hi everyone! sorry for the long wait! i was really busy at school but now it doesnt matter! winter break is finally here! :D well here is your christmas present lol. i hope you like it :D
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! :)
' Sasuke's thoughts'
'Sakura's thoughts'
'other people thoughts'
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Chapter 11: Realizations.
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Weeks passed by, Sasuke and Sakura didn't talk about the kiss again, they got to the conclusion that it was just an accident, well it was, technically, but they didn't dare to say out loud that they felt something more. They just couldn't understand what it was.
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Monday
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Now it was almost Christmas. And it was the last week of school before vacations.
Sasuke and Naruto were outside at the fountain, classes were over.
"Four days 'til classes are finally over" Naruto said thoughtful "I don't want to go home"
"hn. For once I agree with you dobe"
"itachi will be there?"
"Hn"
" At least your mom will be there to watch him" he said grinning.
"that doesn't stop him from being annoying, and I still don't know if my parents will spend Christmas with us"
"sorry to hear that teme. But you know? I still don't get why you and Itachi act like you hate each other, he is not so bad after all" Naruto said lying down on the fountain with his eyes closed.
"I don't hate him, is just… I don't understand why my dad acts like I don't exist when he is around" Sasuke said with a dull expression.
"At least you are your mom's favorite" Sasuke just smirked at his answer. Of course, his mom was a totally different than his dad, she was sweet, caring, nice and of course she prefers him, and not Itachi, Sasuke. And his dad, well he is a nice man, in his own way, strict, hardly shows his emotions, (maybe this is something he inherited from his dad), follows every single rule, and no one can stand against him, he is always right, and of course Itachi is his favorite child. Every time they are in the same room, everything revolves around Itachi, it is as if he didn't exist.
"Naruto? Sasuke-kun?" a voice brought him back to reality.
"Sakura-chan. Hinata-chan!" Naruto ran to hug his girlfriend while she blushed, even if they been together for two months now, she hadn't get over the blushing.
"hey Sasuke-kun" she said sitting on the fountain next to him.
"Hn" he said-grunted, acknowledging her presence.
"Hey guys we are going to take a walk for a bit" Naruto said winking his right eye and walking away with Hinata.
"O-okay?" 'why did he winked?' she thought. So now they were alone "so… are you ready for Christmas?" she said trying to start a conversation, knowing Sasuke he would take a while to start one.
"not really" he reply in a passive voice.
"what? Why not ? Christmas is really nice!, presents, spending time with the people you love" but somehow she didn't sound as confident and cheerful, and he swear he notice how her voice drop a little at the last sentence.
"lets say my house doesn't have much… Christmas spirit"
"it can't be that bad"
"you have no idea" Sakura was deep in thought.
"Well you could always spend Christmas at my house…" she said blushing while he turned to look at her with a doubtful expression "and of course we could tell everyone else too" she said adding afraid of what he might think with her answer.
Sasuke didn't responded quickly so she broke the silence, which was killing her "w-well it was just an idea, y-you don't have to go if you don't want to" and she tried hard to not show the disappointment in her voice so she turned her face somewhere else.
"it wouldn't be a bad idea" she raised her head to watch him smirk, which of course made her blushed. "But if you plan to tell the gang, especially Naruto, I suggest you hide all the ramen you have in your house" she laugh hard, it was amazing how his response was able to make her this happy.
"Are you mentally sane? That wasn't even funny and I was talking seriously woman" he said mocking her, he couldn't help but give a small smile, he loves the way she smiles, and loves it more when he is the reason, it made him feel somehow… special. But he would never said that, Sakura was his friend, she didn't felt anything more than friendship for him, and he felt the same way about her… right?
"Sorry, it's funny when it comes from you" she said recovering from the laugh attack.
"Do I look like a clown to you?" he said raising a brow, but he was amused.
"You don't look like one, you ARE one" and she laughed again. He still held his eyebrow raised, but this time, he started annoyed mode.
"Just kidding Sasuke-kun"
"Hn"
"Are you mad?"
"Hn"
"What does Hn mean? I still don't get it! It's not even a word!"
"Hn"
"Can you forgive me?"
"Hn"
"Okay I'll take that as a yes"
"Hn"
"Sasuke-kun?" she said now in a calm tone. He turned to look at her now serious expression. She doesn't thinks he really is mad at her right?
"what is it?"
"Why don't you like Christmas?" he was thinking how to start, he never talks about this with anyone except from Naruto, but he never says anything because no ones asks. But this is Sakura and he knew he can trust her.
