Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, If did I spend my time attempting the jutsus.

Not that I don't try that anyways…

Authors Note: This is my first fan fic so I appreciate those of you who have read it. Really gives someone some confidence. Also as you might have noticed my chapters seem short compared to those of other writers if any one can tell me about how long an average chapter is on notebook paper Ill make sure to post when I have a decent amount of the story typed up.

THANKS!

Avenger's Promise: Chapter II

Sakura stared at Sasuke all throughout his conversation, half out of curiousity and half out of her continued obsession over him.

-- Flashback --

It was around 5 and the people of the Hidden Village were returning to their homes. Sakura had decided to stop by the Black Ops HQ to see Sasuke when she heard someone shout her name.

"Hey Sakura, wait up!" It was Naruto her old teammate. She noticed his hands behind his back, hiding something.

Sakura suppressed a small groan. While she had gotten older she lost her anger against Naruto, but she had no feelings other for him. After all these years he still hadn't taken that hint and was still trying to impress her. She really wished that he would turn around and stop missing Hinata.

Naruto caught up with her and flashed her his trademark grin, Hey Sakura I got you something." Naruto pulled a little Terrier puppy out from behind his back. It had a cute pink ribbon tied around its neck.

"Naruto," Sakura sighed. She was getting really tired of his trying to impress her and win her over. "The dog is really cute but you have to listen to me. I don't love you. That puppy won't get me to love you and nothing you can do will. I may have lightened up a lot towards you over the years but this is as far as things go. We're just friends, nothing more." She paused and him absorb this. One awkward silence later she continued, "I will never love you because I love Sasuke. This isn't just puppy love, I'd wait an eternity and then some for him to love me back. I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings but that's the way things are, now just… just go away before you mess up what we have as friends."

Naruto just looked at the ground. Again he had been shunned, the only thing he wanted to finaly be truly liked by some one but now that he knew how Sakura felt, well… He gathered himself before looking up and finally looked at Sakura. "Come on out Sasuke," he said after a minute, "I know you're there."

Sasuke stepped out of the alley way he had been in. He looked completely shocked. Sakura gasped and blushed deeply, "Sasuke how much of that did you hear…"

Sasuke gawked for a second before replying "Enough."

Naruto looked down and then back at his two ex-teammates. The puppy had enough of the talking and had wiggled out of Naruto's hands. "Well see you too lovers later…" and with that he proceeded to chase to run down the puppy.

--End Flashback—

Well thank you for reading the second chapter as always R&R!