A/N: Again thanks guys. I really appreciate the reviews and the alerts but I would love it if you guys reviewed too because I don't know what you think about the story if you don't and it makes me feel all sad and whatnot. I'm trying to reach at least 20 reviews :D. LOVE YOU GUYS.

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The Fear

By Aimie

…I'll look at the sun and I'll look in the mirror

I'm on the right track yeah I'm on to a winner…

Chapter Four: "Not Fair"

Sakura walked along the school courtyard. She was lost, the school was too big for her liking and the kids hated her. The only person that didn't hate her wasn't even in her class since first period.

She turned her head to a boy that held the school latest newspaper, titled, "Expressions". The headline read "Sasuke Uchiha's UNTOLD CRUISE STORY: Who is this girl?"

Sasuke Uchiha, self-proclaimed king of the school along with rebel wannabe Naruto Uzumaki and his virgin forever girlfriend Hinata Hyuuga went on a cruise the other day to—

"Wait...Did that say Sasuke?"she thought smirking. So the school had paparazzi following Sasuke too. She laughed as kept reading.

…the Bahamas. Our camera's caught all the action as Naruto Uzumaki and his girlfriend shared a sweet kiss along the chlorine filled pool [Picture included in page 8] and we even caught Mr. Uchiha making out with a random girl in a janitors closet---

"Like what you see?" the boy holding and selling the paper asked. "It's only 3.99"

"Yen?" Sakura asked raised an eyebrow.

"Naw, babe, American Dollars." He said chewing gum and popping it. "The newspaper program is trying to raise American Dollars to go to America with."

"Oh."

"So do you interested dollface?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Well—"

"Excuse us for a second Sakura." Sasuke came pushing the boy out of the way and holding him by the collar. Sakura's eyes widened.

"Sa..Sasuke-san. Gomen-nasai---"

Sasuke held a punch in the air. "If you don't stop my running these articles about me and my friends I will get my lawyer to destroy your ass."

"G—go—gomen-nasai." The boy shook.

"Do you understand, Keiji?" Sasuke growled.

"H..ha..hai." Keiji said nodding furiously.

Sakura walked up to Sasuke. "Chickens-ass, let him go."

Sasuke sighed and let Keiji go. Keiji ran taking notes on what had just happened hoping someone from the Journalism class had snapped a shot of what had just happened.

"Why did you grab the kid like that?" Sakura asked fixing her glasses and putting her hands on her hips.

"Did you read the article he wrote on me? All those were Photoshopped lies—besides I don't want my personal life on the front of a newspaper!" Sasuke exclaimed.

"So you didn't..." Sakura started picking up a copy of the newspaper. "And I quote "make out with a girl in a janitors closet in hopes that your father wouldn't catch y—"

"Okay just stop reading the bullshit." Sasuke held a hand up. "School's almost over, help me throw all these copies out. "

Sakura picked up a bunch of newspapers as did he and she walked alongside him. "Do you honestly care what people think of you, Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke turned and looked at her incredulously. '-kun?' he thought raising an eyebrow. "I kind of have to care Sakura, I'm the heir to our company and if I gain a bad reputation so does the company—"

"But if it's lies then it shouldn't be that important."

He stopped in his tracks.

"I mean, if you and the people you care about and your co-workers know that it's all bullshit, then the rest shouldn't matter." She said.

"Sakura…I don't expect you to understand." He replied as they walked to the school's dumpster.

"Well it's true Sasuke." She said walking behind him. "There's nothing to worry about if nothing actually happ—"

He dumped the newspapers in the trash and turned to her. "Sakura, nothing happened."

"Okay. If you say so Sasuke-kun." She said dumping the remainder of the newspapers in the trash.

'there's that –kun again…' he thought puzzled. "Sakura…"

"Hm?" she looked up.

"What's with the –kun?" he raised an eyebrow.

She gulped and blushed. "I. ..I assumed it was respectful to—"

"Well…the -kun is very personal and clo—"

"So your fan girls and personally close to you?" she asked raising an eyebrow.

"No. But they just don't get it." Sasuke said.

"So you don't want me to call you that?" she asked walking behind him.

"I never said that Sakura."

"Do you prefer, Chicken Ass?" she smirked walking in front of him.

He glared and smirked. "Yes, actually."

Sakura turned around smirking. "Why?"

"It's more…you." He smiled and stuffed his hands in his pockets.

The end of school was near and the school's cheerleaders (which were all of Sasuke's fangirls) were lined up in a row doing a "Goodbye Sasuke Cheer" and jumping around.

"Why are people so attracted to you?" Sakura asked Sasuke as they passed by the Cheerleaders.

"Because people think I'm attractive." He smirked looking at her.

"Oh really?" she asked laughing.

"Yes, really."

"I've seen better…"she mumbled loud enough so that he could hear.

"Really?" he asked quirking an eyebrow.

"Oh yes. The American boys are really hot." Sakura nodded vigorously. 'I've just never been fortunate enough to get a damned date' she thought with a sigh.

"So you don't find me attractive in the slightest?" he laughed.

"Nope. Not one bit." She laughed triumphantly walking in front of him.

