1ST PLACE ISN'T EXACTLY THE BEST
-CHAPTER SEVEN-
Competition
Sakura sighed and got back to work,but although the raven haired boy appeared to be sleeping,he really wasn't.To his surprise,he had been observing Sakura ever since he had first entered the room.Her vibrant pink hair had caught his gaze almost instantly.The color pink was so annoying to him,and this cute girl,who was the sister of his worst enemy, sitting beside him made pink seem more annoying to him.
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Their first period finally passed and Sakura felt relieved.The Uchiha boy was sleeping the whole time,but had managed to finish the questions in under 2 minutes.
"H-how did you do that?"
Sasuke smirked,but kept quiet.'How can this girl be amazed by a genius answering a bunch of easy questions?She looked like a nerd when I first saw here.'
"Hey…I'm talking to you,you-"
Sakura was interrupted by Kakashi announcing the end of the period.Everyone got up from their seats to talk to each other since the next period was a free one.
"Hey!Sakura-chan!How's about you come sit with us?"
Sakura turned around and say Naruto waving at her to join the group of people she had first met.They were all in a corner of the room.
"Yeah,I'll be right there,Naruto-kun."
Sakura put her books back into her bag and headed to the lone corner of the room,trying to avoid Rika and the rest of the girls who had started making their way towards Sasuke's table.
"What's up with all the girls always following Sasuke?"
Ino looked up at Sakura and said,"Oh,well.It's the same case with you and your little fan club of boys."
"What do you mean?He's a fashion model for women's clothing too?"
Visible sweat drops had formed on the back of her new friends' heads after they had heard her reply.
"No!He's rich and famous too!"
Sakura turned to the person who had answered her question.It was a boy who had a piercing in each ear and they had all called him 'genius boy'.
Inner Sakura: Since when is it okay for a guy to correct a lady!
"Oh yeah!His family owns the Uchiha condo buildings,right?I live in the one near the school!"
Everyone's jaws dropped when Sakura had finished announcing that she lived in one of the most expensive condo buildings that ever existed.
"What?What's wrong guys?"
The one known as the 'genius boy' spoke," If we all put our money together,that still wouldn't even be enough to pay the rent there for a month!"
-Oh yeah,that's right.They're all country folk.-
'Shut up!My friends aren't country folk!'
-So they're your friends now?-
'Yes.'
"Yeah…well.You guys should come over somtime.The have a pool on one floor and-"
"Wow!A pool!"
"Yeah,Naruto-kun a pool."
Ino hit Naruto on the head.
"Everything amazes you!I'd shut up if I were you!"
"Well,luckily,he's not you,Ino-san"
The voice who had just spoken had come from behind Sakura.
"Oh,hi Gaara.What took you so long?"
'Gaara!Sabaku no Gaara!'
Sakura smiled as she turned around and before the person in front of her knew it,they were being half-hugged and half-strangled by Sakura.
"Sa-Sakura?"
"Huh?"
"You're hugging Hinata-chan."
Sakura opened her eyes and saw that she indeed,was not hugging her precious Gaara-kun.Instead,she was hugging a girl who was blushing like crazy.
"Uh…gomen."
Sakura backed off and hugged the real Gaara when he came into view.To her,he was taller than usual.He was a full head taller than she was,but still had the same vibrant red hair.
"Yeah…Sakura.Do you mind backing off a bit?"
"I…I'm sorry."
Sakura looked away blushing a bit and started a conversation with Rock Lee,who was not even paying attention to what she was talking about,but rather her.
"…and that's why my parents wanted me to become a fashion model."
"Wow…your beautiful!"
"Rock Lee-san?Are you okay?"
"As long as you are…"
Inner Sakura: Is this guy an idiot or what? (asd)
"Yeah…I'll see you later."
Sakura walked away and headed to the hallway,There,she saw Gaara,who was very alone in the hallway also.She used this as an opportunity to find out what went wrong with her conversation with him yesterday,
"Gaara-kun?"
Gaara turned around,probably expecting to see someone like Hinata there,but instead,he saw the one and only Sakura.
"Oh…it's you."
Inner Sakura: I would've beat you up if you weren't my best friend!What a JERK!
"Look,I'm sorry and junk,so can we just be on par now?"
Gaara turned smiled a bit and hugged her.Sakura half-expected him to yell in her face or something,but a hug was a okay.It was really quiet for a while until Gaara spoke,
"Uh…I've missed you,Sakura-chan."
"I missed you too."
"No…not in that way.I mean…well."
He let go of her and Sakura almost burst out laughing.The great and almighty Gaara…being shy?It sure was a sight for sore eyes.Sakura decided to say something so Gaara could save face.
"Yeah,well.I missed you in that way too."
Gaara laughed and Sakura almost strangled him.
"It's just like you to mess up the mood!"
"Yeah,okay,okay.I'm sorry.Just don't beat me up like you did when we were kids.Agreed?"
"Agreed."
Before Sakura knew it,Gaara was kissing her,and she was kissing Gaara back.
'What the hell am I doing?Gaara's my best friend!...meh…Temari would be really excited to hear about this,so whatever.'
Shivers went up Sakura's spine as she felt a peaceful bliss race through her body.
'Hee hee.Gaars-kun's kissing me…and we're alone..in the hallway…'
Although Sakura thought that they were alone,they weren't.Right in their classroom doorway was Sasuke,looking furious.He didn't know why he was so mad though,since nothing concerning him was happening.'What the hell is wrong with me?I'm so mad because the redhead is kissing the baka's sister!'
