A/N: Wow, writing these fics is a test of imagination, skill and dedication. I tip my hat to the fanfiction writers that I have been following through the years. The way they find time to write down their fics or even come up with new plots amazes me. I would like to say a very big thank you to the fanfic writers that have supplied me with SasuSaku ever since I went online.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, Naruto and its characters and plots do not belong to me. They belong rightfully to Kishi-sensei!
Summary: She looks at her reflection in the mirror and think, 'Yes, today will be the day!' The mission: Confess to Uchiha Sasuke!
Day 8: Mission Impossible
She looked at her reflection in the mirror as she combed through the last of the knots in her hair. She grabbed the red ribbon Ino had given her to boost her confidence and tied it into a bow at the top of her head, allowing pink hair to frame her heart shaped face and wide forehead (the one part she hated the most about herself). Checking herself in the mirror again (just in case she had missed any flaw), she nodded, apparently satisfied with what she saw.
'Today… today will definitely be the day that I tell him how I feel! I can do this!' She motivated herself. She had first saw him at the start of the school year, his name was Uchiha Sasuke. And at the tender age of 5, Haruno Sakura knew that she was crushing on him, hard.
Sakura and her friends had been having a fun time at orientation when they noticed how some of the students shushed, pointed and openly stare in a certain direction. Sakura and her group of friends were collectively confused, and after much inquiring from the other students, they were told a child from the Uchiha clan was to attend classes with them too. They had also heard that he was the little brother of the legendary Uchiha Itachi, rumoured to be the protégé of the Uchiha clan.
"Brother of Uchiha Itachi? He must be a genius like him!" Sakura's friends whispered amongst one another. Sakura wasn't too convinced,
"Ino-chan, is he really as great as people say he is?" She questioned her best friend. Ino to the turned to look at her in shock,
"You really don't know about the Uchiha clan?" The blonde questioned the pinkette. Sakura shook her head in response,
"No, I was never exposed much to Konoha's shinobi clans. I come from a long line of civilian families. I am probably the only one in my family that aspires to become a shinobi." Sakura explained to her. Ino nodded in understanding,
"Well, if you must know, amongst all the clans, the Uchiha clan is in charge of Konoha's Police Force. The Uchiha clan churns out some of the most powerful shinobi who specialises in fire nature. The current head of the clan is Uchiha Fugaku who has two sons, Itachi and Sasuke." Ino took a breather, to make sure that Sakura had kept up with her. Sakura nodded and Ino continued,
"So, logically speaking, it would be advantageous for all of us to be in the same year as Uchiha Sasuke as that means that clans can form a stronger bond with the Uchiha clan that holds a lot of power in society, thus strengthening their place in Konoha. However, the Uchiha clan is not the only clan that boasts power, there are also many other clans like the Hyuuga, Nara, Akimichi and my clan, the Yamanaka to name a few." Ino finished. Sakura stared at Ino in awe,
"Ino-chan, you sure do know a lot!" She exclaimed. Ino shrugged,
"I have to. One day, I have to be the one to take over the Yamanaka clan; so dad has already been drilling these words into me ever since I could talk!" Ino huffed in exasperation causing Sakura to giggle at her friend's antics. Ino looked around in suspicion before smirking devilishly at Sakura,
"I definitely want to befriend him, because from what I heard from the other girls, Uchiha Sasuke is very handsome!" Ino squealed into Sakura's ear. Sakura jerked at the noise before turning to look at Ino,
"Ino-chan, don't just make friends with others just because of how they look!" Sakura countered, blushing slightly. Ino laughed and slapped her jokingly on the back,
"Relax Sakura-chan; you don't have to be so shy about it. It was just a joke!" Ino grinned and guided her to their classes.
From that day onwards, Sakura could not help but took notice of Sasuke who happened to be in the same class as her and Ino. She took notice of the way he chewed the end of his pencil when he was trying to solve a difficult question. She noticed the grin he gave his friends when he accurately hit the target in practice. She had also notice the way the tips of his ears turned red when the girls that admired him gathered around him, only for him to put on a mask of indifference because he did not know how to handle them or tell them 'no'. But most importantly, she saw the look of adoration and bright smile he gave his mother or brother when they came to pick him up from school. She found herself giggling at whatever he did. Soon, she found herself following him around with the other girls from her school, cheering whenever he did something. She was infatuated with him and it didn't help that he had aristocratic features to go with his face!
She walked around aimlessly, mentally preparing herself on how she was going about with her confession to him. What if she stuttered halfway? What if she tripped and fell on her walk towards him? What if her tummy made a noise at the height of her anxiety? What if she thought too hard and jumbled up her words? Sakura shook her head and made a small noise of mortification. What if Sasuke-kun rejected her, because of her abnormally large forehead?! Immediately her hands fly to cover up her forehead in embarrassment. Tears welled up in her eyes, why was confessing your love to someone so hard? She felt her tummy churned uneasily, should she go ahead with the plan or give up? She took in her surrounding and realised that she had unconsciously entered the woods leading to the training grounds where Sasuke would usually train. Face flushing red (she decided that she couldn't face him today), she immediately turned to exit when something caught her eyes. Curiosity won over her timidity and she decided to go take a closer look.
