TheCherryOnTop

Posted on Friday, November 9 at 12:18 PM

Current Mood: Excited. One hundred percent totally stoked.
Current Music: I saw an angel, of that I'm sure…
Location: School Library. (Have some stuff I need to catch up on.)

Subject: Autumn's a beauty!

T.G.I.F. MY LOVES!

Finally!

Although, it doesn't seem as celebratory as it should be considering how we're still basically living in the school, and we're still basically seeing the people who like (mostly dislike), and we're still seeing those same teachers who we despite, and we're still—well, you get the point.

But whatever, this weekend is the Konoha Fall Festival!

YAYYYYYY!

It's the time of year where the Leaf Academy Student Council helps the Konoha Community Chairman by formulating volunteers to help manage (sort of) the wonderful, wonderful festival. I helped out the last couple of years, but for this one, I'm thinking I'll just sit back and enjoy the festivities like most people.

OH I CAN'T WAIT!

LIKE I AM SO FREAKING STOKED!

It will be so fun! There's the Ferris wheel, and the Tilt a Whirl, and that spinning strawberry ride, and the Merry Go Round.

—And the…

…Haunted House.

(Yeah, I really don't do too great with those. They tend to… Oh I don't know… scare the shit out of me!)

So yes—I shall be attending the fair like the rest of our school and city, and just NOT go ANYWHERE NEAR the Haunted House.

I'll go on like, the Tunnel of Love or something with Tada and rape him in the dark or something.

(Seriously, you would do it too, if it were possible, which its not, because I would kick your sorry ass.

Yes, I am possessive.)

But I have predictions for this year's Fall Festival! Considering how every single year, the Planning Committee of the festival always whines back to the Headmaster (now Headmistress) about how students from here were causing problems when they were visiting, I foresee the following:

- as usual, a catfight, but this time, it'll be wet
- an explosion (that most certainly is not one of the fireworks)
- the fireworks going off earlier than they should
- someone falling into the water in the Tunnel Of Love

And here are the people who are going together and in the same format as it was the dance, (a) they will be attending as a couple, (b) they will be attending as friends, or (c) they will be attending as friends pretending to be a couple:

- Birdie and Buns (a)(they're good now. For now. Things change.)
- Foxy and Bashful (a)(b)(it's really so undecided. Foxy is so bloody oblivious)
- Troublesome and Pink Princess (b)(just as friends. She has a lover, remember? And they're going on Friday, not Saturday)
- Aquaman and Harpy (b)(c)(most likely)(they seem more like friends though)
- Picasso and Four Eyes (c)(well Picasso's a real pimp so I dunno)
- Gentle Giant and Fishnets (b)(c)(I really can't decide…)
- Love-Love and Festive (a)(they canoodle. It's so obvious they're a couple!)

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST:

- Tada and Cherry (a)(FRIGGIN OBVIOUSLY)

So who else is coming?

Well, we're going on Saturday, but whatever.

P.S.

Do you think this'll be a good time to say…

I love you?

Comments

Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:04 PM
Subject: ME! ME! ME!
KingOfRamen007: OH I'M GOIN! I'M GOIN TONITE!

Response to KingOfRamen007
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:05 PM
Subject: YOU! YOU! YOU!
TheCherryOnTop: Really? Well maybe I'll see you there!

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:06 PM
Subject: sooooo gonna be fun!
KingOfRamen007: I'm gonna enter the hot dog eating contest!

Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:07 PM
Subject: (No Subject)
kINKy: I will be attending. My friend asked me to come along so I agreed. I believe that we will be partaking in some contest in which we stuff our faces with food. I don't exactly want to do it, but what kind of person abandons their friend in their… er, time of need?

Response to kINKy
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:08 PM
Subject: insert subject here
TheCherryOnTop: GAH? I wouldn't do it. Holy hell you ARE a good friend. Let me guess, you're going with Naruto, aren't you? Ew, have fun gaining like fifty pounds. (L).

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Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:11 PM
Subject: I hate fall. It's too cold.
Lazy1: Right. What time are we going at?

Response to Lazy1
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Really? I absolutely LOVE it!
TheCherryOnTop: Um, well… I want to change first and finish my homework so that I'm free all weekend and I can stay out as long as I want when I go with Sasuke-kun (L). I need to read some more of Madame Bovary first (don't worry, I'm almost done!), then I have to make my lab report from that Nutrients Testing Lab we did today, and then Asuma-sensei said we have to make out some healthy dieting plans that we would make for someone, for Exercise Science (I find it's so contradictory, the fact that he teaches a health class when he's a friggin chain smoker). I'll probably be done all of that by five, so we'll meet then.

