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New Beginnings

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Normal P.O.V.:

'What is he doing here?' she thought angrily. 'Of all people… why him.'

After a few moments of glaring at him, Sakura realized that Sasuke was still waiting for an explanation from her. She also realized that he was still shirtless.

'Oh my God!' Her mind gasped at his marked abdomen.

Sakura looked at him closely and noticed the faintly bluish purple bruises on his cheek and stomach. She looked into his eyes and saw something different and very unnerving… he was watching her too.

"What are you staring at?" she asked in an irritated tone. "Why are you even here?"

Sasuke's face twisted into a sarcastic smirk and he stepped back a little, forming a gap between them. "I just came to get rid of your little presents." He sneered and turned to get his shirt.

Sakura just clenched her teeth and sat down in one of the office chairs.

'I'm gonna miss another class!' she huffed in frustration then turned to glower at the bruised Uchiha. Just as the pinkette opened her mouth to apologize, her eyes zoomed in on a mark on the juncture where his neck met his shoulder. Stealthily, she rose from her seat and stood behind the dark haired boy, standing on her tip-toes to see the mark clearly.

It was a hickey, and it was fresh.

'This stupid son-of-a-bi-'

"What the hell is this?" she demanded, poking the purple skin and earning a groan from Sasuke. "You just got this! How can you just move on like this, after breaking Ino's heart? Are you really that cold?"

"Hn."

"Uchiha, give me a real answer!" she yelled at his back, resisting the urge to punch him.

"… Annoying."

The fiery pinkette growled in frustration and stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her as she called, "Don't worry Sasuke-kun, I won't bother you anymore. As of today, you won't have to worry about me sitting with you, talking to you, being near you… or anything else that involves you!"

Sasuke's P.O.V.:

"Hn." The bored ebony-eyed male stated emotionlessly.

"Teme, shut up! Sakura is cool!" Naruto nearly broke Sasuke's eardrums… again.

"Dobe, if you don't keep your fucking voice down–"

"Just admit it, Sasuke." Shikamaru stared at him intensely and the Uchiha gave him a questioning look.

Seeing that no one was going to clarify, he asked. "Admit what, exactly?"

The lazy genius rolled his eyes while Naruto grinned from ear to ear and draped his arm over Sasuke's shoulders. "We know you think she's pretty awesome, teme." He waggled his eyebrows, earning a smack on the back of the head from both boys.

"… Troublesome…"

The three of them sat in the living room of Sasuke's wing of the Uchiha manor. The entire east wing belonged to the young Uchiha and had 4 guestrooms, each with bathrooms that connected; a living room with a 62in flat screen TV, two couches that seated three each and one loveseat; the den that was full of different games like a pool table, card table, foosball table and wet bar; there was also a sun deck that held tanning chairs and a hot tub with a built-in mini waterfall.

Sasuke's own room had its own bathroom, was right at the end of the hall and was twice as big as the guestrooms. It had the works: Jacuzzi tub, spa-style shower, huge king-sized bed with a canopy, a huge flat screen TV, every game system known to man, a loveseat–great for making-out–, a balcony that overlooked the east side of their huge pool and the built-in pool caverns. And it was all themed in his most preferable colors:

Blue, black and red.

He still didn't remember why they were sitting there, talking about the very girl that would sometimes plague his dreams, when they were supposed to be playing the new Call of Duty: Black Ops on his Playstation 3.

"…Whatever." He muttered before setting up the game. "Are you playing or not?"

Naruto hurriedly scrambled for a wireless controller, the other two had theirs in their hands and were already signing in on the online multiplayer mode.

Sasuke chose Team Death Match on Hardcore and a random location.

"Awww, man!" the blond cried as The Array loaded. "I hate this place!"

The other two rolled their eyes at their friend's stupidity and put on their Bluetooth headsets.

As the three fought their way through the round, Naruto had practically died every time he stepped out of his hiding spots and almost got Shikamaru and Sasuke killed twice.

Being the genius that he was, Shikamaru sought out very active spots that everyone passed by frequently and killed them before they saw him coming.

Sasuke, on the other hand, just walked around carefully, staying hidden and only getting killed once.

After fifteen minutes, the round ended and the results were revealed. Naruto had gotten 7th place and died 35 times with 29 kills. Shikamaru had 4th place and died 3 times with 47 kills. Sasuke had died 1 time with 53 kills and had 3rd place.

'Who the hell got 1stand 2nd?'

