Hey everyone! The reviews were greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long wait, I'm kind of in a slump right now, but things are picking up. Enjoy chapter 4!

Introducing….The Special Forces!

Sasuke had never run faster in his life. His heart was beating like crazy and his only thoughts were of finding her. He tore down the streets like a madman, poking his head into any place she could have been. (You know, if he had been thinking clearly, he probably could have followed the blood trail……hmmm) Finally, he stopped to take a breath.

Where could she be?

Sasuke looked at his surroundings. His eyes scanned the area and came to rest on two old women who were looking at him and shaking their heads. When his eyes traveled a little more to the right, he saw a couple of his old fan girls roll their eyes. Sasuke shuddered. Did everyone know what was going on?

Two minutes later, Sasuke spotted Ino, Hinata, and Tenten walking down the road, each holding a tub of……..ice cream?

Hey! They're Sakura's friends, right? They'll know where she is! But………have they found out?

He rushed over to the group of girls and quickly stepped in front of them, blocking their path.

"Ah, Ino! Tenten! Hinata! Have you seen Sakura? Please, it's important that I find her."

All he received was a you-pathetic-idiot-you-hurt-her-so-we're-not-going-to-help-you stare. Finally, Ino spoke up.

"Nope, no clue. Can we go now? We have somewhere to be."

It wasn't a lie.

Sasuke didn't believe her.

"Tell me where she is! Please!"

"We said we didn't know, and even if we did, do you think we would tell you?" Tenten replied, "You look like a one of those crazy axe murderers right now."

Sasuke took the hint and went into I'm-a-sad-desperate-man-who-is-in-love mode.

"You guys have probably heard about what I've been doing," he said in a quiet voice, "and it's true."

All three girls' eyebrows popped up. Was he talking about………..oh geez. So what those old ladies said was really true.

"I wish I could take it all back, but it's too late now. My only hope of fixing things is to talk to her. So please. Help me." He slumped to the ground, hoping that a little dramatics would help him.

All the girls went off into a huddle and began to whisper fervently. When they were done, they walked back to Sasuke who was still on the ground.

Hinata spoke first, "Okay Sasuke, we'll help you, but you have to follow our plan."

Sasuke stood and nodded. Like I said earlier, he was desperate. Hinata continued.

"Alright, we're going to go to Sakura first. Give us time to talk to her. Go hide and wait in a tree or something. We'll tap on a window when we think she is ready, and you can talk to her. Try to make it look like you got there on your own."

Tenten had to say something.

"Make her cry again, and we'll beat the crap out of you. And I'm sure Naruto wouldn't mind helping us. I don't think Neji, Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, Lee, or Shino would mind helping either. Understand?"

Sasuke nodded. There was no way he could survive ten on one.

"So hurry up. We're going to Naruto's." Ino finished curtly.

Sasuke wanted to kick himself. Why hadn't he thought of that before?

Sasuke slunk behind the group of girls keeping a distance of at least 20 feet. Every once in a while, one of the girls would look back and throw him a death glare. It wasn't long until they reached Naruto's. Sasuke immediately concealed himself in a bit of brush nearby, and the girls proceeded to knock on the door. They were quickly ushered in by a haggard looking Naruto, and what they saw inside his house almost made their eyes pop out of their heads.

There was Sakura in the middle of the floor, three empty tubs of ice cream around her. She was busily working on her fourth.

Ino, Tenten, and Hinata immediately started to run to her, but were stopped by Naruto.

"Whoa guys, you need to know what happened first."

Naruto proceeded to tell the tale of how Sakura had come to his house bleeding, and how she told him that Sasuke had cheated on her.

Ino, quivering, was the color of a fire truck now. She had been angry earlier, but then seeing Sakura now and hearing the story almost made her explode. That jerk! How dare he do that? She regretted even talking to that pitiful cheater now. But she already promised she would help Sasuke, and a promise was a promise. Ino calmed herself down, and slowly made her way to Sakura who was lying on the couch, Tenten and Hinata following close behind.

