A/N: I really like Astronomy.
The inspiration of this is Pumped Up Kicks.

Star Struck
by: kirei na yukki

The Big Bang - The simultaneous expansion of matter which grew to create the known universe.

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"Small coffee, black."

Uchiha Sasuke found himself once again in the local coffee shop with an hour or two to spare before his first class. Surely he should have been able to kick the habit of leaving his dormitory too early yesterday, but alas, he heeded to his impeccable punctuality. He found it absolutely irritating! Slamming the money on the counter - Sasuke had scared the poor cashier, a boy his age named 'Lee' - he grabbed his cup and took a seat at the farthest table in the cafe.

Taking a sip of his black coffee, Sasuke pulled out his cell phone and read through his inbox, mostly polluted by his best friend and mother. It had been officially three days since he had started his studies at Konohagakure Daigaku; Sasuke found the experience to be alright. He relished in his new-found freedom, having escaped from his stupid older brother's irritating perfection and father's constant lecturing about his brother's perfection. The younger Uchiha did have to admit however that he missed his mother.

Though he did not like to openly agree with this fact, it wasn't much a town secret; Uchiha Sasuke was in fact a momma's boy. And Uchiha Mikoto loved her little 'Sasuke-chan' to bits and pieces. Sasuke remembered how his mother would always pack his lunches - filling his thermal with tomato soup and providing him with a few more slices of his favorite fruit, accompanied with two or three of her 'world-famous' (as Mikoto had so proudly put it) rice balls.

Sasuke remembered Mikoto doing this from Kindergarten until his last year of high school; Naruto - Sasuke's idiotic best friend - would constantly tease him about his packed lunches, but it was okay simply because Naruto's mother packed his lunch as well. His lips quirked upwards into a small smile as he read a text his mother had sent him early that morning.

From: Okaa-san
Subject: Good morning, Sasuke-chan!

It's going to be cold this morning, so don't forget to bundle up!
Have a good day. I love you!

- Okaa-san

The poor woman was hysterical when she, her husband, and oldest son parted ways with her baby boy on moving day. Ever since then, Sasuke had made sure called or texted his mother at least once a day, to ensure that he was still alive.

Twenty minutes passed and he heard the front door of the coffee shop open, the bell ringing with a loud 'ding'. A gaggle of girls were ushered into the inviting cafe and Sasuke inwardly cursed, sinking lower into his chair. The reason why Sasuke found college to be alright and not at all wonderful was because of these huge swarms of girls who all had the same taste in men, namely Uchiha Sasuke.

Sasuke could see Lee from his seat, looking frightened at the mob of females. Luckily, he wasn't the employee working the register at the moment. No, what stood alone, protected only by the small counter, was a small girl of petite proportions. Sasuke needed not read her name tag, for he had already memorized the name of the girl.

Sakura.

Haruno Sakura was a university freshman, like Sasuke, and was a graduate and the saludictorian of Konohagakure's local public high school; Sasuke, being born into a rather wealthy and prosperous family, had been enrolled into the more private and prestigious academy and had graduated as number one in his own class. She was petite, a small and slender girl of about five foot two with bright green eyes and even brighter pink hair.

Sasuke had met Haruno Sakura on only a few occasions, usually at Naruto's birthday and Christmas parties. She was quite nice and right away, Sasuke could see how she differentiated from all the other females he had ever met. She was special in every way, shape, and form, though he wouldn't admit to it right away.

He would always look forward to their next meeting (and always hid that eagerness to meet again with Haruno Sakura). He never missed a single birthday, Christmas, New Year's party if it meant that he could see her.

Sasuke was even there at Sakura's graduation since she and Naruto attended the same high school. Though he had only met her a handful of times and talked to her even less, Sasuke knew that deep inside -

"Hi, what can I get for you all?"

- he was smitten with her. But of course, with Sasuke being such a proud boy, he wouldn't let her know that. No, he'd rather die than to allow his stupid, stupid feelings be exposed to the world.

"Yes," rang the deep voice of the girl up front as she drummed her long, red fingernails against the counter's surface; Sakura's small smile remained frozen in place as she prepared to take orders, "I'd like 12 mocha fraps, please."

Very quickly, Sasuke watched as Sakura pressed all of the appropriate buttons before kindly providing the group with the cost. After paying for the drinks, Sakura asked Lee to seat the customers and disappeared behind the back door to prepare the orders. Luckily for Sasuke, Lee had taken the horde of giggling girls and sat them closer to the front of the shop; not a lot of people sat there anyway.

Turning back to his coffee, Sasuke picked up its warm container and took another sip of the bitter liquid. He liked the warm tingle the beverage left in his throat and briefly closed his eyes. He could hear the clinking of the cups in the back room, the swishing of a broom on the floor, and the annoying buzz from the flock of females.

Sasuke found this new found independence refreshing and wanted to dawdle in his freedom for as long as he possibly could.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun!" the Uchiha sat up straight and his eyes snapped open, meeting Sakura's startlingly bright stare. She smiled at him warmly and took the seat directly across from him. Her small hands tapped on the tabletop's surface to the beat of the song softly playing in the background. "It's been a while since I've seen you! What's up?"

Sasuke lips quirked upwards slightly; Sakura had always been like that. So talkative, energetic...annoying, but it was okay because he found her kind of annoying as something new. He liked it.

"Nothing," he replied. His voice sounded as if it came from the soles of his feet; its depth resonated off the table's surface and surged through the cafe, "I left my dorm too early and decided to stop here."

"Oh."

He had expected their conversation to grow awkward from there, but, as always, Sakura remained as engaged as ever. He inwardly wondered how she was able to do that...make people feel welcome...

"Ne, Sasuke-kun. Wanna walk to campus together? I actually just came in for an hour or so to help out Lee and Tenten since mornings here are crap; I actually have class at nine."

"Aa."

Sasuke actually wondered if his quick response was too eager. Nonetheless, it cause Sakura to smile widely. Pushing her cateye-rimmed spectacles up the bridge of her nose, she motioned for Sasuke to follow her. Very quickly, the Uchiha complied and they exited the coffee shop together.

Sasuke felt that, with Sakura by his side, talking his ear off, it was a wonderful start to the day.

Author's notes: This is my newest (drabble-ish) series; I hoped you all liked this particular chapter. I am planning on making this Sasuke-centric since most of my stories are Sakura-centric. The theme is astronomy. The chapters to come may be shorter than this one (:

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