Look At Us Now

By ValkyrieWarrior

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Pokemon.

Thank you for those who reviewed and took the time to read my story.

SUMMARY: Sasuke is finally back to Konoha and Sakura and Naruto couldn't be happier. But, something feels wrong. Will Naruto be able to figure it out before it's too late?

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Previously

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"Do you still love him?" Naruto knew he was too front about his question, but he had to know. Everything he ever believe could be denied or proved right by her answer. Any doubts that he had will be clarified by her answer. He desperately needed her to answer him.

Sakura was surprised by his question. Though she knew why he had asked, she just wasn't prepared to hear it so soon.

"Well, do you?"

"..."

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Chapter 4: Truly First

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It was nighttime and only the moon's light brightened the dark streets. There was only a few stars out, but enough to make it a beautiful night.

"Naruto," Sakura stopped what she doing to wipe her hands dry. "I..." She turns to him, but was looking down at the ground.

"Actually, I don't want you to answer that." Sakura looks up at him. Her face showed concern and confusion. "At least not now."

Naruto walks over to her and wraps his arms around her. "I want you to think about it, and when you have an answer for me, and it must be true. You're answer has to be honest otherwise I won't accept it." He pulls away and looks at her. "So, when you think that you have the answer, then tell me then."

Naruto smiles at her, "Also, know that whatever you say or do, I won't hold it against you. I will respect what you want."

Sakura smile back and nods her head in understanding before she returned the hug.

'Thank you, Naruto'

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A man was standing on top of a building, right across Naruto's apartment room.

His tall figure casted a shadow.

"Everything is going as planned." He said as he fixed his glasses. "I must say, I didn't think it would be so easy."

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"You do realize that you will not get another mission for a very long time." Tsunade said to the boy in front of her. She was currently holding a profile data on her hand.

It was silent for a while before the boy finally answered.

"I know, I expect nothing more than this." Sasuke coolly replied as he sat on the chair.

Tsunade just nods her head and returns her attention on the anbu data on her hand. She folds it open and skims through it one last time before she finally returned it in her drawer.

"Well, that's it."

Sasuke gets up and nods, he was on his way out when Tsunade's voice stopped him.

"Don't forget, you're to report to Ibiki tomorrow to be interrogated."

Sasuke just stands there taking in what she was saying. Not too long ago, she had just told him that he was to be interrogated by none other that Morino Ibiki himself. It was the order of the elders and the Hokage's advisors that he be put under Ibiki's torture and interrogation unit. Tsunade had warned him that she could not control just how far Ibiki would go, so she told him to prepare for the worst.

"I know. I will be there."

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"Hey mom." Sakura walks in her house. She slips out of her boots and walks toward the living room.

"Hey dear, how was your day?" Her mother asked her as she sat on the chair reading a book.

"It was," Sakura tried to look for the right word, "long."

Her mom just gives her a nod, never looking up from her book.

"I heard that Sasuke came back today."

Sakura froze at the sudden mention of Sasuke's name.

'Sasuke'

She still had to figure out if she was still in love with the guy. She was suppose to be thinking things out.

"Honey, are you okay?"

Sakura snaps out of her thoughts to look at her mother.

"Huh? Oh, I'm fine. Just a little tired." Sakura tried to smile, but she was so uncomfortable with everything right now to even stand. "I'm going to bed now, goodnight mom."

"Goodnight."

Sakura picks up her feet and slowly went up the stairs to her room.

"So, umm, what will you do?" Inner Sakura was getting anxious to know what Sakura would do.

'I don't know. What could I do?'

"Huh. Interesting."

'What do you mean by that?' Sakura asked her as she slowly opened the door to her room.

"Why do you always make things harder than what they are?"

Sakura was confused. What was she taking about?

'What do you mean?'

"Why do you always find a way to make everything so complicated when the answer has always been in front of you?"

'What are you talking about. I don't make it complicated, it IS complicated.' Sakura walks to her bed and lays down.

"Why do you do this to yourself?"

Sakura was getting really impatient with herself.

'Where are you going with this?'

"You know what? I could simply make everything the decision for you, but you need to sort this out yourself."

Sakura finally got the clue that Inner Sakura wants her to choose between Sasuke and Naruto. 'Okay, I understand now. Let's see..'

