Love, Anon.
Author's note: Yosh!!!!! I'm so happy to get much review than expected!!!! Thanks guys! Well, sorry to say but maybe the updates starting January 7 will be slow than expected coz it's school time again and I think there will be a lot of work to do at school but I'll still try to update at least every weekend. The earliest will be Friday afternoon after school dismissal. (That's because I don't have internet at home… I have to go to the mall to update… sorry for the delay!) Well, just wait a little longer! I'm sure I'll have an internet connection before graduation! I'll do my best for that!
Oh, by the way, I'll put the preview for the next chapter starting today! (I mean starting in this chapter… I'm abnormal, aren't I?) that's for the readers to have an overview for the upcoming one… at least you will not have to ponder what will happen for a whole week!
Standard disclaimers applied… (minna-san, Sasuke's POV still in italicized text, okay?)
Chapter 07: Lots of love and—mustache?
They just stayed like that—they both don't know how long but by the time Sakura got the guts to move away, she pushed Sasuke away and then moved her hands and feet rapidly making herself float somehow.
Sasuke just stayed there, both hands still suspended on the way they were while cupping Sakura's cheeks. He then looked up at the roseate girl who is struggling hard to swim her way upward to the surface.
He smirked mentally and swam faster than he did before and grabbed Sakura's wrist. He then led her up.
The night that moment was cold and silent. The moon shone at its fullest giving light to the sleeping earth. Two heads rose from the lake as the two of them catch as much air as their lungs could take.
"huh…huh…" I pant as I laced my locks with my digits. I glared at him. How dare he do that?!
"How dare you do that?!" I yelled at him not knowing that he's still holding my body so I will not sink on the water.
"Did what?" that's not a question. That's an insult. He's pretending that he knew nothing. Probably he took advantage of the fact that I don't know how to swim. Tch, such a pervert.
She's panting, catching her breath to the very moment we rose up from the surface. I just looked at her.
Hn. I cannot believe I kissed this girl! She's like a man! "How dare you do that?!" she asked. How dare I? God! She must be rejoicing to death that I kissed her. Uh…. Well… actually that's not intended and supposedly NOT a kiss. I did that to give her air.
"How dare I? You should be very thankful I kissed you." I said mockingly but kidding aside, I really did not mean to kiss her—err… for kami's sake.
Believe that?! He said that I should be thankful?! Such a wicked perv chicken! I touched my lips with my right hand while he's looking at me.
"Feels good, isn't it?" he said with an evil, sinister smirk. He leaned closer to me "If you lie, we can—" That did it! I lost my sanity and punched him hard on the face.
Paaaaaaak!
She punched me on my left cheek that made me stumble deep into the water. I lost my grip on her when I flew back so she plunged down into the water again. I opened my eyes underwater and saw her panicked face that made me chuckle mentally. She kept on struggling as if she's going to be drowned that easily. I moved myself towards her and she cuddled me as I pushed our bodies up the surface.
I knew it was HIS BODY but I have no choice! I'll end up drowning down there! I hold onto his body tight as we rose up again for air. By the time I opened my eyes again, I glared at him as a thank you.
Grrr!!! By the time I learn how to swim! I promise! Mark that day because it will be your last! I'll hang you upside down while letting the crocodiles crave for you as their dinner!
He swam towards the land surface and by the time I stepped my feet into it, I kicked his face hard. I turn around to face him. My angry jade eyes met his cool black orbs. "That's my first kiss you know!" I rubbed my lips hastily as if wishing for those lips be erased. I kept on walking away from the lake, leaving him sitting on the shoreline.
Damn lips! Be erased!!!!
Behold the mighty Haruno will!!!! Be erased!!!!
"…"
Erase!!!!
Tch. Never mind! I'll look like a monster if it will be erased. Hm… what if I'll hit a big rock on his head?! That will erase his memories and will forget that he kissed me!!!!
"Her first kiss…eh?" I smirked. Not surprising. I know no guy will ever DARE to kiss her. "That's my first kiss too…" I said in a clear voice that made her stop in her tracks. Swear, I saw her froze on the spot!
