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Silently, Sakura walked, aimlessly really. She ran away two years ago with Sasuke. Sasuke? Did she really? Goodness sakes, what went through her mind? Who knew if anybody would take her in after that.
As she went down a road, nostalgia filling her, a blonde man was dragging his feet in her direction. He looked tired and wasn't looking forward to what would happen in the next hour or so. Eventually the exhausted man looked up, and saw her.
"S-Sakura-chan?..." Wide eyes scanned her, suddenly more awake than before.
"Hey, Naruto. How are you?"
"I-I'm good," Still very much shellshocked. "Wasn't expecting you back. Like, ever." He chuckles faintly, and small talk ensues.
They do everything they can to avoid the topic of the last time they saw each other., but it's too awkward.
'I can't keep doing this small talk thing. Time to break the ice, Sakura.' "I'm sorry," For two years she had been planning on how this would play out, but all she could mutter was 'I'm sorry.'
"The last time we saw each other, you told me you loved me. Scared, I ran away like a jerk. I just want to apologize for how I reacted. And that," Damn it, damn it, DAMN it, she couldn't look him in the eyes. "I love you."
Years led up to this. She finally figured it out.
Oh, but Fate was never kind.
Agonizing pain hit him. "You're too late, Sakura-chan," It was Naruto's turn to feel guilty. "Me and Hinata," Sakura braced herself for the worst, as he managed to get the words out, stuttering a few times, "We have a son and another on the way." He was going to say something else, but Sakura beat him to it.
"We've been busy, eh?"
'Wait what.'
"You and Sas.. A chi-"
"I, I really rather not talk about how it happened. Sasuke isn't, he never will be, going to be there, so really, I'm raising it myself. But yes."
Once he got over his on-going shock, he spoke again, "Back to us, no matter how I feel, I can't leave Hinata, Sakura-chan. It would be cruel. Not fair to her."
'So? Life's not fair. My life sure hasn't been fair. Why does Hinata get all she wants? On a silver platter no less.'
"We have two children. Two," He continued, "I'm sorry." He was sincere. All of his words came from the heart.
"It's okay." Liar. "I understand completely." Why Hinata? "You best be going, Naruto. It's awfully late." Why are you making him leave?
"I'm really sorry, again. You sure you'll be okay?" She nodded in response.
"I'm fine." Lies are flowing like a fountain. "Don't worry about me." He gave her one last glance, then headed home.
Once he was out of ear shot, but not out of sight, she said something before she left, "If we loved again, I swear I'll love you right."
All my feels!!!!
