Here's chapter for everyone! It's a up a little later than I wanted it to be, but I was out of school all last week with a nasty stomach virus and had some makeup work to do. I'm fine now and I'm about caught up. Wash your hands often and enjoy!
[As a special note, I wanted to mention that I will be changing my pen-name. It will be TheLavenderHippie, it's the same account and the story name will remain the same. Just a heads up.]
Thoughts/Flashbacks/Dreams
Inner Sakura/Sasuke
Text messages
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, just my plot and OC's.
Chapter 4 ~Sasuke's POV~
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I sighed as I walked through the front door of my house, finally getting home from school at 5:30. After treating the Dobe to ramen at Ichiraku's, listening to him flap on about Hyuuga Hinata, Orochimaru being a creep, and how he was going to ask for a motorcycle for Christmas, I was about worn out. As I removed my shoes at the entrance, I could hear my mother's angelic voice from inside the kitchen. She frequently sang while cooking, and today it was her all-time favorite; "The Very Thought Of You" by Nate King Cole. Peeking around the corner, I watched as she danced with a wooden spoon in her hand, her purple dress swaying over her knees.
"I'm living in a kind of daydream, I'm as happy as a king. And foolish though it may seem, To me that's everything." My mother's personality had a way of lightening up the room. Just her smile alone could transform a dull corner into a palace of gold. "How long are you planning on standing behind that wall Sasu-chan? Or are you planning on not greeting your mother?" My mom said, glancing over her shoulder. Did I mention she's also very perceptive?
I smirked as I fully walked into the kitchen, breathing in the heavenly scent of freshly sliced tomatoes. "If I must. Good evening, Mother." I sighed, feigning exasperation and kissing her on the cheek. She just laughed and put her hand on my cheek, smiling like always.
"Where have you been, I was worried." She asked, concern written all over her face. Women. With real exasperation this time, I scoffed and walked towards the counter where she had previously been cutting the delicious red fruits, reaching for a slice. Before I could snag one, my mother cracked the wooden spoon across my knuckles making me flinch away.
"Sasuke-kun." She said in a warning tone, not just for touching her tomatoes but for not answering her question.
I sighed, annoyed I even had to relive the memory. "I took Naruto to Ichiraku's to make up for something that happened in biology today, no big deal."
"Ichiraku's? Slice these for me, will you?" She said, handing me freshly washed bell peppers. Taking a knife from its holder, I began to chop.
"Don't worry, I didn't eat anything. Just listened to that usuratonkachi ramble on about absolutely nothing." I explained, rolling my eyes at the thought of our "conversation".
"Don't call Naruto-kun that, and what happened in biology?" She asked, stirring the contents of her pot.
I waited a beat, hesitating over the vegetables before resuming my chopping, letting suspense build just to get her worked up. It's kind of fun. "Well…"
"Did you get in trouble with Orochimaru-san?"
"Not exactly." She slowed her stirring.
"Did he send you to Senju-san?"
"…" I continued my task.
And then her spoon stopped. "Sasuke, what did you do?" I stayed silent, watching my hands work instead of her. She turned to face me now, staring through narrowed eyes. "Sasuke.." She said dangerously.
"Hn?" I said, using my bangs to hide from her glare. When she didn't speak again I turned toward her with a playful smirk so she wouldn't have a heart attack.
"Sasu-chan that's not funny!" She said, thwacking me on the arm with her spoon. Could that be considered a weapon?
"I'm sorry, you're just too easy." I chuckled lightly. She didn't say anything, just turned back to the stove with a smirk of her own.
"So what really happened?"
"I won't go into detail, but it ends with Kabuto Yakushi in ladies underwear, Naruto in detention, and me getting off Scott free." I said, dumping the sliced bell peppers into the bowl of tomatoes after she directed me to. I reached for a delicious little pear as she pondered my vague explanation.
"Ladies underwear? What on earth… No Sasu-chan." She said, snapping my knuckles with the damned spoon again just as I put my hand to me mouth. The tomato slice fell back onto the counter as I rubbed my knuckles. You should really take that thing away from her. "And what about your nose?"
I ceased the caressing of my knuckles, the frantic expression of Sakura Haruno popping into my head immediately. I was sure to remove the medical tape Tsunade had given me after I received a head-butt from the new girl, resulting in a minor bruise on the bridge of my nose. I started to chuckle, I should have known my mom would still notice.
"A girl did it." I said plainly, turning around to lean on the counter.
"A girl? Well that's not very nice, why on earth would she do that?" My mother asked as she gently took my chin in her small hand, making me face her. She quietly examine my nose, waiting for my answer.
I closed my eyes and sighed, Sakura's soft, heart shaped face clear as day in my head. "I kind of surprised her when I was gathering my things from the bleachers." I lowered my neck some so she wouldn't have to crane her own to get around our significant height difference. "It was mostly accidental, partly intentional." She raised an eyebrow, signaling me to elaborate as she released my face.
