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A few minutes had passed, but it seemed like eternity to Sasuke. His back was still resting against the door, his eyes were staring at the white ceiling like it was the most interesting thing in the world. That was something his brother, Itachi, had taught him to do. He had told him that when he wanted to clear off his mind, he just had to stare at something blank and he would feel better. On that occasion, the ceiling was just perfect.

Just when he had just calmed down, the door behind him was wide open, and the gravity pulled his body on the floor behind him. "Fuck…" he murmured and looked up only to find two apple green orbs staring at him with confusion.

"Are you okay?" her voice echoed in his eyes as he felt himself drowning in his eyes. He shook his head and realized she was biting her lips, while the corners of her lips were slightly lifted. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and stood up slowly, feeling annoyed, because it was clear that Sakura was trying to hold back laugh.

"What's so funny anyways?" he asked her and her hand reached her lips immediately.

"Noth-pbbbbt-HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA" she started laughing really loud and to Sasuke's surprise, making pig like noises here and there. One part of Sasuke was feeling really, really annoyed, who was she to laugh at him anyways? But the other part had pushed away the annoyance, and had focused on how cute her weird laughter sounded, even with the pig noises.

Snap out of it, Sasuke, a serious voice in his head ordered him and he mentally nodded, crossing his arms on his chest and observing the girl that now had calmed down a bit. Her eyes were teary and her face was red.

"Seriously" she said and swept away a tear from her eye. "I haven't laughed like this since-"

"It was not that funny" Sasuke stated with a monotonous tone on his voice.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Whatever, it was" she said playfully and before Sasuke could say anything she pointed at her clothes. "So...what do you think?"

Sasuke couldn't help but stare at her body. She looked…nice. Even if those clothes were just normal, she looked really nice. The jeans were hugging her curves perfectly, and the T-shirt was just the right size. But surely that didn't explain why his heartbeat had gone faster and why his throat had gone dry.

"Hn. It's okay" he only said looking away. With the tip of his eye, he saw Sakura's face having a grumpy expression.

"You could sound more enthusiastic" she whined and walked past him along the corridor. Sasuke turned around fast.

"Where are you going?" he asked her, fighting the urge to stop her by grabbing her hand.

She turned around him and faced him with a puzzled expression. A small smile appeared in her face. "Thanks for the clothes…but it's time to go though."

Sasuke's face darkened and walked to Sakura. "I'll show you the door then..."

Why? Why did he feel this way? His stomach was in pain and it was like someone was pressing hard his chest. He knew she couldn't stay there forever, didn't he? After all, why would a stranger stay at his house? He didn't know her past and present, or anything about her life. All he knew was her name, and he couldn't even be sure she was telling the truth about it.

Then why, why?

His footsteps to the door were slow and heavy, followed by Sakura's smaller ones. He touched the doorknob and sighed as the door clicked and he opened it. The morning air hit his face and ruffled his hair. Seemed like autumn was coming fast and somehow, all Sasuke could think about, was the fact that he was regretting giving Sakura a T-shirt, and not a long sleeved shirt.

Sakura stood next to him and Sasuke looked at her. She smiled at him and stepped out of the door. "Thank you again for everything, Sasuke."

The way his name was coming out of her lips echoed inside his mind. It felt wonderful, and for some weird reason he wanted to hear her again.

But she was leaving, and there was nothing to be done about it.

"No problem" he only said and she waved, while walking away. Sasuke closed the door behind him and bumped his forehead on it. "She" he muttered and bumped his forehead again "left." He didn't move. His house felt empty now, emptier than usual.

And then it hit him again. She left.

Sakura left.

Left.

And before he could control himself, like some kind of demon had possessed him, he stormed out of the door and ran along the garden looking around him in panic. The moment he spotted messy pink hair he felt alive again.

"Sakura!" he shouted and the girl turned around. She wasn't too far; he could see her blinking, her cheeks being slightly pink. "Where will you go?" he asked her and she looked at him again in confusion.

"Why do you ask?" she asked him. Sasuke didn't know. He just needed to know, like his life depended from her answer. "Just tell me."

His onyx black eyes were still locked on her apple green ones. "I will meet my family" she answered "But I'll spend the night at the metro station."

"Which one?" the two words went out of his mouth.

Sakura was blushing. "The one close to the bus station you found me."

The feeling of something pressing his chest hard disappeared and Sasuke felt better than any time before. "Okay." He only said and licked his lips fast.

"Okay…bye, Sasuke" Sakura smiled and waved softly at him.

"Bye, Sakura" he answered and remained in the pavement watching her walking away.

Somehow he knew…this wasn't the last time he was seeing her.

"Teme"

"Hmm…"

"Teme?"

"Hmm…"

"Teme, you're a dick."

