Author's Note: I just wanted to let everyone know that I absolutely despise Sasuke, and there is no way that this story will end up Sasu/Saku or anything close to that. This is definitely a Naru/Saku, so no worries! :D
Sasuke exited the woods at last and walked down the road with his hands in his pockets. "Should I keep their secret?" he thought with a smirk. "They would hate it if I told..." He frowned suddenly. "Sakura would hate me if I told...guess it's best if I don't tell anyone for now. Besides, in addition to Sakura hating me, it would be harder to break them up if they went public with it..."
He shook his head. "Well, at any rate, it's Naruto, for crying out loud. How hard could it be to get her to leave him? With a little convincing I'll have her in no time..." He ran his hand through his hair. "After all, I'm Sasuke Uchiha. Who can resist me?" He glared into empty space. "Other than Ino. Anyway, I need to figure out how to get her to like me..." He scratched his head. "There's the obvious choice: being nice. Bringing her flowers and chocolate and crap like that. Maybe I should try that first..." He shrugged uncertainly and headed in the direction of... "Shit. Flowers are definitely out! I can't go there!" Sasuke thought, spotting the flower shop Ino worked in. He groaned. "But girls really like them..."
He stood still for a moment, pondering. Finally, he puffed out his chest and headed into the shop. "There's no way in hell I'm scared of..."
"Ino!" Sasuke cried almost nervously, spotting the young girl at the counter. Ino glared at him.
"What do you think you're doing here?" she asked.
"Um...buying flowers?" Sasuke replied, avoiding her eyes.
Ino looked at him suspiciously. "For who? Because if they're for me, I'll..."
"They're not for you," Sasuke replied haughtily.
Ino sighed in relief. "Good. What kind do you want, then?"
Sasuke walked over to the counter and looked around. "Hmm...I guess those yellowish ones are okay...they're called daisies, right? That color's good on girls." Sasuke's eyes widened as her looked from Ino's angry face to her blonde hair. He waved his hands quickly. "No, no, I meant for girls, not on girls! For girls!"
"I SAID I'M DATING SHIKAMARU, YOU BASTARD!" Ino shouted, punching him in the face and knocking him to the floor. "NOW GET OUT!"
Sasuke scrambled up and fled from the flower shop, nearly tripping over his own feet. He ran all the way down the street without looking back, finally stopping to catch his breath. "Dimwitted, sadistic bitch..." he mumbled, rubbing his swelling eye. "That's the last time I try to buy a girl flowers!" He looked up and down the street with a frown. "Now...where can a guy get chocolate around here?"
"Chocolate! Get your chocolate here!" a man called from the front door of one of the stores. Sasuke smiled.
"Easy as pie." He walked up to the man. "Hi, I'd like to buy some chocolate," Sasuke said, trying to act friendly.
"What kind do you want?" the man replied, leading him inside.
"Er...do you have any in one of those heart-shaped box things that guys give their girlfriends?" Sasuke asked.
"Sure." The man walked behind the counter and bent over to pick something up. A second later, three large heart-shaped boxes were sitting in front of him. "Would you like our fluffy box of chocolates, our extra fluffy box of chocolates, or our extra super special fluffy box of chocolates?"
Sasuke blinked. "Are you gay?"
The man ignored him. "Just pick one, pay, and leave."
Sasuke grit his teeth. He wanted to buy the best one for Sakura, but it was going to kill him to say it. "I'll take the...extra super special fluffy box," Sasuke told him in monotone.
"That'll be...how much you got?" Sasuke showed him his wallet and the man counted the money inside. "Well whaddya know? That's the exact price!" The man grabbed all the money out of the wallet before Sasuke could say anything and shoved the box into his hands, forcing him out the front doors.
Sasuke groaned. "I wonder if this even has chocolate in it..." Sasuke thought, opening the box. To his relief, it looked pretty normal. He smiled half-heartedly. "Well...I guess I'll just write her name on it and sign it, and then I can leave it at her front door..." He set out in the direction of Sakura's house.
After borrowing a pen from a suspicious Konohamaru, Sasuke had signed the box and dropped it off right in front of Sakura's front door. Now he was sitting in his spot across the street, waiting for her to show up.
What he did not expect was for Naruto to walk her home. "Ugh..." Sasuke clapped a hand to his forehead. "I was supposed to come in and sweep her off her feet after she found it! I can't do it now, with Naruto there!" He sighed. "I guess I'll just have to let her find it and talk to her tomorrow..."
Naruto and Sakura reached the front door and they both looked down.
"What's that?" Naruto asked. "Do you think it's dangerous? After that woods incident, I'm a little nervous..."
So you didn't send it?" Sakura asked.
Naruto scratched his head, embarrassed. "No...should I have?"
Sakura raised her eyebrows and looked at him. "Well...if I were to get a box of chocolates from someone, I would hope it's the guy I'm dating!"
