A/N: Have fun! I'm getting so slow at updating, hehe. Sorry for that. I'm getting lazy and I have a lot of projects pa to do and…Oh gosh, the long tests (UT), (Sobs). Any grammatical errors in here, I want you to know that I'm not doing it on purpose.

Disclaimer: (I feel better 'bout this disclaimer thingy now) I do not own Naruto and it's characters but Masashi Kishimoto does...(I wish i could tell him to make Sasuke and Sakura kiss...lol)


Chapter 9- Online for chatting

After school, Sasuke and Sakura finally ended their competition. It was a tie since they both ended at the same time. They both sat down together on a bench, in the new-looking lunchroom.

"I'm so exhausted! It was still obvious that I won, you know?" Sakura breathed hard then relaxed.

"No. You hardly finished at all and you almost broke the mop, which is school property so you'll be paying me if you break that." Sasuke also breathed hard too as he pointed to the mop that had a crack on it. The door swung open and the sound sort of echoed around since it was quite quiet and empty. Both faced the door, to see a purple-haired girl with a brunette with two buns. Sakura looked more closely to see who Hinata was with and gasped.

"Tenten?"

"Hey girl! I missed you so much!" The two good friends shrieked, once they saw each other, and hugged each other but let go after.

"What are you doing here?"

"Life was so boring without you so I pretended to get low grades to everyone. Next thing I knew it, I ended up here. Why are you here at a time like this? It's dismissal already."

"Oh, me? Hehe, long story." Hinata looked at the two, smiling. She was happy for thwm getting together. She looked at the clock, hanging on the wall and saw that it was already 5:29.

"Come on, you guys. It's getting late." Hinata told them as the two were walking towards her.

"So you two know each other already?" Sakura asked.

"Yes. I met her just awhile ago…" Tenten answered back as she saw Sasuke sitting on the benches. Hinata just remembered something that she was going to tell Sakura so the purple-headed Huyuuga spoke up after a long time.

"Oh yeah. I forgot to tell you, Sakura, since you and Sasuke were gone the whole literature time, Sir Kakashi paired you two up for the project. By the way, the project is a year-term project so it's your project for the rest of the school year."

"Nani?" They shouted in unison.

"There is no way that I am working with that girl for the freakin' project! I'm out of here!" Sasuke walked out of the building and left.'

"Woah! Who was that? He looks so cute." Tenten squealed as she watched Sasuke walk out of the building.

"Him? Don't mind him. He is just some arrogant jerk. Can you believe that he has his own fan girl…made of girls?" She angrily said as she watched him walk out of the building.

"Actually, I can. Hey…do you think joining that fan club is free?"

Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Tenten with a weird face. They both stared at each other for awhile then laughed.

"Don't even think about it. Come on, let's go" The trio walked together going back to their homes. Hinata asked Sakura as they were walking.

"So how do you know Tenten?"

"Oh, she was my best friend in my old school." It was getting dark as the three finally reached their separate paths home.

"I'm home!" Sakura shouted as she ran upstairs and dashed to her room. She dropped her bag on the wooden floor beneath her and then lay down on her bed. 'Wow, I'm beat!' Silently, she thought in her head. Her muscles were aching so much from awhile ago. She got up then did her homework.

Afterwards, she opened her computer and went online to chat in ym. Tenten and Hinata were online. She opened a conference room and invited them both. (FYI- for those who don't know what a conference room is, it is for multi-chatting with many people in one chat room)

Tenten: Hey! You guys reach home fast.

Sakura: lol. You done with your homework already?

Hinata: I'm almost done…Hi Tenten

Tenten: Oh hi Hinata. I just added your name now

Sakura: Hey, Hinata-chan…who is your partner for the project?

It took her a while to reply.

Hinata: Naruto-kun

Sakura: How 'bout you, Tenten-chan?

Tenten: Oh…um…Neiji…

Sakura: Neiji? Who is he again?

Hinata: My cousin…the one who sleeps a lot during class

Sakura: Hinata-chan, tell me the truth, do you like Naruto?

Hinata: Huh? Well, I…

Tenten: Yeah, it seems like you always blush around him and whenever you look at him.

Hinata: Yeah… (A/N: She blushed…Sorry she feels kind of open to them a bit but they're her only friends and she believes that they could help her)

Sakura: Really? You DO? Aw! XD

Tenten: You like Naruto? That is so cute. you guys look cute together especially awhile ago when you were with Naruto for the project.

Hinata: …

Tenten: Can you guys keep a secret?

Sakura: Sure.

Hinata: You can trust us!

Tenten: Well, I think I'm falling for Neiji…he is kinda cute (A/N: Sorry if Tenten is feeling kinda open too. She knows Sakura a lot now and Hinata is the cousin of her crush so…I think you get the picy)

Sakura: Haha, good luck in your love life u 2!

