Pairing: Kiba x Sakura

Rating: PG

Dedicated: Kathy-chan, who sent me these two songs... I can fly and Simple and Clean which is where the inspiration for this fic. Also, because she hates Sasuke/Temari and so now she has to love it ;; :: is evil::

Summary: She's always loved Sasuke and he has feelings for Hinata but the world doesn't always go the way you want it to… but no matter what they would never give up… right?

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… Just my OC's if any, oh and the plot

Cry

By Kaz

She should have been done with tears when it came to him, but somehow he always managed to find someway to make her cry again.

Sniffling, she shook her hair, making her cherry hair flying around everywhere as thousands of questions entered her mind… What was wrong with her? What had she done wrong? What did she have to do to receive some sort of affection… no, approval from him?

"It's not like I want him to shower me with affection or anything," she whispered, "But just something… even if he would shout at me and tell me to get lost… it's better than his…. Your annoying line."

As soon as the what questions had left her mind, the why questions began. Why didn't he like her? Why did she have to fall for someone so cold hearted, and committed to revenge?

Releasing her breath, she leant back slightly so that her back rested against the bed. Clutching the screwed up tissue in her hand, she sniffed once again letting her thoughts swirl around her again.

For as long as she could remember, she had always loved Sasuke. Well she thought she was safe to call it love. When she had first laid eyes on him she was completely taken away by him. Even to this day, she remembered how hard it was to breathe as she first saw those onyx eyes and his raven-coloured hair blowing slightly in the breeze. As she took in more of him, the butterflies arose and this weird sensation crept up her stomach. Sure, it had first stared as a crush but over the times, she spent along side him, through all the adventures and dangers she was sure it had grown into love.

Blowing her nose, she let her eyes roam around her room, passing a glance towards her teddy bears and books; she finally let them stop on her desk, where a picture frame sat.

"How happy we were back then?" she mused, "That was before Sasuke betrayed Leaf and went to… Orochimaru."

By now, everyone knew that Sasuke had a cursed seal… thanks to one ninja gone bad; they all also knew that a team led by Shikamaru went to save him.

"Well," she confessed, "They did bring him back… but did they save him?"

She didn't ever think she could ever forget that day. She was so happy, once she seen that Naruto was okay and he had brought Sasuke-kun back. Neji and Choji were in pretty bad shape, Kiba wasn't far better off. Lee-san was rather… drunk, while resting on a not so amused Gaara and then just behind them was Sasuke-kun being held up by the sand girl and Shikamaru, who was no doubt, grumbling about how troublesome this whole ordeal was. Smiling weakly, she was about to go over to her Sasuke-kun, when he was placed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital surrounded by Anbu.

They hadn't been allowed to see him for sometime after that, during the time she had spent it with Naruto and Lee-san... Even Ino some times… though they had a long way to go yet. Eventually, Sasuke had been allowed to return to them and she had immediately taken up her role again. But something was different… he was different… he was even more colder if that was possible at all but regardless she remained loyal to him…

"Though it didn't do me any good," she spat out bitterly, the events of what she had just found out hitting her full force.

It had started out as a normal day, training, waving by to Sasuke-kun then meeting some friends…, which also included the sand siblings who had decided to stay here for a while, the reason was about to become even more clearer to her. For some reason, there was a slight tension in the air. Funnily enough at first she thought it was because she had seen Kiba glare at Naruto who held Hinata's hand tightly… it seemed one triangle had finally ended with Naruto coming out the winner again but that wasn't the case… it was the next statement which caused all action to stop.

"So is it true about what I heard about Temari and Sasuke?"

At first, she was going to resort to her old ways when she was fighting with Ino about Sasuke but something about this statement, which TenTen had just said caused a strange feeling to creep up her spine… so she remained silent.

Coughing, Naruto averted his eyes away from Sakura and nodded his head… "Yah," he choked out, "Sasuke and Temari have agreed to marriage."

Just like when she had first laid eyes on him and found it hard to breathe she was having the same problem right now, ignoring Ino's gasp and the general mouth dropping, she jumped up clashing her eyes with Naruto's, while feeling the tears begin to prick. Searching his eyes for confirmation, she turned herself away and ran in a general direction, not listening to the cries of the people behind her.

She didn't know how long she had run for, but all she wanted to do was run and leave everything behind... just leave it all behind and run.

Collapsing against a tree, she cried… It hurt too much right now, to take anything into consideration… she didn't care where she was and what state she was in… all she wanted to do was cry.

And cry she did, she cried until she was sure she caused a flood. Disregarding the feeling of exhaustion, she forced herself on her feet to make her way back home, paying no attention to her surroundings. She walked away, head bent low, she didn't want to think right now, she just... Well she didn't really know what she wanted right now.

Even though she was in a state right now, it didn't turn off all her senses and so she knew someone was in front of her and even more… she knew who exactly who it was.

