As the sun was setting, the sky turned shades of orange, purple, and pink. But, even with night slowly creeping up, everything at the college was still as lively as it had been in the morning. Sakura had tried again and again to comprehend the stellar mental diseases, but she simply could not. A hopeful heart led her back to the classroom. She opened the door to Itachi-sensei's dimly-lit lair and tiptoed inside. Another person was at the back of the room, but he didn't seem to be here to learn or anything of the sort. He was reading a Shakespeare novel, lifted up near his face so Sakura was unable to see his features.

All the sudden, while staying at his desk, Itachi called attention to Sakura, "Ah, you seemed to have made it. So I haven't skipped my break for naught." Because she was focused on the person in the rear of the classroom, Sakura jumped when her teacher summoned her. She also felt a bit guilty for keeping him from his break.

"Now, Haruno-san, take a seat in the front. I'll go over this with you as much as you need, so don't worry about it, alright? Even weekends, if necessary. I don't let capable students fail," Itachi ordered, pointing to the desk at the front.

Sakura still kept her eyes on the figure, attempting to discern its age and gender. From the looks, it seemed like a teenage boy.
"Yes, sir," she said, plopping down in the desk. She went on to ask about OCD. As the lesson progressed, the boy didn't move but to turn the page as he read, ignoring the other two's session.

"Well, anymore questions, or do you get it? Even a little?" Itachi asked as the tutoring time was running short. His next class would begin soon, so he'd have to shoo off this student and his little brother.

"It...It's coming along, but I definitely need extra help. Sorry, and thanks for doing this." Scooping up her things, Sakura craned to gaze at the stranger once more. Not only did she require tutoring, but she also wanted to know if the boy would return.

"Oi, Sasuke. You gotta go too," Itachi regretfully said. The boy responded by shutting his book, standing up. He held the book to his side and exited the class, wondering where he'd go next. Despite his younger looking appearance, he was actually twenty-one, three years older than the girl herself. His family just had a gene for low height, and it didn't help that he had his Mom's young facial features.

The absent-minded girl went to the closest exit, then remembered her dorm was the other direction. Retreating to the correct hall, she turned the corner sharply, bumping into the odd person that was with Itachi.
"Ah!" she cried, dropping all of her books.

The boy made a small oof noise, dropping his book as well. Once he registered what happened, he went down and picked up all the books, standing up to face the girl. "These are yours, I assume?" he asked with a somewhat nonchalant voice. Only one thing was certain: he was definitely related to Itachi.

Sakura turned a color pinker than her hair at his kindly deed. Gradually taking all of her items, she could only nod and mutter "thank you" before running off. His entrancing eyes told her that the cute kid was related to her teacher.

Sasuke stared after her, then noticed something. He blinked a few times, finally speaking, "My... book..."

In the meanwhile, Sakura rushed blindly as far away from the encounter. Another Uchiha man? Why are they so charming? she inquired, shaking her head. About half an hour later, she found her dorm.

Getting information from his brother who got it from the main office, Sasuke was able to find this 'dorm.' He knocked quietly on it, waiting a few minutes.

Sakura stepped into the bath, relaxing and clearing her head. The scene repeated in her mind, and she felt bad for running away.

"Yes?" A girl answered Sasuke's knock. Her stance clearly inferred that no males were permitted inside.

Sasuke blinked, untouched by embarrassment. "Sorry, wrong room. See, I need a book back... Do you happen to know where Haruno Sakura lives at the time?"

The guardian rolled her eyes. "She's bathing right now. Come back later," she ordered, and proceeded to close the door.

"Just tell her I'm here when she gets out then," Sasuke responded. He needed that book back; it was due to the library tomorrow morning.

Her hair wet and some work costume on, Sakura was brought to the dorm lobby. Pointing to Sasuke, the big girl explained to her friend that he needed a certain book. The giant door reopened.

"Hi..." Sakura mumbled, looking away.

"Hello... You're Haruno Sakura, right? I ran into you outside nii-san's class?" Sasuke asked to make sure he had the right person.

"Oh, you were with Uchiha-sensei?" Sakura peered at his face. "I-I'm sorry about running into you earlier. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I think I accidentally handed you my book as well... It's due soon, so I came to ask if you had it," Sasuke answered, relieved that it was the person he was looking for.

Sakura tilted her head, confused. "Let me go check, she responded, and dashed upstairs. Surely enough, after opening the cover of an unfamiliar book, it was due to the library the next day. She rushed it down and placed it in Sasuke's hands. "My bad," she apologized.

"No, no, it's fine," Sasuke replied modestly, flipping through the pages to make sure he hadn't left a bookmark in there somewhere. "I guess that's all... Thank you very much."

Subconsciously, Sakura closed her eyes and smiled, whispering a goodbye. The dorm entrance closed slowly.

Sasuke nodded to her, and then exited the dorm. What a strange girl, he thought to himself as he headed to the school's cafeteria.