A/N: Hey there everyone! Thank you so much for the very nice support so far on my first story on this site. I'm very happy with the feedback I have gotten so far. Even though my computer hates me and keeps trying to change Sasuke's name to Seasick...(To the ones who have read chapter one, you know this.)

Well let's keep it moving shall we?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...If I did, I would be pretty darn cool, and living in Japan. One can dream *sigh*.

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"I'm staying." He said blatantly. I turned around to look at him, and he was still bent over the stove stirring the soup.

"For good?" I asked. Another dumb question rolling off the tip of my tongue but all he answered with was -

"Hn."

My stomach filled with butterflies at his words. Though little they may be, they meant the world to me. The years of our little group being apart and separated, the huge void that formed when Sasuke had left me and Naruto had been unbearable. Kakashi had a very difficult time raising us up to be the resilient team we were before we were torn apart. Although, now things were falling into place and that made me more happy than I could ever imagine.

"Thank you," I whispered as tears burned my eyes. He turned to look at me for a moment and went back to the stove. I smiled and went to the cutting board right beside and began to work on the fish.

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I was sitting in front of the tv in my living room with a quilt wrapped around me. Sasuke had retreated to my bed since he had felt sleepy. I told him that he could use the couch seeing that it had a pull out bed but he just grunted and went on his merry way to my room like he owned the place. I wish he knew who he was about to anger. A very very strong konuochi. However, I decided to let him live for today since he faced death not more than a few hours ago.

Naruto kept texting me to make sure that I was alright with the beast in my house and I was getting slightly annoyed that I had to reassure him that I could take care of myself. Besides, Sasuke was in no shape to fight be. I would win in a heart beat and then it would be no fun. I turned to lean over the couch and gazed at the door to my room. It was still slightly cracked just like he had left it. I sighed and turned away and looked back at the TV. I had forgotten how anti-social Sasuke was. In the time he had been away, you could say I over fantasized about him. He was so much more nicer in my imagination…

Cha! It's your imagination, baka!

I bowed my head in defeat. I am just certifiably insane.

I decided to make myself comfortable and lay down on the couch. I was starting to finally feel the affects of being a Medic Ninja. My lack of normal chakra was making me unbelievably tired and as I laid my head on the couch cushion, I knew I was fighting a loosing battle with my eyelids. I pulled the remote from underneath my blanket and turned off the TV, and looked at the clock on the wall.

It read 1:30am.

I didn't even realize it was that late. I yawned and looked at the reflection of my door in the black TV screen and still saw no movement with my door. He must be out. I realized this would be prime time to take a shower, while he was knocked out. I pushed myself reluctantly from the couch and sluggishly walked toward my room. When I pushed the door open softly I saw the man I had thought about constantly just laying across my bed. His arms rested on his chest while his legs laid completely stretched in opposite directions. The blanket no longer covered him but only his feet, he must of gotten hot. I saved his face for last as his raven black hair laid around his face like a little halo. His lips were parted slightly as shallow, even breaths escaped between his lips.I found myself enchanted by his presence. I tip-toed over to the side of the bed where I leaned over his so that I could look at his face closer. He looked so calm and tranquil. My hand reached out and swept a stray lock of hair away from his face and he sighed. I smiled and continued to look at him, also trying to drink the sight of him in seeing that there was a chance (even though he said he wouldn't) that he would leave. I turned away from him and started to walk toward my closet.

I felt stupid, utterly stupid. Why shouldn't I take is word? He told me he was staying for good..

But what if he's here for some other reason.

I bit my lower lip at that slight realization and glared down into my closet. That would be more likely than anything. I would really have to keep an eye on him. I peaked over my shoulder at him as I gathered my robe. He was still completely knocked out and I sighed and retreated to the bathroom.

Just stupid..

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Sasuke stirred awake at the sudden sound of rushing water. He rubbed his eyes as he sat up in the bed and looked toward the bathroom. He saw the steam rolling out from underneath the door and he sighed and pushed away from the bed. He felt slightly giddy at the fact that Sakura was in the shower. He could just picture the water falling off of her skin. He was practically a live wire just thinking about her.

It was true that he was back in the village and he was back for a reason. Yes, Naruto had succeeded in beating the snot out of him, but Sasuke also wasn't fighting with his full potential. Being a loner for so long has really gotten to him. Yes he was with his team with Orochimaru which only lead to an annoying alliance for lack of a better term, but he thoughts would always come back to what was here in Konoha. How he probably would have gone up the ranks with the other Genin 9 and they would have all been Jonin by now. Or at least Sasuke would, since Naruto was still just a Genin and not a Chunin. However, above all else, he thoughts would always come to the beautiful Jade eyed girl. How her passion for wanted to keep up with him and Naruto was somewhat unbearable, and he thought of her inevitable demise brought a lump to his throat.

