A/N: Some of you were wondering why I didn't update last week. Well here it is, a double length chapter.

The past two weeks had done nothing but drone on for her. She spent the majority of her time she spent doing one of three things. Training, working at the hospital, and running errands for Tsunade. It was working well, actually. Sure Sasuke was still on her mind the entire time, but the knot in her stomach became something she could just push to the back of her mind and let simmer. It wasn't until she'd be alone lying in the on-call room at night or in her bed when she'd stay awake just thinking about him.

That was her routine for the first week. Then Ronan showed up. She had been called to the Hokage tower to meet him, an annoyed look on her face the entire time. Sasuke had been right, not even an hour into the tour she was instructed to give him around Konoha had he proven to be a pest. A big one at that. He kept asking her things like if he could show her a good place for dinner, or quiet places he could go to 'train.' It was obvious what he was trying to do and the only thing she could do was give him lame excuses. She would of loved to rub it in his face that she was seeing someone.

When two weeks was up, she would use the Hokage tower as an excuse to get away from him, but also as an excuse to check up on Sasuke's mission. He was running late, and that suddenly made the knot grow tighter and tighter in her stomach with every day that passed. Before she knew it, two and a half weeks had passed and there was no sign from them. At least until she left the tower that day, bumping into Neji and Shikamaru. She couldn't help it that she immediately asked about Sasuke, but they didn't seem to think much of it, simply telling her that he had gone home.

Sakura wasn't stupid, she knew Sasuke had promised her he'd come see her right away, but it was the late afternoon and people were everywhere. It'd have to wait. So the rosette went along with normal things like meeting with Ino, getting an afternoon jog in and then going home to shower. It wasn't until midnight that she set off for the training grounds, trying to see if Sasuke was there. She was half way surprised that he wasn't. She could of guessed he was tired, but she had come prepared to scold him if he was out here training just after he got back.

So she went to his apartment, the only other place he could be. There was a chance he'd be asleep, but she didn't care right now. She needed to see him, make sure he was alright, and then she'd go. It wasn't something that could wait until morning.

When she got to his door, she gave a light knock, her hands practically shaking.

A smile grew on her face when she heard him on the other side of the door. He was up and moving at least, and by the lack of a drag to his step he probably hadn't been asleep. It sent a wave of relief through her and the knot in her stomach loosened up immediately when the door opened.

Sasuke opened the door slowly, looking exhausted.

"Hn," was all he said, but he did step back from the door, giving her room to come in.

He was alright at least, but even with that burden from her shoulders her smile disappeared the second she saw his face and heard that response. Maybe he wasn't completely alright.

She tried again to give him a smile walking passed him. There was definitely something bugging him. When she got to the living room she stopped, turning to look at him and crossing her arms.

She knew how Sasuke acted when he was like this. He would become obsessed with thinking about it and forget things like eating, sleeping and the like. He would focus so hard on the problem at hand that everything else was forgotten until he could solve it. The only thing was, she wasn't totally sure how to react to this Sasuke. He was unpredictable. Sometimes it was best to be blunt wit him while at other times, you just had to wait until he opened up about it in his own time and way. It was a fifty/fifty chance of her annoying the hell out of him or comforting him. She could only pray it was the latter.

"You look tired, Sasuke."

She slowly set the keys to her house on his kitchen table before she motioned towards the couch.

"Why don't you rest for awhile. I can cook you something if you want?" It wasn't exactly the way she wanted to greet him, but she was playing with fire in this situation.

"I'm not tired," he said stubbornly, "I'm not hungry either."

The upturn of her lips lessened just slightly before she walked into his kitchen, opening his refrigerator and looking into it. If Sasuke was going to be his usual stubborn self, she could play that game. He didn't want to show weakness of any kind, but maybe if she was doing it for herself, he'd go along with it. She didn't mind showing a bit of weakness on her part, if it got him to go along with her, she'd throw her pride out the window.

"Well I'm hungry. You sure you don't want anything?"

Sasuke frowned. "Fine, if you're hungry too."

She glanced over her shoulder at him and took in his appearance. There were dark circles under his eyes and a distant expression on his face.

"Starving."

She kept in mind that everything edible in his kitchen was two weeks old as she gathered things to make, winding up with noodles, a few decent looking vegetables, and chicken. She could only start boiling water for the noodles and pulled out a large pan to cook the rest in. It was obvious she had done this a few times at her own house, just throwing things together. She would usually do it after a long shift when she was hungry but wanted something quick. Right now she wanted to do nothing more than get food in Sasuke's stomach and give him her full attention.

