She will be Loved
Authoress's Note: Totally sorry about the late, late update! O.o I had exams! Sowwie everyone! Thank you so much for those reviews! They are wonderful, sniff sniff.
Co-author's Note: My fault it's a day late. Leave us lovely reviews. The 'river in Egypt' thing, it was meant to be Denial. Like The-Nile?
Fic based on the manga Mischievous Kiss by Kaoru Tada.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Yet. –starts plotting-
Chapter seven: The English Exam
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The first part of Haruno Sakura's final English exam of the year has started. She found it rather difficult and easy at the same time. She stared hard at her paper; her mind went blank for a few minutes due to panic; a hard lump took residence in her throat. Swallowing a few times, she glanced across the room at The Great Uchiha, who looked completely bored and wrote his answers down like he was copying them. The pink haired girl's jaw dropped to the ground.
"Haruno-san." The teacher gave her a stern look. She nodded with an apology and buried her head down to do her exam.
2 hours later…
She collapsed onto the desk, nearly dead. Ino tossed her long blonde hair and sat beside her. "How was the exam?" She questioned, sneaking a look at Sasuke who was packing his stuff away.
"So tiring…" Sakura said, barely a whisper. Ino raised her nicely shaped eyebrow. "I thought err… Sasuke-san helped you study?" Sakura blinked. "Of course he did!"
"Then why was it so tiring? I found nothing wrong with it." She said nonchalantly.
"Easy for you to say," Sakura griped, "you lived in America before you came here." The blonde girl shrugged.
Ino grinned slyly. "Soo, you haven't made your move yet?"
"NO."
"Wonder what that stupid Yura did to him…" Ino wondered, Sakura flinched when she heard the name of evil personified. "I don't know." She said petulantly, glaring at her friend, blushing. "Anyway he doesn't like me." She said, tugging her hair back behind her ear.
"I can imagine Sasuke-san teaching you…" Ino said dreamily. Determined to get Ino to stop thinking about her 'relationship' with Sasuke, she grabbed the first blackmail material she had.
"What about you and Shikamaru?" Ino's smile faded away instantly, and her pale face flushed. She tried to suppress it, but Sakura had seen and was smirking. The blonde girl looked away, tracing small circles on the desk with her finger. "Nothing about him." She mumbled.
"Nothing?" Sakura smiled deviously.
Ino looked annoyed. "Anyway about Sasuke-kun…" She was cut off when Sasuke suddenly pushed past her to grab Sakura's hand.
"Oww! Watch it!" Sakura complained loudly, wincing. She could feel the glares of the fan girls on her. She kept her voice down. "Err, you want something?" She looked around. Sasuke hauled her outside of the classroom.
Once when they were outside, Sasuke unhanded her immediately. "What do you think you're doing?" Sakura asked shrilly, rubbing her wrist. "It hurts you know!" She glared at him, but he looked away.
"You shouldn't be stressing over one test." Sasuke said dully, completely ignoring her last protest. Sakura's jaw dropped. "It's easy for you! Look at you! Smart, getting A in every subject! Look at me… I'm lucky if I PASSED." She mumbled something under her breath something about 'lucky as'.
The boy raised his dark eyebrow. "If you listened to what I said, you'll pass."
Sakura looked kind of happy. She bowed. "Thank you." Sasuke was a little taken back at her formality. "You didn't need to do that… it was only for that picture… I wouldn't have shown everyone anyway, I like you too much to tarnish your reputation." She half smiled. "Well, thank you anyway." Sasuke stared after her, then walked back into the classroom with his hands in his pockets, pondering about the evil that is Haruno Sakura, while furious at himself for playing right into her hands.
Sakura went home and studied hardcore. Sasuke had firmly told her to stop studying and let her brain rest for a while; to soak up the information, but she totally and steadfastly ignored him. Closing her door with a sign to stop anybody from disturbing her, she poured over huge volumes of text, notes taken almost religiously in class, plus the books from Sasuke. She looked closely at the questions, and scribbled some notes on her book. The clock ticked silently beside her.
