Good day! I decided to create another SasuSaku fic based from another great Taiwanese series, entitled "It Started With A Kiss". I hope you'll like this one too!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto nor It Started With A Kiss.
Note: The upcoming parts of this fic would not be solely be based on ISWAK. I'll be basing it on the Korean Drama entitled "Sassy Girl Chun Hyang". I'm so sorry for the long delay:-)
It Started With A Kiss
惡作劇之吻
Chapter Eleven: Confrontations and the Concealed Love Letter
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Just after lunch time…
"Have you heard???????"
Sasuke was running as fast as he could along the corridor. His direction? Sakura's Class F room. Before he makes another scene, he calmed himself, fixed his tousled hair a bit and sighed. He slowly appeared to all the F students.
"Uchiha Sasuke!"
The rest of them were just busy fixing their lunch boxes and stuff when Sasuke had made yet another dramatic appearance to the lowly Class F. Someone directly pointed to him, and everyone gazed at him.
"Sakura…" he began, with his voice so low. Sakura's instincts must've told her that it was a very important and scary thing, and she just stood up all of a sudden. She was also surprised by the way she responded to his mere call of her name.
"Come out at once!" this time, his voice commands her to do so. But then, her feet won't move.
I could tell by his face that something's really wrong… she began to feel nervous. She tried to walk towards him, without further ado.
"Uchiha Sasuke came again to our room; I wonder what's the matter now?" one classmate of them replied.
They all looked at each other.
Sasuke was silently leaning on the wall with his arms crossed. His gaze turned to Sakura, and then he walked away the door now. Sakura just followed him, and they continued walking, this time, much faster. She can't help but just follow him around and catch up to his pace.
Walking together, the attention of the students are on them again as they pass by.
"Sasuke-kun!"
He didn't bother to look back at her.
"Why did you call me this time?"
He stopped walking, and faced her. "A rumor about us has spread around the campus like a computer virus."
Sakura bit her lip. Oh no… this is what I'm so afraid of!
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"I-It's not my fault!" Sakura tried to explain. He just ignored her. "Believe me!"
He continued walking and she still follows him. The next thing Sakura knew was they were both standing in front of the door of the school's computer center. What's weird was a bunch of students are crowded on one computer monitor.
Sasuke opened the door silently, and went near the crowd.
"Oh, look at that…"
"How could this be?"
"I thought they were strangers!"
"How come those two are related?"
Then someone from the crowd looked back and saw Sakura and Sasuke together, with Sasuke's fuming expression.
"G-Guys!"
Everyone backed out, except for the guy who controls the PC. When he had noticed Sasuke was there, he tried to move out, but then Sasuke just faced Sakura and ordered her to sit down.
He drew her nearer to the monitor screen. When she looked closely on the desktop wallpaper…
"It's… it's…"
Those guys! How could they do this to me?!
"You've caused too many troubles for me already, and this time I won't let you do anything again." Sasuke leaned towards her and whispered these words. "Please don't bother my life again."
Upon saying that, he exited the computer center. She can't say anything, nor do something. She just abruptly followed him again, as if he said nothing.
When they were outside and no one is around, Sasuke looked back at her. She was on the verge of tears.
"I'm tired of this, Haruno Sakura." He simply muttered. "Do not love a person like me, okay? You'll only be wasting your time…"
He continued walking, contemplating to himself about his harsh words. Sakura didn't follow him, and then she just cried to herself…
No matter what you say, no matter how much you hate me, I won't care!
Sakura sat alone on the covered court, crying.
I wrote a letter for you, you didn't accept. I just let it go like that. And then everyone made fun at me, I didn't mind. I handled everything because… because I love you, Sasuke-kun… that's the reason why despite the fact that you despise me, I still… love you…
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The dining room has never been as silent as before. Sure, Sasuke rarely speaks during meals, but this time, he never spoke either a word of praise for his mother's cooking. The adults noticed the tension between Sasuke and Sakura. To lighten things up, Mikoto suddenly spoke.
"What do you think of my steak?" she asked.
"It was… delicious, auntie…" Sakura spoke up.
"I'm so glad you liked it, Sakura-chan! How about the boys?" Mikoto glanced at the ever silent Sasuke and Konohamaru.
