Sasuke's POV

It has been a month seen Naruko and I became honest with each other about our feelings. I thought that things won't change at all. But I was wrong. I felt Naruko being distant... I felt her move away from me. I don't know why and when it started but I know that something is up.

I went to her apartment and Chisuke was still in school. I notice that she wasn't looking to me, she was avoiding contact.

"Naruko... What's wrong?" I asked, I was standing behind her; she was keeping her distance,

"I can't do this... Sasuke... I can't..." she said,

"What are you talking about?" I asked her with a hint of pain in my words,

"We ended years ago... We... We..." she said, I can feel like my heart is being stabbed with a knife,

"I told you... You are the only one who thinks that way... for me... nothing ended..." I said firmly with gripping my hand into a fist as hard as I can,

"But... Sasuke... You are engaged... shouldn't you, of all people, understand that you chose to move on? You are to promise yourself to Sakura and become her husband... But I... I'm not in that picture Sasuke..." She stated, still not looking at me,

"Who said you aren't? I'm engaged, not married..." I said, with rage lingering in my words,

"What do you expect? A wedding photo with the three of us in it?" her words baring no humour at all,

"Then I will break it off now..." I said, I felt her flinch, "... the engagement that is..." I added to avoid misunderstanding,

"I think breaking it off is the only solution..." she said, I suddenly felt like things were going to be fine,

"Then – " I was about to say something when I was suddenly interrupted by her,

"Sasuke, let's break this off," she said, I felt like my world was crumbling,

"What are you talking about?!" I shouted with rage,

"I'm talking about ending this hurtful relationship we have! What good can it do when we both know that there is someone going to get hurt by this?!" she shouted back, but from a while ago until now, she never looked at me,

"Naruko, do you love me?" I asked, her gesture stated a sudden urge to cry,

"I do..." she said firmly, "... But I want to end this..." she added, I know that was not what she wanted... i know... I looked down, my bangs covering my eyes,

"Then, tell it straight to my face... look me in the eye and say it again... crush whatever I have for you... kill my feelings with those words by looking straight at me... let me see the truth that your expressions hold... and if I am not satisfied... I will not agree of things being over at all," I said, I looked up and faced her back.

I could tell that she was breathing heavily, trying to stop her tears and building up the courage to do what I said. She turned around and opened her mouth,

"Sasuke, Let's... en....d... this..." she said with her expression revealing contradictions to whatever she said. Although I know that what she said is not what she really wanted... It still stings when it was coming from her voice...

"That's not good enough..." I said, I tucked my hands inside my pocket and walk to her, leaving only a few centimeters in between us. I took her hand and placed her palm on my left cheek,

"If Naruko really wishes to end this... She should have an expression that doesn't contradict her own words... But if Naruko really wants that to happen..." I said, I gave her hand a peck,

"... with this hand, will you hurt me? Slap me here," I added, holding her hand on my cheek, I saw her expression displaying total disagreement and the lack of strength to do it,

"... You can't... can you? Then, whatever you said means nothing to me... as long as you keep contradicting what you are saying... those words mean nothing at all..." I said, I walked to the door and stopped by the doorframe,

"... I will never accept ending this with an invalid reason as that, Naruko... I'm never losing you again..." I added before I finally left, with an aching feeling on my chest,

Naruko's POV

When Sasuke left, I broke, I couldn't stop my tears from falling... I didn't want to end this... but when Sakura came to me, begging me. She was on her knees... I couldn't bear knowing how much this can hurt her... But I love him... and I love her... I don't know anymore... I want what is best for us... but... have I really grown up to decide on these things? Or am I still trap in that world where the things I know aren't enough at all?

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Naruko... :'(