Author's Note: Wah! Gomen!!!! I had by far the worst writer's block with this story! That's what you get for writing a story without first planning what you want to happen. Though I must say that this story...according you ur reviews and obvious interest...is turning out to be by far by best story. There's just this little part right here that I'm stumped against. It's kinda hard to follow up on a climax like that! Things are cooling down now...but...don't think that another climax in not brewing up! Hehehehehehe. Well enough of my rambling...on with the story! BTW...this is mostly likely going to be in two parts. I wanted to up this up cause I realized that I've been neglecting u readers out there.

Disclaimer: nope..doesn't belong to me...story yes...anime and manga no.

Sakura's Admire Ch 12

Realization part one

Hinata's POV

After I left Itachi and Sasuke's room (to let them know that dinner was ready), I walked down the hall towards Sakura's room. Her door was opened and I saw her lying back on her bed. I knocked softly on her door and saw as she lifted her head up slightly to see who was at the door.

"Sakura-Chan...dinner is ready." I said in a soft voice as I leaned against the door frame.

"I'm really not hungry." She said in a plan voice, not looking at me. A pout came across my face when she said that. Since she ended things with the guys a few days ago, she really hasn't been herself. She was so quite and mostly kept to herself. She's my best friend and seeing her like this really did hurt me.

"Sakura-Chan..." I started, however my voice trailed off. I really wanted to say more...but...what could I say? 'Everything is going to be alright' or something like 'Don't worry about it, I think you made the right choice'. Truthfully, I don't think there was much for me to say. I knew very well how she felt for both of them. We talked about it a lot. So...breaking up with the both of them...must have been the hardest thing that she ever had to deal with. Without another word I turned around and headed down stairs. Upon reaching the dinning room I saw Sasuke and Naruto-kun sitting at the table. I tilted my head slightly when I noticed that someone was missing.

"Ano...Sasuke-kun?" I asked as I took my seat next to Naruto-kun.

"Yes?" He answered as he looked at me.

"Isn't Itachi-kun coming down for dinner?" I asked, curious as to why he wasn't downstairs.

Sasuke shook his head as he took his share of some of the vegetables that I cooked. "He said he wasn't hungry."

"Oh." I said just above a whisper as I placed two fried chicken wings on my plate and passed the platter to Naruto. "Both of them..." I said to myself as I shook my head.

"What about both of them?" Naruto-kun asked after placing the platter of chicken down, after taking his share.

"Haven't you noticed?" I asked as I turned to look at him. "They really haven't been acting like themselves lately."

A thoughtful look came across Naruto-kun's face as he started to eat his food. "Come to think of it..."

"I think it's been stressful for all of us." Sasuke said in a low voice, interrupting Naruto-kun.

I slowly shook my head in disagreement. "Somehow I don't think so. It seems a little bit more then that."

"Well...what do you think it means Hinata-chan?" Naruto-kun asked as he turned to look at me, a look of interest was written across his face...waiting to hear what I had to say.

Although we were now dating, I couldn't help but to blush like I always have, every now and then. I could feel my cheeks burn slightly from the sudden attention. "Ano...well..." I spoke up quietly. "If there was nothing wrong, then we would all be together...right? I mean...since the guys woke up and were able to walk around...I've noticed this choking tension between them...mostly Sakura-chan and Itachi-kun...but...I really don't know..."

I saw as Naruto nodded his head in agreement. "Yea...I've noticed that too..." He said in a low voice with an unreadable expression on his face. I took a deep breath as I turned my attention to my plate. Even without them down here, I could still feel the tension.

"Sometimes...I just wish that she just picked one of us. Even if it were Itachi that she choose. If it would mean that there wouldn't be this silent treatment...I..." I turned my attention to Sasuke-kun when he spoke. His face was slightly hard set and his eyes were narrowed...as if he were hold back from saying something more...or expressing his true feelings.

"Well...there isn't much that we could do...I mean this is Sakura-chan where talking about here. When she has her mind set on something, it's hard to get her to change her mind. We just need to bear with it until she's ready." Naruto said as he went back to eating his food.

Sasuke didn't reply as he too went back to eating his food. I looked at both of them for a moment. At this point I really didn't know what to think. I just hated seeing my friends not happy.

"Has Itachi-kun said anything to you-" I was cut off by sudden shouting coming from upstairs. All of us looked towards the stairs both startled and confused. I guess all of us was thinking about the same thing cause we all got up from out seats and ran up the stairs towards the room where the shouting came from. As we ran up the stairs, we saw Sakura running down the stairs. By the time we reached the room, we saw Itachi down on his knees. A look of dis pare was writing across his face.. All three of us gasped in shock. My eyes widen in disbelief...what on earth is going on?

