Perplexed
By: PikaBoo.LOVE
Pairing: Sasuke/Sakura
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I own the plot and well that's about it… The Songs are owned by the singers/bands, and you own the reviews.
A.N: Read And Review :) Or I will steal your English Muffins!
Apology: Sorry for not updating as soon as I hoped, I know you guys must hate me but I have been distracted and my computer died on me and my USB died and well there is a long story. But here is the next chapter! ENJOY!
QUICK AUTHOR NOTE:
If you wanna blame someone else for my absence blame Blowfish.peach! XD She gave me so many amazing books to read that I have been distracted…oh that girl had nice shoes! SEE I SUFFER FROM MAJOR A.D.D! Anyway, don't flame her or nothing XD Read her stories!
Good Things Take Time. But great Things Come In A Blink Of An Eye.
Now. READ THE STORY D:
LOL. Im forcing you. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.
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TEASEFrom: Chemical Pink
To: Ekusas
Subject: How's Life?!
Happy Sunday morning Ekusas!
From: REPLY. Ekusas
To: Chemical Pink
Subject: Reply How's Life?!
Thanks for the wake up call Chemical. I should learn to switch of my computer before I go to sleep…
From: REPLY. Chemical Pink
To: Ekusas
Subject: Reply How's Life?!
Oh im sorry! But its already 10am here so figured you were probably awake…
From: REPLY. Ekusas
To: Chemical Pink
Subject: Reply How's Life?!
Its alright but please let me get back to sleep. I had a long night last night, ill have to tell you the story one day. Ill talk to you this evening alright? Good day to you Chemical Pink.
: )
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Sakura sighed and switched off her computer monitor leaning back into her chair staring up at the ceiling. She wished she could hear Ekusas's stories, she also wished to meet Brad Pitt and have 4 kids but some things you have to wait for, especially the Brad Pitt part.
Sakura stretched her arms above her head and let out a big yawn arching her body foreword hearing cracks from her spine. She looked outside and watched the hustle and bustle of Sunday morning in the village market and smiled.
"Sakura honey! Please come downstairs for breakfast!" Sakura's mom called out for her from the bottom of the staircase. Sakura jumped up and tied a robe around her body and skipped down the stairs. Her mom rarely made breakfast, so when she did it was usually…
"Pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, all you can dream of for breakfast!" Sakura's mom smiled, letting her wrinkles from her smile show off.
"You forgot the cereal mom" Sakura gave her mother a smile and sat down dishing a little bit of everything onto her plate.
"Oh honey you have cereal so often it must have gotten boring! Besides its Sunday morning, a great day for mother daughter bonding!" Her mother exclaimed stuffing a sausage into her mouth.
"I would really like that mom, so you have no work?" Sakura asked curiously taking a sip of her orange juice, pulp of course.
"Whatever work I have I can worry about tomorrow, I have noticed I never really spend time with my daughter and I want to know what is happening in your world" Sakura's mother grin widened as she finished the last of her bacon. "Anything new with boys?"
Sakura blushed and smiled. She could always tell her mother about her online relationship with Ekusas, then again her mom might say no to that sort of relationship. Besides even if her and Ekusas's relationship worked out she wants to surprise her mother with the news.
"OH YES! YES, YES, YES! HIS NAME IS EKUSAS AND HE SOUNDS SUUUPPPPEEEERRR HAWT!" Inner Sakura screamed almost deafening Sakura, of how she sometimes wished she could just get rid of her inner self at times.
Sakura sweat dropped at her inner self and ignored her after that completely.
"Not really, I made a few new friends but most of the boys I am friends with have girlfriends" Sakura finished off the last bit of her breakfast washing it down with orange juice, letting the citrus flavor fill her mouth.
"Oh well…that's good to see your making new friends. Don't worry about boys for now anyway, no boys until your 100!"
"MOM!" Sakura wailed and she laughed along with her mother. "I am sure that must be against the law of marriage!"
"Alright alright, when your my age!" Her mother stood up gathering the plates grinning down at her daughter. "and not a moment sooner!" She winked at her daughter and began washing the dishes.