"Since I was kid my parents barely spent any time at home, sometimes they weren't even in Christmas because they were on some business trips and I had to stay home with my big brother"
"But that's not a good reason to hate Christmas Sasuke"
"Shut up and let me finish Sakura"
"Jeez, Okay, okay sorry, go on"
"When they spend Christmas with us, dad was always comparing me to Itachi, how should I have his same records, his same goals, his same life… I think he wanted me to be an exact copy of Itachi… and even when he told dad every single one of my improvements at anything you can imagine, my dad just shrugged it off, I was never enough good as Itachi to my dad." He gave a bittersweet laugh.
Sakura felt a pang of sadness, she never thought Sasuke's dad was like this, maybe this is the reason why he always locks himself on his own world. And she wanted to do something.
"But at least mom was supportive, and so Itachi, even if I hated to admit it. She was always telling me how well I was doing after all the hurtful things my father had said, she was always trying to make me feel better and so Itachi, even If I don't like to admit it"
"At least you have family." I said "You know Sasuke? My dad died when he was coming back to work to spend Christmas with us, a drunken man crashed with him and get him out of the road, since then I could hardly spend a happy Christmas, mom always made an effort but she always ended up crying in the kitchen while I was depressed on my room acting as if Christmas never existed and cried until I fell asleep, but this year I want it to be different, I feel is time to make a change."
Sasuke could not believe it, he felt so connected to her somehow, and he wanted, no … he will make sure to make this Christmas special for her.
"this will be the perfect Christmas, I promise" he said looking straight into her eyes.
Sakura's eyes were glistening with unshed tears, she didn't know why she wanted to cry, she felt so vulnerable with him around her, maybe it was remembering all those sad Christmas without her dad, maybe it was his sincere promise, or maybe were both.
She leaned in to hug him and close hard her eyes to not let escape the tears.
"thank you Sasuke-kun" Sasuke was caught off guard but after a few seconds he wrapped his arms around her petite form.
He couldn't find the strength to let go, he wanted to stop the tears, he wanted to make her happy, he wanted to be happy… with her. Yes, he wanted to be happy with Sakura.
Now, embracing her, he is realizing this strange feeling that has been bugging him for a while. He likes Sakura, but he couldn't say it out loud, he didn't wanted to ruin the moment, and also he didn't dare to admit that he was scare of what she might feel towards him.
He will tell her… eventually, just not now. He tighten his grip around her, but he never notice her heart beating faster.
Ino PoV
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I was with Shikamaru watching the clouds at the soccer field. Luckily today, there weren't any practices. Classes were almost over just in one more week!. so Shikamaru was being lazy… as usual, and I was getting desperate to know what he really feels for me. I mean he never has said anything and I don't know if he truly likes me. So I demanded for his response.
"dam it Shikamaru stop sleeping! That's what night it is for!"
"-sigh- troublesome. What is the matter with you Ino?" Shikamaru questioned with a sleepy tone.
The truth is I am nervous, even if I don't look like it. Shikamaru is a lady magnet, being around Sasuke doesn't help him, he has more fangirls because C'mon! Sasuke is H – O – T.
But I think Shika is much better. I was nervous because what if he doesn't feel the same way? We've been friends since we were in diapers. That is what makes this so hard! I wouldn't stand stop being friends with him, it will be hard to look him in the eyes, it will hurt. A lot. But I have to know, even if he doesn't feel the same, so be it.
"S-shikamaru? What d-do you think of m-me?" I said in a small voice while wondering whether I wanted to know or not.
"do you really want to know?"
"yeah"
"I think you are noisy, bossy and sometimes a little superficial" ouch. That hurts coming from him. I turned my face somewhere else from him, I didn't want him to see me with teary eyes. He sat down and took a deep breath.
"But that is where the list of things I like about you starts" did he just said like?
"w-what do you mean?"
"Please Ino, by now you should have figured out that I really like you, but I guess you have a little faith in me."
"hey! Well I have to make sure…don't you think?" next thing I knew I was being kissed right on the lips by Shikamaru. Who would have thought that lazy ass had it on him? This kiss made my day.
"lets go Ino" I was too shocked to respond so I followed him.
"soo… are we … together now?"
"just if you want to"
"okay we are together now" I said grinning suddenly Shikamaru stopped walking with wide eyes.
"hey what is wrong Shika-?" my eyes went bigger than his. There sitting on the fountain were Sakura and Sasuke hugging each other.
"Oh My God! I never thought I would see the day when the ice cold heart of prince Sasuke would melt" I said
"it was about time" Shikamaru reply smirking but still shocked. "I cant believe Sasuke is showing emotion, let alone towards a girl!"
