"Brats," a ninja chuckled, dropping the two bodies to the floor and slamming a heavy looking wooden door behind him

(A/N: Chaaaaaaapter 11 xD! If you've read this far, thankyou so much xD and please leave reviews! I added in a little make out scene in this chapter, so I hope you's like it xD)

"Brats," a ninja chuckled, dropping the two bodies to the floor and slamming a heavy looking wooden door behind him.

Sakura sat up urgently. "Wait! Weren't we meant to see Orochimaru?" her voice trailed off, a scared expression plastered on her face.

She sighed and rubbed the back of her head. Trust the ninja's working for Orochimaru to be just as wicked as him. He'd dumped her body so hard and carelessly on the ground that she was sure a bruise was in the making. Sakura looked around the room a glint of hope in her eyes, atleast they weren't in a jail cell anymore, this room was better. There was light! And the wooden floorboards were much more comfortable to sit on then rough stone. She turned to her right and jumped at the sight of Sasuke, for a moment, she'd forgotten about him.

Sakura's eyes widened as she studied his features. Now that they were in better lighting; she could see all of Sasuke, not just bits and pieces of his face and body depending on how the light entered the room. She bit the side of her lip and looked down at the shiny wooden floorboards, blushing.

-Oh my god, I forgot how hot he was! Those alluring eyes and that sexy smile and don't even get me started on his body!- Sakura squealed in her head.

-Wait, no, what am I doing?! I sound like a fan girl...Like Ino! He can probably tell what's going on too; I bet his watching me right now just 'hn-ing' in his mind about how pathetic I am. Besides, aren't I meant to be mad at him?- Sakura shook and sprang her head up, her eyes directly looking into Sasuke's.

Sasuke smirked at the sight of the pink darken in her cheeks as they continued to gaze at each other. Even though he'd never admit it to himself, he felt his cheeks radiate with heat, and get hotter every second he continued to look at her. The smirk faded from his face and he couldn't stop himself from studying her as well.

Her emerald eyes, so innocently gorgeous, he'd never seen anything like them before and every time he'd look away, Sasuke found himself wanting to stare into them again. Her shoulder length, cherry blossom tresses, which looked soft as ever. That cute smile that he remembered would appear on her face every time Team 7 had a training session; he yearned to see it again.

Sakura followed the raven-boys eyes as he continued to study her, she gulped at the realisation that he was indeed looking at her. Immediately, Sakura sat up and started playing around with her hair, she assumed that it had gotten messy considering all she'd been through. After that she straightened out her clothes and folded her hands neatly on her lap, wandering her eyes around the room, acting as if she didn't notice he was checking her out.

Sasuke continued to look down, from her neck, to her chest, to her waist. He sighed and turned his head to the side. He longed to hold her, but the chances of that ever happening were slim to none because firstly, they'd probably never get out of here, secondly, that was probably the last thing Sakura wanted right now (so he assumed) and thirdly, he didn't see himself admitting to her how he felt until Itachi was dead.

Silence.

"W-what were you, uh, going to- never mind," Sakura hesitated, twirling a strand of her hair around her finger, scaling her eyes over the wooden floor.

"Tell me," Sasuke replied demandingly, turning to the front of him.

-She's so...b-beau..- Sasuke mentally slapped himself before he could finish his thought.

"No, it's nothing, I'm sure what you were going to say wasn't anything important anyway…," Sakura sighed, letting the strand she was wrapping around her finger, fall to the side of her face, then pushing it behind her ear.

"Hn… so that's what this is about?" Sasuke asked, sitting himself closer to Sakura.

Sakura froze as she felt an Uchiha presence surround her; she turned to her side and saw Sasuke, who bumped into her shoulder accidentally, apologising, and then moving way back slowly. –Uhoh- she thought, placing her delicate hand on her cheek and turning away from the boy. She was blushing- again, this time, worse then ever.

She nodded in response to Sasuke's words and continued to face away from the boy. He frowned and nodded to himself, thinking that she was probably still mad at him for what happened the previous night, her little outburst; he'd never seen that side of her before, and deep down he felt awful that he was the reason that it had surfaced. No matter how tough she acted, Sakura was a delicate person emotionally.

"Well, you're right, it was...nothing important," Sasuke mumbled, folding his arms against his chest and closing his eyes, as if to try and relax.

