explain."
The boys sat in the cold sandbox as Sasuke explained the things he discovered when he got home.
"So...Sakura-chan might take the offer..." Sasuke looked down at the sand and began to draw the Uchiha crest with a stick, "Hn...it's a reasonable offer..."
"Yeah...well look at the bright side, she'll be out of your way. Out of sight, out of mind, right?.."
Sasuke didn't reply back...he had nothing to say.
Naruto grimaced, his heart ached for both of his best friends... Maybe if he tells her how he feels then things can change but...Naruto looked at the expression Sasuke was making there's no way this bastard was going to pour his heart out to her...
"Maybe it really is best for her to leave Teme..."
"No!" Sasuke suddenly protested, he stood up and glared at the Uzumaki.
"No? What do you mean no...isn't this what you wanted?..."
Sasuke clenched his fist so hard the stick broke in half, "I...don't know."
Naruto scoffed in anger, there he goes..being stubborn about his STUPID feelings again!
"You don't know? Orrrrrrr You don't want to admit that you do know..."
"Stop asking stupid confusing questions Dobe!"
Naruto stood up and placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder, "This is going to sound weird...and usually it's the other way around but, Sasuke you're an IDIOT!"
"Shut up! She can't leave!"
"WHY?!"
"Because...I..."
Naruto placed both his hands on Sasuke's shoulders, "You what Sasuke...?..Say it.."
Sasuke's heart was racing but he couldn't think straight, so many things were buzzing through his head and he needed a way out...Sasuke suddenly remembered something that would draw attention away from his current dilemma.
"Hey Dobe..do you remember if anything happened to us when we were little?.."
Naruto raised an eyebrow, "Huh?...how little...what do you mean..?"
"You know...anything...traumatic...involving Sakura.."
Naruto furrowed his brows and placed his hands in his pockets, "I can't remember...why do you ask?"
"Because I heard my parents talking about it...it's been killing me."
"What did they say?..."
"I.." Sasuke suddenly realized he would have to explain his dream. He inwardly sighed, "I..." he sighed out loud this time, "Sit down Dobe...I have a lot to talk about.."
Naruto sat back down slowly as Sasuke began to unfold the horrors of his nightmare in hopes he doesn't pass out in the process.
A/N: WHOA! ^^ what a chapter eh? :D ahhaha ^o^ ahhh I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed typing it..e-e...at 2:00am. Lol! Anyway, I wanted to thank you for all the wonderful reviews you left me! 800 reviews XD THATS CRAZY! thank you so much for all the support! I get so happy reading them, :D ahh some of the recent reviews had the question about whether or not this is a SasuSaku or a NaruSaku and I'll remind you that it IS a SASUSAKU story! If it was a NaruSaku story then I would have categorized it that way! Also some of you don't like the NaruSaku moments and I'm sorry you don't enjoy it . but please bare with me :/ I have reasons for everything! I promise you SasuSaku moments will be coming your way you just have to deal with it for now I'm sorry T^T and believe me I'd like to start writing about those two as well but I have this story planned out and I don't want to change it. I am really happy with the direction of this story so stay tuned! *Hint Hint* :3...Let me ask you something...Can you smell the rain before the storm guys? BECAUSE I CAN! Thank you once again for all the love and support of this story! I would like to write another chapter before Xmas as a little treat for being suuuuuuuuuch amazing fans! So I will be getting to that ASAP! I'll need extra strength to finish it all in one go! I apologize for a long A/N . and all the mistakes I've made thank you again for reading! Till next time lovelies! xxx