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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, I'd let Sakura become stronger, become paired with Sasuke, and her hair color would change. Naruto would be paired with Hinata. Kakashi would tell us what Icha Icha Paradise is all about, Lee wouldn't be butt ugly, and Gaara-kun would be mine. Hehe…
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There's a traveler
with a gentle gaze
whose cheek, wet with rain,
smelled of tears
Nostalgic music
echoes in the silence
My forgotten memories wander about
"Dreaming" is flying away on tiny wings
Together, the two of us will go
to the place to which my memories disappeared,
crossing the distant sea, the sky…
Shine on me
in the dark of night
I want to see you,
with your
gentle gaze...
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"Chapter Four: Destinée"
"Sasuke-kun..." her mind showed her images of everything that team seven had done together, and the time she helped Sasuke during the chuunin exams. The time she cried, running into Sasuke and embracing him, avoiding further flow from the cursed seal. That moment lasted the longest in her mind as tears began to fall "…it's alright…I don't care anymore of all those things you did…I just wanted to see you again"
"Me too" he said "Sakura…I love you"
Sakura's eyes opened widely as he placed his hands to her face and wiped away her tears.
"Do you forgive me?"
"…yeah" she nodded and smiled happily for the first time. The light which was once gone from her eyes, had now come back. She was happy. He leaned in and closed his eyes, and Sakura did the same. Before they knew it, their lips were locked in a passionate kiss. The love they lost was found once again, and they shared it together, for the first time.
The both felt the raging fire of the passion they were sharing. She had finally gotten her wish, to be together with her first, and one true love. She felt his cold luxurious lips clinging to her own soft and warm lips. He finally felt happiness take over him, after many years of straying in the darkness all alone, he felt his small light of hope coming back little by little. Nothing could possibly compare to the pain of the waiting these two had to endure to be together again. All those years of rejection, suffering, tears, blood, and pain, had all healed with a single kiss.
They both separated from their moment. She looked into his empty onyx eyes, which was now filled with a tiny spark of light that shined amongst the darkness. He looked into her peaceful jade orbs, now once again filled up with the light she always had before. He placed his hand behind her head and placed it on top of his chest. She felt the warmth being emitted from his body, she felt safe and comfortable. He felt her soft cheeks attached to his chest, how he had longed for this feeling, to be by the woman he loves. They broke apart, with his hands placed on her arms. He looked at her sincerely and looked like he wanted to ask her something.
Sasuke-kun…thank you…her mind gave her images of a brighter future that would come for her, for Sasuke, for them. She hoped that Sasuke would forget all about his revenge and just remain happy in Konoha forever.
"Sakura…I know you think that, things would be the same as before…" he said slowly.
I knew it…he could never have given up on revenge…she thought to herself as some of the hope she had was slowly vanishing.
"You don't need to tell me" she said softly "You still want your revenge right?"
"Sakura…"
"You'll never be able to defeat Itachi if you hang around with us any longer, so it's best if you left again right?"
"I betrayed my village, left everyone important to me, I even put my friend's life on the line…I don't want those things to just be memories of a failure I did" he said "After this, I'll go search for Itachi then finally, I'll kill him for sure"
"So you really are going to leave again…" pools of sadness suddenly started dancing in her eyes. She knew this would happen, she knew that this could never be avoided. Her voice lightened and she looked at him "Just promise me one thing…"
"What is it?"
"That you'll come back without us looking for you, by yourself, with no one else" she said as a smile crossed her face "Come back to the village with your own will and strength, promise?"
"I don't know that…"
"Promise me" she said both seriously and threateningly.
"If I promise you that, will you shut up?"
"Maybe"
"Hn…" he took out a kunai and slashed a scar onto his arm, feeling no pain.
"Hey!" she was surprised by his action.
"See this scar?" he showed her his bleeding arm as if it were a toy "As long as this scar remains on my arm, it means that I have not fulfilled my promise to you. It will serve as my reminder that I shall return to you"
"Alright…" she smiled sweetly. She felt that he would definitely keep his promise. She took out a piece of white cloth and wiped it on Sasuke wound. He watched her treat his wound so gently, he also saw her eyes gleam a little, even though it was dark. He could feel safe with her, and that she would never betray him. Because they loved each other, though they are young, they have extremely
She suddenly remembered something "A few days ago when we saw each other, you gave me a piece of paper" she took it out and gave it to him "What's in this thing?"
