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Chapter IX- Reassurance
Sakura walked towards the school office and was happily humming to herself. Seeing Gaara had made her day but talking to him really put the icing on the cake. "Why do I get butterflies around him?" "Probably because he's so HOT. Why do you deny it?" Sakura blushed at Inner Sakura's directness and she had reached the office right then and pulled open the door. She walked towards her counselor's office and gave the secretary her slip.
The secretary looked at her slip and looked towards Sakura with an eyebrow raised. "You know you were suppose to be here..15 minutes ago... right?" Sakura just blushed faintly and looked at the secretary. "I'm sorry, I had to go to the restroom so I just went while walking over here." Sakura usually didn't lie but she didn't want to tell her true story either. "It's allright, let me see if he's in." The secretary turned around to look into the office and spoke "Mr. Iruka, are you free right now? Haruno Sakura is here for her appointment with you." Sakura heard him tell the secretary to let her in and the secretary turned towards Sakura gesturing for her to go in. "Thank you." The secretary just grunted in response and turned back to her files and such on her desk.
Sakura walked in to see Mr. Iruka standing up to greet her. She smiled warmly at the man and shook his extended hand.
"Hey Iruka-sensei! I haven't seen you in a while." Sakura grinned at him as they both sat down and he just rubbed his head in response. "Yeah I've been rather busy with family stuff so sorry about the late college meeting. Anyways, congratulations by the way! I know you got accepted by Tsunade herself!" Iruka was extremely proud of Sakura for being the first student that Tsunade had ever PERSONALLY accepted into the school. The school had a total class size of only 100 and Sakura was number one. Sakura smiled brightly at her counselor and just bowed her head towards him. "If it wasn't for you helping me work hard, I wouldn't get to where I am today. So thank you!" Iruka just smiled at the pink-haired student that sat in front of him. "Okay, back to business. So what's the plan for you missy? What field are you going into?" Sakura thought about it for a moment before replying. "I'm going to major in Medicinal Studies and Biology and then get my Ph.D there as well. I'm going to double major with Combat studies though." Iruka smiled as he heard the second major that Sakura was going in; Sakura had a great love for sports but her main passion was fighting or strength building. She was on the wrestling team as well as the karate but as co-captain with Uchiha Sasuke. "Allright Sakura, do you want me to apply for scholarships for you? As well as financial aid?" Sakura just rolled her eyes at her sensei and he smiled back. "Ahh. I see, the parents are paying out of pocket huh?" Sakura nodded her head and thought of another question though. "Iruka-sensei, I have a question though. How long does it take to graduate with the amount of extra courses I have covered for college?" Iruka picked up her transcript to look at it and just raised his eyebrows. "Sakura, you have finished enough college credits to graduate within two years for your bachelors." Sakura bounced up and down in her chair in excitement as she calculated the average time it would take her to finish up her bachelors along with her Ph. D. She came out with 6 years and she smiled. Iruka recognized the look on her face when she smiled. "You've already figured out your time huh? You'd be the youngest doctor in the country if you finish on time." Right as he finished the sentence, the bell rang alerting the school that first period had ended and students should start walking to second period. Iruka clapped his hands together and stood up. "Allright Sakura, you should head to second period! Thank you for coming in and once again, congratulations." Sakura stood up as well slinging her bag on her shoulder and shook her counselor's hand. "Thank you Iruka-sensei. I owe you for helping with everything through high school." Iruka smiled and shook his head. "No Sakura, you helped yourself. It's my job to just help you, I can't do much as a counselor except guide you." Sakura bowed and thanked Iruka once again before leaving the office to head to her second class.
Sakura was walking down the hallway and she felt everyone staring at her or glaring at her. She was used to this since it's been like this since she first came to the school. "She's devastated, can't you tell?" "No I heard she broke up with HIM." "She's single and ready to mingle, go ask for her number dude!" Sakura just rolled her eyes as she continued to stroll down the hallway. She finally reached her class and reached for the door handle when someone put his arm in front of hers and she looked up to Gaara opening the door for her. Gaara was smirking while looking down at her. Sakura suddenly wished she wasn't 5"4' compared to Gaara's 6"1'. She slightly blushed and Gaara had small butterflies in his stomach but you wouldn't be able to tell looking at his straight face.
