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A/N: Is this story really worth updating? Just want to know. I was somewhat doubting this fic already...

Updated: July 12, 2008. My birthday. You guys are lucky that we finished our class early.


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Living in Cyberspace

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By: XxsTrInGz N' kEyZ

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Recap

Kurenai-sensei smiled at her students. She doesn't seem offended with the loudmouth knucklehead boy's words.

"Ballroom dances would be the category. Cha cha, Rumba, Tango, Sway... Anything under that category." she informed everyone.

"WHAT?!" came Uzumaki's outburst.

Bonk!

"Urusai baka." Sasuke hissed.

"What did you say teme?!" Naruto shouted at him.

End of Recap

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Chapter 11: His Hangover. Her Confusion Part 2

Kurenai-sensei watched two of his students with utmost interest. Sometimes, she really wondered if this two are really bestfriends. She never expected being bestfriends would mean killing the hell out of each other whenever they get the chance. Anyways, the issue between these two youngsters was none of her concern anymore.

"Now, now you too. Cut it out already. It's really unhealthy for you two, or to anyone for that matter, to engage in fights.

Both the Uchiha and Uzumaki stopped fighting when they heard what their sensei told them.

"Good decision, you two." Kurenai told them then started looking the whole class. "Let us now start. I know some of you have knowledge about ballroom dances so I'll let you do whatever you want to do. Provided that your activities are related to what I've told you to perform." she told everyone in class.

"So Ino, I've heard you've participated in dance sports already." Tenten turned to the blond woman who was busy thinking on what to do first.

Ino snapped out of her reverie so as to answer Tenten Kunai's question.

"Yeah. I did participate to such contest a few years ago. I guess we'll find my experience handy for all of us. Shall we now practice?" she asked her friends.

"Sure!" Tenten, Hinata, Temari and even Sakura answered in unison.

The group of ladies began practicing some ballroom dances. Of course they were lead by the ever charming Yamanaka Ino. Unbeknownst to them, pairs of eyes were turned towards their direction.

"Those girls sure were faring well with this activity." Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but notice.

"Hn." was Uchiha Sasuke's reply.

Another 'Hn' was given by Hyuuga Neji.

"They sure do. Can't you see how great they move?!" Naruto started blabbering.

"Dobe." Sasuke began. "No one was asking you about your opinion."

"Well, I feel like saying it anyway Teme." Naruto spat back then stuck out his tongue at Uchiha Sasuke.

"Whatever, dumbass." was Sasuke's comeback.

"What did you say Teme?!" Naruto snarled.

Oh my. Here they go again. What a lovely kind of camaraderie they had with each other.

"Uzumaki. Uchiha. Stop right now or I'll be sending you two to detention." Kurenai warned them from a distance.

The two immediately broke off from their fight and resumed thinking on what their group should do next.

"I suggest that we join blondie's group." Neji suggested.

"But then Neji-san, there's five of them and only four of us." Naruto pointed out.

"Yeah, Naruto's right. Aside from that, I find that leader of them quite troublesome." said Nara Shikamaru whose hair somewhat resembled a pineapple.

"But it would be better than being here with ourselves. We'll look like idiots dancing around without partners. It's ballroom dancing guys if you have forgotten about it." Uchiha Sasuke spoke out of nowhere.

"Wow." Naruto stupidly gaped at his friend's. "That's the longest statement that I've ever heard from the teme ever since."

"Hn. Whatever dobe."

And another short bickering session ensued. It was stopped shortly by none other than Kurenai-sensei's warning of granting both of them detention.

Ino's group was too busy learning steps from their leader when Sasuke's group came to them.

"Yamanaka Ino." Neji was the one who was tasked to approach Ino's group.

"Hello there, Neji." Ino acknowledged the young man casually.

"Can we join you in practice?" he asked.

"Sure thing Neji! So, how have you been partner?" she asked.

"Partner?!" Temari gave the Ino a questioning look.

"Yup. Partner."

"Okay. Hold your horses. What do mean by that?!" Temari was suddenly taken over by curiosity.

Sakura was the one who was kind enough to answer Temari's question.

"Well you see, Temari-chan. Neji and Ino used to participate in dancesports when we were still in middle school (I'm not familiar with middle school. I'm not sure if we have it in here...)." Sakura told her as-a-matter-of-factly.

