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So for fun, I want to see which of the two (Naruto and Sakura) you all think is the main protagonist of this story? Or do you think they both are equally? If you'd like, give your thoughts in your reviews. Only asking out of curiosity.

Anywho, enjoy!

Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck OH FUCK! This thought echoed in Sakura's mind as she stared wide eyed at her sleeping best friend. She leaned over, grabbing her head as the room started to spin around her.

I slept with him!

YUP!

I had SEX! WITH NARUTO!

YEAH YOU DID!

Sakura gritted her teeth as she looked up at the ceiling. Okay, not helping! She inwardly shouted at her inner self. She put her face in her hands as she muffled her groans.

I can't believe this... I didn't mean for this to happen! I just wanted him to open up! Not to open ME up! She thought in a panic, getting a laugh out of her inner self.

I'm loving these innuendos! Just say it. You. Gave your virginity. To Naruto-kun! Inner Sakura spelled out; making a rather large blush appear on Sakura's face.

Sakura got up and rushed into Naruto's bathroom, closing the door behind her. "Okay..." She started, looking at herself in the mirror. She looked exhausted; given that she only slept for maybe 3 hours. "Get it together, me... It happened. Nothing can be done about it." She told herself, taking a deep breath. "I just need to accept that it happened... I mean, Naruto was definitely the best guy I could've had a one night stand with, all things considered." She convinced herself, as images of the night before flash into her mind.

Her eyes grew wide as she starts to remember parts of their sexual escapade. It was sloppy, as it would be for a first time. Naruto was acting purely on instinct, and she was just craving his di- "Okay, I get the picture!" She told herself, trying to push the memory out of her head. The pinkette sighed heavily as she rinsed her face off with some water. "This is going to take time to adjust to..." She muttered, before rubbing her stomach. "But... I feel warm..." She pointed out, a light blush spreading across her cheeks.

Her eyes widened as she smacked her cheeks lightly. "Get it together, girl...! You're just hormonal from your first time...!" She told herself, stepping out of the bathroom. She then stopped, and stared at the room in front of her. She looked down at her clothes, scattered across the floor. She walked over and picked up her panties, her eyes narrowing at how wet they still were. "Oh gross..." She muttered to herself, dropping them to the floor again. Her eyes then lingered to the bed. "...Guess I could just get some more sleep... Wouldn't be right to leave before he woke up... If he doesn't remember, I have to tell him..." She said to herself, before climbing into bed next to him. She stared at the blonde's back, watching his torso expand and contract from his breathing. It was hypnotizing to watch. Then there was the warmth she felt by having him next to her. All of it was intoxicating as her eyes slowly began to shut, the comfort of sleep slowly overtaking her.

I just need some sleep... She convinced herself, as her eyes fully closed, and unconsciousness overtook her.

"E-EHHH?!" A voice shouted out, stirring the pinkette out of her sleep.

She sat up, rubbing her eye before lazily glancing at Naruto. "Do you mind?... I was trying to sleep..." She muttered tiredly, not noticing the flabbergasted look on the boy's face. She was about to lay down again, when the boy decided to continue.

"W-Wait! W-Why're you in my room?!" He asked, then looking down as his face grew incredibly red. "AND WHY ARE YOU NA-MMPH!..." The boy muffled, as the pinkette jumped on him, pinning him down and covering his mouth.

"Be quiet, dammit...!" She hissed, looking at the clock. "It's 6 am, and the last thing we need is someone coming to complain about the noise!..." She whispered at him, her eyes locked to his. "I'm going to take my hands off your mouth, and when I do, you're going to speak with an inside voice, got it?" She instructed, only receiving a nod from the wide eyed blonde.

She pulled her hands away, as the blonde gave her a long stare. The pinkette folded her arms, while gazing down at him. "What?" She asked, some of her bangs getting in front of her eyes.

Naruto's face slowly turned a darker shade of red as he started to look down. "I um... I can see... Everything..." He told her, his pupils only getting smaller, and beads of sweat started to form on him.

