DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO. MASASHI KISHIMOTO DOES.

They didn't want this to end for sure, the world might be ending but they never wanted to stop dancing. They never wanted to stop gliding to the music, wearing their emotions on their sleeves, being vulnerable for a while, being between each other's arm.

He didn't want to let go.

She didn't want to let go.

And they didn't.

"You're Mine, Only Mine"

Chapter 13: "To be Continued"

Sasori Akaningyo arrived at the Akatsuki Mansion with a scowl on his face. It was one of those nights again, where their leader gathered them around to discuss their upcoming projects, celebrate their successful ones or just to have some fun but mostly the formers. They looked more like a private organization rather than a fraternity.

Nevertheless, Sasori admittedly likes the celebrations and meetings of Akatsuki but today, is not his day, he supposes. Everything irritates him. And it didn't go unnoticed by everyone.

"Why the long face, Sasori-danna, un?" Deidara looked curiously at him. It was the first time that he saw Sasori so... heartbroken.

"Nothing." Sasori deadpanned as he continued staring at the wall that he now found interesting.

"I suppose it's about pinky, un?" Deidara saw Sasori flinched at the name. 'So it is about pinky'

Sasori didn't say anything but he glared at the blonde not daring to say a word or he'll never get the end of it.

"You know just forget about her and celebrate with us, un!" The blonde waited for his answer, Sasori was never like this, back at Suna, he always disregarded girls, and he never saw him this upset when a girl that he supposedly like doesn't like him back. Sasori was supposed to shrug it off but seeing that he didn't respond and joined him at their party. Maybe he is that serious about the pink-haired girl.

Knowing that Sasori will never respond any time sooner. Deidara shrugged it off and returns to the dining room to mingle with his other friends, leaving Sasori to his well-deserved space for his brooding mood.

Sasori seriously enjoyed that he's alone now, away from the loud and noisy voices of his friends. He isn't in the mood to go and joke about stuff. He just wanted to be alone in the quiet.

He can think of it again and torture his self again and again.

It's been a week since it happened.

The date. Of course. The date of the century.

Just after Naruto and Itachi finished their ramen. Naruto sneaked his way out of the Ichiraku Ramen stall to make Itachi pay for his meal, which Itachi's going to pay anyways, he bumped with Ino who immediately throw the latest gossip that she knows and that is the date of the famed Uchiha and the infamous Haruno. Naruto jumped right ahead, saying that he is a primary witness of this said date and you know the story.

They literally spread the word to the entire village and took the privilege as Sasuke and Sakura's best friend to exploit their good ol' date and ruin their hopefully private life.

In Sasori's case, he heard it from Naruto, who called him up and told his side of the story. Since then he distanced his self from their group, more specifically to Sasuke and Sakura. He knows that Sasuke still hates or despises him in a way, that's a strong word but Sasuke is an Uchiha, and hate is not the strongest word an Uchiha can do or feel.

He just didn't want to make something that could ruin their relationship, sure, he gains interest and liking to Sakura and sure he can try to get Sakura from Sasuke both in a nice and not-so-good way but he respected their blossoming relationship. He wouldn't dare to play dirty, not just because Itachi had told so, and mind you he has high regards and respect in Itachi as his senior, but he simply put it as they don't deserve it, Sakura does not deserve it, he can see it in the way that her eyes shine in happiness with Sasuke. Surely, she is elated in the turn of events.

It was all that he needs to make him stop him lucid dreaming and start getting laid. For real.

Sasori sighed and ruffled his hair in frustration. He still feels something.

"You are serious."

A familiar voice comes up to him as he felt the cushion supported the weight of the newcomer.

"What do you mean, Itachi?" He didn't need to raise his head to know his voice. He knew it all too well.

"About Sakura. You started to like her." Itachi regarded slowly. Thinking if this was a rather good or stupid choice to do.

"I was serious. I mean, I still am but I realized I really never stood a chance. She likes, no, she loves Sasuke before I even get into the picture." Sasori said more to himself than to Itachi who listened carefully and understood his words.

"If it wasn't for you. They wouldn't have made it."

Sasori raised his head to look at Itachi when he heard his reply, only to find him looking at their friends as they fool around and celebrated on their successful recent project.

He ponders on Itachi's words for a while, he didn't expect that he almost believed it for a second but he didn't want to flatter his self, that isn't certainly true.

He shook his head and Itachi glanced at him at the corner of his eye. "They would make it. They would without me. In some other way, I knew that they will end up together no matter what. I saw it firsthand, your brother would never let anyone take her from him."

Itachi looked down this time, sighing in defeat. He couldn't quite shake the feeling that it was his fault. He just wanted to shake things a little bit. Not ruin Sasori.

"This might have been my fault"

He said dejectedly and saw Sasori's head snapped at him.

"It wasn't."

It was Itachi's turn to look at him as if he was challenging him to prove otherwise.

"Sakura… Ever since we were kids... She's amazing, independent, beautiful, every positive word that you could think of. But I... I didn't take things seriously, as you said, you know me, I'm a playboy back at Suna, I cheated, I've been with many girls and now that I'm serious… I became attracted and took the liking of my childhood friend who is in love with another man. It backfired. And I was stupid."

