A/N: It's been a year, and I've been greatly busy. But of course, I can't just leave this story, cause I really want to finish updating this story for the good of everyone, including me..so, I'm really sorry for not updating cause of too much pressure in school kneels down, then bows
Some guides for my story:I should have posted this at the very beginning but I keep on forgetting..
- Change of parts/setting in a scene
- Normal things ;P
-A/n; Chapter Titles; Emphasized words;
- Thoughts; Flashbacks/Ends; Emphasized words No. 2
- For mine only! –insert evil laugh here-
P.S: You would also see this in my new Chapter 5 –laughs hysterically-
Chapter 13: You, Me and the Konoha Lunchroom
"SAKURA-CHAN!!" a very delightful, yet annoying fatherly voice called as the victim of this person was busy getting ready to school.
"Ah?" the pink-haired lady lazily responded as she was checking her stuffs in her bag.
Then the fatherly love to a daughter happened, Koichi glomped his daughter hard from behind while having a puppy stupid face.
"Eh?" Sakura looked at the arms wrapped around her neck and then to her father, "Any problems, otou-san?" she asked plainly
Koichi sweatdropped from his daughter's passive response, 'Why am I not so loved by my own daughter?' he then chibi cried from the sudden emotional stress he received.
Sakura didn't notice Koichi's chibi cry as she quickly grabbed her shoes and wore it to avoid getting late in school for a great morning, "I have to go already, otou-san, Take care!" she smiled and waved at him before she closed the door behind her.
"Yosh!" she whispered to herself as she skipped along the way exit the apartment, but..
Sakura stopped and wondered, 'Did I just see someone wearing the school uniform?'
Possibly not, the school's only meant for rich people anyway. So why the hell would there be someone with a Konoha uniform carelessly loitering around her place?
Sakura shook her head, 'That's right, I'm the only one in Konoha Academy who lives here' she then nodded in agreement that what she saw is just something..weird.
"Oy!" a deep, cold voice of a guy called from behind
Sakura silently chuckled, 'And what's so wrong for this morning, I can hear familiar voices and see weird things, and that voice just now..that's,' wait who again, 'that's—' She quickly turned her back and realized that what she was thinking wasn't just illusions but a real weird thing too happen.
Sasuke just stared at her as he put his hands inside his pockets
The Sasuke..at her place? How's that possible? What does he need? Is he just lost and ended up in front of her apartment unit? Blackmailed to do something? Going to sell illegal drugs? Ask for breakfast? And all these questions randomly entered the innocent girl's head, but she ended up asking the very first question, "What are you doing here?"
"Hn"
Sakura frowned at his reply, of all the questions that she thought of, then only a two lettered word would be the answer? Then she has no choice but to ask all the questions she thought of.
Sakura laid her thumb below her chin and asked curiously, "Hmm..you slipped something in my bag last night and you don't want anyone to see that thing except for me since you accidentally slipped it in my bag and now, you went here to get it back?" she innocently asked like she believed on what she just said even if she checked her bag and there's nothing suspicious slipped into it.
Sasuke blankly stared at her and did not even move an inch from his position.
"Hmmm.." Sakura thought again until she came up with a more normal question, "Do you need to tell me something?"
Sasuke moved toward her and coldly respond, "Baka, let's go" he brushed pass her shoulder to head out the building.
"A-ahh..I-I don't get it" Sakura looked at him with confusion, what's up with what's happening?
"Shut up, I'll drive you to school" Sasuke plainly replied
"Huh? But I don't need anybody to worry about my transportation or anything to school," Sakura unintentionally tugged his blazer playfully, "You know, I'm used to this" Sakura innocently defended.
More of Sakura's reasons were continually flowing out from her mouth until they reached the parking lot outside the building.
Sasuke gently get Sakura in the car and he quickly started the engine to avoid Sakura from escaping or whatever. He was really trying to be patient by everything she's blabbering about..really.
