A/N: This took me a while because I've been so distracted lol. I hope you enjoy!

Boyfriend Wallpaper

Chapter Three

000

Hastily, she took her phone out of her pocket and instantly went to her contacts. Sure enough, in glowing savior letters, read 'customer care'. She looked up at him, beaming.

Sasuke felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight of her smile, and quickly looked away, embarrassed.

Sakura looked back to her phone with an expression of determination. The call was only one press of a button away. Maybe this whole thing could be solved just by this one call.

She took in a deep breath before lightly tapping the green call button. She held the cell phone against her ear, and waited.

000

"Hello, you have reached customer service! How may I help you?" The voice was sickly sweet and noticeably sugar coated.

Sakura cringed. The voice was so painfully familiar.

"Miki?" She spoke first. There was a slight pause. It was as if she was a computer, calculating something.

"Hello, Sakura-san! How do you like the phone? Is there a problem?" She asked. Sakura cast Sasuke a nervous look. He returned it with a subtly determined nod.

"Actually, I wanted to ask about the boyfriend wallpaper," She hissed the last part, embarrassed. Another pause. Another "calculation".

"I see. Is something wrong with it? Did it not work?" Miki asked. She didn't sound concerned in the least. Sakura bit her bottom lip.

"Well…it's sort of a dilemma. I kind of put a group picture of five different guys, and now they all love me," She stated, trying to speak as calmly as she could. She was desperately hoping Miki would actually give her a logical solution. Instead, the girl gave a tinkling laugh.

"Oh, the solution is fairly easy!" She exclaimed, causing the pink-haired girl to give a relieved sigh.

"All you have to do is kiss one of them, and the spell will break amongst all of them!"

"What?" Sakura screamed. Sasuke gave her a slightly startled look, and she shook her head quickly.

"I…I can't do that," She told Miki over the phone. Miki laughed lightly again.

"Oh, you're so silly! Of course you can! But make sure you don't tell any of those boys how to break the spell! If you do, then they'll be in love with you forever," She explained carefully.

Forever. Forever. Forever.

Even over the phone, Sakura could tell that she was probably smiling pleasantly with herself.

"T…thanks," Sakura gritted out before hanging up. She looked towards Sasuke. Soon, her stare had traveled down to his lips, which looked soft and extremely perfect—

She yelled out in frustration. He rose an eyebrow at her. "What?" He demanded. She frowned.

"I…she…she said I have to figure that out myself," She lied guiltily. Sasuke sighed, and ruffled his hair in slight irritation.

"But thanks for the great idea anyway! Well, I'm going to go home now, so if you'll excuse me"—

Sakura made to whip around and power walk to her apartment, but Sasuke clutched tightly onto her wrist.

"I'll walk you home," He stated casually. Although she really wanted to accept his offer, she knew it was only because he was in "love" with her. Then again, the two had been friends for years. He would always walk her home back in middle school.

"Okay," She decided, smiling warmly at him. He blushed lightly, scoffed, and pulled her along as he walked forward. It was comforting, his presence. Despite his terrible social skills, Sakura honestly loved being around him, even if no conversation was exchanged.

Before she knew it, they had arrived in front of her apartment. He finally released her wrist. It felt as if she had taken off a very heavy watch.

"Thanks, Sasuke-kun," Sakura told him as she walked towards the door.

"Will you be able to sleep tonight?" He asked. She froze. His question reminded her of the night her parents had died. She wasn't able to sleep. Then, she had heard the sound of a honking car, and went outside to see Sasuke there. She stayed in his house with his family for a whole week. Her eyes grew hot suddenly, but she shook them off.

"Yup! I'll be just fine!" Sakura assured him. Sasuke stared at her uncertainly.

"If you need anything, just call," He told her as he turned around. Sakura couldn't help it. It was too much to resist. She jogged over to his retreating figure and hugged him from behind. She felt him stiffen and then quickly relax.

"Sorry…I just…" She blurted out, embarrassed as she slowly let go of him. He looked mildly surprised.

"It's a thank you. Thank you for always being with me, Sasuke-kun," Sakura explained, beaming. He studied her expression carefully.

"Just a thank you? Only as that?" He questioned, catching her off guard. She frowned as an awkward silence settled itself between them. Her eyes finally met his.

"I…you…I have to go," Sakura excused herself quickly as she made a dash for her apartment. She wasn't all that surprised when he didn't run after her. When she made it inside and locked the door, she looked out the window to see that he had disappeared.

She exhaled deeply, calming herself down. Everything was still too difficult to believe. The fact that five boys had recently fallen in love with her still hadn't sunk in completely.

At least she knew how to break the "curse" though. It seemed simple. However, kissing someone was definitely easier said than done. They were all quite handsome boys with impressive talents and interesting personalities. It would be easy to lure any one of them into a kiss.

Naruto would probably be the easiest. The problem was, Sakura could honestly only see him as a close friend, like a brother. The fact that he was cute and good boyfriend material never left her mind, but she just wouldn't be able to bring herself to actually touch his lips with her own.

Next in line would have to be Kiba. He was adorable, and she had to admit, amazingly hot. His hair would always be ruffled in all the right places, and his smile could light up a whole room. However, even though it didn't look like it, Kiba was a sensitive guy, and using him would be too much for Sakura.

Shikamaru seemed harder to get to than both Naruto and Kiba, since he was just more mature. He was attractive, and he probably has one of the best bodies between all the boys. Sakura just couldn't imagine actually kissing him though, especially since he's Ino's.

