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A/N: After a very toxic week in the hospital, I finally had my well-deserved break. Yosh! I started me Saturday morning (after our graveyard shift duty, from 11pm-7am. June 13-14 in other words.) by taking a nap. After that, I went with my classmates to go swimming in wherever that place is.

Status: Currently relaxing before formal lectures start. Home again.

Chapter 9: Real

BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!

Groan.

Then,

Click.

Perhaps

It was more like a smash.

"Stupid alarm clock." Sakura muttered when she turned off her alarm.

Yesterday's events were too good to be true. It had been too hard for her to register those 'happenings' to the reality section of her mind. Anyways, who could blame her.

"I can't believe that he kissed me. Me of all people. Urgh!" she said to no one in particular before burying her head on her pillow.

As she got up from her bed, the first thing that caught her attention was the set of jewelries that she wore last night.

Definitely real.

The next thing that she took noticed on were the piles of make up on her table.

Not like I'm going to use them all up. Or maybe I will..

She proceeded to the bathroom afterwards and began taking a shower. After half an hour of staying in the shower, she went out wearing only but a bathrobe. Now, it's time to look for something to wear. She began to rummaged on her things and found loads of articles of clothing inside.

"This is going to be hard." Sakura muttered.

She didn't have enough knowledge with the mix and match of clothes. How on earth would she be able to make good use of them if she doesn't have the ability to use them properly. She was still absorbed with her current predicament when something fell off her drawer.

A not so loud sound was heard. Which by the way, snapped out the rosette haired girl out of her reverie.

"Nani?" she uttered as she bent to pick up the stack of cards.. err... pictures.

When she saw what was printed on those photos, she smiled. Ino definitely knew her too well.

"How sweet of her." Sakura grinned. Her problem was solved because her friend left her a guide on what clothes will suit what.

Oh the joy.

"Hey teme, is it true?" a loudmouth Uzumaki Naruto was bugging his 'bestfriend' again.

"What?" Uchiha Sasuke snapped.

When will this odd buddy of his ever shut up.

"Is it true that Sakura had a date with either you or your brother?!" he said.

Oh man, I'm going deaf.

"Hn." was his curt reply.

"So, who was it that she had a date with? Tell me." Naruto's earsplitting voice rung Sasuke's ears.

"Hn."

"C'mon dude."

"Hn."

"Oh, snap out of it teme!"

"Hn."

"Sheesh teme. You're really hard to crack."

"Hn."

The two debonairs continued with their 'I'm-not-telling-you-anything-so-back-off-scene.' They could have gone with this forever if it wasn't for the commotion that was created just a few meters away from them.

"Isn't that her." Sasuke heard the boy standing near them pointed at a certain pink haired girl.

"Yeah, I'm positive about it. It's really her."

"Wow, her change was rather drastic. Though I admit, I kind of like her new image." the boy from earlier said.

"Sakura!" a high pitched voice echoed through the jam packed hallway.

After a split of seconds, a blond girl wearing her hair into a high ponytail rushed towards the girl that was currently the center of attention. Once she got near to her, she got the poor girl into a bone crushing hug.

"Oh my God Sakura. You really look nice!" Ino Yamanaka squealed.

"Tha-nks." Sakura voiced out. "I can't breathe." she murmured.

"Oh sorry!" Ino immediately let go of her upon realizing her mistake.

The two continued to have their morning chatter as if nothing seemed to be odd. Like almost everyone in the hallway was staring at you. Which by the way includes yours truly, Uchiha Sasuke.

"Ino, I feel uncomfortable. I can't talk to you as normally as we usually do. Not with all these people staring at me." Sakura hissed.

Ino nodded with full understanding with regards to her friend's current predicament. Sakura's not really used to receive too much attention.

"Don't worry sweetie. This could be arranged." she cooed.

Sakura gave her a soft smile. She always trusted Ino.

"Snap out of it you maggots! She's no freak show so stop staring at her as if she was one! Mind your beeswax you jerks!" Ino rudely bellowed.

Once Ino said those words, more like shouting them, everyone started mind their own business. Sakura sighed in relief once the tension created a while ago was over. Give it to Ino to do the job. I may have not been done so pleasantly but at least it's effective.

"Thanks Ino." Sakura couldn't help but say.

"You're always welcome my dear." she sweetly said. "You're going to be late for class. You just share with me your story later." she said and patted her friend's back.

"Hai." Sakura stuttered.

Ino left her afterwards and went to her first class. Thus, leaving Haruno Sakura alone.

"I've got to get going." she said to herself.

She began making her way to class. As she did so, she was able to catch a glance of Uchiha Sasuke who was staring intently at her. With that, Sakura couldn't help but blush.

TBC...

Next Chapter: His Hangover. Her confusion.

SOrry if this one's kinda short. The next chapter would be longer. Way longer. Got to go back into reading my notes in the hospital. I love newborns! They're so cute!