I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry I haven't updated in forever! I've been when too busy with school to finish the chapter. After I finish updating this chapter, I'm going to start working on the nest chapter. I also forgot, I do not own any of the movies that they are watching in the story. They are real American movies. I also don't own Naruto. The polls are in and Shik/Ino won. Thanks for voting everyone and enjoy this next chapter!

Chapter 15

Why?

It was the day after Sakura's birthday. The 4th day since they arrived at the beach house. She loved her presents and got more attached to Sasuke. Sasuke didn't really mind, but sometimes it got annoying. He didn't want to do anything he regretted, so he kept his cool. Neji and Tenten were always together, and so was Naruto. They were all gathered together watching TV after everyone woke up.

"Hey! My tattoo doesn't hurt anymore!" Naruto exclaimed, patting the bandage.

"Well, take off the bandage then!" Tenten said excitedly. Hinata helped him and slowly, and carefully, peeled off the bandage. It started revealing letters in a very neat cursive with white roses bordering it. H…I…N…A…T…A it spelled out. Hinata gasped when she saw this and everyone else smirked, Naruto's smirk the biggest. She kept staring at it, still shocked at what was imprinted in his skin. Tattoos were permanent, so she knew he could never take it off. Did that mean…he wanted to be with her always?

"N-n-naruto-k-kun?" Hinata said.

"Haha! I kind of knew you would react like that Hinata-chan!" He smiled and turned around, with a big grin on his face. "It's for you!"

Hinata just kept staring at him with her deep pearly white eyes, mouth hanging. Everyone else had left the room so they could have some alone time. "B-but…w-why?" She asked almost a whisper. Naruto just smirked and leaned forward. He whispered something in her ear.

"Because…what I say is true." He smirked. Hinata was confused at first, but then she remembered what he said to her. While they were sitting on the bench at the amusement park.

Flashback

"I always mean what I say Hinata." Naruto said out of the blue. Hinata looked at him, wondering what he meant.

"W-what?" She said.

"When I say things…you know…like what I said to you at the dance. Remember?" He then looked at her. Hinata remembered that Naruto told her how he feels. He loves her. Hinata blushed and looked away from his gaze.

"Y-yes…" Hinata said timidly.

"I mean it." He smiled, and wrapped his arm around her.

End Flashback

Hinata blushed a deep crimson, and before she knew it, Naruto planted a soft kiss on her lips and smiled. Yeah, Naruto never takes back his words.

LATER

The girls wanted to go shopping AGAIN, since you know….they're girls. They went without the boys this time, so they could go in any stores they liked. The guys wanted to go somewhere else besides the mall, so they decided to find an arcade or something. Something guys liked.

"Wow! It feels so much better shopping without the guys! They're so stubborn!" Sakura exclaimed happily.

"Yeah!" Tenten and Hinata replied. The were skipping along, carrying 5 bags in each hand, smiling widely and thinking happy thoughts. Hinata was very, very happy. Since Naruto and her talked, she's been greatly happy. Even more than the first time. They walked out of the mall. They had to walk because Sasuke refused to loan the car to them. It was a really hot day and they decided to get some drinks. Luckily, there was a snack stand coming up in front of them. It looked like it was a part of this arcade building. Once they got their drinks, they kept walking, and Tenten noticed to familiar figures inside.

"Hey. Is that Neji and Naruto?" Tenten asked them both. Hinata looked over and Sakura did as well. They decided to walk in because they couldn't see Sasuke anywhere. When the guys noticed them coming, they greeted them with their usual hug routine. Well, except Sakura.

"If you're looking for Sasuke, he left a long time ago. He said he wasn't going to waste his money on useless games." Neji said to Sakura. Sakura just nodded and walked out of the arcade, waving good bye to her friends.

"I'll see you later!" She yelled at them and they replied with a nod and smile. She exited the arcade and just walked in the first direction her legs brought her to. She didn't know where she was going, so she just walked aimlessly around, hoping she wouldn't get lost. After an hour of walking no where she decided to stop and rest. She looked around her, still she couldn't find Sasuke. She looked at an alleyway where she could've swore she saw two figures kissing. It was dark so she really couldn't see. She decided to take a closer look and crossed the road carefully and cautiously. She peeked her eyes just around the corner, and then she could see it. Clear as day. The color from her face drained and her pupils became small and almost not visible. She couldn't say anything, except for one small word to escape her lips.

"S…Sas…Sasuke…"

EARLIER- WHEN SASUKE LEFT

"I'm not going to waste my money on useless games." Sasuke said bluntly, staring at Naruto who had lost again. Naruto was pouting and begging Sasuke for his 27th quarter. Sasuke just grunted and walked out, ignoring Neji's weird expression.

"Guy doesn't know how to have fun." Neji whispered, and went back to his game. Naruto kept pouting and started begging Neji for money.