"but this is Sakura, I knew she could do it, oh Hey Shikamaru where are you taking me?"
"give'em some space"
"oh yeah, we need quality time too Shika-kun, you spent most of the day sleeping" I started with a melodic voice but ended with a glare.
"it was relaxing Ino… you troublesome woman always getting mad at me" he said under his breath.
They passed a tree unaware of a pair of red eyes everything that had happened between Sasuke and Sakura.
"I promise you will pay forehead bitch you will get what you deserve… I promise"
"Karin what are you planning?" Amy was scare by the look on the red haired girl's face.
"Just wait and see Amy, wait and see… after I'm done we won't be seeing Sakura Haruno no
more" she ended with an evil smirk.
Next day
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They were at lunch. Naruto was eating as if there was no tomorrow.
"Na- Naruto-kun you should slow down" she was eying him worriedly at the sound of her voice he instantly stopped.
"hehe sorry Hinata-chan, today I was so late to Jiraiya's class that I couldn't have breakfast and if I was late for a minute he would definitively scold me" he explained while scratching the back of his head.
"I was late today to Asuma's class and he gave me detention" Ino said madly while stabbing her plate of spaghettis she was eating with a fork.
"why were you late guys?" tenten asked.
"well, it's the last week of school before Christmas vacations starts and all the teachers are giving us tons and tons of homework" Naruto said moving his hands in the air.
"But it's your fault Naruto, Kakashi-sensei gave us homework since last week, as well as Jiraiya"
"but Sakura Chan! I have to live too! I cant live every day lock up in my room doing homework, I'm not teme!" the last turned to glare at the blonde boy who was pointing at him.
"dobe at least I did sleep last night"
"I would have if you would lent me your homework"
"okay guys stop" I said trying to shut them up. Naruto gave a last glare at Sasuke's direction before start devouring his ramen while Sasuke just sat there with his arms crossed in front of him and his eyes closed muttering a small "Hn", when they stopped I change the conversation to a happier one.
"so what are you planning for Christmas guys?" I asked. This topic was better, after all I was planning on telling them about the party and now was a good time.
"just dinner with Jiraiya and surely Kakashi will be there too"
"Kakashi sensei spends Christmas with you?" Shikamaru asked him and Naruto nodded.
"they always spend the night talking about those porn books that Jiraiya writes and I basically spend most of the time in my room or I go to Sasuke's"
'What a way of spending Christmas' I thought, I turned to Hinata silently asking the same question.
"Dad always organize a Christmas party and a lot of his business partners comes, so Neji niisan and I will have to attend"
"and Tenten will come with us too" Neji said startling Tenten.
"What?! Why me?"
"because I say so" Tenten slumped her arms in a defeat manner before muttering a small "okay"
"What about you Shikamaru?"
"Troublesome I'll be spending the night hearing my mother hysteric screams"
"she screams at you because you are lazy" Ino retorted. We all laugh, after all, Shikamaru is the laziest person in the school.
"whatever… what about you Ino?"
"Me? Uh… I don't know yet, probably just dinner with my family" she said bored. "what about you Sakura?"
"I was planning on inviting you all to my house to make a little Christmas party, but it seems like you all have plans so –"
"That's a wonderful idea!" Ino cut me off.
"Yeah! That way I wont be listening to the old men nasty talk"
"Ow! I want to go to Sakura's party too Neji" she said with big puppy eyes he couldn't resist.
"- sigh - I guess we could ask Hiashi to excuse us for the night, what do you think Hinata?"
"That's fine with me" she wore a big small smile on her face.
"Great! Hinata-chan we are going to spend our first Christmas together" he hugged her while she was really red.
"dobe let her go she can't breath"
"AAH! Hinata chan I'm soo sorry-! OW! Neji what the heck? That hurts! "
"you are supposed to take care of her not kill her you dumbass" He glared at Naruto, but Hinata stood in the middle to calm them down.
"don't worry Naruto-kun I-I am fine!"
While everybody were busy talking, or rather screaming, I turned to Sasuke who was glaring at his food but soon lifted his face to me when he notice me staring.
"you will go… right?" I was praying silently for a 'yes'.
"I still don't know if my parents will spend Christmas here"
"Oh" I felt my smile drop a little.
"But anyway… I will be there"
"Really? That's great Sasuke-kun!, now we'll spend our Christmas together!" I blushed at my own answer. I wasn't planning to say that.
"Hn. Just one suggestion"
"Uh? What is it?"
"Hide all your ramen".
