(Naruto) Repeat
Title: Repeat
A/N: So, this is a bit of an omake. It was going to be the ending of the story but I liked how I had it end, so...it's a bit of a side piece. Happier, too.
Summary: Turning, turning, they start at the top once more.
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"Sakura, come here," he tells her one day. She looks up at him, her hair now long once more. He sounds impatient. "Sakura, quickly."
Sakura. Sakura. He's calling her name, she realizes. Sakura.
"Sasuke-kun?" His name slips off her tongue, easily. It's almost like Sakura has always been calling him that.
"We're going to be late." Sasuke offers her a hand and Sakura reaches up to grab it.
It feels warm. For a moment, she marvels at the touch before smiling and skipping lightly beside him. "Where are we going, Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke looks at her, without a frown or a scowl. Something mends over in Sakura (in her heart, she thinks). It's a crack, and this isn't the first (nor last) break that she's felt, just like this ache she feels when she leans against him is a familiar, a long lost friend. Wounds heal, but scars remain.
"It's a surprise."
They walk together, side by side. Sakura chatters away as Sasuke listens quietly.
The cycle starts once more.
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