A Second Chance

By Lisiny

Disclaimer: we don't own Naruto, but we wish we did.

A/n: Hey, guys! This is a story that our good friend Satachi came up with, and we luv her for it. Hope you guys like it. Please send us your views and comments, that's what keeps us going. Ok, with no further a due, here we go.

Chapter one: An early arrival

As the sun glistened its orangey – red rays against the wooden windowsill Sakura let out a sigh. The colour could not help but remind her of her roommate/ lover's Sharingan. Although he was on a three week mission and not at home the kunoichi still longed for her apartment. She missed her long baths and soft bed, but she missed Sasuke most of all.

"So is that all for your mission report?" Sakura averted her eyes to the fifth Hokage.

"Yes," she replied lazily.

"You can leave," the pink – haired woman turned and headed for the door. "Oh and Sakura, get something to eat."

"Right…"

The motion of walking caused Haruno Sakura to drift off into another world, where there were no crowds of Konoha citizens. She snapped out of her reverie by the welcomed smell of roasted beef, combined with a sweet and sour sauce. Sakura turned to the familiar stall and smiled. Maybe Tsunade had the right idea of getting a bit to eat. She had skipped breakfast and last nights dinner.

Stepping into Ichiraku Ramen, Sakura abruptly stopped upon seeing her extra team mate…Sai. He was staring deeply into his pool of chicken ramen and would move his chopsticks as if they were positioned wrongly.

Entering the stall Sakura put on her friendliest smile and sat down newt to her team mate.

"Hello Sai," she said, not expecting his eyes to widen at the sound of her voice.

"You're early," after saying that Sai's gaze fell on the pink-haired girl.

"Yip, I thought I'd get something to eat and then head on home. Lifting her hand to order Sakura noticed that the man's eyes filled with empathy.

A few minutes passed until Sakura got tired of just eating and no talking. "So…anything new happen while I was gone?"

Sai hesitated a little. Dropping his chopsticks and turning his whole body to face the kunoichi he took a deep breath, "Sakura, Sasuke is home early, well he came back two weeks ago but…"

"Why didn't you tell me!" She dropped her money on the counter and zoomed out not hearing the voice calling behind her.

Why didn't Tsunade inform her that he was back? She climbed the steps forgetting her exhaustion. Seeing Sasuke was her main priority and a bath was her second. Maybe she could convince him to take a bath with her…

Chuckling a little she reached her apartment and unlocked the door and entered. With a swift movement Sakura chucked her keys on the coffee table.

The pitter patter of noise from the shower made her feel all the more at home. She took the Jounin vest off and proceeded to the bedroom.

There was Uchiha Sasuke busy fluffing the pillows on their bed. He had no shirt on. His arm muscles moved when he ironed a crease on the bed with his hand. Sakura swallowed and moved towards him. Throwing her arms around him. Only after she heard the shower stop did she open her eyes.

Sasuke closed his eyes and tensed. He felt like an idiot, no he was a guilty idiot.

"Sasuke-kun, when is Sakura coming back?" a voice called from the bathroom. The female jounin dropped her arms. Staring at the back of the Uchiha's back she felt an over powering numbness.

"Sasuke – Kun, why aren't you answer-," the voice halted, the woman now stood in the bathroom's doorway. "S-Sakura?"

Sakura didn't know how, but she managed to push the words from her mouth.

"Hello Ino."

A/n: Well that's it so far! Hehe hope you guys enjoyed it. The other chapters will be longer. Waiting for your reviews :)

Ps: Sorry for making you guys wait for masquerade, we haven't forgotten about it. It will be updated very shortly. Ok well, bye for now. Luv ya guys.