The Automobile Teacher

Don't be a fool.

My eyebrows furrowed before I opened my eyes to glance around my surroundings. I sat up and noticed I was in someone else's house, in someone else's bed.

I am freaking out.

I got off the bed and slowly made my way out of the room. I walked down the stairs to hear someone talking in the kitchen which made my heart start to beat faster than it already was. Slowly, I inched closer to peer around the wall and spotted Sasuke talking on the phone. I breathed a sigh of relief, I just fell asleep here last night, but wait, where did he sleep if I had taken his bed?

"Sasuke."

He turned towards me and told the person he would see them later before hanging up and setting aside the phone.

"You're finally awake."

"What time is it?"

"Noon."

"What?! I really slept that late."

"Well, its not really a surprise, and I see the bruise on your cheek has gone down." He walked forward and placed a hand on my face to touch the bruise left by Hideo.

I flinched slightly before he removed his hand from my face.

"Its still a little sensitive but the swelling has gone down at least."

I jumped a little when Zeus appeared by my side. You'd think a dog as big as he is, you would be able to see or hear him coming but no he just appeared out of nowhere.

"Zeus is sneaky," Sasuke told me.

"Yeah I can see that." I smiled nervously. "Where did you sleep?"

"On the couch."

"What? Why did you let me take your bed?!"

"You are the guest and I think you needed the comfort of a mattress more than I did." He shrugged.

"But-"

"Sakura its fine, I've slept on so many different things, a bed is something I learned to not really need." He sighed. "Hell, sometimes I come down stairs in the middle of the night to sleep on the couch."

"Why?"

"I don't know, sometimes the couch is more comfortable than the bed, I couldn't tell you why."

I smiled at him as he walked over to the counter to pour something into a cup. He walked over to me and handed it to me before I took a drink of it. I was surprised to find it was tea that he gave me, most guys I knew and know now always drank coffee in the morning but Sasuke actually drinks tea.

"Thanks." I smiled at him again as he nodded and grabbed his own cup to drink from it.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" He asked me.

I blushed, what did he expect me to say? I already thanked him for the tea I was drinking and for what he did last night. He smirked and shook his head.

"About what?!" I asked completely embarrassed.

"About me drinking tea in the morning, I know its not something people normally drink so it must seem strange to you." He explained.

"Uh, well I- Its not strange really." I felt my face turn red again.

"Uh huh, sure its not, you're just saying that," He stated as he set his cup on the counter before coming to stand in front of me.

"N-no really, its not." I muttered. "So...what are your plans for today." I tried to change the subject.

"Fixing a car in my garage, I have to go pick up some parts though." He turned to pet Zeus. "What about you?"

"Not anything really, uh would you mind if I uh..." I trailed off.

"What, tag along?" He smirked at me.

"Uh well yeah," I muttered as I scratched the back of my head sheepishly.

"You sure you want to be stuck with me and Naruto." He stated as he looked at me.

"Yeah, why not?"

"Hn, whatever you say." He shrugged again as he grabbed his converse and slipped them on.

We met up with Naruto about fifteen minutes after we left Sasuke's place, I was surprised when Sasuke said he wanted to walk instead of drive but I guess he has certain preferences on certain days. I glanced at the two boys and took in the full view of their attire. Sasuke was wearing a black button up shirt, leaving it unbuttoned revealing a white shirt underneath it and a pair of black pants and converse. He had the earrings in his ears while a watch wrapped around his wrist covering a small part of his tattoo.

Naruto on the other hand was wearing an orange shirt shit with and a pair of back pants and converse. He had a black wrist band on his wrist but it wasn't a watch like the one Sasuke was wearing, something just for looks I guess. My own attire consisted of a plain blue shirt and black pants I guess I'm not fashionable other girls would more than likely point and laugh at me for my taste in clothing.

I saw Naruto's eyes lit up when he glanced down the road before a huge grin spread over his lips, I turned my gaze to see he was staring at a car that just passed us.

"Dude Sasuke did you see that 1969 Chevy Camaro! It was in mint condition," Naruto grinned.

"Yeah, if only I could get my hands on one of those." I heard Sasuke mutter.

