Summary: What if Sasuke never left for power? What if their lives went on, as they would have? And what if Sakura started liking a certain blonde-haired ninja a little too early for Sasuke's liking? What if their world is different from what it really is? This is reality, and its hitting them all a little too hard.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Naruto. If I did, many more plot twists & much more Sakura liking Naruto-ness.
Pairings: Naruto/Sakura and slight Sasuke/Sakura
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Ch.9- Girl Time
Sakura's POVI woke up moments later after I fainted. At least I think it was moments.
"Ugh… what the hell…" I said aloud as I gripped my right shoulder, the joint seeming to hurt more now for some reason. Maybe it's just from this uncomfortable position on the tree.
How did I get like this anyways? Oh yeah, Sasuke did this.
One moment I'm talking to him and then the next, he pushes me up against this tree. Why? And then, he kisses me and makes me pass out.
Why? What did I say?!
"I'm sorry, but I love Naruto-kun now, not you."
Maybe Sasuke likes me.
I shook my head. 'Naw, it's just the other way 'round.'
Sigh… I'm so confused. I love Naruto-kun, but now… I also love Sasuke-kun!
I really need to talk to Ino.
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"Ino!" I yelled, coming into the flower shop.
"Just a minute!" she said cheerfully. She must think I'm a customer. "Come on Shika-kun, stop. I have a customer to attend to," I heard her say from the back.
"Sigh… whatever. You women are so troublesome."
"But that's why you like me!"
Ino soon came out of the back, pulling down some at the bottom of her shirt, followed soon by Shikamaru and I could guess at what they were doing back there.
But I didn't really want to.
"So Ino, are you ready to help instead of messing around with your boyfriend?" I asked as she jumped at my voice, not knowing that the customer was me.
"Fore… Forehead girl?!" she said, surprise. "What… what are you doing here?!"
I sighed. "I need your help Ino."
Her face softened at my sympathy. "Oh Sakura, is it a girl thing?"
I simply nodded my head as she turned to Shikamaru. "Shika, can you watch the store for a while?" she asked.
"Sigh… fine. But you owe me Ino," he said simply.
"Don't worry, I will," Ino said in her sexy before I dragged her off. I didn't feel like watching Ino make goo-goo eyes with her boyfriend.
"Sakura! What's your deal?!" Ino yelled out while struggling.
"Listen," I said once we were alone in the back. "I need your help."
"On what?" she asked. "Look, you have a boyfriend who loves you. What's the deal?!"
"It's that!" I yelled out. I sighed. "I like Naruto-kun. I really do. But the problem is… I like Sasuke-kun too."
"Oh," Ino said, now understanding as she sat down and motioned for me to sit as well.
"I just… don't know what to do," I said, my eyes watering as I buried my face in my hands. "I'm so confused!"
"There, there…" Ino said softly, her arms cradling me around my shoulders like a good friend would while I cried my eyes out. And we just stayed like that for a while, Ino not saying anything while I let it all out.
Once I finally finished, it was Ino's turn to talk. "Look Sakura, I can't tell you which man to choose as you love more. You know yourself that Naruto probably cares more. What you have to do is sit down and think. Think about all the fun times you've had with both of them, alone and together. Then think about how they feel about you. Then, I know it'll be hard, but think about how you feel about them. Which is stronger? And then… you'll know."
I simply nodded as I looked up at Ino and smiled at her. She smiled back. "And you know you can come to me if you need any help at all!"
"You bet I will," I said as I got up.
"Now, go home, find a nice, quiet, peaceful place to sit, and think," Ino instructed.
I nodded. "Right."
She smiled. "Let's get back. Shikamaru's probably wondering what the hell's taking so long."
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"What the hell took so long?" Shikamaru asked as we both came out of the back room.
We giggled to ourselves, as Ino said, "Nothing Shika."
He sighed and I waved good-bye to Ino as she started talking to him again. As I got outside, I breathed in some of the air. I felt better some, now that I've talked to Ino about it.
Now, time to go home and-
"Hey Sakura-chan!" I heard from behind me.
No! Not now! I would love to see Naruto-kun, but not right now!
He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into his chest. I looked up to see him looking down at me. "Hey Naruto-kun," I said simply.
He smiled as he leaned down to give me a kiss, which I happily replied back to.
Eeh, Ino's therapy can wait.
Author's POV
As the couple kissed happily in front of Ino's flower shop, a pair of eyes watched them.
Sounds familiar, eh?
'Uzumaki, you may have her now, but you better enjoy it while it lasts because it won't last for long. Heh heh heh…'
Author's Notes: Well, there's the next chapter. Sorry it took so long, but like I said in "Bloodlove", school's been really busy lately. Plus, I've got finals this week & GUARD practice (of course), so… yeah. Anyway, the good side to that is on Thursday; it's my last day! Yay!!!!!!!!!! -ahem- Anyway, in the next chapter, its Sasuke & Sakura's POV, & you know what that means… MORE FLUFF! Heh, sorry again, but it's not a lot... hopefully. Except Sakura likes it & then we have even MORE drama & Woah woah woah! Heh, I'm getting ahead of myself here! hehe! Hope you enjoyed the chapter & leave reviews!