Sasuke's Pain

Chapter 3: Flashback: Sasuke's Love part I

A/N: In this chapter Sasuke reveals how he feels about Sakura and no the lemon will not be in this chapter. I promised you, but I ended up not making it in this chapter. I promise that it will be in the naxt chapter which will be up tomorrow. I already wrote it, but I didn't want to put up 2 chapters at a time. Gomen! (Sorry!)

It was evening, and the middle of Summer, Sasuke brought Sakura to a lake at the edge of Konoha. It was the lake he always loved to visit when he had something on his mind. Now he had something on his mind, and he wanted to share it with Sakura. "The sun is setting...it's very beautiful..." Sakura said as she watched the setting sun reach the horizon.

"Yeah it really is," Sasuke said as he was watching her. She was wearing a bright pink mini skirt, and a top, a paler pink, that hugged her form. While he was wearing a dark blue shirt, with the Uchiha symbol on his back and a pair of black shorts. A moment passed, and Sasuke said, "Listen, Sakura, I-" but Sasuke was cut off by the boy with sunshine yellow hair, Naruto.

"Hey!" He screamed as he ran towards them and sat down next to them on the hill near the water. "What'cha guys doing?" he asked.

"Hello, Naruto," Sakrua said, not totally thrilled that he interrupted Sasuke, she knew he was going to say something that would be very important to her.

"Baka.." Sasuke said under his breath, turning his attention to the setting sun. It was almost passed the horizon, and that would mean that it would be dark soon. Naruto and Sakura were talking and Sasuke was trying to figure out a way to get Sakura away from him. Just as an idea struck him, Kakashi came. "What does he want?"

Kakashi knew what Sasuke was going to do, only because he knows Sasuke. So, Kakashi said, "Naurto, I need your help with something, come with me." he looked toward Sasuke who had a releived look on his face. Sasuke nodded a 'thank-you' and Kakashi nodded back.

As Naruto whined, Kakashi pulled him away from the other two. Sakura had a confused look on her face, and Sasuke was now ready to tell her what he wanted to for years. But just as Sasuke was about to speak, Sakura winced and said, "Ohh..it's getting cold."

Sasuke was getting really mad now, because he was being interrupted by everything and everyone. Luckily, he had his sweater tied around his waist. He took it off and gave it to her. She put it on and said, "Thank-you." after a moment she remembered he wanted to say something before Naruto came. "Sasuke, were you going to say something to me? I mean, you started then Naruto came..." She trailed off a little.

"Yeah, but I don't think we should stay out here anymore. It is getting cold." he replied, and she smiled at him. "Come on." He held out his hand and she put hers in his. As he helped her up he said, "Come with me, because I still want to tell you..."

"Tell me what?" she asked, she really wanted to know.

"I'll tell you when we get there." he replied.

"Get where?" now she was really confused. "What's he planning?"

"You'll see," he started walking and Sakura followed.

"This is where you LIVE?" Sakura asked as she entered what was apparently Sasuke's home. He nodded and led her upstairs to his room.

Once in his room, Sasuke sat down on his bed, and Sakura sat next to him. "You know...," Sasuke started. Sakura turned toward him to show she was paying attention. "I-" Again Sasuke was interrupted. This time it was the doorbell. "Stay here," Sasuke told Sakura.

Sasuke walked downstairs, and opened the door. Guess who it was...NARUTO!! (A/N: I just had to say it in caps!) "Sasuke!" Naruto jumped at him, and they both fell on the floor. Sasuke pushed him off and asked what he was doing at his house.

Back in Sasuke's room, Sakura was looking around she noticed a small, dark blue book sitting on the nightstand. She picked it up, and opened it. She started to read it.

"I only came by to see how you were doing...what are you hiding?" Naruto asked curiously, looking over Sasuke's shoulder.

"Nothing! And you just saw me not even 20 minutes ago! Why aren't you with Kakashi?"

He chuckled, "I tricked him. I used the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and made him think he was still with me when he was really with my clone."

"Idiot! What the hell do you want?!" Sasuke yelled, still frustrated that he wasn't with Sakura, and still hasn't told her yet.

Naruto, taken aback by what Sasuke just did, could only say, "I-I told you why I'm here...w-what's the matter w-with you?" Naruto asked frightened.

Sasuke, realizing what he just did, calmed down and sighed. "You mujst have some other reason why you came here if you just saw me 20 minutes ago."

"Yeah! I was really bored 'cause Kakashi-sensei was boring me and I wanted to get away..why? You doing something? Hmm?" Naruto asked mockingly.

"Yeah! I am doing something! Now LEAVE!!" Sasuke said trying to push Naruto out the door.

"Wait I-" was all Naruto could get out before he was pushed out the door and the door was locked.

Sasuke walked back upstairs and into his room. Before Sasuke walked into his room though, Sakura quickly put the book back where it was. She was shocked by what she read.

Sasuke, now inside the room, looked at her and knew what she had read. "By any chance...did you happen to read the book on the table?" Sakura nodded. Sasuke sighed and sat down next to her. "How much did you read?"

"A couple of pages..." Sakura kept her head down. She was too afraid to look him in the eyes.

Sasuke inhaled and then exhaled. "So, you read it?" Sakura nodded. "And now you know..." Sakura looked at him.

"I - uh - didn't know...you felt that way..." she smiled. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I...didn't know how. I wanted to, but I never knew how to bring it up. It scared me. The way i feel, I didn't know if you felt the same way. Ok, I did, but I just didn't want to tell you. And I wasn't even sure if I truly felt that way." Sasuke replied. "Sakura I-"

Sasuke was cut off by Sakura crashing her lips on his.

A/N: I promise that the next chapter will be up tomorrow and, yes, the lemon will be in THAT chapter.