Disclaimer: I no own. Naruto not mine. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Note: You know the drill folks! XD. BTW, the offer for the Neji picture has gone expired so, um, no more emails. : ) Ah, yes! There was a typo in the last chapter. It was actually chapter 8, not 7. So this chapter is actually chapter 9. I'm not counting the author's note so that's why it says 10 up there.
Warning: OCC ahead!!!
Yurimi-neko: Nah, it's not a NaruSaku fic. Don't worry! I just thought Naruto was the kind to do that, not Sasu-chan. XD
Oh my god, and update! It's a MIRACLE!
Well, I tried to make a site one day called Humor Desu. It was going to be a Naruto humor site made up of fan creations that were funny. I had everything going- the layout and junk like that. Then when I tried to upload it, m150 decided to make it all so ridiculously hard to do that I just decided to give up. Oh well. Damn you m150!!! I'm switching to freewebz! XD
I also tried to create a Narusaku shrine called Hard Love. Ummm . . . more about that in the next chapter of Love Song Unsung.
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Chapter 9
The Big Misunderstanding
Sakura nearly passed out in her living room. When she walked through the door she crumbled into the big fluffy couch. Kakashi had shaken her up with that "I know what you're up to" speech. Who ever knew that Kakashi was such a health nut? She knew that Ninja's had to watch their diet and everything, but judging from what Kakashi said, he must be a full blown tofu loving junky! All what was missing were the microwave-able Healthy Choice TV dinners and the Diet Pepsi soda drinks!
Sakura sighed and wearily dragged herself upstairs. When she reached her door, she paused as her hand brushed the metal handle. There was something wrong here.
Sakura had not closed the door! She always left her room standing wide open, unless she was inside it. That meant that someone had broken into her room!
Her hand immediately jerked back and dove to her waist where her pouch of kunai was. She kicked open the door and rushed in, screaming and running in blindly with a knife in each hand.
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Sasuke huffed and landed right at the base of the tree he was climbing. He could make it up the tree in less than half the time it tool before the fight with Haku. Oh yeah, he had improved. So had Naruto and that thought pissed him off so he kept running up the tree, going a tad bit faster each time. Naruto was on the next tree over, being forced up by Kakashi, who was threatening him with a box Lean Cuisine.
"C'mon, Naruto! Just try it! I bet you it'll be a thousand times better than ramen!" He teased and waved the cardboard box in the air.
"No way in hell! You're not going anywhere near me with that flavorless crap you call food!" Naruto hung on for dear life to his tree branch, but was slowly slipping.
"Don't be stupid! It's healthy!" Kakashi sang. "Just eat it! Don't make me go up there!"
"ACK!" Naruto cried and began clawing desperately at the bark.
Sasuke watched the scene contently. He smirked despite of himself. His team had become a strange freaky family to him. He didn't want them to wedge their ways into his life, but they had. Especially Sakura. She had wedged herself all the way into his heart.
He couldn't help but love her. Maybe it was something about those green eyes that were always staring straight into his own. He could count every shade of green in them. Those beautiful mesmerizing eyes. He hated it every time when she looked at Naruto, turning her eyes away from him. He wanted them to face him and only him alone. Not anyone else.
Sasuke was relieved when he heard Sakura say that she had forgiven them. He had hated the guilt and knowing that she hated him. Maybe she had read the letter he gave her?
--Sasuke is remembering the previous night
He remembered running down the streets of the Leaf Village when it was raining furiously. He didn't make a sound as he ran. His stealth was absolutely perfect that night.
Sasuke remembered her house; big and white with navy shutters and roof. A light shone softly in Sakura's window. Sasuke had the letter out, tied to a kunai with a red ribbon. He looked at it, hesitant, not knowing if he was sure if he wanted to give her it just yet. The thought of what he had confessed in the letter made him blush slightly.
Suddenly a soft sound came to his ears. It was coming inside of Sakura's room. It was very faint at first, but then grew louder until he could finally tell what it was.
It sounded almost like . . .
MANAIACEL LAUGHTER?! What the hell was Sakura doing up there?! Never had he heard Sakura laugh like that before. The thought sent chills down his spine. It was accompanied by a softer, lighter voice that sounded familiar but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Was it Hinata? No way, it couldn't possibly be her.
