I do not own Naruto nor will I ever…I do wish that I did though.

There will probably be some grammar mistakes in my story so don't hate me for it, please.

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By Kichou

We use to be very happy together.

There were times that we would fight, but we always made up in the end. Knowing who we are, no one thought it strange that we would argue so much in our relationship, him the self-absorb loner and me the hyperactive blond. We fight a lot, but no one question how much we love one another.

That was then, this is now.

I began to notice how he became more distant then usual. Before, he would spend a little time each day with me, but eventually he started to show up less and less. I didn't think much of it seeing that he is Sasuke and he has responsibilities towards our village that takes up most of his time each day.

He use to look at me with caring eyes, but now, his eyes look bored…as if I did not matter at all anymore, which is true.

I mean nothing now.

Maybe I was something he could take up time with or maybe he just wanted to see that he can really have anyone he wanted, but all I know for sure now is that our relationship with one another is now nonexistent.

A relationship that wasn't really a relationship in the first place.

I wasn't the only once shocked by the break up. Tsunade, Kakashi, Hinata, everyone was surprise by Sasuke's decision to end it. Sasuke and I weren't lovey dovey, but we were happy with one another and it was obvious to everyone that Sasuke did care about me, but maybe it was all for show. Maybe it was all a figment of my imagination, a delusion that I happily fell into due to the fact that I desired love so very much throughout my life.

It was a delusion that destroyed so much of my life.

It felt like my heart was torn in two. It felt like he trampled on my body and left me bloody and defenseless. If felt like…like poison. He left me without a care in the world.

He left me alone and betrayed.

A day after our breakup, I found out that he proposed to Sakura and she accepted. Sakura, a person I loved like a sister, a person whom I considered one of my most precious people, and a person who betrayed me without question. She deceived me, her and Sasuke. How long have they been seeing each other? How long have they lied to me?

How long have they been in love?

She has a ring on her finger now. She smiles and giggles every time I see her. She hangs all over him and enjoys seeing the hurt in my eyes when she sees me. Has she always been this way? Is she truly such an awful person?

If so, why does Sasuke love her?

They don't notice the glares they receive from everyone. They don't notice Tsunade's disgust at them, they don't notice the disappointed look Kakashi directs towards them, and they don't notice the angry comments thrown at them from the rest of our friends…well really now they are only my friends. No one can stand the two any longer. Their betrayal to me was like a betrayal to them.

Anger seems to surround us all.

I'm tired of the anger. The world is filled with enough of it already and we do not need to add on to it. I accepted it. I accept the fact that Sasuke truly didn't love me. I accept the fact that the relationship I had with him was just a practice run for the real person he wanted to end up with. I accept the fact that love never played a part in our bond.

I accept it, but I hate it all the same.

Their wedding is coming up soon. Everyone in the village is invited, but many are not attending due to their respect for me. I, however, will go. I have to. Maybe I'm insane or stupid, but in my heart I know I have to go. I have to see them marry. I have to know that I can move on. It's for closure, nothing more.

…and I have to know that he is happy.

My heart is weak, I know this. I believe it was never ever strong to begin with, but with Sasuke, it made me think that it was. He made me feel…alive. Now, I feel so very numb, so exhausted.

I'm tired, so very tired.

Tsunade, Jiraiya and the rest continue to hate them. They cannot accept Sasuke and Sakura's relationship. Do they see something that I cannot see? Do they know something that I do not know? It doesn't matter. I don't care anymore. Let them live their own life. They love each other, don't they? We shouldn't hate them just because of him leaving me. It's not his fault.

It's not his fault that he fell out of love with me.

It's not his fault that I'm not love worthy.

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