DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto.

NOTE:

Haha... You guys don't expect me to update everyday do you? I have a life too. I worked out the plot and I am happy. You guys will want to chop off my head when I post the chapter but you guys have to keep the bazookas out of my face if you wanna see the ending. Oh yeah, it's a grand total of ten chapters with lots of twists to keep it unpredictable.

My favorite character won't even show up. Not once! Aw... But I still love Deidara-chan. (:

Gawd... When I edited this I wanted to slap myself. I really am sorry about the mistake about the Japanese season! O.O

POST DATE: 10.04.08

EDIT DATE: 10.09.08

T H E I R D E S T I N Y

this is going to be really, really troublesome.

Nobody noticed as the teacher halted. Most of the females were too busy squealing and thinking about ways to bend the rules, before seducing their (sexy, handsome, godlike) teacher. The ambitious idiots even thought of getting married to him and acquiring the clan's fortune. Some of the males were too busy thinking up of plans to bring their teacher down, yet their not so fully developed minds cannot do so.

'Kami? What the hell?' they both thought at the same time, mentally panicking.

Sakura gulped as she noticed him eyeing her slightly up and down.

'She looks too much like her. The same voice... The same freaking eyes... Same hair! Oh come on Uchiha! It's not everyday you see a girl with pink hair.' his thoughts screamed wildly.

"Aa... A..." he said slightly, lost in his thoughts. He abruptly regained his composure and cleared his throat, deciding he would talk to her later on. He never liked awkward situations like this anyway, so he changed the subject. Looking at his class cards (which seemed really interesting right now), he proceeded to check the attendance with the pink haired girl still in his mind.

"... Sai?"

"Present." the boy said. The Uchiha looked at him with a slightly raised brow. "Don't you have a last name?"

A faint (yet undeniably fake) smile was etched on Sai's face. "Iie. I never knew my parents."

'An orphan huh?' He mentally groaned. 'This is going to take a while.'

Sakura was scared; as in really scared. She wasn't stupid. He was surprised as well (she could see it from the reaction on his face and she wasn't a medic in training for nothing; she trained herself to read expressions on the faces for several reasons you wouldn't want to know) and there was no doubt about that. He knew her and she knew him. This isn't just coincidence.

Ninjutsu class went by in a very slow manner. Sasuke gave orientations about his class and made them read the first chapter of their books, which consisted of basic hand seals she had mastered quite some time ago, thanks to her big forehead—I mean brain. She decided to flip through a few more pages and learned that in Ninjutsu, they also had a little Math and Science for calculation purposes.

The pinkette could not resist the urge to sneak glances at their raven haired teacher. 'If I know him that well... Er... I think... He'd want to talk to me later on...' A soft sigh escaped her parted lips. 'We can't continue or little dates now. It's not allowed since he's my teacher... Then again, he will find a way. He's too stubborn and possessive to do so...'

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It was a warm, spring Sunday at the city of Konoha. Most of the citizens of the said city were enjoying their vacation and played, others continued to work in order to support their families. Well, as for a certain someone, she's busy preparing for her date.

'I hope I don't look like a slut in this.' the pink haired girl thought, eyeing herself in front of the mirror. She was wearing a mint green sun dress that halted a little above her knees with white heeled sandals. She never did want to look like one of those prostitutes who went around and gave men everything they got. She actually want to impress this guy and she didn't want to ruin her reputation as the (not so) goody two shoes.

She was to see (again) a guy named Satoshi. Their first meeting was because of Ino, her best friend slash rival slash the girl she shared her apartment with (since they both went to the same boarding school anyway). The blond set them up on her eighteenth birthday as a 'gift'; and after she got used to his cocky attitude, she grew to like him… Very, very, very much.

They went on a few dates, this being the fourth. It was rather typical, if you wouldn't count the Satoshi guy to act like an enraged boyfriend when guys started to hit on her, or his occasional comments about her appearance.

Hell, once he even proclaimed she was his girlfriend just to get rid of the guy who tried taking a picture of her cleavage (since she wore a rather low cut shirt that day, but not the type that would make her look like a whore though). It worked yet the rest of the date seemed rather awkward.

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Another sigh. 'Yep. Senior year really wouldn't go as planned.'

Arms folded neatly against his broad chest, the Uchiha looked at a certain girl who looked quite troubled and couldn't stay put.

An arrogant smirk graced his lips. He had caught her sneaking glances at him. 'Che. She must have realized it's me.' he thought, inwardly chuckling at how ridiculous Sakura looked right now. 'So your name is Sakura. Well, hi Sakura. I'm Uchiha Sasuke. I'm the son of Uchiha Fugaku, you know... CEO of the Uchiha business and all. My main reason here is for me to be independent and to find a wife. I'm sure I'm independent enough, so will you marry me?' His smirk then turned into a frown, as Sasuke eyed the rest of his students who were currently busy with their books. 'And now I have another problem… The stupid brats might probably suspect.'

His eyes narrowed considerably as he glared at his oak desk. 'Ugh... I need a guy to guy talk.'

His eyes left the pink haired girl for a moment and scanned the room. Sasuke's eyes lingered a bit on a certain Hyuuga heiress, picturing another boy in mind. 'I'll be having a word with you... Hyuuga Neji.'

Later that day after classes, the rosette went to her dorm room, exhausted and anxious at the same time.