Soon the classes were over, Shizune sensei explained a few things about prophase and mitosis so we could understand our homework. And Ibiki sensei gave more homework to do.
Thankfully just three more days and I won't have to worry about homework, stress, and more importantly… no more Karin. She hasn't being acting all that bitchy towards me, and a part of me was starting to wonder if she was planning something, but the innocent part of me was thinking that maybe she just got tired of fighting with me… or that is what I wanted to believe.
"This is our first Christmas together" a cheerful Ino said when we were on my room.
"the first?" I asked incredulous. I thought that maybe they have spent Christmas together a few times.
"yeah the first, it's a good thing you think about it Sakura, I guess even Ino wouldn't have thought about it" Tenten answered my question.
"but what about Sasuke- san? Is he going to go?" Hinata asked me.
"yes, he is going to"
"WHAT?!!" the three voices screamed so loud that they almost threw me out of my bed.
"What is so surprising about it?" I said annoyed for the fact that they scared the hell out of me with their screams.
"Sakura… this is major!" Ino stated as a matter of fact.
"Sasuke never, EVER, agrees to go to parties. He only goes to those business parties, but only if his dad obligates him" Tenten finished for her.
"you girls make him look as if he was some kind of emo antisocial boy"
"but he is!" Ino and Tenten said at unison.
"I think Sasuke-san has changed since Sakura chan came" Hinata's comment made me blush.
"but I don't think I have seen any change in Sasuke" I tried to defend myself.
"now that you mention Hinata I guess you are right, Sasuke has changed."
"W-what? You are overreacting girls, he is the same ice cold bastard that I met in the beginning"
"Yeah but now he is not that cold" Tenten said winking at me. A smile found its way through my face.
" yeah now that I think about it, Sasuke has changed… at first he didn't seem to want me as a friend but now, we are really good friends" is strange how that word doesn't seems to make a good effect on me…instead of making me feel happy it made me feel… sad.
"you have melted him" Ino murmured with a small sweet smile on her face.
"what did you said Ino?" I asked her.
"N-nothing!" she said scratching the back of her head " at least there is one thing that haven't changed"
"what?"
"Sasuke being an ass with his fangirls" we all burst in fits of laugh.
"okay too much homework made me sleepy, I'll go take a nap"
"it's obvious you are Shikamaru's girl, you are becoming as lazy as him" I said laughing.
"ha ha very funny forehead, very funny" sarcasm filling her voice.
"I guess I'll go too, I don't understand this math equations and I need to ask Neji to explain them to me"
"U-um I have t-to go too Sakura-chan, I promised Naruto-kun I would have dinner with him"
"Ramen?" Hinata nodded with a small smile. I swear one of this days he is going to get sick.
"sure girls I'm almost done" my three friends left me alone in my room, my homework was finally done and one thing was stuck on my mind.
"You have melted his heart"
Ino's words kept ringing on my mind, I'm sure she said that, after all she was right next to me. Even if it was a little whisper I could hear it.
"You have melted his heart"
What is she talking about? I didn't do anything! Okay Sasuke is not as cold as he used to be. He is friendly, caring, nice, funny, handsome and… oh God… I think I like Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke PoV
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It was Wednesday, classes were almost over. –sigh-. Stay at home wasn't something pleasant I was looking for.
I was alone most of the time, mom and dad were on business trips, and Itachi sometimes goes with them but most of the time he stays at home running the company here, at leaf City. And that precisely time is when I'm home.
At least I have something I'm looking forward… annoy the hell out of him. That's my hobby.
I sat down on my bed and turned to look at my cell phone screens turning on.
8 missed calls it read. Hn.
'That bastard trying to wake me up earlier again' I checked the time of the calls, since 4:30 am until 7 am.
'does that bastard even sleep?' I left to take a shower and when I enter to my room my cell phone was lighting my room again. He was calling me. I divert his phone call, as I always do and put my cell in my pants pocket and left my room. When I closed the door behind me, I could hear Naruto snoring all over the place, I took a glass of cold water and walked to his room. It was a completely mess. Clothes, cups of ramen, empty chip bags they were everywhere! I walked carefully avoiding tripping with his trash and just when I got beside him I poured all the cold water on his face.
"AAAGH TEMEEEEE WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?"
"hn. Hurry up dobe, its past 7:40" I said leaving his room.
"WHAT? Damn I'm so late!" I could hear glass chattering, Naruto tripping and his loud screams of pain, I wanted peace so I left to Biology's classroom.
I enjoy this time of the day, the school is empty so it meant no fangirls, no screams or squeals, and nobody annoying the hell out of me.
