Chapter Six- The Truth

"Are you…cheating on me…with Karin?" I asked.

Sasuke stared down at me in shock.

"Where did…Ino pick that up?" He questioned.

"You didn't answer my question."

"Answer mine and I'll answer yours."

"No," I replied harshly, suddenly angered. "I have been waiting, and this question has been tearing me up inside ever since I heard about the rumor! I don't have time, nor do I want to explain anything, until I get a truthful answer from you that will either save or destroy the relationship we have!"

Sasuke swiftly came down on me and rammed his mouth onto mine so hard I hit my head on the wall he had me pinned against. I reacted to him simply out of reflex. It didn't last very long, and when he pulled away I was slightly dazed and confused. He then pulled me into a hug.

"I don't know who that big-mouth Yamanaka heard that from, but I assure you it's all a lie." Sasuke whispered to me.

"…How can I be sure of that?" The question came out before I could entirely process it in my mind.

Sasuke pulled away and held me in arms length. His eyes were serious, yet soft at the same time as they examined my face. "What would I need to do to prove to you that you're the only girl who's this precious to me in such a way right now?"

I looked down and almost wished I never asked. "I don't know…."

"Then why don't you take some time to answer my question; starting with where this rumor came from."

"Uh…well…Ino told me she got a text from Tsuchi who heard from someone else that they, or maybe even another source, saw you and Karin in some…proximities that are reserved for couples." I answered.

"Fucking idiots," Sasuke growled under his breath.

"Sasuke," I scolded.

Sasuke huffed, obviously aggravated. "Sorry, it's just I'm pretty sure I know what happened. I was walking home after I dropped you off when Karin suddenly came out of nowhere. She just started that annoying flirting she does and she…kinda moved onto me."

My mouth hung open for a moment, but I quickly shut it before I replied. "What did she do?"

"She just walked up to me and started to get close. I tried to push her away but she grabbed onto me. That must have been what that person saw." Sasuke explained.

"…Well at least that makes sense." I huffed. "Karin's gonna be a dead bitch."

"Sakura," Sasuke used the tone I did when he cursed, but he smirked at me.

"Oh, we're even, okay?" I stated and rolled my eyes. "I better tell Ino what's really going on before it goes through the whole school." I pulled out my cellphone and began to text Ino the information.

I closed the phone after I finished. "So we're cleared then?" Sasuke inquired.

"Pretty soon we will be." I clarified. "I never thought I'd be so grateful to have a friend who can text like the wind."

Bzzz

I jumped at the noise, and for a second I thought the lights had gone out again. Sasuke chuckled at me.

"It's your cellphone. You probably put it on vibrate a while ago." Sasuke stated.

I looked away from him as I reached in my pocket for the phone. "I-I knew that."

Sasuke chuckled again as I opened my phone to see a text from Ino. I read it over for a moment and gasped.

"What is it?" Sasuke questioned.

"Looks like we're clearer than we thought," I answered. "Ino just told me that what you explained wasn't the situation, and as it turns out, you weren't the guy, either."

Sasuke looked slightly perplexed.

"Ino explained that someone saw Karin and someone that looked like you down in an alleyway making out–" Sasuke shuddered slightly at this "—but as it turns out, it was actually some older guy who resembled you in the dark because of some spiky hair."

"Well that's a relief to hear." Sasuke sighed. "Is the rumor dead then?"

"Being murdered as we speak," I confirmed, and held up my cellphone. "Isn't technology a beautiful thing?"

"Except when it's the reason we heard about this stupid rumor."

"…Okay, yeah, you have a point there. But at least it's over," I grinned up at Sasuke, "and at least I know I have a faithful boyfriend."

"You always have." Sasuke smirked, and leaned down to kiss me; to which I happily replied.

"Hey, Teme, Sakura, where are you two!?" Naruto called and interrupted our moment. We could hear Naruto's footsteps as he walked up the stairs. "I better not find you two making out again or something!"

I huffed. "Every time…can I ever just kiss you in peace?"

"Maybe you should have kept him in that closet." Sasuke responded as the two of us walked over to the door.

~*~*~*~*~*~

"So that's what was up." Tenten nodded her head as we finished explaining the situation we resolved. "You know…I do have some wooden swords and handcuffs…maybe we could knock Karin out and handcuff her to a pole in her underwear."

"Oh, please, you know how many people would have to gouge or burn their eyes after seeing that horror show?" I drawled.

