Author note: woot all right thank you so much for the reviews. Oh ya and errm With Neji being her cousin… ya I knew that XD. Okay so no I didn't but I'll get that right in the next few chapters. Oh don't be sad for Neji…next fic I write with Naruto will have him alive the whole thing . XDDDDDDD.

Naruto was rudely awoken by a slap to the face. It was light and not harmful but still was rude. His eyes snapped open as he surveyed his surroundings. He blinked as he noticed he was still in the hospital. With his uninjured arm he scooted himself up to s sitting poison and looked around. Kakashi sat next to him in a chair reading his new book. Naruto who was wondering why he was here suddenly snapped to life.

"HAS SASUKE WOKEN UP YET!" he jumped.

"No…Sakura is in there right now…she is healing him up. She's been up all night while you dozed off." Kakashi yawned.

It was clearly early in the morning and Naruto had trouble keeping his feet to the ground after a quick jump up he was feeling dizzy. Kakashi let out a loud yawn then went back to his book reading it giving off the occasional smirk or laugh or "oh my". Naruto sat back down and gazed at the door next to him.

The sign above it said Sasuke simply. Tsuande obviously didn't want anyone to know he was back yet but there was no doubt that if Naruto took the liberty to walk outside this hospital everyone would be talking about it like it was the end of the world. In ways he felt sorry for the badass, just because he would have to put with this for the next several months. Of course it would only take a matter of hours to pass through every ear in the Konoha.

Naruto lay back down and glanced at Kakashi who only gave him a stern look in reply. He sighed then closed his eyes again. A Kunai whizzed by his head hitting the wall. Naruto shot up and glared at Kakashi.

"HEY WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT SENSEI!" Naruto yelled angrily.

"You have a mission, so there will be no sleeping on the job while im here." Kakashi replied plainly flipping another page in his book. Naruto sat up grumpily and rubbed his head. Suddenly the door slid open and Sakura walked outside into the hall. She sighed and gave a weary look towards Naruto then smiled at Kakashi.

"I was able to heal only the deep cuts but with my extent of training im sad to say that's all I could do." Sakura bit her lip.

"Its alright Sakura you go home and rest" Kakashi soothed then looked towards Naruto.

"Now you will watch over him till he wakes up" Kakashi smiled at Naruto who stumbled into the room sighing, closing the door behind him.

"Even being and elite ANBU ninja has its downs sensei…it was hard to look at him like that…I haven't seen him in years." Sakura whispered.

"I know, but you have to Sakura, Tsuande cant train you then do your work, you know that." Kakashi said without even looking up from his book.

"I know it's just so … weird" Sakura grumbled then walked off down the hall.

Sakura recalled last night's events as she walked home in an early morning mist. She had casually walked into the hospital room that held her old partner and didn't bother to even glance at him for forty minutes. Instead she looked over medical books and his old records. When she finally did take the chance to gaze at him he was bloodied up bad enough. He had been bandaged up so much she could barely make out it was Sasuke. She had to unwrap all the bandages then take care and concentration in healing his injuries just enough.

He luckily stayed asleep the whole time even when she had finished he just slept quietly.

But surprisingly when she looked at him she didn't feel the urge to hug him or try and wake him. She had been so happy that he had stayed asleep. Did she after all that time really hate him? She shook off the thought for a later time and wondered up to her apartment. She shut and locked the door behind her then walked to her bedroom. But before she could even open the bedroom door she collapsed into sleep on the floor.

When she awoke she was on her bed with a slight fever. No doubt a result of all the Alcohol she had drunk and then staying up. From what she could tell she had slept the rest of the day away and had even slept through that night. It was now morning and she had a horrible hang over. She grumbled and walked over to the kitchen looking for something to help her. Much to her dismay she couldn't find anything.

She had training today. Probably another two hours of reading and then four hours of physical work. She sighed and fell to the cold kitchen floor grumbling. Staring at the ceiling she lost herself in thought. "Sasuke Uchiha" she murmured and turned over to look at the room around her.

"So you've come back…after so many years, after so much, you return now…Neji why did you…I hope…you watch over me through this. It sure would be a lot easier if you were here." She groaned then the image of her wedding and Sasuke appeared to her again. She jolted upright and stood up. "Training!" she shouted in surprise and ran off to get ready.

(A few hours earlier)

Naruto yawned and stared at a clock on the wall. 2:00 a.m. it read. He grumbled and looked at the sleeping Uchiha in envy. "Gees at least you can sleep" he whined then turned to get comfortable on a cot he had ordered extra for himself or Sakura. He sighed and yawned loudly.

