Okay, so this was a one-shot at first, but I decided that I would prefer to have it here instead. I guess I'm cleaning my little fanfic area up a little bit. I could probably make other one-shot collections too while I'm at it. Even though I would be losing the reviews I had, it would be worth it. Anyways, on to the important stuff.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Dang.

Warning: This really is a fairy tale type story that isn't very realistic. If that's what you were expected, then I suggest you don't read it. Because then you'll be disappointed.

Entry #4

Unexpected

-SasuSaku-

I can't believe that… this is finally happening. It's finally come time that everything I've gone through and everything I've learned is finally coming together and it just seems so… right.

I thought that my whole world had completed crashed and burned when Sasuke left. I knew what he left for and I knew why it was so important to him. If I was stronger, it wouldn't have bothered him so much. If I really loved him, then shouldn't I have supported him in what he wanted?

But it just hurt… so much that he was gone. Just that fact alone could tear my heart into so many pieces that life itself didn't seem right anymore. Life itself was changed forever on that fateful day, and I'm not sure how I ever lived on past it. To this day I won't know.

The thing that hurt the worst though was that I didn't make a difference in his decision to leave. A small part of me hoped so much that if I somehow told him how I felt, and how much I needed him that he would change his mind. That somehow, he wanted that too and would change his mind.

But it didn't. Nothing changed except for the fact that my heart hasn't been the same since.

Things did get better though. I got through day by day and did whatever I could to get my mind off him. I worked my ass off helping Tsunade get things back in order after all the chaos that had happened. I wanted to do anything I could, just to get him off my mind. I didn't wanna think about the fact that I might never see him again.

It was horrible… not having a purpose anymore. I guess you could say that everything in my life had been devoted to trying to make Sasuke realize just how perfect I was for him. But… that never happened. So then when I finally tried getting back on my feet, I'd just fall down again because… what was the point?

What was the point of going on if there was nothing to go on to? There was no reason to get up in the morning. No purpose to try to excel in life anymore. It all just seemed so pointless. But then when I finally saw Naruto in the hospital after he fought with Sasuke… I realized what my purpose was again.

Seeing him hurt made realize that I couldn't bear if anything should ever happen to anybody close to me. I couldn't bear it if they died because I couldn't save them. From that day on, I swore that I would become a medical-nin and so I did.

It was tough business, and there were so many times that I was under so much pressure to save a person's life that I re-thought why I ever wanted to do it. But at the end of the day…, I could finally be happy with myself. Something that I hadn't felt in such a long time.

I could finally be of help to people. I could finally do something to make things better instead of just standing around waiting for help to arrive. Now, I didn't have to wait. I could save people, and that was a powerful feeling.

I could finally go on in my life now that I had a purpose and a reason to keep on living. I always kept him hidden away in my heart, and I'm sure Naruto noticed. He was a really great help to me through those times though I'm sure he doesn't realize it. All my friends meant so much, and it was now more than ever that I could appreciate them.

Now that I've lost something so close to my heart, I was trying my hardest to not let anything be taken for granted. And honestly, that made my becoming stronger all that much easier. Living each day, not taking anything for granted… what's more powerful than that?

I found my power. I found my strength. I found another love. A love for life and the people around me that I never thought I would feel before. So I guess you could say that something good did come out of Sasuke leaving. Something that I never would have experienced if he hadn't left. And it was then that I decided that I didn't regret anything I felt for Sasuke at all.

Because without it, I wouldn't be the person I am today.

There had been many times where I wondered what I'd do if Sasuke did come back. I had imagined many scenarios where he would come back with Orochimaru and come to destroy us and what would I do? I imagined him coming back as part of the Akatsuki and I tried to imagine would I would I do?

And honest to Kama… I had no idea.

But I never would have expected it to be be like this...

I never expected him to just… decide to come back home. The story from Naruto was that he finally was able to get his revenge on his brother and become free of Oorachiamaru's grasp and decided to come back home. Tsunade had to do a lot to ensure his safety within the village, but it's all been sorted out. Everything was fine now. He was safe. He was home.

And the only thing left to do is to go see him.

"You've changed." Was the only thing he said to me when I first saw him. Honestly, I was glad he talked first because I would have had no clue what to say at all. Since he got back, I hadn't seen even a glimpse of him. I had to ask Naruto where I could find him and then I had to search all day for the house he was living in at the moment. When I got there, I couldn't bring myself to knock the door knowing that if I did, I would see him.

