Man, I feel so adored by you guys right now. One review said 'You are officiall the best author ever' even though it may not be true. Haha. To tell the truth, I am so surprised that I have.. like.. don't know how many reviews but a lot! There's nothing left to say in this authors note. So I think we should just move on.
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"Sakura.." Sasuke said, walked towards her.
"Stay away from me! I tell you that I love you and you tell me that you're gay! What happened to trust? What happened to all that bullshit you gave me saying I could tell you anything?" Sakura turned to walked back to her house, but Sasuke grabbed her arm. "Sakura, listen.."
"No, Sasuke." Her eyes stared deeply into his onyx orbs. "I'm tired of listening, and I am tired of waiting..." her voice began to lower, to only a whisper so only Sasuke could hear, "I'm moving on, you don't even have to hang with Naruto and the gang anymore. That way, you could forget us, and I'll forget you. It's also a bonus for you, you can spend all your time with Dylan." she placed a hand upon his head and ruffled it. "...Good luck.."
And she left.
Weeks. It passed weeks. Four weeks to be exact. Twenty-eight days. Her heart was dead, but she had to do it. She had to detach herself from him. He was gay, or "confused" as he said. Sakura just thought he was just plain gay. Some part of her dark, empty heart there was this thing; called hope. Hope that she would someday find out that this was just a faze. Sakura knew better. For goodness sake, she was twenty!
Sakura was sitting in her afternoon class, Tsunade, her instructor, was going on about something that had to do with treating multiple people in a day. She was in her shorts that reached just above her knees with a white tank top. It was summer, July 20th to be exact. And just three days away from Sasuke's birthday. Gaara and Temari left for a week to spend time with their parents. Before they left, Gaara promised that they would have a week long hang out. She agreed, right on the spot.
She said she was going to move on, that's exactly what she was going to do. Like many things in life, easier said then done. If Gaara didn't fill in that gap in her heart, she figured that she would just wait till the right person came. Successfully, Sakura accomplished avoiding him! "Class Dismissed. Remember, there is no class tomorrow because of that carnival. I expect all of you to be there." Sakura gathered her books and was about to stand, Tsunade's voice halted her. "Haruno, stay."
The woman walked up to her instructer's desk, confidently. She knew that she wasn't in trouble, she never does anything wrong. "What is it Tsunade?" asked Sakura. Amber eyes pierced themselves deeply into Emerald. "Sakura. I have one scholarship to the most gorgeous colleges in the world, rated top of all the colleges in the world. They wanted me to pick one of my students to study under them for two months, then if that person I chose prefers it there they will transfer there immediately."
Sakura stared oddly at her teacher, "Okay..What does any of this have to do with me?" Tsunade took a deep breath as she sat down on her chair. She folded her hands together and placed it under her chin. "Sakura, I have chosen you. Although, it is your choice. You could go to Teriyika College to study medical for two months, or stay here."
"I have no idea! I mean, I'm still shocked that you have chosen me out of all people. Why did you choose me?"
"Sakura, you have the potential and I see that you really do want to become a doctor. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Personally, I think you should take it. Don't worry, you have a month to think and decide. I don't have the scholarship with me right now. They're giving it me in a monthand they also had given me another month to find someone. Hence, I picked you, but if you refuse it gives me time to choose someone else. Think about it." Sakura nodded and walked out.
This was a perfect way to start her career. Then again, long ago, she swore to herself that she would launch off her dream of being a doctor her way. But being away for two months means, being away from her friends, from her home. On the other hand, Teriyika offered great education. She was lucky enough to even get an offer like this from Tsunade. She gave an angry sigh and grabbed her phone and opened it, dialing Ino. "Ino..?"
"Sakura? What is it?" To Sakura, Ino sounded oh so very tired. "Uhm, hey. I wanted to talk to you, but you sound wiped out. Maybe I should call another time?" she asked. Ino apologized, saying that she was up all night with Sai after she confronted Sai about how she saw him with another girl. Turns out it was his cousin. Soon, they said their good-byes and hung up. Without giving it a second thought, she dialed Tenten's number, only to receive her voice mail. "Fucking shit. Where is everyone?" she asked herself.
Her white flip-flops brought her into Starbucks, she had no assignments to do. Since her teachers gave them time to do it in class. Sakura ordered her usual, ice blended mocha, and then sat on a comfortable couch that was unoccupied. Her mind ran through all the pros and cons of the sholarship. She was completely unaware that the other half of the couch slightly sunk.
A tap on her shoulder brought her out of her thoughts. Emerald eyes widen as she saw that it was Dylan. "D-Dylan? What are you doing here?" she couldn't help but ask. Dylan, despite everything she said and done, he gave her a friendly smile. "I came in here and I saw you. You okay?" Sakura nodded her head, he didn't buy it. "That's a lie. What's wrong? Something is bothering you. We may not talk or anything but I can still care."
