Chapter 2

When Sasuke woke up, he was propped up in bed, sun shining through breezy curtains while birds tweeted merrily in a Sakura tree outside. Sakura, he thought.

"Teme!" A large, wildly bouncing blur of orange, black, and yellow, along with a pair of stunning cerulean eyes, bowled Sasuke over in a giant, crushing hug.

"Sasuke-bastard! You're getting released today, Tsunade baa-chan said so!'

Sasuke winced at the loud intrusion, hn'ed and then gave a faint half-smirk both for naruto's, well, narutoness and for when a thought occurred to him. Being a civilian wouldn't stop him from asking sakura to -

YO, teme! Didn't you hear me? everybody's going to be waiting for you! YOU"RE GETTING RELEA-

"Hn. Shut up, dobe."

Sasuke had to know-what had happened to Sakura? Now it was just getting tiring.

"So, dobe...where's Sakura? I would've thought she would be here first."

Naruto froze, his cheery mood gone in an instant. "Sakura-" his voice cracked.

Then he swallowed and went on, his face suddenly twisted in hate, "Shouldn't you know Sasuke?"

Afterall, you were the main cause of it."

He swept out of the room, saying,

"Reunion party's at eight, at Neji's. Be there. It'll almost be like old times."

And then he was gone, leaving Sasuke with more questions then before.

Sasuke thought, "What's with people sweeping out of the room from me?"

Then he sighed, and slowly slid out of bed.

He needed to find Tsunade to get out of here, and he needed to find out why Naruto had been so hostile.

Naruto was always happy about his "Sakura-chan!" except , maybe, if she had di-no. That would never happen.

Sakura should be at the party, he thought, and if she wasn't-someone would know.

If they didn't, he would force it out of them.

When it came to Sakura, nowadays, he would go to any length to find out.

ArtIsAnEternity- next is Sakura's point of view, then the party after.