UC: Here is the second chapter. Finally! Sorry for the late update, Minna-san. I had a lot going on. But here I am, finally typing the second chapter.
KC: Oh will you just get on with the story!
UC: Well, sooooorrrrry! Aren't you just Miss. Bossy Pants today.
KC: I guess so.
UC: Yeah… okay then. Here's the second chapter.
KC: Finally…

Chapter 2: Sakura the Healer
Disclaimer: Do you really think that I own Naruto? I don't.

Naruto sat on the floor with his back against his apartment door. He wasn't crying anymore though. It was more like pouting. (1) Right now he probably couldn't have cried even if he wanted to. He'd already cried so much and he must've drained all the tears from his body. (2) He sat there, staring at the wall as if he could stare a hole through it. Then there came a light tapping at the door. Even though it was a very quiet tap it still startled Naruto since it had been dead quiet.

Kami-sama, I hope it's not that teme, Sasuke! Please don't let it be him, Naruto thought as he opened the door slowly. It wasn't Sasuke. Instead, he saw two beautiful green optics looking at him happily. It was Haruno Sakura. Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door wide as if to welcome the pink haired girl.

"Konichiwa, Naruto-kun!" Sakura said, happily waving at her friend.

"Hi, Sakura-chan," Naruto replied, waving back.

Though Naruto tried to look happy for Sakura, he couldn't hide the fact that his face was tear stained. He tried to smile, but it was extremely hard since it felt like his heart had just been ripped out of his chest.

"Naruto-kun, what's wrong?" Sakura asked worriedly.

Naruto looked up at Sakura rubbing the back of his neck. "What are you talking about, Sakura-chan? Nothing is wrong! Nothing at all! Nope! Everything is right as rain. Heh heh."

"Naruto-kun, you should tell me what's wrong. I know something is wrong, or else your face wouldn't be tear stained. Come on, you can tell me. You're like a brother to me," Sakura said trying to get Naruto to spill it.

Naruto sighed and sat down on the nearest chair. "You see… I kinda told Sasuke that I loved him."

Sakura's face turned bright red and she couldn't help but squeal. "Squee! What did he say? Tell me! Tell me! Oh, wait, was it bad? You were crying, weren't you?"

Naruto's eyes started to fill up with more tears.

"Oh no! I made you cry. I'm sorry. Please don't cry, Naruto-kun," Sakura said while wiping the tears from Naruto's face.

"Look at me crying like this. I'm such a girl!" said Naruto angrily.

"It's not a bad thing you know. Since you are gay it would only seem right for you to be the uke. I just can't see you as the seme. So it's okay," Sakura said, trying to cheer Naruto up. (3)

Naruto laughed a little bit and smiled the best he could. "Thanks, Sakura-chan. You're the best."

"I know I am," Sakura replied, smiling slyly.

Naruto and Sakura both laughed.

"Uh… sorry to ask but, what did Sasuke-kun say?" asked Sakura, still full of wonder.

"It's okay, I'll tell you. I asked him if he loved me too and he said, 'Of course not. Why would I?' I was pretty sad and I ran off crying. Maybe I do make a good uke," Naruto said sorrowfully.

"Oh. That's terrible. Maybe I should just go off and have a little talk with him! I'll get him for hurting my Nii-san!" Sakura said enraged.

"No, no, Sakura-chan. I don't think you need to," Naruto said trying to stop Sakura.

"I think I should. I'm gonna do it right now! It's time for me to have a little talk with him," Sakura said, as if she could blow up any minute.

"You really don't have to!" Naruto said nervously.

"You can't stop me, Naruto-kun," Sakura said. Then she stormed out of Naruto's apartment angrily and slammed the door.

Naruto just sat on the chair astonished and twitching as he sweat dropped. "I hope she doesn't hurt him too bad…"

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Sakura walked down the road furiously searching for Sasuke. Once I catch him, he's gonna wish he'd never said those horrible things to Naruto-kun! Sakura thought to herself. It was almost dark so she hurried as fast as she could to find him. Suddenly, as luck would have it, she saw Sasuke on that same bridge where he and Naruto had been not too long ago. There he is! That teme! Sakura approached him casually at first acting like nothing was wrong. She walked over to him innocently with her hands behind her back and a forced smile on her face. Sasuke was leaning over the railing of the bridge staring at his reflection in the water. Suddenly, he picked up a rock and threw it at the reflection in the water. Sakura stood next to him leaning over the railing just as he was and started a conversation.

"Hello, Sasuke-kun. What are you doing?" she asked, innocently, while inner Sakura was just waiting to beat his ass.

Sasuke looked over at Sakura with a blank look then looked right back at the water.

Sakura balled her hand into a fist. How dare you ignore me, you jerk! She thought. She tapped him on the back lightly trying to get his attention without going off on that teme. "Sasuke-kun? Why are you ignoring me? I just want to have a talk," Sakura said innocently once more.

Sasuke turned around to face Sakura who was now behind him. He was still staring blankly as if he felt guilty. (4) "What do you want?" he asked sounding a little bit angry.

"There's no need to be mad. Okay, here's what I want to talk about. Why were you so mean to Naruto-kun? He told me the story and it sounds like you were being a total jerk!" Sakura said starting to let out her anger.

"Is it such a crime that I don't like him the way he likes me! I just don't think of him as more than a friend, okay?" (5)

"Well, that still gives you no right to say 'Why would I?' All you had to say was that you thought of him as a friend and nothing more! You didn't have to be so harsh!" Sakura yelled, about to cry thinking about how Naruto must have felt to hear those words.

"I'm not as nice as you, Sakura! That's how I am! Deal with it!" Sasuke yelled enraged.

"Don't you dare talk like that to me!" Sakura yelled and before she knew it, she had slapped Sasuke across the face harder than she had hit anyone before. It had left a big red hand mark on his cheek, as red as a strawberry.

Sasuke stood there shocked and hung his head as if he would cry, but he didn't. Sakura looked up at him, shocked at what she had just done. Then she shouted, "You deserved that!" Then she turned and ran off. "I did exactly what I said I'd do, Nii-san! And just as I said, I think he deserved it," Sakura said to herself, about to cry.

Sasuke was still standing on the bridge utterly baffled. He sat down on the river bank and rubbed his cheek. Man, that girl hits harder than anyone I know! That hurt! Sasuke thought. He sighed and hung his head. "No one knows how I truly feel. Not even Sakura and she usually can figure anything out. I didn't mean it when I said that I didn't like Naruto… but I couldn't have just told him that I love him too. That would just be crazy! I'd be so embarrassed! I'll tell him someday… just not now," Sasuke said to himself sorrowfully. He stood up and started on his way home. It was night fall now. He looked up at the sky and saw a full moon. At least he had the moon's light to guide him home. Somehow, he didn't want to go home. His home was so empty. The only person who lived there was himself. He wished that Naruto could be there at his home to greet him but he had broken his little blond's heart and he didn't have enough courage to tell him the truth. "Some day," he said to himself. "Some day."

UC: That's not too bad of a cliffhanger, is it?
KC: It's a pretty good way to end the chapter, if you ask me.
UC: Thank you, Kirrani-chan.
KC: Don't take so long on the next chapter this time, okay?
UC: I'll try not to take so long. Stay tuned for the third chapter! Please review!
KC: See ya next time!

-Usagi-chan1234

(1)- What a child. XD
(2)- As it that would really be possible…
(3)- I agree with Sakura… I can't see Naruto as seme!
(4)- Which he did feel guilty!
(5)- LIAR! XP