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:17 PM
Subject: Cold is too troublesome
Lazy1: Sounds good to me. And Asuma-sensei is a great teacher, regardless. But right, I have lots of homework too. My schedule sucked ass. It's too troublesome… I mean: Physics, Math, Drama, Biology, Literature, Law, Gym, and then Chemistry. I spend basically half the day with you. HALF OF IT! Sigh… Anyways, five sounds good. My room or your room?

Response to Lazy1
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:19 PM
Subject: But it's like, SOO cozy!
TheCherryOnTop: Um, you can come here. I might see Sasuke-kun on my way out and not make it to your room XD

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:20 PM
Subject: Not even
Lazy1: Sounds like a plan

Response to Lazy1
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Even
TheCherryOnTop: Alright-y!

Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:29 PM
Subject: I like the summer
Blond'n'Beautiful: It'll be a perfect time to say I love you, Cherry. Do it.

Response to Blond'n'Beautiful
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Well my favorite is the spring
TheCherryOnTop: You think?

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:31 PM
Subject: nice weather!
Blond'n'Beautiful:
Sweetie, I know.

Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:41 PM
Subject: This is kinda happening to me…
Sexy-In0: Why is it that Troublesome always goes to events with the Pink Princess?

Response to Sexy-In0
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:43 PM
Subject: Aw, how sad
TheCherryOnTop: Well why can't he? They're friends.

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:44 PM
Subject: It really is!
Sexy-In0: Yeah but like, he can go with girls who are relationships with him like Harpy or Fishnets.

Response to Sexy-In0
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:46 PM
Subject: Oh well. Let's move on, shall we?
TheCherryOnTop: Just because people get into relationships doesn't mean they stop looking out for their friends.

Response to Post: 'Autumn's a beauty!'
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:52 PM
Subject: Aw, I've missed you!
10-10: Damn Cherry, you haven't posted up in a while (yes, ONE WEEK IS EQUIVALENT TO A WHILE!). Not even to brag to the rest of us (unfortunate people) about your spectacular love life with Tada. Where the heck have you been?

Response to 10-10
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:54 PM
Subject: the feeling is most CERTAINLY mutual!
TheCherryOnTop: Woman, we go to the same school. You should know how complicated the workload is. Give me a friggin break. I can't update EVERY day. (Or well, I usually do, but right now, I am like, EXTREMELY stumped with things, so yeah.)

Response to TheCherryOnTop
Posted on Friday, November 9 at 3:56 PM
Subject: oh, is it REALLY?
10-10: Ooh, I think this is a touché moment, but I'm not really sure. I guess you're right. Gai-sensei gave me a whole BOOKLET of math homework for this weekend because he says I need to make up for all the work I don't do since I'm too busy growing my bud of romance with by boyfriend. Like seriously!

TheCherryOnTop
Chapter Twelve
Baby I
Think This Heaven!

I'm sure you're wondering why I am spending my Friday night with Shikamaru at the festival rather than with my boyfriend.

To be honest, I have no idea why. Or well that's not true. I know why. It's like I told Ino earlier. Just because I'm starting to date Sasuke-kun doesn't mean that I'll start hanging out with him all the time. Going to the festival on the first Friday it's in Konoha is a tradition I've been doing since sixth grade.

Besides—

I'm coming here tomorrow with Sasuke-kun!

"How are you not puking?" Shikamaru asks, as he raises an eyebrow at the mess of food I bought.

"Um, well I think it's because I'm not some skinny, bulimic bitch like the few you've dated," I say back sarcastically, taking a bite of my corndog. I frown at Shikamaru, because hell— "You're eating all the same stuff as me anyways, you moron!"

So whatever, the two of us, Shikamaru and I are going to get happily fat tonight.

Kind of.

"Besides," I mutter while chewing (etiquette? What etiquette?), "If I bought my cake, I'm most certainly going to eat it."

"That saying so does not go with the moment, but whatever."

Its not cake per se. Nope, our table has some corn dogs on it, mine with ketchup, Shikamaru's with mustard (EW!), some bags of cotton candy (four), caramel popcorn (just one bag though), cans of Mountain Dew, and a jumbo-sized hot fudge sundae that we're gonna share and that is slowly melting.