"I agree, its got everything it needs," I put in.

They turned to me.

"Okay Sakura, care to elaborate on that?" Sasuke asked me.

"Eh?" I twitched.

Shit

"Well?" Sasuke smirked.

"Uh..." I trailed off since I had no idea what to say.

"Come on Sasuke leave her alone." Naruto said as he slapped Sasuke on the back.

"Hey I was only messin' with her." I saw Sasuke grab Naruto in a headlock before the male had a chance to react in time.

"Let me go asshole!" Naruto yelled at him as Sasuke removed his arm and stood up straight to stare at the blond.

"Asshole? Damn Naruto you hurt my feelings." Sasuke mocked with a fake hurt voice.

"What feelings do you have that I could possibly have hurt?" Naruto grinned as Sasuke sighed.

The interaction between the two was amusing, their was no mistaking their friendship and I smiled at the thought. After hearing a piece of Sasuke's past, I was glad Naruto was one of his friends. Sasuke turned to me and I had to blush since I didn't realize I was staring at him until his gaze landed on me. I looked away and stared at the ground before I felt someone grab my arm lightly.

"Alright, lets go, I'm on a tight schedule with that car," Sasuke told us as Naruto nodded.

We headed over to a place called Autozone and when we walked inside I had to gap in awe at all of the things I saw. Sasuke walked over to the counter where he was greeted by one of the employees. I walked over to stand next to him and listened to their exchange of words.

"I'm Sasuke Uchiha, I'm here to pick up the parts I ordered."

"Oh yes, I was expecting you. I'll be right back with your orders." The man left and Sasuke turned to me.

"Where did Naruto go?" He asked me.

"I don't know he ran that way." I pointed in the direction where he went.

Sasuke sighed. "Great he's found the air fresheners."

Naruto came running back holding several car air fresheners. "Sasuke! They have orange scented and even one in the shape of a skull, dude I'm so buying one."

Sasuke raised a brow at him as his eye twitched. I turned to Sasuke when Naruto ran off again, I had never seen this side of Naruto and I guess this side of him only comes out when it involves cars. I giggled lightly as Sasuke raised a brow at me.

"Was he like this when you met him?" I asked.

"Don't even get me started."

"Why?"

"You should have seen him when he saw the seat covers at this other shop." I only laughed before we became silent which I couldn't take.

"So..." I said. "What are you here to get anyway?"

"A fuel pump, motor mount, spark plugs and power steering pump bracket."

My mouth was slightly open, I had no idea what he was talking about, on everything, my mind just drew a blank. He smirked from, I'm guessing, the confusion I knew was written on my face.

"I'll explain later if you want." He said as the guy returned with a bag in his hand, which I assume had the parts in it.

Sasuke pulled out his wallet before taking out his debit card, the man ran it and had him enter his pin. Once the transaction was done, Sasuke thanked the man and grabbed the bag of items he was handed before we turned to stare at Naruto who had made his purchase. He had a grin on his face as we left the store and I think Naruto went a little overboard, he had bought several different air fresheners.

I shook my head as my phone suddenly rang, pulling it out I looked at the caller ID and found that it was Ino. I smiled and answered it as her worried voice sounded in my ear.

"Sakura! Where are you?"

"Ino, calm down I'm with Sasuke and Naru-"

She cut me off. "Ooh what are you doing with Sasuke?" She asked slyly.

"Nothing." I blushed. "I went with him and Naruto so he could pick up some parts for the car he's working on."

"Oh, anyway, I was just worried about you. I went to your house and saw your door open but you weren't there."

"I'll explain that to you later." I stated.

"You can explain it when you come meet me at the mall."

"Fine." I sighed before we said our goodbyes and hung up.

"I'll see you guys later." I turned to the two males. "I have to go meet up with Ino."

"Alright see you later Sakura." Naruto said.

"See ya." I heard from Sasuke when I walked away.

"Hideo really pisses me off." Ino growled. "I can't believe he would stoop so low."

"I'm just lucky Sasuke lived next door."

Ino grinned. "Your knight in shining armor."

"Shut up!" I yelled at her as she laughed at me.

