So here's chapter 10. Oh I'm so excited that I actually got here. Oh and I would like to thank my friend leogirl321 for reviewing like a monster. Just kidding I love your reviews Leo don't hurt me! –Cowers in fear-. Thanks to the others who review as well. Well anyway putting that aside, please enjoy this chapter. (Little something for MizukiMitsukai in there). Oh and if you review please tell me if I should change the name of this story, Connected doesn't seem to fit anymore. Oh and also the story is skipping to summer. I know it's a big jump but... I can't go on with school when I'm out of it! ~ MelloMusic

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I do own my obsession for it though.

Connected.

Is it true?

(With the guys)

Sasori leaned back in his chair and looked at the plain white ceiling. Nothing in that large mansion ever changed. It was always the same people there. The same voices, the same house. Was there anything different about that place?

"Sit up normally before you fall back and break the chair. Itachi won't be so pleased this is his house anyway", snapped a voice behind him. He turned around seeing Pein walking towards him with a cup of coffee in hand.

Same leader, grumpy, and in charge in the mornings.

Pein took a seat in the chair beside him and took a sip of his coffee staring at the wall blankly. Sasori sighed; something different needed to happen around there. He cast a glance at Pein and smirked. But before he could say anything Pein got there first.

"Haruno Sakura", he said looking over at Sasori. "You're dating her, correct?" Sasori looked at Pein with question but answered simply, "it's fun to go along with rumors. The ones who spread it think they rule the place and get turned down so quickly, it's hilarious."

Pein frowned and looked back at the wall, taking another sip of coffee and mumbling, "so you're using her?"

Sasori gripped the arm of the chair and looked back at the roof one more. He would say yes but, he didn't just kiss her to shut her up, in fact he didn't know why he kissed her. He enjoyed the date they went on, he nearly ripped Uchiha Sasuke's head off when he and Sakura kissed, even though it was just a dare. Not to mention he enjoyed the time they spent together.

"I'm not using her", Sasori replied looking over at Pein. "I wouldn't, in fact I don't think I even could use her." Pein looked over as well and smirked.

"So what you're saying is", he began. "You love her?" Sasori shrugged.

"I don't know... Maybe."

"I know you do."

"How?"

"I asked that question and you changed from pale skin to slightly pink. You love her."

"What, no I don't." Sasori slammed his head on the table and covered his face making Pein laugh.

"I knew it you do love her, you didn't blush you moron", he finished off his coffee and threw it across the room, making it land in a trash can.

"Though I can tell you're denying the fact that you do", Pein told him. "And why would that be?"

"I don't know if she likes me back", he replied.

"Well why don't you ask her?"

"ASK HER!?! Are you insane?!" He had thrown his hands up in the air.

"Or you can do what I did and just kiss her."

"You kissed Sakura?!" Sasori jumped up about to strangle him but Pein shook his head.

"Konan you idiot."

Sasori sat down, "oh OK."

A door was thrown open somewhere upstairs and Hidan appeared at the stairs long after.

"Do you MIND? Some of us are trying to sleep. Just listen to Pein and get into a REAL relationship with Pinky. Then no one has to listen to you and leader fight." Pein raised a hand and stated, "my voice was never raised. It was all him."

Sasori's eye twitched. He blamed it all on him?

"Oh shut up Hidan. I wouldn't be talking. At least Sakura and I are in a sort of relationship. Unlike you and that Hinata girl, I bet she doesn't even know you, you dumb closet stalker." Hidan narrowed his eyes.

"What was that?" Hidan growled making his way down the stairs.

Sasori narrowed his eyes.

"Oh you heard me."

Pein sighed and stood up making his way out of the room and towards his. He sighed; he had to deal with the guys by himself since Konan was out.

"Oh this is going to be a long summer."

(With the girls)

Sakura stretched as light filtered into her room, through the open window. Ino, Hinata, and Tenten had stayed over the night before so she couldn't get up just yet. She looked around the room to see everyone in their sleeping bags on the floor. She laughed and climbed out the window and onto her roof.

She looked up at the morning sky, still half-asleep, and let the sun's rays warm her up. It wasn't everyday she could just relax like this, oh how Sakura loved summer.

