Hajimemashite and Konnichiwa, dearest reader-san! Apple Fairy here! . Thanks for the reviews! They all make me go "woot! Ima gonna update!" XD
Sarah Rebecca-Glad you like it!
And I'll cry with j00!
Although..that'd probably mess up your compy more...
Gosh, I suck. XD
pinkrazor-UPDATED
Glade you LOVE it! x3
O.O
I guess in a way that would be funny...
I just can't see how. -.-;
Kitsune Kit- Poor hun...Gonna have her sweet little heart broken. T.T
But he leaves in this chappy! And then there's like, after-drama in the next chappy! O.-;
Happiness ain't comin soon enough. Sorry. T.T
I'll cry with you though:0
-hands you a tissue box-
xweaponsxmistressx-
-hands you box of tissues-
Let's cry together when teh chappy ends otay? T.T
Glad I could help j00! In...a really depressing way...O.O;
Yah, I'm going to get filthy stinkin rich of this thing. xD
But first you gotta get famous...GO GET FAMOUS SO I CAN GET RICH OF YOUR AUTOGRAPH! XD
Nah...J/K...xD
Now, let's go get you gun-shot wed to Itachi. XD
Ur2tRoUbLeSoMe90-Sorry it's sad! That's just how the mood is in teh anime...I ain't Masashi Kishimoto here...-.-;
But if I was...that'd be sooo fletchin' awesome. xD
But tell you what, hun! I'll cry with you when he leaves! T.T
kanan com- o.O
I'm not sure if you want me to stop writing or to update. xD
I'm sorry he's OOC...it's just that no matter how I write him he always ends up like that...sorry...-.-;
Sorry I made you choke! T.T
Aya Marie-chan-Thankies for teh compliments:3
-tosses a hose to you- Turn it on and go sugah-crazy hun! xD
Aw...they're not all that bad...they just need to know which is the better pairing...-shifts eyes-
Let's go start a SasuSaku cult! xD
Or we could all kill them while they sleep...They better start living like a Gaara. -evil grin-
Hm...Itachi would seem possessive...or passive...-shrugs- who's to know?
In all the fanfics he seems the type...so you're on to something there Aya. :D
Mmm...we love you, you over-possessive self-concious icecube! xD
Sasuke: o.O WTF?
Aw...they are a shy and awkward couple. Not fluff all teh time...
It's Shounen after all! Not Shojo! XD
Although, if it was that'd awesome! x3
sasukeschick-Thanks for the compliments. Updated!
kunoichi alchemist-Glad you like it! I like that part too...
It's what got me hooked onto SasuSaku, right next to the hugging scene. x3
Ah...tis not that hard. It's just a matter of looking through the eyes of the character, knowing what type of person they are and what they've been through and adapting them to the situation and environment. : )
Brain hurt yet? xD
Yah, I was going to make her give him a good-luck charm at the festival, but I thought her getting a panda plush was enough.
So now teh sweet locket is reveled here. x3
I make him so OOC with his tears. xD
But, it's said when you supress emotion and become withdrawn, that when you'r body is forced to expess emotion, it's more expressive and serious then when a normal person would show emotion.
For example, when a normal person mourns from a lost one, they usually recover faster then an anti-social person would.
The reason said, because the anti-social person would feel guilty for not knowing that person better and not having enough time with them, along with the pain of losing them.
At least, that's what one of my mommy's psycology books said. xD
But I guess it also makes him as cute as a button. x3
...Well...a sobbing anti-social button...o.O
Hey! Not everyone's perfect! xD
Sasuke: Stop making me a wuss!
Apple: You're leaving Sakura in this chapter you know. xD
Sasuke: O.O
-runs into emo corner and sobs-
Wind Kunai-I'm glad that you like it. :3
Cunning Angel- I'll cry with j00! T.T
Well, some stuff will go on that hints SasuSaku during the three years.
Till then there must be, when he leaves, the drama after he leaves, recovering, guilt etc.
Yah. Strong Sakura will roxorz! xD
But yah...when he leaves that's why Sakura gets strong.
Yay! Good karma...? o.O
Ah...don't listen to meh. I makeith no sense! xD
Mmm...they are a good couple. Yay! x3
And don't worry about it. Dorks rock more then nerds! XD
Guardian de sangre-Aw...thanks for the support, hun. Means alot to me. - embarassed blush-
And now I have honored your request by bringing you the next chapter.
I sincerly hope you enjoy it. : )
BewareMySpork- Yay! I have a friend that has 'Spork' in their name! xD
Nah, J/K, but thanks for considering me your friend. -embarassed blush and huggles back-
Aw...I'll cry with you Spork-chan...T.T
-kicks Itachi's corpse again-
Let's go play soccer with Itachi's corpse! Sasuke can be on our team! XD
-hugs Haku's corpse harder-
He needs to have a plushie already...Hakuun...we luff you...T.T
Anytime, Spork! x3
Yay! Reunion! x3
Pale Moonlit Nightsky-I'm sorry you're sad now, hun. I'm sorry for making you like this! If there's anything I can do for you to make you happy again; I'll do it! I swear it! T.T
Ah...you see my story goes along with the actual Naruto storyline and shows what could of happened behind the scenes between the two. Or what I think happened.
