A/n: Hello people, I'm back with the second chapter. I'm sorry it took me so long to update, it's just that I'm having a hard time trying to find the pc free and I always got busy whenever I get to use the pc because I have a lot of things to do with it that are already piling up day by day. I'm really sorry. Anyway, here are my answers to my reviewers.

STaLka: Yeah right, I'm writing this fic in English and Japanese. I'm also doing translations at every end of the chapter. If you have any problems with me, using bilingual, then get a life! If I'm wasting your time by doing it bilingual, why don't you find some other stories in pure English, and then it will make you satisfied and it ends this little bickering you're creating with me and don't go telling me about that stupid reason that I'm using two languages. Got that? I hope that settles it and now, please stop creating more fights because I don't want to be in it.

Sakurachild: Hi, I'm glad you liked the story. I'm sorry for the long time I didn't update. Here's Chapter two I hope you'll like it. Thanks for reviewing.

Frostbite Wings: Thanks for liking my story. And well, Sakura told Naruto she likes him for some reason I cannot tell you because it will affect the whole upcoming plot of the story. Also, the same reason applies with your second question. I already figured out that problem about Ino but, anyway, thanks for helping somehow.

Lavender-Stone: Hey, I'm glad you liked the story and thanks for that review. It really helped a lot. I'm sorry if I updated slowly, you know how situation works in here…well anyway see ya! And update your story ok?

Kurenai Chinoumi: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Well, here's the update. I hope you'll like this one too!

A/n: Anyway on with chapter 2…

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

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I was once yours but not anymore

Chapter 2: Unexpected friendships

Sakura was dumfounded at what Sasuke just said. She had never met someone like him and she felt something in him that makes him different from some other people she met. Her flow of thoughts was broken when she finally noticed Ino's hand that was waving non-stop in front of her face.

"Hey! Earth to Sakura…" Ino said.

"…Wha-what!" Sakura stammered.

"I said, Earth to you. And finally you're back down to Earth." Ino replied looking at the ceiling.

Sakura shook her head in attempt to shake her previous thoughts off her head. Her eyes once more fell on Sasuke's eyes and found him staring back at her in a way she found quite irritating yet handsome-looking.

"What!" Sakura asked trying to impose an irritated tone, which she succeeded in doing…not!; Instead, she looked like she said it in a –she's-blushing- tone.

"…what?" Sasuke asked in an about-to-burst-out-laughing tone.

To her surprise, even Shikamaru and Neji were looking at her with shocked expressions. Much to her relief, Ino didn't. Instead, she quickly pulled Sakura by her forearm and glared at the three of them.

(Break time) Recess…

"Sakura, let's go. People are already queuing on almost all of the stalls, hurry up or we'll end up last in line." Ino said.

Sakura however, stayed put. "I can't Ino, I'm sorry. Naruto told me he'd meet me at break time…besides…I think Ten-ten is calling you over there." Sakura said pointing at a girl with a brown two Chinese-styled buns on sides fixed hair. (I'm sorry I don't know how to put it in words on how to describe ten-ten's hair but just get on with it alright?)

"…Well…ok…but are you sure you're gonna be okay?" Ino asked.

"Yeah…yeah I am…" Sakura reassured her half-heartedly.

Ino smiled at her and then, turned to head towards Ten-ten's direction.

Sakura smiled back in return but ended up looking like she was wincing. To her relief though, Ino had already half-turned her back to Sakura so she didn't notice it.

Sakura just noticed Naruto going out of the room holding hands with Hinata who was walking closely beside him.

(Ok, she saw him because the rooms are arranged in a way like this: 2-8 is the farthest room at that floor from the staircase while room 2-1 is the nearest and the first room to be seen from the stair-view. It's the nearest room from the staircase. So since Sakura is in room 2-4 then she's somewhere in the middle and Naruto's class is near the stairs so it's obvious that she would really see him. Well, I hope you all got it.)

She saw Ino look back at her but she ducked in time before Ino saw her.

"Ah! Sakura-chan! Naru—…are! Sakura-chan…mo inai yo ne…" Ino said turning back to walk with Ten-ten.

Sakura sighed deeply and squeezed in between the crowd so that Naruto won't notice her while he is with Hinata and not to ruin the moment. Against her luck, though, Ten-ten noticed her being dragged away with the crowd since she was almost the only girl in school who's pink-haired.

"AAAH! Ne,ne mite, Ino-chan! Sakura-chan asoko dayo!" Ten-ten said a little bit too loud; loud enough for Naruto to hear it and look at the direction where Ten-ten was pointing at.

Sakura immediately pushed through the crowd, rushing past them and quickly out of her friends and Naruto's sight.