The pinkette blinked a couple times, before looking down, her pupils slowly widening as she immediately got off him, wrapping herself in his blanket. "S-Shut up! We've already had sex, so it's fine!" She lied, swallowing her own embarrassment, despite the blush on her face.

Naruto sat up, staring at her. "We had what?..." He asked, clearly in shock.

Sakura sighed a bit, before sitting next to him on the bed. "Guess you don't remember... Figured you wouldn't, it took a bit for most of it to come back to me." She explained, mostly to herself, before looking Naruto dead in the eye. "When we went to the bar, we both got drunk and you opened up to me, which was great! But... Then the plan went off course... In the heat of the moment, we... We had sex." She explained to him.

Naruto gasped as he backed away slightly from her, covering his chest. "W-Why're you covering yourself?! I've seen you topless before!" She exclaimed, beads of sweat running down her forehead.

"Oh right..." He then looked down, his eyes widening. "But... This means you saw my..." He looked at Sakura, who could only nod. A tear rolled down his face as he looked away. "Doesn't this mean I can't get married?..." He choked out, only to get a punch to the top of his head.

"How dumb are you?!" She shouted, knocking him to the floor. "If anything, I'm the one who should be saying that!" She cried out, panting as a frustrated blush spread across her face.

After a couple minutes, Sakura took a deep breath. "...No more fooling around, okay?" She asked him, getting a nod in response.

He sat next to her once again, looking at her. "Right... Sorry." He apologized, rubbing his sore head.

"It's okay..." She said, rubbing her face. "This is such a mess... We're best friends, but we ended up fucking each other." She pointed out, before looking back at Naruto. "Look, we're not going to let this get in the way of our friendship, alright?" She told him, smiling slightly.

Her eyebrow raised when she didn't hear a response. "Naruto?" She asked, looking closer at the slumped blonde.

Naruto couldn't hear Sakura, because of a thought that came across his mind. One he was horrified to think of. "...I didn't... Force it on you, did I?" He asked, twiddling his thumbs. Guilt was plastered all over his face, as the idea of making his best friend and the woman he loved have sex with him haunted his mind.

Sakura's eyes grew big from this, as she put her hand on his. "No no... Naruto you didn't force anything on me... If anything, I was the one who talked you into it..." She admitted, looking down as she sighed heavily. She then looked back at him with a smile. "But rest assured, you did not force anything on me. In fact, you were quite the gentleman about it. So never think that, alright?" She asked, trying to reassure the blonde that he did nothing wrong.

Naruto looked at her, nodding slowly. "...Alright." He finally responded, rubbing his face before laughing like a dork. "This really is a complete mess..." He told her, laughing a bit.

Sakura pulled the blonde into a hug, feeling him jump from their bare skin touching. "We're not going to let this hurt our relationship." She told him, and herself. Backing away from him and giving him a warm smile.

Naruto nodded, clearly still a bit jittery, as Sakura got up and picked up her clothes. "I'm going to leave now... Think you'll be okay by yourself?" She asked him, knowing he wasn't taking it as well as she was.

The blonde gave a thumbs up, giving his fox like grin. "Don't worry, I'll be fine, ttebayo!" He said to her, hoping to give her reassurance.

Sakura smiled back, before getting dressed. "Well... If you need to talk more, let me know." She walked to his bedroom door, before looking back at him. "Bye bye." She waved goodbye, before walking out.

"Bye..." He said back to her, sitting in silence as he heard his front door open and close.

Sakura walked through the streets, and boy did she feel like hell. She managed to sneak into her house in order to shower and change into new clothes, now she was on her way to Tsunade's office. Why did she feel like hell? Well, her entire lower body was sore. At least she didn't smell like sex, though!

No one told me sex hurt like a bitch... She thought to herself, walking slowly to work.

You know you loved it~ Inner Sakura teased her, loving every second of this.

