For those who also are following Sakura's Birthday, you know that I finally installed Microsoft Word and that I am back to work. For those who don't, well, now you do. My English got better I wanted to work on my fan fictions, thing that I haven't done in a while. Well, enjoy.

Lady NiXie

When an Uchiha loves a Haruno: Sakura's Feelings

It was the middle of the night. Everyone was already at home, sleeping and Sakura has just finishing her shift at the hospital and was now getting ready to leave. She could almost already feel the softness of her pillow on her face and hear her bed calling for her.

Her house was not very far, it only was two streets afar from Naruto's, who lived practically in front of the hospital. She didn't mind the walk, in fact, she liked it, and she founded it relaxing and peaceful, especially after a long day of work.

She could almost see the roof of her house when she felt a presence behind her.

Someone was following her.

She couldn't see or hear anything or anyone, but she knew that she was not alone. The presence got stronger; she knew that it was getting closer to her. She looked around again to check if she could see something, but nothing. It was too dark.

Then, a shadow appeared from the darkness and headed towards her.

''Who are you?'' She asked.

The shadow didn't reply and kept getting close to her. She didn't move since she wasn't scared. She had nothing to fear.

"Who are you?'' She asked again, and again, the shadow did not respond to her.

The figure kept walking forwards her. Then, Sakura noticed that she could not hear any footsteps, beside the wind and the sound of her own heartbeat, the street was completely silent.

She could feel blood gathering in her face, whatever that person wanted, she was tired and she wanted to go home, tonight.

''Answer me, damnit! '' She was seriously starting to get mad and was about to just turn around and leave, when she heard a man's voice.

"Ah, Sakura..."

She could now see who was standing in front of her and immediately recognised who it was. Black hair, black eyes, an emotionless face coldly staring at her as if she was nothing.

"Sasuke..."

"I'm happy you didn't forget about me, Sakura." He slowly whispered her name and it was so low she barely heard it. "It's not very prudent, for a little girl like you, to walk alone outside in the middle of the night, you know."

"I'm anything but little or weak, Sasuke." She could not stop herself from smiling; this was the meeting she had dreamed about. And wow was the time to show Sasuke what he had been missing.

"Yes, I know..."

They were now staring at each others. She didn't know what to do or what to say, she wasn't frightened, simply surprised. She wasn't expecting any of this. She wanted to know why he was here, what he wanted and especially the reason of his sudden return.

"If there's something you want to say, well then say it."

"Aren't you happy to see me, Sakura?'' His sentence almost made her laugh. Happy? To see him?

''What do you want from me?'' She asked.

"Well, in my case, I'm very happy to see you, Sakura-chan."

Her body shuddered at the way that he pronounced her name. It sounded different then the way it sounded from Naruto. It was charming, no, seductive. He was getting very close to her, there was now only one meter left separating their bodies and she could almost feel the warm coming from of him.

"Sakura, Itachi is dead. I finally killed him. I succeeded."

Her body couldn't move, not that she wanted to.

"I'm back, Sakura. I'm here to complete my last mission; I have to restore my clan."

"Sasuke?"

He touched her shoulder with his hand and her cheek with the other.

"And you're the reason, the only reason why I came back, Sakura."

What she saw made her heart jump with joy. His eyes were full of love and tenderness, something she always thought Sasuke was not able to feel, less show.

"Sasuke..."

"Do you still want to be mine, Sa-ku-ra?"

Their gazes met and their lips were almost touching when-

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"Sakura-chan!" A voice screamed, waking Sakura from her dream. Thing she did didn't appreciated at all.

The light of the sun blinded her as she opened her eyes in shock.

"Sakura-chan! Wake up!"

She got up and ran downstairs to open the door. "Sakura-c-'' She looked at the young man that smiled at her.

"Morning Sakura-chan!" He screamed cheerfully.

"Naruto.'' She said, trying to stay in control of herself. ''I hope, I really hope, that you have a good reason for waking me up."

"Oh, yeah, were you sleeping?'' He asked, half-sorry, half-laughing.

''Yes, I was.''

''I woke up and I couldn't fall asleep anymore so I thought...''

''You thought?'' Right now, all she wanted was to go back to her bed and try to continue the fabulous dream she was having a moment ago. She was really irritated.

''I though that I would come pick you up to go eat some ramen!'' Hearing that, Sakura quickly closed the door in Naruto's face. She never was much of a patient person to start, and right now, she definitely was in a really bad mood.

She heard Naruto screaming behind her door, begging her to open the door, apologising if he had done anything wrong.

She opened the door a second time, not wanting to wake up everyone in Konoha.

"Naruto, cut it out!'' She said, hitting him on the back of his head. ''Why are up so early, anyway? The ramen shop is not even open yet! It's five in the morning!!''

"Wait, yeah! There's also that Tsunade wanted to see us an-"

It took her a second to realise the gravity of what Naruto had just said. Tsunade, her sensei, the one who had taught her how to be strong, had called for her. Though she though that it was a bad idea that, from everyone, she had sent Naruto.

'It must be really important' She though.

She punched Naruto for not telling her the reason of his visit right over and ran to her room to get dressed.

"Sakura-chan, that hurts..." She heard him complain as he walked in.

Naruto sat on the couch in her living room while she got ready, holding he's bleeding nose.

It had been one whole month, now, since the last mission to bring back Sasuke. Right now, they didn't have any information concerning him or even Itachi. Sakura has been dreaming like this every night since they came back. She waited for some news and hoped for his return every day, but nothing happened. Every now and then, she would get a mission, sometimes with Naruto, almost as a team, and sometimes alone. The life in Konoha was peaceful and everyone was happy, at least on the surface.

When she was not on a mission with the Yamato team, she was working at the hospital as a medic, teaching to some of her apprentices from time to time.

Since Sai decided to stay with the team, she learned to understand him a little bit more, but she still thinks that there is a long way before an ideal relationship can be formed between them. Naruto and her were now very close friends the would talk, about anything and everything. She used to consider him as a brother, the brother she never had, but he was closer than a brother, closer than a friend. Yet, nothing more. Just, closer than anyone had ever been close to her.

Every Saturday night, the other teams, along with their own, would go watch the sunset. Sometimes, when she has the time she goes, alone, and watches the sunset.

She thinks about Sasuke.

She wonders. What he must be thinking about. What he's doing, if and how much he has changed. Sometimes she asks herself if Sasuke is happy, really happy, with the decisions her took. She doesn't know the answer and, everytime she realize this, it breaks her heart more.

When she watches the sunset hide behind the sea, she thinks about Sasuke. The moments they had together and the ones they don't. When she watches the sunset, she thinks about that one night when Sasuke left, when she told him that she loved him.

And when the sunset totally disappeared behind the mountains and shadows completely swallowed the village, her smiled, too, disappears

She looked out by the window and thought about the happy times when they where still Team 7.

She thought about the battles they had.

She thought about how much stronger Naruto had gotten. How much, and how little, she has changed.

She thought about the time that has passed.

She thinks about Sasuke.

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