Disclaimer: I don't own any Naruto characters just the plot.

Summary: Sakura leaves the village to become stronger, only leaving behind a note and some old memories, when she finally returns what will everyone think?

Chapter 2: Spar With Me

The next morning Sakura awoke to see the shadow of someone sitting on her window sill.

"Naruto its my first full day back at least let me sleep in a little bit." Sakura said groggily and flopped over onto her stomach burring her face into her pillow.

"If you really want me to leave i will." The voice that Sakura knew all to well said.

"What are you doing on my window sill its usually Naruto's job to drag me out of bed." Sakura said while turning to face non other than Neji Hyuuga.

"Well since you've gotten back every one has been talking about your skills, and every one is wanting to spar with you, I just want to get first dibs, I know you were holding back on Sasuke yesterday. You could have killed him easily if you wanted to." Neji said while looking off into the distance at nothing in particular.

"And what makes you think that just because you came here first that i will spar with you first." Sakura said while pushing her finger into his chest. Neji hadn't thought that far ahead in his plan, he thought that she would happily accept his challenge. "Well I'll tell you what, ill spar with you, but after that you have to go on a date with me after i get cleaned up from sparring you." Sakura said with a big smile.

"And what makes you think that i will go on a date with you." Neji said with a smirk.

"Because you know I'm the best kunoichi in the whole dang village, and i know and you know that Hyuuga's only accept the best." Sakura said in a flirty sing song voice while heading towards the bathroom to get ready.

About ten minutes later Sakura emerged from the bath room in her pink capris and black top, with her hair in a high pony tail.

"You ready to go?" Sakura asked while jumping onto the ledge next to him. He didn't say anything, all he did was start moving. Sakura rolled her eyes at this and continued to follow him until they reached Neji's usual training spot.

"Ok Sakura lets see how much you really have improved." Neji said while activating his byakugan. Sakura started out by going slow and he easily dodged her attacks. Then Neji went on the offensive and started trying to hit her chakra points. Sakura easily avoided these attacks as well.

"Enough of a warm up for you, Neji-kun." Sakura said while giving him a wink. Then she went on the attack again this time she was going so fast that you could barely see her movements. Sakura took out her kunai and stabbed him in his side which he tried to block, but couldn't because of her speed. Neji winced at the pain, but quickly used his ultimate defense when he saw Sakura coming again this time she wouldn't be able to touch him. Then Sakura disappeared, what Neji didn't know was that she went underground and hit him from bellow sending him flying, Sakura knew it was over she had won, she ran over to him and held a kunai against his neck.

"Is that a good enough spar for you Neji-kun." Sakura whispering in his ear her lips barely touching his ear making him shiver. "Ok well I'm heading back to my house to get ready for our date, be there in one hour." Sakura said while getting up, leaving a very confused Neji behind, but unknown to both of them two figures were watching them from the shadows.

One hour later Neji was on his way to Sakura's house when Sasuke stopped him.

"So I heard from different sources that you got your ass kicked by Sakura this morning." Sasuke said with a smirk on his face.

"Well at least I lasted longer than you, Uchiha." Neji said with a cold voice not even bothering to look at Sasuke. Sasuke just glared at him.

"Where are you going, seems like your heading towards my Sakura's house." Sasuke said with venom dripping from his mouth.

"Yeah I'm heading over to see Sakura, whats it to you and I didn't know that she was yours, last time I checked she was still free."

"If I were you I would stay away from her, you wouldn't be able to handle a woman like Sakura, shes to much for you, a bit out of your league, if you ask me."

"Well i don't think i asked you, Uchiha." Neji said and then walked up to Sakura's house which made Sasuke disappear with a poof of smoke. Neji knocked on the door and waited about five minutes until Sakura came down in a black skirt and pink shorts underneath them with her usual block top. Sakura smiled when she saw Neji, but then immediately frowned.

"What no flowers, man Neji your starting out to be a really bad boyfriend." Sakura said

"Wait who said I was your boyfriend and anything about flowers." Neji said getting a bit nervous.

"Relax, I'm just joking around with you." Sakura said while grabbing his hand and heading off towards the movies. "I was thinking a movie and then dinner." Sakura said

"Ok sure, hey Sakura, i remember how you used to be really into Sasuke, are you still interested in him." Neji asked casually.

"Nah, hes just like a brother to me I got over him before a left, actually Ive had a crush on a certain Hyuuga for quite sometime now." Sakura said giving Neji a small smile.

"Sorry Sakura, I'm pretty sure Hinata or Hinabi don't swing that way." Neji said and was nearly punched for his statement. "Relax Sakura I was joking." Neji took this opportunity to put his arm around her waist and pull her close.

"I thought you said we weren't boyfriend and girlfriend." Sakura said teasingly

"Who said anything about us going out." Neji said making Sakura remove his hands from her waist.

"Well if we aren't dating then you aren't touching, yet." Sakura said while poking him on the nose. The two continued to chat until they reached the movie theaters and they both decided on seeing an action romance flick that way it would make them both happy. When they were about to buy there tickets, they heard Naruto call out to Sakura.

"Hey Sakura-chan!" Sakura sighed hearing her loud mouther blonde friend. "Are you two going to see Kill me Love me to! Ha thats awesome because Sasuke and I are going to see it to."

"Ok well then we can sit next to each other." Sakura said with a semi fake smile. Then Sasuke did something she never expected him to do he came up to her and put his arm around her waist and gave her a kiss on the cheek making her whole body blush. Sakura couldn't help but feel some of her old feelings for Sasuke resurface for a bit. "Yeah Sakura Ive missed you, I wanna hang out with you today." Sakura was brought to reality when she heard Naruto complaining about not having enough money, so Sakura ended up paying for him. But before she did that she backed away from Sasuke a little nervously.

