DISCLAIMER- Still no Naruto!

AT SASUKE'S

"Eh…?" Itachi looked at his little brother.

Sasuke stood, not really dressed up, but enough for a date.

"Ooh! You fixed things with Sakura…?" he asked.

Sasuke looked down. "I wish, dude."

"WHAT?!?" Itachi, needless to say, freaked out. "Then who is going with you tonight?!"

Sasuke looked up at his big brother with sad eyes. "It's a double date. I'm-gulp-going with Karin."

Itachi's eyes widened, then narrowed with anger. "I'm sorry little brother, but you are a moron. MOR-ON."

OOOOHHHHH! HE NAILED YOU!

SHUT UP!

"Karin's a slut! S-L-U-T, SLUT!" Itachi screamed.

Sasuke flared up. "I know!"

"She's A BITCH!"

"I. KNOW."

"Sakura's the best!"

"I KNOW!" Itachi took a step back and Sasuke slumped his shoulders. "I know."

Itachi pondered it for a moment. "Oh, I get it." He clamped a hand on Sasuke's broad shoulder. "You'll get her in the end."

"You promise?" Sasuke asked childishly, something he reserved for his older brother, who never broke his promises.

Itachi smiled. "Promise. NOW GO! OFF TO YOUR ROMANTIC ADVENTURE!"

"I swear, Nii-san, you're going to get jumped one of these days for saying such things."

Itachi laughed a little. "By you?"

"I'd never jump you… Father on the other hand…" Sasuke pointed behind Itachi's shoulder.

Itachi turned around to see an ashamed Fugaku. "Whoa!"

"Why must you speak this nonsense, Itachi?!" he yelled.

Itachi jumped behind Sasuke. "I was trying to help Sasuke-chan!"

"Hey!" Sasuke turned to face his brother.

Not wanting to face his brother and Father, Itachi ran up the staircase, and the two sighed.

(A/N: I guess it's true what they say about being behind closed doors….)

AT THE MOVIES

Gaara and Sakura stood, waiting for Karin and Sasuke.

"G-Gaara…." Sakura muttered.

Gaara looked down at the girl he loved. "Yeah…?"

"It this really a…"

Gaara laughed. "Don't get nervous, Sakura. It's okay if you don't want to call it a date." There was the tiniest bit of hope in his voice, like he wanted her to call it a date so badly that it hurt.

Sakura smiled. "Y-yeah… a… a friendly date."

Gaara smiled. She hadn't exactly said it like he'd hoped she would, but the word date was in there, and that was good enough for him.

Sasuke showed up, Karin draped over him like a towel on a rack, and he looked PISSED. Karin's touch was clearly annoying to him.

Weird… he ALWAYS let ME hang onto him… and he was always smiling when I did… he LIKES Karin… God I'm cringing at that… so… what's the deal…?

MUST I ALWAYS POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS…?

Please do.

HE'S TRYING TO MAKE US JEALOUS

Why?

MY GOD YOU'RE DUMB! WHY ELSE?

Sakura pulled in a sharp gasp.

No…way…

Gaara shook her by the arm. "Sakura…? You ready? We've got the tickets."

Sakura nodded, still a tad shocked. She followed Gaara inside.

"You two can go sit," Sasuke told Karin and Sakura, his gaze lingering on her. "Me and Gaara will get popcorn and such."

The girls nodded.

"Okay Sasuke-KUN!" Karin looked at Sakura, daring her to say something.

"You got it, ice cube." Sakura said cheerfully and Karin's mouth dropped, but she followed her anyways.

"Funny…" Sasuke said.

Gaara eyed him. "What…?"

"She hasn't called me that since we were dating."

Sakura walked down the red hallway with Karin.

"Jealous..?" Karin asked in a smug tone and the two stopped in the hallway.

Sakura looked at her calmly, not angry or cold, just calm. "Of you and Sasuke…? Um… no not really." She tapped a finger to her chin like it meant nothing.

Karin laughed. "Really…? 'Cause I think you are."

Sakura shrugged, just to piss her off. "Okay."

The shrug worked. Karin was pissed, just 'cause Sakura "didn't want" something she had. "Bitch!"

Unfortunately for her, Sasuke and Gaara had just come around the corner.

"Don't call Sakura a bitch, you BITCH!" Gaara screamed.

"Karin!" Sasuke yelled.

Karin looked up, eyes wide.

"Don't you EVER talk to Sakura like that again!"

Karin flinched, but then straightened up. "Why are you taking her side?!"

Sasuke's eyes widened when he felt Sakura's gaze land on him. Gaara laughed.

"Why indeed…?" he said.

Sasuke rushed into the theatre with Karin. Gaara looked at Sakura who looked like she was trying not to laugh.

"Let's go!" She said and led Gaara into the theatre.

Around halfway into the movie, Gaara's phone vibrated. He checked and saw a text from Temari.

Gaara! Kankuro needs us at his place NOW! He said it's a family thing so come by yourself!

Gaara sighed.

Temari… I'm on a date.

He waited a couple minutes until she messaged him back.

Sorry! But I can't help it! HE SAID HE NEEDS US.

Gaara sighed.

Fine.

"Sakura, I gotta go." He whispered to her. "Something's up with Kankuro."

Sakura looked worried, having met his siblings before. "Is he okay?"

"I'm going to check. Temari says it's a family thing, so I have to go alone. That okay?" he asked her.

She nodded. "I'll catch a ride with Sasuke."

Gaara nodded and left.

Sasuke, who was sitting next to Sakura, saw him leave. He leaned over to Sakura and whispered, "Is everything okay…?"

Sakura nodded curtly. "Yes. Gaara is just going to his brother's house." She said coldly.

"Sakura… are you EVER going to forgive me?"

Sakura looked up at him sadly. "I-"

Karin cut her off. "Sasuke-kun, this movie is SOOOO romantic!"

Sakura glared at Karin and only Sasuke saw. "No."

Sasuke hung his head. "God, I hate her," he muttered under his breath.

When the movie was over, the threesome left together. Karin hung all over Sasuke, AGAIN.

"I have to go to the bathroom, Sasuke-kun! I'll be right back!" Karin said.

Sakura looked at Sasuke. "I say we ditch her."

Sasuke nodded and looked pleadingly at her. "PLEASE."

Sakura laughed and pulled him by the hand to his car.

She's being so… warm.

YAY!

ON THE WAY BACK

"I really hate Karin, Sakura," Sasuke said. "A lot."

Sakura looked at him. "Then why did you ask her out? Trying to make me jealous?"

Sasuke looked at her, shocked. "When did you…?"

"Did you think I was blind?"

Sasuke sighed. "I wish you'd just talk to me, Sasuke… kun."

Sasuke's eyes widened, larger than before. She'd added the suffix to his name again! No word needed to be spoken; she'd forgiven him. That didn't necessarily mean they were back together, but Sasuke knew it was the start of something big for both of them.

A/N:

Oh my gosh! This one was fun, but it took forever! Not much I can say except that there is some major stuff coming up for you guys! I appreciate reviews a lot! Don't forget to thank pinkprincess0210 for the chapter as well.

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