What Matchmaking Could Lead To…

Will a guy adored by all women in their campus fall for a geek?

Well, that RARELY happens…

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Everyone knows that. However, I own this NEW fic.

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So sorry for the L-O-N-G delay. My final exams for THIS year are over, so I am back once more…

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Chapter Five: Nothing Special

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Sasuke threw himself to his bed. He cannot accept the fact that his brother is Sakura's type of guy. On the other hand, he admires Itachi more.

"What would I expect, everyone likes aniki." He told himself. "Get a grip, Sasuke. She would not like you."

He lay down staring at the ceiling of his bedroom. He cannot get to sleep. Not yet, with that wracking first blind date in his life. It was not the thing he expected. He never showed feelings for someone. He had crushes in the past but this time, he is sure that it's not a crush.

How he wishes that she had a change of heart.

It's so difficult to fall in love with someone who won't love you.

Even though, Sasuke just can't help but fall in love with her all over again.

Itachi stood by the door of Sasuke's room watching his brother's eccentric reaction. He was thinking if he was to make a move and tell Haruno Sakura directly that he has no interest on her and that he only wants her to be with his younger brother.

However, he has no choice but to stick with Sasuke's decisions. He doesn't want to upset the girl. He doesn't intend to interfere with his love life either. Moreover, he cannot just leave him suffering for the rest of his life.

"Dakedo, what should I do?" he closed the door of his room and went back to his own room.

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Sakura smiled contentedly to herself. She had just met the guy of her dreams. The guy she wished to be with. Thanks to her cousin Neji. Now, she cannot just leave herself look like the old geek she was. This makeover should go on forever; hence, Sasuke's older brother will like her.

She came running to Hyuuga Hinata's room, as excited as she was before going to her blind date.

"Hina-chan!" she almost yelled.

"How did the set-up go?"

"It was awesome. The guy set-up was cool! It was Uchiha Sasuke, my friend… and crush's brother!"

"Wow!" Hinata can't help but blush. Uchiha Sasuke? She thought. He's one of the cutest guys at Sakura's campus. I have met him before… He's super!

"Hina-chan?" Sakura obviously saw the blush on her cousin's face. "Hey, girl. Don't tell me Uchiha-kun attracts you too?"

Hinata nodded fervently. "Almost everyone at our school likes him."

"Yes, I know. So you want to meet him?"

"Ah, Sakura-chan, I guess you shouldn't…" she blushed more.

"Oh, c'mon, we're going out on Monday. We'll go at your school to take you with us."

"But---"

"Hmn, I can take care of his fans. I'll have him in a disguise!" Sakura said excitedly.

"That's not it." Hinata said. "He was your date. It will be your second date, and…"

"No, he wouldn't mind of course." Sakura assured her. "And it's not a date. It's just my treat for thanking him when he introduced me to Itachi-san."

Hinata can't believe what she said. "Itachi-san? You mean… the genius of Meiyou International School? The math whiz?"

"Yup. The one and only all-time champion of academics and my… crush!" she was really happy telling it to Hinata.

Alleged cousins, Sakura and Hinata had grown together since they were babies. They have one caretaker, one house, one room until they were 12. Hinata had to go to the United States for her sister Hinabi's medication since she was a very sickly girl. She went back to Tokyo when she was 14. Now, Hinata still lives at the Haruno Mansion. She studies at Kanada Exclusive School for Girls.

Sakura hadn't given much thought of going at Kanada since Uchiha Itachi amazed her. Moreover, as for Hinata she had no other choice but to study at her mother's Alma Mater.

"Okay, so how's 4 PM for our meeting?" Sakura asked. "Is your dismissal time at 4?"

"Yeah, it is." She answered immediately. "I have to look great. This is my chance to meet Uchiha Sasuke. And I don't want him to think negatively about me."

"Of course not! You are on pretty girl, Hina-chan." Sakura said, boosting her cousin's ego. "You'll be fine. He's a gentleman and he knows how to handle pretty girls!"