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A girl rushes in her room and slams the door. She didn't care that it was late and that people were sleeping, she was really angry.

She bolts to her bed and forcefully slams her body on it out of pure frustration.

'Why is he doing this?' she thought to herself. 'I try and help and he kicks me out of his house. Just what is his problem anyway.'

Ino, even though it's contrary to fact, does care for other people, sometimes. When it comes to her friends, she will be their to the end.

'I don't even care. He could just be lazy and stupid all he wants.'

No seriously she cares. She's just angry.

Ino turns to the side. She looks at the picture of squad ten.

'Oh who am I kidding. This is bothering the life out of me.' She thought as she looks at the picture of Shikamaru.

'That's it, you're not getting rid of me that easy.'

Ino thought before she finally drifted off to sleep.

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Sakura was twisting around, trying to look for a nice position so she could think things through.

"Let's start with Sasuke." Inner Sakura suggested.

Sakura had by now found her comfortable position. She was lying on her back and her head was rested against a pillow. Sakura was soon lost in thought.

'Sasuke...well,'

Sakura looked back on the days she chased him around. Always trying to get him to go out with her. Although he had never acknowledge her, she kept her pursuit.

To her, Sasuke was a epitome of what a guy is.

Tall, dark, and handsome.

To Sakura, Sasuke was the guy of her dreams. He was mysterious, shy, and brooding. Always acting tough. So it was only natural that she falls for him, along with seven hundred other girls. She set her mind on the pursuit of this guy. Slowly, her small crush developed into something more.

When she heard that she was to be in Sasuke's team, she thought that she would die out of excitement.

'This is my chance. Now I will make him fall in love with me.' She would often think every morning before she goes to meet her team.

Although her admiration of him is not reciprocated, she still followed him around. Making him sweets, asking him on dates, doing what any other twelve year old girl would do to the boy they like.

She would make sure she was on her best every time she was around him. He was everything to her. He was her first love.

"Don't go Sasuke."

"Take me with you."

"I'll scream if you leave!"

Sasuke had always been cold to her, she knows that.

"You're annoying."

But she didn't care about that. She always told herself he was just like that. That he just needed to spend more time with her.

During the chuunin exams, all she could worry about was Sasuke and how he was doing. Sasuke was always on her mind.

But that was then, this is now.

Sakura's world shattered the day he left. She became gloomy and depressed after that day. Never did she smile the way she used to.

He broke her heart, stomped on it and threw it back at her with no remorse.

Sasuke left for power and left her behind. He left her, willingly and with no intensions of ever coming back.

She was so broken. Everyday since then, she hid her feelings, her sadness so that it wouldn't be so bad. She kept on living with no hopes of ever falling in love again.

But then, someone changed all that.

Just when she thought life couldn't offer her anything worth living for, a loud, unwavering, orange-jump-suit-wearing guy showed her a new light.

He was determined to make her smile again.

Naruto Uzamaki.

The last person she would have thought to fall in love with.

The guy that has always been there for her through thick and thin. Always there when she needs a friend. He has seen her through her worst and her greatest days. When she was lonely and needed to smile, Naruto was there to cheer her up. When she was lost, which she often was, Naruto would always help her find her way. Naruto. Everytime she needed something, it was him that was there. How could she possibly live a day without him.

"This doesn't concern you Sakura." Sasuke bitterly said to her.

"Hey, she's just trying to help you, teme!" Naruto barked back. Sakura was just worried about the cursed seal.

Naruto always protected her.

"No matter what, I swear I'll protect you!"

He was always looking out for her.

"Sakura-chan. Don't listen to him." Naruto stops the kunai heading straight for her and immediately jumps in front of her to protect her.

"I promise you, I will get him back." He said to her.

"Don't worry, this wound is nothing." Naruto said as he tried to fight the pain on his back.

He never once made her cry. He was always trying to make her smile.

She fell in love with him because of everything he has done for her. Even though it was hurting him as well, he would put a side his pain and make sure she's happy. She saw this and she made a promise to look out for him as well, making sure that he is happy.

They finally were after seven years, but then he came back.

Now that he's back, things will definitely change.

Naruto has never been cold to her. Sasuke was cold to everyone.

Naruto never left her side. Sasuke went to Orochimaru.

Sasuke was her dream for nearly fifteen years.

