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Chapter Sixteen: Changed
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The sun was dying the sun a beautiful array of oranges, pinks and reds. Sasuke watched this all through the glass window of the taxi he was currently residing on. He'd been rushed to the hospital with Hinata. The doctors told him he passed out due to lack of sleep. He was given the advice to try and spend the weekend's resting and sent on his merry way. Hinata was found to be poisoned. The puncture wounds on both she and Sasuke were gone before Naruto even summoned the maids to call for help. Hinata's home was being searched for any types of toxic products or poisons. Her father would most likely be arrested.
"So that bastard gets his happily ever after while I get stuck here on Earth." He mumbled softly, looking out the window. He saw a happy couple walk by. He saw Sakura's face flash by him, her eyes on fire with her usually wild nature, the wind whipping her hair around like t before the fight. She was smiling in a mischievous way and her skirt was riding up her pale thighs. She was tilted on her left knee, arms resting on her knees and holding her head up. She was resting her foot, the left, on a block of some sort. The other was just straightened out. She looked completely at ease yet had a devilish glow to her. She looked relaxed yet planning something and he loved it. The way her eyes shined at the consideration of her slow forming scheme was completely intoxicating. She was perfect, demonic but also almost too angelic, and Sasuke realized his heart was hammering roughly at the thought that he might never see her again.
The taxi halted in front of his home and he could tell Itachi and Mayumi had left again. It was their anniversary and Itachi was planning to propose. It felt like another quick jab to his poor heart. His own secret engagement was going to be coming to an end soon enough. He found the door unlocked. They hadn't left that long ago then and knew he'd be home before dark. He dropped his shoes and darted upstairs. He opened his door and froze. Sakura sat on his windowsill, looking quite sad. "Sasuke-Kun." She murmured as their eyes locked.
In a matter of seconds Sasuke took her tightly into his arms. She rested her forehead against his shoulder, her fingers tightly secured around his shirt. One arm was around her waist and the other was lost in her long pastel locks. "Sakura, I'm so sorry. I should have listened to you when you warned me. I shouldn't have gone." He whispered, not wanting to let her go.
"It's almost over Sasuke-Kun." She stated softly. He could feel her tears on his shoulder, wetting the flesh beneath the cotton fabric. He glanced down at the bracelet that connected them. It was almost gone. It was disappearing the longer they stood there. They couldn't change it. She'd be forced to move on. "I don't want to let you go. If I let go you'll forget me. You'll have to. I don't want to share you. I don't want to lose you too!" She sobbed. He closed his eyes, wishing he could block out the rest of the world.
"For now, let's pretend that nothings wrong. We've exchanged our vows, we've changed our rings and we're waiting. We can kiss now, to prove that we belong to each other. I may now kiss the beautiful bride." He stated softly. She looked at him, eyes swimming. He cupped the side of her face, tilted it up a little longer and kissed her softly. She leaned in only slightly. The sun was fading. As it did, his sight of the bracelet and Sakura disintegrated. She was crying again and the feel of her against him was fading away. She was gone soon, as the sun dipped under the ground and left the world dark. He opened his eyes and stood there, looking at the fading silver dust that was now Sakura. "I love you." He whispered softly. He didn't get an answer.
The next morning his teacher informed the class that Sakura had died in a recent plane cash while heading home to visit family. The minute she was gone Karin was trying to convince Sasuke to see her again. She latched on, tried to kiss, cuddled, and wouldn't stop bugging him. Sasuke ignored her. "That little girl deserved it, Sasuke-Kun. It's a sign that we were meant to be!" She gushed and he froze, eyes narrowed slits on her.
His hand collided with the side of her face, sending her spinning into the ground. She grabbed the side of her face, eyes pooling with tears. "Don't speak of her like you knew her. Don't at like she ever did anything wrong. I fucking loved her and her only! Back off you whore! I don't need your fake love any more." He whispered harshly, his eyes hard and emotionless. She stayed there and cried as he walked off.
"All my life, I'll never love another like I loved you."
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