They both laughed in unison.

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"Good morning, Sasuke, breakfast's ready."

"I'm coming."

Sasuke quickly pulled off his shirt and threw it to the laundry basket. He headed for the bathroom and had a quick shower. Afterwards, he changed to their school uniform. He ran downstairs to their dining hall.

"Sasuke. You're late again." His dad scolded him.

"Gomen nasai, dad."

"Honey, you should not scold on Sasuke-kun like that," his mom said and mildly tapped Sasuke's back. "What do you want, my dear?"

He has always been his mother's favorite though he wasn't aware, and it didn't bother Itachi at all. He sure knows that Sasuke badly needs attention from their busy parents. It's always he who attends school fair with Sasuke, family day programs, and a lot more parent-child events.

Those made the brothers have their closest ties with each other. Itachi just wants to help his brother at all costs and Sasuke will kill anyone who hurts his brother.

The part of Sasuke is intriguing.

Sasuke is not at all a super violent person. He's just overprotective of the ones he cherishes and does everything for them. For example, once, a group of nasty teen-agers from Itachi's school bullied him for a simple science project. Sasuke joined Itachi on their way home and found out about the guys terrorizing his aniki. He quickly gave them one of his strongest punches and scared everyone to death (except Itachi himself of course).

Even though he seems to look more of a problem child, his parents love him as they love Itachi. Their father just seems to be not that showy about his feelings.

Moreover, that was what Sasuke got from his dad.

"Itachi dear, I guess you and your otouto should get going." Their mother said, looking at their grandfather clock. "We will be here early tonight so we can all have dinner together."

"Bye mom," Sasuke kissed her cheek. "And… dad,"

"Bye mom and dad." Itachi said and braced Sasuke with his arms.

"Take care you two,"

"Our children have grown," their dad murmured. "I wonder if they're dating someone…"

Their mother giggled. "I've heard from Itachi that he's beginning to match-make our little Sasuke-kun."

He frowned. "Darn Itachi, he's too young! And why won't he just stop playing cupid and consider himself as a single, young man? He must be the one who finds a girl not a girl for his brother!"

"He's being too selfless," their mother said. "He only wants everything good for Sasuke-kun."

"That is a trait he got from you. However, I swear Itachi will fail in his matchmaking skills now. I know Sasuke is just like me, allergic with women."

"Yeah, right." Their mom smiled at him. "And what type of women do guys like you want?"

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Sasuke stood waiting at the door of Sakura's classroom. He was dismissed 5 minutes earlier for maintaining a good behavior for that day.

The girls at Sakura's class were all yelling. The teacher just can't help but finish the class 2 minutes earlier. Then the girls excitedly got off their seats and tried to hug their dearest Uchiha-kun.

"I told you not to come here!" Sakura yelled at him, as she moves towards the door. Everyone looked at her astonishingly.

"I'm so sorry." Sakura continued. "I guess you were just early,"

"Yeah." He murmured under his breath. "Please get me out of here… immediately before I do something horrible!"

"C'mon!" she quickly pulled his hand and in a jiffy, they were zooming out of the school campus.

A Limo is waiting outside. "Let's use this."

"Where are we going?" Sasuke asked.

"I told you we're going to have fun this Monday." She smiled at him and he cannot help but just follow her.

"Oh. Okay…" he agreed.

"Mr. Tsukuji, please take us to Kanada High,"

"Kanada… Kanada Exclusive School?" Sasuke's eye bulged.

"… no way…"

"C'mon, Sasuke-kun!" it was the first time she called him that way, and she's the only girl who called her that nickname except his mom.

"… you're just trying to kill me."

"I am not! A friend won't consider doing that, especially for a cute guy like you!" she giggled afterwards.

"Hey," Sasuke asked "what's with the wig?"

"I guess you know now what I want you to become…"

"Waaaaa!" Sasuke yelled…

"NO WAY!"

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To be continued

つづく。。。