A/N: OKAY!!! so thanks for your reveiws! I hope those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a nice one! I certainly didn't (I'm incredibly ill and can hardly breathe :p) by the way thank you to my lovely editor Unmei Destiny... who's name I've probably spelt wrong!!! So yeah!!! I'm still very very sick feeling.. but the fans deserve to read some good stuff.. I suppose... if you consider this stuff good. :D also I'm going to be removing the first chapter.. it just doesn't seem to fit the rest of the story...

WARNING: Sasuke and Sakura fluff. Neji Tenten implied kinky sex. Weird Sasuke. Weirder Tenten. Confuzzled Sakura. Two weirdos plotting. Sakura hesitation. Liars... and my favourite.. secrets. More or less because Sakura has a bundle of them she doesn't want Sasuke to know about... I think that covers it

oh.. by the way.. I LOVE YOU... yes because... I love everything... I'm just that weird...

Enjoy

and I don't own it... I wish I did though :(

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"I love you," she whispered, before snuggling back in for some sleep. He held her tightly against him as the sunlight was swallowed up by the dark storm clouds of late spring. Rain came running down the window panes and He couldn't help but feel that this was the calm before the storm.

-Chapter...um...-

Sakura rolled lazily over in bed, hoping to face the man she had some how gotten to open up. She found the space occupied, but not by Sasuke. She blinked once or twice before realizing it was Tenten.

Sakura sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked over again, and still Tenten slept beside her. Voices echoed throughout the apartment and graced her ears. She couldn't make out what they were saying, but she was sure it was Neji and Sasuke. She turned to her friend and shook her gently.

"Tenten," Sakura whispered quietly.

Tenten just shifted to cover her ears with Sasuke's pillow. "Five more minutes, Neji."

Sakura smiled. "Tenten... wake up."

Tenten groaned. "Neji, God, we already did it five times tonight, give me a break. You animal."

Sakura shook her friend again, this time causing her to roll over on her back and the pillow to fall to the ground.

Tenten shot up, her brown eyes wide.

"Alright!" Tenten yelled, still dazed. "I'm up!!!"

Sakura laughed into her hand. "Morning, Tenten."

Tenten turned to face her friend. "Why are you in bed with me? Why am I in a bed I don't know? Where am I? Did we have sex, Sakura?? Please, don't let this be a re-run of south Florida!"

Sakura laughed at their little joke. "Last time I go drinking with you in a foreign country. And I'm thinking Neji saw I was sleeping and thought it best to let you sleep in a bed as well."

"Yeah, but whose bed?" Tenten pressed.

Sakura blushed even more. "Sasuke-kun's," she whispered.

"Huh?" Tenten asked. "I couldn't hear you."

"Sasuke-kun's," Sakura stated louder.

Tenten's confused frown slowly turned upwards into a grin. "That's why it looks so familiar! And Sakura, you dog!!!" Tenten punched her friend's arm playfully. "So tell me, did you and he get it on 'till morning?"

Sakura blushed and looked away. "I fell asleep before we even arrived. He carried me in here and let me sleep."

"Ahhh," Tenten nodded. "So, what...? Slept all on your own in a big mean bed?"

"Oh Tenten, you wouldn't believe the morning I had," Sakura sighed, falling back onto the bed.

"Try me," Tenten stated, folding her arms.

Sakura smiled; her eyes half closed as the events replayed in her head. "I don't know where to start..."

"How about last night?" Tenten asked. "I'm sure that's where all this started. Sasuke's little confession."

Sakura coughed. "Actually, he hasn't told me that yet."

"What?!" Tenten asked, surprised. "He told me he'd tell you!"

"Well, not in so many words, I suppose," Sakura stated. "I should tell you the whole story."

Tenten nodded. "Do tell."

"Ino came in drunk," Sakura began. "She did a little too much reading into my past. She wanted to stop Sasuke. So she told him one of my secrets."

Tenten scowled. "Which one?"

"The one about his brother," Sakura stated, taking interest in the fibers of the bed sheet.

Tenten gasped. "The little whore!!"

Sakura looked up. "He and I got into a fight, but then I told him what happened. He was sorry, but then we fought more. Then I woke up here in his arms."

Tenten nodded. "Make up sex." She 'tsked' in Sakura's direction.

"We didn't have sex," Sakura pouted.