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura said in a gentle tone of wonder.

"Hn," Sasuke replied to inform Sakura he was listening, opening one onyx eye.

"Not that it's any of my business, but why are you here? I mean, why aren't you with Orochimaru?" Sakura questioned, now staring deeply into the Uchiha's onyx eyes.

Sasuke sighed, and ran a hand through his black spikey hair. He didn't want to have to tell Sakura what was really going on; what would she think of him if he said that Orochimaru had called him weak and that he'd rather Naruto as 'vessel'? He had a reputation to maintain.

"Hn, you're right, it's none of your business," Sasuke snapped, glaring at Sakura as cold as he could, so that she wouldn't dwell on the subject any longer.

-Yeah, he totally hasn't changed- Sakura thought to herself rolling her eyes.

She peeled herself off the floor and started pacing around; every now and then she'd catch Sasuke looking at her and giggle inwardly whenever he'd quickly turn away.

"Do you atleast know a way out of here?" Sakura asked, an annoyance added to her tone, crossing her arms and tapping her foot on the ground impatiently.

"I wouldn't try anything if I was you, this place is just…trouble," Sasuke replied, continuing to chase Sakura with his eyes.

Sakura sighed and dropped her arms to her sides, then sitting herself directing under the spot she was standing.

-I wonder how Neji-kun, Shikamaru-kun and Kiba-kun are doing. Oh and Naruto-kun! I hope he isn't dead! I have to save them, but I'll never get out of here, this is bad-

It hadn't crossed her mind lately because she was distracted by Sasuke, but now that they were sitting in silence; her mind had time to sort through some thoughts. Sasuke looked at her intensely, as he saw an expression of sadness take hold of her. He put a hand on her shoulder and looked at her intensely.

-Ok, I'm going to do this; I'm really going to apologise to her. No. Yes. No. Yes. NO. OK!- Sasuke argued with himself.

"Sakura-chan… I'm sorry…,".

Sakura lifted her head in surprise. There was a look in his eyes; something she'd never seen before, was he for real?

"That's not funny," Sakura advised him, folding her arms and arching an eyebrow at Sasuke.

"I wasn't trying to be funny, I'm serious," Sasuke nodded genuinely.

"Ok, but do you even know what you're sorry for, or are you just saying that to make me happy?" Sakura sighed.

"Just…everything," the raven haired boy replied, staring at Sakura apologetically.

"Well that's a convincing answer," Sakura snigged sarcastically, turning her head to the side.

"You're not listening," Sasuke sighed, removing his hand from her shoulder and resting it on his knee.

"Oh, I'm not listening? Do I even have to say it again Sasuke-kun? Were you listening when I told you how much I loved you? Did you hear the hurt in ever tear that I cried? No, you just walked away," Sakura argued, jerking her head back towards him.

"I know… that's why I'm sorry…," Sasuke mumbled.

Sakura stared at the Uchiha deeply.

-Whys he doing this?

Inner Sakura: BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU! Woot Woot! Go Sakura!

Please, now is not the time-

It was a whole side of him Sakura had never seen. His voice didn't have its usual arrogance to it, but instead was soft and serious. The look in his eyes weren't the usual glare that went along with his smirk; it was a sad frown, a look of helplessness and hurt. His lips remained in a straight plump line.

"Why are you doing this?" Sakura asked, not being able to hide the spring in her tone. She was hoping that her inner self was right, that he was in love with her.

"Because... I love you," Sasuke admitted, in a very low voice.

"Huh? Speak louder," Sakura replied, putting a hand to her ear, gesturing him to speak up.

"I mean, uh…I just don't want to see you upset, and what I did was wrong…" Sasuke cleared his throat.

-That was close- he thought to himself, although a big part of him almost wished that she had heard what he had actually said.

"Oh…,".

"Yeah, no big reason, you're my team-mate... or...were and I just don't want to see you upset. I needed to apologise," Sasuke added, feeling guilty due to the fact that the startof the sentence was a lie.

Sakura sighed glumly, feeling as if his words had split her heart asunder. As she continued to stare at the floor blankly, a few tears slithered from her eyes, and kissed her cheeks. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't put a stop to her tears.