I can't make up my own storyline, because I've never seen a behind-the-scenes fanfic and I'm dedicated to write one without corrupting it with my own views.
Like, example, I have very bad urges, from time to time, to hint other pairings, but I know that might anger some people so I resist the urge and don't do it.
So, to sum it up, I can't predict if Sasuke and Sakura will end up 'happily ever after' in the original storyline, but I will try to make it as happy as I can.
It's not as if I'm going to make him magically return to the village and he proposes to her and they go off and get back together.
No, I shall not do something like that, but I will hint SasuSaku, even during time-skip.
I'll try to make it as happy as I can, for your sake and everyone else's, hun, so please be patient and please bear with me till I get to those parts.
If you're still dissapointed and very sad and/or angry, then you do not have to read this fanfic, hun, and I apoligize greatly for dissapointing you.
Please forgive me.
Twilight Dragoness-Oh noes! Teh sadness!
Hide your chicken and livestock! It's coming! xD
nah...J/K...
Ah...I think what you're trying to say, hun, is bittersweet.
Silly goose, it's something that's sad, but you like to read. I think I get it:D
xD You are so silly...
I like j00. :3
velvettears81969- And my friend says I describe stuff too much...
Thankies for teh support, hun! Means a whole bunches to meh! x3
And OMG!11!!one!!eleven!
j00 got more! x3
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Memories
Story by Apple Fairy
Sweet angel...
love me so...
promise me forever...
...and move on when I hurt you...
I love her.
I've always loved her.
And she always loved me.
I'm a fool...
A heart-broken fool...
Click-clack.
Click-clack.
His sandals resounded on the street loudly, the only soud there.
He walked in silent solitude, his hands in his pockets and his backpack on his back.
He had decided.
He was leaving.
With a heavy heart, he passed by all of what he knew.
The Academy...The Hokage monument...
All, to only be memories.
The moon was shining. The pearl was full.
Like that night. The night he had told her of the stars.
Sasuke's heart panged.
Sakura.
Only to be a memory.
He hated this. Having to walk through Konoha and remember all the things that had occurred here.
He wanted it to end.
Good.
He was on the road that led to the exit of the village.
It was soon to be over. Sasuke felt relief wash over him.
Until he saw her.
There she stood in her sleeved-red slit dress and tight black shorts.
Her pink-rose hair shimmering under the moon and starlight. Her peach-tone skin glowing heavenly. Her sweet emerald eyes sad. A forlorn look bejeweling her face.
Sasuke's heart panged painfully.
There she stood.
The love of his life.
The girl he promised forever.
The kunoichi that always comforted and protected him, and could make him smile no matter what.
Sakura.
Why was her intution right?
He really was here.
Well maybe her intution was wrong.
Maybe he wasn't leaving.
He might just be out for a walk... Sakura told herself. She knew that was a favorite hobby for him.
But she glanced to his backppack and was proven wrong.
Her eyes widened in disbelief and her heart hurt.
Was he really leaving?
Sasuke continued to walk and stopped in front of her.
His heart ached badly and yelled at him to tell her "I'm sorry. I love you."
But he went with his mind, for now.
"What're you doing...wandering around here at night?" He asked in an empty tone. Damn himself.
Why did he have to talk to her?
Sakura held her head low and looked down. Her voice sad and not the sweet song it used to be.
"Because in order to leave the village, you have to take this road." She told him sadly. Sasuke was stunned.
She knew.
He shrugged it off, looked to her unaffected, and walked by her.
"Go home and sleep." He said flatly.
Yeah...go Sakura...leave, forget me, move on, before I break your heart...He advised in his mind.
He hated this.
He really did.
He walked past her without a word said. He looking down sadly and she looking down in the same fashion.
He was leaving.
For God knows how long.
A tear streamed down her face.
How could this be happening?
Was what all they went through for naught?
How did all they share lead to this?
He was leaving.
Forever.
She didn't want this.
She didn't want this to happen. She wanted the man she loved and cared for back.
She would try to stop him. Sakura turned to him with the tears still streaming.
"Why? Why won't you tell me anything? Why do you always stay silent?"
Why are you keeping it locked up, Sasuke? You know I'm here for you. You know I'll help you as much as I can.
"Why won't you say anything to me-" She began.
"Why do I have to tell you anything?" He cut her off harshly. He wanted this to end.
Now.
More tears streamed down her face from his harsh words.
