AN: Alright, I've had this typed for a while now but I've just been too lazy to post it. There's only a few more chapters in this, at least 2, maybe 3, depending on if I can come up with something. Read and review, come on!

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Saeko woke up early the next morning. She heard a small snore beside her. She looked over and saw Sasuke was still sleeping peacefully. Daylight was just peeking through the window and she suddenly realized how tired she was.

Turning over into Sasuke's arms Saeko fell quickly back to sleep; it had been a late night.

"Saeko," a soft voice whispered.

"Hmm…?" Saeko asked, finally awakened from her slumber.

"You should wake up, it's almost noon," Sasuke replied.

Saeko yawned as she sat up, clutching the blanket to her chest. Opening her eyes she saw Sasuke sitting on the edge of his bed, fully dressed and carrying a tray of food.

"I was making you breakfast," Sasuke explained, pointing unnecessarily at the tray, "But you looked so peaceful I just let you sleep. It's probably cold by now…"

"That's okay," Saeko smiled, "I'm hungry enough that it won't matter."

Sasuke set the tray down beside her. She ate the waffles off the tray, not caring that they were room temperature by that point in time.

"About last night," Sasuke started rather awkwardly.

Saeko sighed, "I'm not in a relationship kind of place if that's what you want to talk about."

"I figured," Sasuke said, "You just got out of a relationship with that Kabuto guy right?"

"Yeah," Saeko said slowly before realizing something, "Wait, so you just slept with me when you knew there was no future? When you knew I was on the rebound? You took advantage of me?"

"Hang on now," Sasuke said gently, clearly trying to calm her down, "I figured if I turned you away you'd go running to some other guy, someone you maybe didn't trust and who might have done it just to take advantage of you."

"You're right," Saeko sighed, "I hope I'll be able to look back at this later and not regret it… like Shikamaru said I would."

"Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked, he was obviously unaware of what had happened.

A single tear rolled down Saeko's cheek before she replied, "He was being so sweet to me when Kabuto left. He was taking care of me and showing me that someone did care, and there was someone I could trust. Then I started kissing him and coming onto him… but he backed away. He said he didn't want to be some rebound guy I'll regret later…. I regret it all now though, I don't even think he'll want to be around me anymore."

Sasuke nodded and sighed before cautiously asking, "You really like him, don't you?"

"I think I must," Saeko replied, "More than I thought I did for sure…. I mean at first it was just because he was being so sweet and making me feel safe but…."

"You should talk to him," Sasuke said, "I'm sure he'll understand."

"I don't know…" Saeko said.

"Think about it," Sasuke said "I'll leave and give you some privacy so you can get dressed."

"Thanks," Saeko said quietly.

Sasuke nodded as he left the room.

Saeko pulled on her worn garments, which, by the looks of it, Sasuke had gathered and placed beside the bed. She looked in the mirror at her creased and wrinkled clothing as she tried to smooth out her hair.

When she decided she looked presentable she walked out of Sasuke's room, down the stairs and into the living room. She found Sasuke sitting quietly on the couch reading. She walked over and sat next to him

"Are you doing okay?" Sasuke asked, noticing the look on Saeko's face.

"I guess so…." Saeko said, mentally debating what to say next, "I think I might leave soon….. I'll go home for a bit maybe, I want to get some fresh clothes and take a shower."

"What about after that?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't know," Saeko replied honestly, "Maybe I'll sit there for a while or take a walk somewhere…."

'Or maybe I'll go find Shikamaru and hope he isn't too mad at me,' Saeko thought afterwards.

"Have fun," Sasuke said, "Also, good luck with talking to Shikamaru."

"Thanks," Saeko said before turning toward the door, "Bye for now…."

She left quickly, not wanting to intrude any longer. She kept thinking of Shikamaru on her walk home, images of his face flooding into her mind.

She finally reached her house and went straight to the shower, somehow hoping the hot water would make her feel better and give her the courage to talk to Shikamaru.

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AN: I know, morning after talks suck. But she couldn't exactly just leave, that would be weird. I had to rewrite half of this, because originally Saeko ended up going swimming. Which is just messed up, so now she doesn't.