She opened her eyes slowly, her bright, green eyes were looking all around, the place where she stayed was hazy, and strange.
There was some smell of Ginger Lily in the wind.
He was watching her quietly, his amber eyes were calm and bright, he was unconcerned as usual, but tender.
The flower language of Ginger Lily is, ‘’loneliness’’.
Haruno Sakura was dazed, She staggered to stand up from the grass, He saw her shaking footsteps, he came and wanted to support her with his hand, but when she saw him, her eyes were wide-opened and she screamed.
‘’ Why…… ’’ her eyes filled with fear. ‘’ Why are you here ? ‘’
Sakura looked at the unknown place, it’s a prairie, with some beautiful white Ginger Lily grows here, and a river cross by.
She had no memories about the prairie.
And in her memories, he’s already dead.
‘’ Long time no see, little girl. ’’
Sasori of the Red Sand said, he was a real poker face, which never shows other people how he feels.
Sakura looked her injured arms, she suddenly understood something.
‘’ Where’s Sasuke-Kun ? ‘’
Haruno Sakura asked eagerly, walking around and tried to find someone who is familiar, but she couldn’t.
‘’ And where is Naruto-Kun ? where is Kakashi Sensei ? where is everyone? ‘’
Sasori’s face changed when he heard that name, but he didn’t answer.
Then she weakly fell down on the ground. The sight of her back is so pitiful that he wanted to help her, but he just couldn’t, he turned his head with a painful face.
‘’ Sasuke-Kun……’’
She burst into tears. ‘’ Sasuke-Kun is gone, he would never come back, Sasuke-Kun…’’
I’ve always known in my heart, there was nothing I could have done for you.
I love you so much, I miss you so bad.
However, I can’t even get close to you.
Sasori of the Red Sand closed his eyes, his red hair covered his face, while he clenched his fist, he is so agitated that he can’t calm himself down.
If I still have a place somewhere in your heart, no matter how small it may be, then please, I’m begging you, don’t slip any further away.
But you’re gone, you left again.
So many years, I am NOTHING, in your heart.
‘’ Sasori……Am I dead? ‘’
She bowed her head with her eyes losing the luster.
‘’ Meeting you means I’m already dead, right? I was killed, killed by Sasuke-Kun……’’
‘’You’re under genjutsu now.’’
Sasori of the Red Sand explaned, with a straight face.
‘’ In the world of genjutsu, your mind would reflect a person in your Subconscious. That is why I’m here, I’m not real, I live in your memory.’’
‘’ Genjutsu ?’’
She remembered that Sasuke’s hand almost penetrated her body.
If this was just a genjutsu, then……
Sakura quickly ran to him, with her tears and a sad smile.
‘’ Sasori, you know how to break this genjutsu, don’t you ? please tell me, please…’’
Sasori of the Red Sand held her hand, feeling the temperature of her fingers.
‘’ I don’t know, ‘’ he shook his head slowly. ‘’ I am only a reflection in your mind.’’
She could hear the grief inside his voice.
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‘’ Sasori, I really like Sasuke-Kun, so much. ‘’
Two people was sitting beside the river, a pink-haired girl, and a red-haired young man.
Sasori of the Red Sand didn’t say anything. For a long time, he said one word after he picking a petal of Ginger Lily. ‘’ Um.’’
Sakura kept saying, she just need some company and listening.
‘’ When I was a little girl, I was childish. I like Sasuke-Kun because he is good-looking and clever. He is a talented ninja, that’s why he caught my eyes. Many girls in my class were crazy about him. Then I was so lucky to be with him in a same team, for me, a normal girl who had crush on him, that’s the happiest thing in the world. ‘’
Sasori put the petal of Ginger Lily on his hand, watching it quietly.
‘’ Then I found out, actually I didn’t understand Sasuke-Kun at all. ‘’
He was so surprised that he turned his head to look at her face, that’s a sad smile.
‘’ Sasori, did you ever had a crush on someone? ‘’ Sakura asked, with her green eyes looking at him.
Amber eyes answered silently, some emotion was hid, and the pink-haired girl would never know.
‘’ When you like someone, his eyes, his acting, even his smile, will be all attractive. Even though he is in a crowd, you can identify him in just few seconds. ‘’
She smiled because of thinking about some sweet memories, yet the smile disappeared soon.
‘’ But that’s just a simply liking, not love. ’’
‘’ You’ll suddenly find out that, you like someone so much, while you don’t really understand him. What you like are the acting he performs externally and his appearance, in his mind, you know nothing. ‘’
When you said I’m annoying at first time.
When I know that you lost whole family.
When you said you are an avenger.
When I realized that, the distance between you and me, is so far away.
Sasori didn’t understand. ‘’ Why love and like are different things? ‘’
‘’ Oh I forgot, ‘’ Sakura finally laughed. ‘’ You always play with your puppets, maybe you can’t get it. ‘’
Sasori didn’t say anything, he just looked at Sakura, watching she slowly said the words.
