Hey! Next chappy yay! It's hard working on 2 stories. Anyways, there will be more characters introduced later in the story, so...yeah...Anyways, please enjoy and remember to review! Thanks 2 my previous reviewers!

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, Sasuke would kill Orochimaru and then go back for Sakura and then there will be more dramatic scenes and fights and...well anyways, I don't own Naruto so that's a dream. Lol.

Chapter 2: Back On Your Feet

After a few days of care in the hospital, Sasuke had fully healed and was back on his feet. He still had to take it easy because his wounds could open again. Sakura took some time off to stay with him so they could catch up. They were the best of friends, closer than her and Ino. Neither one of them were going to go deep into a relationship. They were perfectly fine as friends. But they wanted it to stay how it was, no war in Konoha, no invaders or assassins, no serious deaths. Everything was peaceful.

"Wow did he really do that?" Sasuke gasped. Sakura giggled.

"Yeah! Naruto stuffed his mouth with ramen WHILE asking Hinata out!" she smiled. He smirked and let out a small chuckle.

"What a dobe." He smirked. After that conversation, it was silence. It was snowing outside and the snow crunched under their feet, filling the silence between them. They stopped for a moment and looked to their left. A park of Sakura trees was swaying delicately with the steady breeze. Cherry blossoms blew into the young prodigies hair. Even though he fulfilled his ambition, he still wasn't able to give a big smile, or tell things about himself, but he was definitely more open.

Flashback

"Hn." A handsome young raven haired boy ignored Sakura's dreamy glances and blushes towards him. Naruto was pouting as they walked through the Sakura park. She always liked Sasuke but never him.

"It's pretty huh Sasuke-kun?" she giggled.

"Hn." He said nothing. He was getting really annoyed at how she was acting. Kakashi trailed behind reading his perverted book.

"So, Sasuke-kun…do you wanna—" she was cut short.

"No! Just shut up and leave me alone you annoying fangirl!" Sasuke boomed. Sakura stopped in her tracks, her eyes being pressured. Her tears threatened to pour out. She tried to hold them in but to no avail, they poured out.

"TEME! She just wanted to know if you would come to ichiraku with us!" Naruto yelled, waving a wild fist in the air. Sasuke ignored them.

"Whatever. This is a waste of time. We should be training. There are ninjas out there stronger than me and I'm stuck here." He walked away, turning his back on them. Kakashi put a comforting hand on his student's shoulder.

"Don't worry Sakura." Kakashi smiled under his mask. The next day, Sasuke had left to go to Orochimaru, in his search for power.

End of Flashback

Those things were in the past. It's been 10 years since then and things changed. They arrived at Sakura's house.

"Would you like to come in? I…um…have something for you." Sakura asked him. He nodded and followed her in her house. It was pretty plain. A couch, entertainment center, kitchen, dining room, desk etc; It was just a normal house. They headed upstairs to a room which Sasuke supposed was Sakura's. He sat down in a chair and waited for her to get him the thing she was going to give. She pulled out a velvet box from her dresser drawer and handed it to him. He opened slowly, and it revealed a silver necklace with a rectangular locket. He opened it and it showed team 7 10 years ago, Sasuke with a frown on his face, Naruto holding up 2 peace signs and Sakura smiling a bright smile. Kakashi had his hand on top of Sasuke and Naruto's head. He smiled a small smile and looked at Sakura.

"Great times huh?" he asked. He took out the necklace and put it around his neck. It glistened.

"Yeah. It was so long ago too." Sakura smiled to herself. Sasuke grinned and looked at the picture again. "I left a note on the back of the picture."

Sasuke took the picture out and turned it over.

"Always friends, forever. Love, Sakura and Naruto" it read. Sasuke smiled and put it back in the locket. "Thank you Sakura." She smiled and led him out of her house. They walked into the cold again and came upon the Ichiraku stand.

"I'll buy you some." Sasuke said. Sakura smiled. They walked to the ramen stand where a citizen just got up and left, leaving a tip. They sat down on the stools.

"Hello. What would you like?" he asked, clearing the empty bowl where the previous man who was there was eating out of.

"2 miso ramen please." Sasuke ordered. The man nodded and started making the order. Just then, they heard a familiar voice.

