Updating! Dun dun dun! Sorry for making a cliffhanger there! Oh and the song that was playing in the last chapter was "I will possess your heart" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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"Sasuke… I… I…" I bit my lip and my arms slid off his back. He stiffened, and I felt his arms flex around me.

I gulp and close my eyes, "I… I know you want things to be alright… but-?"

He whispers into my neck, "But what?"

I bury my face in his neck and say nothing.

He mumbles, "Why can't you accept that I care?"

I don't reply.

He continues to talk to himself, "Is it because of our past?"

I flinched.

Rule # 36: Don't think about the past.

He noticed my cringe, "It's that isn't it?" his voice was directed onto me. His tone turned soft and quiet, "Our past… When I ignored you often and… rejected you…" He hugged me tighter if possible.

I said nothing again, hoping that he got the hint that…

I didn't care… anymore.

You do care.

The next thing he said I almost missed. It was a little above a whisper.

"I'm sorry."

I don't move

He said sorry.

He said sorry.

He said… sorry…

A drop of moisture falls down my face.

I was crying.

I was crying for him… the guy I swore I wouldn't love again…

Am I falling for him again?

He speaks again breaking my thoughts, "I really am, I… I needed to say that for a long time…"

He lets go of me to see my face, his hands still resting on my shoulders.

I hung my head down so he wouldn't see that single tear that dripped from my eye.

"So… can we be friends?" his voice was hopeful, a tone I haven't heard in a long time, from him.

I swallowed and whispered, "No. I… I don't think I can do this… again." I turned from him and walked away hugging my shoulders.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun."

I walked out of the plaza, ignoring the stares coming my way. I wandered around until I found a place even more beautiful than the snow-white plaza.

It was a garden, with a small koi fish pond and vibrantly colored flowers scattered across the place. I ran to a large weeping willow at the edge of the pond and leaned on the tree hugging my knees.

You did it again.

Go away. I don't want to talk-think to you.

Why can't you accept that he loves you?

Why won't you stop making excuses?

Why can't you accept that you love him back?

Then she just stopped talking.

You're a real bitch, making me think.

I sighed and stared at the koi fish swimming around each other in the pond.

There was a black and red one, a red and white one, and an orange one. I rolled my eyes, figures that the fish would represent us.

I watched then chase each other and just swim in circles, I was almost lulled to sleep.

But then I sensed another presence in the area. I look across the grass and saw a tall lean figure standing by a rock…

I paled.

I'm in the Uchiha Graveyard.

Sasuke stroked the gravestone and I heard him speak quietly.

"Mother, I miss you…"

He lets his hands fall to his sides.

"I… I'm so confused."

His voice was stressed and true.

"I don't know what to do, mom."

He ran fingers through his hair.

His voice came out as a jumbled up whisper.

"I think I'm in love."

I gasp and I saw his head snap towards me with a slightly surprised face.

I stood up and held a hand over my mouth.

Aw crap.

Sasuke disappears and then suddenly I'm pinned against the tree.

Once I caught my breath absorbed what just happened I saw that Sasuke was pressed against me. His hands were on either sides of my head and his eyes were flickering from blood red to black.

"Sasuke…" I strangled out a whisper.

I could tell he was trying to contain his voice, "What are you doing here?"

I look away from his eyes and say, "I just wandered into here… sorry." I attempted to go under his arm, but he blocked me with his arm.

"Where are you going now?" his voice was a little tamer his eyes remained black.

I shrugged and thought, "I don't know, I might leave."

I saw his eyebrows furrow sadly and his voice let out a soft, "Oh."

Instantly I felt bad, "I could go back…?"

He stared at my eyes and then dropped his arm. I walk past him and right when I walk out of the graveyard I heard a noise that I had to strain my ears to hear.

"Sakura, why don't you believe I care for you?"

X

X

I stepped back into the plaza and my group of friends run up to me.

Tenten raised her eyebrows, "Where were you, Sakura?"

Ino's hands rested on her hips and curiosity bubbled behind her lips.

I shrugged, "Just walking around why?"

Naruto put an arm around my shoulders, "Teme ran out of here frantic to find you." I cringed, in a calm brotherly voice he murmured, "Are you guys okay?"

