P/M EDIT: So I just realized something CRAZY. I went to preview this chapter and all my page breaks were nonexistent. And then I checked them for the entire story and there are NO PAGEBREAKS. Wtf? Throughout the entire story I had 0o0o0o0o0o as a symbol for a page break or an end of a scene or something, which I though really organized everything, but apparently deleted all that…. So I guess I have to figure something out? I'm gonna redo this with a page break...

I started off Monday morning being a little sneaky. And a little forward. It was all due to being at Sasuke's and being all brave. It was weird, I just felt… cocky or something.

It was like, in those seconds (which turned to… um… minutes…) I was almost on par with Sasuke. Like he wasn't the one holding the cards in his hands. Or at least, not all of them.

And then later, when we were finished, um… canoodling… I had come back from the washroom and Sasuke was watching TV on his couch. So I just sat down with him like everything was normal. And here's the big thing: we DIDN'T make out.

I know, weird, right? We just sat and watched TV and shared the occasional comment every once in a while about the show or the commercial. We never do that.

But then Sarah came in and saw us sitting beside each other and asked if we were boyfriend and girlfriend like Barbie and Ken and it got awkward so I left…

Anyways.

I pulled into the parking lot when I got to school on Monday and as I searched for an empty space, noticed that the Maserati wasn't parked in its usual spot near the front of the school. In fact, it was a couple cars behind me – he had just gotten to school now. So I took this rare opportunity to pull one on Sasuke. I mean, I hardly ever get to, and it's not like it would give anything away about Sasuke and I – it would only be teasing him a bit. As far as everyone knows we're just friends, and friends can do that stuff, right? Plus, why would I park so far away if there was a perfectly good parking spot right by the entrance? So, biting my lip, I drove over to Sasuke's spot, parked, and waited.

A couple of minutes later, through my rear view mirror, I saw him approaching the school entrance – was that a small frown on his forehead?- and got out of my car before he passed by. Pretending not to notice his advance, I started to collect my things.

Just as I slipped on my knapsack my car door closed. We can all guess who did that.

"My keys are still in there," I said, turning to look at Sasuke, pretending not to notice the whole fact that this was 'his' parking space.

"You stole my spot," he replied, looking at me with a slightly pissed expression, his hand resting on the door he just closed.

"Well I was merely parking in the most convenient location," I said, trying to bite back a smile. I wasn't doing a very good job, and he noticed. I think it made him a little more pissed.

I kind of liked it.

"It's a lot better than having to trek from the back of the parking lot," I continued, knowing that that was where Sasuke had to park. I pretended to scan the area for his car, "Wow, you know the Maserati looks pretty small from all the way over here."

I looked back to Sasuke, only receiving a steady glare in reply. Now this is where my facade started to fail, as I swear that glare was turning into a smolder. Sasuke remained silent, his eyes on me and I couldn't think of anything more to say. I mean, I thought I'd see him, maybe tease him with a line and be on my way. But I couldn't make a flirty exit or anything because my keys were still in my car, and his hand was still on the door.

"Well," I started, and cleared my throat. Is it getting really hot out here, or is it just me? I moved to open the car door, "So I'm just gonna get my keys and then-" but Sasuke moved his hand and replaced it with his full weight, leaning on the door and now very close to me. "Uh..." I struggled for words, realizing now that I was losing this battle. I glanced quickly at his face and was caught by his expression.

Now smirking, he leaned in an inch more and said lowly, "Watch your back Sakura."

I opened my mouth to reply, but before I could say anything (not that I would have been able to anyways), he was walking away, into the school.

Ugh.

I totally lost that one.

And he totally felt me shiver before he left.

The morning seemed like forever. Mostly because I was paranoid about Sasuke telling me to watch my back. I mean… what does that mean! Knowing Sasuke… actually wait, I don't know Sasuke. Not that well.

But I wasn't going to take any chances. And though there is the possibility that he was going to get me back in a way that involved being all sneaky and makey-outy, I had almost run into him in the hallways between first and second period and the look in his eyes as he passed me was pretty evil.

And kind of sexy. But mostly evil.

However I didn't have to wait much longer to see what Sasuke's plan was.

