Screwed Up World, A SasuSaku Fanfic.
Rated T.
KiiroIka
Summary:
In a world where Sasuke wasn't cool and cold, where Sakura was the stoic Ice Queen, Naruto and Hinata the richest, most popular power couple in the school and where Ino and Karin are actually the nice, timid girls in the scene, how do things turn out?
I do not own Naruto.
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Chapter 11: Facing the Public—Part 1
I did not want to go inside the class room. Not after what happened. No. Freaking. Way.
"Let's go in together." Sakura said, noticing my tense shoulders. "You offer an excuse first, so we don't end up saying the same excuse."
Sakura opened the door, and as expected, all eyes were on us. Sakura wasn't fazed by this. Of course, she's a model. She's used to attention. She slightly tugged on my sleeve and motioned for us to walk to the seats beside Naruto. I watched her as she walked confidently, muttering a 'Good morning, sir. Sorry I'm late.' to Kakashi-sensei, who eyed us. I followed suit, immediately shrinking beside her. I swear I managed to look like a shy bishoujo girl from a shoujo anime—face flushed, shoulders hunched, both hands clutching desperately to the bag's handle as if it were the only way to stay alive. I sat quietly on the seat between Naruto and Sakura. Kakashi shrugged and continued to discuss.
"Oh, Sakura, Sasuke." He called out attention.
"Yes, sensei?" I asked.
"Detention. For being late." He resumed his task. I let out a groan. Sakura didn't seem affected by this.
Snickers and glares attacked me. Mutters of 'It would just be another date for them,' and 'He is so dead for kissing Sakura-sama' filled the air. Naruto tapped my shoulder.
"Hey Teme. I saw the news last night and…"
"Save it." Sakura cut him mid sentence. I stared at her, and she looked like the time we first met. Sure, beautiful as ever. Though she had her straight, poker face back on. Her eyes empty and devoid of any emotion. Her lips forming a straight line. Everything about her right now screams 'fuck off.' She was beautiful. Very.
'Snap out of it, Sasuke. Focus. It's class time.' I said.
Of course, every now and then, the pink-haired beauty kept plaguing my thoughts.
Break time came by, and Sakura and I were glued to the group. We can't leave them. No. We will just get attacked by gossipmongers and fans. I have additional haters to add to the 'people to chase me' list.
We sat down on the table. I was in between Sakura and Ino. Hinata was beside Ino, and of course, Naruto beside Hinata. Kiba was there, too. In between Naruto and Sakura. Shikamaru's absent, Chouji and Shino were out hanging out with their other friends. Sai skipped lunch to stay in the library.
"Okay, spill." Hinata said. I knew very well who she directed her statement to. I glanced at Sakura, who looked perfectly…
Perfect?
Chill.
"Yeah, one of you will have to talk, y'know." Naruto slurped his unhealthy noodles. "The rumor mill's going crazy!"
"Of course, our eyes were as wide as the moon when we saw the news last night." Hinata added, taking a bite of her chocolate mousse cake.
"So you were in Naruto's house last night?" Kiba grinned and wiggled his eyebrows. Hinata hit his head. "Your dad finally let you, huh."
You see, Hinata got grounded for a week after he caught her and Naruto making out in a park. Hiashi was furious, but Hinata brushed it off. The two still saw each other, and still made out with one another, due to her dad's busy, busy sched.
"Kissing exercises the jaw." Hinata rubbed her temples. "And it brings extreme pleasure, right, Naruto-kun?"
"Hinata-chaaaaaaan!" Naruto blushed a deep shade of vermillion. "Back to the topic! So, Su-chan, tell us about your little Friday night study date!"
"Yeah, Sasuke-kun! What did you do to get Sakura-chan to kiss you?" Hinata's eyes were glinting mischievously.
"Looks like you've finally cracked the code and broke through her walls, eh?" Kiba ate his biscuits.
"G-guys, let's not jump to c-conclusions…" Ino said quietly. I gave her a small smile. A blush tainted her cheeks. I looked over to Sakura, surprised to see the blush evident on her face. Her face, however, said that she was trying to keep her composure.
"Okay, fine, I kissed him. So what?" She pouted and looked very irritated. Of course, it was sad that she thought of the kiss as bad luck, but I couldn't help but think that a bit, too.
"Did you see fireworks?" Hinata's eyes were wide with curiosity. "Or felt butterflies? Or tingles? I did when I first kissed Naruto-kun."
"No, no, and no." Sakura cringed. "And please don't compare it to that of yours and Naruto's. Yuck."
"Hey!" The couple hollered. Naruto turned to me.
"What about you, teme?" He grinned mischievously. "What did you feel?"
"Dobe!" I cried, my eyes going wide, my face flushed red. "What the hell?"
