A/N: And here's the whole high school flashback relationship of Sasuke and Sakura!
Here's the OST by the way:

Nothing's gonna change my Love for you-Air Supply (so many revivers of this song)
Now and Forver- Richard Marx
Makita kang muli- Sugarfree (from the Philippines but it means "To see you again")
When I see you smile- Kris Lawrence (singer from the Philippines)
I'm Sorry- Craig David
Sway- Pussycat dolls
Only Love- Trademark
Drowning- Backstreet Boys
How deep is your love- Bee Gees
First love- Utada Hikaru
Love Chronicle- Changin' my life (Full Moon wo Sagashite)
Kyou Kara Kyou E- Yumi Matsuzawa (Gatekeepers)
Weak- Jojo
Forevermore- Side A (also from the Philippines)
Forever- Damage
1/3 Junjou no Kanjou- Ruruoni Kenshin/Samurai X
Anywhere for you- Backstreet Boys (or was it Anything for you?)


Snapshot

Satisfied with her work, she smiled and headed over to the kitchen to prepare some snacks. Sakura set aside the broom and dust pan, washed her hands before starting to make some onigiri. She checked the fridge and smiled upon seeing red tomatoes which she took out and started to cut to pieces. "Tomato filled onigiri, just what Sasuke would want to eat!" she grinned and started fixing the treat. She heard the door to the kitchen open as Sasuke came clad in a black long-sleeved shirt, the sleeves folded up to his elbows, and a pair of jeans, a white apron over his attire and bandana on his head.

"Hey Yami nin, you done?"

"Almost." He said, tugging the bandana on his head and stuffing it inside his apron's pockets. Sasuke stopped and sniffed the air. "I smell tomatoes…" she laughed and showed him what she was doing. A smile formed on his lips as he wrapped his arms around his tenshi, burying his nose on the crook of her neck. "What about you?" he murmured. "Mm, I'm done. I only need to fix your CDs and I'm finished." Sasuke nodded and kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks tenshi."

"No problem."


Letting out a sigh, a smile crept through her face as she stood up and removed the black bandana on her head, letting her long pink locks flow down freely. She looked at the whole living room and nodded at her clean-up. Something on the floor caught her eye and she picked it up, looking at the cover. It brought her feet to run up the stairs and reach Sasuke's room, glad that she was wearing a loose white shirt and jeans for general cleaning.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun, look what I found!" she chirped, entering his room as he stopped fixing his things and turned to her. She held a photo album and looked really excited to open it. Smiling, he motioned her to sit on the bed as he put down the stack of papers he was fixing earlier and sat down beside her. She waited for him before she opened it, browsing at the pictures. "I remember this one…" she said, closing her eyes as if to relive the memory of the event that occurred. "This was where we first met and talked."

He looked at the picture where the whole gang was, minus Neji and Ten-Ten, seated on a picnic table in their school under a tree where the school paper had had their photographer take a picture of the freshmen. "Who would've thought that we would all end up friends and something more." He commented, leaning his head on hers when she snuggled in his arms as they continued browsing the pictures.


Chapter 6: Remember the time

The sky was a clear blue yet the sun was hidden behind some of the clouds. The wind was blowing a cool breeze, the leaves dancing with it as a 16-year old girl walked inside her new school. It was slightly early of her to arrive at Konoha High but she shrugged it off and decided to sit down on a vacant table, taking out her schedule and memorizing it. "So I'll be in Year 1 class 3…" she thought, browsing at the names of her new teachers.

"Um, excuse me, is this seat taken?"

She looked up, her emerald eyes meeting a pair of onyx ones. They held their gazes for a moment before realizing it, looking away afterwards as a light blush tinted their cheeks. "Sorry 'bout that." he said, giving a sheepish smile as he scratched the back of his head. "No, it's okay, I stared too…" she laughed. "Anyway, I'm the only occupant of this table right now, so, feel free to take a seat." He gave a nod, thanking her as he sat down across from her. "You new here?" he asked after placing down his backpack on the ground. "Yeah, my name's Haruno Sakura, you can call me Sakura." She said, extending out a hand to him as he took it, shaking it after.

"Uchiha Sasuke, no formalities please."

"Sure, is Sasuke-kun okay with you or just plain Sasuke?"

"It's up to you, just as long as it's not '-san' or '-chan', I'd feel weird if you call me by my last name."