"It's so good, Auntie. You're the best!" Konohamaru said.
"It's delicious, mother." Sasuke replied as he continued eating.
"I heard that Sakura-chan became one of the top 100 in your batch's latest exam, Younger brother." Mikoto said. "That is good news"
Konohamaru was surprised. "She did? Is it true, Sasuke-niichan?"
He simply nodded. "It was because of her efforts too." Sasuke replied as-a-matter-of-factly. "Dire efforts."
Sakura wanted to react, but she silenced. At least he knows that I also did my part and I didn't rely greatly on his teachings.
"I'm done eating, I still have a project to work on," Sasuke said, then he glanced at Sakura. "...I'll be up in my room."
Sakura blushed. Oh no, what does he mean with that? Does it mean I can ask for help again? Is he still mad?
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Sasuke was contemplating on something as he was sitting on his swivel chair. He remained silent, but inside of him, thoughts are fighting. One side was telling him to agree with Sakura, and on the other, not. He shook his head as he went out of his room. He passed by Sakura's room. The door was left ajar.
I wonder what she's doing. He thought. I know that she won't give up that easy.
He knocked at the door. "Give me the photo." He called out. No one replied.
"Hey…" Still, no one responded. So he decided to come in. He saw Sakura sleeping face down on the table, with a paper on her hand.
This seems familiar... He recalled the day where he first met Sakura, and that piece of paper was the letter intended for him to read.
He looked around her room, and for a brief moment, Sasuke noticed himself staring at her again. This had happened more recently, with him not knowing the reason why. He was now bending down to the level of her face.
Feeling awkward, he suddenly stood up. What made him more curious is the love letter beside her… he picked it up and read what's written on it…
Uchiha Sasuke, how are you? My name's Haruno Sakura from Class F. I think you don't know me, but I know you well. The first time I saw you was at the opening ceremony when we're 1st year. That day, I don't know how to stop myself from staring at you while you're onstage. Even you went down on it; I still know where you were seated.
Every time I see you, I feel very happy. I've tried to tell you how I feel a lot of times, but I wasn't brave enough. This time, I've decided that this is the right time and I will not give up. I've been in love with you for about two years now, and I don't want to regret forever if you won't know how I feel. So I wrote this letter to tell you everything. Uchiha-kun, I love you!
Sasuke glanced back at the sleeping Sakura. "What were you thinking, Sakura? How could you be this open to what you feel? Have you ever thought of the different possibilities this can cause you, just like what happened at school?"
The photo was also on the table. Sasuke looked at it from afar.
"Loving someone is just a mere feeling. It can be removed easily." Then he left, leaving both the letter and the photo behind.
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The next morning, they were already on the way to school. Sakura can't help but to complain to herself.
"Oh my, I must've slept while seated on the chair last night! I feel so much pain in my back!" she looked around the bus and saw a glimpse of Sasuke. "Sasuke's here. Is he just staring at me?"
Then she sighed. "It's just my imagination. How could he ever try watching over me in this crowded bus?"
Suddenly, the man beside Sakura began doing some sort of malicious acts on her. She can't yell out, nor she can't get out of that sticky situation. She doesn't know what to do.
Help! Somebody! Her thoughts were screaming…
Then someone from the bus grabbed the pervert man's arm almost violently, lifting it up to the bus' roof.
"We have a law that concerns about acts of lasciviousness…" it was Sasuke, talking to the pervert man about what he's done. "You can either go to jail for months, or pay the penalty. Which one would you want?"
The man got terrified by his angry look and as soon as the bus door opened, he threw himself out. Sakura was left in shock, staring at Sasuke.
How'd he know I was in trouble?
"Let's go, Sakura." He said, moving away. Sasuke was beside her, and she feels so secure. She merely smiled to herself.
"Thank you…"
He wasn't saying anything during the ride. Afterwards, they're on the bus stop to the school. They went down, and as usual, he was keeping his distance from her.
Somehow, I cannot understand whether he cares for me or not. Whatever it is, it is enough to compensate the things I had experienced while I was liking him.
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THAT'S THE ELEVENTh CHAPTER! TILL NEXT TIME!!!
