"Sakura! Come down here, we have something to tell you!" Sakura heard her mother's voice from downsatirs in the family room of her house. She jumped off the bed and hurridly walked dow the stairs.

"Coming, Mother!" she replied in the middle of the stairs. As she arrived at the family room, Sakura's mother was sittin on the couch with her husband beside her. Sakura's stomach flipped. It seemed her Father noticed her nervous expression and smiled reassuringly.

"Dont worry, sweetheart, its nothing bad. We just have some news for you." he stated and Sakura sighed of relief. She sat down in an armchair across where her parents were sitting and looked at them expetantly.

"Ok, what is it? Mom? Dad?" Sakura asked putiing her hands on her lap and leaning back against the chair. Her parents looked at eachother.

"Well Sakura," Mrs. Haruno started, "You know your cousin Hikari doesnt have a place to stay after she was kicked out of her house, right?" Sakura nodded slowly, still not sure where this conversation was going.

"Well," Mr. Haruno continued after his wife, "We got a call from her parents asking if she could stay with us for a few weeks. Of course we said yes and we hope you're ok with this decision." Mr. Haruno looked at her, waiting for an answer.

"Of course, Dad! Hikari is really cool, I dont mind." she said grinning. Hikari was her favorite cousin of all time because she always knew how to have fun. Also, when they were small, Hikari protected Sakura from the kids that made fun of her large head. Mr. and Mrs. Haruno looked at eachother with relief washing over their faces.

"Ok, this is great. She's moving in next week, and she'll share your bedroom with you, is that ok?" Mrs. Haruno asked her daughter. Sakura nodded, standing up out of her seat. Her parents thanked her as she went back up to her room. Sakura entered her bedroom with its pink walls and white everithing else, and plopped down on her bed. She took out a photograph from under her pillow and studied it.

It was a picture of her team. Team 07. Her sensei, Kakashi - Sensei was standing behind her and Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke Uchiha, the Uchiha prodigy, had an annoyed look on his face as Sakura hugged his arm and Kakashi - Sensei had a hand on each of their heads. Naruto was on the far right posing crazily which always made Sakura giggle. That Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki. He was an orphan with the Fox Demon trapped inside him. Even so, he always knew how to make her laugh. This picture was taken 3 years ago, when they were 13. No Sakur and her friends are all 16. Which means hormones were controlling even more than 3 years ago. Sakura hugged her photograph and closed her eyes. She thought of Sasuke Uchiha. Her Sasuke-kun. She smiled as her mind formed a picture of him in her head. After 3 years, she was still in love with him, and even though Sasuke had softend through out the years, he still didn't return her feelings.

"Oh well. Maybe some day he will..." Sakura said getting out of her bed ready to go take a shower before bed. Suddenly, she heard something hit her window. As she walked over to her window another object hit her the glass. She opened the window and looked down. Sasuke was standing below with a pebble in his hand staring back at Sakura.

"Sasuke, what are you doing here?" she said loud enough so Sasuke could hear her, but quiet enough so her parents couldnt.

"I want you to come down. I need to talk to you about something." Sasuke replied with that voice that made Sakura melt. Sakura was startled.

"I can't, Sasuke, its too late. Maybe tomorrow." she said. Sasuke shook his head. He stomped his foot and smiled, amused by his own actions.

"No, it has to be now." he stated in a kind of wanting voice. Sakura giggled and grabbed her coat. It was red and fluffy which was appropriate for the weather since Winter was coming and the air was getting cooler every day. She was wearing long black pants and a white sweat shirt. Her cotton-candy pink hair was down and longer since she had grown it out. Sasuke was just wearing his usual khaki shorts and a blu sweatshirt with a black line across the torso part.

"Are you gonna catch me if I fall?" Sakura said as she climbed down the vines sticking to her house, below her window. Sasuke chuckled as he walked towards the wall.

"Maybe." he simply stated. Sakura fell on purpose half way down the wall and Sasuke caught her bridal style with ease. He let her down and took her hand. "Come on, lets take a walk." Sakura nodded and followed him, not letting go of his hand.