Sakura huffed in annoyance, blowing some bangs out of her face. "Thanks for being such a charmer..." She told herself, continuing her walk to the office.

She finally stepped into Tsunade's office, waving tiredly. "Good morning..." She choked out, before letting out a long yawn.

The blonde raised an eyebrow at Sakura's, well, lack of etiquette. "Good morning, Sakura. You look exhausted." She pointed out, seeing the dark rings under her eyes.

The pinkette rubbed the back of her head, before sitting down. "Yeah... I stayed out with Naruto longer than intended... So I have a headache, too..." She explained, leaving out the big part.

Tsunade laughed, walking over and patting Sakura on the back. "So you did take my advice! Good job Sak-"

"N-Nngh..." The pinkette groaned as she over slightly, clearly still sore.

The Godaime could only blink, as she looked down at her student. "Um... Sakura, are you okay? I didn't pat your back that hard." She asked in concern, as the pinkette looked up at her.

"N-No I'm fine, I just slept badly, that's all!" She told her, rubbing the back of her head. Unfortunately, her excuse didn't seem to work as Tsunade got a closer look at the pinkette, taking a long look at her face. Sakura could only blink, as sweat started to build on her forehead. "M-Ma'm?" She asked in confusion.

Tsunade rubbed her chin, as her eyes narrowed. "You look exhausted, yet you're positively glowing... What did..." She trailed off, her pupils shrinking as her mouth slowly opened. "Oh... My... God..." She said slowly in shock, looking at the pinkette. "Did you two?..." She asked vaguely, knowing Sakura would get it.

The pinkette sighed heavily, before nodding slowly. "...Yeah." She admitted, seeing Tsunade stand up fully with a toothy smirk on her face.

"Well I'll be... My little student having a one night stand with Naruto!" She stated out loud, as she started to laugh. "Sakura, I told you that you were a handsy drunk!" She told her, still smirking.

Sakura folded her arms as she pouted. "You seem to be enjoying this..." She commented, clearly not finding the situation nearly as amusing.

Tsunade sat back in her chair, laughing more. "Sorry, sorry! I can't help it, I wasn't expecting this at all!" She explained, wiping a tear from her eye. She coughed into her fist as she recomposed herself. "So, how did things work out this morning?" She asked her student, who could only hang her head in response.

"Not great... Better than I thought, but not great... Neither of us initially remembered having sex, and Naruto completely freaked out. I... Also kinda did, but I managed to recover quickly... He didn't." She explained to her teacher, while rubbing the back of her head.

Tsunade leaned back in her chair, while looking up at the ceiling. "Despite being taught by Jiraiya, Naruto's perversion was something he only showed for laughs. I'm guessing you know better than anyone how he really acts." She said to the pinkette, looking back down at her.

Sakura nodded as she folded her arms. "He... He was terrified. He had no idea what to do, or if it was even consensual." She explained, before looking up at Tsunade. "And it was." She told her teacher, before any questions could be raised. A low sigh escaped the pinkette's lips, as she rubbed her arm. "But he wasn't the only one who didn't know what to do... All I could do was accept it, and make sure it didn't affect our friendship." She told her teacher, as a conflicted look spread across her features.

Tsunade could only smile at Sakura's words, before getting up and walking over to her. "Sakura, I'm just going to tell you this now... It will affect your friendship, even if you try your hardest so it won't. Hell, I'm guessing it already has." She explained, causing the young woman to look up at her teacher. "Give it a few days, you'll see the changes." She instructed her student.

Sakura stood up, nodding at her teacher. "Alright. Thank you for listening, Ma'm..." She thanked her teacher, smiling slightly.

Tsunade gave her student a warm embrace, smiling at the young woman. "Any time, Sakura." She told her, before letting her go.

Days passed, and life moved forward, in spite of the pinkette's thoughts. Even as she did the daily grind of going to work at the hospital, then going to Tsunade's office for training and helping her with work, something felt off... It felt like an eternity passed since THAT night, but also like no time passed at all. It was all so strange to the young woman, and even now as she was waiting for her coffee at her favorite coffee shop; images of that night kept sparking into her mind. She couldn't get it out of her head, and it wasn't the only thing that haunted her mind...