Naruto looked quite confused for awhile but he shrugged it off. "Sakura-chan…nanka…hen mitai…" Naruto said to himself.

Sakura walked briskly towards the lockers and reaching hers, she quickly opened it and stuffed her books inside, afterwards closing it and rushing towards the cafeteria.

With Sasuke…

"Hey! Hey Sasuke! Where are you going!" Neji called.

"I'm gonna get some ramune in the cafeteria. I'll meet the two of you at the lockers after bell rings." Sasuke replied shortly and hurried off.

Back to Sakura…

Sakura queued up in line where the gummies were being sold. (Fufu…I have grown quite fond of gummies…my sis influenced me! LOL!)

"Hey." A boyish voice said.

Sakura turned around and saw Sasuke queued up at the next line, looking at her.

'OMG it's him!' a voice inside Sakura exclaimed happily.

'Yeah, so?' Sakura snapped back bitterly.

'He looks so cool!' the voice said still cheerfully.

'Not!' Sakura argued back mentally.

'Admit it.' The voice taunted.

'It's not true now will you just leave me alone!' Sakura shouted inside her head.

'It's true.' The voice said and then faded away.

"Oh, it's you." Sakura said icily.

"Yeah, it's just me." Sasuke replied.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked with a tinge of annoyed-ness laced in her voice.

"I'm getting some ramune, that's what I'm doing here. You?" Sasuke said casually.

Sakura took her gummy bag that the seller was handing to her before answering him.

"It's none of your business." Sakura said coldly, walking past him.

Sasuke immediately took his ramune and pulled her forearm back before he lost sight of her from the growing crowd.

"It is MY business because I'm talking to you." Sasuke said.

They started to walk away from the crowd towards the field grounds.

"What did you get?" Sasuke asked.

Sakura eyed him for awhile before answering.

"mbynggmms…" Sakura murmured.

"..W-what…?" Sasuke asked in his about-to-burst-out-laughing tone with mixed with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I said I'm buying gummies." Sakura repeated more clearly, embarrassed.

(Ok, here in their school, only grade school and middle school students buy gummies and it's a shame if a high school would be seen buying them. Sakura loves them a lot though so she still buys them.)

Sasuke was in the middle of drinking ramune and choked slightly at her answer with a trace of an attempt to laugh.

Sakura threw him a piercing glare.

"You can go ahead and laugh, even if you tell it to Shikamaru and Neji so you guys would have something to laugh about. That's what you three need right? Something about me to laugh about. Well, go ahead but now, please let go of my arm." Sakura stated quietly, yanking her arm away from Sasuke's hand and walking off, leaving him to himself.

To her surprise though, Sasuke once more caught up with her hurried trots and pulled her back.

"Hey wait.—"

"What!" Sakura cried frustratingly.

"I'm sorry." Sasuke said.

Sakura tripped over a stone, unable to believe what she had just heard, but managed to gain back her balance in a few while.

"…What?…What did you say?" Sakura asked in a dumbfounded tone.

"I said I'm sorry…I didn't mean to be rude awhile ago." Sasuke said.

Sakura just stared at him unable to say anything. She froze on her spot just clutching the bag of gummies at her hand and her eyes never leaving Sasuke's gaze.

They were interrupted however, when suddenly, a girl came clinging on Sasuke's arm with a dreamy look on her face.

"Sasuke-kun!" the girl exclaimed blushing.

"…miko…" Sasuke said.

The girl turned to face Sakura with a look of disgust as she spoke to Sakura in a very rude manner. "How come you're walking with my Sasuke-kun! I'll tell you this you stalker: Stay away from my Sasuke! He's mine!"

A/n: Chapter two is finally done! Phew! It took me days to finish that, since I have limits regarding the time I'm allowed to use the pc. Thank you for my reviewers and I hope you liked this chapter. I know the characters are a bit OOC but I like to build their character the way I want them to be so just go with it. Miko Ibuki, that girl that popped out of nowhere is my own character.

Translations: (not exact but will do)

"Ah! Sakura-chan! Naru—…are! Sakura-chan…mo inai yo ne…" – "Ah! Sakura! Naru—…eh! Sakura…has already been gone…"

"AAAH! Ne,ne mite, Ino-chan! Sakura-chan asoko dayo!" – "AAAH! Hey, hey look, Ino! Sakura is over there!"

"Sakura-chan…nanka…hen mitai…" – "Sakura-chan…looks weird…" (Well, it actually meant that Sakura acted weird. But I just put up the exact translation. K?)

Kun- is used after a name, usually for guys; as chan is often used for girls. It's used for casual situations instead of 'san' or 'sama'.

A/n: Please Review and also, if I forgot to translate anything, tell me. Thanks.

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