She wanted to ask him what happened on his mission, what he was thinking, if she could help. She knew the only answer she'd get would be vague if not a flat out lie. Either way she'd knew she'd get frustrated with him but she knew she had to be persistent.

He was probably going to get pissed off at her at one point, but Sakura wouldn't let him push her away. She planned on staying in his apartment until she either knew A. what was going on, or B. that he was alright.

"So you haven't missed much." She turned back to his fridge, taking a few things out here and there to make a meal with. "The only thing different really is Ronan being here. Hah, you should probably avoid ever meeting him."

Sasuke reluctantly took a seat on the couch, still looking annoyed.

"How annoying is he being?" he grumbled.

She let out a light laugh as she pulled out a cutting bored and began to work on the chicken.

"Well, could you believe me if I said he was worse than Lee when I first met him? Maybe not as... Dramatic about it, but persistant." She shrugged as she started tossing things in the pan, the smell already filling the apartment.

"And you can't hand him off to someone else?" `

She looked over her shoulder. She could only raise an eyebrow at him before looking back down to what she was doing, a smile crossing her features. He was jealous. There were times when she would rub things in his face just to mess around with him, but this wasn't one of those times. She wasn't about to bruise his ego and put him in an even worse mood. She knew that Sasuke cared about her, but it was kind of flattering to see him getting so annoyed with a guy he had never even met only because the said guy had a crush on her.

"I can't. Tsunade is already dropping hints I might have to go back with him to his village. Apparently they have something she needs to look at and she's trying to decide who to send to the village to go get it. Maybe if I'm nice about this whole tour guide thing I can convince her not to send me on it. She's already started dividing my patients up at the hospital so I'll be free."

"So you'll be alone with him for even longer," he said with a frown.

Well, yeah. But like you said, you shouldn't care. Nothing is going to happen. He's not going to touch me." She couldn't help it when a small laugh escaped her.

"Of course. It doesn't bother me," he lied.

"I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get out of it though. I know a few things to persuade her with." She smiled again.

"Are you going to do something devious?" he asked, halfway joking.

A coy smirk overcame her features at his question. Her, devious... Not quite. Her, bribing the Hokage... That was more her style.

"Let's just say I know where a few things she holds precious are hidden."

In other words, Sakura knew where Shizune had stashed Tsunade's collection of sake. A few bottles of the alcohol would easily persuade the Hokage to do what she needed. She didn't want to be alone with Ronan. She didn't want to spend more time with him. No, she was much more satisfied here. Spending time with Sasuke. Being alone with Sasuke.

"The mission was a success. No serious injuries either."

She glanced back at him, nodding along with the summary of how it went.

"You now, if this one went as well as you say it did, then you're bound to get more and more missions outside of the village."

She was happy for him, yes. He wanted more challenges, more chances to get out and put his training to use. Tsunade would just be childish if she didn't acknowledge that. She wasn't going to demote him back to the D-Rank missions just to torture him more. He was going to be gone more though. That was the only catch that Sakura saw.

"Yeah, I probably will." He shrugged. "We might occasionally have missions together from now on."

She took out two bowls, turning off the stove as she began dividing the food up, giving Sasuke plenty more than herself. She set everything aside so she could clean it later and picked up the two bowls, opening his refrigerator once more to get out two bottled waters before walking into the living room.

She smiled at him. "You know, I never thought about us going on missions together. You'll finally be able to see what I can do. I don't think you've ever seen me actually fight before."

Sakura held his bowl out two him as she sat down next to him on the couch, balancing her own in her lap as she set the bottles down on the coffee table in front of them. She honestly couldn't recall a time though when Sasuke had seen her fight.

He was always somewhere else, unconscious, or she was being protected. That would definitely change if they went on missions. She knew he'd protect her if she needed it, but he needed to know she could hold her own all the same.

"It will happen eventually. I will be on plenty of missions were a medic is needed." Though that wasn't completely a good thing. His missions were going to be dangerous.

Sakura's gaze flickered to him for only a few moments. That didn't sound too promising to her. She knew in the back of her mind that about ninety percent of his missions would require a medical-ninja in the party. She just didn't want to bring those thoughts forward. She couldn't break down in front of him again over the same issue.

