A/N: I hope you'll love this! Warning slight OCness for Sasuke.

Chapter V

He could smell cherry blossoms. He secretly loves that smell. Her mother was fond of cherry blossom trees. The Uchiha Compound was surrounded by them before. Before her mother died. Before his entire family was massacred.

He was startled awake when the thought entered his mind. When he opened his eyes, he could see pink. He could smell cherry blossoms and vanilla. He could sense her quiet breathing. He could feel soft skin against his.

Sakura was sprawled against his chest. His own hand roamed around her waist. His other hand was still holding hers. He did not let go of her hand throughout the night and somehow they ended up tangled together.

He looked over her sleeping form. And that was enough to forget about the scary mental images he was having. He gave an unconscious smirk. He was about to go back to sleep when he heard someone on the training ground.

Sighing as he remembered he have guests, he got up on the bed quietly. He knew Sakura rarely got a day off so he opted not to wake her up. Besides he liked seeing her so angelic and peaceful on his bed. It made him feel light.

He took a quick shower outside his room so he won't wake her up. After getting dressed, he made his way outside to the training ground. He was surprised to see her there.

"Good morning. I hope you don't mind me training here." alternate Sakura greeted her. He looked over the training ground and it was a mess as earth shattered, trees reduced to pieces and dummies hit accurately and precisely by several kunais.

"Aa. It's okay."

"Wanna spar?" alternate Sakura asked. Though she had a rough training Sasuke could see she was not even sweating yet. He wondered how good the alternate Sakura really is. So he accepted the challenge

"Let's go."

Xxx

Sakura woke up alone in the bed. It was such a nice and long slumber. She never felt so good in the morning. She made a mental mote to remember crashing into Sasuke's bed whenever she was around here.

She got up from the bed and made her way to the bathroom. Judging by the sound she was hearing outside, someone was sparring rather intensely. She guessed that one of them was Sasuke.

After getting comfortably dressed, she followed the scent of someone cooking in the kitchen. She was surprised to see Sasuke in an apron flipping some pancakes.

"Ohayo Sakura!" alternate Sasuke greeted her with a big smile.

It was hard to look at Sasuke so domestic even if it was actually the alternate Sasuke. Now that he was dressed exactly alike as Sasuke it was getting so hard to tell them apart physically.

"Ohayo Sasuke! Wow you made breakfast." Sakura commented while seating on the chair. She saw Sasuke placed the perfectly cooked pancakes in two plates and gave her one.

"Eat up. I already sent the two of them breakfast." alternate Sasuke offered while picking his own pancake with a fork before eating it down.

"Hai. Itadakimasu Sasuke." she said as she munched on her pancakes. She gave Sasuke an approving look when he asked her how it tasted. She loved the flavor even though it was not that sweet for a chocolate pancake. "I guess even the alternate Sasuke does not like sweet.." she gave a smile on her little discovery.

"Sakura-chan and Sasuke are intense fighters neh? Even while training you could feel the intensity." alternate Sasuke remarked when they felt their table shook a little. When he went outside to bring them breakfast he could see that they were both hard fighters. He could see them sweating, smirking and dare he say it enjoying their training match.

"I guess so.." Sakura answered. She was feeling a little down. Sasuke never asked to spar with her. Sure Kakashi would sometimes pair them but for Sasuke to do it in his own term he wouldn't even consider the idea. He always fought with Naruto or Neji or someone else aside from her.

Alternate Sasuke noticed the sudden dropping of her words. He smiled a knowing smile. "Are you jealous that they're training?" he was smirking mischievously.

"Am not!" Sakura was blushing probably more intensely than the fight going on outside. She would never get jealous of alternate Sakura, technically it was her just in another world.

"Haha you're funny! I'm only kidding..maybe.." Sasuke was still laughing at her. Even though he knew that this wasn't really the Sakura he knew it was fun making her blush or smile like this. Afterall alternate Sakura rarely enjoyed moments like this because she was always busy training and doing missions.

"Whatever.." Sakura crossed her arms over. She did not pay attention to the still laughing Sasuke. But it was really a sight to see Sasuke, even if it was his alternate self, being so domestic and laughing heartily.

"You're so cute!" he reached over her cheek and gave it a light pinch.

