I don't own Naruto (cry)

i own jin... the dude you all hate...HAHA!

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Lady Rine: I updated twice in one day it's because i won't be able to update tomorrow... (cry)

hehe let's see what you guys think about this chapter (evil grin) muahaha!

ENJOY!


Act 24: Last Chance? You lose.

There were three days left until the festival. Sakura hadn't been assigned any missions because Tsunande didn't want her to wear herself out…again… and besides she was competing in Konoha's spring festival, which was the most liked festival and the best one all year round.

"Naruto try these ones." Sakura said placing another batch of fresh shrimp tempura on the kitchen table.

"ob-kay" Naruto replied between munches, his mouth full from the last batch that Sakura had made. Sakura was practicing her cooking she decided on tempura because it was a recipe she had memorized.

"Naruto-kun… you should chew properly… you might choke." Hinata said as she watched her love scarf down Sakura' food.

"AHH! WATER!" Naruto choked. He swallowed his food too fast and was coughing like mad.

Hinata s-dropped. So did Sakura as she handed him some water. He gulped it down.

"AHH!" He grinned. Then he grabbed the plate Sakura had set down and started chomping on those. "YAY! FOOD!" He cheered.

"Naruto no baka!" Sakura scolded. "Chew with your mouth closed!"

"F-sor-wee" (sorry) He said his mouth still full. Hinata giggled. She enjoyed watching him. Even if he was being repulsive.

Sakura paused for a moment and watched the two of them. She smiled. Naruto offered Hinata some of the food but she gratefully declined.

"Naruto-kun… you have something on your cheek." She reached over and whipped it off with a napkin.

"Fff-ank-joo..." (thank you) He muffled, Grinning like an idiot. She giggled again smiling at him.

"They're so cute… they're really in love. I kind of want that feeling too…" Sakura thought in her mind.

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T HAVE THAT MISSION!" Sasuke roared.

Tsunande looked calm and was doing her paperwork diligently, for once. "You heard me Uchiha. You can't have that mission."

"WHY NOT!" Sasuke was kind of pissed that the Hokage wouldn't give him any missions.

"Because I gave it to someone already."

"WHO!"

"Jin."

"JIN!" Sasuke was beyond pissed off. Of all people she could have given a solo mission too, she gave it to Jin.

Tsunande smirked "No go home to Sakura and court her you stupid moron!" She thought to herself.

"Now do you mind… I have work to do." Tsunande said still smirking. She watched Sasuke leave in angry rage.

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"I say this one is the best for far!" Naruto said. Surprisingly his mouth wasn't full.

"Really?" Sakura asked slightly beaming.

Hinata nodded her head "I agree… I like this one the best."

Sakura smiled widely. "Alright. Then I just have one more filed to cover and I'm done." Sakura said.

Just then Sasuke came in the house. He made his way to the kitchen not paying attention to anyone. He didn't say anything to anyone in the room. He totally ignored Naruto because he's probably say something stupid and he's be even more pissed off. He didn't really talk to Hinata, why start now? He was pissed. He didn't want to talk to Sakura because well… he was at with war with himself over her. So he just remained silent.

"Fucking Jin asshole… WHY THE FUCK DID HE GET THAT MISSION! Why didn't I?"

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"Ahh… yes… well I don't know what to do for talent yet Hinata-chan. Any ideas?" Sakura said eyeing Sasuke. Everyone kind of noticed him come in. He ignored their greetings.

"What about a dance?" Hinata suggested.

"Ino's doing a dance." Sakura replied.

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"Fuck… why the hell am I thinking about that fucking mission anyway? It's probably so easy… I hope Jin dies in the middle of that easy ass mission. What the fuck? You know what…. I don't care… I don't' fucking care!" Sasuke thought as he opened the fridge and grabbed a bottled water.

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"I think you should sing Sakura-chan." Naruto said remembering how she used her voice during a mission. "You have a good voice."