"Yeah, you're right. Gives me shudders just thinking about it." Tenten agreed.

A round of laughter passed through the group, but two seemed to be missing. I looked around. "Hey, where'd Naruto and Hinata go?"

Tenten shrugged her shoulders and looked at Neji who pointed down the hallway. Tenten stood up and walked off in the direction Neji pointed in.

I looked over at the silent Hyuga. "Why didn't you tell us they took off?"

Neji shrugged his shoulders. "Never crossed my mind as important and I thought you guys noticed."

Suddenly, the sounds of a thump and Tenten laughing crazily went through the house. Tenten dashed out of the hallway with a big grin plastered to her face. Something that oddly resembled a shoe followed after her.

"Hey, Sakura, I think your brother just had his first kiss!" Tenten giggled as yet another shoe flew down the hall.

"Hey, that's called peeping!" Naruto shouted as he jumped out from the hallway.

"In comparison to what you did to me and Sasuke last time, I call that payback!" I declared to the red-faced blond. Laughter rang through the house shortly afterward for quite some time.

~*~*~*~*~*~

My eyes slowly opened to a bright wash of sunlight. I blinked a couple times as my eyes adjusted. I looked around. I saw Neji asleep in a recliner chair; Tenten hugged a pillow on the ground, also asleep. Hinata had fallen asleep in a sitting position, slightly slouched against the side of the couch she sat on. Naruto's head rested in her lap, and the rest of his body was sprawled lazily across the rest of the couch. I looked down at my body and saw two blue lumps encircled around my waist. It took me a moment to realize the lumps were the arms of a jacket…Sasuke wore a jacket yesterday…. I finally tilted my head to see I was laid on top of Sasuke, who was asleep with his arms wrapped around me.

I smiled lightly at everyone's states, and moved my head to look at the clock on the wall. It was nearly eight in the morning. The last time I looked at the clock it was one in the morning.

"We sure stayed up late." I noted mentally.

I tried to get Sasuke to let go of me, but his grip just seemed to tighten the more I pulled. I huffed, defeated, and laid my head against his chest.

Bzzz

I reached for my phone and pulled it out. There was a message from Ino.

Morning Sakura! Are you up yet?

I replied to her, saying I was obviously up if I was texting her.

…

Bzzz

Is anyone else up?

I replied to that with a quick "No".

…

Bzzz

How're things with you and Sasuke?

I read the message and then moved around to see his sleeping face. I smiled again and replied to Ino that everything was fine now, and how Naruto and Hinata made-out in a closet last night.

…

Bzzz

LOL!! I SO gotta get the details from Hinata! Oh, and good to hear you and Sasuke are fine.

At the moment I finished reading that, Sasuke stirred. He opened one eye sleepily.

"Texting this early in the morning," he inquired.

"Ino started it." I retorted.

"Hn…tell her to shut up so we can sleep."

"But I'm not tired anymore."

"I am."

"Then you can sleep. I'll go somewhere else to talk to her."

Sasuke's grip on me tightened again. "But I like my Sakura blanket."

I blushed slightly. "Alright, alright, have it your way." Then I quickly sent a text to Ino that I had to go and put the phone away.

"Good girl." Sasuke smirked, and closed his eyes again.

"…Sasuke." I called.

"Hn…?"

"Is it just me, or does it seem like every time we have one of these sleepovers we end up closer than we were before?"

Sasuke took a moment before he answered. "Then we better do these things more often."

I giggled and shifted my position slightly. "I guess so…but no more rumors or drama."

"I'll hope for the best."

I grinned happily at his words, let out a contented sigh, and then closed my eyes as sleep seemed to immediately overtake Sasuke.

THE END

What do you know…it's finally the end of the story! Boy it's been a long road…and now I have no multi-chapters to work on…. But something with the potential to be a multi-chapter does have a vote on it, so maybe eventually I'll be able to get to that! (I think there are two or three choices on that poll that lead to multi-chapters. I can immediately think of two, but I can't remember any others right now.) Well…I hope you people enjoyed this. I realized after I finished writing it that if Karin really was making out with some other guy while she says she likes Sasuke she's even more of a slut than ever! Ha ha! Um…all I can say is that I'm still writing other stories as I type this and I guess they'll be up eventually depending on if the poll keeps a certain story in the lead. (But I won't reveal which one. You people will have to wait and see for yourself.) …Till then I suppose, I don't have anything else left to say to you people!