Authors Note: This story was inspired by the movie "My Best Friend" and the song "I'm Glad I Crashed The Wedding" by Busted. Hope you enjoy!
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Sakura was a medic-nin.
Sasuke was the ANBU captain.
Sakura was as sweet as sugar.
Sasuke was as cold as ice.
Sakura was considered weak.
Sasuke was one of the strongest Leaf shinobi.
Even though they were as different as night and day, they were best friends.
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Best. Friends.
People that would stick with you no matter what shit you got into.
Pals that know your deepest, darkest secrets.
Ones that would never abandon you. Ever.
Those kind of friends.
However, Sasuke never acknowledged Sakura as more than a friend. To him, she would only be second best.
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My Best Friend's Wedding
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Chapter One
Second Best
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It was a bright and sunny afternoon in Konoha. The birds were chirping a melodious song while the trees swayed to the breeze, as if dancing to the tune. Sasuke and Sakura were having a very pleasurable scroll throughout Konoha. Everything was perfect. That is, until the duo spotted the redheaded Karin shopping in a nearby shop.
"Sasuke-kuuuuuuuuuun!" Karin cried out. She latched herself onto Sasuke's arm and pressed her body against him, trying to act seductive.
"Hn." Sasuke replied.
"I was just wondering," Karin purred, "Could you help me pick out some clothes? Clothes shopping is always fun when your around. I mean, if it's okay with Sakura. I really don't want to be a nuisance."
"Its fine. I got to be somewhere anyway." Sakura lied.
Sakura departed and left the couple alone to do their activities. She sighed and let her head droop a little. Her rosy pink tresses fell to her face, copying the same motion as her head.
"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR? You let that stupid, slutty skank bag take Sasuke-kun away from us! You could've said no, but you just had to let that bitch to have her way!"
"Well, it's not like Sasuke is my boyfriend or anything! I have no right to take him away from HIS girlfriend!"
"Well, he COULD be ours if you tell him how we feel!"
"If I do that, it'll ruin our friendship!"
"You've known him for eighteen years! He's bound to understand!"
"I don't know. Maybe he will understand. But, I just don't want to risk it. Having Sasuke as a friend is good enough for me."
"Are you serious? Your giving Sasuke-kun to a slut like her!"
"Well, maybe Sasuke likes girls like her. That would explain why he never returned my feelings when we were younger."
"Sakura, your smart and all, but SERIOUSLY? No one in the right mind would ever be in love with that woman. In fact, she shouldn't even be considered a woman! A mutant, maybe?"
"She's not that bad. She has nice…uhhh…nice…"
"Exactly. She's a mutant. You can just tell by looking at those thunder thighs."
"Hehe, thunder thighs."
"So, are you going to tell him?"
"Ugh! I don't know! I'm so confused about my feelings now! What should I do?"
"Why you asking me? For all I know, I'm a figment of your imagination."
Grrrrrrrllll
Sakura stopped when she heard her stomach began to rumble. Luckily, Ichiraku Ramen was nearby.
Sakura made her way to the shop and noticed that her favorite idiot was there, along with his girlfriend, Hinata.
"I'll have one large pork ramen with egg and a side of tofu please."
"That will be two hundred yen."
After she paid, Sakura took a seat on a stool next to Hinata.
"O-ohayo S-sakura-san."
"What's up Sakura-chan?"
"Oh hey guys!"
"So whatcha doing here anyway? Did you just discover the awesomesauce power of ramen that Kami-sama has gracefully blessed us with?"
"Uh, no? I was hanging out with Sasuke, but she came along."
"U-um, oh."
"That good for nothing whore! She's just using Sasuke since he's rich! I doubt she actually likes him!"
"You don't know that for sure Naruto."
"Teme is so stupid not to see this! Who likes that bitch anyway?"
"C-calm down N-naruto-kun."
"Hinata is right, your getting too worked up."
"Well Sakura, in my opinion, I think YOU should be with him."
A small tint of pink crept onto Sakura cheeks. "Uh, thanks Naruto."
"One order of pork ramen with egg and a side of tofu!"
Sakura stood up to take her meal and sat back down. She looked over to her side and let out a long sigh. Deep, down inside, she felt a whole lot better.
"So Naruto, what's going on with you?"
"Eh, nothing much. The old bag hasn't been assigning many missions, so I have a lot of time on my hands."
"You better be taking Hinata on a lot of dates if you have so much time!"
The Hyuga princess blushed a deep crimson at the comment.
"Hey, that's what we're doing right now! Right, Hinata?"
"Well, I'm happy for you two. Look at you guys, you're so cute together!"
"Aw, thanks Sakura-chan!"
Smile.
After a while, Sakura finished her meal and waved goodbye to her friends. She started to head home, but suddenly remembered Naruto's words.
"Well Sakura, in my opinion, I think YOU should be with him!"
She chuckled at this, and began to walk home in a cheerful mood. As she continued on her stroll, she noticed many young couples ogling each other. She couldn't help but feel a little envious.
As she approached her doorstep, it hit her. No matter how much she loved Sasuke; she would always be his SECOND best.
To Be Continued…
Authors Note: Remember, this is my FIRST story. Please review it nicely. NO FLAMES!! Constructive criticism is welcome. Well, hope you enjoy the story so far. It WILL get better.
This chapter has been edited, as well the rest of this story. I wrote this about three years ago (Wow! Time passes quickly!) and I decided to reread it. I noticed a lot of mistakes and I couldn't help but feel it could be better. So, I added more, but I didn't know how to incorporate details into this. So, I think I'm going to get a beta reader soon. Thanks for yours support guys! REVIEW!!!