"You're such an idiot, you didn't even figure out how to read it being a ninja" he said as he opened it up. He let some of his chakra flow into the piece of paper, the piece of paper suddenly started to show off some letters written on it. It said 'Please wait for me'.
"You could've just written it down" she said.
"I wanted to know how you'd figure it out" he said as they both silently stared into the fire.
Moments passed and they just stayed silent, enjoying the time god has given them to be together. She laid her head on his shoulder while he just simply held her hand. They praised god in their minds for giving them such a great opportunity. The flames in front of them danced as if knowing this glorious moment.
"You know, Sasuke-kun…" she started "I was very weak before I met you. Someone would always do things for me. Someone would fight for me, like Naruto, someone would cook for me, guide me, and even protect me even though I'm a ninja. I realized that, I wasn't being of any help to anyone, especially when you left Konoha. All I did was cry…that was all I could do. You gave me the strength to do many things Sasuke-kun…I guess when you left, it made me realize how important you are to me. When I was alone, I decided that I should become stronger, and I thought it would've helped me to forget about you. I guess I couldn't…Sasuke-kun, it was you who made me stronger and taught me to stand on my own two feet instead of depending on others"
"Are you sure it was me who made you stronger?" he smiled teasingly "I thought I was the one that hurt you…"
"You didn't…well only a little" she said as he felt his hand tightening around her small fingers.
"Hey Sasuke-kun…I was wondering, what happened to Orochimaru's lair? Why was everything in it destroyed? And why was he dead? Who killed him?"
Sasuke feared she would ask this sooner or later. He didn't want her to know what truly happened back there, all the bloodshed that occurred in that horrible place. He knew, she would never like him again if he told her the truth behind everything that happened there. Yes it would be pleasing to the ears if she found out that he had killed Orochimaru, but the next story would definitely shock her.
"Sasuke-kun?" she noticed he was staring blankly into space.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing…" he said.
"…it's alright if you don't want to tell me" she said "I don't mind really"
He looked at her, with both the expressions of relief and comfort. She knew that the story really didn't seem that nice, and it also didn't seem like a cherry on top of a great sundae either. Knowing Sasuke and Orochimaru, the truth behind the scene wasn't always pretty. She figured by the expression on his face that something really bad happened and that he didn't want anyone to know about it yet. She wanted all his pain to go away, by bringing up painful memories it wouldn't help much. Her love for him was infinite; she didn't want him to feel anymore pain than what he already felt. She didn't want him to go through anymore hardships and regretful feelings, all the loneliness he felt, she wanted it all to go away. All she wanted was to be with him, to see him, to become one with him. Love could bring a person to the extreme, in Sakura's case; she could do that same thing.
"Sasuke-kun, do you want to go back with me?" she asked him.
"…" his cold eyes remained the same, showing no reaction.
"Itachi might still be out there…the only thing I want now, is for you to be happy. If you don't want to go, it's fine with me, as long as your mission will be completed and you're happy" she put on her fake smile again, showing such painful feelings by just one action.
I hate it when she smiles painfully like that…he thought to himself as he looked at her calm features. He examined her closely, knowing her she would cry hard once he turned his back. She would let it all out by herself and have everyone worried about her. He didn't want her to feel any more loneliness and painful falling tears which was all for him.
"Will it be alright with you if I left once again?" he asked her.
"Yeah, as long as you get what you want" she smiled.
"…Sakura…"
"But after one condition"
"What is it?"
"You will come back to the village here with me and see Naruto, at least for one night"
"If I do that, you'll be okay with everything?"
"Yup"
"Just one night, that's it" she said Then you will leave me alone again…
"Whatever" he said.
"Thanks" she said as she looked outside "It stopped raining now"
"Seems that way…" he said in a bored tone.
"Okay then, let's get going" she said as she stood up.
"Why now?"
"It's almost sunset, you said you'll stay with us even for night right?"
"Tse, you're as annoying as always"
"And you're just as stubborn as usual" she answered back.
She reached out her hand for him to hold. He looked at her hand, then to her smiling face. Her face seemed to shine in the sun, of course it would, and it always did bring a certain light to everyone she met. He took her hand and stood up from where he was sitting down in and began his final journey with Sakura. He was happy just now, even though he knew it would last only a few hours, he was happy. She knew that this moment wouldn't last forever, but she'd make every moment of it feel like and hour. They both did not want to be separated anymore, but fate would change such a thing. Things would've been different only if Itachi hadn't done what he did, if only he let Sasuke remain as happy as he was, he wouldn't ever have to go through such a painful life and be separated from the one he loved. Everything would've been different if Itachi just stayed the older brother Sasuke wanted him to be. As they walked together through the forest, they held each other's hands tightly, as if they would become lost without each other. Her face shined radiantly in the sun as her sparkling green orbs glistened under the sunlight. Her smile remained on her face, just for him and only him. His eyes displayed a light which was once lost, now partially regained through the smile of one woman.
