Author's Notes: Okay…this is my very first SasuSaku fic…and I'm so excited! Other pairings: NaruHina, ShikaIno, LeeTen…I was always thinking about making a SasuSaku, and I'm working on a Hinata centered fic as we speak…I got tired of making OC fics because I hate making up stories already, so far this is only a prologue and the next chapter is kinda sucky so I'm still working on it. Oh yeah, I've done an almost complete recap of episode 109, exact lines and everything, even the actions, except for the thoughts. I didn't start it at the beginning because…well because…heck it was too much for me to describe, anyway here's a prologue.
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"Prologue: The Sound's Invitation (Recap of Episode 109)"
Night time, Uchiha Sasuke was in his room, packing all necessities. Once all was in place, he took one last look at his sole photograph in his room. In the photograph, he stood on the right, glaring at the blonde shinobi who was glaring back at him; in the back was a male jounin whose hands were placed on his and Naruto's. Finally, in the middle, stood a pink haired girl who had her usual happy-go-lucky smile, the annoying girl whom always greeted him in the morning with her high-pitched voice.
We will all lead different paths…as this went through his mind, he slowly placed his hand on the frame of the photograph and laid it face down.
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A young female shinobi walked home that night, half way there, her continuous thoughts about her only love, Uchiha Sasuke grew stronger and stronger that night. In her head, Naruto's words appeared.
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"Don't worry, about it!" he said looking up from his ramen bowl "Sasuke won't accept that bastard's invitation, he doesn't need to do that since he's really strong!"
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Sasuke-kun is strong…but…she wanted to make sure. She took flight and left for the other direction, her heart filled with hope that she might be able to catch up to him.
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A lonely night departed upon Konohagakure. Not even the wind could be heard throughout the night, except the hollow footsteps of a pink haired kunoichi and a vengeful raven haired shinobi. Sakura walked upon the path leading to the exit of Konoha, only to stumble upon someone whom she wasn't surprised to see, Uchiha Sasuke. She watched him walking upon this path, the path of no return, once he passed this, there was no turning back.
He stopped in his tracks, she knew he was leaving, she knew he could be gone forever, and he spoke, the sound of his voice felt like a saving sound of life before death.
"What are you doing wondering around here at night?" he asked her coldly.
"Because you need in order to get out of the village you have to take this road" she said. He began walking again; he passed her completely ignoring the sad look in her eyes, eyes that were pleading for him to stay.
"Go back home and sleep" was all he said to her as he walked further along that road.
"Why…?" she whispered as a single tear rolled down her cheek. She turned around, tears streaming out of her eyes.
"Why don't you tell me anything?"
He kept moving forward.
"Why do you keep silent like that?"
He wasn't stopping.
"Why won't you say anything to me…?"
"Why do I have to tell you anything?" he said in angry and annoyed voice as he stopped in his tracks, still not looking back at the girl who's tears were strolling down non-stop.
"It's none of your business" he said coldly "Stop concerning yourself about what I do"
Silence.
She forced a fake smile, and looked at the man who did not even bother to look back at her. He already knew she was crying, why he knew, nobody knows.
"You've…always hated me right?" she said, the fake smile hurting her even more than her tear-filled eyes "Do you remember…the day when we became genin and our three-member team was first chosen?"
"…………"
"That day, you and I were here alone, you got made at me remember?"
Flashback…
"Oh yeah!" said Sakura, back when her hair was still long, she was talking about Naruto "See how he doesn't have parents right?"
He glared at her.
"If you're alone your parents wouldn't get mad at you, that's why he's so selfish"
Leaves…wind carried the leaves upon the two beings, and a moment of silence dawned upon them.
"The solitude…"
"What?"
"You can't even compare to it when your parents get mad at you" he said, her back facing her as the wind blew more.
"What's the matter?" she had a confused look on her face when he said this.
"You're annoying"
Leaves fell as Sasuke left without another word. Those words kept ringing in her ears, and pierced her heart like a blade.
End of flashback.