"Yeah, well, after Shizune I'm the highest ranking non-ANBU medic. So I'll probably be on a lot of your missions. I hope you don't get sick of me." She laughed a little in her attempt to lighten the mood. Even she could admit she was curious to know what a mission with this Sasuke was like.

"I doubt I'll get sick of you. I prefer you as my medic."

"I hope you don't."

"I won't," he said once again, reassuringly.

She smiled at him as she went back to eating her food. In fact, the chances of them getting missions together were pretty high. They had a history of working together on missions and the results were more often than not good. With Sai, they would have a very well-balanced team. Naruto and Sasuke were the two head-on fighters, while Sai was the long-ranged and she was the medic. Tsunade knew this, the woman may be sadistic but she wasn't stupid.

"I won't," he said once again, reassuringly.

"So, how did it feel? Being out of the village and all?"

She looked over at him as she took a bite. She felt guilty that there was a part of her that thought he wasn't going to come back because he was out in the world doing what he wanted without the pressure of things. There wasn't anyone giving him glares or crossing the street to avoid him. There wasn't any rule that said he had to be careful of his actions or ANBU watching him. He could just be. That would be tempting to anyone.

"Hn," was all he grumbled, not feeling like giving a real answer to her question.

"I missed you." Sakura figured maybe if she was more intimate with him it would help him relax more. She didn't turn away from the food she was cooking, but her tone became much softer.

"I'm glad to be back here," he said, still not looking cheerful, not that he ever did.

He took a bite of his food, merely nibbling at it and looking contemplative .

"It's good," he mumbled quietly.

She could see the small changes in his expression and his grunt of an answer only confirmed her suspicions. Something was wrong with him. She completely ignored his wanting to change the subject as she looked down at her food. She had a few ways to approach him, but questions like 'are you alright' and 'what's wrong' would give her only dead-end answers on his part. She'd have to choose her words carefully. The best thing she could come up with still had that possibility to get her nowhere.

"Sasuke, I'm only going to ask this one time. You don't have to answer me, but I know something is bothering you. What happened on your mission?" she asked, studying him closely.

"I can't say," he answered after a moment, looking away.

She watched Sasuke. He wasn't going to talk about it now, hell, she wasn't sure if he'd ever talk about it but she didn't want to push him. She'd said she would only ask once and she planned on sticking to that agreement.

He stood and walked into the kitchen and she kept her gaze on him until he stopped in front of the sink and began to wash the dishes. The rosette stood up slowly, picking up her things and following him to the counter tops. She set the empty bowl down next to the sink before she took a step back to where she was behind him and slowly wrapped her arms around his middle, resting her cheek between his shoulder blades.

"Okay."

"Thank you," he responded quietly.

Sakura could feel a smile tugging at her lips. She had only just gotten to a point where that phrase didn't freeze her in her tracks and instead gave her a feeling of serenity. Sasuke just didn't go around 'thanking' people or paying them compliments.

It made her feel special to him in a way and that was the reason she knew she could believe him when he said he wasn't going to get sick of her. Sasuke saw her differently than everyone else. He wouldn't give her the time of day if he didn't want too.

Then again, that 'thank you' also left her feeling slightly disappointed. He wasn't going to answer her question. Something had happened on that mission and it was eating away at the Uchiha. He wasn't going to let her help though. He wasn't going to let anyone help if he had a say in it all. She could only wonder, what was that ominous that it made Sasuke so uneasy? She couldn't ask him, at least not after she had told him she'd only ask him the one time. She wanted to though... Badly.

"Stay here tonight," he said calmly.

"I'll stay."

"Good."

Did he think she would say 'no' to staying here? She only had to go to the hospital tomorrow to check on the three patients she had left. That would take an hour tops and she could do it whenever, so she really had nowhere to be. Unless Sasuke wanted to get up early to go the district to work, she didn't expect him to be up and about either. She wanted to relax with him, for just one day. She had missed him, and she wasn't going to pass up a chance to be around him.

There was no chance in hell she was going to leave him if she had the choice between comforting him or sleeping. She wasn't going to bug him about what happened, but she was damn sure going to be there to try and help him in whatever way she could. Even if that meant just staying over at his apartment. In fact, she'd probably do whatever he asked of her right now, just so long as it didn't trouble him or involved killing someone.

"So how long am I going to have to wait before you kiss me?" She chuckled to herself as she loosened her hold on him and took a step back.

