Summary:Sakura swore off all men, and ultimately, love. Making it a rule, but all rules have exceptions. Sakura who doesn't believe in such an exception obviously hasn't met a certain Uchiha Sasuke.

Disclaimer:Yes, people, I own Naruto. I know, right? AWESOME...which brings us to the "yeah right" part. You know it. I really DO NOT own NARUTO, NARUTO SHIPPUUDEN...Kishi owns it. Me? I own this story...(not good enough...:( )

I don't own We Are Broken by Paramore or Let Love Down by Lady Gaga.

"Well, Im sure you could work things out." Hinata said offering a small smile.

"No...That's exactly it Hina...we can't...because...I saw him...naked." Sakura said, more tears falling.

"You saw him naked? What do you mean?" Ino asked taking Sakura's hand in hers.

"He wasn't alone..." Sakura managed to whisper through another sob.

"W-Was he naked alone?" Hinata asked, close to tears, and Sakura shook her head...

The Only Exception

Prologue - We Are Broken

When you let love down

Oh, you let me down

Sakura POV

I opened my report card and felt my smile grow. I knew I would do exceptionally well, as always, but it still felt amazing to see the results. I stuffed the paper into my Guchi bag and walked down the hall to the exit. The end of my grade 11 year, eh? It felt so surreal. Summer vacation would come and go. Then I would start grade 12, (man, next year I'll finish High School) said to be the hardest year...the thought thrilled me and...God, I was really a whole new level of nerd. I felt myself sigh and my thoughts drifted outside where my awesome boyfriend was still waiting. Things were...off, this morning. Though, even before that. I had to stop lying to myself. They said taking the next step would change things, sometimes for the better...sometimes not. I had always told him no, sometimes even using our (Me, Ino, Hinata, Tenten and Temari) rules as an excuse, but he had been asking me for a while and that night, of our 2 year anniversary, I couldn't deny it anymore, and I gave in. From there our relationship went downhill, not that you could openly notice it. Maybe, I was hoping that I was just...imagining it? And there was also the issue of telling my BFFs...

"Sakura!" I turned to the voice of my sunny blond friend. She was smiling. "Temari! How'd you do?" I asked, hoping I didn't sound as guilty as my thoughts, as she hugged me. "I actually got 2 A's and the rest all B's and C's!" if possible, her smile grew. "Oh, Temi! That's wonderful!" I hugged her again. "Do I even need to ask how you did?" she asked and rolled her eyes. I only shrugged and smiled. "Sakura! You should really stop spending all your time studying~!" she said in a sing-song voice. I knew the nerd cracks were coming so I decided to side step her. "Hey, Temi, I gotta run! I'll call you when we arrive (me and me parents are going on our annual "no-work, no interruptions" family vacation), k?" I heard her saying goodbye as I exited the main doors.

There he still was, in his midnight blue BMW M8, the roof was down and so were the windows. I walked over and leaned on his door, his music wasn't as loud as usual, Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas was playing. "Hey there stud, waiting for someone?" he looked up at my voice and took off his shades, his chocolate brown eyes met my green ones, (well, one of his, the other was, as always, covered by his hair.) and as usual, my heart melted. "Depends...un" he answered in his deep voice.

"On...?"

"Depends on...if she's as sexy as you, un." He smirked and reached out to, painfully slowly, caress his fingertips over my bare arm. I wouldn't lie; it sent tingles through my entire body. "Let's get out of here." I said pulling away and walking over to the other side, dropping my bag on the back seat, while I got into the front. The black leather seats cold on my unclothed legs. He put his shades back on as I reached for my seatbelt, the car lurched backwards and I felt myself jerk forward. "Fuck it..." I turned to look at my blond boyfriend. "Watch where you're going asshole!" some idiot screamed out of a lime green Chevy Spark (fag?). "FUCK YOU DOUCHEBAG! I'll beat you up and your pussy friend there too, un!" he screamed back. "Dammit Deidara, calm the fuck down and drive!" he muttered something at my words and screeched out of the school parking lot.

"How many years you got left at this fucking place?" he asked, still furious. "Only 1 Year Deidara...HEY! SLOW DOWN! You just ran a red light!" he threw me a glare and I looked away immediately. He made some sharp turns and suddenly stopped.