"So, who will it be?" Inner Sakura asked, although she already knew the answer.

Sakura thinks for a while.

Sasuke was her first love.

It was sweet and innocent. The love of a young girl to a young boy. Imaginary and pure to the limit. A fairytale love story that never had a chance.

Naruto, well her love for him is more.

What she had for Naruto was the love of a woman to a man. It was deeper, more than her infatuation with Sasuke.

It was true love.

The love only two people can share with each other and no one else. The type of love that you can only experience once in a lifetime. It was sincere, unconditional, and incandescent. Utterly and unreservedly.

Inner Sakura smiles within Sakura's subconsciousness.

"So, you love..." she purposely didn't finish the sentence so that Sakura will finish it for her.

Sakura smiles as well.

"Sasuke..."

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The sun lights shines through the window in Naruto's room.

He yawns as he gets up and stretches his arms.

He's eyes were still closed, but open enough to notice his 'nobi noodle' poster on his wall.

'Ramen!'

He forces himself off the bed and slowly walks to his kitchen.

His home wasn't messy, but it wasn't clean either. The kitchen was the scariest room. So many packs of eaten ramen still on the table, some where on the floor.

Well, at least the dishes were washed and placed back. He had a rice cooker, but it seems brand new, like it has never been used. Even the pots and pans seemed unmoved.

"You really ought to learn more cooking skills beyond boiling water." Kyuubi suggested.

'There's no need, I can survive on miso ramen alone.' Naruto replied as he took out a bowl of instant miso ramen. He goes over to the small electric stove he has and prepared to boil water.

After about three minutes, the water was hot enough. Naruto pours it in the bowl and he walks over to his table.

As he was eating, he noticed something on the edge of the table.

It was Sakura's ninja head band.

Naruto reaches for it after he finished his food.

'I promise you I will respect your choice Sakura-chan.' He grips the head band tighter. 'But, I will fight for you.'

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Sakura was in her room, combing her hair.

"So, you telling him today?"

'Yeah.' Sakura replied, her lips curled up in a huge smile. 'I know now that I love him more.'

"Yeah, just sad that it took you so long to truly realize."

'Hey, at least I did.' Sakura said back to her as she placed the comb down. 'How do I look?'

"Nice, there's no way he'll be able to take his eyes off you." Inner Sakura said smiling.

Sakura sighs. 'I didn't change anything.'

"I know."

Sakura's eye twitches, inner sakura was being sarcastic.

'Whatever.'

Sakura stood in front of the mirror observing herself. Before she knew it, her hand traveled to her face, tracing a spot on her cheek.

'Sasuke.'

"So, you love..." she purposely didn't finish the sentence so that Sakura will finish it for her.

Sakura smiles as well.

"Sasuke...what are you doing here?" Sakura was shocked to see Sasuke resting on her window.

"Can I come in?" Sakura was still lying down on her bed, but immediately gets up.

"S-sure." Sasuke smiles.

He jumps in her room and walks over close to her. He seemed to be looking around, trying to familiarize himself with her room.

All Sakura could do was look at him, she was more than shocked to see him this time and at her room no less.

There was an awkward silence between the two.

"So, ummm, can I hel-" Sakura began but was cut off by Sasuke.

"What were you thinking about?"

She was taken aback by his sudden interest, but she answered anyway.

"Umm, not much really, just reminiscing." She replied, still sitting down on her bed.

Sasuke simply looks at her.

For a while the two were just looking around, not saying a word. The graceless silence was unnerving. Sasuke just stood there looking around, while Sakura sat waiting for him to talk.

"Why isn't he saying anything?"

'This is Sasuke remember?'

Inner Sakura blinks twice, "Right. So you should probably start the conversation."

Sakura took her suggestion.

"So, um, how are you feeling?" Sasuke turns to her.

"Fine."

"You found a place to stay at yet?"

"No." Sasuke said quickly and toneless.

"For the love of Kami, can he say more than one word!" Inner Sakura was really annoyed that his conversational skills has not change.

'He was talking when we were at Naruto's.' Sakura reminded her. 'So, maybe he's just uncomfortable.'

"Or he is still un-conversationable."

"Listen, Sakura."

Sakura snaps out of her thoughts to turn to him.

"I'm listening." Sakura turns to listen.

