CHAPTER 7: SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
Even as I was eating my usual lunch with Hinata and Naruto (recently he has been eating with us more. I guess they're relationship is going great), I couldn't help but think of Sasuke. I didn't really know why I was thinking about him, that scene when I thought he was about to kiss me keeps playing in my head unwillingly.
"You know there was something weird awhile ago that I noticed."
His face was so close I swear I could feel his breath on me.
"What was it?"
Was he really that handsome in the first place? How come I didn't notice? Did he get plastic surgery or do I need to get my eyes check?
"Actually it wasn't really weird. Maybe more of unusually sweet?"
His lips looked so soft it looked like I could sleep on it. Has anyone invented a shrinking machine yet?
"Concerning…?"
For a moment there I actually wanted to run my fingers through his hair.
"Sasuke."
"Say what?"
Well there's a first. Who would have thought that the name Sasuke would actually wake me up (or rather save me) from turning into one of those mindless zombies known as fangirls.
"I'm getting worried about you. You're becoming jumpy just at the mention of Sasuke."
"I am not! Anyway someone was saying something…uhmm…who was the one talking again?"
"That would be me." Naruto said as he pointed his finger at himself.
"Right…"
"As I was saying before Sakura woke up from wherever the hell she has been, I saw Sasuke do something unusually sweet."
"Which is…?"
"Okay before I begin to tell the tale of Sasuke being sweet, I want you to know something Sakura-chan."
"Yes?"
"Whoever you pick, I am okay with it."
"Excuse me?!"
I looked over at Hinata, total shock spread across my face while she just giggled back at me. Naruto must have told her already before lunch. Sometimes I really wonder if it was a bad decision to pair them up seeing as they like to team up and bully me every chance they get, especially when it comes to my love life.
"Well, I…well…WE think that Sasuke likes you too!"
I think I stared at the two of them for a good 5 minutes before I started to laugh hysterically. Sasuke? THE UCHIHA SASUKE? Likes me? Jesus! What a trip that would be.
"Guys…if you tell me you're on drugs I swear I won't judge you in anyway. Just tell me honestly. Is it weed? Cocaine? ECSTACY? Eew that's gross. If you're taking that then I don't need to know."
I managed to say after trying to catch my breath with laughing too much. I noticed Hinata and Naruto both sighing at me at the same time.
"Sakura when will you learn? You're actually using drugs to escape reality but not in the usual way people do. You always ask 'are you on drugs?' or 'are you crazy?' Have you ever thought for just one moment we are not teasing you but telling you the actual truth because you are extremely too blind and dense to see reality as it is?"
"Uhhh…No."
"You idiot."
"Thanks? Haha…"
"Sakura-chan, maybe you'd think otherwise when you learn what Sasuke did."
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot about that. So what could he have possibly done to make you assume he likes me?"
"Okay well listen, I saw Sasuke suddenly running out of the classroom at full speed. And it wasn't even the type of run you'd see him doing during PE. You know not that graceful shit he does where half of the girls in class get a nosebleed. It was a full on 'I got to get out of here before someone catches me' run."
"Yeah well he did suddenly stand up while we were talking and said he needed to go to the bathroom. Maybe he really REALLY needed to go to the bathroom."
"Nope that wasn't it. I followed him to the bathroom and…"
"Wait. You went after him to the bathroom? Naruto that is so gay."
"How the hell is that gay? That's not gay right Hinata?!"
"Eh?! Uhmm…uhh…"
"Whatever, continue with the story Naruto."
I said as I rolled my eyes and tried not to further prove that Naruto's action was totally gay.
"Anyway I casually went in and pretended I didn't see him run for his life. The conversation went like this…"
"Hey Sasuke!"
"Naruto? You're here early."
"Yeah well I had some business to attend to."
"Business this early? What could be so important that you would actually get up early?"
"Uhh…Hinata?"
"Right…"
"Anyway Sasuke what's wrong? I saw you running as if someone was out to kill you."
"And so you followed me here to see what's up?"
"Well…yeah."
"Naruto that is gay."
"What?! A concerned friend followed you to see if you are all right! How can that be considered gay?"
"Well you followed me to the bathroom so that's kinda weird. Only girls go to the bathroom in pairs or groups. Men go alone unless they're gay."
"So if I would have followed you elsewhere it wouldn't be gay?"
"Yup."
"You have sexuality issues, seriously. Anyway we're straying from the topic here. Why were you running for your life again?"
"None of your business."
"Hmm…it must be something really embarrassing since you ever refuse to tell your best friend."
"….."
"I should just go check the classroom to see what you were running from then…"
"Hn. Whatever."
"And so I went to see what was up with that classroom that Sasuke came from. I didn't really see anything wrong with it. There were just students walking and talking amongst themselves. I almost concluded that maybe he just really did need to pee very badly."
"See I told you Naruto! Uchiha Sasuke is incapable of actually doing anything sweet and besides there was no opportunity for him to be sweet in that scenario anyway."
