If you haven't noticed yet, I'm kinda skipping every few days or weeks in the plot for sake of speeding things along. While I would love to make a 20-something chapter fic, right now is not the time for that! Regardless, I hope I am keeping your interests peaked :) ! This chapter ought to do it ;)

Sasuke stood in his room in front of the dresser, looking downward at himself with a particular frown. He was smiling only but a moment ago, thinking about the rosette and those jade eyes, her smile, and then trailed off to think about her other intimate details, which left him where he was now.

He looked at his manhood, seeing it bulge, and frowning even deeper. "I need you to NOT do this right now!" Instead, he watched it give a slight thud under his boxers, and the redness came rushing to his face. "God this is embarrassing…" Luckily the Uchiha was home alone, trying to figure out what to wear before his company arrived. But he had to let his mind wander to the one girl he was now fixated on, and obviously excited to see. Well, picture in his head. "Dammit, Sakura!" One of his fists came in contact with the top of the dresser, doing his best to ignore the dancing snake. Sasuke could still feel the heat on his face as he tried desperately to find some jeans and a shirt, trying to keep his mind off of her. "Jeans, need jeans to hide this guy…" Okay, jeans, check. He started to tug those on while using his other hand to ruffle for a long sleeve. It was the last day before winter break ended, so it was still a bit chilly. "Dark gray, I can work with this." On he slipped the top, being careful as to not mess up his hair in the process. The raven glanced in the mirror beside him and nodded in approval. "Now to wait…"

The Uchiha looked around his room, noticing it was quite tidy. His blue and black bed was made neatly with the sheets tucked in, bookshelves organized, and no clothes on the floor. He was a bit of a perfectionist and liked to keep his spaces clean and tidy, for sake of peace of mind.

That peace of mind would not last long.

Before he could even walk out of his room, the doorbell rang. "Oh man, she's here." Trying to not become excited, he walked down the hall from his room, descending the staircase and wrapping around it to the next hall. At the end of the hall was an entrance way and the front door. Light was shining brightly through the door and the windows beside it, casting down the hallway from which he came. Only for a moment did he pause before unlocking and opening the door, drawing in one deep breath to keep his cool.

As soon as he opened the door, he lost it. For the first moment he was left speechless, getting lost in her light jade colored eyes. "Hey, Sakura."

She smiled cutely upon being greeted, "Hey to you too." Sasuke stepped to the side and back, opening the door, so she walked in, glancing around as she removed her shoes. "It's beautiful, and so...clean, wow." It may have only been the entrance way and hallway they were in, but there were little shelves decorated with bonsai and little statues, the walls slatted wood with a rich, warm color to them. "Is Itachi here often?" She peeked over her shoulder to see Sasuke pull his eyes up from behind her. On the outside she didn't show any suspicion, but on the inside…

She grinned deviously.

Staring at my ass in yoga pants, eh? Hehe, it's working….

The Uchiha gave only a slight, cool nod as he walked in front of her, playing off that he nearly got caught staring at her ass, "Oh, sometimes. He travels a lot for work as of late, but he should be home in a few weeks." As he walked down the hall she followed loosely behind, not being able to stop her eyes from wandering. After all, this was her first time inside the Uchiha's abode. But as she quietly followed, she also found her eyes falling onto Sasuke. First, his perfect, dark hair, down his shoulders to his back. And, of course, right to his ass. She was only able to admire the slightly tight jeans across his behind, for they walked into what looked like the main entertaining room. "Wooooow!" Immediately Sakura went to the far side of the room where the large skylights were, just under one of the large sofas. The sun was coming through in almost horizontal lines, since it was setting, though if left the nearly cloudless sky a beautiful pink and red color. "The sky looks so lovely…" With no problem, the rosette felt right at home and comfortable here.

