Kasai and Sasuke had been waiting for Sarada and Boruto to come.

"They've been late for an hour already. This has never happened." Sasuke said worrying. He thought maybe something wrong happened. He'd been calling them both many times already. But they cannot be contacted.

He had started to worry, pacing back and forth. His thoughts flew from car accident to Orochimaru abduction. He could not think straight. He knew Sarada was with Boruto. He clearly instructed him to fetch and send Sarada home everyday knowing the danger she could be in. His negative thoughts worsen as he cannot even contact Boruto's phone.

Kasai was just observing her papa panicky. She hated him for acting this way. In her thoughts, she recounted her hatred for Sasuke.

Kasai POV
Will you ever worry if I am lost papa? You did not even look for me when I did not go home for three days last month. You did not even asked where I came from when I went back home.

You didn't care for me at all. I went to Orochimaru .. but you never even bothered if I was with him. Maybe even if I am in hell right now, you won't mind.

But Sarada... Sarada.... she was just an hour late! And you are this worried.

You are so warm and loving with Sarada. You smiled everyday for her. You laughed with her...

But you're cold to me... you seldom smile at me... I can only count with one hand the number of times you smiled at me for 19 years.

I am much better than Sarada. I have overexhausted myself on every training yet you never said anything warm and comforting to me.

You love Sarada and you hate me. You hate me because I am not Sakura's daughter.

I hate you papa, why do I always have to beg for your love? Why are you cold to me? Why are you hard on me?

I have live up all my life according to your wishes. I didn't disappoint you in any way. But I am never enough for you. Your thoughts always float. Your body is with us but your heart is far from mama.... far from me.

You have never gotten over that stupid first love. That stupid love breeds hatred in our family. Are you willing to sow hatred all the time just to savor that love for Sakura?

I wish you were cold to everybody. I wouldn't mind if you don't love me, as long as you don't love anybody else.

But you do. You love Sakura, you love her daughter Sarada. What does that leave me? What about my mama? How can you be so cruel?

What do I have to do to gain your love? What? Is being responsible for me and mama enough for you? Well it's not enough for us. It's never enough!

Her tears flowed down her cheeks. But she just stayed quiet while her papa was busy talking to Lee on the phone.

She cried silently in her heart as she remembered her confession with Boruto last month.

"Kasai get yourself ready. We'll fetch your sister on the train station. Lee just called me. He is going too." Sasuke instructed her.

"Where the hell is she?" She said with disrespect on her papa. She hated it that he did not even noticed she was hurting.

"She is with Boruto. They're lost and they also lost their belongings." Sasuke said.

"What?" Kasai hated the thought of going to fetch Sarada. She doesn't want to go. But she hated it even more that she was with him... Lost!!! Were they really lost? Or they were just dating. She thought.
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While Sarada and Boruto sat on the bench outside the train station, Boruto made his confession.

Sarada POV
He likes me.. I want to tell him that I liked him too...
but what am I thinking? Kasai liked him too...
I knew it from the start that she liked him...
Why did I allow myself to like him too?
I should not hurt my sister this way.

Sarada had somehow liked Boruto too. She initially discarded her fond feelings for him when she thought he was Kasai's boyfriend. But when she learned that he's not, she had let her guard down. She opened her heart to him. She thought maybe he is her ideal man.

But she doesn't want to hurt Kasai. She thought, maybe she should tell him the truth about how she also feels but ask him not to like her anymore for Kasai's sake. She decided to reject him...

Sarada POV
I will reject him.... but....
Can I be selfish this once?
Can I give him my first and last kiss on his cheek?
Am I allowed to indulge?
I will just kiss him and bid farewell.

As she cannot control herself, she kissed him on his cheek. While her tears flowed down her own cheeks. Then she whispered "let's stop this Boruto."

But before she could continue talking, Kasai shouted her name.

They turned their heads and there they saw the angry faces of Kasai, Sasuke and Lee.