A/N: My, my, my, Konnichiwa minna! Here's Chapter 4! This story will probably have a slow development between our favourite couple. Well, I really had to explain Sakura's past and also Sasuke's memory. And why did she join Akatsuki and whatsoever. There are so many surprises in the store!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but if I do, Sakura will be a hell lot stronger than the other shinobis thus making Sasuke falls in love with her and revive the Uchiha clan.

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Chapter 4: Of long lasting friendship

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Sasuke's POV

Everyone in the cafeteria was in awe struck as soon as they heard the sudden news. Haruno Sakura is the co-owner of Akatsuki.

'Why do I have a bad feeling that I will be in the danger zone?'

"What the hell happened here?" the principal shouted as she entered the cafeteria.

"What is the ruckus all about?" she continued.

Tsunade went to our way and as soon as she saw Karin unconscious on the floor, she immediately called Shizune to send her in the Nurse's clinic.

"So what the hell happened here again?" she asked again.

Everyone looked at Sakura.

"It was my fault Tsunade-shishou." She said with her serious face.

'She totally respects her master.'

Tsunade sighed and she turned to everyone and gives them a sign that they need to mind their own business.

The cafeteria was back to normal again.

"Sakura, Sakura, and how many times do I need to tell you that you need to control your temper! For God's sake, who knows you'll kill someone in the future!" she said as she massaged the bridged of her nose.

"Well, she discriminated my parents and I have the right to beat that crap of shi-" Sakura said and then was cut off by Tsunade.

"Words, Sakura."

"Oh, sorry. You know how I am sensitive when it talks about my parents." She said and I think I saw a hint of sadness and anger in her eyes.

"Yeah, you know it well Tsunade-sama, she's like a killer machine." Said Sasori.

'Oh yeah, I forgot, the Akatsuki are still here.'

"And when someone talks about her parents so badly, then you can meet the devil as early as possible." Hidan said and then he chuckled.

I was totally speechless after the fact that Sakura was an Akatsuki member. That didn't cross my mind. And the one thing that I am confused with, why did she join Akatsuki? Since when? And how come I didn't know her while Itachi knows?

'5 years… 5 years…hmmm… I wonder if I met her.'

I snapped out of my thoughts when Tsunade talked.

"Right. And Sakura, for the entire ruckus you made, your penalty will be given to you after Karin will be awake."

"Yeah, if she could." Sakura muttered.

The Akatsuki laughed including the rest of my friends and I raised my left eyebrow.

"That's enough, you dummies. And by the way, what in the world are you doing here together with the juniors?" Tsunade asked the seniors.

"Well, I'm just interested in the show a while ago, un!" Deidara said.

"And well, our little friend here is one of the best pals we ever had." Kisame said and then he grinned while messing the hair of Sakura.

"Hey!" she said and then pouted.

'She's cute, wha-'

"And it's been a long time since we've seen her. Right, foolish little brother?" Itachi said.

"What are you saying nii-san?" I asked totally confused.

'Do I know her?'

"Oh my, have you forgotten? She's the one who stayed in our house a long time ago together with the group. And remember the time she was lost in our mansion and she suddenly entered in your room? And you thought she was a fan girl and then she kicked your sorry ass? That was very funny!" Itachi said and the whole grouped laughed.

I let the sudden information processed in my mind. And then it hit me. I think it was during grade school or something when I met her.

Flashback…

I was in my room sleeping when I heard my door clicked and suddenly opened revealing a girl with the same age as I am.

'A fan girl! Great! How did she manage to sneak inside the house?'

I stood up from my bed and approached her near my door.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"W-well, I'm lost and-"

"You do know that this is my room, don't you?"

"W-what?"

"Well, why are you here inside the Uchiha Manor?"

"Well, I was-"

"You're a fan girl aren't ya? Trying to sneak inside the house to-" but then I was cut off by a kicked in my stomach. It hurts so much.

"What the HELL are you talking about you little jerk! I was just lost and your big annoying brother leaves the hell out of me roaming around your humongous mansion! That's why I'm here to ask for direction where the living room is!" she said but then marched away.

I watch her retreating back in awe and I even forgot to get her name. And the way she talks to me a while, she was like a man cussing and cursing words.

And I, Uchiha Sasuke, didn't do anything aside crutching my stomach in pain.

End of Flashback…

"Yo-you mean you're the girl from before?" I said pointing at Sakura.

'How could I not remember?'

"Oh, you remember Uchiha? Tsk, tsk, tsk…you sure have a memory lost." She said and then smirked.

"Hn. So you do know. Why didn't you tell me?" That was one hell of a kick for grade schooler like you.

"Aa, it's nothing important."

"W-wait! You two know each other?" Naruto asked.

"Kind of. We just met once, and he was totally a jerk." She said and earned a glare by me.

"It's true. You thought I was a fan girl, and it creeps me out, that's why I kicked you that time." she defended.

"Well, I thought you were one." I spat.

"Yeah, right. As if."

Then the bell rang for the first period in the afternoon.