"Please, sit down. Lay down if you want." Her glance only momentarily met Sasuke's, and she nodded, letting herself plop onto the plush couch, laying flat on her back to get an even better view of the sky. "You just sat yourself on my favorite spot in this whole house. I moved the couch here for this very reason." Her head turned to the right and up slightly to look at the Uchiha in a sideways manor. Again, she inwardly grinned, seeing Sasuke was giving her eye contact, but hardly. She did, after all, wear a slight cleavage baring shirt, and additionally touched up her eyes for a sexy, smoky look. It was done in a subtle manner though - she wasn't the biggest fan of makeup, but for today's visit, she really wanted to make an impression on him. Actually, she wasn't completely sure why she was here, but Sasuke did mention wanting to have dinner and to chat a bit, which seemed completely harmless. But after that last meeting they had on the bridge… it stirred certain feelings back up for him. There was definitely a fire waiting to start in her heart, and she hoped dressing up to his appeal might help push something to happen. Sakura was bold, alright, but she wasn't sure where he stood, and decided if anything were to happen that he needed to make that first more.

Sakura flashed a grin at the Uchiha, who took a few steps closer to her. He was nearly next to her where she sat on the couch, and he grinned back at her. "Sakura, you look really beautiful tonight." She could see a glint behind his onyx eyes, a slight pinkness to his cheeks. She could only blush in return, flattered.

Their gaze lingered, and she had a thought. I should at least give him a little invite into my personal space.

"Sit next to me, won't you?" The Haruno scooted her frame over to the left, patting the couch side open next to her. Thankfully, it was a rather large couch, so fitting two people side by side laying down was no problem at all.

Upon her invitation though, she saw his face flush red for a moment, however he quickly tried to play it off, sitting up next to her, "Oh, I suppose." It only took him a moment to lay down right next to her, both of their gazes fixed on the red fading sky. He was so close part of their legs and shoulders were touching. She could feel the extreme amount of warmth coming from his body.

And in this moment she became very aware of herself. Now she wasn't sure how to lay - one arm across her stomach, and the other behind her head. Did it look weird? Did her body language suggest she was too open? A heat came to her cheeks, staying slightly pink as they kept looking at the sky together. A few birds fluttered by quickly, and a brief silence came between them. Sakura could almost hear her heart beating out of her chest. Now what do I do?! Sure I thought hopefully he'd make a move on me but...do I need to say something back?

She could feel her breath draw in from her chest, and she exhaled, making a light sighing noise. God she felt so vulnerable now, next to the male who she had experienced so many strong, confusing emotions with. But this time, for sure, she knew she felt fondly for him. How to get it across without being blunt though…?

"Hey, Sakura?" Finally, he broke the silence.

Her jade eyes shifted to the right where he lay next to her, "Hmm?"

There was a million different ways this could turn. By the smooth tone of his voice, she guessed it was going to be something deep - something important. She made sure to look up slightly at him, and she met his eyes from where they both lay together. His look was more than intense, and it sent butterflies to her stomach, a tingling down her body. "What would you think if…" She noticed him lifting one of his arms moving- it was so he could prop himself up on his forearm, and he moved that much closer, nearly face to face with her. She waited, anticipating his next words. "...I told you I wanted to have dinner soon?" Her heart sunk, nearly skipping a beat as he sat up fully now, further away from her.

Wow, I read that one completely wrong… dammit. He had me all caught up and flustered!

As he was about to get up, she let a sarcastic remark slip, "Yeah, it depends what you mean by 'have dinner...'" As she said this, she let her head fall to the right, staring into the couch back so close to her. At first, she didn't catch she let that slip.

"Oh?"

Again, her heart sank, but this time it was in an extremely embarrassed way. Her face stayed beat red for a moment, and she refused to give eye contact. Well that wasn't a sexual invite I just made or anything...shit Sakura, recover!

"Err...I meant…" Before she could shift her head toward him, she felt a hand come to her face, moving some hair out of her eye. Slightly flustered, Sakura slowly rotated her head to the right, her gleaming green eyes locking with his dark ones. It was such a soft, fond touch, and his eyes read nothing but that either.

Sasuke flashed that sexy trademark grin of his, and his hand stayed upon her face, his body coming in toward hers somewhat. "Funny, I was going to see if I could save you for dessert…" All it took was a well played pick up line to make everything between them come together. A sudden heat flushed her face, body tingling numb with excitement and hotness. She rubbed the side of her face into his hand, and that was all the more he needed.