We were sitting at a table in the mall drinking coffee. Ino had immediately asked what happened at my home and about Sasuke and what we did with Naruto today. I sighed as she kept talking she really doesn't know how to keep quiet.

"Ino enough." I cut her off as she looked at me with a pout.

"You're no fun." She crossed her arms and turned away from me.

"Knock it off." I shook my head in amusement.

"So I'm curious." She began. "What do you really think of Sasuke?"

I couldn't stop myself from blushing. "Uh.."

"Come on Sakura, I want to know, I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Well...he's sweet," I smiled softly the blush not leaving my face, "And..."

"Cute." Ino grinned.

"Uh...well...yeah." My face turned a darker shade of red.

"Face it girl, you like him."

"No I don't." I looked away from her.

"Yes you do, your face says it all."

"Is it that obvious?" I asked.

"Uh yeah it is."

"Oh man." I muttered. "I don't think I'm ready for another relationship."

"No one said you have to ask him out now, just get to know him some more first."

"Yeah but..." I trailed off.

"But what?"

"What if he doesn't like me?"

"You'll just have to cross that bridge when you get to it." She said and stood up. "Come on I'm in the mood for some shopping."

She pulled me up and dragged me to a few shops, but I couldn't help but think about Sasuke and what he would say if he found out I liked him.

I heard the sound of an electric tool of some sort coming from Sasuke's home when I returned from the mall with Ino. Curious I walked over to see his garage open, for what I don't know.

Is he working on the car?

There was suddenly a loud noise, it sounded like something was dropped and I think I was right when I heard Sasuke start cursing.

"Fuckin' piece of shit!"

I ran over as fast as I could and when Sasuke came into my line of vision I saw him clutching his hand with one of his eyes clenched shut. Shit. He's pain, what the hell happened? He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his hand before he was about to go inside.

"Sasuke."

He flinched and turned towards me.

"Oh hey."

"Are you alright?" I asked and walked closer to him.

He sighed. "No."

"What happened?"

"This." He unwrapped the towel and showed me his hand.

What I saw made me flinch, his hand was covered in blood and from what I could tell the cut on his hand was pretty deep.

"What did you do?" I grabbed his other arm and pulled him into his house.

I made him sit down on the chair in the kitchen and looked around in the cabinets and drawers.

"The first aid kit is on top of the fridge." He told me and gave a sigh.

I reached up and grabbed it before bringing it over to the table. I pulled a chair over so I could sit in front of him and opened the kit. Zeus came into the kitchen and sat by Sasuke's side as I pulled out bandages and peroxide to clean the cut. I used the towel to wipe the cut of the blood but it kept coming out so I had to move quickly. Once I had it cleaned I grabbed the white bandage wrap and wrapped it up.

Once I finished I heard Sasuke sigh as I went to wash my hands. He stood up and muttered a 'great' and ran his hand through his hair. I turned to him and smiled softly before walking over to stand in front of him.

"Whats wrong?" I asked him.

"I have to get that car repaired, the owner is coming to pick it up in a few days." He paused before continuing. "Now that I have this cut on my hand, its going to make it a lot more difficult."

"Maybe...I can help you."

"You don't know anything about cars." He smirked at me.

"Hey I can learn!" I shouted embarrassingly.

"Oh really?" He asked with his eyebrow raised.

I glared at him.

"Alright, lesson one, identifying the parts." He came to stand behind me and pushed me out into the garage.

He made me stand in front of the car where the hood was up exposing the engine and other components of a car which I didn't know the names of.

"Alright Sakura, where are the spark plugs?" Sasuke asked me.

"Uh..." I hesitated. "Here." I pointed towards the front of the car.

"No." Sasuke smiled and pointed towards the engine.

"Oh," I muttered recognizing the parts Sasuke bought today.

This began my first lesson, Sasuke spent most of the day showing me the parts and helping me attach them to their correct places on the car. I was surprised he took the time to explain what each part did and how it worked and I was amazed I found it interesting.

I helped him replace the fuel pump which made us get a little dirty since we had to get underneath the car. I wasn't so enthusiastic about that since I never like to purposely get dirty, but I actually had fun learning about it especially when Sasuke and I teased each other.