His first kiss?! I looked at him with a brow raised. Hell yeah! As if I'll believe him! "Really?" I asked. Awkward. If it was his first then both of us had the worst first kiss in human history.
"That's my first kiss…" he starting talking about non-sense things again.
"…with a monster." I said passively. Hmp. She's such a monster…
So that made sense! I wanted to hit the hell out of him but I held back my temper. I have no energy to do such thing now… I wanted to sleep.
I just went back on my walk in the 'snail pace' mode. "C'mon now, we need to get home. We don't have horses so—"
I heard him grunt but still I didn't face him and continued rambling and nagging while walking with my clothes drenched.
I grunted in pain when I tried to walk. Damn leg. As I thought, I landed the wrong way on the horse a while ago. It's numb and I can't walk. Probably, sleeping here near the lake is not a good idea.
"Nee, chicke—" when I faced him I saw him still sitting in the cold ground. I placed my hand on my hips. "What are you doing?!" I asked in an annoyed voice.
"I can't walk…" he said.
"What?!" I asked in disbelief. Who will believe him in that silly excuse if he already fooled and made fun of me several times before?!
I continued walking—hmp. Who cares about him?! "Sleep there then…" I said.
She just walked away and ignored my reason. Well, she didn't believe me, did she? Hay! I sighed. Cruel life. I tried to move my leg but it refused to move.
Tch. Damn leg.
I just stared at her back, she's quite far now…
I'm quite far from him now but I guess what he's saying is true… then it hit me. Maybe he got a bad leg because he jumped from his horse to save me? Yeah. That pinched my sleeping conscience.
Then I saw her walking towards me in a backwards motion—meaning, she did not turn to face me while walking, her back still facing me. She then kneeled down, her back still facing me.
I shut my eyes close while placing my hands on my back. "…" he didn't even flinch or said thank you… I glared at him. "What?" he asked. I felt blood rush on my face. "Giving you a ride home." I said embarrassed.
Yuck. A piggy back ride. (a not-so-manly reaction… maybe it should be this way—I mean, err… a piggy back ride?)
I felt a pinch on my heart. So she's concerned for me?
"I'm not concerned for you! I'll just want to sleep now…" I said defensively.
Really? Tsk. Liar. I have no choice but… "Can you really carry me?" I asked out of curiosity. I imagined riding at her back will only let us stumble both on the ground, face first.
What was he thinking? Is he sick or what? "You're the one who said I act like a man."
Oh… yeah… I know I said that but…seriously? She'll carry me home? "Hn." That's all I managed to say. No way. My manly ego will be crushed and be mauled!
"I'll take that as a yes." I said coz I'm really pissed. Who cares about the Uchiha male ego/pride/self-esteem?! I moved closer to him and grabbed his legs. I saw him panicked but…
I find it hard to stand…
Grrrrrrrr!!!!!! ((sweat forming on Sakura's forehead))
Who thought he'll be this heavy?!!!
He's like a pig! ((Sakura picturing Sasuke with piggy nose))
Activate!!!!
Activate!!!!
Activate!!! (activate what?)
I'm activating my manly power!
"You can't carry me." I bet half of our wealth! She's a malnourished girl lacking of—
Ah! At last I was able to stand with him on my back! Hahaha!!! GIRL POWER!!!!
She did it?!
I started walking though every step seemed forever to me and he's as heavy as the earth! "Put your hands on my neck so we'll not stagger on the way. I felt I blushed but of course, good thing it's nighttime and he won't see it. It's unusual to have a boy riding your back… supposedly it should be…
Sakura's inner mind theater: "Daijobou, Sakura?"
he'll reach out his hand onto me to help me stand. He'll embrace me and tell me "I'm glad nothing bad happened to you…" he'll whisper that on my ears.
He'll carry me bridal style and walk me home…
Kyaaaaaa!!!! Isn't that sweet?! That's what I usually see in movies and soap operas! I then glared at him.
Tch. But what had happened is the opposite! I'm the one who's carrying this chicken home!
Oh god just let me eat grass… I thought fate was not in favor in me before but now I know… fate hates me!!!!
"It'll be a long walk home. Are you sure you're okay with that?" he asked. He sounded tired too… well, just consider this as a thank you for saving me a while ago.