After standing outside his door for over ten minutes trying to work up the courage to knock on the door, I finally did and almost immediately wanted to hide in the nearest bush or tree, which I was going to when he answered the door with great speed. I could tell he wasn't expected me from the surprised look on his face, I could hardly handle it myself.

It was so strange to finally see him after all these years… After all the pain I'd been through and what I've done with my life since. Here he was, and the thing is, I should have felt so much anger just bubble inside me and just attacked him right then and there, but seeing him was just mesmerizing.

I knew I was supposed to answer him fairly soon. He'd think something was wrong with me if I didn't respond, but my brain was just shut down. I couldn't think. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't do anything.

Luckily for me, Sasuke didn't need a response from and opened the door wider for me to come in. It surprised me, I hadn't seen him in so long and he hasn't seen me and yet he's being kind. I think… I think he's really grown up since I last saw him.

He had a look in his eyes that I have never seen before, and it just felt so right. Being around him again, that just felt so right. It felt perfect.

I was so happy that all the pain that I had gone through… was finally worth it.

When my brain finally started working again, I said the first thing that came to mind.

"I missed you." It was just three simple words. Yet, it made me come to terms with how much I really did miss him. How I had gotten over him, it didn't seem like such a big deal anymore even though I still thought about him a lot. It just seemed like the past and I was ready to move.

Yet now… I know that he always stayed in my heart at least a little bit. A part of me never got over him, and now that he's here…. I realized just how much my heart missed him.

"Hn." Was his reply, just as it was way back then, when we were little. But today it held a new meaning. He started walking over to me, and I felt my legs little by little give way. His eyes… they held such a new thought. They were beautiful. He was beautiful…

I thought my heart would collapse as his took my hands, and glanced over me. His smell, gawd how could I forget his smell…? It was so intoxicating… His body leaned over closer and closer to mine to where my face was almost in his chest and his eyes stared above me, staring off into just the wall. I could tell he was thinking, but about what? His chest heaved as he took a breath and I could hear his heartbeat vividly.

"I realized a lot of things while I was gone, Sakura. I realized that this town meant a lot more to me than I thought it did. I realized that my best friend did a lot for me. And I realized that I hurt you so much. I'm glad I got to see you again." He said calmly above me. I could barely believe, but it just seemed so perfect that who was I to question it?

I lifted my face to look at his eyes and I finally realized what was in his eyes. I could regret in them. I could see kindness that I only saw rarely when we were young. He had lived through such hard times in his life, and he was finally able to put his past behind. At that moment, I was so proud of Sasuke. Prouder than I'd ever had been before.

I also realized at that very moment, how much I loved him. And the thing is, finally… I think he returned the feeling.

I could see him struggling with himself internally. As I stared into his eyes, I finally felt so happy… I finally felt the courage to do what I've always wanted. My lips were barely below his, waiting… I was waiting for him to decide he wanted it too. I could see he was fighting with himself. Finally he spoke.

"I was gone so long. I put you in so much pain. I don't deserve this." He glanced away, still keeping the same distance between us. I could feel my eyes widen at his confession, but it didn't matter to me anymore. The pain didn't matter anymore. All I knew is that I wanted him now.

"You may not deserve it, Sasuke, but I do." I felt braver then than I had ever felt in my life, and closed the distance between our lips. Kissing him… was just as perfect as I imagined it would be. He responded almost instantly and wrapped his arms around me. That would be the moment I would remember forever, because I had waited so long for it.

After parting, I looked into his eyes once more to see if they had changed. I could still see the regret in them, but now they were filled with a completely new emotion, an emotion I would quickly label as love. I stood on my tip-toes and gave him another kiss, though it was quicker than the first before saying what was on my mind.

"I just wanted you to know that I don't regret anything I've ever felt for you, and I hope you feel the same way, because if you didn't then I might just change my mind." I told him. He looked at him in slight shock, but apparently accepted my terms. He started to grin about something and I was starting to wonder what he was thinking, but he didn't keep me in suspense very long.

"I knew that you had grown up. I just didn't know how much. You amaze me, Sakura-chan." He explained. I felt my heart flutter at him finally putting an endearment to my name. Then he leaned in and kissed me once more.

It was like an ending to a book, where the readers know that even though the couple goes through a lot, they always end up together in the end.

The thing is, I figured my story book would never happen and was just a daydream of the past. But reality… is so much more beautiful for me. This reality… the truth… the present… is so much more than I ever could have imagined.

It was totally unexpected, but you know…

I don't really mind.

Fin