Water and oil
Seven
"Did you know, the spring always waiting for the winter to end?"
"Who knows? Maybe you just want to believe that."
Sakura hided her sobbed by covered her mouth with both her hands. She tried her best not to cry in front of Ino. She was always good at this, hiding her emotion but lately, it seemed she felt different. She seemed to know how to smile, laugh and cry. She wrapped her body slowly and walked to her room. She must got some infections. I'm sorry Naruto, I'm cried.
"Why did you marry him if you did not love him?"
It's like she have been thrown by a bucket of water. She stopped walked to the middle of a hallway instead she ran back to the front door and harshly turned the knob opened only to see no one. She sighed. What she's expected? Ino must be at her home right now. It does have been more than an hour after Ino came talked to her. She rubbed her temple tiredly and walked out from her house. She needed to take a break. Eat ramen sounds good at that time.
"Hey….." She recognized that voice. Sakura looked up and saw Choji was standing in front of her gate.
"Good morning, Haruno-san." The boy said when Sakura didn't say anything after few minutes. Sakura only grumbled before she going back inside her house. Wow, now everyone in team ten looked after her. What the …
"…It's about Shikamaru!" Choji said out loud when he saw Sakura seemed to ignore him. He heard the pinkhead girl mumbled something before turning back to him. This time she walked toward him.
"I love spring." Sakura said.
Choji looked at her like she said something weird, "Haru-"
"Spring can bring smile to a person's face. I love when people around me happy, of course, I'll glad if I'm the reason of it." Sakura said, ignoring him.
"Even after winter came, the flowers will bloom again and again and again until the world become beautiful. The world with only covered with cold and white is too boring. It's only bring sadness and loneliness."
'That's why I love spring. It does bring happiness. It full of colors and flowers, and laughs were at everywhere. You even could see it on people's eyes. You don't have to make everyone say it. Because it's...bring joy."
"Unlike me, my name is Sakura but my heart is winter itself. So, I'm not compatible with spring even winter and spring is the seasons. I see it, in your eyes. You wanted to melt away the winter. Like everyone else."
"But I'm afraid because…I don't want to freeze the happiness." Sakura gave the awkward Choji small smile before walked passed him. It's just better that way, Sakura. Because winter always didn't well with everyone. It's only bring….coldness.
"Then, what's wrong with that?" Sakura stopped on her track.
"What's wrong if the winter and spring didn't compatible with each other?" Sakura turned to look the frantic Choji. His eyes looked desperately at her. Sakura looked away from his eyes. You're good at run away, Sakura.
"Look at me, Haruno." Sakura brought her eyes back to him. But, she didn't want too. She recognized these eyes. The eyes that wanted her to understand. Just like the night before Sasuke-kun ran away. Sakura turned her eyes shut.
"….Just go home, Akimichi-san." Sakura said. "You just make it worse."
"Haruno-san." Choji called after her. Sakura was ignoring him and kept walking when suddenly Choji shouted, "Remember this; the spring didn't come before winter because the spring always wait for the winter to end!"
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"Ooohhh, it's Sakura-chan. Isn't she cute?" Sakura glared at the whispered boy who looked at her with blushing cheeks. I'll teach you what's cute! The two boys ran away after Sakura gave them her death glare. Youngsters today.
"Yo, Sakura-chan!" She looked up and saw her sensei. Good going, Sakura. Even God hate you today.
She ignored him and walked faster leaving the gray-haired man behind. She was not in the mood to talk with the good-for-nothing man like him. After that night incident, Kakashi-sensei knocked her out and left an apology note on her table after putted her on the bed. She avoided him after that.
"…Hey, Sakura-chan. You know, it's rude to ignore you sensei but more importantly your Hokag-" Sakura sighed at him before she cut in.
"What do you want, Hokage-sama?"
"Wow, you even called –sama for me. In a good mood?" She could tell that he was smiling at her under his mask.
"You really can read the atmosphere, Kakashi-sensei. We're so proud of you." She smirked when the smiling face disappeared from him when she emphasized the word we.
"Sakura. You're…"
"Yes. I'm hungry. Now please excuse me but the ramen is calling me."
"You should eat more vegetables, Sakura-chan. You looked thinner than usual. Your face too. Not cute as usual." Kakashi commented.