"Ladies first." Gaara's deep voice gave her chills and she quickly walked through the door to hide her reddening blush. "I can't believe I'm acting like such a girl. This is Gaara, we've known him for forever. Grow some balls Sakura." Sakura sat down at a table and Gaara slid down into the seat next to her. Gaara was about to start a conversation when Matsuri ran in the class and began to call his name. Gaara rolled his eyes at her presence but nonetheless turned to address her.
"Hi Gaara-kun!" Matsuri was smiling at him while he looked at her with a bored expression. "Yes Matsuri?" Matsuri's face fell a little when she saaw that the spot next to him had been taken by none other than Haruno Sakura. She grit her teeth a little in an annoyed expression and walked towards Sakura. Sakura looked up at the approach and looked up from pulling her things out of her backpack and smiled at Matsuri. "Good Morning Matsu-" "Can you move?" Sakura looked confused as she looked around her. Matsuri was tapping her foot as she was waiting for the pink-haired beauty looked at her. "Why should I move? I got here first." Matsuri crossed her arms across her chest as she began to speak in an impatient tone. "I want to sit next to Gaara-kun, can you please move?" Sakura just pulled one eyebrow up and look to the right at Gaara. Gaara was visibly fuming at Matsuri but refused to say anything. Sakura had run out of patience for just about anybody today except Gaara. "No. Get your own fucking spot and come earlier next time if you want to sit next to.." Sakura linked her arm with Gaara's, who looked at her with a surprised look "Gaara-kun." Matsuri was furious at Sakura's response and before she could think, she shouted the first words that had come to her mind and stunned everyone.
"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE SINGLE NOW, DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN BE A SLUT AND STEAL OTHER PEOPLE'S-..." Matsuri stopped herself from continuing that sentence as she saw everyone in the class looking at her. Gaara stood up and crossed his arms on his chest and glared at Matsuri. "Matsuri, don't start anything you can't finish." Sakura had spoken and everyone watched in eager anticpation to see Sakura's response. "I'm not a slut, and I'm not stealing anybody. Gaara's a good friend of mine and he sat next to ME. Just because you're going to prom with him, doesn't make him yours." Matsuri blushed in embarrassment and her face was as red as a cherry. Gaara continued looking at her before he just let out a small "Tch." before sitting back down. "I'm sorry Sakura." Matsuri bowed down her head before walking off to sit at the back of the class. Everyone snickered at her as she walked down the aisle and all Matsuri could feel was her face heating up further and anger at the pink-haired girl that sat next to her Gaara. Matsuri was practically fuming when the teacher walked into the class and called for attention. The teacher reached up to turn on the T.V and tuned into the school's weekly broadcast.
The ASB President popped up on the screen and was running through some school announcements when she moved onto one of the bigger news for school events. "Now I'm going to be announcing our Prom Court. The princes for this year's prom is... Uchiha Sasuke (Gaara and Sakura both rolled their eyes), Sabaku no Gaara (Gaara widened his eyes), Hyuuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto, and Sai. (Everyone was clapping for Gaara as ASB members walked in with a crown and a sash that said Prom Prince.) Now the princesses for this year's prom...Haruno Sakura (everyone knew she would be voted but they clapped nonetheless), Yamanaka Ino, Sabaku no Temari, Tenten, Hyuuga Hinata, and Matsuri! (Everyone had turned to look at Matsuri who was happy that she made prom court but there were only scattered claps throughout the classroom. The ASB people walked up to Sakura and Matsuri and put on their crowns and sashes before leaving the classroom.) The announcements were over then and everyone just looked at Gaara and Sakura who just sat back down after recieving their items. The teacher clapped her hands and called the class to start teaching.
