A/N: My cousin helped me in this chapter. Her username is xelagirl2. Well have fun reading this! Just so you know, if ever I put the words 'pa', 'na' or something like that, it's tagalog (Philippine language) and not a grammatical error. Thanks for the past reviews too!

Disclaimer: (I have grown to respect this) I do not own Naruto and its characters but my characters only (Otaru and maybe some other people).

Chapter 4

The birds chirped for the good and bright morning. The sun was rising and team7 were still fast asleep but one, who was awake already. Sasuke was training in the forest, close by the campsite. He stopped to rest for awhile and rested on the tree. He took a sip from the water bottle he had with him.

'Kuso! I actually let my guard and because of…Sakura.' An image of Sakura appeared in his head. The time when she was early on the day before, and the times in the midnight and the time she…sang.

Flashback (The time when he woke up from last night)

Sasuke felt something soft that his head was leaning on. He had just woke up from the night before. He opened his eyes and slowly got up, only to see that his face was really close to Sakura's. It was still very early in the morning and no one was awake.

He stared at her for awhile and blushed. She was really beautiful, her skin looked porcelain and touchable. Her lips looked soft and Sasuke just couldn't help and stare at her.

'She looks so innocent and her lips are so…snap out of it! I'm an avenger and only want to kill my brother.' Sasuke thought of this inside his head as he stood up and stopped blushing. All the things that happened last night flooded back in Sasuke's head.

The time when Sakura sang for him that night, he smiled at the thought. Once he stood up, he looked at Sakura's innocent face, which was smiling, and smiled. Then he left to train.

End of Flashback

He was finished training so he went back to the campsite. Naruto and Otaru were awake already.

Sakura steadily opened her eyelids and saw the trees surrounding her. 'Where am I? What am I doing here?' She tried to remember what happened on the night before. 'Oh, right. I sang Sasuke to sleep…Where is he?'

Sakura got up from her leaning position and stood up to walk back to the campsite. As Sakura came back, Naruto was kind of worried at her and so was Otaru. Kakashi was too busy reading his Icha-Icha paradise, to notice Sakura being gone. When she arrived at the campsite, she saw Sasuke sitting under a shady tree.

The tents were all packed up already. Otaru and Naruto approached her as she arrived and began to ask her confusing questions.

"Sakura-chan, daijoubu desu ka? Where did you go?"

"Oh, me? I…uh…" She looked at Sasuke, who stared back at her, and then recalled what happened on the night before. She turned back at Naruto and Otaru to answer the question. She didn't feel like telling them the truth.

"I just went around looking for…supplies." She answered back with an unsure tone, making it sound like it was all a lie. Naruto stared at her at first but immediately believed her. Otaru was now more suspicious of Sakura and Sasuke, he thought of a plan. He wanted to find out if they both have been really going out together or something.

"Okay then, Sakura-chan." They both left her for awhile to look for around in case they forgot something, before they left. Sakura just stood their then sighed in relief. 'That was close. Hmm…Sasuke-kun.' She looked at Sasuke as he leaned on the tree and closed his eyes. Though, he could feel that Sakura was looking at him. He just smirked.

Sakura admired how he looked and blushed a bit. Once she remembered the happenings before, little by little, she smiled and blushed as red as a tomato. 'I can't believe I did that last night. I wonder how he feels about it.' Sakura thought quietly in her head as she just gazed her eyes on the raven-haired shinobi.

'I can't believe I did that. I wonder what she---' Sasuke's thoughts were interrupted by some shouting from Naruto.

"Hoy! Kakashi-sensei! Stop reading that perverted book of yours and let's go!" He shouted at his teacher as he was getting really impatient with his sensei.

"Hai-hai, I'm coming already. Sheesh Naruto, you're gonna brake my ear drums." Kakashi told back as his reply, as he stood up and started the walk. Everyone followed after. Sasuke couldn't stop thinking about what happened which caused him to look at Sakura once in awhile.

She was also quite deep in thought as she kept smiling. She would fix her eyes on Sasuke once in awhile too. The arrangement was: Kakashi was at the front since he was the one who started and everyone else was in a straight line. (In order: Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Otaru)

While Sakura kept moving her eyes back and forth to look at Sasuke and turn away, she stopped once her emerald orbs met with onyx ones. They stared at each other's orbs for awhile, being absent from the really world. They both blushed a little (very slight tint only), while still gazing.

Naruto was too busy to notice this (he was complaining with his outmost annoying voice ever, which irritated Kakashi and Otaru). Kakashi noticed that his two other shinobis were quiet so he began to wonder why. He peeped over his shoulder and couldn't believe that THE Uchiha Sasuke was blushing. A light chuckle came out of him as he turned around to look forward. Sasuke realized what he was doing so he turned away and did his infamous smirk. Sakura saw this and turned away too. They both stopped blushing but kept walking.

