I would like to thank SCB2011 and Shinako Hyuga for reveiwing and I dedicate this chapter to them! Thanks to everyone who put me on alerts and faves! Here you go... R&R!!

Disclaimer: The tune for Suigetsu's song is from Mulan's Making a Man. I changed most of it but thought that I should disclaim it anyway.

Chapter 5 Meeting again...

'Sasuke's here... oh no, what do I do?!' Sakura thought, panicking.

"Sorry Sasuke. So what do we do with the little witch?" Karin said, sickingly innocent.

'The girls still love him... But do I? So confusing... He looks different but the same'

Sasuke stared at the tied girl with his unreadable eyes and an awkward silence reined supreme.

"We are men,
Except for Karin, I don't know what she is,
Is she a boy, or is she a girl?
It's her flat chest that gives us this question,
Mysterious as the dark side of the moooooooon!" they heard Suigetsu singing from his tent from, bobbing his head to the rhythm of his rewritten version of the song from Mulan.

Sakura held back a laugh, Sasuke struggled to keep the smile off his face and Karin fumed.

"Wow... hey Sasuke. Ah, see you met the cute little captive."

"We already know each other. She's my... old teammate."

"Well Sakura, looks like you met everyone, Big Guy, Flat Chest and Commander Cool. Hmm... you need a nickname, I know Cherry!" said Suigetsu.

'Cherry, huh, better than Ino's nickname, Billboard Brow, and better than Tenten's nickname for me, Legs'

"It's not like she's sticking around," Karin glared at Suigetsu.

The two stormed off to their tents. Sasuke glanced over at his and returned his gaze to Sakura. He steadied her up to stand, led her to his tent, and sat her down again.

"Congragulations on the wedding. I didn't know you were into arranged marraiges," said Sasuke.

Sakura narrowed her eyes; she wasn't going to stand for this. It was hard to keep her temper in check under the circumstances. Sasuke was going to provoke her, until she let loose and got her killed... or at least that's what they thought.

She merely said calmly yet sternly, "'Tis better than war, it is my duty as a shinobi to protect my village by any means. Not that you would know."

She knew she was playing with fire, literally. However, she refused to e looked at as weak and helpless, she grew out of that. She proved to everyone that she was a capable ninja except for the one she wanted most to know. Uchiha Sasuke. It was time he learned.

"I know, I heard a kunoichi being married off for alliance... I never would have guessed that it was you."

"Karin and your friends gave me the summary. What do you plan to do to me? Kill me... torture me? What, Sasuke? Tell me!" she spoke with no fear in her voice or her heart.

"Nothing like that. I'm not that... cruel."

Sakura laughed quietly, "Whatever, sure. Quit playing games and get it over with!"

"How's Naruto?" he whispered almost not wanting to be heard.

A look of surprise took her over.

"You... care. After everything you've done. Why?"

"How should I know? I just do," Sasuke stated.

"He's fine. Him and Hinata are a couple, they're very happy."

"And Kakashi?"

"With Kuranai, she's pregnant."

"That's great... and you?"

She frowned, "Well I'm here with a rouge Nin and I don't know if I'll ever see my friends again... so... not very good."

"You will... I promise. Right now we're in the Rain village-"

"How long was I unconcious?"

"A few hours."

***

Sakura was slung over Sasuke's shoulder, flying through the trees, on their way to the next village.

Sasuke had changed since their genin years. He seemed to have lightened up a bit yet still focused on his goal. Sakura had learned a few things about his group.

1. They were called Team Hebi.
2. Sasuke was the leader.
3. Jugo has an unstable mind and can have deadly outbursts.
4. Only Sasuke can control him.
5. Suigetsu is collecting all seven swords of the Mist.
6. Karin has a tracking ability: she can sense chakras.

For some reason, Karin hates Sakura. She can't figure out why.

"We're staying here tonight," Sasuke cut Sakura's chakra ropes but grabbed her arm. All five walked in.

Sasuke approached the receptionist and she blushed when she saw Sasuke but scowled when she saw him holding Sakura's hand.

"Three rooms please, one for me and my girlfriend, one for my cousin and the other for my friend and his girl," Sasuke requested, smirking at Suigetsu who's eye was twitching and Karin tried to keep the look of disgust off her face. Jugo merely snickered.

The receptsionist gave three keys dreamily at Sasuke and she then turned to glare at Sakura. They walked upstairs and Karin had to wonder, 'Why does she get to share a room with him?' she immediately dismissed this, 'Probably to keep an eye on her' Then another thought crossed her mind, 'Did he have to say they were... ewww... together? Uh, they sooo do not go well. Unlike him and me' she then fantasized about their (eww) children. Then she remembered that she hated kids.

***

Sasuke and his 'girlfriend' were in their room and Sakura was relieved that her hands and legs were now free. Sakura remembered the pleasant tingle that went down her spine when her and Sasuke held hands. She tried to dismiss it as fear but could not. Sakura tried to hide her feelings for the rouge however, when they made eye contact...

'DAMN IT! WHY DO THOSE ONYX EYES HAVE TO BE SO FREAKING UNREADABLE!' her inner cursed.

"Sakura..." she looked up only to have their eyes meet again.

Sasuke looked away, breaking his spell on her, "I have to ask you something..."

'What could it be?' "Nani?"

Sasuke sat beside her on the double bed, "Do you still..."

Sakura did not expect this; "...love me?"

Silence.

Sasuke knew the answer in her green eyes and knew she was lying as she slowly denied it. He also knew why though... she was trying to convince herself more than him.

He leaned in and kissed her and explored her mouth freely. Before her mind could react and pull away, her body and heart responded (not to mention her horny inner-self).

So, as people say 'one thing led to another...'

Naruto: NANI?!
Sakura: ...
Sasuke: ...
Sasuke and Sakura: (blush) Wow...
Me: Uh... heh heh heh. No rated M stuff
Karin: (pointing accusing finger at Sakura) YOU BITCH!
Sasuke: Ewww...
Naruto: When did you get here?
Everyone minus Karin: (turn away from her and continue conversation)
Me: R&R!!!