Chapter 3! Finally, I've had time to finish and upload it. Enjoy!

It was around 1:30am when I was standing outside the club saying goodbye to all my friends. Ino, Hinata and Tenten took their bus and I was left standing on the corner of 'Blue Ice' freezing my ass off waiting for my bus to arrive. I looked at the time on my phone: 1:40am. I groaned when I realised my bus didn't arrive until 2am. Maybe I should just go back inside and wait. As I turned around, I saw Sasuke walking towards me.

"Hey," I called out.

"Hey," he replied smirking. Sasuke stopped about 2 metres in front of me.

"Are you waiting for a bus?" I asked. He shook his head.

"No, just saw you standing alone and thought you could use some company."

Just seeing her standing there alone made me sad. How could a beautiful woman like her be alone? I decided to talk to her. At the start of the evening, she intoxicated me with her scent and her looks. But, for past few hours, I've had an ever-growing feeling need to protect her and now, whenever I'm not near her, my demon within me rages. The need to be close to her becomes overwhelming. But, when I'm close to her, Sakura sort of has a calming effect on my inner demon…she's the only one in all my life to effect me like this.

When I noticed Sasuke walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat. Damn that Uchiha to hell!

"Are you waiting for something?" He asked. I nodded.

"Yeah, my bus. It doesn't come for another 20minutes so I was going back inside so I don't freeze my ass off." Sasuke started taking off his jacket.

"Here," he said handing it too me. I looked at it for a moment before taking it.

"Thanks," I said as I reached out to take it, but instead my hand bumped his. I pulled my hand ever so slightly back, hopefully un-noticeable but my reaction was seen.

"Are you all right?" I looked up at him.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine." I took the jacket from him as he watched me skeptically. His skin…was ice cold.

Her reaction frightened me. I hope I didn't scare her.

The cogs in my head started turning. He couldn't be, could he? No, of course not Sakura. Don't be so daft. Things like that don't exist. But…still. The nightclub was dark and now that I was up close to him and the streetlights were shining on us, I recognized his skin was pale white, and not to mention ice cold. For one moment, I believed he could have been a v-…but never ever ever. No way in hell do they exist. I completely disregarded my stupid thoughts.

Slowly, the clocked ticked. There was an awkward silence between us. No-one had said anything for 5 minutes. I hate these situations. Why, oh why did I have to be standing here with a weirdo outside a night club at nearly 2am? It suddenly became really cold so I found myself jumping up and down, hoping to get warm. I turned to Sasuke who seemed to be unfazed by the cold. I looked at him in confusion.

"Are you cold or anything?" I asked him. He just shook his head.

"Nah, not really. I don't feel the cold." What does he mean by 'I don't feel the cold?' Everyone feels the cold.

"Wow…are you an alien?" I asked him straight out. He must've thought I'm stupid because the look on his face said it all. Suddenly, he dropped his head. I panicked.

"Sasuke? I-I'm sorry Sas-", and at the moment, I realized he wasn't upset. I heard sounds of laughter come from him.

"No, no, no. It's fine, really," he said raising his head and looking at me while still chuckling slightly at the same time. But, his expression turned shocked when he saw me.

"You idiot!" My face turned bright red – not sure if it was from anger or seeing him laugh which was kinda hot in a way.

I hadn't laughed in years, and I mean a very long time.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself," I managed through giggling. I don't know why or how but I laughed. Sakura folded her arms and turned around.

I stopped laughing and saw her shivering. In one swift but gentle movement, I grabbed her arm from behind and pulled her into a hug.

My eyes widened. I was going to fight against his hold but something from within stopped me. It felt so…natural to be in his arms. My heart felt like it stopped beating for just one moment. I felt…so happy and content. I could stay like this forever. Why was I feeling like this? I was confused…but happy?

A few moments later, I felt his body relax. His arms dropped beside me and I pulled away. I looked him straight in the eyes and got lost in the onyx abyss. His eyes looked old and full of pain, but he was so young. Suddenly, the sound of an engine rumbling past snapped me back to reality. A bus had just driven past. My bus. Oh shit!

Sakura stepped back from me and looked down the street.

"Shitshitshitshitshit, SHIT!" She said as she walked briskly to the side of the street. I rushed over to her.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"That was my bus. The next one doesn't come for another hour. Damn!" She turned to me. "

Well then, better start walking," she sighed. "See you another time Sas-" But before she could start walking, I grabbed her arm and started walking the other way. She fought against me.
"Sasuke! What the hell?! Stop! Let me- LET ME GO!" I stopped walking and turned to face her, still gripping her arm gently. Sakura tried getting her arm free but I just tightened my grip.

"Sakura, there is no way I am letting you walk home. Not at this time."

"Why do you care?" I let her go but was close enough so that I could grab her if she protested. Well, she couldn't outrun me anyway.

"Because it's not safe, it's freezing cold and you live a little further than just around the block, right?" She narrowed her eyes but nodded in defeat.

"Right, now if you don't mind stepping this way madam, your ride is just over here." I said while stepping to the side bowing and pointing to the car parked across the road.

"Fine," she said and she quickly started walking, trying to hide her blush I believe. I stood up straight and followed her smirking.

I stopped as I stepped onto the road. Something evil was close by and I could sense it. I turned around and scanned the nightclub and the surrounding buildings but couldn't see anything. This wasn't the right time to check.

"Sasuke, if you're taking me home, the least you could do is hurry up please," Sakura called out from across the road. My gaze refocused back onto Sakura who had one hand on her hip and looked at me annoyed.

"Yeah, coming," I replied.

Author's P.O.V

Two mysterious man watched from inside a building behind a curtain. When Sasuke looked in their direction, they ducked out of view. One of the men smirked.

"When?" asked a grey haired man with glasses.

"Not now, but soon. I've got an idea now," replied the one who was still smirking.

Oooh. Sakura you were so close there! Well, you'll get there eventually...maybe next chapter you'll realise what Sasuke really is and actually admit you have feelings for him! And who are the creepy guys at the very end? I'm sure you can guess but they'll be revealed in upcoming chapters.

I have to admit, when I was writing this, it sounded kinda cheesy, but hope you liked it anyways! Please read and review :)

-otakufangirl101