authored by finish line
summary Sasuke/Sakura. AU. "You know the person who always asks 'why'?" asked Sasuke, looking at her. She raised an eyebrow. "Who?" The reply that came next was a surprise. "My girlfriend." And the word that came from her mouth blew her more. "Why?"

the night she asked why

They did the usual things they did every Friday night — they met up in Starbucks, bought each of their favoured caffeine-induced drinks, took a walk towards the deserted park, and lay on the darkened grasses, slightly moistened by the nocturnal breeze. No one ever knew of their weekly escapade, except of course, their best friend, Uzumaki Naruto, the blond and loud guy who worked night-shift in the said cafe.

It was their secret. It was the only moment in the week that they got to spend together — with each other. They were not together together. They fell under the category of 'just-friends-nothing-more'. But each could actually care less as they sat there silently, watching the night sky that was dotted with impossibly far stars.

"Sasuke-kun," the pink-haired, green-eyed, always-curious Haruno Sakura called out.

The handsome, dark-haired, dark-eyed, almost-royal Uchiha Sasuke looked at her sideways and waited.

"You know what animal always asks why?" Sakura asked, gazing at him lovingly. She placed her cup of coffee in between them and set her attention back to the sky.

The question was sudden and undeniably spontaneous, so Sasuke found himself actually curious.

"What?" he asked back.

"A dog."

Sasuke blinked. Sakura looked at him with those big, owl-like, emerald eyes that Sasuke just had to say, "Why?"

The next moment, Sasuke found himself glaring at the laughing mess of pink that curled on the grass in unstoppable laughter. It took a long time and a mantra of keeping cool before Sakura finally tamed and Sasuke finally swallowed his embarrassment.

Then they were silent again.

So before Sakura could even pull him up and tell him that they should leave already, Sasuke asked, looking at her, "You know the person who always asks why?"

The pink-haired girl beside him raised an eyebrow and grinned. She was getting to him.

"Who?"

"My girlfriend."

Boom. Surprise.

He has a girlfriend? Since when? How?

Why?

So inquisitiveness got the better of Haruno Sakura, not heeding the whisper in her head, "Curiosity killed the cat."

And Sakura asked, "Why?"

Silence.

Green eyes widened. Smirk turned into a smile. Free hands touched. Foreheads bumped.

And the boy kissed the girl.

&&but then again, cats are known to have nine lives.

authored by finish line
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