"I can't bear this secret anymore…" Sakura said, tears running down her cheeks. "I don't have anyone I can tell this, except for you Sasuke-kun…"

"What is it Sakura?" Sasuke asked.

"It's about Naruto…"

"What about him?"

"For as long as I can remember, I always thought Naruto was a nuisance. Now it seems fate has a way of playing cruel jokes…" Sakura said, staring at the floor, her tears dripping.

"…"

"Well I guess fate is now punishing me for treating Naruto so badly."

Sasuke remained silent. He knows what Sakura is trying to tell him, he's just waiting for her to say it herself. He was waiting because in the corner of his heart that he might be mistaken. But his hopes will be cut cruelly when Sakura finally spoke up.

"It will sound strange, but I'm definite. I'm actually falling for Naruto." Sakura said, raising her head, smiling.

Sasuke on the other hand, wasn't near smiling at all. He was near "crestfallen" and "dumbfounded". He couldn't comprehend the predicament he was in. He can only remember only one instance where he felt this much and that was during the aftermath of the slaying of the whole Uchiha clan.

He wanted to share the pain his friend is undergoing but at the same time wanted to leave his loved one.

"Is there something wrong Sasuke?" Sakura asked but was sure there was something wrong.

"Why, of all people, did you have to fall for Naruto?" He asked, his eyes covered with his long hair.

"…"

There was a growing tension between the two former friends, cut only by the third part of the trio, Naruto.

Naruto entered the room with a big foolish grin on his face, oblivious to the things that have happened in the hospital room. He was still carrying the flowers from Ino's shop.

"I have to leave now." Sakura said, trying her best to conceal her worry from Naruto. It wasn't time yet to tell him, she thought. 'Not until I say sorry for my actions' Sakura said to herself. She quickly left the room, not even looking at Naruto.

This made Naruto worry.

"What happened here?" Naruto inquired.

"Please leave Naruto."

"Wha-?" But he was cut off by Sasuke

"Leave!"

As much as I hate leaving cliffies, I made this chappie another cliffie so you will still read it. I know it sucks a bit. I have prepared a reasonable excuse (still a true one) I am currently sedated and my head kinda hurts. Reviews are always welcome! Include in your reviews if these two names sound good. Kazahana Zari & Roshiro Eriol. Boy and girl respectively. Those two names are going to be used in my upcoming Naruto fic.

Please pardon my story, some charas are a tad too OOC. The personalities they exemplify are my own interpretation of the original charas. I would also like to add that this fic happened a few years after Sasuke was retrieved from Otto 4.