Wishful Thinking
by: Sakuranime
Disclaimer: Hmmm…owning Naruto will be on the top of my list when I rule the world...MOOHAHAHAAA!...but until then…NO. I. DON'T. OWN. IT. (sob)
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Sadly, high school is going to start on the 7TH…that's why I'm trying REALLY HARD to get another chapter in BEFORE then…which, I think, is IMPOSSIBLE! (sob) BUT! I've managed to produce this chapter! YAY! I still have one more summer assignment to complete…(sigh) I'm such a slacker…but it's too troublesome! (smirk)
"Quotations"
'Thoughts'
(( Flashbacks ))
Chapter 4: The GREAT, the WONDERFUL, first…wish?
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Sakura's eyebrow twitched as every cell in her body fought the urge to just bang his head with a fry pan. But alas, it would not be good if she killed her 'master'. Wasn't it just yesterday that he had trouble waking her? Now it was the other way around.
Ironic, isn't it?
"SA-SU-KE!" She pronounced each syllable vehemently from the foot of the bed. Of course, no reaction. Who knew that Uchiha Sasuke was a heavy sleeper?
'That's one thing we have in common…' Sakura thought dryly. She looked at him and fought an oncoming blush. Streams of light peeked through the crevices of the blinds, shining the room. The dark-haired boy sleeping comfortably on the king-sized bed was face-up. His hair pressed against the pillow and soft, raven-black bangs framed the side of his face. Sasuke's face was rid of the frown he usually had on and instead, looked peaceful and maybe even content. Sakura had to admit grudgingly, he was good-looking.
A sigh left her pink lips as she contemplated on what to do. Sakura had tried everything- repeat, everything, to get the boy to wake: screaming, shouting, pounding on drums, threatening to shave him bald, cackling evilly, and more. But, surprisingly, not one of them worked.
"Geez," Sakura muttered aloud, frowning, "this guy sure sleeps like a log…" She pulled a thoughtful look, propping her head with her hand in mid-air. "Hmmm…think…think…THINK!" The pink-haired spirit-genie-whatnot wracked her brain for a solution. Ino, the blonde girl whom she found out yesterday did not tolerate tardiness, threatened anyone who came late.
Suddenly, an all-too familiar mischievous grin found its way to Sakura's lips. Soon following it, an uncharacteristic evil laugh emitted from her throat. "Moohahahahahaaa!" Her eyes turned to slits and the grin threatened to split her mouth in half.
Sakura walked around, arriving at Sasuke's sleeping side and leaned into his ear.
"Sasuke…" She whispered, her breath tickling Sasuke's unconscious mind, "…NARUTO IS RAIDING YOUR FRIGDE!"
A nanosecond after she uttered the words, 'Naruto' and 'fridge', Sasuke sprang up, fully awake, his head swishing from side to side. Sakura smiled at her handiwork.
'Mission impossible: accomplished,' Sakura gave herself a pat on the back.
"What the-" Sasuke started, clad in only his sleepwear, "What are you doing?" He asked the pink-haired girl, fully decked out in her red-dress and blue biking shorts.
She rolled her eyes, "Remember? Yesterday we decided to have a picnic at the park? Hinata was going to bring the food? Everyone's coming? Ring any bells?"
A blank stare. "And…?"
"And so we're going!" Sakura exclaimed in joy, throwing her hands in the air. "Come on, we're all going to play in the park!" She giggled childishly. Sasuke said nothing and instead slipped back into the covers and closed his eyes.
"You woke me up for that?" He muttered, clearly disapproving.
Sakura gave a long look at the Uchiha, "Well? Aren't you going to get up?"
"No," With that said, he tried to drift back into dream-land, only to be forced awake by a…
"WHAT!" The pink-haired girl demanded loudly, "What do you mean, 'no'?"
A frown marred Sasuke's face, and he cracked one eye open, "I don't have time to 'play in the park' like a little child. It's Saturday and I'm going to sleep. You can go if you want but I'm not."
Sakura's face saddened, "Why aren't you coming? Please, Sasuke? We'll have so much fun!"
"No."
"Pretty please with a cherry on top?"
"No."
"Pretty please with a cherry on top with whip cream?"
"No means no."
- 15 minutes later -
"Pretty please with a cherry on top with whip cream, strawberries, banana, cookies, and chocolate fudge?"
"NO," Sasuke was on his last strand of nerve but it didn't seem like Sakura was going to surrender any time soon.
"Pretty please with a cherry on top with whip cream, strawberries, banana, cookies, chocolate fudge, and watermelons?"
That was it.
"NO MEANS NO!"