"Ne, Sasuke-kun, thanks for this, but you really surprised me..and I'm not sure why—" Sakura continued but was cut off by Sasuke
"You have heard of the news right?" Sasuke said
Sakura's eyes blinked two times in a chibi from, "What news?"
"There's a serial killer roaming around your area and no one ever survived from the killer's attack"
"But, the sun's still up"
"Do you think a serial killer would choose a time when he'll kill or not?"
Sakura thought of the situation inside her chibi mind as she nodded agreeing with what Sasuke said.
"So, from now, I'll pick you up and drive you home. That's final."
Sakura waved her hands in front of her, "You don't have to, I can manage somehow—"
"Then what will you do if the serial killer found you?"
"Ahhh.." Sakura looked up searching for an answer, "punch him and beat him up until he's unconscious?" Sakura obviously thought of it as thing not feasible to be done, "—but you live far from here"
"I pass by this area everyday" Sasuke lied but sounded rather convincing with the manner he told Sakura.
Sakura's lips parted with an attempt to defend her side, but nothing came out from her mouth.
"So stop complaining"
SILENCE
SILENCE
SILENCE
"F!#!! What the hell?!" Sasuke cursed as a hand hardly pinched his cheeks. He almost bumped a passing person and he continued to curse and curse because the person pinching him is really worth cursing.
After Sakura saw the danger that she almost did, she stopped pinching Sasuke's cheek and quietly sat back to the seat. She looked at him innocently, not knowing how to thank him.
"What's that for?!" Sasuke bellowed as he rubbed his reddened cheek with his free hand, 'That hurts like hell'
Sakura formed a small smile as she twiddled her fingers, "I'm sorry. I'm just happy" she looked up at him and smiled.
Sasuke's cheeks flushed but it was so faint that it cannot be seen, that smile just hit him, "Happy for what?"
"For being a good friend" she again smiled but by this time, she did not look up to him
"Yeah" Sasuke mumbled feeling uneasy, it actually hurts but, it's just that..just accept it.
Ino stared absently outside the window. She had her jaw rested at her palm which is lying at the window sill.
A leaf from the tree outside fell in front of her as it slowly landed down. Ino had her glance at the leaf until the leaf went lower and lower, having a background of students and people heading to the school. But what caught his attention is Sasuke's black Corvette entering the school.
Ino stood up straight and glanced at the gorgeous car, "Ten-chan! Hinata-chan! Look!" Ino called the attention of the two girls from behind.
Hinata and Ten-ten looked at the thing that Ino's pointing at and just stared at it plainly.
"His car's really AWESOME!! I wish I could ride on that someday!"
Ten-ten sighed, "And then?" it's not really something new to see Sasuke go to school with a luxury car, it's just part of the normal things happening in school. She then went back to her chair and rested her back.
"It's just awesome! You see, there are only a few people in the world that has a Corvette!! It's just natural to compliment about that!!" Ino defended facing Ten-ten
"But I think there's really something new today" Hinata shyly said as she looked at the girl that went out of Sasuke's car.
Ten-ten and Ino hurriedly looked outside to see what's something new..they're girls after all.
And what they saw is indeed something new. They are currently seeing Sasuke carrying Sakura's bag and Sakura cutely chasing after Sasuke with a confused look noticeably seen on her face.
"Awwww..they're such a cute team up" Ten-ten expresses pouting by the cute image she's seeing.
"I really think that they are really for each other" Hinata shyly said while wriggling her point fingers
"Just thank God that I'm not obsessed with that guy anymore. I'm sure enough that Sakura would be the perfect girl for Sasuke-kun" Ino said as she looked down at Sasuke and Sakura with a small smile at her lips.
Ten-ten raised an eyebrow and said in a teasing tone, "Then who's this guy who vaporized your feelings for Sasuke?"
A root popped out from Ino's head, "You.really.don't.get.me.Ten-ten.I," she said hardly as she pointed at herself, "don't.like.that.guy."
"Yeah, right" Ten-ten mumbled
They looked down to the sweet 'couple' as they listened to their conversation from the 2nd floor where their first class is.
While down at the entrance..