I couldn't help but think that I'm falling for him.

I just walked out of the hospital after working my shift. But as soon as I stepped outside I saw that it was raining and I groaned before running to my car and hurriedly unlocked the door and got into the driver's seat. It was nearing eleven at night, I can't believe I let Tsunade talk me into staying late, I don't like being out here at this time of night. Something about the night scared me, whether from past feelings or with what happened with Hideo I just didn't like it out here.

I put the key into the ignition and started the engine, once I pulled out of the parking lot I stopped at a red light and waited for it to turn green. It was weird being the only one on the road right now, but I guess everyone else was at home in bed already, which is where I wish I was at the moment instead of out here.

When the light turned green I went to step on the gas petal but it suddenly stopped. Shit. I turned off the ignition and tried to start it but all I got was silence from the car. I sighed with frustration and looked out the window to see the rain coming down harder, I won't be able to get out to look under the hood.

I pulled out my phone and dialed Ino's number but she didn't answer, she had to be in bed right now and I know how my best friend is, she is hard to wake up. I went through my contact list and bit my lip when I came across Sasuke's number. With a quick inhale of breath, I dialed his number, I sat there for a few seconds and when I didn't think he was going to answer I was about to hang up when a voice came over the line.

"Hello?"

"Sasuke?"

"Sakura?"

"Yeah."

"What's up?"

"Um, I was working a late shift at the hospital and my car broke down when I left."

"Where are you at?"

After telling him where I currently was he told me he would be here as fast as he could. I said my thanks and we hung up, I leaned my head back against the seat as I felt cold chills run over my arms, its a little chilly in here. I tugged my jacket closer to my body and sighed. Just my luck to have my car break down on me, it seems like I'm prone to bad luck and it was really starting to piss me off to say the least.

Then again if that were the case, I wouldn't have gotten the chance to meet Sasuke. Just thinking about him made me smile.

It felt like forever until I saw lights in front of me I squinted as somebody got out of the car, they were wearing a jacket with the hood up over their head but the jacket was still unzipped. They came over and tapped on the window on the driver's side of my car, and since I couldn't roll it down I opened the door.

"Trouble pinky?" I saw Sasuke smirk as he said this.

"Yes," I admitted with a blush on my face.

"Pop the hood." I nodded and leaned down to pull the black switch which would release the hood from the latch so Sasuke could open it. I couldn't see what he was doing, but when he closed the hood he walked back over to my side of the car.

"Your battery is dead, you'll have to get one in the morning."

"What about my car, I can't just leave it here in the middle of the road."

"I know that," He said with as he rolled his eyes, "I'll have to push it to the side of the road until morning."

"But-

"Sakura I can't do anything without a battery, and there aren't any auto-shops open right now." I nodded and I got out of the car as Sasuke sat in the driver's seat and put the car in neutral or drive I don't know, I was shivering too much I wasn't really paying attention. He got out and stood next to the door and began to push the car and I'm surprised he was able to do it by himself, then again, he must do this a lot.

Once he had pushed my car into a spot where it wouldn't get hit by another vehicle he gestured for me to get in his car. I nodded and walked over to the passenger side and opened the door and got inside. Sasuke must have saw I was shivering since he reached to turn on the heater which I was grateful for.

"Thanks for coming to pick me up." I said to him as he turned down a road to head towards our neighborhood.

"Hn." Was his response but he continued on to speak. "Its no problem."

"Still, I appreciate it." I smiled as he turned to me briefly before returning his attention back to the road.

He pulled into his driveway when we got to his home and shut off the engine before turning to me. I smiled again as he shook his head in amusement which caused me to turn red from embarrassment. I can't help but feel this way whenever I see him give that smirk and I hope someday I can actually see him give a real smile.

"So I guess I'll see you tomorrow then?" I grinned.

"Yeah I guess so." He responded. "Ready to go out in the rain?"

"Yes." I said and opened the door as Sasuke did the same.

He came around to my side and lifter his jacket over my head so it covered me and ran with me to my house. When we got to the door he stood in front of me drenched as much as I was and ran a hand through his wet hair.