"Hmm…"

The next thing Sasuke felt was sharp pain on his cheek as his body fell on the floor. He touched his cheek that was stinging. "What the hell, dobe?" he shouted at his friend who was looking at him.

"Snap out of it!" Naruto Uzumaki shouted at him and ran his hand through his hair. "I have been talking to you and you weren't paying attention!"

Sasuke stood up and sat back to his couch. It had been about an hour since Naruto had come to his house, something that wasn't strange for neither of them, since he was going to Sasuke's house whenever he wanted and vice versa. "Tch. I was just spacing out" he casually said. Something that was true after all, since he couldn't stop thinking about the pink haired troublemaker that had decided to trouble his, until then, organized life.

Naruto stared at him narrowing his eyes. Then, a goofy smile appeared on his face. "Now, now, teme" he said and chuckled stupidly.

"The fuck you want, dobe?" Sasuke asked him feeling the frustration growing inside him.

Naruto smirked. "You were thinking about a girl weren't you?"

Sasuke felt his cheeks reddening and turned around. They had been best friends since kindergarten; it was only natural to know what each other was thinking. And that irritated Sasuke the most at that moment.

"That's bullshit" he answered coldly and his eyes looked at the edge of the couch he was sitting at, the spot which Sakura had touched in the morning.

"Come on, I've known you since we were little kids!" Naruto exclaimed and sat back on the other couch with his hands behind the back of his head. "I know what's going on inside your head" he said and let a smile of satisfaction spread on his face.

Sasuke stood up. "No you don't" he said angrily and walked to the kitchen. He knew he was acting like a spoiled five year old kid, he knew his behavior was childish. But if he told Naruto about Sakura, he would jump to crazy conclusions.

He grabbed a soda from the fridge. "You are not gonna tell me?" he heard Naruto's voice when the can was empty and he threw it in the bin. Sasuke sighed. He knew that Naruto could be as persistent as hell sometimes. Sometimes he was wondering why that idiotic guy was his best friend.

"Hn."

Naruto sighed. "You are an idiot."

Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "Look who's talking."

Sakura hugged herself as she was walking along the streets of Konoha. A light breeze was blowing her hair and she closed her eyes to enjoy the feeling.

Today, it was a beautiful day. Sakura smiled. She was wearing clothes that weren't dirty and she was full of food.

She was normal. No one was glancing at her with pity or disgust; she was just another normal teenager. She looked around her and walked to her direction. Her cheeks reddened at one thought.

Sasuke. He was the one who had given her food and these clothes. He...he was one of the few people that ever cared for her. She played with a lock of her pink hair thinking their last moment together, when he had asked her where she would go.

Why did he ask her that? It had been bothering her since the moment he asked. Sakura stopped walking.

Would he come at the metro station?

Sakura shook her head and started walking again. There's no way.., she thought and her face darkened. It's not like he likes me or anything… The fact that was bothering her that much had started irritating her though. She clenched her fists and walked into a familiar neighborhood.

It was really weird how a city could be parted in two different societies; one with fancy houses like Sasuke's, and one with buildings that couldn't be called houses, but still were used as homes for people. One of these kind of buildings was used as her family's house.

Sakura walked at the half destructed white house in front of her and knocked the old metal door. Especially in this kind of neighborhoods, safety was the next most important thing after food.

She heard heavy footsteps and the door opened, cringing on the stone floor. The girl smiled and threw her arms around the person at the door. "Hey" she exclaimed happily. "I missed you."

She couldn't see it, but she guessed the smirk on the boy's face. "I missed you too." Sakura pulled away and smiled. "Can I get in?"

He rolled his eyes. "Why act so formal?" he asked and did a step to the left so Sakura could make her way in the house. There's no reason for formalities, Sasuke's voice echoed inside her mind and her face flashed. Aaah why is this guy troubling me so much?, she screamed inside her head.

"Where have you been?" the boy asked her as they got in the "living room" a small room which had three chairs and a small wooden table. Sakura looked at him while he was sitting on one of the chairs. His red hair had grown and it was now falling in front of his turquoise eyes.

She couldn't believe it had been almost five years since the time Sabaku Gaara had found her crying under the river's bridge.

"I had been at the other side of the city so I couldn't come" she explained and bit the inside of her cheek. "Is Temari and Kankuro okay?"

Gaara nodded. "They are just sleeping."

"I see…" Sakura answered. Should I tell Gaara about Sasuke?, she thought and crossed her arms on her chest. It wasn't that Sakura didn't trust him or anything, it was just the fact that Gaara was like a brother to her and it would be kind of awkward to talk about Sasuke alone with him. If Temari was around, it would be better.

"Is something bothering you?" he asked her and she snapped out of her thoughts and looked at him. She sighed. "Well...I-"

A groan interrupted them and a messy dark blond haired head appeared behind the curtain, which was used as a door between the two rooms. "Who is – wait, is that you Sakura?" Temari asked her and narrowed her sleepy eyes.

