Tsubame: Thank you for the reviews! I don't have time to reply one by one anymore… I don't own Naruto or any of Masashi Kishimoto's characters…
Keimyou-chan: HAHAHAHA! Me and my ever active imagination…
Krista: Ummm…Krista? When I read your review it kinda…ahhh…scared me…I'll try to update but I'm busy. Don't worry about not finishing…I don't plan of giving up any time soon. Please calm down, okay? –sweat drops- I can't say I hate you too…because I don't know you…I hope you'll differently about me in the future and let's be friends…
Richard: Hmmmm…descriptions? Can you be more specific? The date, the settings, the movements they make…all that? I have to describe every single one by detail? Hmmm….that will take a lot of work and I have three stories to update…if I apply this to all it will take me longer than the two weeks I usually take…I'LL DO IT!
Cherry-eingel: Nakita ko na ang bagong manga…oo masyadong stiff ang buhok ni Sakura pero maganda pa rin at idol ko pa rin si KIshimoto…Salamat sa review, ha! Pero para sa akin, ang love polygon and triangles ay na-overuse ko na. I think most of my fics are like that. So I'm going to make something else happen. Just read on…hehehehehe…
sakurauchiha12: Well, he immediately assumed that he can have her…that's all…I guess he's infamous (being famous in a negative sense) because he is the biggest playboy in school. That is enough for most people…heheheheh…
Chapter 4: Haruno Sakura
Sakura never really considered herself to have everything. Actually she thought others had more than she had. What does she have?
Her parents were in China and she only saw them a couple of times a year.
She is a smart girl with a big forehead but who would be proud of something like that?
She didn't look at all normal. The color of her hair is not normal…the size of her forehead is not normal…
What does she really have? Sometimes she wished that she was born normal.
She wished she could see her parents on a daily basis or at least more than twice a year.
She wished that she wasn't such a genius…maybe her forehead's size would be normal.
She was younger than most of her classmates, a year younger at least. She was sixteen and wouldn't be turning seventeen for another few months but she was already a sophomore in Senior High.
…and she had the hair color of NORMAL people…blonde, brunette, redhead…anything! Not an odd bubblegum-pink. Well, other people get silver hair…like Kakashi-sensei…but you have to admit…silver hair does look good on him…
From where we left off from the last chapter…
Sakura forced a smile. She didn't know what to make of Uchiha Sasuke. He had an air of superiority around him that she didn't like but…if he is the bestfriend of Naruto he couldn't be that bad, right?
He could tell they were close by the way they are always fighting. And she asked if he was his bestfriend he didn't deny it. Well, technically he didn't say they were bestfriends too but the important thing is he didn't DENY.
"What can I do for you, Uchiha-san?" she asked.
"I thought I told you to call me Sasuke, Sakura."
"Sorry…it slipped my mind…" she replied sarcastically.
He shrugged and sat on the seat across from hers. The table wasn't really that large. It is square-shaped and just right for just for two people actually. He could easily reach out and touch her…"Nothing much really…"
He was getting too close for comfort. She then began to gather her things. "If that is the case, I can go now…tell Naruto I will be at the library…"
Sasuke grabbed her wrist before she could stand up. "I'll go with you," he replied.
She shook her head furiously. "No he can't," she thought. "There is something about this guy that tells me to stay away."
"There is no need!" she told him. "I'm just going to study for an exam and borrow a book, so I don't want to bore you." She stared at his hand clutching tightly on her small wrist. So tightly in fact that she felt the lack of circulation. "And you don't seem like the type to enjoy the library…" but of course she didn't say this…
Again, he shrugged. "Naruto told me to keep you company and I'm going to do that."
She sighed. He seems determined. "Okay, you can come…but can you do me a favor first?"
"What?"
"Could you let go now? I can't feel my hand anymore…"
Sasuke smiled and let go.
"Thank you," she said rubbing her sore wrist. There was a red mark on her wrist from where Sasuke grabbed her and it annoyed her. "If you really insist then let's go. I only have a half an hour left before class."
He nodded. Then they both exited the cafeteria.
Sakura was new to this school. The problem was that she didn't know where the library was…
Sasuke was amused by her agitation and didn't bother to tell her the location.
"Why don't you just TELL me where it is?" she practically screamed at him.
He smirked. "Find it yourself. I'm just here to keep you company not be your tour guide. That is Naruto's job."
"WHY I OUGHT TO----"
Ten minutes later…
"Finally!" Sakura sighed. "The library…"
"Congratulations! You found it," Sasuke drawled, mockingly clapping his hands.
"Yes, no thanks to you!" she drawled back.
"Konoha High," the name of the institute…has a very HUGE library…It has about fifty thousand books and has about five floors and divided into different sections such as the Social Sciences, Humanities, Sciences, Reference, Textbooks, Circulation and many more…
They had the latest security system perfect for rascals tempted to steal from this library. There are also computers for each floor for searching for particular books.
Let's study its history, shall we?
