a/n: i really suck at making summaries. :)

It's raining! Such a nice time to make a story. It's inspiring! I really hope you'll like this. Review please.

EDIT: Here, I'm already done editing the first chapter. Not much changes, it's still the same. I might do some big changes on the last chapters. ^^

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura threw herself at sasuke and hugged him. "Why?" He hugged her back though a little confused why she hugged him that tight. "I missed you!" sakura giggled burying her face on his school uniform. "Eh? You just saw me yesterday." Sasuke said as they gained suspicious and at the same time jealous glares from their other classmates.

Today is their first day in Leaf University or L. University like what others calls it for short as second year students and like any other first days, the school is filled with excitement and noise. "I know but I still missed you!"

BETTER THIS WAY

Chapter one- Feelings

She smiled at him and parted when she noticed the glares. Every day is always like this, though a lot of fan girls and boys get jealous, they try their best not to put any malice on what the two best friends are doing. Sakura and Sasuke had been friends since they were kids but they parted when sasuke moved to konoha to study. Still, their friendship didn't just end right there. Sakura moved to Konoha as well when they were first years and destiny, being kind and all allowed them to meet again and they were able to continue their friendship until they became inseparable.

Since the two of them are one of the famous students in the school not only because of their looks but their intelligence and talents, sometimes rumors about the two of them spread like 'the two are secretly together and they're using their friendship to hide it' and etc. Still, according to sakura and sasuke, rumors are rumors and everybody can think and say whatever they want.

"Hey hey! Long time no see guys!" Naruto greeted and came inside the classroom with chouji, neji and hinata. "What's up?" Kiba who arrived a little earlier greeted naruto and the others with a friendly hug. "Hey guys!" This time, it was Ino's time to greet them. She was with Tenten and shikamaru who greeted their friends as well. "Looks like this year will be fun again with everyone around!" Chouji excitingly said as he munches the chips he was eating.

"so sasuke, did you tell her already? You seem happier than the usual." Neji took the chance to ask sasuke while the girls are having their typical girl to girl talk. Sasuke just looked away without giving his answer. "Let's just take that as a no for an answer." Shino who just entered the conversation along with Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba and Chouji answered for sasuke.

"Geez sasuke, when do you plan on telling her?" Kiba asked but sasuke's still not answering. "We already warned you. If you make this longer, you'll not know if it's already too late and besides, she's already getting spoiled which means she has to be close to you always." It was naruto's turn to talk this time.

"It's not as simple as you think it is. Sakura will get mad at me if she knew. And besides, I'm happy this way." He sighed.

"You're a coward. Don't you think she'll get even madder if you make it longer? What if she finds out? That will be too troublesome. Shikamaru tried to explain to him and it hit him when he said he's a coward.

"If you guys keep quiet, she'll not know. That's it. Simple right?" This time he's starting to get annoyed. He really hates this topic.

"You know what, you suck at nothing besides this." Naruto being his closest friend next to sakura said trying to make him realize what he's doing. Everything they said echoed in his ears making him sigh for the second time that day. He closed his eyes and looked away.

"Don't you really have any plans of getting a boyfriend sakura?" Ino muttered in an impatient tone. In their group, almost all are couples. Naruto and Hinata, Neji and tenten, Shikamaru and Ino. With chouji, he likes someone but doesn't have any plans of courting her. Kiba is a playboy so don't ask how many girlfriends he has while Shino is currently courting a girl from the third year.

"You know I like him but I don't think it's possible in the first place and it doesn't matter." Sakura smiled. "How about sasuke-kun sakura? I know we always talk about this but how about last time, last year? You told us that-" Hinata was cut off by sakura.

"That was last time. Past." she immediately said.

"But we know itachi-san is err. a playboy… at times? Is that really okay?" tenten asked. "Well, I do like him but I never said I love him. It doesn't matter and besides, I don't need a boyfriend. Sasuke's always there for me and it's enough. I think having a boyfriend is too much."

Sasuke sat in his chair seemed to be lost in his thoughts and not even bothering to listen what kakashi is saying.

"You're a coward. Don't you think she'll get even madder if you make it longer? What if she finds out? That will be too troublesome."

"damn it. Why can't I say it anyway? It's just too simple." He cursed his self.

"sasuke!" He heard sakura whisper in front of him since she was sitting in his front with ino on the right and hinata on her left. "why?" He answered back. "Can I go to your house later? Or we'll just stay in my house?" She asked.

"No one's going to be there so it's ok in my house. Itachi?" He smirked at her and was answered by another smirk. He knows what that means.

"And I keep on doing things that are painful. Damn. Why do I have to fall in love with her and why not with other people?" He thought and felt kiba and naruto's hand patting his back. "That's okay sasuke." Naruto teased and received a smack on the head by sasuke.

The dismissal bell rang signaling the end of that school day as the students went out of the school gate, some heading home and some going to hang out for a bit. "sasuke, can we pass by the park first?" Sakura asked. "Sure." He knew how much she loves the children and how she loves to watch them play in the park. When they reached the park, three children tackled sasuke in a hug. "Sasuke nii-chan!"

