A/N: I'm a bit late, and I'm very sorry! My dad's been placing a lot of restrictions on my computer so I'm finding it difficult to find time to write, edit and post chapters. Either way, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Rich Boy, Poor Heart II

Chapter Fifteen

000

JULY 22

Sakura woke up to see the adorable face of her sleeping boyfriend. She giggled and resisted the urge to pinch his cheeks.

"Why…are you laughing…?" He asked sleepily, without opening his eyes.

"Ne, you're just so cute, Sasuke-kun!" She cooed, snuggling closer to him.

"Hn…" Sasuke muttered back as he put an arm around her.

"Can we just stay here the whole day?" He asked lazily.

"Sasuke-kun, it's almost your birthday!" Sakura pointed out.

"So…?" The Uchiha said stubbornly, holding onto her tighter. She blushed deeply.

"Your mom's going to be asking you millions of question," She continued, trying to ignore his touch.

"Then I'll just stay in here," Sasuke replied. She sighed.

"C'mon Sasuke-kun. Wakey, wakey," The pink-haired girl said, pinching his cheeks. Sasuke cringed as he finally opened his eyes.

"If you don't get out of bed, I won't talk to you tomorrow," She threatened. He frowned at her for a few seconds before finally standing up. She smiled.

"There we go! Now, let's"—

She was cut off by his sudden hug.

"S…Sasuke-kun…?" Sakura asked as she found herself hugging him back lightly.

"Sorry, I just"—

He sighed, let go of her and ruffled his hair.

"You're so annoying," Sasuke mumbled as he left the room.

Sakura stared after him before laughing softly.

"Laughing to yourself now?"

Shikamaru looked at her as he passed by her still open door. She huffed playfully.

"Oh, don't mind me," Sakura said back, looking away. He smirked.

"Yeah, I'll be sure not to," He replied. She walked after him as she exited her room.

"Ah, Shikamaru, what did you get Sasuke for his birthday?" She asked curiously. He shrugged.

"Just some video game. How about you?" Shikamaru asked back. Sakura glanced away nervously and he gave her a look of slight disbelief.

"You didn't get him anything yet?" He questioned, beginning to smirk.

"I'll think of something eventually…" Sakura pondered as they walked down the stairs.

"Shika-kun!" Ino squealed as she clutched onto him.

Sakura scanned the living room, searching for Sasuke. He was surrounded by Itachi and Rain, who were probably asked to keep Sasuke away from the kitchen while they baked his giant birthday cookie for tomorrow.

"Hey, Sakura-chan!" Naruto called out happily, waving.

"Oh, Sakura, Mikoto-san wanted to see you in the kitchen," Neji informed before Sakura was going to give Naruto the hug.

"Oh, thanks Neji!" She said before running off, leaving Naruto quite unhappy.

"Yes, Mikoto-san?" Sakura breathed out as she arrived in the kitchen.

"Ah! Sakura-chan! I accidentally bought the wrong kind of chocolate chips. It was supposed to be semi-sweet, but I got bitter chocolate chips instead," Mikoto said, pouting like a child.

"Me and Iko are too busy making the dough right now, so could you and a friend go buy the right chocolate chips? Anyone except for Sasuke is fine. I don't want him knowing about the cookie," She told her.

Sakura nodded.

"I'll be back soon, Mikoto-san!" She said as she rushed out of the kitchen.

As she turned the corner, she bumped into Shikamaru's hard chest, who looked down at her curiously.

"Ah! Shikamaru, would you mind going to the grocery store with me super quick?" The pink-haired girl asked without a second thought. He blinked at her in slight confusion.

"Eh, sure," He replied back, obviously thinking that it was "troublesome."

"May I go too?" A new voice asked.

The two turned around to see Sai smiling pleasantly at them. Sakura smiled.

"Yes!" She replied happily as Shikamaru sighed. He didn't have much of a liking for Sai.

"We can just walk there, right?" Sakura asked as they all snuck out the door before Sasuke could notice.

"Well…it only takes about ten minutes to get there, so yeah," Shikamaru said back.

Sakura quietly glanced from Sai to Shikamaru, and back. She could tell the atmosphere was a bit tense.

'Oh that's right…Sai and Ino dated before…'

"Oh…so we're getting semi-sweet chocolate chips because Mikoto-san accidentally got the bitter ones," Sakura said, trying her best to break the tension.

"Okay," Shikamaru replied simply, while Sai smiled.

Sakura sighed dramatically.

"Look, I really want you two to get along," She said truthfully, more towards Shikamaru, who scowled.

