Whoa, am I on a roll or what? See, I AM a good alien, contrary to popular belief. I pay my taxes and obey all zoning ordinances, unlike you unruly Earthlings...This chapter was an idea floating in an embryonic state in my head, sort of half-there, and was kickstarted by AleinaReigning's story, Silent. Go on, you know you want to read it. You do, I know it. NOW GO FORTH, MY MINIONS, AND-
But I digress. Reviews are appreviated, but not mandatory(No duh.). I would, however, like all the PMs questioning my mental health to be curbed. Thank you all in advance; enjoy.
Stupid girl. What have you been thinking all this time? That everything is just going to fall back into place? That everything is going to be all right? That life is good?
Well, maybe it could be. You never give anything a chance! Of course everything will seem bad to you, you-you-you-
Me-me-me? I AM you, Sakura. Get out of your head and look around! He's not coming back!
I don't WANT him back anymore! Look what he did to everyone, to Konoha! I could never-
But you would, anyway. I know you because I am you. You-we-would take him back in a heartbeat, in the blink of an eye-
No! I don't! I never really loved him! It was all-
I KNOW, Sakura! You can fool them, but not me! I know EVERY DAMNED THING ABOUT YOU! I know all you want to do is hold him close, but he's not like that. He's not coming back-
WELL, I DON'T CARE!
You don't? You DON'T? Then why do you cry at night, huh? Can you tell me, Sakura?
No.
Hm. And why?
Because you already know, don't you. You like to play with my mind. Sick creature. What ARE you anyway? Why are you even in my head? I never wanted you-
Oh, but you did, little kunoichi. YOU created me, because you can't feel.
I can feel! Of course-
Sure, you laugh, you cry. But you never get angry.
I get angry all the time! You've seen, haven't you?
But you never get REALLY angry. You shut it away, just like Ha-
DON'T!
JUST LIKE HAKU.
I'M NOT LIKE HIM! HE'S A FREAK-
But you are. Can't you see, little kunoichi? You pretend, all the time. Maybe you're not aware, but I am. You fake your anger, your laughter. You let him push you around, hurt you, anything-so long as you earned his approval. .
I would never let that-
But you did. You were a blank slate, and you let others project what they wanted onto yourself.
But-
You weren't always.
Wait-what are you saying?
You were normal.
There's no such thing as-
Consolation for the weak, sweetie. Get off your high horse.
Go away.
I'm not finished here, little kunoichi.
Shut up.
You'd be surprised, what you've bottled up. The sheer amount of accumulated emotion. Impressive, to say the least. But, as to why…interesting story, really. You, my little friend, seemed to need a coping mechanism after he left.
Shut up shut up-
You seemed to think it better not to feel; not to be too extreme. So then I came forward. I've always been here, but you'd never fed me. Now, ah. Paradise. I have all the anger I want, all the tears I could eat. YOU created me.
No! Shut up-
YOU did this, little kunoichi. I would have laid dormant all your life if you hadn't made yourself weak-
NO! I MADE MYSELF STRONG!
Weak.
NO! I MADE-
Stone will shatter before the clay does.
Go. Just go.
What, are you going to cry now? You want me to leave you all alone, like they both did?
Stop it!
You want me to run off to Oto? You want me to go train? You want me to leave you like they did?
Well?
I'm waiting…
No.
No what, little kunoichi?
I don't want you to leave. I need you.
Say it again.
I don't want you to leave.
Again.
I need us.
Again.
I need-
No. Not that.
Then what-
Accept.
Us.
Us.
Us.