As if sleep would come now. Sakura tossed and turned in the gloriously large bed-much bigger than the tiny ass one in her apartment-for the majority of the night. Her mind went over millions of possibilities of why she'd been kissed.

With her lips still tingling and her mind still exploding with any available options, ranging from insanity to love, Sakura rustled around in her sheets again. Her mind just wouldn't quit. Then again, why should it? The man she wrote smut about in her most popular story, the one that would never be with her because she was nothing special, had kissed her. This was no innocent peck on the lips or cheek either. This was a kiss. A full out-okay so no tongue-kiss on the lips. One that she could still feel and taste even hours after it occurred.

One that Sakura had almost completely convinced herself was some sort of mistake. How could it not be? Laying there in bed, she could only imagine how awkward the next morning was going to be. What if he kissed her again? Not that she wouldn't like it, but what was she supposed to do? Then a new thought went through her mind. What if he came close for something and she kissed him and he pushed her away?

The agony of all the 'what ifs' were practically ripping her apart. There was no way in hell that she was going to be able to sleep during that night. Especially when she knew that she would have to face him at some point. If she snuck out early then she wouldn't have to face him. Her car was parked out front. She could always make up some excuse as to why she had to leave later on.

Deciding on that, Sakura silently crept from her bed. Just the fact that she was attempting to sneak out of Sasuke's house had her moving as quietly as she could. Every noise sounded a bit like thunder and she was constantly waiting for him to just appear out of nowhere and catch her. Luckily for Sakura, the house was huge and any of the tiny noises that she made were lost upon its vastness before they could ever reach Sasuke's ears.

Once outside, the pinkette debated on whether or not she should start her car where it was parked in the driveway or if she should push it down towards the road first. After attempting to move it without luck, Sakura resigned herself to the possibility of being caught as she climbed into her car and started it. No Sasuke came flying down the steps to stop her as she put her car into drive and left the expensive neighborhood that Sasuke lived in to head back to where her crappy, small apartment waited along with the cat that really didn't like her.

With her dress and overnight bag in one hand, Sakura struggled to unlock her door. She stumbled in and flicked on the lights so that she could see where she was going before going to her room and throwing her bag onto the chair. Her gown, on the other hand, was carefully carried to the closet where she shoved everything else out of the way to make room for it. Sasuke had bought her this. It was more important than anything else she owned.

Scrunching up her nose as she proudly smiled at said dress, Sakura noticed the smell in the air. Phantom's cat box clearly needed to be cleaned out. Something that would definitely have to just wait until morning. There were too many other things to think about at the moment.

Not surprised at all that her cat, Phantom, hadn't come to greet her, Sakura took off clothes that she'd been planning on wearing home in the morning and changed into pajamas. However, once the rather confused secretary was in her own bed, Sakura was no closer to sleeping than she had been at Sasuke's. What the hell was she supposed to do? Work come Monday was going to be even more awkward because she had left. Maybe she should go back? Sneak back in? No! That was stupid. She couldn't do that.

Still worrying over what she tried to convince herself over and over again was just a drunken mistake, Sakura finally felt herself getting sleepy. Her head hurt badly but what else could she expect considering her brain was clearly overworking itself.

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Sasuke woke in quite a good mood. First of all, the party the night before had gone smoothly with no drunken instances from his ridiculous brother-in-law and said brother-in-law also kept his stupid mouth shut. Secondly, he managed to do what he'd been dying to do for a rather long time. He kissed her. It was a good kiss too. One that left him proud and surprisingly he found sleep easy enough. Most of his worry the day before had gone towards how he was going to manage to hold himself back when he knew that the delectable pinkette would be sleeping in his home.

Now that it was morning, Sasuke was excited and a little bit anxious to see how Sakura was going to react. Maybe he'd tease her a little before they talked about what had happened. He could play the 'I don't know what you are talking about card' before confessing. That would surely get quite the reaction out of her.

Practically humming on his way down the stairs, Sasuke sauntered into the kitchen hoping that his secretary would already be there eating breakfast. Preferably in her pajamas. Sakura was not to be seen.

Thinking that maybe she was still sleeping, Sasuke went on about getting his breakfast, just imaging what was going to happen when she finally entered the kitchen hair all messy from sleep and rubbing her eyes due to the brightness of the morning sun stinging them a little. Maybe another kiss would wake her up.

