"Naruko! Naruko! You won't believe what just happened!"
"Hmmm?" the twin tailed blonde turned around just to see her pink haired friend running up to her excitedly, "what's up Sakura?"
"It finally happened! It finally happened!"
"You found the porno with old man Kakashi as the main star?" she grinned.
"Wha—no! Besides, that's just a rumor."
"Sounds legit to me. I mean, have you seen the man? He definitely looks the part."
"Listen to me: I just got asked out on a date by Sasuke!" Sakura squealed excitedly.
"Oh. Joy," Naruko said in a completely monotone voice.
"Naruko come on, I'm being serious here."
"Yeah well so am I," the blonde responded while closing her locker and making her way to the classroom with Sakura in tow, "you know how I feel about that guy."
"Yeah, yeah, you don't like him."
"Actually, I think he's an arrogant dickhead who deserved to get kicked in the balls. Repeatedly," she snorted.
"Well sorry, but you are the only girl in the entire school who thinks that," Sakura rolled her eyes at her.
"Only because every other girl here is too busy drooling over him, literally, to see what an asshole he really is. For fuck's sake, what do you people see in him?"
"Well let's see: he's one of the top three students in our class, he's the captain/ star athlete of both the swim team and the track team, he already helps him family run their company, he's already been scouted by several prestigious colleges from around the country before even turning 18, and he's super hot."
"And yet all of that is overshadowed by the fact that he's and arrogant dickweed," Naruko muttered.
Sakura didn't say anything at first. She then walked in front of Naruko, causing her to stop and face her.
"Naruko...does it really bother you that much that Sasuke asked me out on a date?"
Her friend didn't answer.
"I know you've never liked Sasuke, and we've been friends ever since we were in pre-school. I don't want you to think that I'm going to choose him over you; because I won't. I would never do that. If you don't want me to be around him, well, I won't. I'll just tell him I'm not interested."
Naruko could still tell that Sakura was serious about turning down Sasuke if she asked her to; she could else tell that the thought of doing so would crush her, even if she didn't show it.
"Look it's not that I don't like him...well, I don't, but...it's just...you can do better Sakura! So much better! I mean, look at you; you're the number 1 student in our class, you're funny, you're nice, and you're super cute!"
"Yeah, and none of those things change the fact that I'm flat as a board and have no curves," she said bitterly.
"So what? Who cares about that?"
"Naruko, please don't take this the wrong way, but you are the LAST person that should be saying that to me," she responded, eyeing her friends more voluptuous body, "you are easily the most developed girl in our class; hell, you had more curves in our freshmen year than anyone else in this school."
"I have more fat in my tits and my ass; big whoop. Trust me, it's not as great as you think, especially during track."
"Yeah but it defiantly helps in attracting boys."
"Come on, not that much."
"How many times where you asked out on a date?"
"That has nothing to do—"
"This week?"
"Look I'm just saying—"
"Please just answer the question."
"...five; but two of those were the same person, so it doesn't count."
"Now guess how many times I've been asked out during our entire high school career."
"A lot?"
"Zero."
Naruko couldn't help but wince slightly when her friend said that, "look, high school guys are mostly horny douchebags. Those guys that are always asking me out? I can assure you that that they mostly want to cop a feel or get me in the sack. Trust me, you don't want to be asked out by someone like that. I bet one day a great guy is going to come along, walk up to you, and ask you out confidently for you to go out with him."
"Someone did; his name is Sasuke."
Well fuck me sideways, I walked right into that one.
Sakura sighed, "look, let's not kid ourselves here. My looks are only half of the problem. I know that I can be...abrasive to say the least. I tend to be honest about what I think and don't hide my feelings, and I know what kind of reputation that has given me. Not to mention I'd rather stay home and watch a movie instead of go out and party, which isn't exactly considered "normal" around here. Maybe if I had more going on physically, I could at least make up for all of that, but I don't. I know that sounds really shallow, and super regressive to all the progress women have made in society, but I just...I just want to have a high school romance before I graduate. Is that so much to ask? I've done everything the "right" way: I respect my parents and professors, I don't stay past curfew, I work hard at school, and I always try to treat others how I want to be treated. So why does it feel like I'm always being punished for that? Why am I stuck being the nerdy loser that nobody likes?"
"Hey, listen to me: you are not a loser in any way. I know that better than anyone else. Fuck anyone who says otherwise," Naruko said honestly.