She figured a complete subject change would do him good and that was the first topic that didn't involve missions that came to mind. She slowly released the hold she had on him as she pulled away, instead moving to stand next to him over the sink as she took some of the dishes he had already washed and started to dry them off.

She couldn't help but steal glances at him as he finished washing the dishes. She wasn't sure if he'd ever talk to her about what was wrong and even though she promised him she wouldn't mention it again, it worried her. She'd try to keep that promise too him, but she couldn't shake the feeling that it was something incredibly important. Sasuke was the type of guy to keep problems, big problems, to himself. She couldn't help but wonder what else he wasn't bringing up, or what he might keep to himself in the future. It was only the fact that she trusted him that she could keep herself from pressing the issue. If she needed to know, he'd tell her about it... Eventually.

It only took his another minute to finish and he set the last dish down once he'd finished washing it. Then he stepped behind Sakura, putting his arms around her waist and pulling her back against his chest. She smiled as she relaxed against him, leaning back. But then he had to go and kiss her neck.

"How can you expect me to kiss you when you face away from me?" He leaned down and very lightly kissed the side of her neck, teasing her.

She couldn't help it when she laughed, putting the towel she had been using to dry the dishes down before turning to face him.

"Well I just got so distracted by watching you do the dishes," Sakura teased.

He was a guy trained to kill and he had been washing a bowl. It seemed so ordinary but unnatural at the same time. It was definitely amusing... and cute.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Did you think I never wash anything?"

"I figured you always just threw it out and bought new stuff. Until now I couldn't ever picture you cleaning anything besides your weapons. I might just have to buy you a frilly pink apron and see if that helps the image at all." She laughed again.

That would be a sight to see for sure. Sasuke was a macho guy, there was no question in that. She couldn't picture him in pink anything, let alone an apron. It would leave her laughing her ass off for days though.

"Tch, I'm perfectly capable of cleaning. I'm not Naruto." He frowned. "And I don't wear pink."

She laughed, shaking her head at him. "So I think I'm going to go take a shower and then go to sleep."

If he wanted to tease her, two could play at that game. She didn't give him a chance to kiss her as she moved from between him and the counter and pulled away, heading towards his room.

"Hn."

She smiled at him. "Do you mind if I borrow some clothes?"

"My clothes are all dirty. You'll have to go without."

That was a lie. Even if he had been gone for two weeks she had seen his hamper. It was empty and she knew better than to think Sasuke only had a few sets of clothes. He may of been a macho boy, but she was sure that he had plenty of clean ones stored away somewhere. She knew he was only messing with her though. She could easily kill two birds with one stone though and address both of his comment and question.

He used some of that ninja speed of his to quickly close the distance between them, his hand catching hers in order to stop her. She wasn't escaping that easily. "And I'm not done with you yet. Do you suddenly not want to kiss me?"

"No Sasuke, the thought of all of your dirty clothes repulses me so much I just don't think I can kiss you anymore." The sarcasm in her voice was obvious as she let out a playful sigh and placed her free hand on her hip.

She knew teasing him was a dangerous game, but she had to admit. It was fun, and losing to him wasn't all that bad. She'd eventually win one though.

"And well ya see, my idea was that you join me in the shower and you could kiss me there and it'd be a hell of a lot better. Seeing as how you've informed me there isn't a single piece of clothing here that I can borrow, I guess I'll just have to go back to my house then. That's a shame." She shrugged once before giving him a blank expression, still joking with him. "I'm so disappointed I might never stay over here again."

The Uchiha frowned. But then he smirked, that dangerous smirk he always got whenever he had an idea.

"Even if you're not going to kiss me, you're not going home. You already agreed to stay the night. You won't go back on your word, will you?" he asked.

His hand released hers, but immediately he closed the space between them, backing her up against the wall so that she couldn't escape.

"Since you can't kiss me, then I'll just have to be the one to do all the kissing."

He began to lightly kiss her neck, making his way down to her collarbone.

"What charm. You talk about the color pink, my hair color, like it's the most vile thing on the planet and now you're going to hold me hostage in your apartment. It's a good thing you're easy on the eyes." She smiled again.

"That's different. You're a girl."

She could only roll her eyes . The least he could do was lie to her and said he liked it on her or something. But no, he had to be a stubborn boy about it all. "Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Sasuke."