"I know how you feel Sasuke-kun." She said, laughing with him. They talked for a while before a few more students arrived, some they knew by looks from their junior high school and some were just complete and total strangers. "So, what's your classroom number?" she asked. He thought for a while before answering her. To Sakura's surprise, they were going to be classmates. "I guess we'll be seeing more of each other, huh Sasuke-kun?"

"Yeah."


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"I can't believe we became friends easily." Sakura said, flipping the next page. "I think you already had a crush on me at that time." He said, smirking when Sakura suddenly hit him with a pillow. "Sasuke no baka!" she yelled. He only laughed and looked at the pictures. Sakura browsed as well, flipping a few pages as she stopped and recalled something. "Why do you use digital cameras instead of what real photographers use?"

Sasuke blinked and grinned sheepishly. "I got traumatized after watching a few horror movies wherein the photographer is in the red room, where you develop the pictures and all… and well… it usually ends up with something bad."

"Chicken…"

"Why else do you think does my hair look like a cockatoo's?" he asked back, grinning as she laughed, flipping the next page. "Hey Sasuke," he looked at her. "How did you fall in love with me?" he blinked and looked down at the pictures, shots of him in his jersey uniform with Naruto beside him, another with Sakura, and another of his team and coach. He turned to the next page, smiling at a certain picture. "That's how…" he said, eyeing a photo of Sakura in her Princess costume.

Sakura looked at it, smiling slightly as she recalled that night. It was play night and she got the main girl's role: a kind-hearted princess. "So that's why you started calling me 'hime-san'…" she whispered when his lips came in contact with her temple. "Aa." Came his reply. "But tenshi sounded more appropriate for you."


"Is this really okay?" Sakura asked, looking at herself in the mirror. Her long red kimono looked elegant on her since it had designs of the flower she was named after. A dark blue obi secured it as the other girls in her class continued to apply some powder on her cheeks, lip gloss to have her lips shine and some eyeliner as well. "Don't you think this is too much make-up Ino?"

The blonde girl shook her head. "It's just right Sakura," she said as Hinata continued to comb her long pink hair, setting it aside afterwards and securing her hair in a bun with a pair of black chopsticks, a single metal cherry petal attached on the end by a silver chain. Ino then clipped on some earrings as she marveled at her's and Hinata's work. Sakura continued to eye herself on the mirror, blushing slightly when some of her classmates complimented her looks and how beautiful she was, looking like a real princess.

"Hey guys, make room for the school paper!" one girl announced as the photo staff came in and took a picture of Sakura. "Nice." Commented the guy as he stepped out of the room and continued taking pictures. Sakura blinked from the flash of the camera and felt two hands pull her out of the room. Ino grinned as they reached the backstage where most of the cast were waiting. "Let's have the gang see you!" she said as Hinata followed closely behind.

Ino found the rest of the group and called their attention. Ten-Ten nearly dropped the headset she was about to put on as Neji gaped, including Naruto who had his jaw hanging. Shikamaru nodded, a small smile on his lips. "You did a good job Ino and Hinata." And lastly, the person who will play as the princess' love interest, a.k.a. Yami Nin was at a loss for words upon seeing his hime. Their eyes locked and at that moment, when green met black, he knew that his heart was doing summersaults while his stomach started to feel like there were butterflies in it.

"Tenshi…" was what he whispered, yet her ears had picked it up. The rest were busy talking to even notice the spark and chemistry slowly forming between the two the moment their eyes had locked. Sakura looked down a bit, blushing prettily under his intent gaze as a smile tugged on her lips. It caught him off guard as his cheeks heated up and his heart began to thump wildly. He has just been bitten by the love bug.


Sakura giggled upon recalling that night. "Tenshi huh?" she asked, smiling at him as he snapped from his thoughts and blushed a deep red. "It wasn't my fault… my mind went blank and I just blurted it out…" She laughed. "Riiiiight…" she then flipped the page. "What happened during the play again?"

"Well…"


"The ninja that was appointed to protect the princess was actually a part of a group of rebels who plan to overthrow the kingdom by taking the first step into killing the princess." The narrator spoke through the speakers. "However, Yami Nin had started to develop feelings for the princess, and ended up confessing to her one night."

"Hime-san," Sasuke said, a small microphone attached to his costume as he walked over to Sakura who was seated on the grassy ground, surrounded by a lot of flowers which were true while the rest were merely props. The lights dimmed a bit, indicating that it was night time while they were in the garden as Sakura got up, spinning around to face her ninja, her hair swaying with her movements as she gave a bright smile. "What is it Yami Nin?" she asked, hands holding a boquet of different kinds of flowers.