"We're at...the shopping center?" I asked and he sighed and pressed a button and the roof started to close. Without meeting my eyes, he moved his seat all the way back and said "come here" I nodded, even though I knew he couldn't see. I sat down between him and the steering wheel, straddling his hips. I was smaller than him, and I wasn't uncomfortable where I was. We fit well together. He just turned 20 and I was 18. Only 4 year's difference. Nobody really minded that (except maybe, my dad, cause im his little princess). We have been dating since my grade 9 year. I love him, of course I do. Yes, of course. I've given him all I possibly could. And he? Of course he loved me too, and right now he was getting ready to apologize. I felt his hands on my back, slowly moving down, over the curve of my bum, then he squeezed. I jumped uncontrollably, and he chuckled, as always, at my shyness. As I was regaining my composure, his lips crushed on mine and it only took me a second to react and I was kissing him back. His hands, as always, were all over me. Ok, so he didn't exactly say "Sakura, look, im sorry about before. I didn't know what came over me." But I knew he was sorry...because he loves me. Right?

"Get in the back now, un!" he growled breaking my thoughts.

"B-but Deidara...um..." damn it...I was too flustered to think straight. I was still new at this...we've only done it twice (and that was 2 months ago...).

"Back. Now." I heard him order again. I gulped and moved away a bit.

"Deidara...we're in public...someone could see and report us." I said...my voice betraying me and being soft.

"Oh great." He muttered sarcastically. "Hi, Im Haruno Sakura and im oh-so-fucking-perfect, I don't wanna get in trouble, coz it'll stain my oh-so-perfect name! Get off me, un.'' his tone was just hateful. I got off him and back into my seat. I couldn't look at him again. What was wrong with him...ok, so, he was in a bad mood. But that's not really an excuse...''Deidara...that was really...it hurt.'' I mumbled staring out of the window. He started the car and got on the road again. ''Sorry, babe, it...it just came out wrong. Forgive me, un?'' he said softly, and I couldn't help it...it escaped my lips before I could stop it. A sob. ''God, Sakura...im sorry...come here...'' he pulled me to him gently, I leaned over the handbrake and he hugged me, he gave me a squeeze, and I relaxed into him, despite my uncomfortable position. ''Im sorry...'' he said, and kissed me on the forehead.

'' 'S okay.'' I mumbled, flipping the mirror down and fixing my now raccoon make-up in the mirror. ''No...Its not...'' out of the corner of my eye I saw him reach for my hand, and I didn't pull away. ''You know how much I love you...im sorry, I've just been in a bad mood lately...cause you're going away, un.'' he said not taking his eyes off the road. OK, WTF, SERIOUSLY? He had to be kidding. ''It's only for a week, Deidara...'' I told him, hoping my voice didn't show my annoyance. ''I know, and I said im sorry. Come on babe, forgive me, un?'' he asked. ''ok fine.'' I said through a sigh.

He stopped in front my large gates. ''thanks for bringing me home, wanna come in for a bit?'' I asked, kind of half hoping he'd refuse. ''Cant. My mom wants me home, you know how she gets.'' he looked at me, but he seemed to look through me . ''yeah, I know. I'll call you when we get there...,'' I looked at him...'' I'll miss you Deidara.'' he leaned down and kissed me, not the kisses that say 'I'll miss you' but fast and hard. ''I'll miss you too babe.'' I smiled a little awkwardly and got out. The guard opened the gate for me and I walked inside.

The maid opened the glass door for me. ''thanks Kazuro, is mother home yet?'' I asked. ''Your mother is in the dining hall, Sakura-sama.'' I nodded at her and walked down the two little steps and down the hall to the dining room. I pushed open the large wooden doors to find my mother sitting at the very end of the table. Her darker pink hair in a tight bun. She was looking through a magazine and having cake. "Mom, I'm home." I said and she looked up, smiled, and waved me closer. ''welcome home darling. There was a delay it seems with our flight. You're father has organized a private jet. We leave in the morning.'' She said and mentioned for me to sit and called for Kazuro. "Please bring us to more slices of the delicious cake and some ice tea please." Kazuro bowed at my mom and left. I watched my mom push the magazine away and folded her hands in front of her on the table. When I looked up she was looking at me. "Sakura, how are you?" he voice was filled with motherly concern. I reached in my bag and handed her my report card, but to my surprise she set it down on top of her magazine and said, "You know that's not what I mean..." I looked away from her then, and out of the window. "I don't know..."

