Sakura grabbed her favorite silk pink nightgown, almost the same shade as her hair, and made her way to the bathroom connected to her bedroom. Eventually Naruto had dropped the door issue, wished Sakura goodnight, and collapsed into his own bed. Sakura was thankful for that, worried that Naruto might start connecting the dots. Sakura shook her head and shut the bathroom door behind it. She set her nightwear on the bathroom sink, and just for extra precaution she turned and locked her bathroom door. She stripped her clothes and hopped into the shower. She turned the water on all the way hot, letting the water run through her hair. She sighed. Sasuke was back, possibly. And here she was, totally paranoid, afraid everytime she turned a street corner she would run into her old raven haired love.

And then there was Kakashi. He acted so ... Sakura didn't even know how to describe it. And when he kissed her forehead, it sent chills down her spine. Or maybe that was the wind. And he was four years older than her! That's an eternity basically, they live in two different worlds. It was going to be so awkward seeing Kakashi Sensei tomorrow.

After awhile, Sakura sighed and turned off the water. She stepped out of the shower, dried off, and slipped on her nightclothes. She stepped out of her bathroom and walked over to her warm inviting bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and snuggled deep into them to keep the wind off her.

Wait. Wind? Sakura looked up above her bed, and noticed that her window was wide open. Sakura stared at it with wide eyes, afraid to move. She shook her head and raised herself up. I know I shut this … Sakura thought to herself, a little frantic. She shut the window and closed the blinds, surrounding herself in total darkness. She took a few deep calming breaths, willing herself to sleep. She was unsuccessful of course.

"He's not here. He's not here. He's not here." Sakura whispered to herself repeatedly. Eventually she felt her eyelids grow heavy, and she gladly welcomed sleep.


Kakashi stood on top Sakura and Naruto's apartment, looking over the perimeter. He sighed. "Where are you, Sasuke?" He asked the wind. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black shadow move near Sakura's balcony and within the blink of an eye he stood face to face with Sasuke. "Sasuke. Long time no see." Kakashi said leaning against the door that lead into Sakura's kitchen. Sasuke glared at Kakashi, with the same coal color eyes he had when he was younger.

"Move Kakashi." Sasuke demanded.

"What is your interest in Miss. Sakura?" Kakashi asked, taking a more protective stance in front of the door.

"That is none of your concern." Sasuke growled.

"Oh, but I think it is." Kakashi said stepping towards Sasuke. Sasuke automatically took up a defensive position and Kakashi raised his hands up in peace. "I didn't stay here to fight you, Sasuke. I merely wanted to talk … Do you not trust me anymore?" Kakashi asked with a fake hurt tone in his voice.

"I need to see Sakura." Sasuke hissed. Kakashi sighed and took a step back, so that his back was now leaning against the door.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." Kakashi said, his head slightly tilting to the side. "Sorry." Sasuke remained still, his hands relaxed at his side.

"You can't keep me away forever, Kakashi. We both know Sakura isn't stupid, and eventually she will seek me out." Sasuke said, his face plain yet knowing. Kakashi raised his hand to his chin, seemingly thinking this over for a moment.

"No, she's not stupid. And yes, she will seek you out. But as long as I'm around to protect her, I'm sure she'll find that she doesn't need to." Kakashi said with a grin in his eyes.

"Because you think you have more to offer her than I do? One kiss on the forehead doesn't make her yours." Sasuke said, his hands twitching. Kakashi noticed and raised an eyebrow.

"Why have you taken such a sudden interest in Sakura? And why did you come back?" Kakashi questioned in an accusatory tone. Sasuke stood there silently for awhile, staring at the window to Sakura's bedroom. Even Kakashi didn't know that was her window, though he could easily figure it out. Sasuke looked back to Kakashi, holding his cold glare.

"I came back for her." And then Sasuke was gone, leaving Kakashi alone on the balcony.


