A.N. Again, I was very happy with the reactions of last chapter. I was a little iffy about the make-out scene because I had never written one out in my life, but then xo M i m i said it was perfect, so I guess she proved me wrong. Well, here's the third chapter! Again, thanks for all the reviews! You guys are awesome!
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From where we left off, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura were both riding in the same train. Is their destination the same? Will they meet again? And what is this bet that I, the author, keep bringing up in the summary? Read to find out!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the plotline from A Lot Like Love, or anything related to that movie for that matter. I also don't own the title (which I am borrowing) that belongs to Colin Patrick Lynch
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A.Lot.Like.Love.
Chapter Three: See You Later, Alligator!
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6 years ago
They made a bet at around 2'o clock in the afternoon at a bar
6 years ago
He met her
And she met him
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"So why are you here in New York?"
"Visiting my brother."
"Oh, that's nice," commented Sakura politely. She stood up as the train came to a stop, and so did Sasuke. Wonderful.
It was around one in the afternoon. The airplane ride combined with the airport time was approximately five and a half hours, and the train ride was thirty minutes. Time really flies by when you're having fun…or when you're busy making out in the bathroom of an airplane or bickering on the train ride to Manhattan.
"You're not laughing," commented Sasuke. Sakura shot him a look that said 'Don't-even-ask'.' The two young adults continued, walking up the subway stairs until they reached the ground floor. Sakura looked up at the clear sky; things were definitely getting better despite the strange happenings.
"It was a joke! I didn't really think we were going to get off at the same stop," retorted Sakura. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Considering it was the last stop on this train's route," said Sasuke and walked faster. Sakura glared at the cement sidewalk and tugged her pink suitcase behind her. Sasuke looked straight ahead as he saw a figure approaching them.
"You always do that…that thing, when I say something…what was it called, again? Oh, yes! Insult me! You're calling me stupid! You're a…" began Sakura, but her eyes trailed to what Sasuke was looking (glaring) at. She smirked and finished her rant.
"…loser." Sasuke shot her a glare and turned his gaze back to the dark-haired man holding a piece of cardboard that said loser.
"Foolish little brother, nice to see you," said the man. He had on narrow, rectangular red glasses (though Sakura could tell that they weren't real glasses) and a very fancy suit. He smirked and tossed the piece of cardboard into a nearby trashcan. Sakura looked between the two brothers; come to think of it…they did look alike.
"Don't call me that, Itachi," retorted Sasuke. Sakura set down her suitcase. It was really heavy. She was officially tired of carrying it around, and she still had to find her parents. She might as well get it over with now.
"Uh…Sasuke, I'm going to go now. Eh…nice meeting you," spoke Sakura politely. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"You're still here?" questioned Sasuke. Sakura huffed and picked up her suitcase with the last of her strength, only to put it down seconds later. Itachi's attention was drawn to Sakura.
"Hello, miss. That's an awfully large suitcase; would you like someone to carry it for you?" questioned Itachi. Sakura nodded shyly and Itachi picked up the suitcase with ease.
"Why thank you Uchiha-san—" started Sakura, but was interrupted by Itachi himself.
"Don't thank me, thank Sasuke," said Itachi and thrust the suitcase into Sasuke's arms. Sasuke glared at his older brother and held the suitcase by the handle.
"Well, Sasu-chan, I'll see you later after you escort this pretty young lady to her destination," said Itachi and started to walk away. Sasuke simply glared at the pink suitcase in his hand.
"Uh…Sasuke? Let's get going," said Sakura. She walked ahead with her silver stilettos hitting slightly against the cement while Sasuke walked beside her. The awkward tension was getting to Sakura so she decided to break the ice with some friendly conversation.
"So…you have a brother," commented Sakura.
She expected a decent reply, but all she got was, "Hn."
"So, what are you really doing here in New York? I highly doubt that if you treat your brother like that…that you would be visiting him on your own accord. Am I right?" questioned Sakura. Sasuke inwardly smirked. This girl certainly was smart.
"I'm visiting on business terms. I'm planning to start my own business company and surpass my brother in six years."
"That's quite a goal you got there, don't you think?"
"Hn. I'll do whatever it takes to succeed. I will succeed. Failure is not an option," Sakura nodded and yawned. This guy certainly was determined…
"And stubborn…AND arrogant. How does he know it'll take six years? What if takes…" thought Sakura.
"What if it takes ten years? Twenty years? What about…FIFTY YEARS?!"
"It will take six years. No more, no less," replied Sasuke. He saw Sakura yawn again and he grabbed her arm. Sasuke started leading Sakura to a building.
"Hey, hey! Where are you taking me! Oh, I knew you were going to rape me…RAPI—" Sasuke clamped his free hand over her mouth and spoke.