She smiled, hoping these could somehow trigger his mind and let him stay, or even care a little. Still, the tears kept falling.
Silence.
"I don't remember" he said coldly. These words struck her badly, she looked down as a tear fell on to the ground making s stain appear.
"I guess it makes sense…" she said in the most fake cheerful voice she could possibly make "That's something that happened a while back…But, that's the day everything started. You and I, also Naruto and Kakashi sensei…"
Flashbacks…
The day they started the bell training with Kakashi.
When they practiced molding chakra together under a tree on a sunny weather.
When they were assigned their first C-Rank mission to the Hidden Mist, along with Tazuna.
When everything was joyful, and happy…back when they could smile and run together happily. Naruto…Sasuke…Kakashi…and Sakura.
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"The four of us completed a number of missions together…they were tough and a lot of work…"
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When they were in Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto was trying to look into Kakashi's Icha Icha Paradise book, while Kakashi was pushing his head away. Sakura and Sasuke were giving them a weird look.
Plus, when Naruto tried it again while Kakashi was up a tree reading it, and Naruto tried attacking him with force, but ended up having his head smashed on the branch by Kakashi, Sakura laughed silently while Sasuke said "Tsh".
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"But…"
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Another flashback, they were all lying on the grass under a night sky. She was happy…
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"…above all…"
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End of flashbacks.
"It was fun!" she smiled, tears still strolling.
Silence.
"I know about your clan…but revenge…" she said as the clouds slowly covered the moon, letting darkness descend "That won't make anyone happy…no one…neither you…nor I…"
Silence.
"Just as I thought"
"Huh?"
"…I'm different that you guys. I walk a different path than you guys" he said, back still turned to her "I tried to think that it was my path to do things we've done up until now. The four of us did things together, but my heart decided on revenge in the end. That's my purpose in life"
"……"
"I can't become like you or Naruto"
"Are you going to choose to be alone again!" she yelled "On that day, you taught me solitude was painful!"
"I understand that so well now…" tears flowed greater than a river, it fell harder than a waterfall "I have a family and I have friends, but if you're gone…to me…it'll be the same as being alone…"
Hearing these words made him recall their happy picture together, this made him start regretting…but…he has chosen this path, and no one, not even her, could ever stop him from turning back.
"From here on…a new path will open for all of us" he said. Sakura took a step forward, trying to avoid to look up as her emotions took over her.
"I…! I love you so much!" she practically yelled this "If you stay with me, I'll make sure you won't regret it! Everyday will be happy, we'll definitely be happy…I'll do anything for you! So…please stay here with me! I'll help you with your revenge. I'll do something! So please stay here…with me…"
The moon began to appear again, moonlight shone upon them both.
"If you won't stay…take me with me with you" she cried furiously again, Sasuke stood there silently. Her sobs became stronger, until…she heard his voice.
He turned to look at her, his smirk plastered on his face "You really are annoying"
He turned around and started walking away from the village again.
"Don't go!" she screamed in desperation "If you do I'll scream-!"
In a blink of an eye, he was behind her. Wind blew against the two, he slowly whispered in her ear…
"Sakura…thank you"
Wind.
A painful feeling shot through Sakura's back as she suddenly fell unconscious; he picked her up and laid her on the bench they once sat on. Though she tried as hard as she could to stop him, he never turned back for a second thought. His mind was made up, and now outside the village, he has crossed the point of no return.
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KLiC 015: So? How'd you like it? I really had to watch the episode while making this, and its really stressful since the CD won't work in the computer, so I had to go all the way to my room which is like five feet away from the computer, and press play, pause, memorize line and action, type line and action, and to the same thing again and again until I finished it up to here. So how about a little consideration and send me a review or two nee?
KLiC: Naruto! Go get the popcorn!
Naruto: I thought you said chocolate ice cream!
Gaara: You must've been deaf.
Ed: Throw it away!
Ino: Shove it down your pants.
KLiC: is watching the scene
Naruto: I can't throw away food! Especially down my pants!
KLiC: I have a very good suggestion…
R&R!