I have to thank my wonderful beta-editor, Chibi-Cookies, she has helped me tons with this story, it would not be what it is without her

Ring… Ring…

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, shaken by the shrill sound of the telephone. He wondered who would call him this early and why, he really only had that phone for emergencies…who'd he give the damned telephone number out to anyway? Annoyed at being woken from his peaceful slumber, he answered the phone

"Hello?" He answered groggily.

"Hi Sasuke! It's me, Sakura, and I'm having a party! You totally escaped my mind until now, but I was wondering if you would come?"

"Um…" Sasuke, not fully awake, tried to comprehend everything she had said.

"Hello?" Sakura asked, hoping he had not hung up on her.

Shaken from his thoughts he replied, "Yeah, I'm here, just thinking… I'll come I guess…what time do you want me to be there?"

"Around 7 would be great…and thank you so much!"

"Sure, bye"

"Bye!"

Ugh. Just then it set into his mind exactly what he had agreed to. He thought back on the conversation…Ha, like Sakura forgot to invite me he thought grouchily. I'm probably the first person she called! Now he had going to go to some stupid party, with stupid people. He would have nothing to do. His forte was definitely not socializing he was more of a training guy; he would pick a few days if intensive training over a few hours of forced socialization any day. Oh well he thought. I already agreed, if I don't show up Sakura would probably kill herself or something…

He closed his eyes and fell back to sleep for a few more hours. When Sasuke awoke he was starving. He drove over to the local ramen stand, only because he did not feel like cooking, and who says you can't have ramen for breakfast? (A/n err, more like lunch Sasuke!)

When he arrived he was not surprised to see Naruto eating ramen like no tomorrow. Naruto is so immature…I just don't understand him. He would rather sit here and eat ramen all day instead of train and get stronger!

"Hey! Sasuke! You goin' to Sakura's party?"

"Yeah… I guess I am. Did she actually invite you?"

"Um, yeah,"

"Wow I'm surprised, I thought that she hated you…"

"Well she said it was for everyone she knew, and she doesn't hate me nearly as much as she used to!" Whilst saying this ramen escaped his mouth and flew to the floor where it was covered with dirt, spit and god only knows what else.

"Oh." He replied back nonchalantly. Sasuke ordered some ramen to go, so he wouldn't have to sit there with Naruto and make small talk. What an immature kid, he really hasn't changed one bit.

Sasuke ate his ramen in his car, attempting not to get it all over the place; by the time he got home it was almost 6. Well I figure I should shower and get ready.

He got into the shower and turned on the hot water. "Dammit!" he yelled, the water had not yet warmed up, giving Sasuke a full blast of ice cold water. As the water warmed up he relaxed. He felt the warm water spread over his body relaxing his stressed muscles. He saw the steam form on the glass making wispy patterns; he almost got lost in a trance but then abruptly remembered the party. He immediately became tense and hastily got out from the shower.

This party might not be too bad, he tried to reassure himself. Hey, I'm bound to find someone I can at least talk about tactics with…Sasuke wondered why he actually let Sakura drag him into this, she know he wasn't one for parties or social events. What really got Sasuke though, was why the hell he didn't just say no…

He fumbled his way through the hallway of his small apartment coming into contact with his door he twisted the rusty knob and gave a shove. He felt his damp feet on the old wood floor as he walked over to his bed and sat down. It is going to be boring and I don't really want to go…all those people talking about pointless things while they could instead be training…don't they have any morals! But then he sighed, he had already told Sakura he would go and she might hold it against him if he decided to ditch. Ah! I'll just go and if it sucks, no one said you have to stay. With that final thought in his mind he got ready for the party.

Sasuke got into his car and racked his brains for the directions…it wasn't easy to forget; after all he was a trained ninja he had to remember important things all the time. As he started the car he tried to remember when the three of them were last together…I guess it was during the ninja exams. He thought grudgingly to himself. Heck…none of had made plans or gone on missions together since then…none of us made the effort…I wonder why?

And with that ponderous thought he pulled into the driveway. Jesus, how the hell am I going to park my car? He looked around there were cars parked everywhere. Damn...she must know a lot of people. Creeping down the driveway, Sasuke finally found a spot, surprisingly close to the house. He locked the car and walked down the remainder of the driveway. He saw people drunk, some were making out and doing things Sasuke didn't even want to see…or think about for that matter. He also saw some swimming in the pool.

Sasuke was slightly disgusted. He knew the party would be like this. The first think he saw as he walked was Rock Lee and Sakura. Now that was an unlikely pair! He saw Lee leading Sakura around, their arms linked together. Lee had a huge, proud smile on his face. Did he see Sakura as some kind of "accomplished mission" or something? Sasuke knew that Lee had been infatuated with Sakura since the day they met. That damned Rock Lee, Sasuke thought, Parading Sakura around like she is some kind of trophy or something…Wait, why do I even care?

"Hey! Watcha lookin' so grim for?" Naruto asked him from behind, startling him. "Haha! Gotcha! Man, I would never have thought I would live to see a day when Sasuke was surprised!" At this Naruto started to laugh hysterically.

Naruto needs to grow up… Goddamn him. "I was thinking, thank you for interrupting" Sasuke dryly snapped back.

Back to his thoughts… he couldn't understand why Sakura going with Lee bothered him so much, in fact, if anything, he should be happy, no more Sakura following him around like a puppy. But just something about those two… He felt some hind of emotion he could not place. It was a mix of anger with something else. That other feeling, Sasuke believed, was something for Sakura. It was some new and inexperienced emotion that he had no name for. Maybe I have just been so used to her liking me that I might actually be jealous of Lee….

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Kakashi. He was sitting cross-legged on top of a table reading Make out Paradise. Sasuke smiled as he reminisced about when Kakashi had read that book and fought off Sakura and Naruto, right after they graduated from the ninja academy. Sasuke walked over to him. "How many times have you actually read that book?"

"Umm...still haven't quite finished it, and after I still have two more volumes to go. " Kakashi replied. A distant look in his erm…eye.

"So, what do you think of Sakura and Rock Lee?" Sasuke asked while staring strangely at him.

"It's strange…I dunno but she seems to have gotten over you now, I mean she hasn't even looked your way once." He said, looking over at Lee and Sakura dancing together.

Sasuke left right then, his blood boiling. This party was such a stupid idea! I wonder why I even came… Sasuke walked out to the driveway and towards his car. How could Sakura do this to me! He growled as he slammed his door closed people stopped temporarily from gagging each other to look up with surprise. He simply glared at them and started his ignition.

I mean…wait WHAT! He drove to his apartment in bafflement, wondering why his friggin' brain could be so stupid as to think he was jealous. He felt rage erupt from within him; he wanted to tear Lee apart. The way Lee held on to her, Sasuke could just see that bragging look in his eyes.

Sasuke had never liked braggers. They only try to get a rise out of you and apparently its working for Lee, Maybe it's because I have known Sakura since we were in ninja academy together. Yah, that's probably it! He tried to sound supportive of himself.

Before he realized it, he was pulling into his driveway and getting out of the car.

He unlocked the door of his apartment, and slammed it. He just needed to hit something, and he wanted that something to be Lee.

He walked to his room and got into his bed before even changing, he was to bewildered and disgruntled to do anything of the sort. He hastily pulled his sheets over him, and calmed his breathing. He relaxed himself, and his eyes started to cloud over with darkness, his breathing became rythmic as he began to drift off to sleep, his last thought…Sakura.

A/N this is my first fanfiction so please tell me what you think of it!

oh and if you dont like the LeexSakura pairing, trust me thats not the way it will end up

please R&R!
-Haruno Sakura