"You're tired. Alcohol will keep you awake. I need some too, anyways," Sasuke walked through the tinted glass door and sat down at a bar stool. Sakura watched with incredulity and followed behind the dark-haired man. She sat down next to him and began whispering.
"...I can't drink. I'm only eighteen. Drinking age is twenty-one," Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"The age will be twenty-one when congress passes the bill," said Sasuke.
"It doesn't matter; it's only two o'clock in the afternoon! Who drinks at this hour? Look around! We're the only ones here!!" exclaimed Sakura. A tumbleweed blew by in the empty bar, apart from the two figures on the bar stools and a bartender.
"I don't care. We're not leaving until we have a couple of drinks," said Sasuke sternly. Sakura looked appalled.
"Drinks?! I thought you were talking about a little sip—" started Sakura but was interrupted by a female bartender that came over. She had many tattoos and piercings. All in all, Sakura was very intimidated by this woman's tough appearance.
"You guys make a very cute couple. What would you like?" said the bartender friendlily. Before Sakura could protest about the fact that Sasuke and she weren't a couple, Sasuke answered smoothly.
"Two D-shots." The bartender nodded and Sakura slumped against the bar counter. At least he didn't order a huge pitcher of beer. The bartender soon came by and placed their order in front of them. Sasuke drank the shot in one gulp while Sakura warily fingered the hem of her tan and pink skirt. She hesitantly brought the shot to her lips and stuck out her tongue. Sasuke rolled his eyes, a minute passed and Sakura still hadn't made a dent in her shot.
"Just drink it, woman!" commanded Sasuke. Sakura was startled and accidentally swallowed the entire shot too quickly. She coughed and made a face. The bartender smiled lightheartedly.
"That was gross…I'm going to need another to help along the other one. I think it's stuck," commented Sakura.
"Is that it?" asked the bartender.
"Ohh! Ohh! Get a double!! Be a risk-taker! Like Ino said! Be spontaneous!" thought Inner Sakura. Sakura nodded, she would follow Ino's advice and be spontaneous!
"On second thought, make them doubles," said Sakura. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Miss, those were doubles. That's why they're called D-shots," replied the bartender. Sakura smiled nervously.
"Just bring refills," said Sasuke. The bartender nodded and came back with a small pitcher. Sakura gulped.
"This is way too much alcohol! One more swig and I'm drunk! I don't want to become an alcoholic!"
"What about a smoker?" Sasuke took out a pack of cigarettes out of his jacket pocket. Sakura quickly drank her second shot before giving Sasuke a surprised look.
"You s-smoke?" questioned Sakura. Sasuke nodded casually and lit his cigarette.
"That's bad! You know how much damage that does to your lungs and respiratory system? You could get lung cancer! I can't believe I let you do that in the bathroom," said Sakura.
"You know you liked it," commented Sasuke smugly and blew a puff of smoke at Sakura's face. Sakura coughed and glared.
"You know, kissing a smoker is the same as licking an ashtray. Do you by any chance carry any Listerine?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow and drank his second shot.
"Have you ever licked an ashtray?"
"Well…no."
"Be my guest," said Sasuke smugly. He slid the ashtray on the bar closer to Sakura and she looked appalled.
"Eh…no thanks. I'll probably lick an ashtray the same day you succeed with your goal to surpass your brother," said Sakura lightheartedly.
"I dare you to say that again."
"I don't think you'll be able to surpass your brother. To make matters worse you wanna do this in six years, when it has taken the tycoons of the business world even longer than that to get close to the top," said Sakura confidently. She crossed her arms and smirked.
"Wanna bet?"
"Of course."
"Hn," mumbled Sasuke and drank his third shot. He took a napkin and wrote a combination of numbers on it.
"This is my parent's number."
"You still live at your parent's house?"
"Parent's mansion. Call this number. When my mom answers and tells you that I don't live there anymore she'll give you my new number. Call that number, when the voice of a woman answers, ask her how much you owe me and the address you should send it to," said Sasuke smugly and drank, yet another, shot. Sakura stuffed the napkin with the phone number in her purse.
"So sure you're going to have a wife? With that arrogant attitude of yours I wouldn't be surprised if you scared women away," said Sakura and smirked.
"My life will be perfect."
"Oh, really? Well, when your life isn't perfect and you lose, you are going to admit your biggest fault because you, Uchiha Sasuke, are not perfect," said Sakura smugly, "Let's shake on it to make this official."
"How old are you? Twelve? Ten? No, we're going to drink to it," said Sasuke and held up his fifth shot glass. Sakura warily picked up her third shot. They pushed their glasses together and then they drank the contents in one gulp.