"You're pretty young so im alright with that, so what would you like to do today mom? Movies? Shopping? Oh oh the book store! Chapters!" (LOL yes Jess I put Chapters in there for us both! 333 xD)
"I would like that! I can spend the whole day in a book store alone, we could buy about what? 10 books? And then have a little shopping trip on our way back home!" Her mother exclaimed happily packing the dishes away.
"I would love that mom!" She came around the counter and hugged her mother. "ill go get ready, ill be down in a half hour mom!"
"Oh honey im getting old, im not a race horse like you teenagers! Fast food, high speed internet, channels to the 1000's! Its too much for us old folks to get used to!" Her mother exclaimed laughing along with her daughter.
Sakura nodded and ran up the stairs looking foreword to the day with her mother. She loved her mother more than the world itself and always looked foreword to days with her. They just had so much in common.
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Sasuke groaned as his alarm clock blared into his ear letting him know it was 11am. "Dobe…you just had to get me a alarm clock for my birthday…" Sasuke banged his fist onto the alarm clock which…of course did not shut up.
"Oh shut up!" Sasuke bolted up from his bed and opened his boxer draw closing it harshly with his alarm clock within it. He could still hear the ringing but his boxers were muffling it's ringing, his alarm clock with shut up eventually…it always does…
Sasuke glanced to his slide at the pile of broken alarm clocks and smirked. This alarm clock had a similar fate in the near future.
Sasuke got up from his bed and got a change of clothing out.
Him and Shikamaru were going to see where Chemical Pink lived, and even though Shikamaru will surely be late for the meet up. A Uchiha is never tardy.
In a half hour Sasuke had changed into a black shirt and black shorts, his hair the same as always and his same blue shoes as always.
He grabbed a tomato from the fridge and headed out to the front of the school, that is where him and Shikamaru were going to meet up today.
He leaned casually against the wall of the school glancing left to right occasionally looking for the Nara kid. He also watched as adults walked through the streets window-shopping and rolled his eyes at the occasional fan girl that passed by him.
Eventually Shikamaru made it to the school, yawning as usual.
"What took you so long Nara? I've been waiting for a good half hour."
"Don't blame me I would have been on time but Ino called…man she can talk nonstop for a good long while." Shikamaru rolled his eyes and pulled out a sheet of paper. "no worries Uchiha, I have located where she lives. Lucky you she actually lives in this country and to your luck in the city.
"You mean I probably have seen her before?" Sasuke asked curiously, knowing his fate might be that he was in love with a fan girl. He shivered and shook that thought of out his head.
"There is that possibility, considering she lives maybe…10 minutes walk away from where you live…" Shikamaru drawled out not very interested in their conversation.
Sasuke gulped down the lump in his throat; for once he feared his emotions. The chances of Chemical Pink being a fan girl were quite high now…and that was terrible news for the Uchiha.
He shook his head and smirked. No matter, if she was a fan girl it just meant she already loved his outside features, and since he has talked to her she liked his personality as well. There was hope for him and his smirk grew wider.
"alright Nara, where does she live?"
"hold up there hot shot, you cannot just waltz to her front door and say. 'Hey im the guy your madly in love with, lets get married and have our honey moon in Hawaii'. " Shikamaru sighed and pocketed his hands.
"That is a bit overwhelming…"
"Exactly, I say you find out about her more, maybe find out who she is first? Im sure if she lives close to she attends our school."
"Sure, and im sure it will be fun to play detective, I know she takes all science classes and takes university level classes mostly."
"That's a good start. I'll keep her information with me, just incase you want to cheat." Shikamaru said, surely enjoying he finally had some power over the Uchiha.
"Are you enjoying this as much as I think you are?" Sasuke asked cocking his brow upward.
"I just might be." Shikamaru sighed as her heard his cell phone ringing. "Excuse me…Yes Ino?" Sasuke watched as Shikamaru winced at her yelling into her cell phone, surely making him deaf in the ear. "I have to go…" Shikamaru walked off slouching trying to block out Ino's wails from the phone.
