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~Reiko-chan

The police had been called and Sakura was officially not going to school the next day. It was three in the morning by everything got sorted out. She was just thankful that Sasuke's brother was the Chief of Police. Plus Sakura had a feeling that Itachi seemed to like the fact that Sasuke had found her again. Well Itachi had been especially gleeful when Sakura familiarized herself once again with him...
But that wasn't the point. It was the fact that Sakura was now packing some of her things to go and stay at Sasuke's while her mother and Naruto stayed at his place. She had argued that she would be safer staying with them but Mebuki had given a strategic argument and ended up winning in the end. So there Sakura was, packing up and making sure she had her carton of smokes with her.
A soft knock came to her door and her mother poked her head in. "Hey honey, ready?" The rosette nodded and she sat down on her bed. Sakura looked up at the older blonde before her and sigh. "I know it's tough but it's only until Uchiha-san can catch Kizashi. We'll be back here in no time." Mebuki made her way over to her daughter and sat down beside her. Sakura leaned into the hug her mother was giving her and nodded. "I love you blossom, and don't forget it." Her mother gave Sakura one last squeeze before she slipped out. Sakura soon followed and was quickly rushed to the Uchiha house on the other side of town. Sakura glanced around at all the nicely primed houses and was reminded of the large house that they had own previously. She felt like she didn't belong among these people anymore though. She looked down at her ripped jeans she had changed into and instantly wished she had kept her track pants on.
"Sakura?" Her thoughts were interrupted by Itachi's voice. She looked up and was met with his kind face. "We're here." She simply nodded avoiding Sasuke's stare from the mirror, grabbed her bag and stepped out of the car. She noticed that the Uchiha house had more solitude than the houses before. It was surrounded by trees with a large forest in the back. Sakura saw it's homely look with the brown bricks and the simple shrubs out front. Sakura wondered if there had been flowers before the massacre. "Coming?" She looked over to Itachi standing at the door, smiling at her. She quickly shouldered her bag and walked over to the door. When she walked in she was greeted with a large living room and Sakura quickly removed her grimy shoes. Now she felt truly out of place. "Little brother, show Sakura to the guest room. I'm sure she wants to get some sleep, it's late."
"Hn." Sasuke's familiar grunt made her feel a little better even if she wasn't in her own home. Sakura watched as Sasuke began his way down the hall before looking over at Itachi.
"I'll be gone when you wake up but Sasuke will be here for you. Feel free to use the house's appliances anyway you see fit. Just don't break anything," He seemed to be gentle enough... And wise for such a young Chief of Police. Sakura wanted to trust Itachi unlike Sasuke who gave you the cold shoulder. But Sakura trusted Sasuke too... In a sense.
"Thank you," The rosette said giving a small nod in recognition before turning to Sasuke. He seemed to be focused solely on her. Sakura was too tired truly to care about the question on his face. She caught up to him, then watched his back as he turned and led her down the hall. Sakura looked at the many pictures that hung on the wall and studied the door to the deck. She would definitely be going for a smoke before she went to bed. Sasuke stopped suddenly and Sakura almost tripped on the carpet.
"Your room," He stated simply and Sakura turned. Jade met onyx. Pink clashed with black.
"Thanks Sasuke," She gave a small smile and stepped into the room. But before she could go any further Sasuke had grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. She was engulfed in his strong arms once again but this time Sakura was well aware of it. Her bag had been dropped and Sakura's arms snaked around Sasuke's torso.
"Annoying," Sasuke finally spoke after a small silence and Sakura smiled, she had her old nickname back.

Sasuke had left his new house guest getting ready for bed and he could hear her tossing and turning in the room next to her. He could've took a room upstairs like he usually did when his brother had company late but he had wanted to keep an eye on Sakura. As much as he denied it, he had begin to 'care' about the annoying girl. She was so innocent, but not. So loving, but rough. So the old Sakura but... Stronger. Sasuke came to the realization that he felt something nudge his cold heart when it came to the pinkette.
The young Uchiha let a loud sigh escape his mouth as he turned to look at white ceiling. He wanted to think more on it but he heard Sakura get off her bed and head for her door. Sasuke listened as she tried to quietly make her way over to the deck. Of course Sasuke's house was a good hundred years old making it's creaks and squeaks louder than the new houses just down the road. It also didn't help Sasuke's room was just a couple steps away from the deck doors. He sighed. With Kizashi on the loose the raven haired teen's mind was on a roller coaster. Anything could happen to Sakura. And Sasuke could only think on how close he had been to the murderer.
Giving up against the part of him that told him to stay cold, Sasuke stood and whipped on a hoodie over his already long sleeved shirt and opened the door to his room. He saw Sakura sitting on the steps outside holding a smoke in her hand. He thought about the hug he had given her before. It had been spur of the moment, a sudden urge that he had. Sakura had looked so weak... "Tch, annoying." He sighed and was about to walk back into his room when he saw something in the woods. He stopped and narrowed his eyes, the porch light wasn't helping the shadow but he saw movement. It wasn't moving like an animal. This alerted Sasuke more than he wanted.
Sasuke took the doorknob in his hand and opened it, startling Sakura. He kept his eyes locked on the shadow and watched as it disappeared when he stepped outside. "Sasuke? Are you alright?"
"Hn" Said person simply responded as he took a seat beside the pinkette. "What are you doing?"
Sakura held up the smoke and nodded towards it. "Calms me." Slipping her a glance out of the corner of his eyes he rolled his eyes before returning his gaze back to the woods. The figure had gone but Sasuke didn't trust it. "What are you doing?"
"Couldn't sleep," Sasuke responded. For a few minutes nothing was said as Sakura finished her smoke. She didn't seem to be watching her surroundings but the stars. He raised an eyebrow and looked up too. Sakura spoke next.
"How do we both forget?" Sasuke's brow furrowed and turned his gaze towards the girl beside him. She looked over to him and seemed to take his silence as his answer. "I mean, how do we both forget that we had been friends all those years ago? I don't think I'm pretty forgettable..." She chuckled and shook her head looking back up at the stars. Sasuke hadn't really thought about it. In truth he hadn't really paid attention to the people around him when he had started high school. He didn't really start paying attention till about the last bit of Grade Eleven when Naruto finally got him to go to a party. "I thought I forgot because I didn't want to remember. It's possible, the human mind can completely block out a period of time if enough trauma is done."
"What? Are you a therapist now?" Sasuke couldn't help himself. He smirked at her reaction as she turned to him in what he guessed was supposed to be a moment of anger but instead came across as a cute pout. Cute pout? God Sasuke... You're losing it. But what if I never really had it...
"I'm just saying that maybe we both just chose to ignore that part of our lives because something bad happened." Sakura finally stated crossing her arms which Sasuke had mistaken for a nude sweater was really her bare skin. She was in a baggy t-shirt and it was chilly tonight... She's nuts.
"Annoying..." He said as he took off his sweater and placed it over her shoulders. Sasuke leaned back onto his palms. He gave a quick look at the porch clock noting the half an hour past five. He closed his eyes for a second feeling the cool breeze of the October air against his face. For once, a couple quiet minutes passed. Or maybe it was a half an hour...
"Sasuke?" Opening one eye to look at Sakura, said Uchiha glanced over at the rosette who seemed to be studying him. "Thanks." She gave him a smile before leaning over and giving Sasuke a small peck on the cheek. She then stood up and went back inside the house. He didn't know for what she was thanking him, but he now knew that she fully had forgiven him for smashing her against the wall.
By the time he got back to his bed the clock read seven and Sasuke decided he would stay home too.