Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and Kudozaki Lucine. The rest belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

(A/N: This story is also on QuoteV, uploaded by an anonymous user that is me. )

Uchiha Sasuke

I watched her as she lazily looked at Iruka while he announced the teams. She didn't seem quite interested judging from the way her eyes were about to close themselves. It's odd how she can be so tired sometimes when she's such a heavy sleeper and always goes to bed early.

Iruka continued listing the teams, "Team 7: Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura-"

Naruto didn't skip a beat and cheered obnoxiously as he waved his arms in the air, while Sakura looked dejected as she mumbled something I didn't bother listening to. I really hope I don't end up on their team.

"Uchiha Sasuke-" Iruka got interrupted once again, this time by Sakura's cheering and Naruto's sulking. I felt the irritation bubble within me as Iruka said my name, dooming me to a team with an idiot like Naruto and someone as annoying as Sakura. However, my rapidly growing annoyance was immediately quenched as Iruka revealed one last name. "-and Kudozaki Lucine."

I had to consciously stop myself from revealing a pleased grin at the turn of events. I got Lucine on my team! I secretly glanced at her, seeing her in my peripheral vision. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, she had a frown marring her face, which was slightly concerning. Isn't she relieved to we got into the same team?

As Iruka continued disclosing the rest of the teams, I kept my gaze on Lucine. Her pink lips were slightly twisted at the corners, almost resembling a scowl. I wanted to caress her face to soften her features, but kept the impulse controlled as it would be inappropriate to do so in front of everyone in class. While I didn't care, I knew Lucine never liked that, which is why I always kept the physical affection for when we were alone.

"That is all. You can now go have lunch with your team, after that you're going to meet your team leader. Dismissed!" Iruka proclaimed, and everyone hurriedly ran out of the classroom. Except for Lucine, as usual, she sat still and waited till everyone had left, and then silently walked out. She didn't look my once, even if she probably knew that I was looking at her, but I didn't let that discourage me from following her. It was a time for celebration, since we got on the same team as I had hoped and expected. The academy knew we were attached at the hip, and had made a wise decision in letting us be in the same team despite the redundant number of team members.

I followed Lucine all the way to the outside of the academy, and watched her walk for a bit till she reached one of her favorite spots, and sat down on a bench by a tree. There she pulled out a small book from her spacious pocket and started reading, all the while ignoring me despite knowing that I was making my way to her side. I sat down beside her, and much to my frustration she kept ignoring me and continued reading. She always does that when she's upset about something, although it's usually at home where she gets upset.

I decided to try a different approach, and pretended to not notice that she was ignoring me. "Hey," I said lowly. "What are you doing?"

Her face remained blank as she answered calmly but curtly, "What does it look like." Her eyes did not leave the book. I knew she would answer that, but I just wanted to hear her talk to me. I haven't heard her voice since this morning when we ate breakfast. it feels nice hearing her quiet silvery voice, perfect to lull anybody to sleep.

I decided not to respond at that and kept quiet for a while, satisfied with her acknowledgement of my presence. Instead I watched her quietly as she read, watching her eyes go through the words in a rapid pace. The only sound being the slight breeze and the occasional flip of the pages of her book. Till I noticed that the breeze had blown a strand of brown wavy hair out of her side-swept bangs in front of her face, which completely disturbed my previous perfect view of her face, and I felt myself growing rapidly annoyed once again.

Quickly, I reached out to her face and brushed it behind her ear. As usual her hair was soft, and when I decided to keep my hand longer in her hair, I felt the strands run like sil through my fingers. The move I made lead her to finally look up at me and meet my eyes with me. I felt my heart skip a beat as I took in her honey colored eyes who were giving me a blank look, but the intensity and magnitude of her gaze had always been the same regardless of her cold exterior. It had been like that since we were kids.

"You know I don't like it when you touch my hair." She expressed blandly, but then continued reading.

I smirked and then moved closer to her on the bench, our thighs touching, "So anywhere else is fine?" I whispered in her ear.

She shook her head. "Leave me alone, Uchiha. I'm trying to read my book." The way she referred to me as Uchiha was aggravating, she only did that when she was upset with me about or something. Although I couldn't fathom why, it should be a time of happiness, since we got on the same team. Maybe she's annoyed that I touched her hair? I contemplated, but then she looked up at me and I felt my mind go blank instantly. Her face was a couple of inches away from mine. Heat rushed up to my cheeks as I felt her breath on my lower lip, but she just looked at me with the same passive face, unaffected by the proximity. "You're annoying me." After she said that she stood up, packed her book back in her pocked and made to walk away.

But having her close like that was enough to keep wanting more, which made me quickly go after her and grab her wrist. I didn't give her any time to react before I had her pinned to the closest tree. And before she could process the situation I leaned in and kissed her hard.

Just as I was about to wrap my arms around her waist, she harshly pushed me away. It almost made me stumble, but I managed to keep standing upright somehow. "Can you stop doing that already." She said, her voice containing more intensity than usual as she spoke in a louder tone of voice. Encouraged by the reaction I had incited from her, I couldn't resist the genuine small smile on my face.

"Lucine, I love-" She slapped me before I could finish, which I should have expected. Lucine doesn't like me using those words. I kept my gaze down and smirked at her feisty behavior.

"Don't finish that sentence." she spoke coldly, giving me one last push before she moved to walk away. I sighed, frustrated at her cold behavior, but still pleased that I managed to sneak at least one kiss before we were to meet our sensei. Casually, I ran up beside her and wrapped my arm around her waist to pull her close to my side. I heard her sigh, but she didn't pull away or make a comment, instead she just let me hold her.