A/N: Sigh…school is starting soon and I'm going to enter seventh grade!!! That means, I'll be updating slower! Sorry…

Writing this chapter was a bit…fun! When I finished the chapter and reread it, I almost cried. It seemed a bit…sad. I was starting to feel regretful.

Warning: This chapter has drama and some…cheesy romance.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto! (or Fruits Basket!)

Chapter 7

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"Her parents…death…?" Neji asked, eyes slightly widened. Ino glumly nodded.

"Yeah, her parents died a year ago in a car crash. I was her best friend, so I took the liberty of paying for her apartment." She replied, avoiding eye contact.

"Sasuke, I really think you should go cheer her up…" Ten Ten said sadly. But the group saw that Sasuke was already gone.

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Sasuke knocked on the door. There wasn't any reply.

'She's mad at me…but it was my fault! I'm such an idiot for shouting at her when the anniversary of her parent's death was near!'

He quickly knocked again. There still wasn't any reply.

'Damn it!'

He opened the door and widened his onyx eyes when he saw that Sakura was no where in sight. Sasuke walked next to her bed and saw a note on the side desk.

'Sasuke-kun…

I'm sorry for upsetting you so much.

I'm going back to Tokyo, I'm really sorry for just running away like this.

I hope you have a nice summer…

Love, Sakura…'

His hand quivered slightly. He slowly reread the note. After finally getting the situation through his mind, he ran out of the room and back next door.

"You guys, look at this…" Sasuke said, showing them the note. Ino's eyes stung.

"N-no…! We have to stop her!" She said loudly. Ten Ten nodded.

"C'mon, let's go!"

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Sakura paid the taxi driver and walked towards the airport. The air was unusually chilly and her breath was visible as she exhaled. She clutched tightly on her bag as she entered the warm airport building.

She bought her ticket, with Ino's money and sat down on a cozy chair.

'This is it…I'm going home…'

Sakura glanced out the large window next to her and sighed.

'I'll never see Sasuke-kun again…'

But, despite the empty pit in her stomach, she managed a small, sad smile.

'It's better this way…'

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"No, let her be." Sasuke interrupted their plans with a cold voice. They all stared at him.

"B-but…teme…are you…serious?" Naruto asked. The Uchiha nodded.

"If she wants to leave, let her leave. It has nothing to do with us. She probably only wants to visit her parent's grave. She'd rather be in Tokyo than stay here with us." He reasoned, crossing his arms sternly. Shikamaru, who was holding Sakura's note at the moment, clutched the note for a second before loosening his grip.

"Uchiha, I might not know much about this romance crap, but I know, for a fact that Haruno loves you." He said. Ino nodded, supporting her boyfriend's words.

"Yeah, Sasuke, she does love you. Look at the note. It's addressed to you." The blonde said. Sasuke glanced quietly at the note in Shikamaru's hands. It was true, he couldn't deny that.

"Sasuke, haven't you ever felt…something more for her…?" Ten Ten asked.

"No." He replied, quite simply.

"But…are you just going to let her go? Are you going to risk not ever seeing her again?" Neji questioned. Damn the Hyuuga for being so reasonable with words. Sasuke hated it when they made him seem like the bad guy.

"…"

"S-Sasuke-san…please don't throw this a-a-a-away…please…don't a-act like you don't c-care…" Hinata whispered, looking down at her feet as she spoke.

"Stop making me feel guilty. Let the damn girl have it her way. I don't give a fuck if she runs away or not. I don't care if I won't be able to see her again…" Sasuke replied angrily. Ino wanted to slap him on the spot.

"You're a bastard! Aren't you going to miss seeing her smiling face or hearing her laugh?! Why don't you have any feelings…?!" Ino yelled, glaring daggers at him.

"Savor all moments…even the smallest ones…"

"I'm never sad when I'm around you…"

"I guess I do love-!" 'Ding!'

"I'm sorry!"

Her smile…her laugh…it was beginning to haunt him…

"Teme, stop being so stubborn…and…and…S-Sasuke…?" Naruto trailed off when he saw the Uchiha's eyes filling with despair and sadness. They thought for a moment Sasuke was going to start crying. But…Uchihas never cry.

'Memories…I don't ever want to forget them…even if they're the sad ones…'

He looked again at Sakura's note.

'I've realized…'

"…Fine…we'll go for her…"

'I'd be nothing without you…'

Ino squinted her tear filled eyes and smiled. She wiped away the fallen tears with her palm.

