The Essence of Love

AN: Third chapter of my sad SasuxSaku song fic thingie... The story picks up from last chapter.

Chapter Three: Taking Over Me

You don't remember me, but I remember you.
I lie awake, and try so hard not to think of you.
But who can decide what they dream?
And dream I do...

"Let me guess." My words were bitter. "I'm still annoying?"

The object of my dreams stared wistfully down at me. It took all of my strength to keep my composure. I refused to allow another tear to be shed over the audacious Uchiha.

"I don't know what to say." He began. "I was never really good with words."

"I remember." I added spice to my words, and forced my eyes from his.

"Please.. If you could wait.."

"Wait?" I felt a dreadful pulling at my throat. "What do you think I've been doing?"

I closed my eyes. Trying to will away the anguish seeping through. I was still fatigued from my restless sleep. I was still broken, and alone. Even though I held my eyes as tightly shut as they allowed of me, I could still see him. Not the fake him I've always imagined. Not the facade I created to keep up hope. I saw the hot-headed spiteful boy that I was so stupidly- so irrevocably in love with. This is the same boy I gave my heart too. The same boy who owned the heart of many girls- most better than me in every way.

I believe in you,
I'll give up everything just to find you.
I have to be with you, to live to breathe,
You're taking over me.

"Would you look at me?"

I bit my tongue, trying to smother my urge to cry. Both pains evened themselves out. I coaxed myself into opening my eyes, but I couldn't bare to look at him.

"I'm trying, Sakura." His words were softer than I expected them too be. "I don't know how to fix this."

His tone gave me the courage to look at him. Not directly in the eyes, but close enough. "Do you even know all you've broken?" My voice wavered, and he came towards me.

"Listen." He took my hand, and I froze. "I knew this would hurt you, I didn't care then. I had ruing to see too."

He let go of hand, and tucked a piece of stray hair behind my ear. "But, I did miss you. More than anyone else."

"You attended to their sugared words, but looked not on the poison of their hearts. God keep you from them, and such false friends." He looked at me, a slight confusion spreading across his face.

"I don't understand."

"King Lear." I said, trying to form my words. "All of his daughters spoke such sweet words, but not one of them meant it. They planned and plotted their fathers death, but an honest and truly loving daughter tried telling her father of her sisters wickedness. He didn't believe her, and sent her away. By the time he realized she was right, she was already gone." I paused once again. "Which one are you? The father or the evil sisters?"

"You're smarter than I gave you credit for." A quasi smile came to play on his face. "I suppose I'm the King."

I gave the same quasi smile, "How so?"

Have you forgotten all I know,
And all we had?
You saw me mourning my love for you,
And touched my hand.
I knew you loved me then.

"I was convinced that my leaving was the only way." He stated.

"How can plausible man-rape be the better way?" At this, I smiled.

"Is that a rhetorical question?" His mock smile was gone, but the edged of his mouth twitched upwards slight grin. "I'm not sure there's a right answer to that question."

"I believed in you." I said, looking down. "I stood up for you."

"Sakura I.."

"I made excuses for you." I interrupted. "I looked for you."

"I know." He said, head hung.

"I wanted you." I blurted, both hurt and anger coming to the surface.

He looked up again. "I didn't know you genuinely cared. I just thought you were..."

"Like every other girl." I rubbed my sore eyes. "I needed you. Dammit, Sasuke I loved you."

His head lowered once again. "I know."

I believe in you,
I'll give up everything just to find you.
I have to be with you, to live to breathe,
You're taking over me.

"Really?" I snapped. "How do you know? You're an Uchiha, you don't do love, remember?"

"It's not like I can't love." His voice was calmer than I wanted it too be.

"Name one person you loved." I tried my best to instigate the solemn Uchiha.

"My mother." My face fell. It had been him who once told me that I knew not the true meaning of loneliness. For I still had the love of my parents.

"I loved my mother too." He looked to me once again.

"Naruto didn't tell me." His voice trailed away, and he once again looked down.

"I didn't tell Naruto."

"Why?"

I sighed, "It added to the sympathy he gave me. I'm sure he knows, he just knows I'm not comfortable talking about it."

"Why don't you live with your father then?"

I cringed at the mention of my father, "He died when I was fourteen."

"What happened? Too both of them. If you don't mind my asking."

"My mother was a witness to an assassination, and was killed it." I looked up at him, his eyes were glued to me. "My father wasn't a good man. He took advanced towards me when I was younger, and he did the same towards my little sister. My mother decided to put a stop to it."

"When I was younger I used to look in the mirror and still see my mother combing her hair."

I smiled, "I still do."

I look in the mirror and see your face,
If I look deep enough.
So many things inside that are just like you are taking over.

I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you,
I have to be with you to live to breathe,
You're taking over me

Silence shadowed us for what felt like forever. I was about to end it when Sasuke spoke up.

"You never declined my apology?" He smirked, happily towards me.

"I never excepted it either." I said, a playful smirk landing it's way on my face as well.

"Well?" He stepped toward me, and my body stiffened at his close proximity.

"Well what?" All other thoughts drained from me as every good dream of him took over my senses.

"Do you forgive me?" He placed a hand on my shoulder, making my skin tingle and my face flush.

"For now." I smiled.


I believe in you.
I'll give up everything just to find you.
I have to be with you to live to breathe,
You're taking over me.

Taking over me.
Your Taking Over Me.
Taking over me.
Taking over me.

Sasuke departed from Sakura's house to be greeted by an overly enthusiastic Naruto.

"So?" Asked Naruto, stepping into the same pace his friend was going.

"So what?"

"Did you tell her you love her yet?"

The same lighthearted smirk played at the Uchiha's lips. "Not yet, dobe."

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