Summary: What if Sasuke never left for power? What if their lives went on, as they would have? And what if Sakura started liking a certain blonde-haired ninja a little too early for Sasuke's liking? What if their world is different from what it really is? This is reality, and its hitting them all a little too hard.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Naruto. If I did, many more plot twists & much more Sakura liking Naruto-ness.
Pairings: Naruto/Sakura and slight Sasuke/Sakura
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Ch.13- Interlude
Sakura's POV
I scrubbed for days. Or what seemed like days. Hours pasted by slow. Too slow…I had torn my skin up trying to get rid of that mark. Those teeth marks. I felt like a whore who had been used with those.
One that went along.
Naruto ignored me. It was like I'm not even alive to him. Like I'm just a random ninja or civilian. One that he didn't know. And didn't care about. I don't blame him.
I had let myself fall, fall into deep depression. And at the time, I didn't really care. Because I felt useless, I felt incomplete.
Is this how Naruto felt, all those times when I broke his heart?
I don't love Sasuke. I might have been unsure before, but I don't. Not anymore. I love Naruto will all my heart. That I am sure of. Ever since Naruto stopped talking to me, leaving those last words to burn inside me, I've known. I've wanted him since.
Why? Why did I let that happen? I was such a fool; I still AM a fool! I can't believe I let my emotions out like that, left them on a string to be toyed with.
I rinsed the cloth out, putting it back under the water, soaking it, before taking it back out, rubbing the bar of soap on it again. I went back to scrubbing.
This damn mark hasn't gone away yet. Will it ever? Or will I be forced with this curse, chained to Sasuke but longing to be free. I want Naruto, but if he even senses this on me, he'll never take me back. Never!
I sighed, looking at myself in the mirror. I had bags under my eyes. I just couldn't seem to sleep. How I wish I could, but my dreams would haunt me with scenes of Naruto, saying those words over and over again, forcing me to awake, never able to go back to sleep again. I wish the torture would go away, but it won't. I know it won't.
Not until I feel the way Naruto does, or did.
I bowed my head, staring into the sink. My eyes watered as my stomach churned, thinking of all those times, all those things I said to him. I closed my eyes-it was too much.
I threw up.
I threw up in the hope that it would go away, but knowing that it never would. My hope, my sadness, my anger, my… everything I wanted out. I want to never feel ever again! Never again will I have to feel this kind of pain. Never again will I hurt Naruto!
I finally stopped as I hiccuped, coughing some as my throat burned. I pulled my head back up, grabbing the towel as I wiped my lip off. I breathed deeply, loving the oxygen that was going into my lungs right now. I coughed again, stumbling out of the bathroom.
I walked to my full-length mirror, staring at myself. My hair was a mess, there were bags under my eyes, and my skin burned at the neck, red and coming apart. I grabbed a brush, fixing my hair, and put on some makeup to hid the bags. There was no way I could hide the skin.
I didn't want people to see it, but at least the mark was gone.
SakuraI put on new clothes, getting ready for the day. I stopped in front of the mirror again. "A bitch,…" I spoke to my reflection.
Haruno"a whore,…" I continued.
Is…"and a slut," I finished before punching the mirror, glass crashing to the floor as it sunk into my hand. I'm not any of those things- I'm all of them.
I grabbed my backpack; opening the door to my room and slamming it shut, healing my hand along the way. I'm all of those things and I fear that I can never change.
Author's Notes: GUESS WHO'S BACK & BETTER THAN EVER?!?!?! That's right!-I'm back!!! Well, this chapter's merely a filler for what's to come. Speaking of coming, I have the ending of "What if?" all planned out & in just three more chapters! So… the sooner the better for me so I get on to other stories. I'll tell ya though, wild ride to get here. Anyways, onto the story…
-sigh- Poor Sakura. I'm sorry that I didn't make her stronger in this chapter, but you gotta understand. She now understands all what she's done to Naruto, the whole picture. Now that's she does, she knows that its gonna be SUPER hard if she wants to get him back. And that's why her thoughts are all mixed up and her depression lever is WAY high! Again, sorry that this is a short chapter, but Sakura can't dwell for too long or else it'd run into boring. Also, I know that Sakura could have probably healed those teeth marks like she did hand, but she didn't. Let's just say... that she couldn't, okay?
Next chapter Team 7 gets a new mission & a Naruto/Sakura problem arises. Hope you enjoy & its GREAT to be back!