Sasuke leaned down, gently cupping her jaw and chin into his hand, letting his lips softly meet hers. They both breathed one another in during this kiss, her hand coming to side of his head, gently tugging his hair. For a brief moment it broke for another breath, both of them looking right into one another eyes for just a burning second. The heavy amount of sexual tension in the atmosphere hit them both at once, feeling one another's burning desire. Again, their lips came together, but roughly this time, impatiently. Sakura felt his other hand come behind her lower back, wrapping across her front side, the other forearm he used to keep himself up while he drew her closer to his body. She felt such an insane amount of ecstasy run through her body as the kiss deepened, her chest pressing into his. Their mouths parted, tongues meeting, and my god he was a great kisser. Even the way he pressed his tongue into her was so passionate, rubbing gently and skillfully. She responded by deepening it, throwing the same intimacy back at him. His hand wildly grazed her hip, lifting her shift slightly to touch bare skin. Shivers spilled through her body at the direct touch, and she only wanted more.

Sakura tugged at the back of his hair, egging him to come even closer - god, she couldn't be close enough to him. Her other hand wrapped around to his back, gently pressing her fingers into it. She brought her leg on top of his, then tugged backwards, cuing for him to move his waist over top of hers. He understood, pressing his mouth and tongue deeper in with her, shifting his body so he was nearly on top of her. One of his keeps was between her legs, the other near the side of the couch, but he was holding her in his arms, over top of her, kissing her like he had wanted so badly to again.

But he had to break the heated moment, just for a second to make sure. It took them both a moment to slow and draw away from one another, catching their breath. Their gaze met once again, both clearly hot and bothered. "Sakura, I want you tonight." She shifted slightly under him, rubbing her thigh against his hardened member, her hand ruffling through his hair. Her jade eyes gleamed, full of life and love.

"Then have me. All of me."

In the next moment, she received another rough, tender kiss, and then she was suddenly swooped into his arms. Instinctively she laced her arms around his neck, somewhat flustered that he would carry her in his arms. She let her forehead rest against his chest for the slight trip up the stairs, listening to the pounding of her heart. It was pounding out of pure excitement this time, not at all from nervousness. This time it felt perfectly right. She even giggled slightly when they got into his room, bringing herself closer to him and cutely kissing his ear. She caught a grin from him when she did this.

Sasuke laid her on the plush bed, the sheets wrinkling slightly underneath her. From where she laid on the bed she saw him standing at the end, lingering to look into her eyes for a moment before he put a knee on the padded surface, tugging his own shirt off as he came back over her. Sakura was about to tug off her own shirt, but he stopped her. She flashed him an inquisitive look, wondering why. "Please, I want to." She gave a slight nod, though the look in her eyes pleaded for a kiss. He couldn't help but be drawn into it, breathing her in as he kissed her again, letting his mouth part into hers. He only did it for a moment, kissing her neck sweetly, hearing her moan just softly. God he wanted her so badly already, but he knew to really do this right, he needed to draw it out. He wanted to spoil her and treat her like she deserved to be.

He moved down to her stomach, slowly lifting her shirt as he kissed up her stomach. "S-Sasuke…"

Her body was tensing under his lips - was she nervous? Conscious? He wanted to clear any doubt from her head. Sasuke paused, coming back up to her level. "I want to do this right, Sakura. Like...it should have been." Her jade orbs glimmered so brightly, and her hands came to either side of his head. Sakura pulled him in, kissing him so deeply in response. Yeah, her slightly worry seemed to fade with those true words of his. She playfully nipped his lip and grinned as he worked his way back down her neck and to her chest, feeling her beating heart and heat under his lips. "God, you smell so good too…" As he licked between her chest, she shuddered, and his hands roughly moved over her hips, running up her sides, moving the shirt up with it. He got her to sit up under him, lifting her shirt off, softly kissing her before laying her back down. Oh, he wasn't done with kissing her body though. The Haruno still had her bra on, but the pants needed to go. From the wet spot on her chest he kissed down her bare, silky stomach to her hips, feeling her shift under him. He had to scoot down slightly and sit up, though at the same time he tucked his thumbs into the lip of her yoga pants, teasing them off. Just to add a sexual flare to it, he also pulled her underwear down at the same time, but not all the way. It was just enough to expose her hip and gently kiss is. She squirmed under him, but in a good way.