Naruto... The name echoed in her head as she took her cup of coffee from the counter, then made her way to a free table. She sat down and sighed heavily as she stared at the hot liquid, her thoughts constantly making their way back to the blonde haired boy.

He hasn't talked to us since that morning... Inner Sakura reminded herself, clearly a bit bummed out, as the joy she had before had long since passed.

Sakura took a long sip of her hot drink, sighing in relief as it warmed up her body. She looked out the window, her lips slowly forming a frown. "Where is he?..." She asked herself quietly, not even knowing where the boy WAS, much less why he wasn't talking to her. Her emerald eyes gazed into the streets, admiring the orange glow that the sunset was providing it. Her thoughts began to drift as her stare remained. She wanted to talk to him, she needed to.

So when you told him he could talk to you whenever... Was that really for him? Or for yourself? Inner Sakura asked her, already knowing the answer, but she wanted Sakura to say it to her.

...It was for the both of us... We both, need to talk more about this. Sakura thought to herself, answering Inner's question.

As she went for another sip, her eyes perked up a bit as something caught her eye, a flash of yellow and orange speeding past the shop. N-Naruto?! She thought in shock as she slammed her cup down, and ran out of the shop.

She looked around, her eyes darting all over the place, until she saw the same blur on the roof tops. "Oh you're not getting away from me..." She growled to herself, jumping up to the roof tops. She saw his figure a few roof tops away, as she began to pick up speed. Unfortunately for her, she wasn't gaining at all. All she could do, was call out to him. "NARUTO!" She shouted, causing the blonde to look back at her. She couldn't get a good look at his face, but he was clearly freaked out as he picked up speed, then jumped off the roof tops.

Sakura's eyes widened at this, as she looked down at the street. "Wha- NARUTO!" She cried out in frustration, jumping down and sprinting after him. She kept chasing after him, as they started to run into the park. "Why are you running from me?!" She asked to him, completely baffled by his reaction to seeing her. Sadly, she got no response, causing her to growl. "Ignoring me, huh?..." She said lowly, as chakra formed under her feet. "FINE THEN!" She yelled, kicking off the ground, and leaving a crater behind her as she ran blindingly fast toward him.

The blonde turned back again, only for his pupils to shrink as he saw the pinkette rapidly approaching him. "W-Wait!" He shouted, turning around fully, before she collided with him, knocking him off his feet as the two went flying into the field. They rolled around before finally coming to a stop, the blonde groaning as he laid on the ground. "W-What the fuck, Sakura-chan...!" He groaned in pain.

"SHUT UP!" Sakura shouted, pinning him down as she looked down at him. The blonde opened his eyes, shocked by what he saw. Sakura's eyes were glistening, as tears fell on his face, her bottom lip was quivering as she tried to hold all of her sadness back. "Why did you run from me?!... Where have you been?!" She asked desperately, as tears fell from her eyes at a greater rate. "And why are you all beaten up again?!" She also asked, seeing the bruises and blood on his face, that didn't come from her tackling him.

Naruto looked to the side, biting his lower lip all the while. Nothing hurt him more, than seeing Sakura cry like this. "Sakura-chan..." He started, not knowing what to say.

This is my fault... He thought to himself, as his eyebrows creased upwards. Sakura crying was all his fault... "I'm so sorry, Sakura-chan..." He choked out, staring at the pinkette. "I didn't mean to cut all contact with you... I just... I didn't know what to do, or what to say..." He admitted, rubbing his eyes. "I didn't want you to hate me..." He admitted to her.

Sakura's eyes grew bigger as she buried her face into his chest, weakly hitting his chest with her fists. "You... God damn idiot..." She wept, as she allowed her emotions to overtake her. Naruto stared at her in shock, before laying his head back in the grass. He slowly put his hand on her back, rubbing her back slowly as she kept crying.

