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It had been a few weeks since I had joined the soccer team. Everyone seemed to get along with me perfectly… as long as their name wasn't Sasuke. He still seemed to hate me. Nothing I said or did seemed to change his mind about his opinion of me.

Our first game was scheduled today and I was completely ready. I never got pre-game jitters. Besides I was playing a bunch of boys; how hard could they be?

Neither one of my parents could come to my first game as they were both to "busy." I was used to it though. The last season I had played soccer the combined time that the two of them spent at all my games was about an hour…. between the two of them. I sure felt loved.

"Now, I want all of you to do your best out there. These guys are pretty tough but you guys have what it takes. Alright, my starters are…. Let me see here…. Sasuke, Naruto, Lee, Neji, Kiba, and Sakura, Now go out there and get em'." Kakashi said. After his pep talk he pulled me aside and said "Now, look, Sakura. I want you to be careful out there. These guys are a bunch of jerks. Every time we play them they get a bunch of fouls. Now if one of those boys hurts you I want you to tell me, ok? Don't be afraid to show it. You may be excellent at soccer but if you get hurt I want to know right away."

"Will do, Kakashi-sensei." I said, and then went to join my teammates.

The game started quickly. Neji was in the goal, Kiba and Lee were on defense and Sasuke, Naruto, and I were on offense.

In the first five minutes we managed to score two goals. "Why are they going easy on us?" I heard Sasuke mutter. "Because they see that we have a girl on our team; they're holding back." Naruto replied.

"Good. More goals for us that way." I said to them. Naruto looked a little embarrassed that I had overheard their conversation. Sasuke, however, just looked at me. I sighed. I wondered what I had done that had made him hate me so much. Was it because I was better than him at soccer? Maybe…. but this seemed personal.

Soon there was only a minute left on the clock. We were down one point. I could see the stress in Sasuke's eyes about that point. The ref blew the whistle, signaling to begin playing again. The boy that was in front of Sasuke sneered at me. In fact, the whole team was watching me with a certain… hunger in their eyes. I shivered. What weirdos.

Sasuke kicked the ball and I ran after him. The boy in front of me tried to grab my arm. I dodged him and kept running. No way was I going to let a few boys do better than me.

"Sasuke!" I yelled trying to get his attention. He had two of the defensemen on him while I was completely free.

We locked eyes and he kicked it up and over the heads of the people that were guarding him. I let the ball hit my chest and let it roll down my body until it hit the ground. Then I ran with it.

Nobody could keep up with me. I was, after all, very, very fast. The goalie's eyes widened as I came closer. I stopped right in front of the goal. Everyone else was at least 5 feet behind me. I took a deep breath to calm myself before I kicked the ball as hard as I could at the net. The goalie didn't even move to stop it, which was good, because if it had hit him it probably would've left a good sized bruise.

All of a sudden something ran into me from behind. I went flying. I put my arms out to catch myself. I landed on the ground hard. I struggled to catch my breath. When that douche bag had hit me all the air had gone out of me.

"Sakura! Are you ok?" I heard Naruto yell as he ran over to where I had fallen. He helped me up and I dusted myself off. I took a deep breath. It felt good to breathe again.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just got the breath knocked out of me." I reassured him.

"…sir! It was an accident. I didn't see her there!" I heard someone say. I turned around to see who was talking.

"Accident or no accident she still gets a penalty kick." The ref said. The boy he was talking to had light brown hair and green eyes. His hair looked so gelled down it didn't look like it moved at all. He glared at me as the ref made his way over to me.

"Miss, you get a penalty kick." The ref said to me.

"Ok." I replied. I went to the place where I would kick and waited for the ball. I saw Kakashi talking to the ref. The ref nodded and said something to which Kakashi nodded and then sat down on the bench with the rest of the team.

The ref then came over with the ball and placed it carefully in front of me. He stepped out of the way. He looked at me and said "Whenever you're ready." I nodded.

I took a few steps back and closed my eyes for a moment, trying to calm myself. My heart was pounding and I took a few deep breaths to regulate my breathing. Then I was ready.

I opened my eyes and started running towards the ball. I swung my foot back and kicked the ball as hard as I could. The goalie looked afraid as the ball came hurtling towards him. He leapt for it anyway. It just brushed his fingers and then it hit the ground.

My team went wild. Everyone ran over to me and tackled me to the ground. "You did it!" They all yelled. When they were done with that they helped me up and led me over to where Kakashi was.

"I want everyone to know how proud I am of them. You all did very well. Good job on scoring us the winning goal Sakura. How about we go out to eat at DQ in celebration of our first win this season?" he asked the team.

There was a bunch of Yeah!'s.

"Alright, everyone tell your parents to bring you to DQ. I'll see you guys there." Kakashi said. He strode off.