Sasuke takes a deep breath before he finally says, "I just want to..."

Sakura didn't say a word, but kept her gaze on him, indicating that he should go on.

"I want to say sorry." Sasuke said still as dull as ever.

"Whoa, didn't see that one coming." Inner Sakura said as her head tilts back in disbelief.

"Sasuke-"

"I am sorry." He cut her off.

Sakura couldn't believe it. Here was Sasuke in front of her, in her room, telling her that he was sorry. Sorry for what she didn't know exactly, but the simple thought that he would actually say sorry was enough for her. Sasuke was never the type to express what he feels to people, so she knew this must be hard for him.

"It's okay, I was never mad at you." Sakura said sweetly.

Sasuke looks at her before he moved towards the window again.

"I'll just see you tomorrow."

Sakura got up to wave goodbye at him and so she could close the window once he's gone.

"Bye."

Then she felt something touch her cheek. Sasuke pulls back and disappears into the night.

Sakura was left dumbfounded in her room. Sasuke had just suddenly kissed her on the cheeks.

"We should probably just keep this between us. No need telling Naruto and getting him upset." Inner Sakura offered her. She knew Naruto would get jealous and probably hate Sasuke for the rest of his life if he ever found out about that. "It's not like you cheated, you just happened to be standing there and he just so happens to lean in, right?"

'Right.'

Sakura looked at herself one last time before he headed out of her house to Naruto's.

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Naruto was sitting down on his living room couch. He had no missions and no money for ramen, so he had to stay home. He though about going to Sakura but decided against it. So he just sat there thinking.

'I wonder if Sakura has an answer by now.' He thought.

'The more I think about it, the more terrified I get.' Naruto slaps his forehead. 'Why did I even asked her that?'

'Now she's probably remembering all her times with Sasuke and falling in love with him again.' Then something hit Naruto.

'AHHH. What if she chooses him!'

"Great job, you probably drove her away." Kyuubi decided to say just to make him miserable.

'Oh no!' Naruto said frantically.

"Why are you panicking now? Weren't you the one who said 'I will respect your choice' to her?" Kyuubi was having fun torturing him, but at the same time scared. He really did like Sakura and would hate to look for another mate.

'You're right. I can't panic. She'll pick me, I know it. Right? She'll pick me right?' Naruto asked him desperately.

"Stop being so hysterical. You're annoying me."

'But what if she chooses him. Oh Kami, what have I done?' Naruto was emotionally unstable right now. 'Oh no, what if she leaves me?' He was on the verge of crying.

Kyuubi just shrugs his shoulders.

'NO. I have to remain calm and collected. I can't let her see me like this.'

Naruto's thoughts were cut by the sound of someone knocking.

"Hey, Naruto. It's me."

'Sakura!'

Naruto stands up and walks to the door.

'Calm and collected. Calm and collected.'

He takes a long breath.

Then opens the door.

"Hello, Sakura-chan. Why don't you come in?"

Sakura gave him a funny look, as if trying to figure out who this person standing in front of her was.

"Naruto, you okay? Your shaking."

'Calm...and...collected.'

"No, I am just wonderful today Sakura. In fact, I have never felt better in my life, hehe." He said calmly yet frantic. That got him another funny look from her.

Naruto closes the door behind him and follows Sakura to the couch.

"How was your day?" Sakura asked him, trying to start a conversation.

"Not yet over." He carefully says. "Your's?"

"It's been interesting so far." Sakura said as he nod her head along.

"Listen, Naruto, about last night."

'Oh shit.'

"I want to say that..."

'here it comes.'

"Sorry."

Naruto's very essence and soul seemed to die and fade away. She had said sorry to him, meaning that she was sorry that she had to leave him. Sorry for ever giving him the wrong idea when she said she loves him but really loves someone else more. Naruto felt his heart sink and he's body suddenly felt like a million tons.

"I shouldn't have left last night and sorry for not telling you this earlier and truly meaning it."

Alright, now Naruto is confused. What is she saying. Why was she sorry for leaving and not saying something? What in the world is going on.

Naruto looks up at her, looking deep in her eyes and trying to figure out the hidden meanings in her words. She look beautiful. Her eyes were telling him so many things that he couldn't understand it. She didn't look sad, she looks happy. She seemed to be glowing from where he was looking.

