《[[[🌸SasuSaku||OneShots🌸]]]》

i did

"I did."

"You did not! You never say anything Sasuke-kun. I should not have come with you on your travels, I feel like I am such a burden now..."

"How is that even relevant to our conversation?"

"Of course it is! You... You... I mean. I know you just see me as an teammate. I... am.. I am sorry... I... What am I saying... Sorry, Sasuke-kun. I would return to Konoha first thing in the morning."

"Whom are you talking to Sakura? And you are not going to Konoha alone."

"I know you see me as a weak woman Sasuke-kun. But you need not worry about me. I have done my shares of solo missions during the time... you were not there."

"Sakura..."

"And, I would stop bothering you from now on. Come to think of it, I have acted so stupidly in the past years... you went through all these troubles and I always cared only about my stupid feelings..."

"Sakura, I should not have shouted at you like that. I should have trusted that you could handle those Rogue Ninjas on your own. But stop questioning our relationship like this."

"I am not questioning our relationship. I mean, what's there to question? We are on the same team. We are -"

"We are much more than just teammates Sakura and you know that."

"But you never -"

"I told you, I did!"

"You did not."

"I did, Sakura. If you cannot even remember that, then I don't have anything to say to you."

"Of course you don't! You never have anything to say to me! Except when you have to shout at me. And I remember everything. I have exactly... confessed to you twice and you have rejected me both times. Once by leaving me unconscious on a bench in the night and... the other... well... I don't want to talk about the genjutsu. Really, the whole thing even sounds stupid to me, I should have taken the hint before... you must be practically laughing inside your head."

"Sakura, stop it! I am sorry. I am sorry, okay? I know, I hurt you but don't... don't say I never said anything. I did not reject you the first time. We just had different paths to follow. I always cared for you during our genin days and I know, I don't show it very well but... even the idea of losing you, even back then, was terrifying to me. And, I thanked you for your feelings, back then... Sakura... I had the most messed up childhood one can ever imagine. But I was genuinely thankful for your words that day. You made my stay in Konoha more meaningful and I knew that I had someone to return to, after I kill my brother. Obviously, things turned out quite differently after that... And Sakura, I don't expect you to forgive me because even I had a hard time making peace with my past. And then the second time, I just didn't want you to get hurt by coming in the way. What I did.. there is no excuse but what I did, I was just trying to make you stay away from me and Naruto, in my own monstrous way. Because, yes, I had turned into a monster but even then your words shook me from inside out. But Sakura, I did not reject you even then. The second time I thanked you, it was... It was for not giving up on me, during all this time... for loving me... all these years. And... Sakura I don't see you as a weak woman. I saw you fighting with me and Naruto during the war. How can you even think that I think of you as a weak woman? You are one of the strongest women in the history of Shinobi. And, about why you are here with me... Sakura... It was not only you, who wanted you to travel with me. Does that answer your questions now?"

"Well... I... You still never did..."

"I DID, GOD DAMMITT!! WHY WOULD I BE THANKING YOU FOR YOUR FEELINGS IF I DID NOT SHARE THE SAME FEELINGS! I even poked your head... anyway.. never mind that..."

"..."

"Sakura if you still don't believe me..."

"Well, I believe you.. I am sorry I said all those things. I know you shouted because you were worried about me... And there's nothing to forgive Sasuke-kun, I forgave you the very day you said sorry to me after the fight with Naruto. And, I know you care about me deeply but sometimes I think maybe you have mistaken your care for me as your love for me. I mean, you never did say -"
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"Now you want me to say anything?"

"S-Sasuke-kun..."

"Stop acting this surprised... It's not like you don't sleep in my arms everyday. This was inevitable."

"..."

"Calm down, now, Sakura. We should get going. And, I did. My 'thank you' was my way of saying that I feel the same way about you and I know that you know it."

"..."

"You coming Sakura?"

"Can I kiss you again?"