"How are things with you and Deidara?"

I sighed. "Could be better."

"I know about...what happened." She said softly, the door opened then as Kazuro brought our snacks. My mother thanked her with a nod and took mine off the tray, placing it in front of me. Doing the same with hers.

"I don't know what you're referring to mom?" Ok, play dumb. This isn't so bad.

And then she smiled. That smile. The-All-Knowing-Mother-Smile.

"Did Kazuro tell you?" she laughed at that. "No, honey. A mother knows."

I bit a fork-full of cake and nodded. "I noticed on Saturday, actually. When we were waiting for your father. Sakura...two things can happen when two people have sex. When they both love each other equally, and have no regrets, they'll gravitate to each other, and small things will give their feelings away...like sitting closer together, or what used to be a romantic hug will be more intimate and tell more. If that doesn't happen...the relationship will become more physical and those intense emotions you thought you felt will begin to fade away." Her hand reached for mine and I looked up from my chocolate cake.

"What gave it away?"

"Well, I wasn't sure at first, but when you sat down, there was a space between you two and, he used lay his arm behind you on the couch, but he threw it around your shoulders. As if saying that he's in charge."

"How did you- I didn't even notice?" I asked and she gave "that smile" again and I couldn't help but smile and turn back to my cake.

"Sakura...I have a flash question."

"Flash question?"

"Yes. I will ask, and you have to answer without thinking, ok?" I nodded.

"Do you love Deidara?"

Oh God...Do I love Deidara...Come on answer!...this is a flash question. Do I love him? "I...uh...I mean..." I bit my lip and looked at my cake again. Do I love Deidara?...Do I still Love him?

"Sakura?" she was waiting for my answer.

"I thought I did?"

"Ok, I have another question. This may make you uncomfortable, but answer." I nodded again.

"Do you want to have sex with Deidara again?" she asked, and then I caught it...she said "sex"...she never said that...it was always some nice soppy name that meant the same. The question hit me then, this was the only question I could answer without thinking, I never want him to touch me again. "No, I don't..." she reached out for my hand again.

"Sakura...last question, I think you already know what this means," I nodded, "last question...do you still want to be with him?"

Did I? God...why is this so hard. Let's review: He turned into an asshole after we first had sex...or was it even before? Mom and the girls have been telling me for a while that if a guy loves a girl he should treat her like a princess and shower her with love and affection (Did they know?), did he treat me like that? No. Do I still love him? No. Do I still feel something for him? Yes. Do I want to have sex again? No. Did that tell me something? Yes. Do I want to be with him? Honestly...I don't know. But because I still have feelings for him...we should talk, try to figure this out.

"Mom...im going to go over to have a talk with him." I gave her a small smile and she stood up and gave me a hug and kissed my (wide) forehead ( :( ) and wished me good luck.

I walked up the marble staircase and turned left at the top to the east wing, 4 doors down was my room. I stepped into my walk-in closet and pulled off my current outfit, which was an off shoulder red shirt that had the words "I BOW TO THE RAMEN KING" printed on the front. (A birthday present, I got a few days ago when I became 18, from my best and closest guy friend, Uzumaki Naruto) with a frilly back skirt and red leggings and black mini heels. Instead, I pulled on a sleeveless thigh-length green shirt, with black and white hearts on the front with dark skinnies and silver bowed flats. I opened a drawer and pulled out they keys to my scooter and went to the garage. My parents had a collection of cars. Me? I only had 2: A Green Porsche and A Mustang - yeah, if you have seen Gone in 60 Seconds, im talking about Eleanor. I also owned a black Ducati, like the one in Tomb Raider: Legend, in Japan? Yeah, exactly like that one. (Yeah, I like car movies and video games...and Star Wars... (Bite me), but I only have two passions in life: 1. Music (anything related, especially writing songs), 2. Cooking/Baking (my dirty pleasure...heehee).