-Baka! You made her cry again. Why can't you just do something right for once? Screw it. I've got a show her how I feel, even if a little bit, this is driving me insane...- Sasuke nodded to himself nervously.

Inner Sasuke: Kiss her.

Not you again! I can't believe I agree with you for once, but will that be enough?

Inner Sasuke: -sigh- Oh wow, you're asking me for advice now? Well, just do what comes naturally, she'll appreciate the gesture.

Without hesitation, he slid over to the pink-haired kunoichi and slipped a hand under her chin, lifting it up delicately with two fingers. Sakura opened her lips to speak; Sasuke however, countered her move and put his index finger to her lips. "Shhh," he whispered.

He smirked, as he saw the surprise in Sakura's eyes, she had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next.

She didn't stop trying to speak though, her lips brushed against his fingers as her words came out of her mouth harshly.

"Your so confusing Sasuke-kun, you just argh! Make me so upset and then its like-,"

Sasuke swiftly moved his head closer to hers, until he crashed his lips with hers. Sakura's eyes widened in surprise, but didn't dare argue with what had just happened. A few closed lipped kisses occurred, before Sakura parted her lips, giving Sasuke permission to enter.

Not a moment later, the two were kissing passionately, both fighting for dominance with their tongues. Sasuke wrapped his hands around Sakura's slim waist and pulled her closer, holding her tightly with what seemed like no intention of ever letting go. Sakura had one arm pushed up against the Uchiha's toned body, gripping gently on his six pack every now and then, while the other arm rested behind his neck, running her hand through his spikey black hair.

Their stitched lips grew apart. Sasuke placed one closed lip kiss on Sakura's mouth before kissing along her cheek softly, then guiding his lips down to her neck. Sakura moaned lightly, as Sasuke continued to nibble and kiss her neck all the way down to her collar bone, pulling her even closer. His warm breath on Sakura's skin delighted her, causing shivers done her spine and another light moan to escape her lips. Sasuke worked his lips back up to hers and kissed her passionately once more, feeling the beauty through her lips, before pulling apart.

The two looked at each other, each breathing heavily. Sasuke smirked, trying to catch his breath and hide the smile that wanted to take control of his lips; he'd never been that intimate with a girl before, he'd never even loved a girl before. This was all new to him, and he assumed that it had also been for Sakura.

Sakura sat there still surprised at the event that took place. Her eyes glowed with gladness as she outlined her slightly swollen lips with her finger. She took one more glance at Sasuke, then turned to the opposite direction; blushing.

"Sorry about that, your nagging was driving me crazy," Sasuke joked, braking the silence, speaking for the very first time since their kiss.

Sakura turned her face towards the raven-haired boy, her cheeks still pink as ever, and a few tears streaming down her face. Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw her tears. What had he done wrong now? The Uchiha continued to stare at her in distress until her saw the hugest version of her signature smile arise from her lips.

He felt his heart melt into the ground; he'd been waiting the longest of times to see her smile. For once, she was crying, because she was happy, not because he'd torn her heart apart.

"W-w-what was that f-f-or? I mean- what was it honestly f-for?" Sakura stuttered, still so utterly shocked that she could barely speak, yet completely ecstatic.

"You'll find out sooner or later," Sasuke sighed, running a hand through his spiky hair and thinking back on Itachi.

Because of Itachi, Sasuke couldn't even enjoy the after math of one lovely kiss with the girl he loved more than anything in the world. He wanted to hold Sakura in his arms so bad, but if he got closer to her now, she'd be ten times as heartbroken when he would have to venture out to kill Itachi, and he would have to. As always he couldn't be with Sakura until Itachi was dead, it just didn't feel right to him.

Sasuke needed to kill Itachi, and fast.

(A/N: What did ya think? Too much?? Would a simple kiss have been better? xD I know it's a boring strictly Sasuke-Sakura chapter, but I wanted to write something a bit lovey dovey between them, but not EXTREMLEY lovey dovey, just normal xD because theres still more of this story to go xD! That was my first time writing a make out scene so I hope it was good enough xD REMEMBER PLZ LEAVE REVIEWS!! You'll get a hug and a free cookie and and and annnnnnnd for this once only, A FREE SLURPIE! W00t w00t! Aren't you excited? Well, yes go review points to review button haha

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