Hey, I edited the story and changed a few things. My English got better (I wonder why though), and I installed Microsoft World because I got sick of the ''note pad'' program you automatically get with your computer. I hope you'll enjoy this fresh edited chapter.

Lady NiXie

Sakura's Birthday: Wet & Cold

Sakura was on her couch, eating chocolate ice cream, watching her television and wondering how much ramen Naruto, her comrade, could possibly eat in one minute. Today was supposed to be a special day for Sakura, her special day. It was her birthday.

She was now eighteen but she honestly felt like she was forty.

Normally, on that kind of day, she would be with Naruto and Kakashi eating ramen at the ramen shop but they had to left for a mission and were coming not coming back before on whole week. She, then, expected Ino, her best friend and the most annoying person knew, to organize a surprise party for her but she, too, had to leave for a mission along with Shikamaru, Chouji, Hinata, Kiba, Shino and all the members of team 9. Even Tsunade was busy, 'too much paper work' she had told Sakura.

She turned off the TV and placed the now empty pot of ice cream on the floor. She sighed and closed her eyes. She was so bored. She was about to fall asleep when the sound of the thunder made her jump in surprise, following by a harsh rain.

She sighed another time, breaking the silence of her warm but empty apartment.

Getting up, she looked though the window. The sky was covered in clouds that night and she couldn't see the moon at all, leaving the city into total darkness. The rain that was falling made it seem like a scene directly coming from a horror movie, she smiled at the thought. Sakura loved horror movies. For a second, she almost walked to her TV to put a DVD of one of her favourite movie but a knock on her door stopped her actions. She knew that the only few people that would come to see her at such a late hour would only be Naruto, Kakashi or Ino. And all those people were very far from the village at that very instant.

Another Knock on her door, louder this time, stopped her thoughts a second time.

She walked to the door, wondering who it was, turned the locked and narrowed her eyes, trying to see something in the blackness in front of her. Suddenly, her eyes went wide.

''S-Sasuke...?''

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The harsh and heavy rain that was falling on Konoha only seemed to get worst. Beside the sounds of the water on the roofs, the village was completely noiseless. Everyone was in their warm houses, sleeping, without any worries. It was the kind of night when the world seemed to be in a pause. The kind of night when you almost could feel the rain falling on your body, as you looks through the soaked window. The village was so quiet and peaceful, that it seemed unreal; everything was too imperfect that it was perfect. At one exception.

She couldn't believe who was in front of her, the person that she'd been seeing in her dreams every night for the past three years, someone who has haunting her days and her nights. She could not believe it, the person that was always in her head whenever she was, the person she had prayed for and wished to see again, even for only one second, one hour, one night. A ghost, the ghost of a young man with beautiful black hair and deep black onyx eyes.

The ghost's skin was as pale as porcelain, but prettier. She looked at his eyes and felt like the world around was the most ugly and dirty place that existed. She wanted to keep looking at them, she was hypnotised by their beauty. The ghost's face was so beautiful that she was sure that her heart had stopped beating from the shock. She wanted to grab it, touch it with her hands, kiss it with her mouth, marking it as hers. She wanted the ghost to be hers, and swore that she would die before anyone could take it away from her.

The ghost was tall, way taller then her. His muscular body looked strong and delicate at the same time. He, too, was looking at her and she shivered at the intensity or his gaze. The blood in her body started boiling and her heart started beating again, so fast that it forced Sakura to step back. Even though she could not feel her hands or her legs anymore, she was standing up sill, not moving an inch. That's when she realized who the ghost was.

Sasuke looked at Sakura with no apparent emotions on his face, but in the inside, he was burning. He always thought that having to see Sakura again would be as annoying as having to see Naruto. He knew that, he had hurt her in a way no one ever did and that there was no way she would forgive him. He always ran away from her, he always was the one leaving her behind, alone. But, when he finally came back to Konoha and that he faced the huge gate of the city, he had the feeling he had to see her. The first thing that went in is mind was Sakura, Sakura of all people. That annoying and noisy pink-haired girl, the useless, weak little fan-girl. Yes, Sakura, his ex-teammate, the one who saved him from death numerous times, and that he also saved a lot of times. Sakura, the last person he spoke to and saw before leaving Konohagakure. The only girl that still loved him even after knowing about his past and was he had planned to do with his future. He only wanted to find a bed and sleep, forget about everything that happened, everything. But, when he finally got to his bed, he couldn't sleep, he couldn't forget, he could only think about Sakura and how much he wanted to see her, how much he needed to see her, how much he missed her.

So he ran, ignoring the rain that was falling on his body, making his clothes wet and heavy. Then, in a second she was in front of him, alone and half asleep, holding a box of ice cream in her hands, looking at him shocked and confused. Whispering his name over and over again. He knew that she wasn't calling him, but that she slowly was starting to realise what was happening, and asking herself if it was a dream or not.

''Sakura...'' He softly whispered, trying to get her attention back. Tears were now rolling down her cheeks, she looked at him with her bright green eyes and he almost something flash in her eyes, as if someone had pulled back the shiny light they once had. She slowly closed the distance between them to gently touch his cheek with her soft and warm hand. Sasuke didn't move or showed any reactions, nor did he asked her to stop.

She automatically snapped back to reality and quickly took off her hand from his face.

''Sasuke!! You're frozen!!'' She exclaimed. ''And, look at you! You are drenched!'' She yelled at him. S

Sasuke slowly closed his eyes, trying to keep his control and asking himself why he was here again.

''Sakura...'' He started, not opening his eyes.