So now, I was on my way to Deidara's house on my Vuka Scooter. It was only a few minutes away. What am I gonna say to him. Did I still wanna be together?

When I came to a stop in front of his gates, the guard, who was usually all smiles and greetings, gave me a look that I couldn't decipher. He also refused to meet my eyes as I drove inside. I shrugged it off and approached the front door, but before I could knock, Miyuki, the maid, opened the door. "Sakura-sama..." her voice was no more than a whisper. "Does Deidara-sama know you're coming?" I shook my head. She looked away and stepped aside so I could enter.

"Miyuki-chan, where is he?" her head whipped to me. "Sakura-sama!" and then she gasped and looked away. "In his room, Sakura-sama..." she walked off quickly before I could ask any more. The house was suspiciously quiet...

I walked up the stairs and made a right turn. Only then did I hear it. Voices. Deidara never watched TV upstairs. Weird. I shrugged it off again, but there was this nagging feeling I my stomach that I desperately tried to ignore. As I got closer the voices became more distinct. The first voice I recognized, Deidara. The following was a female voice. I reached for his doorknob, but I froze.

"Oooh...fuck...Deidara...faster...'' the girl's voice purred and I heard Deidara's chuckle. The girl moaned. ''Yeah...that's what I wanna hear.'' he said, his voice was rough. I was frozen...my knees felt weak and I really just wanted to run away...but I couldn't. I frantically tried to swallow away the knot, but it hurt...and it wouldn't go away. I turned the knob and opened the door with one swing, and right then...did I feel my heart shatter. Deidara...my boyfriend...was standing...a girl was against the wall, legs around Deidara's (my boyfriend's) hips, her head thrown back...and then I registered it...they were...naked. Deidara slowly turned his head to me, and a small, sarcastic smirk spread across is lips. I didn't wanna see this...I wanted, needed to leave...I had to...but no matter how much I tried, my legs wouldn't obey me...Painfully slowly, my legs started to move and once he (they) were out of my view, I ran. Down the stairs, out of the front door, out of the main gate and just...away.

I didn't know where I stopped, everything was blurry...I grabbed onto something as I felt myself sway...then I felt me empty my stomach.

When I started walking again, I vaguely registered it was dark, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered.

*INO*

Ino gave herself one final look in the mirror. She was wearing a bright pink spaghetti-strapped top, with a black same type top over, but the black had large tears in. Along with a dark yellow frilly skirt and a thick black belt around her waist. Her outfit was finished by thigh-high maroon stockings with black stripes over and black stilettos.

There was another car toot outside and she rolled her eyes. 'I haven't been back in Tanzuka for a day and nothing has changed; only the idiots still ask me out.' She thought and grabbed her over-sized black leather bag and rushed outside. She heard her sister watching Disney Channel and her song was on. "Someday My Prince Will Come". Ino smiled and mentally slapped herself for thinking about the impossible with a certain guy at her school.

"Sorry." She said to the random guy and he waved it off.

"It's Shin and you're Ino, right?" he asked and she smiled and nodded.

"So where are we going?" she asked excitedly.

"That's a surprise." He answered as they drove out of the Yamanaka grounds. The drive was, to say the least, awkward. He stopped at a red light and tapped his fingers impatiently and the steering wheel. Ino was looking out of the window, when something pink caught her eyes. "Sakura?" Shin turned to her. "No, honey. It's Shin." Ino threw him a glare and he began to drive. "STOP!" she screamed and he immediately stopped. "Get out." She said, her eyes still on her friend...

"Sweetie...Ino...our date?"

"Get out."

"Listen, babe, my car, remember?"

"Get the fuck out. Now."

"No." then Ino lost it. She let out a scream, and began hitting him and trying to kick him, until he got out.

She kicked off her footwear and got in the driver's seat, making a u-turn and ignoring all the toots from enraged drivers. She got to Sakura quickly and got out. "Sakura?" no answer.

''Sakura?...Sakura, honey...its me, Ino?'' who...? Sakura didn't understand. Ino snapped her fingers in front of Sakura's face and her eyes focused. ''Ino...?'' Sakura whispered. ''Yes honey, it's me. What happened?'' Ino asked leading Sakura to the car. Sakura's eyes widened and she gasped, then her eyes went all blurry again. Silent tears falling from her eyes every few seconds. Ino buckled Sakura in, closed the door and ran to the driver's side. She took out her phone, a Blackberry Curve.