What they didn't know was there was dark being hiding beneath the shadows of the forest. Sunset, it was the best time for a stalker to be hiding. Wait, let me rephrase, it wasn't a stalker, but a cold blooded killer whose name sent a chill down the spine of even the strongest shinobi. His eyes of blood red showed many hardships he had went through, all the innocent lives he had taken so coldly without hesitation. He even killed his own parents and made his only sibling suffer internally, leaving scarred for life. Yes, this homicidal fool now longed for an opponent who came as a challenge. His brother would make one of the most excellent enemies, he was already as strong as he was, but killing his brother would make the Uchiha blood line extinct, it's not like he cared. Uzumaki Naruto…he longed to feel the chakra of a jinchuuriki. The power it held within it's body was as they would call, a pleasant feeling. He followed them silently in the shadows, avoiding himself to look conspicuous in any way possible. He wanted an enemy, someone worthy enough to be called a true rival. Sakura…he remembered seeing her once when he picked up Sasuke from the academy. Judging from the time he saw her then, she looked amazing now. Her body showed off curves any man would desire and die for. She seemed more mature now than before, he saw her as one of Sasuke's fan girls. It looked like she was the lucky one to have Sasuke. Yes she was a good-looking woman, but for some reason ever since she first fought him, she would suddenly pop into his mind. Why? He was a cold-blooded killer who killed his own parents and it never bothered him once. Yet still, he couldn't even kill this woman…
Flashback…
The wind brushed against these two as the aroma of the battlefield suddenly wrenched both of their senses up. Now, one just had to start this duel anytime now…and the deed was done. Sakura threw several kunai from underneath her cloak and threw it at Itachi. Itachi jumped up and avoided the next flight of kunais coming his way. Sakura jumped in the air and did a bunch of handseals.
"Ninpou, Butoukai no Houka Tora!" fire in the shape of a tiger came out of her mouth and surrounded Itachi.
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"Did I get him…?" she said as she landed on the ground. The flames seemed to get bigger and slowly she couldn't Itachi through it anymore.
"Weak…" she heard his voice through the flames and realized it wasn't over yet. Itachi jumped from within the flames and lunged at Sakura. She quickly blocked him with a kunai, she was now face to face with him. She realized this was her mistake…Itachi closed his eyes, and slowly reopened them. But something made him stop from doing this attack. He suddenly saw everything disappearing, everything…but this didn't fool him. He cancelled the illusion and looked around, she was gone.
"Looks like she escaped" he mumbled as he headed elsewhere.
End of flashback.
That time…I couldn't seem to kill her when we were face to face. I was about to use Magenkyou Sharingan, but something in the back of my head stopped me…what was it? Could it be…no, it couldn't. I won't allow myself to feel inferior to the likes of a woman. He thought to himself. The only way to know the truth…is that I kill her myself.
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Sasuke and Sakura walked into the village, hand in hand. Night had already fallen, and they didn't expect anything surprising to happen, until…
"Oi! Sasuke-teme!" they heard a scream from afar. They both looked at what it could be, of course it was Naruto waiting for Sakura, well it really surprised him to see Sasuke with her.
"Dobe, long time no see" he said as Naruto approached them.
"Same to you" Naruto's eyes showed a small glint of joy when he saw Sasuke. His best friend finally returned, well not to Konoha yet but he returned. Then he noticed Sasuke and Sakura holding hands, being as insensitive as he is, he yelled out something embarrassing.
"Wow! I didn't know you liked Sakura-chan!" he said.
"Huh…?" the two blushed and remembered they were holding hands and immediately detached themselves.
"Geez, Sasuke you're way too slow" he said "Anyway you owe me a fight bastard! Making us worry about you so much! Sheesh you nearly gave us all a disease just looking for you!"
"Sure, I'll take you on any time you want" he said "I remember during our last fight…I won right?"
"I was tired back then! Plus I came from another fight so I was low on chakra"
"Sure make excuses, dobe"
"Don't call me dobe, bastard!"