Sasuke stood in Sakura's room. He shook his head, with a small smirk. He supposed that he had overestimated Kakashi's skill. It didn't take long for Kakashi to leave after their confrontation, and Sasuke had been able to sneak in through Sakura's window while she showered. He let his eyes wander on Sakura's sleeping form, making his way up from her ankles to the top of her head. Sasuke noticed that Sakura had let her hair grow out, it appeared much longer than when they were younger. It must've reached her waist by now, but Sasuke only saw her with her hair up, so he could really only guess.

Sasuke silently made his way to Sakura's bedside and noiselessly bent over Sakura's sleeping body. He ran his hand over Sakura's cheek, barely even grazing her. His hand left her cheek and ran over the top of her head, then he ran it down her neck. His eyes soaked up every feature of his pink haired love. Her milky white skin, her breath softly slipping through her soft pink lips.

Her lips. Sasuke trailed his fingertip over her lips. Suddenly though, Sakura's hand shot up and grabbed Sasuke. Sasuke's eyes widened with shock, he hadn't been expecting that. He could've guessed she was a light sleeper, but all he thought she would do was mumble something incoherent, not snap up and grab his wrist. Sakura stirred a let out a small murmur. Sasuke froze. He couldn't be found out yet, especially not by Sakura. Sasuke attempted to pull his hand away gently, but found that he couldn't. He inwardly cursed himself and pulled at his wrist. Sakura had a tight grip on him, not enough to hurt him but enough to make her knuckles turn a slight off-white color.

Damnit ... He cursed again. Sakura groaned and groggily her eyes began to open. Sasuke panicked and started tugging at his hand. But, now that Sakura was awake her grip only tightened. Shit, shit, shit ... Sasuke finally pulled his hand free and Sakura sat up straight. She looked around groggily as Sasuke tried to find an escape route. But it was too late, Sakura finally laid her eyes on him. He pressed himself into the darkest corner of her room, hoping like hell that Sakura would think it all a dream.

Sakura blinked a few times and quickly rubbed her eyes. She was dreaming. She was, she really really was. She had to be. Because staring back at her, was Sasuke Uchicha. For some reason, Sakura had no idea why, she jumped out of bed and ran over to the corner was Sasuke was trying to hide.

Sasuke knew, that Sakura knew, she wasn't dreaming. Damn, he thought, there goes my cover. He sighed and stared back at Sakura, trying very hard to mask his emotions. Sakura had this intense yet blank stare on her face, what she could possibly be thinking he had no idea. I wonder if she's still a fangirl ... Sasuke wondered numbly, wishing like hell she wasn't anymore. He liked the not-squealing-all-the-time Sakura that had grown up. And man did she grow up. Sasuke thought letting his eyes examine Sakura's new grown-up body.

Sakura stared at Sasuke. A mix of worry, happiness, anger, and shock all bubbling up inside of her. He was safe, he was alive, but what happened with Orochimaru? And how dare he come back now! Everything was going so well for her! And she still couldn't believe that she was right, he was back. "Sa- ... Sasuke-chan?" She whispered. She brought her hand up, planning to make sure he really was there, but refrained and let her hand drop limply at her side.

What now ..? She won't even touch me, she calls me Sasuke-chan now not Sasuke-kun like she used to.Sasuke thought sadly. She must be so dissapointed in me ... He looked away, shame filling inside him.

"Wh- ... Why did you ..." Sakura took a deep breath, a small blush appearing on her cheek. No, no no no. Damnit, not this again! She inwardly whined. She always made herself look like a fool infront of Sasuke. But why should she care? He disappeared and she didn't care anymore, but she really did ... Damn this was hard. "Why did you, come back ..?" Sakura asked quietly.

Sasuke pursed his lips deep in thought. Should he tell her ..?


A/N Ah ha! I stopped it at a good part! I bet you all hate me now, my friend does cause I stopped here and she had to leave. She disowned me. T~T Oh well. Thank you to cool44 and Shariki-Mirebu for the reviews and ideas. Love ya both! ^.^ I'll try to come up with a new chapter as soon as I can.