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Forgiven

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Sasuke's P.O.V.:

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Another day, another dreadful eight hours of Kin, Kin's friends, and… well, more Kin-related stuff.

It had been a two weeks since the Cafeteria incident and none of his friends would talk to him, not even Naruto. When Sasuke had tried sitting with them the next day, Gaara- Temari's younger brother who'd transferred from Suna a few days after Sakura- had taken his seat.

Temari and Kankuro didn't sit with their group since they were Juniors, they usually sat with this girl Konan and some of Sasuke's older brother's friends.

When Sasuke told him to move, Sakura said to stay and Naruto finally ended the argument and told the Uchiha to sit somewhere else from then on. He'd basically had to sit with Kin's friends and watch the other table laugh and goof around like they didn't care that he was gone.

The last two weeks were kinda harsh; Sasuke never thought his friends could be so cold. They'd pass by him in the halls without any acknowledgement. The few times that he stood in their way and tried to talk to them, they'd push past him or, in Neji and Kiba's case, tell him where to stick it.

Now, he sat on the outdoor bleachers alone while the rest of the males in the Sophomore class watched the girls run laps or talked. P.E. had grown more tedious than usual, also. The guys would purposefully exclude him from anything they did, and the girls would simply ignore him until he went away.

Sasuke watched the girls run with mild interest. They were all wearing some type of workout outfit. At the back of the group, Karin and her followers walked, flipping their hair and talking loudly. Every once in a while they'd stop and 'tie their shoes', making their disgustingly short shorts ride up and flash 1/3 of their asses. The ebony-eyed boy felt bile rising in his throat and quickly mover his gaze further ahead of the group.

At the center of the group Ino and Kin were jogging, Kin's breasts jiggling within her running bra. She wasn't wearing a shirt over it. Her long legs were clothed, though; she was wearing grey sweats and… ballet flats?

'What the hell is wrong with her?' Sasuke shook his head and skipped ahead of the group. Sakura was full-out running with Tenten a little behind.

She was wearing a matching set of a blue and black workout top that stopped right above her navel, and matching black workout shorts that ended mid-thigh with a bright blue strip across her waist; the whole outfit was fitted and left no spaces between the material and her skin.

"Hey, Sakura's in the front!" Naruto yelled as he jumped from the bench and began cheering. "Go Sakura!"

As Kiba and, even, Neji joined in, someone sat behind Sasuke.

"Damn, she's got a tight little body." The voice said quietly.

Spinning around, the Uchiha narrowed his eyes on Idate, who only moved beside him. "C'mon, Uchiha," he whispered, his gaze never leaving the running girl. "I've seen you checkin' her out, and from what I saw in Physics a week ago, you liked what you saw."

Sasuke swore. 'He must've seen when I got a… boner.'

"Get to the point, Morino." He growled, turning to face the brown haired boy beside him.

Said boy sighed and just continued to watch her. "I'm just saying that it's cool if you want her." He said slowly. "Lots of guys here do; just look at her."

Sasuke turned back and watched her run. Her high ponytail swinging with every stride and he was compelled as her firm butt and perfect-looking breasts bounced. He could even see her tattoo clearly; it said Badass in graffiti print and was underlined by swirls. He suddenly got very warm as he thought of all the naughty things she'd do to him..

'Shit,' he thought, slightly panicked. 'I'm about to get a hard-on any second now! I've got to look away…'

"Great job, Saks!" Sasuke snapped out of his trance as Sakura walked onto the bleachers but didn't sit.

"Thanks Naruto, I've been running with Kiba a lot." She glanced at the brunette and blushed.

"Getting a little jealous, Uchiha?" Idate asked, gesturing to his clenched fists. "Are you gonna admit that you want her now?"

He snorted. "Shouldn't you be jealous, Morino?"

Sasuke watched his eyebrows scrunch together. "She's pissed at me…"

"Why?"

"I dunno."

"Hn." He turned away.

"She's walking this way."

Sasuke's head snapped up as he saw that she was, in fact, walking their way.