"Whoa, teme," Naruto stared at his score in awe. "You only died once and you got 53 fuckin' kills!"

"Who got 1st and 2nd?" Shikamaru asked, voicing Sasuke's thoughts.

They all scrolled upwards and looked at the username and score.

"B-but you got more kills that him!" the blond shouted in confusion.

"…Yeah, by one kill." He mumbled.

"Is that… ?" Shikamaru's brows raised and he trailed off.

"…" 'No. Fucking. Way.'

"It's Sakura-chan!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly at the TV screen. There it was, in 2nd place was none other than xxPinkSniperxx, a.k.a. Sakura Haruno.

"She games?" Shikamaru asked with semi-interest. Naruto nodded vigorously and pulled out his phone.

"Dobe," Sasuke said warningly, glaring at the phone. "What are you doing?"

The blond in question chuckled as his phone vibrated and he quickly replied. "Nothing." He laughed shortly just before the suspicious Uchiha received a message on his PS3.

To: Avenger23

From: xxPinkSniperxx

xxPinkSniperxx wants to add you to her friends list.

Accept Decline

Sasuke glared at the message before clicking Decline, causing his two friends to shoot him curious looks.

"Eh, Sasuke," Naruto called for his attention. "Why'd you just decline Sakura?"

He thought it over a bit. Why had he declined her? Surely he wanted to add her…

No. He wanted to see if she meant what she'd said to him earlier that week while they were in the Nurse's office. Why was she trying to contact him? She'd said that she wanted nothing to do with him before…

"Aa." He resorted back to his all-purpose response and started another round.

'She'll send another.' He smirked as he thought about her reaction when she would get the message saying he'd rejected her friend request. She'd probably get pissed and her viridian eyes would blaze with anger. He found himself wishing she'd be in his room, naked on his bed, when that transformation from a cute and sassy girl to a fiery, sexy woman took place so he could pin her beneath him and make her moan and–

'Wait… what?' he shook his head and tried to rid himself of those sudden thoughts and focus on the game. 'Where had that come from?'

• • • • • • • • •

The weekend had flown by too quickly. Sasuke dreaded returning to school. He knew that as soon as he'd step through the doors, either Karin or some other fan girls would attach themselves to his side.

He sat in the back of the black Bentley, his chauffer waiting patiently for the young Uchiha to signal him to let him out. Taking a deep breath, Sasuke gestured to the door before gathering his bag and pocketing his phone.

"I'll let you know if I need a ride, Simon." He said as he stepped out of the car.

"And I shall be awaiting your call, young master."

Surprisingly, when the car pulled off, no one swarmed around him. Looking both ways, Sasuke cautiously entered the school and made his way to his locker. He managed to collect his books and make it to his first class without incident and slowly went to meet everyone for free period.

As he approached the group, everyone quieted and looked at him expectantly.

'What the hell is going on?' he sat down and met their stares with a blank expression.

"What?" he asked flatly.

Everyone exchanged glances before Naruto cleared his throat. "Um, Sasuke, we need to talk to you about you dating Kin."

He raised an eyebrow. That's what all of this was about; his relationship with Kin?

"What of it?"

The blond huffed and started shouting. "'What of it'? What do you mean 'what of it'?" Everyone shifted uncomfortably and averted their gazes. "You remember what she did to us!"

The raven haired boy scoffed and looked away. "No, I remember what she did to Hinata, Naruto."

"She humiliated Bushy Brows and Hinata!" he shouted angrily.

"Tch, that was that whore's fault- and who can't embarrass Lee."

Everyone gaped at him. They knew he was heartless, but for him to say that about sweet, innocent Hinata… it was unforgivable.

"Bastard, take that back!" Naruto jumped into Sasuke's face and Lee struggled to hold him back.

"Naruto, my friend, please calm down! I take no offense to what he has said, and Hinata-chan is not a whore. Sasuke simply had a very youthful comeback!"

Feeling bored, the Uchiha rose from the seat and began walking away to Kami-knows-where.

"Sasuke!" He turned at his blond friend's snarl. "Take. It. Back!"

Smirking, Sasuke raised a hand and waved him off. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. I take it back."

As he walked away, he couldn't help but think about Naruto's words. He was kinda right. This was the exact reason why he hadn't wanted anyone to know about the two of them; Kin was a sworn enemy of the entire gang's.

It was all because they'd gone on a camping trip for their Freshman year and she'd made Hinata run from the showers, completely naked, because Kin had taken all of her clothes. As if that wasn't bad enough, Kin had also told most of the guys to wait near the showers because she wanted to show them something.

