You are the reason for my tears, you are the reason why I cry and you are the reason for my heart burn. And I was afraid that this time will come and it comes with a bang not only with my life but also for your life.
Center stage, Sakura is sitting on a stool chair; spotlight was the only beam for her. Gripping the microphone Sakura announce "Hey, guys! This is my last song for the night". Then the accompanied guitar started to flow the music in. The Bar was always pact for almost a week, but subsequently tonight the bar seems to be lacking of customer. The only customer where a couple on the bar counter, flirting and mussing at each other, at the corner of the bar another couple appear to be dating and having a good time and never minding the people around them and a man who was waiting for someone because he always look at his watch and watching the bar door to open. Bob look like in the bad mood because the bar is lacking of customer so he doesn't listen to Sakura and the assistant chefs where the only one who listen to her songs and the only one who claps at her singing.
Most of the guest never mind Sakura on the stage, they were busy to what they are doing, she had sang over a 5 song and this last one has somewhat capture the customers.
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(Hey guys!! Please, play the song Can't Cry Hard Enough to feel the emotion and to understand the lyrics of the song. Please follow the song on each lyric for you to experience Sakura's feelings. Thank You!)
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Music started to stream at the night life of the bar and customers still not listening and only mind their own business or their partner.
I'm gonna live my life
Like every day's the last
Without a simple goodbye
It all goes by so fast
And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Flashback of the night that she helps Sasuke go home and she found the woman who made her life miserable, who took away everything from her in the house and she left saying that she is still an Uchiha and then go straight to Keiko until she found herself in the hospital crying in front of her daughter who just look at her make making baby sound.
Gonna open my eyes
And see for the first time
I let go of you like
A child letting go of his kite
There it goes, up in the sky
There it goes, beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Singing with all her heart pouring the sensation she is feeling. The feeling that she felt everyday, everyday since she left him, since she found him in someone else grasp.
By now most of the bar goers is listening to Sakura's singing. Some has been mesmerize and hypnotize by her voice. Sakura continue singing without knowing that the people inside the bar is now listening and watching her.
Gonna look back in vain
And see you standing there
When all that remains
Is an empty chair
And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Sitting at the stool chair, Sakura slowly close her eyes. Pouring every bit of emotions she felt in this stanza of the song. She connected with the lyrics and sang it with her whole heart.
There it goes, up in the sky
There it goes, beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
She truly can't cry hard because she had enough of sorrow in her life.
And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Her eyes where still close but tears are running down in her cheeks, Still eyes close she hum the last part because she can't sing anymore. The entire customers watch her as she ended the song. Why does she always cry when she remember the hurt does this mean that she can't forever move on with her life?
Move on like she intended to do.
Move on like she wanted to do. What her mind says.
Moving on with her life is like being born again and this time she wishes that she can do it.
Or
Would she rather not born again and forget about moving on because she knew that she is trapping in that hole that she and Sasuke made.
The puncture of marriage vow,
Vow to care and love for each other,
A vow that was supposed to be forever in a husband and wife life,
In blur, Sakura felt something that touches her lips. It was warm and some how dry, she abruptly opens her eyes to found someone's lips in her lips. More likely it was her husband's lip that is press in her lips and then another blur her husband disappear.
Sakura couldn't believe that Sasuke did it in front of the people and she is just lost at that moment but then she and he need to finish what had been started. They need to stop chasing like cats and dogs, and they should end their running.
Sakura followed Sasuke as she also disappears from the bar and locates her husband chakra. She found him at the back of the bar punching the hard wall until blood started to ooze out his knuckles.
Sakura stop Sasuke from punching the wall by grabbing his hand and Sasuke look up at Sakura with questioning eyes.
"Why are you doing this Sasuke?"
"Hn" Sasuke just ignores her and continues to punch the wall.
"Don't 'Hn" me Sasuke! I am so tired of this game!" Sakura shouted while curling her hand knuckles as if she is going to punch him.
"What do you want me to say, Sakura?!"
"Anything, fucking anything you want to say! Just stop this!" Sakura bellow at Sasuke.
Sakura force Sasuke to say something just to leave the tension that both of them are experiencing but even though they did it, nothing changed. There will always be a tension around the two of them.
