Heyyy! Haha I've been asked why Sakura beat Sasuke... well the reason is pretty simple. Sakura is now furious at Sasuke for making her forget him. She's mad at him for not letting her help him. Simple reason... hehehe.

Well I don't have that much time to write right now, since I have to go to my guitar lesson in less then half an hour (I'm driving over there that why I'm going earlier :P) and then I'm off to work (driving over there too xD) So I'll write a couple of paragraphs, maybe half of it if I'm lucky but I don't want that to happen since it'll seem rushed or whatnot.

So yah... lol

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto ! I wouldn't be writing this if I did. I'd probably be making all of this happen in the REAL show. :P

Like a rose wilting and dying, so feels my heart...

The waves washed over the shore, hitting a kunoichi's bare feet.

Drip.

A droplet fell down on the rock she was sitting on, as she continued to blankly stare at the sunset.

Drip. Drip.

Two more droplets joined the lonely one on the rock. She brought up a hand to cheek and quickly wiped away the tears that rolled down from her eyes. Her eyes now held so much pain, so much sorrow and showed pure heartbreak.

Not far away from the ocean shore, the pinkette's friends were sitting in a tree, staring sadly at the broken hearted girl. It had been 11 days ever since Sasuke and Sakura's last encounter. They thought she would be okay, and that she would've moved on so quickly but... It seemed her pain grew each day.

Her eyes became more sorrowful, and started to become somewhat dull. They'd never seen her like this. Not even after Sasuke left Konoha. Her hair was always such a mess, black pouches under her eyes revealing she had yet again spent another sleepless night. They'd heard her crying all night long. It's just as if they could feel her pain and her heart break. She had never once smiled or laughed. She'd spend her days to the ocean shore, or in her room. She never really came out.

Sakura brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. She sniffed and wiped away the upcoming tears, before looking back to the sunset. She couldn't really get Naruto's words out of her mind.

No one can ever promise you they will never hurt you, because at one time or another it will happen. The real promise is if the time you spent together will be worth the pain in the end.

11 days earlier...

Knock, Knock

Naruto removed his hand from the door and waited patiently, the flicker of determination still clearly seen in his eyes. A couple of seconds after, the door opened slowly into a crack. He saw emerald eyes peaking out curiously, then a smile appear on her face as she saw Naruto.

Did I mention the smile seemed a little too forced?

Sakura opened the door fully. "Naruto." She said softly, smiling too forcefully still.

Naruto gulped, then smiled sheepishly. "Sakura-chan!" He exclaimed with a wide grin.

Her eyes flickered with slyness. "Come on in" She said, grinning back wickedly.

'Why do I have the feeling this isn't looking good already?' Naruto thought, scratching the back of his head anxiously and grinning nervously.

He stepped in nonetheless.

"Sakura I need to talk to you abo-" But Naruto didn't even have the time to end his sentence, since he was launched backwards by a powerful blow. He was almost unconscious for a second, but managed to look up at his attacker even though he knew fully who it was. Naruto yelped in fear as saw the fuming Sakura in front of him. He rubbed his sore head.

"Sakura-chan what was th-" He started to protest.

"I can't even fricken believe you!" Sakura exploded, interrupting him once again.

Naruto stumbled backwards a bit at her sudden outburst. "W-Wha...?"

"Don't you fucking play cool with me! Why the hell did you pretend like you didn't know Sasuke? Why?!" She heatedly yelled, even though tears started to form in her eyes. Naruto stared at her guiltily. "Why the fuck didn't you tell me!? Did you stop caring about Sasuke?! Do you not consider him as a brother anymore?! Did you forget your promise?!" The tears were now freely falling from hey eyes and she fell down on her knees, crying. "Why Naruto... You knew I loved him... Why didn't you tell me?" Her voice was cracking as she tried to stop her upcoming breakdown.

Naruto could only stare guiltily at her for a while. "I-I just couldn't... Sakura-chan..." He finally said, looking down at the floor in shame.

There was a long pause between the both of them, where only the hiccups and the sniffs of the broken pink haired kunoichi were heard.

Naruto shifted slightly before opening his mouth so speak.

