I am such a spaz. I just updated the wrong story! Grrrr... THANK YOU GUYS FOR CATCHING IT! I wouldn't have figured it out if you guys hadn't figured it out. I would have just updated again and you all would have been TOTALLY LOST! You'll understand what I mean when you finish this chapter. No spoilers. ;)

So... I'll give you this warning now... This story only has about three chapters left. And a epilouge! Yeah, I know, it's sad. I'm sorry to the people who were really enjoying this but I always meant for it to be a short kind of story. But, I'll do another high school fic in like maybe a month? So check back! I have to finish Unexpected Angel wich I have slacked on so much to the point that it is apalling.

Disclaimer: Yes, I keep Sasuke Uchiha in my closet. HE BELOONGS TO MEEEE! MWUAHAHHAHA! Nope. He lives in a fictional world I don't own.

Love you guys, sorry about the mix up!

ENJUUUYYY!

"You do it."

"Hn. Pathetic."

"Shut up, asshole!"

"Wimp."

"Eep! I think it moved!"

"Sakura. It is dead. Therefore it cannot move… Unless I throw it at you which is rather tempting at the moment."

"Stuff it. You wouldn't throw a dead relative at me."

I glared at Sakura then poked the dead earth worm with my scalpel. "I'm telling Anko that you didn't do shit after I'm done."

"Awww! Pooor Sawsuke-kunnn angweee? Is he gowing to tell the teachwer?" I glared at Sakura as she snickered at me. I sighed, and then began to saw through the disgustingly rubbery worm.

"I see the family resemblance," I heard Sakura mutter.

I glared at Sakura, and then replied, "No, he's related to a friend of mine."

Sakura stuck her tongue out at me and I picked up the worm with our rusty forceps given to us for the lab. "Stick your tongue out one more time."

Sakura squealed then back pedaled away from me. I smirked then went back to making the dissection. "You're an asshole."

"The worm is still here, Sakura."

"Love you too."

I rolled my eyes then peeled off my gloves having finished cutting the worm in half. "I wonder how they killed it," Sakura wondered looking at it.

"Hn." I watched her lean over and poke the worm with the forceps, then jump back. Her hair was tied up and she wore the pointless goggles we were required to wear. Sakura blinked irritated as her lashes brushed the cheap plastic.

"I hate these things," she muttered as she pulled them off.

"It's not the goggle's fault that you have mutant eyelashes."

Sakura glared at me and snapped, "Long eyelashes are considered beautiful."

I looked at her sparkling green doe eyes framed by the long dark lashes that fluttered oh so delicately. "They are," I murmured unconsciously.

Sakura blushed and turned her gaze back on the worm. I raised my eyebrows but didn't comment.

Anko began to give directions and Sakura grabbed our lab paper and began to fill it with her neat scrawl. "I'll do the written part; just tell me the observations."

I nodded and began to drawl out information. Wisps of pink hair framed her face as her hand flew across the paper. Her eyebrows were scrunched in concentration and I found myself smiling at her like an idiot. I shook my head and frowned. What the hell?

I felt eyes on me and glanced over at Neji who was smirking at me as he worked with a grinning Tenten. He muttered something to her and she looked up at me surprised. She made eye contact with me then waggled her eyebrows suggestively.

I glared at the both of them then flipped them off. They both snickered with the air of a person who knew more than you do then went back to work. Damn them and their slap-happy young love.

I sighed just as the bell rang and grabbed my back pack off the floor. I looked up to meet Sakura's puppy dog eyes as she held out the paper to me. "Turn it in?"

I sighed again and snatched the paper out of her hands. "Troublesome."

"Thanks, Shikamaru," Sakura said dryly.

"Hn."

I turned away from Anko's desk after turning in the paper but Sakura was already gone. I looked around confused. I looked over at Neji who looked extremely frustrated. Tenten looked frustrated but happy at the same time. I walked over to them and asked, "What's up?"

"You waited too long," Neji snapped. "He just came and got her."

I raised an eyebrow and Tenten lightly whacked his arm. "Neji," she reprimanded. Neji muttered something but looked away.

Tenten looked at me sadly then said, "What happens, happens."

With that, Neji grabbed her hand and dragged her away. I watched them go, confused. What were they off about? I shrugged but felt slightly irritated at Sakura for not waiting to walk to the cafeteria with me.

I strode out of the classroom and took the familiar route through the hallways. I shoved off a few fangirls and walked out into the spring air. I took a deep breath of the fresh air then walked over to the many metal tables.

Then I froze.

