Summer vacation is here! Hehe. Free time baby! Anyways, this is my 3rd fanfic, hope you like it!

Rated T because you have to be a rated T person in order to read/watch Naruto anyway.

Note: The kids are now in their late teens, like 17-ish.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Chapter 1: Changed Emotions
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Sasuke lay there on his bed with his hands behind his head. He stared at the roof, he couldn't sleep. Thoughts about a certain pink-haired girl kept running through his mind. "Another sleepless night." he thought to himself. He sat up and took a deep breath, he knew that he can't have anymore sleepless nights, a ninja needs much rest. Then it hit him, his eyes widened. He thought about it more, "I've never felt anything like this before in my life. Is this what they call love?" Sasuke then shaked his head vigorously, trying to get the thought out of his head. "I have no time to be having these stupid emotions." Other thoughts however started to come up, one by one;
"I need her."
"I want her."
"I can't live without her."
"I've been treating her like crap for so long."
"I'm nothing without her."
"Power is nothing without someone there beside you."
"I love her so much that I would die for her."
Sasuke put his hands on his head and screamed, "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" His body started to become sweaty and his breathing picked up. He put his hands down and carelessly laid his head on his pillow. He turned over and closed his eyes. "I guess I should tell her tomorrow, she'll be so happy." he thought then fell asleep with a smile on his face.

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The next morning, Sasuke got up and changed into his usual outfit and headed out the door. He was going to train to become stronger and after that he needed to get some groceries. "Alright! I'll tell her today!" Sasuke thought as he walked, he instantly felt more confident.

After a few minutes of walking, Sasuke can see that he was already close to the bridge. He was going to cross over it to get to the rest of Konoha but then he saw two figures standing over there. He looked closer, he realized that the two figures were Sakura and Ino. Sasuke smiled, "I'm just going to tell her and it will put a smile on her face and we will both be happy. We can have a new beginning." He kept walking and approached the bridge but stopped as he heard what they were talking about.

"So Ino, you still like Sasuke?" Sakura asked her best friend. "Yeah right!" said Ino with much enthusiasm, she sighed then continued. "I think that I sort of like Shikamaru…"
Sakura's eyes widened then she bursted out laughing.
"I thought you were shallow Ino." she said still laughing.
"I'm not shallow!" Ino protested. "I just don't know how to tell him yet, besides, I think that he likes Temari."
Silence then went across the two.
"What about you Sakura? Do you still like Sasuke?" Ino asked, breaking the silence.
Sakura looked at Ino and smiled.
"Nope."
Sakura chuckled.
"I finally got over him, he's always treating me like I'm worthless and it makes me feel like crap. I just see him as a teammate now or possibly a friend, other than that, I don't like anyone."
Ino looked at her friend.
"Lucky, you feel free, I don't."
Sakura chuckled once again.
"Well I gotta go, someone has to run that dumb flower shop. See ya later big-forehead!" Ino said with a wink.
"Good luck with Shikamaru, you're gonna need it." Sakura said back.
Ino sticked her tongue out to her friend then walked away.

Sasuke couldn't move a muscle, that one word kept running through his mind.
"Nope."
"Nope."
"Nope."
Just then, Sakura turned her head and saw Sasuke. "What's with the face?" a clueless Sakura asked with a smile. Sasuke didn't respond, he couldn't move or say anything.

"Sasuke?"

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Be back soon :) Still not so sure where I'm going with this story. Haha!