"Teme wanted us to forget about him. And..." He paused to swallow the lump in his dry throat. "...And I thought it would be best for you not to remember. You were in so much pain every day because of him Sakura-chan... I just thought..." He smiled bitterly. "...I just thought that if we didn't tell you about him... you'd be better off without him... and you were... but then... you started to have all those flashbacks... and... and then there was the night he came... and I knew he saved you..." He paused, taking a deep shaky breath as Sakura stared at him with a shocked and tear stained face. "Sakura-chan..." He looked up at her, his eyes watery. "Teme always loved you... And I always knew that... Ever since we were placed on the same team... You developed stronger feelings for him and he slowly but surely fell for you without realising it... That's why... when he came back... I was the only one who really thought he deserved a second chance to make things right... Because..." By that time, the girl's eyes were wide. "Because you guys are meant for each other Sakura-chan..." He whispered, a soft smile appearing on his face.

By now, she was almost hyperventilating. "W-What? No... Sasuke... Sasuke and I are just... too different... We can't... we can't be meant for each other Naruto..." She whispered lowly enough for him to hear.

Naruto smiled, tears still shining in his eyes. "That's the reason you're perfect for each other. Think about it this way. You guys are like the Ying and the Yang. You complete each other and perfectly."

Sakura laughed unsurely.

Naruto smiled bitterly this time. "Sakura-chan..." He whispered, catching her attention once again. "You know that I was crushing on you before... but seeing that you guys were just meant for each other... I realised I had no chance against Sasuke. I could never take the place he always had and still has in your heart."

Sakura was tongue-tied. She couldn't speak. Naruto stood up from against the wall and took her small hand into his warm one. "Sakura-chan..." He said, looking directly in her eyes. "I love you okay. As a sister. And I hate to see you sad, seeing you like this breaks me..."

She took her hand away from him. "Are you saying I should just forgive this freaking bastard?!"

He shook his head no and smiled. "I'm not saying you should. I'm not saying you should even end up with him." He paused as her face expression became confused. "Just know that you taught Sasuke how to love again. He loves you Sakura. So much. And... I know that the only one who can make you truly happy is him. So... do what's best for you. I don't want you to be sad. I just want you to be happy." He kissed the back of her hand and walked towards the door, glancing at her one last time, flashing her a smile before walking out of her house, leaving Sakura speechless.

Love is built on hope. Sure it is filled with risk and with disappointment, but it is still something that gives your life a greater meaning.

Back to present

Sakura tugged a piece of hair behind her ear and sighed, before leaning her head on her knees, staring at the almost finished sunset. The yellow, orange and red lights reflecting on the water and in the sky just made this whole world so beautiful to her right now.

She stood up from the rock and jumped down, walking over closer to the shore. She walked in the water where the waves washed over her feet, and she stared sorely at the rays of the sunset. A warm and soft breeze blew in her face, caressing her skin and making her hair flicker in the air. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the warm breeze and the feeling of the cool water, stopping just above her ankles.

"He loves you Sakura. So much"

Naruto's words from earlier resounded in her head. She sniffed slightly, and let a lonely tear roll down her cheek, and dripping down in the waves of the oceans. She then turned around, and saw her friends standing there, boxed of chocolate in hand and chocolate frosting, and some cheesy chick flicks movies.

"We thought you might just need them" Ino softly said, smiling caringly at her best friend.

Sakura smile at them. "Arigato Ino, Ten-Ten, Hinata."

The other's smiled and ran to engulf her in a big bear hug.

One day Love met Friendship.
Love asked, Why do you exist when I already exist?
Friendship replied, To put a smile where you've left tears.

Sasuke had been sitting casually on the sand, his feet in the water of the ocean in front of him. The last rays of the sun had almost faded. He had been wondering what to do. What he could possibly do to fix things. To change them back to the way they were. To change it back to the time she was in love with him. He wanted her. He wanted her with him. He hadn't really been able to approach her lately, with all the guarding the rookie nine (and others...) did. But even if he was able to approach her one day... What would he say?

Seeing as the sun was completely set, and that a few stars were already out, he decided to head home. He stood up, but didn't notice the single tear that had fallen down his cheek and down in the ocean.

Two teardrops are floating in the ocean, one teardrop asked the other, 'Who are you?'
'I'm the teardrop of a girl who was driven away by a guy, and who are you?'
The other one answered, 'I'm the teardrop of a guy who regretted letting a girl go.'

THANK YOUUU!! Alrighty I'm done. Hahahha. Wanted to end this before I went to watch my movie :D TAKE THE LEAD! Yup such an awesome movie. WOOOT! So this was more about Sakura in this chapter, but next is prolly going to be more about Sasuke. Hehe. :D

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P.s. WOW FREAKING LONG CHAPPIE! :O