Chapter 6- Roses and Violets and Flowering Sunshine
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I stared down at my intertwining fingers. There was a sour feel in my throat and chest, like it was going to burn up. I didn't want to get up from my seat, and I didn't want to look at anyone. When Ino had come by to me, asking what had happened and if I was ok, I nodded my head. I just needed to be alone. A tall boy stood in front of me, interrupting my thoughts, his blonde hair striking in the dark. He held out his hand out to me.
"I'm sorry for earlier. Sasuke can be such a jerk. May I dance with my partner now…?" Naruto warmly smiled. I took a deep breath out. There was nothing else I could do. Standing up and fixing my wonderfully ornamented dress, I walked back to the dance floor with Naruto. We both started dancing but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make out a real smile.
"Sakura, it's ok." Naruto hushed. I nodded. He knew how I was feeling, but I was sure he didn't know all of it. After a few moments Naruto spoke again. "You know, today I was with my brother, and we were fighting. Fighting about something extraordinary, like it was ever was. And Menma came up to me…" Naruto's voice trailed away as I vanished into my thoughts. All I could ever think of was Sasuke.
Sasuke was a bunch of mess. He brought me pain and torture. He liked the pain, and I did too…? Sasuke had a very rough past, maybe worse than I. And yet, he stayed strong, while I washed away. Imagine us like weeds and flowers. We both had hard, rough soil to begin with, and as we grew Sasuke grew strong and tall, but with no colour, while I had grown weak and withered with bright pallets of colour. Sasuke said he was afraid to punch, then why did he punch Naruto?
"Are you alright Naruto?" I asked, interrupting his story. "You and Sasuke were fighting…"
His bright blue eyes looked into my green ones. "Uhh, yeah, of course…" Naruto responded. "His punch was nothing anyway. It hardly hurt. I mean, it didn't hurt at all. All I felt was a soft jab on my cheek," Naruto paused to chuckle a bit as I looked straight at him. "So much to expect from someone like him."
I thought back to Sasuke. So he actually couldn't fight. He's never fought for real before?
All I had to do now was find him again. What else could I do? I had to go approach him.
"Naruto, I need to find Sasuke." I spoke suddenly. Naruto almost seemed lost, then finally sighed.
"Alright." He hummed. I quickly rushed out of the dance floor and out of the entire ballroom. The harsh cold wind blew on me. It made me hug my arms close to my chest to stay warm. It was a cold night. I looked around, in search for Sasuke. The wind whistled past my ears, and the trees were swaying looking as if they are going to fall down.
"Sasuke!" I cried out his name, spinning around, making sure my voice could project in all directions. I paced down the footpath. I felt urgent; urgent to find the Uchiha boy. Is he gone? Has he disappeared already? Nooo… please Sasuke. Where are you?
I felt like an idiot, for this ridiculous longing I had for him. I spited the fact how urgent I wanted to see him again. My heart rose up in my chest, as I finally spotted him. Down the lane, around 10 blocks away, he was leaning against a wall. It was like my wish was heard and granted by magic casts. I ran over to him, my heart leaping for joy.
"Sasuke." I panted, catching my breath and to try act I hadn't run.
"Hey," he smiled back. "Why were you running?" Dammit, he knew. Well, it was obvious enough.
"Exercise." I quickly lied.
"Uh, in a prom dress, out in the cold and in the middle of the night? You're bad at telling lies, Haruno Sakura." Sasuke chuckled, as my stomach rolled. Haruno Sakura… it had been his first time he had said my full name, and fully addressed me.
"It's cold out here. What are you doing?" I asked.
"I needed some alone time. Some time to think. This world is so harsh sometimes; we can never get the space for our free doings. And I'm the one meant to be asking you that."
"Right. I was searching for you." I said, shivering.
"Get back inside." He looked back down.
"…I…don't want to." I spoke back. I thought he was going to continue the subject, but instead changed it. Did he like me being around him?
"So how was your dance?" He asked, staring into me. Oh, he had such dark lost, brown eyes, like I could see all his sufferings through them. His dark eyes could tell anything, and spill everything there was to know. I could see pain and suffering in his eyes, and a longing of happiness, but in another way, giving up on happiness. He had held on for too long, he wants to give up on all this now. His eyes looked betrayed and filled with anguish. There was not even a tiny hint of happiness in his eyes any more. Oh Sasuke. If only you knew, that I know exactly how you feel.
"It was good." I smiled, looking away, and ruining the moment when we were both staring at each other.
"You look cute, cherry." He smiled, the cutest dimples forming in his cheeks. I was mouth-gaped for a few seconds. I was going to die right there. Sasuke was so cute, my insides were going to boil. Those words made my smile broaden until it could no more.
"T-thanks," I stuttered. Tell him the same. Tell him that's he is so cute and hot too!
"What was that?" Sasuke asked, dipping his head down slightly. "I'm cute, and hot?" He chuckled, which soon turned into laughter.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. I had said my thoughts aloud! Shit shit shitty shit shit. I cursed myself a million times. I looked away, blushing like a tomato.
"Awh, so sweet cherry." He stood up straight, shedding the cutest smile ever. "Well, I think I've got to go home now. My taxi is here." A flashing yellow car drove closer to us, it's luminous lights blinding us. He walked over towards me, and he made me look right at him. He lifted up my chin, and we were so close, but not close enough for a kiss. I stared once again into his dark eyes, again lost in its emptiness. I then regained myself back to Sasuke. He leaned forward an inch to gently kiss my forehead. "Bye cherry."