"Okay…let's go now…" She said quietly. Neji and Shikamaru smirked as the girls (and Naruto) quietly cried their hearts out.

'Sakura…'

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"Flight 20 for Tokyo will be leaving in 30 minutes. I repeat, flight 20 for Tokyo, Japan will be leaving in 30 minutes. I suggest that people board the plane soon."

Sakura fidgeted in her seat. Soon, she would be leaving her friends behind.

10 minutes later…

Slowly, Sakura stood up, picked up her bag and walked towards to where the plane for Tokyo was. This was it. The gate to regret was in front of her. She gulped as she entered the plane.

18 minutes later…

Sakura was now in a plane seat and looking out the window. No matter how hard she tried to forget, her thoughts were drifting towards Sasuke.

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"Excuse me! Where's the flight to Tokyo, Japan??" Ino asked, panting, in front of an assistant lady. The lady smiled kindly.

"It's flight 20. Go down that hall straight and go to your left…hurry up, it's going to leave in about two minutes." She replied. The group dashed off.

Ten Ten checked her watch as they ran.

"We have to run faster!" The brunette informed. They sprinted down the hall and finally saw the large gate to Tokyo.

The guard in front was about to close it.

"Wait! We have to get inside!" Ino yelled. The guard eyed her.

"Sorry, miss, but the plane is on the verge of leaving." He replied.

"Please! We have a friend on there!" She begged. Sasuke stepped up.

"Move." He commanded with a cold voice and a deep glare. The guard tensed and nodded, letting them go right through.

"The plane is about to leave. Hold tight! And-hey!" The flight lady on the microphone was interrupted. Sakura peered over curiously. Her eyes widened when she saw Sasuke and the gang there.

"Sakura!" Ten Ten shouted, hugging her.

"Um…excuse me. This plane is about to leave. I would advice you to get off." The lady said.

"Tell the pilot to hold on for a sec!" Naruto shouted as he snatched Sakura's bag.

"Naruto, give that back! I'm going back to Tokyo, so don't bother trying to stop me!" Sakura said loudly.

"You know, you could've just told us." Sasuke said.

"W-what do you mean…?" Sakura asked nervously. He stepped forward.

"You should've told us the anniversary of your parent's death was near…" The raven-haired teen said. Sakura glanced at the floor.

"I…I'm sorry…" She muttered. The other people in the plane stared at them intently, waiting for one of them to talk.

"No…I'm sorry…for…shouting at you…" Sasuke replied, not believing what he was saying.

"You shouted at her?!" Ino yelled, pulling up her sleeve. Ten Ten quickly calmed the blonde down.

"But…you guys are wasting your time here…because I'm not going back." Sakura said, in a slightly determined tone.

"Forehead, you have to come back!!! It'll be boring without you!!" Ino wailed. The pink-haired girl gave them a small smile.

"Sorry, but I've made up my mind." She replied, taking her bag back from Naruto and turning around to sit back in her seat. But Sasuke grabbed her wrist.

"Look, Sakura, I made a horrible mistake. And I'm really sorry about what I did, okay?" He said. She looked away from him.

"I'm not leaving because you shouted at me or the death of my parents." She answered back. Sasuke rose an eyebrow.

"Then, why are you leaving?" He asked.

"Because…I'm the one who made the mistake. I said yes to Zaku…and all those times I tried telling you I love…never mind. Just, let me go now." She said, trying to get out of Sasuke's tight grip. But to everyone's surprise, he didn't let go. Slowly, he pulled her into an embrace. The people in the plane 'awww'ed.

"I don't want you to leave." Sasuke whispered into her ear. Sakura let the tears roll down her cheeks. She returned the hug and smiled.

"I've realized…without you, I'm nothing." He said.

The flight lady behind them wiped a tear from her eye.

"Please…leave now." She ordered sadly. The group nodded. Naruto took Sakura's bag. They quietly walked out of the plane.

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After Sakura unpacked everything, she skipped over next door into the boys' room. It had become their favorite meeting place in the hotel, as you may now have noticed.

"So…what do we have planned today…?" Ino asked.

"The fireworks are at 9:00 tonight at the beach. I think we should just relax for the afternoon and go to the beach at around…7:00." Ten Ten suggested. They nodded in agreement.

Ten Ten glanced over at Sakura, who was sitting quietly on a chair by the window, the sunlight on her face and pink hair. The brunette looked at Sasuke, who was across from Sakura. He looked more stoic than usual. Apparently, they were avoiding each other, due to the small 'incident'.