"Hey you two…" said Sakura as she came in between them "Sasuke-kun just came back so why don't we celebrate for a while?"
"Hm, you're right I guess" said Naruto "Why don't we have some ramen?"
"Sigh…even after all these years all you think about is ramen" said Sasuke.
"Shut up! Besides we always ate like that, so why don't we? For old times sake"
"Whatever…" that meant a 'yes' from Sasuke.
"So then, it's decided" said Sakura "Lead the way Naruto"
"Great! Follow me!" he said leading the way.
"Naruto…you're so hyper" said Sakura as she and Sasuke walked together, side by side behind Naruto.
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Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura stood in front of a small, yet a very pleasant looking place. The three friends entered the place with Naruto in front. Naruto wanted to jump on Sasuke and beat him to a pulp for leaving Sakura in tears like that, and for betraying Konoha, and nearly causing the death of his friends. Although his guts were telling him to do so, his brain wouldn't let him, he knew better. Besides, what good would killing Sasuke be when he's been looking for him for nearly eight years? He was just happy to have his best friend back. These two are very good friends, in their own way, it wouldn't be a surprise why they wouldn't miss each other that badly. They could cry if they wanted to, of course men will be men, and tears don't make the man in some other stranger's words. They looked for a seat in the restaurant and found one beside the wall. There were two benches on either side of the rectangular table in the middle. Sasuke sat beside Sakura, while Naruto sat on the other bench. Each one took a menu that was placed there by a waitress who just came by.
"What're your orders then?" asked the red haired waitress who had her hair in a couple of buns at the side of her head.
"Man this is great!" said Naruto excitedly "What do you guys want? It's on me"
"Okay then, I'll have deep fried yakisoba" said Sakura "What about you Sasuke-kun?"
"The beef ramen sounds good" he replied.
"You got that?" Naruto asked the waitress.
"Yes, what about you sir?"
"Uhm…two pork ramens, five seafood ramen, and three beef ramen. Oh and throw in some fried shrimp" he said, not noticing the waitress' shocked face.
"O-okay…you're order will be coming in a while" she replied as she left.
"Naruto, can you really eat all that?" asked Sakura.
"Sakura, have you forgotten my fifty seven continuous ramen order record?" said Naruto.
"Oh yeah…" she then looked to Sasuke "He made that up himself. He won in a gamble with Jiraiya-sama once and ate all that ramen with the money"
"Naruto, I guess ramen will always be a part of you right?"
"Oh shut up…anyway Sasuke, how did you and Sakura-chan get together so fast?"
"Wh-what?" they both blushed at his question.
"C'mon…it took me and Hinata a year to admit we loved each other"
"You and Hinata are together?" asked Sasuke.
"Yeah, Sakura-chan kept on rejecting me so I moved on to Hinata-chan"
Inner Sakura: Bastard! You don't need to tell everyone!
"I understand now why she kept rejecting me back then" he said It's because of you, Sasuke…you bastard.
"Don't say such stupid things!" said Sakura.
"You know what Sasuke, she even rejected five other suitors"
"So?"
Inner Sakura: Naruto…
"She rejected me for six years straight!"
"Doesn't surprise me"
Inner Sakura: Don't test me…
"She also rejected fuzzy eyebrows"
"Do I really have to be shocked there?" he said sarcastically.
Inner Sakura: Oh that's it…a little more and you're shinobi food!
"Yeah definitely no surprise why fuzzy eyebrows dumped Sakura" he said as he crossed his arms "I mean, Tenten is kinda prettier than Sakura, and she's got a better looking body…"
Inner Sakura: That's it! He's dead!
"Naruto…" Sakura was emitting a very dark aura now, and had the scent of a murderer lurking inside of her.
"Sa-sakura-chan…I me-mean I uhm…I…I…" he sweat dropped and had blue markings on his face.
"NAA-RUU-TOO!" Sakura snapped and punched Naruto squarely on the jaw, burying him under the bench, which was snapped in half, and then down to the bottom of the floor, as in deeper than the floor. Sakura stood on top f the table with her fist in Naruto's face. Sasuke sweat dropped.
She definitely changed physically, but not mentally. He thought to himself.
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A silent killer peeked through the hollow openings of tree branches, slowly watching his prey, watching, stalking, longing to know what kind of prey he would hunt upon. He watched her smile radiantly as her green orbs sparkled under the moonlight. She was now taking a walk with someone he knew, his only brother. Sakura smiled while she watched Sasuke walk beside her.