"Why?" she crocked out. She knew he hadn't come looking for her, nor really cared… she must have caught him coming back from training but still she needed to know.

Hearing him scoff and pass her by, she no longer felt sad but angry.

"Why Sasuke-kun? WHY?" She screamed.

Still he didn't answer her.

"Do you love her?"

"…"

"What is it that you want?"

"Your annoying."

That one statement caused Sakura to see red, forgetting that if he wanted to he could kill her, she punched his chest as hard as she could, screaming why.

"Why? Why? Why?"

"…."

Eventually, all the energy left her and she sank to the floor, her eyes resting at his feet. "Why?" She whispered on last time.

"I need someone strong to look after the clan. I am going to kill him Sakura no matter what."

Sakura looked up ah him in disbelief. "Do you have any feeling at all? Are you completely inhumane? What about Temari? How could you… how can you?"

"She knows what is expected of her and that's why I chose her… I don't want someone weak, and you Sakura, are weak."

She wasn't sure how she made it home but she did and now she lay with her back against her bed completely heart broken. "I should of seen it coming." She thought, "I knew he never wanted affection or would return it but I still hoped… wished..."

Deciding that she no longer wanted to remain in her room, she grabbed a set of keys and walked out of the house… if only she knew that right now someone else was experiencing the same hurt as herself… if she only knew…

Kiba kicked a small rock as he made his way home. Hands in his pockets, he smiled weakly at his faithful ever-present friend Akamaru. Right now, he felt so low; the one girl who he had liked and watched out for was in the arms of that other loud baka, Naruto.

"It like he is out to take everything I want or something, first he beats me in the Chuunin exam and now him and Hinata are…"

Sighing, he knew that it wasn't really Naruto's fault but it still sucked… he sucked… he couldn't pass the exam and apparently couldn't even get a girl.

Sitting down on a bench, he kept his gaze on Akamaru but his thoughts were else where.

He always thought she was the one, he always felt something around her and always had a need to protect her. She was the only girl he really talked to and really ever associated with… the other girls tended to avoid him or fawn over the Uchiha. Snorting at the name, he placed his arms underneath his chin and rested his arms on his knees.

He wasn't going to cry or anything, stuff like that was reserved for girls and well he was a man and strong and… "Still doesn't stop it from hurting." He confessed. Opening his mouth and letting out a semi war cry, he chuckled at the expression on Akamaru face before saying, "Ah that feels better."

He knew his friend didn't believe him but what could he do? As much as he wanted to fight for her and make her, his… she seemed so happy and well, "I guess I am weak after all."

Brooding, he huffed before screaming out, "Damn you Naruto!"

Hearing a twig snap behind him, he half jumped up ready to take down who ever it was and half sweat dropping, hoping it wasn't the loud baka, when suddenly the figure came into sight and he saw who it was… "A girl?" He said, with a confused expression. Giving a slight bemused expression to the white dog, he then noticed that there was something weird, she wasn't looking where she was going and her whole body expression was down… despair… just like how he felt inside… she was showing it on the outside.

"Hey… hey you okay?"

He felt slightly annoyed when she ignored him and carried on walking, her head still bent down.

"Hey!" He cried again, this time grabbing her arm to stop her. When she turned around to face him, he felt his breath stop.

He knew who she was, she was the girl who was always hanging off Sasuke arm and fighting with that other girl, Ino. Nevertheless and no matter what, he had always seen her eyes lit in joy and a smile on her face. He knew she was emotional; a weakness in ninja but still sometimes it was nice to see that not everyone had lost all emotion… all warmness.

She was hardly recognizable now; her eyes looked dead as if they had never held any emotion at all. They were detached and passive… she was completely...

"Heartbroken," Kiba heard himself whisper. He knew the look; she was torn and hurting… just like him.

"Hey… you… are you okay?" As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt like slapping himself for being so stupid… did she look okay. He was half expecting her to blow up and pound him into the ground, like she had done to Naruto on numerous occasions.

However, all he heard was, "He's marrying her."

He knew instantly what she was talking about, how could he not; it was what everyone was talking about…

"Oh." Was the only thing that came into his mind.

"He… he is … Oh my God he is really marrying her." Then came the outburst. She thought she did not have any more tears left but a bucket load seemed to simple pour out, trickling to the ground to be absorbed by the dry Earth.

Kiba was mortified, he had no idea what to do, he had never dealt with a hysterical female before and so he did the only thing he could, he let her cry. Bending down, he awkwardly out his arms out her, but she grabbed him and engulfed herself into his warmth, while resting her head on his shoulders as she cried.

Both ignored a small lighting jolt which passed through them, now wasn't the time to question that... if there was anything to question all that mattered was, what they were feeling inside.

He didn't quite understand what happened but he suddenly found himself stroking her hair in an effort to calm herself down, while whispering what he supposed was words of comfort… not that either one paid much attention to them.

