A:N/ Happy Valentines Day! This my gift to you! Since it's Valentines Day I'll add a little more lovey stuff between Sasuke and Sakura. Well, just a bit more, more than what there's been in the past two to three chapters. Enjoy my Valentines Day Special!

Disclaimer: I haven't done this for awhile so I think I'll renew it. I don't own the show Naruto or any of it's contents.

Crushes Between Friends

Chapter 16 - Confrontation

Every time Sakura had a class with Sasuke she felt his eyes on her. Of course, considering how freakin pissed she was at him, she pretended not to notice. Sasuke didn't get why Sakura was acting like this because in his eyes he saved her from humiliation. Sakura saw it as Ino getting what she wanted. And she hated it.

"Sakura, if you hate this so much, then why don't you tell him?" Tenten asked Sakura on their way to science.

"What help would that be?" Sakura retaliated.

"Well at least then he would know why you're completely ignoring him. Let's not forget he thinks this is for your own good."

Sakura thought about this for awhile. It never dawned on her what Sasuke might be going through. Or the stuff going through his head.

-----------------------------------------------Sakura: After school--------------------------------------------

"I'll be back in a little bit Mom!" Sakura shouted, exiting the house.

"Okay sweetie!"

Sakura closed the door behind her. She looked over at Sasuke's house and took a deep breathe. Sakura slowly walked down her steps and walked over to Sasuke's house.

–knock–knock–knock

Footsteps.

Michiko answered the door.

"Oh, hello Sakura! Sasuke is up in his room. You can go right on up."

Sakura nodded.

She made her way slowly up the stairs, and knocked when she got to Sasuke's door. She was flipping out. They hadn't made much communication at all this year.

Sasuke opened the door. Surprise was the first expression that came on his face. Then...he blushed.

Sasuke stepped out of the way and let Sakura in, closing the door behind her. They stood in awkward silence for several moments. Sasuke was the first one to speak.

"So...Naruto told you?"

Sakura nodded. "Actually he told Hinata who told me."

Sasuke made a little nod.

Sakura started rocking back and forth on her feet.

"So, how have you be-"

"Why did you do it?"

"What?"

"Why did you say yes to her?"

"Naruto explained it didn't he?"

"He just told me that you were, not why."

Sasuke paused for a moment. Two moments.

"Well?"

"I didn't want to see you get hurt."

"So you thought that I wouldn't be hurt if you went out with Ino."

"It's better than going around the school as a skank isn't it!?"

"Not any better than never getting to talk to my best friend!"

"I didn't know she was going to make us not talk."

"Well apparently you did because you've done a fantastic job of it!"

"I didn't know it at the time. She didn't tell me till later, after I agreed."

Sakura walked a couple steps closer to him.

"Yeah. But you still knew. You could have backed out. But no. You went along with it. Does our friendship mean nothing to you!?"

"Our friendship is the reason I did this in the first place!"

"How does our friendship have anything to do with the decision you made?"

"Everything! I could have let you drown in all that crap, but I didn't. I stood up for! I stopped it!"

"Yeah, but now look at us! We're not friends! We fight, we barely even talk to each other any more!"

"That's what friends do! They fight, and at some points they stop talking, but that doesn't stop them from being friends!"

"I still don't understand what made you think that if you were to go out with Ino that it would all stop."

Sasuke paused. He stepped closer to Sakura.

"You said that the only reason that Ino was doing this was because she likes me. So I asked her out."

"That's why?"

Sasuke nodded. He noticed tears coming from Sakura's eyes. She must have been crying during their whole fight.

"I didn't actually mean for you to do it."

"I know. But I couldn't stand to see you being judged like that. Some of it was just too disturbing."

Sakura laughed.

Sasuke held out his arms and Sakura entered them.

They stood in silence enjoying each other's presence.

"I'm not letting you do this anymore." Sakura said.

"But if I dump her then she'll go back to before."

"Not if she gets another crush."

Sasuke gave her a questioning look.

"Did you know we've got a new kid in our school?"

Sasuke raised his eyebrows. Now he knew what she was talking about.

"Sasuke, I think you should make friends with him."

Sasuke nodded.

They spent the rest of their night working on homework. Together. They also worked on their 'brilliant' plan.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Sakura said leaving Sasuke's house.

Before she left Sakura gave Sasuke one last hug.

–click--

Sakura returned back home and went to bed.

---------------------------------------------------The Next Day-------------------------------------------------

Sasuke took Sakura to school that day. Of course you can imagine what Ino had to say about this.

"What the hell is she doing here?!"

Sakura was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Our moms made us ride together." Sasuke said.

Ino was boiling hot smoke every which way. When she talked her teeth were clenched together.

"Okay. Well then, Sakura, why don't you move to the back seat so that I can sit next to my boyfriend."

"Oh! I'm sorry. I didn't realize you two were going out!" Sakura said.

Sasuke tried to hold back a laugh. Ino nodded, and gave Sakura this superior "yeah, I know. So move or else bitch." look.

Sakura grabbed her stuff and got out of the car.

"My apologies, your highness." Sakura said, with a little bow to Ino.

Ino rolled her eyes and scoffed at Sakura.

"Yeah, you better be." Ino said and pushed past Sakura and sat down next to Sasuke. Sakura made a face to the back of Ino's head, and sat down in the back seat.

The car ride was silent.

When arriving at the school, Sakura immediately jumped out of the car and joined her friends.

Sasuke and Ino walked in together of course, and met up with Ino's friends. Not only could Sasuke not talk to Sakura, Ino told him to dump his guy friends too.

Sakura was at her locker when she finally saw the new kid. Conveniently enough, Sasuke happened to be walking by.

"Sasuke!"

Sasuke looked over at who had called his name.

Sakura made a head motion over to the boy walked down the hallway just in front of Sasuke. Sasuke made a 'him?' with his mouth. Sakura nodded.

Sasuke walked over to him.

"Heh."

The boy looked up from his schedule.

"Hi?"

"Uchiha, Sasuke. You're new aren't you?"

The boy nodded.

"Thought so."

The boy stood there.

"Do you happen to know where room 714 is?"

Sasuke looked at the guy's schedule.

"Hey, you pretty much have the same schedule as me. I'll take you there."

"Thanks!"

"What's your name by the way?" Sasuke asked.

"Choji."

Sasuke and Choji started walking off. Before they became out of sight Sakura saw Sasuke turn around and give her a thumbs up.

Sakura smiled.

Plan A in action.

A:N/ So, what did you think. I know, not that long at all. Sorry it's taking me so long to update and finish this story. When summer comes the chapters will get longer. Promise. Well you know the drill. Read. And more importantly, review!

Happy Valentines Day! ❤