Sakura stood next to him with a big grin. She was laughing at something he said and he was grinning as well. I watched he say something else and she doubled over in laughter. She whacked his arm lightly and he smirked. He grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers and leaned down to kiss her lightly on the cheek. Sakura blushed and her face glowed.

I looked down at my hands to see them clenched into fists so tight that my knuckles had become white. My whole body felt stiff and it also felt like someone had nailed me in the stomach with a bowling ball. I tried to move but found that I couldn't.

I looked back up and Sakura to see her still holding hands with him. Now, she was searching the crowd with her eyes and going on her tiptoes. He was smiling fondly at her and I felt the urge to go punch the expression off his face. Suddenly, Sakura's jade eyes connected with mine and she grinned. She untangled her hand from his and ran over to me. She gave me a big hug and I mechanically wrapped my arms around her. It wasn't the same as the other hugs, though. In the other hugs, I could hold her tight, bury my face in her hair. She was mine. Now she wasn't. She was his now.

I held her loosely and looked up at him over her shoulder. He was smiling happily but when he caught my eye the smile turned triumphant. I glared and looked away, then pulled away from Sakura. She frowned up at me with those big eyes and asked, "What's wrong, Sasuke?"

"Nothing," I murmured back to her. He had walked over and was now standing by Sakura. He smiled at her and intertwined their hands again. I looked away angrily but kept quiet.

"Hey, Sasuke," Kiba said.

"Hn."

Sakura chuckled and said, "Still socially awkward?"

I rolled my eyes at her and replied, "I learned from the best."

Sakura stuck out her tongue and said, "Come on, we're going to go sit with everyone."

I turned and looked at our usual table. Neji, Tenten and Ino were already there staring at us. Neji's face was irritated and clearly said "I told you so". Tenten looked happy but sad at the same time. Ino was glaring at me making motions with her hands and mouthing the words "FIX IT!" Fix what?

I looked back at Sakura and Kiba, holding hands. He must have asked her out when she left the science room. That's why Neji was so irritated; he must not want Kiba to go out with Sakura. But what was I supposed to do about it? All I knew was I hated it a hell lot more than he did.

I forced a grin and said, "I gotta go take a test."

Sakura's smile faltered and she said, "Do you have to?"

I nodded, not trusting my voice. "See you later."

I turned and walked away, forcing myself not to look back. I felt her gaze on me the whole time as I walked back into the school building. I turned a couple corners till I reached the library. I strode in and walked over to one of the empty tables in a secluded part of the library.

I buried my head in my hands and closed my eyes. What was wrong with me? Why was my gut twisting? Why was my heart pounding? Why was my chest aching?

I heard the chair next to me scoot and someone plop into it. I looked up, ready to death glare whoever it was away from me, but stopped. Bright blue eyes stared into mine and I blinked.

"Where the hell have you been," I snapped at him.

Naruto snickered and said, "Is this your way of telling me that you missed me?"

I grunted and looked away.

"I went on a trip to visit Gaara for a bit."

I nodded. Gaara and Naruto were good friends. Gaara had been on a path spiraling downward that was filled with drugs, cigarettes and plenty of booze. Naruto kicked his ass into shape and got him to change. Every once in a while, they'd go visit each other.

"Guess what I just saw in the cafeteria just now?"

I looked at Naruto and narrowed my eyes. He sighed and said, "What the hell are you doing, Sasuke?"

I just looked at him confused and ran my fingers through my hair. "I don't know. Lately, I've been getting these weird feelings around Sakura. My heart starts to pound, my stomach does this butterfly thing and I want to do weird things like hold her hand."

I faded off and Naruto stared at me. Then, he proceeded to slam his head on the table.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Dobe, stop it," I hissed as everyone in the library turned to look at us.

"YOU" BANG "ARE" BANG "SUCH" BANG "A" BANG "DIPSHIT"

"Young man-" began the librarian.

SCRRREEECH

Naruto slammed his hands on the table and shoved the chair back, creating an ear shattering noise. He jumped up and pointed right at me, an indignant look on his face. I'm. So. Screwed. "THIS BASTARD OVER HERE IS A DIPSHIT!"

Everyone gasped like they do in the movies and I sighed, praying to God that it would end soon. "YEAH, A DIPSHIT! HE HAS NOOO FUCKING COMMON SENSE AND IS DAMN BLIND!"

*Ten Minutes Later*

I sat in the deserted hallway, glaring at Naruto as he cheerily ate cheetos, successfully coating his face in orange powder.

"You know, I think you are the dipshit."

