Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor do claim to!

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Chapter 1

Heartbroken

"I hate you Sasuke!" Sakura screamed, "How could you do this to me?"

"Sakura, wait! I'm sorry!" Sasuke attempted to reason with her, "It's not what it looks like."

"Oh really, then why did it look like you were all over Naruto? Explain that Sas-gay!"

Sakura felt she had every right to be angry. After all, what's a girl to do when she catches her supposed boyfriend in bed with another? And another man no less. Sasuke's feeble attempts at reasoning with her had -get this- absolutely no effect on her. And to think, she actually thought he loved her. Well it doesn't matter now.

"To Hell with you Sasuke, I never want to speak to you again!" and with that, Sakura fled, leaving Sasuke to watch in dismay as his Sakura's bubblegum hair whipped behind her as she ran from him, never to see her smile lovingly at him again.

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Damn that Sasuke. Did he think he could just steal her heart and then rip it to shreds? Apparently because that's what he did. Maybe all those times that he told her he loved her he was just pretending. If he really cared, he wouldn't have cheated. You don't cheat on someone you love, right?

Sakura ran and ran. She didn't know where she was going, and she just didn't care. Her love had broken her heart and as the tears streamed down her cheeks still she ran. She ran until the sun became the moon and the stars lit up the sky. When Sakura finally stopped running and looked up she realized that her feet had carried her home. The familiar shape of her family's cottage loomed ahead. But she turned away from it. She didn't want to face them. She wanted to be alone, to give the pain time to drift away. She didn't know where to go, who to turn to. Then she heard a voice.

"Hey, what's the matter," she turned to the source and found herself staring at a boy with a lazy but concerned expression on his face. As if he didn't want to be here but he felt he had no choice.

"It's none of your damn business. Why would I tell you? I don't even know who the hell you are. If you're going to stick your nose into my business, the least you could do is tell me who you are and why you care," Sakura knew she was being an ass but, really, why did it matter?

"I'm Shikamaru. I heard someone crying and I came over to investigate. So, are you going to be alright?"

The boy seems sincere, Sakura thought. Maybe she should confide in him.

"I'm sorry for being so rude," Sakura wiped her eyes, "it's just that…"

She looked at him. He seemed to be waiting for her to tell him what was on her mind.

"I-I just caught my boyfriend cheating on me," Sakura said.

"He must have been a real dumbass to cheat on a beautiful girl like you."

Again Sakura looked at him. Was he hitting on her?

"Thanks, but you haven't heard the worst part. He cheated on me with my best friend."

"The scumbag."

"My best friend is, or rather was seeing how I don't ever want to speak to him again, a guy."

"Say what?" Shikamaru's dazed expression faded from his face as he realized what the pretty pink haired girl had told him. "So, that makes them gay, right?"

"I…oh my god…" Sakura suddenly felt dizzy and started to fall.

Sakura saw the ground rushing to meet her face and she braced herself for the pain, but it never came.

"Are you alright?"

She realized that she was squeezing her eyes shut and slowly opened them. She found that Shikamaru had caught her and he still had his arms around her. She stared into his eyes for what seemed like eternity. She began to feel herself wanting to kiss him. The gap between their mouths was, ever so slowly, becoming smaller. When their lips were about an inch apart, Shikamaru pulled away.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't be taking advantage of you. You're heartbroken and confused. Besides I don't even know you're name."

"S-Sakura. My name is Sakura."

"It suits you," Shikamaru said. Then he regained his composure and walked away.

Sakura smiled and watched him until he was out of sight. Then she straightened up and walked home. The smile didn't fade from her face until she fell soundly asleep in her bed. Occasionally, while she slept, a smile would pull at her lips. Shikamaru was in her dreams.

Sakura didn't know, but she plagued Shikamaru's dreams that night as well.