When the school opened in the year 1940 by Tsunade-sensei's grandfather, it began as a one-room school with only twenty students. The students had loved the school so much that they never wanted to leave…so the school opened a high school on 1960.
The Tsunade-sensei, Jiraiyah-sensei and Orochimaru-sensei had graduated there too. Orochimaru resigned from his teaching position on 1990 to start his own institution, Sound High.
Hatake Kakashi also graduated there and under Naruto's father only known as Yondaime. Yondaime died soon after Naruto's birth. Kakashi's bestfriend, Obito Uchiha, Sasuke's relative and Rin graduated with him. Rin is now the school nurse and Obito is teaching gym.
Tsunade-sensei didn't want to be the principal after her father passed away…she just wanted to teach, so Hatake Kakashi acted as principal. Strangely, Tsunade-sensei was already fifty years old but did not look a day over thirty.
The library had its opening on 14th of September 1995. It started with ten thousand books and has been growing ever since…
The librarian, an old woman with intelligent-looking eyes smiled at them and waved at their direction. This confused Sakura a bit until Sasuke waved back. He walked towards her but not before grabbing Sakura's arm and pulling her with him.
"Sasuke-kun?" the woman said. "It is good to meet you. I haven't seen you for a while. How are you?"
Sasuke smiled fondly and from the looks of it…genuinely. "I'm fine Mrs. Momose. I've just been so busy with Student Council to visit lately. "
"Ah…I understand," she turned towards Sakura. "Who is this young lady here?"
Sakura smiled and bowed politely. She still felt annoyed that Sasuke still had his hand on her arm from where he was pulling her earlier. "Haruno Sakura. It is a pleasure to meet you."
The librarian nodded. "Likewise I'm sure…" she turned to Sasuke smiling coquettishly. "Sasuke-kun, is she your new girlfriend?"
Sakura blushed and began to stutter. "G---girlfriend! What?" she shook her head furiously, "Ma'am, no! I'm not his girlfriend! I barely even know the guy! I can't even get along with him! How could anybody expect me to date HIM?"
"Really?" Sasuke whispered in her ear. "I thought we getting along soooo …well."
"Shut up," she spat.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk…" he shook his head. "Temper, my dear. You're in a library. Do quiet down…"
The librarian chuckled. She thought it was so sweet how these two argued like a married couple. "Well, my dears. If you need me, I will be here."
Sakura smiled at her despite her growing annoyance for the person beside her. "Thank you, ma'am."
She walked towards the nearest search computer and began to type. She listed down the number of the book on a piece of paper. Sasuke couldn't see what she typed so he didn't know what exactly she was looking for. Whatever it was she was very secretive.
She then went towards "Sciences" section. She was relieved that the library in Konoha high is similar to the library in her old school. The only difference is that it is much bigger here…
"Why don't you just say it?" Sasuke said. He was right behind her.
"What?" she was annoyed and irritated and she wanted to be alone when studying. Couldn't he understand that?
"I bet you're wondering how I knew the librarian so well."
She shrugged but actually she was wondering. "Not really. I bet you're a frequent visitor here to pick up girls."
"Close," Sasuke thought. He replied, "No of course not…did you really think that I'm a straight A's student with my charms alone?"
She faked another one of her smiles. "Actually yes…I did…"
Sasuke grinned. "My, my…Ms. Haruno, you hurt me immensely. Or are you trying to flatter me, thinking that I can charm anybody?"
"Probably anybody," she shrugged. "…except me…"
"You seem confident…"
"Can we continue this conversation another time?" she asked. "As you can see, Uchiha-san, I'm busy. I don't want to hear about your achievements right now…or ever!"
She began to scan through the titles of each book, trying to ignore the other person's presence although it did prove to be a bit difficult.
Sasuke too began to scan through the books and humming a tune to himself at the same time.
"Please don't pretend to be interested on my account." She told him, seeing that he wasn't leaving. "You could go now and pick up girls somewhere else. I promise I won't tell Naruto."
"Hmm…Sakura-chan, don't make your own conclusions," he replied. "Whoever told you that Physics doesn't interest me? Didn't you know that Naruto and I use Physics at times for our games? And Math too in fact… You should watch us play sometimes."
He took a book from the shelf, 'The Human Anatomy by Yakushi Kabuto.' Yakushi Kabuto was a child prodigy of the school and won competition after competition for mostly Science but transferred when he reached High school to Sound High.
Now he acted as an assistant teacher for Kimimaru-sensei. Though sometimes it makes you wonder, who is the assistant and who is the teacher?
Sasuke opened the book to the first page, "Sometimes it became necessary to study Anatomy. Sometimes many of our teammates get injured during games and practices and we don't have enough doctors and nurses to go around. So…Haruno Sakura, don't think that you're the only smart kid around."
She blushed but then continued to search.
Sasuke remembered one time during soccer practice. His teammate had an asthma attack. There were no nurses around. He and Naruto made a great team that day. Sasuke already knew what to do but of course he needed some equipment but he couldn't leave the patient.
