-This was his second chance and, by God, he was so not messing it up even if everyone was against him and even if the dobe had lost his memory… Yeah, this would work out wonderfully…

Yes! Finally! A new chapter! I'm really sorry, you guys! I was so busy with my other fanfics that I really forgot about this one! Plus, I still didn't get any new ideas for this story except for the new and improved summary. (Like it?) I'm really sorry! I can't believe I didn't update this one in over a year! I'm so sorry!

Anyway, this chapter is named after the song from Tamaki Nami, and I think you'll get a picture of why it's named what it's named after reading this horribly short chapter. Thank you and please enjoy (if you can)!

Chapter Ten
Reason

"How…?" Sakura asked, her voice honeyed with astonishment. She had thought her act was perfect. No one should have been able to tell that Kaya was her, not even Sasuke. "I don't understand. How did you figure it out?"

"Hn…"

"No, really, Sasuke-kun. How did you know it was me?" she asked again. At the moment, she really did not want to decipher his one word answers. Any other time would have been fine, but today was different. After all, she had a cover to keep, and keeping her cover she would do. But if he had figured out her identity, how many others had too?

The Uchiha shrugged, his hold on the rosette never wavered. "I just took a guess."

"A guess?" The question was marred with disbelief. He would have to give her a better answer than that to pull the wool over her eyes. "Oh, come on! I know you're good at what you do, but you can't be that good!"

Uchiha almost rolled his eyes. "Fine… If you really must know, I went against my better judgment and eavesdropped on your previous conversation."

"Yeah…" This answer was good enough to satisfy the kunoichi. "I kind of realized that," she added, her eyes drifting down towards her ex-teammate's arms which were still wrapped around her torso. "Anoo . . ." She could feel the heat in her cheeks and sincerely hoped she wasn't scarlet red right now. "Could you…? Are you going to let me go anytime soon?"

"Hn…" Again, the Uchiha replied with his famous one word answer. "How do I know you're not going to run away again?"

"Because," Sakura answered with a confidence that said she wouldn't lose the argument, "If I were to run, you'd catch me with that lightning speed of yours." And as she felt his hands lifting off of her body, she turned around and smiled.

"What?"

It was her turn to shrug. "Nothing really…" And then she threw her arms around the Uchiha, taking in his scent. How long had it been since she was able to do this so freely?

"Sakura, I didn't release you just so you could do the same to me."

"Yeah, I know… But I missed you…" She showed no sign of letting go.

"We saw each other just the other day."

"Yeah, but I still hated the whole time I was away from you… I mean, I was your teammate… Isn't it natural for me to miss your company even if just a little?"

"Ah…"

She giggled then let out an involuntary yawn, her eyelids suddenly felt heavy.

"What? Tired already?" he teased her, resting his head on top of hers. She smelled distinctly sweet, he realized, just like her namesake.

"You can't really blame me, can you? The whole act tired me out…" she sighed, a smile still on her face. "And I was very bored during the whole cotillion, so…" Again, a yawn erupted from her.

"I thought you'd have more stamina, considering the fact that you have to deal with the Dobe every day."

Suddenly, Sakura tensed at the mention of the other member of Team 7, her smile also dropping.

"Sakura." He was tired of her doing that. He knew very well that she was hiding something and, this time, he'd get it out of her.

She laughed nervously, her head still somewhat buried in his chest. "About Naruto, well, he… Anoo…"

"What is it?" He was starting to dislike her constant stutters and mumbles.

"Heh-heh, funny you should mention him. You see, the thing is—"

"KAYA!"

The couple turned to the door, only to be met by a very angry older brother. Sakura gasped and immediately pulled away from her childhood crush. She had a feeling Ashitaka wasn't in a really good mood right now, and her gut told her that there might be a fight.

"Oh… Oniisama…" Her voice was now coated with a small hint of fear. "I—" But she was unable to speak another word before her brother's hand met her face with a loud clout. Sakura's hand instinctively touched her red and stinging cheek. Like last time, to say that she was shocked was an understatement and, for a while, she couldn't even comprehend the event that had just occurred.

"You deliberately disobeyed me," her brother growled.

"Oniisama, I—"

"Let's go home." (A/N: Whoa… Lion King scene much?) He grabbed her arm and was halfway ready to drag her all across the ninja world when, out of the blue, another hand grabbed his. "Uchiha," he spat out with as much hate as he could muster.

"Ashitaka," Sasuke returned the snarl. Even if the boy was her brother, there was no way he'd allow anyone to hit Sakura like that.

"What is it that you want?"

"A moment with your sister."

"A moment?" Ashitaka scoffed. He would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so serious. "Do you really think I'd allow it?"

"Oniisama—"

"Not another word from you!" he turned on his sister. "Don't think I'm doing this for myself, Sakura! I'm doing this for your sake!"

"But, Oniisama!"

"We'll discuss your behavior at home!" he snapped, not wanting to argue with her at present. "Right now—"

"Oniisama! I want to talk to him!" she shrieked, a note of desperation in her scream. "At least, let me do that! Can't you allow just that, huh?"

"I thought I told you to be quiet!"

"Oniisama!" Again, she cried. "Why are you doing this to me?"

"Because I'm your brother!"

"But does that give you any reason to cause me so much pain?"

It was that one question that finally stopped Ashitaka's rage.

"He was my teammate… I know him better than you do! Please… Just let me talk to him, if only for a minute longer…"

He stared at his sister, shock written on his face. Yes, he had known he would've caused her pain when he had forbidden her form seeing the boy she loved, but he really wasn't ready to see her cry once more. He had seen those tears so many times before. He knew each and every one of those tears already, and yet . . . this time, they were a bit different somehow… Filled with so much sadness… So much pain and longing…

He sighed and released his sister's hand. "You have until the end of the week," he said as he made his way back into the crowd. It wasn't because he lost the fight but because he didn't want to be seen as the bad guy. "Use it wisely, but don't forget: you have other friends in this place whom you should visit." And then, he disappeared into the sea of people.

Whew! Chapter done! But it's so short! Only barely 1,100 words! Ahh! No! I promise, when I get to updating this fanfic again, the next chapter will be so much longer! Me is promising, and me shall do it! But until then, please review so I can get a good idea of how many people are waiting for the new chapter.