For what seems like hours, he gently rocked them both, his hands and words never straying. The tears eventually calmed down and all that came out now where slight sniffles.

Sakura pushed herself back a bit to stare at the person who hold she was currently in, glancing up she recognised him as the person who fought Naruto… Kiba.

"Kiba, I'm sorry… I didn't mean to... break down… I just … sorry." The last part was whispered as once again glanced down.

"Yah well," Kiba started, trying to keep his I don't care attitude but didn't get very far, he figured that right now she deserved more than that.

So for a while he said nothing before confessing, "He's not worth your tears you know."

Sakura looked up at hi sharply before saying, "What do you know? You don't know him… he's… he's."

"You're still trying to defend him, huh? He breaks your heart and you still?" Sighing, he decided that maybe he should tell her that he actually did understand… more than she would ever know.

"I do understand you know. I know how much it hurts when you love someone and they don't feel the same way back."

She felt herself about to argue with him, asking him what he would know about it, when a brief vision from earlier crossed her mind.

"Hinata," she whispered. He didn't really need to confirm it but he still nodded his head while giving a small weak laugh.

"Yah, but she…" Kiba started.

"Likes Naruto." Sakura finished. A small silence settled between them, both not really knowing what to say. The scene was somewhat amusing, Kiba was bent down on his heels looking somewhere off into the distance, while Sakura was on her knees looking down.

Slowly, the corners of Kiba's mouth turned into a smile as he began to chuckle slightly. Sakura looked up at him, thinking what he could find so funny when she began to join in. Soon both were laughing full heartedly, while Akamaru stared at them with a 'you have all lost your head' expression.

Once she had calmed down, Sakura admitted, "It felt so good to laugh again; I thought I had forgotten how to do it."

When she saw Kiba not respond, she sighed, while her caring side coming into play, "You should be happy for her, Naruto is a good guy, he would never hurt her, and they both look so happy. At least you know the love is there."

"Yeah I am, it just hurts knowing the one person you like is with someone else."

"Yeah..."

"Sakura, I am going to give you a bit of advice okay? You are really sweet girl, your pretty and not too mention smart with a great personality and well in all truth, you deserve so much more than the Uchiha. You should have someone who will make you smile and feel happy when you are with them, be there when you need them and well just someone who would give you everything you deserve."

While Kiba felt a bit embarrassed about what he said and was just waiting for her to laugh, Sakura was in a daze as to just how someone she hard hardly ever spoken to in her life had managed to make her feel better.

"You know what I think," he carried on, while trying to fight down an annoying blush. "We both loved them because even though at first we did, later on we just carried it on without really realising that it had gone. Well, maybe that's for me…. Perhaps somewhere along the way the feeling I had for Hinata lessened a bit but I didn't realise and so because I had always thought I was in love with her and I carried on thinking I was, when maybe I wasn't… Maybe I just wanted to love her because it was easy than to admit the truth... I just didn't want to be…"

"Alone," finished Sakura, "I always thought it was safe for me to say I loved Sasuke-kun because I did. I really did, every time I saw him or just be near to him I felt so happy… but then he changed. He changed from this scared deep inside boy to a cold hearted person but I still stayed loyal to him because I had to… the thing is I think I more talked and believed I was in love with him than I actually was… I think it was because I thought I was in love that I had to stay in love with him when really all he ever did was… hurt me… he really hurt me."

"Well ya know, I don't think we really know what love is because no one knows what love is but what I do know is that even though there is some bad there is also good and if you truly love someone, you wouldn't hurt them intentionally… would you?"

Sakura smiled up at him and shook her head, which caused Kiba to chuckle and rub the back of his head with a nervous chuckle.

"So anyway it's late and…" However, before he could finish his babbling, Sakura leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Thank you Kiba-kun, just thank you."

Laughing nervously at her, he raised himself up and held a hand out to her, ignoring Akamaru laughing.

"Well, it's late I'll walk you home Sakura."

Nodding, they both began to begin their decent to Sakura house when Sakura said. "You know what? Maybe we were both scared that if we didn't like then we wouldn't know what to do… what the future would hold for us if we had no one… but you know what Kiba-kun, I'm not scared of the future now, well not as much as I was used to."

"I'm glad Sakura-chan, I really am."

Smiling at him, she suddenly looked around before stopping.

"What wrong?"

"Um, we're going the wrong way… my house is in the other direction."

Laughing, the both turned and walked in the right direction, not fully knowing just how much they had both helped each other and not realising the new friendship built around them and that it happened based on a phrase… sometimes you just need to cry.

The End?

Well, heh… heh... yah I know it sucked but anyway should I continue it or not? If I were to it would be about Sakura, Kiba, Choji and Lee, they would be the main. Anyway, if not I guess this could stand as a one-shot. R&R if you can

Ja Ne

Kaz