| Sakura Haruno |

"Cut it out!" I snap at Sasuke. Everytime I think he's going to kiss me, he flicks me on the fucking forehead. And quite frankly, it was driving me insane. Today was yet another court date and this time they were going to ask Sasuke and Itachi questions. My lawyer says everything seems to be going in my favor, but we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket just yet.

Sasuke smiled at me and pulled me close as we waited in the room for Itachi and the Lawyer to return. His arms wrapping around my waist. He stared down at me with a look I wasn't familiar with.

"You look real cute today." He says. My eyebrows raise in shock as I felt myself begin to blush. His hands found their way to my butt and he gently grabbed my ass. Before I could protest, he softly placed his lips on mine. Once he pulled away from the kiss, he smiled down at me again. Damn that Uchiha smile. He grabbed my face. "You're especially cute when you blush like that."

"Sasuke.." My voice trailed off. "Sasuke, I-"

"You guys ready?" Itachi opened the door starling us. We nodded and he took my hand walking me out of the room. We entered the courtroom and sat down in front of the judge. The trail picked up rapidly and sooner or later they had Sasuke sitting on the stand. He sat there asking Sasuke simple questions and then he switched gears.

"Sasuke," He paused looking over at Sasuke in smugness. "Mind if I call you Sasuke?"

Sasuke shrugged casually. "Knock yourself out dude."

"Hm." My dads Lawyer nodded. "What is you're relationship with Miss Haruno?"

Sasuke frowned. "She's my friend."

"How long have the two of you been friends?"

I didn't like the way he said friends. Sasuke's eyes narrowed as he gave a chuckle. "For a few months." He replies. "But why does that even matter?"

"I'm the one asking the questions here kid." The lawyer says. Sasuke glances over at me and Itachi  before looking back at the man. He slumped down in his seat and went into his favorite position. With his chin in his hands.

"So you've known Miss Haruno for a few months." He says. "And all you guys seem to have been is friends?"

"Is that so hard to believe?" Sasuke says. "I mean just because you can't control your hormones doesn't mean every male out here can't have a strictly friendship level with someone of the opposite sex."

The lawyer nodded. "So, within those months, did you know about the rape allegations?"

"They're not allegations, it's true." Sasuke says again. "He was raping his daughter."

"So-"

"I'm not done speaking." Sasuke looks the lawyer in the eye obviously unfazed by his intimidation. Forcing an intimidating aura of his own into the courtroom. "When I first met Sakura, she disliked the entire male species. She didn't want a man within arms reach of her. The term 'shut up' would cause her to shut down. She'd have bruises along her wrists and arms. Even around her neck a few times. As a friend I tried to get the truth out of her. When she finally told me I was hurt. She shouldn't have to have went through that alone."

"Made you so angry that you and your brother and a friend attacked my client."

Sasuke scoffs. Amused by this. "I'm sorry, what? We attacked him?"

"That's what I said."

"He raised his hand to his wife!" Sasuke shot. "My brother put him in a full nelson against the wall and kicked him out of the house! That was it. If he told you anything else hes a fucking liar."

"Sasuke, you're under oath." He smirks at Sasuke. I look over at Itachi who held a look of irritation.

"Okay?? That's why I'm telling you this." He says. "You, the judge or the damn jury isn't important enough to be lied to. But you on the other hand are trying to keep a pervert out of jail so you have to lie."

| Sasuke Uchiha |

I stared at the lawyer. He showed a bit of shock at my answers and he cleared his throat.

"So you being a concerned friend made that okay for your brother to attack my client?" He asked.

"My brother didn't attack him. He restrained him." I replied slowly. "Your client, was about to hit his wife while she was confronting him about forcing sex onto their eighteen year old daughter for years. When he tried to attack my brother for stopping him from hitting his wife, thats when my brother put him in a full nelson. My brother has hand to hand combat training from the police force so why would he jeopardize his future to fight someone who's not worth it at all?"

Again he was stuck.

"Why did you make it your business to tag along anyway?"

"Sakura been scared to go home because of her father so I'd let her stay at my house."

"Do you guys sleep in the same room?"

"Why does that matter?"

"Answer the question."

I sighed. "Yes we sleep in the same room. My room."

He nodded. "I thought she didn't like to be around a male?" He smirked. "You seem to be pretty masculine to me Sasuke. You can easily overpower Miss Haruno if you wanted to."

I could feel my blood boiling.

"I know where you're going with this and let me just say you're reaching." I tell him. "There's absolutely no way I would take advantage of Sakura then force her to pin it on her father. What I said was true. I made her comfortable because both of our fathers were hurting their wives. I knew what it felt like to have a parent deceive another. So yeah, she trusted me and my brother."