"Hey, Sakura," Idate called as she was in front of them. She glanced at them and kept walking without even pausing to greet them.

"What was that?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the tension between the two. "I thought you guys were… close?"

"Yeah, we were." Both boys watched her walk away, Idate's eyes on her rear. "Man, I'm gonna miss that ass."

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Sakura's P.O.V.:

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Sakura felt stares as she walked through the halls the next week. Most were from the Sophomore boys, but a few were from Upperclassmen. One particular group of boys were watching her from the wall across from her locker.

There was one, in particular, who looked so… familiar, as if they'd met before. He had black, shoulder-length that was pulled back into a low ponytail, onyx eyes and faint lines framing his mouth and nose that just made him look even more attractive.

After gathering her books, she confidently approached them.

The dark haired one spoke first. "Can we help you with something?" he asked and looked her over.

"You tell me," she said with an amused smile. "You guys were kinda staring…"

"Aa."

'Where have I heard that before?' She looked at the other two guys. One had blue-like skin with spiked, black hair while the other had long, blond hair that was in a ponytail with one long bang covering one of his baby blue eyes. The blond kinda looked like Ino…

"They are Kisame and Deidara," the one closest to her said in a deep, velvety voice. "I'm Itachi Uchiha."

"Uchiha?" she asked, dumbfounded. That's why he's so familiar.

'Sasuke has a brother?'

Sakura flipped her hair, said hello, and then turned to walk away.

"Hey, Pinky!" Kisame called, making her turn to face him, scowling. "You're sitting with us at lunch."

Nodding, she turned to go to 4th period.

'Wait,' she paused in the doorway and looked back to see them passing by her classroom. Deidara winked. 'Did I just get invited to sit with Seniors?'

"Sakura," Asuma called. "Take your seat, now."

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Lunch came and, for once, Sakura was nervous. What if she didn't see them when she walked in?

'Or worse,' she thought anxiously. 'What if they weren't serious about me sitting with them and I embarrass myself in front of Sasuke's brother?'

Just as she approached her usual table, someone called her name.

"Sakura!" she turned to see Deidara waving her over. "Come on, you're sitting with us today, yeah!"

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Sasuke's P.O.V.:

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"You guys are sooo cute, Kin!" "We should all hang out and bring our boyfriends!" "Yeah, to the beach or something!"

He felt his head getting heavier and heavier as it also heated in frustration. The sex just wasn't worth listening to her and her friends blab on about hanging out with him. He could tell that they didn't really intend to bring their own boyfriends; every time he would glance at them, they'd wink or grin or try something they thought was seductive, though he felt nothing in return, just open disgust.

"… Then we should go to the beach and-" The Uchiha felt his temper raising as Kin continued making plans that included him.

"Shut up." He snarled.

Kin's friends gasped and turned to look at her. Sasuke turned to his girlfriend, who had tears in her wide eyes. It was too bad he didn't care.

"I'm out of here." He rose and had only taken two steps when the teary girl jumped up and got in front of him.

"Wait, Sasuke-kun!" she cried hysterically. "I-I can fix this- don't!" she shrieked as he shook his head. "Please," she begged, reaching for his hand. "You know I'm the only pretty girl here! No one else is good enough!"

Sasuke just sat there and stared at her coldly while her friends scoffed loudly.

"I can make you feel good." She whispered seductively and moved in front of him. He just stood there, watching uninterestedly; he didn't find her so hot anymore. In fact, she'd grown a little clingy of him.

"Look, Kin," he started slowly and she began shaking her head. "I had fun, but this got boring… Sorry." The Uchiha moved to walk away.

That's when she did something that completely shocked Sasuke. She got on her knees and reached for his belt buckle.

In front of everyone.

"Watch how good I can make you feel."

Just as she reached to unzip his pants, Sasuke stumbled back and looked around, taking in the various degrees of shocked and disgusted faces. However, one group of laughs rang throughout the Cafeteria.

He turned and saw one table trying to stifle their laughter. Sakura was leaning on one figure and was laughing her ass off along with everyone else sitting at their table. Sasuke gritted his teeth.