SASUKE

'Dobes…wasting their money on useless games. Wonder what kind of shops they have here?' Sasuke thought. He looked around and saw many pachinko arenas. 'Pft. Useless games.' He kept walking around until he caught a glimpse at a store which sold antiques such as artifacts, clothing and jewelry. He went inside. It smelled like older people, and that's what he saw…older people. Except for a younger girl that caught his eye. She was about his age, blue hair and violet eyes, a few inches shorter than Sasuke. She had a slender figure and very girly features. She wore a tight, purple latex dress that went down to the midway of her thighs. Sasuke was surprised that all that makeup she was wearing didn't wear her down. The girl stole a glance of Sasuke as he walked to the back of the shop. Sasuke was quietly observing the antiques on the back wall, ignoring the heavy stare the blue haired girl was giving him.

"Excuse me sir. May I help you?" A polite man walked up behind Sasuke. Judging by the uniform, Sasuke could tell her worked here.

"Iie…I'm fine." Sasuke said bluntly and returned to observing the artifacts. He could hear footsteps coming up behind him, but decided to ignore it. He took a green Buddha stature off the shelf and examined it.

"That's the old Jade Buddha. Says to be one of the three Buddha statures that was displayed in the old Iwaki shrine."

Sasuke turned around and saw the blue haired girl, giving him a flirtatious look. Sasuke scoffed and turned back to his scouting. Once he checked out all of the shelves he decided to leave. Little did he know, the blue haired girl follow him out.

"Why the hell are you following me?" Sasuke asked coldly, stopping in his tracks.

"Heheh. You're quite keen." She stopped and revealed herself from an alleyway.

"Hn." He said not caring. She just gave another flirtatious look and dragged him into the alleyway. "What the hell are you doing!" He scowled at her, escaping her grasp.

"You're just too handsome to ignore." She started making a move. She leaned forward and forced a kiss on the prodigies lips. Sasuke didn't have time to react. He tried to push her away, but she wouldn't budge. Her long, manicured nails dug into him, refusing to part. Sasuke kept trying to push away, but his attempts were in vain. Then, a soft, delicate, fragile voice caught his attention. It was very familiar to him. He finally managed to land a blow in a tender area on the woman and he fell to the ground in pain. He quickly turned around, only to meet a pair of sad, jade orbs. It was Sakura. Sasuke's expression looked scared and worried. Sakura had seen it, clear as day, what happened. Except the part where the blue haired girl forced herself onto him. The blue haired girl got up and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Oh baby…come here sexy." She said seductively. Sasuke elbowed her in the stomach and she fell. He turned around to see Sakura again, but she was gone.

"Sakura!" Sasuke called out to the pink haired girl. He quickly ran out of the alley and looked in all directions. He immediately caught a glimpse of pink hair, running farther away. No doubt it was Sakura. He quickly ran in her direction and followed her. She kept running and he kept following, pushing the crowd aside. He kept chasing her until she decided to stop in a small forest. She was on her knees, crying like a child who had just been hurt. Sasuke walked in front of her and kneeled down to her level. He slowly lifted her chin and wiped away her tears. She swapped his hand away and stared angrily into his eyes.

"Why S-Sasuke?..."

"…" Sasuke didn't speak. He couldn't.

"Answer me damn it!" Sakura screamed into his face.

"It wasn't what you thought." Sasuke said plainly, still staring into her jade orbs.

"Yeah right." She scoffed and got up. She violently slapped Sasuke across the face, leaving a mark. She walked away, with puffy eyes and a very angry look on her face. Sasuke just sat there, regretting lots of things and scolding himself in his mind. He felt no pain on his face…he felt all the pain in his chest…

LATER-AT THE BEACH HOUSE

Everyone was there, waiting for Sasuke to return. Sakura already came back and didn't even bother to say hi to them. She immediately ran up to her and Sasuke's room and slammed the door, causing it to shake the whole house. Sasuke arrived shortly after that.

"Where is she?" Sasuke asked them. They all just pointed inside, still confused. Sasuke ran inside and ran up to their room. He stopped at the door, hesitating. He needed to explain what happened, but would she believe him? He knocked twice and entered.

"Go away…" Sakura ordered, crying on the bed.

"Sakura, you need to know the truth." Sasuke said, more serious than ever.

"No! I don't want to hear it!" Sakura shot up and gave him her meanest look.

"Just listen! It wasn't intentional! That woman forced herself on me!" Sasuke yelled back.

"If you didn't like me, you could've told me!" Sakura yelled.

"You're right…I don't like you…" Sasuke said calmly. More tears filled Sakura's eyes. "I don't like you Sakura…I love you."

NEJI, TENTEN, HINATA AND NARUTO

"This is weird." Naruto said. "First Sakura storms in and doesn't even acknowledge us, then Sasuke comes and looks for Sakura."