"Ok, get back to your classes as soon as possible. I'm going now." Tsunade said as she left.

"Goodbye Shishou." Sakura said as she waved her hand.

"Yo, Sakura, we're going first, un!" said Deidara.

"And if you are free some time, let's have some bonding." Said Sasori.

"Yeah! Tobi is a good boy! We need to have some party!" Tobi said as cheerful as heavens.

"Sasori's right, it has been awhile." Pein said.

"Yeah, don't worry I have so much free time. I will just contact you." Sakura said and gave them a smile.

"Don't forget to text me!" Hidan spat.

"Be safe with my foolish little brother, dear Sakura." Itachi said and then smiled.

Sakura chuckled.

"Yes, I will." She said and then waved at them as soon as they left.

"Hn."

"C'mon guys! Let's get back to our lockers first!" said Naruto as he dashed away.

"Uchiha." I turned to the person who was calling me.

"Haruno."

"Still going for the bet?" she asked and smirked.

"Yeah. I'm a man of my words."

"We'll see about that Uchiha."

"Hn."

It has been a week since that incident happened. And fortunately, Sakura was not suspended after the deal she had with Karin because she's the one who pissed her off so much.

Today is Tuesday, and most of my classes deal with a certain pinkette.

'Oh joy. I really need to make my move now or else I'm going to loose and deal with the blonde idiot.'

I was entering the gates until I spotted the blonde idiot I'm talking just right now.

'Speaking of the devil.'

"Yo Teme! I came first! I beat you!" he said grinning while pointing his index finger at me.

"Dobe, we're not on a race." I said plainly.

"Oh well! Now c'mon!"

We are walking on the loud and noisy hallway and it's all because of the annoying loud mouths fan girls.

'Everyday, every hour, and every minute of my damn life, these little morons are crossing the line of my patience.'

I just sighed.

'And I hate the fact that I have to maintain this stupid stoic figure.'

"Sakura-chhyyyaaaannn!" shouted Naruto as I looked up to see her leaning against the lockers talking with some girls.

She looked up to the person who called her and then she turned her gaze to me in a mere second.

"Yo Dobe." She said.

"And hey man with few words." She continued.

'Does she really need to call me that?'

We went to her and I am so irritated by the fact that my so-called best friend started talking non stop in front of her. I turned to Sakura, and all I can say she's totally bored hearing the rants of the blonde idiot.

"Hey, wait! What are these girls doing here, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked and I happened to be interested in his question.

"A-anou, we are just talking to Sakura-san." Said by the brunette who was actually a sophomore.

"Yeah, we are just asking her if she eats sweets." Said by a blue-haired girl in ponytail.

"So that we can give her some after our cooking class this afternoon." Said by another brunette.

'Wait, what in the hell is going on here…'

"Yeah, and as a gentleman, I gradually accepted it." Said Sakura and then she chuckled.

"Right?" she continued as she faced the three girls closely.

The girls blushed.

'These girls…are they blind? I can't even imagine a girl to girl relationship! This makes me want to puke! yuck'

"H-hai Sakura-san! See ya later!" they said in unison and walked away.

I was totally dumb struck.

'She has some charms for girls and I think I'll bang my head in the lockers...'

"Hey, do you, by any chance, want to have a relationship with girls?" I asked to her randomly.

And then an unexpected thing happened, she burst out laughing including Naruto.

'What the f is wrong with them?'

"Hey Teme! What's with that question! Hahahaha!" said Naruto clutching his stomach.

'So that's how it is.'

And I flinched when Sakura suddenly pat me at my back and then put her arm at the back of my neck.

"Hey, what do you think of me? A lesbian? Hahaha, Sasuke, you dummy! Are you hallucinating? Even though I dressed like a guy, I still have dreams to enter a relationship with the opposite sex, you moron!" she said and then laughed again.

'She was totally oblivious to the feelings of other girls.'

In our position right now, an idea popped out in my mind.

'Hehe...It's time to make my move.' (evil smirk)

"Really? How about having it with me?" I said and then held her chin up to face me.

She looked at me shocked at the sudden behaviour I gave to her, and all you can hear was the hoard of laughter produced by the dobe.

She raised her eye brow.

"Uchiha, you serious?" she asked.

And then it finally hit her. She realized her position just now. And when she was about to pull out, I held her wrist in order to hold back her arm around my neck and I sneak my right hand on her waist. I could see the horror in her eyes.

"Why, do you want me to my cherry blossom?" I said teasing her.

I saw amusement in her eyes, and she was totally enjoying this moment. She sneakily travels her right hand on the back of my head and closed the proximity between our faces. I must say, that our foreheads are nearly touching.

"Why not, Sasuke? I'm sure as hell you will enjoy having me."

'She actually smells like sweet cherries.' I thought.

"Of course, I know you couldn't resist me." I said seductively.

An evil idea popped again in my mind. Of course, what's a guy gonna do if a girl is so close while the noses are touching? Kiss.

I smirked at the sudden idea, and when I was about to kiss her, she finally kicked my stomach with her knee.

Ouch! It damn hurts!