Sakura smiled at her friend, "I know, and trust me that it means the world to me. You're the best friend anyone could ask for Naruko."
Naruko didn't respond.
"Like I said, I won't go out with Sasuke if it bothers you that much. Besides, I'm sure a college romance will be better than a high school one. Now let's get to class," she turned around and began walking away, but was suddenly stopped when Naruko grabbed her wrist.
"Sakura wait."
"What is it?"
"You should...you should go out with Sasuke."
"But I thought you—"
"Look, just ignore what I said. You want to go out with...him, then you should. You should enjoy yourself."
"Really?" Sakura asked excitedly.
Naruko smiled at her, "yeah."
Sakura squeal and threw herself at her friend, wrapping her in a tight hug, "thank you, thank you, thank you! You really are the best friend ever!"
"Yeah...sure," Naruko muttered squeezing her tightly.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god I can't believe this is actually happening!" Sakura pulled away from her friend, "my first date, and with the hottest guy in school! I can't wait to tell Sasuke!"
"Tell me what?"
Both girl turned towards the voice, followed by a small squeak from Sakura and a clenched fist from Naruko. Leaning lazily on the wall behind them was Sasuke Uchiha, giving him his trademark grin and wink.
"Sasuke!"
"Dickhead."
Sasuke pushed himself off the wall and walked towards them, "what's up girls? I was just passing by after track practice. You should have seen it; I actually managed to beat my own record by half a second."
"That's amazing! I bet you win first place in the tri state competition again!"
"You just came from track? No wonder you look like shit."
Sasuke chuckled, running his hand through his dark, perpetually messy, slightly wet hair, "yeah, didn't have much time between track and class so I had to make do with a quick shower. You should consider yourselves lucky though; most girls would give anything to see all this," he gestured at his slightly wet uniformed clinging closely to his well-toned body.
Oh my...
Gag me.
"Anyway, what was it that you wanted to tell me?" he asked the pink haired girl.
"Oh, right!" she snapped out of her fantasy and smiled at him, "I wanted to tell you that I can go out with you this Saturday; you know...if the offer is still available."
He flashed her a winning smile, "hell yeah it is. So, I'll pick you up at 7 on Saturday? I know this great place that makes a killer shrimp paella."
"That sounds so exotic. I don't know if I have anything to wear for that occasion."
"Oh I'm sure you'll look gorgeous no matter what you wear," he winked at her.
She blushed deeply at his compliment, "a-anyway, I-I n-need to get ready for class. See you later Sasuke!" she went inside the class room, leaving the other two alone outside.
Sasuke chuckled, peeking inside the door "man, she is really looking forward to that date huh? Gotta admit, it is pretty cute seeing her all giddy and excited," he turned his attention back to Naruko, "though who can blame her, right?"
She didn't answer, instead glaring at him silently.
"Hopefully nothing comes up before Saturday. It would suck, but if the issue is important enough, I'll have no choice but to cancel the date. I mean, what can you? I would hate to have to do it, but I do have to set my priorities straight," he sighed wistfully looking back at Sakura, who was still smiling and blushing slightly while pulling out her books, "though something tells me it would be a lot worse for her—"
"I'll do it."
Sasuke turned back to Naruko, who was staring at the ground, "what was that?"
The girl muttered something incomprehensible.
"You're going to have to speak up, I can't understand you," he said amused.
Snapping her head up she marched up to Sasuke until she was only inches away from him (and out of view from inside the classroom).
"I'll do what you said earlier," she growled at him, "but if I do, you better not back out at the last minute; because if you do, no amount of your family's money will be able to save you from me. Are we clear?"
"There is no need for threats. Regardless of what you may think of me, I am a man of my word. So long as you keep your end of the deal, I'll keep mine. Do we have an agreement?"
"...yes," she responded defeated.
Upon hearing this he reached around and clasped her ass check, followed by him squeezing it hard enough for her to gasp and wince in pain. She tried to push him off, but he had an iron grip over her and refused to budge.
He leaned forward and whispered into her ear, "see you Friday."
With that he let go of her and walked away to his next class, leaving the blonde-haired girl alone feeling disgusted with herself.
God, what have I agreed to?
Earlier that week
"Hey dickhead!"
Sasuke turned around in time to see a very angry Naruko making her way across the empty field towards him.