"Maybe they fought." Neji suggested.

"Hmm…Maybe…" Tenten said.

"Should we h-help Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked.

"No. I have a feeling Uchiha can do it." Neji smirked.

SASUKE AND SAKURA

"W-what?" Sakura was too shocked to cry now. Sasuke…loved her?

"You heard me right. I don't like you Sakura, I love you." Sasuke finally relaxed his body. "It's hard for me to love anyone. I hardly get to see my parents, and my brother makes it impossible for me to love him. Simply put, I can't love. Well, I couldn't, but when you came, that changed everything. You were different than all the other girls. You were different from everyone else." Sasuke looked up and saw that Sakura was standing in front of him.

"Sasuke-kun…" She touched his face. She smiled.

"I'm…sorry." Sasuke apologized and pulled her into a tight hug. Sakura started crying into his chest.

"Baka…" Sakura said. Sasuke just smirked and pulled her in tighter. "Don't do that…again…please…" She pleaded.

"I promise."

LATER

Sasuke and Sakura walked down the stairs. Sakura was smiling, and Sasuke was close to smiling. Their friends were waiting for them downstairs on the couch. When they saw that Sakura was as cheery as ever and Sasuke was almost smiling, literally, big question marks popped up above their heads.

"Wait…huh?" Naruto was confused. "Sakura-chan! Just a few minutes ago, you were crying! And now you've got the biggest smile on your face!"

"And Uchiha…you've almost got a smile on your face…what happened?" Neji asked.

"I agree. What happened?" Tenten asked.

"Sakura-chan…are you a-alright?" Hinata asked.

"I'm fine! Better than ever!" Sakura jumped into the air. Sasuke smirked.

"You guys have the weirdest way of expressing love…" Naruto said. They all just laughed and decided to push the whole Sakura crying thought aside.

LATER THAT NIGHT

"Hmmm…maybe we should watch another movie." Naruto suggested.

"Okay. But Uchiha doesn't get to vote." Neji glared at Sasuke. Sasuke just shrugged and lied down lazily on the couch.

"Okay. We'll draw toothpicks again." Hinata suggested.

"I'm going to go to bed." Sakura said yawning. "Night."

"Wait." Sasuke lazily got up. "I'm going with you." Sasuke got up and followed Sakura upstairs.

"We should leave them alone." Tenten suggested with a smirk on her face. They all nodded and drew sticks. Naruto had won that time and he chose to watch White Chicks. Typical.

SASUKE AND SAKURA'S ROOM

"I thought you wanted to sleep." Sasuke said to Sakura, who was sitting on the balcony railing, carefully. He was sitting on a chair, watching her. The lights were off in their room because they didn't want anyone barging in.

"No. I just wanted to be alone for a while." She stared at the sky, then at the black sea. Waves crashing against the ocean side cliff, causing mist to dance in the light of the silver moon. She swished a strand of hair behind her ear. A bit of wind blew her a little off balance, and she leaned back. Sasuke caught her and pulled her towards him. She fell on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her. Sasuke was really warm, and he smelled good. They went inside the room and shut the balcony since it was very cold. He turned on a lamp and the furnace. The room had a small leather chair that could only seat on person, but Sasuke changed that. He sat down and sat Sakura between his legs. Sakura was blushing the whole time.

"Sakura…" he breathed in her scent, "…you smell good." He rested his head on her shoulder. Down stairs, they could hear laughter and warm feelings, but where they were, was even better. She relaxed her self and leaned her head back. Sasuke managed to maneuver his head and capture her lips. She wasn't surprised by this action, because it's what she wanted. She cupped his face in her hands, both taking in and savoring the moment.

DOWNSTAIRS

Naruto wiped a tear from his eye, his stomach sore from laughing so much. "Oh my god. That was a great movie!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Yeah. I still can't believe you laughed on some of the parts Neji." Tenten smirked. Neji just turned back to his usual stoic expression.

"Whatever." Neji replied. Tenten playfully punched him in the arm and grinned.

"Well, I guess it's time to go to bed." Naruto said, standing up and stretching his arms wide. "'Night." He smiled, then he and Hinata went upstairs and shut their bedroom door. Neji and Tenten did the same.

The house was completely quiet as everyone drifted to sleep, as well as Sasuke and Sakura. They would probably leave tomorrow, since Sakura's birthday was over. They couldn't wait to arrive home, but Sasuke could wait. Especially if Ino was waiting there.

END OF CHAPTER

What'd ya think?

Shikamaru: I'll be in the next chapter?
Zuan: Yes.
Sasuke: Crap.
Sakura: What's wrong?
Sasuke: Ino's in the next chapter.
Zuan: That's why we have Shika.
Shikamaru: Erm...review please.

Sabaku No Zuan