For a while back there, Sasuke blanked out, his mind forgot his lines as he stared at Sakura, who gave him a worried look, mouthing the words "Say your line" or "Are you okay?". He could hear the people backstage whispering his lines to him, and he felt his heart beating wildly against his chest. "I…" he started to sweat a bit, feeling the eyes of the audience intently gazing at him, eagerly waiting for his line. "I…"

"Wow, he sure can act…" Sakura thought. She decided to help him out by adlibbing. She looked down and smiled slightly. "You know," she spoke, and he shut his mouth, one eyebrow raised as he thought: "She isn't supposed to say anything." Never the less, he played along. "What?" he asked, finally finding his voice as Sakura blushed under his gaze. "I've been… having weird feeling around you lately and…" she shook her head and smiled at him. "Never mind, it's not important."

Their play teacher had dropped the script, his jaw dropped as he stared at the two in disbelief. "They are not saying their lines!"

"No hime," Sasuke said, shaking his head. "If you won't tell me, then let me tell you this." He breathed in and out, finally recalling his next lines. "I love you." And that earned a round of "Awws" and squeals from female audiences. "I never wanted to, but… love doesn't need a reason." He said, averting his gaze away from her as she waited for him to continue patiently. "Right now, I just want you to answer me," he looked at her, his eyes boring a serious expression. "Do you… love me too?"

Silence came afterwards. This time, it was her turn to space out. She stared at him, eyes blinking continuously as she said the first thing that came to her mind. "W-what?" she asked. The crew that were watching backstage gasped and panicked. This was a disaster! The two main characters have forgotten their lines!

"I said, I love you, and I want to know if…"

Thank the heavens! Sasuke has adlibbed to save the play!

"…If you love me too… please answer me Sak-" he shook his head. "Hime-san, answer me, I need to know."

"Shit! He almost called her by her first name!" Ten-Ten panicked, grasping Neji's collar as he dropped his script. "Ten-Ten! Are you forgetting that I'm the narrator? Great, I lost the page where I'm supposed to continue reading!" he frantically searched for the paper, his co-narrator helping him out.

"I…" Sakura looked away, gulped and faced Sasuke once more, giving a nod. "Yes, I love you too, yet our love is forbidden, it cannot happen." Sasuke shook his head and approached her. "Then I'll make it happen." And he wrapped one arm around her waist, the other tilting her chin so that he could get a good angle of her lips. He then closed his eyes, sensing the crowd's delight for a kissing scene. Before he could touch her lips though, the lights dimmed and the curtains dropped, signaling a change of scene. Sasuke let go of her and walked to the side, leaving a bewildered Sakura behind.

"Nice job teme! You actually made the audience think you were going to kiss her!" Naruto cheered, patting his friend on the back. "Nice adlibbing too! And acting! It wasn't part of the play yet you added it for more effect!" Sasuke continued staring off into space as he opened his mouth to speak. "I didn't do it for the play…" Naruto stopped and faced his best friend, a look of shock on his face. "I did it because… I felt like doing it…"


"You felt like doing it?"

Sasuke grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "To be honest with you, I felt like I was actually confessing to you for real back then. That's why I blanked out and forgot my lines." Sakura giggled and shook her head. "You actually had me convinced that you would really kiss me!"

"Well, I planned too, but then, I never kissed a girl before back then."

"You mean, I was the first girl you ever kissed?"

He nodded. "Remember when I confessed to you?"

"How could I not?"


He dribbled the ball as sweat began to trickle down the side of his face. Naruto tried to shoot but a taller player had blocked his way. Cursing, he passed the ball to their team captain, Hyuuga Neji, who quickly ran under the court, ready to execute a lay-up shot. When he jumped, a center had blocked his way and he gritted his teeth, not able to make the shot.

"Hyuuga!"

Neji heard him and he smirked, dropping the ball to his side as Sasuke came and took it, glancing at the seconds left and the score. He needed two to tie and three to win. Confident to get the three-point shot, he ran back out the inner court and stopped on the three-point line, earning questioning looks from the other players. He did a fake when a forward tried to block him, jumping on the process yet cursed mentally when Sasuke didn't even move and smirked at him. "Got you…" he said and jumped, leaning back a bit as he executed a perfect fade-away three-point shot.