"She's a new transfer, from Suna. We got off on the wrong foot, so I had to make it right." I explained. I couldn't tell you why I did, it was just like word vomit.
"So you risked getting your nose broken?" Turning off the stove, she turned to me with a knowing smirk. I could already hear my inner voice snickering. I guess there's no way out of this one. It was true that the 'accidental' head-butt was intentional on my part, just to get a rise out of Sakura, however I didn't think about it actually hurting like hell. Not my best plan, but it worked. That girl's got a hard head.
"Well.. she's pretty cute too." I mumbled, turning my head to the side to avoid my mother's eyes. From my peripherals I could tell she was already smiling, though.
"Hmm, well I hope you two can be friends, Sasu-chan. Anyone who can ruffle your feathers is worth having around." She pecked me on the cheek and moved to get the tableware, leaving me to stand there for a moment and take in what she said. It was true, not many people could take me out of my element, but Naruto always manages to annoy the crap out me to the point where I have to react. I guess that's why we're best friends. Funny, I've known Sakura for exactly ten hours, and she has the same affect. Annoying.
"Go wash your face, Sweetie, supper's ready. " My mother called as I left the kitchen. "Oh, and get your father. I believe he's in the study. Isn't he always.
"Aa." I said, burying my hands in my pockets as I made my way down the long hallway to my father's office. The man spends 10% of his time in there, the other 85% in his CEO office in Uchiha Corp. And maybe, if she's lucky, the remaining 5% with my mother. It's a pleasant change from his usual focus..
I knocked on the open door, my father's head lifting from his paperwork when I entered his office. "Sasuke." He greeted.
"Father. Supper's ready."
"Hn. Thank you." … Did he just?..
"Aa." And that's the end of that conversation. Shut up. Inner was right, that's our interactions for the day in a nutshell. I've grown accustom to it, of course.
I turned on my heel, walking towards the door when I heard my father clear is throat. What now?
"How was school?" I stopped in place, surprised to say the least. Since when does he care?
".. Fine." I said cautiously, not used to Fugaku Uchiha being "social". Maybe the old man hit his head?
"Ah, good. And football?"
"5 and 0."
"Aa. Good." A pregnant silence hung in the room, neither of us sure what to say next. Was I supposed to ask him about his work or like, finances or something? This wasn't an ordinary thing for my father and I, having light conversation. Being over shadowed by Itachi majority of my childhood, I didn't have the chance to bond with my father the way say, Naruto and Minato Namikaze did. It was always about Itachi.
Itachi..
"Mother's waiting, we should head to the dining room." I informed, leaving the office this time. Just the thought of my brother's name was enough to anger me. He's away in college, but that doesn't mean the spotlight still isn't on him. It always is.
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I sighed heavily as light washed over my room, finally reaching my sanctuary. I pulled my shirt over my head as I walked to my bed, tossing into my hamper along the way. Plopping down upon my bed I released a slow yawn, not realizing just how tired I was. I pulled my cell out of my pocket, reading through old texts and deleting them. Didn't take very long, they were mostly from the Dobe. I swear he talks more than a woman.
Speaking of women… My inner spoke out, causing me to growl as I closed my eyes.
What do you want?
Sakura, how about you?
Just leave already. I sighed, grabbing my towel and walking towards my bathroom. Hopefully it'll clear my head. I of course was thinking of the new girl. Again. I still couldn't figure out what exactly it was that happened to us this morning, that stare down that lasted forever before homeroom. Usually I wouldn't waste a second on a new student, let alone a female since they're usually fawning instead of actually making conversation. But not Sakura. I mean, the girl cursed me out. She's got guts, that's for sure.
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(A/N: I'm skipping his shower, -queue evil laughter-)
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The next morning, I pulled up in front of Naruto's house and honked my horn. His car was in the shop, so I've been driving him around like a damn coiffure. I honked again, growing impatient. Finally a ball of blonde ran out the house, half of a blue flannel hanging from one shoulder, one black book bag strap on the other, and the front door wide open. "Bye Mom! Love you!" Naruto shouted back at his tired looking mother, some of her red hair falling out of its pulled back style and into her smiling face.
"Bye, sweetheart. Good morning Sasuke-kun!" She hollered, waving from the doorway as Naruto climbed into the passenger seat of my truck, dropping his bag by his feet. I raised a hand in response, giving her a small smirk. It's too early to smile. Miss Kushina was a fairly pleasant woman, very considerate and energetic woman. Much like her son I suppose. She's also my mother's closest friend, meaning I'm stuck with this Dobe whether I want to be or not.
Just as I shifted out of park, Naruto jumped and flung the passenger door, sprinting back towards his front door and almost taking my damn door with him. Kushina raised her eyebrows, confused "What is it now Dobe?" I called after him, but he'd already disappeared into the house. I shifted back into park and slouched in my seat to wait. What the hell is he doing?
