"So…" He heard Ino say expectantly.

"Where are they?" Tenten asked.

Sakura, who was nothing but confused, raised a questioning brow at them and inquired. "Who?"

"The twins!" Ino shrieked.

"We've been dying to see mini-Sasuke and mini-Sakura." HInata explained further.

OH. THAT.

"Well?" the blonde asked impatiently.

"Well, I…" Sakura looked at the 3 expectant faces of her friends and decided that she was probably the biggest killjoy when she did what she did, which is, "left them with mom and dad in California." She couldn't risk the possibility of Sasuke seeing them.

"What!" The blonde shrieked, earning a couple of weird stares from by-passers.

"I-" She started blurting out explanations so fast, nobody could understand her. She was halfway done with her babble when Hinata placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Chill," said Tenten. "Could you repeat that?"

Even before Sakura could start explaining again, Itachi, who was sure he was long forgotten, made his presence known by coughing. He looked at Sakura then smiled genuinely, something rare to see. "I guess this is where we separate."

Sakura returned the smile and said, "yeah, i guess so…"

Itachi was about to turn around when Sakura added, "Itachi-nii… arigatou. For taking care of me."

He turned to look at her again and gave her one of his smirks. "Make Sasuke regret ever letting you go." And with that, he went on.

When Itachi was far far away, Sakura turned back to her girls only to find their eyes as big as saucers and their mouths wide like caves. "What?"

"You were…" Ino trailed off.

"with…" Tenten added.

"Ithachi-nii?" Hinata continued.

Sakura sighed. Another set of explanations was about to come. "Look, can we just go? We'll talk about everything in the car."

"Oh, so he's still with her, huh." Sakura was seated at the passenger seat of Ino's silver convertible. She looked outside the window before closing her eyes to think.

Ino looked at the mirror to see Hinata and Tenten's worried faces also looking at her. Maybe asking Sakura to come early was a bad idea. She didn't want her friend to be in any more pain than she's already suffered.

"Does he…" Sakura started, getting everyones attention. Her eyes were still closed when she continued, "bring her home?"

"He rarely ever sleeps there." Ino explained. "I think she talked him into it. She knows we hate her to the ends of hell, and we'll never let her in."

"Oh."

"Sakura…"

"Hm?"

Ino knew that what she was about to say might be selfish but she had to say it. "Can you please just not think about that? I'm getting married in a month, can we all just be happy?"

Sakura looked a bit surprised, but she understood perfectly. Ino's right. If Sasuke was over it, she was too. It was a time to celebrate. No use sulking around!

"Sasuke," Fugaku Uchiha said. He was seating inside his office when the man he'd been waiting for arrived. He looked at his son and silently assessed him. "Have you heard from Sakura-san lately?" He saw his son flinch slightly after her name was mentioned. He saw his hands twitch before it curled into fists. And he knew it wouldn't take long before Sasuke snapped.

"No," Sasuke's reply was controlled. "If that's all you-"

"Itachi's back." The older Uchiha said which surprised Sasuke. "What are you gonna do?"

Sasuke went home to his parent's house more than he did to theirs. He just couldn't stand that place since its filled with memories of her. But since Itachi's back - and he'd never want to go anywhere near that bastard - he didn't have any choice but live there again till he left. He just hoped she would stop haunting him, making him regret everything he did to her or rather, everything he didn't do… making him blame himself… making him hate himself… It was all so maddening! He hadn't even answered his father's question when he bolted out the door.

He was angry. at himself. at the world… at her… She was making him feel bad. and he hated her for it.

Fugaku sighed and stared at where Sasuke had been. He just hoped that one day, Sasuke would see the light.

"Don't worry. If ever Sasuke comes around, he wouldn't see you. He never comes to the 3rd floor, anyway." Tenten said.

"Yeah. His usual routine is come home, go in his room in the 2nd floor, sleep, wake up, leave, and he won't show himself for the next 3 weeks or so…" Ino agreed.

"And Naruto's okay with that?" Sakura asked. Naruto and Sasuke were the best of friends. Why isn't he doing anything to stop Sasuke from doing those things?

"They fought." Hinata said. "Never talked since then."

What?

"Naruto's already forgiven him, though. It only took him a day to be mad. But he's forever stubborn and so, he won't talk to Sasuke if Sasuke wouldn't be the first to talk to him."

They were on the 3rd floor of the mansion, inside Sakura's room. It was the girls' floor and all the boys slept on the 2nd floor. When Sasuke and Sakura were married, she'd started living with him in his room. But now that they're in this state, she decided to avoid him at any cost. So she came back to her old room.

Her room still looked the same as the last time she saw it. Pearl-colored walls with red cherry blossoms painted at some parts. All her furnitures were painted ivory. Everything made everything else look so peaceful, so welcoming… Oh, how she missed her room.

"Well, we're going down. Stay here and rest. We'll call you when it's time for dinner." Hinata said before they left.

Sakura walked over to her bed and quietly flopped in it. She didn't even realize how tired she was before sleep had taken completely over.

"Poor Sakura, she must've been feeling so messed up." Tenten said.

They were on the ground floor, just hanging around in their sala. They heard the door open and waited for anyone of the guys to come in. If it was Naruto, they were sure he'd be very happy to know that Sakura was back and upstairs. He, Sakura and Sasuke used to be the original best friends and all. what they didn't expect though, was to find a very pissed of Sasuke, carrying what seemed to be his whole wardrobe in.

Oh shit. Ino couldn't help but think.

SHORT CHAPTER. I KNOW, AND I'M SORRY. I don't have the time to write a long one, nor do i have the time to reread it and edit any errors... Please don't kill me! (shudders) I'll make sure the next chapter will be longer and much much more meaningful so spare me my life...

I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY... this should just be half of this chapter but I really haven't got the time so i apologize...

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