Hello again my dear readers! I'm sorry for taking some time to update this chapter. I was having some writer-block disease and I'm glad I finally got some ideas. Because I love you guys, I'll try to update as soon as I can! But, I'm going to start my classes again soon so it might be a little difficult. Ugh… more assignments coming…

Okay, enough of my babblings! Let's see what happened to Sasusaku. What happened to Sasuke?

I don't own Naruto!

Chapter 6 – His Confession

'Dear Sakura-chan,

I know you're in a big confusion. Don't worry! I'll help you to get rid of that misery. I'll get rid of that source of misery so you can be happy with your future husband!

-Your dear cousin-'

What in the world was Sasori thinking?! Wait. Her misery? Does he mean… Sasuke?! She couldn't believe he was going to do bad things to Sasuke! She was VERY sure that Sasori knew how much Sasuke means to her!

She tried to call Sasuke's cell phone, but he didn't answer. She tried to call Itachi, but he said that Sasuke was not home. Sakura became more frightened when she heard that. When Itachi asked her why, she didn't answer and just ended the call. She kept running around, not having any idea where would Sasuke and her cousin would be. When she reached at the backyard of her previous high school - Konoha High School, she heard weird sounds coming from the gym. Then she heard a few screams and sounds of painful yells. She gulped and peeped into the gym.

She stood there frozen when she saw Sasuke was fighting with a few guys. Then, she saw Sasori standing at the corner of the gym, watching Sasuke with and evil smirk. Sakura turned her attention at Sasuke again. There was blood coming out from the corner of his mouth. She felt her eyes became watery. He got into troubles because of her. Then she saw Sasuke was being held by a guy while another guys took the chance to punch and kick him. Sasuke shut his eyes in pain. Sakura can't take it anymore. She barged into the gym with tears.

"Stop it! You're hurting Sasuke-kun!" she screamed, making everyone in the dark and cold gym startled.

Sasori was very surprised to see Sakura there. He jogged towards his precious cousin and hugged her. Sakura was like his own little sister. He will do anything to make her happy. He released her a while later and smiled at her.

"What are you doing here, Sakura-chan? Huh? You're crying? Are you hurt?" he asked in concern.

Sakura grabbed Sasori's shirt and stared at him with pleading eyes. "Sasori nii-san, please let Sasuke-kun go! Please don't hurt him!" she begged.

Sasori stared at Sakura unbelievably. "Sakura-chan, he's the one who always make you sad right?" he whispered.

"No! He never makes me sad." She answered.

"Then, why were you always sighing and having that sorrow look on your face?" he asked.

Sakura gazed at him suspiciously. "How did you know…?"

Sasori smirked. "Sakura-chan, my eyes are everywhere. The maids in your house do love to gossip with each other." He chuckled.

Sakura sighed. "But, please, Sasori nii-san, leave Sasuke-kun alone. If you hurt him, it's just the same as you're hurting me." She pleaded.

Sasori flinched at her words. He doesn't want to hurt her. He turned to his men and told them to let Sasuke go.

"Very well, Sakura-chan. But, if he ever makes you sad again, I'll make him suffer forever." Were his last words before he left the gym with his men.

Sakura ignored Sasori's words and ran towards Sasuke. She kneeled in front of him and examined his wounds.

"Are you okay, Sasuke-kun? Where does it hurt? Tell me!"

Sasuke stared at her while fighting the stinging pain in his abdomen. "What are you doing here, Sakura?"

Sakura didn't look at him. "I… don't want anything bad happen to you."

Sasuke turned his gaze away from her. "Thank you."

Sakura looked up when she heard those words. "Eh?"

Sasuke turned to face her again. "Sakura, I need to tell you something. I wanted to tell you at the lake last summer, but… you were with your fiancé… so… I didn't want to ruin your romantic moments…"

"Y-You saw us?!" she asked.

He nodded hesitantly. "Aa."

"Sasuke-kun, it's not what you think! Actually, he was just kissing my forehead-"

"It's not really matter to me."

Sakura was startled at this. Sasuke realized this, and then he leaned forward so that their forehead touched each other.

"It's a lie, obviously. When I saw you and Gaara there at our secret place, my heart was really painful. Then day you told me and Naruto that you were engaged to Gaara, my world turned dark and I can hardly breathe. I'm not a man that good with words, Sakura. You know that. I've tried a lot of times before to tell you my true feelings, but I failed."

Sakura could feel tears forming in her eyes again. He pulled her into his tight embrace.

"I love you, Sakura. I always have."

A tear rolled down her cheek. Is this a dream? She wrapped her hands around him to feel him, and yeah, he's real. She smiled.

"Sasuke-kun. I-"

"But no matter how much I love you, I can't have you. You belong to him now, Sakura."

Her smile disappeared.

"And this truth kills me. All the time."

He loosened his embrace to get a better view of her beautiful face. She was crying again. He swept her tears away.

"Sasuke-kun, why didn't you tell me this earlier?" she asked sadly.

Sasuke was surprised at her question.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear those words from you. I love you too, Sasuke-kun."

"Then, why did you agreed to marry Gaara?" he asked unbelievably.

She blushed. "That's because I was angry at you! You were so damn slow and you never noticed all the signs I gave to you! You never show any affection to me even though it was obvious that you were jealous when I talked to other guys! You didn't asked me to go to the prom night in our senior year at high school which I ended up going alone while watching Ino and the others having fun at the prom night with their dates! You always makes me irritated and when I got angry you would say that I'm annoy-!"

She was cut off when she felt his lips on hers. She could feel her heart was beating furiously and she was blushing crimson red. When she felt Sasuke's hand crept behind her head to deepen their kiss, she slowly closed her eyes and parted her lips to grant him entrance. She wrapped her hands around his neck and they kept kissing passionately.