Sasuke walked faster to keep Sakura from tugging his sleeve and complaining of what he's doing. Doesn't she even know that it's hard for him to stay cool in what he's doing?
Sakura caught up, "Well, I thank you for picking me up and saving me from the serial killer news thing" she said in a not so mad voice, "but you actually don't have to carry my bag, I can do it myself you know!" she protested. He's being a gentleman today but it's just unnatural to see him be like that.
"You're gonna be late, so shut up and just follow me" Sasuke coldly and continued to walk carrying his and Sakura's bag.
For Sakura, it's not about the carrying of the bag anymore, she once again protested, "But you look gay with my pink bag!"
"Hn"
Back with the girls..
"Yeah, didn't he even notice that he's carrying something pink?" Ten-ten laughed as Ino and Hinata chuckled.
"But you see! I can't get a word except for they're SUPER CUTE" Ino squealed, officially signing in as a member of SasuSaku fan club.
"I agree with you guys" Hinata mentioned
"But you know, their story is something interesting to write as a novel, don't you think?" Ino asked, wondering whether she mentioned a good idea or not.
"Hmm..but we still need to know what will happen to them at the end right?" Hinata commented
"Yeah, that's a good idea as long as you're not the writer" Ten-ten disparaged but in a friendly manner
"Hey! That's what I was really thinking! I would write their story and I can get lots of recognition because of my work" Ino defended
"And you believed that you can actually write? You can't even make your essays concrete" Ten-ten replied
"Just you see, and I would consider what Hinata said, their ending is what I'll depend on"
"And that would probably be a good story" a monotonic voice suddenly said
"?" The girls found the source of the voice just near them and they found Sai peacefully sitting at the windowsill almost beside them.
"As long as it has a good ending"
The girls then looked at the other side seeing Neji crossing his arms and leaning his side at the wall facing the window.
"That would be troublesome"
They looked at the side where Sai was and saw Shikamaru leaning his back at the wall.
"Ohayou!" Naruto deafeningly greeted with a sheepish smile on his face as he squished himself in between Hinata and Ino.
"Why do your asses suddenly showed up here?!" Ten-ten asked, totally freaked out of them suddenly appearing out of nowhere
"And as far as I know, your classroom's still all the way up to the 4th floor" Ino mentioned
Hinata then nodded
"Sasuke's not yet there and it's kinda boring without having anyone to pick on," Naruto arrogantly said as he put his hands at the back of his head
"Baka, he's the one picking on you" Neji clarified
Shikamaru faced them as he put his hands inside his pockets, "We'll just here to hang out.."
Sai stepped down from the windowsill, "..and we have to ask you guys a favor"
On the other hand..
Sakura eyed the red mark with guilty eyes. She really wasn't expecting her pinch to be something that would last for quite a long time and so, "Sasuke-kun" she weakly called
Sasuke looked down at her
"Gomenasai!" she closed her eyes and bowed in front of him as she put her hands together.
Sasuke looked at her then to the people passing by, especially the fan girls glaring at her, "..for what?" he asked innocently
Sakura stood up and pouted, "'Cause" she pointed at Sasuke's reddened cheek
Sasuke grabbed her arm and continued to walk to avoid the future riot that would happen. He then noticed Sakura pointing at him...or probably something else.
Sasuke missed at what she's pointing at as he looked beside him then finding nothing, he looked back at her, "What?"
"Your cheeks are still red"
Sasuke just stared at her, he's enjoying it anyway.
"D-does it hurt?" Sakura asked nervously
Sasuke put a hand at his cheek, 'It doesn't hurt', but, "Yeah, it still does"
Sakura quickly put her two hands over her mouth as she looked like she's going to cry
"If you want to thank me, you should have done it in a way that I will appreciate it. Not in a freaking violent way" Sasuke complained
Sakura nodded
"It's not proper for a girl to act like that in giving gratitude over someone's generosity" Yeah, speak of manners Mr. Cold-Ass
Sakura nodded then looked down at the floor indicating that she's very sorry and any minute now, she'll unconsciously going to flood the hallway with her tears.
