Someone like you

Summary-

Blah – narrative

Blah` - thoughts

"Blah" - speech

"Blah" - Sakura's inner

Rating- M

Disclaimer: Like always, I do not own Naruto under any pretenses. Maybe somewhere in a parallel universe I do. Anyone have a machine to break the space-time continuam? Also, lyrics for "Someone like you" by Adele go to their rightful owner.

AN: Hey guyss :) I hope you all are enjoying summerbreak! I sure as hell am. Even though I still have summer school, it's pree sweet. I have another story for you guys before the next chapter of The Forbidden Game is out. Writing other things usually prevents me from having writters blocks. Well, actually I don't get writters blocks (I have my fanfiction planned out before I start it) but lets just say I'm more willing to write when I have some momentum going. I hope you enjoy
-Intellectualbadass-chan

She had finally managed to convince herself that loving Uchiha Sasuke was not a life sentence. After he left, she tried all sorts of methods to cleans her mind. For the 5 years he left, she had been Konoha's angel. Hey, maybe if she tried hard enough she could get out of her mental prison on good behaviour. She soon discovered as soon as he said her name, she was arrested again on breach of parole.

He did not even turn to face her at the village gates. No explanations, no apologies, he expressed nothing as he walked right into the village gates. He simply followed the ANBU team who escorted him to the Hokage herself. It seemed like the 2 years she spent hoping her teammate would return, was now nothing but a movie in her head. She thought it would be completely different.

He would return, and at least acknowledge that he remembered her. Maybe thank her for the "Welcome home" she said as he passed her. The most surprising thing was that Sakura thought that she would feel relief as he passed through the tall gates, but right now she felt none. She felt empty, just like she had felt when he had left.

She could feel the tears pool in her eyes, but she did not let them fall. She told herself she would not cry, not on the day she had been awaiting for the past 2 years. She gave a reassuring smile to Naruto, trying to indicate that she was okay. But of course, Naruto could see right through her with his piercing blue eyes. He went up to her and embraced her like someone would to a broken doll. Gingerly, but firm enough to comfort her.

`Hey, I might be unstable emotionally right now but not physically.`

She gave him a bonk on the head.

"Hey Sakura-chan" he whined "What the hell was that for?"

"Baka." Was all she said in return.

She could not help but smile as she heard Naruto mutter a whole bunch of `What did I do's` to `It was just a hug. At least I didn't touch her butt like last time!`

`Clueless idiot, what would I ever do without him?` She thought to herself.

Sakura convinced herself that everything would turn out okay in the end. Team 7 would be reunited, and all would be well again. Forgetting about Sasuke's behaviour, she skipped her way to her apartment.

I heard
That you're settled down
That you
Found a girl
And you're
Married now

A couple of months had passed already, and Sasuke was banned to leave the village for a full year. He was also given the task to restore the Uchiha clan. He had planned this out all along. Sakura knew that the village would never deny the power of having a bloodline limit amongst its shinobi. Obviously Sasuke would know that he could count on the chance of restoring his clan in its origin. Konohagure was the perfect place for his family, too bad Sakura saw of the village as her family. It pained her to see the events unfold the way they did. All she wanted to do was to move away. Far, far away.

Sakura knew Sasuke would pick a civilian to help restore his clan. It would be perfect, she would stay at home, to raise their children. He would continue the life of a shinobi. They would be the exact replica of his long-dead parents. The problem was that his mom didn't have pink hair. She wasn't a shinobi, or a medic. She wasn't born in a unfamiliar clan. There was no hope for Sakura and her everlasting love. But in her heart she knew that she could be the perfect wife for Sasuke if he just gave her the chance. Then she thought about it for awhile, she would be the same to him as a civilian wife. She would love him but he would never love her, that was all there was to it ; and that was just to much to bear for her.

I heard
That your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things
I didn't give to you

Children. That was the only thing Sasuke would want from a marriage with her. There would be no love, no ideal family experiences, picnics, trips. She was ready to give it all up so she could be with him. But knowing him, he denied her the very moment he realized what she was offering. She basically put herself out on a silver platter, and still he didn't want what was in front of him. He decided to pursue civilians from high end families.

`If that's what he really wants, then he should go for it. I have no right to stop him from becoming an obstacle in his path to happiness. Sometimes there is just no use fighting for what you want. Such as things that have to have two-sided consent. I could convince him all I want that I would be the perfect wife, but until he decides so himself I'm just wasting my time.`

Sakura silently cast her gaze to the ground as she heard footsteps approaching her. No doubt it was Sasuke. She could sense his chakra signature from miles away, and the soft padding of his feet on the rich earth.

Alone. That was the only thing he wanted to be during his training sessions. There were a couple of good training sites near the area in which Sakura was sitting.

`Just let him pass. If he wanted to talk to me, then he would have said something by now.` she thought to herself.

Sasuke was now walking ahead of her, and she could see the muscular back which his shirt clung to. Sakura hadn't seen him for 2 weeks. She was overworking herself with rounds from the hospital, and it wasn't about to get any better as it was the peak times for missions. There was also the fact that Sasuke was planning to get married in about a week, but that had nothing to do with the fact that Sakura tried not to see him for awhile. Yea right.