"It's none of your business. Stop concerning yourself about what I do." He stated coldly.
Sakura...please leave...before I have to hurt you more. He pleaded in his mind.
He had decided when he had saw her.
He would hurt her. He would break her heart so much she would hate him and forget.
He wanted her to move on.
Because he loved her.
Sakura looked down sadly and she smiled a bit.
A sad smile.
"You've...always hated me, huh?" She asked him rhetorically.
Did he always hate her? Was she just some plaything all this time?
Did he really love her?
She turned to him with that sad smiling face. Sasuke's heart panged.
No...Sakura, I've never hated you. I've loved you all this time. I'll always love you...He corrected in his mind.
God, he wanted to turn to that girl and tell her how much he loved her.
He just wanted to pour his heart out right then and there.
But his mind scolded him.
He fought off the urge and remained silent, taking all the abuse.
"Do you remember...the day we became Genin and when our three-men team were chosen? The day you and I were here alone, you got mad at me, remember?" She asked him.
The two reminisced of the memory.
Of how Sakura used to be so conceited and self-centered as she complained of how having no parents made you selfish.
What a fool she was to say that to him.
How much of a fool she was to think that way.
Sakura regarded the memory in pain and looked up to Sasuke who remained unaffected.
"I don't remember." He protested. Sakura's eyes widened.
No, Sakura...I do remember. I remember everything about you. Everything we've been through. Everytime we've talked and everytime we've touched. I remember, Sakura, because I love you...He corrected in his mind again.
How he longed to say what he wanted to say.
To tell her everything and hold her.
But, he couldn't, and only remained silent.
Sakura looked down sadly at his response and laughed a little.
"Makes sense. That's something that happened a while back." She convinced herself. Sasuke's heart panged.
Sakura, please don't stay here...go, before it's too late...
"But that's the day when everything started...You and I...And also Naruto and Kakashi-sensei." She reminded him.
The memories flooded the couple.
The day they had to get those bells...the training they were put through...Their first high-ranked mission...
The team they loved.
The team they cared for.
Their friends.
Their second family.
So close-knit and so close...
The friendship.
The love.
The care.
Sasuke's heart hurt more and more.
Why was she doing this to him?
It hurt so much to leave these people.
He had to admit; these people were his friends. His loved ones.
His second family.
"The four of us completed a number of missions together...They were tough and alot of work, but...Above all...it was fun!" She continued.
She waited for a response, but saw him just stand there. She took in a breathe of air and continued.
"I know about your clan, but revenge...that won't make anyone happy. No one." She informed him with a soft and sad voice.
Sasuke...please open your eyes...When you take this path for strength...You will perish... She thought forlornly.
"Neither you...nor I." She continued and looked down as the moon was shadowed. Sasuke's heart panged immensly.
I love you, Sakura! I love you! Please, please move on! Leave, before I hurt you more then I need to! He pleaded pathetically.
But, sadly, he had no chose, but to hurt her more.
"Just as I thought." He spoke. Sakura looked to him confused. "I'm different from you guys. I walk a different path then you guys. I tried to think that it was my path to do the things we've done up until now. The four of us did things together, but my heart decided on revenge in the end. That's my purpose in life. I can't become like you or Naruto." He stated in a stoic tone.
That was actually all true.
He had decided on revenge alone, before his second family. Sakura looked to Sasuke with despair.
"Are you going to choose to be alone again? On that day, you taught me that solitude is painful!" She yelled.
Sasuke, open your eyes! See that I'm here for you! You have effected me so much! And I have done the same for you! Please stay!
"I understand that so well now. I have a family and I have friends..." She continued.
You have taught me so much...You have been such an impact on me...I have my mother and I have my friends, like Ino and Naruto...
"...but if you're gone...to me...It'll be the same as being alone!" She admitted as she clutched her pain-filled chest. The tears came more and more as she poured her heart out.
But they compare nothing to you! You mean so much to me! Your love is what I cherish in this world, Sasuke! I love you, and without you it hurts!
Sasuke's heart panged.
He felt the same way with her.
Sakura, without you, I would feel so alone and sad...So empty...I love you...Please! Why won't you leave! I've already broken your heart enough! Why do you still stay?
But he knew why.
Because she loved him.
"From here on...a new path will open for all of us." He tried to tell her.
"I...! I love you so much!" She confessed with tears in her sweet emerald eyes. Sasuke felt his heart break.
I know, Sakura...I know...
"If you stay with me, I'll make sure you won't regret it! Every day will be fun. We'll definitely be happy. I'll do anything for you. So...Please! Stay here! I'll help you with your revenge. I'll do something. So please stay here...with me." She pleaded and offered. She didn't care what she was saying.
Just as long as he'd stay.
"If you can't stay, take me with you." She pleaded. Sasuke felt stunned.
Take her with him to this dark, forbidden world he was to enter? Damage this fragile and innocent girl?