"Can you keep it down im trying to sleep!" a voice rang out.

Naruto jumped to his feet and looked at Sasuke who looked at him grumpily. Naruto stood there stunned at how much Sasuke had changed. Slight difference in voice and height but that was all apparent now that he was awake. Naruto stared at him his mouth gaping. He collected himself then turned his expression to a smirk.

"Ya well I'm watching over you, because its apparent you cant keep yourself healthy." Naruto joked.

"Feh, you haven't changed a bit have you pipsqueak." Sasuke answered almost angrily.

" You would be surprised…all of us have changed. But before that how are you feeling old pal." Naruto said with a hint of concern.

"Im fine it is means anything" he sighed

"What happened while you were gone…you couldn't have spent 6 years doing nothing." Naruto insisted curiously.

"What's it to you…last I recall its none of your business." Sasuke yawned laying back on the pillow with difficulty.

"Aw come on you can tell me can't you?" He whined but Sasuke was already back in deep sleep. Naruto shook his head and sighed. "Whatever dumb-ass" and he turned over to fall asleep himself.

Naruto was once again awakening rudely by the presence of Sakura. She had opened the blinds and she was glaring at Naruto.

"Get up lazy we have work to do!" She said somewhat angrily.

She was covered in dirt from head to toe and scratches lined her arms and blood was speckled all over the place. Naruto gaze a confused look then grinned.

"More training with Tsuande I see…heh what you do today?" Naruto mused at Sakura.

"Read, took care of the injured students from today's lesson with kunai's, and brought 40 fish back to life. Oh the wonders of training." Sakura mumbled annoyed.

She turned to face the sleeping Sasuke who was dead asleep. She grumped and looked at Naruto.

"So has he woken up at all?" Sakura asked.

"Ya last night around 2:00" He sighed rubbing his head with their short conversation.

"Oh and what did he say?" she asked seeming a little less interested in the subject.

"He told me to shut up and well nothing of interest. He ignored me and fell back to sleep." Naruto stared at Sasuke with Sakura. Suddenly he began to stir the light of day finally reaching his dreams.

Both Sakura and Naruto bolted upright and Sakura turned around to act like she was doing something. She had no clue why she was nervous but suddenly dashed out the door still not willing to talk to him. Was she angry or sad…or shy, of a Sasuke she no longer knew?

Naruto gazed at her then quickly turned to a Sasuke who was sitting upright now and opening his eyes for the first time. He gave a tired glare towards Naruto then stared at the door.

"Who was just in here with you?" He asked impatiently trying to find who woke him up.

"Don't tell me you didn't recognize her Sasuke! Gees I mean ya sure, her body looks different but her voice is almost the same…"

"I didn't see her you dope!" Sasuke growled cutting off Naruto mid sentence.

"Oh that was Sakura, she is the one in charge of you medical rehab. She is a medic. Ninja now and darn good one. She hasn't done much since…wow you have a lot to catch up on." Naruto mused changing the subject. He decided it would be best to stay off the topic of Sakura and Neji for a while.

Sasuke grumbled knowing this meant Naruto would blab for the next few hours. In his mind the fox hadn't changed in the least save his appearance.

Sakura walked back up to the hospital this time with a large bag. Tsuande had caught her in the hall earlier that day telling her Sasuke would leave the hospital that day. Sakura had grinned saying that was great but what Tsuande said next shattered her cheery mood.

"You are going to be the one to help him back to his home. Naruto and you are also going to both watch him there till he is able to run again got that." Tsuande stated intensely before walking off to go talk to Sasuke herself.

"Well then I will get him running a.s.a.p then I wont have to deal with him!" Sakura glared.

She sighed and walked up to his hospital room and knocked on the door. Voice could be heard inside mainly Naruto's blabbing again about how seven new ramen stands popped up in the last year. She yelled from the other side of the door.

"I'm coming in you guys!" she growled softly then slid open the door to See Naruto look up and look towards her. Sasuke also turned his head and looked at her with a grumpy look on his face. He stared at her for a minute or two then grumpily lay back on his pillows.

"Feh" was his only reply to her entrance. Sakura glared intensely then stuck up her nose and gave Naruto a weird look.

"How are you Sasuke? Naruto?" she said sweetly. Naruto blinked and smiled.

"Im a little hungry but im fine…just been talking to Sasuke about the past years." Naruto smirked.

"Im fine, just want to get out of here." Sasuke surprisingly replied. Sakura smiled and went to work taking out her stuff form her bag.