Tuug-tuug…
Tuug-tuug…
I flinched. I'm hearing this sound again!
Tuug-tuug…
Tuug-tuug…
What the—what's this?! Oh Kami-sama… don't tell me that…
I shook my head mentally, trashing the idea.
Okay. I like Sasuke before because I find him gorgeous, hot and irresistible.
BUT THAT"S ALL!!!!!
It's before okay?
BEFORE…
Not now.
The one I like now was Hyuuga Neji. He is as gorgeous as Sasuke raised to the tenth power so it means that Sasuke-teme needs to take a bath to the tenth power before having a chance to stand against my Neji!
Sasuke, take a bath to the tenth power first!
Who knows what time is it if we're in the middle of the forest AM: I think we've been walking for almost thirty minutes non-stop. I mean I! I've been walking and carrying a big chicken on my back for almost thirty minutes non-stop!!!!
But I did not complain since he saved me a while ago and of course, if you'll just look at him…
I turned my head slightly and looked at him. His head is lying on my shoulder. Well, if you'll look at him, he must be really pained with his foot.
It's my fault. That's what my conscience kept on telling me all this time. My right knee got weak that by the time I stepped it, I stumbled a bit. Thanks to my left hand, we did not fell completely.
I laid my head on her shoulder because I don't want her to see me in pain. An Uchiha mustn't wince in just a foot pain. I was cut off on my musing when we stumbled a bit. My right foot hit the ground slightly so I groaned in pain.
"Sorry, Sasuke-kun!" I apologized when I heard him grunt in pain. Kun? Where the hell did that came from?!
I smirked. -kun huh? So that's what a kiss can do. I have no strength to talk anymore because of the pain. I'm keeping myself from wincing and groaning so much, it will just put a lot of pressure on her.
I put him down under a big tree. He's sweating a lot, maybe his foot is really that bad. I bit my lower lip—got to think of something and suddenly an idea came in my mind.
My eyes widened when I saw her pull the sleeve of her yukata. "Ma-Matte!" I exclaimed. She cut the fabric with her teeth thus, revealing her arms. She tied the cloth on my swelling foot. She tightened it with all her might.
I heard him grunt in pain once more but I'm sure this will help somehow. "Just give me another ten minutes and I'll make sure I'll get you home." I said to him with a reassuring smile. He looked so pale than usual.
The hurt impede somehow. So she's some kind of a future doctor, huh. She then turned back and get me up on her back again.
"You're a strong girl…" I said in a low, pained voice. That's all I can manage for now.
"You think so? Well, I'll take that as a compliment." So now he's saying positive compliments towards me. Is he dying?!
"Arigato." He thanked me.
HE'S DYING!!!!
HE'S DYING!!!!
"Are you okay?" I asked him. Stupid question. Of course he's not—but what am I referring to is that he thanked me… is he really okay?
"Hn." That's what he answered. Nee, I think he doesn't know how to swallow what we call 'pride'.
'Hn." That's all I said. What else? My pride as a man had been violated. I should be the one carrying her home…
Tuug-tuug…
Tuug-tuug…
What's this?
Tuug-tuug…
Tuug-tuug…
I felt something gripping on my chest. This feeling alien had been bothering me since we're on the lake.
Anyway, I developed some respect for her. She's not like the other girls who needed to be protected so much—though I need to save her from drowning.
I snuggled my face near her head. I can smell her hair. It's—
Tuug-tuug…
Tuug-tuug…
It smells like strawberries.
I shook my head and slapped myself mentally. What am I thinking? She's a homo! A man dressed and looks like a woman for heaven's sake!
But then…
I don't think I could tease her like before after this… I owe her something.
I stopped thinking about non-sense things when a question popped out from nowhere. "Sakura… do you know what is love?"
Ah! Where did that question came from?!!!!
"Sakura…do you know what is love?" he asked. I stopped walking and turned my head to face him. He looked surprise himself. I raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly a picture of a dragon came in sight… the dragon just stared at me and it spit fire right to my face!
I then saw the earth, it's shaking then boom! It exploded!
