Its time for the next chapter of Broken!

Thanks for all the reviews I've received for that last chapter…It really made me feel happy after such a long break!

Last Time: Interrupting his thoughts, he heard his stomach growl.

'Better go get some food.' Sasuke thought, grabbing his keys and went out the door, feeling for the fist time in ages like a new man.

The cool air felt nice against his skin, refreshing him. He felt proud of himself. Not in the cold, egocentric way he had felt in his past, but in the sense that he knew he had turned over a new leaf, a path to a new and better self. Walking down the street, his thoughts grew jumbled, despite his lack of liquor in his system. His mind strayed back to his favorite pink-haired girl, who probably despised him now.

'Why did this happen? I had it made…' He shook his head, his black bangs falling in his face. Despite the crispness in the air and the sun shining, he felt dark and dank. His mind had been tainted with the knowledge of the consequences of his drunken stupors. Before, he had just been getting drunk. He had been able to live with that. After all, it wasn't like he was the only person in the world who had an issue with one-too-many drinks. However, afterwards, his past actions seemed to slowly turn his world dark. As dark as he felt, he knew Sakura would be getting the blunt of it. She was the real victim here.

As the grocery store came into his view, his stomach growled once more, reminding him of why he had left his house in the first place.

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By the time Sasuke had left the store, the sun had set and the rosy glow of dusk had been replaced by the thick black night. He hadn't really expected to by so much food, however, his hunger won out in the end. Laden with several bags of groceries, Sasuke made his way back to his apartment. The full moon hung high above his head, a glowing beacon in the dim night, illuminating the streets. Setting his bags down outside his door, he let himself back in. Turning on a light, the black haired man went about the task of putting his newly acquired chow in the proper cabinets. He had set aside a cup of ramen, chuckling slightly as thought of Naruto, his other teammate. He hadn't seen him in awhile, due to the blonde's constant barrage of missions, and when Naruto did have free time, he liked to spend it in the company of a certain lavender-eyed Hyuuga.

Their relationship had blossomed not long after he and Sakura had gotten together. After years of being ignorant of Hinata's love for him, Naruto made up for it by showering the quiet girl with kisses, constantly showing how much he loved her in which Hinata would reply by blushing and kissing him back. As much as he hated to admit it, Sasuke was semi-jealous of them. They were still blissfully in love, their relationship wasn't on the verge of falling apart, and as far as the Sharingan user could tell, no dark secrets stained either of their souls. What he wouldn't give to be able to go back in time and relive his and Sakura's happier days.

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Looking at the sky, the sun had been replaced by the full moon. In the pitch black night, only the full moon illuminated the lake. It had gone from being relaxing and bright to a black, rippling pond of darkness. Sakura stared into it, wishing that the deep chasms of the water could swallow her up whole. Standing up, she moved closer to the waters edge, allowing a pale hand to break the surface, sending ripples in all directions. The icy coldness of the water didn't faze her at all. The ripples had originated by her fingers, spreading wider and wider until the larger ripples faded back into the oblivion of the lake. Tears chilled her cheeks, rolling down to her lips where she could taste the saltiness.

Her whole world had come crashing down around her. Her life was in shambles and there she was, trapped in the middle of it. No matter how hard she could try, she couldn't out run her past. As she stared back into the water, she wiped her tears away with the back of her hand.

'Is self-pity time over yet?' If it was physically possible, Sakura would have glared at herself.

'Don't you feel sorry for me?' Inner Sakura thought for a moment.

'No, not really. Oh come on, just snap out of this funk already!'

'Easy enough for you to say.'

'You know what, you're getting on my nerves. If you really cared, about anything at all, you wouldn't be acting this way. If you keep acting like this, then your life really will be over. If you could just continue on with your life, then you'll be fine. The longer you sulk, the longer it'll take to go back to normal.' Inner Sakura's voice had gone from being angry, to taking a more gentle tone. She had to get herself to see what she was doing. If she failed at this self-appointed task, then the consequences could be dire.

Sakura paused for a second before answering herself. 'As of now, I just want to go home…'

Picking herself up off the cold shore, the melancholic girl looked once more into the onyx waters of the lake, then kicked a stone into the water. Turning her back, she proceeded to walk away, leaving her sorrow behind her- if only for a moment.

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He threw the Styrofoam ramen cup in the garbage can and tossed his chopsticks on the counter. He rotated his head, popping a few vertebrae in a pleasant sounding click. Rolling his shoulders, he stretched out a bit, attempting to loosen up and relax. Sighing, he looked around the room. Nothing caught his eye, so he decided to take a walk.

'A walk sounds nice…Anything to clear my mind.'

Grabbing his keys off his dirty countertop, he flew out the door, heading no where in particular. His feet seemed to fly, his surroundings blending together to form a muddled background. He flew past the bars, the thought of alcohol not even crossing his confused mind. He had been planning on revisiting Team 7's old stomping grounds. However, Sasuke noticed someone sitting on the lakeshore. Even though it was pretty dark, Sasuke could make out short, bright pink hair.

'What's Sakura-chan doing here?'

Slowing down, he stood by the light pole to his left. Staring at her back, he felt a twinge of guilt. More then a twinge actually. He felt like his heart had been ripped out. He longed to run down the beaten path to the crystalline waters, and sweep her up in his arms, and shower her with kisses, promising to change his ways. However, he couldn't. His feet wouldn't let him. And so he stayed there, practically cemented to the cold ground.

Even when Sakura got up, and started walking towards his general direction, he didn't move. She dried her face with the back of her hand, and when she looked up, she almost gasped.

There he was. Her green eyes went wide, while his black ones just met her gaze. At first, Sakura felt overjoyed. There he was! She could just run to him and hug him and hold him, hoping to forget all of this mess. They stared at each other for a few moments before the heaviness returned to her heart, and she quickly turned around and headed in the opposite direction.

Sasuke stayed still for a moment, before turning his back to hers and walking away.

And that's where I'll end it for now! I'm glad to at least get a chapter out of something…I've been distracted and have been drawing instead of writing…hehehe -_-'

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3 J'ecris

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