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Sakura and Sasuke walked along the shoreline of the Tea Country. Feeling joyful that she gets this one chance to be with Sasuke, is enough for her to know that she's safe and sound. Knowing that it would only last one night, one fateful night, she makes the best of it by spending every second of it with Sasuke, her one true love. The two sat on the white sand, feeling it press below them. Sasuke raised his arm and placed on Sakura's shoulder, letting her rest on his shoulder peacefully. The light breeze from the ocean whipped against their faces, such a refreshing wind felt so perfect for this moment. His warm and yet at the same time cold fingers gave her a dazzling feeling of security and happiness. One night alone with this man, it was more than she could ask for, more than she dreamed about, more than she could hope for.
"Sakura…" Sasuke spoke all of a sudden.
"Yes?" she looked at him with a sparkle in her eyes. He wanted to ask her something very personal, but something stopped him from doing so. In the back of his throat there was chain pulling his tongue from saying anything else. He looked into her soft gentle eyes; she owned the eyes of a person who could never endure standing on her own. Her smile nearly faded when he left the village, yet what he was about to ask didn't have anything to do with that matter. She had been through too much, even after coming face to face with many different enemies, she still had the will to smile. Yet he knew he had to wait, just a little more, a little more and it'll go back to the way it was.
"Yes?" she repeated herself noticing Sasuke had suddenly begun to look blankly at her.
"Huh?"
"You were gonna tell me something"
"Oh, well I uhm…" he thought a little more It's too early…I can't let her know that just yet. Maybe after I come back…with Itachi's head on a silver platter. "It's nothing…"
"You sure?"
"Nothing at all…really" he said as he looked out to the sea once more.
"Hm…" she mumbled a little. Knowing Sasuke, he'll probably keep these kinds of things locked up as usual, but she didn't mind. Sasuke was Sasuke, even if a millennia passed, it was impossible he would ever change.
"Hey Sasuke-kun…" she said "You know, Naruto really missed you a lot"
"Yeah, so what?"
"He's been saying he has wanted to settle a fight with you or something like that"
"Tse, I knew that dobe couldn't last a day without fighting with me"
"C'mon, give him chance" she said enthusiastically.
"I dunno…"
"I'm sure Naruto will really appreciate it" she said And he'll probably start it five seconds afterwards.
"…fine" he said "It's still early anyway, you'll be fine on your own right?"
"Don't worry about me, if Naruto finds out your leaving tomorrow he'll probably guard the door and tie you to your bed or something. If you don't do it today he'll want to do it tomorrow, you know how he gets by. "
"Alright, see ya" he stood up from where he was seated and headed back towards the village.
"See ya" s she watched him leave, she felt enlightened that she was able to convince him to go stay with Naruto for a while. She didn't want to make Sasuke be with her all the time, he had too much to repay. Naruto would go crazy if Sasuke left tomorrow, so she wanted to make the best of his one night stay. He'd come back to her anyways, she knew that. The wind's gentle breeze clung onto her skin, she bet a whole lot of stuff that Naruto and Sasuke will come back with wounds and bruises as always.
"That'd be a laugh" she said to herself.
"You don't seem to be laughing…"
"Who…?" she turned around and saw someone very familiar to her already. It was a very good surprise because she didn't even sense his chakra until he talked behind her back. She hastened her movements and hurriedly tried to do a Chinese get-up, but unfortunately he was faster than her and grabbed her wrist and tightened his grip around her small frail wrist. He twisted it until it pained her and held her other hand the same way while placing his foot on her back until she fell on her knees. She didn't squeal nor scream, she seemed to be taking in all the pain. Though she had an enormous amount of strength, he was too strong; he seemed to be stopping her chakra from giving her anymore strength. This scene gave a very nostalgic sound to it. It was almost the same as the time Sasuke broke Abumi Zaku's arms during the chuunin exam. Except, this wasn't the chuunin exam, Itachi was the one killing her, and they were completely alone. She felt it, this is her day of death, this is the day people would weep for her, the day when she would never see Sasuke again.
"I can't believe a weakling you who gets controlled by her emotions made Anbu…" Itachi smirked "Konoha must be really getting weaker"
"Gnh…say what you want…nothing will change if you kill me…" she talked while she was trying to hold in the pain "Ngnh…you're suffering aren't you…I know that your cold heart can also feel pain…AaAh!"
