Authors Notice:
I do not own Naruto. Or Sasuke. Or Sakura. Or anything Naruto based. Have fun reading.
Still linking arms, Sakura and Naruto started to walk back to the Haruno home. Sakura was deep in thought but Naruto was open to his girlfriend,
"Jeez, did you know Sasuke was with Ino?"
Sakura looked up at Naruto.
"No. I'm just as surprised as you."
Sakura answered him. There was nothing else to talk about during the short walk home. The silence wasn't awkward, it was just there. Quickly reaching Sakura's home, they happily strode up Sakura's stairs and to her door.
"Thanks for the walk."
Sakura said quite happily while she opened her door. Naruto smiled at her.
"Jeez I still think the Sasuke Ino thing is strange…"
He admitted while scratching his head. Sakura laughed,
"I gotta say I do too. See you tomorrow Naruto."
Sakura waved and walked into her house. She slowly shut the door, watching Naruto turn around and start his walk home. Sakura rested on the closed door. With both hands Sakura pushed her pinks bangs behind her ears.
"Sasuke this isn't like you…"
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Sasuke watched the movie vacantly; not taking in anything the actors said or did. He barely noticed Ino hanging onto his arm. He was numb from the looks Sakura had shot him and how she had hung onto Naruto. His heart sunk when he thought of that sight.
Sakura has Naruto. Naruto has Sakura.
He tried to make it click in his mind, thinking that if he understood the concept his heart would understand that he couldn't have Sakura and move on. Unfortunately, Sasuke knew it would take more than that to get over Sakura. Finally focusing on the TV screen, he noticed the credits were rolling down.
Already?
Sasuke furrowed his brow and looked over to Ino who, was stretching, looked back at him.
"I should get going. Thanks for the movie."
Ino said, standing up.
"I'll show you out, I guess."
Sasuke said trying to hide his heartbreak. The two walked to the front door.
"Thanks again."
Ino said happily and she walked out the door. Sasuke watched Ino walk. He waited for Ino to turn a corner before he closed the door. He sighed deeply, thinking again of Sakura. Remembering his plan to stop feeling, he slowly trudged into his room. Once again abandoning his shirt and dropping it onto the floor he sunk into his bed. Holding back tears he rolled over and forced his eyelids to shut. Sasuke soon drifted into dreams filled with Sakura.
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Sakura sat cross-legged on a chair in her kitchen. One hand slowly rubbing the back of her neck, the other lifting a glass of water to her lips she was silent. Thinking to herself she knew she had one thing to do. Picking up the phone she called Sasuke. Hearing the ring over and over she thought he might not be home. Suddenly she heard a click as his receiver was picked up.
"Yeah"
Sakura heard Sasuke's low voice say.
"Sasuke are you busy?"
"No…not really."
"Can I drop by?"
"Yeah."
"I'll be over soon."
"Okay"
A click and Sakura hung up the phone. They'd known each other long enough to recognize their voices. Sakura smirked at the thought. They'd been friends for a long time now, and although she always wanted to be more. She was so mixed right now; all she needed was to see Sasuke. Sakura needed to lose herself in his gaze because it was the only way she could think straight. Getting up off her chair, Sakura walked to the front door and left her house. Locking the door behind her, she walked briskly to the Uchiha mansion.
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Happy he was warned of Sakura coming over, Sasuke picked his shirt up and pulled it onto his body again. Walking out of his bedroom and into the living room, he slouched down on the couch and waited for a knock on the door. A few minutes passed before he heard a quiet knock. Lifting himself off the couch he walked the short distance to the door and opened it. A silence lingered between the two of them, both afraid to admit what they wanted to but both afraid of the consequences at the same time. Sakura held on arm to the side of her body with her other hand. Biting her lip and staring up at Sasuke's mysterious eyes. Sasuke stared back into Sakura's shimmering green eyes while giving her a puzzled look.
"Sakura you know me and Ino aren't together. She just…came over."
He needed no words from Sakura to send the message across; Sasuke knew something was wrong and he wanted to know what it was. Sakura walked up to Sasuke so her chest was touching his and their faces were scarcely an inch away from each other.
"Seeing Ino hang onto you…I'm just…I need this right now. Please…Forgive me."
Sakura whispered against Sasuke's chin. Before Sasuke could question her, Sakura had pressed her lips against Sasuke's. His body became rigid, not understanding what was happening. Sakura's kiss quickly cured him of thinking and he sunk into a trance. Grabbing onto Sakura's waist he pulled her inside and kicked the door shut. Sakura's hands slowly traced up his arms and to his long, dark hair. Sakura's hands pulled at it lightly and messed up the soft spikes sticking out at the back. Sasuke had given in and his will was lost. He needed this more than anything and he wanted Sakura so badly it hurt. There was no time to think, the two were caught in the moment and their silent feelings for each other. Anything that came after this came after this and there was nothing they could do to stop it. They slowly backed through the house to Sasuke living room. The two backed into the couch and fell onto it, Sakura on top on Sasuke. He let his hands fall from her waist and they slid up to his hair where Sakura's hands were still entangled. Pulling them out Sakura entwined her slender fingers between Sasuke's and he held them beside his head. Sakura was straddled over Sasuke's body, one knee on each side of his stomach. Their lips were still pressed against each other Sasuke tried to roll over on top of Sakura. Feeling a warm wet sensation on his cheeks he opened his eyes to see Sakura pulling away from him his tears rolling freely down her cheeks. She sat on top of Sasuke's abdomen but left her hands stretched out in front of her, fingers still tightly between his fingers. Staring up at her from the couch he was surprised at the sudden halt in there otherwise serious session. Slowly slipping his hands away from Sakura's, Sasuke pushed himself up into a sitting position. Sakura slipped down onto his lap and continued her crying. Sasuke lifted his hand to hold her cheek but Sakura wouldn't allow it. She lifted up one leg so she was sitting with both legs hanging over the side of the couch, but still on Sasuke. Sakura leaned over and held her head on Sasuke's chest, listening to him breath. Sasuke pulled an arm around Sakura and tried to calm her down.
"God I'm such a fucking mess."
Sakura murmured out as tears still made their way down her pale face. Sasuke didn't dare answer Sakura, afraid he would make things worse. She let out a soft laugh.
"Even you think so."
Sakura said quietly.
"What do you mean even me? I'm the same as anyone else."
Sasuke told her.
"You're…just different."
She let out, talking to herself more than to Sasuke. They had nothing to say to each other, each not wanting to admit to what they felt but silently they both knew what they felt. Sakura just wanted to cry on Sasuke but inside she knew she shouldn't be there. Sitting on him. Crying on his chest.
"This can't work."
Sasuke told Sakura as if reading her mind.
"I know."
"You shouldn't be here. It's not fair to Naruto."
Wincing at the name. Naruto. He was the only thing between what he wanted to say and the one he loved and wanted to love back.
"You're right. But it's not fair for him to know about this either."
Sakura admitted.
Stalemate.
Sasuke thought. Sakura was too right, if Naruto didn't know they both felt horrible. If he did know, he would feel horrible. The two of them sat on Sasuke's couch trying to find a way out what would eventually happen; Naruto would find out. The tears still trickled down Sakura's cheeks and seeing them made Sasuke want to cry.
"What are we going to do?"
Sasuke asked Sakura.
"Sit here and enjoy it while we can."
Awww poor Sasuke. Sorry this chapter took so long! please review!