"Really… maybe I should…" Sakura replied.

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"I don't care… I don't fucking care..." Sasuke continued to think while taking a long sip from his water. He had absolutely no clue what was going on in the room. "FUCKING BULLSHIT!"

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"Hey Sasuke what do you think?" Naruto asked.

Big mistake.

"I DON"T FUCKING CARE DAMNIT!"Sasuke yelled.

Everyone was shocked. Sakura looked like she was near tears. "Don't cry… He doesn't care remember… I guess that stuff back in rain really was a dream…" She concluded and turned away from him.

Sasuke left the room not saying anything to anyone. He was as in much of a shock as everyone else. And he didn't feel like saying anything or explaining himself. "It's none of their business." He told himself and went up to his room.

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Evening now… Sakura had been in the living room all day after Naruto and Hinata left. She didn't feel like going upstairs because she knew she'd go to sleep and she hadn't even decided on a song since she took Naruto's advice. Why? Well something else was on her mind.

"I knew he didn't care… but he could have at least been a little… supportive. Stupid cold hearted asshole!"

Ding Dong.

"Coming!" Sakura called going to the door.

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Sasuke stared at the ceiling felling guilty of the way he "expressed" himself earlier. He didn't even know what Naruto was saying. But from the look in Sakura's eyes, she was probably hurt. "Naruto and Hinata left quite a while ago… I should probably apologize to Sakura at least… for blowing up like that." Sasuke thought. He got up off of his bed and made his way down stairs.

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"Jin!" Sakura was surprised to see him here. "What are you doing here?"

"I know it's late, but I wanted to see you." He said with a smile. He handed her flowers. She smiled and took them from him.

"Come in." She stepped aside and he walked in.

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Sasuke walked down the stairs and was about to turn the corner when he heard voices. One he knew was Sakura the other… "Is that JIN?" Sasuke thought anger starting to stir inside of him. He peeked. It was him! "What the hell is he doing here this late… are those flowers! Tulips! She likes Daffodils moron!" Sasuke decided to stay hidden. He listened intently.

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"Aww, Jin they're beautiful!" Sakura admired the pretty tulips. They walked into the living room.

"Yeah… they were out of Daffodils. I'm sorry; I know those are your favorite."

Sakura smiled. "It's ok. Tulips are still beautiful. I'm surprised you remembered I liked Daffodils." She went to the kitchen and filled a vase with water.

"It's hard not to remember." Jin said looking at her. "It's something you like."

Sakura blushed. Putting the tulips in the water.

"You're very sweet." She said returning to the living room. She placed the tulips down on the table.

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"Fucking wannabe romeo!" Sasuke cursed in his head.

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Jin gave her that infamous smirk of his. She did her best not to blush.

"You're cute with short hair. It frames your face." He said.

"Thanks." She took a seat on the couch and he next to her. "But I know you didn't come here to tell me I look cute." She said. He only brought her flowers when he needed to tell her something important.

"You don't know that."

"Please… you only bring me flowers when you apologize for something or you have something to tell me that I'm not going to like. Either that or it's my birthday, and it's not my birthday."

"You know me too well." He smirked. Sakura smiled at him. He felt his heart race. "I know it's late, but I might not get a chance to see you so I came over."

She looked into his eyes. A small flash of purple appeared in her eyes, but it was gone just as fast as it came. Sakura knew right away he was leaving.

"Where are you going?" She asked.

"You read my mind?"

"You were taking to long to explain." She teased him.

"I'm going on a solo mission."

"Oh… congratulations, Tsunande-sensei doesn't give out to many solo missions."

"Thing is… I don't know how long I'll be gone…"

"Oh…" She knew what he was getting at. "Is that why you brought flowers?"

Jin nodded. "I'm sorry Sakura…" He leaned in and gave her a peck on her forehead.

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"Asshole! Get away from her!" Sasuke scowled.

