She could feel them watching her. They were everywhere. On the hallways. On the library and even by her side during the lunch break. His eyes were following her everywhere. And the glare- a deadly and dangerous glare that could be compared to hell itself- coming from them was certainly the proof that the raven haired boy was pissed. And with her, but, in her naive mind, Sakura didn't remember doing anything to make him so mad. In fact, after the last night, when she had gone to his house, they hadn't shared a single word. Did she say anything that hurt him? Did she disrespect his family in any way? Sakura couldn't really remember anything that caused him any kind of embarrassment. What on earth could have happened between the last night and the next morning?
The atmosphere between them was starting to bother her. Apart from Naruto asking her many times about the reason why his best friend was acting grumpier than usual, Sakura hated to be observed. She wasn't a prisoner or something. And feeling like that was starting to trouble her, but what should she do to make him stop? Should she apologize? No. Apologizing was never her style, especially when not knowing the reason why. Should she give him a worried face to induce him to talk? No. Her personality wouldn't let her fake that kind of face. Being herself could be really troublesome in times like that. Normally she would just ignore him- and she tried to- but once the classes were over and the boy came to her classroom, while she was the last one there, just to glare at her, the hot-headed pinkette couldn't control herself anymore. She would make him talk, wether he wanted or not.
" What the hell is wrong with you!? Why are you glaring at me like that?"
She said, calm as a gorilla.
" Hn."
He answered, with his arms crossed and a pouting glare in his face. She hated when he did it.
" Don't you dare 'Hn' to me, Uchiha Sasuke!"
" …"
" How am I supposed to know what I did wrong if you won't even talk to me!"
" ha! So you know you did something wrong."
" Uh? No! I didn't do anything wrong! Tch I really am an idiot to even try solving things with you! Once your PMS is over, you can come and talk to me. I'm going home!"
Almost punching her material inside, the pinkette close and swung her bag over her shoulder and started to make her way out of the classroom with her feet stomping all the way. Sakura would make sure to cross his way in order to tease and show him that she would not go back on her word. She would prove him that she could be even more stubborn than him. A war was about to start.
Not taking their glares away from each other, the distance between the two teens was, slowly, getting shorter. The girl holding herself not to scream. The boy holding himself not to tell her everything. Both on the verge of giving up. Any brusque movement would make them blow. And that moment, of course, came from the pink haired girl. She knew exactly how to mold his temperament.
Once their bodies were aligned and their eyes connected, Sakura made the most melancholic expression she could ever come up with. An expression so sad that would shatter his heart into pieces. The diabolic girl knew his heart was a soft one. It had to be since he had been angry about something so superficial- and unknown by her- like that. Such low trick had to work. And it did. After seeing her emerald eyes almost dropping a tear, Sasuke couldn't control himself. The image of the pink haired girl all alone and left behind made his heart skip a beat. He held her forearm, and at that moment, she knew she had won. Her smirk and his sigh showed her so.
" Are you telling me what happened?"
" Hn... What... What did you and Itachi talked about yesterday?"
A moment of silence surrounded them as the raven haired boy had his cheeks tinged in a light red. Was it really happening? She thought. Was Sasuke, THE Uchiha Sasuke, really jealous? It seemed impossible, a dream; but, after blinking more than a hummingbird flaps its wings, Sakura realized that it was really happening, but not exactly how she imagined.
" what…?"
" Tch. Don't make me repeat myself! What did you and Itachi talked about yesterday? How did he... Say goodbye to you?"
" are you jealous of your brother?"
" of course not!"
" Sasuke..." She smirked. " this is so cute... Hn, well, what did your brother tell you?"
" he... He told me that you just talked about the old days and that he said goodbye to you in a way only you would understand."
A blank filled Sakura's thoughts. Itachi didn't do anything special before going back home. The elder brother could only be making that up to tease Sasuke, and of course, she wouldn't spoil the joke. She wanted to see how much her relationship with Itachi bothered her colleague. She wanted to see how much he wanted to be the only one in his older brother's life. However it wasn't in Itachi's life that Sasuke wanted a special spot.