God! He's dying! It's the end of the world!!!!
Run Forrest! Run!!!
Run for your lives!!!!!
Well, that's only my exaggerated reaction about him asking about love!
With his question, a boy flashed on my mind.
…
"…"
Neji.
What's this? Am I in love with Neji? All this time I've been thinking what if he's in Sasuke's position… that will certainly rock!
But anyway… hello! It's Uchiha Sasuke we're talking here!
I chuckled. "Love?"
I continued walking in a faster pace now that I can see the mansion's door from our current position. At the doorway stands a man on his 50's and He cleared his throat. "Anno… that's nothing… yeah. Don't mind—" he was cut off when I stopped. I just looked at him and smiled.
"How can you ask about love if you still don't have a mustache?" I asked chuckling and gave turned him on his assistant's supervision. The said man has black hair and maybe let's assume he's 51 years old more or less… he, together with some maids who were all worried took him inside with a wheelchair while I sat on a bench nearby.
Actually, that'll be a silly question coming from a boy like me. I never experienced falling in love before so that question came out of the blue. Seriously.
"How can you ask about love if you still don't have a mustache?" her answer echoed on my head while the maids are leading me to the mansion's clinic. I just stared blankly on the way.
Sasuke, after accepting some medications from the doctor was delivered on his room with a wheelchair and slept. The next morning, when he woke up, he looked at the couch and saw a pink yukata folded neatly. He sat up on his bed and stared at it for a long time and noticed the HALT sign on top of the folded dress.
"Mustache…eh?"
"Masahiro-san." I called our chamberlain and he went near me quickly. "Hai… Sasuke-sama." I just stared at him blankly. The time he's talking, I saw his mustache moving up and down. So this is the type of guy that pink head likes huh. He got uncomfortable with my stare.
"…"
So that's a mustache, eh?
"Masahiro-san."
"Hai?"
I closed my eyes ashamed of the idea popping on my head. Though it's a shame for me to ask him that way, I have no other choice. If she likes men with THAT, well I suppose I should have THAT so I could be a real man.
"Do me a favor."
December 3: a miracle happened today!!!!
A miracle!!! Hurray!!!! Hurray!!!
A miracle that made my mother cry with joy! For the first time in human history, I, Haruno Sakura got up early and didn't get late at school!!!! Hahahaha!!!!
The heavens are rejoicing!
Angels singing as praise!
Well I don't know why but something woke me up this morning by a sneeze. But being too early is a bit boring… there's not much people here in the classroom yet…
I'm just here, staring outside the window. "Guess I'm a bit early today…"
I'm bored you know… I prefer rushing through the gates of our school when it's only a minute before it will close than to stare at it blankly. I was cut off with my musing when I remembered the kiss.
My brows twitched. I can't accept it! Neji should be the one to kiss me first!
I touched my lips with my right hand and put it back on its original position when I sensed a presence on my back. I did not turn to face the person but a hand reached out from nowhere, placing a small crib basket on my desk.
I looked at the crib and saw our baby egg.
"Shinn!" I exclaimed and assumed someone who will give me my son! I turned around while saying "Hey, Sasuke, you're so earl—"
"—y to..day…"
I dropped the pencil I'm holding on my left hand.
EH????!!!
Oh kami-sama… what's this?!
I looked again at him.
He's Sasuke. That same pervert chicken who really pisses me and knocks the hell out of me every time he's saying something.
I looked at him closely.
Onyx orbs.
Black spiky chicken-ass hair,
Pale face.
…
"Ohayo." He greeted lazily.
I think I'm dying…!
I'm going to die! It's the end of the world!!!
So that's Sasuke—
—with a mustache.
(Imagine that?! I can't even picture him with a mustache!) I can't hold it anymore so I burst out laughing pointing at his face.
"Hn." That's all he said while pocketing his hands. "What's wrong?" he asked as if he doesn't know… I can't talk…
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I just laughed, pointing at his face.
"Sakura-chaaaaaaaaan!!!!" Naruto, our blonde and hyper-active, loud-mouthed classmate entered the room with a very cheerful smile as he usually do when greeting me.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! I just laughed, pointing still on Sasuke's face.