Itachi.

Suddenly, his brother met his gaze and kissed the giggling pinkette's hand, then stood on the table and brought her up with him.

"Well that was a nice little show from my incompetent little brother, but Sakura has something very important to say," Some Seniors and Juniors cracked up, but the lowerclassmen were all silent as they saw Sasuke's glare. "So shut it and listen."

"Well," Sakura said as she stood atop of the table. "I just wanted to say that there's gonna be a party this weekend that's exclusively for Upperclassmen, so no Freshman allowed!"

Everyone started shouting in disappointment or clapping as whistles also sounded all throughout the Cafeteria, but they were soon quieted as she opened her mouth again.

"That's not all! It's being hosted by our very own Itachi Uchiha at the West wing of the Uchiha manor!"

The cafeteria roared with cheers as everyone turned to talk to each other. Sasuke just stood there and watched as Sakura explained the ground rules and how to get directions. "I'll need everyone's numbers, so Facebook me tonight."

'WHAT?' he stood there, shell-shocked at the news before he quickly got up and walked to his brother.

"Itachi why the hell-"

"I know, little brother." He said, confusing Sasuke further. "Why has it taken me so long to throw a party at the manor? You have this gorgeous girl to thank for this." Itachi gestured to Sakura, who was busy talking animatedly to Deidara and Kisame.

"Itachi, if any fan girls step foot on my wing of the manor-" He started but again, he was interrupted.

"Itachi, I'm coming over early, okay?" Sakura turned to the older Uchiha, giving Sasuke a small, friendly smile.

"Sure Sakura," he replied coolly before glancing at Naruto's table. "Are your friends coming?"

She shrugged and looked to Sasuke. "Are they?"

'She's talking to me now?'

"Hn." He grunted, receiving an eye roll from the girl.

"Whatever, Uchiha." He smirked at her answer before walking to his friends who, surprisingly, gave little resistance before allowing him to finally sit.

Sasuke stood there, at their table, for a few minutes without any recognition. The whole table ignored him and continued talking to each other about the party.

"… And Naruto said they have a huge pool, so we gotta go bikini shopping and bring Sakura, too!"

Suddenly, an image of the emerald eyed girl in an equally green bikini flashed through his mind. 'Damn it!' he cursed his hormone driven mind as the girl in the bikini began to strip herself and led him to his bedroom.

"… Sasuke?"

He suddenly snapped out of his reverie at Hinata's voice and turned to see the shy Hyuuga, as well as the rest of their table, looking at him expectantly. Exhaling loudly, the Uchiha ran a hand through his hair and met each of their gazes before mumbling an apology.

"What was that?" Tenten asked innocently, cocking her head to the side.

Kiba and Neji cut him looks before exchanging a significant glance.

"I don't know what this prick's doing here."

"Perhaps he's actually here to do something significant?" Neji suggested sarcastically, raising his voice slightly.

Kiba's face broke into a mischievous smirk. "Maybe the rest of the Cafeteria wants to hear too?"

"Oh, it would only be fair that our fellow classmates hear what he has to say; since it's so important."

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly as he glanced around nd saw everyone within earshot watching the whole confrontation. He turned back to the most sympathetic members of their group: Hinata. "You guys can't be serious!"

Surprisingly, Hinata just looked away, a heavy blush adorning her face. Naruto put an arm around the shy girl. "If you want back in, you gotta pay the price."

"Fine." The Uchiha muttered as he glanced around once more and met Sakura's gaze. "I'm… sorry, for everything that I said."

"Sorry, teme, we couldn't hear you." Naruto practically yelled.

Giving him a deathly glare, Sasuke spoke a little louder.

"I said," he cleared his throat. "I'm… Sorry."

After choking out the audible request for forgiveness, they all stared at him for a few second, no one moving. Just when he was about to walk away, his best friend, the loud, obnoxious blond, jumped up and caught him in a headlock.

"Yeah!" he yelled happily. "The teme's back!"