Sakura had haunted his thoughts although he tried to kill her himself. He knew that having such a tie was very weak of him, because his soul intention was to get revenge and even without knowing it, Sakura was very much in the way.

He turned to look at the bathroom again before he walked out of the bedroom and into the living room. He heard a soft buzzing coming from the couch and reached over to the cellphone nuzzled between the quilt. He caller ID read 'Naruto' and snapped it open and held it to his ear.

"Hn," he grunted into the phone and walked toward the sink of the kitchen.

"Sasuke?" Naruto breathed into the phone, you could tell he was unsettled to the fact that Sasuke answered the phone instead of his pink haired teammate. Was she okay? "W-Where's Sakura?" He questioned.

Sasuke heard Naruto rustling about on the other side of the phone, it sounded like he was walking.

"She's taking a shower." He answered and looked out the window at the dark night that covered Konoha.

"Oh, okay. She just wasn't answering my text -"

"- She's busy, baka." Sasuke said blatanly. Naruto froze on the other end of the line.

"You're in a good mood." Naruto stated with a chuckle. Although his tone was nowhere near friendly, Naruto knew his brother well enough to know even though his poisonous tone, he was in much better spirits.

Sasuke grunted and peaked over his shoulder when the water came to a stop. He smirked to himself as he thought of what he wanted to do next. He was looking forward to seeing Sakura right out of the shower and wasn't going to let Naruto distrub that.

"Don't bother us, Dobe." He said and shut the phone without waiting for a reply from him.

Sasuke placed the phone on the table and walked softly back to the bedroom and decided that it would be better if he were 'asleep' for her entry back in to the bedroom. He laid down on the bed and mimicked his earlier sleeping posture and slowed his breathing and closed his eyes, just as Sakura opened the bathroom door.

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The light from the bathroom lit up my bedroom as I stepped out of the bathroom. I was ruffling a towel through my hair, trying to catch the soaked pieces of hair so that they didn't soak me. However, I was still very wet. I had not even taken the moment to dry myself since the shower was so unbearably hot. It was nice and relaxing and I took the time to work through the knots that had formed in my shoulders from the stress of today. I looked toward my bed and Sasuke was still fast asleep, just like how I left him. I hope he starts feeling better tomorrow. I walked over to him and looked at his peaceful face, and I reached my hand out and stroked his cheek softly, and with that his eyes snapped open. Red eyes greeted me as I had caught him off guard and I tried to back away but before I could retreat I was pinned to my bed underneath Sasuke. My heart pounded in my chest as he stared at me with his sharigan eyes. He was so terrifying with those red eyes but all I could think about was that he was so close. Just inches away from me. His hands held mine to my bed with a vice grip and I pulled against his hold. I could easily push him off of me if I just let my chakra flow, but I didn't want to break him.

His red sharigan eyes faded into the onyx natural color of his eyes as he calmed down, but his gaze was unwavering. Staring directly into my eyes.

"Sasuke…" I whispered and his eyes skimmed down my face to my lips and my heart hammered in my chest. What was he thinking? Why was he looking at me like that.. like a man who was in love…

He looked back up into my eyes and a soft smirk touched his lips as he stared into my eyes.

"I believe you have forgotten all you ninja tactics," he whispered in the space between us. My lower lip quivered and looked away from him.

"Sorry to wake you."

"Are you?" He continued and slowly started to dip toward me. I frowned at the scene that was unfolding in front of me and I let the chakra flow though my arms and within seconds I had Sasuke pinned underneath me instead of the other way around. I could feel the hurt visible in my eyes as he looked up at me in shock at my sudden strength.

"Get out of my room." I hissed and pushed him off my bed onto the floor. He got off the floor and brushed his clothes off as he left the room. I let out a shaky breath when the door closed and covered my face with my hands. I can't let this happen he's still the enemy. No matter how normal it feels. What hurt me even more…is that I had imagined that scenario a million times, and they ended a lot better. However, to be faced with it, to let him win so easily after all the pain he caused…

I heard a soft thud outside that sounded like the door closing and I sighed and laid down in bed. If he left it would not be the end of the world. I survived the first time, I can survive it again.