Back with the guys…
"What is it?" Ino curiously asked as she started to feel super excited to what their proposal will be
"Well, it's about Sasuke, and I'm sure enough that his stupidity is visibly seen by you guys, right?" Neji started
"And we all know that it's a good thing that Sasuke finally found a girl he'll not toy with!" Naruto lively said as he made an anime cry
"Sasuke is starting to be serious with your friend, Sakura Haruno" Shikamaru continued
"And you guys knew enough of how Sasuke sacrificed a lot of things: his pride, which is as high as Mt. Everest and as sturdy as the Great Wall of China" Neji said
The girls slowly nodded and at the same time sweatdropped by Neji's statement.
"And it's really stupid that Sasuke is having a really hard time to deal with his feelings and the way he shows it to Sakura" Sai said
"Since it's his first time, I think that's something understandable, yet troublesome" Shikamaru continued
"..and?" Ten-ten asked
"As his allies, we want to help him and stop him from looking stupid" Sai said as they're getting into the point.
"And Sakura, is unexpectedly a hard girl. It takes time for her to understand what was happening around her or to Sasuke" Neji continued
"And it's just a matter of time that will help them" Naruto said
"I-I think I'm getting into your point" Hinata said as she really understood what they're trying to say.
Ino nodded, "So we'll help them get together and that's practically it, right?"
The guys nodded
Ten-ten smirked, "It's not only you guys who wants them to be together. We are also with you"
And the operation…officially begins!
Back with the two..
Sasuke had been eyeing Sakura for a while now, afraid if what he did really affected her that much, "Hey" he called
Sakura normally looked up at him with her emerald eyes, "Hm?"
Now, Sasuke screwed up with instinct skills, Sakura wasn't that affected at all, and now, think of something to say, "So, d-did you bring your lunch today?" he asked
"Ahh.." Sakura said, "I have to buy later"
"Meet me later"
Sakura blinked twice, are they not seeing each other at lunch time everyday with the others, "Umm..we kinda meet everyday, so, I'll possibly be there at lunch time"
They reached Sakura's room with Sakura heading ahead of Sasuke, she was about to turn her back to get her bag from Sasuke when Sasuke flawlessly crossed in front of her, entering the room.
The fan girls squealed by seeing the mighty Sasuke Uchiha. But as usual, he ignored it and just proceeded to Sakura's seat to drop her bag.
"Yo! Teme!" Naruto greeted as he showed him his sheepish smile
"Dobe" Sasuke went to them as he put his hands inside his pockets; he looked at the other members of his group, "What are you guys doing here?"
"Just hanging out, what are you doing here, then?" Neji retorted as he looked at the pink haired girl coming up to them.
"You actually do not need to enter" Sakura protested as she playfully punched Sasuke's arm.
"Stop that, and don't forget later" said Sasuke as he started to walk off followed by the others in going to their room.
"What's up with the 'later'?" Shikamaru asked plainly
"Hn"
"You asked her for a lunch?" Sai said. How can he know that much of what's really going on? He's just a scary psychic that was never born to be one.
"Don't mind me" Sasuke replied coldly, "That was nothing" but inside, it was really something which is like a gamble, it would be if Sakura really understood what he said, or not. And if things screw up, then it would simply be a failure.
The only option that he didn't think of is that there are people who would want to help with his gamble.
Back with the girls..
Ten-ten, Ino and Hinata lined up in front of Sakura, all looking suspiciously at her. Sakura then frowned by their reactions.
And the first interrogator, Ino Yamanaka, spoke up, "Why are you with Sasuke-kun this morning?"
"H-he picked me up," Sakura answered with doubt and then, "..I think?"
Second interrogator, Hyuuga Hinata, followed, "And what was his reason?"
Sakura laid a finger over her chin, "He said that there's a serial killer around my area and he decided that he'll pick me up everyday until the killer would be captured by the police" Sakura nodded, "I think that was generous of him, so, I guess it would be fine" she smiled as the girls..
The three communicated with each other through their eyes..
