I Do Not Own Naruto

New Beginnings

Sakura stretched out in her bed and sighed as she stared at the ceiling then. It had been a week since Sasuke's return and in that week her life had been turned upside down. To her it was most shocking thing in the world for Sasuke to be interested in her. He had started picking her up from the hospital and then he had started taking her to lunch and sparring. Though at first it was odd to her but by the end of the second day it was a becoming her routine and at the end of the third day it was her normal.

Sasuke was acting odd in her opinion but she wouldn't press the Uchiha in this matter of his new odd behavior. She would act as if his new oddities were none of her concern. There was no way she was going to be prodding him or carrying about what he was doing. No, she wouldn't care. There would be no afffections from her for him because she was going to marry a reliable, understandable man who wouldn't let her go nor would he try to kill her. She would have a happy marriage and maybe one day, if she acted happy long enough she would be happy and in love with whoever she had married.

But for now she wouldn't turn the Uchiha down for his attention at the moment. She rather liked having his attention for the moment. Not that it would matter she assured herself as she sat up and walked to her tiny kitchen. It wouldn't matter because he did not matter, no he didn't; she assured herself as she began making breakfast. She sighed internally when she heard her window open and started making tomatoes too. He appeared beside her then, she just handed him his omelet and tomatoes then grabbed her coffee and omelet before walking to her dining table. It was too early to be dealing with him this morning. Sighing she sipped her coffee and ate her breakfast in silence as he sat beside her and ate his breakfast. Why was it she made him a meal? It was as if she were inviting the stray to come live with her,

"Sakura," he greeted.

"Huh," she grumbled as she propped her head up on her fist and ate. Exhaustion did not even begin to cover how she was feeling at this moment as she sat there with him and ate in silence. After breakfast she stood up, left her dishes as she walked stiffly towards her shower. He would at least do the dishes, to her shock he did take care of the little things in her home. Like her herbs, oh and the stray cat she had been coaxing to stay around her apartment and the dishes, not to mention laundry when needed (this had been to both of their shock after one grueling sparring match). Short of clearing out a drawer and giving him a toothbrush she was certain he practically lived here with her. Though whether that was good or bad didn't matter because he did not matter.

She thought of him as a stray cat or something who came and went as he pleased. And one day he'd be gone just as suddenly as he arrived. That was how Uchihas worked though, his brother had been the same way the few times she had met Itachi before his death. Sasuke would never admit it but she knew he rather liked coming around whenever he pleased but she also knew he would leave one day. Though when was beyond her.

Finally finishing her shower she walked into the main room wrapped securely in her towel then grabbed her coffee before walking back into her room leaving a dumbfounded Sasuke at her dining table. Not that she cared, she assured herself for the millionth time. But why was she leaning against her door with her heart pounding if she didn't care. Damn it, she thought then dropped her towel and pulled on her normal attire before finishing her coffee then walking back into the main room where he was sitting.

"Sasuke, remember to lock the window," she said coldly as she walked out the door.

Sasuke just grumbled a bit as he walked to the window he had used and then did as Sakura ordered before landing beside her on the street. He had initiated the routines with her and he wasn't going to break them but he was going to add to them and test his boundaries with her. Testing the boundaries was something that he had been doing since he had arrived back in this village; which he still was uncomfortable in. But it didn't matter because Sakura hadn't thrown him out yet.

Her emerald eyes slid up to him with suspicion as he added yet another routine and tested yet another boundary with Sakura. He shrugged casually and she just continued walking to the hospital in silence. Though he missed her talking he wasn't shocked, he was amazed she even let him near her; still the silence was deafening to him as he walked with her. But he wasn't surprised as he walked her to the hospital.

"Have a nice day Sasuke," she said carefully.

"See you later," he promised as he watched her disappear into the hospital. He waited a second.

Alright, now he teleported straight to Kakashi who was waiting for him in the Hokage's office. It was still odd seeing his lazy, perverted, sensei in a position of power. It was also slightly concerning as he stood before Kakashi.

"There's been a new threat development, an unknown poison master is attacking Suna and Gaara has asked for the help of the Leaf." Kakashi informed him.

"Hn," he replied as he took the offered file. It wasn't like he was a healer of sorts but he was certain he could take out a poison master with ease.

"They've asked for Sakura's aid, you are going to be her escort," Kakashi announced. Sasuke just lifted a brow then, he was to do WHAT!?

Hey, yay more updates! I've been loving my new computer! in regards to a naming it...I'm not certain if I will but we shall see. I only named George because I yelled at him so often it felt odd to be yelling at something nameless. So I don't know if I'll name my beautiful, new, very shiny, working computer just yet.

As for updates this week there will definitely be a lot of them; my main focus will probably be wrapping up 36 Weeks & Counting, that's coming to a close. And I'll probably also focus on Trying Not to Neuter Him and Trying Not to Grow Up so I'm going to be busy. Also my daily updates will be rotating between this, Rain for Tears and Healing Pain, I'll try to get at least one of these updated once a day.

Over the course of the next few weeks I'm planning on be aggressive in my updates and finishing up stories. I'm doing this so I can relax a bit come August, I was writing so much fanifiction these last few months because George was devouring my original works and since I now have a working computer I'm going to slowly ease off of my fanfiction and focus again on my original works! =) I'm thrilled about this! I'm not leaving fanfiction though, I'll still post here but I'll only be managing 3 or 4 stories rather than 10.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Only Tears! =)