A/N: So yeah, another update record. Though I doubt I will update again tomorrow or in less than twenty-four hours because I have school tomorrow. Still, I'll try my best. Please review, they make me really happy.

Chapter four: A not so usual meeting

The faces of the two girls were priceless, Sasuke concluded.

While one of them was as red as a tomato, her eyes wide open as well as her mouth, the other one was only slightly surprised as she was more angry.

"Hey," Naruto said, surprising Sasuke.

Haruno was facing Naruto and her red friend was facing Sasuke, but both girl were looking at Naruto.

"U-U-Uh.." The red girl looked around fast. Seeing there was no one around and Naruto was looking at her, she pointed her finger at herself. "M-M-Me?"

"Well obviously, who else?" Naruto continued letting out a chuckle.

Her face turned another shade of red. "U-Uhm.. H-H-Hello." She smiled.

Sasuke observed that until now Haruno analysed Naruto as if she wanted to know what they wanted from them but now she was looking at Sasuke with a not-so-happy face. Sasuke could only wonder what was her problem, but he was also quite amused.

"We're in the same class, right? I'm Uzumaki Naruto and this guy right here is—"

"Uchiha Sasuke." The raven guy interrupted him, looking at Haruno with a confident smirk.

"Yeah, that was what I was going to say teme." Naruto sighed and then looked back at the red girl. "What are your names?"

"I-I-I.. My n-name i-is Hyuuga Hinata." She smiled again. "And she is—"

"Haruno Sakura." The pink-haired girl cut her friend off. She said her name with pride, just like Sasuke.

"Y-Yes."

It was only then that Sasuke observed that it was raining. The reason the girl were about to enter the school was because they don't have any umbrellas. Probably.

"Hey, it's really pouring outside," Naruto stated. "You girls want a ride home?"

In that moment Hyuuga girl lost it.

"I-I.. W-What I m-m-mean i-is.. T-T-The r-rain.." In the next second she made a bow. "I have to go, excuse me!" She turned around and ran right out in the pouring rain. The three teenagers could only look as she disappeared from the school's yard.

Sakura sighed. "That girl.." She whispered.

"D-Did I say something wrong, Sakura-chan?!" Naruto asked.

Haruno looked at Naruto puzzled as if she didn't expect that reaction from him. "I don't think so." Was all she said.

She then turned around and stood motionless under the small roof that protected her from the rain.

"Uhm.." Naruto said first as the two boys watched her. "What are you doing?"

"Waiting for the rain to stop, obviously." She replied still looking at the rain.

"What? But that's stu—"

Sasuke put a hand on Naruto's mouth and stopped him. He approached Sakura and gave her his charming smirk.

"Why don't you allow me to give you a ride home?" He asked.

She then turned her head to look at him. Sasuke expected her to smile, maybe blush, and nod, but she glared at him for a moment and then faked a polite smile.

"I'd rather wait here." Was all she said.

Sasuke was not pleased with her answer. She pissed him off.

"Come on Sakura-chan, you can't stay here until—"

"Fine." Sasuke cut off his friend again. He turned around and crawled his hands in his pockets. He said one more thing before walking away. "Have fun waiting."

"Thank you." She replied just as rigid as until now.

"Come on," Sasuke said as he walked in the rain to his car parked right in front of the school.

Naruto looked at Sakura one more time before waving and leaving, but she didn't look in his direction once.

The blonde climbed in the car and sat next to Sasuke. They had a driver today, Sasuke didn't like driving on rainy days and Naruto didn't have a driving license.

"We can go now." Naruto said.

"Wait," Sasuke stopped the driver. He was looking out the window.

"Sasuke? What's the problem?" Naruto asked.

"I want to stay here." The raven-haired boy said.

"What? Why?" His friend asked raising an eyebrow.

"You can take an umbrella and go," Sasuke addressed the driver. "I'll drive home later." The old man nodded and left.

"What are you doing, teme?" Naruto asked totally confused.

Sasuke smirked. "I want to stay here and see if she'll actually wait until the rain stops. I bet she only wanted to act like a princess in front of us. She'll definitely leave when she'll think we disappeared."

"Oh," Naruto said. "Maybe you're right."