But before that, something weird happened. I didn't know the full story because I was too far away, and I'm not even sure if I even saw what happened correctly…

But I had been taking the longer and less known routes around the school in hopes of avoiding Sasuke, when, as I walked passed one of the less-used hallways I heard yelling. I stopped and looked down the hallway but it was empty – everyone had gone to lunch.

It was then that I saw two figures by the stairwell all the way at the end of the hallway. I couldn't exactly make-out who they were or what they were saying, but they were a guy and a girl, and they were definitely arguing. I hesitated, wondering what I should do. Drama like this usually never happens at our school. In the rare instances that it does, it's usually outside because no one wants to get in trouble with the school.

So there I was, at a loss of what to do when my decision was kind of made for me. The guy yelled something, almost loud enough for me to hear it. It kind of sounded like "Do you want a turkey cat? Seriously? Who put the duck in the car?"

Which I realized later was: "Do you really believe that? Seriously? Who the fuck do you think you are?"

My mistake.

Anyways, the girl, in response started running down the hall, crying hysterically, towards me. So my 'decision' was to keep walking towards the cafeteria, pretending I didn't see it and hopefully no one would notice. I mean, I didn't know who they were and they might get pissed that I was eavesdropping on their private matters.

As I walked away I heard her footsteps and sobs turn the corner and then fade– she must have ran down the opposite way.

I sighed in relief, realizing that my heart rate was way up from being so nervous about getting caught. Then my curiosity got the better of me and I turned my head to see who it was.

And saw Karin running away.

Okay, now back to Sasuke's plan. Really I shouldn't have been so stupid about it. I probably should have seen it coming, but I was still thinking about Karin and the fight I saw. So when I walked into the cafeteria I may have been a little caught up in my thoughts.

After I got my food I started to walk over to Naruto's table. I was halfway there when I walked passed a large group of people – and when I felt someone grab by butt.

I let out a shriek in surprise (and it also kind of hurt) and ended up spilling my tray of food. Turning around in shock I saw Sasuke's form walking towards the vending machines. He even had a little swagger going on and everything.

I mean what the heck? Who does that?

He should have said "watch your backside."

Jerk.

And then suddenly my attention shifted to one of two fears. The first: what exactly was the wet feeling I felt dripping down my front? A glanced down and thankfully only my water spilled on my shirt – but it could have been a lot worse.

My second fear was that someone saw what Sasuke did. Because that would look very suspicious. As far as anyone knows that was very un-Sasuke-like which would also kind of mean there was something going on between us for him to do that to me. However when I looked around everyone was either staring at me oddly or didn't even notice. So I swallowed my embarrassment, picked up the food, which was mostly salvageable, and made my way over to Naruto and the group. On arrival, I was questioned on what happened and if I was okay. I replied that I just slipped. I mean, what else could I say? So I played it cool and even laughed along with some of the jokes made about how much of a klutz I am. Hinata offered to go to the bathroom with me and help dry off my shirt but I told her it was okay and I'd go by myself.

So once again I was slowly walking through the halls. I started to get angrier and angrier thinking about what Sasuke did. I mean, okay, I stole your parking spot. But it's not even yours. You can't claim a parking spot unless you're like the principal or something. I clenched my jaw – I totally didn't deserve that. I mean, no one really saw me stealing Sasuke's parking spot, but Sasuke decided to go and not only embarrass me and make me drop my food and spill my water on myself – but he did it publicly, and so that it looked like I was just stupid or something and spazzed for no reason.

When I started to feel tears stinging my eyes I took a couple of breaths and shook my head. Whatever. It's not worth getting that upset, and I was already making a bigger deal out of it than it should be. By the time I got to the washroom I was over it. Sasuke 'got me.' He can be all cocky and smirky and everything. He looks hot doing it anyways.

Now I really couldn't say what I felt as I walked into the washroom and saw Karin crying by one of the sinks. I think I was in shock, and I even stumbled when I realized the awkwardness I had created by seeing her.

After righting myself I tried to look calm as I went to one of the hand dryers, bending down so that my shirt was in the stream of air. When I felt awkward and stupid doing that, I went to one of stalls and ripped off some toilet paper to dab up the water. I cautiously walked to the garbage can – unfortunately by the sinks where Karin was balling – and threw the toilet paper out.

I started to walk out the washroom but paused; I knew I would feel guilty if I just left without saying anything to Karin. Which sucks, because, well, it's Karin, and what has she ever done for me? Except just leaving her there… I mean she was crying – like really crying. What if it was something serious?