Oh, little did our Sasu-chan know.
Sasuke was almost intimidated by this. If it really was Sakura laughing, then it meant that she finally snapped and was probably planning mass slaughter. Images of Sakura wielding a bloody chainsaw came to his mind. Sasuke shivered. Turing back seemed like a really good idea at the moment.
"MWUWHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
And the chain saw got bloodier . . .
Lightening crashed dramatically in the background. Sasuke began to feel really stupid at the moment. He gulped and stared confusingly at the important kunai in his hand.
Pfffft! Sakura planning mass slaughter? What was he thinking?
He shook his head, forgetting all previous doubts, and in one smooth motion, slung the kunai into the air. With perfect aim, the blade sunk deep into the wood with a wet "thwack."
As soon as the sound died down, the maniacal laughter also stopped. A familiar feminine shadow materialized behind the window. Sasuke gasped and ducked into the bushes just in time before Sakura's beautiful head emerged from the now open shutters. She tilted her head and looked one way and then the other. She shrugged and then closed the shutters once again. Sasuke let out a sigh of relief.
He rushed home. He had the strangest feeling. He felt light headed as though he would flout up into the sky. But at the same time his feet felt like they were hot glued to the ground. And there was this faint tingling sensation coming deep within his chest that radiated out into his entire body. He smirked. He didn't know what it was, but he hoped it would last.
And it did, until he got home to find that his phone was ringing. He picked it up. Instantly a more than happy voice boomed over the speaker. The sound made Sasuke's teeth vibrate in his jaw.
"HIIIIIII SASUKE!!! DID YOU GIVE SAKURA-CHAN HER LETTER YET? HUH? DID 'YA? DID 'YA? DID 'YA?!!!!?"
"Naruto!" Sasuke screamed right back into the phone. "How the hell did you get this number?!"
And so it goes.
He thought that Sakura's reaction to the letter would be different- that the next day she would be blushing constantly around his and clinging to his arm. But today, Sakura hardly looked him in the eye. He searched the whole time Sakura was around him, yet he rarely found those deep jade eyes trained on him.
Sasuke sighed and began pacing up the tree again with incredible speed. Then, out of the blue, his stomach lurched. Sasuke hissed and doubled over. His feet slipped and he lost balance on the tree. The next thing he knew, he was looking up at Naruto, who was pointing at him and howling with laughter.
"Hahahaha! You suck Sasuke! Hahahahaha!" Naruto giggled and danced around Sasuke's prone form chanting insults.
Sasuke growled and tried to recompose himself, but to no avail. "Damnit Naruto, shut up! My stomach started hurting and I lost my concentration and fell, okay?"
"Yeah. Sure. Whatever you say," Naruto smirked and broke out cackling again.
"No. That's what happened, dobe!" Sasuke sneered. His stomach rumbled again and Sasuke groaned and wrapped his arms around his gut.
"Couldn't stomach Sakura-chan's cooking, huh? Well, to bad for you! This proves what a lousy boyfriend you would be. I, on the other hand, am perfect for a girl like Sakura-chan! I can-" Naruto's eyes widen and he bent down, clutching his stomach. His belly gave off the same, loud, disgusting noises that had came from Sasuke's tummy.
Sasuke grinned weakly. Even in pain he managed to poke fun at Naruto. "So you stupid dobe, 'perfect for Sakura-chan' huh? You shouldn't be talking about her like that anyway. You've got that Hyuga girl."
((RL: I just want to point this out before anyone gets any idea. Naruto doesn't love Sakura anymore in this fic. He isn't going out with Hinata either. He's just teasing Sasuke. Sasuke knows that Naruto likes Hinata. Okay, everything cleared up now!))
Kakashi paced over to the two green looking boys. He studied them carefully and smiled underneath his mask. Ooooh. I see.
"You guys look a little sick," He nudged Sasuke with his shoe.
"No duh," Naruto glared at the Jounin. Then he grumbled out loud to himself, "God . . . my stomach."
