Chapter three

Since Ino asked me to go to her birthday party, I was starting to be worried. Sakura asked Naruto to be her partner, but I hadn't met someone to go with. That fact influenced me. And after Naruto agreed to accompany her in that party, they both were getting closer each other. Every day, every time I saw Sakura, and an urge to call her name appeared in my head, a guy successfully made me stop. There's always that guy besides her that annoying my brain. Naruto…

They're always together. Walked together, ate together, chatted together, sat together, and did other things together. And I didn't know why, since that she rarely greeted me again. Even if she greeted me, not as hysteric as she was.

I realized that I did pray for this condition. The condition that she would never ever disturb me again with her greetings and spirits. The condition that she would treat me like others and I could get free from her. But that time, I wasn't happy anymore.

Was that because I was crazy that I almost said that…the world became boring without her annoyance? Did something happen to me so I thought that meeting her was something must happen every morning? Some kind like duty? Fun duty instead? I was sure that I got loopy.

Friday, when the class was over. All of the students were preparing to go home and was the day of Ino's birthday party too.

I put all my books to my bag and was ready to go home. When I carried my bag, I let my head turn behind and saw them were talking. Naruto and Sakura. I rolled my eyes and started to leave, but something strong, a very strong urge stopped me when I was in front of the classroom door. Once again, I peeked at them. They were smiling together.

"So, Naruto-kun, don't be late today. Be spick-and-span, okay?.!" she reminded him.

His right thumb was up, he winked and retorted.

"Don't cha worry about that,".

I saw she smiled again. Felt irritated by that situation, I loped in rush to leave the classroom. I knew I didn't want to see the rest of their chatters.

In the time when I was walking to home

I walked slowly to my dormitory when suddenly a voice called my name calmly.

"Sasuke-kun,"

I cast my eyes on the source of that voice. Haruno Sakura…

She smiled when our eyes met and ran a little towards me. "Hi, Sasuke," she greeted me.

I nodded and sent her a cold smile. She smiled again. "So…will you come to Ino's party?" she asked me tranquilly. Very tranquil…

It's just so different from her greetings before…So different.

"Sure," I heard my mouth reply her. She sighed and took a glance at me. "Well, see you at the party. I'll take this way," she pointed her index finger to a street. I nodded again, without any expression. Then we took separate ways. She went to her house, I kept walking to my dormitory.

Just few steps after that, I couldn't afford not to turn my head over her. I saw her strolling unhurriedly. I sighed and continued my walk.

'She is different now…' I admitted that it's true.

So what? Do you miss her attitude in past?

'What a shit. Absolutely not,' I tried to banish that thought away from my head.

Doubted…

Ino's birthday party, at her house

I walked in through the opened door with a poster said 'WELCOME TO INO'S BIRTHDAY PARTY'.

There were some people near the entrance. May be they are a sort of receptionist. They smiled at me. One of them say, "Please write your name here,". I frowned a little because I thought it's too formal. I took the pen they gave and dropped a line on the paper.

Name: Uchiha Sasuke

Stats: Schoolmate

They smiled again. "Then enjoy the party," they let me in.

When I was there, I saw laughing people, happy teenagers, and those shit things. I even didn't know why I wanted to come to this party. I usually hated parties. And there was music too. Something felt like jazz which I didn't like too much.

And my eyes were staggered by Naruto. He just appeared suddenly in front of me. After I got my control back, I tried to be normal as usual.

"Naruto…" I greeted him coldly.

A big smile covered his lips. "Yo yo yo, hello Sasuke!" he greeted back cheerfully.

"So…I wonder who your partner is," he continued. I kept in silence and didn't answer anything until he felt something's going wrong. "Well, you have a partner, right?" he muttered. "Right?" he made sure.

How can I have a partner, you idiot?

I shook my head and snapped "No,". He went bug eyes when he heard my words. "You're kiddin," he responded. I grinned a little. "Ha, that's why you mustn't be this grim-looking. Fuh, may be you have a lot of rabid fans, but no one dares to ask you to go with," he mocked at me. I wrinkled at the corners. "Shut up, Naruto. Your tongue gets wagged annoyingly," I replied.

Before he could say anything, a girl came over us with a pretty smile. I almost didn't believe my eyes. Haruno Sakura…and even I hated to say but she's so beautiful. Her pink hair hung down to the shoulders, she wore a nice sack dress too, and her face was happy. I gulped, so did Naruto. But the difference was, I struggled not to show her my feeling while Naruto explicitly showed it.

