Sakura Momochi Hatake || Naruto

Chapter 45

Hiroshi pulled me into a garden filled with all sorts of flowers. I finally stopped and faced him.

"What do you want?" I asked with a straight face.

Should I say what he did later surprised me? I'm shocked, but he always does it..

He hugged me.

"Hiro-"

"Cry." He ordered.

"What?"

"You looked like you wanted to cry back there, you can cry on my shoulders. No one will see you." He said.

I was silent as tears roll down my cheeks. I put my hands around him and hugged him tight.

"I'm sorry.." I whispered.

"Don't be.. You have nothing to be sorry about." He said and stroke my hair.

I pulled away and wiped my tears away. I smiled and said,"Thank you."

He stepped closer to me and cupped my cheeks. He leaned closer to me. Is he?? His lips gently pressed on mine. Surprisingly, my mind is filled with.. Gaara..

"Mmm.." I pushed him away before he deepens the kiss. "NO!" I yelled as I wiped my lips.

"You are an interesting one.. To refuse a prince." He smirked.

I glared at him and ran into the palace. I met Gaara on the way, but decided to ignore him and ran back into my room. I sat on my bed and cried on my pillow.

Why?

Why do I feel so guilty??

It's like.. I cheated on someone..

But..

I'm not with anybody!

Could it be..Haku?

But.. I have lost my feelings and he asked me to be happy too..

Gaara...?

Is it possible that I have feelings towards him?

No.. It can't be.. We aren't that close..

URGH! That stupid bastard freaking kissed me!

I feel so dirty and polluted! I thought as I wiped my lips furiously.

"Sakura.. What happened?" Gaara asked.

"W-What are you doing here?? How did you get in?"

"I was worried about you and your door was left opened." He said. He sat next to me and hold my shoulders firmly. "What happened?"

"Hiroshi kissed me.." I whispered and continued to wipe my lips. I could feel his grip tighthened, and relax again. "I feel stained." I cried.

Now, what happened next really caught me off guard.

Gaara kissed me on the lips.

Surprisingly, I didn't flinch. I sat there like a doll. I was shocked, but.. It feels so right.. He licked my lips and our tongues met, I gasped. When he pulled back, my lips felt disappointed at the lack of warmth.

"D-Does it still feel stained?" He asked and looked away. I could see a tint of pink on his cheeks.

"N-No.. I'm..sorry.." I blushed.

"No.. I'm..sorry..." He said. "I'll head back to my room now. Good night." He muttered and closed my door.

I laid on my bed and touched my lips.

His kiss was.. so gentle and so full of love and care..

"W-What am I thinking?!?" I whispered loudly and put my head in my palms.

"Do I..like him..?" I asked myself.

"But..when? I wasn't close to him and we don't talk so much.. Other than that time when we first met.." I smiled fondly at that memory and slept.

Published: December 2014
Edited: 25 January 2017