The buzzer had sounded, ending the game as the referee blew his whistle, announcing the winner of the game. Neji's team cheered as their school was called ad the crowd had gone wild as well. They shook hands with their opponent and gathered before their coach who had called them. "I'm proud of you team," he said. "And I am here to appoint a new tem catain, because Neji is in his senior year, and will be graduating. So if you please, Neji." He nodded and stepped forward. "It's going to be a sad day for me when I leave this school and this team behind, yet knowing that I can trust the new appointed team captain that I suggested to our coach," he glanced at the older man and continued. "I can leave the school without much tension and hesitation, I leave my responsibility as team captain to your new leader," he faced Sasuke who blinked, Naruto beside him, grinning wildly.

Neji smirked at this. "Uchiha Sasuke."

"Me?"

"Alright teme!" the hyperactive blonde cheered, slapping his buddy on his back as the whole team congratulated him and cheered. He heard a familiar cheer from a girl and he turned around only to be tackled by that pink-haired teenager. He gave a muffled grunt when her arms wrapped around his neck, her body pressed close to him as they both fell on the gym floor, the others not minding them as they continued to talk among friends and celebrate their victory.

"That was so cool Sasuke! You did a really great job playing out there!" Sakura said, getting off of him as they both stood up. He only stared at her as she continued to rant about things, congratulating him for being the new captain of the team and all. Without thinking, he grasped this chance to voice out his true feelings, otherwise, he won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight. "I love you."

She stopped and gaped at him, a look of shock across her face. Sasuke didn't seem to look like he was going to take back what he said but decided against it, looking at her in the eye with a determined glint. Sakura let the idea sink into her head before she blushed and looked down, smiling slightly. "I… do too…" It was his turn to look bewildered before he shook his head and looked at her. "Seriously?"

"Mm." she said. "I've been meaning to tell you, but… I thought you only saw me as a friend…" at this point, most of the people had quieted down, hearing their confession to each other. The others wondered about the sudden silence and followed suit, eyes glued to the two teenagers who were still trapped in their own world, not noticing how the gym had turned quiet all to suddenly.

Sasuke had let a smile appear on his face. "You…" he blushed a bit. "Will you be…" Their hearts pounded, she was waiting for him to ask and he was forcing himself to say it. "…my girlfriend?" he continued after taking a deep breath and looking at her eye-to-eye. They can hear faint sounds of his fans yelling "no" or some who were eager for them to be together crying out a "yes". Sakura shyly nodded, her blush not fading from her cheeks as she whispered her answer to him, yes.


"Gee, you looked really cute back there." He commented, earning a blush from her as he smirked. "So, you still want to continue?" she laughed. "Well, you asked me out on a date. You even took me out to a fancy restaurant, not to mention expensive. Plus, the way you looked when I kissed you on the cheek after taking me home."

"Well, what do you expect? I've been wanting to get a kiss from you since I had my eyes on you." He said smugly. "And your folks… they made me laugh. Your father was lecturing you about being out late at night and having a boyfriend like me, him glaring at me and your mom coming to our aid, saying that I was good-looking and all." He grinned and she laughed all the more. "Yeah, mom instantly approved you with just one look! I guess the Uchiha charm never fails eh?"

"It never will."

"Conceited…" she muttered. He smirked and leaned close to her. "And you like it." She giggled. "Of course I do, it makes you look hotter." He stuck his tongue out at her and she blushed, looking down. "Oh, you remember that…"

"No duh… it was my first time to get a French kiss, in public may I add."


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"Sak, over here!"

Sakura searched for the caller and smiled upon seeing her boyfriend. She ran to him and tackled him to a hug, not minding how a few people had stared at them. He laughed a bit, seeing her grin sheepishly. "We haven't seen each other for just ten minutes and you're already this excited to meet me?" She giggled and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Well, I missed you being there to annoy me and all." She said, sticking out her tongue.

Sasuke smirked and leaned down, capturing her tongue into his mouth as he sucked onto it, liking the taste of his girl. Her eyes widened at what he did and he slowly pulled away, his lips still near hers. "Like it?" he asked above a whisper, his tone sounding so tempting that she gave a slow nod. He smirked again and licked her lower lip slowly, seducing her and making her open her mouth as he plunged his tongue into hers, letting her have a taste of him.

Their eyes were closed as they continued their little make-out session, arms beginning to roam on their backs, grasping their clothes tightly and pulling each other closer, not knowing that a few of their fans have fainted from the sight.


"Has any other girl kissed you?" she teased.

