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- What Are Partners For? - Chapter Two -

Ten 'o' clock.

If Sasuke's luck held, Sakura would decide against coming. She would decide that it was wrong to cheat on her husband, even if Naruto treated her like shit and even if Sasuke was a successful, handsome, and loving guy. Well, he had every right to hope she would think that. The fact was that no women had ever been able to deny Uchiha Sasuke, and he would be the luckiest bastard alive if Sakura was the first. He wouldn't mind being with Sakura, but after Neji had found out, he had been on edge. He trusted Neji, but the way he had smiled when he had seen Sakura leaving had bugged the hell out of Sasuke. It was probably all in his head, but Sasuke didn't like taking chances like that.

It was 10:01 exactly when there was a knock at Sasuke's door. He jumped nearly three feet in the air when he heard it. It had to be Sakura. There could be no one else; he hadn't invited any other women over (or so he prayed), and Neji was probably already getting lucky by that time. Deciding that if he was going to be blackmailed he may as well get something out of it, Sasuke answered the door. He was shocked when he saw Sakura there; not because of who she was, but because of what she looked like. He didn't know how he hadn't seen it before: she was beautiful.

' She has a daughter to care for and Naruto probably doesn't show interest in her anymore, ' Sasuke remembered. ' Before this, she probably never had a reason to try to look this great. '

He invited her in, the only words exchanged being a hello from both of them. She look a seat on the couch she had sat on earlier. Sasuke went to his bar.

"Would you like a drink?" he asked her.

"Hm? Oh, sure. Anything's fine," she answered quietly. This was new to Sasuke. Usually, the women he brought home talked a lot, marveling at him or his house. Sakura was almost silent though.

He got the drinks and took them into the living room. They drank without conversation for a while until Sakura broke the silence.

"Sasuke, I've been thinking about... this all day," she whispered, just as nervous as she had been earlier that day.

"Sakura, I don't know what I was thinking earlier. It was wrong for me to make a move on you. I'm really sorry," Sasuke said, but Sakura shook her head.

"Sasuke, you don't understand. Ever since I left earlier, I felt like some one cared about me again. I felt... beautiful, and it's been a long time since I felt like that. I know that you're the biggest lady's man in Konoha, but I... I couldn't wait to be with you again..." She admitted it as if it were a sin, which it was. Sakura couldn't help it though. The joy Sasuke made her feel was something she'd always longed for. She sat down her glass and blushed like a school girl who was going to tell about a secret crush. "Sasuke, I don't know what you had in mind when you invited me over here, but... if it was what I thought it was... then, I wouldn't mind..."

Slowly, Sasuke sat down his glass as well and embraced Sakura. That was the only answer Sakura needed and the two locked in another passionate kiss.

Across the street, Neji sat perched at the top of an apartment building, watching Sasuke with his Byakugan. While watching others do what he often did had never really been a turn-on, Neji was quite amused watching Sasuke misbehave. He felt a bit of a tingle watching the two bodies mesh, and while he wasn't one to handle his own problem, he found himself longing for a really good fuck to relieve the pressure.

When the two finished, they didn't have long to stay with each other. Sakura had to go home, where her daughter was currently sleeping. Sasuke showed her to the door once again and they hesitantly said good-bye. Instead of watching her leave though, Sasuke looked up and smirked. He wasn't stupid; he knew Neji was there, and he knew Neji had watched.

Neji acknowledged him with a small smile and then vanished into the night sky. He had business to take care of.

' Neji...' Sasuke thought. ' I never would've pinned you for a pervert... Then again, I never would have pinned Sakura as an adultress, or a damn good one at that. Seems every one's just full of surprises, now aren't they...? '

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know I said I wouldn't post the next chapter would come after 7 reviews. Well, I've gotten four. Not bad. Apparently, people really want me to update. So, here you go! The next chapter! Maybe I'll get a few more reviews this time. Anyway, I just made Neji a complete and totaly sicko. Despite the fact that I LOVE Neji, I have a feeling he's going to be an A-S-S-H-O-L-E in this fiction... That's depressing. I'm so bad... I kept telling myself, "I'm going to have lemon this chapter! I swear, I'm going to write my first lemon! I'm going to write, and post, my FIRST LEMON!" As you can all see, there's no lemon... I wimped out, and I'm sorry. I don't know. Maybe you guys want some Sasuke/Sakura lemon. Hell, you freaks probably alljust want some Sasuke/Neji lemon (which I would love to write well, but I would be too distracted with myover-active fantasies),but I just couldn't do it! Holy hell, does even allow hardcore lemon anymore! I'm really sorry, you guys. I really, really am! Well, read and review! I demand AT LEAST three more reviews before I do anything to this fiction! X3