Hearing the door open and slam closed, I turned my head in that direction, glaring already fixed in place. He smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. He lifted a hand, a ring of silver and gold keys dangling from his index finger. "Sorry. Forgot my keys." He laughed.
I closed my eyes and sighed, not really in the mood to insult him, too tired. Shifting into drive, I pulled off the curve and drove away from his street.
Naruto played with the radio on the way to school, not sticking to one station for more than thirty seconds. I keep quiet though the static between stations was truly aggravating. "Ugh, there's never anything good on in the morning. That's just another reason they should start school later; we'd have shit to listen to on the way there." He said, continuing his browsing.
"Then turn it off." I said, keeping my eyes on the road as I left one hand on the wheel, my other arm and hand against the window and my face. School seemed such a short drive yesterday.
"Well there's got to be something good on at least one of these stations-"
"Then pick one and shut up."
"What crawled up your ass and died this morning, Teme?" He said, finally ceasing his station surfing and facing me with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing." I said, keeping the hard line on my face firmly in place.
"Well wipe the sleep from your eyes and stop being such a grouch. It's nice outside!"
"Just shut up, Naruto." I said, pulling into my usual parking space. I couldn't help but notice the lack of a certain candy apple red motorcycle. Not that I was expecting anyone to be waiting for us there or anything..
"Hmm, I wonder if Sakura-chan's going to late again today. She was pretty nice, wasn't she?" Coming from the kid she hit on the head? Weird friends you got, Sasuke.
"Hn." I grunted, cutting the engine off and unbuckling my seat belt.
"Yeah, she's pretty cute too. I think she warmed up to the group pretty well yesterday." We walked into school, halls already crowded with students. "That thing with Neji was weird though. You think he likes her maybe? I mean, she's attractive but I've never seen him do that to anyone. Not even Tenten and they've dated for like what, 3 years now? Whatever keeps his mind off me and Hinata, hahaha! Am I right, or am I right?" He laughed with himself as we reached the lockers.
"Hn." I didn't feel like thinking of Hyuuga Neji's odd behavior, the guy's ego is big enough, the last thing he deserved was our attention. I put up with him for the sake of our team, but if he deserves anything, it's a punch in the face and someone pulling the stick out his-
"Ah don't be like that, Teme. I'm sure you've got a better chance with her then Neji!" I wanted to slam my head against my locker. Does he ever close his big mouth?
"Naruto, you moron-"
"I mean really, coming from such an honorable family you think he'd be all polite and gentlemanly and crap. But he's a wolf in sheep's clothing! Yeah I guess he's got the elegant thing with older people, but majority of the time he's kind of a douche."
"Who is?" Said a perky female voice from behind us. We both turned around to find the confused faces of Ino Yamanka and Sakura Haruno, the latter looking hotter than she did yesterday. Wearing a red and black male's flannel shirt, black skinny(very skinny) jeans and classic black converse, my jaw nearly dropped to my feet. Nearly. Uchiha's don't gawk like starving vultures.
"Oh, hey you two. Wow, you both look nice." Naruto greeted, his signature grin in place. I'm sure Ino also looked nice, but I couldn't take my eyes off of Sakura. How can one girl be so damn cute?
"Thanks!" The two girls said in unison, returning his smile. Sakura then looked at me, that brilliant smile still on her face. "Good morning, Sasuke." She said, her hands behind her back.
"Morning." I responded. Wait, I did?… Why? "You look nice." I said, before I could stop myself.
The lightest shade of peeks washed over her porcelain cheeks as her eyes widened a fraction, before she smiled again. "T-thank you."
"Come on you two, homeroom starts in three minutes." Ino said, dragging Sakura in the direction of the staircase we had to climb for our first class. I shook my head, not sure what just happened. I heard Naruto snicker lightly, and when I looked at him he had that same stupid grin on his face. I narrowed my eyes.
"What?" I said, hoping for his sake he'd say nothing and leave it alone.
"Nothing." He said, starting for the stairs as well. Good Dobe. "You coming, Casanova?"
"Naruto.."
"Hahaha!" He laughed, jogging up the stairs before I could grab him.
"Usuratonkachi."
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The bell for fourth period rang, saving us from the creep that is Orochimaru. "Ugh, I thought that freaking bell would never ring!" Naruto whined as we collected our things and left biology. "Only one more period until lunch, thank Kami!"
"Hn." I agreed. Good thing Naruto spoke fluid Uchiha, I was still too exhausted from a sleepless night to form real sentences. Then again, not like I would anyway. Not to mention I couldn't get the sight of Sakura's sexy ass in that second skin she's calling jeans out of my head. Damn that girl. Mmm, damn her to the nearest janitor's closet- Shut it!
"I'm got to get something out of my locker real quick, see you in a sec." Naruto said as we descended the stairs.
