Smile For Me

Sasuke knocked on the door.

After a few moments, Sakura came and opened it. "Sasuke kun," she smiled at him.

"Ready?" Sasuke sighed.

"Um…where are you taking me?" Sakura blinked.

"I'll go wherever you go…" Sasuke shrugged.

Sakura thought for a while and then smiled. "Come on!"

"So…this is just to get your fan girls to stop following you?" Sakura plucked a flower from the ground.

"Hn." Sasuke responded.

"Well…if it's what you want…I'll be happy to do it…but…" Sakura looked at the flower sadly. "I wonder what it would be like…if this was real…" she sighed and plucked off a petal, letting it fly with the wind.

Sasuke stared at her with no expressions.

"We still have a bond, don't we, Sasuke kun? We are teammates, friends, and…and…I matter to you, right?" Sakura looked up at him.

Sasuke noticed something in her eyes. She still had the shine…the bright emerald color…but something was missing. He couldn't quite get what it was. Sasuke saw a small leaf fly into her bangs.

Sakura blushed and shivered when Sasuke's fingers slowly trailed up her cheeks to her forehead. He got the leaf out and then shoved her bangs to the side.

"Yes," Sasuke finally answered.

Sakura smiled at him. "Ne, Sasuke kun…now that we're 'dating'…can I hold your hand when we go out in public?" she asked hopefully.

Sasuke glared at her. "No," he answered immediately.

Sakura sighed and brought up her flower that was missing one petal. She plucked another one out and let it fly with the wind. "Sasuke kun…it's not possible for me to have your heart by the end of this week, is it?" Sakura glanced at him.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow. His eyes widened when he saw Sakura's expression sadden and tears were forming. "Sakura…" Sasuke knew if she cried right there, he wouldn't know what to do.

"Don't worry…these tears won't drop…I won't let them. You know what I mean, Sasuke kun…I still can't earn your love…no matter how hard I try. But I won't cry, anymore!" Sakura took a breath and forced a smile at him.

Sasuke could still see the water in her eyes, ready to fall any second now…but they didn't.

"If…I really did cry, though…would you wipe away my tears? Would you care? Would you embrace me and whisper sweet words into my ear?" Sakura plucked another petal off the flower. The wind came and blew her tears. The tears flew out of the corner of her eyes and drifted away with the breeze. She turned to him and smiled sadly.

Sasuke's fists clenched tightly.

"Just kidding. You would never do that, would you, Sasuke kun?" She made a small laugh that seemed to make Sasuke's heart skip a bit.

He didn't respond to her question and looked away.

"Do you…know how much it hurts? Do you know how long I've waited? Do you know…" Sakura looked at him sadly.

Sasuke stayed quiet.

Sakura hesitated, but slowly brought her arm up to cup his cheek. "…how much I've yearned for you? If you just hugged me once…if you just kissed me once…if you just told me that you loved me once…just once, I want you to feel the same way…is that really impossible?"

Sasuke stared at her blankly.

Sakura sighed and let her hand drop down. She smiled at him. "Come on, let's go get lunch!"

Sasuke didn't know how she could do that. She could go from crying one moment, to being all cheerful and happy the next moment.

Sakura stared at her half-eaten miso ramen. She held the chopsticks loosely in her hands and glanced at Sasuke.

He was already done.

"Should we go?" Sakura smiled at him.

Sasuke didn't respond and just walked out first.

Sakura sighed, paid the money, and followed after.

Sasuke stood there, waiting for her.

"That should be enough for today, ne? You seem bored…probably because you can't stand me, right?" Sakura looked away. "It's getting late…I should probably go home, anyways…" She smiled at him.

"KYAHHHH!!! IT'S SASUKE KUUUN!!!" They both turned to see a swarm of girls running towards Sasuke.

"Tch…" Sasuke sighed in annoyance.

Sakura blushed when Sasuke suddenly held her waist and pulled her closer to him.

His fan girls stopped and they all stared at him, holding Sakura. "Who do you think you are, holding our Sasuke kun like that!?" One of girls exclaimed and glared at Sakura.

Sakura was about to answer, but Sasuke cleared his throat. "She is my girlfriend. From now on, I will no longer be available to you guys," Sasuke smirked.

Sakura blushed and looked down.

"WHAAAAAT?!" his fan girls cried.

"Let's go…I'll walk you home," Sasuke replied and took her hand.

His fan girls gaped.

Sasuke made a small smirk as he pulled along Sakura.

Sakura was blushing the whole way.

They were at her apartment door. "Sasuke kun, thanks for today…" Sakura smiled at him.

Sasuke glanced back and noticed his fan girls were at the corner of the building, peeking at them. He sighed.

Sakura gasped when he suddenly pulled her into a hug.

He smirked when he heard his fan girls gasping. Sasuke snuggled into her shoulder-length, pink hair. "Just once…you want me to hug you, right?" He whispered.

Sakura blushed.

Sasuke broke away shortly and stared at her. Sakura felt a chill go down her spine when his hand slowly ran down her hair to her cheeks. His thumb gently caressed her.

Sakura was blushing a lot, now.

Sasuke smirked. "Guess I'll see you tomorrow," he replied and pecked her on the forehead, causing her to turn red.

Sasuke walked away, leaving her dumbfounded.

Sakura touched her forehead and smiled happily.

'Yes…for you, Sasuke kun…I'll always be smiling no matter what.'

Yep, a little SasuSaku there! More to come, so look forward to it! Next chappie will be up shortly, so please REVIEW!!!