Out of the question.
He just couldn't.
"And...what about us!" She continued to yell. Sasuke felt his heart break more.
Why was she doing this to him? Hurting him with such subjects?
He had no chose, but to break her.
"What about it?" He asked with a bored tone. Sakura knew he was faking.
"We've gone through so much...and you're just going to throw it all away? Just like that? Have you forgotten our love?" She asked him desperatly.
No, Sakura...how could I ever forget?
"...And we promised 'forever' remember?" She reminded him.
The memories of all their moments flooded. The laughters and tears...the sweet moments and the petty fights...the kisses and the promises...
All, to just be memories.
"...It was all a lie, Sakura." Sasuke stated with cold harshness. Sakura's eyes gleamed disbelief.
"Wh-What...?" She whispered.
"...I never loved you. You were just something to pass the time. A plaything." He lied. Sakura looked to him stunned.
Sasuke turned to her with a smirk on his face.
"You really are annoying." He said in a smug tone. Sakura felt it deep in her chest.
A heart broke.
He began to walk away, his heart hurting, but put on a mask of passivness.
But she wouldn't give up, and ran to him.
"Don't leave! If you do, I'll scream! " She threatened.
But he dissappeared with lightning speed.
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt his presence behind her.
She knew it was him.
His feeling of warmness near her...and his scent of rain...She was never sure why, but to her, Sasuke always seemed to smell like rain.
He was behind her, and time seemed to stop.
All there was was him standing behind her, the warm wind blowing leaves, and the moon illuminating the young lovers.
Her breathe caught and Sasuke parted his lips.
"Sakura..." He said her name with gentleness. Sakura's heart sped as he spoke, hearing his deep, but soft voice close to her.
"...Thank you."
Sakura's eyes widened a bit. Thank you? What did he mean? Her eyes grew soft.
This was the man she loved.
And this was the girl he cherished.
And they were both to only be memories.
Sakura finally realized.
This wasn't a dream.
She wasn't going to wake up from this nightmare, tell Sasuke about it, and hear him comfort her from such horrible events.
No, he was really leaving.
Sakura felt a hit to her neck and slipped into unconciousness slowly.
Sasuke-kun...She whispered his name in her mind and collapsed.
That was the last time she would've seen him.
Sasuke placed her softly and gently on the bench and looked to her sadly.
He was actually leaving her.
Never to see her again.
He felt his heart break and felt the tears gather, but he forced them away.
He looked over this girl he so loved.
Her pink-pearl hair falling gracefully as she laid there, her eyes streaming tears, and her peach skin glowing dully...
She was beautiful.
She had always been beautiful to him.
This was the girl he loved. The girl he cared and cherished.
Sasuke hated this. Every single bit of it.
He didn't want to leave her. He didn't want to leave any of them.
But he had to.
He began to walk away from her lying body.
This is for the best...Break her heart as much as I could... He convinced himself.
But he betrayed himself, stopped, and ran back to her.
He kneeled down and looked to her sleeping facade.
He couldn't fight it. He succumbed to his urge and bended down.
And kissed her with soft and loving lips.
Sasuke kissed her lovingly and wrapped her in his arms softly, so as to not wake her.
He savored it. Every single bit of the moment.
For it was the last he would ever have with her.
Sakura, I love you! I've always loved you! And I could never stop loving you! You have been the one for me this whole time. The one I can never forget...
Sasuke parted and looked to her with wet eyes.
"Sakura..." He whispered her name softly. He bended down further so his face was at side with hers.
"...Move on." He whispered in her ear.
Sakura...hate me...forget me...And go with someone who will treat you better then I ever would...Sakura...forget me...and be happy...
Sasuke felt the tears fall and stood up. He reached into his shirt and pulled out the silver locket.
He would keep it. He would save it and forever protect it.
It would remind him of her.
Forever.
Sasuke ran from her and the tears fell fast.
It hurt.
His heart broke.
He felt his body pain and ache as well as his heart. His mind overflowed with sadness and grief.
He wanted it to end.
Badly.
He stopped at the gates and hugged himself as he cried.
Sasuke's eyes widened.
He remembered his goal. His purpose in life.
He dried the tears and his face turned cold...
...as well as his heart.
He walked forward and met the Four Sound nins.
He was leaving.
But...
...he would never forget her or their love.
He leaves and discards the love he once felt.
But she would see him again, in due time.
But maybe when time is abundant, you will see what happens.
Well, that's the end of chapter 12.
Ah...yes, I realize the whole 'You're a plaything' stuff never happend in the actual anime, but I really wanted to include that.
Sorry if you're dissapointed. -.-;
And, think it was sad?
Well, grab a tissue! I'm crying with you!
-starts to bawl madly-
Oh! And thank you very much for reading. I hope you have a wonderful day.
-begins to bawl again-
-Apple Fairy