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Odd One Out

Chapter 24

Sakura smiled as she sat up from her deep slumber.

She lay securely wrapped in her lover's arms.

"Sasuke-kun… Sasuke-kun…" she cooed.

Sasuke sat up and placed her in his lap, "What?" he said sarcastically.

Sakura smiled, "Nothing really, I just love you!"

She leaned in for a deep, loving kiss.

Through the slow lip-locks, he smiled and spoke, "I. Love. You. Too."

-

The idiot boy walked slowly to his lover's door.

Okay, He and Hinata aren't officially going out, but today is the day…

That he is going to try.

"You can do this, Naruto."

He smiled and knocked on the door.

"Naruto." It opened.

He frowned deeply.

"Teme's teme."

-

Neji and Tenten have a tight relationship, and so far Neji wants to begin some intensity….

"Neji… are you serious?"

"Yes."

"No, I mean, seriously?"

"Yes Tenten, I want you."

She laughed.

"I want you to be my wife."

"Well Neji I accept-."

DING-DONG!

Neji let out a frustrated sigh and spoke into the phone, "Bye."

Tenten was shocked and she said "Bye" to a 'beeping' phone.

He stiffly walked to the door and opened it swiftly.

"Ah, Naruto." He noted the blonde look unusually unconfident.

But his usual brightness came back, "Teme's teme."

"What do you want?" Neji asked slightly flipping his hair.

"Hinata." Naruto beamed.

Neji choked.

"Wh-what the HELL?!"

-

You can do this Nara. You can do this. I mean Ino's gullible, and…. And… oh who am I kidding?! This is too troublesome.

Shikamaru shook his head and sighed, "Oh God, please help me."

He walked into the Yamanaka Flower Shop.

The rose in his hand was behind his back.

He gulped and breathed in sharply as he walked to the counter.

"Hey… umm… Ino?"

-

"Hi-Hinata?" Neji asked unsurely.

She came rushing from a room and into the hallway, "Ye-yes?" She looked around. Her lavender eyes meet with Naruto's electric blue eyes.

"Na-na-Naruto-ku-kun?!" she squealed, "Wha-what are yo-you doing he-here?"

He smiled hugely and joked, "What you don't want me around?"

Hinata gasped, "No-no Naruto! I did-didn't mean th-that!"

Neji rolled his eyes and looked from Hinata to Naruto, "I'm gonna go now." He glares at Naruto, "Don't do anything stupid. There are people watching you."

Naruto gulped as Neji walked off. He turns back to Hinata. "Hey…"

Hinata smiles, "Don't worry about him…"

Naruto laughs and scratches the back of his head, "Yeah… He's just a 'poser' I guess." His lighthearted tone became serious, "I have to ask you something."

Hinata noted his seriousness and nodded, "Go on."

Naruto threw his hands up and chuckled, "I don't know how to ask this…."

Hinata reached for his hands and held them tight, "What is it?"

Naruto smiled cheekily, "Hinata, I would love for you… to be…"

Hinata started to scream, "Oh my fucking god! Just spit it out!"

Naruto's eyes bugged out as he said, "Yeah, just be my girlfriend."

Hinata screamed again and tackled him to the door. "NARUTO-KUN! I LOVE YOU!"

They hugged tightly.

Naruto started to ramble, "The first step is going out, then we start making out, then we get married, then we have kids, and then we DIE together! YAY!"

Hinata flushed deeply and quietly said, "Ma-marriage? Kid-kids?"

Naruto smiled, "Yup. All because I LOVE you!"

-

Neji walked outside and met up with Tenten.

His hands were buried deep into his pockets. He fingered a velvet navy blue box in his pocket.

He was so nervous….

His hands were sweating.

His left eyebrow was twitching…

And OHMYGOD the tips of his P E R F E C T hair were CURLING!

He saw Tenten in the training area ahead of him.

"I hope this works."

He tied the box to a kunai.

He chucked it.

"HOLY FUCK!" she screamed.

Neji had thrown it at the tree in front of her.

Tenten looked at the box, and there was a note on it.

Look behind you.

She turned and saw him. "You scared the bloody hell out of me!"

He smirked and said, "So, will you marry me?"

She screamed and ran all the way to him.

"FUCK YEAH!"

They embraced.

"But first, Tenten."

"What the fuck is it Neji?"

"Stop cursing in. Every. Damn. Sentence."

"Fuck."

-

The blonde girl turned around. "Shika!"

Said boy blushed. Dammit, every since that fight, I blush whenever she talks to me!

"Hey…" He mumbled.

"So… whatcha doin' here?" She asked her blue eyes sparkling.

"Nothing… I just came to see you…" he replied slowly.

She beamed and giggled, "Yeah, how cute! I was going to look for you too!"

Shikamaru's interrogation instinct kicked in, "Why?"

Ino blushed and shrugged, "I love you remember? I have a right to see you!" She whispered the 'love' part.

Shikamaru blushed and leaned on the counter. "Sigh. I came here to talk about that."

Ino tilted her head, "Hm?"

"Well you see…." He takes out the rose and hands it to her, "I'm here to ask you…"

Her eyes brightened.

"Will you be my troublesome girlfriend?"

She jumped over the counter and crushed him in a hug. "OF COURSE!"

He laughed, and she did too.

"You're one lucky bitch, Ino."

…

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!"

"Damn."

-

The sun was high up in the sky.

"Sakura, can we go to my house now." Sasuke sits up, "We've been here so long, it looks like I tanned."

Sakura giggled, "Sure, whatever you want, Sasuke-kun."

He rolled his eyes and helped her up.

They reached his house and sat on the couch together.

Sakura leaned her head on his shoulder and he held her tightly.

"So, now, please tell me what happen to Itachi?"

Sasuke's grip loosened, and he smirked, "You do know that Itachi is somewhere in this compound right?"

Sakura smiled, "No, but do tell me more."

Sasuke sighed, "Well you know why Itachi is blind." She nodded, "You slashed his eyes. He's paralyzed because-."

"He's paralyzed!?" she gasped.

"Sakura stop playing dumb. That was why he was in a wheelchair." He looked deep into her eyes, "Shut up now, love."

Sakura pouted but agreed, "Carry on, honey."

Sasuke smirked, "The 'snake's' bite was full of poison, and since Itachi took the blow, he's paralyzed now."

Sakura noted this in her head, "He said that it was Orochimaru, what was that about?"

Sasuke's face darkened and his voice was so low, only a ninja could hear it, "It was Orochimaru, who killed my parents."

"But how? How did Orochimaru, 'get in him?'" Sakura pleaded.

Sasuke smirked darkly, "You know how Orochimaru 'wanted my body?'"

Sakura nodded in disgust.

"Well he wanted my brother's long ago.

They were fighting, and somehow Orochimaru had a snake go into my brother."

Sakura blanched, "That's disgusting."

Sasuke buried his face in her hair, "Yeah…"

"Poor Itachi…." Sakura said sadly.

Sasuke remained quiet.

The lover's stayed in that position and made no noise.

Sakura suddenly started crying. "Sasuke, I love you so much."

Sasuke suddenly had a hold on her lips, he just kept making out with her.

Sakura responded.

They stayed like this for some long seconds, until they broke apart gasping for air.

"I love you too, Sakura."

He gave her a long, truthful kiss.

She smiled, and so did he.

"Thank you, Sakura, for being my world."

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