Sasuke sighed and looked up at the sky, the sky was painted a baby blue and had clouds streaking the sky above, it was a scene he wished he would share with someone some day.
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"Sakura honey! I have my books, how about you?" Sakura's mother asked holding a pile of arms, she surely bought more books than she had planned.
Sakura came around the corner with about 5 books in her arms smiling at her mothers sight. "Here mom give me the books and we will pay for these books" Sakura's mother nodded and placed her pile of books on top of Sakura's pile.
They paid for their books totaling to more than 100 dollars worth of books. If they could they would have lived in the bookstore, but sadly that is a dream that cannot come true.
By the time Sakura and her mother had, had lunch they were too tired from book shopping to do even more. Sakura's mother left Sakura to go home and take the books with her, Sakura wanted to take a long walk anyway, get a good look around the neighborhood.
Sakura came around to the section where the basket-ball courts were set up. She looked further out and saw a bunch of bodies moving around.
She came up closer and saw bodies glistening in the sunlight, she blushed at the sight but stared in awe. Some boys have made a game, obviously hot from the sunlight's heat and all their shirts were off, shining with sweat.
Before she could even get a better look she felt a tap on her shoulder. "Looking at the boys?"
Sakura jumped with shock and spun around coming face to face with a bare and muscular chest. (OMG JESS KARTIK!) She blushed heavily and looked up at the face to the beholder of the body's god.
"Sa-Sasuke?" She sputtered out looking up at him who was smirking down at her. She never noticed before but he was very tall compared to her.
"Now what would you be doing here? If you cannot find your way's around a simple school, how would you ever find your way home out in the open?" he smirked down at her mocking her. She regained her posture and tried to hide away the blush that crept up her face.
"That was a one time thing"
"Actually it happened twice" He rebutled, he was definitely winning this battle of the wits.
"Shut up! You just found me at bad timing, how am I supposed to know where to go on my first day?" She questioned him smiling, she would not lose to him.
"They do have numbers on the doors for a reason. Grapefruit"
"Shut it!" She glared at him and looked to her side, he was definitely hot with a shirt on but with a shirt off. He was well…no one was as hot as he was for now…
"or maybe you were distracted by my goods looks"
"Yes that seems to be the only thing you do have going for you."
"Oh dear, you broke my heart!" He said dramatically putting his arm across his forehead like a fainting actress. Yes an actress. Not actor. Actress.
"Ill go get you a band-aid then! My question is why are you here Sasuke?"
He stared at her blankly and chuckled, she gasped and realized his laugh was very hot. She might want to have gotten out of there earlier, he was turning her on.
"Oh you know I came here so I can talk to the birdies and singing songs to the flowers!" Sasuke said sarcastically.
"Oh you are so funny…" Sakura said in a bored tone rolling her eyes at him. "I am serious Sasuke"
"I came to play basket-ball…notice? No shirt on? Basket-ball in my hand? Im throwing you a bone here"
Sakura blinked and laughed at her stupidity. "Oh my gosh I cannot believe im so blind!"
Sasuke smirked at her and leaned against one arm being supported by a tree's trunk. "I can. Remember when you couldn't find the map? And it was right infront of you."
"You seem to enjoy making fun of me Sasuke." She glared at him and crossed her arms, his smirk just grew wider and he chuckled again bring a blush to her face.
"Oh I enjoy it very much, seeing as I always beat you in the battle of wits." He pushed himself off from the tree trunk and bounced the ball to the ground and let it bounce back up again. "Care to join me in a one on one game?"
"You already know your going to win!" She said angerly then let out a laugh
"Exactly. That means I can buy you an ice-cream afterwards, understand?" Sasuke said beginning to walk to the basket-ball court where the boys have just finished up a game.
Sakura took a while for her brain to register what had happened and she ran behind Sasuke stealing the ball from his arms, and throwing it at the net.
She missed.
"When you want to look cool Sakura, you try to get the ball into the net"
"Oh your so funny Sasuke!" She growled and grabbed the ball from the ground, which disappeared from her hands not a moment later. "Huh? HEY! SASUKE!"