Naruto joined their practice for that day. He is pretty much useless when it came to healing. Instead, he had Sasuke list down what he needed and he'd get them, since he was the fastest runner. They were able heal him long enough to get him to the hospital in time. It turned out that the guy had a weak heart and could have died.
He respected Naruto but he didn't like the idea of him hanging around Sakura that much. "…and whatever gave you the reason that I'm only here because that dobe told me to?" he continued. "I do as I please. Nobody tells me what to do…"
She finally found the book she was looking for, 'Advanced Physics for idiots by Maito Gai.' Although the title is a bit…well strange it is said to be a good book and recommended by her aunt. Gai-sensei was student of the institute long ago. He came every once in a while to give speeches about his works and the Springtimes of youth?
She walked towards Mrs. Momose and handed her the book to be scanned for borrowing. Of course, Sasuke followed her. "I hope to see you two again soon," Mrs. Momose said.
Sasuke draped an arm around Sakura's shoulder. "You can count on it." Making Sakura blush even more…
The first bell rang and signaling that they only had five more minutes to get to their next class. Unfortunately, she and Sasuke were still in the same class. Is it a coincidence or is he in all her classes?
"Stop it…" she sneered.
"What?"
"Stop acting like we're a couple. People will get the wrong idea."
He shrugged. "It would be their fault to think of such things…"
She shrugged his arm away which was still draped around her shoulder. "Well, it is your fault too for giving them such ideas…"
"What am I doing wrong?" Sasuke asked himself during Chemistry class. Sakura was right in front of him and he couldn't help but stare at her soft-looking pink hair. "What am I doing wrong with her?" she should be begging him to be her boyfriend by now.
He had tried almost everything but she only pushes him away. Yet he found her more and more intriguing the more time he spent with her.
The lesson drawled on. He felt like yawning…the chemical compositions of salt, silver or gold never interests him. He had a different type of CHEMISTRY in mind.
But he saw that Sakura was taking notes like crazy…
He had to think of something…
From the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto writing another letter for Hinata that Sasuke knew he won't send. It happens all the time. He writes a letter telling her that he liked her and then throw it away, tear it apart or in some cases eat it. One time Hinata caught him choking on some paper, she had to get him to spit the paper out by pumping air from his stomach.
When it was finally out, Naruto fainted. Hinata thought he was going to die and panicked. She thought that she needed to perform mouth to mouth but when Naruto opened his eyes and found Hinata's face only mere inches from his, it only made him lose further consciousness.
Neji didn't like the idea of Hinata touching lips with Naruto and suggested that somebody else does it. That dropout didn't deserve to even go near Hinata. But nobody was about to volunteer. They ALL wanted to finally see the two of them kiss…
Sasuke smirked that was such an entertaining sight and again the whole class had been watching.
Everybody already knew that the two like each other, so imagine everyone's surprise when Naruto began dating Ino, Hinata's bestfriend.
He couldn't understand how his bestfriend could be so dense. It frustrated him. What in the world was he waiting for? Sometimes he wondered how Naruto could act so tough when they competed yet was so pathetic when it came to girls and his love life.
He shook his head. It was none of his business. So what if they wanted to spend the rest of their life waiting for the other. They are just so slow…
"What!" Sakura exclaimed. "You mean Naruto and Hinata-chan?"
Class was over and Sasuke insisted that they walk to the next class together. Naruto was sent to the clinic…again. She was alone with him again. Well, maybe not alone since there were a lot of students around running to their next classes.
Sasuke nodded. Naruto had eaten the paper again and Sakura was worried about him, it annoyed Sasuke so he told her about the letter. "Yeah, he does it all the time. He never sends it though. He doesn't have the guts to."
"Is it because of Neji-san?" she asked. "I mean Neji-san did look kind of scary but Naruto doesn't look like the type to cower…"
He shook his head. "No. Naruto isn't afraid of that baka. Actually that baka's girlfriend could keep him under wraps if he starts causing trouble. That Dobe is just generally pathetic with girls."
"Poor Naruto," she whispered. She hugged her book to her tighter. If only there was a way for her to help…
Sasuke yawned. He pretty much didn't care about Naruto's love life. That was the part of Naruto's life that he NEVER wanted to touch. Well, except for that one time with that girl using him…"He brings it to himself." Naruto was always trouble when Hinata was concerned.
She stuck out her tongue at him. How could he be so cold? Weren't the two supposed to be friends? "What kind of friend are you?"
He shrugged but didn't reply.
Sakura suddenly stopped. "Well, if that is the case then…WE will help them…"
He arched one eyebrow, not at all liking what she was implying. "What do you mean by WE?"
Tsubame: I hope this is descriptive enough for you! Hehehehehe…if I still need MORE descriptions don't hesitate to tell me… …ahhh…I just realized that these characters are soooooo OOC….Oh well…WAHH! I even created a school HISTORY to be more descriptive!
Constructive criticisms please…