Giving up, she sighed. "I was offered this scholarship to Teriyika college to study all the medical junk." He smiled brightly and told her that it was great and she should totally accept it, "I just don't know if I want to leave. It's like I am leaving my friends behind, and everyone else..This is my home. And suddenly leaving for two months a lot of changes could happen.."
"Sakura, even though those are kind of good reasons." he joked then his voice turned pretty serious, "Isn't that a once in a life time chance? I would take that scholarship right on the spot, if I were you. Two months isn't that long. I admit, Teriyika is very far. I mean, isn't like twelve hours away by plane with no stops? Anyway, everyone is just a phone call away."
"I have a month to decide. I just really want to know if this is what I really want to do, don't wanna waste two months of my life!" giggled Sakura. Her eyes drifted to the overly large window on her left. Giving a perfect view of cars zooming by. A pale hand placed itself on her shoulder she turned around and saw that Dylan was giving her a smile. Before he left, he said that he knew she would make the right choice.
A sleeping woman groaned. Emerald eyes popped open as she stared at her clock that was pinned up above her door frame '12:26'. Sakura sat up on her bed only to flop back down. Her hand grabbed her cell phone that she placed under her pillow and check if she missed any messages and what not. Receiving none.
She stood up and went to take a shower. "Hm, the carnival thing starts at five so I have a few hours to kill." she talked to herself as she squirted some shampoo on her hand.
About thirty minutes later Sakura was now puring herself some cereal in a white bowl. She had on some black spandex shorts with a tan skirt on top of it, and a red sleeveless tank top. It was exactly one o'clock when she walked out of her house to get some fresh air. Ever since she told Sasuke that she was going to move on, every now and then she would take some long walks. Sakura also stopped jogging every Saturday morning, seeing it only reminded her of Sasuke.
She rounded a corner that was about half a block away from her house. About ten minutes later Sakura stopped and observed her surroundings. Sakura looked up only to see a house that was smaller then hers but it was also very familiar. As if a bullet struck her, she knew where she was and she didn't like it at all. Emerald eyes widened as she saw a figure walk out of the front door.
"Oh my shit.." she cursed quietly. There, staring back at her was Sasuke Uchiha himself. Her eyes studied him, as he was studying her. They haven't seen each other in those four devastating weeks. He wore some dark skinny jeans witha white button up shirt. While she was just dressed up in a skirt and a red shirt. Not knowing what to do, she quickly tried walking by him without being noticed. Since he already saw her and it is kind of hard to miss a girl with pink hair he called to her. Sakura froze, his voice was so calming, and soothing.
"What are you doing here?" he asked. Sakura decided to try and play it cool and answered him, looking directly in his piercing onyx orbs. "Wanted some fresh air, walked around and without knowing it ended up here. Where you going?" she couldn't help but ask. Sasuke smirked and Sakura felt as if something bad was going to happen. "Just going out to get some fresh air. Mind if I join you?" Oh, and how right she was.
"Uh, I actually have to go. I think I had enough fresh air." she quickly said.
"Hmm, I think I'll walk you." he said. She cursed and said nothing. Soon enough, he made it at her side. "How's life?" he asked. Sakura smiled a smile that clearly said that something was bothering her. "Fine."
Sasuke shook his head and asked her again. Sakura sighed, giving up. Funny, she never told her friends about the scholarship and here she was mentioning it to someone that knew her better then anyone else. "I got a scholarship to Teriyika college to study under them." she answered, staring at the pavement.
"What's wrong with that?" Sasuke asked, staring at the cloudless sky. Sakura then explained about being away for two months and her fears that some bad things that would happen, like everyone ditching her when she came back. "Do what you want, and fuck the rest. Be selfish for once." he advised.
Sakura stared strangely at him, and then laughed. Both seeming to forget that they didn't talk to each other anymore. To tell the truth, she didn't even know why she laughed. "It isn't that easy. Tsunade gave me a month to think about it, she doesn't even have the damn scholarship yet! She said she wanted to choose someone else just in case if I don't accept it. So how's your life?"
"Same old, same old." he answered. "How's the moving on thing coming along?"
Sakura looked away and answered, "It's going great. Gaarasaid that we'll both have a week long hang out..." Sasuke have a 'ahh' and looked at her which she returned only questionably. "Gaara Sabaku. Your best friend right?" Sakura shook her head, "I have many best friends, and one of them takes slot number uno!" she exclaimed. "And it isn't Gaara!"
"Who would that be?" Sasuke asked curiously. Sakura smirked at him, "Let's just say, I saved him in high school from getting beat up by a senior." she never knew why she just said that. Sakura just straight out told him that he was still her best friend! Which wasn't true! Was it? Don't best friends stick together no matter what kind of situation it is? Well, it is way to late for that now.
"Wait, do you mean--" Oh, oh, oh! How was I supposed to know, That you were oh, oh, over me? I think that I should go---"What do you want?" Sasuke asked, a bit upset that he didn't get to finish his question. About a minute on the phone, they made it to Sakura's house. She pointed at her front door, indicating that she would go inside. He got hold of her wrist before she got to leave. Before anything happened, a honk disrupted them. The black Hummer parked itself right infront of her house. When the tinted windows rolled down, it revealed Sakumo and Mito Haruno. Sakura's parents. The woman walked up to her parents. Pulling out of Sasuke's grasp as he was still on the phone.
