Look A Like
Chapter 1
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Jealous of the one whose arms are around you,
if she's keeping you satisfied.
Jealous of the one who finally found you,
the one who made your sun and your stars collide.
She's a very, very lucky girl.
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No matter how much Sakura thought of that girl, Yoko, she still couldn't bring herself to despise her. Well, she knew she did dislike her for somethings. One being that she was exactly like herself, and that she was Sasuke's girlfriend.Which, bothered Sakura to no extent. How could Yoko win Sasuke over when Sakura couldn't? What was the difference, anyway? Even if Sakura was trying to get over Sasuke, she still couldn't think of any reasons why.
Was it that Sasuke had realized that he had loved Sakura, and then he met Yoko and decided that she would do good? Or was it that, when he met Yoko, he had reminded him so much of Sakura, and finally realized that he had loved Sakura, so he went out with Yoko?
Sakura had thought of these things all day, causing her to go off focus sometimes as she worked her shifts in the hospital. Tsunade did not let this go un-noticed.
"Sakura, is Sasuke's homecoming really bothering you that much?" Tsunade had asked during their lunch time that they spent together. Sakura shook her head.
"No, not at all." Sakura lied, as she took a bite from her sandwich, which she was really disliking at the moment. Tsunade shook her head. "Don't lie to me, Sakura."
Sakura sighed. "Fine. It's his girlfriend."
Tsunade raised her brows. "Aa. You mean the medic-nin? The one with the dark-pink hair and green eyes?"
She asked. Sakura nodded. "Yeahp, also known as my Look a like." Tsunade nodded. "Ah, I see where you're getting at." Sakura nodded. "Yeah."
They both finished off their lunches, and with respective bids of goodbyes, they went their ways and went back to work.
Sakura had received a phone call from Yoko later that day before her last shift had ended. "Sakura! I was just wondering if you would like to come over for dinner?" Sakura didn't answer right away at Yoko's cheery voice. "Um, are you sure, Yoko? I don't want to put you through all the cooking and --"
"No, it's fine Sakura! It's not everyday you get to cook for someone else, rather than Sasuke." Sakura felt something die inside her a bit, but shrugged it off. "Sure, I'll be there at 7."
She hung up the phone with a dying sigh. She'd haveto get used to this girl, if she was going to be with Sasuke for so long.
Sakura had bustled around all day at work, getting off focus most of the time. She couldn't help but think of this Yoko girl. No matter what, all her thoughts led up to Sasuke, Yoko and what not. Sasuke's and Yoko's relationship was pretty close. They didn't show much PDA, but sometimes they did. Sometimes Yoko would ignore Sasuke, as did he. And sometimes, you couldn't pry them apart. What was it with these two? Sakura knew that Sasuke wasn't an open type, and that he didn't really show his emotions. But now, he's been more open a bit, trying to get into the conversations. He had actually laughed at Naruto, surprisingly, and Yoko, smiled as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
So, Sasuke hadchanged after all. But Sakura still couldn't help but pick over the little things that Yoko did when she was around Sasuke. Sakura wanted to look after him, because she knew what he liked and disliked. Every time Yoko would do something that Sakura knew Sasuke wouldn't like, she wanted to scream at her face and say, "No! Sasuke-kun doesn't like that!" Sakura was scared that Yoko would mistreat him, and things would turn out bad at the end.
But sometimes when Yoko would do something that Sasuke wouldn't like, he would merely just shrug it off and go with the flow. This pained Sakura, thinking that her Sasuke-kun had changed. She didn't like change, but she knew it was good. She knew that it was weird for her to think this: She missed the arrogant, cold-hearted, Sasuke-kun.
His arrogant side still showed sometimes, mostly around Naruto, which was not surprising. When Sakura and him bumped into each other down the streets, he would mutter a small, "Hello," yet he wouldn't look Sakura in the eye. That was a progression, Sakura thought. He never did want to say hello to her before.
But Sakura still couldn't bring herself to accept this new Sasuke, and this new girlin her life. She wanted things the way they were, and not everything so different. Yes, she liked the new Sasuke, of course, but with Yoko around, Sakura just didn't enjoy things as much.
Team 7 wasn't really Team 7 anymore. There was an addition to the group when they ate ramen together, and another person screaming at Kakashi that he was late when they would go out to eat. Sakura tried to smile, and hide these thoughts that died do come out of her, but she couldn't let everything mess up. She couldn't.
