Bundyangel: AND! Here we are with chapter 2!! Yay! Well I'm glad I got lots of positive feedback and people didn't flail me alive for out of character-ness. Well I'll stop blathering and get to my stalker-… err I mean reviewers!
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Disclaimer:
Me: I do not own Naruto the series in anyway. I claim nothing but this craptastic plot.
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Loving Other People – Chapter 2
By Bundyangel
'This' is thoughts or italics
"This" is talking
'This' is inner Sakura
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She had to give Naruto credit, she really did. He tried, oh he tried so hard but it was in vain. She couldn't do it, he couldn't do it, and they both knew it. They both knew he had started loosing interest in her, and she really had none to begin with. That's why she had to end the date while they still had friendship intact.
Training had turned into a solitude thing. You trained on what you lack skill in, you didn't bother Kakashi with his literature and you didn't talk to one another, unless it was an assurance of health.
For those of you who are stupi-... I mean slow, that's means, you did your own thing, you let Kakashi giggle at his smut, and you only spoke to make sure Naruto hadn't killed himself.
So that's all there was to it. Sasuke shot glares at everything that moved, Naruto trained to the point of exhaustion, and Sakura turned half the training ground into a quarry to let out some frustration.
After about five hours of training, they all parted ways to go do whatever they wanted; Brood, inhale high in sodium products, or to take a shower.
Except Kakashi. He giggled. A lot.
For another four hours.
Fucking Pervert.
After heading home and taking a shower, Sakura had fallen asleep reading a medical book on her couch. She had the weirdest dream. She had been captured by her hair and was forced to cut it before being beaten for a good ten minutes. They she saw Sasuke leave the village and call her annoying. She saw Naruto in the hospital covered in bandages, and then she was crying. Waking up Sakura scratched at her fuzzy hair when it came to her. It was all real, it did happen.
Well…
FUCK.
Looking at the clock and seeing it to be about 5:30, Sakura yawned and trudged up to her room. Cracking her back and fingers she threw open her closet and stared at it. Sakura felt her eye twitch again,
'Well someone had a fucking revelation didn't they?'
'Shut the hell up Inner. This is probably your fault.'
'What? Its MY fault you have no variety in clothes and have a tendency to dress in a horrid brick red color that makes your skin look shallow in a attempt to draw attention away from the fact you have a complex with your forehead and hair in general?'
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'Outer?'
'……………….. '
'…. Outer? Are you okay?'
'It makes my skin look shallow?'
'THAT'S what you're most concerned with?! UGH. Just pull on the newest version of your outfit. You're going for Ramen. Like Naruto will dress differently?'
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'Oh for gods sake what NOW?!'
'But it makes my skin look shallow! I don't want to wear it anymore!'
'Oh for the love of... SAKURA! Look at your closet. You have NOTHING else. Just put it on and go shopping later.'
'… Fine.'
Making a face mentally at Inner Sakura, Sakura pulled on her traditional red sleeveless top, black skintight shorts, and cream zippered skirt. Determined to look different even if only a little, Sakura stomped into her bathroom and slammed the door.
Coming out about a half hour later, Sakura was proud of herself. She had pulled her hair into a high ponytail, straitening it so it hung more smoothly then the random spikes her hair liked doing. Instead of the larger chunks of her bangs, she had one smaller section of hair on either side of her face, curled lightly so it hung near her ears, instead of in her eyes. The rest pinned back into the ponytail.
Sakura in general had an avoidance to makeup, but wanting to appear nice, had a light mint colored eye shadow on to bring out her eyes and some clear lip gloss.
Smirking in pride, Sakura bounced down her stairs and pulled on her knee high boots, locking her door behind her at 6:20 and heading off to her most visited Ramen stand.
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Sakura felt her mouth drop open as she saw Naruto. He was waiting, patiently, in front of Ichiraku, with no headband, wearing a plain black t-shirt and long orange pants, 15 minutes early.
Sakura could never say afterward what had her speechless, the fact Naruto dressed up for her, he was early, or he wasn't shoving ramen down his throat while standing within arm distance of his favorite food spot.
Shaking herself out of her thoughts she looked up in time to see bright blue eyes as she was enveloped in another of Naruto's patent hugs,
"Sakura-chaaaaaaaan! You look great! And we're both early! This is great! C'mon lets go get Ramen!" Sakura nodded and smiled at Naruto once he let her go,
"Thanks Naruto-kun. Sounds great." Beaming at each other they walked into Ichiraku and perched on the tall chairs, ordering their favorite ramen.
That led you to this point.
Sakura knew it wasn't fair. She didn't have romantic feelings for the blond idiot, and she knew his were basically gone. She knew this wasn't right to do this to him, but she had asked and he had accepted and Sakura was determined to at least try and prove that Sasuke wasn't her sun and moon.
But it was awkward after a while.
They had been on the date for about two and a half hours, making it 9:15 PM. They had left Ichiraku about 45 minutes earlier and were wandering around the less crowded streets of Konoha as they chatted.
They had talked about everything in relation to them. Hinata, Rock Lee's speed, Tsunade's addiction to alcohol, Why, once again, Sasuke left and came back, the next round of people who were going to become Jounin. And even why Sai made the crude jokes he did.
But even so, during the whole thing all Sakura could feel was friendship, and a sibling's affection. Sakura could tell by the look in Naruto's eyes that he must likely feel the same. That was why she gave me credit for the effort but she chose to stop the charade.
Looking up at the darkened sky, Sakura located some stars beginning to twinkle and the moon just peaking over some mountains in the distance. It had cooled some, but Sakura didn't notice, and apparently neither did Naruto. Taking a deep breath Sakura steeled her resolve to be honest and end it,
"Naruto?" He looked up,
"Yeah?" Sakura sighed,
"This doesn't feel right, does it?" She heard Naruto sigh as well,
"No, no it doesn't."
"See you tomorrow for training?"
"Of course Sakura-chan! … Sakura-chan?"
"Yeah?"
"You are aware I do know you asked me out to piss off Sasuke aren't you?" Sakura froze in her tracks.
"Fuck."
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End Chapter 2 of Loving Other People.
Bundyangel: Yes well another chapter over and done with. There was a tiny bit of angst in here, but I felt like it flowed well and stayed mostly true to humor and fluffy evilness XDD
I'll once again apologize. I don't use a beta. I check everything over myself, and although I do have spell check it doesn't catch everything. So I'm sorry if there are any spelling or grammatical errors.
Thanks for reading! Reviews are appreciated!
