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Sasuke sighed as he walked into school and shook his head. He was tired and never really was a morning person, but it was worth it. Sakura would be there, saying hi to him, and giving him that sweet smile.
Yeah…in Elementary School came the Crush…
In Junior High came the Like...
And finally here in High School came the Love.
He loved everything about her. The casual gleam of happiness that came in her eyes, the cheerful grin that was always on her face; the way her pink hair blew in the breeze and complemented her green eyes.
He sighed once more. She was way out of his league. He was inferior compared to her, although he would never admit it. She was smart, athletic, artistic, and talented in many things. She was perfect. He was only smart, obviously more athletic that her…but talented? No. Never. He didn't sing, couldn't dance, and couldn't even play the piano to save his life.
Sakura could do all that and more...
"SASUKE-TEME! OVER HERE!" He heard a scream. Sasuke turned and looked over to see Sakura's back against the lockers smiling and laughing at Naruto's call, and Naruto in front of her grinning from ear to ear. Sasuke smirked and walked over to his two best friends, and hit Naruto across the head, all the while murmuring his nickname.
"Dobe."
"AH! TEME! That hurt…." Naruto whimpered. Sakura let out a grand laugh, and began to rub Naruto's head.
"Awww…did that mean Sasuke-kun hurt youuu?" Sakura baby talked him.
"Yeah!" Naruto whimpered.
"Awwwwwww…my poor babyyyy!" Sakura kissed the top of his head. Sasuke twitched at that and Naruto smirked, knowing the feelings of his male best friend.
"Hn. He started it!" Sasuke growled and stomped his foot. She turned to him and rubbed his back.
"Awww my babies!" She said giving a laugh and running along.
"Come on! Were gonna be late for first period!" She said and waited for the two to reach either of her sides. It had been like this ever since Kindergarten. The three were inseparable. They had made friends along the way, and those friends were close, but when it came to Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto nothing else mattered. If Sakura was hurt in anyway, Sasuke and Naruto dropped everything and rushed to her. It was the same for if Sasuke was hurt, and if Naruto was hurt.
"By the way, Sakura-Chan, did you do Kakashi-sensei's homework? It was too hard for me, and you heard what he told me! He was all, even though I've been teaching you since Kindergarten, doesn't mean I'll cut you any slack!" Naruto whined. Sakura sighed.
"Naruto! The homework was simple!"
"I don't get Calculus!"
"Dobe you're an idiot. It's simple. Just use your brain!"
"Shut up teme!"
"Hey guys stop!"
"But Sakura-Chan! He…"
"I'll let you copy my homework, but from now on, I'm going to tutor you! Either that, or get you a tutor!"
"No! No strange people! NOOOOO! REMEMBER JARIYA?"
"Wrong thing to say Sakura…"
"I can tell. I regret it."
Poor Naruto began to have a mental breakdown as he remembered a day in the mall. It was all three them of course sitting in the food court, and while Sasuke and Sakura went to go and order food, a man started to talk to Naruto trying to sell him…certain kinds of books. Perverted books; more specifically. The man's name was Jariya, and he had even shown Naruto disturbing images that made Naruto scream and run straight into Sasuke's arms clinging to him like crazy. It even caused both of them to fall.
"Dobe! Get off me!" Sasuke yelled glaring at Naruto. Sakura looked at the food both she had Sasuke had paid for that now laid on the ground. Sakura shook her head. She loved food.
"Naruto wha-…" Sakura was just about ready to scold him, when a strange old man came up to her. He grinned at her both nicely…but pervertedly. She didn't like it.
"Now don't worry about him sweetheart! It's you I'm more interested in! Now, you look like a girl full of smarts!" He said winking at her. Sasuke glared.
"I'm sure you'd be interested in some books that could expand your knowledge." The man said causing her curiosity to fire. Sakura cocked her head to the side, and immediately got interested.
"Knowledge? On what subject?" Sakura asked innocently. Sasuke immediately grabbed Sakura, pulling her away from Jariya.
"I don't think you want to know that Sakura. Come on let's go!" Sasuke glared at Jariya, and pulled Naruto away.
Sakura sat down in her chemistry class, with Sasuke next to her, and Naruto sitting right in front of them next to his own partner, Kiba Inuzuka. Although, calling them productive in Chemistry was not very accurate. All they ever did was joke around rather than do the work. Sakura sighed placing on her goggles, and mixed the chemicals perfectly along with Sasuke.