Naruto glared at me and shoved about another five billion cheetos in his mouth. "She didn't write our names down."

"BECAUSE WE RAN AWAY BEFORE SHE COULD!"

Naruto shrugged and I sighed as he pulled another bag of cheetos out of his backpack. "Why did you do that," I snapped.

Naruto look at me like I was the spaz who just cussed out his friend in a full library then ran out screaming "YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE!" I swear to god, I think the ramen he eats is full of lead paint.

"You mean you still haven't got it?" he cried.

"If you start shouting again, I will go all kinds of scary on your ass," I snapped.

Naruto scooted away from me then flipped me off. "Ok," he began. "So you get butterflies around Sakura, you become nervous around Sakura, you want to hold Sakura's hand, your heart pounds around Sakura, Sakura is smoking hot, how have you not figured this out?"

I glared at him and something started to connect in my head.

Then.

It.

Hit.

Me.

I'm in love with Sakura. I, Sasuke Uchiha, am in love with Sakura Haruno. I am in love with my best friend. Oh no.

I looked at Naruto and he was grinning at me in a foxish manner. "Figured it out, huh?"

I nodded numbly and ran my fingers through my hair as Naruto started to babble. "Hyuuga wanted to tell you but decided you should figure it out on your own. Ino is downright pissed it's taken you so long to figure this out and Tenten is a mix of agreeing with Ino but being happy for Sakura and Kiba-"

"Naruto."

Naruto looked at me, serious for the first time in forever and asked, "Yeah?"

"She doesn't love me back though."

"What?" Naruto half shouted, but I was already half way down the hallway.

The bell rang and students began to flood into the halls. I pushed through them desperately searching for shimmering pink hair. I finally caught sight of it and pushed through to watch. Sakura gave Kiba a small smile as she stepped out of his hug. Her eyes were clouded with worry, though and she seemed distracted.

Then, as if in slow motion, she turned and saw me standing there frozen. Her eyes immediately brightened and she jogged over to me and gave me a big hug. I numbly wrapped my arms around her. This was the last time. Might as well enjoy it. I breathed in her vanilla apple scent and pounded every detail into my head. Her velvety skin, the soft hair that tickled my nose, her warmth… This was the last moment.

I gritted my teeth and forced myself to pull back. I pulled back and looked into her huge beautiful eyes. She deserved better. What would life be like without her? It had always been Sasuke and Sakura. I couldn't even remember a time when she wasn't there.

"Sasuke," the voice as familiar as my own whispered. "What's wrong?"

I stared and choked on my words. They tasted vile and evil like I knew they were. They felt like knives lodged in my throat, but I needed to get them out. Sakura deserved better. I shouldn't be in her life. My position has been filled. I was too late.

"Sakura," I began quietly, staring into the emerald eyes. It was the most painful thing I had ever done. "I have to break my promise."

Sakura looked at me confused, and then touched my cheek softly. "It's alright, Sasuke, calm down. Which one? I won't be mad."

The world blurred around everything but her and I forced each knife out of my throat. "I have to break my pinky promise."

Sakura's eyes widened and her hand fell limply away from my cheek. "What," she asked in a choked whisper.

"I have to break my pinky promise."

She shook her head numbly then said, "I don't understand, Sasuke, stop it, it's not funny."

I watched her eyes fill with crystalline tears and my heart broke. Her pain hurt a thousand times worse than mine.

"I can't be your friend," I said in a choked voice.

"But why," she asked, confusion and pain lacing her words.

I shook my head and softly whispered, "I can't."

"This is a nightmare," she murmured, covering her face with her hands. "I'm going to wake up now at home, then I'll call you and you'll ask if I want to come over and play video games and soccer."

My heart panged as I touched her cheek one last time, then I turned to walk away. My throat burnt and my hands shook. I felt her gaze on my back but I forced myself not to turn back.

"Sasuke!" I heard a desperate, but beautiful voice shout.

I gritted my teeth and I pushed out of the hallway and into the sunshine. Then I ran. I ran blindly and faster than I ever thought I could. I pounded down the streets and past houses. I made it to my house in record time and sprinted up the stairs. I ran into my room and slammed my door shut, then locked it. I ignored my mother's voice calling my name and fell to my knees.

Then it all crashed down on me. What had I done? My shoulders shook as I slumped to the ground and lied there. No more Sakura? The idea was too difficult to grasp. Sakura had always been there. I can't remember when she wasn't. My brain couldn't encompass it.

So I lied there, mourning the half of my soul I had hacked off and thrown away.