Gawd…I can't decide which one I want Sasuke to pick. I had it decided when I began writing, but I just keep changing opinions! Your reviews are actually what keep persuading me to change my mind, but I can't satisfy everyone!!!! Maybe I should just make Sasuke commit suicide in the end that way I wouldn't have to worry about him choosing someone…

And feel free to keep posting your opinions on the whole Sakura or Katana thing because as you can see, your reviews are what keep me changing my mind. And I just finished figuring out the plot (which I had not done when I started writing), but feel free (VERY FREE) to PM me any ideas you have for my story anyway, but please do it soon. Thank you guys soooo much for your reviews.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I do own this ice cream I'm eating right now! It's REALLY good. It's a Ben N Jerry's (disclaimer: also not mine) chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cone. Just thought I'd share.

Oh and before I forget: A special thank you to Nightshadow Dweller for being the ONLY one to pity my lip!! As for the rest of you, I am utterly disappointed…okay not really, I love all my reviewers!

Sasuke woke up and found himself sprawled on the floor, yet again. When will these nightmares go away? Sasuke now dearly regretted the expensive dream catcher he bought the previous night. Luckily, it was already 7am so he got out of his bed, and went to find some breakfast.

"Hey, Sasuke…" said a prissy voice from behind him. Sasuke winced…Ino.

"What do you want Ino?"

"Well, you know that outdoor party that everyone who's anyone is going to?" she said innocently as she clung on to his arm.

"No…actually, I don't," said Sasuke bitterly, though he knew perfectly well what she meant.

"Well it's from seven to, like, the next morning and there's going to be this live concert and food and, like, everything."

"Your point?"

Ino sighed, "Just reject me now…"

"Okay: no"

Ino laughed and walked away. They both knew perfectly well that she was dating Shikamaru, but Ino couldn't resist bothering Sasuke! "I'm gonna make him come to that party no matter what," she swore. She was plotting ways to force Sasuke to come to the dance when she saw a blur of pink hair walk by her. She looked up and saw Sakura who had a big grin on her face.

"What's got you so happy forehead?" questioned Ino.

"Sasuke," replied Sakura dreamily before she could stop herself.

Ino sighed. Unlike herself, Sakura refused to give up on Sasuke. Probably because she actually loved him. Ino just liked to goggle at him, but now she didn't even need him for that since Shikamaru took up all her other thoughts. "Sakura…your only letting him hurt you more."

"No Ino. He loves me!"

"And what makes you think that?"

"He kissed me."

Ino gasped.

"Oh my god! Ino, please don't tell anyone about that!"

"Of course I won't"

"Not even Shikamaru?"

"Not even Shikamaru." And Ino meant that. She loved Shikamaru and knew she could trust him with this sort of thing, but if Sakura wanted to keep it a secret, she would do just that.

"So," said Ino, drowning in curiosity, "What was it like? No, how did he do it? Could you feel your legs? Did you kiss him back? Where was it? Did you wrap your arms around each other?" Ino was now jumping around like a five year old.

Now it was Sakura's turn to sigh. Some things never change. "Ino, let's go back to my place and I'll explain everything."

Sakura and Ino were sitting out on the table that occupied Sakura's balcony. On the table was a plate of cookies and two glasses of milk. And so Sakura began to describe the kiss…which took almost two hours, despite the actual event taking no more than five minutes. Of course Ino kept interrupting in between to ask more questions, which lengthened Sakura's account drastically. But by the time they were done, Ino finally stated the question she was itching to ask since Sakura mentioned the kiss to her.

"So…why aren't you guys hooked up yet? I mean he's not even acting any different around you. I just don't get it."

"Well…I think he's in love with someone else too."

"Who?" inquired Ino. Sakura always seemed to know who was going to hook up years beforehand so it was no surprise she knew this.

"Katana"

"And what makes you think that?"

"I saw the way he was talking to her at Ichiraku. The way they acted together was just…I don't know. I just think—well…I don't know."