"N-no!" he said, blushing at the thought as he looked at her. "Why, did you let any other guy kiss you?" she blushed and looked away, earning a smirk from Sasuke. Maybe a little prank won't hurt." And he turned his smirk to a frown as he looked elsewhere. Sakura wondered why he suddenly turned silent, so she looked at him to see him frowning. "Sasuke..?" he glared at her, and she flinched under his gaze. He stood up and started to walk away when Sakura stopped him by hugging him from behind. "H-hey, are you angry?"

"What do you think?" he answered coldly.

"I'm sorry okay, I mean, no, my dad's the only guy who has ever kissed me besides you! And that's only on the cheek or forehead! You're the first guy I ever kissed and no one else!" She felt his shoulders shake and she thought that he was still angry. "Sasuke, please, don't be mad." Yet when he faced her, he was laughing. "I can't believe you fell for that!" he said, grinning at her. It took a while for Sakura t let that information sink into her head and when it did, she glared at him and sat back down on the bed, crossing her arms and pouting, avoiding his gaze.

"Sak?"

She ignored him and he smiled slightly, taking a seat beside her as he browsed at the pictures. After a few moments, he suddenly grasped her shoulder with one hand, the other seizing her chin to make her face towards him as he kissed her all of a sudden, pushing her down on his bed, his hands holding onto her wrists as she laid there, unmoving, eyes wide at the sudden action he did. When she didn't return the kiss, he deepened it, waiting for any reaction from her, and when she was about to kiss back, he pulled away, only a few centimeters apart from her lips. "Sorry." He whispered. "Don't ever do that again…" she whispered back and he nodded, leaning down to kiss her again while she closed her eyes and returned it.

He pulled away and went to her neck, kissing it then lightly sucking on her skin, letting his tongue run over the red mark he gave her as she entwined her fingers with his spiky locks. "Suke..?" he raised his head to look at her, a small smile on her lips. "Remember our first kiss and your attempts?" he smiled as well. "Aa."


Now that they were together, he was waiting for the right moment to have their first kiss. Right now, they were alone since they reached the school earlier than expected. "Now's your chance Sasuke." He told himself, glancing at Sakura. "Hey, Sak…" she stopped and turned to him with a smile. "What is it?" he leaned closer to her, closing his eyes in the process while she waited and shut her eyes as well.

"Sasuke, you left this you idiot!"

He instantly pulled away as Sakura took a step back, both blushing furiously as Itachi came, handing his little brother his sports bag. "How will you be able to practice basketball without your training attire?" he turned to Sakura and waved. "Hey Sakura, didn't know my little sister was there." She smiled and waved as well. Itachi turned back to Sasuke. "Geez, you're lucky I'm around to bring it to you, later!" and he left, not taking not of how Sasuke had given him a death glare.

Attempt number 1: Failed!

Practice had finally ended and his girlfriend had handed him a towel and bottled water. He thanked her, drinking the contents of the bottle while Sakura held onto the towel. When he was done taking a few sips, she took the liberty of wiping his sweat away, at the same time push his raven bangs out of his eyes to get a better look on where she needs to wipe.

Their gazes locked the moment his bangs were out of the way, and the towel she held stayed there on his cheek, thanks to his free hand that clasped over her own. This was it, he could feel the spark that was drawing their lips together, and when he leaned down after she had closed her eyes, a pair of arms had wrapped around him neck from behind, immediately having him straighten himself up when he was once again, disturbed from kissing his girlfriend.

"Do you mind?" he asked irritably, knowing very well who had glomped him. His fan girl, the self-declared and self-proclaimed number one fan of his, (insert "Bleh" here from Sasuke) none other than Ayame Nobaka. "Sa-suke-kuuuunnn!" she giddily said, her cheek rubbing against his back as he shuddered in disgust. Sakura giggled at his facial expression. She didn't need to be jealous, she knows very well how much Sasuke hates his fans, and besides, it was fun seeing him like this. "What the hell do you want?" he said in a deadly tone but it didn't affect the girl, not at all.

"Date please?"

He smirked, and Ayame had hopeful eyes. Sakura only shook her head, knowing very well what her boyfriend would say. "Sure," he said, earning a squeal from the girl. "Today is the ninth of December, now that I've given you the date, would you please let me go?" he glared at her. "And I mean it." Ayame's happy face turned to a frown, then to a sad and crying face as she pleaded him non-stop. "No." he said again and turned to see Sakura walking away with a smile on her face, waving goodbye to him as she muttered a "good luck" to the Uchiha, who uttered a groan.

