A/N: Some people have mistaken Jiraiya as the principal. But I suppose I can't blame them. It does seem the way, haha. Just know that he isn't the principal. Because if he were, that would be very…bad.

I don't feel so good about this chapter, but I hope you enjoy it anyways!! :)

You Don't Have To Ask

Chapter Three

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Possessing the most curious set of eyes Sakura had ever known, there was no mistake, that, this man was Jiraiya.

"Is the principle here?" She asked patiently, a contrast to her inner panic.

'It's okay…Sasuke and Naruto said he was a teacher…but that was only implied…oh gosh, what if…?'

Hyperventilation began to creep into her lungs.

The man frowned just slightly, a tired expression plastered on his face. "That old lady? Yeah, she's here." He jerked his thumb towards the back of the room, thoroughly disappointed. Sakura quickly slid pass the man with relief.

Instead of the netted skin, outdated clothing and graying hair that Sakura expected, an allegedly young appearing woman sat in a wooden desk where empty bottles of sake and stacks of paperwork sat. She looked up expectantly.

Sakura fidgeted. "H-hi, I'm the new student," there was a pause. In her haste, she added idiotically, "Principle-sama."

A smirk broke through the blonde woman's lips. "Oh, just call me Tsunade-sama. Being called 'Principle-sama' makes me feel old." She said with a grunt.

"But you are old!" The man with white hair pointed out, stifling his laugh. Tsunade let out a long growl.

"Be quiet." She hushed, throwing a glance at the pink haired and then a glare towards his direction.

"Anyways…" Tsunade coughed lightly. "Let me see the paperwork." She said with an extended hand. Sakura quickly handed her the said item, remaining quiet.

"Haruno Sakura. Itachi told me to be expecting you, but I didn't know it would be so soon." She half muttered to himself. Sakura stuck to nodding. "Anyway," Tsunade threw the paperwork into a massive pile of other paperwork. Sakura suddenly wondered what she did all day. "Here's your schedule, you shouldn't get lost, but who knows." She said after rifling through her drawers.

Finally, she said, "Have a nice day." And waved her off.

"Bye, Sakura-Chan!!" Jiraiya waved enthusiastically. She gave him a twitching smile and scurried out like a little mouse.

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"Art," She silently whispered to herself, looking for the corresponding room number in which the class was taught.

Simply put, the school was beautiful.

The couriers were very wide and spacious, tall beams of purple marble supported the tall ceilings. The floors were impossibly clean, a contorted version of herself following her every step. Yellow banners with multiple school slogans were strung and the white-washed walls graffiti free.

It put every single school she'd seen to shame.

'There must be a lot of hiding places here.' She thought wistfully.

After much searching, she managed to find the right classroom. There was a window beside the door, and she peaked in. A tall blonde was lecturing the class with hand gestures and all. Finally, she decided to the open the door. Once the sound of the door opening was heard, all the heads turned to face her. She spotted Naruto, Kiba and Sasuke sitting next to each other in a corner.

Naruto and Kiba waved at her enthusiastically. Sasuke seemed to scoff silently and look away, uninterested.

"Uhm…I'm sorry. I'm a new student." She informed the teacher, who was looking at her suspiciously.

"Yes." His voice was sharp. "I'm Deidara-sensei. Welcome to art."

She nodded.

"Anyway, just go find an empty seat, and ask your partner where we are."

Shuffling through the maze of seats, she went to sit next to Naruto who grinned and offered to share his textbook.

She smiled tiredly and then responded to Kiba's tap on her shoulder.

"Arf!" Was what came out of his mouth.

Sakura froze. She turned to look at Kiba, whose mouth still hung open.

"Did you just…bark…?" She asked with wide eyes. Kiba suddenly looked like he was sweating. He scratched the back of his head.

"Eh…ah…no! That was probably my stomach! Yeah, it was my stomach!" He laughed as he pat his stomach with a twitching grin. Sakura frowned.

She eyed him disbelievingly. "You're insulting my intelligence. That has got to be the worse excuse someone's ever given me."

"What, you don't believe me? I skipped breakfast." He insisted vainly.

"Your bag's moving." She deadpanned, pointing at the sack that rested on his lap. Kiba perked up and punched his backpack lightly. The bag whimpered.

"Its name is Akamaru, okay, so shut up!"

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"Aw! You're so cute, aren't you? Aren't you?" Sakura cooed as smothered the puppy. Kiba sighed.

"Akamaru, you have to keep quiet next time. You're lucky that it was Sakura who found out and not a teacher." Kiba scolded. Sakura turned around to glare at him.

"Oh, give the little guy a break. He's just a dog. And it's your fault for bringing him to school in the first place." Sakura retorted. Akamaru hid under Sakura's arms in fear. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

'Women…'

Suddenly, a car honked. The group looked in the direction of the sound to see Itachi in his car. He looked like the calmest guy in the universe. Sasuke made a grab for Sakura's wrist.

"C'mon, let's go." He muttered as he dragged her with him. She stood on her heels and tried struggling out of his grasp. He could hear Naruto and Kiba shouting something to them (probably 'bye' or whatever), but he didn't feel like saying bye back.

"Wait a second, Sasuke!" She said, but he finally pushed her into the car. Once Sasuke got himself quickly settled, he made a gesture for Itachi to drive. Before Sakura could say anything, Sasuke clamped a hand over her mouth.

"There. That should shut you up."

After a good ten minutes, he let her go. She glared at him, her dark eyes an intense green color he hadn't seen yet.

"Sasuke, you idiot! I still have Akamaru with me!" Sakura yelled. The dog whined, feeling unfamiliar with the place, but Itachi kept driving to their house even though he was well aware of the situation.

