Okay so for those who are upset at how Sakura is just forgiving him, you will get your revenge! Trust me, I agree with you! Here goes and please review!

Shattered

The Second Break

Have you ever found something you have been looking for, for a lifetime? Then come to find out it wasn't what you were looking for in the first place after you have been deceived? Sakura Haruno can answer that question quite well for those who don't understand. Let me tell you what happened…

Sakura had never felt the happiest after Sasuke had kissed her. Inner Sakura was muted entirely and she did not heed the warnings angrily shot at her from her consciousness. Sasuke did not hold her hand on their way to Naruto's apartment but that didn't matter to her at all.

Naruto became the babysitter for the day while Sasuke ran errands to grab food and Sasuke went to join Shikamaru for lunch. It was odd but it was only to report to Tsunade without having to send letters and getting a report from a trustworthy ninja in the village.

Sakura even joined Ino on a short shopping trip, ignoring all of Ino's snide insults and laughing at all of her jokes and comments on other people. It was quite unusual for Sakura to act like this, as Ino noted, but it would change.

Sakura had her bags balanced in each hand. The weight wasn't bothering her since she did work out constantly to enhance the damage her punches did. As she approached the restaurant she heard Shikamaru and Sasuke still talking.

"I need to ask you something the fifth Hokage would have asked you herself, but she has too many things on her hands she ask me to ask you this," Shikamaru said.

Sakura froze from around the corner. She could almost see Sasuke's reaction, a blank mask while inside he was trying to figure out the question before it was even asked, if he didn't already know.

"Ask," Sasuke said coolly.

"On the topic of Sakura and her emotions, rather than her health, she understands there were feelings there once, what about now?" Shikamaru asked.

Sakura couldn't breath. What would he tell Shikamaru? The truth or lies?

"I want you to understand something, and her to understand something as well. I had two goals and one has already been fulfilled no matter how irrational and painful that was. The other goal was to recreate the Uchiha clan and I have already chosen my mate. Whether she accepts me or not is really not her choice for her feelings for me are still there. I will do whatever it takes for her to help me breech my goal to the extent I want it to. I don't have to do much now to get her to comply with my wishes for she loves me and I can see it. Soon she shall be a Mrs. Uchiha and my goal shall be filled. That is that and nothing more." Sasuke explained with ice spilling from his tongue.

Sakura backed away slowly. She headed back to her apartment slowly, not feeling anything. She had felt this way once before and she had fallen into it again. She had believed him, accepted him, tried to understand him, forgave him, and got crushed.

Sakura dropped all of her groceries on the floor and closed her eyes, she refused to cry.

'I will not let it get to me again; I will not let him near me again. I will no longer believe him and I will no longer forgive him. I brought this upon myself and I have to disguise my feelings. It will not happen again,' Sakura thought to herself as she closed up all of the mornings events and let the icy chill hide her emotions.

She then proceeded to join Naruto and Kimochi and pretended to laugh at their silliness. She was the mother in the room but really did not care as Kimochi wrestled Naruto to the ground and pinned him.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Naruto whined playfully as Kimochi giggled above him. She leaped off of him gracefully and then hugged him once he stood up.

"Can I call you Uncle Naruto?" Kimochi begged with a wide smile.

Naruto gaped in surprise but nodded. Kimochi attacked him with another hug and laughed with him as he toppled to the floor.

"Sorry to interrupt this party but I believe it is time to head home," Sasuke said as he knocked and entered.

"Come on Kimochi, let's go. Say goodbye to Uncle Naruto," Sakura said without looking at Sasuke.

'If Sasuke's going to wear a mask and hide secrets, then I will too,' Sakura thought and ushered Kimochi out after many goodbyes were said.

"How was shopping?" Sasuke inquired once they were walking on the streets. Sakura hadn't realized things had happened so fast as dusk reined the skies and the street lamps were lit.

"Fun," Sakura said and forced a smile at him.

"Good," Sasuke murmured and Sakura swore it was a lie. He never really cared.

"Once we get home, I'll make you food that isn't ramen," Sakura said as she smiled a true smile at the little girl flouncing at her side.

"Yum!" Kimochi chirped as she spun around with a giggle of childish joy.

"We can have a treat afterwards too since you were so good at Naruto's today," Sakura said and made the smile on Kimochi's face shine even brighter.

Sasuke noted he had been forgotten and said, "I'll make the treat."

"Sounds great, I would love the help in the kitchen," Sakura said brightly, obviously lying but didn't show it.

"Hn."

"I can't wait!" Kimochi said and hugged Sakura while they walked.

"You're welcome," Sakura muttered to the little girl.

'I told you so,' the inner Sakura whispered in her head as the three of them approached Sakura's house. Sakura ignored the victorious inner version of her and immediately began making dinner. She momentarily was able to put Sasuke out of her mind.

Somewhere in her chest, her beating heart throbbed painfully. Healed pieces shattered anew and froze in hard coldness that refused to be attacked again.