"Well, I'm sorry?" She mocked.
Kakashi rubbed his temple absently, "If it's about tomorrow mission. Let's call it off. Husband and wife shouldn't in same mission after all."
"I'm okay. Beside I've nothing to worry. And…" Then her eyes snapped opened. Husband and wife…..
She glared at him, "What husband and wife? Shikamaru and I already divorced, right? Right?"
"So, he not tells you the truth." Kakashi looked at her thoughtful.
Her heart was beating so hard. She could felt the cold sweat running through her temple and her hands felt numb. What if, what if …..
"Hahaha, I'm just joking. Don't take it seriously." Sakura tried so hard not to kill him in different way right there and then. Joke? Well, that so funny. Seriously…..
"You'll never find happiness if you stay that way." Kakashi walked away before patted her head. Sakura's eyes turned wide opened but she gave him a genuine smile. So, you're really concerned that much, huh. How stupid.
"Kakashi-sensei." The new Hokage looked at her.
"Did you know, the spring always waiting for the winter to end?" Sakura said.
"Who knows? Maybe you just want to believe that."
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"…I give up." Choji said. Shikamaru looked at him weirdly.
"What's wrong? You suddenly disappeared and said something like…that." Shikamaru said. The morning after breakfast, Choji said he wanted to go somewhere and after came back, he only says that he give up.
"…But, don't worry, Shikamaru. It'll be alright." Choji gave him a thumb up with a big smile. Shikamaru looked Choji's back as the beef lover was rested his forehead against his folded arms on the table.
"I don't get it at all but well, more importantly, why we're here?" Shikamaru looked around. He felt like he in somewhere that his teammate shouldn't cross in their mind to come over.
"They said that today you can eat as much beef as you wants. That's why." Choji said, lighten up. Shikamaru smiled. That's Choji.
"Welcome, ohhh, it's you." The waitress said with a smile. "Sakura-chan."
Both Shikamaru and Choji turned around only to see the pinkette girl. Sakura seemed too focused on the waitress that she didn't notice them.
"Don't give me that." Sakura glared at the poor girl. "I felt like to burn this shop down."
"Haruno…." Shikamaru said in smooth voice. Sakura's head turned to him, startled. "Shika- Nara…"
"What are you doing, erm, here?" He wanted to slap himself asking such stupid question. But, he still looked at her, the blushing cheeks was real. He smiled to himself.
Sakura narrowed her eyes, "Well, I don't know that we need something else beside eat at Ichiraku."
Shikamaru smirked. Even with the pink cheeks, she could give him sarcastic remarks. "I don't know, because, I heard certain people tend to burn someone shop."
This time, Sakura's face turned to red. She huffed before took a seat beside him as the other places was occupied. Beside it's better not to sit close to someone strange. Sakura glanced to her left, where the old man, interval one chair before her. On the right was the Nara, nex him was Akimichi who didn't ever looked at her at all. When she caught he was looking at her, he flinched back.
"I want ramen, the usual one." Sakura ordered and few seconds later the waitress back to her work.
Choji didn't say anything. It's better for him to shut up before Sakura burn him along with the shop. But he relieved, Shikamaru and Sakura looked perfectly fine. Even Sakura likes to give headache to Shikamaru, more or less, Shikamaru accepts her as she was.
It's better to him to focus on his ramen after all. Good luck, Shikamaru!
"It's strange to see you here, Sakura." Shikamaru said.
Sakura scoffed, "I'm the one who should say that."
"Then, why you didn't say it?" Sakura looked at him from the corner of her eyes.
"You're annoying. Shut up." Sakura said only to received small laughed from him. He was resting his chin on his palm and stared at her with his body fully towards her.
"Your hair looks mess. Here." Shikamaru raised a hand and brushed away the strand that covered her face, his thumb caressed her right cheeks. She's warm.
Sakura on other hands tried to comb her hair with her fingers but stopped when Shikamaru suddenly caught her hands. She stopped moving, only watched Shikamaru brought her hand to his lips and kissed it tenderly. The red color stained her face.
"W-What are you doing?" She snatched her hand back.
"Nothing. You're beautiful, Sakura." Now, her heart was beating so hard that she afraid the Shikamaru could hear that.
"Just like flowers in the spring."
Thanks for the read.