So…it seems the girls are mad at the guys. I'll fix that soon enough.

Mostly SasuSaku this chapter.

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Dreamland

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"I'm going to go home. There aren't enough places to sleep here." Sakura said, picking up her bags. She went over to Temari and hugged the girl. "Bye."

"Bye." The other girls all replied as Sakura left.

Outside, Sakura immediately felt better, even though the sky was filled with rain clouds that looked like they could begin spilling rain at any second. It felt almost like someone was dying in there, she thought.

She walked home, thinking sadly about what had happened to Temari. She has the worst luck. First she finds out someone damaged her new car, then she finds out that it's the guy she likes. How horrible.

Caught up in her own thoughts, she didn't hear anyone coming until her name was called out in the darkness.

She lifted her head up and stopped walking. I know that voice! "Sasuke?"

He jogged up to her and she stiffened, remembering something.

FLASHBACK

"Why don't we just take a break from guys right now." Tenten said.

The other girls all agreed silently, nodding to each other grimly.

END FLASHBACK

"What do you want?" she asked angrily.

"To talk to you." Sasuke replied truthfully.

"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you then." She said coldly and began walking home again, faster this time.

"You don't understand!" He called, chasing after her.

"I think I understand very well, thank you!" she replied.

"But-" The rest of what he said was drowned out by a loud movers' truck passing by.

She went through the wooden gate, hurrying up the walkway to her door and fumbled with her keys, trying to open the door. She wrenched open her door and tried to step inside, but Sasuke grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"Wait."

"Why should I?" she asked, feeling angrier.

"Because…because I love you." No matter how much he wanted to look away from her eyes, he needed to know, to tell her how he felt about her, to know if she loved him back, to have those emerald eyes accept him.

Sakura blinked, shocked. She hadn't been expecting this! Maybe an apology…suddenly at the thought of an apology something in her brain flickered and she thought, he hasn't even apologized yet! He hasn't done anything wrong. There isn't any need for an apology. Her brain reminded her. Dammit! He just told me he loves me and all I can do is think he needs to apologize for absolutely no reason. Her thoughts jumbled, the expression on her face became puzzled, just as raindrops started to fall from the waterlogged clouds.

Sasuke loosened the grip on her wrist and looked down, finally letting go of her arm, knowing she was trying to figure out a way to tell him that she didn't like him.

"Sorry for bothering you." He said, teeth clenched, as he began walking away, the rain making his hair stick to his head and face.

"Wait, Sasuke, I…" she sounded miserable as she tried to think of something to say.

"I get it, Sakura; you don't have to stop me just to tell me you don't like me." Sakura made achoking noise and he realized that she had begun crying. He waited impatiently, nevertheless.

She swallowed deeply, trying to stop crying enough to talk. "That's not true." Sasuke shivered, not from the cold or the rain (although it probably didn't help), but because he realized what she was trying to say. "I love you too!" She wailed, still trying to choke down sobs.

Suddenly Sasuke felt sick, and everything turned fuzzy. His legs felt weak, and he swayed. "Sasuke?" Sakura asked cautiously, unsure if he'd heard her. He was really pale. She took a step forward, wondering if he was alright. He swayed again and his weak legs finally buckled under his weight. Falling backwards, his head hit the wooden gate and he fell unconscious. The last image he saw was Sakura, looking shocked and rushing towards him, screaming out his name in alarm.

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Sakura sat by the bed all night, hoping Sasuke would be ok. She was torn inside, knowing that if she wanted to stay true to her friends she would have to let him go, but if she did that she would be throwing away someone that-she suddenly realized with a pang- that she truly loved. If she stayed true to him she could only hope that her friends would understand. Or at least that they would forgive her someday.

She got up wearily and took the mini-towel from Sasuke's forehead and headed into the kitchen, intending to wet it again. But once there, she couldn't remember what she was doing, and she was so sleep-deprived that she headed into the bedroom, turned out the light and fell asleep on the far side of her bed, forgetting about Sasuke and the fact that she was still wearing her clothes.

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Sasuke awoke feeling light-headed and groggy, with no memory of what had happened. I…told Sakura that I love her…but then what happened? Did she tell me she loved me back? Sasuke's thought's swirled around his head confusingly as he tried to remember. Unable to make sense of it all, he wondered where he was, which was the least important thing right now. He was on a bed, he thought, but surely not his bed, because his bed had black covers and red pillows, not pink. So he was in someone else's room, in someone else's bed, wearing only his boxers. This thought disturbed him greatly, and he looked around to see if there were any clues to who this person was. But mostly he wanted to make sure they weren't still there. And to his horror, there was a person underneath the covers, sleeping quietly. Cautiously he lifted the covers and the lock of pink hair he saw was enough to ensure him that yes, she had most likely told him she loved him, because how else would they have ended up sleeping together?

Suddenly feeling strange he flopped down into a comfortable chair beside the bed. But that left him feeling exposed, and he went to find his clothes.

Sakura's house was neat and clean everywhere he went, and he wondered vaguely how she kept it looking so clean when she wasn't even there half the time.

Looking out a window he decided to himself that it was about 10 o'clock, and just as he saw his clothes lying on the table neatly folded and washed, there was a knock on the door. He froze, thinking to himself that he was hearing things, when it happened again. Nervously, he grabbed his clothes and got dressed as quickly as he could, hoping that it wasn't Ino or anyone that would probably have the keys to the house. Noticing a back door attached to the kitchen he tried to yank it open, but the door was locked, obviously. He undid the lock and ran through the glass door, just as he heard Sakura getting up to get the door. He closed the door as quietly and quickly as he could, but it clicked back open slightly, without him noticing. Panicking, he tried to find a side door.

"Sasuke?!" he heard Sakura gasp from the front door and realize what was missing. He turned around and ran to the other side if the yard, and found a side door. Once again, he tried to open it, but it was locked. Undoing the lock, he let himself out, and peeked around the front of the house, to see Shikamaru and Ino. How did…? But he didn't have time to wonder anymore, because he heard Sakura say "He was here, but…" and she let them inside, presumably to look for him. Sasuke made a mad dash for the front gate and, remembering to unlock it this time, he ran away, not even bothering to look back.

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Sakura picked up Sasuke's cell phone from the table, which she had taken out of his pants pocket when she had washed his clothes, which were wet from the rain. "I guess he left..." she said slowly as she looked out the window to see a boy wearing all black escape down the street.

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sorry, I know this chapters kinda short but oh well, im feeling slightly depressed.