Three years went by, Sakura couldn't wait for sasuke all that time, so she moved on. She and Neji started going out. For 2 years, she had been with Neji, until a rumor spread throughout town. Sakura was out picking up groceries when she overheard a couple of ladies talking.

" I hear that the traitor, Uchiha came back." one lady said.

" Yeah, why does he have to come back after all this time?! He should've stayed dead in our mind and village. Such disgrace!" another lady said.

Tears streamed down Sakura's face. ' Sasuke's home! But...' Sakura thought.

Flashback

" I came to see you off, Sasuke." Sakura said.

" You're wasting your time, now go away!" Sasuke yelled.

" But Sasuke..." Sakura pleaded.

" Shut up! You're so annoying! Just leave me the FUCK alone!!" Sasuke yelled as he ran past her.

End of Flashback

Sakura bit her lip from crying. ' I don't love him anymore.' Sakura continued on her way home.

Sasuke saw the gates of Konoha coming closer. ' Finally I'm home.'

When he entered Konoha, he saw that some of the town villagers stiffen at the sight of him.

' Looks like they've seen a ghost.' Sasuke chuckled inwardly. He continued his way to the Uchiha Mansion. Hopefully, meeting one particular person, but he didn't. Sasuke went inside his mansion and found himself pale as a ghost and caked in blood.

Sasuke went to rinse himself off. Blood mixed with water swirled around at his feet in the shower. The bitter, metallic smell of blood mixed with his shampoo filled the air. He stepped out of the shower and put on a fresh pair of clothes.

' Guess I have to report to the Hokage.' Sasuke sighed as he headed off onto the busy streets.

Sakura was at home, cooking when the door opened. Neji stepped in and found his girlfriend in the kitchen. He leaned against the wall, admiring her. Neji cleared his throat to make himself known and that he was finally home from a mission.

Sakura jumped about a feet into the air. She looked over at the door and saw her boyfriend had come home.

" Neji! I didn't know that you came home.. What's up? You look serious?" Sakura asked, wiping her hands on the kitchen towel and then going up to him.

" I'm going on a mission again." Neji said.

" What?! But you just came back! Tsunade shouldn't do this! She should let you rest at least for a few days before assigning you to another mission. This is wrong!" Sakura cried.

" I'm leaving next week. You should listen to all of it, before you blow a caskett, Sakura." Neji said.

" Oh." Sakura said. She was so embarassed! " Well, then, that's a relief!" Sakura cried.

" Why?" Neji asked, although he knew why, he just wanted to play with her.

Sakura gasped. " I can't believe you would forget!" Sakura said with fake tears.

" Stop with the fake tears, Sakura. I didn't forget." Neji said, getting up from the wall.

" You didn't?" Sakura piped up.

" No. Did you hear the news this morning? Uchiha's come back from Orochimaru's-" Neji felt a sting on his cheek. Sakura slapped him, the Hyuuga Prodigy.

" Don't you ever speak about him like that ever again, you got it?!" This time, the tears were real and Neji knew that he had gone too far.

Neji walked out of the kitchen and back outside. Sakura fell to her knees sobbing.

' Why? Why did you have to come back and make my life miserable for me, Sasuke?! Just when I started to forget you and have a new life. You go and come back!" Sakura thought.

Neji was walking down the street, when he bumped into TenTen. She looked at him.

" Hey, Neji." TenTen greeted. Neji hadn't seen her for a while now.

" Hn." Neji grunted.

" I wonder how Sakura keeps up with you." TenTen smiling, hands behind her back. She clearly is flirting with Neji, but he doesn't see this. He has gotten over his obsession with TenTen long time ago.

" Lots of practice and love." Neji answered smoothly.

TenTen smiled. Inside, she was raging.

" I'll be rooting for you and Sakura. You two deserve to be together. I've never seen Sakura happy since Uchiha was here." TenTen said.

' Yeah, I'll be rooting alright, when I have Neji again.' TenTen thought as a picture of a happy Sakura came into mind. She growled.

"..." Neji remained silent.

" See you later." TenTen said.

Neji looked up and raised a hand, signaling that she could leave. She finally left. Neji went on his way as planned, until someone called out to him.

He looked up to see a pair of onyx eyes looking towards him.

' Uchiha,' Neji thought.

" Nice meeting you." Sasuke said.

But Neji remained quiet.

" Here I thought, Sakura would be the first to come and welcome me. But I guess, you'll do." Sasuke chuckled.

" She's not yours, you know. How can you say that like you finally have feelings for her, when you clearly didn't have them before?" Neji growled.

" Why are you so angry, Neji? Never mind that, have you seen Sakura lately?" Sasuke asked.

" No." lied Neji.

" Really? Wow, okay." Sasuke said as he turned around and began to leave.

" Wait!" Neji yelled.

Sasuke stopped, waiting for Neji to start speaking. " Why did you decided to come back, after all you betrayed this town."

" I finally defeated Orochimaru and Itachi. Doesn't that count as something?" Sasuke said.

Neji gaped at him. ' He defeated Orochimaru and Itachi? He must be strong now.'

" What do you think? Also, I came to get my Sakura back." Sasuke said turning around to face Neji.

" Like she wants you back. After how much you hurt her? She'll never want you back!" Neji yelled.

" Well... she has been there for me. So why shouldn't she still love me now?" Sasuke asked..

" You sick bastard!" Neji cried as he charged head-on at Sasuke.

They began their fighting, surely Sasuke had grown more stronger, during his days with Orochimaru and Neji was kind of growing a bit soft, due to Sakura.

" How...can you... user her like that?!" Neji strained as he collapsed onto the ground. " She loves you so much... and... you take advantage of it. I won't forgive you for that."

" What? Just now... you sounded like a father rather than a colleague." Sasuke chuckled a bit before there was a sharp pain shot through him and he collapsed onto the floor also.

Neji growled at the comment. He tried to get back on his feet, from the corner of his eyes, he could tell Sasuke was trying too.

Sakura was at home, still waiting up for her boyfriend to come home.

Neji managed to get up after a series of wobbles that had overcome his legs. He looked at his surroundings and found that it was already night time.

' Sakura. She must be worried about me right now.' Neji thought

" Sorry, Uchiha. I have to go home now. Someone's waiting for me." Neji said.

" Who? TenTen?" Sasuke asked, finally able to get on his two feet.

" No. Someone more special.Can't keep her waiting." Neji said as he disappered in a matter of seconds.

Sasuke was left alone, his legs not able to take it anymore, and he collapsed on his hide.

' I wonder if... Sakura still feels the same about me... as I do for her. Please... be mine, Sakura.' Sasuke thought as he got onto his feet and trudge the rest of the way home.

Back at home, Sakura desperately tried not to fall asleep until, Neji came home. Finally, the front door opened and Sakura shot out of her seat at the dinner table and greeted him. She saw him all beaten up, scratches here and there.

" What happened, Neji? Why are you hurt? Were you ambushed?" Sakura asked, concern filled her voice.

" It's nothing, Sakura." Neji said as he felt her chakra on his wounds, healing them.

" Just... rest, Neji. I won't ask anymore." Sakura said as she pulled him over to the couch. Then she went up to bed. Neji, sitting on the couch, hung his head.

Neji knew that he was going back to his old self; becoming cold-hearted like Sasuke was. He too fell asleep, tired to moved from his spot on the couch.