Title: who's the annoying one NOW bitch?!
Author/Artist: ohwhatsherface
Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke x Haruno Sakura
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: #10 #10
Word Count: 933
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Sasuke barged into the Yamanaka Flower Shop with only the urge to find that girl on his mind.

It had been three weeks.

Three weeks since he saw her in that stunning red dress that matched his tie. Three weeks their last kiss at the charity dinner that took place at the Konoha Country Club. Three weeks since the night that she asked him whether or not he believed in love at first sight and he said no.

Three weeks—

Ugh.

Three weeks.

And in those three weeks, all Sasuke could manage to focus on was Sakura.

Or the lack her.

Usually they bumped into each other everywhere but now…

Now he had no idea where to find her.

"You!"

This time he was lucky though.

Sasuke stepped towards to the cashier who was finishing up some homework on the counter since no customers were in the store at the moment.

She looked up from behind the thick-rimmed glasses she was donning.

"Me?"

Sakura sat up straight and removed her red glasses. She got off of her stool and smiled professionally.

"Hello Uchiha-san. How may I be of service—"

"You don't even know me!" he yelled. "You can't possibly be in love with me after three kisses that weren't even kisses!"

Sakura blinked and her happy façade fell. She looked pained as she sat back down on her stool with Sasuke standing across from her on the other side of the counter. His brows were furrowed in frustration and he was chewing on his lip, Sakura observed.

"I know enough," Sakura replied calmly. She nodded and repeated herself, "I know enough."

"What, enough to think I'm someone to love—"

"I can give you ten facts."

Sasuke frowned.

"Excuse me?"

"I can give you ten good facts about you that explain why…" Sakura shook her head and then stared up at him pleadingly. "Why I feel the way I do."

He took a step back and paused for a moment.

"Fine."

"You're smart. I know this even though we have no classes together and our dormitories are on opposite sides of the campus. My brother has told me about the times he's worked with you and how you're not some leach who works with him because he's a genius. You're genuinely smart.

"You're a good leader. You look out for your team, even if it's just a bloody goddamn sport. You work hard to make some plans and such so that some of the load comes off for your coach and you make sure that everyone understands. You don't leave a man behind, as dramatic as that sounds.

"You care about your friends. You and your friend Naruto—who's name I only know because he shouted it while trying to sing karaoke, drunk—came to one of the parties at my dorm. The moron was drinking himself into a stupor but you made sure to drag him home when some friends would've just let him sleep there.

"You do what you can to please your parents. Come on Sasuke, the news about you marrying Karin is age old gossip to the ladies who are tanning at the Country Club. I've already heard that it's arranged. You obviously don't love her, but you're willing to marry her for them.

"You're funny. I know you think I'm crazy for saying that considering how you're all anti-smiles but the way you're constantly in denial and look so impeccably cute when you're pouting just seems to make me smile. I can't help thinking you're hilarious as much as you can't help thinking I'm crazy.

"You're independent. Rather than constantly mooching off of your parents like most country club sons and daughters, you let yourself live at the dorms, and you're even working at Konoha General Hospital. Heh, who would've thought that you would want to be a pediatrician?

"You're an amazingly good kisser. Hell, fine, I know that you think that this is such a shitty point to be using, but hey, it's still something about you, right? But that just tells me that you're passionate and that you care about things and that you have feelings.

"You try to be loyal. You want to love Karin. You're trying. You're really, really trying. You prove that you're putting at least some effort into your relationship with her when you take her out on dates or at least escort her to those dumb dinners at the Country Club. You're really trying."

Sakura took a deep breath.

During the span of the time in which she spoke, both had unconsciously begun to lean over the counter and their faces were inches apart.

"And last, you're not perfect. You're human, as much as you try not to be. You make your mistakes and you have your faults. You kissed me three times. Maybe you only initiated one of the three but you always kissed back which is a horrible, horrible thing to do."

Sasuke frowned.

"That was nine."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Number ten. You're so bloody annoying."

She looked back at him, and moved closer. She felt the warmth of his breath against her face and no longer felt like she could control herself. Boldly, she lifted herself onto her tiptoes and kissed him desperately, hoping that maybe, just maybe he could feel the same way—

And love her.

Sasuke pulled back first and rested his forehead against that of the girl he wanted but barely even knew.

"You've got to stop doing that," he muttered.

Sakura merely giggled and kissed him again.

He kissed her back.

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I think it's over. This storyline. Yeah, I guess. I kinda wanna make more though. Whatever.