A/N: Finally! An update!! Okay, so I finally found an adaptor lying about in the house, and immediately used it...so yeah, on mum's laptop once again, 'cause my laptop's having trouble w/ internet...T.T a/wys, hope you guys like the chapter!!

Disclaimor: I DO NOT own Naruto..I'm a Korean GIRL, thank you very much, not a Japanese man with amazing art skilz...and dang it, he's delaying the ItaVSSasu battle!! I wanna know who wins!!! (if I did own Naruto, Sasuke would beat the crap out of his so-called brother, and come back 2 Konoha 2 "revive" his clan w/ Saku-chanXD)

Warning: Some use of "inappropriate language"..as in SWEARING and CUSSING, kiddies!! So if you think you're 2 young 4 this, why don't you go read a K-rated fic...something a bit "mild"..lol

also, I am Korean, not American, and I rarely edit my work, so expect some incorrect word uses, as well as grammer and spelling mistakes..and my vocabulary only goes so far, so if you think my writing's simple, why don't you replace the "simple" words with "complex" words yourself as you read?

Now on with the story!!!

When Sakura turned, she bit her lip. There, leaning against the wall, was the all-mighty Uchiha Sasuke, clad in his ANBU uniform.

Aw shit, she thought. Today was definitely NOT a good day.

So she did the first thing she could think of. Her lips turned up into a sickeningly sweet smile.

"Yes, Sasuke-kun?" she purred, her eyes half-lidded.

Surprisingly, Sasuke smirked.

"Just saying, I hate you too, Sakura-chan,"

And the smile dropped.

Sakura's sweetness had disappeared in a second, now replaced by a malicious frown. She bit her lower lip slightly, her emerald orbs suddenly hard and full of abomination. Fuck it, Sakura thought, If he thinks that I'm going to back down now, he is so wrong.

She set her back straight, crossed her arms tightly in front of her chest, and lifted her head proudly to directly confront the Uchiha.

"I hate you," she growled out lowly, an angry lioness warning her prey.

Sasuke's smirk did not fade, but only widen in amusement due to her reactions. Though this was not the first time he had angered her, she seemed greatly affected by the liquor and her behavior was quite childish. Normally, she would have shrugged it off or have attempted to slap or punch him in the face. Attempted to. He always caught her wrist before the impact came, and she would storm off, face fully flushed.

Seeing that this wasn't the usual mundane routine, Sasuke decided to observe the "aftermath" of numerous mugs of liquor. After all, he didn't have anything fruitful or productive to do that night.

"Ah, I already gave you my response, Sakura-chan." He replied mockingly.

Sakura's eyes narrowed further. But this time, she brought out her lower lip and pouted sullenly at him.

"You're no nice, Sasuke-Kun. It wouldn't hurt to repeat your answer for me, now, would it?" she said, tilting her head slightly and placing her index finger on her smooth, right cheek.

"Yes, it would. Especially for you," came the blunt answer.

The pout instantly changed into an intense glower. Sakura was seething with ire.

Oh shit, Ino thought, alarmed. She knew that Sakura wouldn't last longer. At the rate the Uchiha was provoking her, she was going to explode anytime now. And hell, Sakura was terrifying when she was this furious.

"You're being quite mean today," she spat.

Sasuke let out a deep chuckle. If that was what she called a glare, and it was an endeavour to intimidate him, she was not even close.

"And you're being quite childish today." He paused succinctly, then smirked. "No, wait. You always were."

As lame as the insult was, it was the last straw for Haruno Sakura. She refused to let the Uchiha disparage her and just let it slide.

"Nnnrrggg!!" she growled in frustration.

"My god, you egoistic bastard! You are such a pain in the ass, Uchiha!" she screamed.

"Aw, what happened to "my dear Sasuke-kun"?" He inquired, exacerbating the situation.

"He's dead, Uchiha!" Sakura's already flushed face was shaded with darker hues of scarlet, "He died when he decided to betray his stupid village and go run off with a fucking pedophile so he can slaughter his damn pathetic so-called brother!"

"Then what happened to your "Love you with all my heart" thing? Thought you loved your Sasuke-kun so dearly," Sasuke couldn't help but add.

"You fucking jackass!" Sakura roared.

Ino warily rose from her seat. She had to arbitrate this before the whole bar ended up in a tumult, and be annihilated by an enraged kunoichi. She knew something like this was going to happen by the ominous feeling she got the moment Sasuke appeared.

The blonde cautiously approached Sakura, and lightly tapped her on the shoulder. The kunoichi swiveled her head around immediately, but after seeing that it was Ino, merely ignored her and continued her heated quarrel with Sasuke.

