Lover for a Week

By Bebbo

A/N Decided to rewrite this story. I'll be keeping up the old chapters until I rewrite them, so if you're wondering why some seem so different, then you know why. But each chapter will likely follow the same events. Now for a few notes, when Shikamaru's team went to fetch Sasuke, they succeeded and beat some sense into him. Thus, the reason as to why he will be making appearances in the fic.

Introduction

"Um, Sakura?" Ino poked my arm on the table as I slouched further into my booth. The situation had gotten out of hand, it had only been a few moments after it had happened when I noticed his presence nearby. It was soon after I had bumped into my blonde haired friend in town and had dragged her to the closest cafe that I had realized that he was indeed following me.

"Sakura," Ino began again, as she looked to the booth diagonally from our own. I cringed slightly at the possible sight she was likely looking at as my back was turned to it - The sight of a stern prodigy acting like a love-sick-stalker. Ino's facial expression of utter shock and amusement was enough evidence for myself that the sight was indeed... unusual.

"Isn't that Neji?" She was pointing at him. I swallowed as my curiosity took over as I turned my head slightly in his direction.

And there he was. The familiar long black hair tied loosely behind his back was what I could mostly make out. His pale skin was only exposed by his black shorts and bandaged arms as his face was blocked from our view due to the risen menu on his table. It was rather obvious that he was trying to act as inconspicuously as he could by acting as a customer. However, he was failing miserably as the cafe consisted mostly of females aside from the male maintenance worker whose crack was hanging out of his trousers. Obviously, Neji was the better eye candy. Bringing him a lot of attention.

"Eh? He just looked over here!" Ino was poking my arm again. I sunk further into my booth. "You think he's checking me out?"

I blinked, Ino was getting the wrong idea. Especially about Neji. He would never do such an act, it was completely out of his character. Unless of course he had a little help – which he did thanks to me and my stupidity. I placed one of my hands on my forehead, my head was throbbing with an oncoming headache. Why had this have to happen to me? All I wanted was for Sasuke-kun to notice me, just a little. I let a sigh escape my lips before responding to my friend.

"He's not." I simply stated. Ino turned her eyes to mine and raised her brow.

"How would you know" I swallowed hard again.

"It's a funny story." I laughed. I could feel a pair of pale eyes monitoring our booth.

"Well he's acting like a shy school boy with a crush." I laughed nervously at that.

"Well he does have a crush..." I trailed, leaving my mind to finish the sentence with "but an artificial one.

I could see Ino raise an understanding brow towards me. She had caught on; somewhat. "Oh I see..." she smiled knowingly towards me as she further relaxed into her own booth. Sending a glare in her direction, Ino burst out laughing. Soon customers, including a certain prodigy, were directing their attention our way. Quickly I clasped my hands over mouth and hardened my glare. She snickered.

"Be quiet!" I demanded. "It's not what you think."

Removing my hands, Ino responded, "Oh? Care to explain then?"

Taking a quick glance behind us towards Neji's booth I mentally fell over. Neji had poked holes through his menu. There was no privacy here, and if Neji learned of what happened to him, it would only result in more pain for myself. Physical pain. The humiliation already, and for what I would experience for the rest of the week, would be enough for my punishment.

Biting my lower lip I quickly threw cash on our table and dragged Ino out of the cafe quickly by her arm. We had to speak in private, and with Neji intent on following me I had to make distance between us. I continued to drag Ino outside of town until we came to a clearing within the woods. Surprisingly, she made no noise of protest as she followed me here. No doubt, she was intrigued by what had happened in the cafe and was more intrigued by what had caused it.

"Okay Sakura, now that we're clear from 'enemy lines,'" Ino began, "Why don't you explain to me why all the secrecy?"

I sighed, as I ran my right hand through my pink locks. I had to tell someone to get it off my chest. In one small instant, my week was about to turn into havoc, and it was all thanks to that thrifty shop.

A/N Unfortunately, I haven't been keeping up with Naruto in their teen years. So expect different events to occur.