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"You're going to miss the festival?" She looked at him with disappointment written all over her face. "Sasuke's not going to be there… I really need Jin there then…"

"I'm sorry hun." He said apologetically.

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"HUN? WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING CALLING HER 'HUN'!"

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"It's ok." Sakura said giving him a fake smile. "Be safe ok?"

"Aren't I always?" He smirked at her. She giggled and poked him in the tummy.

"Hardly." She scoffed playfully. "He really is sweet."

"Sakura… I was going to ask at the festival… I've been waiting for a while now… and umm." Jin stammered his gaze diverting downward.

Sakura knew what he was going to ask. And she had made up her mind to say yes… Sasuke wasn't doing anything. "Why hold onto something you'll never have…" Sakura thought as she braced herself.

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"He's not planning to…" Sasuke's eyes widened.

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Jin pulled out a velvety box from his pocket. Sakura's cherry lips parted slightly. She looked at him still slightly unsure. But she made herself smile anyway. Jin slid off the couch and knelt in front of her on one bended knee. He held up the box in front of her and smiled. Sakura breathed in heavily several times trying to calm herself. She was going to say yes. She already decided that. But why did she feel like she was betraying Sasuke? "Sasuke is in the past… He's in the past… I can't hold on to him anymore. Nothing will happen. I have to let go." She told herself. "I guess my future is with Jin…" She felt empty telling herself that. But she was going to say yes no matter what her gut told her.

Jin opened the box to reveal a beautiful white gold band with 3 diamonds, the middle one was the biggest and two smaller ones framed its side.

"Sakura… I've waited for you… And I feel like you're the only one for me."

Sakura held her breath. "This is it… I give up on Uchiha Sasuke." She waited for the words to come. "I'm letting go…"

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"SAY NO!" Sasuke screamed mentally.

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"Sakura…"

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"SAY NO!"

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"Will you…"

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"SAY NO!"

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"Marry me?"

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"SAY NO SAKURA!" Sasuke yelled at the top of his lungs in his head.

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"Yes…" Sakura answered.

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"No…" Sasuke could not believe his ears… "She said yes…"

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"Yes!" Jin was surprised.

"Yes." Sakura confirmed smiling. Although she didn't mean that smile,

"Really!" Jin asked.

Sakura just nodded her head keeping her fake smile. Jin sprung up and hugged her tightly. Sakura laughed nervously trying to sound convincing. Jin put her down and kissed her on the lips. She submitted to him. When he pulled away he looked deep into the eyes of the one woman he loved.

"Sakura I love you…"

Sakura was frozen for a second and forced herself to smile. She thought of Sasuke. "WHAT AM I DOING! FORGET ABOUT SASUKE!" She ordered herself. She peered back into Jin's honest eyes.

"I…" She hesitated.

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"She hesitated… Sakura hesitated just now… I KNEW IT! She doesn't really love him." Sasuke found hope in Sakura's hesitation.

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"I…" She hesitated again. An image of Sasuke flashed for a moment in her mind. "Let him go Sakura." She forced the words out.

"I love you too." She said quietly to Jin and gave him a smile. He bought it and kissed her forehead one last time.

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"Sakura really is a bad liar…" Sasuke smirked. He was thinking of ways to win her back. But he had a new challenge now… convincing her to admit she still love him. After all, she was now engaged. "You loose Jin… She doesn't love you… She loves me… and I love her to. I won't let you have her!" Sasuke thought as he retreated to him room for now. Tomorrow he would put his plan into action.


Lady Rine: MUAHAHA! you guys thought it would be a Sasusaku chapter...hehehe! i tricked you all!

ahha! i hope you liked the twist... don't get mad at me.. (pout) i had to get jin out of the picture somehow didn't i? (evil grin) teee heeeeeeeee...

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i hope you enjoyed this chapter...the past chapters and the few more that are yet to come.

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-Lady Rine.