"Well if it isn't the dobe. Here I thought that you'd be less obnoxious during our senior year; guess I was wrong, for once," he clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"Well fuck you too asshole," she responded flipping him off.
"As much as I would love to stick around to see you try and fail to insult me, I have to go do literally anything else," he rolled his eyes, his tone oozing with sarcasm, "unlike you, I need to go and do some actual work because I actually have a future ahead of me that doesn't involve being the receptionist at a cheap motel."
Resisting the urge to respond to him—or deck him—Naruko continued, "why haven't you asked Sakura out on a date?"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"We've been in the same grade since middle school, and she knew you from even before you transferred in. She nice, she's funny, she's smart, and you KNOW that she has had a crush on you since you were both eleven; so why haven't you asked her out on a date?"
"Why do you care?" he asked annoyed.
"I care because she's my friend and she's been really bummed out lately! Every time you go out with another girl from our class, she gets fucking depressed; she barely smiled or even talked to me during the entire summer when she heard that you invited Ino to your lake house!"
"So what?"
"You've asked out every girl that just looks at your direction and you never even asked her. Why?!"
He shrugged, "I don't know what to tell you. Maybe she's not my type."
"Bullshit. You're the biggest man whore in the entire school. You've gone out every single girl in our class, and several others from other classes: Ino, TenTen, Karui, Kin, Tayuya, Shion, Samui, Hana, Ayame, and god knows how many others!"
"Oh trust me, there were MANY other," he chuckled.
She gritted her teeth, "look, just ask Sakura out on a date. It's not hard."
Sasuke snorted, "yeah, no. Not interested."
"You motherfucker!"
"Keep insulting me, that will certainly change my mind."
"...what do you want?"
"I'm sorry?"
"What do I have to give you in exchange for you to ask Sakura out on a date?"
"You're trying to bribe me?"
"Call it whatever you want. I know it can't be money, you have more than enough already, so there must be something else that I can get you. You want me to kick someone's ass? You want me to carry your stuff around? Just spit it out."
"You're really willing to give me whatever I want just so I'll ask Sakura out?"
"Yes."
"All right then," he grinned and pointed at her, "I want you."
She blinked, "what, like a date? Fine, whatever, if that's what it takes—
"Oh no, no, no, no," he wagged his finger, his grin getting even wider, "I want to FUCK you."
"WHAT?!" she reeled back, not believing what he just said.
"You heard me," he got closer to Naruko, who was too stunned to get away, "I want to fuck you, on my bed, for an entire night until the next morning, however I want, and as many times as I want. Do that, and I'll ask your friend out on a date."
"You're...you're serious!?" she said, hoping that this was some sort of sick joke in order to get her to stop pestering him, but the way that he was looking at her said otherwise.
"Of course; and considering what you're asking from me, I think it's a fair exchange."
"FUCK YOU!" she tried to slap his face but he managed to grab her wrist before she could hit him. He then grabbed her by the waist and yanked her forward, pressing her body against his.
"Come on, you know you want it," he purred as she squirmed against him, "and if you think about it, it's a great deal for you. You get to set up your friend with the hottest guy in school while you get fucked by the hottest guy in school. Sound like a win-win if you ask me."
"GET THE FUCK OFF ME YOU SICK CREEP!" using her free hand she punched him in the chest hard enough for him to let go of her, then shoved him away. Breathing hard she glared at Sasuke, who was rubbing his chest in annoyance.
"I guess that's a no then?"
"If you ever touch me again, I swear to god I will cut your fucking balls and make you swallow them," she threatened.
"Suite yourself. Guess I'll just have to ask Ino out on a date again; or better yet, maybe I'll ask her if she would like to go steady with me. But when would be a good time to as her? I guess tomorrow during third period home ed is as good as any time; after all, that is when most of the class in together, and I want to make sure that as many people as possible know that I will be officially off the table."
The blonde narrowed his eyes at him, knowing fully what he was implying, "You son of a bitch."
"Of course, if I had a date this weekend with someone else, I wouldn't be so quick to settle down into a committed relationship just yet."
Naruko didn't know what to say, opting instead to stay quiet while her mind was racing.
"Tell you what dobe. I'll give you until Thursday to make up your mind. At that point I'll already know what I'm going to do; hopefully, so will you. Just remember: whatever happens on Friday and forward, it will be entirely up to you. See you soon," with one last devilish smile and wink he walked off, leaving Naruko alone with her thoughts.