"Well then aren't you lucky, we will be escorting you out today anyway. Naruto mind helping me then you and I will grab a bowl of lunch with Hinata after we help him settle in." Sakura said not raising her eyes from her bag.

"Sure" Naruto groaned then got up to reposition himself.

Sakura noticed Sasuke watching her every move. Naruto was lazily continuing his story while Sakura found what she was looking for.

Interrupting Naruto she said, "Arm Sasuke." Gesturing towards his left arm. Sasuke gave her a suspicious look then sighed and held out his arm. She took out a needle and filled it with liquid then scrunched down the bandages and poked the tip of the needle into his arm. Sasuke didn't budge as she rewrapped his arm carefully. He sighed deeply as Sakura went through with the rest of her check up taking care not to make to much physical contact. Naruto talking randomly but all the while watching carefully. Sakura sighed then placed her supplies in her bag and smiled.

"All done Sasuke, you ready to leave now?" she smiled her fake smile.

For the first time their eyes truly met and Sakura just stared. He pulled away from the stare and nodded with his usual "feh." Naruto looked at both of them scratching his head. There was something wrong with this picture. Sakura gave a slight blush but she knew Sasuke saw her anger and hate towards him when he looked at her, and he didn't care. That angered her even more and she simply left the room making the excuse she was looking for a wheel chair even though Sasuke insisted her could walk.

She returned seconds later with crutches and threw them at him and he caught them. She leaned against the wall and watched as he got to his feet. He was a lot taller now almost as tall as Neji had been. Sakura sighed sadly at her lost loves memory.

Sasuke looked up at her and she quickly looked back at him with an annoyed look. He took the crutches and set his feet on the ground ready to walk again. Naruto blinked in jealously figuring he was still the short one in the bunch. Sakura then lead the way as Sasuke stumbled out behind her with Naruto on their tail. Sakura made sure he wobbled right threw the town square just to cause his humiliation.

Sasuke only glared at her back obviously figuring out what Sakura was up to. She really had changed. His thoughts were invaded when Ino and Shikamaru walked up to him in shock.

"Is that you Sasuke!" Ino gaped.

"Look who's back" Shikamaru grinned at Uchiha.

"Ya, what of it…" Sasuke glared

"Don't worry Ino we aren't in a hurry. By the way I left early last night…who caught the bouquet?"

Sasuke knew she was joining in conversation to annoy him. She was being utterly low and he hated it. He knew he couldn't go anywhere without Sakura or Naruto and since both were talking to the newly weds he was stuck in a drawing crowd. He looked over to some people as they began to whisper in passing him. He simply gave his small pout.

"Oh Hinata caught it!" Ino giggled.

"Oh, really to bad Naruto left with me to see Tsuande or he could've proposed right then."

"What!" Naruto glared overhearing their conversation and sighed.

"No he is to shy to do anything. He only kissed her in public because you dared him to." Ino giggled.

Naruto grumbled then took Sasuke by the collar and drug him off. Sasuke swatting his hand away angrily.

"Let go of me…what was that for!" Sasuke glared not like he wasn't happy to leave the mess either. Sakura ran up to them and stared at the other sternly.

"Shall we go!"

Naruto and Sasuke both sighed and nodded and followed her back to his house. They didn't go inside but helped him there and left him. Sakura didn't keep to her promise to have lunch with Naruto and Hinata. Instead she headed straight home to hit the books for training. She would meet Sasuke tomorrow anyway she might as well get some time away from him as much as possible.

Sasuke leaned against the wall to his bedroom. He sighed and looked at the ceiling. This place was so old now he almost didn't recognize it. The entire place covered in dust from part to the other. He simply stared at it trying not to think too much. Suddenly an image of the "new" Sakura entered his mind. She had grown taller and she was a little curvier that he recalled. Her hair was longer and tied up and her eyes seemed larger and a little more…cold. He smirked as he though of how Sakura had changed. Her attitude was different…something must've happened after he left. It well could've been his fault but he thought she would've been over that by now.

Author note: all right woot chapter four is done. I'm having trouble lately with writing it. Thank you for the replies they kept me typing. Im actually getting very into this story. When some one replies to my other one I will start on it again but I plan this one to be the first one done. I kinda want to get to the main part of the story but im having a little trouble. Im trying to keep Sasuke in character but im having a hard time of it. Lets just say im trying to add the other characters in a little more like Hinata x Naruto fluff but im having trouble once again. Oh well please keep replying it helps a lot oh and im taking requests. Please give me requests. I like to hear what people want to hear in this story. There is a lot of room for change.