Sasuke pushed open her door slightly, and leaned by it watching her while she studied. The silence hung heavy between them, Sakura never even noticing Sasuke by the door, as she was too busy studying. A rare expression appeared on Sasuke's usually stoic face.
He realized finally just how much she wanted to pass her exam. She'd told him it was for her mother, who'd passed away. She'd said that she would feel ashamed if she received bad marks, and wouldn't have the face to visit her mother's grave.
A tap on his shoulder made him jump. Whirling around and opening his mouth furiously, Lady Uchiha covered his mouth with her hand, silencing him. "You're not taking more photos are you?" Sasuke mouthed, once his mother's hand is down. She looked shocked (and sheepish) at the idea, and shook her head.
"She's so cute!" Mikoto said, almost squealing. Sasuke looked disgusted, and went into his bedroom, slamming his door shut.
He could hear his mother behind the door wailing. "Sasuke!"
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Walking to school with Uchiha Sasuke was big trouble for Haruno Sakura. Girls and even guys squealed and gushed as Sasuke went pass, taking no notice (except of hostility) of the girl walking beside him. She was like Harry Potter wearing an Invisibility Cloak. She scowled beside him; he looked bored.
"You're pissed that they are looking at me?" Sasuke smirked devilishly, and more than a few people had nosebleeds.
"No! Of course not!" Sakura attempted to lie; she was never a great liar. He didn't believe her of course, she was too easy to read, especially to him.
"I don't really care." She mumbled quietly, trying to convince herself as well. She shrank as she walked by a couple of her schoolmates, who scowled at her with Razor Sharp Glares of Doom. She fidgeted, it wasn't her fault that she's living with an incredibly talented, intelligent, handsome, athletic, irresistibly sexy guy with whom she has blackmail material over!
"Are you listening to me?" Sasuke snapped.
"… Uh? Yeah?" Sakura replied distractedly, still lost in her daydream of naming Sasuke's qualities. Inner Sakura shouted, telling her to pay attention to Sasuke.
"Stop looking at the lesser peons and concentrate." Sasuke said, annoyed.
"Concentrate on what?" Sakura shot back. "About how to praise my dear lord Uchiha Sasuke?" Never mind that she was. He scowled at her. "No, concentrate on your English exam. You should able to get A with my help." He looked smug for a moment.
Sakura snorted, she couldn't help but yawn. She didn't really sleep last night, studied too much.
"You have bags under your eyes." Sasuke said, finally noticing.
"Gee, thanks." Sakura said sarcastically, then to her greatest annoyance, another girl who passed by them went goo-goo eyed at Sasuke, while managing to pull off a glare at Sakura's way. It was a fairly amusing sight.
They entered the school grounds; Sakura began to shake when she saw a sign saying Exam Area. She fidgeted and looked very nervous. Sasuke sighed and tapped her on her forehead. She protested. "Stay calm." He ordered.
"I can't help it…" She replied quietly, her voice fading away as they reached 2nd floor. "You should just stay calm and don't worry too much, sensei told me it was easy and- Oi Sakura!" He yelled when the flashes of pink bobbing beside him suddenly disappeared.
"What the hell?" Sasuke knelt beside her, and worriedly put a hand to her forehead. It wasn't hot, but rather clammy instead. Damn, he thought as he picked her up effortlessly and dashed towards the school clinic. How can she get sick? She's always so energetic!
The nurse laid her on an empty bed and told Sasuke she should rest until she wakes up and put water and some pills on the small table beside her. The nurse was very pretty, she had large brown eyes and straight black hair coming down to her waist. She was slim and tall. Sasuke nodded thanks with barely a glance her way while she left.
Sakura mumbled something in her sleep, something like exam and failing. Sasuke sighed and shook his head. He took out a book from his bag and began reading.
"Sasuke-kun…"
He blinked when he heard his name; he stopped reading and stared at the girl.
"I…love you." She mumbled and went back to a fitful sleep. A tinge of red appeared on Sasuke's cheeks, he was glad that no one was near them. He reached over and brushed her hair out of her face, caressing her gently on the cheek. He blinked; realizing what he was doing, and snatched his hand back like she was an infectious disease. He shook his head. I'm not thinking, it's still early… Breathe… He frowned, but another look at her pretty features and his own slackened; he bent down to her face.
