GIVE ME WINGS
by: sleepingdreamer08
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Loneliness.
Loneliness was a word he learned to hate and loathe with all his being when his clan was massacred. At a small age, he was forced to witness the blood bath that was caused by his own brother as he recalled those red eyes with black pinwheels, that swirled uncontrollably before he fell into what seemed to be a never-ending nightmare. The memory was still fresh in his mind, remembering every detail from the start of what seemed to be a normal day at school to him being induced into a comatose-like state.
It had been 2 weeks since that incident and yet, he is still confused.
Confused on what path he'll take and whether he'll decide to live in fear or live a life of chasing the impossible.
He continued to stare blankly at the Academy lake, watching the water form tiny ripples with each movement as he sat down on the wooden old dock while looking at his reflection.
"A-ano..." a soft voice stuttered. The voice echoed loudly in his ears like a melody. It seemed familiar, he noted.
He turns around wordlessly, and his eyes widened at the sight of her.
Sakura, his classmate, was standing in front of him in a white summer dress that flowed slightly at the light wind. She wore a red ribbon on her head as she clutched nervously on a bouquet of sunflowers that were covered clumsily on a white sheet of paper. She looked at him with her big green eyes.
"I wanted to give you these" she said in a slightly stronger voice, kneeling down as she gave him the bouquet.
He looks down silently, observing the bright flowers that were arranged carefully. Glancing, at her soft hands, he realized that they were filled with some scratches, probably from grazing some rocks when she tried to pick them. He glances at her for a minute and saw that she was looking at him with hope. He turns away.
"Why sunflowers?" he muttered.
Her expression brightened as she grinned, taking his question as a sign of acceptance.
"So that you'll be able to smile" she chirped happily.
His mouth twitches upwards and she giggles childlishly at his reaction.
"See?" she said, pointing at the small smile plastered on his face.
He says nothing but continues to smile nonetheless.
She smiles prettily, happy at his response, her perfect rows of white teeth showing within her pink, plump lips. Her face held an innocent and pure glow in it giving her an angelic personality. He then realized, as his hands clasped with her soft ones that he wished so badly that he could have wings like she did.
He looks at her bright face and for once, he doesn't want to lose something this great in his life.
"Thank You" he replies, clutching on to her hand for the last time.
He is seven years old and he decides to take the path of an avenger.
Goodbyes
He had never been good at saying goodbye. It was very angsty every time he heard it and he would always be reminded on how he would never have another chance. Another chance to say goodbye to his beloved family. In his heart he believed that the word itself brought mourning and sadness very much like the situation he's facing right now.
"Don't leave me" she whispers, shaking in the cold night.
He stares at her tear-stained face and her short cropped hair as he memorized her fully, knowing it was time for him to leave. It was night time when he sees her and yet, as he looks at her crying form, she still looked beautiful underneath the moonlight. Her mouth opened.
"I…I love you more than anything! If you are by my side, I will make sure that you will not regret it." she cries out.
His heart skipped a beat.
"I will make everyday enjoyable, and you will be happy! I would do anything for you! That's why…" she clasps her hands together.
"I beg of you! Please stay here! I will even help you with you revenge! There must be something I can do! That's why…please, stay here with me…" she begs.
"And if that's not possible, please take me with you…"Sasuke looked at her, pain tugging his heart. How he wished he could stay and tell her that
It's going to be alright.
He shook his head slightly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"After all this, you're still annoying." He began to walk away, his heart getting heavier by the second. He had to this, he assured himself. It was the only way to keep her safe.
"Don't go! If you go I will scream out loud and…" Sasuke rushed behind her before she blinked, his breath fanning her neck.
"Thank You"
He hits her pressure point and she falls down into his arms unconscious.
He lays her down gently on the bench, looking at her as her chest heaved up & down with each breath.
It seemed to calm him, knowing that she was alive and albeit well.
He glances at her for the last time.
"I love you too" he whispers before finally heading out, a determined look on his face.
He is thirteen years old and he decides to leave the village for power.
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Death
One of the harshest words in the English dicionary: death. Also known as passing away or what they tell the kids as a person who will never wake up. It was a cruel word, Sasuke thought to himself, reliving his past which never failed to bring him nightmares.
Before him stood a beaten up corpse. The man wore an akatsuki cloak, his famously red eyes forever closed. Sasuke's body felt numb for some reason as he stood before the man he spent all his life trying to kill, the harsh rain drenching his emotionless form.
He stumbled a bit. His vision was starting to blur into multiple dots of colors now. Slowly, his tired body falls and the last thing he sees is his parents. To his dismay and utter confusion, he sees them with sad faces...then everything becomes black.
Drip.
Drip. Drip.
"Sasuke! Sasuke. Sasuke. Sasuke..."
'A beautiful voice...'
Wet drops of warm tears stained his alarmingly pale face. His eyes were closed shut, and the thought of sleeping seemed very enticing compared to enduring the hot searing pain he felt just a while ago. For a split second he heard a faint beeping sound from the background.
"WAKE UP SASUKE!"
'Sa-kura?'
His eyelids twitched as he struggled to open his eyes, trying to reach out and cling to his last thread of life. The woman sobs became louder and he felt a calming chakra enter his system. It was soothing and warm and finally, he blinked his eyes open. The woman's breath hitched, his vision hazy as he saw multiple dots of pink and green.
He caught her smiling.
"Sasuke-kun"
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Aa"
"Why'd you leave?"
"To gain power"
"But why?"
"I wanted to fly with you"
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"Death and love are the two wings which bear man from earth to heaven"
-Michelangelo
sleepingdreamer08: I finally finished this story :D Hallelujah :)) I'm so worked out about my schedule these days and I haven't been getting enough inspiration lately which is why I haven't completed any of my stories yet. Hopefully I will be able to update all of my stories especially my story 'With Me' given that I've been slacking off.
Tnx for reading this guys ^.^