"I don't want to divorce you Sakura."
Crash!
Crack! Crack!
Crack -- -- -- crack ---
There was a big hole in the wall of the bar, this time it was Sakura who punches the wall which created a huge opening at the bar's storage room. And the whole bar felt an "earthquake" in a second and people inside it stop what they are doing and feeling the bar next "move". Since nothing damage happened the talking and music resume the bar immediately.
She couldn't believe that Sasuke ask her that. Is he out of his mind?
"Why?"
"Because I can only be myself when I am with you" Sasuke seriously answered.
"Why" Again Sakura inquire to him.
"I want to have a family with you and Keiko"
"What about Fujiko? And yes I know her name. Actually I know all about her, everything, from her age, techniques, family tree and a lot more!" Sakura very calmly answered.
"I don't care about her. I don't love her." A directly answered from the Uchiha.
"I am in love with you!" Sasuke whisper as he looks straight to Sakura's eyes as if asking her to believe everything he is saying right now, as if he was asking for a second chance, a second life.
Sakura just stare at her husband and deeply sigh before answering him.
"It doesn't matter now Sasuke. It is very late for you to say that. It doesn't matter how much effort you give and how much time you offer. Because the next day, week, month or even year I'd still and will remember the hurt and pain that you've cause me."
"I DON'T CARE!" Sasuke angrily shouted at Sakura.
Sakura was shock to see that Sasuke's reaction was very violent though she to some extent predicted that he will do this.
"I want us to have a happy ending Sakura. I covet to give you a fairytale life!"
"Every fairytale has an ending Sasuke. It may be happy or tragic and that night. The night that it started it all is our ending, a very dramatic tragic ending." Sakura said to Sasuke and right now she was the one who was looking at him straight in the eyes asking for understanding or perhaps an ending.
But Sasuke wouldn't give it up now.
Now
Or
Never.
"No Sakura. Our fairytale is not yet finish." Sasuke smirked at her.
Irritated Sakura asked Sasuke with a questioning eyebrows and flaring eyes.
"Why?!"
"As you said, a fairytale may have a happy ending or tragic ones. And right now our story is only nearing its climax; we are too far from the ending." Sasuke said as he continues to smirk at Sakura.
"What the hell are you taking about?! Our story definitely ends that night!"
This moment Sakura said this she is really ready to punch Sasuke and beat the lights out of him until she is satisfied.
"We don't have a happy ending story yet." Was the only simply words that Sasuke said to Sakura.
Sakura was baffled by Sasuke's words. She is iced up at the moment that she couldn't think of a retort at him. And then she suddenly said.
"Well reality checks Uchiha-san! We are not in a damn fairytale!" Sakura yelled at Sasuke.
The sharingan holder just sneers or rather grin instead of getting angry because Sakura referred to him as Uchiha-san and cockily said.
"Oh yes we are Sakura! And for starters, you are my Queen and Keiko is my Princess. And the Uchiha Mansion is our Castle. So my Queen shall we visit our Princess in the infirmary or would you rather to go home to our Castle and enjoy the night together?"
"Urghhhh! You are so damn annoying Sasuke!" Sakura irritated screech at Sasuke and started to poof away from him when Sasuke grab her hand and pulled her to his chest.
He tilted her chin and fully kisses her lips with so much passion he could muster in his strength. And pump chakra to his hand to prevent Sakura from running away.
"I will court you again Sakura, remember that! You are only mine." And Sasuke disappear in the night time.
Sakura was so stunned and shocked to even say or do something. She just slumped at the ground and buried her face into her hand.
Damn fairytale.
Damn Uchiha ---- Oh wait i am an Uchiha! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You are the reason why I breathe and you are the reason why I still believe and no one can stop me because I know that you are the only one.
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Sasuke got home with a very satisfied smirk in his face. It is one of those days when he was in a good mood and he felt that everything will be alright out of nowhere he knew that this will be a momentarily end in an instance.
When he neared the Uchiha Mansion, he suddenly stops his tracks when he notices that the lights are turn on. He remember that he always keep the light off because he rather had a dark atmosphere than a light ones. He slowly jumps into the tree next to the window to have a good view of the person who has the guts to trespass the Uchiha home.