"Aa." Yes, I had another class with him, unfortunately. Three out of five periods to be exact. I walked into Asuma Saratobi's geometry class, taking my seat in the back and dropping my book bag on the desk to my right. Thankfully Saratobi was a lax guy, perhaps not as much as Kakashi, but enough so that you could take a snooze in his class every once in a while and he wouldn't mind. I figured I could pull a Shikamaru and get some shut eye., seeing as how I have an A average in here anyway. I reclined slightly in my chair, putting my head, planning to close my eyes for a second. Or an hour or two. Whichever.
"Is this seat taken?" I opened one eye to see quite a beautiful sight.
Haruno Sakura.
Some of her soft pink hair fell into her face as she bent to eye level with me, a small smirk on her face as she pointed to the desk on my right. She looked like a fucking angel. Damn this girl. Disregarding the idea of sleep I smirked right on back. Two can play at this game. "Well if it isn't Pinky? Welcome to geometry, Princess."
She gave me a playful glare as she dropped my book bag atop my desk, taking her seat. "I could say the same thing to you, Skipper. I was the one in here with Naruto yesterday."
"Hey, I had captain things to do. Duty calls, right?" I said sitting up some. I think having Pinky in here might actually make geometry a little bearable.
"Ah right, thanks for reminding me, Superstar. Captain, huh?" She said, leaning her chin on her palm. Her little pink tongue flicked across her top lip for a millisecond. Sweet Kami, even the simplest of gestures was sexy when she did it.
"Well, co-captain." I admitted, "But that's only because I'm a junior. I'm much better than Hyuuga. At much more than just soccer." I emphasized with a smirk. This whole conversation was like word vomit for me, it almost felt involuntary. Like I had to talk to her.
"Hmm, good to know." She said, biting her lip as she faced the board. She looked at me from her peripherals, sporting a smirk of her own. My only grew that much more.
I opened my mouth to drop another sexual innuendo but was intercepted by Naruto's raspy laugh. "Ah man Kiba, that's funny man! Yo Teme you know that one lunch lady with the- Hey Sakura-chan! I almost forgot you were in this period with us." Naruto said, scratching the back of his head.
Her sexy smirk turned to a more friendly one as she addressed Naruto and Kiba. "Haha hey guys, it's cool Naruto, and I almost forgot how to get here myself." She said with the soft tint of a blush on her cheeks. Dork.
Naruto took his usual but Kiba stood still for second, staring at Sakura with googly eyes, making mine narrow. "Yo no disrespect or anything Sakura, but you look really hot today!" Kiba voiced, taking the seat in front of Sakura, making her blush darken. I glowering turned into a full on glare. What the hell is dog boy up too?
"Really? I kind of just threw this on.." She said, looking down at her folded hands.
"Yeah! You'd be surprised what a man's shirt can do for a cute girl like yourself." He said with a wink, making her giggle softly. It didn't have the same effect on me. I scowled at his comment, not because I didn't agree, but because Kiba Inuzuka of all people was making her blush like that. I was… I was..
"Well thank you, I appreciate it." She said with a genuine smile. That smile should be in my direction, since we were interrupted after all.
I was..
Asuma entered the room as soon as the bell rang, putting Kiba's annoying comments to an end. All the better for me. I looked down at my geometry, suddenly feeling the urge to hit something. Hard.
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I was..
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Jealous? ….Yeah.
I started to daze off towards the end of class, finished with the classwork we were assigned ten minutes ago. I watched as Anko scolded some scrawny freshman who were supposed to be running laps. Apparently they weren't running fast enough. I'd laugh if I wasn't so annoyed. Speaking of annoying..
"So Sakura-chan, the week before Halloween my parents are going out of town for their honeymoon and me and Sasuke-teme are having our annual party at my place. You in?" Naruto tried to whisper. Key word tried. It's the thought that counts.
"Hell yeah! I'm always done for a party." She answered enthusiastically. This caught my attention. Turning my head, I saw her and Naruto low-five, both grinning like mischievously. "Costume party?"
"No costume no entry." Naruto said proudly. It was true, this was one of the biggest party of the year and we always kept a strict dress code: Anything but street clothes. Even with Halloween falling on a weekday this year, we still decided to host it the day of. It's not common knowledge, but that doesn't mean the word isn't already out. Neither Naruto nor I.. well, I haven't said a word about it, people just knew. You buy a keg, they will come.
"We were thinking of having it a little early, but no one ever goes to school the day after Halloween anyway. So it's still the day of, and it's gonna kick so much ass! Everyone's going to be there" Naruto.
"Oh hell yeah, we're gonna get so smashed!" Kiba added, high fiving the other idiot. Sakura laughed, rolling her eyes halfheartedly.
"What's the matter, Princess, you private school preps don't drink?" I said with a knowing smirk. Teasing her was becoming my new favorite pass time.
"Sure I do, we're not all snotty prudes you know." She said with a small grin.
"Hmm, good to know." I said, leaning my chin on hand, looking directly at her. She smiled at hearing her owns words, biting her lower lip and looking up at me through her thick eyelashes. It was the sexiest smile I'd ever seen. Just then the lunch bell rang, cutting our little chat short. Naruto and Kiba darted out the room almost bumping into a group of girls, no doubt trying to get to the front of the lunch line. Sakura and I stood up and collected out belongings, not in such a rush.
