♡ The Only Player SasuSaku ♡

♡ Part 101: I want to love you again ♡

TO SASUKE

sasuke: i won't listen to you when you tell me something like that, hmph.

he let go of her wrists and brought his hands to the sides of her face. he forced her to look up at him and he began to bring his face closer to hers

sasuke: i'm going to...

he made their foreheads touch and they locked eyes

sasuke: look at you because that's what i've wanted to do for so long. 

sakura's tears hadn't stopped once they finally touched. a warm ambiance of some sort settled in the air and a sweet smile formed on sasuke's lips while he gently held the sides of her face with his hands

sasuke: did you really mean everything you said?

sakura: all of it!

she figured he wouldn't stop looking at her and so she brought her hands up and placed them over his. onyx widened for a moment before he let out a small breath of gratitude

sasuke wasn't aware of the fact that sakura understood him so well── and it was supposed that it was through shikamaru's grace where she had gained a sense of empathy of some sort for him. it wasn't sympathy, and he was grateful for that. rather, empathy was what could be found in her. 

there was a mutual understanding and that was what sasuke had always wanted.

sasuke: i made that score because of you

the pinkettes lips pressed into a thin, quivering line

sasuke: you were the reason why i made those shots, so when i saw that you weren't receding away from me i took advantage of that

sakura always knew it was hard for sasuke to express how he really felt, but the fact that he could tell her such things right now went to show that he really was trying. although nevertheless, it was time that she returned all the favours he had done for her. 

sakura: i'm sorry for everything, i don't want to hurt you anymore. 

she tightened her grip where she laid her hands over his

sakura: i want to love you again

it was at that moment where not only did their words reach other, but their feelings as well. all the loud cheers from the arena seemed to fade away as they shared gazes with each other. for so long, it seemed like things were falling apart and for awhile, it seemed like there was no hope in fixing their mistakes. 

things were different now. 

it wasn't like when they first fell in love where they didn't know what it was like to miss each others presence. but now, they knew what it was like to miss each other. they knew what it was like to love each other to their fullest extent but not be able to show it. 

sasuke: i want to love you again too... hmph

as their foreheads touched, sasuke felt as though he had to do what they've both been longing for. they barely shared any kisses when they dated, but things were going to be different. he grazed his thumb in circles on her cheek as he brought his lips closer to hers

sasuke: let's love each other differently this time. 

it took a lot of courage, but he said how he really felt. sakura wanted it just as much as he did and so now with the two of them leaning in together and with their breaths slowing down by the second, they finally locked lips and shared the kiss that would start a new relationship. a different one from the one they had before