Sakura's lonely song didn't land on unheard ears. Every single tune and
every single word she sang fascinated Uchiha Sasuke who was standing on his
balcony. He looked at Sakura's balcony and there she was, the pink-haired,
emerald-eyed girl was wiping away her helpless tears.
The next day...
It was the last day of their vacation, it's a good thing that it was a sunny day – well, for Naruto. They all woke up past noon already, and began to take their lunch.
Naruto was eating ramen in his cottage and he went out and dragged Kakashi, Sasuke and finally, Sakura to the waters. The boys were still wearing nothing but boxers while Sakura was wearing a red bathing suit and a pink towel was covering her waist all the way upto five inches above her knee. She didn't plunge into the cold waters like Naruto and Kakashi, she took a walk at the shores. Sasuke was nowhere to be found as soon as Kakashi and Naruto dived in.
Sakura looked as if she was thinking of something deep.
"Sakura-chan! You can swim with us!" Naruto exclaimed. She jerked her head up and looked at Naruto and said, "Hai."
They swam for nearly three hours. The sky was now dashed with a reddish orange color and Sakura got out of the water first. She wiped her body with the towel she had earlier and again, tied it to her waist.
"Where's she going?" Naruto asked Kakashi who was on the shore, reading Come Come Paradise. "I've no idea. Naruto, you better get out of there now, it's almost high tide." Kakashi replied. Sakura walked absent-mindedly that she already reached the small forest where she trained yesterday.
"And what brings you here?" a voice asked. She jerked her head and placed a hand on her forehead. She shook her head twice and infront of her, she saw Sasuke was lying on the grass, only wearing boxers and was staring at the beautiful sunset sky. His hands were behind his head and he glared at Sakura. Sakura didn't know where she was but she replied,
"I must be walking absent-mindedly. Sorry to bother you."
"Your problems, right?"
"I know you know my problems. It's just better off if I just answer it myself, you know." She said as she sat away from him with her legs on her chest and she hugged herself.
"I only noticed it now... Did you know that you have a beautiful voice?"
Her eyes widened as soon as he said those words.
"You've been listening to me?!"
"Sakura... Look, I'm sorry if I was sort of harsh at you back at the chuunin exams."
"N... No you weren't. I'm just such a worry girl, that's all."
Sasuke stood up and genuflected infront of Sakura and she leaned her head on her knees, she was crying again. He held her chin up and gazed into her watery green eyes. With his strong hands, he gently wiped away her tears.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing?"
"I don't like to see a woman like you crying."
"..."
Sasuke bent closer and pressed his lips on hers. Sakura's eyes widened. He hugged her tight and she closed her eyes and hugged him. She kissed him back and they looked at each other's eyes.
"Sakura, this is the only time I noticed that I actually loved you." Sasuke told her as soon as they broke the kiss but was still in each other's arms, "I love you."
Sakura's smile was brought back and he smiled at her, too. They kissed again as the sun disappeared in the horizon...
The next day...
It was the last day of their vacation, it's a good thing that it was a sunny day – well, for Naruto. They all woke up past noon already, and began to take their lunch.
Naruto was eating ramen in his cottage and he went out and dragged Kakashi, Sasuke and finally, Sakura to the waters. The boys were still wearing nothing but boxers while Sakura was wearing a red bathing suit and a pink towel was covering her waist all the way upto five inches above her knee. She didn't plunge into the cold waters like Naruto and Kakashi, she took a walk at the shores. Sasuke was nowhere to be found as soon as Kakashi and Naruto dived in.
Sakura looked as if she was thinking of something deep.
"Sakura-chan! You can swim with us!" Naruto exclaimed. She jerked her head up and looked at Naruto and said, "Hai."
They swam for nearly three hours. The sky was now dashed with a reddish orange color and Sakura got out of the water first. She wiped her body with the towel she had earlier and again, tied it to her waist.
"Where's she going?" Naruto asked Kakashi who was on the shore, reading Come Come Paradise. "I've no idea. Naruto, you better get out of there now, it's almost high tide." Kakashi replied. Sakura walked absent-mindedly that she already reached the small forest where she trained yesterday.
"And what brings you here?" a voice asked. She jerked her head and placed a hand on her forehead. She shook her head twice and infront of her, she saw Sasuke was lying on the grass, only wearing boxers and was staring at the beautiful sunset sky. His hands were behind his head and he glared at Sakura. Sakura didn't know where she was but she replied,
"I must be walking absent-mindedly. Sorry to bother you."
"Your problems, right?"
"I know you know my problems. It's just better off if I just answer it myself, you know." She said as she sat away from him with her legs on her chest and she hugged herself.
"I only noticed it now... Did you know that you have a beautiful voice?"
Her eyes widened as soon as he said those words.
"You've been listening to me?!"
"Sakura... Look, I'm sorry if I was sort of harsh at you back at the chuunin exams."
"N... No you weren't. I'm just such a worry girl, that's all."
Sasuke stood up and genuflected infront of Sakura and she leaned her head on her knees, she was crying again. He held her chin up and gazed into her watery green eyes. With his strong hands, he gently wiped away her tears.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing?"
"I don't like to see a woman like you crying."
"..."
Sasuke bent closer and pressed his lips on hers. Sakura's eyes widened. He hugged her tight and she closed her eyes and hugged him. She kissed him back and they looked at each other's eyes.
"Sakura, this is the only time I noticed that I actually loved you." Sasuke told her as soon as they broke the kiss but was still in each other's arms, "I love you."
Sakura's smile was brought back and he smiled at her, too. They kissed again as the sun disappeared in the horizon...