He looks at me sternly. Clearly pissed off that I already caught on to his bullshit. I stood up and placed my hands on the stand.

"That man is a Monster." I say. "And for you to defend him makes you disgusting."

"Why are you defending Miss Haruno so much?" He asked.

"What do you mean why?!" I stress. "She was getting raped by her father!"

"And she'd run to you?!"

"Yes!"

"Because you can protect her from her father?"

"Thats not what I'm saying!"

"Then what are you saying Sasuke?"

"She'd never tell me what was wrong." I tell him. "She'd just not want to go home."

"Doesn't she have a best friend that she could've gone to?"

"She does."

"But she chose you."

"Because I know how she feels." I reply. "Get to the point. You're not about to twist my words up."

"What do you mean you know?"

My eyes narrowed. "She knows." I say sternly.

"What is that implying?" He asked again. This guy was really getting on my nerves.

"Objection!" Sakura's lawyer yelled. "He's badgering him."

"Sustained." The judge replied. "Get to your point Mr. Moore."

The douchebag cleared his throat."Sasuke, what made you and your brother get involved?" He asked.

"Becuase she waa scared to tell her mother what her father was doing. So we all went as support."

"Hmph. B-but you Sasuke, you seemed to be more attached to the situation than anybody else, why is that?"

"I'm not attached to anything." I say. "Just because I see through your bullshit doesn't mean I'm more attached. Now are you done with me? You can call my brother or Naruto or better yet call her best friend up here because what me and you have to talk about is done." I removed myself from the stand and went to sit next to Sakura. I could hear her fathers lawyer call me an asshole.

Soon after he called Hinata to the stand. She was already fidgeting, so this should be good.

"Hinata Hyuga." He starts. "You're relationship with Miss Haruno, what is it?"

"Sh-she's my best friend." She replies.

"Did your best friend tell you about these allegations?"

"You mean the truth?" Get em Hinata. "Yes, she told me the first time it happend. I told her time and time again that she needs to tell her mother but she feared her mother would not believe her or that she would be the cause of tearing her family apart."

"And the two of you let it prolong this long?"

"I didn't let anything prolong." Hinata's eyes narrowed. "I constantly told Sakura to tell her mother or go to the police but when you're getting beaten and told that if you were to say a word to anyone you'd be killed, how would you feel? I know the deep details of everything Mr. Haruno ever did to Sakura. He's a monster."

"YOU LYING BITCH!" Sakura's father yelled.

"Who are you calling a bitch?!" Naruto and I both stood to our feet. Itachi turned behind him and pushed Naruto down in his seat. I felt Sakura take my hand and I eased up just a little.

"Order!" The judge yelled. "Mr. Uchiha, please take your seat."

Slowly, I sat down.

Hinata cleared her throat. "Sakura did used to come to me when something was going on with her father." She says. "She used to sleep over my house all the time. Then she met Sasuke. Someone who knew how she felt when it came to their fathers so it was only natural that she migrated over to him. He was gentle with her that's the only reason why she'd let him so close to her. Sakura isnt a slut and I'd appreciate it if you stop trying to make it seem like she is. We have too much evidence to prove that her father was raping her." Hinata blinked after she spoke.

"No further questions." He mumbled as he turned back to his seat and sat down. He went through Naruto and my brother pretty quickly. Then he got to Sakura. So help me God.

| Sakura Haruno |

I stared at my dad's Lawyer. Why was he calling me to the stand?

"Sakura." He says. "Before everything happend, what was your relationship with your dad?"

"It was good. He and I used to watch movies in my room till I'd fall asleep. He was like my best friend."

"And how did everything go down when the first encounter happened?"

I sighed and close my eyes trying not to cry.

"I was lying in bed waiting for him to come in because we were suppose to be watching a movie together. He came in smelling like alcohol and closed my room door which is something he never did before. He got in my bed and as the movie started he begam rubbing on me and trying to kiss me. When I went to protest he told me to shut up while placing his hand around my neck." I looked at the lawyer as tears began to fall from my face.

"I asked him what was he doing." I continue. "He told me this is what I wanted always walking around the house in my pajamas or a tank top. Even my little sundresses turned him on. He told me I looked exactly like my mother when he first met her, so he was going to- and I quote, 'fuck me like i was her.' It was scary. And he even told me that if I told my mom what happened she wouldn't believe me and make me feel like I was just trying to ruin thr family. As much as I wanted to tell someone I was scared of the consequences."

"What made you tell now all of a sudden?" He asked. "Was it Sasuke?"

"Yes, it was." I reply honestly. "I couldn't keep living my life avoiding my problems anymore. Sleeping over his house, skipping school on occasions because I knew he'd come looking for me there. Crying myself to sleep. Everything recently, Sasuke has helped me get through. And I love him for that."

