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I rewrote it. I read it once again and laughed hard. Gawd, my grammar is horrible and my format clashed. My, my, whatever am I to do with myself?
Stay With Me
Standard disclaimer is applied, kiddies.
Sakura's life was thought to be perfect. But what happens when a disaster strike? Will Sasuke continue to stay by her side?
Sakura's Point of View
"Love, huh? I was once a helpless romantic. I believed in it; that I should follow my heart. But I was ignorant to what it really is. It's a wonderful feeling, really and it would make you the happiest person granted you've chosen the right person. But it has it own ugliness…"
One Year Ago
I slowly descended the stairs as two men awaited me at the foot. I was smiling gaily; things seemed good for me, wherever I looked.
"Ohayou, Sasuke kun, Neji kun!" I greeted each respectively. I neared the raven haired man and gave a quick peck on the lips.
Spiky raven hair, onyx eyes, lean body and a bad boy attitude. He was perfect in every ways. He was my boyfriend back then. That's who he is.
Uchiha Sasuke
"Morning. Lookin' great," he smiled a little. I grinned, "Of course, just for you!"
I shifted my gaze to the man beside Sasuke. White pearly eyes, long brown hair, lean body and a perfect gentleman—my best friend.
Hyuuga Neji
"You're brooding again," I playfully said. He smirked as a reply—a trait both of them possessed.
"Let's go!" I provoked. I was so hyper then; perhaps because I only knew of happiness, sadness was foreign to me—I was so brutally naïve back then.
"Where now?" Neji asked as I hugged Sasuke's arm and put on a thinking face. After a while of brain wracking, I beamed, "Oh… I know this great café…"
We walked out of the house and proceeded to the place I rambled on.
"I grew up with a blissful life and I thought it would continue that way. I was immature; I didn't know the countless possibilities that life could bestow. I am glad, though, that now I know, it's just… I hope I learnt it in another way. Not with what I have experienced. It hurt like hell. It was perchance what they call, trial. God must've loved me so much to make me wake up to reality."
I said my goodbye to Neji and entered my house with Sasuke trailing me. I saw Neji strode away from us, most likely going home. I inwardly prayed he'd be safe and sound when he gets home—it was a habit I do.
I went to the couch and sat, Sasuke smirked at me. I guess he was amused; either that or he was planning something. Not long after, he sat down beside me, his smirk still on his soft lips.
"Today was tiring," I leaned on his chest, "but I had a lot of fun!" He hugged me by my shoulders. "So I've noticed," he was never the romantic person that I was. He turned me to face him and glanced at me with solemnity—for a second or two. He was smirking after, and I knew what that meant.
He kissed me, and I responded as quickly as he claimed my lips. It held so much passion that the it made me fall for him all the more.
Even though I thought I loved Neji more than him. Yes, you heard me right, Neji. Don't get me wrong, I really love Sasuke—I'm not playing with him—but back then my mind was stirred. My heart seemed to have said so, but a part of me hesitated. I thought it was because I already have Sasuke who can make me happy all the same.
"I was very wrong…"
What I saw scared me, frightened me.
I saw Sasuke holding on a blood-dripped knife. But what truly freaked me out was Neji was lying on the floor drenched in his own blood, lifeless.
I screamed; it was the first thing that came to my mind. I gazed at Sasuke with fear and confusion. He dropped the knife and spun around—unable to look at me. I ran out of the room, frantic. I saw a phone and without thinking further, picked it up and called the cops.
They came and took Sasuke who apparently didn't budge an inch from the scene I left him when I ran. He didn't even struggle.
"I felt bad…I felt that something was wrong. It wasn't like him to give in just like that. Could it possibly be… that he's truly guilty? Oh, how I dread that night."
But I decided to be strong, to face it all.
"And I'm sure glad I did…'Cause if not, my life would have been broken more so, never to be mended. And just thinking about it, aches."
"That's when it hit me…"
Tenten and I walked as we visited Neji's grave. Being there felt weird, for some reason I didn't feel mourning. No doubt I was poignant but something felt erroneous. That and she seemed to fidget a lot.
"I wondered why…"
For the dead and the soon to be one.
I couldn't help but join in. I wept… memories overwhelmed me.
Sasuke.
It was all Sasuke's! I cried harder only to abruptly stop as the phone rang. It was really early in the morning, who would call at such time?
Nevertheless, I took the phone, "Sakura?"
It was Tenten.
"Tenten?" I choked. My voice hoarse from crying, "Is anything up?"
"Are you crying?" her voice had a mixture of concern and fear.
"I'm fine. So what's the matter? It must be important considering the time of hour you picked to call." I replied gaining composure with each word I recited.
"I'm sorry to have interrupted… but it's important…"
"That's okay. So what's up?" I tried to sound fine and heard myself succeeding.
"Well… uhmm…" she hesitated, "I can't bear it anymore!"
And she began to sob; my curiosity rose.
"What do you mean?"
"Neji…" as I heard the name, my heart began to beat faster, "he…"
She wailed softly. I never saw her like this; to hear her cry. It was in all probability due to the fact she's such a strong woman and I think highly of her a lot.
"What about him?" I decided to stay strong at least in this situation since she couldn't. But my voice seemed to have gone out frenetic; it betrayed my thoughts and showed my feelings. She knew something, I decided. She was close with Neji—closer to him than I, it seemed; I wouldn't be surprised if she knew, actually. Somehow I was glad; my thirst of knowing could be quenched. And that would mean the world to me. To have an answer to all my questions, that's what I clearly needed at the time. I was so broken—so shattered. I was losing two of the most precious people to me.
"He… he… when Neji went to your place, Sasuke was there right?"