"It's those brownies that you two gobbled down like a pair of ravenous nin-dogs. Too many sweets can make you sick you know!" He laughed. Sasuke and Naruto stared at him.
Then, Kakashi clapped his hands together as if he just got a brilliant idea. "You two need to watch what you eat from now on! We don't want to repeat this little incident now, do we? Starting tomorrow, I'm putting you both on the Subway Diet!"
And they screamed like they never screamed before.
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"Ouch! Big Forehead Girl, what do you think you're doing?!"
Sakura looked down at the person she was attacking. It was Ino, who was looking extremely uncomfortable with Sakura's kunai pointing just inches away from her nose. Sakura pulled away instantly.
"I-Ino! W-what are you doing in my house?" She stammered.
"The door was open so we let ourselves in. You really should learn to lock your house more often, Sakura. You could get robbed, after all!" Ino straightened herself up.
"'We?'" Sakura lifted a brow.
Hinata stepped out from behind Ino. She blushed very slightly and gave Sakura a shy wave. "She means me, Sakura."
"Oh, hi Hinata," Sakura beamed. Ino jumped down onto Sakura's bed, laying flat on her stomach and used her hands to prop her chin up.
"Sooooo?"
"So what?" Sakura asked, clearly confused.
"Did they eat them? The brownies I mean," Ino's face became serious. "I was video taping the thing and I couldn't hear too well and I heard you sensei say 'I know what you're up to.' Does he know? Oh my god, Sakura, please tell me he doesn't know," she demanded. Hinata began to nervously cross her arms.
Sakura put her hand over her mouth and chuckled. "Well, I thought he knew at first too. But he only thought that I was trying to make him fat. It turns out that he's a health freak."
"Hmmm," Ino rubbed her chin, "It sounds fishy for me."
"Awww, come on Ino-chan! You know my sensei. He's crazy, "Sakura said.
"You got that right," Ino huffed and rested her head.
Sakura and Hinata plopped right down next to her.
"What happened to your camera, Ino-chan?" Hinata asked.
"Chouji's what happened," Ino glared fiercely at the wall. "He came looking for me because I didn't go to practice. I was up in a tree. When I told him I wouldn't come down he climbed up after me. The branch broke and he squashed it with his fat butt."
Sakura inhaled noisily and Hinata stroked Ino's back comfortingly.
"I'm sorry. That was your favorite camera too, wasn't it?" She said tenderly. Ino nodded solemnly.
"Hey Sakura, it's getting musty in here. Will you open the window?" Ino asked. Sakura narrowed her eyes at the comment "musty" but did so anyway. She slid up the window and unlocked the shutters. They swung wide open, letting the cool breeze waft in. Ino sighed dreamily. "Ah, that's better."
Sakura's eye caught the glimpse of something metal. The sun reflected off the metallic surface and it shone brightly. Sakura couldn't help but notice it.
Its was a kunai. And it was stuck in the base of her windowsill.
"What's this?" Sakura gave it a sharp tug. It slid out smoothly. She held it up and examined it. "It's got a note on it."
Ino beamed, "It looks like a love letter."
Both Sakura and Hinata wheeled around. "What?!"
"It was a red ribbon. Red is the symbol of love you know."
"No way. It couldn't be that," Sakura's fingers shook as she gently pulled the ribbon loose. It fell away easily into her hand. Sakura unwrapped the curled paper from the kunai.
The letters were jumbled up and messy, as if someone had written it with a shaking hand. Sakura's spine stiffened and she began to read it out loud.
"Sakura,
I don't know how to say this. It was supposed to be funny when I dropped you in the mud, but it really wasn't. I can't explain what I felt. But I know that I'm sorry for it. The guild is eating me up alive.
Lately I've been having the strangest feelings about you. I can't get my mind off you. When you look at me I get embarrassed and have to turn around. And I think I like you. I mean really like you.
Can you forgive me? And later, do you think we could go get some ramen or something together? If you don't want ramen, that's okay. We can get anything you want.
Love,
Sasuke"
By the end of the letter, Sakura's face was beat red and her fingers were trembling harder. Ino and Hinata were gawking at her with an open mouth. Sakura felt like she was going to collapse. She could feel butterflies in her stomach.