"You okay?" He asked her, hearing her sigh, and seeing her eyes a little saddened. Sakura shook her head.
"I'm fine." She answered shortly. Sasuke read her perfectly though, and knew she was anything but fine. He playfully laid his head on her shoulder, watching her giggle as he rubbed against her like a cat.
"Cooommeee oooonnnnn! Tell mmeeee! Who did it? Whose ass do I have to kick?" he murmured playfully into his ear, as she giggled. She knew Sasuke would only be this playful to her and Naruto and it made her feel special that she was the only girl he played with. He hugged her close.
"I don't like seeing you this way Sak…what's wrong…" He whispered into her ear. Sakura sighed.
"It's nothing! I swear!" She claimed. Sasuke sighed. Sakura told him everything, and he figured if she said it was nothing it was nothing. He smirked at her.
"Good…now…beg for mercy!" He growled and began tickling her. Sakura giggled and laughed as Sasuke's fingers tickled her stomach, and she squirmed.
"Sasuke-kun! No! Stop!" She squealed quietly, even if the room was loud with other students talking and yelling at each other, either about the latest gossip, their own problems, or which chemicals to mix correctly.
Then lesson's passed, and Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura, all met up on the roof of their high school. They goofed around and talked there. Naruto being tired, rested his head on Sakura's lap, and started snoring within seconds. It was basically a normal routine. They'd laugh, and joke around, Naruto would be the first to fall asleep, then Sasuke would sit next to Sakura, who would lay her head on his shoulder and she would sleep quietly, and he would wake both of them when he heard the bell ring. It was Sakura and Sasuke left in their last period; Writing.
Sakura wrote in her journal, as well as Sasuke, until the bell rang. Sakura was excited to get home and Sasuke knew it.
"Someone wants to get home earlier…" Sasuke whispered to her writing in his journal as well as seeing her handwriting be faster and faster.
"I want my nap damn it." She half growled, and half whispered. Sasuke chuckled and finally the bell rang. Sakura forgot her Journal immediately going for her back, saying a quick bye to Sasuke and running out before anyone could. He shook his head and grabbed her Journal. He wondered what she wrote in it. The assignments in writing were to just write whatever was on your mind. He sighed, and placed the journal in his bag. He would give it to her tomorrow.
Being home, after having the typical evening of a fight with his dad and ignoring his mom and brother in order to avoid having a serious talk with them, his mind wandered to Sakura's Journal which laid in his book bag that very minute. What could she be writing about in there? Her crushes? Maybe even about him and Naruto? Fantasies? His curiosity could no longer be contained, and with that, he picked up his book bag and pulled out the journal. He was starting to feel guilty even if he hadn't opened it yet, but then…this could be his chance to find out things she probably didn't tell him. With that he opened up the journal. He went to the page with the beginning of the weeks date.
"Dear Journal
He's amazing, and majestic. I love him! I can't believe it. It's like he's a part of me, and if I ever lose him, I'd die. My perfect Ruko…I will forever love him but does he know that? Does he love me too? I hope so…he's been through so much that only I know, and I am the only one that can care for him. He never lets anyone around him and if they do get close to him, he gets angry. When other guys come around me, he gets angry, and he tries to chase them away. It's so cute! I remember me and him were walking together in the park, and me being clumsy, I tripped and fell. He immediately started checking to see if I was okay, and put his head on my lap. It was cute! Then a guy was walking by and tried to grab me, and Ruko ran at him! Haha!
He's amazing.
Sakura"
Sasuke bit his bottom lip and his eyes lowered sadly. Of course she would like another guy…yeah. After all, in her eyes the only relationship he had with her was her being one of her best friends and nothing more. She would chase after other guys…and she would see more in them than she saw in him. He sighed, and turned to the next page.
"Dear Journal
I can't wait to see Ruko again today. I love when he's there to greet me, and I love the sweet kisses he gives me too. Last night, I was really cold, and I never like getting up for anything at all. I didn't have my quilt, and Ruko seeing me shiver, came and slept next to me, making me all warm. He's so cute, and misunderstood. I hope Ruko will be there today. He finds way to get out the house, and stuff. He's so smart and cunning.
But he's been acting a little weird…I'm worried.
