Russian? WHAT.

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Characters: OU! Haruno Sakura [OPEN]
When: Now
Where: Library
Rating: uh, G?
Summary: Sakura goes to the library to try and find some medical books to pass the time.

Sakura enters the library with a bit of caution at first. This place spooks her a bit, but then the smell hits her. The old dusty smell of paper and ink. She loves that smell. When she was a child her favorite past time was sticking her nose in books and just learning. As the door shuts behind her, she runs her hand along the spine of some of the old literature. They feel soft, but aged, as if their words have been kept secret for a long time. She bets they have.

She grabs one book in particular that catches her eye, and handles it was if it were glass. She may be a brash shinobi, and able to hit things hard, but knowledge was fragile. It brought out a softer side to her. As she opened the book she was perplexed to find it illegible. Okay, now what?

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She didn't flinch. Perhaps being in this position so many times before with him had made her immune to fearing him. Well, that was a lie, she did fear him. But if he wanted it over, he would do it. Somehow death didn't seem so real to her in this place.

"You don't think I understand? Fill me in." Her voice picked up boldness as she spoke. She wouldn't back down again. "And you think I'm naive enough to think you're the same as before? You've changed by the events, but you forget so have I." So much for trying not to get hurt.

[hebi]

"I didn't change because of a senseless event. I merely remembered my goals because of a senseless event." With that, Sasuke made a move to leave, his cloak rustling behind him. Really, Sakura, you just try too hard. It's going to get you killed one day.

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Sakura watched Sasuke's back as he began to leave and realized that she still was so far behind him. Letting him walk all over her, letting him talk down to her... that had to stop.

"No, you stay. I'll go." Sakura stood and moved to leave. As she got near the door she stopped to speak over her shoulder; "You changed because you felt you had to, not because of a lack of choices. Maybe someday you'll realize what it's really like being all alone and having no one care for you."

[hebi]

Before Sakura could finish her sentence, Sasuke had thrown a kunai charged with chidori, just narrowly missing her face.

"I won't miss next time."

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Sakura was shocked for a second and had to catch her breath before she simply replied, though her voice shook a bit.

"So why did you now? Just do it already." With that she stepped out the door. It wasn't until it shut behind her that her whole body shook and tears ebbed at her eyes. But she wouldn't cry with him just inside the door. She would go somewhere and be alone.