I Do Not Own Naruto

Returning

Sasuke would admit he didn't know what to expect as he walked through the gates of the village. And whatever he had been expecting was not this as he walked towards Uchiha Manor, the women wouldn't leave him alone! Seriously! It was annoying! All he wanted to do was run for the hills and continue his mission for atonement but he was here because of Sakura, he was worried about his old teammate and he'd be having the answers he sought!

He would know why Sakura cried herself to sleep and why she cried. It wasn't that it mattered or anything but it was something which had him concerned for her. Sakura was not the crying type of girl, anymore, he knew she had toughened up a lot since their Team 7 days. She no longer cried, she did not need his protection and she did not express every emotion she felt running through her. Though he wished she would, it would make it so much easier to know what was going through that pink head of hers' if she was just as open as she used to be.

Finally he made it to his old house, it wasn't a place he particularly liked but until Sakura was back to normal he'd be here. Of that he was certain and for some reason he didn't mind being here for her. Though he would get her to talk to him, how he didn't know but it was Sakura. She loved him, he knew this and he was willing to bet she'd talk to him because she loved him.

Sasuke walked to the room which had been his childhood home and decided he had better move to a larger room. There was no way in hell he'd fit on that bed anymore. Had he really been so small? He couldn't really remember ever being small but he must've been at one point. He walked into his parents' room, the bed was large enough but even after all these years it felt wrong to walk into this room. He was quick to exit and make his way to the guest room. This would work for his stay in the village. Putting his minimal things away he held Sakura's…novels; honestly he was certain these could string together as a book! Holding them he looked around, walking over to the nightstand he remembered the false bottom and hid the letters there. It'd be best for no one to know about them.

"Teme!" he winced when Naruto's voice pierced his peaceful silence. But he was quick to leave his room and find Naruto before Naruto could find trouble or mess something up. It didn't take the idiot long to create a mess or find trouble or to just destroy something.

"Dobe, not so loud!" he snapped as he walked down to the main level of the house. The blonde idiot grinned then, it highlighted his whiskers and made him appear rather fox-ish in Sasuke's mind.

"You're back! You're really back!" Naruto was acting like a little kid then, Sasuke frowned.

"For how long?" the blonde demanded.

He shrugged, he'd be here until he figured out what was wrong with Sakura.


"Uchiha's back!" Ino informed her happily as they walked home together. Sakura just nodded then. "Are you alright, Sakura?"

"Huh? Oh, Yeah, I'm fine I'm just thinking!" she smiled then, she had to hide now. Just leave! That's all her mind screamed at her to do, but her heart was aching and demanding her to return to him. She would talk to Kakashi about getting a mission to get her out of the village until Sasuke left, and he would leave again! Of that she had no doubt. And when he left she'd return.

"Thinking about him?"

"No," Sakura lied with a happy smile.

"Really!?" Ino gave her a speculative look, her Inner Sakura was steaming with fury and wanted to stomp off to destroy the bastard who had ripped her heart into a million and one pieces, but Inner Sakura was also on guard against Ino, just in case. That was the beauty of being her sometimes, having two hers in her made her a rare case on Ino's mind jutsu and she was able to kick Ino; or anyone else for that matter; out of her head.

"Yeah really, I'm thinking about going on a date this week with the new doctor," Sakura lied. In truth she wanted nothing to do with the obnoxious redheaded doctor, but perhaps in giving into his demands for a date she'd be free from Sasuke. One could only hope, right?

"Really? What about Sasuke?"

"What about him?" Sakura challenged.

"You're nuts about him!" Ino reminded her.

"Not anymore, he can go leap off a cliff for all I care," she admitted the truth then. Perhaps if he did leap off of said cliff her heart might be a bit better. Then again perhaps not, if he died there was this very real possiblity that her heart would die with him. But fuck that! The Uchiha had done enough damage to her tattered heart and had rejected her every turn in their lives, she would no longer be 'nuts' about him. She'd be platonic about him or hostile but she would no longer be nuts about him. She would not have him stringing her along so he could destroy whatever remained of her heart. No, that was not happening. If the Uchiha decided she were the love of his life then it was too fucking late, she was moving on; even if her love wasn't; and she would find a man who would cherish her, and adore her, and TALK to her.

Yes whatever man she went to next would talk to her! He would tell her how he felt and he would tell her she was beautiful and he would tell her she meant the world to him. And even if it was a lie she would reciprocate that to whoever claimed to love her because she would not torment some poor idiot the way the Uchiha had tormented her for years. She would not express her love for the Uchiha anymore! He would not know she loved him and perhaps, one day, when the pain of loving him lessened then she could be his friend. But until then she didn't give a damn about the Uuchiha! Her heart still wanted to see him, traitor, she thought scowling to herself.

Her heart was a traitor!


Hey, been a while but shit's been going down in my life. I mean seriously! Holy shit! Between work, being sick, drama, and every possible fuck up imaginable lately life's been hell! But I finally have a day to myself, granted I'm sicker than a dog but I have the day, so I'm catching up on my updates!

And to the news you all want! This upcoming week's updates:

Today:

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Chapter of Rain for Tears

-A Chapter of Healing Pain

-A Chapter of Only Tears

Sunday:

-A Chapter of Rain for Tears

-A chapter of Never Be the Same

Monday:

-Hopefully what's left of Why Should I Worry (there's 7 or 8 chapters left, I'll have to double check but I have a few of them written I just need to post them!)

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Chapter of Healing Pain

Tuesday:

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Chapter of Only Tears

-Maybe a chapter of Rain for Tears

Wednesday:

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Chapter of Rain for Tears

-A Chapter of Only Tears

-A Chapter of Healing Pain

Thursday:

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Chapter of Because I Love You

Friday:

-A long overdue chapter of 36 Weeks & Counting; I've been trying to figure out the best ending for it at the moment... but it'll be done before the end of June! Promise! =)

-3 to 5 Chapters of Trying Not to Neuter Him (I'm having a bit of difficulty with this one but no challenge is too great! I will write this!)

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

Saturday:

-A Chapter of Never Be the Same

-A Special One-Shot for Father's Day; My Father (the counterpart for My Mother)

-3 to 5 Chapters of Trying Not to Neuter Him

-A Chapter of Rain for Tears

-A Chapter of one of the Naruto fanfics [Only Tears or Healing Pain] (hopefully... We'll see about those)

As Always I'm Putting My Originals Ahead of My Fanfics But Since George Is Trying to Eat My Originals Lately I'll Be Working On Fanfics. I almost have enough money to buy a new computer, provided nothing else should blow up in my life that requires lots of money to fix it...

I SO Want A New Computer... I really wanna work on my original stuff and not have it destroyed!

Anyways, That's the game plan for the week folks!

Sorry for not focusing on my old stuff, but life's been eating me alive lately.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Only Tears! =)