Some time had passed, Sakura's crying slowed as Naruto held her. The pinkette sniffled as she rubbed her eyes, getting up, and sitting next to him. "...Sorry for tackling you." She apologized, hugging her knees, and pouting cutely.

Naruto sat up, rubbing the back of his head. "It's okay... I deserved it..." He admitted, leaning back on his hand. "Because you were right... I should've come to talk to you... We both needed that, and I tried to put it off." He confessed, laying back again and looking at her. "I just... I was scared..." He told her.

Sakura looked down at him sadly, still hugging her legs. "Naruto..." She started, the blonde shaking his head.

"I didn't know where we would go from there... I knew that things wouldn't be the same, even if you said otherwise... I just... I was afraid to think that you would hate me for what happened... That our friendship would be ruined..." He told her, a grimace forming on his face.

Sakura shook her head, staring down at him with a frown. "Naruto... No, no I could never hate you..." She told him, putting her hand on top of his. "And you're not the only one who's scared... I'm scared too..." She admitted, looking down at the ground. "I didn't want to ruin what we had... We've been so close lately, that... I didn't want this to hurt that bond we've formed..." She explained, before laughing pathetically. "But I guess our worrying about it ruining our friendship... Is what ended up almost ruining it..." She said, pointing out the irony in this whole situation.

They both stayed silent after that. Neither of them knowing what to say to each other. The calm wind swayed through the air, giving them both a comforting breeze. Sakura couldn't help but feel... Frustrated. She had so many feelings bottled up inside of her, but she didn't know how to pull them apart. She wanted to know everything that she was feeling, but she couldn't figure it out. She hated it. She hated not knowing how to feel about her best friend. She felt... Different about him, but how so, she didn't know. Maybe she liked him?

That thought made Sakura's chest tighten. Did she like him? The thought started to ring in her mind, as she looked down, taking in a deep breath.

As for Naruto, the guilt he felt from before had almost past him. Almost. He was happy to hear that Sakura didn't hate him for what happened, and that she wanted to talk to him just as much as he wanted to talk to her. He still felt guilty for one thing, though... His stubbornness. He almost ruined everything, because he wouldn't be brave, he wouldn't take the risk to just TALK. All it did was bite him in the ass as he watched the woman he loved, cry her eyes out because of him.

It was then he realized, she was just as confused as he was... He's always learning new things about Sakura, and now he realized... She's more sensitive than she lets on. She was just... Putting on a brave face for the two of them that morning, so the situation wouldn't turn for the worse.

Just how terrified was she? He thought to himself, finally realizing how selfish he had been. He should've taken Sakura's feelings into consideration, but he didn't... Sure, they're talking now, but it didn't take away the nasty feeling he had in his gut. He took in a deep breath, hoping the feeling would pass. I fucked up... I have to accept that... We're talking now, and we're opening up to each other, that's what's important now... He told himself, feeling the guilt finally dissipate from his being.

Naruto sat up, looking at the pinkette. He stared at her for a long while, before gazing down at their hands. There was only one question that began ringing in his mind. "...Do you regret it at all?" He asked her, causing her to look at him suddenly.

Her eyebrow could only raise in confusion at his question. "Huh? What do you mean?" She asked him, as the blonde rubbed the back of his head.

He looked to the side sheepishly, trying not to look her in the eye. "What we did... That night... Do you regret any of it?" He asked her, looking almost afraid of the answer.

Sakura's eyes opened fully, before looking up. She hadn't really thought of that, and it showed on her face. "...I regret one thing." She said to him, causing the blonde to look at her.

"Y-You do? What?" He asked, now very curious about what she'll say.

The pinkette looked at him. "I wish I remembered the feeling... It was my first time, after all..." She told him, a blush forming on her face.

The blonde blinked, as a blush formed on his face. "S-So... You don't regret doing it... With me?" He asked, the questions never ending in his mind.

