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SMILE by Naomi
"Hnn..." Sakura said, sitting on the bench. It was hot out, and
she wanted it more than
anything to rain. Well, except for Sasuke
that is...
But today just had to be training, and Kakashi was late-
as usual.
Now team seven stood on the bridge, waiting for him. Why wouldn't he
hurry up?!
"It's sooo hot out." Naruto said, sitting under a tree. Even his
energy had come down suddenly since the heat.
"..." Sasuke stood silently, leaning against the bridge. As
usual, he gave no comment.
3 hours later:
The
sun was scorching, and Sakura thought she'd gotten a tan by the
time Kakashi showed up.
"Hi guys," he said, "Sorry I took so long, but several old
ladies needed help with their groceries.."
"More like several young women who invited you for tea, right?"
Naruto said.
"I
uh.." Kakashi stammered, blushing. "Um...anyways, let's
start, shall we?"
"Pervert!"
Sakura and Naruto screamed.
"Now now, don't say that.." Kakashi said.
'I can tell this
is going to be a long day...' he thought.
The say proceeded by doing the usual helping out around the village,
and a little bit of training. When they sat down for a break, all but
Kakashi were tired.
Sakura poured
water on herself from a bottle, not bothering to drink much.
Just then, a messenger came to the group.
"I need to speak to Haruno Sakura, please." The messenger said,
and pulled Sakura aside.
"I'm sorry to say,
miss Haruno, but we have just been informed of
your grandparents' deaths. They were assassinated." He said.
Sakura's
happy face melted quickly, and her eyes swelled with tears
that streamed down her face. She turned on heel, and
ran as fast as
she could into the forest where nobody could find her.
The messenger returned to the group.
"Sakura
may be pardoned for the day." He said, and left.
"Nani?" Naruto asked, but the messenger was
gone. "Why would
Sakura-chan be pardoned?"
"I don't know." Kakashi said, frowning.
Sasuke,
however, saw her running into the forest, and he followed her
quickly.
"Sasuke?
Sasuke! Where are you going?" Kakashi called after him.
But it was too late, Sasuke had disappeared into the forest.
The
coulds that had been white now donned greys and blacks,
predicting a rainfall. Which matched Sakura's mood perfectly,
of
course.
She was crying hard, and didn't care for much around her when she
found a clearing, and sat
down on a large rock. Life was so unfair.
You live, you die. It was simple, but why were her grandparents
assassinated? They hadn't done anything!
She continued crying, and didn't stop, not even when the rain started
to pour. This morning she’d only wanted it to rain, but now…now all
she could think about
was her grandparents.
Sakura looked up, not caring for the rain that soaked her. The clouds
were grey and rain
poured. Life… life was so unfair!
And so she screamed. Not a scream for help, but she screamed purely
for
the hardships of life, a sad scream of desperation.
At last she stopped, but remained looking up and standing.
He
knew the scream, although it wasn’t the one he was used to. Sasuke
heard Sakura’s scream, and he felt…pity?
Could Uchiha Sasuke
possibly feel pity for another person?
“Sakura!” He called out again and again,
and at last heard the soft
weeping of her. “Sakura!” Sasuke said, reaching her.
“Go away!”
She said, still sobbing.
“Sakura are you…alright?” He asked her.
“No, now go away!”
As much as she wanted Sasuke to stay, Sakura also
wanted him to go, her private time in life was important.
“Sakura
I-” Sasuke said, but the words stopped in his throat, so
instead her walked over to her, and made her face
him.
She looked so delicate beside him, considering he was taller than her.
Sasuke folded his arms around her, and
realized he felt pity. Which
was quite a shock for one of the Uchiha clan members, Sasuke barely
felt
any emotion for anyone but himself. “Sakura, you’re supposed to
be a happy person. I’m….
I’m…” He fumbled on the word, “I’m sorry.
But smile, just once right now. Please?
Please smile for me, Sakura.”
Sasuke said, almost begging her.
Sakura looked up at him, face stained with
tears as she smiled and
said, “Alright.”
Smile once more, it means a thousand words to me.
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