Note: Neji's not a jerk, he's just been through a lot of pain.
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Sakura pulled the blanket up over a peaceful, sleeping Sasuke.
"For once, he looks so…innocent," she thought.
She tried to walk away but was pulled back and she noticed that Sasuke's hand was still gripping onto the edge of her shirt. Finally, Sakura gave up and laid down on the bed, next to Sasuke.
Sasuke smirked as he looked down at the sleeping Sakura next to him.
"Morning," he said, almost laughing.
Sakura groaned and muttered, "Morning."
Her eyes gently opened and she realized what was happening. She turned her head immediately to look at Sasuke.
He smirked. Sakura shot up and screamed.
"Last night?!" she shrieked.
"We both slept. Chill out," Sasuke said, still smirking.
"Where's uncle?"
"Sleeping in his own room."
"How irresponsible!" she screamed.
"You're wrong. He saw we were asleep and moved you off the edge of the bed," Sasuke said, still calm.
"He should've woken me!" Sakura said.
Sasuke sat up and brought his head closer to Sakura's.
"You talk in your sleep," he said, deviously.
"No way," Sakura denied.
"You said," Sasuke started, "'I think I'm starting to like Sasuke.'"
Sakura shrieked and ran off the bed screaming, "How is that possible?! No way!!!"
Sasuke laughed to himself as he watched Sakura run out the door screaming.
Sakura ran to the bathroom and splashed her face with water.
"I slept in the same bed as him! He's seen me sleeping! Why would I let him have so many chances?!" Sakura freaked out.
"But strangely, that expression on his face yesterday, I can't get it out of my mind," Sakura thought, "Why can't I seem to control myself?"
The black limousine parked in front of the school as the principal's attendant got out of the car to open the door. Fugaku, Sasuke and Sakura stepped out of the car and headed up the stairs. People all around them muttered how rich the trio was.
"Hey, isn't this a bit excessive?" Sakura said, unhappy from all the extra attention.
Sasuke called out to his dad, "Hey, old man! I'm telling you, this is the first and last time, got it?"
"So, you came to school with Sasuke and the president?" Tenten asked.
"Only because it was convenient. Uncle dragged me into it," Sakura responded.
"Convenient?! So, last night, you stayed at Sasuke's house?!" Tenten shrieked.
Sakura covered Tenten's mouth.
"Keep it down!" Sakura hushed, gesturing over to Neji, who was sitting only a couple seats away. Tenten nodded and Sakura uncovered her mouth.
"Sasuke's house?!" Tenten shrieked again as Sakura covered her mouth again.
"What? But weren't you together with Neji? Didn't you two make up?" Tenten whispered, "You were even going to a concert! How'd you end up at Sasuke's house?"
Sakura sighed, "No more talking."
Sakura walked out of the class.
"Where are you going?" Tenten asked, but Sakura already had left.
Over her shoulder, Sakura shouted, "I saw the TA. He wants me to get the lesson plans from the info room."
"Why is it such a big deal for Sakura to live in her father-to-be's house?" Hinata asked curiously, "They're going to be a family, after all."
"That's what they say. But you can't forget the danger factor in that house, Sasuke. He stole Sakura's first kiss," Tenten explained, getting a little too loud.
"He stole Sakura's first kiss."
The words echoed in Neji's head when he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He pushed his books off his desk and stormed out of the class.
Sakura thumbed through the books on the library shelf.
"Is it because I feel guilty? Is that why I don't want Neji to hear anything about Sasuke? I feel as I've wronged Neji," Sakura sighed, grabbed the book from the shelf, and turned around.
Standing in front of her was Neji, his eyes red.
"Neji, is something wrong?" Sakura asked.
"What should I do that's better? Even though you didn't hand it to me, when I saw that confession letter, and found out me and the girl I have a crush on both like each other, do you know how happy I was?" Neji looked at Sakura straight in the eye, "But I also see the girl I like kiss another guy."
"Sasuke suddenly kissed me," Sakura defended as Neji got closer.
"At the concert, your eyes could only see him. It was like I didn't exist. Wasn't that our first date?" Neji walked closer and closer to Sakura, as she backed away.
"It…it wasn't intentional," Sakura tried to defend herself.
"Why don't you ever consider my feelings?!" Neji shouted, him and Sakura only inches apart, "I'm very angry. And jealous. And hurt. It makes me feel strange. What should I do? Nice guys also get fed up."
Sakura could feel her breaths shorten and her books fell to the ground.
"I still remember the first time I saw Neji," Sakura thought.
A girl with thick heavy glasses dropped her books on the staircase, just as Neji was coming up them. He rushed over and began to help pick up the books. Sakura was climbing down the stairs when she noticed the two of them. Neji's and Sakura's eyes met and he smiled at her. Sakura could feel her heart flutter.
"From my very first impression of Neji, I've thought of him as a gentle person. And because of that, I started to like him," Sakura remembered.
Tenten sighed and stepped back into the classroom.
"Hinata, Sakura went to the library/info room. What's taking so long?" Tenten asked impatiently and worriedly.
"Judging from Neji's expression earlier, do you think he would have gone after her?" Hinata suggested.
"Hinata, you're so smart. I hadn't even thought of that," Tenten praised, "But if that's true, Neji will have his own way of doing things."
Suddenly, a dark aura filled the room.
"Why do I suddenly feel negative energy?" Tenten asked, a little scared.
"There's a very problematic person here," Hinata slowly hinted.
Sasuke jumped down from the desk he was standing on.
"What were you saying?" he asked.
Sakura ran down the library hallway when Neji pulled her into a column, his grip tight.
"You should like me too, right?" he asked.
"This isn't right. He's supposed to be gentle," Sakura thought.
"Please don't look like that," Sakura was breathing hard, "You look scary like that. You aren't the Neji I know. You aren't the type to…"
"Who do you think I am? If you don't know, don't speak. Don't use what you think and put it onto me," Angrily, Neji leaned in and Sakura shut her eyes, terribly frightened.
Neji stopped and pulled back when he heard a voice call out, "Hyuuga Neji."