Sakura just couldn't help but move her hips - he was driving her crazy already. She just wanted him so badly. The burning she felt inside herself was insane. She had never felt so worked up before, so wanted, so cared for, so….loved. "Ahh, Sasuke..."

He took her pants off, and began to kiss over her panties and down to her nether regions. "Mmm, you smell so sweet down here, too."

"Sasuke!"

He pressed his lips, mouth, and part of his nose roughly into her entry point, feeling that she was quite wet. He just grinned as he sat up and pulled his mouth away from her body. He straddled her just below her waist, looking upon her near naked body. He made sure to appreciate that her dark red push up bra correlated with her dark red panties, both laced with black. His eyes drifted from her body to her jade orbs, seeing they had a deep bedroom glow to them. She seemed completely confident in herself, and that was pretty damn hot. He watched her bite at her lower lip, and her hands came up to his waist. She let her fingers trace across his abs, which made him tense up, but also sent shivers through his body, giving him goose bumps. Her touch was so soft and warm. Her fingers came onto the button of his pants, quickly undoing it and pulling the zipper down. There was definitely a burning desire, horny, and hot. Sasuke found her eagerness and confidence quite sexy. He played along and perched up over her, slinking his pants off, exposing his boxer briefs and his hard member hiding beneath.

Now things were getting very real. It was nearly dark now, only the slightest amount of the dusk's light coming through the curtains. It left a slight glow on Sakura's body, and to him, she looked simply perfect in this moment. Yeah, this was the right moment. Sasuke slowly came back over the rosette, laying the sweetest, most tender kiss on her lips. She kissed him back in just the same manner, their near naked bodies touching so close, feeling so hot together. The raven came back up, propped on his forearms, their faces only inches apart. He could see so deeply into her jade eyes, and they had never looked so beautiful before.

A faint, sincere smile came across his lips as they shared this special gaze. "Sakura, I love you." So easily this words rolled off his tongue in this moment. He watched those eyes of hers almost tear up, shimmering in a mystifying way, a profoundly deep smile coming to her lips, "I love you too, Sasuke."

And so quickly the heat between them intensified ten fold, mouths eagerly colliding, bodies grinding together. They couldn't touch enough one another, Sakura's fingers digging into her back as they kissed deeper and deeper, tongues rubbing together. He was skillfully able to pop her bra off, both of them tugging at the others underwear in a heated passion. God her body felt so great against his. Sakura moved her hips under him while he ran his hands all up and down her sides, especially clinging to her hips. His hands ran under her bare ass, gripping both cheeks and moving her close. She only looked up at him when their kiss broke, panting somewhat from the intensity. While he sat up on his legs, he was able to take in her naked body. Sakura's face was red in the cheeks, chest rising and falling almost rapidly, and he couldn't help but watch those cute breasts of hers move with it, too. Everything about her was perfect.

Their eyes stayed together as he teased his member across her sweet spot. She closed her eyes and let out a slight moan, one of her fingers lacing into his bed sheets. He leaned in closer, finding her reaction so cute, giving her a little more of a tease. Her wetness stuck to his extremely hard member, and he couldn't take it any more. Sasuke came back over Sakura and kissed her, pressing himself inside. Not before she shifted her hips and started teasing him. He couldn't quite get himself in, due to Sakura circling her hips, moving them up and down just enough to tease his head outside her entrance. He playfully nipped her lip back, grinning, "Mmm, you tease-"

And suddenly, she pivoted her hips so he slipped inside her. They both groaned out at the same time, feeling a rush through their veins. Sasuke took over, putting his hand behind her back, the other on the bed by her head, slowly working his hips close to hers. She arched her back, closing her eyes to draw out a long moan. He was hitting the right spot all over. She knew she was so tight and wet, and he filled every part of her and more. The feeling flowing her veins...she couldn't even describe it. They just told each other they loved one another, and now they were having hot, passionate, intimate, and loving sex. "Unf...ahh! S-Sasuke!" He started to pick up the pace now - both his hands came to either side of her head, hips thrusting willfully with hers. She moved with him, keeping one of her hands on the back of him to stay in rhythm together. Holy shit it felt so good, so right.

