Fans and Cherryblossoms || Chapter 02: Getting Closer

A/N: OMFG the previous chapter sucks xD I'm really bored so I decided to finish the second chapter today. Whoaa, it's been weeks ^^" If you're confused, this is the "second day." The first and third part is from Sasuke's perspective, and the second one is from Sakura's. I know this is quite a long chapter, but that's what I get for not posting for so long ^^; And if I confused you because of the title of the previous chapter, "3 DAYS BEFORE", I'm really sorry! =_= The 3rd day is the day after this/the big day. Kay? I'm sorry!

Part I: Sasuke Uchiha

As I entered Konoha High, a girl with long, orange hair approached me.

"Sasuke-kun?" she asked shyly.

I looked down at her, and asked, "What?"

She smiled and asked, "did you get my email?"

I realized that she was the sender.

"Yes."

She smiled a wider smile and asked, "so...?"

"Please do not send me an email again," I said, and walked off.

I could hear her footsteps, running to her friends. I could even hear her crying.

Stupid girl.

I walked to Naruto and Sai. They were sitting on 'the bench.' MY bench.

"Hey Sasuke!" Naruto greeted me. He gave me a high-five.

"Good morning, Uchiha-sama," Sai said. I nodded at him.

"Sai-kun!" someone yelled.

We all turned around to see Ino, Hinata AND Sakura standing there.

"Good morning, Ino," Sai greeted his girlfriend.

Naruto stuck his tongue in disgust and grinned at Hinata.

I was about to call him stupid when Sakura greeted me a good morning.

"Good morning, Sasuke-kun," she told me shyly. I gulped and then quickly hid my discomfort.

"Good morning," I replied simply.

She handed me package. I stared at it.

"It's for you. I bought it weeks ago, but I somehow couldn't..." Her voice trailed off as she blushed.

My fingers brushed through her hand as I took the package. I could feel her shiver.

The package was covered neatly with white gift wrapping paper and a pink ribbon. I placed it in my backpack.

"Thank you," I replied simply. Sakura nodded at me with a weak smile.

Ino nudged me and Naruto in the elbow.

"Hey, Ino, quit it!" Naruto yelled as he rubbed his elbow.

"This afternoon. Decorations. My house," Ino whispered.

"Oh yeah!" Naruto whispered back excitedly.

I nodded at Ino.

"Ino?" Sakura asked as she looked at her watch.

"Yep?" Ino asked in reply with a smile.

"The second bell is about to ring."

Ino dramatically slapped her forehead and replied, "sure, Sakura, LET'S GO!!!~ Hinata, you coming?!"

"Oh... oh yes!" Hinata replied shyly.

"Goodbye, Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled at her as she ran away.

"You dobe, don't scare her like that," I told Naruto, annoyed.

"Yo Sasuke, don't tell me what to do," Naruto replied and gave me a light punch in the shoulder.

I glared at him and he ran to our classroom. I ran, determined to catch him, somehow. And I could her Sai humming happily behind me, following.

The gang met again after dismissal, with TenTen, Neji, Rock Lee, Choji, Shikamaru and Kiba plus Akamaru.

Ino appeared behind us and whispered, "Look...-OHGODSAKURAISCOMING!-I have to distract Sakura. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you guys out with the decorations, but they're all on the couch. Now go you guys are on your own. Sai, turn your mobile on and we'll communicate that way. No run along NOW!"

Everybody ran but I turned to Ino with doubt.

She waved me off and mouthed, "GO!"

I sighed and ran with the others.

Part II: Sakura Haruno

"Ino?" I asked, walking toward my best friend. "Where are the others going? Even Hinata's gone."

Ino turned to me with a big smile that scared me a little.

"Sai's treating them today, " she replied.

"To what?"

"Sushi."

"But Naruto hates sushi... and Sasuke-kun, too."

"Uh... and ramen."

"I see."

I stared at Ino with doubt.

"Sakura dear, remove that frown off your face. I'll be treating you today."

"Really?"

"Yes! Now off we go!" She dragged me.

I stopped in my tracks. "Why can't we eat with the others?"

"Sakura dear, I don't want you to waste your time eating stuff you won't like."

"But I love sushi AND ramen!" I pouted.

"You just want to see Sasuke-kun, don't you?" she told me with a grin.

I blushed. That wasn't in my mind, but now that she mentioned it... I blushed.

"I knew it! I knew it!" she yelled out loud, with her finger in the air, ignoring my whispers to keep quiet. She dragged me out of the school.

Part III: Sasuke Uchiha

Time check: 8:30 PM.

I sighed as I pinned more fake cherryblossoms on the curtains.

"Egad Sai, it's past 8!" Naruto complained.

Choji rubbed his freakishly large stomach and yelled, "Yeah and I'm hungry!"

Kiba and Akamaru were sleeping.

Shikamaru yawned and said, "This is such a drag..."

Neji didn't come and TenTen didn't come, either.

Rock Lee was sleeping on top of Akamaru.

To everyone's surprise, Sai suddenly grew serious, and said,

"I do not care if it's past 8, Naruto-san. Choji-san, go grab chips from the kitchen. Kiba-san, Lee-san, Akamaru-chan, wake the hell up! Shikamaru-san, you say that all the time."

Everyone stared at him with wide eyes, in horror.

Suddenly, I laughed.

Now everybody stared at me.

"You're getting weirder by the day, Sauce-kay," Naruto told me with a snicker.

"Watch your tongue, dobe," I replied.

"No you watch it!"

"What the hell has gotten into you?!"

"Sauce... kay... sauce... kay..."

My eyes widened and we were about to pummel each other when Ino appeared.

"Everybody okay?" She asked us with a smile.

"Yeah... we're okay. We're sauc-y!~" Naruto replied.

I growled under my breath.

"Whoa, chill," Ino told me, half-smiling and half-laughing. "Anyway the house looks great, you guys can go home now."

"FINALLY!" Choji said, throwing his hands up in the air, then placing them on his stomach. "Hey Ino, got some food around here?"

"All you think about is food, Choo-kun," Ino replied, frowning.

"Where's Sakura-chan?" Hinata suddenly spoke up.

Ino flashed us a big grin as she said, "I wore her out today! She's sweating at home!"

"How did you manage to do that?" asked Hinata.

"I dragged her here, there and everywhere!" Ino answered, proud.

In my mind images of Sakura coughing out blood because of Ino's actions disturbed my inner peace.

All of a sudden, I remembered that I didn't have a gift yet. I froze.

"Okay people, come back tomorrow at 5:30 PM for the party and get your gifts ready..."

I tried my best to remain calm at the mention of the word 'gift', but I couldn't. I walked to the door and walked out with everyone's eyes on me. It was a surprise that I got out of that wretched house without a sweat. I thought I'd run out like a maniac.