Confessions of an Uchiha
Confession 2: Eavesdrop
"Kyaa! Marry me!"
"There goes another one…" Naruto said, staring at one fan girl after another and then back to looking at his best friend who continued ignoring the girls. An amused smile made its way to Naruto's lips when he noticed Sasuke stop and stare at someone: Haruno Sakura. Surprisingly, she was the only girl, whom he knew in their year level, who didn't swoon over him- her and some girls that were already taken by some guys. The difference was and still is: Sakura's single.
"Teme..?" Naruto tried to call his best friend's attention, but it seemed that Sasuke wasn't on earth for the time being. "You know, I can hook you up with her." He muttered. Sasuke blinked and turned to Naruto who snickered. "Hinata-chan's a good friend of Sakura-chan."
"Hn." He turned back to Sakura, staring at her as she laughed with her friends. "I don't know why, just the mere fact that she doesn't go crazy when I pass by." A small smirk appeared on his lips. "And that trait of hers just attracts me to her."
"Just make sure you really do like her teme." Naruto said, looking to his left, only to see Sasuke no longer there but heading towards the building. "Oi! Teme! I wasn't even done talking to you!"
"Hey, Sakura!" she looked up from her book to see Ino grinning at her. "Guess who's checking you out!" Sakura tilted her head a bit as Ino giggled and jerked her head to a direction in the room. "Uchiha Sasuke at 3 o'clock is eyeing you." The pink-haired girl turned her head to where Ino had mentioned the boy was, and she instantly turned back to her book, turning beet red. "Ino, you baka! I thought he wasn't directly looking at me!"
Ino laughed. "I'm an idiot? You're the idiot! I told you he was eyeing you!" her best friend blinked and recalled what she said before sighing. "Oh, right." Ino didn't remove the smile on her face. "So, what's your next move Haruno Sakura?"
"What do you mean by next move?"
"Well, you've been crushing on him since you set foot here! And he has no clue that you like him! That was a good way to catch his attention!"
Sakura glanced at Sasuke who was now talking to Naruto. "Well, yeah, but what if he only likes me because he thinks I'm not one of his fans?" she said. "And it's not like that infatuation of his will turn to love now right?" she shrugged and flipped the next page of her book. "It's hopeless for me and him to have a romantic relationship Ino." She stared at the book that Ino just took from her hands. "Don't say that girl! You'll never know!"
"Ino, I barely know the guy, I don't even talk to him unless required or needed, and I am not of his league!" she hissed and took the book back. Ino sighed. "Just try." Sakura raised a brow at this. "I mean, that's sort of how Shikamaru and I got together!" Ino said. "Yeah," she said. "But you're different from me, and he's different from Uchiha Sasuke. So go figure!" and she continued to read her book, missing the look Sasuke sent her.
"First of all, you've gotta practice some lines!" Naruto said with a big grin. "And when you finally decide on what you're going to say, then go and confess to her!"
"Dobe, I am not going to confess to her! I was just planning to ask her out!"
"Riiight…" Naruto winked suggestively. "I know it's not a mere date that you're after."
Sasuke hit him on the head, earning the class' attention, and having to sweat drop at the two best friends.
Good thing Kakashi-sensei was always late.
"Teme, that hurt!"
"Che, dobe…" Sasuke rested his right cheek on his right palm and stared lazily at the black board. "But he is right, I don't really want to just ask her out," his eyes glanced at Sakura, catching her staring at him with an odd look on her face. "I want to confirm if what I'm feeling is just something that's temporary…" he sighed and closed his eyes. "And hurting a girl is the last thing I wanna do." He stopped before shaking his head. "But with those annoying fans of mine, I'll make an exception…"
"Shoot! I'm going to be late for the meeting if I don't hurry!" She raced up the stairs, heading for the music room where she left her file case. "All the files that I need are in there!" she reached the room and stopped herself from opening the door when she heard voices. "Odd…" she thought, deciding to eavesdrop, even though she knew it was wrong, but then, everyone does grow curious from time to time.
"I am never going to get this right…"
"Don't give up just yet teme!" Naruto encouraged. "Come on, try again. And this time, make it more sincere and real!" Sasuke sighed and tried again. "I've been meaning to ask you out, but I never had the guts to do it…" he glared at Naruto. "What're you laughing at..?" the blonde ended up in fist of laughter as he fell on the ground and hit the floor with his fist repeatedly. "I just can't stand the look on your face! It's just too rare to see!"
He earned a hit on the head from Sasuke who turned his back to him. "Forget it; I'm doing it my own way…" he pocketed his hands and headed for the door. "Oh come on! Don't tell me you're gonna go: 'I want to take you out, I won't take no for an answer, so let's go.' to her…"
"No I'm not…" he said, his hand reaching to touch the doorknob, ready to get out until Naruto said something again. "Don't tell me you're chickening out…"
"That's not it…" he said, pulling his hand back. "I mean, I'd rather ask her using my own words, not something that's been practiced or scripted. It sounds… fake…" a small smile made its way to his lips, shaking his head at his out of character-ness. "Maybe… I am serious with her… maybe… I really do like her… who knows?" he lowered his head. "I won't until I ask her out and get to know her. Maybe… just maybe, I'll actually fall for her for real."
"And as of now, you're just..?"
"Hn." He smirked. "She's amusing…" he said. "And you know that girls don't catch my attention just like that. Plus the fact that she doesn't go head over heels when I'm around makes me feel comfortable to have a decent conversation with her."
"Wow… I never thought you'd say so much just because of Sakura-chan."
"W-what?!" Sakura stepped back from the door, eyes wide and face flushed from what she just heard. "I actually… amuse Uchiha Sasuke..?" she felt her heart beating so fast, the things she heard shocked her that caused her rooted to the spot. "Then… all this time… he doesn't know I actually like him..?"
"So… what're you planning?" she looked up when she heard Naruto ask Sasuke. "I don't know… like I said, I won't plan anything. I'll just tell her whatever comes to my head when I see her." She felt nervous when the door opened as Sasuke stepped out, stopping when he saw her standing in front of her with wide eyes. His eyes were also wide and he was surprised that she was there.
"S-Sasuke…"
"…" he was speechless, he didn't know what to say. "Teme! Stop blocking the doorway!" Naruto yelled, trying to push Sasuke but couldn't. "What the hell's your-" he stopped when he saw Sakura standing a few feet away from them. "Oh, hey Sakura-chan..! What're you doing here?" he asked in a cheery voice.
"You… heard..?"
Sakura stared at Sasuke, wondering if she should say yes to his question, or no.
"…did you?"
"…yes…" she whispered, looking down. "I… I didn't mean to…" she added. "I'm… sorry…"
"Hn." He smirked. "So what's your answer?"
"H-huh?" she looked up at him, bewildered at his reaction. His smirk just widened, the glint in his eyes showing amusement at the girl before him. "I said: 'what's your answer?' I'm waiting." she blushed and gave a sheepish grin. "Well, I am late for my meeting, so I guess I could just skip it for now…"
"Alright, let's go then." He offered her a hand as she took it. They left as Naruto grinned at their departing figures. "That teme… how he manages to keep himself composed like that, I'll never know. Heh." He shook his head and continued staring at their retreating backs, before he remembered…
"Wait a minute…" he said. "Teme! How am I supposed to go home?! I thought you were giving me a ride home! Oi! Get back here! You can go on your date after you drive me home! Teme! Oi! I'm too tired to walk home! Teme!!!!!!!!!!!!"
EndA/N: Okay, so I haven't updated this for a long time… but I can't seem to "elongate" the chapter further, so I'll end it here… until next time! Ja!