"You're surprised that I would hold you hostage?" he asked with a smirk.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Not surprised. Just, well... I'm trapped between you and a wall. If you were me you'd be a little flustered, too. It's not like I'm complaining though."

She gave him a smirk of her own. She could tell he got an ego boost by what she said. It was so easy to mess with his ego. A simple compliment could make him smirk while the tiniest of insults would send him into brooding mode. She couldn't exactly say anything though. She was the same way.

"Is that so? You don't mind being so close to… the wall?" he asked teasingly.

She laughed and shook her head. "No, I think I'm in love with the wall. I'm actually going to leave you for this particular wall."

Sakura smiled at him as she reached up and ran a hand through his hair, brushing it out of his face.

"I'm sure the wall would kiss me any time I wanted and not make me ask for it." She chuckled lightly to herself before dropping her hands to her side, looking up at him with a raised eyebrow.

Sasuke frowned. "Maybe I should leave you alone with the wall then."

She knew she was going to be done for if she didn't do something quick. It was hard to think with him kissing her like that.

"So I'm guessing that's a no-go on my whole shower plan?"

She was running out of time, that was for sure. All she wanted was to kiss him, and she knew that meant losing. She wanted to win one, but she missed the feel of his lips against hers, the way his emotions pooled out. She missed him holding her close and the feeling of how she could block out everything else but him. Screw it. She could lose.

He looked her in the eyes. "I never said anything about that being a no-go."

"You know, you promised to come see me when you got back from your mission and you didn't do that. So I think I'm entitled to one going back on my word." She had meant for it to sound like she was going to go home, but she was talking about kissing him.

She was trapped between him and the wall anyways and she had a feeling he wasn't going to budge until she caved which she was more than willing to do. She placed her hands on his shoulders to push him back just enough so that she could kiss him. When her lips found his she pressed against him, wrapping her arms around his neck as she did so. Sure, she'd give in to kiss him, but if he wanted anything else it definitely wasn't going to be that easy for him.

He hesitated, looking a bit guilty for a moment. "I guess I have something that you could wear."

She smiled, but she didn't miss his small hesitation when she kissed him. She made the mental note to not mention anything about his mission because whatever had happened, it was going to remind him of it. She wanted him to forget about it, if only for a little while and she wasn't going to make the mistake of bringing it up again.

"You just think of a secret stash of clean clothes, did ya?"

She smiled as she gave him a quick kiss before leaning back against the wall, smiling at him wit a raised eyebrow. "Thanks for being so sharing, Sasuke."

"It turns out, I have clean clothes in my closet," he said sarcastically, as if he had forgotten that very obvious fact.

"You know, your closet is probably the last place I would of looked."

He stepped back just a little bit, putting a bit of room between them. "Hn. Are you going to let me join you in the shower?"

She was about to ask him what she'd have to do to earn a few clothes for the night, but she figured she already knew his answer. He confirmed it when he asked about his invitation to her shower. She wanted to at least look like she was considering saying no. It was the only reason she grew silent and looked down at his shoulder, biting her bottom lip.

"Let's just say that if you don't join me in the shower, you'll never see me naked again in your lifetime. I'll let you choose though."

She reached up and patted his cheek once before slipping under his arm and heading towards the bathroom. Along the way she even went so far as to take off her shirt and drop it on the ground in her efforts to tease him. It wasn't until she closed the door behind her that she decided to give him a small, almost insignificant challenge though it was sure to annoy him.

She locked the door. Smirking to herself she then gave her attention to the shower, turning on the water.

"Sakura?" she heard him ask, sounding surprised and a little annoyed.

A smile grew wide on Sakura's face. She could only imagine what the look on his face was at the fact she locked the door. He was probably just as shocked as he was annoyed by her and she had a feeling she'd pay for it later.

She could only chuckle as she removed the rest of her clothes, leaving them on his bathroom counter before she got into the shower, being quick in washing her hair.

When she heard the door open she was just finishing rinsing out her hair. It was a shower that had all four walls. Two were glass, one being the door while the other two were tile. The glass was frosted over, allowing her to only see an outline of Sasuke through the steam coming from the water. She swore she could see that triumphant smirk on his face.

"It took you longer than I thought it would. I'm almost finished."

She knew it was a bruise to his ego, but unlike last time, she wasn't caught up in an incredibly intimate moment. No, now she didn't have a problem teasing him at all.

She heard the sound of the door close.

