Another story by yours truly. If you do happen to read this, please take the time and send a review (good or bad) thanks. I have a couple of ideas for some other stories but they're mainly going to be Sasu/Saku or Sasu/? This one happens to be a Saku/Sasu/Ino. (Oh, and for more information, the flashbacks take place before the Uchiha Massacre but after when his attitude changes)

Note: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters... so don't sue me (I don't have any money anyway).

The Shuriken and the Cherry Blossom

Sakura went to lay down on her bed as the day came to a close. As she curled up into her covers, he turn to her side and reached over to grab her doll. But this wasn't anything doll. No, it was the one she made of her dream boy, Sasuke. She hugged it tightly to her face. It took her three months to make and by the time she was done, she was greatly satisfied with the outcome. She yawned and quickly kissed her chibi Sasuke as she thought of what Shika said earlier. The question had brought up a past long ago...

During the week that Sakura met Ino, she saw Sasuke for the first time. Because he just got back from his family trip, Sasuke thought it wise to brush up on his shuriken throwing skills. Sakura was coming home from school when she heard noises from the forest on the way to her house. Being the curious person she was, she thought to investigate. As she cleared through the woods, she heard the noise become louder. She realized they were shouts. Finally, she cleared through all the branches and was surprised to see a dark haired boy training by himself. He was rapidly sweating and taking in a good amount of air very fast.

"W...Who is he?" she pondered. "He...He's really handsome!"

He quickly noticed her and stopped his training. "Are you lost?"

Sakura was too stunned by his good looking features to notice he asked her something. "Huh? Oh! Uh, n... no, not really. I just heard some noise over here, so I thought I'd check it out." She said with redness creeping over her cheeks.

"Trying to be a little detective, eh?" he smirked. She bowed her head in embarrassment.

"Sorry... am I disturbing you?" she asked innocently.

"Well, actually..." he began saying. She took this that he was busy and was about to head off when... "I was about to take a break." Her eyes widened abit as she smiled. He blushed alittle from this as he smiled and put his hand to the back of his neck. They both sat down by a stream near the training ground.

"I never knew about this place!" she said in awe. The water was crystal clear with fish quietly swimming upstream.

"Actually, almost no one knows about this. It's a secret, so don't tell anyone, okay?" he said as he raised his pinky to her. She blushed and wrapped her pinky around his.

"I promise!" she said with a smile. After this, there was an awkward silence. Both blushed and looked forward to the stream.

"Why do you train so hard?" asked Sakura while looking at his face. He stayed looking into the river. The flowing water calmed him.

"To be acknowledged..." He simply said. "by my father." She wondered in amazement.

"Wow, he looks so dedicated." She thought. He felt her stare and looked into her eyes.

"So pretty... I've never seen eyes like those..." They then realized what they were doing, and looked away, all the while, blushing. He didn't know what to say, but her voice broke the silence.

"Umm... do you mind if... if I, um.... Watched you train?" she asked stuttering on the words. He looked confused but nodded as he got up. She sat on a log, as he got into his fighting stance. She looked into his dark eyes and saw the determination and dedication in them. He noticed she was looking at him but tried to ignore it and concentrate on his training. He leapt into the air and with shuriken and kunais in hand, threw them at his desired targets. All seemed to hit their destination except one which flew up in the air. "Wow! That was incredible!" Sakura yelled to the Sasuke while he was in mid-air. He smirked at her comment.

"Well, at least I'm acknowledged by one person..." he thought until he saw a flash fly before him

"Shit! The kunai that missed the target... It's heading straight for that girl!" he said to himself. She began running towards him, to congratulate him, when the kunai came flying down. Sasuke thought quick and planted his feet on a tree near him and pushed off right for the girl.

"Watch Out!" he yelled as he came down. Sakura wondered what he meant by this but before she could ask, she saw a flash of light right before her eyes. The next thing she saw was darkness.

"Are you alright?" asked a worried voice. She slowly opened her eyes to see who asked the question. It was the same boy she met a few minutes ago. But it was nighttime now.

"W-What happened?" asked a confused Sakura.

"You almost got hit by my kunai and you passed out." He calmly said, sighing that she had awoken.

"Thank God, she's alright. If she got hurt, I don't know what I would have done." He thought as he smirked.

"Kunai? What Kun..." she asked but then realized "That flash! It was the kunai!" she thought. "But wait... Almost..." she said to Sasuke as he was still smirking. She then noticed the trickle of blood down his hand.

"Oh my God! You're hurt!" she yelled to him.

"It's just a scratch..." he said as he flinched with slight pain.

"Here, let me help you." She said softly. She grabbed his hand. He braced for pain but to his surprise her touch was gently. Her skin was so soft and warm. With her other hand, she reached into her bag and grabbed some disinfectants.

"Never can be too safe, ya know?" she said with a slight smile. He slightly smiled back. As she inspected the wound he looked at her. Although he was taller, he wanted to duck down to see her eyes. He had never seen such pretty eyes. Except the girl he met about two weeks ago. Both had the look of care and love in them.

"T-Thanks." He said quietly but just loud enough for the pink haired girl to hear. She looked up to his eyes. She blushed like a cherry as she gazed into his dark black eyes.

"They're so pretty!" She exclaimed to herself. After awhile, she snapped out of her trance. "I-it's the least I can do... you did save me, after all." She rose up and put away her things. He stood up as well, feeling the secure bandage around his hand.

"Well, I've got to go home." He said with a little hesitance.

"O-oh...okay..." she said with even more hesitance. As he walked away, he turned around for a brief second.

"By the way, I'm Uchiha Sasuke." She smiled and replied.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Haruno Sakura!" she yelled as she waved goodbye. As he walked off she shouted out one last thing. "I'll see you at school, Sasuke-kun! Take care, Okay?! He nodded in response. She Sakura finally made it home, she immediately went to her room and twirled around. She had never been this happy. It was as if her heart was singing out loud. As she twirled, she imagined Sasuke holder her as if a partner in a waltz. Her first love.

Present

Things were different now. Because of that incident, Sasuke soon forgot about the two girls he had met. He didn't have time for girls. There was something much more important to do. He knew he had to train hard in order to get his revenge and girls would only get in the way. It was getting late, as Ino and Sakura were almost asleep. They both laid down, as each hugged their pillow tightly and drifted off into sleep. They then both whispered those magical words...

"Sasuke-kun..."