I grumbled in pain, crutching my stomach. I was totally oblivious that this girl is only playing with me, and I forgot the fact that she totally hates human contacts.

"Yare yare, Uchiha, you're a cocky one. Don't be sure of yourself 'cause I'm not going to fall on your charms." She said while putting her right hand on her hips.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Teme got whipped!" Naruto shouted in laughter.

I smack him in the head.

"Shut up"

"Ouch! Teme! It damn hurts!"

Then the bell rang.

"Hey, let's go now, I hate getting late." Said by the pinkette and then we make our way to our classroom.

'This girl will be my downfall…I can sense it.'

To put it in Shikamaru's word,

'Too troublesome.'

Sakura's POV

We are having our first period class with Kakashi-sensei and I was totally bored. I looked up to see Uchiha at my side deep in thought. So my curiosity kicked in and urged myself to ask him.

"Hey Uchiha, what's the matter?" I asked while supporting my chin with my hand and arm on the desk.

He turned to looked at me and then he blinked, somewhat like analyzing the situation.

"Hn" he replied back.

I urged myself to keep my hands off in strangling him to death. He sure knows how to piss me off.

"I noticed you're out of the world, so I think as a friend, you can share it with me." I said to him and I noticed how shocked his eyes are.

"A friend?" he asked dumb founded.

"Why? Any problem with that Uchiha?" I asked him straight.

"Why?" he asked.

"Why? Of course we've been spending a week together here at school with Naruto and the rest of the guys! Of course I treat you as a friend because we share laughs, fights and anything else that friends do, right?" I said not minding the relationship we really had.

"Aa" was the only thing he said.

I can't believe that I said those things to him. I totally lost my cool in this dire situation. But I know that as a friend, I need to understand their feelings.

And then I suddenly remembered a conversation with my dad when I was 5 years old.

"Hey dad, why do we need to have friends?" I asked joyfully as I hugged my dad.

"Well,a friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts who you really are, my sweet child of mine." My father said smiling.

"And what if he/she betrayed you?"

"Well he/she is not what you called a friend if he/she betrayed you unless there was a possible good reason why he/she did it. It's not a matter of betrayal, it's a matter of trust. You will understand it when you experienced it." My dad said as he pat my head.

"Thanks dad." I said and give him my sweet smile.

"Hey,you're deep in thought."

I stopped the tracks of my thoughts when Sasuke called me.

"Nah, I just remember something." I said scratching the back of my head.

"Tell me, why do you like to be my friend?" he asked.

I looked up to him and I gazed to his onyx eyes and showed him the hint of trust I want to give him.

'I think I know now what friendship really means.'

Sasuke's POV

I was really deep in thought on how would I handle the bet I had with Haruno. But then she interrupted me saying that she's my friend. I was in awe when she told me that and how I am being friends with her. Let's just state the fact that…

'She said I am already her friend.'

I guess being friends with others doesn't need approval. I mean, she was way different than the other people I have known. Some people want to be friends with me because of my looks and fame.

I looked at her unfazed and saw her face deep in thought.

"Hey, you're deep in thought." I said to her.

"Nah, I just remembered something." She said while scratching the back of her head.

And then, out of the blue, I asked her the most random question.

"Tell me, why do you like to be my friend?" I asked her.

She looked at me quite stunned to the random question I thrown at her, but I saw the seriousness in her eyes and determination with the mix of trust that is dawning upon me.

And then she smiled at me. The most angelic smile I have ever seen in my life.

"Ya know, A friend is someone who, upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be the one experiencing the pain than to have to watch their friend suffer. And I always see it in your eyes that you actually have a life full of pain, am I right?"

She asked but then I just nodded in order for her to continue.

"I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me over the past few days, I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be in the future; I'd like to mean as much to you each minute of the day, as you have meant like an old friend of mine, to me along the way… that's why I want to be your friend." She said and I looked at her in disbelief.

This girl moved my weary heart.

She said the words I've been longing to hear…

She showed the emotions I've been wanting too see…

"A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or far apart you may be. A friend is someone who is always there and will always, always care. A friend is a feeling of forever in the heart." I remembered my mother said it to me when I was a child.

And this was the first time I felt like smiling.

I closed my eyes and smiled, oblivious to the person beside me who was totally smiling too.

A distant voice was telling me something inside my head…

'Asking me to be her friend was her choice…'

'But accepting her choice…'

'…was beyond my control.'

…and this time, it was my own.

A/N: Hello guys! I am so sorry for updating late! This chapter was supposed to be posted I think 4 or 3 days ago. But I happened to edit some of the scenes here in the story. But I hope you enjoy your time reading this. And I will be very happy if you totally review this story, it will make me have the motivation to update very fast. And thank you also for the people who add this story to their favorites and story alerts! Thank you all!

P.S. And for those who didn't read my other stories "Lovesick Crackhead" (one-shot) and "The Annoying Damsel and the stupid Knight" (chapter-fic) you can check it out and don't forget to review. And I am also on the verge of making another story, probably one-shot.

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