"OI! Teme!" Sasuke and Sakura turned to the voice. They saw Naruto running towards them holding Hinata's hand. They entered under the canopy of the stand. "Whew! It's really cold out there, ne Hinata-chan?" he grinned sheepishly. She nodded and sat down next to Sakura. Naruto sat next to Hinata. During the years, all of them, including Neji, Tenten, Shikamaru, Ino, Shino, Kiba and Chouji have grown INCREDIBLY close. They were like brothers and sisters.

"Hey dobe." Sasuke smirked.

"WHAT'D YOU CALL ME TEME!" Naruto jumped out of his seat. Sakura hit him on the head and Hinata giggled.

"Calm down! Let's just enjoy a nice meal without you blurting out loud!" Sakura twitched, annoyed.

Hinata wHin

"Eh? Calm down Sakura. I was just bringing back old times." Naruto smirked. 2 miso ramen were played in front of Sasuke and Sakura. They broke their chopsticks and started eating. They ate rather slowly so they could savor the warmth of the noodles, slithering down their throats. A tingling sensation swept through their bodies. Naruto was practically drooling as 2 more miso ramen were placed in front of him and Hinata.

After a few minutes, Sasuke and Sakura were done. By that time, Naruto was on his 4th bowl and he still was hungry. Hinata was still eating hers, slowly as possible. Sasuke and Sakura paid the man and left a tip.

"We'll see you later okay?" Sakura smiled to Hinata and Naruto. Naruto gave a thumbs up and kept eating. Hinata smiled and continued eating as well. They walked out of the stand and entered the crisp cold. They kept walking, talking, and in between there were some awkward silences. Even though Sasuke was more open and enjoyable to be around, he still kept lots of emotions and feelings bottled up.

"GAH!" Sasuke yelled aloud. Sakura had just stuffed snow down his pants. "WHAT THE HELL! AHHH!" He was jumping around, trying to get the snow out of his pants. Sakura was rolling the snow. She was laughing so hard she couldn't breathe right. Sasuke got up, a little annoyed by her gesture and shoved a pack of snow down her shirt and pants. Sakura was jumping up and down, tears in her eyes from the cold. Sasuke was snickering, trying to hold in a huge laugh. Sakura got up and tackled him. He didn't expect it so he fell backwards. He did a few hand seals and he disappeared, a log in his place. Sakura got up quickly scanning the area. She got into a fighting stance.

She tried to sense his chakra, but it was blocked by a jutsu. She did some hand seals and 3 clones appeared next to her. They separated to look for the Uchiha. One of the clones was jumping through the trees, when it was kicked by Sasuke and disappeared in a poof of smoke. Another one appeared and snuck up behind him. He noticed it and appeared behind the clone. He kicked it and disappeared in a poof of smoke as well. Then, he was kicked square on in the back. He fell off the branch and hit the ground.

"You've gotten better." He turned to see her, but what he saw was far from the beautiful and mature Sakura. A shadowy figure stood there, blood red eyes and 3 wheels spinning. The dark raven hair that was almost identical to Sasuke's, and the headband with the crack across the Konoha symbol. Sasuke gasped. He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to. He wouldn't!

"Sa-su-ke." The figure pronounced his name, emphasizing each syllable. "I'm still here." His voice was now a whisper. Sasuke shook his head and looked back up. The figure was gone. Sasuke was panting and a stinging pain went through his chest. Just then, Sakura appeared.

"Sasuke! Are you alright?" she was worried. She undid his shirt and noticed the wound had opened. She undid the old bandages and pulled out a new roll in her medic pack. She quickly closed the wound again and wrapped it in bandages. Just then, Sasuke had grasped her throat.

"You think that's funny! Transforming into him to scare me! What kind of shit are you pulling!" he was fuming. His sharingan was activated and Sakura was gasping for air.

"Sa…su…ke! Wh…what…do…y-you…mean?" Sakura was trying to get rid of his arm, but to no avail. Sasuke gathered himself and let go. Sakura fell, coughing and choking.

"Shit! This can't be happening! I killed him!" Sasuke was grasping his head like he was stabbed in the temple with a kunai. He jumped away from Sakura and disappeared in the darkness of the trees. The snow fell through the small opening as Sasuke disappeared through the leaves.

"Sasuke…"

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