Naruto raised a brow since he can't see Sasuke's face, Sasuke is facing me. Naruto walked slowly towards Sasuke and peeped a look on him.
"…"
SILENCE
I stopped laughing when Naruto didn't react.
Chirp! Chirp! I could only hear the birds outside.
"…"
"Hn." Sasuke rolled his eyes looking away from us.
"Teme…" Naruto murmured before—
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! He pointed at Sasuke laughing. Sasuke pocketed his fists coolly as if he heard nothing and went outside the room…
He's cool. He's not ashamed that we laughed at his newly grown mustache.
Wow.
I pocketed my hands and walked coolly outside the room for she will not see me embarrassed. Rule no.1: an Uchiha should always stay cool all the time.
When the two of them are out of sight, I rushed at the male's CR with a fast sprint. I end up in the mirror panting and shrieked on what I saw on the mirror.
Hell yeah. I shrieked.
I suppose not to shriek like a girl!
But what I saw was a very horrible thing that made a super cool and handsome guy like me shriek—the mustache! It's displaced! The right one is more elevated than the other one and it's curled on the very end!
I remembered what I asked Masahiro last time.
'I want a mustache.' I said to him he's startled about my order. 'Eh? P-pardon me, Sasuke-sama?' I glared at him angrily. 'A mustache.' I ordered.
He rushed out on my room and told my mother that I want a mustache. My mother, who happened sipping her tea that time cough up. 'Nani?!' I heard her shriek.
After 30 minutes of argument on why I need a mustache, it only ended with me confessing the real reason: 'Sakura said I can't talk about love without a mustache.' I said blushing. They only end up laughing at me.
Hn. I don't know why they're laughing. ((moO: that's because you misunderstood Sakura! She's talking about maturity!!!!!))
I removed the artificial mustache, face red. I slapped my forehead. My head hurts. What kind of stupidity I have done? I did that embarrassing thing just because she told me?!
Tch, what have that girl done to me?
moO: Nee, Sasuke-kun… that's what we call…
What the—no. it's not like that. I think I'm just envious of Masahiro's mustache.
moO: Baka.
Or…? I stopped for a while and looked at the mirror in front of me. I saw my cheeks tinted with a slight red.
moO: LOVE.
Love?
moO: AI.
Ai?
Mark this day—December 3. The very first day Sasuke knew that the word love really existed. (Though he's still in denial…)
I walked back to the classroom with discomfort. Hn. There's no way I fell in love with a man dressed like a woman. She's even stronger than me! No way.
No way.
Not in a million years.
Upon entering the room, I saw a flash of pink. I looked at it. It's Sakura talking to the boys—Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru. I felt something cringing on my chest.
Don't tell me it's because of Kiba? Err—that smelly dog-like boy?
Naruto? Hell no—I still have my sanity.
Shikamaru? No way.
I felt someone looking at me so I looked at the doorway and saw Sasuke standing there. You know what, since the incident last Saturday night, I find it boring to start up a fight with him since he saved my life and he's acting strange towards me and to others now. I wonder what happened. The only thing I knew is that his right foot was injured.
Hmmm… I think his heart was located on his right foot so when it got broken, he became soft.
He's the number one boss here in the campus, the all-time bully of the bullies and the most evil among evil playboys here. I wonder if his right foot affected his brain as well.
But I owe something to him now. I think I should be nice to him though not as nice with others because we're life-sworn enemies you know…
I waved at him with a smile.
She waved at me! I don't know what to do so I turn around. I don't like the idea I'm thinking.
Tch, one more try Sasuke and I'll stab you with my pen! What a discouraging act of being nice! Hmp.
I grabbed my bag immediately and called my driver. I need to go home now. I'm not feeing well… maybe it's because of my sprain or something…
2:00 PM: I looked everywhere but I can't find Sasuke—he's the one to bring Shinn home today! I went at the clinic to see the nurse, maybe his foot is aching so he went there but the nurse showed me her log book and there, I saw Sasuke signed at 1:30 this afternoon.
I looked at the details.
Name: Uchiha Sasuke
Time in: 1:30 pm
Time out: 1:35 pm eh? 5 minutes only?!