During summer or during his free time, he plays with them during morning. Cute isn't it? He himself has a soft spot when it comes to children. This scene made sakura smile. Looking at sasuke, no one would ever imagine this side of him since he's a quiet type and he only talks a lot when he's with her or with naruto and the others.

One girl who was hugging sasuke named Fuyuumi noticed sakura's smile. "Sasuke-san, is she your girlfriend? She's pretty! I want to be like her when I grow up." Fuyuumi asked in a really determined tone making the two blush in surprise. "Girlfriend? Yes she is. She's really pretty right? Her name is Haruno Sakura. I'm sure you'll be like her when you grow up!" Sasuke's tone turned into a very sweet one making sakura blush some more.

"Really? It's okay if I'll not marry you anymore nii-chan because she's really pretty! From now on I promise I'll be like you sakura-chan so someone like sasuke nii-chan will marry me when I grow up!!" The child jumped up and down.

"Bye nii-chan and sakura-chan!" The three children waved at them as they ran to their friends to play.

"Fuyuumi-chan is so adorable but hey Uchiha, what was that for?" Sakura asked.

"Sorry. She'll cry if I said no, come on." He grabbed her hand but she did not move.

"Wait. I want ice cream." She pointed an ice cream vendor just a few meters away from them. "Wait here." Sasuke went to the ice cream vendor and bought a chocolate flavored ice cream and gave it to sakura who giggled when she got the ice cream. "You always knew what I wanted sasuke-kun." She smiled sweetly at him.

"Here, have a bite." She put the ice cream in front of his face. "Come on, I know you can't resist chocolate." She teased knowing that like her, his favorite is chocolate. He hesitated for a while but he still licked the ice cream anyway making her giggle once more.

"You are the cutest sasuke!" She complimented, well, more of tease as they made their way to his house while sharing with the ice cream. Sweet.

"Hey hey look who's here. I just have not seen you for a while and my little blossom already got more beautiful?" Itachi complimented Sakura while brushing some strands of her hair from her face and gave her a light peck on her cheek which made her blush a dark shade of red.

"Uhh.. thanks."She thanked a bit unsure at first.

"Oh. I'm sorry I need to go. I need to go back to school. Bye blossom! Uhm.. And bro, keep an eye on her." He said in a flirty tone and waved his goodbye to her. Sasuke's brows twitched at this.

"Moron'' he cursed inside him wanting to kick his brother's ass for kissing her like that. "Hey sakura, let's go." He said but she did not move, still blushing and shocked at the kiss Itachi gave her. He sighed putting his bag down and started to carry her bridal style.

"Sasuke what are you doing? This is embarrassing!" She protested trying to go down but his grip was tight.

"If I did not do this you'll stand there forever." He teased as he carried her to his room making Itachi who was watching them in the door smile at his little brother.

When they reached his room, he put sakura down. Sakura, groaning, closed the door and leaned on it with a really wide smile on her face.

"What are you smiling at?" sasuke muttered while getting some clothes on his cabinet. "Sasuke he kissed me." She said while holding her right cheek where itachi kissed her only receiving a curse from him.

"Are you not happy for me?" she asked jokingly as he replied a no. "I know I know, I should be careful but I still find it sweet." She said and removed herself from her leaning position and went near Sasuke. "Hey, can I ask you a favor?" She asked in a mocking tone. "I don't like your tone of voice." He replied.

"Please?" She pouted.

"Depends on what it is."

"Can you sing for me?" She smirked wide but he answered her with a plain no. "Oh come on, you're the best singer! Please?" She just loves it when he sings that she can't stop dreaming once she hears it. "No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Alright I'll just go home.

She angrily said and stuck her tongue out at him. Sasuke knew she was just joking but err.. He just can't refuse to sakura.

"Fine. What song? Tch. You're getting too spoiled Sakura" he asked giving up. "Yey!" She jumped up and down and hugged him causing him to fall on the bed with her on top of him. Awkward.

"Hey bro! oh-" Itachi went inside sasuke's room just right in time to see their awkward position, making him stop whatever he was about to say.

"Umm.." He does not know how to react. He didn't know if he interrupted something that is about to happen or what but continued anyway. "Umm bro. Where did you put my car keys?" He asked in his normal tone as sasuke and sakura removed themselves from their position earlier.

"I put it in your room. On the table beside your bed." He replied in his usual tone. "Oh. Ok. Thanks bro!" When Itachi was about to leave the room sasuke said, "..and, can you please knock before entering?"

"Oh sorry. I was in hurry. Later bro! bye sakura!" And he closed the door and smirked.

Silence.

"That was… unexpectedly embarrassing." Sakura broke the silence but sasuke didn't talk for a while.

"Ok, what song?" His heart was pounding a bit faster than the usual. "My favorite". She responded. "I don't want that."

"Eh? Why? Just the chorus?"

