AN: Hey y'all! Here's Chapter 3! Hope you guys really really review... I'm saddened by the lack of reviews... I get hits but why aren't there any reviews? REVIEW please please please please!
Disclaimer: Me no own Naruto! :)
'Cause we are each other's angels
The Mall
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing; the day basically screamed out GOOD in every way. And in this fateful morning a girl lay tangled in her covers sleeping soundly.
It was Sakura, dreaming. Dreaming about, uhmmm.
'Hmmm… Cookies…'
She was smiling goofily in her sleep, dreaming about her precious cookies. When suddenly…
BRINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
A loud thud was then heard throughout the Haruno's surprisingly empty mansion.
Groggily rubbing her eyes, Sakura tried to figure out what happened to her comfy bead and her cookies when she discovered she was on her floor, her covers tangled all around her. She seriously attempted to get back into bed when her eyes landed upon the bright blue (A.N.: 'Coz I like it better than red :D) circle around today's date. She vaguely remembered what's going to happen today.
Flashback
It was nearing the end of another school day. Sakura was gliding along one of the corridors of Konoha High toward her last class for the day. Unsurprisingly, she has her nose buried in another book from her extensive collection.
Sakura has been told never to walk and read at the same time almost every day but to no avail. Again, she bumped into a person's chest. She did not expect it and therefore she fell to the floor on her backside, her book flying toward the person she bumped into. It was a good thing there aren't many people on that particular hallway.
She looked up, an apology ready on her lips. She met familiar onyx eyes. She pouted when she saw his smirk directed at her. She humphed and got ready to stand up and was surprised as a hand was offered by her silent partner to take. She took it and he pulled her up with ease. As she was dusting herself of her partner picked up her book from the floor and gave it to her. She looked up to him, as he was taller than her, and offered him a grateful smile.
"Thanks a lot Sasuke-kun!"
"Austen again?"
"She's a great author and Emma is a wonderful story and…"
"Hn. I get it," and he put a hand on the crown of her head to stop her from ranting.
Sakura was surprised yet again but didn't show it. Instead she looked at her watch and noticed that the warning bell would almost ring.
"See you around then."
"Hn."
With a small wave she continued her way to her classroom. As she was about to open her book to continue reading where she left off, she noticed a small blue post-it stuck on the cover of her book.
'Project, next Saturday. 10 am, the mall.'
With a smile the girl reached the door of her last class.
'That is so like him.'
And that led us to Sakura's realization that today was a Saturday, a week after that particular memory. Her sleepy eyes drifted to the digital clock on her bedside table. Red numbers glaring at her, reading 9:29 am.
Hmmmmm.
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Wait for it.
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"!"
The maids, who come to the house on weekends only, looked up from their duties and shook their heads at their young mistress' antics.
Sakura was a pink blur, running around her room in her pajamas. She quickly ran to her bathroom to take a five minute shower. When she was content with her personal hygiene routine, she dashed to her closet and picked out a pair of skinny jeans and a loose Paramore band shirt. She then went down their elaborate staircase while wearing her chucks. She went by the kitchen, grabbed an apple and dashed outside to hop into her car. After turning the key in the ignition, she drove off towards the direction of Konoha's mall, nibbling on apple while humming to a random song playing on the car's radio.
Sakura got to the mall ten minutes after ten. It was a good thing that she texted her partner beforehand that she as running late. Sasuke instructed her to go to the local café where he was waiting.
As she neared the said café, she spotted her partner's familiar but peculiar hairstyle. He was sitting on one of the couches beside the window, the seat across the table obviously empty for her. He was reading a thick book while sipping a cup of coffee.
When she arrived, she tapped the glass closest to Sasuke which he then looked up at. Sasuke shook his head at his partner's childish antics while Sakura stuck her tongue out at him.
She entered the café and ordered a vanilla latte before going over to her partner. As she sat down, Sasuke continued on with reading his book. Sakura was getting impatient.
'HE'S IGNORING ME?'
It had been five minutes and Sasuke did not bother to spare her a glance. She humphed and pouted (not that he could see it). That was when Sasuke decided to look at her, amused at her actions. Seeing this, Sakura pouted even more and sulked in her seat.
"Hello Sakura."
"Hmph!"
"Well, that's one more thing to write about."
Sakura looked appalled at his statement but she felt idiotic when she saw Sasuke's amused smirk for falling for his trick.
The pair continued in silence, Sakura drinking her coffee while Sasuke was reading his book. Fed up with the silence, Sakura coughed to get her partner's attention.
"Since we have nothing to do apparently, let's play a game!"
Sasuke just raised his eyebrow at this.
Sakura taking that gesture as a cue to continue, she added, "We'll shop for one or two items in this mall for the other. First one who finishes gets to pick where we're having lunch and will be treated by the loser to dessert. This is also a test to see how we view each other based on what we get."
Nodding in understanding, Sasuke said, "It's 10:30 right now, we have two hours."
Smiling, Sakura stuck out her hand for Sasuke to shake.
"May the best person win, Sasuke-kun!"
"I intend to."
Shaking her head at her partner's statement, the two got out of the café and went in different directions.
'This is gonna be a piece of cake'
And we meet when it is time
We keep each other going
'Or maybe not,' Sakura thought as she walked around in silence. It was 11:15 and she still has no idea what to buy for Sasuke.
'A shirt? No, I'm sure he has a lot of those.'
Sakura was absentmindedly roaming around the mall. She passed by several displays, until ten minutes later she passed by a beautiful display of quills and notebooks and pens.
'I think I may have found it.'
As she exited the store, happy with her purchase, which was now in a brown paper bag, she felt her phone vibrate.
She opened it to see a message from Sasuke.
'Meet me at the fast-food joint near the elevators. You lose. –Sasuke'
Sakura was disgruntled with the thought of losing but walked off to the fast-food joint her partner picked.
When she arrived Sasuke was already sitting at a table, fries, soda and a burger in front of him. Sakura decided to get the same thing and stalked off to their table.
It was quiet for a little while. The two just sat there and ate. About halfway through their meal, Sasuke slid a purple plastic bag toward Sakura. Said girl looked at it skeptically for a moment before her eyes widened at what was inside.
It was a book, but not just any book, it was 'Sense and Sensibility' by who else but Jane Austen.
"H-how?"
"I guessed." Sasuke smirked at her once again.
Sakura squealed her thanks to her partner and opened her new book. Inside there was a brown bookmark with gold words written on it. It read 'Never read and walk'. Sakura laughed at this and smacked her partner's arm.
"Hn."
She then slid over the paper bag toward Sasuke. Sasuke gently took a peek inside and brought the contents out. Inside was a leather bound journal and a beautiful pen.
"Hn?"
"Well, I always see you writing something during free period so I guessed you liked writing stuff. And well, I might actually remembered Naruto saying you wanted to be a writer someday."
"That dobe."
Sakura giggled at the nickname and continued eating her French fries.
"I guess we know each other pretty well."
"Hmmm. I guess so Sasuke-kun?"
Seeing as they were both done with their food, Sakura faced Sasuke and asked,
"Dessert?"
And we show each other signs~ Chuck Brodsky
AN: There! Hope you guys like it! Don't forget to review. I'll dedicate either the next chapter or a new oneshot to those who do! Please please review (no flames please)! Also I do not own Jane Austen nor her works!