The action made Sakura grew even redder. Sasuke could not help but tease her more.

"Cutie!"

"Stop it!"

"Kawaii Sakura!"

"Sasuke!"

Sakura was already wrestling alternate Sasuke's neck but the man did not seem to falter as he continued his teasing.

"Neh Sakura you are cute!"

"SASUKEEEEE!"

"Sakura is the cutestttttt!"

Just then Sasuke and alternate Sakura walked in the kitchen. They could here the screaming on their way over but what they saw was even more surprising.

Alternate Sasuke and Sakura were both covered in whipped creams and chocolate syrups. The two resulted in spraying each other some sweet stuffs. Aside from that there faces were very close, their nose almost touching. Alternate Sasuke's hands were in Sakura's cheeks while Sakura's cream-filled hands were massaging alternate Sasuke's hair.

"Ehem.." Sasuke coughed to gain the attention of the two who were lost in their little game. Alternate Sakura just rolled her eyes.

"Oh.. You guys are back!" Alternate Sasuke quickly got his hand off Sakura's cheeks and wave at the two.

"Wish we weren't." Sasuke shrugged. He didn't know why he was such in a foul mood. He felt really good this morning but seeing this sight in his kitchen made him uneasy and a little angry.

"What are you guys doing?" alternate Sakura asked the two, who were busy removing the mess they made at each other.

"Just playing." Sakura answered them. The emotion she felt moments ago resurfaced when she saw alternate Sakura with Sasuke. She didn't know what to put it though.

"So how's training?" alternate Sasuke asked seeing as there was some sort of tension. He was very sure that Sakura was a little jealous. He knew very well how the female specie acted when they were feeling like green-eyed monster.

"It was fine." Sasuke answered him flatly. There was a little venom in his voice but alternate Sasuke shrugged it off. He turned to look at Sakura who was removing some syrup in her hair. He noticed that there was some chocolate syrup in her nose. He couldn't help but to place his finger in her nose. Sakura was surprised by his action.

"You got a little chocolate in your nose cutie." alternate Sasuke said making Sakura blushed for the nth time today. Alternate Sasuke laughed at her cute reaction again.

"How mature Sasuke." alternate Sakura pointed out grabbing alternate Sasuke in his ear.

"Heyyy..." alternate Sasuke winced in pain.

"You need to take a bath. Again. And kami knows how long it takes for you to get out of the shower." alternate Sakura scolded while dragging the alternate Sasuke out of the kitchen.

Sakura and Sasuke were left alone again. Sasuke looked over Sakura and she was a mess. Sasuke could not help but recall how happy she looked like when they walked in on them. Seeing her happy with another Sasuke was bothering him big time.

"You're a mess." Sasuke told her.

"Thank you for pointing out the obvious." Sakura stated. She didn't know why she was feeling mad at Sasuke.

"Hn."

"I'm going to take a shower." she said while putting down the tissue. She was about to walk away when Sasuke held her waist.

The next action got her stunned. Petrified even.

Sasuke licked her nose. Sasuke licked her nose. SASUKE LICKED HER NOSE.

"You've still got some chocolates there." Sasuke said with a smirk before leaving the stoned Sakura in the kitchen.

Xxx

Sasuke found alternate Sakura in the garden house. He was surprised to see her even find this place. This was like his secret getaway. A place where he could relax and escape.

The garden was beautiful but not as beautiful as before. The garden house was even more breath-taking. Sasuke actually renovated the garden house and hired someone to take care of it. It reminded him of his mother very much.

He saw alternate Sakura looking over some flowers. He knew she already sensed him but the kunoichi stayed in her own business. She was walking over the flowers, smelling them.. Touching them.. Feeling them..

Sasuke's eyes were entirely focused on her. There was something so enchanting about her. How her pink hair seem to dance with the gentle wind. How her green eyes would flutter. How her pale complexion contradict with the varying colors of the flowers.

"What are you looking at?" alternate Sakura finally acknowledged his presence.

"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked not paying attention to her question. He's not going to let anyone boss him around.

"I'm sorry. I just love this place. Ever since Sasuke's mother.. I mean you know your mom in the alternate world, took me here I just feel so relax and away from it all." alternate Sakura sat down in one of the chairs picking a flower and twirling it in her hand. She looked beautiful really.