"Ino, look at Sak and Sasuke." She whispered to Ino. She saw they were far apart and sighed.

"They act like little kids…" She muttered. The blonde stood up.

"Sasuke, Sakura, stop sulking and be friends again! Geez…you guys are so…so…troublesome…" Ino said, earning a small snort from Shikamaru. Sakura looked down at her feet. Sasuke glanced at Sakura before stubbornly cocking his head to the side. The rest of the group sweat dropped anime style.

"Aw…c'mon, teme, go cheer her up like you always do!!!" Naruto cheered, nudging the Uchiha.

"Hn." Sasuke replied, not moving from his spot.

"Uchiha, get over it. She's here now, so at least go and talk to her." Neji said impatiently.

"Before, I told you bastards to let her go…but you wouldn't listen." He replied, loud enough for Sakura to hear. She felt her eyes sting slightly.

'He…didn't want me back…?'

'But…it's not like I wanted him to retrieve me!!! I wanted to go back to Tokyo! Right…?'

"I've realized…without you, I'm nothing…"

Were those all empty words? Did they have any true feelings in them?

"Teme, you confessed you'd be nothing without her…but…you're not talking to her at all…" Naruto said sadly. Sakura listened carefully to the conversation.

"And before, I also said, I don't give a fuck if she leaves." Sasuke replied rudely. Sakura stood up from her seat.

"Excuse me…" She muttered before she closed the door behind her. She walked next door and fell onto her bed. She threw the sheets over her and cried.

'He didn't care…he didn't care at all…'

"Look what you did, Sasuke! For all we know, she might be trying to run away again!" Ino yelled angrily, stomping towards the raven-haired teen. His face showed no emotion.

"Go say sorry to her, now!" The blonde commanded, pointing at the door. The two locked into a deep staring contest. Finally, Sasuke murmured a, 'fine', and walked out the door.

He could hear Sakura's sobs from outside the door. Slowly, he rose his hand up out of its pocket and knocked.

"Come…i-i-i-in…" A muffled voice sobbed from the other side. Sasuke opened the door and stared at the lump on the bed in front of him.

'Holy shit…did I make her this sad???'

"Sakura."

The said girl removed the blanket over her head and looked at him for awhile, before throwing it back over. He sighed.

"Go away…" She said. Sasuke walked over to her and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Sakura, I'm sorry, so stop sulking." He said.

"You don't mean what you said. Those were all empty words." Sakura replied. Sasuke was slightly taken aback.

"What do you mean by 'empty words'?" He asked.

"You said you're nothing without me. But after, you wouldn't talk to me and said you didn't give a fuck if I left or not." She explained. It was true. Sasuke felt a little guilty now.

"…you're right. Just this one time, I'll admit I was being a bastard." He answered. He saw her pop her head from the blankets. Sasuke could see the tears in her emerald eyes. She emerged from the sheets and suddenly hugged him.

Sasuke, who was on the edge of the bed, was now toppling with Sakura onto the floor. Thanks to his quick reflexes, he used his arms to bounce off from the floor and recoil back onto the bed. But sadly, this put him in an awkward position with Sakura.

She was hugging him, he was on top of her, and to make things worse…they were both on a bed.

"Sasuke-kun…?" Sakura whispered. Sasuke quickly stood up from the bed. He could see her cheeks were furiously red.

For the first time in his life, his hormones kicked in and…it hardened.

"Uh…I'll just be…leaving now…" Sasuke muttered, walking towards the door.

"Wait." Sakura said. He stopped walking to signal he was listening.

"Thank you…" She finished, causing him to smirk. He walked out of the room and back next door.

"Did you get it???"

"Yea, yea!! Do you think Sasuke will get mad if he sees this on myspace?"

Sasuke twitched in annoyance as he heard them whispering.

"See what on myspace?" He asked darkly. The group tensed and very slowly turned around. Naruto hid the video camera behind his back and chuckled nervously.

"H-hi…teme…" He greeted, shaking slightly.

"Give the video camera to me…now." Sasuke commanded, glaring and smirking madly at the same time. Even Neji was a bit scared.

"Uh…um…n-n-n-no…?" Naruto replied, cowering behind a chair. He removed the tape from its compartment and quickly threw it towards Neji. The Hyuuga caught it effortlessly and dashed out the door.

"Run, Neji RUN!!! Your life depends on it!!!!!!!!!!! RUN!" Naruto screamed.