Sakura didn't even took note of his words and grabbed his hand, taking him inside of her apartment, while telling him how much stupid and crazy he was for going out under the rain in a night like this. While he was being dragged into Sakura's apartment, Sasuke slowly took a look at the now older ''weak little fan-girl'' that he had left now 3 years ago. For him, she was still as annoying as hell, actually, maybe even a little bit more. He didn't know for the ''weak'' and the ''fan-girl'' part though, but he guessed that, fan-girl one day, fan-girl forever.

But, Sasuke was sure of one thing, one thing he was sure at one hundred percent, Sakura Haruno was not a little girl anymore.

In fact, the Sakura Haruno that was in front of him right now, wasn't only taller, she was a woman. She had the forms and didn't look like a twelve years old little girl anymore. She had hips, breasts and her face looked more mature now, the huge forehead she once had was now in perfect harmony with the rest of body. Her green eyes were even greener then before, they were neither too big, neither too small, just perfect. Her pink lips looked soft and tasty, so much that he wanted to kiss them.

Sasuke's mind stopped. He couldn't believe what he was thinking about. Perfect? Harmony? Forms? Soft? Kiss?!

Sakura was actually...good looking?!

Sasuke was so concentrated, trying not to kiss Sakura right here and right now, that he didn't sensed her when she started undressing him, putting his wet clothes away from him.

Sakura's mind too was completely confused. What was Sasuke doing here? Did he know that Konoha was looking for him and that if they were to find him here, he would be arrested or worst?

Well, right now, the most important thing was to try to save him from having a cold. Sasuke's eyes went wide when he felt Sakura's hands on his pants.

''Sakura...'' he said, using his usual cold voice, glaring at her.

Sakura's eyes met Sasuke's ''What?'' She innocently said.

''What are you doing?'' He asked, without stopping glaring at her.

''Well...'' She started. ''Since you wouldn't move or answer to me when I called your name and I have to dry your wet clothes so...'' He kept glaring at her. ''I can't really dry you with them.'' She said in a sarcastic voice.

Sasuke looked at Sakura for a minute that seemed like an hour for her, before taking off his pants himself while mumbling: ''Whatever.''

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It was still raining when Sakura came back in the living room. Sasuke was looking by the window, gazing at the rain. ''It's still raining.'' He said in a calm voice. Sakura didn't answered, she only kept watching him, memorizing every of his movement like if it was a dream, like he was going to disappear at any moment, like if she was going to wake up anytime, forgetting everything.

''Why are you here?'' She finally asked, breaking the deep silence between them. Sasuke slowly turned around and his eyes met Sakura's.

''Why do you think I came here for?'' He asked, without looking away from her green and beautiful eyes. A long sigh escaped from Sakura's mouth. '' Are you back?'' She asked.

Sasuke smirked at her question. ''I guess you can say that.'' Sakura didn't know what to say. What could she possibly say? 'Hey, Sasuke! How'd you been? What have you been up to in the past, 3 years?'

''Sasuke.'' She said, serious this time, letting him know that her patience had limits and that she was reaching it. She had enough, way enough, the game was over. Sasuke knew that Sakura was getting tired and angry the moment she pronounced his name. If Sasuke knew something that was sure without a doubt, it was that an angry Sakura really was something to fear.

''I don't have time to play this little game with you anymore , Sasuke'' She said, walking forward, glaring at him, showing him that right now was not the time to act with her like as if she was still twelve. Sasuke watched her as she started to walk to him. Every moves she made, he saw it. Not only did she grow up physically but she was way more confident in herself. Sakura had definitely changed. The usual 'Kun' that she normally added behind his name was now gone. He looked away and growled a pitiful 'Hn'. She stayed a moment like this, looking at him, wondering what to do, what to say and what to think.

'He comes to my apartment at two in the morning, soaked wet, after three years of silence and all I get as an explanation is 'Hn'? What is that supposed to mean anyway? It's not even a word!' She though.

Sakura's eyes narrowed with anger, ''You...'' She said in a cold voice. ''You come in my house at three in the damn morning after leaving me all alone on a cold bench in the middle of the night and all you have to say is 'Hn'? 'Hn'?! Is that even a word?!'' She screamed, in the angriest voice Sasuke had ever heard Sakura use in his whole life.

''You! You leave us all alone, your team, your friends, betray your own village by joining a disgusting, paedophile missing-nin, the man who tried to kill you! Who tried to kill ME! He almost killed me! And all that so you could get your revenge on your own brother, when, and you know it's true, we could have helped you! We were there for you! I was there for you! I was there and you pushed me away!'' She screamed at Sasuke, finally letting all the unspoken words come out, letting her heart scream for her, for all those years of silence.

Sasuke's eyes went wide open, realizing what she was saying and the meaning of her words. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, ''Sakura...'' He started, ''I-'' But Sakura quickly cut him off.

''Don't! '' She said, ''Please don't. You don't have any right; you don't deserve to call my name anymore! Not after what you did to us! To me! Not after I called your name so many times yet you never answered me!''.

''You are dead!'' She screamed with all her strength. ''You died!''

Her voice cracked from the pressure of her emotions. ''You died that night when you left me! You're dead! Dead!''

She felt Sasuke's hands grab her arms and she pushed him away. ''Don't touch me!'' She said as she stepped back. ''You are dead! Don't touch me!''

Her throat was burning from all the screaming but she couldn't stop. She couldn't stop all those emotions in words that were flowing out of her. It was uncontrollably controlling her.

''I don't love you! I don't love you anymore! I ha-'' Sakura was cut off by a pair of warm lips on hers and she felt something hard and cold against her back. She was being pushed on a wall, and Sasuke, was kissing her with all his strength, his lips on hers.

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