"I get it" said Ino, nodding her head, "And are you really upset about this?"

"Not really. I like Katana…she's really nice. It's not like she's trying to steal him from me. Besides, I still can't get over how lucky I am just for him to have kissed me!"

"Well, let's start to get ready for that party tonight. I'll call Naruto and tell him to make sure that Sasuke comes. I was going to plot a way myself, but I don't have time. Besides…when Naruto puts his mind to something—"

"What mind?"

"Hmm…good question."

"For the last time…NO!"

"Come on Sasuke…"

"Why do you want me to go to that godforsaken party anyway??"

"Because Ino—I mean because I know you'd…uhh…love it," Naruto finished lamely.

"Naruto?"

"What?"

"Your crazy"

"Come on Sasuke!"

"No" said Sasuke simply. He turned around and began walking away.

"If you do…I promise that I won't throw any more costume parties at your house!"

Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks. Now that was something worth going for.

"Ino…are you sure it's not too much?"

"I promise. You look great!"

Sakura was wearing a spaghetti strapped pink dress that stopped at her mid thighs. It was made of a silky material, yet it was still tight. Ino picked this out especially because it would 'show her curves'.

And it did. A little too much for Sakura's taste…she wasn't used to wearing such…revealing…clothing, but she had to admit that she looked great. And as if the dress wasn't enough, Ino put Sakura's hair up in an elegant fashion and put a light layer of makeup on her as well. Ino even insisted on letting her borrow her jade earrings, which perfectly matched her eyes.

Ino, on the other hand, was wearing a beautiful red cocktail dress and bright lipstick that matched. Her hair and makeup was done perfectly and Sakura couldn't help but be a little jealous of her.

"Trust me forehead," said Ino as if she could read her mind, "you look way better than me."

Sakura smiled, "Thanks pigface."

I can't believe that I'm actually at this stupid party. Damn Naruto! Hinata and Naruto had not yet arrived, so Sasuke tried to find some way to pass the time until they came. Soon, he found himself searching for any sight of wine red or strawberry pink hair. Sasuke shook his head and forced himself to look up at the sky instead. What am I doing??? These girls shouldn't mean anything to me! In fact, I hope that they don't come! And (of course) when he looked back down, he spotted them both.

Sakura, Katana, Ino, and Shikamaru were walking side by side. Shikamaru was, naturally, only there because Ino was clinging on to his arm.

Wow, thought Sasuke, they both look so damn good! Sakura was wearing a tight pink dress and Katana was wearing more of a loose flowing black one that stopped a little higher than Sakura's.

And then they spotted Sasuke…great.

"I see you came" said Ino brightly, pulling at Shikamaru's arm.

"Troublesome woman…" muttered Shikamaru jokingly…well I think he was joking anyway.

Luckily Ino was talking too loudly to hear this comment. "...And what's with this dumb music that's playing? Come on Shikamaru, let's go make them put on something we can dance to!"

"You can go. I think I'll stay here…" Ino most likely didn't hear him say this (for she was babbling on as usual) or she simply ignored it, but either way she dragged Shikamaru away from the other three, leaving them alone, yet again.

Not again! Sasuke could not believe his luck. Did god really hate him this much?

"How have you been, Sasuke?" questioned Sakura immediately, not wanting this to become an awkward situation.

"Uhh…fine…?" Sasuke said it as more of a question than an answer.

Awkwardness then slowly took its opportunity to creep in, much to Sakura's dislike.

"So…" ventured Katana slowly, wanting to break the uncomfortable silence. Unfortunately, no response was received by her so-called conversation starter (shocker, right?). Deciding it was best not to stay, Katana looked around and hurriedly said "I'm going to go get something to drink."

And then there were two.

"Umm…how have you been?" asked Sakura.

"You mean for the past three seconds?"