"Hey, Sakura, we're here." Tenten cooed as quietly as possible.

Sakura shot up like a bullet at the sound of her friend's voice. Her eyes were glistening with tears and there were dry, rusty red smears on her face. Blood? Yes.

"Oh...sniff….thank you so much…sniff...I'm sorry…." Sakura said, trying to hold back the tidal wave that was threatening to spill out.

One look at their sad little pink-haired friend and they broke down. All four people rushed to her and started smothering her with hugs and love.

"Waaah! Sakura! It's no trouble, we love you! Sasuke doesn't deserve you!"

"It's okay, poor baby."

"Do you want us to kill Sasuke? We can totally do it, 'cause I got the rope and duct tape and everything! Well, we don't have to kill him, but torture, maybe?"

"Do you need more ice cream? Please don't be sad anymore!"

Sakura only started to cry harder.

"YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD TO MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" she wailed. This only caused the group currently squishing her to grip her tighter, only stopping when Sakura started to have to gasp for air. They pulled back and looked at her. She gave a small, miserable smile and motioned for all of them to sit on the couch with her. Once all of them were seated, the group of friends talked…and talked…..and talked. They talked about anything and everything, only to make her feel better. Ice cream was shared, everyone grabbing some out of each other's tubs. Tenten helped Sakura finish cleaning all the blood off of her while Ino brought out a blanket. All four sat together and enjoyed the warmth. Soon, Sakura fell asleep with Hinata slowly stroking her back. When Naruto looked at the clock, he saw that it was almost two in the morning! Hinata saw the time too, and her eyes grew wide.

They had left Sasuke out there for four hours.

"Ah, Naruto?" Hinata questioned, "Would you mind coming to the kitchen with me? We have to talk about something…….."

Sasuke growled. What the hell was taking them so long? He was currently sitting on a tree branch out side of Naruto's house and sulking. A frustrated sigh came out. It was cold outside, and he desperately wanted…. no ….. needed, to talk to her. He had been a little scared when he heard about the rope/duct tape death tactic, but other than that…..he felt a little calmer, especially when she fell asleep. She looked so peaceful and beautiful, and it did weird things to his heart.

Sasuke gave a small, spiteful laugh. He felt like a pervert stalker, standing outside and watching a girl he was obsessed with sleep.

His head perked up. A conversation was taking place in hushed whispers in the kitchen. Tilting his head, he strained to pick up the discussion.

"YOU GUYS LET HIM FOLLOW YOU?!?!?!" Naruto half screamed, half whispered.

"Yes! What else could we do? He would have found us anyway, so it's okay." Hinata pleaded.

"So what, does he want to talk to her or something? Because at this point I don't think he should be within 100 yards of her."

"Well, maybe we should give him a shot. The only way to fix things is to let them work it out. We can't do anything, you see?"

"Ok, maybe we should. You guys have this all figured out, right? Maybe we should wait a little longer."

"He's already been sitting out there four hours. That's not enough? Just let him come and talk."

"Alright, I trust you guys. Just check with Sakura first to make sure she wants to talk to him."

"Finally!" Sasuke thought. His mind searched for what he wanted to say. He couldn't remember. "Screw it."

He continued to watch from the tree.

Hinata and Naruto walked back into the living room. Ino and Teten were sitting on the floor next to a still sleeping Sakura.

"It's time." Hinata whispered.

"Here goes," said Tenten. She walked over to the window, pulled back the curtain, tapped the window pane hard, and screamed in her best fake shock voice.

"SAKURA! OH MY GOSH!"

Sakura's popped up, eyes wide.

"SASUKE IS OUTSIDE! HE'S COMING THIS WAY! HE FOUND US!" she continued to scream and poke the window. Sasuke hopped down from the tree and started walking toward the front door, still trying to hear what was going on inside the house.

"WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!?!?!"

Sakura looked around. Everyone did their best to look surprised and anxious. Suddenly, she panicked.

