I Do Not Own Naruto

Avoiding

"What do you mean there's no missions available?" Sakura demanded as she hurried after Kakashi, she needed to get out of here while Sasuke was here. She didn't think she could stand facing him, not after all this time.

"There are no missions available to a medical-nin of your caliber, besides you're needed here." Kakashi pointed out the obvious and she felt like screaming then as she stomped off knowing she was not going to change his mind about this matter. And rather than fight him on the matter she'd go with plan B: Avoid Sasuke Uchiha. This was going to be mission impossible.

Worse than impossible.

And to make her life worse she now was drawn to the Uchiha she was now going to have to actively avoid. How much worse could the matter get? Sakura stopped in the hall as she pondered her newest of dilemmas. Avoiding Sasuke Uchiha wouldn't be easy, especially when her heart yearned to be near him. But she was certain, that in all her training as a medic, she could avoid him. After all she had avoided Sasori's puppets, and that had been far more challenging than an Uchiha. She could do this, yes, she was Tsunade's apprientice and she was the best Medical-nin ever! She could avoid on measely Uchiha, even if she craved to be near him.

"Sakura," she froze then. The voice, the atmosphere, the simple presence near her had her all being rooted in her spot. Her heart was pounding dramatically in her chest, and her body was charged as if lightning had touched her. Her brain and her Inner were on guard though as her heart continued to be the traitor it was. But she didn't turn around as she stood there staring straight ahead.

"I gotta go," Sakura said without turning around as she sprinted out of the offices. She didn't slow as she raced through the streets of the village towards her apartment. Get away! Her brain and Inner demanded it as she ran, her heart through traitorously demanded she turn around and smile at him.

"Watch it Ugly!" Sai grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the path of an oncoming group of kids. She glared at her monotoned friend then as she yanked herself from his grasp.

"What did you call me!?" she hissed, he smiled sheepishly.

"Nothing, Ugly," he replied and she took a step towards him about to punch him when black caught her eye. The spikey hair, the lean build, the menacing aura. She forgot about punching Sai at this moment as she bolted again. It would be for the best if she did not see the Uchiha, the moment she saw him again she'd likely melt and he'd walk all over her again. Or worse… he'd try to kill her again! And she'd let him all because she fucking loved him!

Love sucked!

Yes it did. Years of loving him only lead to pain and when she had asked to go with him, for one last chance, for one last hope he had said no. He had poked her in the center of her embarrassingly large forehead and said 'thank you' which had sparked a hope within her which he had thoroughly killed over these last few years. Why couldn't the Uchiha just leave her alone? Why did she have to love him!? And worse, why couldn't she love someone else?

Sakura made it into her apartment where she all but barricaded the door in her vain attempt to avoid him. Perhaps if she pretended he wasn't here then he'd go away, she hoped he'd go away. Sakura stumbled to her room and flopped onto the bed face first. She was pathetic. P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C! Only she was fool enough to fall hopelessly in love with a man who had tried to kill her; on multiple occasions too; and couldn't fall out of love with him.

She needed to reevaluate how she loved people. But until her heart stopped being a traitor she wouldn't think about who she loved and why she loved them.

"Sakura," she groaned into the pillow. She forgot to lock the fucking window! Damn Uchiha.

Sasuke had stared at the back of a pink head and his heart had all but leapt into his throat. He had called her name, perhaps he'd discover what was ailing her then. But she had bolted, he had felt stunned and shocked and hurt as he watched that pink hair fly into the crowd. She tried to be gone, but he had almost lost his temper when she was grabbed by someone. They had briefly exchanged words and he had felt like doing murder because the man hadn't removed his hand from Sakura's person. She had seen him, he knew she had seen him coming, he had seen her green eyes widen with something and then she had ran again.

"Sakura," he was now sitting in her window, again staring at the back of her head and she groaned as if she were in pain. He frowned then.

"Damn it," he heard her grumble into her pillow.

"What are you doing?" he looked at her blocked door then. Just what had compelled the woman to barricade her door? Then again this was Sakura and she was an odd one. She was also exceedingly annoying but she hadn't acknowledged him yet as she lay there.

"I'm trying to keep an unwanted visitor out of my apartment and failing miserably," she grumbled as she propped herself up to glare at him. That was more like it, he thought as he stared at her emerald eyes which held so many secrets. He wondered when she started hiding what she was feeling or thinking? Sakura had never been one to hide anything.

"What do you want, Sasuke?" she sighed as she sat up.

Who said he wanted anything? Perhaps all he wanted was to make certain someone he knew was alright. Was it a crime now to be worried about her? But from the looks of her he wouldn't say that to her.

"Hn." He replied, she frowned.

Sorry about yesterday, but I fell asleep then woke today to be dragged from Kingdom Kong to Timbuktu and Hell and back. So the updates are a tad bit off but hey...

C'est la vie.

Anyways I'll be on track by the end of tonight for tomorrow.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Only Tears! =)