Disclaimer: Does 'Love From Vikky' sound anything like 'Kishimoto Masashi'?
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Sakura fought the butterflies in her stomach valiantly, but could hardly
contain her nervousness as Sasuke approached her at the Ichiraku Noodle
Bar. She blushed feverishly and waved slightly as he neared.
"Ohayu, Sasuke-kun," she said cheerfully. He grunted in response, as usual.
Sakura noticed with absolute bliss that the boy had worn the shirt she had
made for him. The red and gold dragons that splayed intricately across the
dark blue fabric seemed to fly across the pattern as the afternoon breeze
blew through the fibers. In other words, he looked hot in it.
"Hi," he said simply, but forced a smile towards his date, noting the bliss
in her eyes. "Shall we sit?" he asked, gesturing to the barstools. She
nodded, and took a seat. Her date sat next to her. The man behind the
counter walked over, and asked for what they would like.
"Shrimp Ramen, please" said Sakura.
"Chicken Ramen," said Sasuke, "to go." Sakura looked over at him, but held
her tongue until the man left.
"Why 'to go'," she asked, trying not to sound sad or nervous. He glanced at
her.
"Because I want to eat somewhere else," he said, trying to sound cold and
uninviting. "I know a better place." Sakura sighed in relief inwardly.
The man returned momentarily, with the steaming Ramen in Styrofoam cups.
Sasuke took them and began walking off, motioning for Sakura to follow. And
she did, obeying like a trained puppy. The two headed in the direction of
the forest, leaving the main section of the Konoha behind them.
By the time Sasuke stopped, they were far into the wooded area, and the
only way Sakura could keep track of where Sasuke was, was by the thin
shafts of light that penetrated the dense foliage. She kept close to
Sasuke, not wanting to be left alone. Finally, the boy stopped and turned
to her.
"This is where I train," he said, pointing straight ahead to a well-lit
clearing. "We can eat here." Sakura nodded and took her Ramen, eating
silently. Sasuke finished before her, removed his shirt (@_@), folded it
quickly, and began exercising to warm up before he began training.
"Sasuke-kun?" she asked quietly. The boy was busy doing sit-ups by the
hundreds, but still made the effort to respond.
"Ne?"
"I had been worried that you hadn't opened your present," she said. He
stopped for a second, staring deeply into her eyes. He then continued his
workout.
"Of course I opened it, Sakura," he said simply. Sakura then decided to
open up, while she had him alone.
"Sasuke-kun..." she continued.
"Kuso, girl, if you are going to say something then say it!" grunted Sasuke
irritably. Sakura gulped down the rest of her pride.
"I was just wondering where we stand," she said. She knew that she had his
full attention, as he stopped his training. "I mean, if you could ever
learn to love me," she finished timidly. The dark-haired boy sat in silence
for a moment before answering.
"Sakura, I value you as a teammate," he started, but Sakura knew where this
was going immediately. "And I am just not really the type for romance.
Maybe if things were different, but not now." He finished his answer, and
looked into Sakura's silent face. She sat there, silent, and then slowly
stood up.
"I will be leaving, then," she said blankly, picking up the empty noodle
containers. Sasuke searched her face for expression, but for once her
lively green eyes were blank and silent, expressionless and empty. She left
without saying another word, back to the busy Konohagakure.
* * *
Don't worry, they aren't finished with each other yet! Just wait a few more
chapters!
* * *
Sakura fought the butterflies in her stomach valiantly, but could hardly
contain her nervousness as Sasuke approached her at the Ichiraku Noodle
Bar. She blushed feverishly and waved slightly as he neared.
"Ohayu, Sasuke-kun," she said cheerfully. He grunted in response, as usual.
Sakura noticed with absolute bliss that the boy had worn the shirt she had
made for him. The red and gold dragons that splayed intricately across the
dark blue fabric seemed to fly across the pattern as the afternoon breeze
blew through the fibers. In other words, he looked hot in it.
"Hi," he said simply, but forced a smile towards his date, noting the bliss
in her eyes. "Shall we sit?" he asked, gesturing to the barstools. She
nodded, and took a seat. Her date sat next to her. The man behind the
counter walked over, and asked for what they would like.
"Shrimp Ramen, please" said Sakura.
"Chicken Ramen," said Sasuke, "to go." Sakura looked over at him, but held
her tongue until the man left.
"Why 'to go'," she asked, trying not to sound sad or nervous. He glanced at
her.
"Because I want to eat somewhere else," he said, trying to sound cold and
uninviting. "I know a better place." Sakura sighed in relief inwardly.
The man returned momentarily, with the steaming Ramen in Styrofoam cups.
Sasuke took them and began walking off, motioning for Sakura to follow. And
she did, obeying like a trained puppy. The two headed in the direction of
the forest, leaving the main section of the Konoha behind them.
By the time Sasuke stopped, they were far into the wooded area, and the
only way Sakura could keep track of where Sasuke was, was by the thin
shafts of light that penetrated the dense foliage. She kept close to
Sasuke, not wanting to be left alone. Finally, the boy stopped and turned
to her.
"This is where I train," he said, pointing straight ahead to a well-lit
clearing. "We can eat here." Sakura nodded and took her Ramen, eating
silently. Sasuke finished before her, removed his shirt (@_@), folded it
quickly, and began exercising to warm up before he began training.
"Sasuke-kun?" she asked quietly. The boy was busy doing sit-ups by the
hundreds, but still made the effort to respond.
"Ne?"
"I had been worried that you hadn't opened your present," she said. He
stopped for a second, staring deeply into her eyes. He then continued his
workout.
"Of course I opened it, Sakura," he said simply. Sakura then decided to
open up, while she had him alone.
"Sasuke-kun..." she continued.
"Kuso, girl, if you are going to say something then say it!" grunted Sasuke
irritably. Sakura gulped down the rest of her pride.
"I was just wondering where we stand," she said. She knew that she had his
full attention, as he stopped his training. "I mean, if you could ever
learn to love me," she finished timidly. The dark-haired boy sat in silence
for a moment before answering.
"Sakura, I value you as a teammate," he started, but Sakura knew where this
was going immediately. "And I am just not really the type for romance.
Maybe if things were different, but not now." He finished his answer, and
looked into Sakura's silent face. She sat there, silent, and then slowly
stood up.
"I will be leaving, then," she said blankly, picking up the empty noodle
containers. Sasuke searched her face for expression, but for once her
lively green eyes were blank and silent, expressionless and empty. She left
without saying another word, back to the busy Konohagakure.
* * *
Don't worry, they aren't finished with each other yet! Just wait a few more
chapters!