"You wanted to," Tenten teased. "You want to jump his bones right now, don't you?!"

Sakura turned red and looked away. "No."

"Tell the truth!!!" Tenten poked.

"Fine!!" Sakura nearly shouted. "Fine, yes."

Tenten nearly squealed. "Isn't this just great!?!"

Sakura looked away, towards the window. She watched as the heavy rain beat wildly against the clear glass panes.

Tenten continued to babble along at the speed of light about double dates and four-ways. "Hey, if we add Chihiro and Gaara we'd get a six way, KINKY!"

Sakura kept staring, trying to make sense of all of it. It had happened so soon. It was over whelming. It was scary. But she knew she wasn't going to face it all alone.

"He wants to get married," Sakura blatantly stated, interrupting Tenten's train of thought.

Tenten sat there, flabbergasted. "Che...WHAT!?" Tenten squealed, "SERIOUSLY!? OH MY GOD!! THIS IS SO FANTASTIC!!"

Sakura looked away. "Fantastic."

Tenten went from exuberant to worried in two seconds flat. "Sakura, what's wrong?"

Sakura looked up at her friend, her eyes teary. "You know I can't marry him."

"Why not?" Tenten asked. "You like him, don't you?"

"You know why I can't," she said, playing nervously with the blanket.

"Sakura, you shouldn't let your fears limit you," Tenten argued. "Who cares about what will happen in the future. I say you look on the flip side of your problem. I think you should enjoy every moment you can. Why not spend them with Sasuke? You love him, don't you?"

Sakura groaned. "God! I don't know!!!"

"How can you not know? How did you feel the first time you saw him? The first time he touched you? The first time he kissed you?" Tenten asked. She knew she had to convince Sakura to realize how she felt.

Sakura sighed. "The first time I saw him my heart seemed to stop, then start, then skip a beat, then beat out of control. The first time he touched me, my body felt like it was on fire, every inch of me begged for more. When he kissed me, Electric currents ran from his lips into mine. It was amazing."

"Is that so?" A voice smirked from the door way.

Sakura turned red. "Sasuke."

"Tenten," Sasuke nodded. "Can I have a moment alone with Miss Haruno?"

"Ahh! You'll call her 'Miss' all I get is 'Tenten'!?" Tenten pouted, getting up.

"Sorry, I don't address cheap whores in such ways," Sasuke grinned, his voice slightly teasing.

"You flatter me, Uchiha," Tenten teased back before exciting the room. "By the way! Neji and I are going to make mad monkey love on your couch. I hope you don't mind."

She shut the door behind her with a wink.

Sasuke turned back to face Sakura and felt his heart flutter slightly.

"Why was Neji here?" Sakura asked, avoiding his eyes.

"Had a few last minute architecture ideas. I wanted to run them past Neji, seeing how he's paying for some of the building costs." Sasuke lied; he wasn't ready to let Sakura know exactly why Neji was there.

"Why weren't the others here?" Sakura asked.

"Naruto had to go pick out china for the wedding, Shikamaru had to escort Temari back to Suna, and as for Chouji...Well...he had some high-end couple rent him out for the night for a cooking thing..." Sasuke smiled lightly.

Sakura nodded, looking back down at the blanket. "I see."

"Sakura, look," Sasuke started, stepping up to her. "I'm sorry if what I said earlier made you uncomfortable."

Sakura looked up at him. "No, no. I'm fine. It's just...I don't know you."

Sasuke nodded. "Yeah I suppose that's true."

"I suppose that's what relationships are about though; finding out about one another. I can't deny this link between us," Sakura stated, standing up in front of him.

Sasuke's arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her close. She smiled against his chest. "Sasuke."

"Hn?"

"If you want, I'd gladly marry you." She stated. "As long as you promise to let me in."

He nodded and kissed the top of her head. "I promise."

She moved back slightly to get a good view of his face. She stood on her tips toes and placed a small kiss on his lips, then pulled back and lingered there for a moment. Sasuke pulled her lips back to him. She smiled against his lips as he continued his mad assault. He attempted to move her onto his bed but tripped over her feet. A loud thud was heard as the two fell to the floor, Sasuke on top.

"Ah, so you like it when I'm on top," he smirked, waggling his eyebrows.

Sakura laughed lightly and pushed his face away with her hands. "God Sasuke! You're such a dork!"