Pairing: SakuraxNaruto

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the pickup line.

Pinch me. [Why?] You're so fine I must be dreaming.

"Ow! That hurt, teme!" I scowled, rubbing the spot where my friend had hit me. I glared at him, but he was already heading for our classroom.

I chuckled cheekily and Sasuke's head shot back to glare at me. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, just never knew that the Uchiha Sasuke could get so worked up," I answered, smirking. My friend was never the type to get caught up in anything, but our encounter with the girl earlier shook him up for good. It was amusing.

We somehow found our classroom a few minutes later with few words exchanged. He was still angry for some unknown reason, so I might as well be angry too. I mean, who said you needed a legitimate reason to be mad?

We sat down beside each other. Despite our constant disagreements, Sasuke and I were pretty close buddies. We trusted each other and that was more than enough.

Class started with self introductions, and it was pretty cool. I managed to remember a few new faces, and there were some kids who were from my middle school. Aside from Sasuke here, I recognized Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Hinata, Ino, and Chouji. Not so surprisingly, we were all sitting beside each other too.

Then, the actual lesson began, and I almost cried. Why are we learning on the first day, I constantly complained in my head, but from the knowing smirks Sasuke gave me, I have a feeling he knew about it.

Then, there was a knock at the door."Come in," our teacher said. In walked a pink-haired girl. I could see her clearly since I was sitting in the front row, courtesy of Sasuke. He said it was closer to the door, so it was easier to leave or something. Well, couldn't argue there.

I looked her over. "Hey, isn't that…" I started. I was talking to Sasuke, but he didn't answer me. I slapped him on the shoulder. Still, no response. Finally, I turned my head to look at him. He was staring at the girl too. No, staring would be an understatement. He was mesmerized, just like this morning. I turned my attention back on the girl.

"Sensei," the girl greeted.

"Oh, why if it isn't Sakura-chan. Haha, you missed me so much that you wanted to come back to my class?" The teacher seemed to really like her.

"Funny, Kakashi-sensei. Yamato-sensei told me to give you these textbooks. And I passed by Jiraiya-sensei on the way here; he gave me…" she paused and held up a relatively tiny book with the tips of her fingers, as if she was utterly disgusted by it,"…this book."

I watched as she carried six textbooks with one hand with ease, but struggled with that one small novel. It was kind of cute of her. She placed the textbooks on the table and it made a loud noise, startling some of the students who weren't paying attention. Sasuke and I were too amazed by her to look away though.

"O-oh!" Kakashi-sensei stammered and laughed nervously. "I-I'll thank Jiraiya after, but thank you, Sakura-chan." I raised my eyebrow accusingly. Just what was that book? I narrowed my eyes to read the title. Icha…Icha Paradise?

I shook my head. Probably some teacher thing; it can't be porn or anything, right?

"Hey, Sasuke," I started, accidentally dropping my pencil case onto the floor. "Ah, why?" All my utensils were spilled onto the floor. I pushed my chair back and dropped to my knees, but a pair of hands beat me to the pens lying on the floor. I looked up and saw the deepest emerald eyes I've ever seen. I stared into them, completely forgetting that it was my pencil case she was picking up.

Her eyes met mine as she looked up. Her pink locks that were previously tucked behind her ears hung loosely, framing her face. Her gentle gestures resembled a flower being blown by the wind, and I was struck silent.

"Here," she said, offering the pencil case to me. Sasuke's eye twitched involuntarily, but I didn't see. I was too focused on her. "What's wrong?" she asked with the slightest tilt of her head.

"Pinch me," I mumbled, eyes still glued on her face.

She stared right back at me. "Why?"

"You're so cute, I must be dreaming."

She was quiet for a while and suddenly, we were the only ones in the classroom, the ticking of the clock the only sound audible to me. Unbeknownst to me, Sasuke was practically raging inside.

One tiny, fragile hand of hers reached out and I watched as it slowly made its way to my cheek. I felt the coolness of her skin one second before the pain came in.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!" I yelled out. "Ow! What was that for?!" My eyes watered and I placed my hand over my sore cheek.

"Well, you told me to pinch you…" She said innocently, pristine eyes looking over his cerulean ones.

Beside me, Sasuke smirked victoriously.

"What the hell are you laughing at, teme?!" I bellowed angrily.

"You," he replied matter-of-factly, the same smirk still secured on his face.

I fumed. "Oh yeah? HAHAHAAHA! Look, I'm laughing at you now!"

Sasuke was unruffled, which only irked me more. I was about to go for another round of yelling when Kakashi-sensei clapped his hands together with a grin apparent on face.

"Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan already left. And you forgot to thank her," the teacher scolded. Somehow, his motherly voice sounded fake, but I ignored it. This Sakura girl was more important.

"Ahh, Sakura-chan! Come back here!" I called out, already half way to the door when a pair of hands stopped me.

"You're in class right now," Kakashi-sensei said, eyes still crinkled in a smile, but suddenly his voice got lower and darker. "So get back to your seat."

I shivered. "Yes sir!"

But man, did she pinch hard.

Thanks for reading! Looking forward to reviews!

I changed the pickup line a little bit. Instead of using "fine," I used "cute." I just can't imagine Naruto saying "fine," you know? :)