I lay in bed my blood boiling once more, a common mood for me these past couple weeks. My fists ball in an attempt not to curse out loud at the snake who somehow convinced my girlfriend that they needed to talk alone. I slam a fist down into my bedding once more. This whole situation is really starting to really irritate me.

I can't believe she went and saw him without me. Then again she may not have gotten the open conversation she claims they had. Regardless of how the conversation went, I'm still on edge. Sasuke isn't one to let things go and if he really does love her...

The idea of him being in love with my girlfriend makes me re-clench my fists in irritation. We have been through so much, I thought the worse was over. But this just proves that the worse is always yet to come. I know I don't have anything to worry about, Sakura has made her feeling clear, I just don't trust Sasuke as far as I can throw him.

Our conversation was short on the phone as she promised she was headed over as we spoke. That meant I had a few more moments before she arrived and a little more time to calm myself down so that we could talk about things like adults.

The doorbell sounds off and I roll out of bed and quickly head for the door. I hope that my irritation can be hidden as I open the door but as soon as our eyes lock I can tell my face reads exactly how I feel.

"You're angry," Sakura states hesitantly as she studies me with her emerald eyes.

I see that she is holding herself and her eyes are slightly red and I can't help the protective anger that takes over. "What did he do to you?" I ask darkly.

Sakura sighs and steps into the house. The air is awkward between us making me worry that my worst fear is coming to life. With a deep breath she speaks in a rush and I assume it's because she wants to get everything out without breaking down. "I thought that if I just talked to him that I could find out why he is acting the way he's been acting. I don't expect you to understand my reasons but I do need you to understand that it isn't because I reciprocate any of the feelings he has for me. Something just doesn't feel right and still doesn't with how he's behaving. After this afternoon though, I'm certain it's not me who needs to help him through this because... I can't keep doing this."

Her voice is shaky and breaks is several spots. Instinctively I pull her into my arms and hold her tightly. All my irritation at her vanishes and all I can think about is making sure she's okay. "You should have asked me to come. What happened, why are you so upset?" I ask, wishing that she would have listened to me so we could have avoided this but kicking myself for expecting her to.

Sakura holds me tightly, burying her face into my chest. The action instantly tells me I'm not going to like her answer. "He kissed me again."

The anger from earlier rapidly boils and I find myself growling. "That bastard." I have had about enough of his stupidity rolling into my life and causing problems. Someone needs to put him in his place and I'm starting to feel like that someone is me. As my mind rages in the fiery flames of revenge, I feel Sakura shake as she begins to cry into me instantly snuffing out the anger that I was fanning for war.

I let out a long sigh as I smooth her hair and place a kiss on the top of her head. "I'm not mad at you," I whisper into her pink hair. She makes no effort to push me away which makes me smile and let out a small breath I must have been holding when I realized we could begin to fight. "Sakura, he's trouble. That's the second time in a month that he has kissed you and frankly, it's alarming and could be considered sexual harassment. So yes, I'm mad but not at you. He's the one who apparently has no self-control."

A weight has been lifted off my shoulders as my thoughts have been put out there on the table. To my satisfaction, Sakura's grip on me tightens and I feel her nod into my chest. "I promise I won't see him again." She says. "There really isn't anything I can do, I know that now. I need to let it go."