"Sakura-san, your shift is over." A small lady appeared beside Sakura. Sakura tried to flash the best smile she could. "Thank you, Yuki." The said girl smiled, and trotted off.
"So, Sakura. How long have you been a medic-nin?" Yoko asked in the middle of their eating. Sakura looked up from her plate as she had not uttered much through out the whole course of eating.
"Since I was 12. I had asked Hokage-sama if she would take me as an apprentice." Sakura tried to say with emotion, yet it came out dry and flat. Yoko still smiled, though. When did she frown anyway?
"I see. I've been a med for about 3 years, so it's not much. I can only hear minor things, not any surgical procedure things or things that need to be healed for a long period of time." Yoko told Sakura. Sakura nodded.
Yoko still smiled at her. The smile that haunts Sakura, the smile that Sasuke probably woke up too -- Sakura was snapped out of her thoughts as Sasuke spoke. "Excuse me," he said quietly, standing up from the table and disappearing somewhere.
Sakura took a glance at him, and for a mere second she thought she felt something in her insides jump. She shrugged it off, finishing the last of her food.
"Thank you, Yoko for the dinner. You're an excellent cook." Sakura tried to force a smile, as she stood up from the table. Yoko trailed after Sakura as they made their way to the front doors. "Sasuke-kun! Sakura is leaving, can you come over here?" She called out to the empty living room.
Sasuke appeared from one of the rooms, most likely the bathroom and walked briskly to Yoko's side. Sakura waved a bit. "Ja, Yoko, Sasuke-kun." Sakura found herself thinking about how she said Sasuke's name. It probably wasn't necessary for her to add the honorific at the end of his name. Starting then, she would call Sasuke, just Sasuke.
Sasuke waved a bit. "See you around," he said flatly, not really meeting her gaze. Yoko gave Sakura a slight squeeze. "We're here any time if you need us!" She waved cheerfully to Sakura, as Sakura exited the apartment.
Sakura huffed her way home, walking silently as she pondered about her dinner with Yoko. Yoko seemed like a nice girl. Yes, she was like Sakura, in ways, she wasn't. She was nice pretty much most of the time, and Sakura was guessing since she was her look a like, she probably didn't want to see her angry side.
Sakura fumbled with her keys as she entered her house, as she slipped inside.
Once she made her way to her bedroom door, she flew herself on her bed, exasperated. She lay down on her back, thoughts still running back and forth through her mind.
What if they were to take it serious? Sasuke had killed Itachi, and now he has to fulfill his other goal. To rebuild the Uchiha Clan.Sakura's eyes snapped open. Were her chances really that little? If it were to happen, Sakura would wish them the best, with a saddening smile.
Sakura didn't want to think anymore of this, so she rolled on her side, nuzzling her face into her pillow, falling asleep.
Sasuke turned off the lights, slipping into the bed beside Yoko. The bed had seemed more smaller now, as Yoko was taking up the rest of the space he did not occupy. He rolled over, facing her way. The moon illuminated her face in such a way, as if.. She looked like Sakura. Sasuke rarely blinked, as he sudied her face. The sweet porcelain skin, the long lashes, and the way she pursed her lips as she spoke and murmured in her sleep.
"Sasuke-kun," she murmured quietly as she reached out for him. Sasuke was reluctant at first, but let her slip her arms around his torso area, as he moved closer to him. "I-I love you, Sasuke-kun," she spoke once again her sleep.
Sasuke didn't respond, but was a bit taken a back. Had she ever said that before? Sure, of course she had. But has he ever said that to her? Probably not. Not likely.
Sasuke didn't know his feelings. He probably didn't have any control over them either. He knew that he felt something for Yoko, yet as he tried to speak those loving words to her, they came out dry and flat. And the kisses they shared, there was nothing to them. The way he held her close, he didn't feel that she was needed to be protected .. And he didn't feel as if he was captive of her heart.
One question that seemed to always bother him; Do I love Yoko?
Sasuke pondered, and as he thought more and more, he slipped Yoko's hands off him, rolling off to the other side. He tried not to wake her, as he slipped out of the bed, slipping on a big shirt and his shoes.
He stepped outside the apartment, feeling the rush of the cool wind against his face. Nonetheless, he walked onwards, towards a direction that his feet just led him to.
