A/N: Hello, everyone! I'm so sorry it's been more than a month without an update! I hope this makes up for it.
The redhead watched the Uchiha with sharp eyes, taking sips of her drink in between glances towards her sister.
"Karin, what on earth are you doing?" One of her friends asked, raising an eyebrow at her strange activities.
Karin looked up at her, then gave a small, strange smile. "I'm...observing."
"Well, it won't kill you to look less creepy about it." She snorted, shielding her face with her hand so she didn't have to look in the spiky-haired boy's direction. "If Sasuke-kun sees you staring at him like that, he'll think we're freaks."
Karin rolled her eyes at her behavior and continued sipping from the straw, watching her own sister interact with her friends.
"What are you doing?" Her boyfriend, Suigetsu, asked, poking her cheek.
She let go of the straw and leaned in close to his ear, whispering something.
Suigetsu's eyes widened and he grinned. "Oooh, I see. Can I help, then?"
She nodded at him with a big smile. "Sure! The more, the merrier."
"And then I said, 'You've got that...right?'" Tenten exclaimed, making the entire table burst into laughter.
"Dude!" Hidan slapped the table, howling in laughter. "He must've been so freakin' embarassed!"
"He was." Tenten smirked victoriously. "And that's why those thugs never messed with me again."
Sakura was chuckling when suddenly, she caught Karin's eye. The girl looked alert, almost as if something were about to happen.
Sakura rose an eyebrow and Karin simply shook her head with a small smile.
She sighed and looked back to her tray. She'd already eaten everything, and she was feeling more full than usual.
"Hey, guys, I'll be right back." She announced, standing up with her tray.
"Done already?" Kisame asked. "I remember when you could eat two whole hot dogs and then dessert!"
"Don't forget the two big bottles of soda!" Sakura laughed, turning to walk towards the trash cans.
"Quick! Sui-kun!" Karin whispered urgently. "Here comes Sakura!"
The whitenette nodded and stood, speedwalking over to Sasuke's table.
Sasuke was sighing at something Naruto had exclaimed, as usual, and looked up, slightly irritated, at the boy.
"Yes?" He asked, having an edge to his voice.
"I think I just saw some more dango at the food bar. You wanna go get some with me?" Suigetsu shot a quick glance towards the trash. "C'mon, Sasuke...! Sakura's almost there!"
"Fine, whatever." Sasuke stood up with his tray, nearly knocked off his feet as Suigetsu grabbed his arm and raced the two of them over to the food bar.
Karin had, meanwhile, stood up and was talking to Sakura. The pinkette had already cleaned up her tray and was walking back to her table when Suigetsu ran next to them.
"Watch out!" Karin gasped, pushing Sakura forward.
Suigetsu paused long enough to whirl around and see Sasuke and Sakura collide, their lips touching. Sakura looked absolutely mortified, and Sasuke looked a bit surprised.
The entire cafeteria was silent as the couple looked at the fruits of their efforts.
They stayed that way for a couple of seconds, stunned, before Sakura got to her senses and pushed off of him. "What the hell, Sa- Chicken Boy?!"
"What do you mean, 'what the hell'?" He asked, irritated. "You're the one who bumped into me!"
"I can not believe you! You're really blaming your mess on me?" She yelled, grabbing his tray and dumping its contents over his head, causing the group of students to gasp. "Watch where you're going next time, asshole!"
Sasuke stared at her, brimming with anger, and stalked away, most likely going to clean up. Naruto had gotten out of his seat and was running after him, shouting his name, while Sakura just stomped out of the cafeteria to the bathrooms.
Tenten sighed as Hinata raced after her friend, and Karin facepalmed.
"Well, that could've gone better." Suigetsu mumbled.
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Sakura huffed. Hot, embarassed, angry tears leaked down her face.
"Stupid jerk," she mumbled, frustratedly scrubbing at her face with a makeup wipe. "Now I gotta redo my makeup..."
Hinata walked into the bathroom, looking concerned. "Sakura, are you alright?"
"No, of course I'm not alright." She snapped, trying to wipe the tears from her cheeks. "That dumb jerk freakin' kissed me! I didn't consent!"
"Maybe it was an accident." The noirette gently patted her back while she tried to reapply her eyeliner. "You never can tell with Sasuke."
"An accident?" She snorted, looking briefly from her own reflection to Hinata's. "If that was an accident, I'd hate to see what 'on purpose' looks like."
"Sakura." Both stayed quiet until the pinkette was done with her makeup, and then she walked her out.
"You know what I meant." Hinata gave her a serious look, staring into her eyes.
"But do I though?" Sakura teased with a straight face.
The noirette lightly hit her and giggled. "Sakura!"
"Oi, Sasuke-teme! You okay?" Naruto called as he walked into the changing room.
"Go away, dobe." Sasuke groaned, turning to give him a glare over his shoulder.
Naruto rose his hands in defense. "Chill, chill. I get it, you're upset."
Sasuke turned back around and didn't say a word.
The blonde sighed, scratching his head as he leaned against the wall. "Sasuke, I may be stupid, but I'm not oblivious when it comes to stuff like this."
"You're right about the stupid part." Sasuke commented. "And wasn't your first idea of a date with that Hyuuga girl to take her to that ramen restaurant?"
"Th-that was different! Teme!" Naruto exclaimed angrily. "Besides, how would you know she didn't like ramen at the time?"
"Hyuuga's a girl, dobe," was his deadpan answer as he pulled his shirt down over his pale skin. "Not every girl is gonna like a first date to Ichiraku's."
"L-look, the point is that I know how you feel about Sakura-chan!"
The noirette paused, sock halfway up his ankle. He looked up, face expressionless.
"Don't think you've got me fooled like the other 99 percent of the school." Naruto gave him a dead serious stare. "If that other girl hadn't been dancing with you that night of the dance, I bet you would've-"
"Don't mention that." Sasuke hissed at him.
"I wish you would've already grown some balls by now, Teme!" Naruto threw his arms in the air in exasperation. "What happened to that crush you had on her back then? Huh?"
"That was years ago." Sasuke rose his voice a little more. "That was before that incident. That was before all that shit happened. Do not talk about this."
"Why can't I talk about her with you?" Naruto yelled. "You love Sakura! You love her and you wanna hold her! You wanna please her!"
"Enough!" Sasuke shouted back, standing up. "I am not talking about my feelings for Sakura! I'm not talking about how I still love her!"
The room was quiet while Sasuke realized what he blurted out. His cheeks turned pink as he finished pulling on his shoes.
"So." Naruto let himself grin cheekily at him. "You do still love her."
"Shut up, dobe."
"You know, she almost said your name when you kissed her."
"I said shut up."
Naruto chuckled. "I'm just saying that you never know. You may still have a chance with her."
Sasuke stayed silent, though his face was now red with annoyed anger, and he headed out of the locker room with Naruto.
"For real, though. Isn't Itachi holding another party this weekend?" The blonde asked, glancing towards him.
"No." Sasuke looked straight ahead, a determined expression on his face. "But I can tell him to throw one. And this time, I'll find out who that girl was."
A/N: I'm sorry if it seemed a bit short, but I just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love.
