DISCLAIMER: Kishimoto Masashi created Naruto, but I created this fanfic.

A/N: My stuff is easily predictable.Once again thank you all so much for reading my first fanfiction. The reviews gave me strength.

Seven years - change

Chapter 3 - The two Jounins' angst

Her face was redder than her hair. She was under a stranger! Their lips by coincidence touched each other's. Sakura laid there helplessly on the ground. Her purse also lay there, waiting to be stolen. His face was blushing furiously. He had baggy shirts and pants. He was very good looking. He was tall dark and handsome.. .

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"Sasuke?"

Embarrassed, Sasuke got up and helped Sakura. Everyone was staring at the two Jounins. The crowd was whispering and looking at them with somewhat envy. Both faces were now literally red. Sasuke swiftly wiped dirt off his clothes and gave Sakura her purse. The crowd was now convinced - that they were a couple.

"...!"

Sakura was embarrassed but she was mad inwardly. She knew that Sasuke was here but she didn't know she would bump into him in the middle of the crowd causing such commotion. When she heard from Ino that Sasuke arrived, Sakura avoided going out. Even the thought of thinking about her ex-crush sickened her.

Sasuke did blush superficially but he was simply irritated. He had nothing at home and he was famished. He was on top of a girl, big deal. But no matter how the man tried to erase the incident, all he could do was blush. He was an avenger, however it was also weird to have something else in mind.

Her face was now redder as Sasuke handed over her bag coolly.

"Here."

Sasuke couldn't help but blush as he saw the Jounin. Naruto was right. She was beautiful. Sakura was very skinny and yet she was stunning. Her hourglass figure would seduce anyone. The Jounin's hair was tied into a large bun with an accessory on her hair. She also had a tiny scroll at the end of the stick.

(A/N: D'you know that stick thing people use to make a bun? Um - yeah I dunno how to describe it.;;; And um. the hourglass thing wouldn't be surprising to some because nearly every anime girls have big busts. *sighs and wonders why things couldn't be like anime.* However, I'm trying to emphasize that she looks pretty compared to other girls in here so be prepared to read the long winded descriptions! )

Her bangs were quite long. Moreover, Sakura was also wearing a green-tea Chinese shirt. Along with the shirt, the Jounin wore Capri pants, which were identical to the top. She wore short black wrist-bands to cover her bandages.

'..you've been training...'

When Sasuke attempted to look at her face he realized that Sakura's shirt was half-unzipped. Knowing that Sakura's breast was showing he avoided looking at the wonderful figure and glanced at her face. Now, Sasuke intently stared at her as Sakura's green eyes fired right back at the tall Jounin. Sasuke was at least six inches taller than her.

".hmph."

Unsatisfied, Sakura grunted as she snatched the bag away from him. She couldn't say thanks. However, she partially wanted to apologize for running into him and also thank him for being cool about the whole situation.

But she just couldn't

The crowd was now gone.

[That jerk hasn't changed one bit!!!]

Sasuke strolled. Now that he knew that his teammate was doing well, he didn't care anymore. Did he? Sasuke ignored Sakura and headed to the grocery store. Sakura frowned at him as he walked away. She began to form fists. Despite the pain from her training, she didn't care. She saw Sasuke. Her fists were very tight that her knuckles were now beginning to look white. She was now biting her lip with fury. Her lip bled. The Jounin spat curses at him inside her head. To her surprise, Sasuke stopped walking.

"..You forgot to say thank you." He said mysteriously.

"!?"

Sakura marched towards him. She felt bitter. She looked at him with hate. She raised her arm behind him, forming a position to strangle him. However the Jounin simply stood there without looking back, waiting for a response.

[You don't deserve any gratitude you moron!!!!]

She was getting closer.

..closer and- .

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[Ack!! What the hell am I doing?]

"Thank you."

She muttered inanely as she strolled forward.

Sasuke walked along with his hands in his pockets. Sakura felt uncomfortable. She didn't want to watch the movie with her friends anymore. She didn't want to be with them anymore. She only wanted to be with herself and mope about how stupid she was bumping into him and acting slow. The whole world seemed full of despair to Sakura for a moment. Sakura simply sauntered, for the sake of her friends. She was late enough. She couldn't waste more time.

Unpredictably, Sasuke was grasping her right wrist tightly that Sakura was not able to move at all. Sakura was now furious. She could no longer tolerate his irresolute behavior. However, Sasuke was still reticent.

[Wahh!!! Molester! Sasuke's a perv!]

She barked,

"Let go of me Sasuke-kun! It's enough that I have to bump into you like this! Let go! Take yo-"

"You've blood on you."

Sakura stood there motionless while staring at the inexplicable Jounin. He was typically impassive, and Sakura simply stared at him while she was practically shackled and immobilized. After all those years, Sakura still couldn't understand Sasuke. He was an avenger and such but she didn't know him that well. Nobody did. He was an Uchiha.

[Aaagh! Danger! Danger! Danger!] Her inner self was shrieking wildly inside her.

Sasuke merely wiped the blood off of Sakura's cheek. Her skin was soft. Sakura shivered as his hand was on her face. She felt utterly awkward. She had a boyfriend! None of those matters to a guy like Sasuke. He was quite careless. The tall Jounin remained there placid. While the Jounin was gently wiping blood off her rosy cheeks, his fingers somehow led to her mouth. Her lips were incredulously soft.

Feeling sinful, his face looked smug with triumph, knowing that Sakura was helpless. He slowly touched her chin and bent down. His lips were mov-

"I should go."

Sakura snapped as she covered his face with her hands. The pretty woman ran away from the dreadful man. Sasuke was puzzled as he looked at the running figure. His face was actually pitying Sakura because she was still weak. He was actually leaning on her to give her a band aid. His lips were moving because he wanted to say,

'You need more practice Sakura-san.'

The Jounin quickly ignored her as he tried to clean his hand. He gazed at his right hand. There it was,

Sakura's blood.

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A/N: This was originally longer but I'm evil and stuff so I divided it because it was about 10/11 pages. Thank you all so much! I'll see you next chapter!