He hesitated for a moment, pausing as he gazed at her peacefully sleeping face. Sasuke closed his eyes and kissed her softly. Sakura moaned slightly, but didn't wake up. His eyes widened when he got up, refusing to believe what he just did.
"Hmmm…" Drawled a voice next to him. Sasuke snapped his head up, almost getting whiplash; a vein popped on his forehead. "Nii-san…" He said with gritted teeth. "What are you doing here?" He demanded quietly, albeit dangerously.
"Nothing." Itachi said innocently, and took off his sunglasses. "Just… walking. Thought I'd drop by to see how my foolish little brother was doing." Roses and sparkles appeared behind him.
"Keep. Walking!" Sasuke said angrily.
Itachi ignored him. "She's sick?"
"You can tell." The younger brother said sarcastically, flopping down on the chair again. "Why are you here, really?" Sasuke asked. Itachi shrugged, and decided to change the topic. "I saw what you did." He grinned.
Sasuke blinked. "What?" He could feel the blood rushing into his cheeks.
"Oh nothing…" Itachi said with an evil smile on his face, making Sasuke's jaw drop. "You idiot! What did you see?"
"Admit it, you like her." The older brother said in a very coy, gossipy way. Sasuke glared. "I do not." Itachi whistled softly. Putting his finger to his lips. "I won't tell her, I wouldn't want to ruin the little surprise." Sasuke muttered something under his breath, but looked relieved. The door pushed open, and the nurse walked in. She was surprised when she saw the brothers. "Oh hello." She said. "Another visitor I suppose." She smiled.
Itachi stood up and walked over to her, grabbing her hand. "Tachiko-san!" He beamed, almost giving off waves of sensuality. Tachiko looked embarrassed, and blushed. She was shocked at his reaction. "You know me?"
"Of course! Everyone in this school has been saying what a wonder and stunning looking nurse in Konoha High is." She blushed with pleasure. Sasuke looked angry. "Nii-san… You're not-"
Itachi ignored him. "We shall talk outside." He bowed and kissed her hand like a gentleman. She looked delighted, and swayed on her feet. "Junior, take care of Haruno-san!" Tachiko said in a dreamy voice and followed Itachi outside. Junior? JUNIOR?
The younger Uchiha was speechless with rage and stared after their retreating backs.
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"Nnng…" Sakura opened her eyes, and sat up slowly. The towel fell from her forehead. She rubbed her eyes.
"Told you." A voice said smugly.
Sakura blinked and turned her head around and stared at Sasuke. "What are you doing here?" She nearly screamed. Her eyes filled with horror.
"I didn't do anything to you!" He snapped impatiently. I must have been dreaming… Sakura thought bitterly. "Like I wanted to." He added. Sakura looked hurt and angry, she opened her mouth furiously. "You fainted and I carried you here." Sasuke explained before she could scream anymore.
"You carried?" A shock expression appeared on her face, but then turned dreamy. "I fainted?"
"Yes." Sasuke said through gritted teeth.
Another scream escaped from Sakura's lips. "What now?" Sasuke asked angrily. "You're disturbing other classes!" He said, eyes flashing dangerously. Sakura burst into tears. "I-It's ten o'clock! The exam should be over by now!" She sobbed.
"I know." Sasuke said in a calm tone. Sakura's jaw dropped. "You finished your exam?"
"No."
"Wha- WHAT?" She shrieked, Sasuke flinched, "what are you stupid? B-But you missed out on your exam!"
"It was a useless one anyway." He drawled. Sakura buried her face into her hands. "It's my fault! You probably won't get into University because of me!" Sasuke looked pissed and grabbed her wrist, pulling her up to let her look at him. "It's not your fault. I chose to stay."
Tears leak out of Sakura's eyes.
"Stop crying!" Sasuke ordered, looking annoyed. Sakura sniffled and wiped her tears away. "I'm sorry." She squeaked like a mouse. "I-I didn't mean to faint like this. I think I studied too hard…" Her voice trailed off.
Sasuke sighed. "I told you. You didn't listen to me."
