"Sasuke-kun?" I slowly pulled away.

"Hm?"

"You told me you loved me before.." I responded.

"I know. But, I was only replying to you. This time, I want to be the one that says I love you." Sasuke murmured and kissed my hair slightly. "Now, I want you to say, 'I love you too', Sakura…" I smiled.

"I love you too, Sasuke-kun."

"Good. Now, let's go settle this."

"H-Huh?" I stuttered. Sasuke held me up.

"You… don't believe that I love you…" Sasuke muttered and looked away.

"I do believe-"

"So here's my plan. I'll make love to you…" I jumped in my skin.

"NO!" I shouted. "Oh god, no! No!" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at me.

"What's wrong?"

"You cant be serious, Sasuke-kun!"

"I'm perfectly serious, Sakura." He wrapped his arms around my waist. "I'm already topless…. Less work for you." he mumbled. I tried to look for a hint of humor, of a hint of un-sureness, but all I saw was well, his normal face. Sasuke's normal stoic face looking back at me.

"You… gotta be joking me." I mumbled as I blushed brightly. Sasuke shook his head.

"No. I'm perfectly serious, Sakura. I'll make-"

"Stop saying that!" I blushed and shoved my hands into his face.

"Hm?" Sasuke paused, but suddenly smirked. "What… making love?" I blushed madly.

"Yes, yes! Stop saying that word." The blush never left my face.

"So, what do you say?" Sasuke asked as he kept his arms around my waist, slowly lowering them towards my-

"G-Get your hands outta there!" I shouted.

"It's not IN there… yet."

"You're such a PERV." I responded and pushed Sasuke away gently. I turned away and gulped. Him… and his 6 pack isn't helping me!! Sasuke wrapped his arms around me from behind.

"So, then let's settle this."

"H-Huh?" I blushed. "Not this again…" I mumbled.

"I'm gonna go talk to Ino." I turned around and he was already at the door.

"Ino?" I asked. I turned suddenly. Sasuke nodded. "Wh-Why?"

"Your nightmares. They've got to stop." Sasuke said quietly. He looked at me as I blinked. "You're gonna let me go talk to Ino, the crazy girl who loves me, by myself?" He asked raising an eyebrow. He shrugged. "Alright." He walked out the door. I paused and then shook my head.

"N-No! Sasuke-kun!" I ran out the door to find him leaning on the wall.

"About time." Sasuke smirked.

"Put on a shirt, Sasuke." I muttered. He nodded and walked back out of the house with a tank top on.

"Good. Now, let's go." I grabbed his hand.

"Alright."

-Ino's Apartment-

"Let me handle this, alright, Sakura?" Sasuke asked. I nodded. "I'm gonna knock and she's gonna let me in, before she shuts, jump her, alright?"

"Jeesh. You make this sound like we're trying to snipe her or something." I muttered. Sasuke let out a small laugh.

"Maybe." He mumbled. "Stay hidden." I nodded and rolled my eyes. He knocked.

"Coming, coming!" Ino shouted from behind the door. My blood boiled as I bit my lip, trying to resist the urge to punch the crap out of her. "S-Sasuke-kun!!" She shrieked. Sasuke raised his hand.

"Hi… Ino." He muttered.

"You left Sakura?!" Ino's eyes widened.

That bitch… I thought.

"Um, I want to talk to you about that. Can I come in?" Sasuke emphasized the 'come' part. Ino nodded.

"Yeah, yeah!!" She smiled. I jumped on Ino, and she screamed loudly. Sasuke shut the door. "What the hell, Haruno?! What are you doing?!"

"Give up on Sasuke now!" I shouted at her. I pinned her down. She shoved me off.

"And I have to listen to you WHY, now?" She smirked.

"I'll break your fuc-"

"No swears." Sasuke muttered as he leaned against the wall with his eyes closed.

"Ugh. If you don't give up on Sasuke, I'll break your ugly nose!!" I shouted. Her eyes bulged.

"Y-You wouldn't!!" She screamed. I smirked.

"Try me…" I raised my fist , as she brought her hands to cover her face. "That's right! Give up on Sasuke!!" I screamed at her. Sasuke smirked. "You!" I pointed at Sasuke. "Come help me ou-" I felt something collide against my jaw. Ino's fist. I was knocked backwards, and covered my mouth immediately.

"Take that!" She screamed. Sasuke ran to me quickly.

"You okay?" He asked. I growled at Ino.

"You're gonna regret doing that…" I wiped the blood dripping down my mouth.

"Sakura." Sasuke said quietly.

"I'm gonna hurt you so bad." I muttered. "I'm really gonna break more than your nose now!!" I shouted.

"Bring it, PINKY." She shouted. I raised my fist and aimed it at her pathetic face. She blocked quickly, but I socked her stomach right after.

"Hurts doesn't it?!" I screamed and punched her in the jaw. "That's the pain! Feel it!" I raised my fist again, aiming for her stupid mouth, but Sasuke grabbed it quickly.