"You're going to regret that, Sakura," he taunted, an amused tone to his voice.

She smiled to herself. She knew it, the guy liked holding grudges whether it played out or not in her favor. She honestly didn't have a problem with it though. From the few times he'd made her 'pay' for something, it usually meant just letting him have control. She really didn't see an issue with that. Sure she liked control now and then, but with this situation, she preferred to know what she was doing before she took any control what-so-ever.

He opened the door to the shower, letting a mass of hot steam out which caused her to shiver. Then he stepped inside, shutting the door behind him.

"You locked me out of my own bathroom. Do you still not want to kiss me Sakura? I guess that's fine then," he said, grabbing the shampoo and proceeding to start washing his hair, completely ignoring her.

There was plenty of room in the shower for both of them to stand and move around a little bit, but that was about it. Even when he started shampooing his hair, not even so much as looking at her she still had plenty of room to switch spots with him so he could be under the shower head.

A blush crossed her cheeks though as she started to wash herself down with the soap. It was the second time she had seen him naked. The second time he had seen her naked. Also it wasn't dark. She was quick to fight off the pink hue of her lips as she turned back to Sasuke.

Sakura smiled. "I think I can suck it up and kiss you now."

He finally turned his attention back to Sakura. "Thank you for that sacrifice, " he said sarcastically.

"You're welcome." She laughed gently as he gave her his own sarcastic retort.

He seemed almost annoyed with her but she didn't care. It was amusing to her at how like him old self he would get when she played these games with him. Sure he'd be all for the competition, and she would usually 'lose,' but the end result was something she could live with.

She grinned at him before she reached up and turned his head to her as gave him a short and tender kiss.

"Plus, you're too good of a kisser to pass up." She hoped throwing him a bone would prevent him from giving her the silent treatment.

But the short kiss she gave him wasn't enough for him and he leaned down, giving her a much longer, more passionate kiss. She was surprised by the amount of want she felt coming from him.

So he had missed her after all. She returned the kiss with the same amount of effort on her part, wrapping her arms around his neck as she pressed herself against him. She could taste him along with the shower water sliding down his cheeks.

This kiss seemed different than all the rest though. Sasuke seemed more into it than she could ever recall him being. It was like he thought she was going to leave tomorrow and never come back. That thought alone scared her. She didn't want to think about being apart from him.

When she pulled away from the kiss she rose an eyebrow at him in curiosity before reaching up and pushing the hair out of his face. She wanted to ask him about it, but she wasn't sure if it had to do with the mission. She could only push it aside as she placed her hand against his cheek, brushing a few suds away with her thumb.

"Do you forgive me for locking the door?"

"Hn," was his answer, "Not yet."

"I thought you liked challenges. I was just giving you what you wanted." She smiled up at him.

He leaned down, his mouth becoming very close to her ear. Her smile only grew.

"You don't look so bad without any clothes on," he whispered very softly.

His hands traveled to her hips, holding her close to him. He gave her a short kiss on the lips before his hand reached between her thighs, slowly exploring.

A gasp escaped her. She rested her forehead against his shoulder, closing her eyes as she focused on his touch, his movements, his breathing. She didn't have a problem with his teasing, in fact, she loved it. No, more like she loved him and she was open to let him do what he wanted. She slowly started to press her lips against his chest before working her way up his collarbone to his neck.

His fingers continued to move between her thighs, searching for what made her react the most. Then he slipped two fingers inside her, still moving slowly.

She had remembered the first time he did this, she had stopped him. The jerk had still be wearing his pants at the time and she had been curious what exactly he'd do. He had done this before, but still, it felt amazing. It was like he was always trying to find what made her tick, and he was definitely doing a good job.

"Sasuke." She moaned out his name as she paused at kissing his neck.

It was odd. Sure she had been in love with the guy for years, but she had also known him for years. One day they had been just friends now he was doing this to her. The weird thing to her was, that the transition from friends to a relationship had been so easy. They had both been on the same page and it made it all remotely effortless.

She began kissing his neck again when she got over the initial surprise, working her way up again from his neck to his jaw to his lips. When she kissed him then, it was just a light peck of the lips as a second moan escaped her. Then she went back for more, kissing him long and hard.

Pulling away from the kiss, Sasuke trailed kisses down from Sakura's neck until he reached her chest. She instinctively arched her back to him. Then he placed kisses all across her breasts, exploring them as well. He wanted to see her reactions from that as well. All the while his fingers still moved between her thighs. He'd always been a good multitasker.