Attempt number 2: Failed!

Sakura looked around, seeing no sign of her boyfriend. She was under the roof of a gazebo with the rest of the gang, minus Sasuke and Naruto. "The rain's really pouring hard, maybe I should go look for them." She said, taking Ino's umbrella. "I'm borrowing your umbrella Ino, I'll be back soon." And she left, not minding the protests of her friends.

"Mou, Suke, where are you?" she thought, running around the huge park she was in. They were supposed to just walk around, hang-out and do stuff yet Sasuke had to stay a little longer because their coach needed to talk to him, and Naruto, who needed to go use the comfort room, had gone of to who knows where. She sighed and stopped running, panting but still looking around until her eyes caught sight of a high school student wearing a black shirt and white knee-length shorts, basketball shoes and a black wrist band on the left, his right adorning two baller bands. His usually spiked-up hair was a bit flattened out, yet it still stuck out, not changing his hairstyle that much. His shoulder had a strap of a backpack over it as his head turned left and right, probably looking for her or any of the gang.

"Sasuke!" she yelled, catching his attention as she ran over to him, not knowing that there was a not so-large rock along the path. She tripped, dropping the umbrella as she prepared herself to fall flat on her face, only to have it and on a soaked-shirt that covered her boyfriend's flat chest. She looked up, feeling his arms wrapped around her waist where he had caught her before she could kiss the grass. Her bangs had stuck to her face, some strands of her pink tresses clinging to her neck after getting soaked by rain water. He gave a gentle smile to her. "So much for the umbrella." He helped her stand up straight, not letting his arms leave her waist as her own hands were pressed against his chest.

He looked down at her while she raised her head, their eyes meeting as he felt the magnetic pull of their lips once more. He closed his eyes, as did she, and they leaned closer to each other, their lips only a mere inch apart when…

"Teme! Sakura-chan! There you are!"

They broke apart from each other's arms and saw Naruto run over to them, only to trip on his untied shoelaces, his nose meeting the ground as mud stained his face.

"Dobe…"

Attempt number 3: Failed!

He was busy with his homework on the computer, typing an essay at the same time researching the history of the Ishida clan. Sasuke turned to the door when three knocks were done. He opened his mouth to say that it was open and the knob twisted, the door was pushed open and in came his girlfriend, smiling brightly at him as she closed the door behind him and walked over to him, giving him a light kiss on the cheek as she checked his computer's screen. "Whoa, you sure worked hard."

"Aa." He said while he leaned back a bit, letting Sakura take a seat on his lap. He then continued to type and save his work, checking for any grammatical error or misspelled words. After a few moments, he clicked the print icon and waited for the pages to be printed. Sasuke felt the closeness of their faces and thought that this was another good chance. He faced her and she did the same, their lips just a few centimeters apart, and they could even feel their hot breaths caress each other's faces.

Sasuke leaned closer to her as she shut her eye slowly, waiting for their lips to meet, and when he barely had a taste of her lips, the door had burst open, causing Sasuke to pull back and fall on the ground, followed by Sakura who now lay on top of him. He glared at the intruder of his room, only to see his brother string at them, eyes blinking continuously while his puppy, Haru, was there, right by Itachi's feet as it innocently pranced over to them and started tugging on Sasuke's shirt's sleeve, thinking that its master and his girlfriend were playing.

"My, you should know how to lock the door little brother." Itachi said, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "And please don't do that to here, you're still too young to do that." And he immediately closed the door when Sasuke had thrown the nearest thing his hand could get, which was the super thick history book of their school.

Attempt number 4: Failed!

It was getting annoying. For the past few days, he had tried to kiss Sakura yet whenever he would, an interruption always occurred, Could this little evening stroll ruin his momentum of kissing her again? Well, it was worth a shot. Yet, he was frustrated, and he didn't bother to show any signs of doing it. He had roughly placed his hands in his pants' pockets, his blue jacket zipped up to the top, the white scarf around his neck protecting him from the cold winter air while he continued cursing inwardly at the events that had happened.

Sakura just walked beside him, looking up at the falling snowflakes, smiling and humming a tune. Her hands were clasped behind her back, her red jacket zipped as well, hiding the white sweater she had on. Her baggy jeans provided warmth and comfort as they continued walking around. Sighing, he was about to say something when a beeping of the car caught his attention. Sasuke turned to see the car had lost control and that the driver was honking at them for warning. It was headed straight towards them and Sakura could get killed since she was neared.

