Chapter 5

-ATLAST!

a/n: Sorry it's taken me so long to finish this. Now that it's summer break I'm going to be trying to keep my stories flowing. Except for this one which has fallen to the bottom my 'things to do' list. I shortened the original plot of iPod enticement VERY MUCH! Please look forward to my other stories though, because I believe that over the past year, my writing has truly improved. When I look back at everything in this story, I find myself to be quite unsatisfied with it so it may possibly be remade. I'll warn you guys first before that happen. I'm continuously shooting for more nowadays it seems.

Thank you to all who have reviewed this story!

Theme: I go crazy-DHT

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Hello boy it's been a while


Guess you'll be glad to know


That I've learned how to laugh and smile

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It was such a strange relationship. That was what everybody believed. How could something like this have developed, they wondered. Curious stares would follow them wherever they went. She would lean into his tall frame, relaxed and trusting. He would wrap an arm around her dainty shoulders in retaliation. How strange it was. The girl who was too busy with music to talk to people and the boy who everyone was too afraid of to approach. The way things work out is so funny.

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Sakura sighed in content. It had been months since her and Sasuke's relationship had been put out into the open. This of course, had caused changes in the world as she knew it. Ino was no longer able to tease at her. For some odd reason or another, Tenten had bought a pair a new pair of shoes which had been dubbed her 'delightful footwear. Her fellow peers had been beginning to see Sasuke in a new light. Much to his chagrin, considering that he actually enjoyed the tough guy rep.

Sakura peered to the said 'tough guy' with her peripheral vision. He was nibbling nonchalantly at a one of Sakura's homemade rice balls. Sasuke and she had begun acting very much like the stereotypical high school couple. She cooked him lunches, they held hands quite often, and sometimes they would even engage in tickle fights. Everything had just been so….perfect.

Well, it 'had' been perfect, until something quite important had dawned on Sakura. For a while, Sasuke had not required the use of her medical skills. That part Sakura hadn't minded much. She could spend less time wrapping up her boyfriend like a mummy, and more time doing…..lovely dovey stuff. What had bothered her, was the fact that he had never told her how he had been receiving all those cuts and bruises.

At first she had assumed that he was a crazy psycho delinquent boy, but as she learned more about him, she realized that it didn't fit his true personality at all. The Sasuke she had discovered underneath all those rumors and fabrications was quite intelligent. It was evident in everything he did. With all the skipping that he did, his grades managed to stay on top. Whenever he wasn't being silent and moody his replies were always witty and difficult to create comebacks at. Not to mention, how he planned the whole iPod stealing scheme to gain her attention.

So what could it possibly be that he had been keeping from her? It nagged at her mind and refused to whisk off as a chapter of the past. Sakura just had the feeling that it was important. So badly she wished to bring it up, but what if it started causing a rift in their relationship? Now that Sakura had gotten a taste of love, she never wanted to let it go. She opened her mouth about to say something but her breath caught in her throat. He craned his neck up from his bento and arched a brow at her curiously.

Completely chickening out of it in that very moment, she opted to giving her one her prettiest smiles. "Sasuke, you look tense today, how about a massage," she asked him. He shrugged to her apathetically. Sakura at this point being able to make sense of his body language due to the help of an exuberant Naruto, of course understood that to be a 'yes'.

So she crawled behind him and began kneading the fleshy back muscles together. Sasuke sighed and began letting out quiet groans of satisfaction. Sakura let all her worries be discarded for the moment, and marveled at his content features, as he dropped his composure. This was something Sacred, for Sasuke wouldn't let go like that for just anyone.

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Getting over you was slow


They say old lovers can be good friends

But I never thought I'd really see you


I'd really see you again

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Naruto had gotten along with Sakura's friends well enough. Except for the fact that he was really really weird…and creepy too. He possessed a certain type of weirdness that could bypass even Tenten's obsession with maintaining a balance of fung-shway with her wardrobe, hence the delightful footwear.

It was during lunch the next day when Sakura and Sasuke had decided to spend this meal time in the presence of others, rather than isolated in a dark room on the roof that hardly anyone realized existed. Hinata had spotted them first within the confines of the cafeteria. She smiled shyly towards Sakura, welcoming them fondly with a quant greeting. Everybody else had followed suit and greeted them as well, albeit less peacefully than Hinata had. It was still a wonder to Sakura how Hinata was able to manage so much grace at politeness. Unlike Naruto, everyone was quick to warm up to her.

"Sakura-chan and Teme! Hinata-chan said that you would be here, but I didn't believe her and now I feel bad cause you really showed up and I accused my dearest beloved Hinata-chan of being a liar! Woe is me-",Naruto rambled on. Sasuke shoved the loud mouth boy down the cafeteria bench, making room for Sakura and himself. Sakura giggled at the antics of the two best friends.

