MEMORIES ~Sakura Version Part 2~

"Naruto kun!" Sakura screamed walking up to the bridge. The old bridge creaked as she approached us. The doctors told us that in order for Sakuras memory to come back she should maintain her daily life. Through this there was a large chance that her memory would naturally come back. "Hello Sasuke san. . ." she said with a voice trailing off as she saw me.

Ever since the loss of her memory, Sakura seemed to have some sort of fear towards me, and it would be a lie to say I didnt care about it. Every time I talked to her she seemed to flinch and reply as though she was to her worst fear.

"Sakura chan!" Naruto said. These days Sakura was deeply attached to Naruto. It annoyed me, but I decided I shouldnt bother too much about it. "Hows your memory doing?"

Sakura looked at the ground and slowly said, "nothing. I dont even get flashbacks. Im afraid it will take a while."

"Dont worry!" Naruto said. "Youll remember in no time!"

". . .Thank you Naruto kun."

"By the way, are you busy after this? If you arent we could go somewhere?"

Sakura looked up cheerfully, "really? Id love to!"

I froze and turned, from looking at the river that was flowing peacefully, to Sakuras face. The smile that she usually made for me was on someone else. Her usual refusal was changed to acceptance. She and Naruto laughed as they made small talk. They seemed so far away, as though they had drifted off into another world but left me behind. Or was it I that was brought into another world? Had I originally isolated myself from the world? And was I using Sakuras acceptance toward me as a bridge to connect my two worlds? I suddenly felt a wave of jealousy and grabbed Sakuras arm.

"Aaah!" Sakura screamed as she jumped back.

Surprised myself at what I had just done, I slowly drew back and said I was sorry. Sakura just stood behind Naruto, frozen. "Whats the big idea Sasuke?" Naruto demanded.

"Im sorry, Im just a bit tired," I muttered. Dont leave me, dont drift away from me. . . these were the things I was really feeling. But I couldnt put them into words, I had to step back and watch. This time I felt that I really was alone.

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One day a week later it was raining. Ever since that day Id tried to avoid getting into Sakura and Narutos way. I felt that if that was the best way for Sakura to remember everything than I should stay back and let her. But on the way home Naruto and Kakashi both had something to do and rushed off. I was left alone on the rainy street with Sakura.

"Ill take you home," I muttered to Sakura.

"I, its ok," Sakura stuttered timidly. "Im fine thank you."

"Its alright, I go this way too," I lied. We really lived on opposite sides of the village. But she didnt know that, and I could do anything at that time to talk to her.

"Thank you," Sakura said solemnly.

We walked side by side along the gray street that shined a silver light from the rain. Sakura looked downward and wouldnt say a word. I knew that if I didnt say something a conversation wouldnt start, but I couldnt think of what to say.

"Sasuke san, it was a lie that you live this way wasnt it?" Sakura suddenly stated out of no where.

"What?" I replied.

"You always walk the other way," she smiled. "Did you want to talk to me?"

". . . Sakura," I said. I stopped in the middle of the road, and she stopped with me. I stared into the same green eyes that Id seen for close to a year now. The same shade, the same shine they had. But they werent hers, they were someone elses. She wasnt Sakura, she was a completely different person in Sakuras body.

A wave of solitude suddenly flowed through me. I was alone now, I didnt even have Sakura by my side. "Sakura, do you hate me?" I asked.

Sakura blinked and said, "what?"

"You dont act the same way towards me as to Naruto," I said.

Sakura bit her lip as she blushed, "well, Narutos fun and all that, so I naturally talk to him a lot more."

I suddenly felt angry toward her, "so does that mean you dont see me at all anymore?"

Sakura looked startled, "at you? In what way?"

I felt extremely weak and vulnerable. I reached out and pulled Sakura into me. "Sasuke san!?" Sakura said in a panicked tone.

"Sakura, dont leave me," I said. Sakura pushed me away and slapped me. There were tears in her eyes as she said. . .

"Dont come near me."

She ran off into the distance. I watched as the outline of her figure slowly disappeared.