"Wow, you're so amazing, Sakura-chan!" he admitted it out loud.

She giggled and her face was blushed.

"Thanks, Naruto-kun. Oh, hi Sasuke," she hissed elegantly.

I just nodded.

"By the way Naruto, I have friends to introduce to you there. Let's meet them. See ya, Sasuke-kun," she said and pulled his hands. Naruto just smirked at me and they both left me alone.

And when I was watching them, a hand clacked on my shoulders from behind, I turned my head and found Ino was standing there. She's smiling at me gladly.

"Sasuke-kun, thanks for coming!" she cried excitedly.

What can be worse?

"Ohh, hi Ino," I murmured slowly and started to leave her. It's a big mistake to go to that party.

"Oh, wait Sasuke-kun. Where are you going?" she ran after me and walked besides me. It's annoying.

I shrugged. "Nowhere," was my answer.

Then she smiled happily and said. "If it is true, so why don't you just come with me? The dancing part will be started in a few minutes,"

Dancing part? I almost forget about that…

I almost said no before I thought about Naruto and Sakura. I knew they would get a happy time together, so why didn't I let my self to have it too? Ino wasn't bad…

"Dancing part?" I knitted my eyebrows.

She nodded spiritedly. "Yes, and i…and I want you to dance with me…Will you?"

Her face turned red like a strawberry. She bent her head down while waiting for my answer.

I wasn't sure I wanted to do that but I answered "No problem,". And my answered cheered her up obviously. "Really? AAaa…Sasuke-kun, you have no idea how happy I am now! Come on, it's almost begun. This way," she dragged me strongly to the main stage and took the microphone.

"Hello everybody!" she said on it. The audience replied unclearly because they were too many to talk together. Ino chuckled and carried on her statement.

"Well, as you know, this is a wonderful party for me. And now, before the dancing is started, I wanna tell you such a big fact! This is a kind of dream for me. I proudly inform this to you all that this is my dancing partner! Sasuke-kun!" she shouted with pleasure as the spotlight fell on me.

My eyes were widened and my mouth was hanged to hear her. There's NOTHING, NO, NO other words except EMBARRASSED….I never thought that…I never thought that she could be that confident, that awkward, that discomforting, and such a cheesy girl. My face turned red because I was ashamed. And when I saw her, she only sniggered a little.

"You are cute, Sasuke," she said it like she had completely got me.

'Cute? Me? She said I'm cute? FUCK HER WORDS. WHAT A SHIT IS THIS' I cursed in my heart. I could feel my heart was burnt by anger so no expression I could show anymore. And, what a damn thing again, I saw THEM. Sakura and Naruto. They were watching me too like the others. And it's not fun to see that Sakura would think that soon I would be Ino's girlfriend. It was such the worst moment in my life.

Sakura's eyes got splinted while seeing Ino and I. Her face didn't look happy. She pulled Naruto's hand again, to keep them selves away from the crowded people in front of stage. They crawled slowly but sure as the music began to be heard. I clenched my fist. It felt like I almost died. The thing that told me I hadn't died was Ino's voice again.

"So, let's dance, pal!" after that she went down from the stage and took my hand. "You were so icy, Sasuke-kun," she snapped while taking me to the dancing floor. "Sorry, it's not usual for me," I said. She smiled again. "Well, party life is fun. You should try it," she replied. I nodded, "don't worry, I will".

Party life is fun…may be it's right, but without you, GODAMMIT INO!

When we started to dance, unexpectedly, my eyes met Sakura's. She was dancing with Naruto too. And I didn't know was that just my feeling or not, she seemed to embrace Naruto even harder than before. I saw her eyes were icy while looking at me. A part of me believed that I knew the answer why she did it, but another part didn't want to confess it.

Why do you do that, Sakura? What's wrong with you? What are you trying to tell me?

My forehead was frowned while we were still looking each other. She kept her action, her orbs still laid on mine. I couldn't take my eyes off of her too that time. Her eyes raged that I still couldn't understand why. If it was a challenge, I decided to take it.

I clutched Ino's hand even tighter too. Ino realized it. "What is it, Sasuke-kun?" she whispered on my ears. Still with a frowned forehead, I hissed "Nothing,". I tried to neglect the truth that it's Ino dancing with me because somehow I felt disgusted by rabid fans.

Is she trying to make me jealous? Well, it's a lemon. She will never make it

I ensured my self. So, that's how the party went on for me. We did it until the end of the party. It's so certain she wished to explain something to me not openly. She changed. I couldn't find the reason why…but she had changed….

And my life would be changed too…

to be continued