A/N: BELATED HAPPY FATHERS' DAY TO ALL OF OUR DADDIES!

AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GREET MY FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER, EDWARD ANTHONY MASEN CULLEN, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Anyways, now that we're done with all the greetings, let's get back to business. Hmm... I'm pretty much in a good mood right now. I've just discovered that the numbers of my reviewers have skyrocketed from a four to eleven! I mean, how cool is that! Sure, I miss the days that I used to have twenty or more reviews but I still feel grateful. I totally salute you guys for supporting my admittedly inconsistent story.

I need to point out two things before y'all start reading; one, this is - again - unrevised, and two, this chapter is mostly just a filler. I was feeling a little giddy when I was writing this chapter so, naturally, it came out as a bit too fluffy and all. I blame that on the lack of romantic excitement in my life, except for the books I read and movies I watch. *sob*

Ooo-kay, before I go into a state of self-pity-induced despression, you guys can now be assured that I'll be updating mostly every other week, or possibly earlier. Much to my annoyance, that's the best I could do right now. I'm going to taking an freshman admission test for the number one university in our country for college(*bites nails* maybe I'll fail. Noooo!), and now that I'm a senior in high school, I was transferred to a section full of grade-conscious robots who have absolutely no sense of humor. I bet all they do is study. Sigh, I feel like ripping my hair out and run screaming whenever class starts. They're too scary! They barely talk to me. Another sigh.

Um, so... yeah. Ignore that rant just now. What I'm trying to say is that I'll be balancing my studies and this fic in my schedule in the best manner I can and I hope you guys bear with me.

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PREVIOUS CHAPTER RECAP:

"Hey, can I come during your rehearsals?" Sakura asked him as innocently as she could. She was certain he'd refuse if he knew that she wanted to go just because she wanted to hear him sing. "Why?" He asked, his eyes looking at her suspiciously. She tried to say her next lines with the most uncocerned tone she could. "It's only normal for a girlfriend to watch her boyfriend's band rehearsal, right?" She crossed her fingers, hoping he'd buy it.

"Well, if you say it like that, then it's fine." Sasuke answered. Inner Sakura did a mental victory dance at that. Then, Sasuke faced her, and told her in a solemn voice, "But you are not allowed to bring anyone else. Understood?" She nodded and raised her right hand theatrically. "I swear."

Today was finally the end of another weekday, Friday. So far, Sakura was doing well on her part being Sasuke's girlfriend. It wasn't so bad. She'd have the time to hang around him and know different menial stuff about him. Most of the times, she felt like she finally had her first guy bestfriend, which was how she imagined her true relationship with Sasuke was.

But sometimes, Sasuke even acts like her annoying big brother. She remembered him bugging her the whole time to eat veggies once during lunch time, and him reminding her not to overwork herself too much being the school's first middle-schooler student council president. She laughed at the memory. Back when she was young, she desperately wished that she would have an older brother and a guy bestfriend; and here she was, getting the both of them in a single person. Sakura felt truly blessed.

Now, she was heading off to the only class she and Sasuke had at the same time, Drama Class. It came as such a relief to Sakura to hear that Drama Class was cancelled last week because of the Evaluation Meeting the teachers had to have last Friday. But now, she was sure they'd have to do better now that Anko-sensei would have a reason to work their asses off. Good thing she already had her lines practiced and memorized, though she still had doubts on doing the part successfully.

As she trudged off to her locker, she noticed a spiky-haired man shutting his locker closed. Coming up with a crazy idea, she giggled under her breath. Sakura sneaked up behind him as silently as she could. Then, she covered his eyes with her hands, it bothered her that she had to tippy-toe to reach his eye level. Why did he have to be so tall?

"Guess who?" she whispered, trying to change her voice to avoid him from recognizing her. Without pausing, he answered, "Sakura," Huffing petulantly, she uncovered his eyes grudgingly. Sasuke turned around to face her. Unable to stop herself, she pouted. "Mou, you're no fun at all, Sasuke-san. How did you know it was me?" She asked him, raising her eyebrow.

"Who else would have the guts to do that to me?" He smirked, taunting her, as if telling her that she was crazy to think that she'd have a chance at sneaking up on him. Sakura frowned. Well, he did have a point at that.

Sasuke patted her on the head, saying, "You'll never catch me off guard, Sakura-chan." He used the name he liked to call her with when he wanted to annoy her by treating her like a little kid.

He knew it annoyed her when he treated her like that. However, she decided to get along with it. She'd plan her revenge later on. "You just wait, Sasuke-nii-chan, I'll definitely catch you off guard next time." Sasuke smirked and mussed her pink hair. "Hey!" Sakura exclaimed. Ducking to avoid his destructive hand, she smacked him on the arm. Irked, she made a face at him.

Sakura plucked the red ribbon from its knotted position by the back of her head. She stuck the ribbon between her lips as she tried to fix her pink hair with both hands. Sakura was unaware of the pitch black eyes watching her do so with intense curiosity.

She was having a hard time fixing her hair because it was quite long. Sakura considered cutting it short. "Ne, Sasuke-nii-chan, do you think I should cut my hair short?" Sakura asked, maintaining her little sister character. She looked at Sasuke awaiting his reply. She really was planning to cut her hair short if he thought it wouldn't look weird on her. Sasuke seemed to think about his answer carefully. Then he looked directly at her and answered, "No, I think you look perfect just the way you are."

Sakura was taken aback by that answer. She expected Sasuke to say something sarcastic or big brotherly, not some kind of indirect praise. She wasn't sure how to react to that. Before she could ask him what exactly did he mean by that, he continued, "Besides, they might mistake you for an elementary school student if your hair gets anymore shorter, ne, Sakura-chan?" He chuckled at the indignant expression she may have unconsciously made after that comment.

Sakura found that she liked hearing Sasuke laugh, even though most of the times it was at her own dignity's expense. She harrumphed at him and stomped off to her own locker. She heard another snicker from Sasuke. With her back to him, she smiled. Sakura really did like his laughs.

A/N: I like Sasuke's laughs too! :' Except his sarcastic-psychopath laugh I usually hear from him whenever I watch new episodes of Naruto. Actually, I'm very depressed with the way how Sasuke is ending up in the anime. Sigh, I have to admit he's starting to creep me out. Maybe it was too much Orochimaru and Madara influence. Tsk, tsk.

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