"Yes…" my voice croaked. "Sasuke is innocent!" she suddenly yelled. My eyebrows creased as my eyes widened, "What?" I blurted out of bewilderment. "I feel so guilty…" I didn't reply. I didn't know where our conversation was getting at. "Neji wanted to…" she vacillated once more, "he… wanted to…"
"Wanted what?" I couldn't help it; I needed to know.
"HE WANTED TO RAPE YOU!"
I felt my heart smash, if it was still capable of. I shuddered; I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "It's true, please believe me…" her voice was firm. "Sasuke must've saved you!"
I felt myself losing—falling into an abyss. My head felt profound and lightheaded and soon after I lost consciousness.
"What was happening? Everything seemed so perplexed—so wrong, so fit and yet it scared me. Wasn't this the answer I was helplessly asking for?"
"Thank gawd!" the person sighed in relief. My blurry vision started to see better as I rubbed my eyes. The person was no doubt a woman.
"Sakura, are you okay?" she asked trepidation evident in her voice. She had hair in two buns, very familiar even her voice. "Tenten…" I muttered as I saw her pale face.
"You're awake, that's good."
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I sat on the floor leaning on the wall for support as my body felt terribly wobbly.
"I rushed in here when I heard a thump from the other line and you stopped talking."
"Oh…"
"Seems you collapsed."
"Seems like so, uhm… what time is it?" I didn't know why I asked, I just did.
"6: 24 am. Why?" she mused. But after a while her face distorted.
"Oh my gawd!" she yelled, "Sasuke will be executed at seven!"
After hearing her, my feet carried me almost instantly out of the room, I ran out. I dashed, at first I didn't know where I was going but something told me I knew. I stopped, gasping for air. I panted; sweat trickling my pale face from exhaustion.
I asked for time from a passerby; he threw a bewildered look, but at that time, I could care less.
6:40 am.
My! Time seemed to have gone fast, only 20 more minutes, any later a life would be ended. I ran and eventually broke into a sprint. I didn't know why but I ran harder. Glancing at a nearby clock…
6:48 am.
Why did time seem to soar so fast? I was nervous—so damn much. But I smiled a weary one as soon as I reached the building where Sasuke was.
Another clock.
6:52 am.
I still had time—little it may be.
I hurriedly ask someone where Sasuke was; he wasn't sure but told me he could be in a room in the east block. I said my thanks as I ran, hoping to see him.
I saw a door and devoid of thinking, I burst in.
"Sasuke!"
He wasn't there.
Clock. 6:55 am.
My heart was banging in my rib cage; I left the room and saw another door. Taking a huge gamble, I tackled the door open.
"SASUKE KUN!"
All heads turned to me. Normally, I would feel humiliated but at that time, I could barely notice.
"Sakura?" one spoke. I turned.
Sasuke.
He was seated on a metallic chair; his hands were chained to either side of the arm of the chair. His feet likewise. His clothes were tattered; the very sight pained me and formed tears to my already puffy eyes. His very guise tore my heart, more so than I imagined it would. But I'm just glad he was still alive at the moment.
"Ms. Sakura, what are you doing here?" I heard someone ask but I paid no heed to it.
"Don't kill Sasuke." I said. My voice came calmer than I sought it would. I didn't take my eyes of him. Right then I had this urge to hold him, to comfort him. Just to be with him. I heard disputes but I shook my head, "No. Sasuke is innocent." I cried, "Believe me. You will let him live—I'm pulling my complaint against him invalid."
Sasuke looked at me in a composed manner but I could see in his eyes the tenderness. A small smile that could barely be seen was on his face. The protests stopped as I neared him. My vision fainted, but I didn't care. He was all that was on my mind.
"Sasuke, stay with me…"
And once more, I collapsed but this time with comfort.
"Right then… I knew all was right, and for the first time since the incident, I fell asleep soundly without nightmares to plague my dreams."
"Sasuke?"
"Oh… uhm, he…" she fidgeted. I feared the worst. Were my attempts futile? Was I not heard? Different kinds of questions once more inundated my head.
"Here," a voice came. I knew that voice, and heaven knows how all anxiety left and happiness filled every inch of me.
He went to me as I looked at him a genuine smile plastered on my face. He enveloped me into a hug in which I returned, gripping him hard as if he'll wane if I didn't.
"Sasuke kun, Sasuke kun!" I sobbed his name repetitively, like a child lost and just found her mother.
"I will," I stopped and looked at him flabbergasted. I cocked an eyebrow and as if reading my mind, he continued, "I'll stay."
It made me smile.
"And his words—that was enough for me…I understood."
"Let's go. He's waiting for you," he informed me. I smiled and nodded, my long white dress cascaded behind me as I walked.
We neared the destination. I stepped out of the car, holding the bouquet in my hands. I was really nervous. I waited until all the girls and their chaperons walked in and the song started to play. I walked side by side my parents. I was dazzled.
We reached the end and I saw him staring at me. He sauntered over to us and took my hand as we walked to the altar.
The ceremony started and finished in harmony, ending it with a fervent kiss.
I now know why.
Why I couldn't blame Sasuke.
Why I couldn't hate him.
Why I couldn't let him die.
It was because…
"I love you so much, Sasuke kun…"
More so than I thought; more than Neji.
And perhaps, I never really loved Neji, maybe it was infatuation.
But past was past.
"Never leave me…"
Maybe I was just confused as to what I really felt.
My love for Sasuke was genuine. And that'll never change. He kept his word. He stayed with me.
"Yesterday, today and tomorrow."
My childhood crush.
My beloved boyfriend.
My husband.
My one true love…
Uchiha Sasuke.
"I'll always stay with you."
"The person that stayed with me."
Owari.
If any was wondering why it was gawd instead of God, I did it in purpose. Why? It felt like blasphemy. But hey, it's only me.
Sorry for the grammatical errors and or typos.
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