Walking slowly so that she does not make a sound and keeping to the shadows of the trees, she circled the edge of the training ground, looking for whatever that had caught her attention. She spotted it and immediately crouched down low as to avoid being notice. As she peeked through the bushes, she saw that there, at the training grounds stood Uchiha Sasuke and Watanabe Ami and her two lackeys. Interested at what was happening, Sakura inched closer to get a better look and to hear the conversation. She noticed that Sasuke's back was towards Ami,
"Sasuke-kun, I- I need to tell you something." Ami stuttered in embarrassment while her two lackeys cheered her on. Sasuke, who noticed them earlier, turned to them, cocking his head in confusion. Ami swallowed,
"Sasuke-kun, I like you very much. Would you like to go out with me?" Ami confessed, bowing deeply. Sasuke looked surprise, but quickly masked it,
"Ah, no, I would prefer to train myself to be a better shinobi than going out with you. Sorry." Sasuke told her, clueless as how blunt his words had been. Ami was shocked to her core; no boy had rejected her before! Ducking her head in embarrassment, Ami managed to gather some of her dignity together and mumbled a soft 'Thank you for your time' before running off in the opposite direction, her lackeys closely following her.
Sakura was shocked as well, if that happened to Ami, won't it happen to her then? Quickly, she decided to leave the scene and head into the nearby park where she sat on the swing and contemplated her missed opportunity.
'This is impossible! How did anyone ever summon the courage to confess anyways?' She thought in despair, swinging herself gently. Although she was reluctant, she had to admit that Ami had more guts than her, a trait she secretly envied. Lost in her thoughts, Sakura didn't notice Ami and her two friends enter the park as well. Feeling miffed that she was rejected by Uchiha Sasuke, Ami decided to leash out her anger on her usual prey, Haruno Sakura. Ami approached her,
"Well, well, well, what do we have here, girls?" She sneered at Sakura while her friends chuckled and mock Sakura. Hearing the voice of her tormentor, Sakura's eyes immediately widened and her jaw dropped slightly in terror,
"A-Ami, what are you doing here?" Sakura questioned, terrified of what was to come. Although Ino had encouraged her to accept her forehead and boost her confidence, it didn't mean that Sakura had the bravery to go up against the people that bullied her. Ami scoffed haughtily,
"Don't you know that the park is open to public? Isn't there anything behind that huge forehead of your, Billboard Brow?" Ami mocked while her lackeys pointed and laugh at Sakura. Sakura stood up,
"I- I have to go now. My mother is expecting me to be back for dinner." Sakura tried to brush past them, towards the nearest exit. She felt a harsh tug on the shoulder, pulling her backwards which caused Sakura to lose her footing and fall onto the ground. Ami and her gang started laughing at her before picking up stones to throw at her. Sakura shielded her eyes, unable to stop them as they relentlessly showered her with rocks; Sakura also knew that the other kids wouldn't lift a finger to help her, she'd be lucky if they didn't join in as well. Suddenly, a voice called out,
"What are you doing?" Everyone was startled. Ami turned to give the newcomer a piece of her mind when she saw that the person who called out was no other than Uchiha Sasuke. Sakura peeked up and softly gasped, would Sasuke-kun help her? Ami gulped, immediately tossing the stone in her hand aside. Sasuke walked towards them and saw the girl they were bullying,
"Why are you doing that to her?" He glared at them. Ami's eyes were wide as saucers,
"Well, y-you see, Sasuke-kun-" Ami started only to be interrupted by Sasuke.
"There is never an excuse to bully someone. The only reason it happens is because of the bully themselves. You should know better. Now, get out of my sight." He lectured them. Wasting no time, Ami and her lackeys immediately fled. With them gone, Sasuke turned towards Sakura,
"Are you okay?" He softly asked her, offering his hand to her. Sakura nodded shyly before accepting the hand. Sasuke pulled her up to her feet, only to notice a deep cut along her arm,
"Hey, you got to have someone look at that." He motioned towards the wound. Sakura looked at it and widened her eyes in surprise, it was the first time she saw it. Noticing her look of surprise, Sasuke grabbed her hand, careful not to touch the cut.
"I am just going to clean the wound, okay? Once you get back home, you should have your mum check on it or something." He told her while opening his water bottle to pour the clean water on it. It stung and Sakura winced slightly, Sasuke said nothing but took an extra roll of bandages he carried to bandage it.
"I'm afraid that I am not the best at bandaging, so you really need to have it looked at." He tied the bandage. Sakura blushed, only noticing now that Uchiha Sasuke, the guy she was crushing on, had rescued her from Ami and tended to her wounds; she could just die happy now. Wait, she thought, wouldn't this be the best time for her to confess her love to him? She gathered her courage,
"Sasuke-kun-" she started, only to be interrupted by her crush.
"Alright, the bandage is secure now. I don't know if you're bullied a lot but, you should stand up to them! I know it takes a lot of courage but you shouldn't have to be subjecting yourself to them like that. If you really can't do that, maybe you can ask for help from others like your parents or friends? Anyways, what were you going to say?" Sasuke finished, suddenly realising that he had a habit of cutting people off. Sakura blushed and shook her head,
"Nothing much Sasuke-kun, I just wanted to say thank you." She smiled at him. He grinned back at her,
"No problem! This is the least I could do after you saved me in the test the other day! Anyways, I have to get back now. See you around!" With that, he had left the park, leaving Sakura to stare at his back in shock that slowly morphed into delight. She was ecstatic that he remembered her from the test! Slowly she made her way back home,
'Maybe it just was not the right time to tell him yet. Another day then' she thought to herself, smiling cheerfully.
Mission status: In progress
~Up next, Day 9~
