title: 7:31
prompt: SASUSAKU MONTH ON LJ! 2012
rating: T-M
summary: o27: As a playboy, Sasuke doesn't want any sort of commitment. He doesn't think anyone can change him. Until he meets Sakura.
REVISED 6.30.14
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Commitment
"You know I've been with a lot of girls before you."
"I know."
"And that I've gone all the way with them."
"Yeah."
"But you still want me to be with you?" he asked, skeptical. His new "toy" was in front of him, looking down at her feet. She knew all his dirty tricks and his playboy lifestyle—how one girl was treated as his soul mate for the day, and then the day after it would be a different girl.
"Yes."
Sasuke was surprised. One thing he liked about this girl was her honesty, even though she could be a fool sometimes. "We've never even kissed," he said, "let alone fuck."
He waited for the blush that would appear on her face, but it didn't come. She raised her head high and said with confidence, "Maybe someday we might. But not right now. First, I just want to be with you. That's all I'm asking for."
Sasuke liked her attitude. "Alright," he said, taking her hand. "Let's give it a shot."
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Being with Sakura didn't stop him from observing other girls with her, though she didn't seem to mind. In fact, whenever he wanted to see how she would respond, he would focus his gaze on a group of girls giggling over at him, saying, "Oh, he's so cute!" and things like that. Sakura simply shrugged and said, "Well, you are attractive."
Sasuke twitched. Normally, girls would be jealous if he was looking at other women. For some reason, Sakura wasn't. Or maybe, she just didn't care. After all, they were only in this as an "experiment." For a short while.
Then, without notice, Sasuke took Sakura into his arms and kissed her wildly, his lips moving furiously on top of hers. His hands were on her waist, one going lower while the other one massaged her back. He waited for her arms to be wrapped around his neck, but they didn't come. Pulling apart, he noticed that she was stiff—slightly surprised, but more nonchalant.
"You didn't like it?" he asked, sighing. He ran a hand through his hair. "Usually girls fall into that kind of thing."
She shrugged. "I don't know. I've never kissed anyone besides you just now. So I can't say."
Sasuke frowned as Sakura walked past him, waiting for him to catch up.
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"You know I have commitment issues," he said as he lied down on her sofa, drinking the tea she prepared for him. "So why did you ask me out if you act like this, anyway?"
Sakura said, "I don't know."
Sasuke sat up. "What do you mean you don't know? Either it's because of my looks or because you think you're one of those girls who can change me. Well, guess what, Sakura. You can't change me. No one can."
"I never said I would," she responded coolly.
"So then why? Tell me!" he said, his voice rising.
She looked him in the eye and said, "I like you. That's all there is to it."
"So why are you acting like this?"
She smiled. "Because I've never had a boyfriend before."
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a few days later
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They were on his bed, rolled around. Sasuke didn't break the kiss as he struggled to remove her shirt, and then her bra. He knew how those things worked. He had done them a million times before with a million girls other than Sakura.
Her top was off and her bra straps slid down her shoulders. Sasuke broke apart to see Sakura under him, panting.
She was unmistakably beautiful. He had never noticed it before, but she was stunning. What else had she been hiding from him?
Sakura covered her chest with her arms, but he pried them away. "No," he said softly, his voice gentle and unlike the one he used with her normally. "Please."
He kissed the top of her cleavage and she lied there, her arms now at her sides. "Tell me you love me," Sasuke said softly, his head between her breasts. He wanted to feel her heartbeat. "Say it."
He didn't hear any words come from her, so he looked up to see that her eyes were cold. Almost frozen.
"Sakura?"
"I can't," she said. "I can't tell you that."
"Sakura—"
She got up, redid her bra, and put on her shirt. "I…" she looked at the door and then back at Sasuke. "I don't think this is going to work out. Goodbye, Sasuke."
He tried to stop her, but she was already gone. He didn't know how she moved so fast, but he called out her name, trying to get a response.
"Sakura? SAKURA!"
There was only the sound of his echo.
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He sat back down on the bed and buried his head in his hands. He didn't know it at first, but Sakura had changed him. He used to be the playboy Sasuke who went around doing every girl that he met, and now all he wanted was Sakura in his arms, never mind his bed. It didn't matter if she wanted to make love anymore. He just wanted to hold her tight and never let her go.
"She changed me," he muttered. He lied back on the bed where Sakura was just less than ten minutes ago, and took in her scent.
Why had he asked her to tell him she loved him? Was it because it was some sort of subliminal message that he wanted to hear? He'd heard it from plenty of other girls. So why was Sakura different?
And then he realized it.
"I love her."
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He raced towards Sakura's apartment, only wearing a thin shirt and sweatpants, along with flimsy sandals.
"Sakura! Sakura, open up!" he shouted, banging on her door.
She opened it slowly, surprised that he had followed her here. "Sasuke? What's wrong? Did I forget something?"
Sasuke tried to catch his breath before he let himself in. He held her by the shoulders and hugged her tight, his chin resting on her forehead.
"Sasuke?" she asked, her voice muffled into his chest.
"Please," he said. "Let me hold you like this for a little longer."
"Sasuke…"
"I want to be with you," he said. "I want to make a commitment. I won't look at anybody else but you. I won't think of anybody else but you. I'm all yours. Please," he begged again, making sure that she could see his expression. "Be with me."
He waited for Sakura's response, closing his eyes tightly, thinking it would be a "no." Instead, she kissed his cheek and asked, "You promise?"
"On my life."
She took his hand. "Then let's give it a shot."
Slight changes!