FROM: Yamanaka, Ino

TO: Hinata; Tenten; Temari;

911, my house, 10 mins. Xoxo Ino.

Ino was practically a formula 1 race car driver; she made it to her house in 10 minutes. (25 minute drive, she's good.)

3 cars were parked in Ino's long driveway when she arrived.

"Sakura...we're here." Again, Sakura didn't respond. Ino walked over to Sakura's side to open the door. She unbuckled her and helped the pinkette out. "Come on..." Ino said, leading her best friend inside.

Ino's lip was quivering as she opened the front door and led Sakura into the sitting room. Three heads turned to them, and all three faces paled. Ino led Sakura to sit next to Hinata. "Tennie...come help me get Ice cream." Tenten reluctantly nodded at Ino and left the room with said girl.

"Sakura?" Sakura turned to Hinata's soft voice, her eyes shedding more silent tears. Hinata's arms went around Sakura's form. "Shh...its ok now..." Hinata soothed and stroked over Sakura's long hair. Tenten and Ino came in again with 5 cartons of ice cream. Ino placed them on the coffee table and sat down next to Sakura. Tenten and Temari sat on the carpet by Sakura's legs.

"Sakura...tell us..." Hinata said, pulling away so she could look at her friend. She watched Sakura swallow and nod a few times.

"Deidara...and I...we...broke up...well, not exactly." Sakura whispered the last part. Hinata tucked a strand of hair behind Sakura's ear and then asked "Not exactly?"

"Well...things haven't been so great you see..." Sakura said.

"Well, Im sure you could work things out." Hinata said offering a small smile.

"No...That's exactly it Hina...we can't...because...I saw him...naked." Sakura said, more tears falling.

"You saw him naked? What do you mean?" Ino asked taking Sakura's hand in hers.

"He wasn't alone..." Sakura managed to whisper through another sob.

"W-Was he naked alone?" Hinata asked, close to tears, and Sakura shook her head and whispered "against the wall" before her face crumpled and she began crying hysterically into her hands. As if on cue, everyone embrace her, whispering assurances, and crying themselves.

After Sakura's sobs died down to sniffles she asked for her ice scream. Sakura taking strawberries and cream flavor, Hinata had plain vanilla, Temari choc-mint, Tenten rum and raisin and Ino plain chocolate. Sakura began to tell them the story.

"God, he was smiling? Fucker. Well, at least you didn't give the bastard everything." Ino said waiting for Sakura to agree, but nothing came.

"You didn't..." Hinata spoke.

"I think she did. Sakura! Did you?" Ino said, setting her tub of ice cream aside.

Sakura only nodded.

"B-but...we made a rule?" Tenten said, her face as pale as the rest. Ino stood up and left the room. It was silent until she returned, a book in hand. She sat down where she had been before and turned to the page she wanted. Paging through childhood photos of them and memories. "Temari, please read your rule." Ino asked, her tone formal. Temari took the book. "Rule #12 : I, Sabaku Temari along with, Mitarashi Tenten, Haruno Sakura, Hyuuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino hereby declare Rule #12. We willingly bind ourselves to this rule, which states. We will abstain form sexual intercourse until the night of our wedding, with the person we have chosen to marry. This rule has no exception. Signed by Sabuka Temari, Mitarashi Tenten, Haruno Sakura, Hyuuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino."

Temari handed the book back and nodded, already on to Ino's plan. Ino looked to Tenten, who nodded, and to Hinata who did the same. Then she ripped the page out.

Sakura gasped. "Ino? What are you doing?"

Ino just shrugged.

"Ino...just because I...doesn't mean..."

"Sakura...Im sure we'll be fine."

They sat there, talking, until Sakura fell asleep. Ino and Temari carried Sakura upstairs followed closely by Hinata and Tenten. Tenten went into Ino's bedroom first pulling the bedding away as Ino and Temari laid Sakura down gently on the large bed. Everyone getting in and pulling the blankets back. Falling asleep.

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