A/N: Massive thanks to Skylineee for collaborating/beta-ing on this story! I am the oh-so-wonderful beta to her story Ai No Melody! CHECK IT OUT!

Prologue

For starters, I would be lying if I said I didn't like Sasuke Uchiha.

It's not everyday that you come across the only female in school, and in the entire town, who is able to turn away from the Sasuke Uchiha; it makes skydiving merely a toddler's task, and having the ability to resist the powerful urge of the deadly demon walking down the halls is quite a feat. In fact, I deserve a freaking prize. Few girls had possessed this unique trait in the beginning, but over time, they were broken down and became so smitten with the egotistical bastard that soon enough, that now, I am probably the only one left who was still able to turn away.

Not only am I smarter than these illogical females who only followed their hearts and not their minds, but I also have the mental capacity and the eyes to see right past the Uchiha that claims the halls and the pretty girls in frilly skirts. He is nothing but a walking tornado of heartbreak and trouble that sucks in its helpless prey faster than they can flick their hair over their shoulder.

But wait, what's that, you say? A girl who doesn't like the Sasuke Uchiha?

Perish the thought!

… Ha. Excuse me while I find a nice, dark, quiet place to throw up.

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But alas, I didn't always feel the way I feel today toward the Uchiha.

In fact, you may even say that at one point in time, I did like him.

Ahem. Did.

Like any normal girl with normal hormones and perfect twenty-twenty vision, they would find it damn near impossible to deny that Sasuke is—to put it rather mildly—ridiculously good-looking. He is tall, but not too tall; dark hair, darker than dark eyes, and a body that make girls—and even some of the boys—melt like ice on hot pavement. And not only is Sasuke blessed with a godlike body, he is also incredibly smart—a genius, if you will. He always aces his classes without even trying. Calm, cool and collected—the complete and utter definition of Sasuke Uchiha.

But stop right there.

You must be thinking that such a boy simply cannot exist in the real world. I mean, utterly good-looking and ridiculously smart—boarding on genius? Pfft. You must be thinking that he is either gay, married, or some sort of overdramatized fictional cartoon character, right?

Wrong.

You see, Sasuke Uchiha is nothing but a heartless bastard who screws with girls' feelings and then tosses them aside after he's done, like they are nothing more than some toy. And just when things seem to be looking up for the bastard and his reputation, the same process repeats itself constantly, and I cannot help but feel somewhat utterly disgusted by it. But I'm sure you've probably started thinking that yeah; he's just a player, just like every other douchebag out there, but so friggin what?

I'll tell you what.

It's not everyday that you meet a boy that is able to bring a girl down to her knees with something as simple as a mere glance. The brooding, egotistical jackass knew of his god-like power over women, and he sought to abuse it to no end. As to why, to this day, it still escapes me. Sasuke cared little for the damage his actions caused to the opposite sex; as soon as he got what he wanted, you were dumped without so much as a goodbye or "see-ya-round, kiddo". Once a girl is swept up in the devastating storm that is Sasuke Uchiha, there is no escaping without anything less than a broken heart. It was just that simple.

But enough about my 'opinion'; after all, being biased really gets nobody anywhere in life, and I'm sure you'd like some back up to prove what I had just said about the bastard Uchiha is pretty much boarding on true.

So, Sasuke's most recent squeeze was probably his most dramatic yet—which is definitely saying something. Needless to say, she was the epitome of gorgeous; if by gorgeous you mean a mass bimbo of a slut with a huge rack, skinny waist and a face slathered in make-up and extensions that didn't even pass for decent barn-straw for livestock to chew on, then yes, she was 'gorgeous'.

They were together for about four months. Amazing, huh? Well, amazing for the Uchiha, at least. Anyways, every girl in school, and even in the entire town, knew of the inevitable fate of his 'girlfriend'—now I use the term 'girlfriend' extremely loosely; giving such girls the title of girlfriend is actually a little too deserving. These girls should be referred to nothing more than a mere fuck-buddy; the Uchiha was too cool and way too proud to actually admit that any of these girls were actually his 'girlfriend'. Anyways, everything would be going impossibly amazing and the girl believes that she sees no end to this, when until one day, out of the blue, she would be dumped.

SHOCKER!

Not really. She would merely be surrounded by her bimbo friends, crying, until dark streaks of thick, black mascara ran down her make-up slathered cheeks.

Nobody was shocked at this though. Usually, according to society, when the hottest guy in school breaks up with his girlfriend, everyone wants to know how, what and why. But at Konoha High, things ran a little differently. This 'tragedy' occurred so often that the only thought that lazily skipped through every girl's mind at this time was something along the lines of which poor girl would end up being Sasuke's next play-toy, and more importantly, how long they would last. No one really sought to compete for the Uchiha's heart—if he actually had one. There were the usual persistent bunch that sickeningly fawned over him, but other than that, it was all just a matter of time.

What disgusted me the most about this whole trollop was the fact that Mr High-and-Mighty himself didn't appear the least phased by any of it. The bastard remained as cool as ever, not even sparing a second glance at the girl he had so rudely dumped after a whirlwind two months of parties, popularity and hot sex.

But this girl didn't give up.

She kept pestering the Uchiha to take her back, claiming that she can change, asking him what she did wrong, that she would do anything to keep him, and blah blah blah. This girl was relatively new to town and to my school, so she had no idea how to act after being dumped by the Uchiha. You see, the girls who were relinquished as Sasuke's fuck buddy did cry, as expected, but even they knew better than to claim a second chance from the Uchiha. The girls simple had to move on. It was an unwritten and unspoken rule. But oh, how the bile in my throat gurgles at the mere thought that anyone would want to take back that jerk. But alas, his response was always the same, which was basically calling the girl "annoying" and to leave him alone. Even his closest friends, Naruto, Kiba, Neji and Shikamaru would tell the girl—in much simpler terms—to leave him the fuck alone.

This girl didn't give up and it got to the point where she was so heartbroken and crazy, that she ended up transferring schools.

…Yeah, apparently she loved him that much.

And his response?

"Hn. Annoying."

…

Sickening, if you ask me.

Over the years, his 'girlfriends' have all been the same; skinny-waisted, big-boobed, make-up slathered bimbos who, little to their knowledge, were walking into their already-sealed fate that promised instant loathing by the female student body and population of Konoha, and guaranteed shattered heart by the relationship's end. Once they were dumped by the Mighty Uchiha, tears were definitely shed, among gossip-fuelled rumours, but by the week's end, everything about his relationship with the girl was forgotten; by both him and the student body.

Just. Like. That.

But in a few weeks time, Sasuke would have yet another new piece of slutty arm candy wrapped around his stupid finger that only differed from the last hoe by name alone. She would still be the same fake bitch that barely passed for anything remotely decent.

And the ugly process would repeat itself once again.

Anyways, I bet you're wondering what has got me so against the Uchiha. Something so incredibly bad, hurtful, and humiliating must have happened to me for me in order to become so vehemently cynical towards the bastard, right?

I guess you could say that.

Hi, my name is Sakura Haruno, and this is the story of how I played the player.

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed the first of many amazing chapters for Taste Of Your Own Medicine! Please let me know what you think; I love feedback and I read every review and take what everyone has to say into consideration. Please know that this is a collaboration with Skylineee, and it would be really cool if you could go read her Sasuke x Sakura story—that I currently beta—called Ai No Melody!

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