Chapter One

Disclaimer: This belongs to the series, Naruto. None of these parts are mine and are only written for entertainment purposes.

Sakura walked along the streets of Konoha with her arms wrapped around Sasuke's left arm, talking about how nice it would be to have dinner tonight at one of the fancier restaurants.

Sasuke looked away, letting out a low rumbling within his chest and did a quick exhale of his breath. He looked down at Sakura, glaring.

"Get your hands off me," he said, stepping a few feet away from her as she let him go.

"I'm sick of your cheery attitude," Sasuke said. "I don't ever want to be near you again, except in missions."

Sakura's eyes widened at Sasuke words, mouthing in protest. He cut her off by continuing.

"From this point on, it's strictly comrades-relationship only. Got it?"

Sakura stared at him, her arms going weak as the feeling in her knees shook. Her breathing became shallow and got hard to get oxygen to her brain. She saw black spots appearing in her vision.

"No, please, I'm sorry! I don't want to be away from you, Sasuke! I need you!" she said, walking towards him, tears brimming her eyes.

'I will NEVER let you go, Sasuke!' her inner Sakura screamed, punching the air angrily. 'NEVER! You are mine, Sasuke. Only mine.'

"Well, too bad, but this is the end of the road to our… intimate relationship. And you know what; the whole thing was just a big lie. I pitied you so I became your boyfriend," Sasuke said, staring down at Sakura and opened his mouth.

"I never liked you in the first place."

Sakura felt her chest clenched, unable to breathe.

"Besides, I like someone else and it's not you or any of the female members here. So, good bye," he said, turning and left her there.

Sakura couldn't find any will in her legs to run after him, even when her inner Sakura was screaming at her body to move. She couldn't run.

'No! Sasuke, come back! Damnit Sakura, go chase him! I refuse to let him go!' she yelled.

'But… he said he pitied me and dated me… only out of pity. There's nothing more I can stand than pity dates. Sasuke…' she thought, sniffling.

Her shallow breaths became shallower as the black dots in her vision became bigger and darker. 'Ino… I'm so sorry. Our friendship ruined…'

She fell forward, feeling something soft grabbing her as she became absorbed by the dark world.

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Sakura felt the pull of her inner Sakura into consciousness, she put a finger to her mouth to be quiet. Her body felt heavy, so she obeyed her inner thoughts, she couldn't have made any noise if she wanted.

"I found her collapsing and brought her here," someone said.

"What happened?" asked a gruff voice.

"I don't know, her cheeks were stained with tears, so she probably had a panic attack or something like that," the person replied.

"Hm, I wonder…" muttered the other person, "Well, if that is all, I'll leave you here in case she wakes up."

"Okay Asuma-sensei," the other voice replied.

"Bye, Ino," he said, closing the door.

'Ino! Of all people, she had to catch me at my weakest moment! How dare she…' her inner Sakura screamed.

'But I'm glad she found me,' protested Sakura.

'Whatever,' she said.

"Ino…" Sakura said softly, opening her eyes.

"Sakura!" she said, running to her side of the bed. "How are you?"

"Fine, just a big headache is all," she replied.

"That happens if you cry too much," Ino said, smirking.

"Yeah…"

"What happened?" she asked, sitting down in a chair.

"…Sasuke said he only went out with me because he pitied me."

"Pity boyfriend?" asked Ino, leaning forward. "How dare he, that's the lowest of the low! I'll get that bastard!"

"No, don't," Sakura said, shaking her head.

'But I want revenge on that bastard too!' she yelled at Sakura.

'Shut up, I am tired of hearing you.'

"Ugh, if he pity dated you, then I'm sure, if given a chance, he'll do the same with me!" Ino said, crossing her arms in anger. "Did he say anything else?"

"Yeah…" she replied, "he said he didn't like any female members…"

Ino gasped, "No… can it be that he's gay?" she asked.

"Probably," Sakura said, shrugging one shoulder.

She looked at Ino and looked away, sighing.

"I'll never look at him the same way again," Sakura said.

"Yeah… me too."

The silence followed the conversation as the two thought about Sasuke and their friendship with each other. Sakura began regretting by becoming Ino's rival.

'Why did I ever become an enemy of Ino?'

Ino looked at Sakura, frowning. She sighed, looking up and stared outside.

'I can't believe it, after all this time; it was a bad decision to stop being Sakura's friend. That she was an enemy.'

Growling quietly to herself, 'I hate you, Sasuke,' Ino thought.

Ino cleared her throat, standing up. "Uhm, well, do you want anything to drink?"

"I would like that," Sakura said, smiling.

Ino smiled back, nodding and turned to leave the room. She felt a light rush of blood rush to her cheeks. Confused, she touched one of her cheek with her left hand as she closed the room.

'Huh? Why am I blushing?' Ino asked herself as she entered the kitchen.

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Sakura looked outside and saw a bird landing on the window sill. She smiled and thought of Ino. She felt a rising temperature of blood in her cheeks and touched them with her hand, confused.

'Why do I feel good, just thinking about my friend?' she wondered.

'Well, gee, I wonder,' her inner Sakura said, 'maybe it's because we like Ino!'

Sakura gasped, widening her eyes in surprise.

'I like Ino?'