A/N: Hello!! *clasp hands and bow down* Sorry for not updating...for like a week?!?! *pinkie up* I am almost finished with this story, and like yeah. XD* It's really difficult to end a story when you have a lot of reviews and people actually wanting you to continue...and I don't want to end it...*tear* Anyway, I hope that you enjoyed this story as much as I did...and also, I hope that you will all read my other fanfics. What a Girl Really Wants, and Dangerously Sixteen. ^_^ Happy Reading!! Read and review!! XD*

Note: Today is Saturday, and so...starting tomorrow Sunday (8/17) to Tuesday (8/19) I will be going on vacation with my friend's family...and like yeah. Remember!! Sunday to Tuesday, I will not be able to update...thank you!! XD* Please review my other stories!! ^_^

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~Only Time Will Tell~

The sizzling smell of bacon and eggs wafted through the room as Naruto prepared the table while Hinata handed him the plates that had their breakfast. Everyone filed into the dining room, and then they began to eat...as usual. Naruto sat beside his girlfriend and before taking his first bite of the meal, he let out a sigh.

"Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked what was wrong.

"I love this house, I don't want to leave this place," Naruto's eyes welled up, and Hinata smiled as she calmly wiped away his tears.

"No one does, Naruto-kun," Hinata offered a helping of bacon to Naruto and he thanked her.

When everyone had finished breakfast, they all had their agenda going on. Today was their last day to live in this beach house, and everyone went up to their rooms to pack, or the beach to clear out their minds.

Sakura went to her closet to pack her belongings while Ino cuddled herself on her bed. "Aren't you getting ready, Ino?" she gently folded her clothes and made sure that they were wrinkle-free.

"How long have we been here? I mean...needless to say, it felt like a year here," Ino rested on her elbows as she watched her now-friend folding her belongings.

"I don't remember, lost track of time," Sakura shrugged her shoulders and then a light bulb appeared over her head.

"I heard that Shikamaru has been trying to sneak peeks at you," she smiled as she folded her covers and blanket. Her emerald green eyes landed on Ino who was obviously flushing pink in her pale cheeks.

"I don't know about that," she scratched her head as if uncertain, "I mean...after Lee...and now him? Damn, I need to lay off of guys for now...and like how many have you been with Sakura?" Ino looked up and admired Sakura, unlike her, she had been with only one guy the whole time they have all resided in the same place.

"One, and I plan to stay with only one," Sakura sounded as if she was a perfect person. XD*

"You're lucky, the first guy you deal with, happens to like you, and me? I broke up with him just because of one kiss," Ino sighed as she fell back onto her comfy bed. She turned to her side facing Sakura, "how do you do it, Sakura? I know that it's pretty unpredictable of me to ask you for love advice, but really...how do you do it?"

((First Love by Utada Hikaru ^_^...is on!!))

Sakura closed her suitcase and placed it beside her bed. The pink-haired girl sat on her bed, facing the blonde and kindly smiled at her, "Ino, Ino, Ino...it doesn't really matter how many guys you have been with, but how many guys actually like you for the real you,"

Ino then rolled onto her back and stared blankly at the ceiling, "We're young, Sakura...do you plan to stay with Neji for a long time? I mean...if you do that, then you're pretty much committing to him...if that's what it's called these days," Ino looked over to her roommate.

"I don't know Ino, only time will tell, be patient Ino...you'll find the right guy, you just don't know who he is yet," she winked at her as she headed for the door.

"Easy for you to say," her muffled voice was blocked by her pillow where she rested her face on. A few minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the door and Ino shifted to her other side to check out who it was. A grin crept up her face as she greeted the visitor and invited him in.

"Hey, I just wanted to check on how you were doing," Lee asked.

"Good...and you?" Ino felt uneasy to talk to her ex, but tried to make an effort into the conversation.

"Well, I just found out that Ten-Ten likes me, is that good?" Lee slightly flushed when he said her name. Ino couldn't do anything else but feel happy for him, he found someone to love and be loved back.

"Lee?"

"Hm?"

"Do you believe in true love?"

"I don't know, Ino...really, I don't know," Lee sighed.

"Well, then have you ever thought that you only have one person for you, and if you blow it...you'll never find anyone else again?" Ino stared at the ceiling.

"Nope, not at all, Ino...everyone deserves to be loved back...and you Ino, you will find some other guy," Lee had a sincere tone in his voice when he told her that, "and speaking of other guys...what about Shikamaru?"

Ino turned to him and shook her head, "I'm going to lay off of guys for now, there's this voice that says, 'Ino, you've got to stop searching and initiating...let the guy do it,' and so basically...I'm not going to do anything unless the guy makes the first move,"

"Smart thinking," Lee thought about what Ten-Ten had said to him yesterday.

"So...have you packed yet?" Ino asked.

"Yeah, it's a shame that we have to leave by tomorrow morning,"

Ino nodded in agreement, "anyway, I got to go...Ten-Ten is waiting for me outside," Lee waved her goodbye before heading out the door. When he was gone, Ino turned to her other side and closed her eyes as she tried to fall asleep, since this is the last day to sleep in that bed.

~*~

Temari and Gaara were sitting in silence while they heard the sound of zipping next door. Gaara just plainly sat in his position on his bed and his sibling looked over at him, "Did you pack yet?" Gaara nodded.