"I don't understand that saying," I tell him, spooning some of the sundae into my mouth. (Okay, it's a perfectly good sundae. I refuse to let it melt and go to waste!). "What does it mean to have your cake and eat it too?"

"It can mean either to want more than you can handle or more than you deserve, or to have two incompatible things."

I frown. "But the way it's said makes no friggin' sense. Fine, maybe as a proverb its deep and stuff, but in all literal terms, if you said that to someone like, I dunno, maybe Naruto or Ino, they would say something along the lines of but if I got my cake Sakura-chan, why wouldn't I eat it?"

Shikamaru shakes his head and chuckles. "Maybe Naruto, but not Ino, she'd probably scream at me for even suggesting she eats something so fattening."

I laugh at that and we continue to eat.

"So like…" I flight the stick my corndog was on into a trashcan. "What was the story on your breakup with Temari?"

Shikamaru smirks (bitterly…?). "I've been waiting almost two and half weeks for you to ask that, you know? I mean, you're the nosiest person I've ever met—no offence—so I was rather surprised that you didn't back me into a corner and demand that I tell you right after it happened."

I shrug, not sure if I should feel complimented or insulted.

"Well what happened?" I ask.

Shikamaru shrugs—

Which I find weird.

Shikamaru never closes up on me…

"Hey, are you okay?" I question, poking him lightly as a sign of peace. "If you don't want to talk about it—"

"I actually hurt her Sakura," Shikamaru admits, slumping against the table. I shove the ice cream over to him (because in my head, Shikamaru is sometimes a girl, and when girls are down, we chow on that crème de glace, okay!). "I…"

He sighs.

"I cheated on Temari."

My jaw almost drops but I have food in my mouth and chewed corndog is most likely not number one on Shikamaru's list of things he wants to see.

"You what?" I hiss, narrowing my eyes at him.

Shikamaru grunts against his arms and that happy atmosphere I usually get when I'm at this semi-carnival kind just goes.

"You cheated on her?" I repeat loudly, slapping the table. "How could you?"

"Hey…" In his defense, Shikamaru frowns at me. "You're acting like the pot that called the kettle black."

"Stop with the freaking metaphors, Shikamaru, this is serious. You just said you cheated—"

He snorts.

"Oh please, like you didn't cheat on Sasuke."

"Oh my god!" My eyes widen and I look around rapidly to make sure no one heard that. Then I glare back at him. "Shikamaru, this is so friggin' not the same!" Sure that no one in the general vicinity is a person from Leaf Academy I talk in a softer voice. "When I was staying after class with Sexy-sensei, Sasuke-kun and I were not in a relationship!"

"That's true, but you realize that you're still calling him Sexy-sensei—"

"Who did you cheat on her with?" I ask, sipping on my Mountain Dew casually.

Don't get me wrong.

I think that cheating on someone when you are in a real relationship is very, very, terribly wrong and that it's a horrible thing to do in its own right, but Shikamaru is my best friend and I'm not going to be a bitch to him over it. It's not like I'm involved in that relationship.

…Although I feel really bad for Temari.

"Ino?" I say, hoping to get some kind of reaction.

No reaction.

"…Tenten?" I guess.

"Uh, yeah, because my deepest wish is to have Neji Hyuuga, want to murder me."

Oh. Right. Neji's pretty much got his pee all over Tenten. Not exactly territory a smart boy like Shikamaru would wander in to.

"Tayuya?" I press, although this is kind of pushing it.

Sort of.

They dated in ninth grade (she and Shikamaru. Tayuya and Temari got into like the greatest fight to watch. Seriously)—

OH MY GOD.

"Kin…?"

He freezes and I flinch and I gasp and I…

I feel like bashing him in the head.

"You cheated with that little whore of a bitch?"

Now really, I don't normally call girls whores (except Karin. Especially when she's prowling on my territory), but I absolutely, positively despise Kin and her evil, evil ways. I'm sure you're wondering why. Well I'll tell you. Ever since I started at Leaf Academy, Kin-bitch has had some sort of problem with me, I dunno, thus, the woman is always trying to pick fights with me. Honestly, I have no idea what the fuck her issue is.

But onto more pressing matters—

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? WHY, WHY, WHY WOULD YOU CHEAT ON TEMARI WITH KIN—"

"It was Ino, you annoying banshee."

"I am an annoying banshee? An annoying banshee would be she who you cheated on your girlfriend with, Ino."

Wait.

Did he say Ino…?

I sit back down on my bench (not quite having noticed that I um, stood up. IT WAS IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT!) and blink.

