He's as cold as winter, she's as warm as spring. Inevitably winter will always melt into spring, or at least that's what she'd always dreamed. No way her dream would end up becoming true right? Possibly…
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Disclaimer: Same as one before!!
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A/N: First off, I would like to Thank princessaly for Beta-reading this chapter for me! thx for helping me out! I wuv you!
And i want to say...This. Is. A. SASUSAKU! No matter how it seems!
This is dedicated to: Tamiko-Chan81! because she's the one that suggested the sequel!
Also…
Somewhat inspired by 'Winter' by yami-sakura-tenshi.
Don't ask how. IT JUST DID ALRIGHT!!?...okay. fine. It just inspired the start. But. But. But! Starts are VERY important, without the start there is NO middle and without the middle there is NO end. Anyways it just gave me ideas.
It's sorta confusing in a deep and awkward kind of way. -.-"
You might wanna read the first chapter first, cause I'll guarantee you'll have no frikken idea what's going on if you just go on and read this chapter.
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The sound of blowing wind was heard through the large mansion of the Uchiha compound. A young pink haired woman was perched on the balcony of the master bedroom. She watched as small drops of icy cold flakes descended down from the endless sky. She stood there as pale as the snow, absentmindedly watching the snowflakes twist and turn as they dropped down to her palms and melted on her skin. It was in the middle of winter, the twenty-fourth of December to be exact. In short Today was Christmas Eve.
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He looked at the small white flakes that lightly rained down on them. Snow.
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"That's it for tonight." His masculine and strong voice spoke. "Mission, accomplished."
"Hai, Sasuke-sama." A man said before he 'poofed' out of the pallad area in less then two seconds.
Once his whole squad was gone, he stood there, looking at the endless whiteness that surrounded him. If it had been anyone just clad in an Anbu outfit, he would have froze to death by now. But this wasn't just anyone. This was Uchiha Sasuke. The Anbu squad's 1st Captain. The future Hokage's best friend. But most importantly he was the husband of Haruno Sakura, now known as Uchiha Sakura. He was a man that could stand the coldness the snow brought to his flesh, because they were too much alike. Surely anyone could cope with things that were similar to them, right?
Wrong.
Seeing the snow covered field reminded him of something, or rather someone.
He loved snow. He loved the frosty air. He loved winter.
But that was before he met Haruno Sakura.
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The pink haired sweetheart brought a weird sensation to the pits of his stomach every time she smiled.
She would captivate him with her melodic laughs.
…and bring subtle warmth to his heart with her affectionate persona.
She was the one female who could give him the slightest feeling of being alive. Yes, only slightly but at least it was something.
Not only that, she is the one who made him realized what he did not have and what he could never be.
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Snow. It was so white.
Too light, it seemed like blinding light.
So clean. Completely sinless.
It seemed too innocent.
Too pure, so weak.
Just like Sakura.
Since that day he hated snow. He hated winter. He hated the cold. He hated the way it would always remind him about Sakura. His wife. The one he could never be like. No matter how hard he tried.
He wanted to know what it felt like to be warm.
He wanted to know the feeling of love that tug ones' heart.
He wanted to know what it meant to live again. Really he did.
She did this to him, just like he did it to her.
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She did it with that fiery personality of hers.
She did it with all her cheerfulness and so-called emotions.
She did it with all her love.
But off course he would never admit that to himself. He was too stubborn. Just too fucking stubborn. He would never get too close, too attached , especially to someone like Sakura.
She was too fragile, too delicate for his touch, too frail for his emotions.
He knew she was suffering. She was hurting, dieing inside and he knew it. So why didn't he ever do anything about it? He wouldn't dare.
If he did he was afraid. Yep, if there was one thing Sasuke was afraid of, it was this. He was afraid he'd cause more painto her already suffering body, he would hurt her mind more than it already was, he would kill her already dieing spirit. He would break her.
He would be tearing her invisible wings.
He didn't want that. Not at all.
But, what he didn't know was that she was already broken.
She was an impassive devil's broken angel. Remember? But he didn't know that. Nope.