"Itachi, turn around!" Sasuke said, scowling at Sakura and the dog. Akamaru cowered into Sakura's lap. He couldn't believe he hadn't noticed the dog before.

"I'm guessing Naruto and Kiba are long gone. They probably tried running after us for a while though. And it's already been ten minutes." Itachi pointed out, quite calmly. Sasuke's frown grew wider.

"So what are we supposed to do with that thing?" Sasuke asked. Sakura resisted the urge to smack him.

"We're going to have to keep him in our place for the night." She replied as she cuddled with Akamaru. Sasuke widened his eyes. Itachi seemed to silently agree.

"What? Why should we? We could just throw him outside." The younger Uchiha said, smirking as he said the last sentence. Itachi sighed.

"Sasuke, stop acting like an idiot. Sakura-san is right. We'll just have to keep the dog under our care for the night." He told him as he parked the car in the driveway. Sasuke began glaring again.

"What do you mean by 'our care'? I have nothing to do with that canine." And with that, Sasuke hopped out of the car. Sakura sighed.

"Don't worry about him, Sakura-san," Itachi shrugged off-handedly. "He's not very good with girls." He joked.

Sakura smirked. "Yeah. Dogs too, I suppose."

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"Damn it. Stay on the floor." Sasuke said angrily to Akamaru. The dog barked at him and began jumping on the table. Sasuke frowned.

"Sakura, tell the dog to get down." He told her as he cracked his knuckles. But Akamaru wasn't intimidated. Sakura shot him a glare and gently picked up the dog and cradled him.

"Dumb dog. Why didn't it start barking when we went in the car?" He asked, crossing his arms as he scowled at the dog. Sakura pet Akamaru comfortingly.

"Maybe he was scared. Or excited. Either way, he's still here with us, and there's nothing we can do about it." She replied. "Plus, we already called Kiba and he said he'd pick him up tomorrow."

"Now we have two nuisances to deal with." He complained. Sakura stuck her tongue out childishly at him as she snuggled with the dog even more.

"I swear, you're the most difficult person to deal with." She said. Sasuke grunted, and then looked at Akamaru.

"Look at that perverted dog. He obviously enjoys being so close to your breasts. Just like its owner." The youngest Uchiha pointed out. And it was true. Akamaru was happily resting his face in her chest. But she pretended not to notice. Nothing in the world would make her agree to anything with him.

"Akamaru's just a little puppy." She said, cuddling with the dog. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"So you're just going to let the dog molest you. That's great." He said sarcastically.
She opened her mouth to argue back, but then something came up in her mind.

"You know…there's this question I've wanted to ask you for a long time now." She said thoughtfully. She put Akamaru down.

"What do you mean 'for a long time now'? You've only been here for two days." He pointed out rudely. Sakura huffed out in annoyance.

"Anyways, as I was saying…when you rescued me…why did you grab my boobs?" She asked, quite calmly. Sasuke turned his head away and his face flushed in embarrassment.

"Stupid…what kind of question is that?" He managed out. Sakura looked at him with a surprised look.

'Wow, I never knew that he was so easy to embarrass…'

"He's 'cursed'." Itachi explained as he walked into the room. Sakura rose an eyebrow.

"What do you mean cursed?" She asked. Sasuke scowled.

"It's not really a 'curse', but it is some type of bad luck. Ever since Sasuke had turned thirteen, he began harassing girls in the public." Itachi said, fighting a smirk. Sakura gaped in surprise.

"It's always an accident…" Sasuke defended himself. "And every time I harass some girl, I always get arrested because a policeman sees." He told her with burning cheeks. Sakura stared at him for a long time, before laughing out loud. Akamaru seemed to be mocking him too.

"Well, that must explain why the chief wasn't surprised to see you." The pink-haired girl said after a fit of giggles. Sasuke sighed.

"Thanks a lot, Aniki." Sasuke said darkly. If Itachi had a hat, he would politely tip it, but instead, he smiled lightly before walking away.

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Sasuke let out an uncharacteristic yawn and stretched his arms out. Sasuke fell backwards onto his bed with his hands underneath his head. He stared up at the ceiling, not really thinking about anything.

Then, he began to think about how glad he would be they finally returned Akamaru to Kiba tomorrow morning. But that would also mean having to cover for the boy if the dog ever became suspicious.

The young Uchiha grunted and turned onto his side. He was usually able to fall asleep in ten minutes. But after thirty whole minutes had passed, he began to grow angry with himself. He tried counting jumping Itachis, then clearing his mind, but nothing seemed to work.

'Tomatoes…'

That was something that would stop his thoughts. And probably it would help him go to sleep contently.

Sasuke twisted over, so his feet were flatly on the carpet floor. He stood up and walked down the stairs, feeling as if it were morning already. He scratched at his messy hair like he always did when he woke up.

When he was about to turn the corner into the kitchen, he heard a noise. It sounded faintly like a light snore. He stepped backwards slowly, and saw Sakura sleeping on the large couch. She was sleeping on her stomach, with one arm hanging down from the couch. Akamaru was curled up in a ball, on her back.

If Sasuke were a little like Naruto, he would've called the scene 'cute'. But he wasn't the least bit like Naruto. But instead of dismissing the scene with no interest, he let out an amused snort and continued into the kitchen.

The raven-haired boy rummaged through the fridge, before successfully walking to a dining chair with a large tomato in his hands. He sat in the chair, and instantly bolted up. The chair was wet…and didn't smell too good.

Sasuke cursed quietly, his somewhat good mood, smashed.

"Freaking Akamaru…"

A/N: Er…yeah. Sasuke's 'curse' is revealed, lol! This will play a somewhat important part in later chapters.

As usual, thank you to my awesome beta, catwin!! Love love love!!