"Ino…?"

He winces and nods.

"Accident."

"With Ino…?"

"Yes, with Ino."

I blink a few more times and decide to spoon some of our (nearly melted) ice cream.

For some reason, I'm totally hurting inside. I've never given a shit about Temari and Shikamaru's relationship. I mean hell, I knew for a fact that it was coming to an end eventually. Shikamaru had told me in September that he planned on breaking up with her soon, so of course I knew that they were coming to an end, but for some reason, the situation is really killing me. Temari has totally just been cheated on by her boyfriend with her worst enemy.

Suddenly, I can't blame her for running away, nearly in tears.

Hell, if Sasuke-kun betrayed me with my greatest enemy (do I even have one?) I'd probably act the same.

I snort at the thought.

(Okay, I'm vaguely positive that if I had to have a greatest enemy, it would be Tsunade-sama.)

So how the hell would he screw me over with her?

The Leaflet: Leaf Academy Newspaper

written by the students, for the students

Table of Contents

Editorial … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 2
Leaf Academy Talent Show! … … … … … … … … … … … … page 3
The Best at Basketball: Leaf Beats Sound … … … … … … page 5
Enter the Leaf Podcast! … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 6
The Perfect Date … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 8
Fall Festival's Back! … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 9
Through With Uniforms? … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 10
TheCherryOnTop: Love It or Hate It? … … … … … … … … page 11
Horoscopes! … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 13
Student Art … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …page 13

Page 8

The Leaflet: Leaf Academy Newspaper

THE PERFECT DATE
Monday, November 5

Well it seems that the Fall Festival is back in town and I think that we all know what that means.

It's Date Week.

And specifically, this Saturday, November 10 is like, the Date Night.

You see boys, this one week (in which all boys have the chance to goad their lovely ladies into going into the Haunted House of Terror so that they'll get some cuddling, or into the Tunnel of Love and make out in the dark for that ten minute long ride) will damn well inspire all women into wanting more.

So here are some tips from yours truly.

a) The ever classic watching of the movies; my top five

1. 50 First Dates – It makes you giggle over and over again and it's just so darn romantic.
2. The Princess Bride – Now this is a real fairytale adventure of a romance. Sure, it's old, but it's still delightful!
3. Edward Scissorhands – Okay, if your date is the type to 'aw' and coo at the heartbreaking moments, this is your pick. Seriously.
4. A Walk To Remember – Refer to #3. I mean like hell, angry troublemaker meets shy quiet nerd. No matter how cliché, it's so beautifully, romantically sad.
5. Shrek – Don't laugh. Shrek will make your heart melt, and the way he shows his care (love) for Fiona by acting like a brat about everything is just too cute.

Honestly, I know that there are so many more, and some better, but my mind is just not with me right now.

b) The moonlight picnic

One comfy, cotton blanket: fifteen dollars. Two decent hot chocolates that you bought since you can't make them: three dollars. An overused cliché that still seems to work: priceless.

As cheesy and as cliché and as unoriginal as this idea is from a date, there's no doubt that your lady love will enjoy it. Really, all girls whine and mock clichés, but deep down, they all are dying to have at least one of those clichés done for them. Since it's basically impossible to have a moonlight picnic at this school due to curfew, I would suggest a mere candlelight picnic in your dorm room, and boys, please remember to clean before inviting her over.

c) The feeding

Fine, you're the classic boy and therefore don't want to share your food. I respect that, and same with your girlfriend, but to show that you're willing to share with her, I think, shows that you're willing to share something deeper with her. The way to a boy's heart is through his stomach and that just shows that food is something important.

So feed her. It's positively adorable, and not at all childish. Feed her something simple though, like ice cream. Just don't choke her, or force it into her mouth, since she might not be too fond of what you're trying to share. And most importantly, remember:

Do it in portions.

She doesn't eat like you do.

d) THE FALL FESTIVAL

So whatever, the Festival isn't opening until Friday, November 9, but that doesn't mean you can't plan in advance.

There are tons of things you and she can do together while there. Here's something simple: try going to that game where you shoot at cans for stuffed animals. If you're a pro at it, you can teach her, and try to act suave when you wrap your arms around her to supposedly position her correctly. Or maybe you can go to the henna tattoo stand and get some matching things. Sure, that idea is positively dorky, but it's sweet, although personally, it's not my forte.

And maybe those things aren't your forte.

And that's okay.

