So I escaped Homework Land and am back with the latest update with Lovestruck! It's been, what, 3 weeks?!
Sarada bounded back to Konoha, her mind whirling.
What will they say to me when I get back?
The raven landed lightly on the ground in front of the main gates, breathless. Her eyes widened as she recognized a familiar head of blond hair.
"Boruto? What are you doing here?"
Boruto half smiled, which caused Sarada to almost faint, though she had no idea why. "Sorry if I startled you. Dad told me to come get you. And, uh, you're sort of in trouble, so..."
"I'm not surprised," Sarada muttered.
"Yeah, um, I think calling Shikadai a bitch in front of her father kinda results in severe consequences."
The Uchiha smirked dryly. "Well, don't expect me to take that back."
"Uh..." Boruto shifted his feet a little; after a moment Sarada realized he was embarrased. "Shika's okay once you get to know her. Also, I don't even know if she likes me very much or not..."
Likes you? Sarada resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Idiot, she's been chsaing after you for months!
But she couldn't deny that she also wanted the dumb, arrogant blond to herself. Half regretting it, Sarada mumbled, "She likes you a lot, I'm sure."
"What?" Boruto asked. Upon second glance, Sarada found out he wasn't even listening. Instead, he was gazing at her, his white-purple eyes glazed over. Sarada gulped. Crap, was I that boring that he actually fell asleep?
"Um, nothing," the raven muttered as she stalked away, Boruto mindlessly trailing after her.
After a while, they both somehow ended up lost.
Boruto had seemed to snap out of his stupor and gazed around with confusion. "Where the hell are we?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Sarada snapped before immediately regretting it. "Um, sorry."
"It's okay." Boruto waved away her apology. "I know how you must feel, with Shikadai and all that."
Sarada stopped dead in her tracks. Did he know that she really, really liked him? "What are you talking about?" she asked, trying to keep her voice light.
Boruto huffed. "You think I didn't realize? Come on, Sarada, I'm not that stupid. I have Byakugan, remember? I know exactly what your body gestures mean. And right now, you're horrified at the fact that I know you like me."
Sarada felt like her knees wouldn't support her anymore, and she fell against the brick wall that formed the alleyway they were in. "How... how..." she whispered.
"I know you try to act all cold and stuck-up, like how Uchihas are supposed to act, but I know you aren't actually that way. In your heart, you must care for people, right?" Boruto took a step closer to Sarada.
The raven gazed up at him with wide eyes. "Does... does that mean you...?"
Boruto sighed and pulled away. "I haven't decided yet," he replied in a voice that made Sarada want to collapse on the ground and scream until her voice was hoarse. "Shikadai's amazing and all that, but you're..."
"Excuse me?" An all-too-familiar voice drifted snidely from the entrance of the alley. "Loser, what are you doing with him?!"
"Shit," Sarada whispered.
Sarada confessed! And Boruto's acting like a confused teenaged girl!
See, this story teaches morals. Like the fact that you should never have a crush on a guy with Byakugan. Unless it's Neji. I can totally understand that.
~Snow