Sakura and Gaara broke off the kiss when they saw Sasuke enter the hallway.
Sasuke gave them his well-known annoyed look as he began to mouth off.
"Can someone go to the washroom without throwing up?"
"Yeah,as long as you don't look in the on Gaara,the air just got colder in here."
Sasuke felt slapped in the face.His urge to be in Gaara's position at that time had earned him a full-out insult from the pink haired girl that he had secretly wished had liked him.That thought shocked him,to put it mildly.
"Whatever…I bet that she's not even worth it!"
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They're next class was Phys Ed and everyone was getting ready in the change rooms.
Girl's Change Room…
"How come we didn't see you for the rest of free period,Sakura-chan?"
"Uh…because…"
Sakura anxiously searched for an excuse that Ino,Hinata and TenTen would buy.
"Because?"
"Because I had to go to the washroom and then I beat up this girl for saying that my forehead was big!"
Everyone just laughed and said,"That's my girl!" or "Was she bleeding?" or "Was she anyone you knew?"
Sakura laughed at the prospect of beating Rika again after school,but then she was at a new school and she didn't exactly want to get expelled on her first day.
Guy's Change Room…
"Hey you!GAARA!"
Sasuke had a plan that might've worked out.He was planning to make sure that Sakura wouldn't look at Gaara with those dreamy eyes or kiss him at all anymore.
"What do you want Sasuke-teme?"
"Come over here for a sec."
Gaara followed Sasuke to an empty section of the change room and panicked a bit when Sasuke cornered him.
"What the hell do you want,bastard Uchiha?"
"You know that girl…Sakura?"
"What about her?"
"Stay away from her.
"And what if I don't?"
Sasuke pushed Gaara into the wall and pinned him there.
"Or else I'll tell her what's going on with you and Hinata.How would you like that?"
"You wouldn't…"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at him.
"I would."
In the gym…
Sakura looked around to try and find Gaara,but he was nowhere to be seen.
'Must be in the change room.'
"Sakura-chan!Watch out!"
Sakura looked up and a basketball hit her square in the face.
"Ow…"
She rubbed a part of her head where there was a bump was forming as all of her friends ran to her side.
"Are you hurt?"
"Are you bleeding?"
"Do you need a doctor?"
Ino hit Naruto on the head again.
"You idiot,she only needs ice."
"Oh!Oh!I wanna taker her!Can I take her Kakashi-sama!"
"I will,you baka dobe."
"Alright,then you take her,Sasuke."
'Sa..SASUKE?'
Sakura got up and looked at her nonchalant teacher.
"Kakashi-sama…I can go by myself."
"Nonsense!What if you fall and hurt yourself more?I'll get fired for sure!"
"Is that all you care about?"
"Hm…yeah.Now go take Sasuke with you to the office and get some ice."
'Just my luck!'
When they were alone in the hallway,Sakura turned on him.
"Why the hell would you want to help me?I was expecting Gaara-kun to-"
"To what?Help you?You're kidding,right!"
"Don't interrupt me when-"
"When you're speaking?Yeah,whatever."
Inner Sakura: Whatever happened to being kind to a lady?
"Ow!"
The pain in Sakura's head increased when the office came into view.
"Are you okay?"
Sasuke's face looked like one of actual concern,which troubled the pink haired girl already in pain.
"Why are you so concerned for?"
"I-I'm not!"
Sakura looked at him suspiciously and noticed him blushing.
"Then why are you blushing?"
"…"
"Hey,I'm talking to-"
"We're at the office!"
Sasuke held the door open for Sakura as she asked the secretary for ice.
'Stupid jerk.Didn't even answer my question!'
-I think he's blushing because he likes somooooooooone.-
'Really,who?'
-Man…nevermind!-
'I think you may be talking about his girlfriend.I still didn't figure out who she was.'
-Why don't you ask him?-
'I will!'
-Wait!Don't!-
'Shh!I'm gonna ask him now!'
Sakura sat down in one of the empty seats far away from the secretary's desk after she had handed Sakura the ice.Sasuke sat down beside her and started looking annoyed again.
"Hey,Sasuke-san?"
"What do you want?"
"Who'd you say was your girlfriend?"
Sasuke's expression changed from an annoyed look to one of complete shock.
"How did you know that I had a girlfriend?Unless you're.."
"I'm what?"
Inner Sakura: Dammit!He might know that I was the one in the arcade!
"That you're that stupid bastard in the arcade who beat me at anythin for the first time in my life!"
"What are you talking about…?"
-Wait!When he was following you,didn't he say that he thought that you were his girlfriend?Use that against him!-
"I'm talking about you being you're bro-"
"What?My brother?Of course not!Didn't you say yesterday that you had a girlfriend when you were personally stalking me?"
Sasuke thought a bit then said,"Yeah,you're right."
Then the bell rang to signal that their period was over.
"We'd better get back to class."
Sasuke nodded and said,"You go on ahead,I'll meet you there."
"…okay,sure."
When Sakura left,Sasuke went back to the boy's change room and mumbled to himself,"Almost forgot to untie Gaara.Whoops."
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Author's note…
I personally kinda didn't like this chapter because I did it kind of last minute-y.But that doesn't give you people a reason to not like it!Review after reading please…and I might not be able to update in a couple of days.Now,I just said I might not,so it's a pretty high chance that I will,okay!
-shihna-