Sasuke and Naruto had been among that group, so imagine their astonishment when a naked Hinata Hyuuga had come running out, her large, creamy mounds bouncing with each stride. Naruto had practically jizzed himself and fainted, but some of the other guys had tried getting a better look by cornering her.

That was when Rock Lee came out of the guy's showers with only a towel around his waist, which Kin tore off as she shoved him against the petrified Hyuuga heiress. His… stuff… had been pressed-up against her… female parts, causing the shy girl to faint.

Unfortunately, when Kin took pictures on her phone, it looked as if she were moaning because her lips were parted and her hands had remained around Lee's neck. The next week, the picture was spread all throughout the school and the gang hated Kin ever since.

Well, all of them except for Sasuke.

'If Naruto knew the things she could do… he'd forgive me in a heartbeat.'

"Oi! Sasuke-kun!"

'Speaking of,' He turned to see Kin Tsuchi in black booty shorts, a purple vest, gray, furry boots and silver hoop earrings. He could see her black bra from across the hall and watched as her boobs almost bounced out of her low-cut blouse as she ran to him.

"Hey there," he said with his best womanizer grin.

"I missed you this weekend," she whispered in his ear as she gave him a hug that pressed her mostly-exposed chest against his. "Did you miss me too?"

He looked her over then scanned the hallway with a smirk. "Hn."

'No, not at all; I was too busy thinking about my worst enemy.'

"Sasuke where are we going?" she slung her an arm around his waist.

"The music closet." He felt himself start to tingle all over as they walked across the school campus, imagining all that they'd do in there.

He'd pin her to the wall and hold her wrists above her head with one hand and let his free one run along her soft sides. He'd spread her legs and place himself between them and lower his head to her neck. He'd suck and bite her soft, supple skin and listen to her throaty moans as he ground his hips into hers.

Sasuke groaned at the thought of feeling his pants constrict his erection before he'd release her hands so she could take its engorged flesh into her mouth. She'd bob up and down, sucking and nipping at its tip. He'd fist his hands in her long hair, holding her in place as he climaxed into her mouth. She'd swallow and moan his name as he soothed down her soft, coral-colored tresses before pulling her up to straddle his waist as he took her against the wall, her green eyes glowing with lust-

'Wait, coral tresses? Green eyes?' Sasuke sighed in frustration. He'd been doing it again. He was thinking of the fiery pink haired minx, again! 'Damn it, Sakura!' he needed to exercise his frustrations. With Kin right beside him, he figured that he might as well use her to rid the large bulge in his pants. The one that Sakura created

They'd barely closed the door when he was all over her, pressing his member against her heated bundle of nerves.

"Aaahhh, Sasuke-kun!" she moaned loudly.

'No, no, no,' he thought as he shut his eyes tightly and tried to imagine that it wasn't really Kin that was moving her hand into his unbuttoned pants, but Sakura instead. He tried to block out her loud moans. 'That's not how she'd sound; her moans would be so soft, like her lips.'

Without further thought, he crashed his lips onto Kin's and bucked his unclothed member into her hand. "Get on your knees…" Sakura.

"Wow, Sasuke-kun," Kin whispered with a sly smile. "You must be really eager for me."

"Shut up and blow me." He said harshly, grabbing her head and pushing it down on his manhood. She gagged slightly, but began sucking anyway.

'She's so good with her mouth… but Sakura would be better.' he thought in disappointment as he groaned and began oozing liquids into Sakura's mouth. He pretended that he was thrusting into the pink haired girl's tight core and not some trash's mouth.

"Harder!" he grunted, hissing when she squeezed his base and gave the tip a series of hard sucks. He came shortly after and then sat down then lowered her over his still-throbbing member.

"Yes!" Kin shouted, once again ruining the image that it was the pink haired girl who was riding him.

"Shut up." He growled menacingly, though she didn't seem to take him seriously because she moaned loudly seconds later.

Suddenly, the door to the music room opened and footsteps could be heard as the person entered the classroom. He motioned for Kin to quietly get up but only received a mischievous grin in return. She ground her hips, causing Sasuke to intake a sharp breath and bite his bottom lip to repress a moan.

"Kin," he whispered threateningly. The girl on top of him grinned and did it again, only this time, she pushed harder and kept rolling.

"Get off!" he hissed through the intense pleasure. If she didn't get off of him right then, they would end up getting caught.

"Hello?"