Sakura
Sasuke gulped and turned the page to the next day which was about two days ago. These words…could words really hurt this much? Could they really cut this deep into the heart like they were doing now? His onyx eyes looked down at the page. He…wasn't sure if he wanted to read anymore. But then again…maybe there's more. More he can find out about this Ruko guy. More that he can learn…for special reasons. Sasuke's eyes filled with dark intent.
'Yes…let's learn more about Ruko'
"Dear Journal
Ruko is sick. When I woke up this morning, he was laying on the ground and he looked like he wasn't feeling well. He didn't even walk me to the door as usual. I reached down and caressed him gently, but he nudged his face deeper into my hand, like he didn't want me to go. He didn't look okay…so I took him to the doctor early this morning. He knew I was taking him too, and gave me quite a fuss even if he couldn't do much in his current state. Thank god I woke up earlier than usual. I guess insomnia does in fact pay off from time to time. I hope he's okay. I'm gonna go check up on him today after class, and see what the doctor says.
Please let him be okay…
Sakura"
Sasuke smirked. Ruko was sick? With what? Cancer? Leukemia? Something lethal? Something that would take him out the picture? These thoughts made Sasuke's smirk grow. Maybe the next page would tell him.
"Dear Journal…
Ruko is not okay. The doctor prescribed him some special medication and wouldn't tell me what it was that was bothering him. So I decided to do a little research myself. Turns out Ruko has a case of an elevated flu. One that's increasingly severe and…can cause death. I don't want to lose Ruko. This isn't fair. There are so many people, bad people out there that deserve this more than he does. This isn't right! He never harmed anyone. If anything everyone harmed him and didn't care that they did it. Why is everything and everyone so cruel to him…?
This isn't fair…
Sakura"
Sasuke's eyes saddened. On the bottom of the page were tear stains. He was shocked he didn't realize her crying that period... She really cared for Ruko. If anything…he should try to support and comfort her. If he really loved her, he would let her go and be happy…even if the person she would be happy with wasn't him.
What were best friends for anyway? With that Sasuke flipped to today's page.
"Dear Journal,
I was able to take Ruko home last night. The doctors say to keep him by warm places, and to give him his medication every few hours. Every few hours is a lot. I'm so worried. Am I going to lose him? I can't give him the medication every few hours, because of school, and then I don't know when to give it to him. Ugh. This is…I can't even think about what will happen. I think Sasuke-kun could be noticing about how I'm feeling. He asked me today during chemistry what was wrong…and I felt bad for lying and saying that I was okay. I'm scared and worried…
I don't even feel like writing anymore…
Sakura"
Sasuke closed the book. He sighed and looked at the clock. It was seven o'clock. Sakura didn't go to bed, until about ten. She was strict with herself. She didn't need her parents. Her parents were hardly ever home anyway. With that he placed her journal into his bag and walked out to his motor cycle ignoring the calls of his father. He would only say something along the lines of work harder, and amount to something bigger, like Itachi. Or if you were like Itachi, I wouldn't be so hard on you.
Itachi this, Itachi that.
He turned on the motorcycle making it roar to life. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see no other than Itachi.
"What…" Sasuke growled.
"Where you going?" Itachi asked in a gentle friendly way, as if trying to make amends. Sasuke didn't know what for. He wasn't angry at Itachi, just his father, and sure he may take it out on him from time to time, ignoring him, and slamming doors into his face, but he didn't necessarily hate Itachi.
"Out." Sasuke answered shortly. He revved the engine to give Itachi the signal to go away. Itachi sighed.
"Sasuke, you know dad-…" Itachi was cut off when Sasuke drove off not wanting to here anymore, while Itachi watched in the distance.
After a fifteen minute ride, Sasuke finally ended up at Sakura's house. Parking the motorcycle in her driveway, and taking the key with him, he slowly walked up to her door, taking out her notebook. After knocking and a few seconds of waiting, Sakura opened the door, with a pencil tucked in each of her ears, her hair up in a messy bun, and three pencils in her bun a few pieces of hair falling in her face, as well as one in her mouth. Sasuke chuckled while she smiled. She wore an old red and black checkered styled shirt which went past her hips and a few inches above her knees, so she wore nothing.
"You know, if there was some kind of evil rapists around these parts…" Sakura rolled her eyes and nodded her head for him to come in, and walked inside herself. Sasuke followed, closing and locking the door behind him, and followed Sakura up into her room, where her large 14x17 art pad was held up by an art stand. Sasuke looked at her work so far. She was drawing him and Naruto. Sasuke smiled. He remembered asking Sakura when she first discovered her talent in art, what she drew mainly, and she said, things she held special to her heart.
