Yes...you're not dreaming lol. I've actually come back. I can't even say how sorry I am. Since I know its been forever I'll just get into the story and give you an explanation for my absence later. OH! and here's a little recap in case you have forgotten...ok, ok, since you have most definitely forgotten...

RECAP!

They were now walking on a sidewalk, passing several small businesses.

"You know, I was thinking, since I call you Neji-kun, you should call me something like that."

"What if I dont feel that way about you?"

"Well do you?"

"Hn."

Sakura wore a look of dissapointment, "Oh...then I guess you dont hav-"

"Sakura-chan, you worry too much."

"What did you just call me?"

"Sakura-chan. If you dont want me to though I ca-" Neji mocked Sakura's words from earlier that evening.

Sakura laughed.

"No. Its alright."

They had arrived at Sakura's house now.

"So quickly?"

"Well its not that far when you arent going in circles."

"Whatever!"

Neji walked Sakura to her door and said, "I'll see you tomorrow."

As he began to walk away, Sakura called back to him, "Does this make us a 'we'?"

Neji had walked back up to her.

"Well I'd have to ask you first."

"Oh, alright then. Good night."

The medic turned to walk in her door but was pulled back by her arm.

"Sakura?" came Neji's voice from Sakura's side. Upon hearing it, she turned to look at him.

"Yeah?"

There goes that look again.

Sakura felt like she was gonna collapse again. Her stomach did a backflip and her knees began to give in.

Oh shit! Im actually falling!

Sakura began tipping to the left. Neji caught her though before she hit the ground(tango style).

How embarrassing. Sakura was blushing pink.

"Be my girl?"

Crimson now.

The pink haired girl could only squeak, "Yes."

Lifting Sakura back up right and , once again, walking away Neji said, "Good night Sakura-chan."

"Good night Neji-kun."

PRESENTLY!

Sakura's P.O.V.

Sakura was walking out of the ICU from checking on a patient when she noticed a huge stack of files on the front desk with her name written all over them.

God, what have I done to deserve this?

I'd say your just distracted from last night.

Are you crazy? How in the world does Neji tie into my undone work?

You're waiting to hear from him, just admit it.

It hasnt even been 24 hours. You act like I'm just desperate or something. I could totally live without him OR his crazy behavior, snobby diposition, and amazing body.

How could you lie to youself this way? It's just not healthy. I mean come on...he freakin wants to have a kid with you!

He never said that and you know it!

Well you wouldnt know if a guy was into you if it bit that stick shoved right up your-

"Dr. Haruno, there's a man in your office demanding that he see you now. Some kind of emergency," the nurse who stood behind the front desk had interrupted her thoughts.

The first person who snapped to Sakura's thoughts of course was the man she had spent the entire evening with yesterday but it seemed a bit odd. Why would he meet her at her job...and claim it was an emergency.

Sakura scooped up the huge pile and headed back to her office. When she finally got back to her offiice she headed straight for her desk and set down the huge stack of paper work. When she turned about to sit down in her chair, she saw that it was already occupied.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY SEAT! Wait, what are you doing here? Why are you in my office?"

Neji's P.O.V.

Sakura looked purely confused and annoyed, but all of a sudden her face turned purely concerned and horror-struck.

"Wait," Sakura began, "Whats wrong? The nurse said it was an emergency. Are you okay? Where are you hurt? Are you having trouble breathing? Come here, let me feel your temp-"

"Wait. WAIT! Sakura-chan. I'm alright." Neji said in an attempt to calm her.

Wow. What's her problem?

She had stopped speaking but he could tell her eyes were still analyzing his figure for injuries. So he stood up and walked over to her cautiously. He grabbed her hand gently and held it to his heart. It was beating rapidly.

Sakura suddenly looked away from her hand that was now on his chest and up at his face, with worry written all over her own.

"Whats wrong with your heart? Have you ever experienced any difficul-" Neji interjected in what would soon be rambling on Sakura's part for the second time.

"Whenever I think about you, my heart just wont stop doing this. I think something's wrong with me."

He could see relief wash down Sakura's face as she now gave him the hugest smile he had ever seen from her since her depression. The expression was followed by the most unexpected words.

"You're an ass" blurted from the kunoichi's mouth.

Neji caught on pretty quickly though.

"I'm sorry for worrying you like that. I had no idea you would go psycho on me."

"Oh so now I'm a psycho? Well I'm sorry if i care about you! What do you expect me to be calm and rational when the people that I lo--" Sakura paused to realize what she had just almost said and mumbled the rest of her corrected sentence, "um... when the people that i like are probably injured."

"Whatever, I'll leave then."

Although the last thing Neji wanted to do was leave the possessor of his constant thoughts, he had obviously pulled one of her ever-famous triggers and needed to get out of the line of fire.

Well obviously she didnt want to see me like I wanted to see her. But I can't just leave now. Looks like I'm gonna have to though.

As Neji released Sakura's hand to leave, he could feel the reluctance to let go in her grip.

