"Sasuke!" her voice soft and ringing like a music box, her tone and cheer only matching her smile while she holds her sapphire eyes on mine. Her long ebony hair swayed at her hips at her abrupt stop, smiling again. Even being as young as we were, I knew she was the one, the one who would always be there at my side; smiling that smile.
"What is it?" I scoffed towards her, wiping the sweat from my brow while aiming the last shuriken I held towards the target before me. But in that innocent way, she moved before me and touched my hand softly; still holding that grin on her face.
"You said you'd play with me today," she spoke in a melodious voice, plucking the shuriken from my fingers and holding it between hers. I never thought she was cut out to be a kunoichi, her hands were too soft; a single graze of the sharpened end of the star would cut through her like paper, I hated seeing her hurt.
"I want to be as good as Itachi," I huffed again, looking back towards the dummy and the failed attempts at accuracy. How could I be like that?
"Why would you do that?" she asked, tossing the shuriken carelessly and just missing the center of the target; my jaw dropped as she turned back to me and smiled.
"You're always getting into trouble, how else will I protect you?" though my voice was bitter, she still just smiled while she wrapped her small arm around mine.
"The only thing I need, is you".
"Promise me!" she laughed, sticking her tongue out while holding my kunai above her head; just out of my reach. I grunt in response as I jump again, only to have her pull it back and away from my finger tips.
"Promise you what?" I practically growl, it was Itachi's kunai; he would be furious to know I took it without permission.
"That no matter what, we will always be friends; and.." She paused for a moment, dragging out the suspense. ".. No matter what you will always like me!" I stopped for a moment, and looked at her from behind my own onyx bangs. My eyes fell to the floor of my living room, and quickly I glanced towards the kitchen; my mom would never hear..
"We're more than friends, and when we're older; you're going to marry me," I stated firmly. She only smiled and sat down upon the floor, holding her gaze upon my face making me blush.
"Don't be silly Sasuke-kun, what if you fall for someone else? How can you keep that promise?"
"On my honor as a future shinobi, I will protect you. Nothing can happen to you as long as I am here," I said stubbornly. And though the words were big, I felt completely capable to protect her along with my family. No harm would ever befall them.
"Mother! Father!" I screamed, falling to my knees besides their bodies as the tears fell freely from my eyes. What was happening? I was, so scared.
"That's not all," came the voice of someone I had looked up to so much, my elder brother. How stupid I was.
"Somebody hurt mom and.." I had froze, seeing within Itachi's grasp a bloodied katana, that and something I would never forget. "Yuri!" She let out a cry as Itachi's grip around her neck tightened, her eyes were glazed and filled with fear. A fear, I had promised to never let near her..
"How could you hurt them? Mom and Dad?" I desperately cry out, attempting to inch my way closer to save the one last person in my life; Yuri was everything.
He had remained silent, sliding his katana slickly into his sheathe and just as quickly drawing out a kunai; twirling it about his finger before grasping it in his palm.
"What will you do, baby brother?" his voice cold and emotionless as he turned the point of the dagger and held it above her chest. The tears welling in her eyes pour over her lids, and trickle down her face. I was helpless, I couldn't do anything, nothing at all..
"No!" was all that would escape my throat as I watched in a perpetual motion, the kunai making it's way to her flesh; how like I had worried for years, her skin just tearing away like paper. "Yuri!" Blood had spurt out from the wound in droplets, a few catching my face as I stood spell bound. Itachi dropped her to the ground in a thud after pulling his weapon free; tossing it at my feet. With fresh tears soaking my face and hair, I fell at Yuri's side, rolling her body so I could see her face. It was already so pale, though she still somehow held a somber smile on her lips.
"Baby brother you pathetic". I touched her cheek, moving the blood matted hair away so she could see me clearly. How was it she was smiling knowing she was dying? "If you want to kill me, settle for hating me until you can.." My fists clench as I my eyes shot towards the shinobi who had once been my brother. ".. Hate me.. And live like the coward you are". The fire in my eyes died at those words, he was right. I was a coward; I had stood there as I watched him stab my friend, my childhood love. ".. Clinging to life.." What was there left, I had lied to her. And with my eyes resting upon her face, barely holding to life; I let defeat take my face as it curled back into giving off tears. "Without honor". He left after that, leaving me with my dying crush.
"Stop crying Sasuke," came the muffled and near gurgled voice from Yuri's body. My head snapped to her as I bent down and touched her cheek again; I was all talk.. "I don't like to see you sad," she sniffled, tears reforming in her eyes.
"I didn't protect you, I didn't.. my mom.."
"Than it's my turn," she smiled. ".. To protect you". As her eyes fell lifeless, and her heart stopped; her smile remained on her face, streaked with tears from the both of us.
"Sheesh.. No matter how many times I warn you, Naruto, you still keep getting in my way," I managed to taunt despite the numbers of senborn imbedded in my neck and over all body.
"Sasuke, you.."
"Now get the lame expression off your stupid face.. You screw up.."
"Wh.. Why?!"
"Why..? You ask me why?" It was so easy, to save him and then take he consequences of my actions; receiving a deadly blow like this only gave me the excuse I needed.. Yuri.. "Hmph". I know I swore to kill Itachi for us and the clan, but.. I told myself I wont miss you.. "I used to hate you, you know.."
"Why? Why.. Did you.. Why me?" I didn't respond, and just stood there. "You should have minded your own business!"
"..How should I know..?" my voice gurgled, the blood pooling in my mouth. The copper taste made me think of you. "My body just.. Moved on its own.."
"He struck one blow at me.. And without any sign of shirking.. Sacrificed himself for you!" the masked boy, Haku's, voice called out over to Naruto as he held my collapsed body on his knee. "..In order to protect someone he cared about, threw himself headlong into what he knew full well was a trap; courageous". I was no longer a coward, and as I fell into an unconscious state; I swear I hear her voice, saying I had done right.
I stood there with as much hesitance and fear as he day Itachi had gone through the compound with a katana, watching helplessly as Naruto was pinned to a tree with a kunai; unconscious. Sakura scared and crying turned to me to stand up to this unstoppable foe, but I didn't budge.
"Naruto may be nothing like you.. He's clumsy and he holds us back.. And sometimes he's a big nuisance; but at least he had guts! Naruto's no coward! Right?!" No, he wasn't..
"Baby brother, you're pathetic. If you want to kill me, settle for hating me until you can. Hate me, and live like the coward you are!" Here I was again, a coward. And as I stood there staring at the ground shuddering at what I knew was coming, I saw you. You were just across the clearing, and had you been alive this is what you would look like. And still, the smile on your face.
"You're not a coward are you?" you spoke, your voice still as light and cheerful as it had been years ago.
"No!" I yelled out, drawing my sharingan; and searching for the attack I would use against this grass Nin.
I told myself I wont miss you, but I still remember..
What it felt like beside you.
I liked it!
I didn't like it...
[1]Alright, well I don't really have any other ideas in mind; if you want me to write a specific one shot message me; I like a challenge and will try pretty much anything lol. Till next time turtle doves.
[2] Alright, well I don't really have any other ideas in mind; if you want me to write a specific one shot message me; I like a challenge and will try pretty much anything lol. Till next time turtle doves.
