Ch: 2

He'll never notice me…I tried so hard…

That's too bad cause that Uchiha boy was HOT!

Is that all you can think about right now when I'm feeling so miserable?

Well get over it that way you can think he's hot but not like him.

There's much more to Sasuke-kun to him than looks.

I'm telling you get over him.

Sigh

Sakura looked up at the moon that was slowing crawling its way up to the sky and wondered if he's still doing well. They've been together as a team for three long years, watching each other's backs and protecting each other. They never let anything happen to each other especially Naruto and Sasuke protecting Sakura all the time. It was the phone that brought Sakura back to reality; she went over and picked it up.

"Hello, Haruno residence Sakura speaking."

"Sakura-chan!" Ino's loud voice came through the receiver.

Sakura smiled hearing her best friend's voice, "Hey…what's going on?" Ino didn't usually call her unless it was boy problems or some special occasion in which they would go out together.

"Hinata- chan and the others are going out for lunch tomorrow and I'm joining with Shikamaru. You wanna come?" her voice went kinda timid when she said Shikamaru. She knew I was the only girl practically in the whole village that wasn't hooked up with some guy. After she fell for Shika (as everyone calls him) she didn't even look at Sasuke anymore. They made the weirdest couples, both of them were loud mouths and they bicker a lot, but they end up kissing and make up. I mean even Naruto- san has a girl, Hinata- chan, I couldn't believe when I heard that Shino got a girl with him. It was like the village was hit by the love bug disease and everyone got effected but me.

"You guys go ahead I wouldn't want to intrude on you guys…"

"Intrude? How just because everybody's got a boyfriend doesn't mean you're going to be excluded in things. Forget about that just tell me if you change your mind ok sweetie? So how's your relationship with Uchiha- san?" Ino asked quietly, I was sensitive to this subject, but it's great to have a friend who listens you out.

"It's going fairly well we saw each other at the Konoha Academy today."

"And…?"

"We talked and then I left…"Sakura said twirling her hair absentmindedly.

"You guys talked? You have no idea how many girls would want to be in your position!" Sakura laughed, the girls talked for a few hours then hung up.

I'll go out again tomorrow…maybe…who knows?

To nai e du eh da nu…

That song…someone sang it before…who was it…? I heard it when I was young before I go to sleep…someone sang it for me…

Sasuke opened his eyes, it was morning and the sun was shining into his room, Sasuke went over to the window and opened the curtains. The sun blasted through the windows and hit him in the eyes; he shielded his eyes against it.

Damn sun.

He looked at the clock and it read 12, he dressed and went out, it was like any other day he would walk around being Sasuke Uchiha and the remaining girls that hadn't been bit by the love bug (which was most of the girls in Konoha) were falling left and right of Sasuke.

Foolish girls.

They'll never get it, all he wanted was some one who would appreciate the real him instead of his looks, it was always about the looks. There was a time that even Sakura liked him for only his looks. They were all the same in the end. But…things changed, Sasuke had known Sakura for a long time now, how long was it? Months? Years? It's been so long he lost count. They shared so many memories together, he was just too afraid to show it. He was afraid that if he found out he would take them away from him just like he took away his parents. He scoffed at it; he was at it again, being mad at himself for not being able to kill his brother Itachi. He came to the same patch of Sakura trees from yesterday and sat down on the grass. The wind was silent today so everything was still; he leaned against the big tree and closed his eyes.

Sakura had taken herself for a walk. I mean no one deserves to be in when you could be out on a day like this. The sun was shining and the wind wasn't too hard, it was perfect. She had decided not to join the others. Sakura liked to take herself to her favorite spot in Konoha when she needed to just enjoy her surroundings. It was a patch of Sakura trees with a clear spring pound that glistens like crystals dancing when the sun hits at the right angle. She made her way to the entrance that nobody really knew and went through; to her surprise she wasn't the only one there, a boy with jet black hair and long bangs was sleeping noiselessly under one of the trees, she went over and patted his head, he didn't wake. She couldn't help but a fit of giggles came and then she burst out laughing, which inclusively woke Sasuke up. He rubbed his eyes then glared at her with his ebony eyes.

"Sorry, it was just really funny, I haven't seen you this peaceful since… well a long time." Sakura giggled wiping tears from her eyes. He flustered then turned his head the other way making sure that she didn't see his face turn red.

"Awww…is our Sasuke- kun blushing?" Sakura teased, "How cute!" She sat down across from him and her laughter slowed down to a mere chuckle.

"So what are you doing here in my space?" Sakura asked looking at the petals that landed on the grass. Sasuke looked at her with amusement.

Her space?

"You know why I love this place so much?" Sakura said softly not exactly wanting an answer, "It's a place in which I can be one with nature, a place where I'm able to understand myself a little better. I guess that's why I'm more in control than you and Naruto-san." She looked down at her hands as if it was contaminated, "But that's the only thing that I can do right, I can't protect guys like you guys protect me. Even people like Lee took the dangers that came my way, while me I watched from the back safely from harm while you guys did everything in your power to make sure that I was ok." A tear slid down her face then a second, "I wanted to be like you guys, you guys were all my teachers teaching me all the things I had to do to become what I am later on. When Rin and Zaku came and attacked us, I felt hopeless, that's when I realized this…" Without much thought Sasuke reached out and touched her face, he wiped away her tears.

"Thanks." He said his voice was quiet so that only she heard him. Sakura smiled softly.

I never thought I would be able to hear such a sincere thanks from you…