Special A

Summary: After a humiliating defeat by the Uchiha heir, Sakura is determined to beat and surpass him at all costs. The only problem: the chicken haired brat happens to be amazing at everything. Damn.

Declaimer: I do not own Naruto. This is loosely based around the manga Special A.

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Chapter 1: Rival

My name is Sakura. With (weird) pink hair and green eyes, I suppose it's pretty self-explanatory why I was named after a cherry blossom tree. I'm not at all special, just ordinary…. minus the hair.

I was born in a hardworking (above average?) middle class family; my mom, a head nurse at the local hospital in Konoha and my dad, a lawyer who has an unhealthy obsession with wrestling. My father's crazy pro- wrestling obsession is what begins this story. After all… his obsession goes way back to his high school days.

Pro-wrestling has been on my Dad's Top Ten Greatest Things in Life list since….. high school? At least I think it dates back to around then. Along with his best friend, Uchiha Fugaku, the two ol' pals were (and still are) pro-wrestling enthusiasts. They loved the sport so much that it was so predictable for their wives to assume that they would do whatever they could to pass this particular passion to their kids, typical.

For some reason or other, my father managed to convince mother to teach me how to wrestle. To this day I'm not really quite sure how he managed to pull that one off, but I have no complaints. After all, wrestling is what gave me a very, very, high confidence. (Who wouldn't be if you could wrestle like a champ at the age of 5? Not to mention the one time I caught a "burgular, but lets not get into that story)

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Anyway, it was not long after I learnt the basics of wrestling that I was introduced to Uchiha Fugaku's son, Sasuke when his family came over for dinner. I have met my father's best friend on numerous occasions at this point, after all our parents were still close despite being very busy. From what I did hear about Sasuke, he was a very special child, a genius is what the rumors called him.

Let's just say our first meeting did not go as well as our fathers would have hoped. Upon our introduction, I noticed that he was certainly a boy with aristocratic features and very unsociable. The one thing that really caught my attention was his hair. Without realizing, I spoke my (obnoxious) thoughts out loud.

"You have chicken butt hair!"

The boy, in return, glared at me in annoyance. I remember clearly his next words (it will be an insult I loathe many years down the road)

"At least my hair isn't a weird shade of pink. Who has pink hair anyway?"

I remember screaming back at him.

"Don't make fun of my hair!"

Yep, neither of us really made a good impression on the other. My father and Uncle Fugaku however were not ready to give up yet.

My father and I were standing in the backyard of our home along with Uncle Fugaku and Sasuke. Everything was really awkward between Sasuke and I until my father said: "Sakura-chan, Fugaku tells me that Sasuke-kun can wrestle very well!"

Forgetting the awkward tension in the air, I challenged Sasuke to a short wrestling match. I didn't actually think he would accept…. I was wrong.

"Let's wrestle Uchiha! I'm going to kick your butt!"

All he did is smirk and said "Bring it on, Pinky."

The "Pinky" comment sealed the deal. In that moment I was actually determined to beat him to the ground. Out of pure rage I blindly launched towards him, fist in the air, ready to just swing it towards his pretty face.

I suppose I was careless and didn't think my game plan through. I lost magnificently. Sasuke easily flipped me over with no effort. I landed on the ground behind him on my bum. If I didn't mention it before…. This was my first ever defeat. It was also my first….

"Hn. You're not that good."

Humiliation.

"I WANT A REMATCH!"

"You're going to lose again Pinky."

And during the rematch, I lost once again.

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That defeat sparked a new goal for me that day. I wanted to beat Sasuke at something, even if it is only just once. Everything between the two of us became a friendly competition, I have no desire to cheat my way to the top. I wanted to win, to taste victory and just laugh at the scowling Uchiha just once… is that too much to ask?

From the day of our meeting, I still have not won a single competition. I have lost miserably each and every time. I have questioned sometimes if Sausuke is even human…. (sigh). He was faster, stronger and smarter than me… urg.

I even went as far as begging my parents to enroll me at his prestigious private school. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to stalk him in a fan girl sort of way, the school environment presented me with many more opportunities to challenge the chicken haired jerk.

Yup, let's just conclude that beating Uchiha Sasuke is number one on my bucket list. I have literally worked harder than I ever have in my life just to keep up with him. I trained in physical strength, and in endurance. I studied long hours to keep up on intelligence. No matter what it seemed like a fruitless attempts, because the results are still the same.

Examination Results:

#1 – Uchiha Sasuke (1-SA)

#2 – Haruno Sakura (1-SA)

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Fuck.

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I'm not going to give up though because I know I can do it. Someday….. eventually. Hard work is supposed to pay off right? I mean who cares if Uchiha Sasuke is a perfect prodigy genius who just happens to be sexy and downright gorgeous?

He's still going down. And I only notice his looks because of his fan club. (Honestly).

I am actually going to beat him. I will, without a doubt!

"Bring it on Sasuke! Because you're going down!"

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Author Note: I know it has been a very long time since I have even posted something. I originally wrote the beginning of this story, but after re-reading it many years later I am shocked at how terrible it was. Though I am still not a top-notch writer, I'd like to think that I am still learning and I am doing this for fun.

I hope you all enjoyed it. I know this is overall a very short chapter, but I hope everything flowed nicely. I'd love to hear some feedback (good or bad) and some suggestions as well!

Thanks for reading,

Unendingness.