Disclaimer: No unfortunately I DO NOT own Naruto. Kaythankies.

Chapter two-

"Oh my God! Sakura is that you?"

"Sure is," I replied to the brunette girl before me. I felt rude for not remembering her name. But of course I wasn't going to tell her that I didn't remember, hopefully she would just tell me her name before I had to ask.

"It's me Tenten."

Phew!

"Oh yeah I know, I know. Like I could forget you." I said forcing out a very obvious fake laugh, before I took a sip of my drink.

She faked a laugh back, "yeaaah. Well you look so different." Tenten said as she examined me.

I felt very self conscious all of a sudden.

"You think? I guess I'll take that as a compliment."

"You should you look great, you really do. Hey, do you remember Hinata?"

No.

"Yeah that name kind of rings a bell."

Tenten hooked her arm around mine and dragged me over to a very small, fragile looking girl with short, pixie like hair.

"Hey Hinata, look who I found!" Tenten exclaimed.

"Sakura?" Hinata asked.

I smiled, "yep."

Hinata smiled back, "wow, when was the last time you were here?"

"It's been a while."

Silence.

"So... I heard there are new owners." I tried; my attempt to start conversation was, even by my standards, pathetic.

"Y-yeah, that's their summer house just across the lake there." Hinata said, pointing to a huge, no massive, glassy mansion.

"Wow," I muttered, it looked amazing.

"You think that's wow, wait 'til you see their son. If that house is a God among houses, Sasuke is a God among humans."

I laughed, they didn't.

"Yeah..." I said taking yet another sip of my drink in hopes I'd need to use the bathroom, that'd give me an excuse to leave this awkwardness.

Ino was off being social, God, I was so jealous of her. She was so friendly, so easy to be around, absolutely, 100% not awkward. Why couldn't I be like that?

I sighed.

"Hey Sakura?" Tenten asked.

"Mhmm?"

"Do you know that blonde girl over there, the one talking to Sasuke?"

My head snapped around. Sasuke the house God, wait that wasn't right.

But he was the one Tenten and Hinata had been talking about. He had to be, because he sure was a God.

"That's my best friend, Ino," I said blankly, not really paying attention to the two. My gaze was stuck on Sasuke.

His hair was the shade of the night sky, an unforgiveable, emotionless black. His eyes, much the same, deep orbs that had their sights set on Ino. No surprise there. His bangs just reached his eyes, his shirt was off. Which revealed a muscular, tanned torso.

Hinata giggled at me.

"Don't make it to obvious that you're staring at him Sakura." Tenten teased.

I snapped back into reality, I turned to face the two girls again. I blushed.

"Go talk to him," Tenten suggested.

"Huh? No way! I'll probably stutter or do something completely stupid. Besides he's that kind of guy," I said, quite happy with my excuse.

"That kind of guy?" Hinata questioned.

"Yeah, you know the ones."

They both looked blank. I sighed, time to explain.

"I just mean... well... look at Ino, she's beautiful with a capital b, And she's not exactly innocent, she puts out, you know. He's that type of guy, he goes for girls like her, not girls like well... me."

Tenten laughed, Hinata giggled.

"Sakura! That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. How do you know he's even into her, jeez. Don't judge the guy without even talking to him. Now I double dare you Sakura to go talk to him!"

"But Ino's still talking with him."

"Even better, you can't be too awkward if she's there too."

Tenten gave me a big hard shove in their direction, it must of been hard because next thing I knew I was bumping into Ino.

"Ouch," I said, rubbing my upper arm.

"Oh Sakura," Ino said. "This was just the girl I was talking about," Ino said with a glamorous, 'I should be in Hollywood', smile.

"Sakura this is Sasuke, Sasuke this is my best friend Sakura."

"Hi," I said, with a shy wave.

"Hello," Sasuke said, his voice was charming. Captivating, like a good song. I wanted him to speak some more. Okay well it wasn't really, that's just how I imagined it, in fact in reality it was lacking in emotion. But still, I wanted him to speak some more.

"I was just telling Sasuke about you," Ino said.

"Okay," I said.

There I was, standing between Sasuke and Ino, I had probably just made everything awkward like usual. But because my best friend was absolutely perfect she could magically make everything flow again.

"So, Sasuke where are you from again?" Ino asked, she sounded genuinely interested, even though she probably wasn't. I knew my best friend well, and she didn't care for small talk.

"Konoha, it's the city not too far from here." Sasuke said.

"Really, I heard it's really beautiful."

Let me guess he would say something real cheesy back like, 'not as beautiful as you.' They always did. They, being every guy in the universe!

"Not really..."

I burst out laughing, they both looked at me weirdly. I closed my mouth, but it didn't suppress the giggles.

"Is she always like this?" Sasuke asked.

Ino giggled at his little joke, I don't think he meant for it to be a joke though, he seemed serious.

"Um, I am right here you know. You don't have to act as if I'm invisible."

Sasuke looked taken a back. I guess he wasn't used to having girls talk to him without swooning. Even though I was swooning on the inside, but he didn't need to know that.

"Hn," he said with a smirk.

I smiled triumphantly.

"Right..." Ino said. "Hey Sasuke do you want to get a drink with me?"

