I couldn�t sleep. My eyes were red and puffy, because of all that crying. My heart is still torn apart, but tonight, I didn�t cry. I guess I�ve used up all my tears. It�s been three weeks, since Sasuke-kun left the village. But I could still hear his last words.
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�Don�t leave! If you do, I�ll scream, and�!!!�
Suddenly he disappeared.
�Sakura,� I heard his voice behind me. �Thank you��
�Sasuke-kun��
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Lately, it wasn�t sadness that I feel. I felt, anger. I�m beginning to hate him. It was quite rational, really. He never appreciated my affection. And he never cared about other people�s feeling, especially my feelings. He was always cold, mean, quite, and somewhat self-centered. I never should�ve liked him.
~Four years later~
Well, now things begin to get better. I heard that Sasuke killed Orochimaru, but I didn�t really cared. I was too busy doing my work in the hospital. But the latest news that said Sasuke had killed his brother Itachi; I have mixed feelings about it. I was relieved, that one of the Akatsuki members was now dead, I was happy for Sasuke, because he got what he really wanted, but depressed at the same time, realizing that Sasuke finally getting his revenge, wasn�t a good thing. It might mean that he doesn�t care at all about other people. It meant that I was right; he is a very self-centered person.
~ Couple of weeks later~
�Hey Sakura-chan!�
�Hey Naruto. What�s up?�
�Uhm, Tsunade-no-baachan said you should go to her office.�
�Oh okay. Thanks for letting me know.�
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KNOCK, KNOCK
�Come in.�
�Tsunade-sama?�
�Oh, there you are Sakura. Come here.�
�What is it?�
�Well, after I heard that Sasuke killed Uchiha Itachi, I sent an ANBU team to retrieve him.�
�But they didn�t get him, did they?�
�Unexpectedly, they got him.�
My jaws dropped. I cannot believe my own ears.
�He�ll be arriving in two days time.�
�Sasuke-kun is�. coming back�.�
�Yes, Sakura. He is.�
�Will he go to jail? I mean, leaving the village without your permission is a crime��
I can tell that Tsunade-sama wasn�t expecting that question.
�Hmm, well, since he was under Orochimaru�s control at that time, I guess, there�s no reason to arrest him.�
I was relieved, when I heard that. Because, well, it doesn�t make any difference, if he finally went back to the village, but got arrested and go to jail for the rest of his life.
~Two days later~
Today�s the day I�ve been waiting for four years. I�m waiting for him to arrive at Konoha�s main gate. My heart is beating so fast. I�m anxious and excited at the same time. Will he still be the same? Or will he be a lot more violent?
Then, I saw him. He was bruised and battered. I stared at him. And he looked back at me, with the same, cold eyes. To tell you the truth, I don�t know what to feel! Should I be happy? Angry? Scared? I don�t know. Sasuke, on the other hand, looked like nothing ever happened. And he walked straight to the Uchiha mansion.
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The next day, I decided to visit Sasuke. I didn�t invite Naruto, because I was afraid that something bad would happen. I brought some food for Sasuke. But I doubt that he�ll eat it.
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I took a deep breath.
KNOCK, KNOCK
�Sasuke-kun?�
�Come in.�
I slide the door open. I sat down, and in front of me is Uchiha Sasuke. The same Uchiha Sasuke that knock me out, and left me on a bench that night. The same Uchiha Sasuke that almost killed Naruto. I was beginning to get angry, very angry.
�AUGH!!�
I punched him. And it felt so, so, good.
�WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!� He yelled at me.
�That, was for knocking me out, leaving me on a bench, and made me cry nonstop for three weeks!�
After we both calmed down a bit, I tried to start a conversation.
�Uhm, I don�t really know what you like, so I brought you some ramen.�
�Thanks.�
�Um� Kakashi-sensei said that he wants to meet us on the old training grounds.�
�Is Naruto coming?�
�Huh? Naruto? Yeah, he�s coming.�
�Fine. I�ll come.�
~NEXT DAY~
Naruto and I already waited for Kakashi and Sasuke for half an hour.
�Hmm, Kakashi-sensei is late again��
�Sakura-chan.�
�What is it?�
�Is it really true�. Is it really true that Sasuke�s back?�
I glanced at Naruto. His face was really serious. I only saw that kind of expression on his face when he�s thinking about Sasuke.
�Of course its true, Naruto. In fact he�ll be joining us today.�
�Really?�
I nodded. I haven�t told Naruto about Sasuke joining us. I want to make it a surprise.
�Yo, Naruto, Sakura�� I heard Kakashi�s voice behind me.
�YOU�RE LATE!!!�
�Hehehe� Well, you see, I have to pick up somebody��
�You know, you don�t have to pick me up��
�SASUKE!� Said Naruto.
I was very happy. I looked at Naruto, then Sasuke, and then Kakashi-sensei. It was like old times�I smiled.
�Team seven is back�� I murmured.
�Indeed, Sakura.� Kakashi-sensei replied �Team seven is back.�
~FINISH~
