On and On - Chapter 3

"He said your name Sakura! What the hell does that mean?!" Sakura drew the phone away from her ear and frowned as Ino continuously yelled. Why was she asking her? She didn't know! "I mean damn! All I said was to come back to bed! I'm fucking pissed, Haruno!"

"Calm the hell down, first of all! Why don't you ask Sai?" She heard Ino growl at the other end. "I did, all he did was kiss me and well..." Sakura did not want to know what happened after that.

Sakura saw her boss give her the 'evil eye', signaling it was time to get off the phone. "Look, Ino... I have to go. We'll talk about this later." Ino scoffed and hung up before even saying goodbye. The pinkette rolled her eyes and put her phone back in her lab coat pocket.

"Sakura, a visitor is here for you." She blinked. Naruto was the only person to visit her during her night shift and he was on a honeymoon with Hinata for three weeks. "Who is it, Shizune?" There was silence over the intercom. Shizune didn't answer her.

She began walking through the corridors of the hospital, making it to the entrance in a matter of minutes. Sakura saw no one standing around so she wondered if Shizune had made a mistake. "Shizune?" She called out, then again Shizune didn't answer.

And then, just like that, a bouquet of red roses were thrusted in her face. She shook her head and grabbed them, seeing Sai at the other end. "SAI?" She exclaimed, feeling heat rush to her cheeks. He was quite the handsome guy.

"I came to see you." Sakura frowned. "Sai, you really shouldn't be here. Go home to Ino, she's your girlfriend." She turned away and he ran so he could be in front of her, stopping her in her place. Sai stepped closer towards her until she was backed into a wall and trapped by his arms.

"I don't care about her..."

"Sai, you don't mean that. Do you?" He stared at her for a second and searched her eyes for some sort of sign. Something that would let him know that she felt the same. She had to.

"S-Sai... stop this. Ino... told me you proposed..." He rolled his eyes, bending down so his lips could brush hers lightly. "I did not such thing. I would never marry her."

She shivered at the look he had in his eyes. They were... angry. This was the first time, in the time she's known Sai, that she's ever seen his emotions. His eyes directed themselves to the side; looking away from her. Suddenly she felt... saddened.

She was sad for Sai. She was sad for herself. Most of all, she was ashamed that she even hurt Sai in a way that made him think he loved her. Or maybe he did... Sakura didn't know. In fact, she didn't want to know. This wasn't supposed to happen!

"Sai, go home. Go to Ino, be with her." Sai frowned. "Stop denying this, Sakura. You're really starting to annoy me." She blinked. Did he just say... she was annoying him?

And then he did the worst thing he could possibly do. He kissed her.

The kiss was full of frustration; anger; and need. Sai held her in place, so she wouldn't be able to move. Sakura didn't even know if she wanted to move anyway.

It was like time stood still. Nothing else mattered anymore. Not Ino. Not Sasuke. Not anyone. They were the only ones in the room, together, alone. She was his dream, his fantasy. This wasn't supposed to happen.

She shouldn't have got off early. She shouldn't have brought him to her apartment. It was wrong. He was cheating on Ino, with her best friend. Sai shouldn't be here with her, he should've went back home to his adoring girlfriend. But he... couldn't. Just wouldn't.

Sakura let him caress her; touch her skin; kiss her face. She was his to hold, his to love.

And as they made love, she said his name and it felt so... right.

Sai looked at her from across the room, almost ashamed of the sin he had caused. They were both cheaters now. This was not a good thing. Sai should've controlled his emotions, his feelings. In his old school, they taught you that from day one.

No emotions. No feelings. Just be an emotionless idiot. Act on instinct; impulse. Don't think, do it. And that's exactly what Sai did.

His cell phone rang. He ignored it. Ino had been calling him for the past two hours now and she was starting to get on his nerves. He wanted to be alone, even though Sakura was laying in her bed sleeping peacefully.

Sai removed a strand of pink hair from her face and touched her cheek with the back of his hand. He couldn't let Ino be the one he was with every night. He didn't want her to be. Ino wasn't enough. This woman, this gorgeous woman, was everything he ever wanted.

"Mm. Sai? What's..." Her eyes widened in realization. She looked around and mumbled a small 'fuck', before getting out of bed. "Sai... this is wrong! How... how could we...?!" Tears fell from her eyes. Did she regret it?

"Do you regret what you have done with me?" His voice was strained.

"No.. but we're with other people..." She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. Then she looked up at him. "I won't tell if you won't." Sakura repeated those same words. Those same damn words from three years ago. Sai put his forehead against hers and grabbed her arms tightly, holding her in place once more.

"I will not... let you go." He released his grip and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I just... not her... it can't be her.." Sakura hugged him back, tightly. "I'm... so sorry Sai.." She whispered in his ear.

"I shall go." Sai began picking up his things, but before he went, he kissed her lips, and left the room. Sakura held onto her lips with her hand in shock. What was going on with her? She swore to herself she will not fall for Sai or ever go back to that! Ever.

She sat down on her bed and started crying. Sakura was so confused. She was hurting Sai, but she was with someone she loved... right?

"I... have to call Ino." And for the first time in her life; she was gonna tell Ino the truth.