During the lecture, Sakura was paying attention and scribbling notes when she felt a piece of paper sliding under her right arm. She looked over to see Gaara pushing a folded piece of paper that was obviously a note. Sakura pulled the piece of paper in front of her and opened it.
Did you know that I was going to make Prom Court? o.o
LOL. Gaara, you're one of the most popular guys in the school, not to mention you're a senior. How wouldn't you know that you would make Prom court? xD
I didn't campaign or anything... Matsuri's head is so big I can barely breathe in this room. (Sakura looked towards the back of the class and saw how Matsuri was constantly fixing her crown and her sash not even paying attention in class)
I didn't campaign either. I see what you mean haha, she's pretty happy she made prom court. Her campaigning paid off.
Well you don't need to. :3
What do you mean? (Sakura was confused at why he felt like she didn't need to campaign)
You're beautiful, nice, and smart. ;3 Who wouldn't want you to be on Prom Court? (Sakura's eyes widened as she read his comment back and could feel her face heating up and butterflies in her stomach.)
Thanks Gaara-kun. You know, you're not so bad yourself ;) (Sakura was blushing as she pushed the note back to Gaara, who quickly read the comment and felt a small blush come to his own face.)
Thanks. [: I know you're going to beautiful even if you don't get crowned Queen. I hope-
Suddenly the bell rang and Sakura stuffed everything into her bag, along with the note. Gaara just frowned as he didn't see the reaction that he wanted to but packed his backpack as well. Sakura turned around to face him as she slung her bag on her shoulder trying her best to not wrinkle the sash before hugging Gaara. "I'll see you at lunch Gaara, I've got practice right now." Gaara returned the hug before replying with a grunt. "See you later!" Gaara watched as his crush skipped out of the class and he began walking when he suddenly ran into a short-girl in front of him. "Gaara-kun! I made Prom Court! Looks like we'll be in the rally together huh?" Gaara glared down at the oblivious Matsuri who was just wrapped up in the thought of how they would be on Prom Court together. "Hn. Move. I got to get to class." Matsuri slightly blushed as she moved out of the way but she handed Gaara a picture. Gaara looked at the picture and saw a red dress. Matsuri spoke up to fill in the blank spots of Gaara's confusion. "That's my prom dress, so you can get something red to match with it." Gaara nodded before brushing past the girl without even so much as saying a good-bye. He just couldn't wait until lunch came around. Time couldn't past by fast enough.
Sakura began to walk out of the locker room not bothering to change out of her work-out clothes. She had a tight workout shirt that crossed in the back, the top half was black and the bottom half was a peach color. The tight workout capris she had on matched the top but were extremely form-fitting. It showed Sakura's figure in ways that only men would dream about and every guy had his eyes on her since she was also sweating from practice. Sakura just rolled her eyes at the cat calls and wolf whistles that she heard while walking towards the cafeteria.
She approached the table that stood in the middle of the cafeteria. She saw everyone sitting around the table and she waved at Sai, who was the first one to spot her. "Hi Falsie! Whatcha eating?" She leaned over his shoulder to grab the apple off his plate before sitting next to him. Sai just smiled at her before turning his attention back to his girlfriend who was chatting with Tenten. Sakura looked around for a certain red-head before she suddenly felt a presence next to her. She turned her head to see Gaara smiling at her while he was getting settled in his seat. Sakura smiled at him feeling butterflies since the distance between them was no more than 3 inches and she could feel his warmth from just sitting next to him.
Her attention was suddenly diverted to Ino who suddenly stood up and ran off. Sai was just as confused as Sakura, when suddenly Ino came back with the school's dance team and created a small stage area right next to their table. Sakura continued watching when music suddenly began playing. Sakura recognized the song as Ino began to dance and Sakura continued to be confused but watched.
The song was Boomerang- by The Summer Set. It continued on when Sakura began to hear a guy's voice take over and she recognized it as Sasuke's voice.