I sighed, getting over my bitterness, took a deep breath, walked back to the sinks and pretended to look in the mirror and adjust my appearance or whatever. Karin didn't seem to notice.

"Um..." I glanced through the mirror at Karin, who had her face in her hands, "Are... you okay?"

She glanced up at me, startled that I had said anything, and then hid her face again and kept crying. I found it odd that I hadn't recognized her – nor the other guy's voice in the stairwell – and then realized that it was probably because their guards were down. She didn't have her little snooty voice going on; what she was saying and feeling was real and not just the drama queen she usually is. I mean, that fight sounded intense. And by the looks of it, she was the victim of it.

This made me walk over beside her, even if she was Karin.

"Seriously though," I said, hesitating and then awkwardly putting a hand on her shoulder, "Are you okay?"

Either she realized I wasn't going away, or she really just needed someone to talk to, but she ended up spilling the whole story to me. Now I only got bits and pieces of it through her sobs and how she seemed to say it all in about 30-seconds, but I got the gist of it.

Sasuke is an asshole of a boyfriend and I'm a home-wrecker.

That's right, it was Sasuke who was yelling at her in the stairwell. She had finally confronted him about how careless he was towards her and they got into an argument and then he kind of flipped on her. And I heard those last words he said (not the turkey-cat ones).

Shock kind of sent me into silence as I thought over what I just heard. Especially the home-wrecker part.

Well, she didn't exactly say that I was a home-wrecker, but if you think about it, I am really the reason he's being such an asshole. If he was just doing the bet to piss off Naruto, then he would be, at his worst, indifferent to Karin. But since I'm involved, since Sasuke and I have been kind of together, since we've been cheating on her... well I guess Sasuke feels he doesn't owe anything to her.

And that sucks. 'Cause now I feel shitty about myself too.

"Wow..." I said, flabbergasted about what she told me, and then realized I should be supportive rather than shocked. "I... didn't know that all happened..."

Karin sniffed, and tried to pull herself together a bit. "The thing is..." she started and sniffled again. "The thing is... like, I knew him. Before he came here. And when I heard he was moving schools I got all excited, but then he turned out to be this thing that all the girls wanted, so I had to want him too... and he actually acknowledged me so I thought..." she trailed of and started crying again. I awkwardly pat her back and waited. And also was a tiny bit thankful I had a break from her talking because she whined in this high-pitched voice that kind of got really frustrating to listen to...

She took another breathe and sobbed out, "We used to be friends... and now... and now... he just hates me!" She went into full-out crying again, and at the same time, everything clicked. I knew what to say to her, and I knew what I had to do after.

"Karin," I started, and she calmed down a bit to hear me, "I don't really know the full story, but from what I get of it… well… maybe he didn't see you in the sort of dating way… because you still are his friend."

At this Karin looked at me peculiarly. Getting her attention, I continued, "And really, if you think about it, Sasuke doesn't value really anyone, except for Naruto and a few others, as friends." At these words Karin's crying reduced to sniffles, so I continued. "He passes on girls like they're nothing. And to be an actual friend is kind of better than being just some other girl. And maybe he knows that, so he's just trying to keep you out of his… "romantic" life so that you can stay in his everyday life."

Okay wow that was kind of cheesy. But the look on Karin's face made me realize that she actually did understand Sasuke. And she understood what I was saying. She said she was friends with him before he moved to this school, so I guess she knows him – the same, or maybe even better than I do.

"Words aren't exactly Sasuke's forte," Karin said while wiping her eyes.

"You got that right," I replied, and we both kind of did this half-smile at her joke.

Suddenly the door to the bathrooms swung open and another student walked in.

Karin immediately cleared her throat, took on her little snooty expression and started primping in the mirror.

Well, I guess our little moment is gone. Which I'm kind of fine with since I'm not the biggest fan of Karin, and I don't plan on being besties with her in the future.

Seeing me still watching her, she glanced at me through the mirror and gave me a once-over.

"Your shirt is still damp," she said in a snobbish voice.

"Wha-?" I looked down, and indeed I had not completely dried my shirt yet. "Oh, right."

She rolled her eyes, primped up her hair a bit more, and then left the washroom without another word.