He sounds ridiculous by now, never in a million years would he ever thought that he will say these words, he laughed internally at himself for that. He became a wreck in a short period of time.

"I still somehow feel conflicted upon this." Itachi sad sighing upon the process.

With that, Sasori stood up and looked at him with a soft genuine smile that Itachi barely sees "Don't be Itachi. I'll be fine. Just make sure that your arrogant brother won't hurt her or I'll definitely get her from him. For good"

He didn't wait for Itachi to reply as he went out of the mansion.

Itachi looked at his retreating back for a while until he was no longer at his sight, he shook his head and had a smile of his own.

'I'll never let him. I promise.'

For now. He just needs to wait for his parents' arrival.

He wonders what would their parents say about this.

"Fugaku-san and Mikoto-san is coming home?"

Sakura walked side by side with Sasuke as they walk home.

After their beautiful date at La Presa. It became pretty clear to Sakura that Sasuke really like her or even love her but before they even get a hold of everything, their so-called best friends got the wonderful idea to blurt it out to the whole village.

"Hn. Itachi said that they had finished their business in Ame. We are expecting them to arrive 6 days from today."

"This Sunday?"

"Aa."

Sasuke hid the excitement that he feels, he misses his mother, Mikoto. Hell, he even misses his father, Fugaku, despite his strict and harsh demeanour.

"I hope that mom and dad come home too." Sakura thought loudly.

"Haven't you talked to them?" Sasuke glanced at her before returning his gaze to their way.

Sakura looked straight ahead, furrowing her eyebrows together and sighed, "I have but... They stopped calling me. I've tried to reach them but they never picked up, that or it was always unreachable."

It has been a long time since her parents went on a business trip. In all honesty, she's new in this, it was the first time that both of her parents are going overseas for some business trip. Usually, it's either one of her parents who go abroad to settle some business while the other stays at home with her but this time they agreed that they should both go together, with Sakura's consent of course. Sakura didn't have any reason not to let them travel together, she thought that it may be a good thing for her parents to have some time together, just the two of them. She doesn't have any issues about that, she's quite happy that they'll be able to have a vacation together, or at least, they'll be working together.

However, these past few weeks, her mother and father rarely call, back then they used to call her every night to check up on her and to tell her how's their day. Their last call, as she remembered, was worryingly and confusing. They had told her that they've been busy, it's quite weird for Sakura because her mother, Mebuki sounds too worried and her father, Kizashi sounds too serious. It doesn't suit them, for her, it was the other way around. Her mother was never worried, it was her father who's always been worried. It was maybe the first time that she hears her mother become so worried and her father so serious. Their call ended with words of fondness and then she didn't receive any more calls from them. She tried reaching them the first three days, no one answered, she was always sent to the voicemail, and then the following days, it's always unreachable or unavailable. She didn't have to worry, she told herself, maybe they were just busy.

"Have you tried contacting anyone else with them? Their friends? Business partners? Hotel room?" Sasuke had a bad feeling about this.

It is unusual for him not to contact your child when you're away at home. Even his father contacts them from time to time, to catch up with them and ask them if they were doing okay or if they needed something if their mother can't do the call. It was unnerving not to have contact with your parents, especially if you're the only child.

"I would do that if I have any contacts. Unfortunately, they always left me out when it comes to business, they said that they didn't want me to take their footsteps. I tried to look for any contact numbers in their things back at home but I didn't find any." Instead of feeling confused and worried, she just felt sad.

"I'll try to ask Kaa-san when they arrived. They might know something." Sasuke said as he shrugs.

Their parents were business partners and friends. They might know what happened or even contact them for Sakura. Since, as far as Sasuke remembers her parents' also went to Ame a month before his parents' but in a different city. Sure, they won't be seeing each other there, especially that they came there for plain business to some Ame businessman but he is certain that they have some sort of connection. He can't ask his parents today as well, they had told them that the last 6 days in Ame would be very busy and that they would contact them as soon as they can or the night before their flight. Saying to call them if it was an emergency.

"Do you think they know?" Sakura looked up at Sasuke, worry etched upon her face.

"I'm not so sure about it. But if they don't have any clue, I'm sure they won't mind pulling some strings so you can contact them."

With this Sakura beamed up and contained herself not to trap Sasuke in a deadly hug.

"Don't give me that look, Sakura"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Sasuke scoffed and shook his head, "Yeah, right."

"We should hurry. Nii-san's cooking for dinner and told me to invite you."

Sakura smiled genuinely seems like she has to pause her worries and look into the bright side.

A/N: Oh my! I couldn't be more sorry for leaving this story, I have everything in mind, I wrote some pointers and outlines until the end to continue this as I struggle to balance my life. Unfortunately for me I forgot my account and had to recover it but decided against it. I think I broke your trust now.

Nevertheless, I will not promise anything and instead work on this story and the others on the way. I'll just have to see if life comes in the way again for me to stop or for me to take a break.

Anyways, you can check me up on Wattpad. I'll be posting there my fanfictions and snippets or one-shots of the story in my mind.

~ Yatsu Narurasuke