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Sakura groaned while she turned around to slam her alarm clock off the small table but stopped dead in her tracks when she read the date.
Her hand shook a bit and she softly shut the alarm off and turned around again.
In her hazy mind everything was okay as long as she didn't stand up. Standing up meant acknowledging the day and she wouldn't do this.
So if she just slept through until tomorrow morning everything would be fine. Today wouldn't exist.
But to her dismay the fog in her mind cleared and she began to understand how ridiculous that was.
Trembling she stood up and went to take a shower.
While the hot water tried to soothe her, the first tears fell and soon she sat in her shower as hard sobs shook her body.
She didn't want today to happen. She was so afraid. How could they? How could they take Sasuke away from her again?
Stop being so selfish, Sakura! It's not like you are going to be sentenced to death. Be considerate or else Sasuke-kun will feel bad! Do you want that to happen? Also nothing's decided yet, the trial hasn't even begun!
*Sniff* Y-you're right. I have to be strong for him. Even if it's only today.
THAT'S RIGHT! FIGHT-O! FIGHT-O!
After she calmed down the pink-haired Konoichi resumed her morning rituals consisting of dressing and having breakfast.
Half an hour later she was ready to go. After pleading her shishou and getting on her nerves endlessly she finally agreed that Sakura would be the person guarding Sasuke before the trial.
So today she didn't go to the prison as usually. Today she went to Konoha's courtyard.
A shiver ran down her spine as she stepped through the huge gates. She was so afraid.
But she had to keep it together. For Sasuke's sake.
Inside there were already people waiting for her.
A tall man clad all in black smiled at her.
"Please follow me, ma'am, I'll take you to the prisoner."
Sakura did her best to muster up a smile of her own.
"Thank you very much."
The walk to Sasuke's room was a silent one; neither of them spoke a word. And for Sakura it seemed far too long. She was wasting too much time. Time that she still had with him.
After an eternity it seemed, they finally reached their destination.
The man turned around again.
"Please be careful. He's a dangerous one."
"I'm sure I can handle him", Sakura replied.
"Then…well just take care of yourself. Here are the keys."
"Thank you, I will do so", she said while taking them.
Having unlocked the door the pinkette hesitantly entered.
She only looked up after she had closed the door behind her again.
What she saw made her heart break a million times.
The room looked like a living room and Sasuke who had stared at a picture of team 7 that stood on the desk had turned around to greet her with a warm, welcoming smile.
Her stomach clenched painfully and her whole form trembled.
She put her hand in front of her mouth to stifle a sob but she couldn't hold back the tears anymore.
So much for staying strong.
"Sasuke-kun…", she whispered before running into his arms and breaking out into violent sobs.
Sasuke held her firmly against him and rubbed calming circles on her back.
"Sheesh, Sakura…"
Said girl backed off a little to look at his face, tears streaking down her face in what seemed like waterfalls.
"Sasuke, I love you. I love you so, so much", a strong sob ran through her body, "I love you, Sasuke, more than anything else. I-I'll never love somebody else than you."
Sasuke's eyes saddened.
"Please, don't say something like this. I want you to be happy when…I mean if I'm not there anymore."
Sakura kissed him on the lips slightly before she spoke again, her voice a mere whisper.
"I can't be truly happy without you Sasuke."
Sasuke stared at her for a long time until something flickered in his eyes and he slowly, gently kissed her.
The pinkette immediately responded but again tears flowed freely down her face.
Stopping abruptly her lover stared at her looking a bit afraid.
"What's wrong?"
Sakura smiled weakly as she responded.
"I just thought…h-how I'm going to miss this", she answered, erupting in new tears.
Sasuke's face scrunched together painfully.
Then he hoisted her up in his arms and carried her towards the bed that stood in the room sitting down on it and letting her straddle his lap.
When the girl rested her head against his torso, she calmed down a bit by his steady heart-beat.
The raven smiled down at her. In his eyes she was the most beautiful thing in the world. Even if he told her that he wanted her to be happy, he couldn't bear to imagine her with another man. His love, his desire, his need for her was too strong. He was too selfish.
"You hear it?", he asked her meaning his heart, beating.
Sakura nodded mutely.
"It's only beating for you. You'll always be the only one for me…and I want you to always…always stay with me. Even if it's only in your heart. I…I want you to be mine…so…", he whispered, while searching something in his pocket.
When he finally found it he pulled out a small, black box.
"So…will you…?", he asked while opening it.
Inside of it was the most beautiful ring Sakura had ever seen. It was white-golden and in the front was a lying eight made out of little white diamonds. The symbol for eternity.
There were so many diamonds that Sakura felt light-headed while she thought about the amount of money Sasuke had paid for this.
But she would have even married him when he proposed with a stone.
Tears were blinding her again and she slung her arms around her now engaged boyfriend.
"Of course", she cried," what a stupid question!"
And even though both of them knew that this was only a symbolic engagement they were happy nonetheless.
Because it didn't matter.
Because they loved each other.
Sasuke slowly bent down to kiss her gently. And gently became rough and rough, full of lust.
So that day they made love with each other for the very first time and both of them understood what making "love" truly meant.
They were happy just being with each other.
That was until the men from the courtyard came to escort Sasuke.