Hinata: My cousin? That's great…we're going to be like sisters if you marry him. Well, like family

Tenten: lol…how 'bout you Sakura-chan?

Sakura: What?

Tenten: Don't you have a crush?

Sakura: Well, I…uh…

Just then Sakura heard her mom call her and say that it was dinner time already. Sakura was so relieved.

Sakura: Oh…bye guys…time to eat

Tenten: Bye Sakura

Hinata: See ya tomorrow

She ran downstairs to join her parents for dinner. Their food was Bolognese and garlic bread. They began to eat while the silence spread across the dinner table. As they ate, the silence was broken by Sakura's dad.

"So how was your day, Sakura?"

"Hm…Tenten moved to our school just today and I think we have some classes that are the same."

"Tenten? Your friend from your old school right?"

"Yup!"

After a while, it was silent again. All that you could hear are the clanking of spoons and forks. Sakura's parents were worried for their daughter for some reason but didn't show it. Sakura didn't mind the silence and continued to eat. It wasn't a topic that they wanted to talk about, but Mr. Haruno brought it up anyway.

"You still miss him, don't you?" This made Sakura freeze from her position and just kept quiet. 'Why now? I'm not in the mood to talk about this.' She silently thought as she finally spoke out a few words.

"Why do you keep asking? I'm fine. He passed away for almost a year already and that's why we moved back here, ne?" The chair was pushed back and her spoon and fork were placed down on the table as she stood up and the table, to go upstairs.

'I do miss him but…never mind that! Now, its time to concentrate on the present. All my friends have crushes…they are so lucky.' As she entered her room, she sat down on the edge of her bed and sighed. "What the heck?" She approached her computer as she saw a window that was open. It was a chat room from someone named 'avenger05'.

Avenger05: Sakura?

Sakura didn't know the person so she was a bit scared. Especially since he knew her name but she didn't know his.

Sakura: Who is this?

Avenger: Guess…

Sakura tried her best to think of anyone she knew that had a username like this. Nothing came out. Now, she was really getting scared. It sent the shivers down to the back of her spine.

Sakura: Gomen…I don't know you

Avenger05: Didn't think so

Sakura: So who are you?

Avenger05: Your partner for that idiotic project that the perverted teacher of ours gave

Sakura let out a small giggle then realized who it was. The realization had hit her and caused her to gasp.

Sakura: Sasuke?

Avenger05: Well, that took long enough

Sakura: Ha-ha, very funny. I didn't take that long you know. You scared me! I thought that you were some kind of cyber sex freako, hehe

Avenger05: That wasn't really funny…but the thought of making you scared is.

She just chose to ignore that part.

Sakura: So, how did you get my username?

Avenger05: I was trying to sleep but your overly loud friend, Naruto kept me up. He said something about your username here

Sakura: What time do you usually sleep?

Avenger05: You ask too many questions

Sakura: Ah? No I don't!

Avenger05: That's your sixth question already

Sakura: Wh—er…grumbles

Avenger05:…

Sakura: Well…you never answered my question.

Avenger05: I don't have to

Sakura: And why not?
avenger05: That's your seventh question

'Oh he is so annoying!' Sakura kept on cursing in her head while a raven-haired boy, from the other side of the net, was sort of enjoying himself.

Sakura: Heck with that question thingy! Sheesh! I'm going to bed!

Avenger05: …

Sakura: No goodnight?

Avenger05: 3 things to remember before you go to bed

Sakura: What?
avenger05: 1-Begin project tomorrow

Sakura: I know

Avenger05: 2- You asked 9 questions already

Sakura: grumble

Avenger05: 3- Good night

Sakura: …Good night…

Sakura smiled when he had said good night. She only wished she heard those words straight from his mouth. She logged-out, took a bath, brushed her teeth and went to bed.

Uchiha Mansion

It was 9:00pm, when a certain raven-haired boy, was sitting in front of the computer. He smiled at the sight of when that pink haired girl had said a good night to him. He got up, went to the bathroom take a bath, brush his teeth and went to bed. Before he went to bed, he closed his computer. While resting on his bed, he whispered low to no one in particular.

"Good night, Sakura."


A/N: Pls. review. I know it was kind of confusing. I forgot to say, Sakura moved her house when she was small, that's why the two lovers never saw eachother after a long time but eventually moved back in. About the dinner thingy with Sakura's family, that 'guy' they were talking about, he will be explained soon. Don't worry. Thanks for all your reviews.

IsLandChIck3- Thanks...I didn't see that part when i misspelled his name. Actually, I knew his name was spelled that way...anyway, sorry to bore you. Mabuhay!
pure randomness- Actually, I'm not so sure yet about that part. I'm still thinking and they are 13 here.

xelagirl2- You know, you are so getting in my nerves. Do you always have to write that type of review!