Title: Stupid Girl
Author: Anorexia
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke x Haruno Sakura
Theme: #26 - If Only I Could Make You Mine
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

She didn't know what he felt about her. It was always curiosity that made Sakura wonder why Sasuke was so distant from her. He never said more then a few words to her at once, eye contact between them was rare, and he spent more time telling her that she was 'annoying'. Sakura didn't understand that he could not fall in love until his revenge was filled out. He needed to kill that man before anything else.

Even has she poured her heart and soul out to him in a love confession and plea for him not to leave her, she just didn't understand.

"But with revenge alone. You won't be able to make anyone happy...No one. Neither you...nor me..." She said softly as tears streamed down her face.

"I know that." He replied.

Her words continued, but it was still unconvincing to him. Sakura could cry for days and still he would not stay. Failing to see another important reason of why he could not love her yet told him that even she wasn't ready for love. Leaving her for revenge was just the first half of it, there was too much she was leaving out from this.

"I...I love you more than anything! If you are by my side, I will make sure that you will not regret it. I will make every day more enjoyable, and you will be happy! There's nothing I wouldn't do for you. That's why I'm begging you! Please stay! I will even help with your revenge. There must be something I can do. That's why...please stay here with me...If that is not possible then please take me with you." Sakura cried out, her face wet from tears and her body weak from the confession.

She still didn't understand it though...

Sasuke turned his body halfway around and faced the young teen. "After all this time, you're still annoying." He smirked and began to walk away from her when she stood in silence.

"Don't go!" She yelled, running after him. "If you go, I'll scream out loud and..."

A second passed and Sasuke stood behind her. Silence was between the two and only the light wind was able to be heard. As gratefull as Sasuke was for Sakura giving him 'happy' memories, she was stupid.

"Sakura...thank you." He knocked her out and caught her in his arms. Carrying her carefully to the bench only a few feet away from them, he laid her down.

They couldn't be together until Orochimaru and Itachi were both defeated. If they found out about her, she would be used as bait or something worse. He couldn't make her his until everything before her was filled out. She was too precious to him, even it seemed weak, but because she was was so precious, he couldn't risk her life during his leave. "Stupid girl..." He said under his breath as he positioned her body into a comfortable position. Sasuke brushed locks of hair out of the way and stared at her face. Tear streaks stained her face. "You are so annoying..." Sasuke brought his face down and softly planted a kiss onto her lips. "If only I could make you mine without my nature of being avenger...I wouldn't have to do this." He stood up and headed back to the gates to leave the village, leaving her on the bench to sleep and awake several hours too-late to reach him.

Author's notes - I hate this one...that's all there is to it. I thought I'd re-write the classic 109ep scene that's been done by everyone at least once. (Shrugs) Worst chapter ever.

Thank you for reading.