I'm having a hard time making this one longer. Is it really to fast? I'm sorry. I'm really trying my best to make the story look good. I'd also like to apologize about Tenten's hair color. I really though it was blonde. Wait, is it yellow or brunette? All of your suggestions are really helping me but all of my ideas are always scattered. I can't think well these past few days. No inspiration I could say. Hahaha… just kidding. I'm too occupied with school work that's why. Anyways, here's the next chapter. Hope you'll like it.

Secretly Inlove

Chapter 4: The Photo

As soon as they entered the gate of Sakura's house, Sasuke made her sit on the stairs. He knocks on the door a few times but there was no answer. "I think your parents are not around." Sasuke told her. He tried to turn the door knob and to his surprise the it was not lock. He opened the door wide and helped Sakura get in. She sat on the couch silently and embraced her legs.

Sasuke have never seen her like this. He was used to seeing her laughing and plating around like a child. She makes everyone smile because of her childish ways. He rarely sees her cry and break down. The Sakura he bumped into a while ago wasn't the girl he used to know. She was different. 'I wonder what happened to her.' Sasuke closed his eyes to think of some reasons that might answer his question. But he failed. There was none.

Sakura closed her eyes to stop the tears from falling. She tried to block the things that she imagined. Her breathing was deep and her heart was aching. She was confuse, confuse about what had happened. She wanted to burst and to explode. She wanted to disappear and leave everything behind. But she knows that she can't escape. She has to face the truth and to accept the fact the Neji never loved her.

Silenced filled the room as they both pondered on the events that took place that day. Different thoughts were popping in their heads. Sakura was contemplating about Neji's betrayal while Sasuke's attention was on her. They were both searching for the suitable reasons but to their dismay, they couldn't find anything.

She sighed deeply and loosened her grip. Sasuke, who was sitting on the other couch, stood up and sat beside her to check if she's fine. "Want to talk?" he carefully asked her. "Talk? Talk about what?" Sakura's voice was trembling. "About what happened to you." he frankly told her. Tears filled Sakura's eyes as she tried to recall everything that she saw and heard. "Not now Sasuke. Please. Not now." Sakura shook her head and began to weep once again.

Sasuke wrapped his arms around her giving her a tight embrace. He couldn't say anything to make her feel better. He just kept quiet while she continued to sob. She buried her face on his chest to hide the pain. Sasuke heard her mumble a few things which he wasn't able to understand. He breathed deeply as he waited for her to calm down and to stop crying.

"Why don't you get some rest Sakura. It might help you feel better." Sasuke suggested to her. Sakura pulled away from the embrace and agreed. They went up the stairs to her room. She lay down on her bed while Sasuke covered her with a blanket. He strokes her hair a few times to make her feel comfortable. When he was about to leave, Sakura grabbed his shirt and said, "Sasuke please stay." Seeing that she was serious, Sasuke sat beside her and held her hand. "Don't worry Sakura I'll stay. I won't leave until you tell me to do so." He replied. She flashed a sweet smile at him and closed her eyes.

A few minutes later, Sakura had already fallen asleep. He stared at her lovingly hoping that she will be fine soon. He scrutinized the room while she was sleeping. His eyes were caught by a picture frame that was placed on top of her table. He seized the photo and saw that it was Sakura and Neji's picture. Sasuke shivered at the sight and clenched his fist. He was so absorb at the photo that he didn't notice that Sakura was already awake.

'What could he be thinking?' Sakura wondered. She moved her gaze from Sasuke to the thing he was holding. She realized that what he was holding was her photo with Neji. She immediately grabbed the frame from his hand and threw it on the floor. Sasuke was surprised when he saw the frame broke into half.

Sasuke stood up to pick up the shattered mirror as well as the broken picture frame. When he turned around to face her, he saw a bitter expression on her face. So as not to add to the pain that she was already feeling, Sasuke asked her, "Where do you want me to put these?" She lowered her head and said, "Throw it. I… I don't want to see that thing anymore." Before he went out of her room, he made sure that she won't do anything terrible to herself. He went outside of her house and threw the picture in the trash can. He looked up and gazed at the stars. It was only then that he realized it was Neji who broke Sakura's heart.

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Tada!! I'm finish. Yeah, I know it's not that long. It's really hard. Please bare with me. I took the time out of my usual schedule just to finish this one. Hope you'd appreciate my work. Thanks to my critics and to their reviews.