I faked a bright smile and tapped his nose, "Of course."

Naruto smiled, "Good to hear, cause the bastard ran out with a hurt face,"

I looked down, "Yeah everything's… fine." I nodded, "He caught up with me."

Ino cut in, "Did he sweep you off your feet?"

Tenten nodded furiously, "Yeah, did he kiss you?"

Hinata furrowed her brows, "Guys… don't pe-pester Sakura-chan li-like that."

Naruto removed his arm from my shoulders and patted Hinata's head, since she was up to his shoulder, and he grinned, "You're too nice, Hinata-chan!"

Hinata blushed and mumbled, "Ye-yes."

I laughed uneasily, kind of hurt, "Well…"

Neji, being uncharacteristically impatient, "Well?"

I sigh and huff, "No."

Thank god.

You know you want to though.

NO WAY!

Naruto stomped and shouted, "DANG IT!"

I raised a brow confused.

Naruto explained, "I thought you and Teme were… ya know… tight?" he scratched the back of his head.

I don't answer.

"Are you guys… cool?" he presses on.

I nod, silently lying, "Yeah, we're… we're alright."

Shikamaru yawned and said, "He's coming towards us."

I stiffen and then I heard his voice, "Ah, there you are." His arms wrapped around my shoulders, enveloping me with a hug from behind, "Jeez, you're so hard to find, Sakura."

Everyone was quiet seeing Sasuke joke around with me so easily and watching him embrace me.

Only Naruto shouted out, "She should be easy to find, with the pink hair and all."

I kicked him in the knee and hissed, "Shut up!"

Sasuke nodded, his chin bumped my head, "I hope when we have children they won't have pink hair."

Everyone's jaw dropped and hit the floor. Even polite Hinata covered her mouth, muffling a loud gasp.

I blushed.

Naruto pointed at Sasuke then me, "YOU! You can't have children! We're only…." He counted his fingers, "16!"

Sasuke shrugged.

I blushed even deeper, "Jerk."

I heard Ino and Tenten talking then.

"Their children will be beautiful." Ino gushed.

"I know right! Go Sakura for choosing the hottest guy in Konoha!" Tenten agreed.

"If only Shikamaru would notice me."

"If only Neji would look at me, hell, sometimes I swear that guy is gay with Lee."

Neji twitched and I laughed.

Sasuke whispered in my ear, teasing me, "Even they agree our children will be beautiful."

I snort, "Yeah, they'll probably be assholes too."

He chuckled, "But they'll be annoying as well."

That old phrase hurt, a little.

"After all these years, you're still annoying." That phrase has stuck with me ever since he left. It hurt.

I snicker, "You'll never get far enough to even kiss me."

Sasuke turned me around in a sudden movement and whispered "Watch me…"

His face is only inches from mine, and I can tell… the whole entire plaza's attention was to us.

His lips pressed against mine and I was just… lost.

Somewhere in my mind I thought…

Rule # 15: Don't EVER let him kiss you.

Well, honey, that rule is long past broken.

Then I couldn't think.

My eyes closed and my hands were resting on my chest.

His arms were wrapped around my neck, so he was slightly bending to level with me.

I actually… felt happy.

Blissful really.

When he pulled back I realized what I did.

He rested his forehead on my large one and he smirked, "How was that?"

Tears sprang from my eyes and I bit my lower lip.

"No… never again."

I ran.

I ran far from the plaza.

I ran into my room, locked the door and lay on my bed.

Tears wouldn't stop gushing out of my eyes.

"I can't believe it.

I'm falling for him again."

Fall.

Fall into him.

He'll catch you with wide arms.

"He will not."

He loves you.

"I don't love him."

Yes you do.

What are you afraid of?

"Getting hurt."

"Again."

…

She never replied for the rest of the night.

And I never stopped crying.

Until sleep blanketed over me and helped me forget.

Uh. The atmosphere in this chapter bounced around everywhere! It was sad then happy then sad then

emo! I don't know, my writing has been weird lately!

Whatever, review, and if you can, review me ideas of what could happen next or some rules! Thanks!

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Blankdreamer