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Again, hints of implied NaruSaku in this chapter, in the flashback.
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"So what happened after that?" Sasuke asked the pink-haired figure skater, who was currently staring off into space.
"What? Oh, right. The story." Sakura shook her head quickly. "Well, after that, Naruto called the hospital..."
---Flashback---
"Sakura-chan! Don't worry. The ambulance is on the way." Naruto hugged Sakura. "I'm so sorry." He whispered into her unique hair.
Minutes later, the ambulance arrived, taking Sakura to the hospital.
"Doctor! What's her diagnosis?" Naruto practically yelled at every doctor that passed by him in the waiting room.
Finally, a doctor stepped up to him. "Are you Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Yes." Naruto nodded.
"Ah, yes. Sakura suffered a slight concussion, but will be fine. She'll wake up tomorrow, but she'll have a small scar on her head." Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, and one more thing. Sakura will have to stay off the ice for a week to fully recover." The doctor walked away, leaving Naruto sitting there.
"Sakura-chan!" He jumped up and rushed into her room. She was lying there, a few wires attached to her forehead and temples. "Sakura-chan... I'm so sorry."
---End Flashback---
"The doctors said he stayed there all night, sitting by me, almost crying." Sakura finished.
"I guess he means alot to you, doesn't he?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"Yeah... He said he didn't want to skate anymore because he didn't want to hurt me again. He moved to America the next month." Sakura sighed, picking up the plate that used to have her sandwich on it. "What happened to my sandwich?" She picked up her soda can. "And my soda?"
Sasuke shrugged. "I was hungrier than I thought."
"Stupid. Anyway, let's get working." Sakura turned on the computer.
---At The Ice Rink, A Few Days Later---
"Good! Now, a triple lutz." Kakashi instructed the two skaters. They obliged, performing the move perfectly. 'Amazing. These two were at each other's throats on the first day, but now they're getting along, and they've almost completely learned their routine.'
"Kakashi-sensei, can we take a break? We've been at this for three hours." Sakura placed a hand on her leg, lightly rubbing it.
"What? Tired Sakura?" Kakashi chuckled. She shot a venomous glare at him before grumbling,
"I'm gonna be really sore tomorrow."
"Well, I suppose you two have practiced enough for today. How about an ice cream as a reward for working so hard?" He suggested, pulling out his car keys.
"Yay! Ice cream!" Sakura cheered, pain forgotten. Sasuke merely stood there on the ice, hand quickly steadying Sakura when her leg gave way.
"Clumsy, eh?" Sasuke mumbled before going to the sidelines to change into sneakers.
"Meanie!" Sakura pointed an accusing finger at Sasuke before changing into sneakers as well.
"Am I a meanie?" Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Yup." Sakura picked up her bag and stood up. "Ice cream, here I come!" She yelled.
"Don't get hyper on me, please." Sasuke mumbled.
"But I don't get hyper off processed sugar." Sakura pouted.
"Good." Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief.
"I get hyper off fruit sugar! And I'm getting strawberry today!" Sakura said triumphantly. Sasuke groaned.
---The Day the Novel for LA Was Due---
"Good morning, class. Ready to share your stories?" The teacher said cheerfully from the front of the room.
The response was a mumble from the class. "Oh, come on, guys! Be cheerful!" The teacher chirped.
"What's wrong with her?" Sasuke asked Sakura in a low tone.
"I'm guessing someone switched her decaf with regular coffee." Sakura mumbled, putting her head on her desk. She yawned, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Alright, class! Who wants to share first?" She looked around the classroom. No one was volunteering. "Well then, I'll have to pick. Let's see, Sasuke and Sakura! Come up and read the first chapter of your story." Sakura groaned and picked up the carefully bound stack of papers that was their book.
"Sasuke, come on!" Sakura tapped his head.
"Nah, you're perfectly capable of reading yourself." Sasuke answered, brushing away her hand.
"Come up!" Sakura dragged him out of his chair and up to the front of the room by his shirt collar.
"Ow." He stood up and brushed off his clothes.
"Ow? Looks who's talking. You should lose some weight." Sakura muttered, rubbing her arms.
"You think I'm heavy? I'm the one who has to do the lasso lift with a hippopotamus like you." Sasuke retorted.
"Hippopotamus!" Sakura shrieked.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I meant elephant." Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Elephant? At least I weigh less than the globe!"
"If I weigh as much as the globe, then ? At least I weigh less than the globe!"
"If I weigh as much as the globe, then you weigh as much as the globe on Jupiter!"
"Well, you weigh as much as Jupiter on Jupiter on Saturn on Jupiter!" Sakura yelled.
"What does that mean?"
"I don't know!"
"You're such a genius."
"Thank you!"
"I was being sarcastic!"
"So was I!"
"Riiight. Well, I-"
"Get on with your story!" The teacher interrupted Sasuke. "Unless... this is your story."
"It's not, Sensei." Sakura mumbled.
"Well then, don't fight up here! Just read the story!" The teacher yelled.
The two nodded, opening the book.
---The Ice Rink, After School---
Kakashi watched as the two landed a triple lutz.
"Good job, you two." He skated over. "Now let's try a double axel." Sasuke and Sakura nodded and continued.
---A Month Later---
(A/N: I know I'm going through this really fast, but I can't think of anything to put in between the time periods.)
"Sakura, Sasuke, did I mention the Olympic tryouts are next week?" Kakashi said casually.
"WHAT!" Sakura screamed. "And you failed to mention this last month!"
"Well... I sorta forgot... and..." He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "But I think you two are ready."
"Really?" Sasuke muttered, looking up at the high ceiling.
"Yes, but there's just one thing I wanted to see first..."
---The Tryouts---
"Up next, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura!" The announcer said into the microphone.
"Ready?" Sakura asked the obsidian eyed ex-hockey player.
"Hn." Was the reply.
"Can't you say more than that for once?"
"No."
"Haha. Very funny." Sakura took a deep breath. "Let's go." The two stepped onto the ice and did their routine.
(A/N: If you want to know what the routine is, you'll have to wait, because I'm not going to put it up until a later chapter, but look at Chapter One for a preview.)
They finished and left the ice.
"The judges scores: 6.0, 5.95, 6.0, 5.8, and 5.99!" The announcer declared a moment later. "And the couples representing Japan in the 2006 Turino Olympics, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura, (Insert 3 more couples)!"
The audience cheered.
"Yes! We made it, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura squealed. Sasuke looked at her.
"Funny. You've never called me Sasuke-kun before." He said.
"Well, I've never been this happy before!" Sakura exclaimed. Her face took on a dreamy look. "Just imagine. A week in Turino, Italy! I can't wait!"
"Well, I can't wait until we leave Japan." He mumbled.
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