I concluded as I was getting ready to clear out my tray. There was nothing really more to say plus I really didn't want to talk about the Uchicha brat so extensively like this. I already saw him this morning, I don't want to talk about him too.
"Wait Sakura I'm not finished yet! Sit down!"
Naruto grabbed my arm and yanked me down back to my seat.
"Ouch! That hurt Naruto!"
"Oops! Sorry! Anyway as I was saying I was about to conclude the reason for his freaky running when I suddenly saw you in the room too. I had forgotten that that was the class you were in with Sasuke and it all made sense to me."
"Okay my genius lover, please bestow upon us your great revelation in this matter."
I didn't know if I winced because Hinata just referred to Naruto as her genius lover or because Naruto, the resident idiot, actually understood something that even I couldn't.
"He ran away for you."
"What?!"
I take that back. Naruto can never understand anything except ramen.
"You know you have to explain to me and Sakura how you came up with this and don't say because the ramen gods told you!"
"Why would the ramen gods talk to me about Sasuke?"
"NARUTO!"
Hinata and I said in unison. I had never known Hinata to get impatient, but then again I had never known Naruto to be observant. This day is just full of learning isn't it?
"OKAY OKAY! Calm down ladies. Anyway I went to the classroom to see what it was he was running from. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary, just the usual noisy students piling into the classroom setting. I was about to dismiss his unusual behavior as something that he really just needed to pee when I suddenly saw Sakura inside the room and it all made sense."
I arched my eyebrow and leaned a bit closer as I waited for Naruto's amazing explanation. I didn't really understand what was so interesting about Sasuke and I. For one thing we hate each other's guts. Naruto and Hinata should know how much I hated Sasuke so I don't really understand why they keep creating situations in their head wherein we actually get along. I wondered for a moment if they were worried about me.
Did they think I was uncomfortable around them? From the outside I look like the third wheel. I wonder if they think I'm bothered by it.
It wasn't something I've never heard before since I've heard people comment about it. Maybe they heard about it too and were concerned.
I sighed to myself. They really should stop paying attention to me so much. There isn't anything to pay attention to.
"Okay so what? Sakura was there and you realized that…? You wanted to dye your hair pink too?"
"I told you guys, it's really natural. I was born this way."
"No! Of course I'm not dying my hair pink. I'm not gay!"
"That's now what Sasuke thinks."
"Shut up Sakura! Do you want to hear the rest or not?"
I could tell Naruto was getting impatient and annoyed. He wanted to tell us something he discovered so badly that my curiosity increased.
"I'm sorry. Go on. We aren't going to interrupt you anymore."
"Good. So anyway, I saw Sakura and then it hit me. I remembered how you had chemistry together and how you and Sasuke were probably the first ones to arrive the room right?"
"Yeeaaahh…so?"
"Then when you guys heard people coming in, he suddenly darted out the room, am I right?"
"Yeah. How'd you know that?"
"He darted out of the room because he didn't want people to see you talking to each other. Especially ALONE. IN A CLASSROOM. EARLY IN THE MORNING. ALONE. TOGETHER."
"What!? No way. Sasuke doesn't care about stuff like that. I could get killed by his crazy stalker bitches and he still wouldn't care enough to help me out. This is crazy."
I started to stand up, more quickly this time as to avoid getting yanked back down again by Naruto. I headed for the trashcans as I heard Hinata and Naruto shuffle behind me, their movements obviously more noisy from getting up suddenly to follow me.
"Sakura."
Naruto sort of whispered to me as he was suddenly beside in a flash. I never really could get how fast he moved sometimes. Maybe it was because of all the sports he plays.
"What?"
I said in a harsh tone, maybe a bit harsher than I intended it to be.
"Are you mad?"
I stopped in my tracks and turned to face Naruto and Hinata, both who had alarmed and sorry expressions.
"We're sorry if I made you upset Sakura, it's just that…"
Naruto stopped and turned to look at Hinata as if asking for help. I could tell he was having trouble with handling all these feelings. He was a guy after all. There must be some kind of man code that says boys can't talk about feelings to girls or something.
"It's just that we tell it like we see it."
"What do you mean?"
"You like Sasuke don't you?"
"WHAT!? Are you crazy?! That slimey son of a b…"
"That's exactly it. You know I've never ever seen you be mad at someone THAT MUCH and you probably haven't noticed but you seem to be thinking of Sasuke A LOT. And don't tell me it's because you seek vengeance on him or something because even if you hate the person, no one can actually think about someone that much unless you have feelings for him. Deny it or not Sakura but we, as your friends aren't going to lie to you. It's our duty to tell you the truth even if you don't like it."
Hinata exhaled as she finished the last of her speech and I couldn't help but stare at her. I didn't really know what to say so I turned around and headed for my next class without a single word to both of them.
I sat down on my seat and continued to stare into space as class went on, my mind blank and tired. I was scared and I didn't want anyone to know because despite all this drama and hate for Sasuke, in the tiny back of my mind I knew what Hinata had said was true. In fact, I have known for a long time.