"You snooze you lose. Grapefruit." He smirked and threw the ball into the air making a swish without any effort it seemed. "See that is what makes it look cool."
"Cool, warm, big deal. Your still the same old' Sasuke in my eyes, just a better basket-ball player than I expected."
"Okay okay here." Sasuke held out the ball with both hands in front of her. "Take it and make a shot"
"Really?" She reached towards the ball and the moment her finger tips were going to touch the bright orange ball it vanished.
"Pshyc!" Sasuke threw it above her and held up in the air with one hand. "Come on Sakura get the ball. Shorty"
"HEY!" Sakura jumped up trying to steal the ball from Sasukes grip but failed, he chuckled and moved the ball from one hand to the other.
"Come on Grapefruit, im sure you can get the ball, force!"
"You want force? OKAY!" With that Sakura swinged her leg back and kicked Sasuke in the shin. He winced in pain dropping the ball in the process; she jumped onto his back and threw the ball into the net and hanging from the rim.
"That would be called a foul."
"I don't see any referee's here so I can make up rules of my own!" She exclaimed still hanging from the rim, he hands slipped and she began to fall. Sasuke stood below her and caught her with the ball landing onto her stomach.
"If it makes yourself feel any better. But your not fair, you are sure to fail gym class." He smirked at her and put her down onto her feet. "Oh and no problem Sakura! Yes I did just save you from a major butt injury."
"I don't say thanks to people who make me lose"
"But you see, I treat losers to ice-cream."
"How do you know if I like ice-cream? I might just like lemonade rather"
Sasuke smirked and rolled his eyes. "There is no girl I know who does not like ice-cream, and besides. The great Uchiha Sasuke is buying you it! It will taste ten times better."
"Cocky are we Sasuke?" She asked pulling the ball from the ground and stood up straight.
"Just a tad bit, come lets go." She cocked her head to the side and coughed. "Yeah what?"
"Your shirt?"
"Cannot take any more of my sexyness I see…I knew you would eventually fall head over heels for me."
"Yes can't you see I am at your feet? Oh great Sasuke!" She exclaimed sarcastically grabbing his shirt and throwing it to him.
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Once Sasuke and Sakura had gotten ice-cream for themselves they sat at a bench. Sakura sitting cross legged and Sasuke leaning foreward on his forearms, resting against his legs.
"Sasuke?"
"Im not going to buy you another one, if that's what your thinking."
"Oh god no! I was wondering if you could tell me if the book you gave me has a good ending?"
"A good ending? Depends…"
She looked at him curiously waiting for him to answer. "Depends?"
"In some cases yes it has a good ending, but 2 males love the one girl and she has to make the decision. Everyone has their own opnion, but I think it was neither a happy or a sad ending."
"Why's that?"
Sasuke sighed and looked at her square in the eyes. "I believe you should not need to choose between two people. When you really love someone, its that one and only person." Sakura was taken back by this.
Sasuke didn't seem like the kind of guy to say something like that, but him saying it. It meant he actually…believed in true love. He is mature for one thing.
"Do you agree with me? Or are you going to continue staring at me like I have 3 eyes and bald head?" Sasuke said smirking, she looked completely lost in thought.
"Huh? Oh, yeah for sure! And question Sasuke…"
"Another one? Yeah what…"
She smiled and turned her entire body towards him grinning like a fool. "Yesterday, why were you guys in that jail cell?"
"Psh. Like I would tell you"
"Oooh a rebel? I Like that! Very hot Sasuke."
"Well yes can you not see? Im pulling you into my trap, are you not hypnotized just yet?"
"I might be, but like I would tell you what I think of you."
"Oh come on" Sasuke exclaimed, obviously wanting to know what Sakura thought of him.
"SASUKE! SAKURA! OH GOODNESS GOODY GOSH I KNEW IT WAS TRUE!" Ino yelled from about 7 meters away from them jumping up and down.
Sakura looked down and saw how close her and Sasuke were. Sitting on a bench, eating ice cream, close to each other…oh no…
"No Ino its not what It looks like!"