So how come he never saw her draw this Ruko guy…
Sakura took the pencil from her mouth, and continued to draw.
"So what brings you here? Need help with homework or something? Your dad?" Sakura guessed, working on Naruto's naturally spiky hair. The drawing, as it seemed to be, was Naruto having an arm around Sasuke, while Sasuke stared annoying at him, with his arms crossed. Sasuke sighed and went to lay in Sakura's bed.
"Yes and no. My dad and you left your notebook in class, dashing out of there like a madwoman." Sasuke said taking of his sneakers and lying fully on the bed. Sakura stopped shading in shadows, and put her pencils down except the three in her bun. She sat down on her bed next to Sasuke.
"What's happened this time?" She asked. Sasuke sighed.
"Same deal as usual. Why can't you be more like Itachi? Why won't you work hard enough and amount to something like Itachi? Itachi has done more than you in shorter time. Why can't you be like that?" Sasuke mimicked sneering in anger. Sakura sighed. Sasuke looked up to the ceiling which Sakura had a dart board. He remembered, he, Sakura, and Naruto would spend hours trying to see who could get closer to the center.
"And more bullshit, that just shows he'll never approve of me." Sasuke ended. Sakura shook her head.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm sure he loves you. He's probably just going hard on you because he wants to make sure you'll be okay in the future." Sakura explained.
"You sound like Itachi when you say that." Sasuke growled.
"Maybe Itachi's right…" Sakura suggested. Sasuke sighed and shook his head. That's when a thought hit his head.
"Sakura…do you…love someone?" Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"You know what I mean." Sasuke said. Sakura shook her head.
"No." She said. "Why…" At this Sasuke glared. Sakura told him everything, and now she just lied to him.
"Then you don't love Ruko?" Sakura raised an eyebrow again. Sakura crossed her arms.
"Who's Ruko?" Sakura asked. Sasuke growled and sat up.
"Please, don't play that with me! He's amazing and majestic! And you love the kisses he gives you and you and him take walks in the park! Please! What's so great about him anyway?" Sasuke spat out glaring at Sakura. Sakura stayed silent before snickering and beginning to laugh. Sasuke twitched and stood.
"Wait Sasuke-kun!" She started laughing more. "Ruko!" She called out. Sasuke turned and raised an eyebrow. And to the calling of Ruko, in came a one year old looking Husky. Sakura started laughing harder and harder, so hard she fell off her bed and onto the floor, clutching at her sides and began to cry. Sasuke twitched.
Ruko…was a freaking dog. Sasuke groaned and Sakura stood up and walked up to Sasuke giggling.
"So you read my journal?" Sakura said giggling and putting her hands on her hips.
"I…just wanted to know why you were looking so sad…" Sasuke said. Sakura giggled and laughed again. Sasuke sighed and crossed his arms across his chest.
"So, I only read the beginning of this week…" Sasuke explained. Sakura smiled. Sure, it was an invasion of her privacy, but Sasuke was doing it out of care. And that made her look past it. Sasuke faced Sakura fully.
"Sakura, I'm sorry. Okay…" Sasuke said and Sakura shook her head.
"It's okay, you only did it because you were worried…" She started to giggle again.
"Ruko here, I just got about a month or so ago. He was abused and left alone on the street so I took him in." Sakura explained smiling. She raised a pink eyebrow.
"What did you have against Ruko anyway?" Sakura asked. Sasuke shook his head and suddenly found the floor interesting.
"Nothing…" Sakura's giggling fits stopped. She walked up to Sasuke and caressed his face gently making Sasuke look at her.
"Sasuke-kun…" Sasuke opened his mouth partially staring into her eyes, and looked as if he didn't know what to say. Her eyes turned worried, and confused, as well as concerned and puzzled. Sasuke sighed and looked away from Sakura's eyes. For whatever reason, they always seemed to look straight through his eyes, and find out exactly what he was thinking.
...He hated that.
Sakura always did that. Whenever there was something he didn't want to explain, or maybe felt a bit shameful of, she would just…observe him like he was a lab rat, until she figured out what it was that was bothering him. He felt like a cross word puzzle. You stare at the small clues they give you, and just stay there, thinking about the god forsaken clue, until finally, WALA! You get a trophy! You figured out what the answer was! And it was an answer no one else could ever figure out.