Sasuke's whole body tensed as the voice echoed outside of the closet. The long haired girl above him rolled her hips again, but his now limp member didn't respond. He recognized that voice.

Sakura was in the Music room.

'Relax, Sasuke,' he thought to himself as he heard the footsteps getting closer to the closet. 'It's just Haruno. Who cares if she catches you?'

Sakura's P.O.V.:

'I wonder if they have a mandatory Music course.' Sakura turned the corner that led to the Music room. As she neared the doorway, she thought she heard something. She placed her hand mere centimeters away from the knob and listened.

'Moaning?'

She leaned closer and heard it again.

"Yes!" Sakura raised an eyebrow at the sudden shriek. Was someone really getting it on in the Music room?

Deciding to ruin their happy moment, Sakura threw the door open and slowly walked in. Gazing around the room, she saw that no one was there. She took a step further into the room and heard mumbles.

"Hello?" she called out to the voices.

'Where are you?' Her eyes scanned the room, narrowing on the desk. 'No…' Her gaze moved to each instrument, thinking that the couple would try hiding behind the larger ones. 'No, too open,' She suddenly heard a gasp followed by a low mumble and her eyes snapped to the closet.

It was where the instruments were stored and was probably very spacious.

She didn't realize that she was walking towards the closet until she was a few feet away. Just as abruptly as she'd been set on busting them, she gave up and decided to just entertain herself until the teacher came.

The rosette seated herself on atop of the teacher's desk and allowed her eyes to roam the papers covering it. Lyrics to some of the songs that the Freshman classes would be singing. She saw one of her favorite songs in the pile, Only One by Cherish.

'I love this song!' she snatched up one of the papers and pulled out her phone. She searched on YouTube for the instrumental version so that she could sing along. By now, the impish couple was long forgotten. Sakura squealed in delight as the instrumental began playing the she cleared her throat and sang along.

(A/N: Play Only One, by Cherish; Italics Sakura, Bold = Chorus, Both)

Oh ohh, oh whoa, oh whoa ohhh

You and me together make the perfect combination,

Like an actress, to a role

Like a body, to a soul

I know you have trust issue but I'm here to let you know

I'm you're Catherine, you're my Joe

Better half

You make me whole

I know you go through my phone (phone)

Checkin' all of my messages

Thinkin' I'd do you wrong (wrong)

Tryna see I'm messin with

Baby I'll ride for you

Baby I'll die for you

You are the only one,

The only one that I'm lovin'

Sakura sighed as the chorus began singing. This part always reminded her of him; of how he ditched them for a gang; of how he broke her heart after she gave him everything.

'Oh, Pein,' She felt a single tear slide down her cheek.

The only one that I'm lovin' is, is you

And the only one I let touch me is you, is you

You're the only one that sees me, in my Vicky Secret

The one I share my sheets with, baby

The only one that I want is you

The only one that I'm missin' is you, is you

And the only one that I'm kissin' is you

You're the only one that sees me,

Look rough in the morning'

Get that early lovin'

Baby, the only one I'm lovin' is you

See me without you would be like some music with no song

Us together, is not a choice

It's like me, without a voice

And baby when I tell you that there's nothing going on,

I'ma need you to trust me

And stop tryna prove me wrong, baby

I know you through my phone (phone)

Checkin all of my messages (do you think that I'm lyin')

Thinkin' I'd do you wrong (wrong)

Tryna see who I'm messin' with

Baby I'll ride for you

Baby I'll die for you

You are the only one,

The only one that I'm lovin

'Cause you get all my love

And I swear it's only you

You're the only one for me

Just open up and see

You gave your heart, I won't break it

My love for you ain't changing

Baby please hear what I'm sayin'

Here's all of me, so take it

The only one that I'm lovin' is, is you

And the only one I let touch me is you, is you

You're the only one that sees me, in my Vicky Secret

The one I share my sheets with, baby

The only one that I want is you

The only one that I'm missin' is you, is you

And the only one that I'm kissin' is you

You're the only one that sees me,

Look rough in the mornin'

Get that early lovin'

Baby, the only one I'm lovin' is you

Sakura sniffled. She couldn't help but think of him when this song came on. Cherish was their group. They had tagged each of their songs as their song.

'Pein,' her mind cried. 'I miss you.'

Taking a deep breath, the pinkette set her phone down and stood from the desk to quickly write a note on a single sticky pad.

Ms. Tayuya Kinoshita,

I would like to see if I could enroll in one of your music courses as an extra-curricular activity.