"Walk with me?" She asked with an innocent smile, her eyes telling a different story. She didn't wait for my response, just started walking out the room. Hm, assertive are we? I watched her walk away for a second, her hips swaying ever so slightly. She walked fluidly, not like how a lot of the other girls at this school looked when they thought they were being "sexy". No, she had a natural, sexy strut, and I liked it. A lot. It didn't hurt that her ass looked fantastic in those jeans, either.
"Damn." I murmured to myself, easily catching up with Sakura's slower strides. Slower than my own, that is.
"So Captain Uchiha, you got a costume for this legendary party of yours yet?" She asked, looking straight ahead as we walked to the cafeteria.
"No not yet, you?"
"Naw, I'll have to pick something up. Any suggestions?"
"Hm.." I seriously thought about it for a minute, not used to really telling anyone what to wear. Then smirked, finding my answer. "Anything, as long as it's short." I looked at her from my peripherals, watching as her cheeks lit up, and she looked down to her feet. Ha, got her. Nice one, Uchiha. She was quiet for a moment, as we closed in on the cafeteria.
"Oh I intended on that." She said, still looking at her shoes. She finally lifted her gaze to mine, her sparkling mint green eyes filled with what looked to be.. mischief? Then she opened that pretty little mouth of her's. "I mean how short?" I raised an eyebrow, a little surprised she was playing along. We stopped right at the cafeteria's double doors, that staring contest thing we did yesterday happening again. Her smoldering eyes told me all I needed to know; she was serious.
Leaning down to her ear I whispered my answer, watching her eyes close and her bite her plump bottom lip again. "Very." She opened her eyes, that same sinful look clouding them. Smirk in place, I opened on of the double doors, gesturing for her to go ahead of me. She accepted with a "thank you" and walked inside, me right on her tail.
Walking over to our group's seats, we were greeted with the sight of Naruto standing on top of table, that famous Uzumaki grin plastered on his face. Then he began to shout. "Ladies and Gentle, if I could have your attention please! As you all may know, Halloween's coming a little early this, landing on a Monday." Some of the cafeteria started to boo as others stayed quiet, waiting for the rest of the message. "However, that's not gonna stop us from having some fun, is it?" Everyone started to clap and cheer, already knowing where he was going with this.
"So to honor the Uzumaki-Uchiha tradition, Monday October 31…" He paused to build suspense, everyone's face anxious for the message they already knew. "IS OUR ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BLOWOUT!" He shouted, and the cafeteria roared to life. He did a back flip off the table, causing more cheers and applause. I turned to Sakura who's expression as fairly amused and just shook my head. Naruto was such a goof.
He finally reached the table and sat down, everyone still hype from Naruto's announcement. "I am so ready for this party you guys. If it's anything like last year's, we're gonna have such a blast!" Ino said excitedly.
"Trust me Ino, it's gonna be even better!" Naruto said, draping his arm around Hinata's shoulders and kissing her full on the lips, making the poor girl blush like mad. I bet Neji would shit if he saw that, I thought to myself. Silently laughing to myself. "We just need to get an extra keg, this year. With twice as many people, we need twice as much beer!"
"My sister said she's down for getting the keg this year." Kiba piped up. That's about all he's good for, I scoffed, still peeved about his hitting on Sakura earlier. Don't you worry about Inuzuka, my man. He'll never be a threat to us.
I know..
She wants us…
"Awesome, bro! We're totally hooked up then! Just need some volunteer's for decorating…?" Naruto added, waiting for anyone to speak up. Hinata shyly raised her hand, a kind smile on her face.
"I-I'll help, N-Naruto-kun." She said, just loud enough for the table to hear. Naruto smiled at her, squeezing her even closer.
"Of course you will, Hinata-chan! Now that your douche-hole cousin isn't hanging off my balls, you'll be by my side all night!"
"What was that, imbecile?" A voice said dangerously from behind of. We all turned around to see Mr. Douche-hole himself; Hyuuga Neji.
"Ahahaha, I was just playing man. Honest!" Naruto laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head with his free hand. I watched Tenten roll her eyes and turn her focus to her phone, as Neji took a seat across from her. She must still be upset about his unorthodox introductory to Sakura yesterday, seeing as how those two having been dating since their freshman year. I could care less about their business, but it's common knowledge that they have a consistent on and off relationship.
"Haruno-san, pleasure to see you again." He greeted will a smirk. Bastard.
"Oh please, just call me Sakura." She said with a smile.
"Sure, Sakura." He said with a nod.
"So d-does everyone know what c-costumes they want, yet?" Hinata managed to say, attempting to take the spotlight off of Sakura, no doubt sensing her discomfort.
"Mine's a surprise!" Naruto stated with a mischievous glimmer in his eyes. Like he wasn't going to just tell everybody eventually.