Their group, along with the rest of the Cafeteria, laughed at Naruto's antics and the blushing brunette that was trapped in his embrace.

"Dobe, let me go!" he hissed and tried throwing the other boy off of him. To his surprise, Naruto quietly let go. Straightening up, Sasuke turned to see what the sunshine blond was staring at.

"Hey, what's up with Sakura?" Ino asked.

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Sakura's P.O.V.:

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Itachi and I watched as Sasuke walked to the other table and stood there awkwardly.

"You really should teach your brother better social skills."

He raised an eyebrow at me. "Are you sure he should learn them from me?"

After she thought it over, the pinkette decided against. I mean, really, Itachi teaching someone else social skills? Yeah, and Sakura was a green elephant. Nodding she glanced at the younger Uchiha who was being stared at by their friends.

"Hey, Sakura," she turned to see Idate standing beside the table on her side. "Long time no see."

'Shit,' she glanced at Itachi with a slightly panicked look in her eyes. 'How do I avoid him now?'

'Fuck avoiding him; give him a piece of your mind!'

Sakura knew this was a big deal. That dangerous inner voice hardly ever appeared within her. She'd only heard it during fights, when they got lethal, it would usually help her find a way out.

"Um, hey, Idate." She said a little irritated at his audacity to even approach her. She heard a giggle and glanced across the table and saw Deidara grinning and trying to stifle his laughter. Suddenly, she couldn't hold back her own smile.

"Sakura's got a potential stalker, yeah." He mumbled, grinning widely the whole time.

Idate gave the blond a look before he turned back to the grinning pinkette.

"Can we talk… without an audience?" he asked, glancing around their table with an uneasy look.

"No," she replied calmly. "I don't really feel like talking."

This wasn't even the first time he'd confronted her. He'd tried to talk in the hallways, at P.E., after school, in the morning, during her free period- even though he didn't have the same one- and even during Physics, since his brother was the teacher. And he'd been ignored and brushed off each time. It seemed that he wasn't going to give up until they did talk, but Sakura would decide the time and place, not him.

"Sakura, will you just talk to me!" his voice rose a bit, attracting the attention of nearby students.

'Jeez, this kid is annoying.'

"There's nothing to talk about!" she growled warningly, glancing up to see if anyone was eavesdropping. She could see her friends watching the whole thing and felt somewhat embarrassed. "Just walk away."

"Why are you being such a bitch!" he half shouted, making her temper flare as she stood from her seat and pitched her voice very low.

"If you don't shut the fuck up and walk away right now, you'll see how much of a bitch I can be." Sakura hissed, her jade orbs blazing threateningly.

Idate eyed her and reached out to take her hand, and she let him. "Sakura," he pleaded angrily. "At least tell me what I did wrong!" She simply stared at him with pitying eyes, causing him to exhale in frustration and throw her hand back down. "What about us?" he demanded angrily.

The pinkette narrowed her eyes at him. "What 'us'?" she shouted back. "There was no 'us'!"

A look of hurt flashed within those cute, brown eyes but he managed to cover it up. "What about all the times we made-out in my car? Behind the Gym? Before school?" he hurled questions at her, naming each of their secret make-out places.

She turned away from him. 'It shouldn't be this hard! I thought he was a playboy…'

"Did all of that mean nothing to you?" he shouted, stepping closer to her with a threatening vibe.

"That's close enough." A cold voice said.

Sakura turned and saw that Itachi was out of his seat too, and was giving Idate a bored but meaningful look. Since she was at a Senior's table, especially the most popular Seniors, Idate had nothing but the utmost respect for the people sitting there.

"I suggest you go." He said emotionlessly, pulling Sakura to sit down on the other side of him, so that he'd be between her and the angry Morino.

As he just continued to stand there, Deidara piped in.

"What, are you deaf?" he shouted at the unmoving boy. "Get out of here, yeah!"

When he finally walked away from the Cafeteria, he paused at the double doors to give Sakura a glare before storming out.

The pinkette groaned and face palmed jogging out of the Cafeteria to head home.

'I am so failing Physics.'