He rolled his eyes. "You're lying through your teeth Sr. Sakura."

She turned around. "Sr. Sakura? What am I, a nun?"

"Well you sure dress and cover as much to be one. Unless you want me to call you Muslim Sakura." He smirked walking in front of her.

She gaped. "I am not like a nun."

"Well you are a virgin and you cover up like hell. So yes, you just need to go get your 'nun's degree' or whatever they get and—"

"How do you know I'm a virgin?" Sakura blushed fumbling with her knapsack.

"It's obvious that you've even never been kissed." He shook his head as they walked to his car.

"Okay I've been kissed." she clarified with a scoff.

"Who was your first kiss?" he asked turning around.

"Um...this kid named Scott in my Finger-painting class in Kindergarten." She smirked triumphantly putting her hands on her hips.

"Kindergarten?" he laughed. "That's not a real kiss."

"So says you." She said.

"You want to see a real kiss?" he leaned in and whispered into her ear. Her whole body shook in response and her heart beat increased significantly.

She gulped. "W..well.."

"Answer the question Pinkie." He smirked against her ear.

"Sas—"

She froze up and then two kids popped out of the bushes taking pictures of them. The two kids ran off with their camera's after they left Sakura almost blind from the flash and were satisfied with their pictures.

"Shit." Sasuke cursed. "Now they're gonna write an article on that."

"And what're you gonna tell them? That you leaning into my ear was photoshopped?" she inquired.

"I can't Sakura,"

"Why?" she asked him.

"Because it did happen." He responded.

Sakura arrived into her room and threw her head onto her pillow. She hit her head on the pillow over and over and over again until she was satisfied.

"Ugh." She sighed "I'm so stupid."

"Why are you stupid Sakura-chan?" Natsuki asked coming in with the fresh towels.

"Because. Ugh, Natsuki." She bashed her head onto the pillow again.

"That's not an answer Sakura." She laughed.

"Okay well…is it wrong to have feelings for—"

"Sasuke?" Natsuki raised an eyebrow an laughed.

"Yes." Sakura breathed out.

Natsuki walked over to her and sat next to her on the soft bed. "No. Everyone starts to like Sasuke when they meet him."

"Why?"

"Because apparently he's got that mystery and dark attractiveness about him." Natsuki sighed.

"Do you think he'd ever like me?" Sakura questioned hopefully.

"Well..I don't know Sakura. But he's very specific about the girls he dates." Natsuki said with a sigh.

"Ugh. This is not fair…" Sakura hit her head with the pillow and fell back on the bed.

"Nothing in life is fair dear." Natsuki laughed. "But, I can help you."

"Help me?" Sakura quirked an eyebrow.

"Yes. Help him like you."

"But why can't he like me the way I am?" Sakura asked.

"He can. That's the thing, we just have to show him what's been in front of him and he hasn't taken notice of."

"So what're you gonna do to me?" she asked.

Natsuki smirked. "Make-over."

"Wha..what--?"

Knock. Knock.

Sakura looked up and ran over to the door. She opened it, Mikoto stood at the doorway smiling brightly.

"Sakura."

"Mikoto-sama." Sakura bowed. She had seen others do it and thought it was the right thing to do.

"No need to bow dear. To you, I'm just Mikoto." Mikoto smiled. "I want to take you shopping."

"But there's school tomorrow….and I…"

"Sakura. It's alright we'll be back before 6." Mikoto grinned. "Come along."

Sakura looked over and Natsuki and smiled. "Alright Mikoto-sa..Mikoto."

Mikoto laughed lightly and lead Sakura down the spiral stairs. "So Sakura, tell me about yourself."

"Well I'm very good in mathematics and the sciences..but my ability to think creatively is very bad. I'm exceptionally good in en—"

"No Sakura. I want to know about you. Not about how you excel in school."

"We..well…..I was born on March 28—"

"Older than my Sasuke." smiled Mikoto as they reached the front door.

"Really?"

"Yeah." She laughed.

"Okay well. I'm 16 years old. I like to listen to music on my CD player and I—"

"How long have you been wearing glasses?" Mikoto asked as they stepped into the limousine.

"For about 8 years…" Sakura said putting her hands on her legs.

"I think you can look really pretty without them." Mikoto said as the limousine drove in front of a store that said "Opticals". "Come on…"

Sakura stepped out of the limousine and saw the store. "Mikoto you don't have to—I wouldn't.."

"Wear the contacts?" Mikoto laughs. "Well…you can at least have them until you're ready to wear them."

"Mikoto it's alrigh—" Mikoto smiled and pulled her into the store.

"I would like to get this beautiful, talented girl some contacts please." Mikoto smiled.

"Hai Mikoto-sama." One of the men bowed and a bunch of people crowded around Sakura.

"No..yes my hair is real…no…yes my eyes are—no…" Sakura responded looking from person to person as they closed in on her.

Mikoto smiled to herself. "I knew Sasuke would like her."

A/N: Oooh what does THAT mean. Aahahah. Alright. I haven't updated because I've been busy and stuff—the usual. LOVE YOU

And thanks to Maddie who despite getting this late to me, is amazingful!

Aimie