"I haven't heard anything about it", the Current Events master, Ten-ten, responded
"We have newspapers everyday, but there's nothing about that," the daughter of a great person who reads newspaper everyday, Hinata, replied
"I kept track of the news these days, but there's nothing about that" the girls who's always watching any shows in T.V, Ino, responded
The girls looked at Sakura simultaneously as they had wide smiles on their faces, "You should believe in Sasuke-kun, it's really dangerous in your area at this point" then they nodded together
Sakura sweatdropped but just ignored the I-don't-trust-those-faces aura she's feeling, they're her friends after all, they would know better.
And back to the interrogation, the third interrogator, Ten-ten, spoke up, "Then I heard 'later' earlier from Sasuke-kun, what is it that he asked you to not forget?"
Sakura pouted, even she is not sure of what he meant by that, "He said that he'll see me this lunch, but don't you think its weird? We see everyone everyday at lunch; we eat together and talk about different things"
"And?"
"Then we got used to that, right? Then, why did Sasuke-kun asked if he could see me at lunch? Is he still not used to be with everyone?" Sakura innocently asked
The girls looked at each other again, "Ahh..that?"
"He's used to us, of course, but don't you think that he's just being friendly with you?" Ten-ten remarked
"And m-maybe he just wants to hang out with you for a w-while?" Hinata mentioned
"Then, be friendly with him too" Ino said with a big smile on her face
Sakura doubtfully looked at them with a pout at her lips, 'What are they possibly thinking off?' Now, Sakura can easily feel weird, fishy things that are continually continuing. It's scary.
"Ah!" Ino said aloud, "We won't be able to come with you this lunch because we didn't finish our homework for the period after lunch."
Ten-ten and Hinata nodded their heads weirdly as they said, "Y-ya..Ino's right"
Sakura raised an eyebrow, really worried if something's wrong, "Are you guys okay?"
They bended their hands up and down as they grinned at her, "Don't worry about us Sakura-chan! We're all fine!" What an unconvincing statement for Sakura to fall for.
Sakura turned her head to all directions as possible but there are still no signs of her friends. She just stood at the lunch area tiptoeing to see her friends or even Sasuke who told her to see him at lunch. Students are rushing pass her as they go with their friends in their own tables.
Sakura's stomach rumbled as black, ugly lines appeared over her eyes, "I guess they are really doing their assignments" she started to walk to the lunch line with the droopy body and eyes with the lines, "That's good for their future" with her grumbling stomach, she feebly bumped into someone's chest..
Sasuke watched the girl that carelessly bumped into him. After she hit him, she automatically bounced back and almost fell not until his arm went around her waist and balanced her.
Sasuke observed Sakura's face clearly and she obviously looks like a victim of poverty that hasn't eaten for years with her droopy eyes and a stupid position she's currently in. Her eyes were white and her figure is either in the chibi or normal mode. Her back was arched and was supported by Sasuke's arm, he can't even tell if she fainted or not.
Sasuke used his free arm to slightly hit Sakura's cheek to check if she's okay or not, "Oi, are you okay?"
The white eyes transformed to green as Sakura slowly stood up and grinned, she scratched her temple and finally said, "I'm okay, thanks for catching me, Sasuke-kun" she grinned again to hide the embarrassment.
Sasuke just stared at her, unconvinced by her statement. But back to the root of why Sakura was carelessly walking around with the stupid face of hers, what Sakura didn't know is they both have the same question as they entered the lunch room.
"Ahh, Sasuke-kun, where are the others?" Sakura asked looking behind Sasuke and noticed he's not with anyone.
"I'm also about to ask the same question, those guys told me that they have to attend into something" Sasuke replied as he easily figured out that everything's planned by them, "Those idiots"
Sakura pouted, "The girls told me that they have to finish their assignment"
While at the rooftop
Naruto ran around like a kid as he was holding a kite while Hinata sat quietly, blushing watching him.
Sai was sleeping on one side with a book covering his face.