I rolled my eyes too. Typical Karin.

But I have bigger things to worry about than Karin pretending our little conversation never happened: mainly Sasuke being a giant jerk-face. Oh, and the fact that I have to stop fooling around with him.

As crappy as that is, I really can't keep secretly seeing Sasuke. I basically ruined someone's life for more than a week by being a cheater. And that made me feel all slimy and kind of a horrible person. And knowing what Sasuke put Karin through… well the butterflies in my stomach aren't really fluttering at the thought of him anymore. I'm kind of just pissed at his behaviour. And shocked that he could even be that mean.

I mean, sometime in the future if we were to ever… get together… would he do that again?

I couldn't think as I walked back to the cafeteria. Those butterflies started flapping again, but this time because I was nervous, even just about seeing Sasuke. What will I do when he tries to make a move?

Well… I guess… nothing.

And actually, that's exactly what I did for the rest of the week. Nothing. When I got back to the cafeteria, Hinata had gotten me some replacement food, Karin was beside Sasuke and they seemed fine, and all I did was eat my lunch and talk to everyone else. I didn't even make eye contact with Sasuke once.

And when I got his mid class booty-call texts throughout the rest of the week, I did nothing. I ignored them.

When we had to work on our science project, I did the work ahead of time, emailed it to Naruto, and told him I couldn't make it to the meeting.

When Naruto or his other friends wanted to hang out and I knew Sasuke would be there, I declined.

Sasuke, during all of this, was none too pleased. He actually looked pissed half the time I saw him. And maybe a little confused. He even had the nerve to corner me in the hallways between classes once, to which I just looked down, said 'stop' and walked away. I do have to admit though, that I did get some gratification in the image of him standing there after I walked away – I was the one rejecting him.

But it wasn't like this was a piece of cake. The whole week I was terrified of seeing him. It was quite hard to ignore his advances or to make sure I was never in a situation where I had to explain myself. That would be awkward and he probably would have found some way to get me to kiss him. I just kept telling myself that I couldn't do this to Karin – or anyone – anymore, and that made me resolve. And it made me pissed. Because Sasuke was such a jerk before and for the rest of the week he wasn't even paying for it. He and Karin were actually having a lovely rest of the week in terms of their relationship. There wasn't much more PDA between them but they acted 'together' enough to look like they were still boyfriend and girlfriend. Maybe they had a talk or something and came to some sort of understanding?

Ugh. Not fair.

While they were off in couples world I was doing 'nothing'.

That is, until Friday.

Friday morning started as usual: I avoided Sasuke at all costs.

But it was at lunch when he finally caught me.

I had made it to the cafeteria before him, got my food and sat down. It was the last day of the bet, and half the table was excited, the other half grumpy because they made their bets on Sasuke losing. I was still kind of in my own world since Monday, and I think others noticed. I also think all the stress was making me sick, because I definitely felt like I was burning up.

Maybe it was just because Sasuke sat down right beside me.

It was almost like it was before – when he would purposefully sit beside me or walk me to class – we just kind of acknowledged the other's presence but didn't do any other social motions towards each other. Except this time my silence was due to my nervousness and anger, not confusion and butterflies.

Okay, maybe a bit of butterflies.

And then, halfway through lunch when I felt his hand on my knee, I got a lot of butterflies.

Immediately I shook my leg once hoping that he would remove his hand and this wouldn't be a repeat of all those times before, which lead to sneaking away to making out.

But his hand didn't leave. Instead, as predicted, it started to move.

I tried to ignore it, but it only took a couple of seconds until I was blushing. I gave Sasuke a quick glance and saw him looking away from me and having a conversation with the people on his other side, pretending that his hand is not moving up my thigh. I tried shaking my leg once more, but I think that only encouraged him.

Because his hand was now at the hem of my shorts. And my shorts were short that day.

I took a deep breath, telling myself I could do this. I could pretend Sasuke isn't the hottest thing ever and that he's not practically molesting me under the table. Casually, I lowered my hand below the table as well and slapped his away.

Yeah, that didn't work so much. It was still there. And it was drawing circles.

What was he doing!

I slapped his hand again, flustered, and then practically jumped out of my seat when Hinata asked if I was feeling okay.

Thank god for Hinata. Or Buddha… Or… whatever.