Itachi made her feel more pain. She didn't know what she was talking about, she had no right to talk about him that way, she didn't even know him. He could kill her right now and there, but why couldn't he? There was an annoying void trying to stop him from doing so. Out of annoyance, she threw her aside and she flew far and landed not too far away from him. She tried using her arms to lift herself up, but just before she could get up even higher, Itachi stepped on her head, sinking it lower into the sand.
"Don't ever talk as if you know everything" he said. He took off his foot and lifted her up using her hair. He looked at her pathetic face, small beads of tears began to form in her eyes, he smirked, she was just like any other weakling who would beg for their lives.
"So, you're going to beg for your life?" he said.
"N-never…" Itachi's eyes twitched "I wanted to become stronger…I wanted to become stronger so that I wouldn't rely on other too much…too become stronger so that…I could protect those close to me…" while saying this, she lifted her arms up and tried to grab on hold to Itachi's arm which was grabbing her hair. "I will never…go back to being that weakling…never…never…NEVER!"
She grabbed his arm in a flash and twisted it as hard as she could until he let go of her hair. She threw him aside and tried punching him anywhere she could; one punch sent him backwards at a fast speed. She immediately ran towards him and lifted up her fist to punch him one more time, but Itachi caught her fist barely stopping it. She tried punching him with her other hand, but at the same time Itachi caught it and ended up having his feet soaked in the salty water behind him. Sakura then jumped backwards and took in a deep breath. Then everything started becoming blurry, as if everything was turning upside down. She closed her eyes and opened them again, only to find herself with her hands behind her back. Itachi used a genjutsu on her. Itachi was holding her hands behind her, smirking.
"Goodnight…Sakura" he hit her below the shoulder and she was knocked unconscious. She fell forward on his arm, not uttering another word. She was now defenseless, no ways of fighting back whatsoever. He took out a kunai and prepared to stab her in the back to kill her, but once the kunai was over his head, something stopped him from doing so. Something didn't want him to forever lose her. He became annoyed. He put his kunai back and lay her down on the sand. He knelt beside her on one knee and observed her. It is true she is beautiful, she had a perfect body and gorgeous looks any man could ask for. This was the first time he noticed that she was beautiful. He had seen her with Sasuke for a while cloaking his presence, and even saw her alone sometimes. He noticed how her warm smile was able to melt Sasuke's cold demeanor. He saw how she smiled even though she was clearly hurt. He saw how she could smile through such hard times, and how she could think selflessly and think of other peoples' happiness besides her own. It wasn't a surprise why Sasuke fell in love with her, she was the sunlight in a void full of darkness and despair. Whenever she cried it felt very hard for others to take in. It's too bad though, because Itachi knew that deep in his heart, he could never have her. Darkness, it has been in his heart ever since he was born. The small ray of light he was born with slowly faded away into nothing…and it was only now that it was able to return once more to this cold-blooded killer.
No matter how much I would want to change, I will never be given a second chance…
And so with those painful thoughts in his mind, he left her with a small peck on her lips...
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The day the cherry blossom fluttered down, I smiled and took a step forward
Our shoulders collided at my home station, I shook your hand, and morning came as always
Light hit the classroom, gentle sunlight carried by the wind, softly wrapping around us
I took a nap around one, and remembered you, but the alarm clock's chime woke me up
It's been a while since I looked through this photo album, on the last page
the words "Do your best" stand out, even now, they motivate me
Because you were in my life, I had plenty of smiles
Because you are in my life, I can always be my own gentle self
Unchanged bonds, unfading memories, they continue, it's the Eternal Way
I wash my hands under the faucet, water splashing, a rainbow is suspended over the campus
I thought, perhaps if one day I could say the words I never said, it's better than not ever saying them
In the middle of a dream, I knew, the feelings I had that they, weren't lies...
but regardless of the memories, we can't blame each other if we strayed off
Because you were in my life, my heart was hot with tears
Because you are in my life, even now I can be my own gentle self
Bound by your smile, this moment will continue, it's the Eternal Way
Unchanged bonds, unfading memories, they continue, it's the Eternal Way
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Author's Notes: Okay uhm…I hate this chapter it was very suckish to me. But it's all in your opinion if it was suckish or not.
PS: To those who thought really sick and horrible SasuNaru things in this chapter…don't! I was only describing their friendship, I hate yaoi and everything hentai so don't say anything nasty to me, got it? Good.
Songs used:
"You are my Love" by Yui Makino (OST: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)
"Kimi ga ita Kara" by Yellow Generation (OST: Full Metal Alchemist)
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