He grunted when he detect the trespasser, it was that woman.
Angrily sighing he went inside the house and slams the door. Hard, very hard
"Sasuke-kun! Where have you been, I've been waiting here for ages!" Fujiko said with a sultry smile in her face.
"Get out of my house slut!" Sasuke annoyingly said while pointing at the house door.
"Wha—tt..??" Fujiko was shocked to hear that from Sasuke.
"Are you deaf? Or Stupid?" Sasuke shouted.
"Bu..but.. why?" Crying Fujiko asked.
"Do I have the reason to kick you out of my house!?" Red eyes now look at Fujiko indicating that Sasuke is really really mad.
"Bu…But Sasuke-kun.. I—lov…love.. you!" Fujiko hysterically yelled at Sasuke.
"Are you my wife?" The Uchiha silkily asked.
"N..No..." Fujiko hiccupped as she answered. She looks down at the floor bowing her head still crying for this sudden outburst of situation.
"Then why would you think that I could love you back?!" This time Sasuke shouted again to Fujiko. He doesn't even feel guilty shouting at her. What he felt was despise because she was the one who hurt Sakura's feeling.
In first place, what happens that night was a mistake. He was drugged by this woman. How? he don't know. What he knew was when he becomes sober after seeing Sakura in their bedroom door gaping at the two of them. He was so surprise even at himself he just stand at the room and then he poof out of the room leaving the girl calling at his name.
He knew every night when he come home drunk that this woman will help him and care for him to get into bed but he won't touch her because every time he look at her he felt like vomiting. Once, it happens and the woman shrieks and left the house. He considers laughing at the incident but then he has a terrible headache.
"How could you say that to me when I am the one who took care of you every night when your so-called wife left you?! I was the one who clean your mess. I was the one who wait for you when you got home drunk. I was the one who…who..wh..who…" Fujiko couldn't continue what she is saying because it was an abrupt moment when she thought about what she is saying. Those act where an act by herself. Sasuke didn't ask for them. She did it on her own will, her one-side love. She slump at the floor covering her tear streak face. She felt ashamed in front of Sasuke but she more felt ashamed of herself.
Sasuke stared at her without any expression present in his face. It seems that Fujiko had just realized something that she should have from the beginning. It was a fool act for her doing those things.
Fujiko gather all her strength to stand up and face Sasuke with all the remaining pride in her body and said "I'll leave you alone, I am sorry that I cause damage to your relationship with your wife. It was my fault, I drug you when you where drunk in the bar. I love you when I first saw you in the market buying tomatoes. I followed you or rather stalked you everyday and that time when I saw you alone in the bar, I paid the bartender to put drug in your drink and I act as a concern friend when you got dizzy and assist you to your home and then it happen. I initiate the kiss and it move to something else where it was the scene that your wife found us together. I regret what I did."
"No you didn't!" Sasuke said. "Because if you did you will not do anything to hurt the one you love." With that Sasuke left the hallway.
Fujiko cried.
It was indeed a one-sided love.
She was hurt.
But she hurt him more.
She needs to do something a favor to him and to Sakura. She was the cause of their suffering, the cause of their impending divorce. Sighing Fujiko started to leave the Uchiha Mansion and decided to proceed to the Hokage Office.
Tsunade has been working overtime, she need to finish the paper works and besides Shizune is outside her office making sure that she won't leave the office and to top it all Shizune lock all her sake in a hidden cabinet. Groaning Tsunade continue to work, signing all the documents that was needed and making agreement for another country.
Shizune is guarding the Hokage office door when she saw someone walking towards her. She doesn't know the person who was approaching her but what she detects was she is a Konoha ninja due to the head protector in her arm. The woman inclined her head towards Shizune and asks for a meeting with the Hokage.
"Who are you?" Shizune asked.
"My name is Fujiko. I want to talk to the Hokage-sama." Fujiko seriously said.
"Why?" Shizune curiously said.
"Confidential" was the only reply.