Sakura pictured his expression from their battle of the gaze, and smiled. Sasuke saw the smile and somehow, it made him smile too. (Aaw! XD) Secretly, Otaru saw the whole thing. He wasn't really paying any attention to Naruto, instead, pretended to. 'I knew it! Well, by the time we reach the country, they'll know the truth about me and Sakura will surely fall for me.' He said in his head as he grinned evilishly. Time past by quickly and it was soon dawn.(Woah! Time sure flies fast when you're in love…yup, I think they are so called 'in love', already, hehe)

As they were walking, Kakashi assigned them to their different responsibilities. Everyone did the same tasks as the days before. Sakura cooked and was in charge of their firewood; Sasuke was assigned to getting the ingredients and supplies; Naruto and Otaru were assigned to fixing the tents; Kakashi (assigned himself, I think) was reading his perverted book while leaning on a tree. (A/N: Nice task he has…compared to the others…oh, except the part that the book is perverted. I think I like fanfics better especially SASUSAKU, anyway…)

There were some complaints by Naruto (saying that his back ached or something like that), but once Kakashi tried to threaten Naruto by offering a job to rub his back, Naruto immediately shut up and stopped complaining. The rest of the day passed by quickly, and then it started to rain.

"Naruto, Otaru, hurry up with the tents! Sakura, hurry up with the wood and food! Sasuke, come back ASAP once you are done." Kakashi ordered the four.

"Hai, right away Kakashi-sensei!" The three said in unison. Otaru just nodded. (He did not address Kakashi as sensei)

Sasuke and Sakura were still gone to do their tasks. Sasuke was hunting inside a cave while Sakura was getting wet under the rain to look for firewood. They both returned within an hour. After they finished their tasks, they went to eat the food Sakura cooked and after, went to bed. Sakura once again woke up in the middle of the night to sing.

As she sang, she started to cough. It got worse as she almost fainted. Thankfully, Sasuke was there, as he would for the past nights, and notice her fall so he ran to catch her.

"Sakura, daijoubou?"

"Sasuke!...arigatou…I'm okay now." She answered back as she got up from those muscular arms of Sasuke's and stood up. She looked kind of drunk since she wobbled a bit but then it turned better after.

"It's getting late Sakura…you should get to bed…"

"Okay. Sasuke-kun, let's go." so both walked back to the campsite, hand-in-hand.

A figure behind a tree saw everything that happened just now, between the two. 'So that's what he does every night with Sakura.' It was Otaru. This was sort of his plan…to spy on them. He can't believe that a thick block of ice, (Sasuke) actually…cares for Sakura. (Nobody believes anymore…sigh). He followed the two back to the campsite as quietly as possible as not to be spotted.

Sakura entered her tent and Sasuke stayed outside as always. As Sasuke stood outside, he saw Otaru come out of the bushes and smirk.

"Where have you been?"(Otaru speaking)

"I should be asking you the same question."

"You'll know later. It is so late. Don't you ever sleep? I noticed that you don't sleep at all."

"It's none of your business." Otaru ignored what he said and kept pushing on.

"You were with Sakura, weren't you?"

"What makes you think I was!"

"You know, Sakura has such a pretty voice. Too bad she stopped her song because she started to cough. Good thing though…you were there to catch her." Sasuke's eyes widened and then glared at Otaru.

"You--"

Sakura's POV

'Oh, I forgot to say good night to Sasuke-kun!' Sakura got up from her sleeping bag and left her tent. She heard Sasuke and Otaru almost shouting at each other and yelling. Naruto didn't wake up though. (Major deep sleeper, he is)

'I wonder what they are arguing about.' She hid behind the bush and listened closely to their argument.

"DO you actually care for Sakura?" (Otaru speaking) Sakura froze when she heard Otaru asked that question to…Sasuke.

"What makes you think I do? She is so weak and annoying! She is just like my other fan girls who always chase me everywhere…they bother me too much!"

"I see…" He glared at Sasuke and was half as much, surprised, as Sakura was by his answer. It felt reasonable to him. He just nodded his head then went inside the tent. Sasuke just stood there, expressionless. He stared at blank space then to the stars. The raven-haired boy leaned on a tree and closed his eyes.

Sakura just stayed in her position, all shocked and sad at the same time. 'Is that what Sasuke-kun really thinks about me? Annoying and…weak?' She was at the verge of crying already. Something deep in her heart hurt so much. The pang stayed and stabbed her heart, making it feel shattered to a million pieces. The tears never came out as Sakura tried to be as strong as she can.

Quietly as she could, she ran back to her tent. No one saw her, not even Sasuke. There, she silently cried. Tears rolling down her cheeks as her heart hurt more. Right now, she was in a confused matter and didn't feel like doing anything else in her life at that precise moment but cry. She knew she wasn't strong enough, as Sasuke had said just now. The tears in her was too much and too hard to keep in. The night passed as Sakura cried herself to sleep.

A/N: Liked it? Sorry for the following late replies. Pls review!

ForbiddenHeartz: I know that it was sort of a motherly thing for Sakura to sing Sasuke to sleep in that other chappie, but I find it kind of sweet.

Kawaii-Hisui: Hehe, Glad to hear I actually taught you something. I remember that fic you made…um…'No tomorrow'. I liked it. Pls. update that soon.

Takai: Sorry if my fic ain't so satisfying and I'll try to stop using hot or hotness much.

Princess Sakura Haruno: Go Philippines! I can't believe you made takas, anyway. Sorry for my late reply.

Lightningedge: What do you mean Sasuke was a little bit OC? (Sorry, I'm new here…)