"What a lazy dumb-butt you are! Hey, try talking to me you know!" Ino protested, she just wants to talk with him to clear up everything.
"Woman, don't be troublesome" Shikamaru just lied down watching the clouds, but he really wasn't ignoring the girl, for him, it's simply done, she doesn't need to talk to him in a formal way like that, it's way too troublesome.
"Whatever" If only she can be with Ten-ten right now, but Neji had taken her by this time
Ten-ten was currently eating her lunch in a bento box that she asked Sakura to buy for her. She was trying to avoid seeing someone's face since the start of lunch time, that face would simply make her blush like hell, but she can't help it.
She shifted her gaze from the bento box to the face of a person who is making her lap as a pillow for him to sleep. And there she was again, blushing crazily. She won't forget how Neji suddenly happened to be sleeping now..and..at her lap.
Flashback
Ten-ten stretched her arms and legs as she yawned, "Lunch time!!" she reached for her new bento box and she shifted her position with her back facing Neji who was sitting beside her.
Suddenly, Ten-ten felt a head rested at her back, She turned her head to see the person, "Neji, what do you think you're doing?" she asked with her boy-ish tone of voice
"I'm sleepy" he audibly said with his eyes closed
"Then go look for a bed" Ten-ten straightened her position making Neji sat up again in a sluggish position. She looked at him for a while, 'That's pretty harsh..he looked so fed up'
"Ten-ten" Neji called not looking at her, still with his eyes closed, "Can I rest…at your lap?"
Ten-ten blushed lightly but regained back to herself, "Do whatever you want" with that, Neji wearily slump down the back of his head to her lap.
Ten-ten opened her bento box, but before she started to eat, 'What does he think I am? A bed?'
End of Flashback
Ten-ten closed her bento box as she remembered something. She pulled up a green wallet from her blazer, 'Oops..I forgot to give this back to her'
Back to Sasuke and Sakura
Sakura hold onto her tray, pouting lazily while watching fan girls harass the person in front of her. It really wasn't a surprise anymore that a hot celebrity like him has scary fans everywhere, she had experienced it lots of times when she's with him and it really doesn't matter to her anymore since that's a life of a celebrity.
"Hey! Get out of here if you'll just stand there!" a rich fan girl screeched at her with the highest note she can hit. The girl pushed her making her move back bumping the people behind her but Sakura didn't mind at all, her stomach is too empty to fight back. Sakura still stood there with her droopy figure and tired eyes as she hugged her tray.
Unexpectedly, Sasuke came to her and glared at the girl who pushed Sakura, "Little whore, don't get me wrong, but I don't like ugly girls like you" he glowered at the girl who suddenly ran away in fear.
Sakura's eyes widened by what Sasuke did, "O-oi, get that girl back," she weakly pointed at the girl, "she did nothing wrong"
Sasuke grabbed Sakura and dragged her beside him, "Don't get yourself in trouble" he said plainly. The remaining fan girls backed away after witnessing what happened to the fan girl.
"Why did you say harsh things to that girl? She's a girl and she has to be respected" Sakura plainly said as she was nearing the counter. She absently and blindly reached for her wallet as Sasuke said…
"Not if anyone would try to hurt you"
Sakura remained silent for a while just looking into space as Sasuke just looked at her waiting for a possible reaction
Sakura moved her hand harshly inside her pocket with an alarmed expression, "M-my wallet"
Sasuke looked down quickly for a while then smirked, 'So she didn't hear anything...that's fine' he then said, "This would be my treat, stop looking for it"
Sakura looked up at him and grinned weakly, "No Sasuke, I owe you a lot already" but too late, Sasuke got the two orders already.
"Just get that" Sasuke referred to the food that the server gave him, "and follow me"
"When will I ever pay you back?" Sakura protested as she obeyed Sasuke and was now following him up to the 3rd floor of the cafeteria.
Sakura gazed at Sasuke's ehem!..sexy back while walking up the stairs.
'There's really something weird with this' Sakura pouted, analyzing the situation carefully.
