Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke

It's been a while since they've seen each other. Sasuke returns to see that his two best friends have hooked up. NaruxSaku/Sasu/Saku

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Chapter 3:

After while, Sakura and Naruto returned from school. 'Kane' was still asleep.

"He was asleep the wholetime. I popped my head in to check on him and he was sound asleep." Sakura smiled.

"Alright. Probably still tired.Hope the gash on his head didn't hurt him too bad." She walked past the woman, Liena to check on him. When she opened the door, she found him starting to sit up. He looked in her direction and nodded.

"Hey there."

"Hey. Heard you slept all day."

"Yeah. I actually feel a lot better now." He looked to the window again.

'He seems to be distracted by the petals. He looks so much like he's at peace looking at those things.' She thought, the shook her head to clear the thought. He looked at her some.

"Something bothering you?"

"No. Nothing at all." She smiled as she walked to the bed. "Tell me, what's your real name? I mean, it's easy to tell your name is not Kane. I knew when you hesitated."

"Sure it wasn't from the princaple at school? I was suppouse to be ther today."

"Huh? Oh...I see. New transfer. The teacher was talking about it today but no one mentioned any names." Naruto walked in.

"Sakura, may I have a word with him?" She looked over at Naruto a moment and blinked some.

"Something wrong?"

"No. Nothing really. I just want to talk to him." Sakura then nodded, glanced at 'Kane' and walked from the room. Naruto locked the door behind her as she left and stared at him.

"Yeah?"

"Alright, Sasuke. I know exactly who you are. I want answers. Who was that woman you killed?"

"What? I didn't kill anyone! The woman was dead when I got there!"

"Uh huh. And I'm suppouse to believe you over my crying friend?"

"Who the hell would that be?"

"Someone ya damn bastard. You wait till you're alone on the streets."

"I'm so fucking scared."

"You were last night. If it wasn't for my girlfriend, you would have been dead."

"Why didn't they just kill us both?"

"Because, I ordered them to never lay a hand on Sakura. She's mine and they know not to mess with me." Sasuke smirked.

"I was just a little off guard last night. I'll be ready the next time. Miss Sakura!" Sasuke called. A minute later and the door knob rattled some and Naruto sweat dropped, moving to the door and unlocking it.

"Must have locked it subconciously." He lied right through his teeth. Sasuke noted he was good at lying.

"I'm going to take my absence now." Sasuke stood after slipping on his shoes. She tilted her head some.

"But..."

"I'm fine. I rested well enough." He walked over to her, smiling as he looked down at the girl. She smiled and tilted her head in a cute way.

"Alright. Can I come with, to see the roses?"

"Ofcourse. Come on." He walked past her and she looked at Naruto.

"I shouldn't be long. We all know I know this place like the back of my hand. I'll be fine." Naruto just nodded and watched her walk out. Sasuke took her wrist gently.

"I know a short-cut. Come on." He lead her down an alley way and down a short road, taking three rights. "Can you remember your way back?" She nodded.

"So, why this way?"

"One, it's quicker. Two, I'm avoiding a bad neighbor hood."

"Oh. I see."

"Yeah. Only a couple weeks here and I'm already bait for a lot of people around here."

"How come?"

"Oh...Just because...I'm not sure really..." He smirked as he opened the gates to a large mansion.

"Wow...Huge..." She looked at the place as she walked in through the gates and he followed, shutting them behind him.

"This way." He took her wrist gently once more and lead her into the back. She stared in astonishment.

"How... How could just one person grow this large garden?"

"I had someone keep the house for me while I was gone. It was hard for her though. I felt bad." He smiled some and walked over to the roses, pulled a blue one from the bush, avoiding the thorns and walked over to her. "Come on in the house. I'll get rid of the thorns and you can keep this one." She nodded and followed him in through the back door. He lead her inside and they talked for a while. After while, Sakura decided to go home so he walked her back as far as to where she would find the rest of her way home.

"Hope to see ya in school tomorrow." She smiled and he nodded, then they departed.

A/N: I redid this. I decided I didn't like the Naruto/Utena mix. But I will be using Sunlit Garden and the song from the movie "Toki ni Ai wa"