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The rest of lunch went on uneventful, meaningless chatter I choose to zone out. And through it all, my eyes remained on our new addition. The way she talked, the way she laughed, how she would tuck the shorter strands of her hair behind her ear when answering open ended questions, the way her unique hair just brushed the tops of her shoulders, it's distinct color enhancing her fair skin, those sparkling jade eyes; it was all fascinating to me. Never in my life can I remember paying so much attention to someone, especially some girl who just joined our class. Our school receives new students every year, none of which spark my interest in the least bit. But Sakura… she does.
Maybe it's how she's already warming up to everyone albeit only being here for two days . Or how it feels obligatory to answer when she speaks to me, that damn word vomit feeling arising. Or perhaps the fact that I actually want this girl's attention, rather than ignoring it. It's all quite foreign to me, but somehow not uncomfortable.
I walked out of the locker room with my hands deep in my pocket, Naruto walking beside me with his hands behind his head as we headed for the student parking lot. Gym was no less torturous for me then lunch had been, especially with our female classmates prancing about in those ridiculously skimpy uniforms. I'm not the type of guy to ogle, however, because it's a sign of desperation. I'm an Uchiha, and Uchiha are not desperate. We always get exactly what we want. Always. However, one derriere in particular had my mind joggled, and I'm quite sure you can guess just who it belonged to.
I glowered at the memories of the events that took place just a short half hour ago, still unhappy with having to keep my hands to myself.
The beginning of P.E.[flashback]
Sasuke silently stretched his limbs with the rest of his male classmates, glancing in the direction of the female locker room every now and then, doing his best to ignore Naruto and Kiba's argument over video game trivia. How unfortunate for him to be positioned right in between them.
"I'm telling you you're dead wrong, dude. Modern Warfare 3 is a much better shooter then Battlefield 3. In fact, it's the best out of the entire COD series combined!" Kiba stated stubbornly, determined to get his point across.
"What! You're crazy! Sure, it's looking better then Black Ops maybe, but have you played the beta for BF3? It's ten times better in both graphics and realistic combat. You're an idiot if you think otherwise." Naruto retorted boastfully.
"Who you calling idiot, nimrod?" Kiba all but shouted in Sasuke's ear.
"Who you calling nimrod, asshole?" Naruto retaliated, just as loudly.
"One watt!"
"Dog-breath!"
"Shit for brains!"
"Cocksuc-"
"Both of you shut it." Sasuke smoothly snapped, eyes closed while he continued to warm up his muscles. His usually calm and collected demeanor remained in place, only the slightest twitch of his brow giving away how truly annoyed he was. The two boys stopped their arguing. For now. Sasuke looked back up just as the door to the females' locker room opened again, this time revealing a smirking Temari, and laughing Ino and Sakura.
The three girls made their way to the bleachers, awaiting orders from Anko about their activities for the day. As Ino and Temari ascended the steel steps, Sakura paused glancing down at her untied shoe. Propping one foot on the bottom row of seating, Sakura innocently bent over and proceeded to neatly tie her shoelaces.
Sasuke, who was conveniently seated on the floor facing her general direction, had a most erotic view of Sakura's firm behind, some of the plump lower half visible due to her uniform shorts ridding up. Her legs showed prominently lean muscles under the weight of her current position, only making them more desirable. Sasuke's own gym shorts felt unusually restricting as he imagined those same toned, sexy legs securely wrapped around his waist as he ferociously pound-
At the piercing sound of a whistle Sasuke was immediately snapped away from his thoughts, the lightest tint of pink adorning his cheeks and the bridge of his nose as he scrambled to his feet to fall in line with the rest of his class. With one quick glance over his shoulder, his obsidian eyes were met with the angelic face of those heavenly legs he'd been admiring, a seductive pink pout smirking below fierce sea foam orbs.
The line started to jog outside the gymnasium and to the track, as Sasuke cursed the thirty-five minutes left of class.
[End of flashback]
I groaned as I replayed the scene in my head. Damn seductress, I hissed in my head. With that smug look on her face, I knew Sakura Haruno knew exactly what she was doing back there, and she did it on purpose. Just as her name popped into my head, Sakura miraculously appeared in the parking lot, as if she heard me through some sort of telepathy.
"Hey you guys" She said causally, a cheerful smile on her face. How can she be so casual after pulling her little stunt in the gym? So damn cute, my inner voice cooed.
"Oh hey Sakura-chan!" Naruto spoke out first. I just nodded once in respect, oddly not very confident in opening my mouth. What's up with me today?
"No practice today?" She asked, only seeming to be mildly interested. Her attention was on Naruto, but I could see her eyes flicker in my direction from the corner of my eye.
"Naw, we get Wednesdays and Fridays off, especially before a game. Hey, you should come tomorrow night! We play our old rivals, Suna Academy." The Dobe stated proudly, probably forgetting that was Sakura's previous school.
