Sorry for the another short chapter but I'm getting sick again. Throwing up sucks yucky lol enjoy!

Signs Of Love

Chapter 3

Being Friends

Beta: Glomps SasuSaku Forever and Ever

Sakura took in a deep breath as she felt the water hitting her naked, pale skin. She hardly got any sleep the night before because when she was trying to fall asleep, all she could think about was Sasuke and how he might act towards her at school today. She closed her eyes and pictured his perfect face in her mind.

"Ugh," Sakura moaned in pain as she suddenly clutched on to her side where it had been bruised from the accident yesterday. She just hoped that the pain that she was dealing with would be worth it. She didn't know what she would do if Sasuke started to ignore her, she just hoped that him running away from her was some sort of misunderstanding.

When she was done with her shower, she got dressed for school and walked out of her bedroom and noticed that Kakashi was on the phone.

"I figured you wanted to know what was going on with your daughter so give us a call back." Kakashi hung up the phone and heard a noise behind him, turning around and noticed that Sakura was in the same room as him.

"Good morning, sunshine." Kakashi grinned at his niece.

"Why did you call her?" Sakura questioned as she started to gather her things and put them in her book bag.

"She is your mother Sakura so I figured she would want to know that you got hit by a car," Kakashi explained.

"Come on Kakashi, if she didn't call us back when you informed her that we were moving or that time when I was in the hospital for two weeks a year ago, she won't be calling now."

"You never know, Sakura."

"Lets go, or else I'll be late for school," Sakura said as she picked up her bag and walked out of the apartment, having her uncle follow her. Sakura's day was not turning out as great as she thought so far but she could only hope that things with Sasuke would be great.

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Sasuke had gotten done getting ready and walked downstairs and noticed that no one was around. He noticed that there was a note on the table and picked it up, noticing that it was from his brother.

Little brother.

I had to take mother to the doctor's so I won't be taking you to school today but don't worry, father should take you to school before going to work.

Itachi

Sasuke crumbled up the piece of paper and threw it away in the trash can. He looked up and noticed that his father's car was already gone. Sasuke knew that his father wasn't going to be taking him to school and looked down at his cellphone to see that if he started walking now, he might be able to make it to school on time.

Sasuke picked up his school bag and walked out of the door, trying to not think about what could happen at school. He didn't get any sleep the night before in guilt over his classmate. Everytime he would close his eyes, he would picture Sakura covered in her own blood, taunting him of how he didn't save her but instead ran away.

When Sasuke got to school, he went to his first class and his eyes widen to see that Sakura was already in the classroom, talking to Ino like what happened yesterday was all a dream. Sasuke didn't know whether or not to talk to her or ignore her. Sasuke shook his head slightly and walked over to his seat and didn't bother looking over at the pink haired female for the rest of the period, unaware that she had kept her eye on him.

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After the bell rang, Sakura gathered her things and looked up and was in luck that Sasuke had not left the room yet. All throughout class, Sakura couldn't pay any attention to the teacher because she was too focused on Sasuke and she couldn't help but feel a little disapointed when Sasuke had entered the classroom, he acted like she didn't even exist.

He is probably waiting for the right time to talk to me and ask me if I'm okay, she thought.

Sakura stood up from her seat and walked over to Sasuke who was starting to leave the classroom. She finally caught up with him and got his attention by tapping him on the shoulder, making him turn around and glare at the girl. The look on his face made her take a few steps back but decided to ignore the look and smiled at him while giving him a short wave. Sasuke rolled his eyes and walked out of the classroom, leaving a dumbfounded Sakura.

"What was that all about?" Sakura turned around to see Ino walking up to her.

"I don't really know." Sakura felt a sharp pain in her heart but then realized something.

He probably acted that way because Ino and some of the other students were still in the room. That has to be it. I'll try talking to him again at lunch, she thought.

Sakura looked back at Ino who still had a confused look on her face.

"Don't worry about it, we should hurry up to class," Sakura said then the two girls walked out of the classroom.

After the next class, Sakura watched as Sasuke left the classroom and decided to try again and talk to him. She walked out of the class and noticed that Sasuke was walking towards the exit of the school. It was now lunch time so many students were in the hallways but she managed to follow him.

Sakura walked out of the school just in time to see Sasuke walking towards the parking lot. She started to run and had startled the Uchiha when she caught up to him and pulled him back by grabbing his hand, preventing him from moving any further. Sasuke whipped his head around and at first his eyes widen that it had been Sakura who stopped him then his eyes harden and started to growl at the classmate while trying to pull away from her grasp.

"Stop running away from me," Sakura demanded but it was no use since Sasuke refused to look at her face. Sasuke kept on staring at the ground while trying to get away from her. Sakura huffed then took her free hand and placed it under Sasuke's chin and made him turn to look at her face.

His face, it's so soft...

Sakura snapped back into reality and noticed that Sasuke looked surprised by her actions. Sakura gave the male a little smile while stroking his skin with her thumb, trying her best to calm him down. Sasuke felt more relaxed by her touch and just wanted to melt in her hand.

She's so warm, why do I feel so calm?

Sakura's smile suddenly vanished and removed her hand from the boy's face and clutched it to her side, letting out little whimpers. Sakura looked up and noticed the fear in Sasuke's eyes and tried her best to smile.

"It's okay, I'm still a little bruised, that's all," Sakura said then was shocked when Sasuke walked a little closer to her and carefully lifted up his hand and placed it right beside the hand that was holding onto her side. Sakura moved her head to the side to try her best to hide her blush. Sakura was disappointed when she felt his hand move away from her side but jumped when she felt his hand had reappeared on her skin, but this time it was on her forehead and looked into his eyes and noticed that he had a confused look.

"I'm fine." Sakura brushed his hand off her face and noticed that her pain was gone. Sasuke looked around the area, unsure what he should do while Sakura heard the school bell and groan in frustration for it ruining the mood. She got Sasuke's attention by waving her hand then pointed at the school, indicating that it was time to go back to class.

Sasuke nodded and the two students started to walk back. Sakura continued to walk but stopped when she had stopped hearing Sasuke's footsteps and looked back to see that Sasuke had stopped walking and was staring at the ground. Sakura was beginning to worry so she walked back over to his side and tapped his shoulder to get his attention. Sasuke looked up and brought his hands up.

I'm sorry.

Sakura's eyes widen and felt warm inside that he had apologized for leaving her. She smiled back as she brought up her hands, replying back.

It's okay, just don't do it again and please don't ignore me anymore. Friends don't ignore friends and we are friends aren't we?

Sakura didn't know what made her ask that but she felt like she had nothing to lose. Sasuke smirked and nodded his head.

"Hey, are you busy after school today?" Sakura asked without using her hands since Sasuke was paying attention to her face and smiled when he shook his head.

"Would you like to come over to my place?" Sakura tried her best to act cool while on the inside she was terrified that he was going to say no but she excited when he nodded his head then started to walk again. Sakura grinned as she followed the boy back into the school.