Yui: Well I have finally updated, thanks to the help of Kari! The story has started to take a swing in a different direction. Hope you like!

Let Me Be With You

Chapter 5

"Naruto, I care for you, and I'm happy you came when you did last night. Maybe I was trying to make Kakashi jealous but it wasn't intentional.." Her glance followed a dried up leaf, the breeze blowing it across the gravel road, "I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I care for you"

He widely grinned and pulled Sakura into a tight embrace. Besides that fact that she could barely breath, she returned the embrace. She pulled away and smiled sweetly.

"I should be getting home soon." Naruto nodded.

"Then I'll walk you." He hooked his arm into hers and they walked through the village towards Sakura's house. Naruto couldn't help but glance over at Sakura as often as he could without getting caught by her. They soon approached her home and Naruto walked her to the door. They stood on her porch face to face.

"Thank you for being there for me last night." Naruto squeezed her shoulder and nodded.

"Anytime Sakura-chan." Naruto winked at her and then ran off down the street.

'Probably hungry for ramen' Sakura thought. She opened her door and shut it behind her.

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Sasuke was on one of his walks when he noticed in which direction he was heading.

'Sakura' He stopped in his tracks. He watched Naruto and Sakura walking to her house arm in arm. Almost instinctively he followed them from a distance. When they reached her doorstep he heard her speak.

"Thank you for being there for me last night." Sasuke flinched. He felt the heat rise up in him. A pang of jealousy hit him. If only he had transformed back into his self before Naruto had gotten there. Before Naruto got to hold her, and be at her side. He stared at the tall residence for a moment debating whether he should intervene at this point of time or wait. He walked up to the tall Haruno home and knocked on the cedar door. He took a deep breath. Sweat beaded on his forehead. Why was he nervous? This was just Sakura.

The same Sakura that had made him fall for her. He heard her light footsteps inside, coming closer towards the door. The handle turned and she opened the door.

No one was there.

She looked from side to side, up and down. Her eye twitched as she slammed her door shut.

'Stupid kids playing pranks…' Sakura wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

Sasuke watched her slam her door from on top of a tree branch. Was she crying? He felt ashamed that he had gotten so worked up and couldn't even talk to her. He would make her forget her pain. He jumped from the branch he was crouching on and landed silently on the soft ground beneath. His mind was in a frenzy. What would he say to her? He had no idea how to comfort anyone, let alone a girl. Sasuke had worked himself into another sweat. Pulling his gaze from his feet, he looked up at the door in front of him. He clenched his fist and raised his arm. His hand barely touched the door when it flung open.

"Sasuke?" Sakura looked shocked. Sasuke inhaled a deep breath, looking towards the ceiling in remembrance about how stupid it was to have been that nervous and run away. Before another word was spoken he decided, he would have her now.

Sasuke took a step forward, grabbing Sakura lightly by the shoulders. He brushed his lips against hers. Sakura's eyes shot open wide as she was in shock. Sasuke gently pushed her back into her apartment as he continued to kiss her.

Sakura soon found herself beneath Sasuke on her bed. Still continuing to kiss, Sasuke pulled his hands from her waist and began to move them towards the small of her back. His grip tightened as he pulled her even closer. Moving his lips from hers he traced kisses down her neck, towards her collarbone. Her body slightly moved against his and in return responded by grinding against hers. His long bangs tickled her face as she squinted her eyes shut and her lips curved up into a smile.

Sasuke leaned his mouth down to her ear, and whispered the words "I love you Sakura" into her ear.

Pictures of Kakashi flashed through Sakura's head. She remembered when they had their first kiss in the woods. When she has chosen 'him' over Sasuke. When Kakashi broke everything off. No matter how much she tried to tell her self that she didn't need Kakashi, her attempt was futile in the end.

She shifted uncomfortably beneath the raven haired boy. Her emerald gaze pierced into his hallow black eyes. He mentally scolded himself and looked away. She wasn't ready for this right away. He loosened his grip around her body and withdrew his hands.

"I'm sorry," Sasuke spoke in a soft tone, "But keep this in mind, I will always be there for you Sakura." The cerise haired kunoichi felt the guilt of having let things go that far between them. Maybe, in time, she would forget him and she could move on. She watched him as he retreated from her room but he stopped when he felt her hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to the side, and watched as her grip tightened.

"Time.." Sakura's leaned her head between his shoulder blades, "Please, just give me time." Sasuke took hold of her hand, squeezing it gently.

"Of course." He stepped outside of her bedroom door and closed it silently behind him. Sakura threw herself belly first onto her bed.

'What a night' she thought to herself as her eyes slowly started to close. Her last thought dwelled on the feeling that Sasuke gave her. It was so new, almost refreshing. Definitely addictive.

Yui: Told you it would take a swing in a different direction! Well hope you liked it! Don't forget to review, and remember! Criticism is always appreciated as well as your compliments.