"I can't get along with someone like him," He said, much to Sakura's surprise. She always knew him as the type of guy to keep quiet about these types of things.

"He hurt Ino," He mumbled, glaring over at Sai, who merely regarded him with a calm expression.

"But…I thought Ino broke up with him," Sakura said, confused.

"Yeah, but that's because Sai was being a stupid boyfriend," Shikamaru replied, his rare temper getting the better of him.

"He kept on going up to girls and calling them 'pretty' or 'beautiful'," He continued. Sakura frowned.

"But didn't Sai use opposites back then"—

"He still talked to them. He didn't stop even when Ino told him to," Shikamaru cut her off and Sakura was even more surprised by now.

"I'm sorry, Shikamaru," Sai said before Sakura could speak. Shikamaru shot him a suspicious look.

"Say that to Ino, not me," He said before grabbing Sakura's arm and walking ahead.

"Ah…I guess I'll just head back for now," Sai said, causing Sakura to turn around.

"No, Sai you can still come with us!" She told him. He smiled and shook his head.

"I'll see you back home, Sakura," Sai said before walking back. Sakura frowned.

"Forget him," Shikamaru said.

"He said sorry," Sakura pointed out, observing him carefully.

"And I'll forgive him as long as he apologizes to Ino," He answered back.

"Alright then…" The pink-haired girl said, sighing.

In no time, they were heading back with a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

"Ah…I still don't know what to get Sasuke-kun for his birthday…" Sakura mentioned hopelessly. Shikamaru smirked.

"Sakura, I don't know Sasuke all that well, but I've known him long enough. And I know that he could honestly care less what he gets as presents," He explained. Sakura frowned.

"But…I'm his girlfriend. Girlfriends are supposed to get their boyfriends gifts," She pointed out.

"Actually, it's supposed to be the other way around," He told her, amused.

"Anyway, you know what Ino gives me for my birthdays?" Shikamaru asked, catching Sakura's interest.

"Ah…well, no. She never really mentioned it," Sakura said truthfully.

"That's because it's something you can't just buy," He told her. Sakura rose an eyebrow.

"Love?" She asked. Shikamaru nearly laughed.

"No. She gives me a really special kiss," He replied, blushing slightly. Almost instantly, Sakura began blushing.

"You think I should give Sasuke a kiss for his birthday?" Sakura askd in near disbelief.

"A really special one," Shikamaru corrected.

"Do you really think he'll like that?" She asked, worried. He smirked.

"Sakura, trust me. I'm pretty sure he will," He replied before they both realized they had arrived in front of the summer home.

"Well…ano…thanks for the advice," Sakura said awkwardly while Shikamaru merely smirked. She dashed into the kitchen.

"Mikoto-san, I got the chocolate chips!" She said, placing the bag onto the counter. Mikoto smiled joyfully.

"Oh, good! Iko-chan, come here, come here, let's mix them into the cookie dough," She said, ripping the bag open as Iko quickly rushed to her side.

Sakura watched quietly as Mikoto dumped all of the chocolate chips into the dough, and Iko began mixing it furiously.

"Ah…now we just have to get this onto the cookie sheet…oh, Sakura-chan dear, Sasuke-chan's been looking for you. I heard him asking about you in the living room," Mikoto said, looking over at the girl.

Sakura blinked. "O…okay!" She said shyly before exiting the kitchen.

Once she had come into the view of the Uchiha, he walked over to her, grabbed her hand and dragged her away.

"Why are you always going somewhere without telling me?" Sasuke demanded, startling the girl.

"Ano…I can't tell you right now," Sakura replied teasingly. He scowled.

"Just as long as you're not with other guys…" He muttered and the pink-haired girl instantly felt guilty.

"Well, even if I was with other guys, I'm not romantically involved with them or anything…" Sakura replied, and almost immediately regretted it.

"I don't want you going somewhere with other guys," He snapped. She frowned.

"Shikamaru and Sai aren't"—

She squeaked as he backed her up against the wall.

"That was the wrong thing to say," Sasuke mumbled into her ear, causing her to blush deeply.

"Sasuke-kun…" She whispered.

He backed up a little to look at her face. She was surprised at how embarrassed he looked.

"You're…jealous?" Sakura asked nervously. The Uchiha scowled again before burying his face into her hair.

"No. I just don't like you with other guys," Sasuke said stubbornly. Sakura sweat dropped.

"Sasuke-kun…that's jealousy," She giggled lightly.

"You're so…" He started.

"Annoying?" Sakura guessed, amused. Sasuke paused.

"Unbearable," He finally told her. She pouted, even though he couldn't see.