I took my place and I could feel my cell vibrating, I took it out and realized I had 50 missed calls.
'stupid Itachi, doesn't he has something better to do?' but one of those missed calls was from mom. I raised my brow while staring at her number on the screen.
'Why would she call at this time of the day?' I heard the door opened and a voice talking to me.
"I thought you didn't use your cell phone inside classroom
"Hn. I don't, just when it's necessary" " I put it back into my pocket. "like when I'm trying to wake you up in classes…Sakura" my smirk of amusement was present in my face, her face red from embarrassment.
"Hey! That was just once! That great Uchiha mind doesn't let you forget embarrassing things?" my smirk grew more at her pouting.
The memory was funny I have to admit. She was sleeping in Kakashi sensei's class and she had her cell phone in her bag, which was being used as pillow, she woke up so scared that she started yelling and fell from her chair just to land on her butt first.
" Ms Haruno if you sleep in my class at least try to do it quietly" the whole classroom burst in laughs and a very red Sakura returned to her place.
"That memory is too good to forget"
"Humph" she crossed her arms in front of her chest diverting her face away from me in an offended manner "it was your fault".
She was about to sit but she didn't realize that her chair was farer than what she thought, she fell but I quickly caught her. our faces were dangerously close, I was hypnotized, I lost track of time I felt we spent hours in the same position, and I felt my face nearing hers.
It was as If my body was acting on his own, her eyes were sparkling but they held confusion, maybe for this act that I was about to do, her eyelids closed and I got near, nearer and …
The fucking door opened with a loud hit. We separated quickly with our eyes wide open. Sakura's face was red as a tomato, and I had no idea how my face looked at that moment. I turned to the door where a fuming Karin and a bunch of fangirls were standing.
"What are you doing here at the door when you should be sitting in your places" a voice that belonged to Shizune sensei said walking through the door.
I stole a glance at Sakura but she quickly sat in the place next to mine without even looking at me.
'Why did I do that? Now everything will be awkward between us'
The classroom was silent but Shizune sensei didn't seem to mind. I watched Karin and her group of friends glaring daggers at Sakura, but she was busy taking notes. The girls once in a while whispered things while turning to look at Sakura. I just hope they are not planning something.
I didn't notice the hour passed so quickly until I heard the bell rang. Sakura stood up quickly she stood there as if wanting to say something but she only gave me a hesitant smile and left. I was debating if I should follow her or not, but what should I say? 'hey Sakura sorry but my hormones just went crazy' it was that or finally admitting that these past weeks the only thing on my mind is… her. That I cannot stand when she is talking to other boys, especially with Naruto… I know dobe already has a girlfriend, but … I don't know, something takes over me every time I watch them laugh.
'You are jealous' a voice in the back of my head whispered. I shook my head and dismissed the thought. 'Uchihas never are jealous' I tried to repeat over and over again in my head. And finally was the last but the hardest thing I have to do –or say -, and it was harder to tell her… just tell her I love you.
Sakura's PoV
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'Why do I always become so clumsy when I'm around him?' I was thinking while I was in his arms after almost falling, he is always there helping me, as Edward always helps Bella when she is about to fall.
I didn't notice the chair was far away from my butt so I confidently let myself fall, and in the next minute I found myself with his arms wrapped around me. I was resting on his upper body while our faces were centimeters apart. I saw how his face was getting leaning slowly and I felt my eyes to heave to have them open. I wondered if he was doing this consciously or if it was just hormones, but I erased every thought in my mind and my face started leaning forwards too. Just when we were about to kiss the door opened and we instantly jumped away from each other. They stood a mad Karin and her group of Sasuke's fangirls.
'why is always Karin the one who messes with the time we spend with Sasuke-kun!?" my inner self fumed. But I shooed the thought and took my place without looking anyone.
I felt the hour passed so slowly that I wondered if the clock really did work. Shizune sensei was talking a lot and I tried to take notes but I was hardly paying attention and I couldn't look at Sasuke, not even spare a glance at him. And I felt Karin and her friends glaring at me. In another situation I would have glared at them too but for some reason I couldn't find the strength.
When the bell finally rang I didn't knew if I should have tell Sasuke something, but what should I say? 'oh I'm sorry Sasuke for almost kissed you too, my hormones went crazy' that's why I left him giving just a small smile, but my face full of confusion. Because I couldn't say the the real reason, I can't. there was no way I could speak those words, that I would love to hear from his mouth, but probably I'll just end up hearing from mine. At least not yet, I couldn't say… I love you.
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