Hello everyone, I'm back with the second chapter ! Hope you enjoy ! :D

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"You're really something."

Sakura turned her head and looked at Ino.

"What?"

"Until when you're going to stay away from him?" Ino asked again.

The two young medic ninjas were walking, patrolling around the hospital and checking up the patients' conditions.

"I don't understand." Sakura said.

"Don't play dumb with me, forehead," Ino grumbled. "I've known you long enough to decide whether you're lying or not. I know whether you understand me or not."

Sakura looked at her best friend and sighed. She could never hide anything from Ino.

"I'm scared, Ino." Sakura whispered. She decided to tell Ino everything.

"Why? If you're not aware, he's back Sakura! Isn't this is something you've been waiting for? You've spent five years, waiting for him to come back! You have waited that long for this day to arrive!" Ino asked.

"I know." Sakura sighed. "But I'm too scared."

"Scared of what?!" Ino asked impatiently. "Look Sakura, you're not the same Haruno Sakura like five years ago! You've grown up and you're stronger! Sasuke..."

"I can't bare the thought of him leaving again!" Sakura shrieked in frustration. "I'm scared, Ino! I'm scared he would just push me away again, like he used to be!"

"Sakura, everything has changed!" Ino said stubbornly.

"Yes, everything!" Sakura agreed. Tears started forming in her eyes. "But not with my feelings for him!" she shrieked. Then Sakura stopped and sobbed.

Ino sighed and stopped walking. She took Sakura's body to her embrace.

"Why Ino?" Sakura whispered painfully. "Why won't this feelings fade away?"

Ino stroke her best friend's back lovingly.

"I'm sorry." Ino whispered to Sakura.

"I don't get it," Sakura kept sobbing. "why? Why can't I let him go? He had gone for five years - and please Kami spare me -, there is not even one second my feelings for him changed!"

"Sssh," Ino whispered calmly. "look Sakura, it's not like your heart didn't try to erase the feelings. It's just... your heart is the place where your love for him lingers. Your love just had to be in your heart and nowhere else."

"Why mine?" Sakura sobbed. "I can't bear anymore heart broken."

"How can you say that?" Ino asked. "Sakura-"

"Sasuke won't return my feelings! Not today, tomorrow, or in any million years!" Sakura cried more.

Ino stroke Sakura's back over and over. "Enough, enough," she cheered. "Sakura, he has changed."

Sakura shook her head and kept sobbing. Ino sighed and she let her best friend cried until the end.

Sakura walked slowly. She felt really tired and weak. She cried all day long and she felt her body was ready to fall apart anytime. She had talked with Kakashi, and told him to just go to Suna the day after tomorrow. Kakashi gave her a question look, but Sakura sighed and shook her head. Kakashi nodded understandingly and said that the team will leave once Sakura felt better.

Sakura sighed and her eyes kept roaming about Sasuke. Ino told her countless times that he had changed. But what about his feelings? Sakura wasn't sure he changed his own feelings towards her.

"Sakura."

Sakura lifted her head, and widened her eyes. Sasuke was standing in front of her dorm's entrance doors. He put his both hands in his pocket. Sakura felt her throat is being choked. She licked her lips to calm herself down.

"Y-yeah?" she managed to say.

"I need to talk to you." Sasuke said. He looked at Sakura straight to her eyes.

Sakura bit her lower lip and started to fidget. Her fear crept back slowly.

"I-I'm tired." she said softly, almost whispered. "Can't you do it tomorrow?"

"No." Sasuke replied instantly. "I must set things right. I can't wait any longer."

Sakura gulped down. She wanted to say something, but her voice left her throat already. Her mind became packed with lots of bad thoughts. She wanted to just run away from Sasuke, but her legs stayed still. She can't move her body.

Sasuke sighed. "Why are you avoiding me?" he asked.

"I didn't." Sakura replied instantly. Right now, she's so scared of what Sasuke would say, so her mouth automatically replied.

"Don't lie to me." Sasuke looked straight to Sakura's emerald eyes using his deep onyx eyes. "You're clearly avoiding me."

"H-how come you say that?" Sakura asked.

Sasuke took his right hand from his pocket and lifted his index finger. "First. You didn't congratulate me at all. While everyone is busy welcoming me back, you ran. You ran away."

"W-well-"

"Second." Sasuke cut. "You won't even bother to talk to me."

"B-but-"

"Third." Sasuke cut again. "I bet right now you are really eager to run away from here. To run as far as you can from me."

Sakura bit her lower lip. Her body felt weaker.

"Why, Sakura?" Sasuke asked.

"N-nothing."

"Stop lying to me." Sasuke stepped forward. Sakura gasped, she wanted to step back, but she couldn't. Her legs failed her.

Sasuke stopped walking and stood right in front of her. His onyx eyes never left her eyes.

"What is wrong with you?"

Sakura licked her lower lip nervously. "Nothing."

Sasuke tched. "Stop lying!" he said. "Sakura-"

"Well, I'm scared of you!" Sakura snapped. Tears started forming in her eyes.

Sasuke gasped a bit. "Scared?" he repeated.

Sakura bit her lower lip. "Yeah, Uchiha Sasuke! I'm scared of you!"

Sasuke looked at Sakura disbelievingly. "Why?"

"You asked why?!" Sakura shouted. "Well, this why, Uchiha Sasuke! You've betrayed Konoha, you've ran away, you've left me! For five years! Have you ever thought how I felt? You took my confession like it was nothing! You took me as someone priceless! Now you tell me, Sasuke, shouldn't I hate you right now?!"

Sasuke gasped and looked at Sakura. She failed to hold her tears in. She started crying.

"But I can't hate you!" she sobbed. "I can't, Sasuke... I love you so much, I just can't! But I'm so scared too... I'm scared you would just push me away again, like you used to be... I'm scared you would just leave me again if I... if I act the way I used to be..." Sakura covered her face with her both hands. "I'm so scared... Why can't I just erase my feelings for you?! Why I must love you even though it has been five years, and you never care about me?!"

Then Sakura sobbed and cried heavily. Sasuke clenched his teeth. Oh, Kami! Just how bad he had hurt her? All of the sudden Sasuke felt angry towards himself. He made her did this to him. He was the reason Sakura pulled back.

But he wanted to set things right with her. He wanted her to know just how much he cared for her. Against all odds, Sasuke pulled Sakura's hands from her face and leans forward.

And he kissed her. Gently, because he's pouring all of his feelings for her.

"Wha-?" Sakura pulled apart. But Sasuke didn't want to leave her anymore. He didn't want Sakura to run anymore.

So Sasuke let go of her hands and hugged her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and the back of her head. He kissed her one more time.

Sakura tried to struggle, which failed perfectly. She didn't know why he did this to her, but she didn't want to let go either. So Sakura wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck and Sasuke kissed her deeper.

Still kissing, Sasuke lifted her and wrapped her legs around his waist. He then brought the two of them to his room. He slammed the door closed and pushed Sakura to the wall. He then scooped her bridal style and put her on his bed.

They pulled apart because they need oxygen. Sasuke stared at Sakura, and with his thumb he swept Sakura's tears.

"Sasu-"

Sasuke kissed her again. He's not letting the pink haired ninja go away.

Done ! So, how this chapter feels ? Please review ! :D