Sasuke could not help but to think that they had a lot in common. During their training ground, he felt really excited everytime they would throw moves on each other. She managed to always keep him on his feet. Though the match was draw in the end, he thought she was a great training partner.

Now she's here again. In his favorite place and she's telling him that this is hers as well.

But aside from that both of them love their privacy. There were no awkward silences between them. On the contrast, it was really comfortable and inviting. He knew that she knew what he wanted and vice versa. She was so easy to get along with and she makes you feel comfortable with no fancy words or all those crap.

"Aa... How's my mother?" the question was out of his mouth already when he realized he slipped it out. He really felt that there was no wall between them. That they were very close friends.

Alternate Sakura smiled. She knew he didn't meant to ask but she didn't rub it in his face. "She's great." and she knew that was all it took for him to be satisfied.

Alternate Sakura was right. After hearing that from her Sasuke felt relieved. For what reasons he didn't know. Just the thought of his mother in another world taking care of this place made him feel at ease.

"I can see your wounded. I forgot to heal it back there." Alternate Sakura said as she made her way towards Sasuke.

"How did you know?"

"Do you doubt my ability as a medic-nin? Besides I was the one who made that." Alternate Sakura could not help but give a grin at him.

"Sakura did not notice it." Sasuke uttered. Alternate Sakura knew that he didn't mean for her to hear it.

"I think she did. She was just pre-occupied by your other self." she commented. She was damn sure even that Sakura ignored it on purpose. But she didn't know the reason behind it.

"Hn."

"Take your shirt off." she demanded at Sasuke who followed instantly. He was already used to Sakura healing her and he felt easy towards her other self anyway.

"That's a nasty cut huh?" she exclaimed rather proudly. She was responded with a grunt from Sasuke.

Xxx

"I shouldn't have ignored Sasuke's wound." Sakura was looking for Sasuke as guilt finally entered her mind. "He could get some infection or some sort.." She scolded herself. She was a medic-nin damnit.

She placed at the back of her mind the thought of Sasuke just licking her nose like it was so common for them. She was gonna break his ribs after she's done fixing them.

She paced over and remembered that Sasuke love to hangout in the garden house. Knowledge she came across to one day when she looked the whole compound for him. Sasuke always masked his chakra whenever he was in there. Something about not wanting to get disturbed.

"I hope he's okay.." she muttered as she made her way to the garden house.

Xxx

"I wonder where Sakura-chan is... She said she'll look over my eyes today." Alternate Sasuke asked himself while looking through the rooms.

He suddenly remembered her favorite place in the compound. He made his way towards the garden house. He was excited for another healing session with his most favorite nurse.

Xxx

Two pairs of eyes were looking at Sasuke and alternate Sakura. They saw Sasuke brushing alternate Sakura's hair in her face. He did it so slowly like he was intending for it to never stop. And they were sure that he purposely made his finger run through alternate Sakura's face.

Alternate Sakura was placing soothing chakra on Sasuke by massaging the chest area. And they could have sworn that she was taking a while for her to finish such an easy session. Sakura could make out that she was already enforcing calming jutsu on him. And Sasuke seem so relax.. So calm.. And so happy.. "Sasuke hated it when I place calming jutsu on him..."

Alternate Sasuke was pretty sure that the alternate Sakura didn't like healing very much. Especially if it was taking her time. And now she was placing calming jutsu, a jutsu she only placed on him whenever he was very depressed. "Sakura-chan promised me that I'm the only one she'll place with her calming jutsu..."

Alternate Sasuke could not stand the sight anymore. His usual cheery self was no longer present as he made his way out. He was troubled. He was beginning to get depressed again.

Sakura, who masked her chakra, walked out of the scene unnoticed like before. She had her hands clasped on her heart. Afraid that she may not catch her heart from falling into tinier pieces again.

Xxx

A/N: Just to be clear, alternate Sasuke and Sakura were not together when they saw this. Yes they were all in the garden house but the two of them were not together.

I don't know when the next update will be. This chap was written yesterday but just uploaded today since I'm now very sick. I have to stop being stubborn. Ugh.

Mistakes will be edited during the next upload.

Please review my readers! I might get better soon if you do! ~