Neji was most likely out of the question. Sakura always believed that he and Ten Ten belonged together, and she's still keeping to that. Besides, kissing him would probably be the most awkward thing Sakura would ever have to do.

And Sasuke…

She frowned. Why was it that whenever she thought of this whole dilemma, Sasuke would always be the first to pop into her head? Sasuke knew the feelings were artificial. There was no way he would actually lock lips with her.

With many thoughts still in her mind, she curled up into a ball, and fell asleep.

000

A few days later…

"It looks amazing!" Ino exclaimed as she observed their newly finished stand for the school festival. The stand was painted white, with light pink polka dots. A banner on the front read "Love Love Tickets!" with many hearts scattered around it.

Sakura landed her hands on her hips before sighing in relief. She dropped the large paint brush into the bucket and smiled contently.

"Temari, did you print out the tickets?" Ino asked, turning around. The other blonde nodded, holding up stacks of tickets that were bonded together by rubber bands.

"Ohh, this is really nice quality paper," She commented as she held on to one of the stacks. Temari crossed her arms.

"I only use the best," She replied smugly, earning a forced smile from Ino.

"Hinata, you don't mind the tickets I set you up for you, do you?" The blonde changed the subject quickly, looking towards the shy girl. She observed some of the tickets, and blushed. Sakura felt bad. Hinata had probably imagined herself with Naruto.

Sakura peered over the girl's shoulder and read some of the tickets.

Grab a snack with Hinata-chan

Hug Hinata-chan

Shoulder massage from Hinata-chan

This whole thing was all quite embarrassing.

"I wonder what kind of stand the boys set up," Ten Ten stated randomly. Ino grinned.

"I heard from Naruto that they're making a ramen stand. Actually, he said that the other guys didn't really care. They just wanted it done," The blonde informed with a quick shrug.

Suddenly, the door opened quite abruptly, and Sasuke stepped into the room. The girls all glanced towards Sakura, who frowned lightly.

"Yes?" Sakura asked. Sasuke put his hands in his pockets.

"Let's go," He told her simply, nodding his head towards the door. Sakura rose an eyebrow.

"Eh?" She questioned. He rolled his eyes.

"School's over. Your display's finished," Sasuke explained. Ino sighed and nudged the girl forward.

"Go," She whispered. Sakura gave her a hesitant look before grabbing her bag and walking out of the room with the Uchiha.

"Is there a reason why you picked me up?" Sakura asked, a little suspiciously. He shook his head.

"Maybe it's the fact that I love you"—

She flinched at the casually said statement.

"Or maybe I just really felt like it," He finished, glancing at her subtly. Nonetheless, she smiled softly at him, thankful.

Bits of small talk were exchanged as they exited the school, and then,

"This curse is really a hindrance."

Sakura's head snapped up as he said this.

"It's not that I dislike you, it's just…" Sasuke sighed heavily. Sakura nodded slowly. He was terrible at explaining his feelings. But one thing was certain. He probably didn't have any genuine feelings for her.

Sakura grasped onto her phone from her pocket and squeezed it tightly. She was hoping it could just break into a million tiny pieces, and this whole thing would be over.

With that in mind, she squeezed the pink phone one last time before thrusting it outwards onto the street. Sasuke stared, slightly astonished. The phone's screen cracked considerably, and it lay on the gravel, broken into many pieces like Sakura had hoped.

"I hate it too," She began, as she willed herself to keep the coming tears in. Sasuke said nothing as he clutched onto her hand and walked her home slowly. They still said nothing, and the silence was almost enjoyable.

When they arrived in front of the apartment, Sakura gave Sasuke a questioning look.

"Is the curse…?"

"It's still here," He replied in a sort of mumble. She frowned guiltily.

"I'm sorry," She whispered. He put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's alright. Sleep well tonight," Sasuke told her as he left. Sakura quickly entered her apartment, muttered a greeting to her parent's portraits and flopped onto the couch.

"Yo!" Kiba said loudly as he appeared from her kitchen. She screamed and threw a pillow at him on impulse.

"Hey, what was that for?" He asked as he recovered from the violent pillow throw. She huffed out, irritated.

"How did you get in?" She demanded.

"From the window," He replied giddily as he jerked a thumb towards the direction of her room.

"Your under garments are really cute. They're pink," Kiba grinned. She was both mortified and slightly amused.

"And…" He trailed off when he saw that he eyes were noticeably teary. He instantly jumped to her side.

"A…are you mad that I broke in? Did I say something wrong?" Kiba interrogated with a look of deep concern. She wiped her eyes hastily and shook her head.

"It's okay Kiba. I was already like this before I noticed you in here," Sakura answered back truthfully. He frowned and reached over to pat her head.

"Are you…okay?" He asked uncertainly. She looked up at him and quickly studied his facial expression before nodding. The feelings he carried for her were fake. She had to stop over thinking everything.

Suddenly, he wrapped his strong arms around her tiny figure tightly. Her breath caught up in her throat for a while before she swiftly learned how to breathe again.

Maybe this whole really was what Sasuke described it as: a curse. It really was terrible. If she found out that she was forced into love with someone, she would be angry. She felt extremely guilty in Kiba's arms. He could be doing something more useful at that moment, but he was here with her. Then again, if it weren't for the curse, no one would be here comforting her.

She slowly eased into Kiba's arms and rested her head against his chest. She cried silently when she realized that if it weren't for the curse, she wouldn't need to be comforted anyway.

A/N: I promise more fluff in the future :3

Thank you for reading!