"Oops…I forgot…" Heat rushed to Sakura's cheeks. I can't believe I did something so stupid, she scolded herself. Sakura stared down at her feet in embarrassment, not wanting to look Sasuke in the eye. The lack of eye contact, however, only made it more awkward.

"Hey! Sasuke! Sakura!" screamed Naruto.

I never thought I'd say this but, thank god Naruto's here! Naruto and Hinata were walking towards them, hand in hand. Hinata was wearing a white dress that matched her eyes and her long blue hair was flowing loosely over her shoulders. Naruto (like Shikamaru) was wearing a suit...hehe.

"Hey Naruto. Hey Hinata," said Sakura in her usual welcoming voice.

As they began to exchange their redundant greetings, Sasuke took his chance to slip away. He knew he couldn't leave, because if Naruto found out, he'd have to deal with his stupid parties. So instead he decided to find some far-off, unoccupied area where he could still hear the music playing. That's not considered 'leaving', is it? Since it's an outdoor party, there aren't actually any boundaries anyway…And so he got up and walked away from the loud music.

Soon after, he found a clearing with a bench in the middle. It would have been the ideal spot, had Katana not been sitting there.

Just say sorry and walk away… "Is that seat taken?"

Katana looked surprised, but shook her head.

Sasuke sat down next to her and could not believe what he had said. How on earth could I have mixed up 'sorry' with 'is that seat taken'!? This has been happening a lot lately. I think I've developed some sort of mental illness…

Sasuke and Katana stayed silent. The only sound they could hear was the fast-pace music playing in the background.

A few minutes later the music subsided and a deep voice on a microphone called out, "Okay ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a slow song! Grab your partners and get out on the dance floor...or dance grass I guess..." Sasuke grimaced at the person's pitiful attempt at humor. "If you don't have a partner, then just dance with the person closest to you, trust me it's more fun!"

Of course he had to say that last line, thought Sasuke bitterly. He could feel the uneasiness building up between him and Katana. He looked over at her. She was facing away from Sasuke, but she probably sensed him looking at her because she then turned towards him. They looked deep into each other's eyes. Sasuke felt like he was melting in her brown eyes…and he liked it. They didn't even have to say anything, for they both knew what the other wanted.

Wordlessly, they got up. Sasuke put his hands around her waist and Katana hung her hands loosely over his shoulders. They slowly began to dance, staring into each other's eyes all the while. On a sudden urge, Sasuke pulled Katana close to him. He could feel her body against his through that loose dress of hers, which caused goosebumps to spread rapidly across his skin, despite the hot weather. Their faces were now only centimeters apart, but they continued to gaze into each other's eyes stoically. I want to kiss her...wait! Did I just think that? Sasuke tried to shake the feeling away, but it refused to leave. So he gave in. He moved closer to her until their lips were only a hairs length away.

"Whoa…Sasuke teme!" Perfect timing dobe!

Sasuke and Katana quickly pulled away and found a shocked Hinata and Naruto staring back at them. Katana tried her best not to blush, she hated showing signs of weakness. "I have to go," said Katana. She turned around and walked away briskly.

Sasuke, not sure of what to do, simply said, "I think I should be leaving too." And he walked away as well.

"Sasuke and Katana? I can't believe it." said Hinata slowly.

"I know…they both seem pretty anti-social…" agreed Naruto, "But wait! If they're both anti-social, then they cancel each other out, thus making them social!"

"I don't think that's how it works, Naruto…" said Hinata uncertainly.

Naruto looked confused, but then a sad look filled his face. "Sakura will be upset."

"Naruto…we probably shouldn't tell her. In fact, I don't think Katana or Sasuke will like it if we told anyone either."

Naruto nodded, "Then we'll keep it our little secret."

So I hoped you guys liked that chapter. Sorry to all my KataSasu fans for stopping their kiss...I just couldn't resist!

Please review and give me any feedback or like I said before you're welcome to PM me any ideas. Also, grammatical errors REALLY bother me, so please tell me if you see any and I will fix them immediately. I'm not a big fan of betas though...

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