It felt wonderful, what he was doing with his lips and hand. She let out a loud moan as she trailed her fingers from his shoulder to his back, pulling him closer. Sakura bit her lip as she leaned her head forward, her mouth next to his ear.

Sakura slowly began to move her hips with the motion of his hand, hooking a leg around his to keep herself balanced as she arched back again.

"Sasuke... Please." She wanted him, badly.

He looked her in the eyes with that smirk he always got on his face whenever he was teasing her.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, pretending not to know exactly what she wanted.

She looked down, a deadpanned expression crossing her features. He was going to keep doing this to her? It had to be because she locked him out. It was the only explanation. She could tell Sasuke wanted to go further, but she had a feeling he was just going to keep teasing her. He usually put the satisfaction over getting his revenge than his own wants.

He then continued kissing her chest, trying to ignore his own want for just a little longer. His fingers slowly slid out of her, going back to touching outside.

But Sakura wasn't going to play that game. She wasn't going to let him just get her back and do what he wanted. A smirk grew on her face, a soft moan passing her lips as he continued to roam. She knew just the thing and it was sure to catch him off-guard.

Reaching down she wrapped her hand around him. She was being a bit forward, but it would be the only way to get his attention. To fight fire with fire. She placed her other hand on the side of his face, pulling him up and kissing him as she gave a gentle squeeze. He let out a gasp of both surprise and pleasure.

As he pulled away from the kiss, his hand also released her. Both of his hands trailed down her back, going even further down. A grin spread over her features . She had surprised him and it made her feel a sense of triumph. Also, Sasuke seemed to be enjoying it as well.

"Wrap your legs around me," he said as he lifted her up.

Sakura did as he said, wrapping her legs around him. She kissed him as she did, also bringing her arms around his neck to hold on as well. Sasuke returned her kiss with fire. She moved to where he was positioned at her entrance before slowly lowering herself down on him, breaking her kiss with him to let out a sharp breath.

"Don't hold back this time," she demanded.

"I didn't plan on it," he responded.

Sasuke began to move in and out of her, his pace picking up rapidly with every thrust. Sakura held on tighter, raising and lowering herself to the pace he set. Her breathing was shallow as she reached behind him and placed a hand on the tile as if it was something to hold onto. This felt amazing to her. She had wanted him so much, to feel this way with him. It had been torture to wait.

"Sakura…" he moaned

She loved him so much it made her ache not to tell him every day. She knew he still didn't feel the same, and it might be awhile before he ever did. Sakura didn't want to make him feel guilty for not saying it back to her, that being the only thing that stopped her. When he finally did say it, she knew she'd be able to believe him. She'd just have to resort to showing him now instead of anything else.

The longer they went the better it felt. The water from the shower washed over them, combining its heat with the friction from their bodies and making him feel even warmer than he already was. He closed his eyes as he seemed to finally relax, letting his guard down.

She couldn't get over the feel of the water coming down on her, the sound of his breathing, the way she could barely fight back a moan every time he filled her completely.

"Sakura, I'm going to…" His voice trailed off, unable to even speak anymore because of how distracting it was to feel so good.

She knew exactly what he was talking about only because she was feeling the same way. Every thrust brought her rapidly closer and she could only hold onto him tighter.

Then it happened. She toppled over the edge and her body began to writhe in pleasure. She placed her hand on the back of his neck, her fingers in his hair as she hugged herself to him. She knew he had to be close also. She could feel it. It was barely a few seconds after she reached her release that he too completely let go and went over the edge.

After, he stood there for a few seconds, just catching his breath and letting his brain start working again. She leaned against him only a few moments, catching her breath.

Then he slowly pulled out of her and set her down, making sure she got a good footing before he let go of her. He planted a very light kiss on her forehead, smiling softly at her, which was very unusual for him. She was about to move to look up at him when he kissed her on the forehead. Her gaze landed on his expression and it stopped her. She had never seen that look on Sasuke's face before. It was so caring, so gentle and yet it didn't look out of place. All Sakura could do was return the smile before leaning in and kissing him tenderly before she hugged him, resting her head on his chest.

She wasn't sure how long she stood there like that with him before she placed a kiss on his shoulder and pulled away, placing a hand on the door.

"I'm going to go get dressed. Does it matter what clothes I borrow?"