Sickness: …
…
Fever?
I looked closely at the paper. I saw two words were first written and were erased by scribbles of pen then the word fever was placed on top of the second word. I wonder what did he wrote there?
I'm at the car after checking out of the clinic. I don't understand what's happening. I looked at my left hand which I used to write on the log book.
I narrowed my eyes
Sasuke then slammed his hand on the car's window. Masahiro gasped and tried to hold back his young master. "Sasuke-sama! What are you doing with your hand?!!!!"
Know why?
When he is asked to write his sickness…
His left hand seemed to gain its own mind and consciousness…
It wrote: love sick.
Sasuke just stared at it numbly and growled like a wild animal and erased the said words then ordered Masahiro to put the word fever on top.
Well, I think his left hand is right.
He's in love—
And he's sick of it.
Notes: Yatta! That's for the 7th chapter of Love, Anon. and it's quite amusing because compared to my other stories, this one already earned many reviews for the first 5 chapters so I'm glad you liked it! I love it everytime I read that you find the chapter funny and cute because I'm a serious girl actually—so I never thought I will have the 'sense of humor' that they call. Hope you continue supporting my works especially those people who actually supported and reviewed on every story I make! I really love you!
Hmm… back to the story… didn't you get confused when I included Sasuke's thoughts on this chapter? It's a kind of experiment. I just thought reading Sakura's thoughts and point of views alone will only make this story one-sided. Well, Sasuke will probably fall for her so it will be impossible for us to know his thoughts if I'll only put Sakura's feelings alone… nee, what do you think about that?
Next chapter:
Sakura: Yosh!!!!!! Summative exam for this month is over and I'm so happy that I got satisfying grades in math and physics!! Hmp. Though it will be a big thanks to that pervert chicken, I'll not thank him—let's call it quits for I heard he passed the logic exam in English.
Nee, chick-kun, what's your score in English?
Sasuke: Hn. 100.
Sakura: EH?!!!! ((A big mallet will fall from nowhere and will crush Sakura)) But—but I thought you're logic-less!!!! I only got 95!
Sasuke: ((roll eyes)) I don't have a brain as large as my appendix.
Sakura: Grrrrr!!!! You!!! Hmmm… matte… why did he get a perfect score? Does it mean that—? Ahhh! He bribed our teacher!!!! I've got to find out what really happened…
well, aside that, I'm sooo happy because Neji invited me to meet up with him tomorrow!!! I wonder if he'll ask me for a date!!!
Sasuke: I froze when I heard Neji wanted to meet up with her. I don't like what I'm feeling. It's alien—and it's killing me. Tch! What did that manly girl did to me? But now, all I have to do is to stalk her wherever she'll go. (Sasuke will walk away from Masahiro and the black limo, hands pocketed on both side.)
Masahiro: Sasuke-sama! Where are you going?
Sasuke: (flashing a deadly glare) Shut up. I'm stalking someone! Uh… why is she going inside every store in town?
Sakura: Hay! It's very tiring to look for a job! Nee, I have to apply for a part-time job because we're already lacking of daily allowance… haay! Cruel life… I hate being poor!!! Well, I think I should go home now!
Sasuke: Hn. She's shopping for her date with Neji—probably.
Masahiro: Ooh! Sasuke-sama's in love with—
Bam!
Sasuke: Just shut up. Matte… love? Hmmm… it can't be the alien and creepy feeling I have… No. it can't be. She's a gay! A man dressed like a woman! Hn. Masahiro-san…
Masahiro: hai… Sasuke-sama.
Sasuke: Call the smartest and brightest scholar in Japan for an appointment in an hour.
Masahiro: hai. For the review, young master?
Sasuke: No. I need to ask what love is.
Masahiro: EH?
Mikoto: Oooooh… so my son hit puberty at last! Ahihihih… ting! (A light bulb lit on her head) I know now… Uchiha Mikoto going in action!
Next Chapter: "Love for Dummies"
Ja minna-san! I hope you'll wait for the next chapter! I decided to put a short preview on what will happen next chapter so you will not have a hard time guessing what will happen next, ne?
Thanks for reading!
moO-chan