"Oh my god!" Ino broke the silence. She leapt up and hugged Sakura tightly. "He loves you Sakura! Sasuke-kun loves you!"
"I-I d-don't think h-he does, Ino-chan," Sakura answered dizzily.
"Of coarse he does! He said 'love Sasuke,' right? And he asked you to go on a date with him!" She squealed happily.
"A-a date? He just invited me for ramen."
"I think you're wrong Sakura-chan. He did say 'anything you want,'" Hinata pointed out.
"You're right," Sakura breathed. "I can't believe he wrote this. Now when he steps into the trap he's going to hate me," tears slipped off her cheeks.
"Go stop him!" Hinata told her. "Before the trap goes off. You can ask his forgiveness if he doesn't step in it!"
"What are you waiting for, girl? Forget the prank and go after him!" Ino shoved Sakura out of her room, which wasn't hard because Sakura was already running for the door. She sprinted down the stairs and fumbled out the door.
I'm so sorry guys! What was I thinking? They're just boys, they don't know any better. They're going to hate me. Especially Sasuke-kun . . .
"Go after your man, Sakura!" Her two best friends called out behind her, shouting from her window. "Go! Go! Go!"
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After showing them how to work a George Foreman Grill for the tenth time, Kakashi decided it was time to call it quits for training.
"See you again tomorrow, my little fast food junky students! Eat well and remember that diets are your friend!" He waved them goodbye. The two (very) angry students walked off, leaving their teacher to do whatever he did after their practice.
"That was dumb," Naruto said to Sasuke. "Since when was Kakashi so concerned about his health?"
"Who cares? I just wanted to get out of that place," He huffed in response.
There was a pause and Naruto started talking again. "So, did you give Sakura the letter?"
Sasuke blushed and looked away.
"You did, didn't you?"
Sasuke said nothing.
"You confessed your love in it too."
"Shut up!"
"You totally like Sakura," Naruto grinned devilishly. "I knew it!"
"I said SHUT UP!"
"It's okay to like a girl Sasuke. It shows that you have a healthy supply of hormones," Naruto laughed. Sasuke was about to punch Naruto out when he heard someone calling their names.
"Stop! Naruto! Sasuke! Get away from that spot!"
Both boys turned to see Sakura dashing frantically towards them. She was waving her hands around wildly in the air.
"Naruto, step back!" she screamed.
"Huh? Sakura-chan, what are you talking about?" Naruto asked but didn't slow down his pace. He kept walking forward like an idiot despite Sakura's warnings.
Sakura gasped as Naruto's foot came down on the one spot were it shouldn't have gone. Ropes snapped and leaves flew up from the ground.
Sakura covered her face in horror and watched in terror as Naruto went flying.
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MUWHAHAHAHAHA! Cliffy's! Don't worry folks, you'll find out soon what happened if you haven't guessed it already. It really isn't a prank, but more like one big elaborate trap. I hope you guys liked the Sasusaku in this chp! I plan for the ending to have more romance, since this IS a romance/humor fic.
I think I got carried away with Kakashi. Sorry, but it was just too much fun picturing him as a health nut. If anyone doesn't know, a George Foreman Grill is a miniature grill that cooks out the fat in the food. Apparently, Kakashi is quite a fan of George, huh?
Next chapter should be the last. Or the one after that. If the next chp is the last one, then it should be a long chapter. Everything will be revealed in the end, so don't worry! I think you guys are going to be surprised! :}
I think I should say this now . . . my original plan for a trap was to have the girls knock the boy unconscious, steal their cloths and have them wake up dressed as girls! Kakashi was going to be in a kimono while Naruto would be in a frilly pink dress! But one of you reviewers guessed it and said it was a bad idea, so I decided not to go with it. Phew! Luckily, that's not going to happen. I think the ending I have now is going to work 10 times better.
I won't be updating Working In the Hyuga Household for awhile (seeing that it's on hiatus) so I think the next update I make will be on either on Love Song Unsung or this one. I really need to update that Narusaku fic.
I was also trying to make some sites. See the top for details if you want ^.^!!!