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Both were at fault to the withering kunoichi standing amidst the snow. The chilly wind playing with her silky and short pink tresses, a white and thin night robe clung loosely around her curves. The petite female had a small smile on her pale face. She looked up into the incessant sky and gazed at the sea of stars that shun brightly in the hours of darkness. Why couldn't she be like the stars? Something that would always shine in the darkness and keep warm amongst the frosty atmosphere.
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He didn't know what she wanted the most was him to finally release himself. To free himself from all the pain and suffering he endured from all the loneliness and solitude. She wanted him to love her, care for her, even if that meant breaking her even more.
But he didn't know that either.
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Sakura turned back and went inside the cold bedroom, she didn't even turn on the heater. There was no use, it wouldn't help the freezing feeling twirling in her heart.
"Achoo!" She sneezed. She never really liked the cold anyways. It always gave her a horrible fever. So then what was she doing out on the balcony you may ask?
Well, she was waiting for him. Yep. All those feelings and emotions he didn't have for her she felt twice as much for him. It looks like he won't be back anytime soon.
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"Sasuke? What are you still doing here?" The blonde hokage in waiting asked the raven haired man. "Akira, informed me about the mission being successful hours ago."
" Hn." The onyx eyed man closed his eyes and crossed his arms on his toned chest, leaning his back on the snow iced tree.
"Aren't you going home?"
"That's none of your business…dobe." The handsome man gave his infamous smirk.
"Oh, so that's NOT the reason you ordered the mission to be done quicker than it was assigned?" The blonde man grinned. 'That ought to get him.'
Sasuke snapped his head up. 'Now to take it further…' Naruto thought.
"So you didn't complete the mission three days before due time to be with her on Christmas?"A toothy grin spread across his whiskered face.
Damn. Sasuke remembered. He got him.
How'd he know?
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"Where are you going?"
"Mission."
Mission. Anbu mission. Captain of his Anbu squad mission.
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"Oh. When will you be back? Before Chris-"
"Before, New years."
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Sasuke caught the sadness in her eyes that betrayed the forced smile on her features. It wasn't his fault his team was given a mission on Christmas, really. He didn't really want to go, but as Captain he had no choice. But of course Sakura didn't know that.
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"We didn't expect to, not many attacked us during the mission," He attempted to cover up.
"Oh. Sure, sure." Naruto held a sly smile on his face.
"You, know Sasuke? It's okay…"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." His monotone voice retorted.
"It's okay to show your emotions, its okay to have feelings." He smiled.
" Hn." The Uchiha man remained silent, pondering over his thoughts.
"Go home to Sakura-chan. It'll only hurt you more if you don't open up to her, you'll break her Sasuke."
"Hn."
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She couldn't believe what just happened. Sasuke, her emotionless Sasuke just had sex or as she likes to think 'made love' with her. She closed her eyes and that's when reality sank in, that odd feeling from her stomach came back, now worse then before.
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"…and if that should ever happen…I'll never forgive you." Naruto's once sly and happy expression, darkened as it turned into a frighteningly serious one. He held a deadly look on his face, as if he was daring Sasuke.
Sasuke looked at his best friend and raised an eyebrow.
'After all this time could he still be…?' Sasuke frowned.
'He's right. When was that baka ever right? When did that idiot get so mature?'
Time changes people.
Maybe it's alright for him to change? Maybe.
"Hn…"
"Oh, I'm so hungry" The kyuubi vessel whined, "How about ramen at Ichiraku?"
'Heh. Once a dobe, always a dobe. Didn't Naruto tell me to go home just a moment ago?' Sasuke rolled his charcoal eyes.
Without a second thought, Sasuke disappeared within seconds, leaving a bewildered Naruto with subtle sadness etched on his façade.
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The pink haired medic nin fluttered her eyes open, and looked around. She found herself all alone in the dim and empty room. Where's Sasuke?
She looked down only to find out she still had her white robe on.
No. Please. Kami-sama.
Sakura frantically searched the room for any of Sasuke's clothing item only to find the carpet floor bare.
Don't do this to me! WHY are you doing this to me!!?
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Why was it a dream...?
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He said he missed me, he said sorry, he asked forgiveness, he loved me, I wasn't alone anymore.
Of course it was a dream, it's too good to be true.
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Sasuke lightly jumped onto the branches as fast as he could.
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Why? Why did it have to be a dream?.
A lone tear drop down on her face.
