I have been in a SaiSaku mood.

I don't own Naruto, or the song Sanctuary by Utada. Enjoy.

In you and I there's a new land

Angels in flight

My Sanctuary

Where fears and lies melt away

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"I'm a great artist like my friend Sai here," Naruto patted the black haired boy on the back, making him choke on his drink. The blond mumbled an apology and grinned at the two girls he was trying to impress. Sai shook his head, knowing that they weren't interested. Poor Naruto.

"Oh really? Would you like to show us a drawing then?" One of the girl's asked, which made both males cringe. They definitely didn't expect that.

Naruto coughed into his hand, nervously trying to come up with an excuse. The girls, obviously saw this, and walked away, laughing at him. The blond slumped his shoulders in defeat. "Damnit, Sai. I almost had them!" He crossed his arms and pouted, making Sai smile. They were the best of friends, but he was still an idiot.

"Why don't you ask out Hinata?" Naruto elbowed him in the ribs. "Why don't you ask her out?" Sai blinked; hoping that the blond was joking. And then suddenly he laughed, making the young artist jump. "Ah, man. Times like these are the best. Sitting here in Genma's Café with my best bud and eating ramen, with my favorite drink. Nothing could get better than this." Sai silently agreed.

The door to the Café dinged, making the two best friends look that way and watch whoever was coming in. Hinata Hyuga, along with Sakura Haruno, strode in with smiles on their faces. Naruto felt his heart almost melt to his feet when he saw her and he suddenly blushed again, almost tumbling out of his seat.

"Hey guys!" Sakura said, enthusiastically. "Can Hinata and I join you?" But before they could even answer, the two young girl's joined them at their table. Hinata sitting next to Naruto, while Sakura sat next to Sai. The black haired male swore Naruto was going to have a heart attack if the Hyuga girl would get any closer.

"Today is a nice day for rain." The pinkette smiled brightly again. "Hey, do you guys want to come over to my house? Kakashi-sensei's test is tomorrow and we should-" Before she could finish, her ringtone played loudly in her pocket, which made her check her phone.

"At Ur house, Sasuke and I want to study with U."

Sakura rolled her eyes, knowing that when Ino said "study" she meant make out with Sasuke until she kicked them out. She sighed and removed herself from the table. "I gotta go, bye Naruto, Hinata." She looked at Sai and nodded her head at him, before leaving the Café.

Sai didn't know her. Naruto and Hinata obviously did, but he was on a different social level. He was a goth, or at least that's what people called him. The ones who were his friends ignored it, including the knuckle headed blond who was sitting beside him.

Naruto played football, along with Sasuke Uchiha, and Kiba Inuzuka... and so on. Sai is the quiet type, kind of like Hinata, only he wasn't as shy as she was. Sakura Haruno hung out with people like Naruto, Sasuke, Ino, Tenten... those sort of students.

Sai, on the other hand, was friends with Shino, Shikamaru, and a few others. Naruto was really his only popular best friend. That's because the blond was the nicest guy at Konoha High. Sasuke Uchiha, being the meanest.

"Naruto-kun, do you want to go catch a movie?" Hinata asked with the upmost courage. Sai smiled; being very proud of her confidence. The blond looked at Sai, asking him for permission, which he agreed to. He wasn't going to keep his best friend from a date. Especially if it was with his crush of all time.

He watched as Hinata held onto Naruto, while they walked out the two doors and disappearing out of sight. Sai decided it was time for him to head home as well, his adoptive parents were probably getting worried about him anyway.

Something shiny caught his eye, which made him look at the seat next to him. It was the phone Sakura was using a few minutes ago. She must have left it on the table. Sai frowned; knowing it would be best if he returned it to her, but he really just wanted to go home.

After several minutes of debating in his mind, he thought it was best for him to return her cell phone. But he didn't have the slightest idea where she lived. So he called Naruto and asked.

"Why do you have Sakura-chan's phone?"

"She left it on the table, I need to find her home so I can return it. Can you tell me where she lives?"

Naruto told him her address and hung up, apparently annoyed that he interrupted his date with Hinata. Sai rolled his eyes and stuffed the phone into his jacket pocket, walking the way Naruto told him to.

The blond said that she would have a pink SUV in the driveway, with loads of white roses in the front. She loved flowers, he presumed, along with the color pink. It wasn't one of his favorite colors, but he thought it was because of her long pink locks.

Sai noticed she lived a few blocks away from his own home, as he walked up her brick steps to her front door. He rang the doorbell once and waited patiently until someone would answer. The door opened, revealing Sakura with a flushed face and messy hair.

"You're... Sai right?" She asked, leaning on the door for support. Sai nodded slowly and rose an eyebrow at her appearance. When she appeared at the Café, Sakura looked so much better. Was she making love to someone? He suddenly shook his head of the thoughts that appeared into his mind. He did not need that image.

"I brought your cell phone, it was sitting on the table." Sakura's eyes widened a little in surprise and she took it from his hands, blushing when their fingers brushed together. He felt warmth wave into his system when she touched him and he took a step back.

"Oh, thank you." She awkwardly smiled at him.

"Well, I must get going. It was nice meeting you." Sai said, making a move to walk back down the steps. She grabbed his arm in an attempt to stop him, but jerked back when electricity moved within her. The black haired coughed into his hand and moved away.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Sorry, I just thought you should come in until the rain stops."

"I am quite alright, thank you anyway." She nodded and backed away until she was inside her house, shutting the door once she entered. Sai took this as his chance to leave before she came out again. Why is it that he felt a shock when she touched him? That was just... weird.

He shook his head, thinking nothing else of it as he made his way home.