Chapter Eleven
The next morning, Sakura woke up later than usual because she spent most of the night crying. She couldn't stop thinking, "How can I have feelings for someone else? I love Sasuke-kun, don't I?" When she thought this, she began to cry again. She kept thinking, "I have to still love him. I mean, he's only been gone for like a week." She looked down at the floor and continued to cry. "We also haven't been communicating much…could I really be falling out of love with Sasuke-kun?" She cried harder but then she heard a knock at the door. She wiped all her tears off and walked over to the door. When she opened it, she saw Naruto standing there with his eyes to the ground. They stood there for a while in silence till Naruto finally said something. He said, "Sakura-chan…I'm really, really sorry for what I did last night. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't forgive me or didn't even want to talk to me anymore." Sakura began to cry again and fell to her knees. Naruto held out his hand to help her up and Sakura took it and stood up still crying. Naruto hugged her and said, "Why are you crying? It wasn't you who fell in love after all." Sakura shook her head and said, "Do you remember what I did after you kissed me?" Naruto shook his head slowly and listened closely. She said, I-I-I kissed you back!" Naruto stood in shock still hugging her. Naruto stood in shock for a while until he finally said, "Does that mean what I think it does?" Sakura sighed and said, "Depends…what do you think it means?" Naruto let go of Sakura and looked at her closely. "Does it mean that you really do love me back like you said last night?" he said. Sakura walked back inside and sat on the couch and said, "I really don't know." Naruto walked in after Sakura and sat down next to her. "Even if I did love you…we can't do anything. Not with Sasuke-kun and Hinata. I love both of them a lot and I really don't want to hurt them." Naruto replied, "I don't want to hurt them either." Sakura said, "We can still be brother and sister though." Naruto nodded in agreement and hugged Sakura. Sakura hugged him back and patted his back gently. Naruto decided to change the subject fast. He said, "So when do you think Hinata and Sasuke will get back from their mission?" Sakura answered, "I have no idea…but I'm really starting to worry…" Naruto put his hand on Sakura's shoulder and said, "They are just fine, trust me." Sakura smiled and Naruto kissed her forehead. Sakura looked up at him and Naruto looked down at her. They had caught each other's eyes and got closer to each other. Both of their hearts were beating faster and faster. They leaned in and their lips touched gently. Naruto put his hands through her hair and Sakura put her hands on his cheeks and continued to kiss him deeply. At that moment, there wasn't a care in the world for them. But then, Sakura opened her eyes wide and pulled away. "Naruto! We can't do that!" She stood up and looked straight at him. "No matter how much we want to, we just can't." Naruto stood up and wrapped his arms around her. "What if it wasn't you and Sasuke or me and Hinata that was mean to be? Maybe it was you and me and putting us with two other people was just a way for God to put us together?" Sakura listened closely and sighed. "We just can't. I love my sister and my husband. If I hurt them…I might end up hurting myself…" Naruto held her closer and whispered in her ear, "Nobody has to know…" Sakura said, "But knowing me, I'll probably blab seeing as how I can't keep anything from Hinata." Naruto just kept whispering in her ear, "No matter what, I'll be here for you. I won't be like Sasuke and never pay attention to you." Sakura sighed and looked into his eyes and laid her head on his chest. "I love you Naruto. And nothing can change that…I want to be with you but…sis loves you soooo much. I don't know what I would do if she ever found out about us. She would hate us with all her life." Sakura looked up at Naruto sadly. Naruto spoke softly, "Shhhh. Don't worry. They wouldn't find out. I wouldn't let them. And I wouldn't leave you anyways. I love you…and even if we aren't together, I'll always love you." Sakura sighed and hugged him tightly. "I love you too…" Naruto was very please to hear this and said, "So why don't we give it a try?" Sakura looked up at him and said, "Like I've said over and over, two words, Hinata and Sasuke-kun. No matter what we do, we would always love them." Naruto sighed and said, "I know but…I love you more Sakura-chan." Sakura put her head down and continued, "What we would be doing is cheating. It would hurt just doing it." Naruto looked into her eyes and said, "I'm here for you, and you're here for me. That's all we need." Sakura sighed and thought about all the possibilities of this and all the misery it might cause their family. Naruto held her closer as she kept thinking. It was silent for a while until Naruto broke the silence by saying, "Sakura-chan…will you please go out with me?" Sakura was shocked by his question and thought about it for a long time. She finally came to an answer and said, "Yes…I will."