I walked over to where Sasuke was pulling off his cleats and putting on his regular shoes. "Um, Sasuke?" I asked him.

"Let me guess. You want a ride to DQ? Well then I guess the answer is yes, considering you saved our asses today." He said.

I breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks."

"Hn." Was all he said. What was that supposed to me? Was it closer to a yes or a no? Or maybe it was a maybe….

I was just about to open my mouth to ask him what that meant when he said "Let's go. Wait, change your shoes. I don't want to get any dirt in my car." He said. I sat down on the spot he had just vacated and dug through my soccer to find the extra flip flops I always kept in there. I found them and pulled them out. I bent over and started to untie my left shoe. The knot was really tight and I had to pick at it for like five minutes before it would come undone.

"You take too long." Sasuke said before he kneeled down beside me and took my right foot into his lap and started working at the laces. I froze for a second and then continued working on getting my shoe off. Sasuke's fingers kept brushing my ankle, every time that happened I would always get these weird tingles. They felt good… but I knew he wasn't doing it on purpose.

When both my feet were bare I slipped them into my flip flops. We walked to Sasuke's car. All of a sudden Kiba ran up to us and said "Ok, listen. Neji can't come because he has to see his uncle for something, and Gaara and Kankuro have to start heading home because you KNOW how far they live out in the country. Lee can't come because apparently he's having family night tonight. Shikamaru doesn't want to go to DQ because he thinks it's a drag. Naruto can't go because he got banned from DQ because he threw his ice cream at the cashier that one time. Choji's broke and I can't go because I have to give Akamaru a bath tonight. Sorry guys. I'm pretty sure Kakashi can still go though." Kiba looked out of breath once he said that.

"That's ok. Maybe another time then." I said, smiling at Kiba.

"See you guys Monday then." Kiba said waving.

Sasuke and I walked to his car in silence. I could tell Sasuke was thinking about something by the way he was just glaring into the air.

We put our bags in his trunk and then got into his car. Sasuke put the key in the ignition and turned on the car. Immediately, music blasted from his speakers. I winced and turned the volume down a little bit. Don't Trust Me by 3Oh!3 was playing. I started singing along.

"Don't trust a hoe! Never trust a hoe! Won't trust a hoe! Cuz' the hoe won't trust me!" I sang.

I looked over at Sasuke. He looked like he was trying not to laugh.

"Are you laughing at my awesome singing skills or my mad dance moves?" I asked him. Ok, I'll admit it sometimes my body moves of its own accord when I'm dancing. I think it could possibly be a disease.

"Both." He said and then dissolved into a fit of laughter. I laughed along with him. I realized that Sasuke had a really nice laugh. It made me want to hear it more often.

"Why don't you laugh more often?" I asked him when we had managed to calm ourselves.

He shrugged. "I guess I just don't find that many things funny."

"That's a shame. If I had a laugh half as nice as yours I'd be laughing all the time just to hear it." I blurted out. I blushed and slapped my hand over my mouth.

He glanced over at me and said "You think I have a good laugh?" I just nodded. It would be safer if I didn't say anything. Lest I admit how much about him I liked. Ok now I sounded like one of his annoying fan girls.

But seriously? What girl COULD resist Sasuke Uchiha? I mean he was like the most popular guy at school, played my favourite sport, was actually good at that sport, got kickass grades, and his killer looks might have been a part of it too. That sexy spiked black hair that looked so soft, the type of hair that just begged to be touched. Plus those dark eyes of his that looked like they could see right into your soul. He really was beautiful.

Speaking of beautiful…. Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney came on. I sang this one to Sasuke. He seemed to find this amusing.

At the end of the song we pulled into the DQ parking lot. Sasuke's phone started ringing. He picked it up. "Hello?" He listened for a few minutes and then said "I understand. We just pulled into the parking lot. *sigh* I guess we'll just eat anyway. Ok well I guess I'll see you Monday." And then he hung up.

He sat there for a moment before he said anything "That was Kakashi he said he couldn't come. He never really gave a reason…. All of them bailing? That seems…"

"Really coincidental?" I filled in for him. "Yeah." He said looking at me.

"You wanna head in?" I asked him.

"Might as well. We're here aren't we?" he replied. We got out of the car and headed into the DQ. There wasn't a line so we went right up to the counter. I looked at the menu. "Do you just have regular chocolate ice cream?" I asked the girl behind the counter.

She wasn't looking at me. She was looking over my shoulder a something. I turned around and saw Sasuke there. I rolled my eyes. Of course.

"Hey." I said, snapping my fingers in front of her face. She blinked and looked at me a little dazedly. "Do you have any regular chocolate ice cream?" I repeated.

