Chapter 2

Sakura stood outside of ichiroku ramen and waited for Naruto to finish his 50th bowl of ramen. It was a beautiful day. The sun was out and temperature was cool and breezy. What a beautiful day she thought to herself as she took a deep breathe of fresh air.

She scanned the atmosphere and her eyes landed on a tall, lean figure with long straight black hair and the most gorgeous face she had ever lay her eyes on, It was Sai the first guy that she has been in love with since losing Sasuke to the dark side

Sai was studing the surrounding in front of him with a sketching scroll in hand in one hand and a pencil in the other. He loved drawing not only for his jetsu but also for the fun of it, as in escape from the real world.

*Crap, I hope he hasn't seen me" She thought to herself as she slid behind the curtain of ichiroku ramen. She sighed What the hell are you doing Sakura." she thought to herself. Where is hiding going to get you. You like him and if you want a relationship you I going to have to tell him how you really feel sooner or later, and later might to late. Sakura took a deep breath and walked back out of ichiroku ramen and over to ichiroku and walked over to Sai.

Sakura tapped Sai on the shoulder. He turned and looked at her. "Oh, hey Sakura. I didn't see you there. Is something up?" He asked with a adorable smile on his face. She shivered and to took another deep breathe.

"Yeah, kind of." She said nervously, as she fely her face heat up and she knew she was blushing.

"Sakura, are you okay? Your face is red." Sai replied putting his hand on her forehead as if to check her temperature.

"Yeah, I am okay." She whispered.

"So what do you need?" She asked.

"I,uh, just wanted to let you know. Uh, oh never mind it not important." She said. She couldn't get the words out. She turned and started to walk away. Man Sakura you're such a chicken she said to herself. She felt some one grabbed her hand and spin her around.

"It's not nothing." Sai said.

"Yes it it." Sakura replied, wondering if he figured out what she was trying to say.

"Yes it is something. I knew you better then you think Sakura."

"So, if you know what me so well then what is going on with me, huh?" She quizzed.

"This." He said as he pulled her to him and held her. She was confused what is he doing? She let him hold her trying to process the scene. She looked up at him with a confused looked on her pretty face. He smiled sweetly at her as he put his right hand on her cheek and lend in until his mouth was a inch from her then paused. Sakura closed her eyes as she felt Sai's lips brush again hers. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer and until a deeper kiss.

The world around her started going hazy as she drifted of into another world were it was just the two them. She world that she could stay in forever.

When Sai retreated. Reality came back and Sakura collapsed. Sai caught her before she hit the ground. He helped her regained her footing then asked her is she nodded.

"What was that for?" She was udderly confused.

"You trying to tell me that you like me. Weren't you?" He asked.

"Yeah, but I didn't think you felt the same way." I whispered.

"I feel the same way that's why I kissed you, but what just happened can not happen again."

"Why?" I asked in a childish whine.

"Because a high maintenance women like you and a lone wolf like me don't belong together." He said sadly

"Who says." I was grouching now.

"No one said. Its part of nature, the law of relationships."

"What law? I didn't know relationships had a law."

"It is not a written law."

"Whatever! I don't care about any stupid law! I like you and I want to be with you!" I shouted, as tears run down my cheeks.

"I like you too and I want to be with you too." He pulled me into another hug.

"Then forget some unwritten law. Lets be together." Sakura whispered

She looked at his face for a minute then pulled into another kiss. She broke the kiss and said, "Meet me at my place at five tonight, Okay." She turned from Sai and headed back to Ichiroku Ramen.

"Why so happy, Sakura?" Naruto asked when she walked through the curtain made door.

"Oh, no reason. You ready to go?" She tried to avoid the statement, and she succeeded in doing just that.

"Yeah, Lady Tsunade wanted to see us." Naruto said as he paid the server and climbed down from the stool his was sitting in.

"Okay lets move fast I have something to do this afternoon." She smiled.

"I just got word from the sand village. There are under attack by Orchimaru henchman once again. They seem to be after something valuable but knows what it is. You three need to get over there and find out what Orchimaru is after and protect. Naruto, Sakura, and Sai. You'll will be going alone Kakashi is off on another mission, and Gaara is off on official business and wont be back for another week." Tsunade instructed

"Okay!" Naruto said turning for the door.

"Naruto! Hold on a sec I am not finished yet. This is a class D mission, but don't think it will be a breezy. You'll leave first thing in the morning, and Sakura please feel Sai in."

"Yes ma'am" Sakura replied and they left the room.

Sakura and Naruto walked down the street without saying a word to one another, because both of there minds were off somewhere else.

"Well this is where we part. Talk to you tomorrow, Naruto." Sakura smiled and headed down the another street.

"Bye, Sakura!" Naruto called after her

Sakura rushed around the house in a frenzy. Sai is suppose to show up in a half an hour and her apartment was still trashed and dinner still had to be made. She took a four pound whole chicken out of the fridge. She mixed together some home made stuffing and stuffed the chicken into the oven and the threw some elbow noodles on the stove and pulled the milk, cheese, and butter out of the fridge then went into the straighten up the living room while she waited for the food.

She straightened up the dvd's the were scattered all over the coffee table and put them next to the television she wiped down the coffee table in straightened the couch. She walked back into the kitchen stirred the noodle and grabbed two cups out of the cupboard. Also, grabbing two plates and forks.

She went to the closet and retrieved to candle and I pack of matches. She set the coffee table with a setting at each end of the table. She lit the candles and placed them in the middle of the table in a vertical line.

Just went back into the kitchen and removed the noodles from the stove and mixed together the macaronni and cheese just as the doorbell rang. "Coming." She called, as she put the pot into the sink and went to answer the door.

"Hey Sai, Come on in dinner should be done in about a half in hour. There dvd's sitting next the television. Can choose whatever movie you want. I am going to run to the restroom." She said, as moved to the said to let Sai in. She closed the door behind them and headed for the bathroom.

Sakura, Breathe It's just your nerves. She thought to herself trying to calm her nerves. She brushed her teeth and her hair, and change into something more suitable. She took a deep breathe and headed into the living. She grabbed the plates off the table with a word to Sai and headed to the kitchen. She pulled the chicken out of the oven and made the plates and took them back to the living and then turned off the lights. So they could eat by candle light, She glanced at the t.v. And noticed that he had chosen "Titanic"

"Titanic?" Sakura said, "I said you could choose anything." She smiled.

"I know, but I actually love the "Titanic. It's one of my favorite's." He replied turning red as a tomato, As he took a bite.

Sakura chucled and Sai blushed even more as he stared at his plate trying to hide it. They ate the rest of there meal in silence then Sakura took the dishes to the kitchen as Sai blew out the candles and pressed play on the remote and climbed onto the couch. Sakura joined him a minute later, but she sat on the couch opposite of him.

"Sakura, Come over here am not going to bite you. Oh, and by the way you absolutely gorgeous tonight. Sai said, making Sakura blush as she scooted to the spot he patted. He lightly wrapped his arm around her, and turned his attention back to the movie after smiling at her sweetly.