Sakura was the person who figured out the answer, no one else could. It pissed Sasuke off because half of the time, he wasn't sure what in the world he was feeling, or thinking. You'd think you know yourself the best, but Sasuke was a believer now and forever that there are those few people who can know you better than you knew yourself.
"Sasuke-kun…is there something you want to tell me…" Sakura asked. DING DING DING! And there, the prized winning puzzle solver has done it again. She saw that he was hiding something from her, and he was thankful that at least she hadn't figured out what exactly it was.
"Sakura…" He sighed and looked down.
"…I…uhm…" Sakura waited and pulled Sasuke to sit down on her bed again.
"I…" Sasuke racked his brain. What could he say without ruining the friendship they had? He didn't want to lose Sakura…and god knows he wanted her than more than just a friend. But he had no idea how to put it in words…
"I was just wondering who the guy…in this case "Ruko" was. I don't want to ever see you crying over some guy." Sasuke said smiling. He took the friendship way out. Sakura smiled and hugged Sasuke.
"You're such a good friend…" Sakura said hugging him tightly. Sasuke hugged back. After they pulled away from their hug Sasuke looked over to the clock. Eight thirty. He had been here for that long?
"Sasuke-kun, stay over tonight. Please…I don't wanna be alone." Sakura said looked at the time as well. Sasuke smiled and nodded. It wasn't his first time staying over anyway.
Later on that night, Sasuke was laying in bed in Sakura's guest bedroom staring up at the ceiling a bit upset with himself. He was pissed that he was too much of a coward to admit his true feelings to her. Suddenly there was the abrupt opening of his door, only to see Sakura Haruno staring there glaring at him. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Sakura? Wha—…" he was cut off when Sakura through a journal at him; his journal.
"I wanted pay back!" She growled. Her hands clenched into fist. Sasuke's eyes widened. She stepped over to him, and instead of slapping him, she kissed him. Sasuke's eyes widened, and began to kiss back. Slow and passionate kisses were shared between them, and when pulling away, Sasuke's hazed eyes stared into Sakura's half lidded ones.
"I like when her pink hair sways in the wind, and love when she calls my name. I like the shimmer in her jade green eyes, and hate it when she cries. I love her. I love Sakura Haruno." She repeated. Her eyes filled with tears and she smiled. Sasuke smiled.
"You were always good at remembering what you read." Sasuke whispered. Sakura laughed and allowed a tear to fall and kissed Sasuke again. Sasuke pulled Sakura to lay down next to him, and gripped her waist tightly. He placed his journal and looked into the entry, that was open when she threw it at him.
"Annoying Book,
Let's get one thing straight here. Sakura is one of my best friends…and I hate how I want her more than that. I want to tell her, but I don't want to ruin our friendship. I don't want to lose her. Losing her would be like suddenly losing air. Slow, Painful, and Killing me. I like when her pink hair sways in the wind, and love when she calls my name. I like the shimmer in her jade green eyes, and hate it when she cries. I love her.
I love Sakura Haruno. Maybe she loves me too.
Yeah right…
Sasuke"
Sasuke smiled.
"I love you too." Sakura whispered pulling the book away, and closing it. Sasuke stared down at her and kissed her once more before falling asleep.
Naruto was going to go insane when he saw them tomorrow.
Hi everyone! RoCkThIsPaRtY153 here, or Dark Angel, LoneWolf, L, whatever nickname take your pick.
I got here, an important announcement to make.
There is some chance, NOT very likely though, that I will end Under Sasuke's Watchful Eyes. Not here, because I do still have a few one-shots still in mind, BUT my mind for whatever reason, is starting to create multi-chapter stories in my head. I even have small drafts of them written out. If you want, I'll up previews after the end of the few one-shots i actually have left. That's only if you want though. Put in your review if you'd want that.
As I said, there is a very very small chance that I will end Under Sasuke's Watchful Eyes, which is one of the best stories I have, besides Vampire of Konoha, and Little Sister of Mine. I've also grown a bit attached to Under Sasuke's Watchful Eyes, and it's recieved most of my attention compared to the others.
Thank you for your awesome support and your amazing reviews that have helped keep me going! =) You guys are seriously great, and I promise I will not let you down!
