A/N: Sooo got a review.. complaining about my punctuation. Yeah.. I know.. the three dot thing... force of habit. He I've never been too good at punctuation. Spelling is more of my forte. Writing, I'm meh at. I like it... but I'm not the best. Spelling is love. Punctuation... well... needless to say.. on my last two essays... my teacher has interesting comments.. She says I'm, good at writing with flair.. but my punctuation and Thesis statements need work. well.. I'll try to work on the punctuation. I really will..

"I'm not done." He continued. "I... can't find the right words to say! I think about it and nothing comes close.. Sakura... I've only known you for a few days.. and ever since then.. my world has turned inside out and back wards.. and I can't seem to make sense of anything.. I can't sleep without seeing you in my dreams and I can't think without you being on my mind.. when I talk it's about you.. when I walk it's to you, when I breath.. when I breath it's for you. Everything I do.. I do for you.. and I can't... stop it. Sakura.. I think.. I lo-"

"AAAAAAAAAAH SASUKE-KUN!!! WHY ARE YOU HERE WITH THAT HUSSY!

Chapter... whatever

Sasuke looked up from Sakura to the intruder. "Ingrid?"

Sakura looked puzzled. "Hussy?"

Ino fumed. "It's INO!!!!"

Sasuke's dark eyes glared at the girl before them, his arms still pining Sakura in her spot. "Why are you here?"

Ino glared back. "I'm here to stop you from making a mistake! I see the way you look at her, this Sockrat girl-"

"Sakura." Sakura hissed.

"He's bad news Sasuke! If you knew the things I know! About her, her past, her mother, her father-"

"SHUT UP!!!" Sakura growled, trying to fight her way out of Sasuke's arm barrier. "NEVER TALK ABOUT MY PARENTS! THAT IS ONE LINE I WON'T LET YOU CROSS."

"What about your parents?" Sasuke asked, looking at the teary eyed girl.

Sakura felt a tear roll down her cheek "It's nothing-"

"Nothing!" Ino laughed. "I'm guessing you never told him about your little secret! About how your mother died-"

"SHUT UP!!" Sakura cried. "Just shut up!" She forced against Sasuke's arms, trying to get at the girl.

"How she died. So tragic!" Ino sneered, almost smiling.

"SHUT UP!!!" Sakura screeched, finally breaking the bewildered and confused Uchiha's barrier. She charged at Ino only to feel Sasuke's arms hold her back.

"Don't do anything you'll regret." He whispered in her ear.

"I'm sure the moment I tell her little secrets to the world she'll regret nothing beating me up!" Ino laughed. "Have you even told Sasuke who your adoptive father is! Or why you're really here! Why you really agreed to take his deal! Or are you keeping that secret from him too! Obviously! seeing how he can still look at you! still hold you like he's in love!"

"Let me kill her" Sakura cried.

Sasuke looked down at the girl he thought he loved in confusion. "Sakura, what is she saying?"

Sakura broke down on her knees. "I can't tell you Sasuke!"

"Why?" He asked, still holding her.

"Because, I'm not ready yet." She cried.

Ino glared at this sight. She was sure it would've broken the deepest bonds. "She's lying to you Sasuke! she's a liar! All she wants is money!!!"

"I don't want money!" Sakura hissed. "I'm not in this for anything but-" She stopped. She couldn't say it.

"HA!" Ino yelled. Sasuke only now noticed the nearly empty bottle of whiskey in her hand. "See she can't say!"

"I can and I will!" Sakura hissed. "But in a matter of time! Somethings take time to get out! Some wounds take longer to heal! You have to be sure they're fully healed before talking about them! Somethings aren't meant to be told! Some secrets are meant to stay that way! But Sasuke! he is the only one who has rights to those secrets!!!"

Sakura felt him freeze behind her. Tears ran wildly down her cheeks. Nothing could stop her now. "Why? Why me?" He whispered.

"Why you?" Sakura said tearfully. "Why you of all people? I don't know! All I can say is that from the moment I met you Sasuke-kun I knew that a leap of faith wasn't needed. That you were some one I could trust! It was in your kiss-"

"KISS!!!" Ino screeched.

Sasuke had now turns Sakura to face him, her green eyes staring into his. "I knew that you would be the one person I could tell these things to. That you wouldn't judge me. That you'd accept me!"

"Why?" He whispered.

"Because, I think I lo-"

"OH NO YOU DON'T!!" Ino yelled. "You won't make any sort of confession to Sasuke!"

"I want to tell him. I need to tell him." Sakura cried. "If I don't then I don't know what I'll do!"

"She-"

Sasuke got up, even though it hurt to leave Sakura's warmth. "Ino! Stop now and I may let you keep your job."

Ino laughed bitterly. "I don't need the job! I only need you!"

"What makes you think that ripping the woman I love from my arms will make me love you!!!" Sasuke stated bitterly.

Sakura tears had halted as with her heart. She swore she hadn't heard him correctly.

"Because then you'll know my only intent was to save you!" Ino shrieked.

"Pulling Sakura away from me is the same thing as dying!" He shouted. She can tell me her secrets on her own time. When she feels ready! It is not your place to tell those secrets!"

"She lost her virginity to your brother." Ino stated coldly.

Both Sakura and Sasuke froze. Sakura felt the painful memories flood back to her. She bit back the tears. "Sasuke-kun!-"

"Is it true?" He asked, back turned to her, shaking slightly.

"I won't lie to you Sasuke." Sakura cried.

"JUST TELL ME! Is it true?" Sasuke asked.

"yes." Sakura choked painfully.

He shook with rage.

"Sasuke-ku"

"Shut up." He stated in her direction.

Sakura felt fear rage in her heart. "Sas-"

"Shut up!" Sasuke stated once more.

"Let me explain!" She cried out to him.

"There is nothing to explain." He stated. "I'm not jealous or hurt. It's not like I loved you."

Sakura felt sobs wrack her body. Ino grinned in drunken triumph.Sakura finally broke down. Unable to control herself. "Please Sasuke!"

"I don't want to hear it," He stated, walking to the door. "I don't have to." I turned the knob, ready to walk out the door, out of the bar, out of her life.

"please don't go." She cried, pain in her voice.

Ino laughed manically and then passed out on the cold hard ground.

"Why should I stay?" He bit.

"Because I need to tell you." She whimpered. "Because I want to tell you."

"I don't want to hear." He said, opening the door.

"It wasn't by choice." Sakura cried. "You can walk out that door, you can walk out of my life. But I want you to walk out knowing that I never chose to sleep with him, I never chose this life, and I never intended to hurt you."

Sasuke turned around, red in the face. For a moment Sakura thought he'd hurt her.

"What did he do to you?" Sasuke hissed.