Without thinking much of his actions, he pushed her away, the car screeching to a stop right on time yet had managed to bump into Sasuke's right arm. It wasn't too serious, just a minor sprain but it pained him none the less. The impact did some damage but at least he was still alive. Sakura had quickly rush to him and checked if he was alright, her eyes were filled with worry and tears were even threatening to fall. Sasuke gave a small smile, saying that he was fine. The driver felt really bad that he offered to take them to the nearest hospital, at the same time pay for the bill.

Sasuke had wanted to refuse yet the man was really persuasive. He paid the doctor who treated the teen's sprain, bowed down and gave an apologetic smile as well as a wish for his arm to heal soon, and he left. The couple then went to the elevator, waiting for the small, moving compartment to reach the ground floor. Sakura glanced at Sasuke and just cried silently. "You could have died." She whispered. He looked at her and shook his head, smiling at her. "As long as it was to save you, then it's fine." With his uninjured arm, he wiped her tears away and asked her to smile for him, and she did. He seized this as another opportunity and slowly leaned down to capture her lips into a sweet chaste kiss when the elevator door had opened, snapping them from their short trance as they cleared their throats and left the elevator, not being able to kiss again.

Attempt number 5: Failed!

After a few weeks, his arm had completely healed and he was back to doing his regular routines. For one thing, that was jogging at the sand by the beach during the break of dawn. He grabbed a pair of baggy jogging pants that were at the color of navy blue, and a dark grey hooded shirt to go with it. He put on a pair of white socks and rubber shoes and made his way to the nearby beach.

Seeing not too many people, he began to run, starting with a slow pace, then a sprint and back to the normal running speed. Though he was sweating, he could feel the cool morning breeze fan him. "Hey Sasu-kun!" he slowed down a bit, glancing to his left where he saw his girlfriend head towards him, running at the same speed he was. She had a pair of shorts on and a shirt, plus some sneakers to go with it. Her hair was tied up to a bun to prevent her hair from disrupting her view as she runs.

"You're up so early in the morning…" he said, smirking when she stuck her tongue out at him. "I felt like jogging today."

"Hn." He said, looking back straight ahead. "It's still kind of cold, so why are you wearing something that barely covers your body?" she rolled her eyes. There he goes again, lecturing her about her choice of clothing. "Oh please, as if you didn't like the outfit I wore when we went to the club with the gang the other night." He blushed while she giggled. "That was different."

"Right…"

They continued jogging for a another minute or so before stopping and deciding to just take a walk by the shore, waiting for the sun to rise while Sakura started to throw some rocks, skipping it across the water. Later on, they noticed how the sun started to peek from the clouds so they sat down on the sand beside each other, her head leaning on his shoulder after letting her hair down. "Maybe… this is another chance…" he thought, glancing at Sakura who looked up at him. He leaned down when he felt her hands grip onto his shirt, pulling him when she lay on her back, grinning sheepishly while he returned it with a small smile.

Again, he felt his lips being drawn to hers, and he lowered his head, his eyes slowly closing as she did the same, feeling the tips of his raven bangs tickle her face. Finally, after having failed so many times, his lips had at last, kissed hers. At long last, they had their first kiss.

Attempt number 6: Success!


"I can't believe you failed so many times just to kiss me."

Sasuke rolled his eyes and leaned down on his bed, sighing as he closed his eyes. He cursed at the people who had interrupted him before when he was so close to kissing his girl. He smirked. "At least I succeeded on the sixth try."

Sakura saw his smirk and smiled, browsing at the pictures some more. "So, you do remember our first heated make-out session?" his smirk broaden, and he sat up, looking at her. "Why, you want to relive that day?"


He had done the winning shot, and once more, his coach was cheering. The school was proud to have a strong basketball team. Sakura and Hinata went down from the bleachers to congratulate the team. Naruto had cried out that he'll be treating the Hyuuga girl to ramen. As for Sasuke, he gave a smirk to his girl and whispered in her ear. "Want to celebrate?" she nodded and without anyone noticing, he pulled her out of the gymnasium, dragging her to a secluded area: the janitor's closet.

Sakura felt his lips press agai


nst hers, his tongue tracing her lower lip, asking her to open her mouth and let him in. What started out as a simple kiss turned to a heated French kiss and eventually, a short make-out session. They could hear Sasuke's teammates looking for him, shouting his name, saying that their coach was getting angry at the team captain for not being there for the victory speech or meeting.

