RikaSohma: Konnichiwa, everyone!

Yuki: Why are you in such a good mood?

RikaSohma: Had a good past few days! First I got my haircut. It's about the length of Sakura's. I was going for Saskura like, without the pink of course, or Kisa Sohma like. My fav. teacher says it looks good! (I like getting compliments from teachers) I also got school pics! They look so much better than last years so I'm happy about that. The second season of WILDFIRE starts Jan. 2, and--

Yuki: Okay, okay! I get it! I don't get how your friends can survive your peppyness.

RikaSohma: I'm not that peppy, you damn rat!

Yuki: Sure you aren't, kuso kitsune...

Both: (fighting)

Kitty: Can you two stop fighting!

Yuki: Why don't you just go cry over your precious InuYasha with Kagome.

RikaSohma: (backing away)

Kitty: Must...hold...back...anger

RikaSohma: (still backing away)

Yuki: (running) AHHH!

Kitty: GET BACK HERE! (chases after him with sword 5X bigger than self)

RikaSohma: Well, since Yuki won't be back here for a little bit, I'll do the disclaimer! I do not own Naruto, damn. And never will. Double damn. Well, enjoy the 2nd chapter!

Chapter 2

After Sasuke had left, he started walking towards the gates of the village. He sat down on the bench he laid Saukra on 3 years ago. 'What did I mean by "Thank You".' he thought.

He turned his head towards the cherry blossoms. "Sakura..." he said aloud. "Is she really just an annoying fangirl to me? Or more?"

"I know you've been gone 3 years and all but you know, I find it easier to talk when there's someone there, Sasuke-bastard," a voice said.

He turned around and saw Naruto. "And how would you find someone to talk to, dope," he responded.

"Shut up!" Naruto yelled.

"What are you doind here?" Sasuke asked.

"Sakura was really quiet, so she and Hinata went some place to talk. I decided to come look for you then, since Sakura's probably quiet because of something you said. Or didn't say?"

"What's that supposed to mean," he asked.

"Can you honestly tell me that you have no feelings for Sakura? At all? Well, I don't believe that!" Naruto exclaimed. "I know that deep down inside, you feel the same way about Sakura like she feels for you."

"And how the hell would you know how I feel about her?" he yelled. "How would you know that? How... would you know."

"I know it because, it's the truth," he replied. "And you know you can't deny the truth."

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled. "Come on! Our food orders are ready!"

"Coming! See you later Sasuke-bastard," he said as he ran towards Hinata's voice.

As Naruto ran away, Sasuke secretly smiled. Something he hasn't truely hasn't done in years. 'The dope may be right,' he thought. 'Maybe I do like Sakura.'

He left the bench and started walking towards his home.

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Later

After eating her ramen, Sakura left, leaving Naruto and Hinata alone. She had eaten her ramen quick to get away. Mostly because she wanted to find Sasuke. And because she felt out of place with them. She always does.

She went to Sasuke's house and no one was there. She went to the bench by the gates of Konoha and he wasn't there either. She decided to give up on finding him today. So she walked towards the bridge where they would always meet for training. She needed to think and that was where she always went to think.

As she came towards the bridge, she saw him. 'I wonder why he's here?' she asked herself.

She couldn't help but just stare. The wind blowing through his raven hair, causing the hair to caress his handsome face. His onyx eyes staring into the water. The blank expression. 'I wonder what he's thinking of?' she asked herself another question.

'About you!' exclaimed Inner Sakura.

'About me! Why would he be thinking about me? I'm still the weak, annoying, fangirl to him probably,' she argued with herself.

'You know it's true,' Inner Sakur agrued back. 'Go talk to him!'

'Will it shut you up?' she asked her inner self.

She started walking towards Sasuke. As she got closer, he turned around. He flashed her a short smile. Something she thought she would never see from him. An actual smile. Not a smirk, a smile. She smiled back. She made it to his side and he started to speak.

"You know, you're one stubborn girl," Sasuke said.

"Huh?"

"Three years. Three years I have been gone and still you haven't given up on me. Why?" he asked.

"...Because I knew you'd come back," she finally answered.

"And how would you know that?"

"You're my friend. That's why. You're the most important person to me, Sasuke-kun. I could never just give up on you.

"It's just going to bring you pain. All of it. Waiting for me. Any second I could go back to Orichimaru."

"But you wouldn't," she said. Her eyes started filling up with tears and falling into the water below. "You wouldn't leave again Sasuke-kun. You wouldn't want to leave Naruto or me again. We're your friends. You wouldn't want to know that you might lose the friendship you have with Naruto. Or however you see me."

She kept letting the tears fall expecting Sasuke to say something. Say that she's annoying, just like he use to. But it never came. Instead she felt his hand wiping the tears away from her face. She looked up to see him smirk.

"See?" he said. "I just bring pain to you and everyone."

Before she knew it, she had thrown her arms around him and pulled him into a hug. And again the tears started filling up and she cried on his shoulders. Again he did something unexpected. He didn't push her off, call her annoying, but let her just let her cry on him.

"Sasuke-kun, I-I will always love you."

He opened his mouth to answer but before he could an explosion was heard. Sakura quickly jerked off of Sasuke. "That sounds like it was coming from around Ichiraku," Sasuke said.

"Naruto and Hinata are still there!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Come on," he said.

He grabbed her hand and they started running towards the sound of the explosion.

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RikaSohma: There you go! Hope you enjoyed the second chapter!

Kitty: That was so touching and sweet Rika-kun!

Yuki: Why does she say 'kun' for you?

RikaSohma: 'Cause I hate being called 'chan'. It sounds to girly for me. But that would fit perfect for you then!

Yuki: Haha, very funny.

RikaSohma: I want to give a big thanks to all my reviewers! ANd an even bigger thanks to Kitty! Who has been putting my story up 'since my computer is so damn slow and freezes everytime I try to put chapters up!

Kitty: No prob!

RikaSohma: I'll try really hard to get a new chapter up. Well r+r please!

Kitty: See ya! Now to chase Yuki again for that earlier comment! (chases Yuki with same sword from before)

Yuki: AHHHHHH!

RikaSohma: BYE! (starts to chase Yuki too)