"Oh no, you guys, what am I supposed to do? What do I say? Is he coming here? Like here, here? Help me!" She started to flail her arms about in a desperate attempt to express herself.

Strong, yet gentle hands grabbed Sakura's shoulders, but she didn't stop wriggling.

Naruto looked down at her and said, "You don't have to talk to him if you don't want to." Sakura fell quiet and thought about it for a few moments.

This was where Sasuke freaked out.

No! Naruto! You're supposed to be my friend! What do you mean she doesn't want to talk to me?

He stopped this train of thinking however, when he realized that he should have been grateful to even find Sakura.

I know what I did was wrong. It's okay if she doesn't want to talk to me. I don't deserve it anyway.

He didn't have to worry however, because as soon as he reached the front door, he heard Sakura tell everyone that she would talk to him. He listened as she flew into another panic.

"What do I say? What if I say the wrong thing? Do I look okay? What is he doing now? Can you see? I can't breathe!"

Ino decided to intervene.

"Whoa, Sakura, stop! Just stop. Listen to me. I'm going to tell you what to do."

Sakura nodded and took a deep breath.

"Okay, number one, be calm. He is the one who has to apologize, not you. Number two, if you feel like it, stomp and grind. He doesn't deserve you. Don't take him back. If he really loved you, he wouldn't have done this, would he? He will try to get back together with you, but don't fall for it so easily. Men are pretty devious."

"Hey!" exclaimed Naruto. Ino just ignored him.

"But I still love him!" Sakura cried.

"I know, but you guys need time. Your feelings are going to change. That's a fact. So, for now, just take his apology, let him explain, and think over it." Ino switched to empower-the-sad-woman mode. "Remember, you are the one in charge! You don't need to take any crap from him! He should throw himself at your feet and beg for forgiveness! How could he have even thought of that other woman when you're a million times better? It's an insult! Let him know that you aren't going to come crawling back! Show him!"

Tenten pumped a fist in the air. "YEAH! Don't let him get away with it!"

"You can do it Sakura." This came from Hinata who was currently being held around the waist by Naruto. Naruto nodded and added, "Don't worry, we can kick his ass if things get out of hand."

Sakura stood up, feeling totally reenergized. She could do this! She didn't need him! Anger boiled inside of her.

How pathetic! He even dares to come and talk to me! Right now, I am so above him. I can do this! Everyone is on my side; I can't lose! Hell yeah!

Sasuke, now leaning his forehead on the front door, felt utterly discouraged. Ino, Hinata, Tenten, and Naruto had not really helped him with their little speech. Well, he was just going to have to try to explain. That was all he could do. Suddenly, the door opened and Sasuke made a quick movement to keep himself from landing on his face. He was greeted by a steely Naruto who gave him a cold hello and death stare.

"Can I help you, Sasuke?"

Sasuke sighed, he knew Naruto knew exactly what he wanted. He decided to play along. He was in no position to be sarcastic.

"I need to talk to Sakura."

"Hmm, I don't know. Do you really deserve to?"

"Please Naruto, I'm begging you. I've waited for four hours and I just have to talk to her!"

"Fine. She's in the living room. You know what happens if you make her cry." He pulled out a kunai to emphasize the point.

"I know," Sasuke replied while smirking. Naruto just shot a smirk right back.

The two men walked into the living room.

Sasuke almost stopped breathing. There she was in the middle of the room with an angry, powerful look on her face, beautiful as ever. He looked around, feeling the full force of five death glares on him.

Ino started coldly, "We'll leave you two alone now." She walked past Sakura and gave her hand a quick, reassuring squeeze, then retreated to the kitchen, Hinata, Tenten, and Naruto close behind. Once they were all in the kitchen she shut the door and sighed. She looked at them and they looked at her. They all gave each other knowing glances and bitter grins. Hinata lunged first and pressed her ear to the door. Everyone else followed, fighting for space to listen in on the conversation. There was no way they were going to miss this.

Chapter four is done, baby! Sorry again for the long wait. I can't believe I even had time to do it…… anyway, remember to review!