"Pretty please-"
"ALRIGHT DAMNIT!" Sasuke shot out of bed with every intention of strangling the girl but stopped when he came face to face with the smiling-broadly Sakura. All traces of anger dissipated in an instant.
She laughed, "Gotcha. I'll be waiting downstairs, don't take too long, Sasuke!" She pivoted and proceeded out of his room, a 'click' sound from the closed door.
A few seconds past with Sasuke staring after her. He sighed exasperatedly and made a move to the bathroom.
"She's really annoying…" He grumbled, turning on the faucet, "really, really, REALLY annoying…"
A small smile fought its way to his mouth.
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The dark-haired boy raked a hand through the messy mass of raven locks he called his hair in irritation. Hands shoved back into his pocket, he continued walking along side a pink-haired girl on their way to the park.
'Who the hell decided on this again?' Sasuke asked himself darkly.
(( After the 'little' brawl at the Ichiraku, the owner nearly had a heart attack at the final damages and kicked the genin teams out.
Naruto paused from rubbing his behind to wince at the pain, "Ow…" He glared at the calm and collected of the entire group, "How come you guys didn't fall on your asses?"
Neji scoffed and instead of answering, folded his arms in front of him. Shino merely adjusted his shades, Shikamaru muttered a 'how troublesome', and Choji really didn't care if he was kicked or not- as long as he had his beloved chips (which he was still devouring).
"We're shinobis, dobe," Sasuke finally answered, seeing as no one else would, "ninja's have reflexes."
Everyone else, unfortunately, was still recovering from the meeting between their butts and Mr. Ground. Sakura dusted herself off and went to help Hinata up.
"Thank you, Sakura," Hinata said shyly, still not really acquainted with the strange girl.
She gave a wide smile, startling the shy Hyuuga, "It's alright." She then went to help the other girls, leaving Hinata to stare after her. For a reason she couldn't quite place, Sakura demeanor was similar to Naruto's.
Ino batted Sakura's outstretched hand, "It's alright, I can help myself, you know."
"Oh come on, Ino," Tenten placed her hands on her hips, " just let her help you!" Said person grumbled and reluctantly took Sakura's hand.
"Thanks," Ino mumbled.
Sakura smiled brightly in return, "It's alright! I'm sorry if I offended you in any way…you seem to dislike me."
The blonde-haired girl cast her eyes away, "It's not that…" 'Besides the fact that you're close to Sasuke…ugh, get a grip, Ino! She's Sasuke's sister, of course she'll be close to her!' She shook her head and smiled back, "Sorry, it's nothing."
An awkward silence between the genin teams took hold.
Naruto, disliking silence, asked, "Ano sa, ano sa! Isn't tomorrow Saturday?"
"Yeah, it is!" Sakura confirmed.
"Well…let's have a picnic then!" Naruto proposed with a fist in the, jumping about.
Silence.
"Nah, I'm going to do some training…"
"Why would I waste my time on a picnic?"
"…"
"What?"
"I have to look after the flower shop…"
"I-I d-don't think I c-can g-go…"
"Hn."
Sakura looked around her at her newfound friends as each of them expressed their answers. She glanced at the crest-fallen Naruto and made up her mind.
"Oh, come on guys!" Sakura said enthusiastically, catching their attention, "Naruto's idea is great! Let's all go on a picnic!"
"Sakura…" Sasuke said in a warning tone but she took no notice of it.
Sakura pumped her fist into the air, fire burning in her eyes, "Tomorrow's a weekday so let's all relax! Come on, I know all of you want a little break now and then," She pleaded with puppy dog eyes.
Naruto joined in, "See? Sakura-chan wants to also!"
"YOSH!" Lee exclaimed, "I shall partake in this outdoor event as well. The fires of youth will burn forever!" Sakura giggled.
Akamaru barked. "Eh? You want to go too, Akamaru?" Kiba asked his dog, who in return, barked his reply. "Alright! If Akamaru's going, I'm going too!" The dog-like genin growled out.
"I guess so…" Shino voiced in reply.
"I'll s-see if I c-can g-go…" Hinata said, her voice barely audible after Lee's enormous voice. She suddenly found herself in Naruto's embrace.
"Yeah, Hinata's going too!" He grinned boyishly, causing a bright red stain to jump on her cheeks. 'N-Naruto-kun is h-hugging m-me…!'
Her blush did not go unnoticed by the stoic Hyuuga, however, and Neji tried to suppress a growl but to no avail. His eyes darted from the fox-boy back to the Hyuuga heiress. He did NOT enjoy the close proximity the two shared. A jab to his side by Tenten's elbow pulled him from his promises for a slow and painful death towards the fox-boy.
"A picnic sounds like a good idea. How about it, Neji?" Tenten asked, her eyes shining with anticipation.
