Yoyoyoyoyo. How are you? Soooo, I don't know if you guys care and it's a bit late in the story to bring this up, but Sasuke and Sakura are about 21-23 in this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Fancy that!

Chapter 7: Just Happy

It had been a couple days since the whole boating fiasco had gone down and Tenten had just stopped by the gas station.

"So, Naruto," she said as she leaned on the counter, "What happened? Kiba and Sakura were dating and happy as can be, and then all of a sudden nobody's talking and Kiba is moving! Somebody said he's moving to a city a bazillion miles away. I tried to ask Sakura what was going on but she's avoiding the subject like the bubonic plague! Hinata tried to tell me what happened but Neji-that twerp-shut her up and said 'It's none of our business.'" Tenten mimicked Neji in a babyish voice. "What happened last Saturday? It's like some major crisis, AND NOBODY IS TELLING ME!" Tenten waved her arms around. Itachi walked in.

"What are you yelling about, Tenten?"

"I want to know what the HELL went on!"

"Aha! Well, you've come to the right people!" Itachi said as Naruto nodded his head excitedly.

"Yeah, we'll tell you everything," Said Naruto. He glanced into the garage quickly. "Is Sasuke here?" He asked Itachi.

"Naw. He went out with Kakashi today to help him harvest oysters," Itachi said as he grabbed Naruto's bag of m&m's.

"Crazy, huh?" Naruto said when they'd finished giving a detailed narrative of what happened.

"Maaaaan!" Tenten slapped the plam of her hand on the counter. "Damn it! I shoul've been there! I love a good fight..."

"So-" Itachi said as he shoveled another handful of m&m's into his mouth-"Sasuke is talking less than usual...which is like...not at all"

"Yeah, total pain in the ass," Naruto grumbled.

"They are such idiots!" Tenten huffed.

"Who?"

"Sasuke and Sakura of course!" Tenten rolled her eyes. "It's clear that-" Sasuke walked into the gas station, making Tenten stop short. Sasuke eyed Tenten, Naruto, and Itachi who had semi-guilty expressions etched on their faces and were hovering around a bag of m&m's that were spilt all over the counter.

"What?" Sasuke said.

"Ten gallons at pump two?" Naruto said, typing some numbers into the cash register and looking at Tenten pointedly.

"Oh...uh yeah. Aaaaand, uh, this pack of bubble gum. Gotta love that bubble gum..."

Sasuke raised his eyebrows at them as he clomped past in his muddy boots and into the garage. Tenten paid and skipped to the door. "Bye!" She said as she gave Naruto and Itachi a stage wink. Naruto stepped into the garage to see Sasuke. He was already busy changing the tire on an old Ford truck. The garage door was open and a warm breeze floated in.

"Sasuke, have you talked to Sakura? You can't avoid her for the rest of you life, man."

"What are you talking about, moron?"

"I'm talking about you and Sakura, dipstick. Don't play dumb with me. I know. You like her!" Naruto pointed an accusatory finger at Sasuke.

"Go away."

"Well, it's your life. Not my problem. You can live in the putrid quagmire of denial for the rest of your life if you want."

"'Putrid quagmire of denial'? What the hell, Naruto?" Sasuke finished putting the new tire on.

"It's not helping anyone if you go around acting like a human like a human rock and never tell anyone how you feel."

"Don't start talking about 'feelings'. You're not Oprah."

"Oh, is talking about 'feelings' going to bruise your ego?" Naruto faked being apologetic. "Get off your high horse, Sasuke. Sakura loves you."

Sasuke stood up and threw an oily rag at Naruto. "Well, if you think it's so important to tell people how you feel, go talk to that Hyuuga girl." Sasuke smirked at Naruto.

"What? W-well, that's not–that has nothing-totally nothing to do with the matter at hand," Naruto sputtered. Sasuke raised his eyebrows at Naruto and walked out the garage door.

Sasuke liked to think that this feeling crap was a waste of time and was really getting in the way of his life, but deep down he knew it wasn't. These feelings were important. Sakura was important. The more Sasuke thought about it, the more urgency he felt. He needed to talk to Sakura.

He pushed open the door to the diner and looked around. The overhead fans were turning slowly and the Who was playing on the radio. Sasuke looked around but didn't see Sakura.

"Tsunade, where is Sakura?"

"Oh she just got off work," Tsunade glanced at the clock, "half an hour ago. Better hurry if you want to catch her though; she said she was going to visit her dad for a week. You know he moved all the way to–"

"I've got to go," Sasuke said as he went right back out the door and ran back to the garage where is car was...supposed to be. "Naruto! Where the hell is my car?"

"Eh," Naruto wrinkled his nose. "Itachi borrowed it. He said you wouldn't mind."

"Goddamn it."

"Is that not okay?" Naruto asked tentetively. Sasuke ignored Naruto and grabbed an old beach cruiser bike that was leaning next to the tires. He hopped on and pedaled out of the parking lot, turning to the right, towards the beach. Fifteen minutes later Sakura's little, blue beach house came in to view. Sakura's car was parked in the driveway with the hatch popped and a duffel bag lying in it. Sasuke leaned his bike against the house and bounded up the front steps. He knocked on the screen door. Inside it was dark.

"Sakura?" He peered through the door. He didn't see anybody. "Sakura?" He pulled open the screen door and stepped inside. The only sound was the gentle hum of a fan and the crash of waves on the beach. Sakura's car keys were tossed on the kitchen counter top beside her small leather purse and Ray-Bans. Sasuke walked into the living room. Nobody was there or anywhere else in the house. Then he noticed that behind the thin curtains, the sliding glass door that led onto the back deck was open. He stepped outside. There she was. Standing knee deep in the ocean with her back to Sasuke was Sakura. She was wearing jean shorts and a floaty mint green top. Her hair was pulled into a loose ponytail. Sasuke jogged down the steps and onto the beach.

Sakura liked the feel of the sand beneath her toes and the salty water lapping up against her legs. It was so soothing. She looked out towards the ocean while the setting sun beat down on her back. A splash behind her made her turn to see Sasuke standing a couple yards away with his hands in his pockets. His raven colored hair was tousled and there was a small smile on his lips.

"I was afraid I might've missed you."

"I'm only going to be gone for a week." Sakura laughed, dimpling her slightly sun burned cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Sakura."

"Sorry for what?"

"I don't know. Punching Kiba. Not talking to you...not telling you."

"...Telling me what?"

"I love you." Sasuke's black orbs looked into Sakura's eyes for a moment, then looked away. "I just wanted to tell you that...have fun visiting your dad." Sasuke turned and began to leave. Sakura splashed through the water and grabbed Sasuke's hand to stop him. Her small hand barely covered half of his large callused hand. Sasuke turned around. A small tear drop was running down Sakura's face.

"Wait, don't cry! I didn't mean to upset you." Sasuke wiped the tear away with his hand that Sakura wasn't holding. Sakura smiled up at Sasuke's worried face.

"I'm not upset," she sniffed, "just happy." She laughed and pulled Sasuke's face down to hers and kissed him softly on the lips. Sasuke tucked a loose strand of Sakura's hair behind her ear and kissed her back.

Thanks for reading and I love my reviewers (hint hint), you are the best.

-Harri The Celery

P.S. Please tell me about any grammatical errors or just weird errors! I will fix them.