Smirking around his spoon, Sasuke finished his cereal before rinsing his bowl. Having been up-and daydreaming-for almost an hour, he decided to be a good host and go wake Sakura up. The choice to do so had nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that he was going to just walk in her room. If she was getting dressed then she was getting dressed. That could also be another perfect moment for a second kiss.

"Sakura? Are you awake yet?"

Sticking his head through the open door, Sasuke found the room empty. That wasn't how he thought it was going to happen. Frowning now, Sasuke moved from her room to look in a couple of other places he hadn't been yet. Neither in the living room nor dining room. The bathroom was empty as well.

In a moment of almost panic, the rather good looking CEO crossed the room to look out his front windows. Sakura's car was gone from his driveway.

Sinking into his chair, Sasuke tried to figure out why she would have left so early in the morning. There was no rush and they'd both been tired the night before, hence the reason he only gave her a kiss. She didn't live with anyone else, besides her cat, so there was no possibility of an emergency where she'd have to return home.

Maybe it was the kiss?

Sasuke really hoped it wasn't the kiss. Had he read into the situation wrong? He'd been mostly convinced that she liked him in return. There had been some small signs. Like the fact that she hadn't slapped him.

For the next hour and a half, Sasuke sat in his chair while staring at the wall as if it could help him organize his thoughts. Several times he had to shake his head when his thoughts took a turn for the worse when thinking about the delicious girl he'd kissed the night before.

Frustrated and nowhere close to being able to sort his thoughts, Sasuke decided that he would simply call her and make certain that everything was all right. On the fourth ring, he hung up. She clearly wasn't answering. Waiting a few minutes, Sasuke tried again. Still nothing.

There was no reason for her not to answer. The morning was well underway and even if she had gotten up early to go home and sleep some more, there was no reason for her to not be awake now. Obviously, she was ignoring his calls.

Not liking the new thoughts in his mind, Sasuke, without really thinking it through, grabbed his coat, shoes and car keys before tearing down the driveway. If she wouldn't answer his calls then he was just going to have to go over there himself to speak to her.

Knowing the way, Sasuke pulled up in front of Sakura's apartment. Well, her car was there. He could see it parked not far from where he put his. At least he knew that she was home. Sasuke exited his car before climbing the flight of stairs to the apartment he knew was Sakura's. He knocked and waited. Knocked some more and waited some more. Nothing happened. Soon enough he was hammering at the door.

"Sakura! Come on! I just want to talk to you for a minute! I know you are home! Just open the door! Please!?"

For a whole five minutes, he hit the door and called for the pinkette that never came to open the door. Worry set in. Something could have happened. What if something did happen?

Just as he was about to go crazy, Sasuke got a hold of himself and backed away from her door. He was not going to make a fool of himself on her doorstep. If Sakura showed up to work on Monday then he would simply have to talk to her then. He could wait until the following morning if he had to.

On his way down the stairs, Sasuke noticed a note on the door of another apartment. Stopping, he moved closer to read what it said considering the giant 'WARNING' in red letters caught his attention. He read the note and felt his heart starting to stop. Sakura clearly came back while in a tired state. She wouldn't have noticed the sign on the other doors. There hadn't been one on her door. He'd been there just now. She could have knocked it off when she was coming home without noticing. This was not good.

Panic levels reawakened, Sasuke charged back up the flight of stairs to the door keeping him from Sakura. He kicked it in without a second thought before racing in to find her.

"SAKURA! SAKURA!? WHERE ARE YOU!?"

The search didn't take long. Sasuke found Sakura curled up in her bed. Luckily, she was still breathing as he picked her up and raced outside. This was not a moment to think about second kisses or the fact that she was in his arms in her pajamas. The warning had been about a gas leak. Sakura could already be poisoned to a life-threatening state.

Frantically, Sasuke searched his pockets for his phone after he set her down in the fresh air. Without hesitation, he called for an ambulance.

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Dun dun dun.. what will happen to Sakura? Will Sasuke lose his only best employee, all cause of a kiss? You'll have to see..

Five Ch's, I'm proud of myself. Well, this is all you get for now.

xTsu