"Sasuke," she whispered as he continued to kiss and suck the skin of her neck. "I think you need to…go…" he didn't stop but only continued. "They're looking for you…" he reached her ear and nibbled on it. "Let them be, right now, I want you." And she didn't bother to tell him to go out and meet up with his team.


"You're lucky that your coach forgot all about it."

"Yeah." He turned the next page of the photo album. "Now this, I can definitely not forget." He said, grinning while Sakura blushed and glared at him. The picture was of Sakura wrapped in a towel and relaxing in a hot spring. "It wasn't my fault that my aunt had a camera with her!"

"I'm not blaming your aunt, I'd have to hand it to her, and she has good timing."

"Hentai…" she muttered, then stopped and glared at him. "How did you get this picture?" he thought for a while before smiling slightly as his gaze looked up at the ceiling. "It was when you and your aunt went to Konoha Hot Springs and it just so happens that my parents took me and my brother there on the same date you were to check-in. We were already close at that time and your aunt sort of gave me the picture with a mischievous smile."

"Gah! And you took it?"

"Why not?" he asked back, a sly look on his face as he leaned closer to her, making the girl drop the photo album as he had her lay on his bed, his arms on the side of her head, supporting his body over hers. "I'd have to say, it gave me an erection." She blushed a deep red when he lowered his head, the tips of his raven bangs touching her face as he closed the gap of their lips, his tongue sticking out and tracing it across hers in a seductive manner. She shivered under him and opened her mouth, letting his tongue sink in and ravage the inner sides of her mouth. He parted and tasted her neck, loving the way she called out his name.

"Mmph- Sa-suke-kun…" she managed to say as he pulled apart, gazing into her eyes as she looked dazed. "Yes hime?" he asked playfully. "Don't stop…" and he nodded, his right hand untying the knot of the apron she wore, taking it off of her with her help. He reached the end of her shirt as he raised it up bit, letting his hand go up under her top, touching her smooth skin while she arched her back, leaning her body closer to his. He leaned down and kissed her, her arms going to his back and untying the knot of his apron. She removed it when he pulled away to help her out and leaned down again, unable to wait longer for their lips to lock.

He pulled away and smirked. "There's one more thing that I remember." She tilted her head a bit. "Camping trip, we shared one tent and you said you couldn't sleep." He whispered, amused when she blushed. "Which eventually led you to kissing me, until we did another-"

"Alright, don't remind me!"

Sasuke just smirked. "I don't need to remind you," he said, leaning down. "I can just make you relive the memory by experiencing it again." His lips locked onto hers in an aggressive kiss, parting slightly as he flicked her earlobe with his tongue, his smirk widened upon the shiver she made when he breathed on her ear. Instead of giving in to what she wants, he only continued to tease her, earning a glare from his girlfriend. She pushed him away and sat up, mimicking his trademark smirk. "You know, I think something else happened back then." He cocked a brow at her and she pulled him up, her arms wrapping around his neck as she pulled him to a kiss, not answering his questioning look.

He felt cold water touch the bare parts of his body, his clothes getting soaked and his hair flattened a bit. He stared at her, seeing how her clothes had clung to her body, showing off her curves as he felt his pants tighten. "You saw me naked on that day remember?" she whispered in his ear, making him shiver on the tone she used. "I was taking a bath in the lake, and you saw me, which led to us, taking a bath together." And he felt her hands remove his top, him doing the same thing, slowly striping each other off of their clothes. Yep, nothing beats a good reminiscing of the past.

To be continued…


Next on Snapshot: Chapter 7: Why?

"He was just an old college friend Sasuke!" she yelled, tears beginning to well up in her emerald eyes. Sasuke didn't look at her but just continued staring at his motorcycle. What he saw and heard had struck his heart just like the day she broke up with him. "Sasuke, you have to believe me. It was just a kiss on the cheek, I couldn't tell him to not do that, and I don't feel anything towards him! He means nothing to me!" he remained silent, his eyes remained glued on his bike. "Your dad…" he whispered. "He said you were engaged…" he turned to her, and for the first time, she saw his eyes watery. "Why didn't you just tell me..?" and without letting her speak or explain, he put on his helmet and drove off, far away from where Sakura was, far away from her.


A/N: I just feel angsty. Every story needs some angst! For the 6 attempts, thanks to a very good friend of mine, Uchiharu Sakhara and her cousin, as well as her cousin's girlfriend!