"Kay," he said with a smile as they walked away from me. Ino giggling, Sasuke looking cold but at the same time interested. Me being left by myself. Everything was just great.

-

Naruto hugged me as the bonfire cackled, the flames as tall as the night sky.

"Naruto what are you doing?" I asked.

He shrugged, "I don't know, you looked lonely so I thought I'd give you a hug."

I smiled, he was cute. Annoying, but cute.

"Thanks," I said as he took a seat beside me.

"Have you met many people?" He asked.

I shook my head, "Not really, just a few. Ino's met everyone. I'm sure every guy here's in love with her now."

"Not me," Naruto said.

"Really, why not?"

Naruto chuckled, "she is definitely not my type, plus I bet she's not even pretty without all that make up." Naruto said.

I thumped him on the head, but really it made me feel good, knowing not all guys fell head over heels in love with Ino.

"Ouch," Naruto complained.

"She's my best friend, watch it." I warned, with a smile, that Naruto could only just see in the fires light.

"Well... You're much prettier." Naruto said with a giant smile.

I looked at him, I didn't say anything, I just looked at him.

He opened his eyes from his giant smiled, and frowned. "Are you alright? Did I say something wrong?"

"Don't lie," I muttered.

He laughed, "I'm not lying, Sakura chan." He said, as he embraced me in a tight, friendly head lock.

He really thought that, he seriously thought I was prettier than Ino. Either that or he was an amazing liar.

I smiled slightly, don't get me wrong I was flattered, but it was just weird.

-

Ino sat on the end of my bunk, she was combing her long, platinum blonde strands of hair.

"Isn't Sasuke just gorgeous," Ino began.

"Mhmm," I said from in my bed. I was reading Wuthering Heights for the fifty millionth time.

"And I mean, he may seem really cold and stuff, but he can be really sweet."

I scoffed; I found that hard to believe.

Ino stopped combing her hair and placed her comb on the set of drawers.

"No I'm serious, like today he said I was beautiful."

"He said that?"

"Well... no, but I told him that guys usually called me beautiful and he nodded."

"So he nodded so now he's sweet."

"Ughhh, don't worry Sakura you just don't get it."

I shook my head and carried on with reading my book.

"We kissed you know." Ino exclaimed with a dreamy smile.

"What?" I asked, I didn't mean to sound bitter but it sounded as bitter as a lemon.

Ino didn't really notice, she was stuck in dream world.

"Yeah, he's amazing at it, like the best I've had," Ino said, lying back on the bed, her head resting in my lap.

"He's probably had a lot of practice." I muttered.

"What do you think of him Sakura?"

I shrugged, "he's... alright." I said.

Ino sighed dreamily.

I just wanted to hit her. Get out of dream land, we can't all be as lucky as you!

-

I was awake at five the next morning. I had barely slept. I decided to go for a jog.

I pulled my hair back, slipped into my trainers and shorts.

The morning air was fresh and crisp, just what I needed.

The lake looked beautiful in the morning sunlight, it looked like it was painted red and gold. I stopped to admire it for a bit before I carried on running.

I ran down the sandy lake front, up a few hills to the track in the forest that surrounded the lake and between the cabins. It took me a little over an hour to do. I headed to the shower block, where Naruto was standing, yelling something into the men's room, I laughed. He could be pretty hot headed.

"You okay Naruto?"

Naruto turned to face me, he smiled once he recognised me.

"Hey Sakura, yeah I'm just waiting for Kiba to get out of the shower. He's probably washing his stupid dog."

"He's not stupid Naruto!" I heard someone call from inside the bathroom, I presumed it was Kiba.

"Arff!" That must have been the dog.

Naruto shook his head, "what are you doing up so early Sakura?"

I shrugged, "I got up to go for a jog."

Naruto nodded, and yelled something back at Kiba.

Finally the boy named Kiba emerged from the doorway. He was shirtless, his hair was wet and he had a dog in his arms.

"Wow, hey." He said with a smile.

"Uh hi."

"Naruto, who is this? Man where are all the hot new girls coming from first that blonde girl now her. Damn."

I rolled my eyes so did Naruto.

"This is Sakura."

"Hey, I'm Kiba." Kiba said, getting closer to me.

"Hi," I said, he was getting really close now. "I'm going for my shower now, goodbye." I said, grabbing a towel and retreating into the women's room.

"God that was weird." I mumbled as I got into the shower, the hot water was nice, very relaxing it helped my aching muscles.

Why were guys suddenly noticing me? I thought as I got out of the cubicle I was in.

I took a look at my reflection in the big, rectangular mirror in front of me.

I suppose I was kind of starting to look different. I had curves now; I had been starting to notice that lately. Ino has always told me I was a flower, that would someday bloom. I guess that time was now, and I hadn't even noticed I was blooming. I sighed happily and pulled my hair down from the pony tail it had been in.

The wet strands stuck to my face a little, but it felt nice to have my hair down for a change.

The bathroom was empty at this time of day, I vowed to come here every day at the same time to avoid too many people.

I headed back to the cabin contently; my happiness was only to be ruined by Ino's sleeping figure. I would never compare to her.