For the next couple of days, Sakura avoided Sasuke. Every time she sees him, she would hide. Since then, she decided to spend more time with Ino and talk to her about her problem.
It was late in the afternoon and Sakura was helping Ino at the flower shop because she wanted all of the flowers to be re-arranged. That's when she brought up the subject.
"Ino, I need your help." Sakura said putting down a box of flowers.
"Yeah? What is it?" Ino asked in the back of the shop.
"It's really important. You have to come in here." Sakura said taking a seat in the stool in front of the cashier register.
"Ok, hold on a minute." said Ino.
Ino came in holding a box of wrappings for the flowers. She set them down on the counter and took a seat next to Sakura.
"So what's your problem?" asked Ino.
"It's just that you know that Sasuke came back? I think that I might have fallen in love with him again." Sakura said looking down at her lap.
"But what about Hiroshi? I thought that you loved him." said Ino.
"I do, but I don't know which guy that I love." said Sakura.
"Ok, I see what your problem is. Here, we'll play a game." suggested Ino.
"What kind of game?" asked Sakura.
"We'll use the pennies in the cashier register, and you tell what you love about Sasuke or Hiroshi. The winner is the guy with the most pennies. And that's the guy that you love the most!" said Ino.
"Yeah, that's a great idea!" Sakura said with enthusiasm.
Ino got up from her stool and went to the cashier register and got out some pennies. She placed them in front of Sakura. Then Ino got out two index cards and wrote the names Sasuke and Hiroshi on it.
"Ok lets start, what do you love about Sasuke?" asked Ino.
"Well, he makes me feel safe." said Sakura.
"Ok that's one for Sasuke." Ino said putting a penny in front of his index card. "And Hiroshi?"
"Well he's charming." Sakura said putting her index finger on her chin.
"Ok, one for Hiroshi." Ino said putting a penny in front of his index card.
After two hours of this, it was a tie. They each both had fifty pennies in front of their names. Ino and Sakura didn't even get any work done in the flower shop.
"Sakura, you have a big problem here." Ino said taking off her apron.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked taking off her apron and handing it to Ino.
"You love both guys equally. They each have fifty pennies." said Ino.
Sakura rubbed her temples. She was frustrated with this. How can she love two guys equally? She knows that she has to choose one, but who?
"Sakura, I have to go now. Shikamaru is waiting for me." Ino said rushing out the door. They had been dating for a few months now.
"Ok, see you later Ino!" Sakura waved as Ino was running down the street.
Sakura locked the door for Ino because she was in a big hurry to see Shikamaru. She decided to go to the place where her parents used to take her. That's when she did a lot of thinking about her problems. The place where her parents used to take her was in the fields, like the one that Sasuke had brought her a few days ago.
Sakura walked to the streets of Konoha. She was sad because if her mother was alive, then she can help her. But she's not here, she has to solve the problem herself. Every time she would see a little girl with her mom, she would give a small smile and remember about her mother.
After fifteen minutes of walking, Sakura was at the fields. It had cherry blossoms everywhere. That place was special because that's when her mom and dad decided to name her Sakura. Sakura sat down and leaned on one of the cherry blossom trees. She looked up at the stars hoping that her parents were still here.
"Mom, dad, if only you were here. Then you can help me. There's two boys that I love who loves me back, but I don't know what to do." Sakura said out loud at the sky.
Sakura took another deep sigh. Why did her parents had to go and leave her all alone? This must what Sasuke must have felt like. Alone, all by yourself. It feels like that no one would even care for you, help you. Sakura was different from Sasuke. She had friends that cared for her and helped her. She was open to them and shared her feelings of sadness with them. Over time she healed.
Sakura looked up at the sky again. Its as if her parents answered her question. She didn't know why, but she felt like she got an answer from them. Sakura said a quiet prayer for her parents and headed home.
'I forgot, tomorrow is Saturday. Hiroshi is coming over to make plans for the wedding. I complete forgot about it. I'm so stupid.' Sakura thought slapping her forehead as she reached the front door.
Sakura slammed the door shut and went inside her room. She fell to sleep when she touched her bed.
Yes, I know that this chapter sucks. But I promise that the other ones will be better! Please review? I'll update faster!