"No," Neji finally answered, quenching the fire in the brown-haired girl's eyes, "we have to train tomorrow, remember?"
"Oh come on! Can't you take a break at least once?" She asked fruitlessly, "We'll train a bit during the picnic, how about that?"
Neji paused, considering the option. If he complied with his female teammate's wishes, he could train and look after Hinata. It was like killing two birds with one stone. Reluctantly, he nodded, a shriek of joy erupting from her mouth.
"Sakura! We're going too," Tenten said, smiling.
Sakura smiled at turned to the remaining group, "What about you guys?"
Ino bit her lip. 'If I go to the picnic, I can get a chance to be with Sasuke-kun!' "Alright, we're going too!" She stated firmly.
"Wait-…what?" Shikamaru asked confusedly, "Since when did you decide that I'm going too?"
"What did you say?" Ino demanded, suddenly reminding everyone of a raging boar.
The lazy-genius shook his head, "Nothing…"
"As long as there's food, count me in," Choji agreed in between bites of potato chips.
Hinata raised a hand slowly, "I'll b-bring f-food."
"YAY!" Sakura shouted happily, "everyone's coming!"
Sasuke growled, peeved at being ignored by the hyperactive pinky, "I'm not going, I have better things to do."
"But Sasuke-kun-" Ino started but Sasuke turned his heel and was already departing for his house, err, mansion.
"Ah-! Wait, Sasuke!" Sakura started after the retreating boy. She turned around and gave everyone a wink, "don't worry," she said lowly so that Sasuke wouldn't hear, "he's coming too." She waved at the remaining genins, "Ja ne! See you tomorrow at the park!" ))
'Oh yeah…' Out of the corner of his eye, he stole a glance at the singing girl beside him, 'she and the dobe decided on this pointless trip…'
Sakura was swinging a basket in one hand, that smile that never ceased to glow plastered on her face for the world to see. She felt his stare and asked innocently, "What are you staring at?"
"Che." Sasuke's eyes rested on the road in front of them and didn't answer.
Sakura rolled her eyes skyward. 'Really! He should wish to be more talkative or something…thinking of wishes…'
"Ne, Sasuke?"
His eyes were back on her again, "What?"
"Have you decided on what your wishes are going to be?" Sakura asked patiently.
Sasuke quirked an eyebrow, "Wishes?"
She sighed. Must she go through this again? "You know…three wishes? You forget, I am a genie-spirit-"
"Yeah, yeah," Sasuke interrupted, hearing the phrase many times already.
"So? Your wishes are…?"
The Uchiha couldn't believe himself. Was he actually going to consider the wishes? Yes, he was. "Uhh…alright."
Sakura's ears perked up in anticipation. "You believe me?" She asked incredulously.
Sasuke nodded, "I wish for you to go away."
The pink-haired girl's ears flopped back down, "You can't wish that."
He frowned, "Why not?"
Sakura sighed, getting ready for a long talk, "Let me explain the rules for wish-making. You are allowed exactly three wishes, no more and no less. You CANNOT, I repeat, CANNOT wish for deaths, any unfortunate happenings,"
The Uchiha scoffed. "What good are you if you can't kill?"
"WELL, Mr. I-got-a-stick-up-my-ass," Sakura huffed in indignation, "everything doesn't revolve around death! I can grant wishes of good fortune, thought."
"Alright then…" Sasuke glared at her out of the corner of his peripheral vision.
"You're going to make a wish?" Sakura said, blinking in surprise, "alright…I'm ready to make it happen!" A smile engulfed her mouth.
"I wish…"
Sakura waited, hands poised.
Sasuke allowed a smirk to appear on his face, "…that you'll stop being so annoying."
"GREAT! You wish is my command-" Sakura blinked and stopped, just realizing what he said.
Knowing the explosion that was sure to occur, Sasuke picked up his pace a bit and was soon a good 10 feet ahead from the pink-haired girl.
"WHAT! I AM NOT ANNOYING! OOH…! IF I WASN'T A GENIE-SPIRIT-DEITY-THING I WOULD SO KICK YOUR ANGSTY-ASS TO THE SEVEN HELLS! YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR IT UCHIHA SASUKE!"
The smirk transformed into the tiniest evidence of a smile. Maybe the picnic wasn't going to be a too bad…just maybe…then again, who was he kidding? He had to worst kind of luck!
He was right. If only he knew the dangerous, disastrous, chaotic mess of the 'picnic' he was about to experience, Sasuke would have been on his bed, sleeping about maim and the destruction of his brother…
But no one can tell the future.
Not even her.
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SA: WAAAHHH! Another chapter down, more to come! YAYNESS!
Lee: YOUTH AND LOVE SHALL PREVAIL! YOSH!
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