I couldn't stop myself from saying that. But it was no turning back now. After he went through me he got down to my mom
Who told him everything. My father had a few putburst talking to her, Sasuke and Naruto stood once more firing insults at him which lead to them getting kicked out.

When the verdict was in, they allowed them entrance. Sasuke stood alongside me and gripped my hand.

"We the people of the jury find Kizashi Haruno, Guilty."

We began celebrating as my dad spat insults at us. The judge banged his gavel repeatedly and I couldn't help but to wrap myself around Sasuke. I burried my face into his chest and cried.

"I told you we had this Sakura." He says softly. "I'll always be here to protect you."

"I know Sasuke." I tell him. "I love you."

| Sasuke Uchiha- At School the next day |

Sakura and I sat together listening to everyone conversate. I wasn't really in the mood for talking. I'm still stuck on Sakura telling me she loved me. Did I say anything back? No. Should I have said something back? Of course. I couldn't leave her hanging and I did. This is new to me. I don't express meself but she's the type that makes me want to.

I scanned the table to see Karin staring at us as always. I turned away from her. I didn't have the energy to go a round with her.

"Sasuke can I talk to you?" Damnit. I looked up seeing Karin yet again. I didn't want to but I wanted to hear what she had to say. I slowly got up and followed her.

"What is it?" I ask sticking my hands in my pockets.

"D-do you love her Sasuke?" She asked looking down and playing with her fingers. She spoke softly which caught me off guard.

"Who?" I ask.

"Sakura," She replies. "Do you love her?"

The wind blew in between us causing her hair to blow in her face. She pushed her hair back and adjusted her glasses before she looked at me with those crimson eyes of hers.

How should I answer this?

"Why is it your concern?" I ask her.

She shrugs. "Because I've loved you for years and you never gave me the time of day." She starts. "And then here she comes doesn't even say so much as a word to you and you two are conjoined at the hip. I can never understand that."

"It's not for you to understand Karin." I tell her. "Just stop antagonizing her."

She looked down. "So you do love her?"

I sighed. "Look, I'm sorry for being an asshole towards you okay? Get you someone who'd actually appreciate you and stop chasing after me okay?" I placed my hand on top of her head. She looked up at me and for the first time ever, she smiled warmly at me. Then, she threw herself at me and hugged me. I was stuck. I didn't know what to do. So I hugged her back.

"Thank you Sasuke." She whispers. Then she steps back from the hug. "And good luck telling Sakura how you feel."

"Wait wha-"

She was gone. Karin was gone.

"I didn't even tell you anything." I mumble to myself.

"You didnt have to." Says a voice. Turning around I seen that it was Temari and Tenten.

"She loved you Sasuke so she know what it looks like." Tenten says. "The way you look and interact with Sakura is what Karin always yearned for from you."

I crossed my arms.

"We talked to her." Temari says. "And finally got through her head that you just weren't interested in her. This, was her closure."

I remained quiet.

"So Sasuke, do you love Sakura?" Tenten smirked as she nudged my shoulder.

"That's none of your business." I say feeling myself blushing. I quickly walked away from the two.

"You're not getting out of this." Temari says. She grabs me by my collar and pulls me back. "Answer the question Uchiha."

I sighed. "Okay okay." I say. "Yes, I love her. I just dont have what it takes to tell her okay? Can this stay between us?"

Temari did a zip of her lips gesture as she held her other hand up and Tenten nodded hard.

"Good." I whirl around and smack right into Sakura herself. "Sakura! Wh-what are you doing here?"

"I was going to the bathroom that you're standing in front of." She says slowly. She turned her head to the side. "Are you okay?"

"Yup fine." I say. "I'm gonna go find Naruto." I moved around her and left on a hurry. I found Naruto and pulled him away from our friends.

"Ow! WHAT THE HELL DUDE!" He yanks away from me soon as we get within a good distance away from them. I quickly tell him everything that had happened in the past ten minutes. He stood there listening and nodding his head untill I finished.

"Just tell her Sasuke." He says. "Everyone knows and its pretty obvious now. Stop hiding it. At some point we're all just gonna tell Sakura how you feel without your permission."

I looked down. "I'm not used to this Naruto."

"You're saying that like Sakura doesnt feel the same way." He says. "We all know she does. You guys are really great together so please do us all s favor and be happy. You haven't been truly happy in a long time Sasuke and it's obvious that you two make eachother so much more happier than you two have ever been."

"Let's go out tonight." I tell him.

"Like a double date?"

I nod.

"Sure okay. I'll tell Hinata."

I nod and the both of us return to our friends. I couldnt help but look over at Sakura as she talked to Karin surprisingly. I couldn't help but smile at myself. Tonight, I'm not leaving that date without Sakura knowing exactly how I feel.