3rd Revision
Author's Note: I decided to put my time to good use by finally editing and updating my stories. Well that, and I'm currently polishing my wordpress account where I post the revisited and newly edited stories I've posted here at ffnet. Just look for me at .com.
I'VE RE-WRITTEN THE ENTIRE THING so don't be confused!
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Chapter 1
Meet the Dynamic Duo .
Haruno Sakura is in love with her best friend. She did not deny it before and she will definitely not deny it now. She loved everything about him: his eyes, his face, his smirk, his little idiosyncrasies, his interests, his openness…
So when he came to her that day and told her, "I hate my life. I want to die." She couldn't help but be disturbed as to what prompted that thought.
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"What happened?" She asked as she watched him cover his face with his hands.
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"High school kids happened." He murmured.
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"You talk as if you're not in high school." Sakura smiled and waited for a more detailed explanation.
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"They…" he peaked from under his hands and exhaled, "hate me. They just hate me. They always call me names and bully me. I feel like I'm a misfit but I don't even fit in with the misfits!"
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"Sasuke-kun," she finally called his name, "what actually happened?"
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"I was called to recite. When I stood up," he grimaced at the memory, "the armchair went with me. It was like I was wearing the stupid armchair. Everybody laughed. Even the teacher had a hard time controlling his laughter."
Sakura bit her lip and imagined the entire thing. Had she been in that class, she would have defended him. Then again, nobody listened to her either. "Then?" She prodded him to continue.
"They started whispering, you know, the usual mean stuff. Sakura-chan, I hate it because I know they're right. I'm fat and the armchair probably went with me as a sign of protest."
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"Don't mind them, Sasuke. You're a great guy." Sakura patted his shoulder and smiled at him.
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"You're just saying that because you're my best friend."
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"Of course not." She meant what she said. Uchiha Sasuke, even at fifteen, is shaping up to be a really great guy. She really doesn't understand why everyone can't see it. Apart from his obvious gentlemanly manners, Sasuke was handsome. He has soft raven hair parted to the side, expressive onyx eyes, a straight nose, high cheekbones, fluffy cheeks, and a pair of sensual lips. Sure he was fat, but does that really matter?
Sasuke frowned. "Thank you, Sakura-chan. I guess what you say counts. But I'm thinking, about three months from now, we'll be seniors. And after that, we go to university and part ways. While I appreciate your genuine appreciation of me, we can't erase the fact that we're not the only people in the world. And even if you say that what they think or say about me doesn't matter, it matters to me."
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"You hate your life because you're overweight?" She clarified.
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"Yes, because I'm fat." He emphasized.
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"So if you're not fat, you start being happy with your life?"
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"No. But there's a higher chance that I will be happy with my life."
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Sakura frowned. That's a messed-up perspective for life. But, now that she thought about it, there are health hazards correlated with obesity. And if she would only focus on that instead of Sasuke's equation of not fat equals happiness, then she could be happy to help him.
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"Well, would you like to be uhm, not fat?" She asked.
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Sasuke glared at her. "Seriously?" He asked.
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"Hey!" Sakura reprimanded as she shouldered her bag. "No need to snap at me. I'm just trying to understand."
The boy shook his head and started to walk.
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"Tell you what," she said after a few minutes of silence, "We'll make sure that for senior year, we reduce your shirt size from double XL to medium! And I'll help you!"
Sasuke stared at her with unbelief. "And how do you plan to do that?"
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"Stay over for dinner and we'll have a plan by then." Sakura opened the gate and waited for him to follow her.
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"Alright," he sighed. "But I want fried chicken."
Author's Note: So once again, I'VE RE-WRITTEN THE ENTIRE THING! I hope this is better than how I've written the first one.
Okay so first things first. YES, SASUKE IS DEFINITELY OUT OF CHARACTER. Because next to the romance, this story is actually about the Sasuke before and the Sasuke after their "plan". I'm pretty sure nobody dared picturing Sasuke fat with hair parted to the side but everything will change. Give it time. Please don't kill me yet.
Secondly, YES, THIS IS AN AWFULLY SHORT CHAPTER but that is because this is more like a prologue than an actual chapter. I just had to introduce the story so there. Thank you for reading and posting a review!