Note: The "janitor" is supposed to give you a kind of "That guy reminds me of Maito Gai, but doesn't look like him." type feeling, except not as creepy. He's just a really happy guy, not gay or perverted. The janitor & Sakura's mom are both just really happy and immature.


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"If I set your hair on fire, what do you think will happen?" she smirked, getting closer and closer to Sakura.

Soon, Sakura was trapped, against the railing and no way to escape. Sakura turned her head as the flamed got closer and closer, only inches away from her face.


Suddenly, a wave of water splashed over the girls. They snapped their heads over to the left, to see an average-aged janitor, wearing a green suit.

"Sorry, sorry! I'm cleaning," the man smiled, "What are you guys doing, Kin? Bullying your fellow student? Such a beautiful girl but when she's bullying, her face gets all twisted."

One of the girls spoke out, "Hey, old man! It's none of your business!"

"Hm? 'Old man'? I like pretty girls to call me 'Uncle'," the janitor said with a happy smile on his face.

"You're more like a pervert!" the same girl shouted.

Kin turned to Sakura, "This is your last warning. You won't be so lucky next time!"

She glared at Sakura and walked away, the three girls following her. The janitor came and unbound her, with a big smile.

He hugged Sakura excitedly, "You don't have to thank me! It's my job to protect you!"

Sakura freaked out and began screaming, "Pervert! Somebody save me! Help! Help!"

A basketball was thrown at the man's back. He turned around.

"What are you doing, old man?!" Sasuke called out from a couple feet away.

The man's smile turned into a huge grin as he raised his hands in the air and began to excitedly run towards Sasuke. He gave Sasuke a giant hug and jumped on him.

"Cutie, cutie, cutie!!" the man screamed.

"What are you doing? Old man, don't touch me!"

The man stopped hugging and looked sad.

"Why are you so mean? I was only gone a few days," the man sighed.

Sakura froze, "Wait a minute…he must be…Sasuke's dad!"

Fugaku, the man dressed as the janitor, turned around.

"Dad? You're already calling me Dad?!" he shouted excitedly.

He ran towards Sakura, arms open. Sakura shrieked and ducked while Sasuke quickly ran behind her. Thus resulting in Sakura ducking, Fugaku missing Sakura, and Sasuke's dad ended up hugging Sasuke.

"Stop harassing people, okay?" Sasuke ordered.

Fugaku let go from the hug.

"She's as cute as her mom! I couldn't help it!" he screamed giddily.

"Didn't you hear her screaming for help?" Sasuke replied crossly.

Fugaku bent down to level with Sakura.

"Sakura, hello. I promise I will care for you like I care for your mom," Fugaku said smiling.

"Stop being so disgusting!" Sasuke shouted.

"Disgusting?" Fugaku put his arm around his son, "We're family. When you heard you had a sister, weren't you all excited?"

Sakura looked at Sasuke. Defensively, Sasuke flung his dad's arm off of his shoulder.

"Shut up, old fart," Sasuke began to walk away and bent down to pick up the thrown basketball.

Fugaku bent back down to Sakura's eye level, "Sakura, he was interested in you long before. He asked me what major you're studying, your horoscope, your age…"

Sakura's eyes widened.

"He was interested? In me?" she thought.

Quickly, Sasuke picked up the ball and threw it at his dad.

"Beat it, old man!" he shouted.

Fugaku caught it when a man in a black suit walked up to them.

"President, I found you," the attendant said.

"Take him away!" Sasuke pointed to his dad.

The employee nodded and walked over to Fugaku.

"You're here for a meeting?" he asked.

Fugaku nodded happily. They began to walk away.

"But, sir, when you begin to dress like the janitor, it causes problems for us," the employee stated.

"It's fun! Let's go to the meeting now," Fugaku said, now turning professional.

Suddenly, Fugaku turned around, "Hey, Kura! I'm going, bye-bye!"

He waved at Sakura. Sakura forced a smile, and waved back. Sasuke rolled his eyes. Smirking, Sakura walked up to him.

"What?" Sasuke asked.

"You and your dad are really close," Sakura said smiling.

"Why do you say that?" Sasuke responded, a little defensively.

"I didn't see you lose control. Even this rebellious punk can't do anything about his father," she grinned.

"You act like you know everything," Sasuke said.

She looked down, remembering the last time she acted without really knowing the truth.

"Did making fun of me make you happy? Did it make you proud? Truth is, it makes you sad and pitiful because…you've never truly liked anyone."

She looked back at Sasuke.

"Sasuke…I'm sorry. I thought you posted the letter and I said a lot of hurtful things to you. I'm very sorry. You have every right to be angry. I don't expect you to forgive me, so I'll let you beat me up," she finished.

Sasuke's eye's widened.


Neji scored a slam dunk as he caught the rebound and ran back to the center of the court. The team continued to run through drills and Neji went to his bag to get some water. He gulped down the water and when he threw the bottle back into the bag, he noticed the concert tickets in his bag that he had bought earlier.

"If I ask Sakura out on a date, will she accept?" he wondered.

He stood up, "Zaku, where's the manager?"

"She went out to get drinks," he called back.

"Sakura might need help carrying something, I'll go help her," he responded, running out the door, tickets in hand.

"Hey, wait! I didn't finish! Sasuke already went after her!" Zaku shouted, but Neji had already left.


Sasuke and Sakura walked down the hallway back to the gym.

"Are you sure?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes, if I don't do this, I could never forgive myself," Sakura replied confidently.

"Your teeth could get knocked out," he responded as they continued walking.

"I don't care," Sakura said.

"Your face might get mangled," Sasuke tested.

Sakura hesitated, then said, "Okay."

"Let's do it then," he said.

Sasuke turned to face Sakura as they stopped walking. Sakura took a deep breath. She turned to face Sasuke.


Neji ran out of the gym, up stairs, down stairs, and all over the place. He was panting from loss of breath. Neji stopped for a moment, remembered Sakura, then began to sprint as fast as he could.
"Close your eyes," Sasuke commanded.

Sakura shut her eyes, a little frightened, but determined.

"Ready?" he asked.

She nodded in response, eyes still shut. Slowly, Sasuke raised his right fist into the air, leaning with his left shoulder in, to be able to fully punch. Sakura drew a sharp breath. His fist was up in the air, ready to strike.

Neji came running down the stairs. Right when he saw Sakura, Sasuke used his curled up fist to bring Sakura closer to him, leaned towards her, shut his eyes, and kissed her.