Sakura Haruno

She walked out of the door and was halfway down the hall when she realized that she'd left her phone on Ms. Kinoshita's desk.

'Great,' she thought bitterly as she turned on her heel and re-entered the classroom. She entered quietly and snatched the phone up. As she turned to leave, she heard a click and turned to see the closet door open.

'What the…'

Sasuke's P.O.V.:

Sasuke stood in the doorway of the closet and was face-to-face with a slightly flushed, emerald eyed girl.

'Has she been… crying?' he narrowed his eyes and continued to silently observe her, completely aware of the glower she was directing at him.

"Uh, hi," Kin said timidly into the awkward tension in the room. "You have a really nice voice!"

Sasuke mentally face-palmed at the other girl's stupid comment; you don't point out something so obvious unless you're Naruto. He watched as Sakura's bitter expression faltered and her gaze left his to lock on Kin.

"Thanks," she replied, her eyes softening to a friendly radiance. "I don't usually let people hear it, though…"

The dark-featured girl laughed softly before looping her arm through his. "Oh, don't worry. Sasuke and I were too busy to criticize, but your singing did help set the mood."

Sakura's face scrunched up in confusion, but Sasuke didn't know what was so confusing. Surely she knew what Kin was hinting at, right? He raised an eyebrow at the rosette who only gave him a slight sneer before smiling at the girl on his arm and saying that she had to get going.

"Okay, bye!" she called to the retreating figure. "She's nice, right, Sasuke-kun?"

"Hn."

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His classes were… uneventful. Apparently, a certain girl with pastel-colored hair had decided to skip every class that day. The group got their first glance of her at lunch before she ran off somewhere.

Sasuke was sitting with them when she pranced in with Ino and both of them sat down right across from him without so much as a glance.

Everyone seemed shocked at the new edition, but after a few subtle looks shared between Sakura and the others at the table, everyone warmed up to her; even Neji.

"… So you're into Martial Arts?" the blond asked the Hyuuga.

Before he could even reply, Tenten, the girl he always flirted with, spoke. "He's, like, a prodigy! Everyone at the competitions idolize him!"

Naruto was quieter than usual, probably because the group wouldn't talk to Sasuke which meant the loud boy couldn't either. Kiba was practically all over Sakura; that was when the Uchiha noticed that Idate wasn't sitting with them, but was across the room with his friends, continuously eyeing the girl.

If he wasn't dating Kin, he'd walk over there and beat that idiot senseless.

As if on cue, the very girl preventing him from hurting Morino called his name.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Cringing at the way she said his name, Sasuke, along with half the table, turned to see Kin motioning for him to come sit with her and her friends. Giving a curt nod, Sasuke turned back to the group and everyone was avoiding his gaze- except Sakura.

He met her disgusted gaze and saw something beneath it; disappointment, maybe?

"What?" he spat harshly, earning a deathly glare from Kiba and a hurt look from Naruto.

"Jeez, are you in that much of a hurry?" Sakura asked just as aggravated. "Go ahead; run to your little whore, but don't expect us to be waiting here when you decide to come back."

"And since when do you speak for the entire group? Last I checked, you were a new addition." he snapped, making the entire table silent. He rose and cut her one last glare. "And you shouldn't talk so lowly of someone when you're no better."

Tenten and Hinata gasped while the others just looked angrily at him. He looked to Sakura and saw her eyes flashing and her cheeks pink with anger, just the way he liked her. Sasuke licked his lips and walked away from the table, ignoring Naruto's call.

"Sakura's right, Sasuke; if you go to her… you're out!"

He snorted. 'As if being with them was that special,'

"Fuck off, Naruto."

Sakura's P.O.V

Sakura felt her green eyes blaze at the way he was talking to them. Who did he think he was? They were his friends, for crying out loud!

"Fuck off, Naruto."

She snapped and jumped from her seat, planning on pummeling him into the ground when she saw Naruto's sad face.

'That bastard!' She growled loudly, making the arrogant Uchiha turn to face her with a self-satisfied look. 'I'll smack that smirk off your face!' The pinkette was ready to pounce when she felt a hand on her lower back and turned to see Kiba shake his head.

"He's not worth it." He mumbled as she sat down again and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Shooting Sasuke another glare, she found him staring at the group with narrowed eyes. They'd all gone back to talking like nothing had happened, though she knew that deep down, they were hurting. That didn't mean that he had to know too, though. Looking back up to meet his gaze, it was Sakura's turn to smirk.