Sasuke moved on the driver's seat and drove around the school, returning right where he was but a little behind so that Haruno wouldn't see the car.

"You really wanted to drive that much?" The blonde asked.

"I had to do that so that she'll think we left, idiot."

"Right," Naruto approved. "Well, I'll take a nap while we wait. Wake me when we're in front of my house, you'll give me a ride, right?"

"Just sleep already." Sasuke said.

"I'll take it as a yes." Naruto smiled pleased and drifted into a deep sleep.

Sakura hated rain.

Not only her umbrella broke a few months ago—last autumn to be more precise—but she could not afford a new one either. The money she would spend on an umbrella would make her and her mother a delicious meal. She could have asked Hinata to borrow her an umbrella, but who would have thought it was going to rain? It has been such a beautiful day, until now.

Sakura could not run home either. If she would hurry, she could make it home in twenty minutes, but she was the type of person that could catch a cold if you would only sneeze in her face. She could not afford medicaments either. The girl analysed the situation and decided it was better to wait until the rain stopped. Her mother was going to be home late tonight anyway, she wouldn't worry.

And so, Sakura had a long time to wait and the only thing she could do was stare at the pouring rain. Lucky enough, it wasn't cold so she was fine. Though, it would have been a lot better to have Hinata by her side and talk with her, time would have passed so much faster. But, thanks to two certain filthy rich boys, she had to wait alone.

Sakura could still not believe how fated made that she and Hinata bump those two.

Sakura was confident that Hinata would forget Uzumaki Naruto in some time, but after they actually met and talked how she reacted today, she didn't know what to think. But Uzumaki didn't seem like such a bad guy. He didn't seem to have any strange intentions. Besides, he was also blushing a little when he was talking with Hinata. Bad guy or no, she will protect her friend.

Uchiha Sasuke on the other hand was just as she thought, she needed only five minutes to prove this to herself. He was arrogant—every gesture he made proved it—,filthy rich—his car and driver proved it—and thought he could do whatever he wanted with people—the fact that he tried to 'charm' her with that smirk of his proved it best.

She wanted to have nothing to do with people like him, and she will not. Just because they officially knew she existed didn't matter. Moreover, what could he want from her? Nothing. So there was no reason to interact with her. Simple as that.

Four hours.

That was how long Haruno—and Sasuke along with a sleeping Naruto—waited for. The rain didn't stop completely, but it wasn't pouring anymore. The sun started to set, she was probably afraid to go home while it was dark outside so she left.

Still, Sasuke felt irritated. One, because four hours seemed like an eternity—everyone knew Sasuke never waited just because he simply hated to. Two, because it proved he had been wrong—Haruno indeed waited until the rain almost stopped. Even though he was irritated, his interest for her deepened.

When Haruno left the school, Sasuke quickly moved the car so she wouldn't see it. It was only then that Naruto woke up.

"What's going on?" The blonde asked startled. "Sasuke? Oh, right.. I fell asleep in your car.." He continued rubbing his eyes. "What time is it?"

As Naruto talked, Sasuke already started following Haruno from a safe distance. He didn't know why, but he wanted to follow her home.

"Oi, where are we going?" Naruto asked.

"To Haruno's house." Sasuke replied and Naruto asked no more, he never understood his best friend and it was too complicated to try to.

"Well, turn on the radio and just tell me if something interesting happens." The blonde said as he leaned on the backseat.

Sasuke turned on the radio only to make Naruto silent.

In almost half an hour, Sasuke arrived on a bridge. For some weird reason, the girl went downhill and under the bridge. The rain completely stopped by then so the young Uchiha climbed off of the car—ignoring Naruto's questions—and followed the girl.

It was not too long after he went downhill as well that he spotted a small house. From his point of view, that thing couldn't even be called a house. Even his dog's house was bigger.

He watched Haruno as she entered inside and he could only watch and not believe. Haruno was living in that dog-house. She was poor. She could as well beg for money at the corner of the street.

Sasuke didn't know how he felt about this. But then again, did he have to feel some way about this?

"Sasuke-teme!" Naruto called without exiting the car. He was obviously too lazy.

Sasuke turned around and walked towards his car.