'Sasuke-kun…is noticeably nice' she nodded in response
'And I heard that Sasuke-kun turned into a good guy lately' she thought of how Sasuke stopped getting girls for fun and he stopped from doing illegal stuffs a rock star usually does.
Sakura put down the tray to the table Sasuke stopped into as she sat at the chair still thinking of the situation.
'But what would be the possible reason behind all these?' She pouted looking up to find an answer.
Sasuke was about to have a bite of his food when he noticed Sakura spacing out again. He stopped and just examined her.
'Then…maybe he received an award as the best man of the year?' Sakura shook her head, 'Nah, he just had that a few years ago…and as far as I know, he really won't care'
Sasuke pushed her head down to regain back to her senses, "Don't keep the food waiting"
Sakura pouted as she fixed her hair, "Can't you even see I'm thinking?" she said. Before anything else, Sakura looked around her. It was her first time to go up to the 3rd floor so she really has no idea how the place would look like.
She turned her head and noticed the dimmed lights giving light to the whole floor. It was simply like a 5-star hotel dinner hall. But what particularly caught her attention were the tables only for two people, so it practically means that it's a floor full of romance.
'Nah,Nah' Sakura shook her head again, 'Probably, there's like the two of us here today, so we have to conserve space for the others' Even if the 3rd floor is so full of couples , but, maybe she's correct.
Sakura decided to face the food now. As she looked down at the food, she quickly realized that she doesn't even know the food she has. She stared at the food and it's remarkably not just a normal meat that she always eats. She put the spoon over her lips while staring at the food in a chibi mode, 'Wahhh..it's looks delicious'
"Just eat" Sasuke interrupted as he eat his food, he cannot wait for Sakura to finish her spacing out moment, because for sure, he won't be able to eat anymore
"You know, you could have just bought me a cheaper lunch" Sakura said
"Then there's no point in treating someone for lunch" Sasuke plainly replied
"But…it would take me a long time to pay you back"
"I just said it's a treat" Sasuke slightly glared at her for being annoying, this usually happens a lot of time and her reasons are not making any sense at all
"Fine" she raised her hands together, "Itadaikimasu!" As she was eating, she also was observing Sasuke eat, 'He really is so kind today…just what is the problem? Or probably he really does these kinds of things to his friends?? Who knows?'
Her thoughts kept her from talking and complaining and kept the time going for them to finish their food.
Sasuke was drinking his cola as Sakura stared at him again weirdly. Sasuke quickly caught her eyes, "What are you staring at?"
Sakura jumped up, "Ah-ah, nothing," she grinned a fake one while waving her hands in front of her, "I was just thinking of something"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"
"Ah-ah, never mind, it's actually nothing important, hehe. But can I ask you something? If you don't want to answer then its okay" she formed a fake smile to hide the disappointment of being caught spacing out.
"Hn"
"I'm not sure if my guess is right, but" she moved her head forward to see his face, "do you usually do this to your friends?"
"…do what?"
Sakura sat back, "Ahh, I mean, being a nice person" she nodded in attempt to convince Sasuke that her sentence is well organized and understandable.
"Not really"
"Then there's a reason behind this?" she asked childishly with her childish voice as she again leaned closer to see him
"Hn"
She sat up as she thought that she's getting the right theory to Sasuke's case today, "Hah! Then you got a new inspiration in life, that's why you've been a good guy lately?"
Sasuke just eyed her, probably she's right, "Ah, maybe"
"Awww..that girl would have been lucky cause she changed the Sasuke Uchiha to a love struck boy" she delightedly said in a chibi form
Sasuke nodded, she's basically right, no objections from the Uchiha.
"So, how is she like?" she asked with a smile plastered on her lips, excited to know about the girl.
Sasuke paused for a while before he answered, "She's just special"
"Special? Just like one of the girls that you respect?"
"Hn"
"Then, maybe she's at the top list of the person you respect right, or most probably the only person you respect?" she raised her point finger as if she knew what exactly Sasuke's referring to, but Sasuke's replied clearing up everything.