"Naruto, the truth is that I love you more than anything else in this world."

Naruto's heart stopped beating, he's ears stopped functioning, and his entire body was tranquilized by her words. He's mouth was gaped open.

"In all honestly, Naruto. You made me fall in love with you and gave me more than I could have ever wished for." Sakura moves in closer to him.

"You never gave up on me, always cheering me on." She moves even closer.

Naruto's heart started to move again, only it was moving faster and faster by the second.

"You have always been there for me and never once did you denounce your for feelings for me." Sakura stops moving to look down. "Even when I treated you like crap, you never once hated me. You always protected me." She looks up to him with teary eyes.

Naruto moves to her.

"You understood my pain and healed it. You made me smile again, gave me hope that just because your heart is broken, doesn't mean it's not capable of loving someone else."

Naruto was so overwhelmed by her words that he couldn't say a single word. He just listened to her pouring her heart out to him. Him, not Sasuke, not anyone else. She said this honestly.

"Just because Sasuke is my first love, doesn't mean that your second in my heart." Sakura was starting to cry.

Naruto places his hands on her shoulders.

"Sakura, don't cry." Of course Sakura just started crying.

"No, there...h-happy...tears" She hiccupped her way through the sentence.

Naruto was the happiest guy alive right now and nothing could change that. Sakura had just told him that there was no one else more important to her that him. He wanted to hear her say that so badly.

He's heart leaps in joy and he wanted to cry.

Naruto launches and her and kisses her.

It was forceful and full of passion. He held her tightly around him, not letting her go, telling the world that she was his.

Sakura's tears felt warm against his face. She was playing with his hair, tugging and brushing it. He trembled at the feeling.

So many emotions were raging through them.

Naruto's kiss was bruising, but it seemed Sakura didn't care. He wanted to go so much further, letting go of all reason and just getting lost in her embrace.

Naruto felt her tongue, so he lets her in. She attacked his tongue and wrestled it, moving from there to the roof of his mouth.

Naruto moans at the thrilling sensation and Sakura's quiet whimpers only excited him more.

He cupped her cheeks and pulls her in deeper.

He wanted to give her the same feeling so he plunges his tongue into her, earning him a groan. He messes with her hair as he pulls her down on the couch.

She was on top of him as he continued his ministrations. His hands travels from her hair to her back, softly caressing it. Sakura was feeling his stomach and moves upward, placing her hands on his chest. Soon Naruto got tired of just kissing her on the lips, so he moves. He trails wet kisses on her cheeks and down to her neck. There he stayed a while and he nibbled and enjoyed her.

Sakura was moaning louder and louder, getting Naruto so aroused and energized.

Sakura breaks away from him. She was straddling him as he lied on the couch. She starts unbuttoning her shirt.

"Sakura, are you sure?" Naruto asked her, making sure that she knew what she was doing.

She leans down and kisses him on he lips, "I'm sure." Naruto didn't say another word.

She continues undoing her shirt as Naruto helped her.

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A man was walking down a roads, his hands tucked in his pocket. The path he was walking down on was empty, only him and the trees.

He continued his stroll down the road.

Suddenly, there was a poof of smoke and a tall guy appeared in front of him.

He fixes his glasses.

"Do you have it?" The guy who was walking down the street asked him.

"It's right here." The silvered haired guy pulled out a little bottle from his pocket. "Now, don't go using it in one place, it took me a while to find it."

"Will it work?"

"No way to know for sure unless you try. The guy said that it may take a while to kick in, so be patient, otherwise you will ruin it." He said as he fixed his glasses. "One more thing, we may have a problem."

The guy looks to him, "What do you mean?"

"It seems that we underestimated the girl's feelings."

"I understand, you know what you have to do." He said to him before he starts walking away again.

The silver-haired man was left alone standing in the middle of the road.

'This should be fun, I do enjoy making people suffer.' He thought to himself before disappearing.

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End of Chapter 4.

So how was that?

Longest chapter so far.

I had to stop on the narusaku stuff since this is rated T.

Naruto: I was having fun, I can't believe you would stop that.

Sakura: Yeah!!

Rena: Ummm, sorry?

Ash?

Naruto and Sakura: ...

Ash: Umm, isn't this pokemon?

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Bye

Rena.