Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO!

Chapter Seven: Unpleasant Surprise?

Characters Introduced: none at the moment

Rated T for now

Naru/Hina

Sasu/Karin

Saku/?

Sakura stared at the person standing on her front porch in shock. "What are you doing here? And how did you find out where I live?" She demanded. "I came by to talk and try to fix my mistakes. I followed Naruto." Sasuke replied. "That's considered stalking you know." Sakura said. "I know. I just didn't want things to end between us quite so badly." Sasuke replied morosely. "I guess you can come in then. But if you try anything funny, I'll kick you out so fast your head will spin." Sakura vowed. "I understand. Thanks for giving me the time of day." Sasuke replied.

Sakura sighed as she cradled a cup of Gaara's chamomile tea in her hands. "Ok talk." She ordered. "I know I fucked up badly. I know what I did to you was wrong from the beginning. I want to tell you that I am so sorry and I should have never done any of it to you. I should have been man enough to tell you that I was cheating. I shouldn't have cheated in the first place. I should have given you the same loyalty that you gave me. I guess I didn't know what I had until I lost it." Sasuke said. "I loved you Sasuke. I would have married you if you had asked me to. It hurt me as a woman to know that I wasn't enough to satisfy your needs. I blamed myself for your cheating because I thought there was something wrong with me. I know I wasn't to blame now but when I first found out about it, I thought it was my fault. That I was such a bad lover that you needed to look elsewhere for pleasure. I felt betrayed like never before when I found out you were not only cheating on me still but you went to my best friend! My best friend Sasuke. The one woman I thought would never hurt me like that. I was wrong and I've learned my lesson." Sakura replied as she forced the tears to remain behind her eyelids and out of sight until he left.

"I know that now. I know I hurt you. I would take it all back if I could. The only thing I can do is ask you for another chance. Let me make it up to you. Prove to you that I know your worth now." Sasuke said. "No Sasuke. I can't go through this with you anymore. You will never love me for me. You will always want more. I know that now. The only thing I can even think about offering is friendship. Not a close one that's for sure but for now that's all I can give. I can't give anything else. My heart is dead to love toward you. I'm sorry." Sakura replied. "Please Sakura? I love you. I love you completely." Sasuke pleaded. "I can't. I meant what I said in that song. You had my heart and you blew it. I can't put myself through the emotional hell I know I'll go through because I won't make it out the next time. I'll be completely done." Sakura replied firmly.

Sasuke nodded slowly. "I understand. I'm grateful you still want to be friends. I'll see you around Sakura." He said. "Yeah. You'll see me around Sasuke. We're friends after all." Sakura agreed. The younger Uchiha left Sakura's house and the pinkette let herself cry. She drank her tea and went to bed, Shinobi on her heels. "I don't know why I'm crying. I guess I just let Sasuke get to me yet again. I've got to stop letting him hurt me like this." Sakura mumbled as she fell asleep. Shinobi just nuzzled her cheek reassuringly and curled up on his side of the bed when the pink haired woman was asleep.

Here's Chapter Seven. I know it's shorter than the previous one but the next ones should be long again. R&R.