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Hohum. I've been kinda deppressed lately. Tell me, do you guys honestly read this? I don't want to be writing something that people will just brush off. Since my computer broke, it seems like less and less of you are leaving a reply. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate every single one of them, I'm just concerned with those who don't. Is it that they don't like it? Please tell me what's to be fixed! I'm begging you! But hears another chap… I guess. It's much shorter that the previous ones, mainly because I'm taking Creative Writing and I've switched from a separate book to writing installments in the journal we are required to have, and it seems to have cut down on that. I apologize in advance.

I don't own Naruto

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We ambled out of the building with black looks on our faces. Our feet had just returned to normal, and since we had no stealth, or any need for it, now that the Hokage knew we were here, the noises our steps made seemed painfully louder than usual.

The tapping echoed through the dark midnight halls. I could just hear my questions, being spoken back to me as I walked.

Will you stay with Sasuke?

Will you stop Tsunade's plan anyway?

How will you do it, if possible?

Are you that heartless, to tear her dreams down?

"Hey, Sakura, you okay?" Sasuke interrupted my inner ramblings.

I spoke blandly. "No, no I'm not."

"Hey," he smiled and put an arm around my shoulder, "its okay and we'll work something out."

I sighed heavily enough for out entire infiltration to hear.

Bobolip. The sound of walkie talkies greeted the empty air.

"Shikamaru, this is Sasuke. Pick up, over."

Bebulip. "Go for Shikamaru, over."

I recognized his voice.

Bebulip. "Objective has been reached. Contact others to retreat the premises, over."

What objective… I thought.

Bebulip. "Yeah, good job Sasuke. Talk to ya later, over."

Bebulip. "Oh, and Shikamaru?"

They dropped the overs.

Bebulip. "Yeah?"

Bebulip. "Assemble at my house. We have something to discuss."

Bebulip. "Sure thing. Over and out."

Even after their conversation had ended, Sasuke looked at the Walkie Talkie speaker. His eyes were half closed.

"Sasuke…" I murmured, "Is something the matter?"

He sighed, but kept his eyes fixed on the speaker. "No, I was just thinking about what Tsunade said."

I didn't understand. "She said a lot of things, Sasuke."

He looked at me. "Yeah, well I know but she also talks about putting cameras in our bedrooms."

I think I knew where he was going with this. I gasped. "You mean…"

He cut me off. "Yeah, I didn't want to do it, just to keep your privacy, but we still need to keep our secret. She thinks we are married. We have to keep it that way, don't we?'

Someway, somehow, I knew that this would happen… the moment I looked into the ring.

I shrugged. I didn't want to show it, but I was freaking out. "So what?"

I looked up and saw his face. One eyebrow was three inches higher that the other and a twisted expression possessed his mouth.

"Are you kidding? This, I would say, is a big deal!" It had been a while since Sasuke yelled at me. I felt convicted about it, and a weight sat hard on my shoulders.

Suddenly, a huge laugh erupted into the hallway. "Bwhahahahaha!" It didn't sound malevolent, in fact, it seemed quite benign, but the fact that someone was in this hallway alone made me paranoid.

Sasuke froze, but pulled out a kunai. He stalked forward until I couldn't see him, but I heard his voice. "You guys…"

It didn't sound as if he were facing an enemy but rather as if he were talking to a best friend, in sort of annoyance.

To clarify my confusion, I walked there, my hand stretched at in front of me to make sure I wasn't going to bump into anything. The light illuminated three figures as walked. One standing up, hands in pockets, one rolling on the floor in laughter, one kneeling on the floor next to the roller.

I walked up next to Sasuke. "What's wrong with you?" I asked Naruto.

Wiping humor induced tears from his eyes, he replied. "Oh, nothing.."

"What's nothing?" I asked.

"It's okay," Sasuke said, "We don't need to know. It's their business."

I guess that made sense, but what I didn't get was what 'their' about? They had never been a couple, on account Naruto is a surefire dunderhead who's too stupid to notice Hinata. Did Hinata make her move, or did living in the same house finally let Naruto understand? As far as I was concerned, it was a mystery.

"Anyway," Sasuke said, monotone again, and he waved his hand, "it's time to go. You don't have to walk quietly. Tsunade knows we are here."

Naruto stopped laughing. "What?"

Sasuke hushed him. "Don't' ask any questions…." His voice grew quieter, "until we're out of here,"

Naruto shrugged and he walked out of the office in a group.

We met up with Shikamaru in the front lawn, but he said to go back to our house and he would direct the rest of them in the right direction.

"Be careful…" he said. "Watch your back."

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We reached our house with an eerie ominince. "Wo how!" Naruto muttered, "Does that look like Halloween or what?"

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Hope you enjoyed this update. I'M NOT DEAD!!!! NaNoWriMo is this month, so all my writing points have gone into that basket. I hope you enjoyed this chapter anyway!