Well... I did make it longer than the others. I managed to put everything a wanted in this chapter. Never thought romance stories were so hard, but fun, to make. Hope u like. Don't forget to review.


Chapter 3

Advice

Sakura woke up the next day with a really sore body. True, Sasuke tried to hold back, but the guy isn't exactly gentle. Sakura stood up and walked to the bathroom. She changed into her street ware and went out. As she walked she started to think about her day with Sasuke. 'I love Sasuke-kun. I still can't believe he asked me out, to train anyway.' Sakura walked until reaching Naruto's house. He was closing his door ready to leave.

"Hey Naruto, walk with me." Sakura said with a smile.

"Huh, hi Sakura-chan, sure." Naruto walked up to her as they walked together. Sakura looked at him, he was awfully quiet. "Naruto, is something wrong?"

Naruto didn't even look at her. "No Sakura-chan, everything's fine." He looked at her with the fakest smile ever that couldn't even fool a one year old.

"Naruto. You know you're a terrible liar."

"I… Oh." Before Naruto could finish, or start, Sakura saw Sasuke sitting in a bench. He was just staring at the nothingness, probably deep in thought.

"Hey Sasuke-kun." she said cheerfully.

Sasuke turned and looked at both of them. "Sakura, idiot." Naruto just smiled and said. "You're one to talk, Uchiha." Sasuke just grinned and stood up. He walked up to Sakura and said. "Hey Sakura, do you want to do something." Sakura nearly fainted when hearing this as she grabbed Sasuke's arm and said. "Of course, let's go eat." Sakura pulled Sasuke towards the nearest food stand as she said. "Later Naruto."

Naruto just raised one arm and signaled a good-bye. 'It still hurts a lot.' he thought.


Meanwhile Hinata had just finished her early morning training. She was pretty tired, but managed to try and eat first, sleep later. Hinata went to the ramen bar and stumbled onto a certain blonde ninja.

"N-Naruto!" she screamed.

Naruto jumped and turned as he thought somebody had thrown a kunai at him, but he just saw Hinata standing there, shaking.

"You scared me Hinata-chan." he said jokingly

"S-Sorry N-Naruto, I… I… How are you?" She could really tell him why she had been so scared, could she?

"Fine Hinata-chan. Come and sit next to me." Hinata sat next to Naruto as the both of them ordered. "So Naruto, what's up."

"Not much, I've been training with Ino and Shikamaru, while Sakura has been training with S-Sasuke." Man that last word is hard to spit out.

"Oh, really. I see you four have been preparing for our mission." Naruto looked at Hinata with his fake smile, a better one than the one that he showed Sakura, and said. "By the way, what is our mission about?"

"You accept a mission and don't know what it is about." Naruto blushed as he placed his hand on the back of his head.

"The mission is to protect a village in the Land of Waves. They have been menaced by an elite force of Shinobi. W have to protect them."

Naruto smiled, this time for real. "Great, that means I'll protect it single-handedly."

'With everything you've done, I think you could.' She thought, to embarrassed to say it.


Meanwhile Sasuke and Sakura walked until reaching a bar, not ramen. They sat and ordered up.

"So Sasuke-kun, what do you want to talk about?" Sakura seemed to be in heaven, she was so happy.

'What, do I have to start the conversation? That's not fair.' He thought. "Well… Uh… Nice weather."

"Huh, oh yeah. The weather." 'Weather, you talk more romantic stuff to Naruto than what you say to me.' Inner Sakura thought.

'Weather, man that was lame, Naruto probably says more romantic stuff to her.' He thought. "Uh… I like your dress." Sakura blushed after hearing this. 'Hell yeah, that's what I'm talking about.' Inner Sakura thought.

"You do, well, it's the same style of what I wear everyday." she said. "Really… hadn't noticed." he said. Sakura signed. 'Typical guy talking.'

After Sasuke and Sakura ate they quickly walked to the park, Sakura's idea. When they got there they found Kakashi there.

"Hey guys, what are you two doing here?" Their sensei said, looking up from a certain book he was reading.

"Just walking sensei." 'I can't believe you read that in public.' Inner Sakura thought.

"Ok then." Kakashi flipped his eyes back into the book and Sasuke sat, a bit far from them.

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei. I need your help on something."

"Yes Sakura, what is it?"

"Well… You see… I."

"Sakura, I don't understand anything your saying." he said with a smiled under his mask. Kakashi had become, to his three students, like a father figure. To Sakura he was a second father. Naruto saw Iruka as his father, and saw Kakashi as a second father. Sasuke, who didn't really express any of these feelings, still saw him as one.

"Sensei. I…" She took a deep breath and said. "I'm confused."

"About what?" he asked.

"I love Sasuke-kun, I'd give my live for him, but…" she stopped. "But?" He asked.

"But… Naruto cancelled on a da… erm… get together with me. And… it really hurt."

"More than when Sasuke does that?" Kakashi asked.

"That's the thing. I can't tell which one hurt more."

Kakashi smiled. "It seems to me that being rejected so many timed by Sasuke, no offense, has made you strong against being rejected by him. But, being rejected by Naruto, who always has your back and protects you from anything, who I'm surprised rejected you, is something you never expected."

Sakura was shocked. He had read her like one of his books, minus the perverted part. "I… think your right sensei. That doesn't mean I necessary am in love with both of them… is it."

Kakashi looked at her and said. "Now there's something I can't really help you with. That's you."

Sakura smiled. Kakashi was always so wise, she knew she could count on him. "Thanks sensei."

"Any time." he said, as he turned back to his book.

Sakura sat next to Sasuke as he sharpened his kunai. She just stared at him and thought. 'I can't be in love with both of them, can I?'


Meanwhile Naruto and Hinata walked until reaching the park. "Hey Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said. Kakashi looked at him, then at Hinata, and lastly at Sakura and Sasuke. 'Oh boy, this is turning into a love triangle, or square, I guess.'

"Hi Naruto, Hinata." he said, turning back to his book. 'Will they let me finish.' he thought.

Naruto and Hinata walked up to Sakura and Sasuke. "Hey Sakura-chan. What's up?" Hinata looked at Naruto, the way he looked at her, something she would love him to look at her like that.

"Naruto, Hinata. Sit down next to us." Sakura said. Sasuke just looked at them and kept on sharpening his kunai.

"Hey Mr. Sunshine, what's up with you?" Naruto said, mockingly.

"What's it to you idiot." he answered back.

Sakura looked at them. Hinata was quiet, as usual. Sasuke was the same he always was, quiet as well. Naruto, on the other hand, did all the talking, once again, as usual. Sakura only looked at Sasuke and turned to look at Naruto, and vice versa. She also saw the way Hinata looked at Naruto, that made her a bit mad.

'I love Sasuke-kun, but Naruto… Sasuke… What's happening to me?' she thought, hoping that by the time the day was over, she would have her feelings straight. She couldn't love both of them, could she?


Well, I was right. It is a longer chapter. Hope u guys and gals like. R&R!