Aww, the story is ending. Too bad…Anyone reading up on the manga? Soon, Itachi will die! MUAHAHAHA!

Chapter 6: Don't Ever Get Too Far From Me

"Sakura…" warm hands covered mine. I dropped the ointment. Sasuke moved to a sitting position.

"Sasuke, you shouldn't sit up-" I stopped my scolding. His right hand moved and cupped my chin. He moved his head closer to mine. "Sasuke-kun…" I moved towards him. Both of our eyes closed. I could feel his breath on my lips. Then our lips finally met.

'YES!!!'

'Quiet.'

'Fine…'

Sasuke and I decided to bury Orochimaru and Kabuto in a field. Even though they were horrible people, they didn't deserve to have their bodies lying there. Sasuke buried Orochimaru in the spot where he found the white skin of a snake, which symbolized good fortune and rebirth.

Maybe he'll be reborn for the good of the world.

An hour or so later we saw the gates to Konoha. That's when I realized something. "Umm, Sasuke?"

"Yeah?"

"You do know that your fan club will be all over you when they see you..."

"Huh?" He didn't realized that his shirt was torn in places, exposing his well built chest. "Hn." Guess he really didn't seem to mind.

We reached the Hokage's office and Tsunade and Shizune were happy to see us back. Ton-Ton was going to jump in to my arms. The pig was so adorable when she was excited. Little one must have missed me.

"So?" asked Tsunade.

"The Sound village is preparing an attack, no doubt," I started to explain. "But I think that they're plan might be hard with Orochimaru's death."

"But, wasn't that a while ago?" Tsunade-sama asked.

"Apparently not. But don't worry, he won't be around any time soon. Ever again for that matter," I answered.

"You finished him off?" budded in Shizune. Ton-Ton let out an 'oink' in what sounded like a question.

"Hai," Sasuke and I responded at the same time. He can form sentences in public! Who knew? Well, maybe it didn't exactly count as a sentence…

And then un-expectantly, Tsunade gathered me in an embrace. "Only expected of my student." I'm guessing I passed!

She regained her formal posture and walked back to her desk. Papers were spread out everywhere. One empty sake bottle was at the corner of the desk, still needed to be discarded. A usual scene.

"Excellent work you two. Sasuke, I am appointing you to Jounin for your success."

"Thank you," he said politely, showing respect for the Godaime. So he could be a gentleman, but just chose to call Naruto a 'dobe' all of the time.

"Alright! You two are free to go," pronounced Tsunade.

Sasuke bowed and left the room. I followed his actions, but not forgetting a pat on the head for Ton-Ton. She 'oinked' in delight.

Once outside my eyes drifted to the night sky. "It's late. I'm going to head home."

"I'll walk you," he blurted out.

"Are you sure? You don't have to do that."

"I insist," he said, then walked towards the direction of my apartment. Why is he being so polite?

Have you already forgotten about earlier?

Oh, that's why…

After walking in silence, we finally reached my apartment. "Thanks for walking me, Sasuke."

"Hn." Suddenly, he was walking closer to me.

"Umm, Sasuke?" I was starting to get uncomfortable. Soon I was backed up against a wall.

"Sakura…" His eyes showed…Lust? He pressed his hands against the wall on either side of my head and leaned his head forward. His lips pressed against mine. My response was to kiss him back. I felt his tongue on my lips and I opened my mouth, responding to the rush of excitement I was feeling. His tongue met with mine and I failed to suppress a moan. And all too soon, he pulled away.

"Good night, Sakura…"

"Good night, Sasuke-kun…"

I watched Sasuke's back as he walked away, and I turned to go up the stairs to my apartment.

You know what? Maybe Uchiha Sasuke isn't that bad…

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