If I was Jay-Z, you'd be my Beyonce
We could rock the nation like they do
And if I was Da Vinci, you'd be Mona Lisa
Paint a smile perfectly on you.
And if I was James Dean, you could be my Audrey
Breakfast at Tiffany's for two.
So throw me away
Cause if I were a boomerang
I'd turn around and come back to you.
Back back to you you, yeah yeah,
You you yeah yeah.
Sasuke walked through the crowd as he continued singing while holding a bouquet of roses and Sakura realized what was happening. She smiled at him while he looked directly at her smiling and began to walk towards her. Sasuke walked up to her while the rest of the people in the cafeteria parted and circled the small performance. Sasuke handed her the roses and he pulled her hand so she would be standing as well. Sakura smiled as he walked to stand in front of Ino and the rest of the dancers to finish up the song.
Doesn't matter what you do
I'll be there for you, I'll be there for you, yeah
Doesn't matter what you say, cause I'm here to stay.
What I'm tryin' to say, yeah
Doesn't matter what you do,
I'll be there for you, I'll be there for you, yeah
Doesn't matter what you say, cause I'm here to stay.
What I'm tryin' to say
If I was Jay-Z, you'd be my Beyonce
We could rock the nation like they do
And if I was Da Vinci, you'd be Mona Lisa
Paint a smile perfectly on you.
And if I was James Dean, you could be my Audrey
Breakfast at Tiffany's for two.
So throw me away
Cause if I were a boomerang
I'd turn around and come back to you.
Back back to you you, yeah yeah,
You you, yeah yeah.
You you, yeah yeah.
Throw me away
Cause if I were a boomerang
I'd turn around and come back to you.
Right back to you.
The song ended and the dancers suddenly had a large poster that that said "Will you be my Beyonce for Prom and rock the nation with me?" Sakura continued smiling as Sasuke asked her the question, a little breathless, and walked up to her. The crowd around them had fangirls who were screaming and taking pictures of the two while they stood in front of each other.
"Yes Sasuke, I'll go with you." Sasuke smirked and hugged the girl as everyone began clapping except for a certain red-head. Everyone began to go back to eating lunch and Ino walked up to Sakura and hugged her as well. Sakura was happy when the crowd died down and Sasuke and her began to walk back to the table. She sat back at her spot and Sasuke had sat down next to Naruto, who was slapping his back and congratulating him. Sakura was settling into her seat and she could see a tense Gaara from the corner of her eye. She continued watching him as she saw his hands balling up into fists and his knuckles whitening from the strain.
Gaara was pretty pissed. Pretty pissed is probably downplaying his emotions right now. He didn't think that she would want to go to prom with Sasuke since they had broken up but obviously he was wrong. What was this that he was feeling? Gaara could've sworn that the feeling in his chest was getting tighter as he thought back to the smile that Sakura had on her face. He felt his happiness shatter and all he felt today was... jealousy? Gaara wouldn't be able to do that for Sakura and suddenly he felt like he wasn't good enough for Sakura. "I can't do that for her, I can't make her smile like that..." His thought were suddenly interrupted.
Sakura just slightly touched shoulders with Gaara with the bouquet in front of her and he turned to look at him. His eyes widened as he saw the same smile that had given him pain earlier spread across her face and her emerald eyes full of understanding. She leaned in to whisper in his ears and he could feel his face turning red as his mind registered what she said and suddenly, his anger and jealousy dispersed.
"I might have said yes to him, but I can't wait to dance with you at Prom."
The bell rang and Sakura and Gaara got up to walk to 4th period together, walking close to each other. Sitting at the table was a pissed off Sasuke and a jealous Matsuri. Both watched the pair walk off and they both had the same thoughts.
"SHE'S MINE" / "HE'S MINE"
Author's note: Hi you guys ! So I just wanted to apologize for not updating and stuff, I've been really busy with college midterms and everything but I promise you that I've been trying my best to work on the story as much as possible ! Thank you guys so much for the ones that reviewed the story, I really appreciate it and it motivates me to work harder on my story!