Ino turned to Tenten and Hinata desperately for help, but the two friends sat turned away from the scene, acting disingenuous about the conflict. The blonde just stood helplessly, unable to stop the pink-haired girl's rage.

"I hate you, I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!" Sakura shrieked into Sasuke's ears.

"Yes, I think that's quite clear by now, Haruno, and I've-"

SLAP.

The next thing Sasuke knew, he could feel the cool, tiled floor against his face, and his left cheek stung badly. Pungent odor of spilled liquors stunk in his nostrils, and he immediately pushed himself into a sitting position. He instinctively touched his cheek that had been victimized by Sakura's monstrous strength, but withdrew his hand right away and winced in pain.

Shit, that hurt, Sasuke thoughtno fuming himself. Sakura had taken the joke too far, and-

His trail of thought broke off when his eyes met Sakura's. Being an ANBU, he knew how to tell lies from truths- and he could clearly see that this was not a simple jest. Aside from her behavior, Sakura had meant her words; the insults had not been made only due to her drunkenness.

But honestly, Sasuke didn't care- it was her fault that she was weaker than he, and his comments were realistic. Right? …No. His mind answered, but his obstinacy ignored this. Instead of pondering farther about the subject, he swiftly lifted himself and stood directly in front of Sakura.

Sasuke towered over Sakura due to his height, and her chin was angled up to face him. Sasuke's smirk was now out of sight, but a pair of pursed lips replaced it. He leaned forwards slightly so that his breath was barely tickling Sakura's ear.

"That hurt, Sakura-chan," he whispered warningly, "and you're going to pay for that later."

Sakura didn't respond right away, but simply raised a brow.

"It was suppose to hurt, moron," she replied matter-of-factly.

Both of their glares intensified. Their silent battle emitted a disturbing, dark aura that made others around them uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Sakura felt a light tap on her right shoulder. She shut her eyes tight in frustration, and turned her head slightly. Who dares to interfere with my battle?

"What?" she growled out.

"Sakura-chan…" a drunken voice slurred.

Sakura cracked open an eye to find the Inuzuka boy smirking at her seductively.

"Wanna dance?" he asked, completely oblivious to the situation before him.

Sakura was about to punch Kiba miles away for breaking the tension into an awkward one, but then an idea popped into her mind. Something to annoy the Uchiha further.

"Why, of course, Kiba-kun!" she fake squealed, "I'd love to!"

She turned to Sasuke, and gave him a last glare before taking Kiba's hand and smiling.

As the pair walked away, Sasuke only stared. He could tell that the Inuzuka had complimented Sakura for she was smiling brighter. Correction. Faking to smile brighter.

"I'm flattered, Kiba-kun! You're so nice," he overheard her say.

Sakura stuck her tongue out in Sasuk's direction before disappearing from his view.

"That was some fight, Uchiha," Tenten joked from the side, "thought Uchihas were geniuses…guess they're not so good at insulting."

Then she and Ino burst into laughter, while Hinata sat between the two, looking troubled. Noticing that Sasuke wasn't reacting, Ino decided to tease him.

"Was Tenten's words so true that you lost your words?" she said, "oh, wait, never mind…you don't know how to insult anyways!"

Ino knew this was a bold move, for the Uchiha could even kill her if he wanted to.But hell, this was funny, there were no fuming Sakuras around, and she was not going to lose her once-in-a-life chance to mock the oh-so-great Uchiha Sasuke.

But Sasuke was not paying a bit of attention to Ino and Tenten's teases, for he was too preoccupied with stopping his fists from trembling. He wasn't greatly affected by Sakura's insults- he got them daily anyways. But what irritated him was the dog boy. It didn't seem right for Sakura to be walking hand-in-hand with that mutt.

"U, Uchiha-san…are you-"

Hinata's worried voice started, but Sasuke stomped away before she could finish.

"Geez, what's up with him?" Tenten shrugged.

As soon as Sasuke stepped out of the club entrance, he slammed his fist forcefully against a nearby wall. Then he left the scene before a clamor would break out. Jumping mindlessly from roof to another, he ended up in his usual training grounds.

Damn, he thought. What the hell was wrong? He felt something boiling inside him, and he had a great urge to break- no, destroy and annihilate until only some debris remained, and he knew it was not going to go away anytime soon. Might as well get started. He started bashing trees and started his normal "training".

That stupid, stupid, childish girl, he cursed, burning down a tree, going off with the mutt like that- what is she thinking? But then again, if that was the case, why was he wondering about this?

Sasuke growled, landing a punch on the practice figure. Vexed by himself, he continued his "midnight training routine" without another word.

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