Yeaaaaa Yamada Yui is back with The Sasuke Replacement Chapter 4! I know I didn't upload yesterday, we went to New York City and I had writer's block. But I smashed that into pieces with my genius mind XD So like, yea! Enjoy!

Chapter 4

"But as the year went by, I noticed that my heart would pound near you, and I felt happy. I realized it was love. I fell in love with you, Sakura. Forget Sasuke, Sakura. He's left you. But me, I've been here for you all along. And I always will be."

He leaned in, closed his eyes and kissed Sakura. I think her eyes widened in shock before she kissed him back, but I wouldn't know, because my vision was blurred with shock and jealousy. Naruto and I were walking back to my house when we saw the scene of Sai confessing to Sakura. Immediately we hid behind a bush to eavesdrop. And what we just heard/saw confused me. The good side of this is that she admitted she was still in love with me. Which would make confessing a whole lot easier. But the bad side was that she was kissing him back. So what was that supposed to mean? That she was giving up on me? Crap, I knew I shouldn't have used "Hn" so many times. So now, I'm losing my true love to some socially retarded freak who replaced me. Did you hear that? I think it was the sound of my heart shattering into a million pieces.

"Duuuuude…"

Naruto whispered in my ear.

"Hn"

I stumbled backwards right into Naruto and got the hell out of there before the kissing couple found us.

Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke. What are you going to do now? I told you, you should've made a move faster. Now it's totally ruined.

Well, Inner, I'll tell you exactly what I'll do. Nothing. I've hurt Sakura so many times and I don't deserve her. I've had my golden chance but I threw it away like a rotten apple and stomped all over her heart. Now she's rebuilt her heart, and found someone who had never hurt her, and loves her. I can't take that away from her.

Are you sure? Can you really be that selfless? A Uchiha with an ego as big as yours? What if she really doesn't love Sai, but is waiting for you to confess?

I'm willing to do anything for Sakura, even damaging my ego. Sakura was kissing Sai back, so obviously she's in love with him. Now shut up, Inner. I need to think without you interrupting.

…

Thank you. Turning my attention back to Naruto, who looks as stunned as much as I feel, he walks numbly next to me. Not letting an akward silence fill in between us, I say, "Go home, Naruto. We've all had a long day." He gaped at me, "What? So you're just gonna let Sakura go? You'll regret this forever!" Then I told him exactly what I just told my Inner Self. He looked at me with pain in his face. "So this is what it'll be? A couple of years from now on, Sakura will walk into the church in her wedding dress, with Sai, not you, at the end waiting for her. And you'll be standing at the side, hating yourself everyday for letting the love of your life go. Can you stand that? Knowing that you could've attained happiness but chose not to? It'd be too late then, but it's not too late to change it now. Are you going to let your love go without even trying?"

Damn it, when did he get so good with speeches? I knew he convinced Nagato to bring back the lives of the dead shinobi at the cost of his own life, but wow, I never knew Naruto was this good. He got my determination back. I smirked.

"Alright, Naruto, you got me. So what's this plan of yours?" He grinned and I swear I saw the Inner Mastermind of his rise.

"So like, your birthday's in two months, right?"

Where is he going with this?

"Yeah, July 23, why?"

His smile almost seemed sinister when he asked again,

"And that's when you turn 18, right?"

"Yeah, so?" Then it dawned onto me. This idiot knew about the Uchiha's rules and traditions? Maybe he's not such a dobe after all.

"I see. You're actually pretty smart, dobe."

I smirked.

"Yeah? That's what I thought too." He said proudly.

"Just bear with me, teme. Two more months and Sakura will be all yours…"

I thought on this.

"Meanwhile, we have to keep Sai away from Sakura…"

I pushed Sai off me. I panted for breath. I stare into his dark eyes, not sure if I want to find what's there. I see love and longing in the eyes I thought would never be betrayed by emotions. He peered into my own eyes.

"Sakura? Are you alright?" He asked gently.

What more can you ask for, Sakura? A nice looking guy who actually cares for you is what you've been looking for, right? And you kissed him back, right? Grab the chance now!

…But I was imagining Sasuke's lips when Sai kissed me. He might be the type of boy I've been looking for, but I just don't feel anything for him.

"U-uh sorry, Sai, I n-need to get home now."

I walked backwards, away from him.

"Sakura?"

He walked forwards. He grabbed my wrist. I noted that I didn't feel that tingle of excitement I felt whenever Sasuke and I touched when Sai touched me.

"Sorry Sai, can you just give me some time to think?"

I avoided his gaze, applauding myself for not stuttering. My Inner Self was mentally throttling me for avoiding him. His eyes softened and he let go of my wrist.

"Sure, Sakura. I'll wait for your answer."

He turned away and walked towards his house. I watched his back until he was out of sight. I sighed. Why was life so complicated? I love Sasuke, but it's obvious he'll never fall for me, and on the other hand, a Sasuke look-a-like says he loves me. So, what should I do? Continue to dream about a fantasy that will never happen or try to grow to like a boy who really loves you? I chose the second one. Sakura Haruno, from this day forward, you will permanently forget that you ever loved Sasuke Uchiha and strive to love Sai. I smiled. Yeah, that seemed like a nice plan. Now, if only I can really forget Sasuke…

Well? what do you guys think? Curious about the plan Naruto came up with? Is Sakura really able to forget Sasuke and love Sai? Tell me what you think and review! Love you guys!

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