"I'm sorry…"
"Stop apologizing!" Sasuke scolded. "We'll ask the teacher if we can redo the test."
Sakura's shot up so fast that nearly made the nearby table fall over. "R-Really?" She asked, looking happy.
"I don't see why not." Sasuke snapped.
"Oh thank you!" Sakura squealed and flung her arms around his neck, hugging him. He froze. She froze. "Oh. I'm sorry!" She released him, looking very embarrassed. He scowled, and rose. "It's time to go." He said rather coldly. "Since you're fine." He shot her a look.
"Oh…of course…" Sakura said, still flushing; she tried to grab a glass of water to cool herself down, but instead toppled it over and almost drenched Sasuke. "Oh! Sorry!" She yelled, trying to get up and wipe it off, putting them to a strange position.
"I'm fine!" Sasuke snapped, snatching the towel from her hand to wipe himself. "Why must you always be this destructive?" She bristled.
"Well I'm SORRY if I'm so clumsy I'm handicapped!" She retorted, and they got into another argument.
Outside, Itachi grinned and closed the door behind him, leaving the room (and a rather breathless nurse) behind him.
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The Uchiha Sasuke fanclub gasped in horror when they saw Sasuke pulling Sakura towards the teacher's lounge, their hands linked. Their eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets, gaping at them as if they had seen a ghost. Their jaws dropped when they pushed pass them, with Sakura looked dreamy. Sasuke scolded her for daydreaming and opened the teacher's office door.
Sakura gulped when she saw the teacher's eyebrows rise. "Erm, Sasuke-kun I don't think this is a good idea."
"Shut up." Sasuke said snappishly.
"Uchiha-san, is there a problem?" One of the teachers asked, eyeing him up and down.
"We missed out on our English exam, could we please re-sit it?" Sasuke asked, rather nicely. The girl beside him stiffened.
"Re-sit?" The another teacher, who supervised the exams, asked coldly, looking at him through her big and round glasses. "We?" She questioned. "Oh… Of course." She suddenly saw the girl beside him. Sakura blushed with embarrassment.
Sensei pushed up her glasses, leaving two red marks on her nose. "I want your names please."
"Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura." Sasuke said, narrowing his eyes. He didn't like the holdup, and his patience was thin.
"Uchiha and Haruno? Aren't you two…" Her voice trailed off.
"One of the top students?" Sasuke asked smugly. "Why of course." Sensei's eyes widened. "Re-sit? What happened to you two?"
"None of your concern." He asked coldly. The teacher flinched at his tone. "Excuse me, you do realize who you're speaking to?" Sakura's jaw dropped beside Sasuke, not believing just how daring and rude Sasuke was.
"Of course if you don't want to re-sit us, we'll have to ask the principal, won't we? He might have to ask us about why you wouldn't re-sit us yourselves…" Sasuke said darkly, smirking. She looked alarmed and furious for a moment. "I'll re-sit you of course. There is no need to go to the principal, you can all go now." She glared at them one final time. The Uchiha smirked, looking smug; turning on his heels he stalked off, Sakura following hopelessly after him.
"That was a bit harsh, Sasuke-kun." Sakura said timidly, looking behind them. Sasuke snorted. "Since when did you talk about harsh?" She blushed. "She is a teacher! What if…"
"It's nothing to worry about." Uchiha scowled, glaring at the fangirls passing by. They squealed.
"Did you see that? He LOOKED at me!"
"NO he looked at ME!"
"NO, ME!"
Sakura looked uneasy, glancing at those fangirls.
"She won't do anything to us." Sasuke said, noticing her uneasiness.
"I-" Her voice trailed away when she noticed a huge crowd surrounding the notice board. "What now?" Sakura looked scared. She hurried towards the notice board with Sasuke walking slowly behind her.
Her jaw dropped as she saw the picture stuck on the board. "W-What is this?" She demanded. The picture shown Sasuke carrying Sakura on the stairs, she spun around and to her horror, she saw Yura besides her looking about to explode.
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Authoress's Notes: Woot! Thank you for reading! I shall update faster now! Please forgive me for the lateness! Sorry! Please do review! Thank you heaps! xD
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