Whatever your forte is means absolutely nothing in comparison to the effort you put into romancing your girl.

As cheesy as this sounds, as long as you put your heart into what you're gonna do for her, that's all that matters.

Written by: S. Hannaro

"You scared?"

Usually when he smirks, it's the sexiest thing in the whole world.

It always makes me melt inside.

It always makes my knees buckle.

It always makes me swoon a little—

But right now, it's bloody infuriating.

With a huff, I cross my arms over my chest and try (TRY!) to look brave as I glance at the Haunted House of Terror (seriously, that's what its called. Lame? Yeah, I know) then turn back to Sasuke-kun, who's pulling me along.

"I'm. Not. Scared!"

He replies by raising an eyebrow and then looking down at his arm where I seemed to have attached myself, and my other hand, which was grabbing a railing to keep me from moving.

Okay.

Fine.

Maybe I am scared—

BUT JUST A LITTLE!

"I think you're scared," he says, shaking his arm out of my (really, really tight) grip. Sasuke-kun crosses his arms over his chest and stares me down with an oddly patient look on his face. "If you just admit that you're afraid of the Haunted House then we won't go in it."

"Well I think you're delusional!" I bite out, chewing on my lip. "I am not scared!"

"Then why are you shaking?" he asks.

"BECAUSE SASUKE, IT IS COLD!" I yell. "SO STOP SAYING THAT I AM SCARED WHEN I MOST CERTAINLY AM NOT—"

Suddenly, the guy at the front who is collecting tickets jumps in front of us. Had he been any normal guy, I would've given him that whole 'okay, you a retard' look but oh my god, I could not look at him because his makeup was done freakishly good and he looked scary.

"OH MY GOD SASUKE GET IT AWAY!"

Okay.

I screamed.

And then I jumped on Sasuke's back.

And let's not forget, looked like a total idiot.

—in front my boyfriend!

The guy with the costume and the makeup frowns and looks at me like I'm the retarded one (oh ha freaking ha buddy! I'm not the one with an axe in my head!). He looks at Sasuke-kun, says something under his breath about dumbass girls, and then walks away.

"Asshole," I mutter, letting go of Sasuke and basically looking at um, anything but him!

I can feel him smirking.

(OKAY LIKE WHAT THELL! WHAT BOYFRIEND SMILES WHEN THEIR GIRLFRIEND IS SCARED SHITLESS?)

"Stop smirking," I hiss, proceeding to walk (stomp) away from him and the evil, evil house (oh! The ice cream man!). "I know you're smirking."

"How can you tell I'm smirking?"

I can hear him smirking.

"You're not even looking at me, Sakura."

And so I do.

I turn my head rapidly and look him in the eyes and open my mouth to try and tell him off but I can't. No, contrary to what you probably immediately assumed, he didn't kiss me. Nope. All he friggin' did was look at me. With his eyes. His damn pretty eyes that make me swoon like a moron.

And his smirk.

I scowl at him and poke him in the ribs.

"There. See! You're smirking you ass—"

"So you're scared?" he asks, still smirking (THAT FREAKING ASSHOLE!). "You're scared of the Haunted House, why?"

"Ch, why the hell do you think?" I roar, trying to go to the ice cream man (give me a break, I want my ice cream!) but I can't because my jerk of a so called boyfriend has some stupid iron grip around my wrist to prevent me from running away further. "I'm easily frightened, okay?"

"Hn."

Sasuke-kun finally let's me go and I hop over a few steps (that's how freaking close I was) to the ice cream man and get myself a chocolate cone. I move back to Sasuke-kun and he just stares at me while I eat the chocolate goodness.

(And no, not in some dirty kind of way you gutter minded perverts.)

I throw away the paper thing I held the ice cream cone with—

"Why don't you want to go in?"

I blink stupidly (I do that a lot in this carnival…).

"Huh?"

Sasuke-kun points in the direction of the Haunted House and I frown, the happiness that the ice cream gave me just running out through the door

"DAMNIT Sasuke WE JUST DISCUSSED THIS! I DON'T WANNA—"

He smirks and then begins dragging me there.

"Don't worry Sakura, I'll protect you."

For some reason, I can't talk after he says that and he manages to bring me to the entrance of the Haunted House. It isn't until I hear Dracula's evil laughter and the evil witch lady's high pitched cackle that I realize where I am and what I'm about to walk in to.

Sasuke-kun tries to bring me to the doorway but I started fighting again.

"NO! NO! NO! I DON'T WANNA! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME! MOMMA!"