Naruto's eyes widened. "THAT'S what that is? Do you think...do you think HE sent it?"
Sakura bent down and picked the box up, reading the front. "To Sakura...love, Sasuke." She couldn't help but blush red. Naruto glared at the box.
"He DID send it! Just wait till I find him..."
"Naruto, we talked about this," Sakura said with a sigh. "You're not going to do anything to Sasuke, or everyone will know that we're dating. I don't like him, I like you, and nothing he does will change that!" She smiled at him. "In fact..." She shoved the box into Naruto's hands. "Here. I know how much you like chocolate." She looked around quickly to make sure they were alone, and pecked him on the lips. "See you tomorrow, Naruto."
Naruto stared at her, before he broke out into a grin. "Bye, Sakura-chan!" He turned and ran from the door quickly, the box still in his hand. Sakura laughed and went inside.
Sasuke looked from Sakura's front door to the fleeing Naruto, his face red. "I spent all my money on that!" he cried. "How dare she give it to Naruto!" He shook his head quickly to clear his thoughts. "Doesn't like me, eh? I'll show her...if being nice doesn't work...it's time to make her jealous!"
Ten minutes later, Sasuke could be found wandering the streets, looking from girl to girl. "Sakura was right...everyone does hate me here. The only girls I'll have a chance with are the ones I know personally, minus Ino." He looked around swiftly, spotting familiar buns on the back of a girl's head. He sped up, reaching her and tapping her on the shoulder. Tenten spun around with a huge grin. Her smile faded when she noticed it was him.
"Oh. Sasuke. What do you want?" she asked, crossing her arms.
Sasuke rubbed the back of his head. "Er...Tenten. I was wondering if you wanted to..."
He trailed off when he felt someone's breath on the back of his neck. "Uchiha. What are you doing talking to my girlfriend?"
A bead of sweat dropped down the back of Sasuke's head. He turned around slowly. "N-Neji...you're dating Tenten?" he asked nervously.
White eyes stared back at him. "Yes. Now would you please move?"
Sasuke stepped to the side quickly and Neji stood in front of Tenten with one arm behind his back. "I got these for you," Neji said stiffly, revealing a bouquet of flowers.
"Neji! They're so pretty!" Tenten cried, throwing her arms around him. Neji hugged her back awkwardly.
"Yes. Just like you," he said with absolutely no emotion.
Sasuke hurried away before he saw anything more. "God dammit! Just my luck! All that's left is Hinata!" He frowned. "Neji probably wouldn't enjoy it if I dated Hinata..." Sasuke thought. "Well, I still have to try...she's my only hope..." He scanned the crowd, but couldn't find Hinata. However, he did see the back of a boy's head, and it looked familiar...
"Shino!" Sasuke yelled, running up and grabbing him by the arm. Shino stared back at him through his sunglasses. "Do you know where Hinata is?" Sasuke asked.
Shino looked at him, and slowly replied, "What do you want with Hinata?"
Sasuke shrugged his shoulders. "I, uh...just wanted to talk to her about something..."
"Kiba wouldn't like that," Shino replied, seeing through his statement.
Sasuke glared at him. "Well I don't really give a damn what Kiba likes and dislikes, okay?" he replied angrily.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" came Kiba's voice from behind him. Sasuke sighed. Today was just not his day.
"Sasuke wants to talk to Hinata about 'something', as he put it," Shino told Kiba.
Kiba glared at Sasuke. "Why do you want to see Hinata?" he asked.
Sasuke glared back. "You know what? I don't give a shit whether you two know or not. I'm going to go ask Hinata out. Now tell me where she is!"
"The hell you are!" Kiba cried. "You're not getting the girl I like! I'll fight you if I have to!" He raised his fists threateningly, and Akamaru barked from beside him.
Sasuke smirked. "Oh please. Like you and that pathetic mutt could possibly defeat..."
"Kiba?" a shy voice called out from Sasuke's left. All three boys turned to see a blushing Hinata staring back at them.
Kiba's fists dropped to his sides and he blushed back. "Um...how long were you there?"
Hinata looked down at her feet and blushed darker, pressing her index fingers together nervously. "Kiba...I...um...I like you too."
Kiba's whole face went red and he took a step towards her. "You do?"
"OH, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!" Sasuke shouted, throwing his hands up in the air angrily. Everyone on that street turned to look at him. "There is no way in hell I'm dating Karin!"
Ten minutes later
"Sasuke? Sasuke?" Karin cried, wandering through a part of the woods that looked familiar. "Where are you, Sasuke?" She saw a clearing up ahead and ran to it, collapsing on the ground in the same training area she had been in the night before. "Where are you, Sasuke? I'm hungry and thirsty and tired..." She looked up to see a shaky image of Sasuke in front of her. "...and now I'm hallucinating!"
The shaky image got clearer as he came closer. Karin squinted. "Sasuke, is that really you?"
Sasuke sighed. "Karin, will you be my girlfriend?"