"See ya pinky." He said with a wink and turned to leave.

I grabbed his arm and pulled him down to leave a kiss on his cheek. "Thanks." I turned to go into my home as Sasuke stared at me, and if I wasn't mistaken I could swear I saw him blushing as he turned to run to his house.

I grinned at the thought, maybe there is hope for us. Maybe we can be more than just friends.

It was around ten when I awoke the next morning, I woke up to the sound of barking and someone yelling? I got out of my bed and walked over to the window, what I saw made me giggle. Sasuke was in his backyard playing with Zeus, and from the looks of it, Zeus had knocked Sasuke to the ground and now they were wrestling. Sasuke managed to get up and run and I wondered briefly why Sasuke didn't have any mud on him from the ground being wet. Had the water from the rain already dried up? I saw something black following Zeus and him, it looked like another dog maybe?

Curious I ran to get dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a black t-shirt and left my house after slipping on my white tennis shoes. As soon as I stepped outside it felt like I walked into an oven, its hot out here, stupid weather changes drastically you don't know what to expect anymore. I ran over to Sasuke's yard and snuck in through the gate, I peered around his house and my eyes brightened up when I saw my assumption was right. There was a black and brown puppy chasing Sasuke alongside Zeus.

"Sasuke."

Sasuke jumped and turned to me with a surprised look. "Oh hey," He picked up the puppy and walked over to me with Zeus at his side.

"Who's the little guy?"

"Girl."

"Oh." I grinned sheepishly. "Who's the little girl than?" I smiled.

"This is Shelly."

"She's so cute. What kind of dog is she?"

"A doberman pinscher," Sasuke told me and I reached out to pet her. "She was supposed to be a surprise gift but..."

"But what?"

"You already found out about her."

"What?" I asked him with a surprised look.

"She is a gift for you, after what happened with your ex I called around town looking for a dog, and since doberman pinschers are protective of their owners I figured she would be perfect for you." Sasuke explained and I looked into his eyes as his cheeks became a light shade of pink.

"Aw, you're blushing."

"What?! No I'm not." He turned away and scratched the back of his head.

I giggled at him and he turned to me. "Hey I was only thinking of your safety."

"Sasuke, thank you." I smiled at him and he gave me the smirk that I loved seeing.

He set Shelly on the ground and she sat down to stare up at us, Zeus on the other hand went behind me and I suddenly felt myself be nudged into Sasuke. I bumped into his chest and he wrapped his arms around me as a reaction from thinking I was going to fall. I looked up at him as he gazed down at me, our faces were only inches apart and for a few seconds I thought he was going to kiss me but when he pulled away I blushed a deep shade of red.

"Sorry." I muttered and stood up straight as he looked to Zeus with an eyebrow raised.

If I didn't know any better I would think Zeus did that on purpose and if my guessing is correct I think Sasuke was thinking the same thing.

"We can go get the battery for your car now." He said to get rid of the silence that fell between us.

"Okay sounds like a plan." I agreed with a nod of my head and he gestured for me to follow him into his home as the dogs walked behind us. "Then what do we do after you install it."

"Me?" He smirked. "You want to learn right, so you'll be the one putting it in."

Damn it.

Next Chapter: Timing

I walked into Sasuke's garage to see him fumbling with some things under the hood of the car, but he seemed to be having some trouble from the cut on his hand. I came up behind him and touched his shoulder as I said. "Needs some help."

I didn't expect him to jump but when he did he ended up hitting his head on the car's hood. "Shit." He muttered and placed his hand on the sore spot before turning to me.

"Damn Sakura, don't do that."

"Sorry." I giggled.

"It's not funny."

I bit my lip as he leaned against the car and crossed his arms. "May I help you?"

"I only asked if you wanted some help?" I said as I stuck my tongue out. "And I was wondering, what would you do if you saw your parents again?" I asked after recalling what we had talked about earlier.

I saw him stiffen before turning away from me and that's when I realized I shouldn't have asked.

A/N Okay, hope this chapter wasn't too bad, I'm just a bit tired so please read and review.

P.S If things go the way I planned, One Night should be updated by tonight or tomorrow.