A/N: Last add for today, probably, since I'm pulling an all-nighter and won't be lucid soon. This is the add of the week, and next week I will add again. Please do not ask me to update, there will be another update next week. Thank you. This one is AU, and they're all about 25 here.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or make any profit from this.

"Karin, he's cheating on you." Suigetsu whispered. It pained him to tell her, and the look on her face that slid from relief to tears in one quick motion killed him inside.

"I didn't want to believe it..." Karin scrubbed at her tears, trying to make them disappear. "I knew there was another woman, I just... I wanted to wish it away and make it all better."

They had been planning to get married, Sasuke and Karin. A white wedding in the church down the street, nothing fancy, only a few friends and some close family. Karin had seen everything start to go to hell when Sasuke would be out until four AM, claiming he had last minute work. Too bad his clothes were rumpled and he smelled like Clinique "Happy" when Karin had never worn perfume a day in her life. Happy, what a joke that was now.

"I'm sorry." Suigetsu whispered, touching his best friend's face gently. "I wish it wasn't true but..." He trailed off, unable to say anything to make it better.

Karin swallowed the rest of her tears. "No sense crying over spilt milk, I guess." She took in a shaky breath. "Better to know now than after the wedding, I guess." She headed into the bedroom she shared with Sasuke and several thumps and bangs could be heard.

Suigetsu followed her inside after a few minutes and realized she was putting Sasuke's clothes into a suitcase. "You're kicking him out?" Suigetsu blinked as she shoved all of Sasuke's clothes, among a few other items, into the suitcase and zipped it.

"I don't want a man that I can't trust. I've been thinking about this for a long time, and if he wants her so badly, then he can have her. I don't want to be part of his harem that doesn't care who else he does in his spare time." She stared at the suitcase for a moment before whispering one word, "Wait."

Suigetsu blinked as she slid off her engagement ring and tossed it into the suitcase before zipping it again.

"Good for you." Suigetsu nodded, and he took the suitcase out to the front step, along with the few other items that Sasuke actually owned.

After that, they sat together in the house, the doors dead-bolted. Karin's tears were gone and replaced with a look of fierce determination.

"Everything changes." Karin whispered, her head on Suigetsu's chest as they heard Sasuke's car peel out of the driveway. "And if he can't be faithful, he can't stay."

Suigetsu wrapped his arm around her, but he didn't say anything. She didn't need him confessing his love right now, she needed him to hold her and tell her everything would be alright. So that was what he did.

For two months, Karin and Suigetsu lived their lives. They were rarely apart, but Karin wasn't dating and Suigetsu wasn't going to pressure her.

"Sui?" Karin asked as they sat together, at her house. Suigetsu had taken to spending nights at her house, usually on the couch, just because Karin seemed to like waking up to him being there. She said it made the house feel less vacant.

"Huh?" Suigetsu gave her his full attention, blinking wide lilac eyes at her.

"Would you hate me if I asked you out?" Karin was slowly blushing brighter and brighter, but she held his gaze.

"You know what?" Suigetsu acquired a smirk, leaning in gradually to see her blush more. "No." He whispered right before he kissed her.

It quickly became apparent that they both wanted to live their lives, but they wanted to live them together.

A/N: Longest one-shot tonight! Or this morning depending on how you look at four AM... Anyway, next update will be next week, and what did you think?