"W-well, Sasuke-kun, how did it feel?" Oh god, even Ino wanted to know. I let out an exasperated sigh and looked around. Five pairs of eyes are waiting for an answer—five? Even Sakura? I pouted and took a deep breath. I looked around and saw that no one seemed to be interested in what we were going to say. I opened my mouth, only to be interrupted by a small mutter of 'excuse me.' Six heads whirled to see the one who spoke.
"Oh, hey, Sai." Naruto waved.
"S-sai-kun…" Ino turned redder than a tomato.
"Wha'z happ'nin' here?" He said, taking a seat between Ino and Kiba.
"Oh, nothin' much. It's just that Sasuke-kun was about to explain about how he felt when, uh, I don't know. When Sakura-chan kissed her?" Hinata eyed me like a hawk sweeping in for the kill. Sai's eyes went wide with curiosity.
"So, I arrived just in time then?" He smirked. I rolled my eyes. "Spill it, chicken-ass."
You see, Sai looked so quiet at first. Turns out he was a talkative guy who had a thing for art. He also loved calling people names. Except Hinata and Ino—Hinata would've knocked the lights out of Sai if he ever tried to call her names.
"Okay, Sasuke-kun. All eyes on you." Hinata grinned.
"Uh, that didn't exactly help…" I murmured.
"Just say it already." Sakura cut in. Eyes darted to her. Her face was pink, and her eyes were averting our gazes.
"Oooh, so Sakki wants to know, too." Kiba grinned.
"Aww, getting' a little sensitive, eh, Ugly?" Sai cooed, earning a glare.
"Get to the point Teme!" Naruto piped. I sighed.
"Well…" I grinned slowly, my cheeks red. "It was amazing."
"GAHHH!" Hinata squealed. She immediately covered her mouth when all eyes were on her. She sat down silently and everyone, even Sakura, leaned in and huddled up.
"Details, details!" Sai nudged.
"Come on, Sasuke. It was amazing. What else?" Kiba grinned.
"Well, I was shocked, no duh. Before that, I…" I glanced at Sakura, who was staring at the table, but obviously waiting for an explanation. "I was just… Very taken aback."
"What happened before that, Teme?" Naruto couldn't stay on his seat.
"I… I was admiring how effortlessly beautiful she looked. No, not because she's a model. Because she's… She's Sakura." I blushed harder. No stopping now. "Under the moonlight, she looked like she was glowing… And that smile, that pretty smile… It just made my heart jump."
"So, when she kissed you…?" Hinata pried. This girl's really persistent.
"I… My mind went totally blank." I said. "Like all hell's been shoved down the drain and I didn't know what happened. Just blank.
"And then she left. That's when I felt the effect of the kiss. I still couldn't see anything. Just Sakura. I felt like I was on Cloud Nine, despite my mother's threats of shoving soap down my potty mouth since I cursed after Itachi teased me. All night, I've been thinking about that moment. Then all the moments we shared before. Then back to the beginning, when we first met. I just felt… Wow. Just, wow."
Sakura's beet red now. Kiba's grinning. Naruto had the biggest smile on his face—a smile of slyness and happiness. Sai had a smirk. Ino had a small smile.
"You just technically confessed your undying love to Ugly." Sai said.
"How romantic!" Hinata gushed, trying to keep her voice down. "See that, Sakura-chan? Sasuke-kun totally, totally—"
Hinata was cut off when Sakura immediately stood up and left. I stared at her retreating form, my mouth slightly agape.
"Sakura-chan? Sakura-chan, where are you going?" Naruto called. She continued walking away.
"Why…" I asked myself. "What did I do?"
"I'll handle this." Hinata stood up and nodded toward Ino. "Ino-chan, let's go."
"H-hai." The two disappeared to Sakura's direction.
"What just happened?" I asked. For some odd reason, I felt scared.
"It's okay, Sasuke. She's just probably shocked, that's all." Naruto said.
"Probably?" I asked in an exasperated manner. "What's wrong?"
"We don't exactly know." Kiba put a finger on his chin.
"Maybe Ugly's confused." Sai added.
"Probably… Maybe…" I sighed. "What if she's just like that because she doesn't like me back?"
"Oh come on, Sasuke, that's—"
"I mean I did confess that I kind of like her to you guys, not to her. I didn't tell her first. I didn't confide her about it. Then I just ramble to you guys about what I really felt about her." I started to panic.
Come on, she's probably just…
'Damn it. How inconsiderate could I get?'
Well…
"Don't worry." Naruto reassured me with his grin. "You already probably know Sakura… I bet that."
"Yeah." I admitted.
"Then she wouldn't be the type of girl to just hurt a friend, right?"
I let out a small smile of hope.
"Yeah."
"Now let's go. Kurenai-sensei hates late students." Together, the four of us walked toward the classroom.
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