Like Yesterday
"Who are you?", she asked him. "... My name is Riyu.", he said. "How do you know me?", she
asked him. "How could I not? The first time I saw you... When you were smaller... I thought that
you were the most beautiful thing on the face of the Earth. But it seemed that no one else thought
so. They never appreciated you. They left you behind Sakura. They replaced you... with her. I
have always felt sorrow for the way that they treated you. I have always felt like I should have
been the one in your place.", he said. He took her hand and lead her in his arms. He hugged her
like if he knew her his whole life. Sakura, didn't pull away though. She needed this, the comfort
that no one had given her, the way he had some way to make everything go away. Instead, she
hugged him back, "Thank you.", she said. Finally, finally she could let herself lose herself in
someone. She let tears run down her face. She had felt so left out, the past few days, hell, more
like years. She felt like so much more, so much more than she used to be. And the thing was, she
had no idea why. But, she cried. She cried because, no matter how many times she remembered
her hurt, she felt it now more than ever. Sakura had never felt this whole, ever. And she cried
because it hurt her that no one was ever there for her, just like Riyu said. She then remembered the
first time she knew that no one would ever be there for her.
Sakura was walking back from another day of work. She had always been working hard
and trying to stay up on everything. She walked home and saw the Ichiraku, and was
shocked at what she saw. There, was Kiya, beautiful as always and there she was,
surrounded by all her friends, and she felt a huge break near her. There they were laughing
and enjoying their time together with her. Naruto was there, making them all laugh. Even
Gaara was there, and he looked happy. They all looked so happy, and she knew that if she
was there with them, that it would be different. She then saw Sasuke walk up to her and kiss
her passionatley, she couldn't take it anymore, so she ran away from there. She cried and
cried the rest of the night. That night, she realized that no one was going to be there for her
anymore, just like when she was little.
Sakura cried as she recalled everything. She cried, while being embraced. Riyu continued to
embrace her as she cried everything out. "It's okay, I'm here, from now on, I always will be.", he
said to her as she started to calm down. Once she stopped crying she asked him something. "How
did you know all of this?", she asked him, "I saw enough to know, you felt left out.", he told her.
She looked into hid gold eyes and felt like he was being honest. "Yeah I do.", she said. She wiped
away her tears. She looked up at him and saw him lokking at he with such passion. "Something
tells, me you didn't just come to tell me all of this.", she said to him as soon as she calmed down.
"No I didn't, but I'll tell you when I know you're ready.", he said to her. She just nodded,
understanding him. "Look, it's getting really late, I need to go home.", she told him. He just
nodded. "Sakura?", "Yes?", she said to him. "Come back anytime you want, I'll be here to see you
again.", he said. She just smiled at him.
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The next morning, Sakura woke up, but she didn't feel as bad as she expected. Instead, she felt
only a little of what she expected to be a lot. She then got ready for work. She dressed in a blue
long sleeved shirt and a baby blue shirt on top, along with black hip huggers. She combed her soft
and wavy back-length hair, but left it down. She left her house and was shocked to see Sasuke
waiting for her at the front of her house. He was standing with his back turned to her and he was
leaning on the short white fence. Sakura sighed and headed down. She then saw him turn to her
and smile. She smiled back, just not as cheerfully as she expected. "Morning.", he said to her.
"Morning.", she said back. She had always expected him to always be the quiet type, but he
actually wanted to start conversation with her. "Where are you going?", he asked her. "I need to go
to work. Where are you going?" , she asked him. "I came to see you. Sakura, I just want to say
that, I'm sorry for the way Kiya treated you yesterday. Nothing that she said was true.", he said to
her. She smiled weakly, "It doesn't even matter anymore.", she said. As soon as she said that, she
a quick flash of Riyu showed up in her mind. She was surprised. 'Why did Riyu show up in my
mind?', she thought to herself. "Can I walk you to the hospital?", Sasuke asked her. She snapped
out of it, "Oh... well I think that...", she was cut off by Sasuke. "Please. I just want to make sure
that you're okay.", he said. She just nodded and they began walking side by side. They both
stayed quiet for a while. 'Man, I bet Naruto and Hinata don't even feel this bad when they're
quiet.', Sasuke thought. "How is everyone?", Sakura soon asked him. "They're all fine. Why do
you ask?", he asked her. "No reason.", she said. "You know, they're all gonna go to a party, it's
Tenten's birthday today. Do wanna come?", he asked her. "No, thank you, but I'll be to busy to
go.", she said. She felt bad to lie, it was really so that she won't have to see them. "Okay then,
well, you can come anyway.", he said.
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After hours of working, Sakura finally went home and rested for a while. She then remembered
Tenten's party. 'I shouldn't go, they probably don't even want to see me there.', she thought to
herself sadly. But she got ready anyway. She took a shower, and dressed in blue baggy jeans and
a black spagehtti strap shirt. She put her hair in a loose ponytail with a black ribbon. She then left
the house and headed for Tenten's party. She felt confident and felt so sure. She was now nearing
Tenten's mansion and she saw that the place had a lot of people there. She saw Sasuke there and
she paused in her tracks. 'What am I doing here?', she asked herself. She then turned around and
headed for the forest, back to where she met Riyu. What she didn't know was that Sasuke spotted
her and was now following her. Sakura past everything and went back to the peaceful place where
she met Riyu. Sasuke reached where she was and hid behind a tree. He then saw someone else
walking towards her. He saw that she smiled. When Sakura saw him she was thankful that he was
still there to be near her. Riyu was now wearing a red kimono shirt along with red pants. Sasuke
saw that he hugged her and she hugged back. The hug full of what he had not recieved with Kiya,
true and honest passion. The sight made Sasuke growl with jealousy. Sasuke watched in disgust as
they spoke to eachother with such courage to let out everyhting. But Sasuke had a feeling that Riyu
didn't just want to talk to her about how left out she felt. Riyu was getting to a point, and Sasuke
knew it. "Sakura you should know by now, that I will always stay by your side.", he said to her.
"How do I know that you won't leave?", she asked him and she stared at the ground sadly. She
then felt him cup her chin and made her face him. Riyu leaned in and gave her a soft kiss, and let
her go. Sasuek by now, was fuming with anger. "Sakura, I wanted to ask you something that I
have always craved to ask you.", Riyu said to Sakura. "What is it?", she asked him. "Sakura... will
you come away with me?", he asked her. And Sasuke felt his jaw drop once again.
To Be Continued
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