I notice him roll his eyes before he grabs my shoulders and looks at me (with his eyes) and brings his face really, really close, like he were going to kiss me—

"Do you trust me?"

I blink dumbly.

Again.

"What?"

"Do you trust me?" he repeats, sounding every bit serious. "Do you, Sakura?"

I nod.

"Yes…"

"Then relax," Sasuke-kun says, struggling not to sound exasperated. "I won't let anything happen to you."

I nod again.

"O—Okay."

Alright.

As we walk to the entrance of the Haunted House, I repeat the mantra over and over again in my head to convince myself that everything will be fine.

I trust him.

I trust him.

I trust him.

(FUCK. WHY ARE THINGS MOVING IN THE SHADOWS? WHY CAN'T I SEE?)

I trust him.

TheCherryOnTop

Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:03 AM

Current Mood: Pretty good, actually.
Current Music: To me, you're strange and you're beautiful…
Location: Near sleeping

Subject: Oh, but I do mean to brag!

So that 'I love you' thing?

Yeah, didn't happen. I had lots and lots and LOTS of chances (well I always have the chances. Hell, even right now is a chance, except I won't say it because to do so, I'd have to give Tada's real name and then that would lead up to me and prove the world who Cherry is so right, that's not happening).

There were tons of romantic moments and places and moments and time and places and moments where/when I could have done it.

But I didn't.

Oh well, there's no use crying over spilled milk, right? I'll just talk about what else I did on my date with my dear boy love.

I actually went on the Haunted House ride.

I hated it.

I screamed.

And I jumped.

And I nearly pissed in my pants.

(And I also lost my friggin' Blackberry. I'd probably be crying right now if I didn't just have my date. I probably dropped it on a ride… FUCK!)

But I also did have a perfect excuse to blame my deathly hugging on.

I thought I like, killed Tada or something at the end of ride from smothering him. But like, he was SOOOO sweet. He's like candy but no because like, he said he hates sweet. So yes, in dedication to the boy who will never know I'm writing this for him, I give you this:

Dear Tada,

You don't know who I am, but I know you. Well technically, yeah, you do know who I am, just not right now because like, right now, I'm Cherry.

ANYWAYS—

I just wanted to tell you something really important.

I fought off the crocodiles and I swam the hell out of the Nile. I'm on freaking Egyptian sand now baby.

So I can say it—

(Online.)

now.

I love you.

I really, really love you.

Yours,
Cherry

Comments

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:07 AM
Subject: (No Subject)
Blond'n'Beautiful: That was so sweet…

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:21 AM
Subject: oh wow…
KingOfRamen007: aw!

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:22 AM
Subject: SOOO totally told you so!
10-10: See! Doesn't it feel so much better to NOT be in the crocodile infested waters?

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:31 AM
Subject: YOSH!
Youthful: YOUR FLOWER OF LOVE HAS FULLY BLOSSOMED CHERRY-SAN!

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:37 AM
Subject: (No Subject)
Lazy1: Ch… What a loser.

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:39 AM
Subject: (No Subject)
Bugz: Thank you. Your pointing out of the obvious was really needed…

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:40 AM
Subject: ZOMGWAHHH!
Sexy-In0: I think I cried. I dunno—Oh, yep, I did.

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 1:56 AM
Subject: You've got him where you want him
kINKy: I am very happy for you because you are my friend.

Response to Post: 'Oh, but I do mean to brag!'
Posted on Sunday, November 11 at 3:11 AM
Subject: (No Subject)
Uchiha2: I'm sure he loves you too.

this pretty pen equals SAKURA TEH AWESOME
and this pretty pen equals Shikamaru. (BTW, you are so lame)
Your mom is lame
She is. And stop writing on my script you moron.

- ALICE'S ADVENTURE'S IN WONDERLAND: SCENE VI

I was kidding! I LOVE YOUR MOM! She's the sweetest woman ever!

- PIG AND PEPPER

Clearly, you're a retard.
You.

- (Alice, Frog Footman #1, Frog Footman #2, the Duchess, the Cook, the Baby, the Cheshire Cat Boy)

Alice x Cheshire Cat Boy IS LOVE and SMEX
You realize that someone will at one point read my script for some reason and see your incessant, stupid notes, right?
Die.

- (Alice stands in front of a house, staring at it with curiosity. Suddenly, a footman who looks like a frog comes running out of the woods and is met by another one at the door of the house. Alice moves closer in order to hear them speaking.)