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7:00…

"Okay, is everyone ready?" Ten Ten asked. The group behind her nodded and they set off towards the beach. Sakura walked by Sasuke's side. She could hear him muttering things like, 'Damn it…I didn't get that tape back…' or 'Fucking video camera…'

"…Sasuke-kun…? Are you okay?" She asked, tilting her head to the side curiously.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm okay…" He replied.

Arriving at the beach…

"Ino, pass me the girls' beach towels." Ten Ten said, her hand outstretched. Ino rummaged through the bag and handed the brunette three pink, beach towels. The boys' already had their towels set on the sand.

"Um…Ino…you only gave me three towels. We need four." She said uneasily.

"I know…I forgot to bring a fourth one!!!" Ino replied.

"T-then someone n-n-needs to share with a-a-a boy…" Hinata pointed out.

"Not it!" Ten Ten, Ino and Hinata shouted instantly. Sakura sighed.

"You guys are so mean!" She said, her hands landing on her hips.

"Oh well! You're going to have to share with Sasuke!" Ino said, nudging her best friend towards the Uchiha's towel. The pink-haired girl glared at her best friend before storming off towards Sasuke.

"Part one of mission: get Sasuke and Sakura back together is a success." The blonde whispered to the girls, Naruto, Shikamaru and Neji.

"Troublesome…why do we have to help?" Shikamaru asked, referring to him, Naruto and the male Hyuuga.

"Because I'm your girlfriend and I said so!" She replied, poking his chest.

"So…what's part two???" Naruto asked, ignoring the bickering couple. Ten Ten thought for awhile and shrugged.

"No idea…" She answered.

"I-I um…think we should l-l-let them handle…the rest on t-t-their o-own…" Hinata suggested shyly. Ino grinned.

"Yeah, great idea Hinata! We did our part!" She complimented.

With Sasuke and Sakura…

"S-Sasuke-kun…um…Ino forgot one of the towels…so…um…" Sakura fidgeted under his unemotional stare.

"Sit down." Sasuke interrupted. She blinked as she registered what was going on through her mind.

"H-huh?"

"I said, sit down. Ino forgot your towel and you need somewhere to sit. So, we'll share." He stated. She blushed and carefully sat down beside him.

"Um…o-okay…thanks…" She said, embarrassed. Then, there was an awkward silence.

"Uh…so…" Sakura muttered, rubbing the back of her head.

"Are you feeling better?" Sasuke cut in. She blinked, then smiled.

"Yeah! I feel great now!! Thanks to you, Sasuke-kun!" She replied. He smirked at her.

"That's good. Before, you looked like you on the verge of committing suicide." The Uchiha teased. She lightly punched his arm as she giggled.

"But you know…I'm really glad you came back…" He said quietly, and a bit seriously.

"R-really…? But, are you sure you meant what you said?" Sakura questioned, staring at him. He nodded.

"An Uchiha always means what he says." Sasuke said, as if it were a quote.

"Um…do you have a brother or something…?" She asked.

'An Uchiha always means what he says…'

To her surprise, he nodded again.

"Yeah, I have an older brother. His name is Itachi and he's a real bastard." Sasuke replied, crossing his arms as he glared at the sand.

"O-oh…so you don't like your brother…?" She said uneasily.

"I hate him." Sasuke said simply.

9:00…

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will now be starting the fireworks. Sit back and enjoy the show!!!"

Sakura looked up at the dark sky. Then suddenly, there was a loud crashing noise and the sky was filled with combinations of colors. She watched in awe as the colors blended and sparks flew around. It made her feel happy.

'But best of all…I get to watch them with Sasuke-kun at my side…'

She looked at Sasuke, who was busy watching the dazzling lights. Beyond him, she could see Ino and Shikamaru making out.

'Ew…'

There was a huge crash and Sakura's attention immediately focused back on the fireworks. It was obviously the finale.

It was breathtaking.

Then, two massive explosions appeared before the crowd, causing them all to squint their eyes. The two last colors of the fireworks…were…blue and pink. The colors made an amazing shade of purple.

Lavender…

Sasuke and Sakura both took a quick glance into each others' eyes before shifting their heads to the opposite side.

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Behind the bushes, were Naruto, Ten Ten, Neji and Hinata.

"Did you catch the whole thirty minutes…??" Ten Ten asked, referring to the firework show and Sasuke and Sakura's small…moment. Naruto grinned as he put the video camera down in his lap.

"Yup!" He replied, giving them a thumbs up.

A/N: Wasn't that a sweet chapter? So…much drama. But Sasuke made Sakura feel better!

Yeah, you saw all that cheesy romance.

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