Sakura laughed slightly, before shaking her head. "I don't. Naruto, I couldn't think of anyone else to give my... first time... to..." She trailed off, her pupils shrinking as her face turned a darker shade of red.

Naruto's eyes widened as well, his face growing very red. "W-What...?"

W-What?! She thought to herself, beads of sweat rolling down her face. "I... I uh..." She stammered out as her blush never wavered.

Naruto could only blink, as he stared at Sakura. "Wait... Sakura-chan... Do you like me?..." He asked her, causing Sakura to stammer even more.

"W-W-W-WHAT?!" Sakura's face was now completely red, as she hugged her legs tightly. "I-I uh..." She trailed off, steam rising off of her head.

Naruto could only stare at her in surprise, he had never seen her act like this before. And it was the cutest thing he had ever seen. She's never going to open up like this... He told himself, so he decided to do something bold. He grabbed Sakura, and pulled her into a tight hug, feeling the pinkette jump in shock.

Sakura gritted her teeth as she tried to get out of his grip. "N-Naruto...! W-What're you doing?!" She asked, grunting as she tried to get out of his hug.

Naruto stared down at her, his eyes locked to hers. He wanted answers out of the pinkette, and he was going to get them. Said pinkette slowly stopped her struggles as she stared at him, her face showing one of curiosity. "Naruto..." She started, moving a hand up to his cheek. "Who did this to you?..." She asked, stroking his bruised cheek.

Naruto shook his head, staring down at her. "That's not important." He told her. It didn't matter to him anymore, nothing else mattered except for this. He wanted to know what Sakura was thinking, how she felt about him. He wanted to know everything. "You wanted to talk, Sakura-chan... So let's talk." He told her, his face and his voice matched his words. He was serious.

Sakura sighed heavily, before looking down. "Now you decide to be 100% serious, dummy..." She muttered, pressing her forehead against his chest. "...I like you, Naruto... A lot..." She told him, grabbing his jacket. "It's why I want to remember how that night felt... I hate that I gave you my first time in a drunken stupor...!" She admitted to him, her body trembling.

Naruto stared down at the pinkette, his eyes wider than they had ever been. "Sakura-chan..." He started, causing the pinkette to put a finger over his mouth.

"Don't speak... Not yet..." She ordered him, as she leaned up and kissed him deeply. "It's not 'like'... It's love... I love you, you big dummy..." She told him. She wasn't smiling, but she wasn't frowning from sadness. It was her being serious.

Naruto held her by the waist, staring down at her silently. He took in her words, and they echoed in his mind continuously. I love you... I love you...

Naruto smashed his lips against hers, kissing her passionately as he tightened his hold on her. This shocked the pinkette, but only for a moment as she closed her eyes tightly, as tears once again ran down her face. She kissed him back just as passionately as she wrapped her arms around his neck. The world disappearing around them. It was just the two of them, the world had gone quiet as Sakura's soft lips pressed further against Naruto's dry lips. After a minute, the two broke the kiss, panting as Naruto put his hand against her cheek, stroking it softly as Sakura leaned against it, nuzzling into his hand.

"I love you so much, Naruto..." She told him, her tears still running down her face. He wiped her tears, smiling tiredly.

"I love you too, Sakura-chan..." He told her, kissing her forehead, and pulling her into a hug once again.

Sakura wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck, pulling her close as their noses touched. "Now then... Are you gonna tell me who beat you up, or am I gonna have to take you home and 'force it' out of you?..." She asked, smirking all the while.

Naruto laughed as he picked the pinkette up, and walked through the park with her. Sakura stammered at the blonde's gesture, but eventually gave in, smiling warmly at him.

Happy birthday, Naruto...

Yay, it's done! Sorry if it seems rushed, I just couldn't stop writing, and felt like this is where it should end!

So that was fun, and writing this got me thinking... I've been planning a somewhat long story for a few days now. One that would be a spiritual successor to The Lonely Fox. Would anyone be interested in reading that?

Let me know if you do!

Later!