So she does like me.

Neji was half way to the door when he turned around to tell Sakura, who was still staring at her hand where his had just been, "I'll be here after your shift to walk you home Sakura-chan."

He walked out the door after passing a wink in her direction.

Sakura's P.O.V.

Sakura stood frozen in place for about ten seconds after he walked out the door.

Did he just wink at me?

Yes. But more importantly, he just told you that you drive him crazy!

That was a hot wink.

You know what else is hot, his skin. Even through his clothes!

I dont think he's ever winked before...

Would you get off of the wink woman!

Whatever. I have loads of patients to take care of without any unnecessary distractions. Sakura paused, but then continued to think to herself, But at least I know that he's crazier about me than I am of him.

Oh yeah? Then why havnt you moved an inch?

Realizing that Inner Sakura was right, Sakura quickly and akwardly shuffled to her desk to fill out some paperwork before going back down to the hospital area and covering her patients.

The end of her shift came ripely at 9:00 pm.

Already? Oh man...

Sakura didnt know why but she was looking foward to this moment...and that made her uncomfortable.

Like she suspected he would be, Neji was standing right outside her office at the exact time she went to pack her things for her walk home.

Sakura stomped towards Neji with a resolve to find out what his problem was. When she finally got riight in front of her door, where he was standing, she exclaimed, "What is up with you?"

"What do you mean?" he asked a bit like a dull knife, but Sakura knew better than to buy into his playing-dumb act.

"You know exactly what I mean. Neji Hyuga doesnt date girls, let alone have gir-girlfr-" Sakura found herself choking on the word.

"Girlfriend?" Neji offered his assistance.

"Yes. Thank you."

"No problem."

"And you dont confess your feelings or wink! I mean seriously, when did you learn how to do that? I mean not that it wasn't sexy, but come on!"

"Hn. Can we start walking now?"

"No. I'm not done yet."

"Well can't you walk and talk? I know it might be a little hard for you, so if you need, I can carry you." A smug smirk pulled on his face as the words came out.

Sakura couldn't help blushing.

Can I take him up on that offer?

Oh shut up!

Sakura moved swiftly past Neji and began packing her things in a bag she pulled from underneath her desk.

"Do you remember earlier, I told you that I thought I was sick?" Neji spoke, "I wasn't joking."

"You aren't sick Neji."

"How can you be sure?"

"That would always happen to me with Sasuke," Sakura found it oddly easier to say his name.

"Does it still?"

Sakura paused to think about this seriously and could feel Neji's eyes on her every second that she did, "No."

Sakura didn't see a noticeable change in Neji's features so didn't know what to even guess of his reaction.

Both of them were silent as Sakura finished packing and they both headed out of the hospital doors. Neither one of them said a word until they were a about 1/2 a mile from Sakura's house.

Much to Sakura's surprise Neji was the one to break the silence.

Neji's P.O.V.

I cant believe what I'm about to do...

"Sakura-chan if your uncomfortable with me then all you have to do is say so. I'm not a stalker," Neji began akwardly, "Girls have never interested me...except for you. I never liked you, but you were interesting. You and Ino were both after Sasuke for the longest time, but Ino was always after his looks. You actually loved him. It was odd and silly, in my opinion, how easily you could give someone your heart, someone who would most definitely break it, more so!" Neji sighed, "I dont believe that Sasuke didn't care about you, Sakura-chan," she looked up at him with shock, as Neji continued to speak, "But the fact of the matter was, he always put his duty before his heart. A very foolish mistake."

"Neji..." Sakura couldn't think of anything to say for the first time in her life, it seemed to Neji.

Neji turned to face Sakura and graced her cheek with his index finger. Another one of those famous smirks played on his face.

"Your pulse is racing, Sakura. Are you alright?" He teased.

Sakura smiled widely and crimson shaded her face, "Oh shut up!"

Neji pulled Sakura toward him by the small of her back and could sense her heartbeat get faster if that was possible. With an actual smile on his face(not a smirk) Neji tilted his head down until he could feel her breath warming his face. It was driving him crazy.

Should I really do this? What would happen to us from this point on? What would my family think?

Sakura's P.O.V.

Sakura could feel him about to pull away from her by the loosening of his grip on her back but she couldn't take it anymore.

She could feel his shock when she lifted on her toes to connect their lips. His lips felt better than they looked. The sensation only got better when he began to move his lips to the rhythm she had set.

As Sakura could feel Neji's arms pulling her body even closer to his by her back, she allowed her hands to travel up his side and rest on his chest.

It seemed like this kiss would never end, and Sakura couldn't care less

HELL YEAH!

OK! Well thats my story!

Well like i said...I am so sorry for going away. As soon as I actually felt like writing again, I had lost internet. And eventually the urge just went away. I just got the web back like a month ago so here I am again. I'll try to update within the next two weeks. I realize that you have no reason to trust my time estimate right about now lol but I really am going to try. Enjoy the story though and please review.