Thanks so much for all the positive feedback. Chapter 628 will be released tomorrow. Tell me your thoughts once you read it! I'm dying to know what happens.

In the meantime, enjoy this fluff.

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four: jealousy

prompt: Sasuke meets his RTN counterpart along with Sakura but instead of "Flirting Sasuke" paying Sasuke any mind he flirts and catches sakuras eye and Sasuke doesn't like it but he doesn't know why :3

universe: RTN!verse.

rating: T for Sasuke's dirty boy mouth.

Sasuke blanched.

"No."

Part of Sakura wanted to laugh, but the other - more rational part - told her to keep her mouth tight-lipped if she ever wanted to speak again. "Sasuk-"

"No. It's impossible. I am nothing like him."

Sakura sighed. "That's the point, Sasuke. He's your opposite." she tried to reason, but she knew it was useless. She wasn't going to get anywhere trying to convince him. "Well you're the one who wanted to meet him anyway," she huffed, recalling the memory. Earlier, her and Sasuke had been enjoying an afternoon of tea, when Sakura retold the story of the time her and Naruto got sucked into Madara's alternate universe. Sasuke had somehow been able to replicate this genjutsu, demanding that Sakura take her to meet "him" because he didn't believe a word she said.

While seeing the others was admittedly amusing, this was in no way funny. Sasuke eyed his alternate counterpart with abject disgust. "He's a disgrace to the Uchiha clan," he sneered. Uchiha's do not flirt with all these trashy women like this. Uchihas had much more pride than that. The way his opposite acted was sinful, to say the least.

"Come on, we're going. I've seen enough." As Sasuke turned on his heel, he heard footsteps approaching. He heard a voice, identical to his own, yet he didn't speak.

"Sakura? Is that you?"

Sakura turned as Sasuke's opposite smiled brightly at her. As much as she tried to deny it, seeing Sasuke smiling so brightly made her heart flutter slightly. Even if she knew that smile had been worn for countless other women.

She gave a small smile in return, nodding slightly. It seemed that this Sasuke didn't notice the other one standing nearby, seething and brooding away. Or he just ignored it. Either way, Sasuke felt invisible - something he was not used to. No matter where he went, Sasuke was always getting looks and stares. Whether it be from people who feared him, revered him, hated him, or wanted him, Sasuke Uchiha was never ignored. Especially not by some half-thought up genjutsu playboy version of himself.

"You look lovely today, Sakura-chan," just then Flirty Sasuke grinned, a flirtatious gleam twinkling in his eye as he pulled something from behind his back. "How about a flower for a flower?"

Sakura giggled despite herself, and accepted the rose. She knew better than to feel special - something she hadn't been prepared for last time. But if not for her own benefit, maybe this would allow the real Sasuke to appreciate her more. "Thank you, Sasuke-kun."

He gave a wink. "Anytime. I'm always on your side, Sakura."

That. Was. It.

Sasuke would not sit for another second to watch Sakura get wooed by some scum piece of shit fake. He abruptly grabbed Sakura by the forearm. "We're leaving." he hissed, tugging her not-so-gently.

Sakura didn't even get to apologise to the other Sasuke, only watching as he frowned and tilted his head slightly. Slowly, he began to blur and disappear from her view. She realized that Sasuke must be ending the genjutsu.

Once they were back inside her apartment, Sasuke released her arm as if she were made of fire. "What was that about?" she huffed, hands on her hips. Sasuke looked away, sulking and glaring at a fixed point on the wall. "Sasuke Uchiha, you better freaking answer me rig-"

"I don't know!" he bellowed, not meeting her gaze. "But he fucking pissed me off. He's a pitiful excuse for a genjutsu."

"For Kami's sake what is wrong with you? It's almost as if you were je-" Sakura abruptly cut herself off, eyes going wide. She fell silent.

"What?" Sasuke snapped, finally meeting her gaze with hardened eyes. But when Sakura met his eyes, she smiled. It was a crooked smile that he did not like one bit because she was acting like she knew something that he didn't. "What the hell are you smiling about?"

Sakura shook her head softly, still smiling bright. "Nothing, Sasuke-kun." Boldly, Sakura took a step closer to him until she stood directly in front of him. He was a little more than a head taller than her, so Sakura had to tilt her head upwards to meet his gaze.

"Don't worry, Sasuke. I know you're nothing like that other you." she reached up, standing on her tippytoes and pressed her lips to his cheek quickly. He stood there in shock, unable to move. His cheek burned where her lips touched, and as she turned to walk away, fixing some tea for them on the stove, Sasuke finally relaxed.

His alternate self didn't matter. He could flirt with whatever girl he wanted. Sasuke watched Sakura make tea and smirked slightly, resuming his seat at the kitchen table. His opposite had no chance against him.

He had the girl he wanted right here.