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Chapter 5 – Grieving
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Haku smiled at her only daughter, "Be proud of your looks, Sakura. Stand up against them; show them you're not a cherry blossom bud. You're a cherry blossom that's bloomed into the prettiest on the tree."
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Her mother's voice still echoed in her mind, as she climbed down the tree and walked back home…
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The moon had already settled itself in the sky, surrounding itself with stars, by the time Sakura arrived home. She found the door to her home already opened, so she wearily pushed it open. No lights were on and assuming that her dad had already got home and gone to sleep, she closed the door behind her, making sure it was locked properly.
She walked into the living room, switching on the lights and her eyes landed on the sleeping figure on her couch. By the look of his face, her father had cried himself to sleep. Not wanting to disturb his sleep, she switched the lights off again and made her way to the kitchen. The crumpled note that she had read just this morning lay innocently on the table, pressed down by a mug. Just the mere thought of her mother brought tears to her eyes as she sat in one of the chairs at the kitchen table.
For the second time that day, she let tears run freely down her face, one by one dripping onto the letter held in her hands. By the time she had fallen asleep, the letter was completely smudged…
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The next day, Sakura was two hours late for school and she wore a black armband complete with a black headband. And the first to notice was the one and only… Uchiha Sasuke.
A dreary aura emitted out and around her as she walked into her designated classroom quietly. Handing in her late note, she proceeded to her seat, her head down.
Sasuke scoffed when he saw her 'accessories'.
Has someone died already?
What he didn't know was he had guessed exactly…right.
After a while, Sasuke started to get a bit curious. Why was Sakura like this?
The bell rang just as Iruka finished explaining the homework, and Sasuke quickly got up to stop Sakura from leaving.
Stuffing her notebook and pencil case in her bag, she stood up and was about to walk out of the classroom when a firm hand gripped onto her wrist. She looked up into a pair of piercing onyx eyes, belonging only to Uchiha Sasuke.
"What happened?" His voice irked her, the deep rumbling sound that reached her ears sounded like he was prying inside her, revealing all her secrets, interfering with her thoughts and meddling with her mind thoughtlessly.
She gulped and replied, hoping that her voice wasn't shaky. "What do you mean, 'what happened'?" She found him glaring at her and glared back, desperately wishing that her glaze wouldn't waver and give away her lie.
Slowly, he let her go, allowing her to proceed walking out of the classroom. Just as she reached the door, a voice spoke up behind her.
"I know you're lying to me."
Not looking back over her shoulder at Sasuke, she continued walking forward.
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The wind flowed into his hair and he closed his eyes for a moment, appreciating the silence around him. Sasuke was on the school rooftop again, something that was beginning to be part of his daily routine. He would finish school and instead of going home, he would climb all the stairs up to the rooftop and sit there until the sun set.
It's not like anyone at home will miss me… There are only servants. And Itachi has gone out somewhere with his group of friends…
Sasuke's parents had died when he was eight and he barely remembered them. It was just that…he didn't even know who killed them…
On normal days, he would try and uncover some old memories of his childhood with his parents. But today… something else was on his mind…
Haruno Sakura. That girl has been on his mind ever since she came as a new student to his school. He didn't know what to feel about her, act towards her… He had never has a girl sit next to him. Iruka-sensei knew him well enough not to allow any girls to sit next to him. But then… somehow… he felt Sakura was somewhat different from all the other girls…
What was this feeling?
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When Sakura got home, instead of opening a door to an empty house, she found her dad sitting on the couch in front of the TV.
What's dad doing here? Shouldn't he be at work right now?
"Oh… Sakura, you're home." Her father's voice sounded distinctly different to Sakura's ears… She had heard this kind of voice before… When Auntie Aki found out that her husband was dead…
She nodded her head in reply to the question and went to her room, locking the door behind her.
Dear Diary,
I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. With my mum…going away and all. She will always remain in my memory. I will NEVER forget her.
I remember when she used to take me shopping for clothes and say how beautiful I was when I got bullied on my big forehead. As I write this tears fall down my face and onto this page. I'm not even sure if I can read this after I finish writing it.
Mum, if you're reading this from heaven, I would like to say that I love you very much and I hope that you rest in peace. Dad and I will come to you…soon. I know you wouldn't want me to be sad over your death. I know you want me to continue on with life and be the happy child I was before…
The thing is… I'll never be the same person without you. But I will try to continue with life and be happy…for you… And there's always dad to look after me. And there are my friends at school.
And there's Sasuke…
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xX Review Corner Xx
The Dirtwater Fox – Glad you think that I did a pretty good job!
mak0-ch1 – yersh; you should be touched! ( Well, I had to kinda put in something dramatic to make Sasuke and Sakura get closer somehow. Poor Sakura. I can't imagine my life without my mum. :
First Autumn Leaf – Rofl. I don't know how I got that quote. Just came outta the top of my head as a wrote it. Glad you liked it anyhow. (
rebel-girl – Here's the sasusaku fluff you wanted! Not really fluffy.. they'll get closer in the next few chapters thou! )
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