"That was a shocker." Temari gasped.

Now, it was Naruto's turn to become the center of attention. More like, the center of destruction.

"Neji dances ballroom?! Hahahahahahahaha. I never thought that Neji--"

BONK!

And Naruto scores another hit on the head. Courtesy of Hyuuga Neji.

"What was that idea all about?!" Naruto snapped at him.

"Serves you right." Neji nonchalantly told him.

The two seemed to be going on for a fight when Ino stopped them.

"Are you guys really here to practice with us or you wanted us to be your audience while you two have your fight? Which one is it?" she asked.

Neji immediately went back to his cool composure leaving a still seething Naruto behind.

"Practice, of course." he coolly said.

"Good. Shall we begin?!" she asked him.

"Neji and I would demonstrate a dance called rumba. Watch carefully everyone. We are not going to repeat ourselves again after this demo." Ino told her friends as well as Neji's friends like they were some group of five year olds.

Ino asked Hinata to play the song No me Ames. Hinata did as she was asked and soon enough, the music started playing. Once the dance had begun, everyone's attention was pulled towards the dancing couple. Every individual inside that dance hall was awestruck on how the prodigy Hyuuga Neji and the dazzling Yamanaka Ino could dance so well. Even Kurenai-sensei couldn't help but admire the duo. They sure know how to move.

"That was indeed a wonderful display of talent my dear students." Kurenai-sensei commented once the couple finished dancing.

"Arigatou sensei. I wish you could--" Ino was about to say something when she suddenly stopped saying whateer was running on her mind that time.

"I reckon you were about to say something Yamanaka-san." Kurenai told her.

"Anou, sensei. What I was planning to say was nothing, really. Just forget about it."

I wish you could see Sakura dance.

"Okay." her sensei just shrugged. It's no use trying to extract more information from her if she knew that Ino wouldn't be that willing to tell her anything. "I suggest that everyone should go on pairs. Find yourselves a partner and start practicing." she instructed them.

Sakura looked around her. Everyone seemed to be into a finding a dance partner. She must find one soon herself.

"Oh. Even Hinata already managed to find herself a pair." Sakura muttered.

The still oblivious girl failed to sense the pair of onyx eyes that are currently looking at her. Even by the time that the person owning those keen onyx eyes made his way towards her, she still didn't seem aware of the situation. This so-called unawareness of hers lead to her being caught by surprise by the Uchiha when she spun around and saw him standing in front of her. More like he was standing really really close i front of the rosette haired girl.

"Anou, Sasuke--" Sakura managed to stutter but what shortly interrupted by Uchiha Sasuke himself.

"Dance with me." his monotonous statement didn't seem to be a request. It would be more suitable to be considered as an order coming from the 'very' handsome young man.

Sakura took a side glance at her bestfriend Ino. She seemed to have approved her dancing with him. Wait, she's now pairing up with the lazy ass Nara Shikamaru. Oh hell! She shouldn't busy herself thinking about such things. Like hello! She got her own matters to deal with herself.

"Uh, sure Sasuke?" Sakura uncertainly said.

"Hn."

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Music once again filled the student packed dance hall.

"Start!" Kurenai-sensei bellowed.

Everyone got onto the dance floor and began their efforts to dance. They were specifically trying to dance rumba themselves.

Ino was somewhat having a good time dancing. Ehem! I mean, flirting. Surprisingly, Shikamaru seemed to be ridding with the flow of events.

"Hey." a masculine voice snapped Sakura out of her reverie.

She turned her head towards the source of the voice. It was stupid of her to neglect the other entity standing beside her.

"Gomen." she murmured an apology.

A grunt came as a response.

It didn't take long before she realized that Sasuke was dragging her to dance. Man, her entire being is starting to shake nervously. Damn Sasuke and his hotness. He's sending shivers down her spine.

A while ago, she was standing like a block of wood. The next thing she knew, she was moving rather gracefully with Uchiha Sasuke.

"I didn't know you also dance rumba. I thought you only know how to dance waltz." she told the Uchiha as she was pulled closer to Sasuke in one swift motion.

"You never know how much we could do. Remember that I'm an Uchiha. Uchihas are meant to be great with everything." he smugly said.