Freeing herself from his grip and adjusting her bag on her shoulder, Sakura smiled cheerfully and looked at him in a warm way. She tilted her head a little, making her pink strands frame her cheeks and pouting right after it. That girl was, certainly, a cute one. It really was a low trick to be used by her, but she didn't know about that effect on him. Not even he did for sure.
" well, Sasuke... Your brother and I are friends... We do have our own way of saying goodbye."
" and what would that way be?"
"... It's none of your business, silly... But why does it matter anyway?"
At that moment, Sakura thought she had finally caught him. She thought she had everything under control, but she couldn't control his feelings. Let alone hers when she was near him.
" Hn. I don't like sharing... That's all."
" aww Sasuke... You won't have to share your brother with me, don't worry."
"... I'm not talking about sharing him."
The blush went from his cheeks to hers. Her walls finally came down. By the way his eyes were looking at her, she knew he wasn't lying. They were as soft as the prettiest of the nights. As serene as the moonlight. And it was all for her. All because of her. Even if she didn't want to believe.
" stop looking at me like that... It's not funny anymore. Did Itachi tell you to do it because of my joke?"
" your joke? Tch I'm not joking, Sakura. I've been all this time trying to make you acknowledge me as a friend and, in one night, my brother simply becomes your best friend?!"
" he's not my best friend, Sasuke…"
" then what is he? And... What am I to you?"
The sudden words that came from his mouth were enough to make her heart race and her legs shake. Since when did he become so sentimental? Since when did he develope such an effect on her? It was clear that the girl had no idea of the answer she would give him, but just seeing her was enough for him at that moment. Their time was still to come, he knew that, but it was his turn to tease her. He would have his revenge.
With a smirk on his face and pressing her body against one of the tables, the Uchiha knew exactly what to do. The girl did not expect what was about to happen.
" But you are my friend... Isn't it enough?"
" no. My brother is your friend... I want to be more than that…"
" more than a friend…?"
" yes... More than a friend."
Locking their eyes, the boy slowly started to lean down to peck her lips. His eyelids were half closed and his fingers were, delicately, lifting her chin up. He could feel her pulse getting faster by the seconds he got closer. Sakura was paralyzed. Her cheeks were burning and her eyes were widened. Still, she made no move. Nothing that approved his initiative and nothing that condemned it. She was just waiting for him, but he wouldn't come. Not at that moment.
When his breath was already tickling her lips, the boy let out another smirk and turned her face so he could kiss her cheek. Sasuke knew she would be mad- disappointed, maybe- but at least, her anger would belong to him and no one else.
" sorry to disappoint you, Sakura... Maybe next time I'll give you a full one."
" you... You... Sasuke!" She screamed, pushing him away. "You jerk! How dare you!?"
" Hn. I was just teasing you... That's for you to learn not to go out with my brother again."
" You….."
Glaring at him, Sakura, with her cheeks still flushing, made her way to the door, stopping before being able to take any other step. Her hands were almost destroying the wooden piece of the doorframe and in her mind, all the possible ways of calming down had already been discarded. She couldn't simply leave like that. She had to give him a good answer but the only thing that her mouth was focused on was his own. His lips seemed so soft and his fingers on her chin were leaving a comfortable trail on her skin. Sakura wanted him to go on. She really wanted, but, in her mind, it was wrong. Even if in her heart seemed right. She hated him for making her so confused. That boy surely had reached a special place in her heart.
" do you wanna know what you are to me?"
" uh?"
" you are an annoyance! You are a bother that I simply can't get rid of!"
" you say it as if you hate me."
" I-I... I do!" She pouted. " you idiot!"
" ... Tch, I'm sorry I'm sorry... Maybe I went too far."
" you bet you did!"
"..."
He really was a bother. He really was a jerk and she did think he was an idiot, but she couldn't get rid of him at all. Not even if she wanted. And she didn't.
" ... Now come on... Take me home so you won't do it again…"
" Hn... Only when you ask for it."
" shut up…"
End of the Chapter