"Oh Kami-sama…I think I'm a little dizzy," said Sakura. She rubbed her temples and popped a breath mint into her mouth as Sasuke paid the bartender for the drinks.
"I think we should leave now," said Sakura. Sasuke gave her a look.
"I paid for these drinks. We're not leaving until every single drop is gone and I already drank my fair share," said Sasuke. Sakura turned to the pitcher and saw that there were exactly two shots left for her. Oh boy…
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"What is your problem? I drank one of your shots. You're such a lightweight, woman," said Sasuke. Sakura waved her hand.
"No, no! You're right. I only weigh around 120 pounds," said Sakura and grinned. Sasuke rolled his eyes; this woman could seriously not hold her liquor. They just needed to bump into her parents so they could get a load of this.
"My parents are waiting for me around Parkway Plaza. It should be a little while away," said Sakura and put her arm around Sasuke, well, tried to. Sasuke looked at a street sign and gave it a deadpan look. Oh, this was precious!
The pair stopped walking as Sasuke scanned the street. No sign of any people with pink hair, or any abnormal color for that matter. This was good. They were making progress. Now to sober the girl up…
"Sakura! Is that you?"
Shit.
Sasuke and Sakura looked in the direction of the voice to see a red haired woman and a brown haired man. They seemed to be in their early forties and bared a small resemblance to Sakura.
"Oh! Hi mom! Dad! Nice to see you!" greeted Sakura. She hugged her mom and then turned to her dad.
"Hey, dad! Can you…carry my suitcase?" said Sakura and pointed to the pink suitcase on the ground. Her dad smiled and picked it up.
"So, are you ready to head to the Museum of Natural History? It has this new exhibit with rabbits and how their cadavers show the evolution of their eating habits," said Sakura's dad. Sakura froze up. There was no way anyone was going to get her to see dead rabbits. Sasuke looked down at Sakura, wondering what excuse she would come up with.
"Oh! Mom, dad! I almost forgot to introduce my friend. His name is Uchiwa Sanosuke!" said Sakura cheerfully. Sasuke nodded slowly and shook her parents' hands.
"Nice to meet you, Uchiwa Sanosuke…Sakura, dear, don't you mean Uchiha Sasuke?" questioned Sakura's mother. Sakura shook her head.
"No. Definitely…Uchiwa Sanosuke," said Sakura, "Well…we're going now!"
"Where are you going, dear?"
"Sasuke has an appointment with you-know-who…the psychiatrist…and he asked me to come with him. Bye!" said Sakura. She began prancing down the street with Sasuke trudging behind her. After they turned a corner, Sakura grabbed Sasuke's collar and shoved him up against the wall.
"Okay, I admit that I'm a little out-of-it, but you bought the drinks so you're going to be my photographer for the rest of the day," said Sakura. She pulled a hot pink digital camera out of her purse and gave it to Sasuke.
"Let's skip to the Botanical Gardens!" Sakura tried to skip away, but she tripped on a crack in the cement. Sasuke caught her just in time and Sakura gave him a nervous grin.
"L-let's not skip to the Botanical Gardens. How about a taxi? I'll pay," suggested Sakura as she stood up. She walked over to the edge of the street. Sakura lifted up her skirt a little and stuck out her pale leg. She waved a hand and smiled prettily at the first taxi that slowed down.
"Taxi, please!" exclaimed Sakura.
"Oh, for you…anything. It's free," said the taxi driver. Sakura grinned and motioned for Sasuke to come over. This girl never ceased to amaze him.
"See? It's a free-ride. And I got it all by myself," whispered Sakura. Sasuke gave her a look.
"Seducing old taxi drivers, that is masterful."
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"Okay, Sasuke, step a little to the left. Yeah…that's it. Now hump the tree…I was kidding! Don't give me that look," said Sakura as she took a picture of Sasuke by a green tree with white flowers.
(Click! Sasuke was leaning on the majestic tree with his arms crossed, looking into the distance.)
"Are you going to blackmail me with that picture?"
"No! 'Course not! I'm going to show it to, Ino-pig, and prove that I have male friends," said Sakura. She was walking over to Sasuke when she spotted a swing hanging from the tree. She tossed the camera to Sasuke and plopped down on the swing. In no time, she was fairly high up.
"Hey, Sasuke! Take a picture of this!" exclaimed Sakura.
(Click! A close-up of Sakura's grinning face with a crown of small white flowers on her head.)
Five minutes later, the pair was walking near a patch of sunflowers. Sakura approached a sunflower with a bumblebee and a butterfly nearby.
"You're going to get stung by that bee, Sakura," warned Sasuke.
"No, I won't!"