"Um… I guess so. Does your friend want something?" she asked me hopefully. I looked at Sasuke over my shoulder and winked before I said "Do you want something, sweetheart?" Sasuke looked a little surprised but then just mutely shook his head.

"Just the chocolate ice cream please." I said giving the girl a smile. She was glaring daggers at me now. I just let my smile widen.

She punched the order into the cash register. "1.57." was all she said. I handed her two bucks and waited patiently for her to give me my change.

After I finally got my ice cream Sasuke and I went and sat down in one of the booths.

"Can I try it?" Sasuke asked me when I was in mid-lick. I stopped and stared at him for a second. He held out his hand for my cone. I finished my lick and then said "Sure I guess… just don't get your slobber all over it I don't want to catch you disease." (Not that I wouldn't mind getting his slobber in my mouth….)

Sasuke just smirked and then took the cone from my hand. He licked almost all the way around and the handed it back to me.

"So what was that about earlier?" he asked me.

"Oh, you mean at the cash?" I asked him. He nodded.

"Please Sasuke. That girl was totally one step away from jumping over the counter and attacking you with her mouth. I had to save myself from that image if not you from the shame." I said. He just gave me a blank look.

"You mean you didn't notice her looking at you like a piece of meat?" I asked him in shock.

He shook his head. "Hmm. You have bad observation skills then." He opened his mouth to say something but I-having finished my ice cream- said "Hold that thought. I have to pee." Then I got up and walked to the bathroom.

I quickly relieved myself and washed my hands. Then I went back out to where Sasuke was. I saw a few boys standing around our booth. Sasuke was one of them. I went to stand beside him.

"Sasuke?" I asked him looking up at him, "What's going on?"

"Nothing. Just talking to these guys." He said. I looked at them. All of them were on the team we had just played against. The leader seeming to be the guy with the hair that didn't move.

"Who's this Sasuke? Your girlfriend? I saw her play tonight. She was way better than you guys. She should be playing on our team." The guy with the stiff hair said.

"Actually, yes. I am his girlfriend. This was our celebration for WINNING against you guys." I said putting my arm around Sasuke's waist. I could feel how tense he was, although you wouldn't have been able to tell if you weren't touching him.

The guy with the hard hair looked between the two of us. "I don't believe you. Prove it."

Sasuke and I realized what this guy was asking us to do at the same time. We looked at each other. There was an apology in his eyes.

He put his hands on either side of my face. I closed my eyes just as his lips touched mine. I lifted my arms up and put them around his neck. I knotted my fingers into his hair. It was just as soft as it looked. He gently bit my bottom lip. He tasted like chocolate.

He was the one that pulled away. He looked at the jerk with hard hair and said "Believe us now?"

The jerk was seething but then he seemed to grow calm. "Yes, but," here he looked at me, "if you ever get tired of this poser come find me." He smiled as if he was actually attractive.

"In your dreams. Besides if I tried to run my fingers through your hair they'd probably get stuck and I'd have to deal with you forever. I mean seriously, does your hair even MOVE?" I told him.

"When I want it to." Was all he said and then he turned to his cronies. "Come on. Let's go. We wouldn't want to be seen with them." And then they just left.

"Look I'm really sorry about that." Sasuke said to me. "Don't worry about it. Let's just get out of here." Was all I said. We walked out to his car.

We didn't talk as he drove me home. He pulled up to my front door and said "Look I real-" I cut him by pressing my lips to his. I really couldn't resist the feel of his skin against mine.

I think he was a little surprised because he didn't really respond. I ran my tongue along his bottom lip. That got him back into action. He tried to pull me a little closer but the stupid middle console was in the way. I was about ready to jump over the console and into his lap.

He tore his lips from mine and started to kiss his way down to my neck. I gasped when I felt a trace of tongue on my neck.

"Maybe I should…. Go inside… soon…" I said breathlessly.

"So soon?" he asked me against my neck.

"Well maybe in a few…. minutes." I said. I felt Sasuke smile against my neck. "Good." He said.

He moved his mouth to mine again. This kiss was hotter, deeper, slower than the others. It burned a slow fire in my stomach.

I broke away gasping for air. "I really think I should go inside now." I said to Sasuke.

He nodded. "I think that would be best… Oh and Sakura?"

"Yes?" I said turning to look at him. "I think it would be best if we didn't tell the others." He said.

I nodded. "I agree. It's for the best. For now it'll be our secret." And then I got out of the car. I went up to my front door and unlocked it. I heard Sasuke's car zoom away but I didn't turn back to see him go.

My parents still weren't home from work so I went up to my bedroom. I flopped on my bed and tried to forget all about Sasuke, otherwise I would never get to sleep. Man! What a night!