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His feet barely the touching the tree as he swiftly hurried home. The cool winter chill blew past him with every leap he gradually took.
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Why!?
Salty liquid rapidly descended down her face.
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The Uchiha mansion came into view. Jumping for the last time he pushed off from the gate, and flawlessly landed on his two feet.
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WHY!!?
That night Haruno Sakura cried her heart and soul out.
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He saw her. Sasuke saw her as soon as he landed on their balcony. He could see her through the large window door that was moist and lightly snow glazed. His heart got caught in his throat at what he saw.
His broken pink-haired angel.
Sakura looked like a total wreck. Her face glued to her hands as if she was afraid to look up. Her hands were supported by their large dark blue silk coated bed. The shattered cherry blossom continued to cry not noticing the chakra of the man she crying for, had his intent gaze fixed on her as he silently stood there.
She was trying her hardest to suppress the sounds coming from her mouth. She leaned her head against the bed and gripped the sheets as hard as she could, knuckles turning white.
Her teeth biting hard on her lips, she didn't stop even after she tasted a substance like rusty metal. She tried muffling the sound even if it was the slightest with her bleeding mouth. Her struggles were in vain as loud whimpers, cries and sobs escaped her throat.
Untamed beads of tears kept leaking from her closed eyes. They briskly ran down her already stained cheeks. She couldn't stop. No matter how hard she tried. She was finally letting it all out, letting it all go. She was releasing all the agony and pain that had been hidden inside for so long. Too long actually.
Something he would never be able to do.
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Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sakura was truly crying her heart out that night.
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Since the tragedy, for the first time in his life, THE Uchiha Sasuke felt entirely useless.
'Do I hurt you that much, Sakura?'
His conscience was telling him to smash down the glass window and capture her shattering form in his sturdy arms, giving her the embrace the she needed and he wanted, but his mind was telling him otherwise.
He wanted to calm her down. He felt like putting a smile on her face once again. He yearned to hold her in his arms.
But he couldn't.
Hah. Who's the weak one now Sasuke?
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Sasuke didn't know what to do. He didn't know what to say.
So…
He…
Left.
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Yep. He simply left. Just like that.
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He left her alone, again.
He went away…
Again.
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Because he was afraid. He didn't know what to do.
And so he left.
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Because he was a coward.
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HE WAS A FUCKING COWARD!!
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He still wasn't back the next morning. Christmas morning.
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Okay, so technically he was back Christmas morning. He just wasn't there the next morning. But she didn't know that. She was busy crying herself to sleep last night.
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So where the hell was he? Heck. Not even I knew that.
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But wherever the hell he was he….
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He….died.
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A/N: Lol…Mmm I was SO tempted to leave it there. But since I'm a not a nice person I'm….. I'm gonna…
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Keep going!
Yeah and save you guys from the mystery, anticipation and excitement for the next chapter. See? MEAN. Ehehe…
BTW: SASUKE DIDN'T DIE! IT WAS A JOKE!!...okay so where were we?...oh yeah.
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But wherever the hell he was he….
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…wasn't back.
He wasn't back. Today was Christmas…and…
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He wasn't back…
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Knock Knock!
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A soft knocking echoed within the Uchiha manor. Sakura look quizzically at the door.
Could it be…? Did he..?
Sakura slowly made her way to the door from the kitchen. She reached for the knob and felt a cold sensation run up her spine.
She opened the front door.
Greeted by the man in front of her, surprised she questioned the grinning male.
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"Naruto? "
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To be continued….
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A/N: Ohhh. So I'm nice after all…Ehehe kidding. But I'm not joking about leaving it there! R&R and tell me what you think! Even if you wanna kill me right now. Just tell me.
Thankyou so so so so so much to all reviewers! I wuvs yous! Also Thankyou to everyone who read this! You guys make me so happy!
Soooo who wants Sakura to end up with Naruto? Hmm. Forget I asked that. Haha.
I have decided to make this a THREE shot!! You want a happy ending? Maybe you'll get one on New Years eve, possibly earlier. Maybe.
C'mon, only have to wait like TWO or THREE more days.
Sneak Peak: "I'm Sorry." No not again! Kami! Don't do this to me again! It's just a dream, just a dream…
Thx Again princessaly for beta reading!
Bubaii for now.