I stared at him blankly. Why the hell was he here? When the hell did he get here? I was almost outraged. How dare he show back up after that conversation we had.

Just as I realize I like Itachi too.

I cleared my throat and busied myself with my writing again. Pulling my hair to one side I hid my face from him. Though being the only girl with pink hair in the class most likely gave me away.

"Are you okay?" I heard Hinata whisper.

"Yeah," I smiled.

I saw Itachi pass by me and from my peripheral walk over to Sasuke. I could just make out their words.

"What're you doing here?"

"Visiting."

"What about school?"

"I'm taking online courses until next year."

I looked up when they stopped talking. I was surprised when I saw they were both staring at me. Itachi smiled and coughed to cover up a laugh. I couldn't help but smile back. The sly bastard. I looked down and ruffled my bangs slightly.

"Where are you staying?"

"The estate."

"Ah, back with mom and dad?"

"Yeah, apparently someone got married and moved out in the smaller house next to them. They gave me the place."

"Ah, ah, that's good," he pause and looked back towards us. "Listen, I'm in the middle of class right now. We'll talk afterwards alright?"

"Hn."

With that he left. Itachi never came around me for the rest of the class period. When the bell rang Hinata and I rushed out. Well more like she grabbed my hand and ran. We broke into a fit of laughter when we reached our cars. It was only when I got in my car and she had already driven off that I realized I'd left my laptop case under my seat.

"Damn it," I cursed banging my hand against the steering wheel.

I locked everything else in my car and slid my keys into my jacket. I hurried back inside, praying they'd be gone by now. My prayers went unanswered. When I entered the room Itachi was sitting at his desk and Sasuke was sitting right next to where I had just been, since those were the closest seats to his desk. I swallowed hard and walked in. Itachi looked away from Sasuke and flashed me that usual Uchiha smile. I returned it with a small shy one and waved.

"Forget something?" He asked.

"Yeah, my um, laptop bag."

I quickened my pace over to it. The stupid thing just had to be right next to Sasuke. I leaned down and quickly swiped it up.

"Hey," Sasuke muttered coolly.

I swallowed again, standing up straight. Looking him right in the eyes; an odd new found confidence had struck me. "Hi Sasuke. You're back from Suna early."

"Hn."

"Homesick?" I teased.

He glared up at me. I laughed. The look on his face sent mock embarrassment through my body. He looked like an angel just kissed him. I cleared my throat.

"Sorry Mr. Uchiha, I'll be going now."

"No problem at all. Do you need anything else while you're here?" He asked getting up and walking over to me.

I blushed. "Oh no, I'm fine!" I said waving my hands back and forth.

"Do you want me to walk you back out to your car?"

"N-N-No! No, I'm fine!" I laughed nervously.

This earned me a smirk from him.

"Sakura?" I had almost forgotten Sasuke was there.

"Hmm?" I said not looking away from Itachi.

"Do you want to go out for coffee or dinner sometime?"

Both Itachi and my eyes widened.

"Uh, yeah sure, I'll have to bring along Naruto and Kakashi. They've missed you, you know." I tried to avoid any context of making it a date.

I heard him sigh and Itachi stifled a laugh. I took this as my chance to book it. Waving over my shoulder I walked out the door, treasure in hand, and ran to my car. I sped home, ignoring every speed limit.

I collapsed on my bed when I got home. Of all the things that could possibly have happened. Sleep seemed to evade me that night.

The next few days of school seemed to pass by seemingly harmless. Itachi and I did our best to avoid each other as much as possible. We even managed not to run into each other at home. Finally it was Friday.

"So what happened?" Hinata asked.

"What do you mean?" I mumbled tapping away at the keys on my laptop.

"Between you and Mr. Uchiha?"

"Hmm?" I hummed, distracted by my essay.

I jumped and quickly slid my hands away when the laptop screen was slammed down.

"Damn it Sakura! Listen when someone's talking!"

I sighed annoyed. "What?" She crossed her arms and looked at me. "Nothing happened. You know this is the proper relationship between us. Just because we're neighbors doesn't mean we talk all the time."

"But it's weird. He's constantly keeping his gaze over here but he refuses to talk to you."

"What?" I asked incredulously.

"What do you mean what? You seriously haven't noticed?"

I blushed. "No!"

She looked down so that her bangs covered her eyes and sneakily look up. "He's acting like he's helping someone but he's actually looking now."

I turned in my seat and acted like I was stretching my back. Turning around, I slyly looked. I turned back quickly. "Oh my gosh."

Hinata giggled. "I told you!"

I lowered my voice. "Everything ready for tonight?"

"You mean the kimono styled dress?"

"Yeah," she smiled. "I had the designer add in a little something special for you."

I looked at her suspiciously. "What?"

"You'll see!" she laughed. "Anyways, remember to follow me over to the estate after school alright?"

"Alright. Umm, I was wondering if you could curl my hair, you've always been better at it than me."

Her smile brightened. "Of course! I'll do your makeup too!"

I laughed at her enthusiasm. "Alright."

"Honey, I'm going to make you over into a look no one will ever forget."

I laughed nervously, she looked kind of scary.

Hinata's estate, with all her family members, always made me nervous. She could tell and spoke up.

"You know everyone loves you here. You're family."

"I know, but it's so big! Bigger than the Uchiha estate!"

She grabbed my hand. "Come one! If we don't hurry we'll be late!"

"Oka, okay!"

While she did my hair and applied makeup she wouldn't let me look in the mirror. The kimono she gave me was more of a dress than a kimono. The bottom was dark red and flowed in satin like material; it was loose but also hugged my waist. With a ribbon just under the bust, it tied into a large bow in the back. The top part was a traditional like kimono top. It matched the color of the skirt. However the bow was black with soft pink cherry blossoms sprouting on branches across the entire material. Hinata led me over to a floor length mirror. I gasped and twirled around. I squealed. The makeup extended my lashes and she used a soft pink eye shadow. She kept the lip gloss a very soft, almost nude pink. The finish off the look I borrowed black stilettos from Hinata.

"Wow, Sakura."

I blushed,

"You look amazing too!" I smiled. "Why aren't you wearing a kimono though?"

She laughed. "I wear one every day at home!"

She had on a periwinkle strapless dress. It hugged her body and ended just below her knees. It has a bandage like look to it. Perfect with her long hair.

"Ready to go party and make 'em drool?"

I laughed. "Sure."

We got in her car and drove off.