Sitting on a tree branch, gazing out into the distance... What could be better? Well, that's what Sakura Haruno was thinking. She sighed. Rumor spread through town that Sasuke was finally coming back. Too late. Unfortunatly, Sakura had no feelings toward Sasuke anymore, besides the normal friendly vibe. She had been sitting at the very same tree for more than four hours. She was trying to avoid Sasuke until a few days after he got back. Man, finally, he's coming back after almost four years... It had been another year since she, Naruto, and her new comerade, went out to find Sasuke for the second time. She almost drifted off to sleep, that was until Sai, her new comerade, woke her up.

"Hey, ugly. What are you doing up there? Don't you want to greet your boyfriend when he gets here?" Sakura looked down to see a very sarcastic Sai standing below her. She sighed again.

"I would ask you the same thing, fag. I'm sitting here so I can avoid any un-normal contact with him," she sneered. "And anyways, you know that I have no more-than-friends feelings for him."

"Sure you don't..." He said with his usual sarcastic smile. Sakura jumped down from her limb and threatened to punch him. "Whoa, there. Just kidding!" Sakura chuckled sarcastically.

"Whatever..." Her stomach growled. "I'm hungry, don't bother on following me unless you want to pay." She walked over to a ramen stand. Sai just stood there. She sat down and ordered a small cup of ramen.

"Oh, hello Sakura-san" Sakura smiled.

"Thank you!" She finished her bowl of ramen and payed. She turned to see a really giddy Naruto standing there. "N-naruto, what are you doing here?!"

"Sasuke's back!! Don't you want to come?!" She shook her head.

"No, I don't. If you don't mind, I was on my way back to my house." She pushed Naruto out of the way.

"But Sakura-chaaan!" He said stretching the 'chan'. She sighed.

"Fine. Where is he?"

"In the hospital. C'mon!!" He said grabbing onto her arm. They walked down the streets to the hospital.

"Who are you two here to visit?" Naruto was still jumpy.

"Sasuke!! What room is he in?!"

"Right down the hall, first on the right." Naruto grabbed her arm and ran down the hallway.

"Naruto! Why are you so jumpy and happy to see him?!" Sakura shouted. He just smiled at her. They reached his room and knocked on the door. Sakura sighed and opened it. There, sitting on the bed, was Sasuke Uchiha. Sakura's heart started thumping. Don't scream Sasuke-kun, don't scream it! She thought desperatly. Sasuke looked at her and Naruto.

"Sasuke!!" Naruto shouted.

"Shut up, noob. Why isn't Sakura screaming?" Sasuke asked. Naruto sighed.

"Pssh! She's over you!" Sakura just looked down. He looked bigger than before.

"Hi, Sasuke." Sasuke looked confused.

"Where's the 'kun'?" Sakura's face grew red. She chuckled and looked up.

"Didn't you hear what Naruto said? I waited too long for you, so I moved on... Ino still cares for you though..." Sasuke turned to the window.

"Hn." He said with a huff. "I don't care." Sakura giggled.

"Still the cold and rude Sasuke, huh?" She said.

"Whatever." Sakura looked around the room

"Where's the fa- I mean Sai?" Naruto shrugged.

"I don't know. Don't ask me. Weren't you the last to speak to him?" He was right, Sakura talked to him last, and he seemed pretty pissed.

"Yeah, but, oh well! I just thought he might have wanted to meet the Sasuke everyone talked about..."

"Who's Sai?" Sasuke asked over his shoulder. Sakura sighed.

"He's the one who replaced you. He acts like more of a bitch than you do." Naruto replied. Sasuke turned and stared daggers at Naruto. "Heh. Just kidding?" Sakura burst into laughter.

"He's right! Sai is more of a jerk than you, and he is a complete fa-" She was cut off by someone behind her.

"Oh, since when was I a fag?" Sakura slowly turned around and rubbed the back of her head.

"Oh, hey Sai!!" She said nervously. Sai eyed Sasuke, who was eyeing him back.

"That's Sai?" Sasuke said sarcastically.

"That's Sasuke?" Sai repeated, only with Sasuke's name in it. Sakura chuckled.

"Umm... I might want to go..." She said while backing out of the room. She turned the corner and hid behind the door.

"You look like a fag. Why do you insist on having your hair look better than mine?" Sasuke asked. Sai's face got all red.

"Well, you look like a poor bitch who can't afford girl clothes. And my hair is better because I'm not a complete bitch who leaves their own village for some faggot." Sai replied. Sakura couldn't help but burst into laughter again. Sasuke, a bitch?! I can totally imagine that!Sasuke got out of his bed and lunged towards Sai, but Naruto stopped him.

"I know we want to fight over who has better hair, but there is no need for this." Sai and Sasuke stared at Naruto in confusion. Naruto started laughing. "I was just kidding!! Go ahead and kill each other! I'm waiting!" Naruto said while releasing the two.

"Oh, look who's talking, the dickless-pantywaist." Sai said. Sasuke fell to the floor laughing. Sakura just sighed. What a pain...! Naruto just walked out the door.

"Oh! Sakura-chan! What are you still doing here?!"

"Listening to the bitch and the fag fight!" She laughed again. They left the hospital and walked over to the tree nearby. "I knew it wasn't a good idea to visit him. You should have known Sai was going to come and try to argue with Sasuke. When does he not argue with anyone?" Sakura chuckled.

"Why do you say that? He talks to you normally..." Naruto said with a sigh. Sakura looked at him. Fifteen years old, and yet, Naruto made no move towards her. Sakura flipped her long pink hair. She decided to let it grow out again. "Why does Sai always have to say wierd things?"

"Cause he has problems in his mind! Duh!" Sakura chuckled. "I'm kidding. I guess that's what he thinks making friends is..."

"Sakura-chan... Sasuke was looking at you wierdly..." Naruto said.

"He's just confused that I'm over him. He probably never thought I would change my opinion in guys..." Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"And that would be...?" He asked curiously. Sakura laughed.

"Someone who doesn't act like he's all cool, someone who is kind and caring, someone who doesn't care what others think of him... And especially the kind who are outgoing and eratic!!" Naruto rubbed his head.

"And that would be...?" Sakura laughed again.

"Not you, that's for sure!!" Sakura playfully punched Naruto on the arm, but of course it still hurt.

"Oww... Sakura-chan, that hurt!"

"Oh, you know that I think of you as a brother!!" Naruto hung his head. Aww... I wanted to be someone more than just her brother... He thought.