Replaceable: Edit

By Imeralt Evalon

Chapter Two

Recap

"I'm going to show Sasuke Uchiha that he isn't as high and mighty as he believes himself to be! I'm going to show him how I've changed, how I don't need him!" Sakura's eyes glowing with excitement, ready to knock off the Uchiha off of his pedestal.

Neji Hyuuga smirked, his eyes gleaming with sadistic pleasure. He liked this determined Sakura, "So…how can I help?"

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Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate all of them. Especially the one from Poison's Ivy who told me I was asking for torture if I didn't update. So here I am. Haha

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Sakura Haruno was a genius. No, she was not a prodigy, but she wasn't a Naruto. Not that being Naruto was a bad thing, but her best friend wasn't the sharpest person in the world.

She was a genius in her own making, her own hard work. She wasn't born with a big forehead filled with knowledge; she was born with the ambition of learning more, which was why she was now one of the most famous medic-nin in the world, besides her shishou, Tsunade-sama.

Although Sakura tried to be calm and collected, sometimes Inner Sakura would show herself from time to time. One of these times was now, as Neji stared at the pink haired woman sitting in front him, watching her growling softly at an invisible person.

"Haruno-san," Neji stated simply as he continued to watch facial expressions quickly form on her face, "Are you okay?"

Sakura paused from her current growling and smiled slightly at the Hyuuga. "Yes, I am. It's just I'm still thinking about what they did to me, and it pisses me off to no end!" As she emphasized the word they, spitting it out like a dirty word, Neji nodded, perfectly understanding her anger.

She sighed, showing that she calmed down. She looked at her handsome companion, "What do you think I should do?" she asked, looking at the Hyuuga prodigy for help.

Neji looked back at her, staring into her pools of emerald. "I believed you would have a plan Haruno."

Shaking her head, she looked even more disheartened. She muttered darkly, "I thought the prodigy would have an idea."

Neji smirked at her and sipped the tea Hinata had brought them before their little plot of bring down a certain Uchiha began. "Ah. But I do believe this is your plan." She glared at him as she stuck out her tongue, signs of Inner Sakura showing herself.

Sakura closed her eyes, breathing in softly, forming a plan in her mind. Neji realized how much she looked like Shikamaru before he pulled out a brilliant strategy that would shock everyone. A few minutes passed before she opened her eyes again.

"I believe I do have an idea." She leaned in closer, whispering a plan to Neji that made his sadistic side smirk with pleasure. He nodded silently, a small smile lighted his features, and Sakura's breathe caught. He looked so handsome as a small breeze floated by them, his hair seemed to be caressed by the wind.

"Haruno?"

Startled, Sakura looked into the Hyuuga's eyes. "Y-y-yes?" she stuttered as if she knew he had caught her staring at him, knowing that she thought he had been positively breath-taking at that moment.

"Are you okay? You look a little red." He stated simply and Sakura's shoulder's sagged. He didn't notice, thank god.

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Neji's P.O.V

Neji Hyuuga was a prodigy. A born genius, whose skills made others jealous with envy and whose looks made fangirls melt at his feet with ecstatic pleasure if he even glanced in their direction.

He was born with skills that only others could ever dream of. He was a prodigy born into the Hyuuga clan, with Byakugan enabling him to see in a 360° angle.

He was not blind, excluding that one blind spot behind his neck, and he knew when a person was staring at him, Byakugan on or not. He knew why Sakura was flush, and he had to admit he was slightly proud.

It was not everyday a man could see Sakura Haruno, staring at them, as if checking them out. She was friendly person, beautiful, intelligent, and every man's dream girl, but there was that one problem. Sasuke Uchiha, her boyfriend.

She was faithful to him, even after he betrayed them for Orochimaru, waiting patiently for him to return. And finally, this was his chance to take the one person he had been eyeing for years. Finally, when Sasuke Uchiha messed up again, this was his chance to get Sakura Haruno.

Like many other males in Konoha, he had noticed how gorgeous she was. However, looks meant nothing to him; instead it was her wit, her charm, her intelligence, her strength that attracted him to her.

Sakura Haruno was his perfect woman. She would be a great person to join into the Hyuuga clan and he was sure his uncle would have no problems on welcoming him into the family, if they were to ever marry.

Yet, she had been with the Uchiha at the time, but this time, Uchiha had finally messed up. He couldn't help but dislike the Uchiha even more when he continued to stare at the beautiful woman in front of him.

What kind of person was the Uchiha to let go of someone like Sakura, who in his eyes was the perfect woman created in the world, why would he throw it all away for someone like Ino, who slept with half the male population?

He smirked at the thought of Uchiha getting what he deserved; the plan to bring Sasuke down was going to revered as a Shikamaru-worthy one.

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Normal P.O.V

Sakura and Neji walked towards the hospital, chatting about missions, old friends, and training, not noticing everyone's eyes on them.

It was not everyday Sakura Haruno could be found walking, much less talking with a person of the male species, unless it was one of the members of Team 7, so this was a shocking occurrence.

When they arrived at the hospital, Sakura bowed to Neji and turned to make her leave, but was stopped by him gently grabbing her wrist.

"Neji-kun?"

Neji brought her hand up to his lips as he lowered his head, his eyes still staring deeply into hers. "Until later Sakura." He whispered huskily before walking away from her.

Sakura and the other females, who were known as Neji's fangirls, stared wide-eyed at his back. She blinked slowly, as if she didn't understand what just happened, and maybe she didn't.

It wasn't everyday Neji Hyuuga would walk a girl anywhere, unless ordered to do so by his uncle, and even then it was only for Hinata. But, Sakura was not Hinata and she surely could take care of herself.

But that was not what shocked Sakura and the majority of Neji's fangirls (half of them had fainted), what shocked them was that it wasn't everyday Neji, the cold Hyuuga prodigy, kissed a girl.

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Imeralt: -whew- This chapter is over! Can you feel the sexual tension between Sakura and Neji yet?

No?

Ah well, REVIEW anyways. Especially if you want to know what happens next.

Although I'm not so sure myself, I write as I go along. So everything you just read here in this chapter had been made up on the spot.