Old friend
Why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back
Or hide from the light

"Sakura" his voice startled her. She hadn't expected him to address her in any way, shape or form.

She quickly opened her eyes, and sat to an upright position. She licked her lips, trying to find the words to speak to him.

"Sasuke" was all she managed to mutter out.

His eyes widened a fraction of an inch. Where the hell was the `kun` part of his name? He could have lied and said that it didn't bother him, but it did. He had stopped by her apartment a short while ago to hand her an invitation to the wedding, but found out from a neighbour that she hadn't come home for the past 3 days. And then he found her here, lying down on a branch of a tree with her eyes closed and her limbs dangling down.

"I tried stopping by your house to give you my wedding invitation, but someone said you hadn't come home for 3 days. Where were you?"

So many words came out of Sasuke's mouth that Sakura's mouth hung open. Since when did he know to converse with another human being? And another thing that stunned her was the question. Since when did Sasuke ask her things. Hell musta broken loose.

Sakura averted her eyes from Sasuke's penetrating gaze, and concentrated on a tree somewhere to her left.

"I was busy. Work, training you know. The usual stuff."

Sasuke knew that staying out was not usual for Sakura. Letting her bluff slide, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a cream coloured envelope.

Sakura looked at the colour and gave a small smirk. A pinkish wedding invitation. Handed to her by Uchiha Sasuke.

"Kyoko picked out the colour."

"Obviously Sasuke."

"Well I hope you can make it."

When Sakura didn't say anything, Sasuke stepped a little closer.

"You can make it, right? I know that it doesn't seem like I care if you and Naruto show up, but it does matter."

He knew her feelings, and yet he kept on pressing her to go to something that would hurt her even further. She had been willingly ignorant to Sasuke's insensitivity for long enough. But this really hurt, and she was going to let him know what was on her mind.

"Since when did it matter to you Sasuke. We tried to drag you back here for 5 years, since when did our presence ever matter to you?"

"It does now Sakura, and that's what should matter in the end. I don't like how you think that I don't care about anyone else but myself."

"Well you haven't done much to prove otherwise."

Sakura quickly got on her feet and sharply turned away from Sasuke's gaze. She didn't want to talk to him about this anymore. She was tired, and for once she just wanted to get to her apartment. But before she successfully could get away, Sasuke roughly grabbed her arm to make her face him.

`Crap, he has his sharingan on. He must be mad. Look away Sakura.`

She looked at his nose.

"Seriously Sakura, do you think I would ever use sharingan on you? Don't you know I wouldn't do that? Do you think so little of me?"

Still not looking into his eyes, she clenched her fists in defiance.

"Sasuke, 5 years is a long time. I really can't say I know you anymore. And please remove your hand."

Quickly withdrawing his had, he huffed out of anger.

"Look Sakura. This will be a huge moment in my life. You need to be there. There is nothing more important that you have to do. It won't kill you to take a day off work either."

He though that she had nothing important to do? She was a medic in ANBU now. It hurt her to think that he thought so little of her.

"Sasuke, no matter what I do, I can't make it. And for that I am extremely sorry."

"Why Sakura? Why is everything so complicated with you?"

Their voices were getting louder by each sentence. It would be a full out argument if she didn't end it fast. Sasuke had a short temper, he always had one.

"Sasuke. You understand you can't scare me into coming to your wedding. I'm sure you will have a happy life with Kyoko. Just please can we drop this? I'm so tired Sasuke. I just want to go home."

Sakura was trying to reason with him, but she knew it wouldn't work. It was work a shot, right?

"No Sakura, we have to finish this right now. I don't have all the time in the world if you haven't noticed. I'm getting married in a week."

There was no way that this would end soon. So she dropped the bomb on him.

"Sasuke" her tone of voice had changed from reasoning to her professional voice. She usually used this tone when she was trying to cover up emotion. "I'm leaving in 2 days. I got a position in one of the ANBU headquarters in Wind."

Sasuke tensed for a split second, his jaw tight and his eyes immediately deactivated from sharingan.

"When were you planning on telling us Sakura?" he softly exhaled and looked towards the ground.

"I requested the mission Sasuke. I got a confirmation just this morning, so I went told Naruto and Sai and ended up here." she whispered.

"Why on earth would you request a mission like this?" Sasuke asked, completely ignoring the fact that she hadn't set out to tell him.

"I can't stay here my whole life, plus they desperately need help at that base. I'm a medic kunoichi, and when my services are needed elsewhere, I should go. No other medic is willing to move that far away from Kohona but me. So it makes sense." She now had her back facing away from him. The wind was slowly breezing through her hair, and she gasped at the cold sensation.

"This is your home Sakura, it always has been. Why would you ever move from it now?"

"There is nothing left here for me anymore. Team 7 was disbanded a long time ago, my family is gone and everyone else is moving on. I think it is about time I do the same."

"Sakura, you are still our teammate, you don't have to leave."

"Please, don't make this any harder than it is already. I have to go now."

"Tch. It's you choice Sakura".

Her heart clenched at those very words. If he tried to tell her to stay, she would have stayed. But it was evident that he didn't care. As he said, it was merely her choice.

Little did she know, that Sasuke's chest had tightened to her news.

AN: Soo here we go, another multichaptered fanfiction. PLEASE REVIEWW :) Should I continue or not?