"Fine. Only if you will sing with me."

"Fine. Here we go."

I'd take, one step away

And I find myself coming back

To you.. my one and only you—

"Why did you stop?" She asked. She was already feeling the song. He just sighed after realizing what the lyrics were. It suits him.

"I don't want that."

"fine whatever. But you owe me a song sasuke!" she said as he nodded not wanting to argue anymore if he says no again. "it's getting late sakura. I'll walk you home." He offered since his house is only two blocks away from her. She agreed as they walked out of his room and into the house which looked more like a mansion. Well, he's an Uchiha after all.

"Oh hey! My favorite son is here!" sakura's mom excitingly jumped from the door referring to sasuke. She treats him as her son since she has none and she finds sasuke really handsome, polite and kind. "goodevening Mrs. Haruno" sasuke bowed.

"Eh? Mrs. Haruno is too formal Sasuke dear." Sakura's mom said putting her one finger below her chin and looked up looking like she was thinking. It was like a thinking pose which sakura also does whenever she was thinking and sasuke finds it cute. Sasuke on the other hand scratched the back of his head and laughed gently.

"hehehe. I guess I already became used to it." He said.

"Anyway dear, do you mind joining us for dinner tonight?" Sakura's mom pleadingly asked. "

I'd love too but you see, ummm.. I promised mom that I'd join them in tonight's dinner since I haven't seen them for a while already. Sorry." He apologized and bowed. "Oh my, I understand. And by the way, say hi to your mom and dad for me ok?"

"No problem." And he smiled. Sakura's mom always find sasuke's smile so amusing that she wanted to go back to her youth. "Thanks dear." Her mom said sweetly making sasuke laugh inwardly thinking that her mom is really like his mom especially when she attaches the 'dear' in his name.

Although it's a bit for kids, he doesn't argue when his mom attaches the 'dear' on his name. "I better go now. Bye sakura, bye Mrs. Haruno!" He bowed and started to walk. "Not Mrs. Haruno sasuke dear ok? Auntie is fine!" Sakura's mom giggled making Sasuke laugh a bit. Sakura and his mom went inside their home.

"Sasuke is just so lovely sakura." Her mom said, eyes sparkling. "Yeah yeah. You always say that." Sakura sighed. "But hey, I'm starting to think.." her mom started as Sakura waited for her to continue. "I know he's your kind of guy dear. And besides, I think he's the boyfriend material and-"

She tried to stop her mom saying that she can really be talkative at times. "I know where this conversation will go again mom." Sakura sighed at her mom.

"Don't you like him dear?" her mom asked. Seriously, her mom likes him a lot for her.

"So how was your first day sasuke dear?" Sasuke's mom asked. "Fine, the same as usual." He replied but only received a laugh from his older brother making the whole family look at him.

"What's funny?" Sasuke glared at his brother. "The same huh?" Itachi smirked.

"Our little sasuke has a girlfriend and she's hot." He said in a nearly laughing tone making their dad almost spit out the food in his mouth.

She sighed once again. "I knew it." She thought thinking that every day is like this. Sasuke will walk her home, her mom will tell her that he's really amazing and she would ask her if she likes him. Something like that.

"Of course I like him a lot. And I love him so much but just as a friend." And it was her mom's turn to sigh. "Geez, you're hopeless. Making opportunities like this pass.." Her mom told her in a depressed tone. Sometimes, she talks with her mom as if her mom's on the same age as her.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll not tell you but hey, does sasuke like someone?" This question made her ask herself.

"Hey, we never touch that subject! How come he's not telling me?" she thought and started to be confused.

"I don't know?"

"How come?"

"I don't know. I never asked him and he never told me. Mom, you're making me think." Her mom smiled at her answer, somehow getting the reason why sasuke never told her. "And what's that that you're not going to tell me?" Sakura remembered what her mom said just awhile ago.

"You'll see…" Her mom went back to the kitchen to see how the food is going. Cooking is one of her and sakura's hobby whenever they have nothing to do.

"Geez, what's with her?"

Sasuke sighed. "why am I not surprised." He thought. It's always like this.

"Really sasuke dear? Who is she? How come you did not tell us? I bet she's really pretty. I want to meet her! Oh my baby has grown up!" Her mom excitingly said but somehow she felt a little sad. She's a mom after all while his dad just remained silent waiting for sasuke to say something.

"Don't jump into conclusions bro. It was an accident." He calmly said sensing what his brother was thinking. After all, what itachi saw a while ago was really a bit awkward. Her mother frowned, his father sighed, and itachi gave a nervous laugh. "Really? Hahaha. Sorry bro! I thought you were gonna do something a while ago. Hehehe." He jokingly said making sasuke's brows twitch.

"Don't compare me to you! Idiot." He nearly shouted. "There, there. Your manners my dear." Her mom reminded while his father coughed. "Shall we eat?"

To be continued..

I finally finished the first chapter. Please tell me what you think.

I'm really looking forward to improving my story more.