After a few more minutes of walking down the bare streets of Konoha, he came up to the door of an apartment, as he reluctantly knocked. Why was he here again?
In a few moments, there were murmurs on the other side of the door, and with a loud thud, the door opened. "What!?" Naruto said at the door. "Hn." Sasuke replied. Naruto's eyes widened. "Teme?" Sasuke didn't reply. "Well, this is a first!" Naruto stepped aside to let Sasuke in.
Sasuke, surprisingly found Naruto's house neat and clean, and was not stuffed with ramen as he thought it would be. He sat himself down on the couch, as did Naruto. Naruto lay back, the back of his hand stiffling a yawn.
"What is it, Teme?" Naruto asked sleepily. Sasuke didn't reply for a few moments, then finally did.
"Does Sakura still.. love me?" He spoke after awhile. Sasuke braced himself for what Naruto was going to do, but he would accept it. He knew Naruto would be taken a back by this. Yet, Naruto stayed calm, and the look in his eyes had changed.
"Yes, she does."
Without another word, Sasuke nodded, and stood up. Naruto trailed after him to the front doors, knowing that Sasuke wouldn't have stayed longer. And yet, he wasn't surprised that he came this late at night.
Before Sasuke slipped out of the house, Naruto grabbed his shoulder, facing him to himself. He looked at him sternly, and with a deep, serious voice, he said, "Don't do anything to hurt her."
Sasuke didn't do anything, but just looked at Naruto, and exited the apartment.
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Sakura awoke the next morning, the sun light pouring into the room. Sakura sat up-right, eyes squinting. Just then, the phone that sat on her desk in the corner of her room rang. Sakura, rushing to get it as she answered lazily.
"Hello?" Sakura answered.
"Hey, Sakura! It's Ino. Want to go out? It's the weekend, remember?"
"Mmh."
"Come on, forehead-girl."
"Fine, fine."
"I'll pick you up at 12, 'kay?"
"See you then."
Sakura, glancing at the clock sighed. 11:32. Great, what a great time to get up. Sakura bustled to the kitchen, prepared a small brunch for herself. She dashed back to her room, slipping into a comfortable red shirt, and wore the same black skirt as she did.
She walked to the front door as Ino's knock came, and slipped on her heeled ninja boots.
Ino and Sakura turned down the street, passing a few acquaintances along the way. They stopped at a small shop where they both had lunch. "So, Sakura. How's life like, now that Mr. Uchiha is back?" Ino asked as they began to eat their food.
Sakura looked at Ino helplessly. "You're probably just teasing me because you and Shikamaru are happy together, aren't you?"
Ino shook her head. "Of course not!" Sakura saw through her cheeky smile. "Right." Sakura said, turning back to her food.
"What's wrong, Sakura? You don't look to good, anyway."
"Nothing."
"Why, did something happen last night?" Ino kept on nagging.
"I just had dinner with Yoko and Sasuke, nothing personal." Sakura said, trying to be interested in her food. She played with her food as Ino kept on talking.
"Woah, was it awkward? Because dinner with Temari, Shikamaru and I would turn into a war." Ino chuckled. Sakura smiled playfully. "Yeah, you and that Temari girl don't get along, do you?"
Ino shook her head. "Not at all." She shrugged, "I won Shikamaru over anwyay." She smiled.
Sakura chuckled. "But seriously, Ino. It's just.. Weird, knowing that someone that's almost exactly like me, won Sasuke over. It just bothers me, you know? And I've known Sasuke way longer than she has. I know more about him than she does. I just.. worry."
Ino smiled at her best friend. "Don't worry about it. I wouldn't be surprised if Sasuke came running to you."
Sakura shook her head. "How is that possible? He only spares me passing glances, and maybe a hello."
Ino shrugged. "If it's true love, it will find it's way."
Sakura pondered about that for awhile. "Anyway, thanks for the breakfast Ino. I think I'm just going to take extra shifts at the hospital. There's not much I can do today."
Ino nodded. She gave Sakura a weak smile, and gave her a squeeze. "See ya' around Forehead-Girl."
"Bye, Ino-pig."
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There's chapter 1. Sucky, isn't it? Blah. Hopefully I can get to the plot sooner.
Reviews .. Wouldn't hurt x)
- OBJ