"Well, just to let you know...if I were you, I wouldn't pack the whole thing, because we have to spend the night here, and then we leave,"

"Obviously," Gaara looked over at Temari and smiled. Temari had a shocked look on her face.

"Can you do that again?" she smiled.

"What?" Gaara was back to his usual facial expression.

"You smiled!!" Temari laughed as she laid on her side on the bed.

"No, I didn't," Gaara reluctantly answered back.

"Hehe, Ten-Ten got to you huh?"

"We're friends," Gaara looked over and then made another smile, but it was kind of a So-I-Smiled-Now-Leave-Me-Alone smile.

"Ok, whatever you say," Temari then closed her eyes as Gaara closed his eyes but still sat up.

~*~

Sakura walked down the stairs and accidentally bumped into someone on the way, "Oh, sorry," he said. The pink-haired girl looked up and a gasp came out of her mouth.

Sasuke

"Sorry, I didn't see where I was going," Sasuke apologized again with a hint of pink on his cheeks.

"Oh, it's ok," she smiled while Sasuke looked away...it's been awhile since he had actually had a one-on-one conversation ever since that talk out on the beach. He felt happy for her...Neji made Sakura happy, and all he wanted was for her to be happy.

"So..." Sasuke awkwardly answered.

"Sasuke-kun, I know that it's weird, but...do you still have feelings for me? As a friend?" Sakura followed Sasuke into the living room. The two both sat on the couch as Sasuke answered back.

"I guess, but there's nothing to do now is there? Since you've changed...your feelings did," Sasuke glanced at those beautiful green eyes of Sakura's. He tenderly touched her face and felt the smooth surface which sent a weird sensation through Sasuke's skin. How he longed to touch it...caress it...but now he couldn't. Sakura belonged to someone else. Someone else.

Sasuke had all these years to show his affection for Sakura since she was on the same team as his when they were Gennis. Through thick and thin, he had protected her in their missions...and all he received was a thank you, but he didn't say anything back. Sasuke didn't even try to have a friendly conversation with her, but just called her an idiot...and annoying. However, she wasn't this annoying boy-crazy girl he once knew...instead, she is this girl who has finally came to her senses and gave up on loving him.

Sasuke then bent closer to Sakura, who was shocked at what he was going to do. The guy leaned in closer and then kissed her.

On the forehead.

((First Love by Utada Hikaru!!!! Their theme song...hehe ^_^))

"Sasuke-kun," was all Sakura could say when she closed her eyes and embraced him, "I love you, you know that,"

"I know, but you have Neji...he'll make you happy, while I can't," Sasuke for once, had a tear stroll down his cheek when he felt the warmth from the embrace with Sakura.

When the two pulled away Sakura shook her head, "No...it'll never be like that Sasuke-kun, we'll still have each other...but friends," Sakura let her tears flow freely as Sasuke wiped them away with his hands.

"I love you Sakura, you're always going to be my love...I'll remember to love, because you taught me how," XD* Sasuke smiled as he caressed her face once more.

"Sasuke-kun..." but Sasuke put a finger to her lips to hush her.

"Shh, it's ok...and I understand, you and I will from now on, be friends," Sasuke kissed her again but on the cheek, "you will always be the one for me, Sakura...remember that, no other girl will be able to get through me, but only you. You, Sakura, only you," Sakura then let another tear streak down from her cheek.

"And now, you have this wonderful guy who loves you back...don't throw away that opportunity just to be with me, Sakura," Sasuke sincerely told her that.

Sakura closed her eyes and then embraced Sasuke and held onto him, and when she pulled back, she wiped a tear from Sasuke's face, "I love you, Sasuke...remember that, but now...I have to move on, and so do you," Sakura hoped that these words of encouragement would help Sasuke heal his wounds. ((not physically...but his feelings...that I meant))

"I have to go now, Neji is waiting for me," Sasuke still held her in his arms and longed for her to not go, but he knew that she had to go. He let go of her...he let go of her and Sakura went up the stairs, but before going up...she looked back and smiled at him.

When Sakura was gone, Sasuke looked at the spot where Sakura sat. Another tear flowed down his face, as he touched the seat where the only girl he had loved once sat. He looked up and thought to himself that he vows to never love another girl again...his heart is only for Sakura, only her. She proved that she was worthy of his heart.

Looking back at the years, Sasuke had thought that she was just a schoolgirl who just had a serious crush on him...but when she was on the same team as him...his perspective of her changed. For the Chuunin Exam, she did her best to finish the written test, and for the second exam...she nursed him back to health when he received that curse seal. After all this time he had her within his reach, he could have made his first move on her an tell her that he loved her...but he didn't.

It hurt Sasuke inside that he had let go of Sakura, but there was still happiness inside of him that Sakura had finally found love. Love. He used to spit at the word, Love. Sakura was the first and will be the only girl who had ever taught him the true meaning of love.

A/N: How was it??? OMG...I almost cried when I typed this up, the song, "First Love," by Utada Hikaru kept me going...*tear* I'm sorry if it wasn't a SasuxSaku fiction story...and just to let you know...only one more chapter until this is complete....*smile* Please review!! And also please read my other stories as well, and review them too!! XD*

I love you all.

God Bless,

~Eva~