"Actually, I think I might be coming down with something…" I said in a wavering voice. "I'm… just gonna get some fresh air." And with that I stood up and almost ran out of the cafeteria. And while I was making my way outside, little did I know Sasuke got up a half a minute later.

And little did he know that Naruto, getting suspicious because Sasuke didn't even leave with an excuse, got up followed him out the cafeteria…

Stupid freaking butterflies. Stupid freaking Sasuke.

Why did he have to do that. What is the matter with him?

Why couldn't he just leave me be?

And why do I kind of feel like crying?

I felt my forehead, because even with the cool breeze outside I still felt like I was boiling. Maybe I was actually coming down with something. Or maybe I just have dumb hormones that make me want to maul Sasuke every chance I get. Regardless of him being a jerk.

Can I not control myself around him? Is it not possible at all?

Well, I was about to put myself to the test, because Sasuke just walked outside as well.

Ugh. Now I was just getting frustrated.

I started to walk away from him. "Can't you just leave me alone?" I said, but it came out as more of a whine and I felt stupid. I took a quick glance behind me and saw him still following me. He was taking his time, with his hands in his pockets, but the look in his eyes was almost predatory.

I realized that I was going to have to settle it then, and that it couldn't be out in the open. So I made my way around to the other side of the school which didn't have as many windows and wasn't facing the front. The area was clear of people so I finally stopped, took a deep breath, and turned around.

Only to be pushed up against the wall by Sasuke.

I caught a glimpse of his glare and then suddenly he was kissing me and my knees became jelly. But I couldn't be kissing Sasuke because that meant I was cheating and I would feel crappy about myself again.

I turned my head to the side and he moved to my neck, trailing kisses up to my ear where he paused. I was frozen, and probably couldn't move anyways with him keeping my back to the wall. Plus, I'm pretty sure my knees would give – that kiss was mind blowing. And it didn't help that next he used his ultra sexy low voice and said "Sakura."

I shivered and he could totally feel it.

"Kiss me." He said against my ear, and I shivered again. But I kept my head turned, the image of Karin's crying face was kind of scarred into my head and I got that shitty feeling when I realized what I had done to her.

He started kissing my neck again, regardless of my unresponsiveness, and when he went back to my lips I turned my head the other way so he couldn't. I could feel his smirk against my jaw, and he continued his kisses along my neck. Was this some sort of a game to him?

But then I think he realized I wasn't giving in and he said my name again, "Kiss me." It was more forceful now – his tone and his kisses.

"I can't" I replied weakly, so close to just giving in. I felt his hand run down to my waist and he replied without taking his lips from my neck.

"Why not." His tone almost had the quality of a growl, and my resolve was crumbling.

"Because…" I answered, and it was then that I realized I was sort of kissing him back. "I saw you yelling at Karin." I blurted, hoping he would stop. It only made him pause though, until he continued as if he didn't hear me.

"And…" I tried to continue, and now I realized I was fully kissing him back. And holy crap did it feel good. A week was way too long to stay away from him.

I turned my head away again, trying to maintain at least some of my dignity. "I feel bad about cheating and…" my voice faded off as he returned to my neck.

"Kiss me, Sakura." He said again and my eyes fluttered closed.

Ugh. Why does he have to be so freaking sexy!

I felt his hand on my chin and I opened my eyes to see his lips inches from mine. As he slowly tilted my face upwards I felt my eyelids droop. "Kiss me." He said, and this time his voice was smooth. But I couldn't do it because that would be cheating and I would feel crappy and I would be ruining lives and-

Crap. I couldn't stop him. I'm kissing him again. And I'm pretty sure he's holding up most of my weight because I think my knees gave out.

No. Bad Sakura! Don't give in! You can do this!

I snapped my eyes open. "Stop," I said and gave him a shove backward. It didn't move him much but at least I got his attention. And he wasn't giving me the smolder – he actually looked kind of confused.

"I can't." I said when I caught my voice.

He was silent, and then moved back to pressing me against the wall. My hands weren't doing a good job of keeping any distance because his head ducked back down and there he was again, kissing my neck.

"Why not?" He asked, his voice gruff.

I couldn't formulate any more logic. I was a gonner. I, Sakura Haruno, have been seduced by Sasuke. Which isn't a big surprise, but kind of a bummer in that I couldn't even keep my will to resist him for the sake of not being a home-wrecker.

