Of Armor and Pink Petals

Chapter 27

Note: Merry Christmas!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

He had heard it all. Taking one last glance at her, the man turned around and with long strides started to walk away. Sakura looked at Mito and without thinking ran after Tobirama.

"Tobirama, wait, I can explain." Her voice was pleading, and she hoped he would listen to her.

Anger was flowing out of him in waves. He did not want to talk to her. He just wanted to sort things out on his own. "Wait-" Hearing her supplicating voice, something snapped inside him, and he turned around, angry frown plastered on his face. Since she knew him, she had never seen such raging expression. It affected her greatly and she felt her heart break when she realized that his rage was directed at her... Getting closer to her, he then exploded.

"Explain what! How you lied to me this whole time?! I knew some things were off, but this, THIS is bigger than anything I could have predicted." His voice was low, and resentment was seeping through it. Sakura could also hear a hint of hurt behind it all. She tried to touch his arm, but he yanked it away. "Do not touch me." His words came out in a growl and raising her hands in the air in surrender, she tried to meet his eyes.

"I did not lie to you... I never lied on what was important, I-"

He had a hard laugh, and she could not help the tears that started to sting in her eyes. Today was definitely the worst. Seeing her crying just made his anger flare even more because despite him feeling betrayed, despite everything, he hated to see her cry and wanted to hold her. Especially knowing that he was the one causing her pain at the moment felt like he was purposely stabbing himself. But he could not do anything about it. Not now that he knew the truth. A truth that she omitted for so long, even though they were so close.

"Telling me that you were from another time did not strike you as something important?! I trusted you, Sakura. You could have told me, but you didn't. Why didn't you?!" He was screaming at her now. Mito and Hashirama came running out of the tree line and their eyes widened when they heard the man yelling. This was unlike him. It was well known that Tobirama Senju was never yelling. Mito tried to get closer, but Hashirama grabbed her arm, shaking his head.

Sakura was standing in front of the man, her body wracked with sobs and Mito could see a something in Tobirama's eyes. Tears? He never showed any emotions, but right now, he looked like a wreck, which gave her a pretty good idea of the depth of the feelings he had for the pink haired woman and on the feeling of betrayal he was experiencing.

"Why didn't you." His voice broke and looking up at him, Sakura saw infinite sadness in his crimson eyes. She opened her mouth to answer at the same time he walked over to her. Her voice was barely above a whisper.

"Because did not plan to fall in love with you, stupid Senju-" Stopping in front of her, he barely gave her the time to finish her sentence and did not yet register what she had just said to him.

"Maybe I should not have saved you that day." Transporting away, he left Sakura standing alone while her heart fell in her chest. Mito walked to her and tried to hug her, but Sakura shrugged her arm off violently and ran towards her house. She was in pain. Had she not opened up to Mito, none of this would have happen. It had not been how she wanted him to know. This is exactly why she did not want to tell them. She hoped that once she would talk about it, he would understand. Hoped. Granted, she could have done it a different way. Well it is too late now.

Still crying she arrived to her house. Numbly, she entered and once she closed the door, she slid her back on it and sat on the floor, holding her head between her hands. Startled, her head snapped up when someone moved on the chair in the dark. Looking up, she saw Madara. He had his elbows on the table, gripping his head in his hands. When he heard her surprised gasp, he lifted his head and looked at her. Sadness was the only thing she could read in his onyx orbs and her heart clenched. Judging by his expression, had been there too...