Naruto began a brand new senseless monologue about the cruelties of the world, when Ino intercepted his words with a brash beat to the head with her apple. Naruto cried out in pain, and Hinata came to his aid. She repeatedly mumbled "Naruto-kun," worriedly. As Hinata treated his head wound Sakura was reminded of Sasuke's lack of wounds. The insistant worry made itself known, and swam around guilelessly in her stomach. She sat her half eaten banana down, no longer hungry. It was getting worse. Sakura inwardly cursed herself for being such a nosy person.

She was called out of her thoughts by Tenten, who began discussing what she was going to be doing over winter break. "So I'm all set for my ski trip now," she finished. "Well," Ino keenly said, "While bun buns over here freezes her little touché on the slopes, I'll be going on a spa trip to catch up a bit with my mother." In retaliation to the 'bun bun' joke, Tenten began the 'yo mama' jokes.

After a bit of bloodshed between Ino, Tenten, and a poor Naruto who had managed to get caught up in the cross fire, things calmed down. Sakura glanced at Sasuke to gauge his reaction. He was both uninterested and slightly amused at the same time. This caused Sakura to beam brilliantly, basking in the glory that Sasuke actually enjoyed the presence of her friends…secretly of course.

When one posseses a grin from ear to ear, it sort of kind of brings attention to yourself. Naruto thought it was a game, and began grinning himself. Of course when Naruto grinned it always came out creepy, and managed to cause an exchange of spine tingling. Hinata, rather than freaking out like the rest of the girls merely stared blatantly, and a rose tint spilled out upon her cheeks. Sakura's grin fell and she turned questioningly to Sasuke, who did nothing but shrug. She never could understand the relationship between those two.

"So Sakura," Ino said breaking the awkward silence, "Do you and bad boy over there have anything planned for winter break"? Sakura's eyes narrowed. Ino had finally found something new to tease her pink haired buddy about.

Naruto broke his grin,"That reminds me, Sasuke-teme, isn't your big brother coming home? This is the perfect time for introducing Sakura-chan to your folks and all!" Sasuke in turn glared at him. Sakura watched in anticipation. He looked as if he was going to deny it at first, but then glanced at Sakura. Their eyes met for a few seconds before he turned back and contact was lost. He simply said, "I guess so."

Sakura's heart jumped into her stomach at this. She tried not to squirm in excitement. She had something to look forward to now. Perhaps meeting his family could answer a few unvoiced questions for her.

"Meeting the family," Ino teased almost dissapointedly, "I figured you guys would just get busy somewhere….then again I guess if you managed to sneak Sakura up to your room and all –gah! It's in my hair!!!"

Sakura had tossed her half eaten banana.

And thus a second round of blood shed began.

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I go crazy


When I look in your eyes


I still go crazy


That old flame comes alive


It's starts burning inside


Way deep down inside

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Sakura was sitting cross-legged on her full sized bed, hugging a lace rimmed pillow. Unfortunately for her, the initial shock of getting to meet her family had faded, and led way to nothing but nerves and impatience. Could his family give him the answers she needed? And how would she go about receiving them? She also had to keep in mind that maybe if she did just confront Sasuke about the whole ordeal it

Her blood pounded harder and a faint blush rose to her cheeks. She could recall a few times when she and Sasuke had been in a spat. Voices had been raised; there may have possibly been some shoving and grabbing. As far as Sakura could remember though, all those arguments would end with her writhing beneath him, as his hand found its way under her skirt and his long fingers began massaging that ever so sensitive and slick bundle of nerves.

Yes. Sakura 'really' enjoyed arguing with the seemingly always moody boy.

Ring ring ring………

Sakura jumped at the unexpected noise, and hurriedly answered her cell phone. "Sakura," a velvety voice called to her over the phone. It was Sasuke. Sakura chewed her lower lip in order to keep the gasp of surprise in, and inwardly cursed herself for not checking caller i.d. before answering.

Even though she knew that it was impossible for him to have any idea what she was currently thinking about, it was still an embarrassing situation to be caught in. She swallowed before asking him why he was calling. It was quite strange for him to be the one calling her. "My brother's flight arrives the second day after winter break starts. Then my family will be going to a hot spring resort. Do you want to come along"?

Sakura couldn't hold back Sasuke had never told her that he had a brother.

Still filling a tad awkward with her thoughts, she squeezed her thighs together in a attempt vain attempt to rid herself of arousal. "T-That sounds good to me," she answered.

"Okay," he said.

"O-okay," she said.

And it was settled. Sakura was going to meet his family. And if she was lucky, somewhere along the way, she might get into an 'argument'.

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……Music equals life……

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Oh baby


You know when I look in your eyes


I go crazy

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a/n: Personally, this is my favorite chapter so far. Finally I have started moving the plot! I mentioned this before, but I'll say/type it once again. I feel that I have some major revising to due in previous chapters, but before I do anything drastic, I'll let you know.

I'm stumped. So no Tribond…..maybe next time……

SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!

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