Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Losing Naruto ❯ Sakura's Decision ( Chapter 6 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

A/N: I’m SOO sorry I went so long without updating here!! I honestly completely forgot I had this story here, and was only updating it on FF.net - sorry! So to those of you who actually like this story, you should be happy, since you’re getting all of the chapters I’ve done since the last one, without Authors Notes!

Hehe, well, happy reading!!!


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When he... Talks about me? But I’m so mean to him, I treat him so badly. Can someone who constantly rejects you really make a person that happy.

Think about Sasuke, moron. He made you happy.

But...

Sakura was speechless. Something about Hinata’s last comment… It just made her world stand still. And everything came tumbling down, as the young Hyuuga began to cry.

“Hinata?” Sakura whispered, leaning over to come closer to her friends’ face. “Are you alright?”

Dumb question.

Hinata quickly began to wipe her eyes with her sleeve, taking deep, calming breaths. Sakura patiently waited, choosing not to say anything else for the moment. After a minute or two, Hinata rose her head, the only evidence of her breakdown was her slightly puffy eyes and red nose.

Hinata cleared her throat. “I’m - so very sorry, Sakura.” Hinata bowed once, quickly raising her head to look Sakura in her eyes. “It’s just, a bit hard for me. To be honest, it really hurts. Hearing the way he speaks of you… I would be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous.”

Sakura sighed, putting her hand over her face, letting everything sink in. After a moment, she carefully began. “Hinata, you don’t have to apologize. It’s alright, and…” Sakura took her hand from her face, making eye contact with Hinata. “And… I get it. To a certain extent, I get what you’re saying.”

Hinata smiled, relief evident in on her small face.

“And I think I understand what it is you want from me.” Sakura slowly started, deciding to choose her words very carefully. “You want me to help you be confident in front of Naruto. Support you, am I right?”

Hinata’s smile widened, she quickly nodded twice. “Yes, that’s right.”

Sakura took a deep breath.

“And, you want me to speak to Naruto for you?” Sakura questioned, “Make sure he notices you, talk to him about you, mention positive things…. am I on the right track?”

Another nod.

“Good.”

Silence.

Hinata averted her eyes for a moment, then once again made eye contact with Sakura.

“So… will you help me?” Hinata hopefully asked with a small smile, eagerly awaiting her answer.

….

….

A deep breath.

And another.

“Look, Hinata, the truth is, I can’t-”

…. Do this.

Hinata’s smile faltered, she bit her bottom lip, quickly breaking eye contact with Sakura.

“I can’t…” Sakura lowered her head.

Just finish the sentence! You can’t help because for some reason, you don’t want them together. You selfish, good for nothing-

Enough!

“…. Yes, Sakura?” Sakura’s head shot up upon hearing Hinata’s small, defeated voice.

I can’t do this.

Sakura took a deep breath, her decision made. Better or for worse.

“I can’t - can’t stand to my friends in pain. So, of course I’ll help you!” Sakura summoned the brightest smile she could muster. “I’ll make sure you and Naruto end up together. I promise.”

There.

Hinata was frozen for a few moments, until finally breaking into a huge grin, her face lighting up. Sakura couldn’t believe this was the same girl that had looked so miserable just moments ago.

“Sakura, t-thank… Thank you so much!!” Hinata squealed, practically jumping over the table to catch Sakura in a bone-crushing hug.

Sakura forced a laugh, hugging the girl back, smiling in-turn.

“It’s nothing, Hinata, really. I’m just happy I can help!” Sakura lied, letting Hinata go, she moved to stand away from the small table. Hinata also let go, her smile still going strong as ever.

“Hinata,” Sakura began, “I think I need to get some rest. Would you mind if we called it a day for now?”

Hinata smiled. “Of course not, please, don’t let me keep you.”

“Thanks for understanding. We’ll talk more tomorrow, ok? I think I just need to rest for now.”

Hinata nodded, bowing quickly to Sakura. “Good day, Sakura. And thank you again. You have no idea how happy you’ve made me.”

Sakura forced another smile.

All this fake smiling and lying is making me sick.

You’ll help them, then?

I have no choice. I promised her.

That’s right. Besides, these jealous feelings, they’re just your selfishness… right?

Right. But then… why does it hurt so much?

….

You’ll have to figure that out on your own. It's.... Complicated. Good luck.

Sakura shook off her thoughts, noticing Hinata watching her with curiosity. “Yes, same to you, Hinata. I’ll see you tomorrow, bye for now.”

With a final bow, Sakura left the tea house, running back home as fast as she could.


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SLAM


Sakura slammed her door shut, leaning on the nearest wall, her eyes closed. A single tear ran down her face, and with a groan she furiously wiped it away.

Sakura was tired.

You are an idiot, Sakura.

Yeah.

What are you going to do now?

…. What's going on with me? Why do I feel like… Like my chest is collapsing?

I wonder, why did you promise to help her, if you obviously don‘t want to? Can you even help her?

….

Do you really even want to help her?

Who knows. But I made a promise, so I haven’t got a choice.

How admirable.

Yeah, right.

Sakura sighed. Ever since her talk with Hinata, she had been so confused. It felt as if she were trying to grasp a larger than life concept. Which she knew was silly. She had been thinking about her current situation on the way home, trying to find some explanation as to why she felt so uneasy. Running through Konoha at top speed, she had hoped to leave some of her uneasiness behind.

It didn’t work.

Sakura sighed in exasperation, grabbing her headband and roughly removing it before throwing it on her bed. Just a few days ago, things were so simple. Naruto would annoy her, she would hit him, he would whine, she would say something like “you deserved it”, and everything would go on like normal. But now… Hinata wants Naruto. Hinata wants Naruto, Sakura repeated in her head.

And for my own cruel, selfish reasons, I don’t want to let him go.

And with that final thought, Sakura groaned, falling onto her bed, not caring about the metal plate digging into her hip. Nor did she care that the sun was still out, or that her shoes were still on. She needed to close herself off to the world, needed to pretend nothing out of the ordinary was going on.

Needed to forget about that blonde moron Naruto Uzumaki.



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A/N: One more thing, I’ll be sure to update regularly here from now on. Thanks for reading and reviewing!!