Sakura smiled. "Did I wake you up?" Temari smiled and walked in the room wrapping her arms around the pink haired girl.

"Where have you been this week?" she asked her while she was fondling Sakura's pink hair.

"To the other side of the city" she answered and slowly pulled away. "Sorry I didn't come earlier."

Temari moved her hand in the air. "'s okay." She took a chair and let her body fall on it. "Did anything happen? Nice clothes you found by the way."

Sakura bit her lip and her stomach went weird. "Actually…I didn't find them."

Temari raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Sakura told them everything. About her vomiting, about Sasuke who found her and about what had happened in the morning when she woke up and then, when he gave her food and clothes. The only thing she didn't tell them was about Sasuke running out of his house, asking her where she would be. She couldn't bring herself telling this, she felt embarrassed and nervous at the same time. No, she wouldn't say it, at least not when Gaara was around.

Gaara narrowed his eyes. "I don't like this guy."

Temari smiled. "Come on Gaara don't be like this. There are still good people in this damn city." Gaara didn't say anything.

"I think that under his bastard-like surface, he is a great person" Sakura said and a small smile appeared on her face. "I really believe it."

Gaara stood up without a word and walked to the other room, where Kankuro was sleeping.

Sakura frowned. "Did I say something that made him angry…?"

Temari shook her head. "No, don't worry about it. He just had a hard time these days and he has been grumpy."

"What happened?"

Temari's face darkened a bit. "Some guys attacked him while he was coming back home."

Sakura's eyes widened. "What? Why?"

The blonde lifted her shoulders. "I don't know. He claims that they took the sandwich he had found."

"So they probably attacked him for the sandwich…"

"Sakura" Temari smiled sadly. "People have killed for things less worth than a sandwich, and you know that."

"I know…" Sakura answered and her face dropped. For a moment, they both remained silent, lost in their own thoughts.

Temari broke the silence. "Anyways" she said in a more cheerful tone and smirked at Sakura. "Is there anything you didn't want to tell in front of Gaara?"

Sakura blushed. She had no idea how Temari had always been reading her thoughts. "Actually there is something…"

Temari's smirk grew bigger. "I knew it. Split it out."

"When I went out of Sasuke's house…after a few minutes he ran out of his house too" she said and looked at the floor "He asked me where I would go."

Temari put her finger on her lips. "Hmm, this is something. Maybe you actually made the spoiled brat fall for you."

Sakura's face went a deep shade of red and she moved her hands in front of her like a maniac. "Don't say things like this, there's just no way!" she squeaked and Temari chuckled.

"Yeah but you want it to be true don't you?"

Sakura froze and hugged herself. "I really don't know… I mean I barely know him and I don't even know if we'll meet again or anything…"

"Whatever" Temari said and blew some blond locks that were falling in front of her eyes. "Don't get too carried away. I don't think he is a dangerous guy, from what you have told me at least. But just in case, if you meet again, be careful, okay?"

Sakura nodded and smiled. Temari was the older sister she never had and would always give her the best advices. "Thanks, Temari" she said.

"Don't mention it" the blonde answered with a playful smile and winked at Sakura.

Later that day…

Sasuke grabbed his black Converse and ran down the stairs. The hours passed with Sasuke trying to get his mind off the Sakura incident as he decided he would be calling it. And since he could become stubborn as hell if he wanted, Naruto's efforts of trying to know about what was bothering Sasuke, were pointless.

He sat down at the last stair step and starting putting on his shoes. He sighed and looked at the kitchen. I'll spend the night at the metro station.

He knew that if he didn't see her that day, he would probably never see her again, a thought that triggered a painful feeling inside him. He ran his hand through his hair and then hid his face in his palms. Do I seriously want to see that girl again? This entire thing was too complicated. He wanted to see her again, he had to admit it, at least to himself. But if he did, didn't that mean that he would start feeling this way again, or worse act like an idiot?

"Ugh" he groaned and ruffled his hair."The fuck should I do?" he whispered to himself.

Who the hell are you and why am I here?

By the way...I'm Sakura. Sakura Haruno.

Thith pancaketh ae ahehome!

Oh, I hope I just didn't cause any trouble.

Thank you again for everything, Sasuke.

She was damn annoying, a persistent, stubborn brat. That was the expression she had given him during the little time they had spent together. But Sasuke felt that there was something more in that girl, something that was attracting his full interest and attention, something he wanted to find so badly.

He sighed and stood up.

It was equal to suicide, he knew that.

But Sasuke had taken the decision to meet the pink haired girl again.

thanks everyone again :D O hope you liked the chapter I put a lot of effort on it ^.^ Don't forget to review :)