HI HI! I'm Nenji's Cherry Blossom!This is chapter 2! YAY! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I still sadly do not own Naruto and concentrating really hard didn't work…. Hmmm ….. I'll think of something….

He Loves Me Not

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura started to turn around, but then stopped.

"Why don't you turn around?" The boy asked in a oddly gentle voice.

"B-because I'm afraid." She answered. "Afraid that its just my imagination again. Afraid that you aren't really there and all the hurt will come rushing back once I realize that. I'm content just hearing your voice." Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Did… did you really miss me that much?" Asked the boy, a hint of surprise in his voice.

Sakura was now crying. "you don't even know! You don't know what kind of hell you put me through!" With those words she turned and flung herself into the runaway's arms. He was taken aback at first, but soon gave into the sobbing girl and held her tightly. She lightly hit his chest with a balled up fist.

"Why?" Sakura asked in between sobs. "Why did you just leave me with the 2 words that haunted me for 5 years?"

He looked down at her and remembered the night he left the leaf village. Sakura had asked if she could come, but he didn't want her to get hurt. So instead he said thank you and knocked her out, laying her gently on a park bench. " I said thank you because you are the only person since my parents deaths that's been able to get close to me. You became so important, and I just didn't want to lose the most important thing in my life." He smiled as she looked up at him, "but don't tell Naruto any of this. If you do I'll deny it all!"

She looked up at two red eyes that seem to be ….. not as cold. His voice had also softened. "Oh yeah," She almost forgot to ask," Did you defeat Itachi?"

Sasuke smiled. "Come on! You know me! Would I have come back if I hadn't?"

"Really! You did! That's great!" Her smile faded, "What about that snake, Orochimaru?"

" Yup… Him too."

A few days later Sasuke , Sakura, and Naruto were almost back to normal. Except for the fact that Naruto still called Sasuke a traitor. Sakura bashed him on the head every time though. Ino was drop-dead joules that Sakura was the first one Sasuke choose to see. She, of course, was still his number one fan. Ino was also in a bad mood because Shikamaru didn't purpose. In fact he barely said anything the whole night!

"GRRRR! Why does he do this to me!" Cried Ino.

Sakura laughed, "Maybe he got nervous." She thought aloud.

"now that you mention it…" Ino started, "He was cherry red the hole night." She put her finger to her mouth and started to think.

"Ino-sensei!" Three little voices were herd.

"oh…. Hey Sakura…" Ino looked with pleading eyes.

"Sorry ino, but I have a date tonight." Answered Sakura proudly.

"A….A DATE!" Ino jumped up and smiled, "With who?" She asked.

"I'm not sure. I found a single rose in my porch with a note that told me to meet someone at the Dikoku Steak House. If its Lee or Naruto I'm leaving." She giggled.

"Fine…." Sulked Ino. "But I want EVERY last detail tomorrow!"

At Sakura's house.

I wonder who it is…. She thought as she added the last touches of her makeup.

She looked lovely. She wore a black halter top dress that molded to her every curve. It had Cherry Branch design on one side and a slit almost too revealing. Almost.

She headed to Dikoku and didn't see anyone looking for someone else, so she st on the outside terrace. She waited for a half hour when she herd something behind her. She turned to see two snake eyes starring at her. A shurekin was put to her belly. "scream or disobey and I'll slit you stomach."

NCB--Sorry guys! Another cliffhanger. Hehe….. Any ways R&R!R&R!R&R!

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