"Ya don't say?" Sakura said, amusement evident in her voice.
"Yeah! And we're totally-"
"Gonna kick their ass." I finished for Naruto. Our team is undefeated, anyway.
"Oh, really now?" She asked, finally turning her attention to me, her teasing smile never faltering.
"Damn straight." Naruto and I said simultaneously, his being shouted of course.
"Hm, I don't know.." She said, crossing her arms and putting an index finger to her chin, feigning to be in deep thought. "I know this one guy named Rock Lee who could give you all a real run for your money."
"HA, I doubt it! We're the best in the district, believe it!" Naruto defended with a knowing grin. He had a point, I had to agree. Even long before we attended, Konoha High was known for turning out exceptional athletes, majority of our sports teams undefeated in their own seasons respectively. Our class was no different, the school's stats skyrocketing since our freshman year. It was just a fact.
"Well I guess I'll just have to come and see for myself." She said with a genuine smile.
"We'll make you proud of your new home Sakura-chan, believe it!" Naruto said, reassuring her with his signature grin and a thumbs up. She just laughed and nodded, that beautiful smile never leaving her soft features.
The tail lights on my truck flashed twice as I unlocked it with the small remote on my keys, opening the back door and tossing my backpack in the back seat as Naruto asked Sakura something I'd been wondering myself.(A/N: It's one of those pickup trucks with four doors, the two back ones are thinner and open in a different direction then the front two. They're so cool. Just FYI, gomen.)
"Ne, Sakura-chan, where's your motorcycle?" I remained silent but raised an eyebrow, curious to hear her answer.
"Oh, it was making these weird noises and almost broke down on me on the way home yesterday. Not really sure what's wrong with it." She said with a sheepish smile.
"Damn, that sucks." Naruto mused. I think he was more bummed out at the fact that he couldn't admire the expensive bike rather than Sakura's apparent lack of transportation. Suddenly he perked up. "Oh hey, do you need a ride home, then?" I stand corrected, I sweat-dropped.
"Funny how you offer rides with my vehicle, Usuratonkachi." Not that I would refuse her a ride, anyway. Oh I'll give her a ride, alright!
"Oh no that's okay, I'm riding with Temari and Gaara since we don't live too far apart." She said, waving his offer off with a small gesture of her hand and a smile. Just as she said this, Temari and Gaara no Sabaku emerged from the front entrance, shouting apologies to the pink haired girl.
"Hey sorry we're late, Sak! Student Council meeting." Gaara huffed as she jogged over to Sakura's side, Temari arriving only seconds later at a slower pace.
"Don't worry about it, I had company." She said, gesturing towards Naruto and myself with her head.
"Well come on kiddies, let's get a move on." The senior Sabaku said, walking over to a black 2009 Subaru. Gaara and Sakura started to follow when a familiar spew of word vomit erupted from my throat, not ready to see Sakura's retreating back.
"Wait Sakura!" I said reaching out to grab her arm.
"Hm?"
"I uh, I'm pretty good with bikes. I can take a look at your sometime if you want." I said, inwardly wincing at how ridiculous that nearly sounded. Noticing I was still softly gripping her arm I let my hand fall back to its side. I'd be embarrassed but ,you know, Uchihas don't get embarrassed.
To my [pleasant] surprise, she smiled and nodded, in acceptance. "Thanks, that's really nice of you Sasuke. Here, take my number." Number. Sakura's number. The word repeated in my head as she searched for a pen in her shoulder bag. Upon finding one, she quickly scribbled it on my left forearm, the light pressure tickling under her elegant hand writing.
"There." She said proudly, replacing her pen in her bag. "Call me sometime, okay?" I could only nod. "I don't always have my phone on me, so a text message is probably a better idea." She added with a lighthearted laugh. I felt my own heart pang in my chest.
Why the hell was I so excited about this? I've gotten plenty of girls phone numbers in past, and I've discarded and forgotten just as many. Drop-dead gorgeous, grown women have stopped me on the street to give me their digits! All of which I could care less about. But for some reason, this was different. I felt like a damn middle schooler talking to a cute girl for the first time, which of course I would never outwardly admit.
Quickly regaining my usual cool composure, I nodded again, finding my voice this time. "Yeah, we'll set something up soon."
She gave a light nod in agreement, turning her face to Naruto who was casually leaning against my bumper, watching our whole exchange unfold with a small smirk. "I'll see you tomorrow, Naruto! Sasuke." She said, emphasizing my name with a coy smile, cleverly hiding the suggestive gleam in her dazzling viridians. To my trained eyes however, this underling was clear as day.
"Yeah, later Sakura-chan" Naruto replied, walking around to the passenger's side of my truck. Sakura gave me a 'call me' gesture by putting her thumb and pinky to her ear, and turned on her heels, heading in the direction of Temari's car. I watched as she ducked in behind the driver's seat and closed the door before walking to my own.