Author's POV

Sakura ran down the stairs, tears rolling down her cheeks. Sasuke, Hinata and Naruto exchanged confused, silent looks while Itachi was still down on his knees with a dazed/shock look on his face. Hinata was the first to make a move.

"I'm going to go and check on her. Excuse me." She said in a soft voice as she turned around and walked calmly down the stairs. She walked towards the front entrance and grabbed her car keys from the key hook. Naruto and Sasuke remained standing in the same spot looking down at Itachi.

"Hey...what's going on here?" Sasuke asked as he walked into Sakura's room and walked right in front of his brother.

Itachi remained silent, not even acknowledging his brother's presence. This confused both Naruto and Sasuke even more. Sasuke could tell by his brother's attitude, that what ever had happen up here was really bad. Before he could open his mouth to ask anymore questions, Itachi stood up slowly and turned to leave the room, all without saying one word. Naruto and Sasuke saw as he walked into his room and closed the door behind him. Now even more concerned, Sasuke followed after him, that is until Naruto stopped him. He shook his head as if to say 'Leave him alone for now'. A frown came across Sasuke's face as he understood and changed directions to head down the stairs.

"What did you do, Itachi?" Naruto whispered to himself as he starred at the closed door in front of him. He soon made his way downstairs leaving Itachi to himself.

Outside with Hinata and Sakura

Hinata was in her car driving around to find Sakura. She ran out of the house upset and crying and it was starting to get dark. A very bad combination. She turned the corner and drove down another block. It wasn't long before she spotted a pink haired girl sitting on the park bench at one of the local parks not to far from her house. She sighed a sigh of relief as she parked her car at the curb and got out. She was quite as she walked over towards her. Sakura though didn't pay attention to the new comer who was now sitting next to her. Hinata remained calm and quite. She knew that sometimes it was best...not to talk at all...but to just be there...she knew that at that moment that's what she needed the most.

"I...I slapped him. Everything that he said was right...and I slapped him." She said in a low voice as she turned her head slightly to look at Hinata. Tear stains were across her cheeks, her eyes were red and her cheeks were puffy.

Hinata looked at her with an understanding look. "Why did you slap him?" She asked in a soft voice almost unsure if she should have even asked such a question.

Sakura stared off at nothing in particular...silent...as she thought deeply about that question. "I don't know." She finally admitted. "I was so angry...he...just called it quits. He wanted to end our relationship...without giving me a chance to choose."

"So he didn't have the right to end a relationship that really wasn't a relationship, since you were already in one with someone else?" Hinata questioned with a raised eyebrow and a knowing smile.

Sakura's mouth opened since she was about to say what she thought was an obvious 'Yes!'...that is until she caught on to what she REALLY meant. Her eyebrows frown together as a pout formed across her lips. Now that she really thought about it, she felt very stupid.

"I guess not..." She honestly admitted as she looked down at the ground. "But..." She said in a firm, yet gentle tone. "That doesn't mean that I never developed feeling for him."

Hinata nodded her head in agreement. "And no one is denying that. However, you can't except that the both of them are going to wait for you and it wouldn't affect them at all. On top of that you can't ignore them thinking that doing so will make the choosing process that much more easier."

Sakura paused as she took in a deep breath. Hinata continued. "I may not know how you feel, but as your friend, I could see how this is affecting you. Without a shadow of a doubt, I know that you love the two of them very much...and they both likewise love you. I can't give you any witty line like "Follow you're heart" or "Choose the one that makes you the happiest", Because quite truthfully, such things are misleading. A "happily ever after" is only meant for fairy tales and the funny thing with life is that it doesn't always go the way you think it should go."

"For all I know maybe neither one of them is right for you. Maybe Mr. Right is still around the corner waiting for you. But I'll tell you this. When you find him...you'll know. It's like an internal magnet that just attracts you to him. It's something that can't be said...only felt...and for everyone it's different. But whoever it is...you would have that feeling that you couldn't live you're life without him...because he's that second half of you that you've been searching for all your life." Once Hinata had finished, she slowly stood up. Sakura looked up at her friend in slightly confused. Hinata's only response was a warm inviting smile.

"We should get going now...however...if you aren't quite ready to go home just yet, we could just drive around and talk." She suggested in a friendly tone.

For the first time that night...or more so over...the past three days, a genuine smile came across Sakura's face. "Can we go for a ride?" She asked in a small voice as she looked up at her friend.

Hinata nodded her head as she reached out her head to help Sakura up. Accepting the out streached hand, Hinata grabbed a hold of it and pulled her up. Together they walked back to the car chatting about mundane stuff. For the first time in a long time, Sakura felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulder. No, the situation hasn't changed...but she felt that she could handle it a little more better then before.