Naruto and Sakura arrived Tsunade's office. Naruto reached out to knock the door.
"Come in." Tsunade called.
Sakura turned the doorknob, and they walked in.
"Tsunade-sama." They both called out.
Sakura then saw the person standing by the window with his back facing them.
A person with midnight black hair.
Sakura stared at that person's back, then looked at Tsunade.
"Who's he?" Sakura asked calmly, even though she knew.
She forgot me? He thought.
"Sasuke." Naruto said.
"He's back to Konoha, and since you were his teammate before, I just wanted to let you guys know he's back." Tsunade said. "You guys are dismissed now."
Sakura turned around to leave without saying a word, hearing Naruto called behind her, "Sakura, wait!"
She stopped walking and stood there without turning around. Then she heard Naruto calling for Sasuke.
"Sasuke, let's go! We can talk at the school's cafeteria."
In a moment, Sasuke and Naruto were beside her, and they walked to the cafeteria soundless.
Naruto got a can of coke, Sasuke got a can of fanta, and Sakura got a bottle of water.
The atmosphere was awkward between them, and no one intended to speak.
Finally, Naruto broke the silence. "So, how have you been, Sasuke?"
"Killed Itachi. Killed Orochimaru." He answered. "So, I'm back. You?"
"Same, same. Sakura's still that kind hearted girl." Naruto said with a wide smile. It's true. It's just that she doesn't like talking that much anymore.
I… Don't like to be here with Sasuke. It's weird with him around. I should leave.
"I'm leaving. Bye." Sakura said.
"Alright, bye!" Naruto said.
Sasuke looked at her for the first time, she didn't look back. Her pink hair looked soft and short, her eyelashes flashing, she was looking down, hiding half of her emerald eyes. Her skin looked white and smooth, she looked more mature than before, but for some reason, he couldn't know what she was thinking. Her face had no emotion; it was just a plain poker face with all her thoughts hidden under it.
"She changed." He said after Sakura walked out the door.
"Yea. Less talkative, poker face… Reason? You."
"How?"
"She wanted to become stronger they day you left. Then as the training goes, she slowly became like this." Naruto paused for a moment. "Wanna eat dinner together?"
Sasuke nodded.
"By the way, you didn't come back just because you reached your goal eh? There are some other reasons, right?" Naruto asked.
"I also came back to find you, my best friend." Sasuke answered.
"There's more." Naruto glanced at Sasuke and continued, "You know what's that reason."
Sasuke glared at Naruto, "I don't."
"Are you seriously that dumb? It's Sakura. She was the other reason you're here… Hey, hey, don't look at me like that! You know you love her, and don't try to deny it." Naruto stopped to breath, "Anyways, got to go training, meet me at the Ramen Restaurant for dinner!"
Sasuke stared at Nartuo's back, thinking what he just said. "You know you love her." No I don't. Sasuke thought. Or do I?
Sakura ran to the place where the cherry blossoms grew after she excused herself from the cafeteria. It was her favorite place in Konoha since she was young. She needed time to calm down. He's back. Why?
"I thought I'd find you here." A familiar voice said. Oh, shit.
She turned around, and saw the black hair guy looking at her. He walked towards her, and she quickly turned around and walked away.
"Why are you avoiding me?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm not." She said tranquilly without turning to face him.
"Hn."
She sighed, and started to walk away again.
"We're not even friends?" She heard him ask.
"We were."
Dammit. She doesn't even talk that much now. What does she mean by "were"!
"Let's eat dinner together… With Naruto." Sasuke said.
"Hmm… With you there? I rather not go." Answered Sakura. Was that too mean? But I don't wanna talk to him at all. She thought.
She walked away silently.
"I met her at the cherry blossom garden."
Naruto looked at Sasuke, it wasn't usual for him to start a conversation.
"She doesn't even take me as a friend." Sasuke continued.
"It's not going to be easy for her to forgive you. You left her even when she pleaded you." Naruto said. "You still want to be friends eh?"
Sasuke nodded slightly.
"And once you guys are friends, you'll ask her out." Naruto said teasingly.
"Shut up, moron. What are you thinking?"
"Just keep denying, but it doesn't matter. The truth is the truth." Naruto started to laugh.
He keeps on pushing me to her. Maybe I do like her a bit. No! What am I thinking? I just missed her being around me and smiling at me. Yea, that's the reason. I'm Uchiha Sasuke, it's not that easy for me to fall in love! Sasuke thought. But the moment she walked away... Never mind. Don't think about such thing.
Hi, this is the new chapter! It was kinda hard to think of Sakura being cool, and not talking. So, it took me quite a long time. Thanks for supporting it :D