I hopped in the driver's seat and closed my door all in one swift movement, twisting to retrieve my seatbelt from its holder slightly behind my left shoulder. When I heard it click, I looked up only to be met by that same uncharacteristic smirk on Naruto's as I'd seen just a few short second ago. Not sure of what to say, I raised an eyebrow as to as 'what?'.
"Nothing." He replied, turning to face the windshield, happily amused with something.
"Dobe." I said lowly, warning him to speak up if her was making fun of me somehow.
"It's nothing really, you and Sakura just seem a little chummy, that's all." He said, his smirk slowly spreading into that ridiculous grin her calls a smile.
"Hn. We are not." I said, pulling out of the parking space cautiously so as not to hit any remaining cars.
"Right. And you staring at her all day was nothing too, right?"
"I don't stare."
"Oh come off it Teme, you like her it's cool." He said with a shrug of his shoulders, "Don't act like you aren't interested in women all of a sudden." That earned him a sideways glare.
"Hn." Since when is he so insightful? He's not.
"Aww, you're no fun to tease!" He said turning to look out the side window and pouting. I cracked the smallest smirk, accepting this as a victory on my part.
"Dobe."
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As I lie on my bed staring at the ceiling, I found solitude in my thoughts as I replayed the day's events in my head. All though lack of sleep shortened my temper more than usual, it still turned out well. Not to mention the main cause of my better mood.
I glanced down at the neatly written phone number on my arm and cracked smirked.
565-2013 :)
I snorted softly, Even her hand writing is cute. I slipped my phone out of my pocket and quickly punched in the digits, making a new contact. Soon after I heard a soft knock on my door, and gave a clear "come in", hiding my left arm under my pillow. My mother always had fear of ink poisoning, and never took to kindly to when Itachi or myself did it. A second later the door creaked open, the dark head of my mother popping in, followed by the rest of her body.
"Sorry to bother you, Sasu-chan." She said, walking over to my bed. I scooted over some to make room as she sat. "I just wanted to let you know that your father and I are leaving now. We should be back in an hour or so, but he has his phone on him in case you need us." I resisted the urge to roll my eyes for the sake of being reprimand. Why my mother feels the need to baby me was annoying, though still comforting in a way.
It was one of those rare 5% chances my father got to spend time with my mother, and tonight he was making up for lost time by taking her to an elegant dinner.
"Sure." She just smiled, knowing that was all she was going to get from me.
"How do I look?" She said, standing up and twirling. I'm not the right person to ask for an opinion on a woman's fashion, being a teenage boy and all, though as far as I could tell my parents were always very well dressed. Money does that for you I suppose. My mother was in what looked to be a satin dress, navy in color, that fell just below her knees, a simple black shawl draped over her bare shoulders. It was a nice change from her usual cotton summer dresses and yellow apron she wears when housekeeping, but to me she looked lovely in everything.
"Beautiful as always." I said will a small smile, of which she returned with a dazzling one of her own.
"You're so sweet, Sasu-chan. Have a goodnight." She said, kissing me on the forehead and walking to the door. Before she fully stepped out she turn her head to look over her right shoulder, gentle smile still adorning her face. "Oh and Sasu-chan, make sure you wash Sakura-chan's number off your arm before you go to bed. You mustn't get sick, sweetheart." And with that, she softly closed my door.
Hn. She always knows, doesn't she? Mother's intuition?
I smiled a rare smile at the thought, believing full and well in the power of a woman's motherly instinct.
Picking up my phone one last time, I scrolled through my contacts. Stopping on the newly added number, my rare smile turned into an Uchiha smirk, which could have been mistaken for a grin at a glance. Swiftly keying in a short message, I pressed send and placed my phone on my nightstand, walking over to my bathroom for a quick shower after confirmation that my text had been sent.
Message sent to: Sakura-chan
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And there you have it, my lovelies, chapter 4! I want to thank everyone who has reviewed/favorited/started following this story, it means the absolute world to me you guys! -MUAH- I love you :3
Also, I tried to make this chapter much longer than the others, filling it up with thoughts and more dialogue than I intended. I want the Sasuke chapter's the be filled with his thoughts more than dialogue, because I feel that Sasuke thinks way more than he speaks. He's not a very talkative guy. In addition, they are currently in the month of October as we are, however the days will be off so pay no mind to that.
I also mentioned Naruto and Sasuke's big halloween party which will be in... chapter 6 I'd like to say? Maybe the next one, we'll see how it goes. There will be a time skip at some point in there, since technically Halloween is in two weeks going by our calendar. Soo, yeah. :D
Hmm, what else.. what else? Ah right! As mentioned at the beginning announcement, I will be changing my pen-name to TheLavenderHippie, however this story will remain the same. I don't want to confuse anyone with doing so. That, and I can't think of a better name for this story, LOL. But yeah, it's still the same account and all, I just wanted to say so here because this is the only notification you'd get of a name change.
Grammatical and spelling errors will be corrected at a later time. That's all I've got for you now, thanks for reading!
R&R Please, Ja ne!