"I…" Speaking wasn't coming naturally anymore. Especially when I think I felt his tongue on my skin for a second.

Then I remembered what I had told Karin. Sasuke passes girls on like their nothing. I was just another one of his girls who he gets with and then moves on. Could I be even considered a friend if all we do is make out? I mean, he's not even talking now. He doesn't want to talk, he just wants to mack. And granted I may have made more progress with him than others, but what have I been doing these past weeks? Sneaking behind everyone's backs, lying to my friends, getting so worked up about this guy that I'm not even in a relationship with, and cheating on Naruto and Karin... what am I doing?

Finally I blurted out my answer. The reason why I couldn't kiss him, basically summed up into five words: "Because I'm not with you."

So it was pretty vague and he might not have gotten that I meant was that we weren't in a relationship and I didn't really explain all my reasons, but hey, the guy was kissing me, I was having troubles even keeping my balance and I mean it's not like –

Wait a minute. He wasn't kissing me anymore. I could feel his breath against my neck as he stood frozen. What was he doing? Was he thinking? Coming up with some sort of ultimatum?

And then I had probably one of the biggest scares of my life. As I waited in silence and fear for a reply, I saw a blonde flash out of the corner of my eye.

And there was Naruto. Only a few feet away, half hiding around the corner of the school. He saw us. He totally saw us. I think my heartbeat was so loud all three of us could hear it. Wait, was this why Sasuke stopped? But it couldn't be, because his face was on the other side of my head… so what was he doing?

Naruto and I made eye-contact. I couldn't move. I probably looked terrified out of my mind.

Why isn't Sasuke saying anything? Why isn't Naruto saying anything?

And then, Sasuke finally spoke. Again, it was low, but oddly his voice sounded… normal.

"Then be with me."

If I wasn't staring down Naruto at that moment, I probably would have died from the butterflies in my stomach. And then I would have started over-analyzing what Sasuke said and whether he meant it or was just saying it so I would kiss him. But because I was still in disbelief that we had been caught, I didn't quite register what he had just said.

Then, surprisingly, Naruto gave me this half-smile. It didn't look vengeful or cocky or even happy that he won the bet. He just smiled, shrugged, and then left.

And for some reason, I felt good about it – like he wasn't going to tell anyone. I think it's because he felt guilty for starting the bet in the first place. Or maybe he was okay that it was me and not someone else Sasuke was cheating with. Or maybe… maybe he heard what Sasuke had said.

And then I remembered what Sasuke had said.

I bit my lip and turned my head back and realized his head wasn't at my shoulder anymore.

Instead, he was looking at me.

And I…

Well I grabbed his head and kissed him as hard as I could.

I was right about Naruto. He didn't tell anyone. He didn't even talk to me about it later. It was only when I saw him in the parking lot after school, after the bet had finished and he had mocked defeat, that I literally ran and jumped on him in a hug. He pretended he didn't know what was going on because he still didn't know that Hianta, who was beside him, knew about Sasuke and I.

"Hinata, you have the best boyfriend ever!" I squealed and hugged her too. Then I skipped off to my car. I had soooo much to tell her later. And she can also help me figure out what Sasuke actually meant by what he said.

Oh, and I was also right about me coming down with something, because that weekend I ended up with a sore throat, and by the next Monday I barely had a voice. Needless to say, it was awkward when we got back to school the next week, because Sasuke didn't have a voice either.

A/N Omg I finally updated. How long has it been? Lol

So sorry that you all had to wait this long. And sorry that this chapter is kind of not that good… I (as usual) had been super busy with no time to write, and when I did, the chapter ended up sucking.

So I was just like 'whatver,' scrapped everything I had written so far, and just wrote what I have now in one go. Didn't really do much revising, but this chapter was really to get that bet over with. It had been dragging on way too long haha And also, I feel like I lost of descriptiveness and detail and stuff in the process of trying to get sakura's frantic mixed up thought across.

And what did you guys think of Sasuke? Ooc or what this story needed?

Anyways, I'll update when I can – I have about a month of exams then it'll be summer and ill be able to get a faster output (hopefully).

Also, thanks to the reviews (they were really nice) and the emails asking if I was still going (very motivational). Thanks guys!