Air rushed out of her lungs, fast an unexpected. She felt light-headed, amazed by the sight before her. The sensation of breathlessness left her dizzy and weak in the knees, searching for something to support her.
This couldn't be happening. It was too soon, too sudden. Three years of waiting, training, praying for this moment. A dream – that's all it was, nothing more.
And yet, it had to be real. Fantasies don't allow you to feel another person's intense, heated gaze. The pounding of her heart and struggle of her lungs as she gasped for breath felt far too real to be a product of her imagination.
But she wasn't convinced either way. Her mind and body were disconnected, moving at different paces. She needed to speak, feel his name roll off her tongue. So, with quivering lips, she uttered the prized syllables.
"Sasuke-kun."
Author's Notes: So, yeah. My little interpretation of Sakura's reaction during the Team 7 reunion. Not overly happy with it, but whatever.
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