Her eyes were closed, head to the side, and she was steadily moaning out to the way he moved and felt inside her. She was getting so close to climaxing already. "Sakura." She opened her eyes and looked up, directly into his burning eyes. "Keep looking at me." This was intense. She bit at her lower lip at he thrust in deeper a few times, and she moaned louder. She did roll her eyes back, fluttering her eyes closed only briefly, but centering her gaze back with his. Sasuke took Sakura's open hand and laced his fingers with hers, leaning in to kiss her so sweetly while he kept working together with her. She was right there with him, only helping him get closer to that explosive moment. They kept making out, tongues hotly rubbing together, licking each others lips, keeping their hands and bodies extremely close.

And then she felt it. She felt an amazing rush beginning to come over her while they were kissing. She moaned so deeply into his mouth. "O-oh...god...S-Sa...suke!"

Yeah, he could feel it too. "Stay with me." Again he kissed her, but pulled away to keep their gaze together one more time. He could see her mouth opening and her back started arching back. The last few movements together were deep and full of ecstasy - something simply amazing and indescribable. While their hands stayed laced together, his other hand came to her hip and around her back, bringing her closely while his lips came onto her. Their bodies were nearly one, eyes together. He was at his limit. She choked out his name and he groaned, burying his lips into her chest. Their hands squeezed together and her back arched under him in the last thrust. He pulled out at the last second so he didn't release himself inside her, letting it get onto his bed next to them.

Both panting, nearly out of breath, their gazes came back together. Sakura smiled so sweetly, sweat on her brow, her hair messy from the bed and moving so much. He too, was sweating a bit, nevertheless he grinned back and leaned in for a kiss. It was slow and soft, and they did this intimate kissing for a moment while they settled down. He rested his body over hers and she lovingly ran her fingers through his hair, the other hand caressing his back. He played with her hair, touching her face in this moment.

"Did you really mean what you said earlier?"

Trying to be funny, he grinned, "What, that I wanted to eat dinner?"

Sakura playfully smiled, "The other thing. That you...loved me."

This time he brought his hand to her chin, kissing her once more. "If you meant it, then I meant it." The rosette gave a grin and a nod, and they kissed each other back. For a little while longer they lay there with one another, basking in the very intimate moment they just shared. But before too long, Sasuke moved and got off the bed. "Please, make yourself comfortable. I'm going to change some of the bed sheets and…" He tugged on his boxers, turning back to look at the female sitting on his bed, "...are you hungry? I can make something up."

She shook her head and moved off part of the bed so Sasuke could grab the soiled blanket. "I kinda just want to lay here, if that's ok." He tossed the blanket into the laundry basket and walked back over to her. She had tossed on his long sleeve that he was previously wearing, and he was hoping she would do that.

He approached her and grinned at the green eyed girl. "Will you stay the night with me?" The rosettes face flushed red for a moment and she didn't say anything at first.

"U-uhm…" Her gaze fell for a moment, but it didn't last. Sasuke leaned in, took her chin in her hand, and kissed her on the forehead. Still she blushed deeply, but she looked back at him. "Yeah, I will." Both of them shared a smile of fondness, and then he kissed her on the lips.

"I love you."

Now the words really sank in for her. Love. So this... is love…

She tried hard to hold back her tears, putting her arms around him while he stood next to her, putting her face into his still warm chest. She held on tight, feeling him embrace her back. Yeah, this was love. "I love you, too." Some warm tears did fall, but they were tears of happiness. Everything felt so perfect and right, and finally they could be honest with each other and not hold back. It did happen fast - faster than she anticipated, but it happened, and this moment was very real. She was his, and he was hers. They were in love.

The evening didn't last much longer past a little talking and some cuddling. Soon they found themselves in his bed together, facing one another, eyes together in a loving gaze. She tried hard to stay awake and talk to him some more, but their recent activities had her more than exhausted. Sakura drifted into a blissful sleep, with a smile on her face, in the arms of the person she genuinely loved.

That was all she needed - to love and be loved.

The end.