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Chapter Seven:

"What do you mean?" I asked him, hesitation in my voice. I really didn't want to be responsible for bringing back some terrible childhood memory of his.

Sasuke explained, "I used to separate myself from everyone and everything, just like you. In fact, I sometimes still do." He paused briefly, but I could tell he didn't want me to comment yet. "You know what happened to my family, don't you? Well, at first I was sad, then angry. Then I began to hate. So for the better of everyone I knew, I didn't communicate with anyone. You had a different cause, however. And then that thing that happened with the man made you change. Sakura, you are much more different than me. You're more willful, more powerful. You were able to put yourself back into humanity, while I am only a single person that nobody cares about. If something were to happen to you, Sakura, everyone that knows you would go into panic mode. They'd do anything for you."

"Sasuke, what does this have to do with me? I'm sorry, but I don't understand," I stated, beginning to worry a bit about the boy.

"Do you ever feel like you're the only missing piece to a puzzle? The person that's putting it together looks for the piece for a few minutes, but quickly gives up because most of the puzzle is finished anyway, right?" he continued.

I furrowed my brows at his wise words, suddenly realizing that I did feel that way, but I didn't ever have the words to express it. "Yeah," I whispered.

"And then you're lost forever," we both said in unison.

"Right," said Sasuke.

"So, what does all of this mean?" I had to know. My mind wouldn't comprehend his words well enough for me to understand!

He told me, "You and I are alike, but also unalike. I can never go back to join humanity completely like you have. And-"

"But I haven't...completely...joined..." I corrected, my words slowing as I realized I interrupted something that was probably very important.

Luckily, he didn't seem angry that I did. I was relieved when he continued on, not saying anything about how rude I must have been. "I know, but you are definitely able to, Sakura. That's something I envy about you. With me it was always work always, play never. You have the policy of play now, work maybe later. Sakura, you could be happy, but you can't be."

I didn't know what he could have possibly meant by that. I sat there, a questioning look on my face. How to respond to that? was what I asked myself. "Hm?" I inwardly smiled at that. Ha! How stupid I was back then.

Sasuke sighed. He probably figured out by now that he had the wrong person. Well, that's what I thought. But I was wrong. "You, Sakura Haruno, are very capable of being happy, but you won't be permitted to be."

"But I thought I already was happy," I pointed out.

"Just because you smile doesn't mean you're happy. On the inside, while you laugh or grin, you're frowning. You don't know any of this, do you?"

"No, I don't think so. How do you know this? I really, really don't understand," I complained.

Then Sasuke blurted, seemingly unwillingly, "You're special, Sakura!"

My green eyes widened, and so did his black ones.

"No. No, I'm not. I can't be," I admitted in a hopeless voice.

A/N: Chapter seven. Wow. I am definitely on a roll, aren't I? Well, please review! And if you want to be critical, please be it in a nice manner. Rude people really bother me! Well, thanks!

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