‘’ Liking became love, is when I found out, I’m willing to stay with Sasuke-Kun, even though I will lose everything. ‘’
Haruno Sakura looked up at the blue sky, her pink hair were swaying in the wind, her tenderness was so impressed and beautiful.
‘’ I will love you with no reserve. Anything. ‘’
Sakura whispered, praying that Sasuke will hear what she confessed to him.
The most beautiful thing in the world is her bright, green eyes.
Sasori of the Red Sand look at her side face, he felt that his heart beating again.
However, gray clouds covered her side face.
‘’ When liking becomes love, you can’t let it go anymore. You will be stronger than you think, while you will also be frailer than you think. ‘’
Love has no bullet, the soul is still pierced.
‘’ That day when I was standing on the bridge, I wanted to kill Sasuke-Kun, because I can’t……’ ’
choked voice, the tears came streaming down her face. ‘’ I can’t watch Sasuke-Kun walking in the darkness, I’m sorry, I just can’t……’’
Sakura’s hands covered her face, her shaking voice was so pitiful.
To love someone, even though the whole world say he is wrong, you’ll still stay with him, bear all the pain and blame for him.
You love him deeply, If whole the world sentenced him to death, if the betrayal of Uchiha Sasuke made him to be wanted by all the countries of ninja, then please, leave the right to me, because I love him so much that I can’t watch him to be killed by someone else.
Finally the pink-haired girl took the weapon, while she couldn’t kill him after all.
How brave she is, how frail she is.
‘’ Don’t apologize. ‘’
Sasori of the Red Sand try to calm himself down, he hated himself that he couldn’t even wipe her tears.
He clenched his fist tightly. ‘’ it’s not your fault. ‘’
Sasori got a secret.
A secret that he didn’t want Sakura to know.
It’s my fault, not yours……
‘’ If I still have a place somewhere in your heart, no matter how small it may be, then please, I’m begging you, don’t slip any further away. ‘’
Sakura’s eyes were full of tears. ‘’ I said those words to Sasuke-Kun, praying him not to leave me, but he…… ‘’
Sasori stood from the meadow slowly.
‘’ No more words……’’
His voice was shaking, in the world of genjutsu, his disguise couldn’t bear the strong mood, his face peeled off, his red hair turned into black.
Sakura’s green eyes were looking at him with surprise.
‘’ Sasuke-Kun……? ’’
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The mask peeled off in the wind, Uchiha Sasuke’s hand half covered his face, black hair were swaying in the wind, amber eyes became black eyes.
In the world of genjutsu, he can change his face whatever he wants.
Because this is the genjutsu that he gave her, the genjutsu only for her……although he didn’t want to show up at first.
Haruno Sakura smiled, sadly.
‘’ Sasori, you don’t……you don’t have to pretend Sasuke-Kun. ‘’
She smiled just like so much times that she had ever pretended to other people.
‘’I don’t miss him, I really don’t. ‘’
Sasuke didn’t say anything, his black eyes looked at Sakura silently, then he asked, some sadness was hide in his eyes.
‘’ Sakura, what is love?
I have obviously no reason to love her, and likewise, I can see no reason why she would love me.
Of course this was a LIE.
He is a liar, he always knows that.
Sakura stood from the meadow, asked him calmly. ‘’ What do you think love is, Sasuke-Kun? ‘’
Sasuke dropped his gaze, answering with a sad face, and choked voice.
‘’ Love is hurting each other badly; Love is hiding the truth; Love is letting you go. ‘’
Sakura shook her head slowly, smiled.
‘’ Love is comfort and hugs; Love is company; Love is I’m always here for you, whether you need me or not. ‘’
She said these words with closing her eyes, her face was so tender, the wind blew her pink hair.
Then she opened her bright, green eyes, with a brilliant smile on her face.
Uchiha Sasuke couldn’t say a word, he overwhelmed by confession of her.
‘’ You……’’ he bowed the head, couldn’t help but clenched his fist, his black hair covered his face, the wind blew petals of Ginger Lily.
Suddenly Sasuke disappeared, he showed up behind Sakura, her eyes were wide-opened, she heard that Sasuke whispered in her ear, then her green eyes were covered by his hand.
‘’ I know that you love that girl. ‘’
Uchiha Itachi lay weltering in blood, his breath was weak,he tried hard to smile.
‘’Don’t pretend that you don’t love her, just like I pretended I don’t care about you.’’
His finger snapped on Sasuke’s forehead, the sky started to rain.
‘’ You really are……damned annoying. ‘’
Sasuke covered her eyes, he got close to Sakura, and kissed her full on the mouth.
The tears came streaming down his face sadly, he closed his eyes ,kissing the girl that he could not love.
The flower language of Ginger Lily is, ‘’loneliness’’.
_FIN
＊This fanfic is originally written in Traditional Chinese by me. I’m a Taiwanese and my English is poor, but I decided to translate it into English cuz I wanna share my love with Sasusaku :)
I’m a grammar idiot so it will be a little strange about the grammar and tense, sorry ><