- Alice: I wonder who they are…

- Frog Footman #1: For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet. From the Queen. An invitation for the Duchess to play croquet.

The Duchess is GHAY.

- (Both From Footmen bow to each other and then leave.)

You.

- Alice: What a bunch of freaks…

Like Shikamaru!
Oh, you're just so freaking hilarious…

- (Alice approaches the door and then tries to knock despite the Footman being there.)

- Frog Footman #2: There's no sort of use in knocking, and that for two reasons. First, because I'm on the same side of the door as you are and secondly, because they're making such a noise inside that no one could possibly hear you.

- (Cries are heard from inside and Alice cringes.)

- Alice: Yikes… And I thought my family was messed up…

Like Sasuke-kun and Sexy-sensei!
Would it kill you to call him by name?
Yep.

- (Plates crash and things break.)

- Alice: Well then how do I get it?

- Frog Footman #2: There might be some sense in knocking if we had the door between us. For instance, you were inside, you might knock and I could let you out, you know.

- Alice: He's so weird… But I guess he can't help it. (Speaks louder.) How do I get in then?

- From Footman #2: I think I will sit here until tomorrow… Or maybe the next day…

- Alice: How do I get in?

I friggin hate this scene. It seems like such a waste of memory. THEY TALK ABOUT NADA
You talk about nada.
Totally not! I always have some thing to talk about!
Don't I know it…

- (He looks at Alice.)

- Frog Footman #2: Are you to get in at all? That's the first question you know. (Shakes his head.) I shall sit here for days and days…

- Alice: But what about me?

- Frog Footman #2: Whatever you want.

- Alice: Well I want to go inside!

- (Alice opens the door and goes inside. There she sees the Duchess sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle who is nursing a baby, and a cook leaning over a fire while stirring a cauldron full of what seems to be soup.)

- Alice: There way too much pepper in that soon…

(The Duchess sneezes as well but the cook is okay. Alice looks around some more and sees a boy sitting on another stool, grinning from ear to ear at her.)

- Alice: Stop looking at me!

- (Alice turns to the Duchess.)

- Alice: That boy is retarded. Why the heck does he keep smiling like that?

- The Duchess: Why else would he be smiling like that? Duh, he's a Cheshire Cat Boy, that's why.

OOH! SHE'S FINALLY MEETING HER TRUE LOVE SHIKA! LOOK!
At what?
READ

- Alice: I didn't know Cat Boys grinned… Hell, I didn't know that Cat Boys existed

Who cares? They're hot!
?
Or well, being played by hot boys!

- The Duchess: Cheshire Cat Boys, you foolish little girl. And besides, all Cheshire Cat Boys can grin.

- Cheshire Cat Boy: I do not grin, I smirk.

- Alice: No one asked for your opinion! Hm, I don't know any boys who are cats…

- The Duchess: You don't know anything that much is for sure.

- (The Cook begins throwing things at The Duchess, hitting her.)

- Alice: What the hell! Be careful damnit! You're going to hurt her!

- (The Duchess sips on her tea and then glares at Alice.)

- The Duchess: You know if people minded their own business, the world would go around a deal faster than it does and everything would be much, much easier.

Totally.

As much as I dislike she who shall be playing The Duchess (Karin-whore), the woman (who is supposed to be absolutely hideous, might I so subtly add) is quite right.

A ton of things would be better if everyone just minded their own business.

I mean hell, is it so necessary for Tsunade-sama to be getting herself involved in my beeswax?

TheCherryOnTop hasn't hurt anyone, so why is she so set on ridding the school of it.

Whatever.

"I have a detention," I mutter, sitting beside Shikamaru under a big tree. He's already doing his Chemistry homework for tonight. After settling down beside him, I put away my script and then I take out my own binder and textbook. I begin to answer some questions while still talking. "And I don't think I deserve it."

Shikamaru snorts but continues writing.

"What did you do?"

"It was an accident."

"What did you do?"

"It's because I lost my Blackberry when I was at the festival with Sasuke-kun."

"What did you do?"

"Now everything I want to blog during the day is getting pent up in me."

"What did you do?"

"And now I'm starting to tell people what I really think rather than babbling it as Cherry."

"What did you do?"

"I am in such crap—"

"Sakura, what did you do?"

