Here is chapter 11! Sorry it took so long... Thank you very much for all of the lovely reviews, I appreciate it! I will reply them all ASAP! Also, if there are any mistakes or errors, please do forgive me, I didn't have to time to double edit today... Enjoy the chapter!
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xX Aya Marie-chan
'That fucking little brat was listening the entire time? Not only is he rude, he's nosy! Well, it certainly saved us the time of telling him our true feelings!' Inner Sakura raged, and then she added as an afterthought, 'I'm glad that you're less depressed now though!'
'Well… I think it's because when he was gone; I forgot how to feel. I was simply an empty, cold void. Now that he's come back, he's awoken emotions such as anger, annoyance, guilt, regret, sorrow, and guilt. I honestly don't believe that he understands the terrible affect his absence had on me... I need more time to think and I haven't had any since I saw him yesterday…' Sakura thought to herself.
Inner Sakura was about to reply, but before she could say a word, Tsunade announced, "Ah, Sasuke-sama, just the person I was looking for. I received word from the other hidden villages that they also find it necessary to make you a Kage. The problem I ran into was what we should call you… I mean, Konoha has the Hokage, and Suna the Kazekage, but what should we call you?" As she said this, Sasuke gracefully leapt through the open window and landed in the office next to Sakura.
Sakura turned towards Sasuke and leered, "I have some suggestions, Uchiha-san… How about Asshole-kage or Traitor-kage? Or perhaps Jerk-off-who-listens-in-on-converstaions-kage? I prefer the latter but the length worries me… We could always shorten it to Jerk-off-kage…" Sasuke just smirked at her, as she rattled off more insulting suggestions for his future title.
"Sakura, your input is… appreciated? Yet I would prefer, as I'm sure Sasuke-sama would agree, THAT YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!" Tsunade yelled, interrupting Sakura's tirade.
Sasuke just chuckled, "No, I disagree, Tsunade-sama, please do let her continue. I find it quite intriguing that she thinks nothing more of me than an inconsiderate jackass."
'Once again when I spill my feelings to him, even if this time was without my consent, he has nothing to say but yet another, smart ass remark! Well, two can play at that game, bitch!' Sakura thought evilly to herself.
"Uchiha-san, what could have possibly given you that idea?" Sakura blinked with false innocence, then corrected in a malice-coated voice, "Inconsiderate jackass hardly covers it!" Tsunade just looked at them and sighed; she was feeling old.
Tsunade said tiredly, "As I say this I'm putting all politics aside…
Sasuke, I'll be honest, I hate your guts. I would find utmost enjoyment in torturing you, but seeing the situation at hand, I can't. Sakura, on the other hand, is not me, and can certainly kick your ass any time she wishes without causing a political uprising. And, I will do absolutely nothing to stop her, since you would definitely deserve the beating she would give you! I know that it's in your nature, but for once in your life, why don't you try not being a jerk!
Sakura, go home and rest up, you need it. I know that you would prefer to stay here and kick his ass as I guzzle my sake and cheer you on, but other opportunities to do such shall arise in the future. Good night, Sakura."
"Sasuke, I believe that Otokage would be fitting, what do you think?" Tsunade asked, returning to political matters and resuming her diplomatic composure.
"Hn," Sasuke nodded.
Sakura bowed, "Konban wa, Tsunade-sama, Uchiha-san." With that she left them to further discuss their problems. When she walked past the door, she had to stifle a laugh when she remembered the how she had mutilated it. However, her face turned somber when she recalled hitting Shizune on the head.
When Sakura exited the Hokage's Tower, she sent chakra to her feet, and sped off. She wasn't in the mood to deal with fan boys and the praise from the villagers because of the rumors Sasuke had spread.
Her short hair whipped in the wind behind her, as she jumped from rooftop to rooftop. The cold air was causing her eyes to water, and it blurred her vision, but she doesn't rely on her sight anymore, she found that it could be very deceptive. For example, people would believe she was happy, but that is only what they were seeing. Sakura was a living, breathing, optical illusion.
She had goose bumps forming on her skin, but she paid no attention to the bitter cold which caused them. After all of her training, weather ceased to hinder her activities, and she stopped really noticing trivial things such as the weather at all.
When Sakura found herself in front of her apartment door, she took out her key and opened it. The apartment was dark, but the moonlight brightened it with a mysterious glow. Everything remained as she had left it, from the shattered mirror on the floor, to her unmade bed.
Sakura's didn't bother to even flick on her light, she could see fine without it, and the dark was more comforting anyways. She sauntered over to her dresser and changed into her pajamas. She left her clothing on the floor; she was going to have a lot of cleaning to do the next day anyways.
Sakura walked over to her messy bed and plopped her body down on it. She sunk into its warmth and curled up in her blankets. There she felt safe and the blankets were her protective cocoon. She turned towards the window and stared at the moon, as she was lost in thought.
'I don't understand. I just don't get it. When I told him my feelings, he shunned me away, now he comes here begging for forgiveness and claiming that he reciprocates those feelings. Of course I know it's bullshit, but that's a cruel game of him to play with my heart. What if I was still my old naïve self and believed him?
Quite honestly, at first I did…then when I woke up in the morning, I understood what he was doing and how he was going to shatter me, yet again. For him to even have the power to make or break me like that is scary. It is frightening to know that my mental health and stability is completely controlled by a cold, ruthless man- a man who isn't so sane himself.
When he left I was a hollow shell. It's disturbing to know that he has that much control. That along with his actions forces me to hate him. Hate him with the fury he detests his brother.
Speaking of which, could he do it, kill his beloved brother, his past idol? I know I couldn't… For starters I wouldn't have believed his brother's bullshit story of testing his strength was the reason he killed off his entire clan. Honestly, he speaks of it so casually, like it was a walk in the park! Yet, Itachi is not where my problems lay…' Sakura thought to herself.
Inner Sakura contemplated, 'Well, actually, try taking a harder look… Itachi may have killed his entire family in a casual fashion as if it were an everyday thing, but Uchiha did the same thing when he broke our heart…'
'No, not quite. I think that Uchiha-san actually got a bit melodramatic when he ditched me. I mean he added the "Thank you" in there to play things up. So I'm sure that you could really compare them… but it doesn't matter anyways.
What does matter is what he did. He left, and broke my heart. Then he comes and attacks Konoha, with the Sound-nin under his control, therefore it was his choice, and demands to speak with me. Next he tells me a sob story as he plays with my heart, which was a dead cell, but I'm beginning to experience emotions once again. After that I gave in and forgave him because of stupid darn guilt. And here we are now; he's an ass who thinks that we are on familiar terms even though I said that we were going to start from the beginning… Oh, and he's he ruler of Sound…' Sakura thought tiredly to herself. She was becoming drowsy.
Her eyelids were weighing down on her as Inner Sakura's voice echoed through her head, 'The only emotion we haven't regained is… happiness…' The last thing Sakura saw before her eyes closed was the lone, shining moon.
With the word "happiness" ringing in her ears, Sakura fell into nightmares of her parents' death and Sasuke's betrayal.
Konban wa- Good evening