"Sasuke how could you!" Ino exclaimed tears brimming at her eyes
Sasuke finally caught up and realized what Sakura had realized before him. "Oh no its not that Ino!"
"Its Exactly what it is! You guys are eating ice-cream without me!"
"Huh? Oh…im sorry Ino…would you like some?"
"And make me fat are you insane!" Ino said waving her arms up and down like a fool.
"Ino!" Shikamaru came running up behind her panting and wheezing for much needed breath. "Why…are you…so…fast…holy mother…of…noodles…"
"That is what you get for skipping gym class, we have to burn those calories!" Ino jumped on one foot to the other punching the air like a boxer. COME ON SHIKA! 5 MORE MILES!"
"What calories? Your as skinny and flat as a-" Before Shikamaru could finish his sentence he watched Ino cower over him with storm clouds thundering behind her.
"I AM WHAT?!"
"The most beautiful girl in the world?"
Ino gasped and tackled Shikamaru into a death gripping hug that was turning his face blue. "I-ino…Cant…Breathe!"
" AWW SHIKAMARU-KUN YOU REALLY THINK I AM!?"
"Ha no, that would be Jessica Alba, I just said it to not get you mad at me." Shikamaru glanced to the side and widens his eyes. Did he just say that outloud? Infront of her? He turned his head slowly towards her and her eyes were flaming with fury.
"SHIKAMARU NARA! IM GOING TO HANG YOU FROM YOUR HAIRY PICKLE!" She pounded her fist into her other hand and cracks her knuckles, Shikamaru widnes his eyes and run like his life depended on it. Which in this case, his kids depended on it.
"Oh…that must hurt to get hung from your pickle…"
"Your Pickle? I Don't get it…"
"Uhm…"Sasuke coughs and looks at Sakura. "You know your lollipop? Burito? Glue Stick? Shovel, A Danger!?" Sakura blinks in confusion, obviously not knowing what Sasuke was implying.
"A males sex organ" Sakura widened her eyes her cheeks burning from a heated blush. "Sakura? Sakura? Grapefruit? Helloo…." Sasuke waves his hand infront of Sakura's face confused at her frozen state.
Sasuke sighed and picked up her frozen body seeing a piece of paper from her pocket, he reaches down to grab it and reads what is inside it. "Where she lives, wonderful…ill take her home…
Sasuke walked his way to her home following the map she drew. Sasuke knew one thing, she was not the greatest map drawer in the world. It looked as if a 5 year old drew on it with a purple crayon.
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When Sasuke reached Sakura's house he rung the door bell and a women in her late 40's answering the door with a smile that reminded him of Sakura's.
"Sakura's mother?"
Sakura's mom looked down at Sakura frozen in Sasukes arms and looks back up at him confused.
"I am Sasuke Uchiha. A new friend of Sakura's…she came to this state…and I followed her map home and…yes…here she is…" Sasuke laid Sakura on the couch making a quick dart to the door, and home.
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Once Sakura came to half an hour later, her mother was sitting on the chair across from her smiling like a fool.
"No new boy news? You were right…HE IS A MAN!" Her mother fans herself with her hands blushing.
"Huh what?"
"Who was that tall, good looking young man who brought you home? He said his name was…Sasuke I think it was…"
"OH SASUKE! He brought me home…? He is the boy who helped me around the school, when I was lost."
"Well he can help me around anytime!"
"MOM! EWW!" Her mom laughs and Sakura blushes, her mother was hitting on one of her school friends.
"I am just joking honey, you need rest. And he seems very polite…and very charming…the perfect man. Hopefully he will be your boyfriend sooner or later."
Sakura looked hopeful for a moment but remembered his secret. "He is already in love mom, in actual love. So I have no chance with him."
"Oh well there are many men in the sea!"
Sakura simply nodded as her mom left the room and she smiled. Who was she kidding? Why would she want to date Sasuke? When she had Ekusas!
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Perplexed – End
I wrote this chapter when it was 2AM and I was sick! The book I read kept me up because it was that sad! Good! BUT SAD! Anyone wanna know the name? Just ask and I might tell you! THANKS FOR READING! READ AND REVIEW! : D