"Sakura, stop. That's enough."

"That stupid blonde tried to break my jaw!" Blood kept trickling down.

"You've done enough." Ino backed away and covered her mouth as she leaned on the couch. "We're done here." I growled at Ino.

"Give up on him!!" I shouted. Ino growled.

"Never." She muttered.

"You little-" Sasuke threw me over his shoulders and carried me out the door. "Put me down, Sasuke!" I shouted. Sasuke shook his head.

"We'll finish this later." He muttered. "You need to calm down."

"I'll tell you who needs to calm down!" I shouted pounding his back.

"If we don't get some ice on your jaw, you're gonna have big fish lips, with a swollen chin." I stopped immediately. "You don't want to look ugly, do you?"

"You wouldn't love me if I was ugly, right?" I mumbled quietly.

"I'd still love you if you were ugly, Sakura." He mumbled back. We finally got back into his house. He put me down as I stared down. He put his hand on my chin and made me look at him.

"What?" I asked.

"You have blood all over your chin and lips." He muttered. He started to wipe them off with his finger.

"You smeared it." I whispered.

"Sorry." He mumbled quietly and brought his head down. He used his tongue and licked around my chin, cleaning the blood. I blushed immediately.

"What about… my lips?" I asked quietly. He smirked.

"Tell me what you want…" He mumbled against my jaw.

"I need to wash them off. I also want some ice so I don't look like a fish." I smiled. Sasuke grinned and brought an ice pack with a towel. I sat on the couch and slowly wiped the blood off from my lips. The water in the bucket died red. "Damn. She's got a good punch. Is the blood all gone?" I asked. Sasuke put the towel in the bucket and placed them both on the ground. "Sasuke-kun?"

"I love you, Sakura…" He muttered quietly and kissed me, knocking me backwards. He kissed me passionately as I kissed back. Suddenly I felt this sharp pain in my jaw and winced. "Sakura?" Sasuke pulled away.

"Dammit. I think when she punched me, my gum in my mouth ripped a bit." I mumbled quietly as I placed a hand underneath my chin. Blood started seeping out from the sides of my lips. I looked at Sasuke's mouth. "I'm sorry." I took my hand and slowly started wiping away the blood. I smiled.

"Sakura." He hugged me.

"D-Don't. I'm going to get blood on your shirt."

"I saw her coming. I knew she was going to punch you."

"Then why didn't you stop her?" I asked.

"I don't know. But, I didn't know her impact would be so great." Sasuke mumbled and picked up the towel again and slowly started dabbing it against my chin. I winced at the pain and squeezed my eye lids shut.

"S-Sorry…" He said quietly. I shook my head.

"I-It's okay…" I responded back as a tear escaped. Sasuke brought up his fingers and gently wiped it away.

"You'll be fine. Spend the night at my house. I'll get you to school tomorrow…" He whispered.

"I don't…" I said quietly. "Want to go to school."

"Why?" He asked.

"I don't feel like seeing Ino looking like this." I touched my chin gently.

"So… you're playing hooky?" He asked and smirked. "Thought you, the A student would never do that."

"I'm not an A student. I still need tutoring lessons from you. Kakashi-sensei said." I mumbled.

"Hah. Then I guess I'm the A student. Making you a… B student."

"Oh shush." I replied quietly. He grinned at me. "Yeah. I'm playing hooky. My mom won't know. So, let's do something special tomorrow. I feel like going to the beach.." I smiled. He nodded.

"Maybe. If your lips better."

"Why? Wouldn't want to be seen with me at the beach?" I asked scrunching up my face. He shook his head.

"I don't care what other people think."

"So why would it matter if we were going to the beach if my lip was still bad?"

"Cause then I wouldn't be able to kiss you." Sasuke muttered. "Not only at the beach, but anywhere else."

"…" I grinned. "Ah, so what are you saying?"

"… I'd miss kissing you." He muttered and looked away. I threw my arms around his neck.

"I'd miss it too, Sasuke." I grinned. "I'm tired. Sasuke-kun… can I borrow some clothes?" He raised an eyebrow.

"They might be too big."

"That's alright. I want something comfortable to sleep in anyways." I responded. He walked into his room and came out with a white t-shirt. It had a little fan on it, red and white…

"Sorry about the symbol. Don't ask." I shook my head and he turned around. I quickly took off my clothes and threw on his shirt…

"It doesn't fit me too well, but that's okay." He turned and looked at me. The shirt sleeve was down to my elbow, and the length went to my thighs.

Damn. She looks good in anything! He smirked and threw a blanket over me. I laid on the couch and smiled up at him.

"Get some shut eye, Sakura."

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Sorry that it took so long. I had some rigorous kung fu I needed to do. I have a tournament on Saturday, so I needed to practice. :D

I hope you liked this chapter. Review, please!