Eclipse

Part 6

Sakura decides to go against what Naruto advised. So, she heads to the Uchiha compound to find Sasuke. Her heart races as she reaches his doorstep, knocking.

Sasuke opens the door a moment later. "Sakura," he says. "What are you doing here?"

"I came... to talk," she starts.

Sasuke is frowning. He looks cold, aloof, stoic. He looks the way he always looks. Sakura can't help but find it discouraging. Nonetheless, she steps inside when he allows her to and they walk into the living area.

"Where's your daughter?" Sakura asks.

"Asleep," he says.

"Why doesn't she have a mother?"

"Her mother died," Sasuke says vaguely, not wanting to revisit it again.

"I'm sorry," Sakura murmurs.

Sasuke dismisses it. "What did you come here to talk about?"

She is nervous. Sasuke can sense it and he knows exactly where the conversation is going to lead. Sakura is going to tell him how she feels and he is going to tell her how he feels.

They stand still in the living area and Sasuke waits. He doesn't rush her. He knows it is difficult to get certain words out. He will have to let her down again. This time, he'll try to do so gently. In the past, he didn't care about being gentle. He hurt her so many times. He doesn't want to do that again, though it seems inevitable. Either way, no matter what he says, he will hurt her tonight.

"I... I love you," Sakura whispers. "I'm in love with you. I always have been. I know you think my attraction to you is shallow, but it's not. It's genuine."

"I've never been good or kind to you," Sasuke murmurs "Why do you love me?"

"People can't help the way they feel," she continues softly. "I've always been drawn to you." Sasuke is silent. He stares at her. Sakura feels small under his gaze. She feels like it would be simpler if she did stop loving him, but right now she can't. She still feels deeply for him.

The silence lingers. Sakura perches herself up on her toes and kisses the man in front of her.

Sasuke closes his eyes for a moment and lets it happen. It's distantly familiar to kiss her, but it isn't what he wants. He opens his eyes a split second later and pulls away, turning his head to the side. "I felt nothing," he whispers.

She lets out a sharp sigh, looking distraught. "Nothing?"

"I'm sorry," Sasuke says. "I don't intend to hurt you. I never intended to hurt you and I know that I have many times. Perhaps it would be simpler if I could love you and we could be happy, but I can't love you. Because of that, we can't be together. It wouldn't be fair. You deserve someone who will be able to love you back and that someone isn't me."

Sakura swipes at her eyes. "Why?"

He doesn't respond. He can't.

"You're just like Naruto," she whispers accusingly.

"How?" Sasuke wonders.

"We tried to be together," she admits with a sigh. "He must have told you that, right? He tells you things."

"Yes, he told me."

"We were wrong together," she murmurs, "but I also realized something about him that made it all even more fucking impossible."

"What?" Sasuke pries.

"Naruto is like the sun," Sakura says. "Anyone who gets close enough to him will burn. And maybe that's why Hinata never smiled."

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Sakura didn't linger after that and Sasuke still feels sore for hurting her... but it had to be done. If he had accepted her love, then things would have broken.

He opens the doors to his home, sitting on the wooden steps. The wind blows against his skin. It's a warm evening. Sasuke closes his eyes, remaining thoughtful.

Sometime later, he hears footsteps approaching. Then Naruto appears in front of him.

Sasuke smiles faintly. "I talked with Sakura. She didn't like what I had to say. She thinks I'm like you. She says you're like the sun and anyone who gets close to you will burn."

Naruto doesn't say anything at first. He sits down on the steps with Sasuke and then leans into him. They kiss like they are trying to separate salt from water.

"If I'm the sun then you're the moon," he then responds.

"Maybe that means we're not supposed to be together."

"Or maybe it means the opposite," the other man muses.

"Either way, I don't care."

"Me, neither."

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