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In Sakura's house..

Temari knocked on the bathroom door. "God, Ino! You're taking so long! What the hell are you doing in there anyway?!"

"Uh, give me five minutes!"

They all sweatdropped. "You've been saying that for the last two freaking hours!" Temari yelled, banging on the door.

"Okay, okay, I'm going," Ino said.

When she opened the door, she was greeted by Hinata and Tenten trying to keep their cool, Temari yelling and ranting about how she was doing nothing inside the room, and Sakura sitting silently on the chair on her porch.

"At last! Thank Kami! I-"

Temari's speech was cut short by Ino staring at Sakura, concern evident in her eyes. The girls followed her gaze.

Ino walked over to Sakura. When she was about three feet away, she could see tears glistening on the pinkette's cheeks.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ino bent her knees, so their faces were on the same level.

Sakura smiled, wiping her tears, "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks."

Tenten followed suit, saying, "No, you're not okay. Sakura, don't pretend that everything's fine. It hurts all the more inside if you don't let it out."

Hinata and Temari stood behind Sakura. "Sakura-chan, it's okay to cry. Don't keep your pain to yourself," Hinata said, patting her friend's back.

The kunoichi smiled at her friends, then broke down into tears.

"Dear Sakura-chan, remember that we're always here for you, and we're more than willing to beat up the jerk who made you cry," Temari said, hugging the brokenhearted girl.

In Naruto's apartment..

"Teme!"

"..."

"Oi, Uchiha." Shikamaru nudged the stoic man beside him.

"..."

"Temeeeeee."

Akamaru raised his head and barked in annoyance upon hearing the idiot's voice.

"Temeeeeee.."

"..."

"TEME!"

The Uchiha, sitting on the loveseat with his arms crossed, finally snapped. "Goddamn it, WHAT?!"

Naruto's eyes narrowed. "You're a bastard."

"Thank you for noticing, Captain Obvious."

Kiba looked at him, a bland expression on his face. "Why'd you have to do that to her?"

Sasuke looked at him. "Did what, dog boy?"

The 'dog boy' rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean, asshole."

Said asshole smirked. "What do you mean?"

"Whatever. That's the reason Sakura hates you."

"What makes you think you're so smart to know that?"

Neji growled, his Hyuuga eyes narrowing. "That's because we were there for her when you left. Even in your wildest dreams, you'd never imagine what pain she went through. She really loved you, but you broke her heart a lot of times over."

Sasuke, feeling guilty, looked away.

"You broke her heart again, and that may be the last time you're going to do that," Shikamaru said.

Sasuke looked at the Nara prodigy, confused. "What?"

The next morning, in Sakura's house..

Ino bounded down the stairs to the dining room. "Good morning, everyone!"

"Hey," Tenten said, slumped on the sofa. Temari smiled in greeting.

"Good morning, Ino-chan."

"Good morning to you too, Hinata." Ino looked around. "Where's Sakura?"

"Here."

They all looked to where the voice came from. Gasps were heard in the room.

Oh nooo. What happened to Sakura? And why will it be the last time Sasuke's going to break her heart?

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