Chapter 29

Sai has been acting strange. Sakura could sense the subtle iciness In his tone. And the worse part is, he's been more possessive. He won't allow Sakura to get near Sasuke. "Sai," Sakura awkwardly fidgets with her finger. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, why do you ask?" Sai empty smile scares Sakura.

"It's just that you've haven't been yourself, since the volleyball fiasco."

"I apologized to Sasuke."

"It's not just that…" Sakura grabs his hands. "Can you just tell me how you feel?" She softens up and looks at his stoic face.

It boggles Sai to have someone soften his heart with just a soft smile. It annoys him even more to want to be more forgiving towards Sakura just because of her angelic smile. "Sakura, how would you feel if I slept with a friend of opposite gender?" Sakura lets go of his hands.

Sakura knows where he was going with this. "I'm sorry." Guilt override her as Sai expression darkens. "We didn't have sex."

"I'm still angry!"

Startled, Sakura backs away a little. "I was just consoling Sasuke and happened to lose track of time. I promise!"

Sai quickly leans in and forcefully kisses Sakura. Sakura closes her eyes and accepts his passionate kiss. This kiss is different from Sai's usual tender kiss. It's more chaotic and powerful. Sakura can feel the insecurities and anger Sai is displaying. Just by this one passionate kiss… The kiss feels amazing. Sai stops kissing Sakura and enjoys her steamy expression. Her glazed emerald eyes and the swollen lips is turning him on. He must calm down. "I understand," Sakura breathlessly said. "I will distance myself with Sasuke."

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Tsunade glances at the beautiful scenery. Japan is just so peaceful. She takes out the precious picture from her wallet and adores it. I wonder how they are doing. She kisses the picture and neatly places it back in her wallet. She's excited to surprise them!

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Sasuke is truly thankful to have Naruto to care for him, but Naruto can be annoying. Naruto is practically glued to Sasuke. If Sakura trade spots with Naruto, that would be a different story. "Hey," Sasuke munches on some potato chips. "I'm fine now. You can go."

"You know Sasuke," Naruto sternly said, "I think you're cursed. Think about it! You've been getting nothing but injuries during the school trip." Naruto frantically makes a cross with his finger. Peeved, Sasuke throws his pillow at him.

"Just leave."

"Fine, but if you need anything just call me!" Naruto happily slams the door and walks to the hotel lounge.

Sasuke is tired of being cooped up in the room. He lazily opens the door and yawns. I need to stretch. He makes his way to the dining room and sits at the empty table.

"Mind if I join?"

"What do you want, Karin?" Sasuke grabs the menu. "You're ruining my mood."

"I want to show you something," Karin seductively said. "It's something about Sakura." Sasuke slams the menu down. "Since I have your attention now, look at this." She eagerly shows Sasuke the footage of Sai and Sakura making out. Karin wants to see it. She longs for the defeated expression on Sasuke's face. Sasuke abruptly grabs her phone and toss it on the floor. Instead of a defeated expression, Sasuke is furious. Karin plan backfired. Sasuke anger is overwhelming him. He wants to make Sakura only his. Seeing them making out is only making him more compelled to make Sakura his.

"Thanks Karin." Sakura fiery onyx eyes is making Karin blush. "I only want Sakura even more now." He grins and raises his hand for the waitress. "I would like some sweet ice tea."

Karin is utterly dumbfounded. She failed to extinguish the fire, and instead helped the fire grow bigger.

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Ino saw the whole thing between Sakura and Sai. For some weird reason her heart started to hurt. She should feel happy to see Sakura love flourishing. It kind of irks her to feel a tinge of pain. Why am I feeling like this? She touches her chest. I must feel happy for Sakura! She forcefully smiles and opens the door to her room.

Sakura is sitting on Sai's lap. Sai is playfully holding her and kissing Sakura's flushed cheeks. The small pain is coming back. "Can you guys get a room?" Ino teased. She sits on her bed. "I'm still single, while you both are flirting…" Ino mutters.

"Sorry Ino," Sakura said, "but maybe you can get a boyfriend during tonight's festival."

"That's a great idea," Sai happily agrees.

"Then we can go on double dates!" Sakura happily states.

"Yeah," Ino said with a smile. "Wouldn't that be great?"

Why do I feel hurt?