I stood idle, and love-stricken. My breathing hitched and my heart was pounding. I saw him disappear in the taxi and down the lightened highway. I released a deep breath I hadn't known I had been holding. My hand was itching to touch that spot where he kissed me. He kissed me. I know it wasn't a real and proper one, but he kissed me…on the forehead. My big ugly forehead everyone had teased. I smiled like a complete idiot. I couldn't erase the real smile I had, and I never even wanted to.
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Exams had been coming up creating more studies for me. I sighed, flipping the textbook on my lap to the next few pages. My stomach whirled like I was sick, and my head felt light. I wrote down notes which filled pages and pages of my workbook. This was living hell.
"Come over here!" Naruto yelled over. Another voice yelled back at him in return. I could also hear Ino in the background talking away to people. Kiba was talking to Sasuke. This was a small room and everyone's voice could be projected to all parts.
I sat angrily in my chair. Everyone was making such a racquet it was so hard to study. My brain was fizzing and my adrenaline started to pump. I could not take it any longer.
"Everyone shut up! I am trying to study here! We have exams coming up, and you're all rampaging about some other unnecessary things!" I yelled, and then there was utter silence, as everyone turned to look at me. They stared at me, like they hadn't been expecting things like this. "Look, this is our free period we have in this 'free study room.' And I am trying to study, so please remain silent. If you want to be so loud, then go outside. Thank you." I said in a much softer tone. Everyone remained quiet. A few whispers in this room were taking over once more, but that hadn't minded me. Ino, Naruto, Kiba, Sasuke, an old friend of Tim's called Archie, and this other girl names Kira all remained silent. Relieved, I finally returned to my studying in peace. A tall boy walked over to me.
"You look so serious on that." Sasuke said, as I looked up at him.
"What do you think? It's an exam; of course I study hard for it. And, why aren't you studying? The exam is next week you know."
"Nah, I learnt everything from my old school. I've already learnt what I need to know."
"Stupid. How will you know? You're going to fail or at least a C."
He chuckled slightly. "Don't worry, I'll get an A." That way he powerfully smiles that he thinks he's gonna ace the test annoyed me.
"We can bet on that! Ten bucks!" I snapped.
He laughed, pinching my nose. "I'll be waiting for those 10 bucks in my hand, cherry." He walked away putting his hands into his pockets. Since the social night which was held a month ago, Sasuke had started to hang out with my group. He'd join the same group I was in. In fact, ever since Kiba joined, he dragged Sasuke in too. Kira and Archie were just our back friends, they were sometimes with us, but for sure all the time, Sasuke, Ino, Naruto and Kiba had been with me. Sasuke took a seat on the yellow table across the room. It was such a small room; he was only three metres away. I had liked it this way though. I liked small spaces, only if they weren't so loud at times. This room had bright green painted walls and yellow tables. The yellow tables ran a long way down every edge of this room apart from the door. Ino and Kira were sitting on the tables and Naruto and Archie became quiet. I turned my seat around so no one could disturb me anymore, and so I could stick like glue to my studies.
"Sakura!" I lifted my head to look at who addressed me. Archie looked at me, and so had everybody else. I was so into my books I hadn't noticed what had been going on. I turned my seat back around and we were all crowding in front of Archie.
"Hey guys, I'm throwing my birthday party. I'm inviting all you guys." Archie spoke looking at everybody.
"A party!? Now? We have exams!" I announced.
"Yeah I know, but my birthday is at that time, and I can't help the fact that they are both near. So at my house, this weekend, Saturday at 8pm. Please try to come guys."
"It sounds like fun!" Ino cheered.
"Yeah!" Naruto cheered, laughing. "I'll come. But I'll study for exams too of course."
"Me too." Kira added, a cute smile rising up her face.
"Kiba? Sasuke? Sakura?" Archie asked us. "What about you guys?"
"If my princess is going, I can't miss it." Kiba smiled over at Ino. Ino slightly blushed in a cute way I had always admired.
"Uh, this Saturday?" Sasuke paused, looking up at the ceiling. "I've already finished all my video games so yeah, I'll be there." Sasuke smiled, looking over at me. I looked at Archie to look away from Sasuke's gaze.
"Sakura?" Archie asked. "Everyone else here is coming."
"I don't know Archie. I have exams."
"We all do." Naruto added in. "Please Sak!" He walked over towards me and out his hands on my cheeks.
"Yeah, please!" Ino begged. "It will be tons of fun! And you need a break from all this studying."
"Ok," I hesitated. "I'll try to make it!" I smiled, and Naruto sat back down. Everyone else smiled too.
"Okay, now I've got to go invite everyone else." Archie spoke, standing up.
"Even Tim?" I asked, cocking an eyebrow up.
"A party would be boring without him, and everyone else would be bored too." Archie said. "See ya guys next period!" Archie left out the door, softly shutting it behind him.
"Sak!" Ino cried, grabbing onto my wrists. "What are you going to wear?"
"I don't know, maybe a floral dress." I said.
"I'm coming over to your house on Saturday and I'll dress you up with your hair and all." Ino grinned.
Shaking my head smiling, I returned back to my work just as the bell rang.
"Come on Sak, let's get ready for our next period!" Ino said, packing up her equipment. As soon as I was done, I followed Ino behind out of our free period room.
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Author's Note
Hey guys. A superrr long chapter for you, and I'm starting to wonder to make my chapters longer than they are. Thank you for your comments, please comment more, they make me smile. This story is almost finished, only about 3-4 chapters left. Thank you for making it this far, and I'm almost done! If you have any questions either, comment them down below!
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