(Click! Sakura was smiling, a purple butterfly resting on her index finger. The bumblebee rested itself on one of the flowers atop of Sakura's head.)
BZZ! BZZ!
"Ouch! Meanie! Why do bees have to be so mean?" exclaimed Sakura.
"Told you," commented Sasuke smugly.
(Click! Sakura was pouting and sucking on her index finger while looking at the bumblebee flying in the air.)
"Oh, look! What a cute dog! Miss, do you mind if I pet it?" exclaimed Sakura giddily. She bent down to a fluffy white dog's height and smiled. The owner smiled at the sight.
(Click! Sakura was giggling and holding the little white dog in her arms while the dog tried to lick her cheek.) Sasuke pulled the camera away and just looked at Sakura as she stood there. Her face was content and the sun was hitting her hair at just the right angle that it made it glimmer like never before.
"Hey! We should take a picture together, that way Ino-pig doesn't think you're just some random guy off the street," said Sakura.
"I'm just a stranger off an airplane. Does that count?" questioned Sasuke. Sakura rolled her eyes as she leaned her arm out and took another picture. The pair of young adults spent most of the afternoon at the Botanical Gardens taking pictures, in Sasuke's case, or fooling around, in Sakura's case. It was around six in the afternoon when they were walking back to Parkway Plaza.
"So, you're telling me that I'm a bad kisser?" questioned Sasuke. Sakura nodded determinedly.
"Admit it; you're friends with this girl. This has been the ONLY girl you've actually talked to," thought Inner Sasuke.
"Where'd you come from? And no, I'm not friends with this girl," thought Sasuke.
"Yes. You're a bad kisser. I didn't appreciate your actions back on the airplane," replied Sakura.
"Liar. You want me," said Sasuke smugly.
"Just say it. There's an attraction between you two. It's clear as day!" insisted Inner Sasuke.
"Sorry, you're not my type. I don't go for guys who make out with random girls in the bathroom of an airplane for no apparent reason," countered Sakura.
"Stop lying, you're horrible at it."
"I'm not lying. I want a man who's handsome, intelligent, ambitious and protective. He has to care about me, even though he may not show it. I want my knight-in-shining-armor to sweep me off my feet," said Sakura dreamily and sighed.
"What attraction? And even if there was one, I wouldn't tell you. You're not even real," denied Sasuke in his mind.
"Your life isn't some fairytale you can erase and change from beginning to end, you know."
"Hmm, I'll write my fairytale. I'll live in a castle in the sky! I'll meet my prince and we'll live happily ever after!" said Sakura cheerfully and turned to Sasuke, "How does that sound?"
"Really optimistic."
"Don't lie to yourself, Sasu-chan. Don't do it, it's not worth it. Though it may still be too early in the game," commented Inner Sasuke.
"Oh yeah? Well, what about your perfect life? Isn't that too hopeful?"
"I'm destined for it. I'm doing everything it takes to achieve that goal," replied Sasuke. Sakura nodded. A car stopped beside them and honked twice. Sakura smiled and turned to Sasuke.
"Don't forget the bet! Good-bye is forever so I'll just say...see you later, alligator!" exclaimed Sakura and stepped inside her parents' car. Sasuke waved lightly before stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Perhaps we get along and she's easy to talk to, but that's it. She's childish," admitted Sasuke. Inner Sasuke threw confetti, before frowning. Sasukeshook his head and stuck his hand out to stop a cab. He stepped inside and ordered the Taxi driver to take him to Uchiha corp.
"It's sad, really. We may never see this girl again, and I really liked her cheerful attitude."
"Oh, shut up."
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Preview For Next Chapter:
…It was a metallic silver color, but not overpowering and unexpected on her part...It looked like a silver cascading waterfall as it moved, and it shimmered with the moonlight.
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A.N. Yippee! The third chapter is OUT! WOOHOO! I hope you guys liked this chapter; personally, I thought the scenes in the Botanical Gardens were cute. Well, review! Tell me what you loved, liked and didn't like so much! I really like reading what everyone has to say. There was more humor in this chapter, so I hope that satisfied my humor-craving readers/reviewers.
Well, next chapter we're going to have a time-skip, probably a year, but still, keep that in mind. I trailed off the plotline a little in this chapter, and I'll probably start off with the next chapter with a similar predicament like in the movie, but then the twists will begin. Review if you have any suggestions on twists that the story could take. I'll take them into consideration and your idea might appear in the story!
Also, if you have any cute one-liners and jokes, put them in your review and I'll try to put them into the next few chapters!
Well, I'm happy. I hope you're all happy. Oh! Can anyone guess what the item described in the preview is? If you can, I'll try and update faster just for you! Until next time!
Kawaii-llely-chan