A/N: This is something that's been in the back of my mind for a while. Kind of random, but kind of cute, right? (I hope so.) Review!! :)

"Sasuke-kun is too cute," Ino remarked, looking over at said boy.

Sakura nodded shyly, following her best friend's gaze over to Sasuke.

"How is he so cute though?" Ino asked curiously. "It's almost insane. People shouldn't look that good, ne Sakura?"

The pink haired girl shrugged and bit her lip, not wanting to point out that Ino was probably among the people that shouldn't look that good.

"Maybe Sasuke-kun made a deal with the devil to have everlasting handsomeness," Ino suggested gravely.

Sakura considered this for a moment but found a fault.

"But what would he do for the devil?" she asked. "That doesn't make sense Ino."

The blue eyed girl sighed and tried to think of what the deal could have been.

"Maybe Sasuke-kun has to do something," she proposed. "Or maybe he has a secret problem."

"I don't think he has any problems," Sakura frowned.

"Well, it's a real possibility," Ino told her. "Maybe he turns into a wolf at night."

Sakura nodded, but Ino could see that the girl wasn't convinced. To tell the truth, Sasuke transforming into a wolf wasn't a very realistic idea, even if they were only five years old.

"Or maybe," Ino said, her voice lowering dramatically. "He made a deal to make his life shorter."

Shock and pain flooded through Sakura as she thought that over. She looked at Ino, looked at Sasuke, looked at Ino, and looked back at Sasuke.

"Ino!" she exclaimed. "I don't think that's even–"

"Right," Ino finished for her. "I know, but it makes sense, ne? That would explain why he's always in such a hurry to be good at things, you know, because he doesn't have much time."

Sakura bit her lip, this time producing blood, and looked at Sasuke again. Determination filled her green eyes as she stood up.

"I'm going to go ask him," she declared confidently.

Ino watched in disbelief as her usually timid best friend marched over to Sasuke, her mouth set in a straight line.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura called.

He turned around, black hair whipping through the air. Sakura felt her knees weaken as his eyes met hers. She wished she hadn't thought to be so bold, but now that she was here, she had to say something or risk looking like an idiot in front of Sasuke.

"Ano, Sasuke-kun," she began, twisting a lock of hair around her fingers. "I was wondering if…"

She trailed off, not knowing quite how to put it. Sasuke looked at her expectantly, his expression unreadable. Sakura stood awkwardly in silence for a few more moments, too nervous to allow herself to speak.

"Didyoumakeadealwiththedevil?" she blurted out finally.

Her words were too fast and too close together, but Sasuke did get the general meaning.

"With the devil?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. "Hn."

Sakura's jaw dropped, taking that as a yes.

"DON'T DIE SASUKE-KUN!" she shrieked.

Sasuke winced, putting a hand to his ear.

"You're not going to die, right?" Sakura asked nervously. "Because, if you did, I–"

"Hn," Sasuke grunted.

Taking his statement as a confirmation of his sure to be premature death, Sakura fainted.

A/N #2: Now that you've reached the end of the story, click that button and REVIEW! :)