A/N: Here's the next one-shot! I really wanna know what was going through Sasuke's mind through all this, so this is my take on Sasuke's POV from Sakura's confession! Hope you like it!

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The Confession- Sasuke's POV

It was late, as the boy walked through the village. The streets were empty and quiet, except for his footsteps on the ground. The pack on his back weighed on him slightly, his eyes staring straight ahead. He had a destination in mind, and he wasn't going to look back. Doing so would only make leaving harder for him.

Sasuke passed the academy, where memories from when he attended passed his mind. Inwardly he scolded himself, knowing if this was going to work out, he was going to have to break his bonds with his life here.

When he got to the all too familiar bench, his eyes narrowed, stopping in his walking. What on earth was she doing here? Of course, out of the two that would stop him, it had to be her. This was going to put complications in his leaving the village. "Why are you prowling around here in the middle of the night?"

"I knew you'd come this way….if you were to leave…." She started quietly. "So I just waited here…."

"Get out of here….and go back to sleep…" Sasuke said, closing his eyes as he walked by her, turning his head slightly away. It was hard enough for him to leave her without seeing her, he couldn't possibly look at her as he left her.

"Why won't you say anything to me?" she asked, but he kept walking. He couldn't stop for her. "Why do you always keep so quiet? You never say a single word to me…"

Seemed like he was going to have to hurt her a little, something he wanted to avoid. "I told you. I don't need your help. Don't try to look after me…"

She was silent, and he stood there, waiting for her to say something. Though why he didn't just keep walking he wasn't sure himself. It would be easy to leave now, instead of listening to what she said. But part of him wanted to hear her out. The other part of him just knew it was an excuse to stay longer.

"No matter what, you just always hate me, don't you? You remember, don't you…" She paused, though he didn't say anything. "When we became genin, the day when our three man team was first decided…the first time we were here by ourselves, you were so mad at me…"

Of course he remembered. How could he forget? He had found her so annoying back then, thinking her just one of the other annoying girls in class that he'd have to deal with. She'd started talking about how not having parents made Naruto how he was, and it had pissed him off. He'd angrily told her she was annoying before walking off. Back then he hadn't cared. Now….he felt horrible for hurting her.

"I don't remember that." Again, guilt went through him, but he knew he had to do it. If he let her think he cared for her, she'd never let him leave. And then he'd have to do something drastic.

"Haha….yeah, I guess you're right." Sakura said after a moment, laughing lightly. It was obvious she was trying to hide her sadness. "That's all in the past. That's when it all began though. You and me….along with Naruto and Kakashi sensei…" Sasuke said nothing to this, and she apparently wanted to keep talking. "We did all sorts of missions, just the four of us. It was painful and difficult at times. Even with that though…I still enjoyed it."

He wasn't sure what she was trying to accomplish with this. He knew she wanted him to stay, but did she think saying things like this was going to make him stay? No matter what he was feeling, he had to leave. There was no way around it.

"I know all about your past Sasuke." Sasuke's eyes widened slightly, but he didn't turn to face her. "Even if you get your revenge though…It won't bring anyone happiness. Not even you Sasuke…nor me…"

She was going to make this harder on him than he thought. He was going to have to go all out if he was to stop her. "I already know…I'm different from you all…I can't be following the same path as you guys…" He pushed down the thoughts of their missions and time together. "Up until now, we've done everything as a group. But there is something else…I must do…Deep inside my heart, I've already decided on revenge…For that reason only, do I live…" Time to lay it on. "I'll never be like you or Naruto."

Sakura was quiet for a moment, before she finally spoke again. "Do you really want to go back to being alone? You told me how painful it was to be alone! Right now, I know your pain…!" Why did she keep doing this? "I may have friends and family…but…if you were to leave…To me…to me I would be just as alone as you…"

Sasuke could tell she was crying now, and he felt an ache in his chest. His face showed nothing of his emotions, but inside, he was hurting just as much as she was. "From here on out, we all begin new paths…" She made him keep trying to hurt her so she would let him go, and he didn't want to. He knew she was hurting enough.

"I….I…love you with all my heart!" she cried, and his eyes widened, heart clenching in his chest. No, she was not confessing her love right now. Didn't she make this hard enough on him already?

Stop it….

"If you were to stay with me…there would be no regrets…Because, every day we'd do something fun, we'd be happy…I swear!"

Shut up, Sakura!

"Please, just stay with me…"

I can't….

"I'll even help you with your revenge…I don't know what I could do…But, I'll try my best to do something…So please….stay with me…" She was full on crying now, and Sasuke didn't know what to do. He needed to get out of here.

But he couldn't leave her like this, crying her heart out in the middle of the night. After another moment, he finally turned to her, a small, amused smirk on his lips. "You really are annoying." He saw her eyes widen, the tears running down her cheeks. She knew now he had lied before, saying he didn't remember. But it was the only way he knew to cheer her up. Without another word, Sasuke turned and started walking away again.

"Don't leave!" Sakura screamed, but he kept walking. "If you do, I'll scream and-"

In a flash he had disappeared and appeared behind her. He couldn't let her scream for help. They'd made too much noise as it is. But before he knocked her out, there was something he had to do. Something to make her see he didn't hate her like she thought.

"Sakura….Thank you."

Not giving her a chance to say anything, he knocked her out, catching her body as it began to fall. Moving her in his arms, he picked her up and carried her over to the bench, laying her down on it. Instead of leaving right away like he probably should have, he stayed and watched her, the tears still on her cheeks even though she was unconscious. His fingers brushed a piece of hair out of her face, knowing he wouldn't be able to show this kind of affection if she was alive.

Knowing he needed to get going, Sasuke leaned down, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. "I'm sorry for everything." He whispered, standing up. With one last wistful look at the girl who had stolen his heart, he turned and walked towards the gates, ready to start his new life, and leave his former behind.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed it! Again, if you have any ideas for ones you'd like me to write, just pm them to me! I'd be glad to write them! And don't forget to review my lovelies!