Alright, well I ALWAYS seem to fall off the map when I'm writing stories, but I've been really craving some writing lately. I'm back to add another chapter! Hang out tight! Ya'll are gonna like this one. (Excuse my "ya'll". I'm from Texas :P)

The sun shone brightly through Sasuke's windows. It was about 11 in the morning. Sasuke hadn't slept a wink. He kept replaying the events of the night before. Sakura and how beautiful she looked all night. How everything she did was the epitome of perfection. He had been up most of the night thinking about her. He also had been up all night thinking about the event that ended their time together for the night. Sai – who he had assumed was her ex-boyfriend – had really pissed her off. He couldn't stop thinking about how Sakura had grabbed his arm and squeezed it so subtly that if it hadn't been for his intense ANBU training, Sasuke would not have even noticed. A squeeze so subtle but so damn strong that it brought a grown man – a Jounin – to his knees. Sasuke rubbed his eyes. He was supposed to meet Naruto in the town and discuss whatever it was Naruto wanted to talk about. Before leaving the party last night, a drunken Naruto had yanked him to the side.

The night before…

"Sasukeeeeeeee" He dragged out. He was drunk. Sasuke covered his nose and nodded.

"What's up, man?" Sasuke said. He got along a little better with drunken Naruto than with sober Naruto. Drunken Naruto didn't try to challenge him to every little thing unless it was a drinking contest and Sasuke always let him win those.

"Dude. You know what's coming up right?" Naruto asked. His words were slurring and he was making it hard for Sasuke to understand him. He did know what was coming up though. It was something that meant a lot to Naruto and he was excited to help everything go smoothly for him. "It's the anniversary of my mom and dad's death and the day I was given the Kyuubi. I wanted to do something for my parents, though. A celebration or something. Will you go with me to Granny's tomorrow to ask permission to throw a party for the city?"

Sasuke smiled. Everyone treated Naruto so well now. Not because he was the son of the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki, the Jinchuuriki before him, but because Naruto, with the help of his parents, saved the world. Sasuke couldn't have been happier that Naruto had put the pieces of his family together during the time of war. It gave him strength to succeed and to save everyone.

He put his hand on Naruto's shoulder and looked him in the eye. It was two brothers connecting even if one was blacking in and out of consciousness due to too much consumption of alcohol. "I will be there for whatever you need, bro." Naruto reached forward to pull Sasuke into a hug. It made him feel awkward. He still wasn't one to express this much emotion. He was just about to put his own arms around Naruto when he felt Naruto's embrace slip and he fell to the ground. Sasuke looked down at him. He was asleep. The idiot had had way too much to drink. Sasuke rolled his eyes and slipped out the door. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

The next day…

Sasuke locked his front door and headed down the steps of his apartment. He was greeted by a pale face with blonde hair sitting atop the head. Sunglasses covered the blue eyes behind them and the young boy greeting Sasuke had his hands in his pocket. Sasuke chuckled. Poor Naruto shouldn't have left the house today.

"Wow, Naruto. Are you sure you're up for today? Maybe you should go -"

Naruto put his hand over Sasuke's mouth, sliding it down his face until just his index finger was left covering his lips. "Stop screaming at me." He croaked. "Just…stop." Sasuke smiled under Naruto's finger. He took a deep breath and shrieked:

"NARUTO UZUMAKI, I'M NOT SURE TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO GO TRYING TO MAKE PLANS FOR WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANNA DO SO I THINK YOU NEED TO – "

Naruto swung at Sasuke's stomach in a hung over fury, but Sasuke grabbed his fist before it made contact. "Too slow as always you idiot." Naruto cried out as Sasuke pulled him forward and put him in a full nelson. He swung his arms around wildly, his sunglasses hanging crookedly on his face with one eye exposed.

"LET ME GO ASSHOLE! SASUKE, I FUCKING HATE YOU!"

"Sasuke?! Naruto?!"

Sasuke froze. He let Naruto fall from his grip. He hit the ground with a loud "OOMPH" and sat up. His sunglasses were now hanging from one ear for dear life. Sasuke stared ahead of him. In front of them was Sakura in a pretty yellow sundress. Her hair was up at the very top of her head in a loose bun with a few stray hairs hanging down the sides of her face. She looked just as amazing as she had the night before. When did she start dressing like this? Sasuke liked it.

"Sakura! How are you?!" Naruto screeched from the ground. He stood quickly and wiped himself off. "What are you doing all the way over here?"

Sakura smiled widely as she looked them both over. She shook her head and laughed. "You both haven't changed one bit. It's so refreshing to see you two still fighting each other like the friends you used to be."

Sasuke felt his cheeks burn in embarrassment. Hearing her say that made him think about when they were just kids. How she wanted his attention so badly and observed his every move, but he paid her no mind. Now, she was a beautiful woman who could get any man she wanted. He could tell by the way just about every man almost broke their necks to turn back around and get one last look at her after passing by. He wanted to be with her. He wanted her to be his and his only. But, now wasn't the time to get caught up in feelings. Especially not when Sakura didn't even know how he felt. As far as she knew, he was a total ass clown to her the entire time they had known each other and then all of a sudden, he had changed and she was just supposed to be with him? He didn't know how she felt about him anymore anyways. She didn't act how she used to. Had she finally moved past him and gotten over her feelings for him?

"Sakura…" He said finally. She smiled at both him and Naruto, but he felt his stomach tighten anyways. Every time she was around, he became a nervous wreck. He had to get it together.

Sakura stepped closer to them. "I was just taking a walk before I met with Sasuke for lunch." She looked at Sasuke and smiled again. His knees went weak. "I hope you didn't forget, Sasuke." She reached forward and pat some dirt from Naruto's shoulder. How could Sasuke have forgotten their lunch plans? It was all that he was looking forward to, but he couldn't come off eager. He had to play it cool. He slipped his hands into his pockets and looked off to the side.

"I didn't forget. I just had plans with Naruto so I was gonna meet you later." He said coolly. Maybe if he acted like his old self, Sakura would take more notice of him than she was now. She was smitten with him when they were kids because of that. But maybe it was because back then he was a broken soul. He was so angry with the world and his brother and Naruto for growing in power while he struggled. He wasn't that kid anymore though. He was happy. He and his brother had grown closer than ever and he and Naruto were better friends than they had ever been. He could never pretend to even go back to that. He removed his hand from his pockets and let them fall at his sides.

"I am looking forward to it though."

Sakura smiled, grabbing Naruto's sunglasses and putting them back on his face properly. She stepped back from him. He was as clean as he was going to get. Good luck to Hinata. She looked back to Sasuke. "Where are you both headed to now? I'd love to tag along if you don't mind." She glanced back at Naruto before bringing her gaze back to Sasuke. "Just like old times. Just like Team 7."

Like Team 7…

I'm gonna stop here for now. I hope you guys liked this chapter! Let me know what you think!

- Lexi! :D