fly like Icarus, drown like Icarus

From the start, he had known he was a replacement.

Even in ROOT, it didn't take long for him to realise he was to be a replacement for Shin. So it wasn't a surprise to him, that he too was a replacement in Team 7.

His position was only temporary-always had, always will. So when Uchiha Sasuke returned, Sai was ready to return to ROOT. He was ready to return to the life of blank emotions, daily reports and classified missions.

He did not expect her to stop him.

"Sai, where are you going?"

Haruno Sakura's green eyes pull him in like no other and he doesn't have the will to fight her.

[COMPLETED]