"Ne, you can get off now, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said quite casually. He sighed heavily, and to her surprise, backed up completely.

"Honestly, you make it hard for me to back off," He muttered truthfully. She blushed again and he smirked.

"P…pervert," Sakura said, avoiding further eye contact with him.

"I'm not dating you only for looks," Sasuke pointed out, crossing his arms. She smiled brightly at him, and he nearly went breathless.

"D…don't do that," He told her strictly. She blinked in confusion.

"Annoying…" He murmured as she continued giving him a puzzled gaze.

"S…Shikamaru-kun, stop!"

Ino's yell instantly put an alarmed expression on both Sakura and Sasuke's faces.

Wordlessly, Sasuke gripped onto Sakura's hand and they dashed back into the living room.

Shikamaru was lowering his fisted hand as Sai staggered backwards.

"Shikamaru!" Sakura called out. He glanced over at her. She had never seen him look this annoyed.

"Sorry, Sakura. But this guy…" He started, glaring at Sai.

"He's too much," Shikamaru finished, raising his arm to throw another punch.

Sasuke quickly grabbed his arm while Naruto and Neji rushed up to help.

"Shikamaru, please," Sakura said, touching his still fisted hand.

"You're scaring Ino," She whispered so no one else could hear. He looked her in the eye before sighing, and loosening his hand.

Sakura didn't miss the suspicious look on Sasuke's face.

"He didn't apologize," Shikamaru told her firmly as Sakura glanced over at Sai, who was rubbing his swelling cheek.

"I did," Sai replied, quite calmly.

"'Sorry I didn't honor you and told other girls they're pretty, even though it was quite true' isn't a proper apology," Shikamaru snapped back.

He tensed when Ino touched his shoulder.

"Shikamaru-kun…it's okay. That's probably one of Sai's best apologies yet," Ino told him truthfully.

"I don't think"—

"Shikamaru. Calm down," Neji told him, patting his back.

They all released him and he nearly slumped forward.

"This really bites," Shikamaru muttered, half jokingly.

Ino rolled her eyes as she gave him a reassuring hug.

END JULY 22

000

JULY 23

"Sakura?" Sai called out as he knocked on her door. Sakura jumped up in her bed. Her eyes darted to her clock to read that it was two in the morning.

Quite groggily, she walked over to the door and opened it.

Sai smiled at her.

"Sai-kun…it's two in the morning…" Sakura whimpered.

"I can't sleep," He told her, and she immediately gave him a look of concern.

"Is it because of earlier…?" She asked, trailing off.

"I suppose," Sai replied casually, as he welcomed himself inside her room.

"Ah. It's Sasuke's birthday now, isn't it?" He asked after an awkward pause. Sakura widened her eyes.

"Oh, it is! Maybe I should go surprise him after this"—

"Sakura?" Sai started.

"Does Sasuke…ever do anything to you?" He asked as Sakura stared at him.

"Any…thing…?" She asked, confused.

"Sexual contact," Sai explained bluntly. Sakura blushed a deep red.

"W-w-w-w-we've only gone as far as k-k-kissing," She stammered as Sai nodded slowly.

"Haven't you…?" She started. He shook his head.

"Eh? Really? I thought…" Sakura shook her head.

"I suppose I shouldn't judge people," She said, smiling at him.

"Ah. I'll leave now," Sai said suddenly, standing up.

"E…eh…okay then. See you later, Sai-kun," Sakura said, waving at him before he left the room.

Sakura titled her head to the side.

'So strange…'

"Anyway! I should get going to Sasuke-kun's room!" The pink-haired girl declared before bouncing up onto her heels.

"Who's room?"

She yelped in surprise and nearly fell over as she turned around.

"Sasuke-kun! How…" She trailed off.

"I was just walking by. But I saw Sai walk out of here. What did he talk to you about?" Sasuke asked, quite suspiciously. Sakura blushed, remembering Sai's question, while Sasuke cocked up an eyebrow.

"Nothing much. He just wanted to remind me about your birthday and all…" Sakura mumbled. She noticed Sasuke was walking towards her, slowly.

"You need a reminder for my birthday…?" He questioned, now causing her to take a few steps back. She gulped nervously.

"Sai didn't…do anything…" Sakura told him.

She squeaked as the back of her knees met the bed, and she fell backwards.

Sasuke fell after her, on top of her. He listened to her fast-paced breathing and smirked.

"You still haven't said 'happy birthday'," Sasuke whispered into her ear, causing her to shudder.

He rose his head up to see her expression and frowned.

Her eyes were squeezed shut and she looked…scared.

"Sakura…?"

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