"I just want you to know," he looked at her eyes, "you're one of those"
Sakura's eyes widened, it's just not a wind blowing that told her something that she won't believe in but, she heard it just right across her face. She parted her lips but nothing coherent came out from her mouth, "I-i..ya..I-i..well, ya..thank you for that" she grinned stupidly
But what he said is too much appreciation for an ice block to feel for a simple girl like her. It made her teary and thankful somewhat. And so, Sakura unconsciously leaned to the table and snaked her arms around Sasuke's neck.
Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise, this is something that he wasn't expecting. This is something far beyond his imagination, but it came somehow.
Sakura quickly pulled back, "I-i-m sorry, I--..ummm..just really want to show that I truly appreciate that and…" Sakura bend her head down in chibi form to hide the embarrassment, "I'm s-sorry"
Sasuke smirked, "Don't get too emotional over it" he gently put his hand over Sakura's head as he pat it like he's patting a dog
Sakura looked up, "A-ano, stop that p-please?" she easily felt that she was being treated like a dog, what an innocent person.
"Oi, wanna hang out this Friday at the bay side?" he asked leveling his face to Sakura's face, still wearing the infamous smirk.
"H-hang out?" Sakura repeated
Sasuke nodded, "Just like what we did before"
Sakura smiled in a chibi form, "I'll go then" she won't deny that she really had so much fun before.
But right now, she wasn't aware that it won't just be the exact hang out before, but has something else deeper behind his invitation.
"I'll wait for you there at 6 p.m"
A/n: Hellow guys again!! It's been a year of cramming and hell in school, so I greatly apologize for not updating my story, I hope you guys will forgive me. I have been fan-girling over Bleach lately, I really love that series! Nevermind…it's not related to this anyway.
For this chapter, I just noticed that it's too long, don't you think? And, I really had fun making the part where the guys are at the rooftop than Sasuke and Sakura's moments of arguing. Because probably, I have been making the chapters with just them and it's rare for me to write parts for the other pairings, but it's still fun somehow. If you're going to reread my chapters, you would greatly see the change of story length in Chapters 1-6, and when before, I'm not that enticed to upload those chapters, but now I really had fun editing those. And the major changes, I like…really revised the chapters, I mean their lines and stuffs, but the story of the chapter is still there. You would also notice for those who alerted me that I have uploaded Chapter 4, and I mentioned here that I already made major changes for the next chapters(5-6), Yes, I'm proudly saying that I'm done editing and it won't take me a very long time to update my story, plus, it's vacation soon.Yehey!
SO! ASK QUESTIONS AND I'LL COMPILE THEM ALL THEN ANSWER THEM AT THE NEXT CHAPTER. SUBMIT YOUR REVIEWS AND PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME FEEL SO DOWN AGAIN.
For the manga update, it's the start of war for the two Uchiha brothers, and the secrets of the Uchiha revealed plus Uchiha Madara is still alive.
Wa-ha, Gaara would be the main character for the next chapter.
Chapter 14: Their Past
Sasuke stood straight upon hearing Gaara's affront. He put his hands inside his pockets and earnestly looked straight at the white wall in front of him, "I'm simply not playing with that girl"
Gaara just looked outside the window, watching the clouds and the wind pass by. It took him a second to reply to his statement; he replied unemotionally, "Then too bad, you just chose the wrong person"
Sasuke turned his head to glare at his reply, "What?" he followed Gaara as Gaara stepped down from the window sill and walk passed him, ignoring his presence.
"Oi!" Sasuke turned his back but was stopped upon seeing Gaara standing still with his eyes directly looking at the pink-haired girl across the corridor that at the same time stopped.
Sasuke examined Sakura's features carefully and noticed how her eyes watered while staring at an entity at their direction. He was confused of how the situation quickly changed…he…simply has no idea of what's going on, until…
"Ga-gaara-kun?" the girl he looked upon audibly whispered
-Oops! Gaara and Sakura's past would be revealed. And what other things would challenge the Uchiha in achieving his main goal? A pretty long chapter next time, so please review!! See ya!
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