I blink, and stop my incessant babbling, then look at Shikamaru. I sigh tiredly and lean against the tree. "It's exactly what I said. Remember how I lost my Blackberry when I was at the festival—" Or someone stole it, I dunno… I wanna say that someone stole it just so I don't sound as stupid, "—well because I can't gossip online during class, everything I want to say to people gets pent up inside of me and when I find a leak when I want to say something in particular, my mouth opens and I jut have no control and I say things that are just so friggin' stupid."

"What did you do?" he repeats, for the umpteenth time.

"I told you—"

Shikamaru rolls his eyes. "Who did you say all your honest crap to?"

I bite my lip.

"Kurenai-sensei."

He winces.

"See, it went like this…"

Just about an hour ago, before the last bell rang, Kurenai-sensei was handing back our last Chemistry tests to us (the one about States of Matter and Kinetic Theory). She looked pretty impassive about it, only stopping momentarily in front of a few people to make some (not too wonderful) comments on how well (or technically, bad) they did. Then she stopped in front of where Shikamaru and I sit. She totally just looked at me while giving Shikamaru his (perfect) test and then handed me mine.

"I'm really disappointed with you Sakura," she said. "Please stay after class so we can discuss this."

"Oh, you're gonna be here?" I was tempted to say. "Don't you need to go snog Asuma-sensei?" I wanted to add, but I didn't.

So right, for the rest of that half hour, I copied Shikamaru's correct answers onto my failed (well not technically failed. I didn't fail, I passed. The thing is that I can do so much better than a sixty-eight. She knows it and same with me). Well after the bell rang and everyone left, she came over to my desk and sat on the end of it.

"Sakura, I am concerned about your academic performance," Kurenai-sensei said, actually sounding concerned.

("That's nice." Didn't say that…)

"You began this year so well!" she continued. She seemed so passionate about the matter in hand. "Is something wrong? Are you depressed? Are you sick?"

("No, but right now, I'm bored…")

"Sakura, you started off with a ninety-eight percent average in my class," Kurenai-sensei stated, almost making me smile, "and now you've dropped to a sixty-three. Is something going on that I should be concerned about?"

(I wanted to say something along the lines of, "Well I can't concentrate in your class, okay? Not when the guy who's helping to teach it is someone who I spent a couple of weeks making out with after school! That and the fact that he knows something I don't and so whenever he looks at me, he will give me that 'I know something you don't know' look and just smear it in my face! When I'm in this damn class, I'm too busy trying to figure out what Sexy-sensei knows to pay attention!")

"No," I replied. "Everything is great."

Kurenai-sensei frowned at me. "Sakura, you're often with the Uchiha boy."

("OH MY GOD SHE KNOWS ABOUT ME AND SEXY-SENSEI!")

I swallowed hard. "H—Huh?"

"Sasuke Uchiha."

Oh.

"He is your boyfriend now, if I'm not mistaken," Kurenai-sensei said. "And I firmly believe that he's getting in the way of your studies, which is why you're no longer doing well."

And that was when I dropped the detention gaining bombshell.

"Well you're always seeing Asuma-sensei! Maybe you're just no longer teaching well!" I snapped back.

Shikamaru lets out a whistle and then chuckles at my misfortune, after I repeat all that to him.

(Bastard!)

"Nice job," he comments, now starting on his math homework. "So what do you have to do for her?"

I moan pathetically and slam my notebook against my head.

—Because that's the issue of this detention.

To be honest, I never care about detention. Everyone gets them, so whatever. And Kakashi-sensei always gives them (which is so hypocritical, in my opinion because where does he get off punishing people with detentions for dumb things when he is always late?) so I can say I've had my fair share of them.

But here's what sucks.

"The usual…" I reply slowly.

Shikamaru shrugs. "That's not so bad. All you have to do is sit there with Kurenai-sensei, or whoever gave it to you, and do homework for an hour. It's good for concentration," he further explains, scrutinizing me wearily. "So why do you look so stumped about it?"

"Because it's with Sexy-sensei!"

And I most certainly don't want to spend a whole hour alone with him.

Seriously.

TBC

- THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS AND THOSE DATE IDEAS!

- Okay, now for the sake of clarification and so I don't get this anymore (cuz I get it a lot), I will tell you now. This is a list of all things great that TheCherryOnTop was inspired by:
Kiss & Blog, by Alyson Noel (which I adored) – Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (the books. SOOO recommended!) – The Eccentric Files by Ren and Missa (…so it's not a novel. SO WHAT?) – The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriquez by Judy Goldschmidt – Teen Idol and All-American Girl by Meg Cabot – ttyl by Lauren Myracle