The only reason she was asking was because she wasn't sure how Sasuke would react if she had on something with an Uchiha fan on it. He was proud of his clan, and she didn't want to offend him by wearing something with his clan symbol on it because she wasn't an Uchiha.

He paused to think when he heard her question. "In the future, borrow anything you want. But tonight, it matters," he said with a smirk.

Sasuke turned off the shower and ran his hand through his hair to get rid of the excess water and stop it from falling in his face. Then he exited the shower with her and he wrapped a towel around his waist. She followed him out of the shower, wrapping the towel around her torso before ringing out the water in her hair over the sink.

She was quick to follow Sasuke into his bedroom, sitting down on the corner of his bed while he dug through the closet. She could only raise an eyebrow in curiosity as she wondered what he was looking for.

He found it, the only shirt he owned with his clan symbol on the front instead of the back. It was made of a very light weight white fabric and sort of long, making it just long enough to look like a nightgown on the shorter Sakura.

"You can wear this," he said.

A smile formed on her face as she stood up and took the shirt from him. She had locked onto that clan symbol first thing and that was enough to let her see how much Sasuke felt about her. He was letting her wear it, and that alone meant more than enough for her.

She turned her back to him as she dropped the towel, pulling on the shirt as she did. It fell to her mid thigh, hugging at her hips in a relaxed fashion. She was definitely comfortable. She bent down the towel and picked it up before turning to look at him, drying her hair out in the process with the said towel.

"Since it matters, how do I look?"

Sasuke smirked. "It not bad. You can keep that."

"You really don't mind if I keep it?"

"It's fine. I have plenty of clothes."

She grinned at him for only a moment before looking down, pulling the shirt away from her body so she could look at the clan symbol. She felt so... Bad ass. Also to add things to the list she felt incredibly special. She had known Sasuke wasn't playing around with what was going on between them, but this only proved it further. She was his completely and it made her feel and she honestly had no objections to that.

"I think I know why you want me to keep it." She laughed when she looked down, taking note of the fact it was fairly see-through. He was becoming a closet pervert.

"Hn," was his only answer.

"Too bad I can't wear it anywhere but here."

She shrugged at that when she climbed in the bed, getting herself situated. "I think that'd be a dead give-away."

She smiled to herself, it was the only thing to keep the frown from crossing her features. The whole sneaking around thing was entertaining to her, yes, but sometimes when they were walking, she wanted nothing more than to just take his hand in hers. She hated she couldn't see him off on missions, that she couldn't run up and hug him in the street whenever he got back. Just a list of things she couldn't do. That was the downside of everything to her.

He went back to his closet, pulling out a pair of pants for himself. He tossed his towel into his hamper and put on the pants.

Then he turned back to her. "Come on, let's go to bed."

She followed suit and put her towel in the hamper before crossing the room kissing him gently once before making her way to the bed and getting inside. She let out a long, relaxed sigh when she pulled the blanket over her and got comfortable.

Sakura liked sleeping next to him. For one, she felt the safest she ever felt in her entire life. Two, it relaxed her which helped her sleep even better and three, his bed was incredibly comfortable. She'd had a problem getting herself out of it the past two times she had slept in it.

"I hope you don't have anywhere to be in the morning. I'm not going anywhere," she said with a smile.

Sasuke followed Sakura into bed, snuggling up behind her and wrapping an arm around her waist. She relaxed against him, taking a deep breath as she closed her eyes.

"I'm resting most of the day tomorrow. I'm still training tomorrow night though," he answered.

"I don't have much to do tomorrow. Probably around one I'll need to check on some patients and then the rest of the day I'll have to spend with Ronan."

If Sakura's eyes had been open she probably would of rolled them at the idea. He had asked her when she trained and she told him it was usually in the early mornings or afternoons. He insisted on coming to one. She figured that mentioning to Sasuke she was going to be training with this guy was not a grand idea. He'd probably think she was cheating on him, she had never even trained with Sasuke since he came back.

She grew quiet for awhile, listening to him breathe. She had almost been on the verge of sleep before she felt him move, his breath fanning her ear.

"I love you," he said very quietly, his voice barely audible.

He loved her. She knew that he meant it to was what made it even better. She smiled softly as she laced her fingers with his and brought his hand to her lips, lightly kissing it. "

I love you, too." She let go of his hand and relaxed completely, going back to listening to him breathe.