"Wait here"
Shizune open the door and announce that there was someone who wanted to talk to her. Seeing this chance to have a break from the paper works, Tsunade agreed to meet the person. Fujiko entered the door and introduce herself.
"What can I do for you Fujiko-san" The Hokage asks.
"I want to ask a favor Hokage-sama" Fujiko said. Then Fujiko started to explain everything that happens. Tsunade listen carefully and think about the favor that Fujiko was asking. She agreed to it. Fujiko left the office releasing the breath that she was holding for a time.
Releasing the burden in her heart,
Feels good, feels great but it hurt.
Deeply
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It was morning when Sakura went to Keiko. There something in the weather that she can't pin point it out, the clouds where dark but it is hot and the air is humid. Sakura walk towards the hospital thinking what Sasuke had to do.
Court?
Is he out of his mind? He doesn't know how to do it.
He even doesn't know how to express his love, what more for courtship?
His just bluffing
Not noticing that Ino was walking with her, Sakura begin to rumble something in her mouth saying such as,
Stupid Uchiha. Damn Sasuke. Husband. Tch!!
Ino just laugh at what she hear coming from Sakura.
"Forehead!" Ino yelled at Sakura's ear surprising her.
"Wah! Pig!" Sakura bolt from the blue. Ino just laugh at Sakura's reaction.
Sakura made a face saying that she was mad at Ino for surprising her.
"Where are you going?"
"To the hospital, I am visiting Keiko and to check her up again from complications." Sakura explain to Ino.
"Ah, can I come with you?"
"Sure!"
Unknown to Sakura there was something happening in the hospital. And all the Rookie Nine knew what is happening but of course they were part of it. Even some of them are not willing to join but if they want their bodies to be found at the Konoha Forest laying dead they better think about it.
Ino silently send a message to Shikamaru signaling that they were near the hospital now.
People at the hospital began to set up everything in the front of the reception hall. They were done in an instant. Blazing red eyes were watching everyone's move making sure that every step that they are making is perfect.
The signal has been made and everyone fast pace their job.
Sakura and Ino where talking animatedly when they reach the hospital gate a floating big balloon was slowly descending the ground with a written.
I love You, I'm Sorry. – SASUKE.
It was a astound surprise for Sakura to see something like that. And the next thing she witness was Sasuke was holding a microphone as if he was going to sing but then it was another surprise to Sakura because Sasuke was indeed going to sing and it was in front of the mass people.
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Hey guys pls. play the song If I Let You go by Westlife. To see and feel the song as well as the lyrics while Sasuke sing this for Sakura. Ayt?! Thanks!
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Music started to flow the morning dew of the hospital. Naruto was the bass guitar, Shikamaru was the drummer, and Lee was the pianist and Sasuke who was holding a microphone and a guitar was going to be the lead guitar and vocalist.
Sasuke started to sing the lyrics of the song. Everyone was flabbergasted to Sasuke's voice. It was deep and cold but it was full of emotions.
Day after day
Time pass away
And I just can't get you off my mind
Nobody knows ... I hide it inside
I keep on searching but I cant find
The courage to show ...
To letting you know ...
I've never felt so much love before
And once again I'm thinking about
Taking the easy way out ...
But if I let you go
I will never know
What my life would be
Holding you close to me
Will I ever see
You smiling back at me
How will I know?
If I let you go ...
Sakura was listening and looking at Sasuke who activated his eyes just to focus to Sakura's figure. She pinched her arm just to believe that it was indeed happening. Looking straight at Sasuke she listen again to song or more like to his manly voice.
Night after night
I hear myself saying?
Why can't this feeling just fade away?
There's no one like you ...
You speak to my heart...
It's such a shame we're worlds apart ...
I'm too shy to ask ...
I'm too proud to lose
But sooner or later I gotta choose
And once again I'm thinking about Taking the easy way out ...
But if I let you go
I will never know
What my life would be
Holding you close to me
Will I ever see
You smiling back at me
How will I know?
If I let you go ...
Once again I'm thinking about ....
Taking the easy way out ....
But if I let you go
I will never know
What my life would be
Holding you close to me
Will I ever see
You smiling back at me
How will I know?
If I let you go ...
Since everyone was amaze no one move after the song.