"Say WHAT? THE GUY YOU HAD A BLIND DATE WITH is your TEACHER?" Ino screamed, pointing a finger at Sakura. The other girl covered her poor ears with her hands to block out the ear piercing screech of her best friend.

"Well... Yeah... It's kind of weird you know, Pig? He's my teacher and all... And we met through this blind date you set up… And I..." she trailed off. "You what, Forehead?" the blue eyed teen asked, raising a delicate brow.

"With all the time I've spent with him... I think I've fallen for him." Sakura murmured quietly, her voice barely audible.

A moment of silence engulfed the two.

...

...

...

"KAAAWWWWWAAAIIIII!!" Ino squealed.

Her best friend looked at her with a perplexed expression. "I mean... It's like... You two are so... Dare I say it? Fated. Oh great. Now I'm starting to sound like Neji. Che... That white eyed freak. Whatever... I mean, I chose that Satoshi guy because he reminded me of Sasuke-kun and you two look really cute together—"

"Wait! Wait! Hold on! You know Uchiha-sensei? Personally I mean?" Sakura asked, a bit flabbergasted

"Erm DUH! I've known him since I was in diapers... And he's best of friends with Hyuuga Neji..." the blond babbled on.

'Do I really like him? Or am I just thinking that I like him like that. Urgh... Uchiha you are so confusing. Why did he even change his name? Hm… Probably to stay away from fan girls and all. Alright… Think Sakura. Neji and Hyuuga Hinata from my class must be relatives, since they both have white eyes and only Hyuuga members can have that. Hyuuga and Yamanaka are prominent clans. Pig knows Sasuke-ku—I mean Uchiha-sensei as well that's why Neji guy too. That Uzumaki kid must Hinata's boyfriend... Although, the name Neji does sound familiar... Where have I heard that before?'

"Oi! Forehead! Are you listening to me?!" came the shrill voice of Ino.

Sakura was snapped out of her thoughts. "Huh?" she asked stupidly.

"Argh! Baka! I was asking you if you'd want to go to the Romeo and Juliet play this Saturday!" Ino cried out exasperatedly, flailing her arms in the air for emphasis.

"Oh.. Sure then. I don't have Judo practice since Tenten-senpai is on maternity leave. What time?"

"About 10 in the morning... Some of my friends will come along too! It'll be fun! I got 2 V.I.P. passes as well, that way, we can have front row seats." the Yamanaka heiress chirped excitedly.

Sakura's smile faltered when it came to the word 'friends' since most of Ino's friends are rich, yet she's poor and barely had any money. The only reason she had Judo was because her senpai, who happens to be just passing by, saw potential in her when she defended herself from a bunch of thugs one day and offered her free training so she could compete in international competitions.

She even beckoned Ino to try it, but the blond refused and never dared to speak of it. 'Tenten?' Ino thought 'As in Neji's fiancée? She's her Judo teacher?' She shrugged away the thought and promised herself she was going to find out at Saturday.

"Alright. I'll come." replied Sakura.

"So you're saying that your girlfriend from summer is your student?" the white eyed man questioned, staring blankly at him. Sasuke nodded, registering the fact that Neji said his dearest Sakura alias Haruka Sayuri is his girlfriend (he felt pretty proud of it too). Inside the Hyuuga library, several hours after school had ended, the two talked rather professionally about Sasuke's troubles.

"Ooohh.. That's just harsh. You two are destined to be in an awkward situation like this and we can't change that." he concluded, taking a sip from his tea cup.

"Was that supposed to help?" Sasuke bit out, irritated.

"No... I was just trying to peeve you." came the Hyuuga male's (not so) polite reply.

"..."

The two ice cubes of Konoha city are (not so) animatedly talking. About love life. Someone, please pass me a camera or a tape recorder or something. I'm going to be rich I tell you. RICH with a capital R if I sell this online...

"Look," Neji stated "Do you like or even have any feelings for her?"

"..." A faint blush painted his face, his gazed fixed upon a vase.

Neji sighed. "I'll take that as a yes. This is going to be really, really troublesome." he murmured, taking another sip from his tea cup.

"Now you're sounding like Shikamaru. Shouldn't you say 'fated' or 'destiny' or something like that?" Sasuke asked, cocking an eyebrow with his mouth in a smirk.

Neji kept himself silent and glared at the Uchiha before him. Seeing no reason to continue the discussion any further, the raven headed male asked.

"Hey, are you coming to the Romeo and Juliet thingy?" The Hyuuga snickered. "Thingy. Nice word, Uchiha." Sasuke glared his infamous Uchiha glare before clearing his throat. "Well?"

"Yes. I'm going. Tenten technically wanted to drag me there. Here's a tip for you, do not, I say do NOT mess with six month pregnant ladies. They're scary. She even threatened me we couldn't have sex after we have the baby if I continue doing so."

"Ooh... And to think, a year ago you hated each other's guts when you found out you were engaged. Then you fell in love. One thing led to another and BAM! You have a baby before you even get married." Sasuke jeered. Neji glared at him once more before the raven head spoke once again.

"She still can't be training that brat for the Judo competition can she?" he asked, voice even and monotonous. Neji shook his head. "I forbid her to do so. I'm sure her star pupil could manage for a while without her."

Sasuke nodded.

And the rest is history.