She looked down towards the street and watched as just a few cars drove by. Then she spotted someone walking down the road. She wore a blue dress that came just below her knees, with silver high heels. The flower in her blue hair gave away who she was in a snap.

"Konan", she shouted. Konan turned and looked at Sakura, smiling and waving. "Come over here!" Konan stood there for a second in thought and then decided to come over. Sakura climbed back in through her window, snatched a random outfit, and ran for the door after changing in the bathroom. She wore a maroon shirt, and black shorts, nothing excellent.

When she opened the door Konan was sitting outside on the bench. Sakura laughed and joined her.

"Morning", Konan said with a smile. "I didn't think anyone would be awake on your side of town. Everything always simmers down in the summer." Sakura laughed and looked around.

"True, but I always get up earlier than anyone here"; she pulled her legs up and rested her head on her knees. The two sat in silence for a little bit before Konan spoke.

"So how's it going with Sasori?" She asked. "You two have hung out a lot more over the school year." Sakura smiled.

"Everything's fine", she said. "But I don't think he's realized anything yet." Konan tilted her head in question, "what do you mean?" Sakura smiled and put a peace sign.

"I was only dating him because he enjoyed going with rumors at the start", she said. "But the more we hung out, the more I realized... I really do like him. But he can be so dense sometimes." Now both girls laughed. It was true; he was a pretty dense person sometimes.

"Maybe I should just ask him", Sakura said. Konan nodded, "I think that's a great idea."

As if on cue, Sakura's cell phone started to ring. She looked down and check the caller ID, and sure enough.

"Hello?"

"Um, hey Blossom."

"Hey Sasori." She looked over at Konan who laughed slightly.

"Hey listen I need to talk to you."

"Yeah same here."

There was a pause and then Sasori began to talk again.

"Can you meet me at the park? I'm actually already there, Itachi kicked me out of the house."

"Sure. I'll be there soon. Bye Sasori."

"See ya, Blossom."

Click.

Sakura shut her phone and turned to Konan who had an eyebrow raised in question. Sakura laughed.

"He wants to meet me at the park, he says he has something to tell me", she told her friend. Konan nodded and stood up.

"Well then I'll see you later. Call me and tell me what happens." Sakura nodded and waited for Konan to leave before going in the oposite direction to the park where she and Sasori usually met.

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"Hey Sasori", she said as she entered the park, seeing the redhead on a swing. He wasn't swinging, just sitting there. Sakura sat down on the swing beside his and looked over. "So you wanted to talk to me about something?" Sasori nodded and looked away from her.

"Yeah but you said you did as well so, ladies first", he said still not looking at her.

"Actually you said it first so you go, I don't want to be rude", she said.

"Sakura."

"Sasori."

"Fine", they both shouted. Sasori turned around and both their eyes met. "I love you!" They both stopped. They had told each other the same thing, at the same time. Sakura turned to hide her blush and Sasori fell off the swing onto the ground with a thud.

"D-Do you really", Sakura asked trying to get rid of her blush. Sasori ran his hand through his red hair.

"Y-Yeah I do", he said.

Sasori was taken by surprise when she dropped down to the ground and took him into a hug.

"Good because I didn't want to go with the rumors any more, that was just stupid", she said. Sasori laughed, "the rumors weren't the reason." Sakura pulled away and then Sasori leaned back in planting a kiss on her lips.

"It's true", he said when he pulled away. "It's true, true, true." Sakura hit him over the head.

"I'm a sap for love stories."

"Exactly."

"And you're the jerk that the kind girl happens to fall in love with."

"I'm a jerk?"

"Yeah. The kind of jerk that makes you believe he doesn't even like you at all and fake dates you for a whole year."

"Well sorry to be such a jerk."

"Eh whatever."

They both laughed and Sakura stood up, "I have to go home."

Sasori nodded, "and I have to beg Itachi to let me back into mine."

Now the summer wasn't the same. The same house, the same roof, the same voices, the same people, the new girlfriend, the new love.

OK. I'm the sap for love stories not Sakura. But imagine the scene of them when they both shouted that. Awwwwwwwww, I love it. Darn me and my impatience... Should I have waited to make them actually fall in love? Well oh well, please REVIEW!