Sakura walked away from Sesshoumaru, right?
Now, let's switch the character focus to Sakura.
Chapter Seven: A Flower in the Midst of Ashes
"A person who despises the person he loves is stupid..."
Sesshoumaru's words cannot be erased from Sakura's mind.
The thought of despising Sesshoumaru occurred to her mind, but was she wrong?
Did she make the wrong choice of feeling?
"Why…" Sakura said while walking through the woods.
"Why…." She continued as she walked faster through the words.
"Why…" she kept on saying. Every time she said that word, Sakura walked faster and faster until she finally ran.
Tears were flowing down her eyes.
"WHY?!" she shouted as she fell to the ground, shedding her tears for Sesshoumaru.
She was weeping when someone saw her.
"Haven't I told you before?" said the cold voice from behind her.
"No…" Sakura said. She faced the person who was talking to her.
"Naraku…" Sakura said. "Why must this happen?"
"He wants to leave you behind for he doesn't love you anymore," Naraku said. He smiled a smile which was very offending, and Sakura glared at him.
Her eyes widened as she suddenly slapped Naraku's cheek.
Naraku chuckled and smiled. 'Outrageous,' he thought.
"Stop it," Sakura said. "He still loves me because…"
"Because…" Naraku said.
"Because…" Sakura said.
"I'll let you think of the perfect word to describe your raging feeling…" Naraku said.
Sakura faced the ground and said, "Leave me alone, you creep…"
Naraku gave one last chuckle and finally went away.
When Naraku finally disappeared, Sakura saw a rose which was surrounded by ashes.
Sakura let out a distressed sigh and touch the rose.
Sakura opened her mouth and said,
"Another heart is broken
Another soul will weep
Another pair of eyes will shed tears
Because of a broken heart
Why are they like this?
Why are they like that?
Why does everyone experience a weeping and broken heart?
Behind their sparkling eyes is sadness
Behind their smiles are tears
Behind them is despair
And a pair of broken wings
If everyone could only care
If anyone could not only cry
Will this world be a better place,
Where no broken hearts will die?"
The flowing of her tears stopped. A flashback came upon Sakura.
Three years ago…
"Look!" said Sakura. "A very beautiful rose!"
Sesshoumaru leaned at her shoulder to look at the flower that Sakura admired a little while ago.
"Yeah." Sesshoumaru said. "It is indeed beautiful."
End of flashback
Sakura smiled as she caressed the rose's petals.
"Weren't you the rose that we saw three years ago?" she said. "You should have withered by now…"
She rested her two fingers on her lips and blew the rose a kiss.
The rose shone brightly as glitters surrounded it.
"Regain your strength!" Sakura said cheerfully. But, her happiness once again turned into despair.
"Naraku…" she called out loudly.
Naraku appeared in front of her and asked what's happening and what did she really want.
"Activate the Sereñia's powers," she asked him. "Why?" he said with a chuckle.
"I am ready to kill Sesshoumaru…" Sakura said with a voice that was thick of despair.