"Yeah Sasuke i missed you to. Today should be fun." Sakura said as she backed up into Neji. Neji couldn't help but feel a bit of jealously seeing Sasuke all over her.

Once they got into the movie theater The seating arrangement when Neji, Sakura, Sasuke, and finally Naruto. Before the movie started Sakura and Neji were joking around with each other and Neji would start tickling her making her laugh and try and push him off. They stopped this once the movie started, about ten minutes into the movie Sakura felt a hand on her knee, she looked down and saw Sasuke's hand resting on her leg. Sakura just pushed it off and shot him a glare. Sakura would always jump when something scary popped out at you and unknowingly Sakura's hand grasped onto Neji's which he of course didn't mind, he was winning against Sasuke and he knew it.

After the movie was over to group decided that they would head over to the ramen stand to eat since Naruto had free meal tickets for the ramen stand with him. He had acquired these by winning a contest for being able to eat the most bowls of ramen simultaneously. When they entered the restaurant stand they all took their seats and Naruto took the liberty to order for every one. After a while everyone was just sitting there talking about what happened while Sakura was away and who hooked up with who and clued Sakura in on latest on Konoha news.

"So Naruto you and Hinata are dating now?" Sakura said with a smile.

"Yeah because one day Neji and her were arguing and I somehow got pulled into it and Hinata yelled out something about him being gay because he never shows any interests in girls and Neji yells back "well at least i don't practically stalk Naruto around!" and since i heard we started dating and stuff and now we have been dating for like a month now." Naruto said

"haha Neji, that sounds like you. Sakura said while playfully punching him. "What about you Neji did you date anyone while i was gone?"

"Nope, but i did/do have a stalker of my own." Neji said making the others laugh. "Shes my neighbor, every time i leave the house she tries to cling to me."

"Neji-Kun" A voice called over from the distance.

"Speak of the devil. Someone hide me please." Neji said while looking the other way hoping that she wouldn't call out to him again. When she didn't Neji looked back in her direction and saw that his neighbor was right next to him making him jump.

"Neji-Kun, I was looking for you this morning, but you left so early." She said while practically sitting on his lap.

"Hello I'm sorry but i haven't met you before, I'm Sakura." Sakura said while extending out her hand to shake hands with the stranger.

"I don't believe i came here to talk to you now did I so please mind your own business so I can talk to my Neji-kun." Sakura was just going to turn away and talk to Sasuke and Naruto when she heard the girl speak again. "Neji-Kun, why are you hanging out with whores bags with pink hair."

"Kimi, please don't call Sakura-" Neji started but was cut off when Sakura turned around and punched the girl causing her to go flying against the wall.

"Excuse me! You have no right to be calling me a whore when you throw yourself of Neji, cant you tell that hes not interested." Sakura yelled.

"I cant believe you just hit me with such a cheap shot, not only are your a whore but your a cowardly weak one." Kimi yelled while standing up and brushing herself off.

"Ill show you you cowardly and weak." Sakura said and was about to beat the living day lights out of this girl, but the guys held her back, yes it took all three guys to hold Sakura back. Kimi then left leaving Sakura and the guys alone.

"Neji i honestly don't know how you could put up with something like that every morning, if i were you i probably would have killed her by now." Sakura said, she was now starting to get a bit drunk, since the guys and her had bought some sake to cool Sakura down and since she had such a small body it didn't take much to get her wasted.

"You learn to live with it eventually and if you get really good you can tune her out." Neji said.

"Wow Neji i never realized how soft and pretty hair you have." Sakura said while smelling it. "It smells good to." Sakura said while giggling uncontrollably. Everyone just stared at her like she was crazy, no one had ever seen Sakura drunk before, this was priceless.

"You know Neji...Your really hot." Sakura said before kissing him rather sloppily. Sasuke immediately got in between them to make Sakura stop kissing him.

"Oh what Sasuke, did you want some of me to." Sakura said while kissing him sloppily to. Naruto was laughing so hard and Neji pulled Sakura off of Sasuke.

"Now now boys you two need to learn how to share me." Sakura said while giggling again. Neji pulled her towards him.

"I'm taking her home, shes way to wasted to be out here." Neji said while helping Sakura up. While he did this Sakura took the opportunity to lick his cheek.

"Look I'm kitty." Sakura said and then did it again making him blush. "I can be you kitty tonight if you want." Sakura said while Neji was walking away. Naruto just laughed at the two as Sasuke shot Neji death glares.

After a lot of stumbling and cursing Neji finally had Sakura at her doorstep. Sakura went to open the door and found it locked.

"Damn it my door wont open i guess i will just have to sleep out here." Sakura said while sitting on her door step.

"Sakura don't you have a key?"

"Yeah I do."

"Well don't you want to use it to open your door?"

"Nope."

"Well Why not."

"Because I cant."

"Why cant you."

"Because i don't know where it is." Sakura said before bursting in giggles again. Neji just sighed and walked her back to his apartment. When they got back he laid her down on his bed and went to go sleep on the couch when she called out to him.

"Aren't you going to sleep with me in your bed?" Sakura asked in a sweet innocent voice.

"Why don't you ask me that again when your sober and maybe ill consider it." Neji said while shutting the door behind him and made himself comfortable on the couch.

A/N: Ok Thats chapter two, I still don't know how many chapters it will be, but i highly doubt it will be more than five. Please Review

-Fuzzie