Authors note: Back to Sakura's point of view :)

The rain was pouring down over me and Sasuke. I he held me firmly on his back as he sprinted through the trees. I could tell he was careful with each step, since the trees were slippery with water. The fact of Sasuke falling, seemed oblivious to me. He was so smooth. Yet being careful, he was moving at a very fast speed. There was no telling where we were. I dug my face into his shoulder as I felt myself shiver from the cold raindrops.

"You alright?" Sasuke asked startling me a bit. He had to speak at a louder tone so I could hear him over the rain.

"Yes. I'm just...really cold." I said as I tightened my grip around his neck.

"We're almost to a resting point." he said nodding. He began to move at a faster pace, still being careful with each step. After about five minutes, he began jumping on lower branches, finally landing on the soft, soaked wet ground below us. I tried to let myself off of his back, but he held my legs firmly as he began walking around some trees. He knocked on a couple tree trunks and listened for a moment, then continued to walk.

"Sasuke?" I asked completely confused.

"Ah. Here we are." Sasuke said knocking on yet another tree. Completley confused I raised my eyebrow as I watched the tree. It did nothing.

"Sasuke...what exactly are you trying to prove?" I asked.

"So impatient." Sasuke said in a annoyed voice. Finally, a small pathway opened on the tree trunk. It was like a doorway, except a tad bit smaller. I gasped. Sasuke led me inside the large tree trunk. It was completley hollow all around, but I didn't care. It was actually warmer inside and I was out of the rain. Sasuke let me down from his back, placing me gently on the dry, grassy ground. It was so pitch dark in the tree, I was almost afraid to move. I couldn't see Sasuke, but I heard a sound coming from the direction he was in. I continued to listen as I heard something like a match being lit, and then there was light.

Sasuke stood in front of me with a small lantern in his hand and a small box of matches in his mouth. He laid the lantern in the corner and tossed the matches to the right. I felt myself blush when he looked at me. His black, spiky hair was no longer spiky. It was wet and strands were plastered down on his face. The back of his hair was wetted down and dripping cool, clear raindrops from small strands. Some raidrops poured down his ice, pale skin until he took his arm and wiped them away. He looked at me with tired eyes. It was amazing how beautiful he was. He was even more beautiful than he used to be...

I had to say something and get myself out of this daydreaming before i fantasized into something else.

"What's all this?" I asked. Sasuke shrugged.

"A secret hideout."

"Did you make this?"

"No. The leaf village has got them spread out in the forest. Its for missions and stuff, I guess. I remembered them and decided this would be a good place for a resting point. I mean, its warmer in here right?" Sasuke asked sitting across from me.

"Yes." I answered. "A lot warmer."

"And dryer?"

"Yes."

"What more could you want?" Sasuke asked with a smirk. I smiled at him as he began tugging at the bottom of his white, soaking wet shirt. I blushed when he pulled it over his head, throwing it to the side. He took a deep sigh and laid his head against the tree, closing his eyes.

I stared at him. His beautiful features. His peaceful expression. His angelic figure...I wanted him so bad. He smirked again.

"I know your looking at me." he said without opening his eyes.

"Its kind of hard not to." I admitted, trying to keep from blushing. Sasuke opened his dark eyes and looked at me, sleepily.

"Your still cold." he said. It wasn't a question. I guess he saw how I was still shivering.

"Yeah. Its okay, it just takes me a minute to warm up."

Sasuke sighed. "Come here." I was shocked. Sasuke had never voluntarily invited me to go to him. It took me a minute to process what he just said. When I did, I smiled.

"What for?" I asked playfully.

"Don't you want some warmth?" he asked holding his arms out. I blushed as he invited me in his embrace. I wanted to see how far he would go.

"You worried about me, Sasuke?" I asked with a big smile on my face.

"Psh. No. I'm worried about the baby."

I gasped as my mouth flew open. "Sasuke! I thought we were having a moment here!" I yelled crossing my arms and pouting. Sasuke choked back a laugh.

"Common, Sakura you knew I was playing. Now are you coming or not?"

I sighed, defeated as I slowly crawled to Sasuke. His arms took me in and pulled me against his cold, wet, hard chest. I tried to control my blushing as I laid my head on his chest. I could hear Sasuke's heart beat. It was calm. Controlled. If he were to listen to mine, he would have thought it was going to explode.

"Isn't this a little better?" Sasuke asked, slowly rubbing his arm up and down mine. I nodded.

"Yes. A lot better. Although I feel like a squirrel." I said. Sasuke laughed. Of course I wasn't concerned about my warmth, I was fully focused on Sasuke. All the years of trying to forget I ever loved him, all went down the drain. How could I keep from loving this angelic figure if he were to hold me like this?

"A squirrel? Well, sorry to break it to you, but squirrels are harder to read than you are.." Sasuke laughed. I frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"I can read you like a book, Sakura."

"What are you talking about?" I demanded.

"Oh common. I knew you were trying to test me just a few minutes ago."

"No I wasn't."

"Yes you were."

"Okay, I was." I finally admitted. "Your just acting so bizarre."

Sasuke pulled away from me for a moment. "Bizarre? How so?"

"Sasuke, don't play dumb." I snapped. "You know this isn't usually how you are."

"Well, how about I hear it from your perspective?" Sasuke taunted, his face completley serious. I sighed.

"This acting like you care about me crap. Its weird."

"I thought you wanted me to care about you."

"I do. Its just...im not used to it."

"Ah." Sasuke said pulling me back into his arms. "Well, who says im acting? Why can't I actually care about you?"

"Because your Sasuke." I said pushing off his chest to look him in the eyes. "Sasuke was never into girls."

"Why are you talking as if I'm not Sasuke and just one of your girlfriends?"

"Sasuke be serious." I said slapping him in the chest. Sasuke snorted and pulled me back in his arms. He took a deep sigh and squeezed me tighter.

"Your so confusing." he finally mumbled.

"Im confusing? What about you, Mr. Moodswings?"

"Mr. Moodswings? Did you stay up all night coming up with that one?"

"Sasuke, I'm not in the mood for your sarcasm."

"And im not in the mood for your annoyingness, but I deal with it." Sasuke said with a crooked smile. His crooked smile made me stop completley in my tracks. It was like my heart melted and I couldn't speak. Sasuke moved a hand in front of my face. "Sakura?"

"Huh?" I asked, dumbfounded. Sasuke laughed.

"You need some sleep." he said with a smile. "Go to sleep."

"I'm still cold." I complained. Sasuke sighed as he pulled me on his lap, like a baby. He curled his arms around me and pulled me close. I could feel how warm his chest had gotten all of a sudden, and I looked up into his dark eyes.

"You'll be warm soon. Now go to sleep. We're going to be covering a lot of ground tomorrow, and you'll need your strength." Sasuke said looking at me with sleepy eyes.

"Sasuke"-

"Don't worry. I won't leave you." he promised. He shook his head to himself as he laughed.

"What's so funny?" I demanded.

"Its funny how you've brought out this comfort side in me. I didn't even think it existed."

"I knew you had a soft spot." I bragged. "Everyone does. It may have taken me forever to bring it out, but I knew you had one."

"Shut up." Sasuke said with a serious look, but his eyes were filled with humor. "Go to sleep." he ordered as he laid his head back and closed his own eyes.