When they parted for air, Sasuke leaned his forehead against hers.

"Yeah, you are annoying. But I still love you. I can't help it."

Sakura giggled. She hugged him gently, not wanting to hurt him further.

"I'm glad." She sighed happily. "We need to go back and treat your wounds." She insisted.

"Aa."

"Whoa, what happened here?" Naruto asked when he saw his two best friends in front of his door. Sakura decided that they would stay at Naruto's house for a night since his house was the nearest with the school.

"Naruto, you wouldn't mind if we stay here for a night, right? Furthermore Sasuke-kun needed to be treated." Sakura begged.

"I don't mind! Come in, tou-chan and kaa-chan are not home today." He ushered them inside. "I'll get the first-aid kit. Wait at the living room for a while." He said and disappeared into the kitchen.

Sakura helped Sasuke to sit on the couch. "Are you sure you're okay, Sasuke-kun?" she asked worriedly.

Sasuke nodded and gave her a small smile. "I'll be fine, Sakura."

She took his hands into hers and saw a few scratches and bruises. She bit her lower lips in guilty.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun." Tears starting to form in her eyes again. Gosh, why did she felt so weak in front of him?

"For what?" he asked.

"Because of me, you got hurt." She said with low voice.

Sasuke sighed. "It's not your fault."

"But-!"

He squeezed Sakura's hands gently. "Sakura." He called. "This is nothing. Really." He assured her.

Sakura stared deep into his onyx eyes. They were beautiful as always. One of the things that made her loves him so much. His eyes could reach deep into her soul.

She nodded reluctantly.

"Gahh! Sakura-chan help me!" Naruto yelped suddenly from the kitchen. Then they heard a loud thumping sound and crashing sounds.

"What in the world are you doing, Naruto?!" Sakura growled angrily while she got up and made her way towards the kitchen. Way to ruin the best moments.

"Sakura-chan! I was trying to make some drinks for you and Sasuke, but I broke the glass! What should I do?! Kaa-chan's gonna kill me!" he said with teary eyes.

"Where are your maids?" she asked, totally annoyed.

"I told them to leave the house because I wanted to be alone." He mumbled slowly.

Sakura sighed. "Now wake up and clean all this mess! I'll help." She kneeled and started to pick the broken glass carefully.

Naruto grinned happily. "Thanks, Sakura-chan! You're the best!"

"Ah, I almost forgot. You said you were going to bring the medical kit?! Where is it?! You wanted Sasuke-kun to be dead from infections and others?!" Sakura snarled again.

"Ehehehe… I forgot. Ah! Where are you going? You said you're going to help me cleaning?" Naruto whined.

"Do it by yourself." Sakura stood up and took the first aid kit on the dining table.

"EHHH?!"

"Stop whining!"

Sasuke who heard everything from the living room because they were so loud just smirked at how Sakura was lecturing Naruto at the kitchen. He leaned into the soft couch and threw his head backward, slightly wincing at the pain. He may have his ribs broken. He didn't mind about it at all. He would just go to the hospital tomorrow.

To him, this pain is nothing. Compared to the pain he had to bear all these time when he knew Gaara asked for her hand in marriage first, this pain is really nothing.

"Sasuke-kun?" a sweet voice called.

He raised his head to see her angelic face. She was smiling with the smile that she reserved only for him. Her smile… it's the best cure for all his pains.

"Why are you staring at me like that, Sasuke-kun?" she fidgeted. A faint blush adorned her cheeks.

He gave her a small smile. She blushed redder.

'Oh my god he's smiling to me! He's oh-so-sexy smile is killing me!' Sakura could feel her heartbeat increased.

He patted the empty space beside him on the couch as a gesture to tell her to sit. She did as she was told and started to treat his wounds. When she needed to wrap bandages around his abdomen, she asked him to take off his shirt while she busied herself finding the materials inside the first-aid kit.

When she realized that he was shirtless, she blushed madly that even Sasuke noticed it. She turned her face away nervously, trying to calm herself down. Sasuke smirked.

"What's wrong, Sakura? You were the one who told me to take off my shirt." He teased.

"N-n-nothing! I'm g-going to wrap the bandage around your b-body… so that you won't hurt yourself f-further…" she stammered nervously.

She tried to concentrate, but his beautiful body was really amazing. She was fascinated with how well-built his torso was. She gulped and tried to finish her job as soon as possible.

"Sakura… what do you have in your head?" he whispered naughtily.

Sakura twitched at his question. "Wh-what do you mean?" she pouted. She was well aware that Sasuke was enjoying in teasing her so much.

"You were staring at my body for a while now." He teased again.

Sakura blushed even redder. "Mou, stop it, Sasuke-kun." She pouted.

Sasuke chuckled. He bent forward so that their lips were just a few inches apart. He could feel her nervous breath on his face. She had shut her eyes tightly. He smirked. He leaned in and-

They heard another crashing sound. They turned swiftly at Naruto who was staring at them with wide azure eyes.

"TEME! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO SAKURA-CHAN?! SHE'S GAARA'S FIANCEE, TEME!" he yelled loudly.

Sasuke was snapped back into reality when he heard that. He turned his face away from Sakura again. Sakura noticed this and sighed sadly.

When she was ready to shout at Naruto, she saw the orange juice which had splattered on the floor along with the glasses. She sighed again.

"Naruto, Kushina-san is going to kill you for real this time." she muttered.

Naruto paled again. "I BROKE THEM AGAIN! OH MY GOSH!"

Both of Sasuke and Sakura sighed.

Sasuke stared at Sakura who was laughing at Naruto. Deep inside his heart, he told himself that he's going to be the one who will make her happy. He's going to be the only who she deserved her most beautiful smile. She's going to be his wife. Not Gaara's!

'Gaara, she's mine.'