"Uchiha Sasuke. You are accused of the following charges:
Betraying the village hidden in the leaves, Konohagakure, joining an enemy of the village, Orochimaru, killing Orochimaru, forming the criminal organisation Hebi, forming the criminal organisation Taka, killing Deidara, killing Uchiha Itachi, joining the criminal organisation Akatsuki and with that joining the village's enemy Uchiha Madara, attempting to kill the eight-tailed jinchurikii, attacking the meeting of the Kages, attempting to kill the Raikage, attempting to kill the Mizukage, attempting to kill the Tsuchikage, attempting to kill the Hokage, attempting to kill the Kazekage, attempting to kill Mifune, killing Konohagakure's elder Danzo, attempting to attack Konohagakure. Do you deny any of the named facts?"
"I think 'deny' is the wrong word…more like set it right…", Sasuke replied being the cocky bastard he is.
Why can't that idiot just play nice? Dammit it!, Sakura thought anxiously.
The Hokage smirked.
"Then set it right for me Uchiha."
"First of all Orochimaru wasn't killed by me, but my brother. The persons I killed which are Deidara, Itachi and Danzo were all enemys to the leaf so their death is invalid as a charge against me but rather a point for my defence. Then attempt is a very vague fact. There is no proof that I really wanted to kill them. It could have been fake after all."
The face of the elders except that of the Hokage scrunched together in anger.
"But you still betrayed Konoha, founded the criminal organisations Hebi and Taka and joined Orochimaru and Uchiha Madara. There's no denying in that!", the elderly woman Koharu accused.
"But you might want to add that Sasuke wasn't in the right state of mind. He was and is psychologically ill", added the Hokage.
"Say's who…", an elder said dismissingly.
"He watched a massacre, the massacre of his family and that as a child! Who wouldn't be psychopathic after that?"
"Tsunade-hime, we will consider this when you give us medical proof that he was psychically unstable at that time", Homura answered calmly knowing he had already won the argument.
Tsuande shut her mouth in a grim line and glared at the elders.
"Now then shall we proceed with voting?", the elder that read out the charges against Sasuke asked.
Agreeing murmurs were heard.
"So then who is against the execution of Uchiha Sasuke?"
Sakura watched while begging as 1, 2, 3, 4 hands were raised.
Her breath became erratic.
4…that was…
"Who votes for the execution?"
7 hands were raised.
…not enough.
Sakura felt like her heart stopped beating.
She saw how Sasuke turned around to look at her.
On his face she saw the most sincere smile she'd ever seen.
"So I hereby declare that Uchiha Sasuke will be…"
"I love you, Sakura", he whispered.
"…sentenced to death."
The last words Sakura heard were Koharu's…
"Get him out of my sight. I want him executed right here and now."
…before everything was numb.
It was like somebody pushed her head under water.
Every sound was muffled and she wasn't able to grasp what she saw.
After they got Sasuke out of the room, Sakura slowly stood up and made her way out of the building.
As she walked down the streets of Konoha, the pain that first was numbed washed over her.
She walked past Ichiraku, where Sasuke and she always met their friends.
She walked past the corner where Sasuke once dragged her inside and kissed her.
She walked past the market place where she had bought tomatoes for Sasuke.
In the end she didn't care anymore where she went.
All she wanted was to get away.
The pain was unbearable.
"Wait!", an out-of-breath boy screamed as the guards followed by Homura und Koharu dragged Sasuke down the corridor.
Everyone turned around to look at him.
"You can't kill him! I won't let you! I-I-I vouch for him!"
"One person vouching for him won't save him. This boy is guilty of high treason", Koharu answered sternly.
"I'm not 'one person', dammit!", Naruto screamed.
"I am Naruto Uzumaki! You owe me this! Without me, this goddamn village would be a fucking crater filled to the top with corpses!"
"Little brat, who do you thi-", Koharu began but was interrupted as Homura laid a hand on her shoulder.
"I hate to admit this but…I think he's right…"
"But-"
"There's no place for personal feeling right now…", Homura said while glaring at the Uchiha, "your punishment will be announced on another day but you are free of the death penalty."
As Sakura's feet didn't want to carry her anymore she slumped down on the ground.
Having taken in her surroundings she realized she was at the training grounds.
Where she had spared with Sasuke several times.
Tears already ran down her face as she doubled over in pain.
An agonizing scream was heard when she let a huge wave of chakra out of her system destroying the training grounds completely and creating a huge crater.
But as the dust cleared she saw 3 figures walking towards her.
She recognized the first one immediately as Kabuto, but the two behind him…
…impossible…
Both smiled at her.
"Kabuto-kun…Dei-chan, Ita-nii-sama…", she whispered.
Kabuto now also smiled at her.
"Sakura…", he bent down to her level.
"This is no place for you to stay", he whispered," this place is full of memories of him…and please, Sakura-chan…how could you stay in a place that killed your one and only love? Realize it. Konoha betrayed you."
Sakura's eyes widened. Every word he spoke seemed to be so true…
"You can't be happy here. Wouldn't he want you to be happy?"
The Konoichi slowly nodded.
"Then you can not stay here."
"B-but where should I go?", Sakura asked, suddenly feeling very alone.
Kabuto smiled again.
"Join us. I founded Akatsuki anew. Let us be your new home."
"Sakura, we won't let you down", Itachi spoke calmly.
"That's for sure, Sakura-chan, un!", Deidara added.
Itachi and Deidara both stretched out a hand towards her.
Sakura, now determined to leave the village that hurt her so deeply, grasped them and stood up to leave with them while Kabuto dropped an Akatsuki coat over her shoulders.
Dun, Dun, Dun...I know you hate me ._. I won't say anything because...as a reader? I would hate me too...I'M SOOO SORRY :D
But please review anyway :3
I mean they are engaged! e-n-g-a-g-e-d! wouheeeey *-*
and i solved the whole trial with death but not really :D I'm proud of myself :DD
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