She wakes up smiling, anticipating his reaction in real life. When they get to school, they walk into the doors at the exact same time. Orchestra passes and awkward eye contact is exchanged (it's almost like the first time, Sakura thinks) and then English.
Sakura and Sasuke sit next to each other in English. So the second Sakura plunks her stuff down on the table in English, Sasuke is turned towards her.
He looks her in the eye, and she responds (I will not make the same mistake as before).
"Good morning," she states, matter-of-factly.
He shoots her a weird look (they never greet each other like that) and turns back to his seat. She sits down.
"Good morning," he responds.
And then Karin walks into the room and Sasuke's eyes light up. He gets out of his chair and makes his way to where Karin sits, and Sakura is left alone at the table.
But she's okay. Sasuke acknowledges my friendship. That's all I need to know.
A few weeks pass, and Sakura's unsure confession dwindles to the backs of their minds. Sakura strikes up an interesting relationship with Naruto, who is a grade younger than her and Sasuke.
Her and Naruto's relationship is similar to the one that Sakura and Sasuke had before.
"You idiot."
"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan! I didn't mean to, 'ttebayo! Forgive me!!"
"Die."
Sasuke always watches on. At some times, Sakura makes moves to bring him into their playful banter, and sometimes he joins in the teasing of Sakura but most of the time he watches, and never joins in.
And then;
does Naruto hate me at all?
Why would you think that?
idk
he always seems to shut down whenever i'm near him and you're there
Really? I hadn't noticed
you don't notice anything when he's around you
What are you implying
Sakura can feel her cheeks start to heat up at what she knows Sasuke is mentioning, and she chooses to ignore it.
sakura, you're obviously in love with naruto
No, I'm not
He's like a little brother to me
uh huh.
i can say for sure that you're one of my closest friends, and the fact that you're lying to me is
well
hurtful
I'm not lying
i know you too well for you to say that, sakura
I love Naruto like I love you. Big deal
no, you love him like you used to love me
Shut your trap.
gtg 9:30
Sleep well
u too
She logs off for the night, exhausted. I don't like Naruto, she says to herself. I don't.
Seasons change. Winter turns into spring, and the second semester of school begins.
Hey, Sasuke? She asks one night.
yeah?
What would you do if I said I really did love you?
i would say I knew it and act like everything was normal.
And if I didn't?
then I would say cool
Would you date me still if Karin didn't exist? She freezes, her fingertips barely touching the keyboard. I didn't mean to type that...
there are pros and cons to that
WHERE DO YOU SEE PROS IN THAT SITUATION WHAT
pros- i wouldn't have to reject you
cons- karin would be really really upset
WOW.
So you're saying you would date me if Karin didn't exist
yeah, but only because we're so close
not because i love you or anything
Yeah that makes sense
I kinda agree with you lol
that's good; i didn't want to offend you
is your heart broken now
YES OBVIOUSLY. She's laughing now.
I'm glad we're close enough to be able to talk about things like this
ikr
9:30
Okay, sleep tight
you're such a mom
Gn son
"Goodnight," Sakura whispers softly to the screen.
lol, i remember that
Finally you remember something.
you're implying?
Smiling, she thinks to herself: Sasuke loved me at one point, and I know if I dwell too long on the fact that at one point one of my closest friends loved me, I'll break.The self-doubt will take over and something bad'll happen, so I'll ignore it. Instead of focusing on one point, I'll focus on did.
Sasuke did love me.
That's enough.
Just go to sleep already, she types. I hope me and Sasuke will still be close because my heart will break if I don't get to tease him everyday.
He's still with Karin and I've abandoned all hope of us ever getting together, but I'm glad we're close enough to talk about deep stuff, and still joke at the same time.
I'm grateful for him and his existence.
See you, Sasuke.
yeah. cya tomorrow
