Perfect Them
Being betrayed was better than this -- than that thing on her finger. [Sasuke/Karin[Onesided Sasuke/Sakura
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Author's Note: Naruto.
---Whispers---
So
I,
Close my eyes
Let the whole thing pass me by
There is
no time to waste
Asking why?
--Trapt, Echo
"Their all talking about you, Sakura." She looks up from her ramen, looking surprised. "Sakura," Naruto touches her hand. "Something's wrong."
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Sakura lounged beside Naruto, stretching her arms over her head as they waited for the last two members of their team to arrive. Finally Sasuke's black hair could be seen and Naruto leapt up, bouncing around happily.
"Oh man Sakura-chan, I'm so happy! We're finally together again as a team, aren't you--," he trailed off, his eyes narrowing in distaste. "What is she doing here?"
Sakura was instantly on guard, not quite prepared for the sight of Karin smiling happily and walking towards them. Naruto growls dangerously.
"Damn it, I'm gonna give that jerk a piece of my mind! She isn't apart of this team!"
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"Sakura, you're losing weight, you never come outside. For god sake, you quit your job! I thought you liked working at the hospital. You never talk to Ino, you don't call Tsunade-baa-chan your Shishou anymore. What's going on?"
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Karin listens to Naruto, doesn't hit him over the head when he says something stupid and perverted, compliments him when necessary. Naruto is smitten, and soon invites her into his and Sasuke's usual training (which mostly consisted of them beating the crap out of one another). She agrees, and referees their strange battle, one that destroys most of the clearing.
Sakura trains alone, grinding her teeth, and using her anger and frustration to power her movements. "What's wrong with you ugly?" Sai asks, catching her fist before she could destroy another helpless tree. Looking up at him, she finally notices that she's not longer anywhere near the clearing. "Kakashi-sensei sent me after you."
Sakura nods wearily and pulls her wrist away, frowning when Sai doesn't let go. "Let go, Sai."
"Sakura," her name makes her look back at him. "I know how you feel, just don't be so obvious. They may not see it now, but one day they'll see the real her, for now just act cool." He lets her go and walks away. Sakura watches with wide eyes, unsure how to react to the new way she sees Sai.
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"People are saying that you are jealous of Karin because you still love Sasuke." Naruto's hand tightened over her's on the table. "I know that this is hard for you Sakura, I mean it must be--"
"Naruto." She wrenches her hand away. "That's enough. I can take care of myself." Sakura set down her money to pay her half of the bill, sighing over another meal she didn't get to eat, but paid for.
"But Sakura-chan..."
She turned, "hey Naruto, you get along with Karin right. You're good friends? Why don't you go talk to her?"
Naruto stops, still half-rising from his stool, frozen by the harshness in Sakura's voice, something he's never heard before, something that's never been turned on him. "Sakura-chan..."
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