"Sakura, dear! How are you?" Sakumo asked, her light pink hair that reached passed her shoulders was down and slightly curled. Her dark green eyes shined. Sakura questioned what they were doing at her house. This time, her father that had shaggy brown hair and red eyes answered. "We just wanted to have lunch with you. Is that Sasuke? Great, we could bring him too!"
Sakura shook her head, "Mom, Dad. Sasuke and I--"
"Sakumo, Mito. How are you?" Sasuke politely questioned. Sakura's mother smiled brightly at the younger boy. "Sasuke, I haven't seen you in the longest time. We're perfectly fine! Actually, we were just asking if you and Sakura would like to join us for some lunch. You know, catch up on things. Besides, I think you and Mito need a lot of catching up to do. How long as it been since we last saw each other?"
Sasuke shook his head and kindly declined her offer, much to Sakura's relief. "Oh c'mon!" Mito groaned. Sakura just had to but in. "Dad! Do not say that. You're like what? Sixty? Don't you say stuff like 'groovy' or 'radical'? If Sasuke doesn't want to join, then it's fine with me." Sakura faked a smile to Sasuke.. Giving a secret message to go away. Sasuke smirked and turned to her parents and accepted. "Say what?" asked Sakura disbelieveingly.
"Yes! What are you guys waiting for? Get in the car." exclaimed Mito Haruno. Sakura groaned and opened up the car door and got in, followed by Sasuke. "Where do you kids want to go?"
"Dad, I'm not a kid anymore!" Sakura grumply said. Then, a smile sppeared on her face, as she pointed at the right. "Let's go to the bakery!"
The elderly couple, along with two adults walked into a the bakery. Inside it clearly showed that it was owned by females. There was a dark red couch withthree other bright colored pillows. One was a flower shaped, another was a bright orange heart, the last was just a plain square light purple one. On the floor just below the colorful couch was a neon colored blue shaggy rug, on that was a coffee table. Scattered, was small orange tabled with two high chairs. It was very retro, basically. "Oh! this place makes me feel young again!" Sakumo exclaimed happily as she sat next to Sakura on the couch.
A woman with dark brown hair came up to them. She was about nineteen and she was fairly beautiful, but by the look on her face it said that she was force to work. "What do you want." she bluntly said.
"My, my. Some service here." Sakumosaid, the worker rolled her brown eyes and asked the same question. "I'll have a piece of chocolate cake. Do you have one with caramel inside?" The girl nodded and wrote it down.
"I will just have a cupcake.." Sakuramumbled. Her father ordered some black coffee along with Sasuke. "So, what you guys really doing here? You live two hours away and you suddenly drop by. There is a thing called phone call."
Her mother chuckled, "We just wanted to see you. It has been so long. So how are your studies..?" Sakura told her it was just fine and she said she had something to tell her. "What is it, sweetie?"
"I was offered a scholarship. To Teriyika college."
"Amazing! That's a really hard college to get into, maybe you should take it. Is it what you want?" her father asked. Sakura shrugged her shoulders and explained the whole fear about things changing and what not. "So you are not going to accept it?"
"I told her that she should go for it." Sasuke said.
"Yeah, I think she should too." her father agreed.
"Hm, well it is her decision, we shouldn't interfere." her mother mused.
"But, it is such a great oppertunity." the father argued.
"Sakumo is right though. Sakura's decision." said Sasuke.
"Which side are you on?" Mito playfully asked.
"Okay! Can you guys please stop talking as if I am not sitting right next to you?! Sheesh!"
'Damn, Sasuke. I hate you but at the same time I can't help to lo- I mean, I hate you! Gosh. Ever since you fucking said that I should go ahead and take that stupid scholarship they began fighting! And now, it won't be my choice! It'll be there's! Fucking shit. I hate you! I hate you! I can not wait until Gaara comes back!' thought Sakura angrily as she forcefully dried her damp hair. After their lunch at the bakery, all they seemed to talk about was that stupid scholarship. If she knew that they were going to keep talking about it, Sakura would have never ever mentioned it on the first place. "That son of a gay bitch needs to learn his fucking place and stay out of my damn business." she murmured. Her mother and father left after they visited her house.
Honestly, she didn't know why she was getting so riled up over such a small thing. Nevertheless, she was still going to make him pay. And Sakura was so going to make it benefital for her. Afterall, she was way over him. Sakura thought back to the conversations she had with Sasuke and her parents. Then, she realized something. "I was about to fucking tell him that he was still my damn best friend!!!" she shrieked. Her voice lowered staring at the picture on her wall, a picture of her and Sasuke. "....is it true though?"
God, I am so sorry about the long wait! I updated sooner then I expected! I expected for this chapter to be up on Friday. You guys got lucky! Review...NOW!
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