Looking back on it, he really should have known better. Good guy's got girls. Bad guy's got girls. Good guy's gone bad that go good again…they got nothing.

Except dirty looks.

And the occasional sneer followed by cowering.

Nothing really in terms of love. And what, had he expected her to wait for him when she wasn't even sure if he was coming back? Especially after he had tried to kill her best friend, who, at some point, had shifted from him to Naruto. He was trying to figure that one out too. But nonetheless, he really should have known better.

Yet, even after catching Sakura leaving Ino's apartment on several late nights, and a few early mornings, he still didn't really understand what had happened.

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This was meant to be a small one-shot kinda thing, but it kept growing, and then I got a new idea, which is also a kinda one-shot thing, so I figured I'd put them together. I'll probably end up posting a few more, depending on my muse, and if you have any requests I won't guarantee anything, but I'll give it a thought. And they won't all be from Sasuke's POV, just how these two came out.

All comments and questions are much appreciated