"Yeah right." Sakura sarcastically said. "That cocky attitude of yours is annoying me." Sakura unintentionally said.

"Hn. This attitude of mine. My attitude that could annoy you like hell but at the same time, it could turn girls like you on." he answered. "I know girls like me because of my looks, riches, attitude. Everything."

With Sasuke's sudden comeback, Sakura felt slightly taken aback.

"You know, I'm not like your fangirls." she bowed down her head. bangs have started covering her head. "Don't generalize when it comes to describing people."

Sasuke sensed the girl's sudden change of mood.

"I didn't mean to offend you or anything." Sasuke told her.

"I know." Sakura murmured softly. "It's just that..."

"What?" Sasuke's curiousty took better of him.

"Never mind." Sakura countered and release herself from Sasuke's grasp. "Excuse me for a while." she uttered and headed for the door.

She went out of the room and began trod the empty hallway. Behind her, Sasuke was following her.

"Sakura." he called out to her.

Emerald eyes turned to lock with the onyx ones.

"What?!" Sakura irritatedly asked.

Her sudden feisty attitude confused Sasuke.

"You know, Haruno Sakura. If I had done something wrong to you, why don't you tell me. It's much better than seeing you looking so pissed off with me without knowing the reason why.

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She didn't give him an answer to his question. Instead of answering, she seemed to be planning to leave. She inch back and was about to turn away when a calloused hand stopped her from doing so. Sakura was shocked with Sasuke's choice of gestures.

"Let go of me!" she snarled at him.

Sasuke did let go of her hand. But instead of saying nothing, he decided to try to press on things more.

"What is wrong with you?!" he growled. "Tell me what I did wrong! Don't just run away from me."

Tears now have started to form at the corner of Sakura's eyes.

"That's the problem Sasuke. You didn't do anything but you make me feel bad. Hurt. Offended. It was like you did me wrong without you purposely ding wrong to me. I'm confuse." she suddenly burst out crying.

"Sakura." he muttered.

He went towards her and tried to give her a hug. But then, instead of allowing herself from being hugged, she did the opposite. She pushed Sasuke away from her and slapped him.

She slapped him.

And she ran away and did not return to class anymore. Thus, leaving Sasuke behind. Unattended. And confuse. If not feeling angry, that is.


Sakura absently stared at her computer monitor. Her mind had drifted off to somewhere.

Why did I do that to him. He didn't do anything wrong to me. It's not his fault that he's making me feel uneasy. It's not his fault that we had this freaking dance class that reminded me of him. And the kind of relation that I had with him.

Her eyes wandered across her room. She glared at something as if it was the reason why she was in her current predicament. Actually it wasn't the object itself that was the reason why she was glaring at it so intensely. It was the person who gave that to her. Every time she sees it, it reminded her of him. It was a wonder to her why she never had the guts to throw it away.

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Nian07: Hey. Emina are you there?

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"I think I should apologize to Sasuke tomorrow. " Sakura uttered to no one in particular.

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Nian07: BUZZ!

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"Huh?" Sakura heard something. She gazed at her computer and realized that the sound came from her computer.

She stared at the newly opened window at the computer screen.

"Oh. It's Nian. It's been a while since I last talked to him." she said before typing a reply.

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Littlepetals14: Hello Nian. It's been a while...

Nian07: Yeah. I'm glad you replied. I thought you don't want to talk to me again.

Littlepetals14: That would never happen, Nian-kun. You're such a wonderful online friend.

Nian07: I'm glad to hear that from you. How have you been?

Littlepetals14: ...

Nian07: Is there something wrong?

Littlepetals14: Anou, my situation is a little bit confusing. I don't you would understand it easily.

Nian07: Why don't you try me? Don't worry. I'll be here to listen. Tell me your worries. It'll help lessen the burden that you are currently carrying right now.

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"Should I tell him?" Sakura was hesistant with what to do next.

Nonetheless, she decided to share her problems with her online friend. Who knows? he might become to be a big help.

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Littlepetals4: Okay. Listen okay?

Nian07: Sure thing. Isn't not me who insisted about it. Don't worry. I won't fall asleep like what happened the last time we talked. I might as well tell you some of my concerns as well. Once we finished thinking about your, that is.

Littlepetals14: -smiles-

TBC


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