Hajimemashite and Konnichiwa, dearest reader-san! Apple Fairy here! Thank you everyone once again for your kind reviews. They all make me feel very loved. : 3
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And I'm pretty sure you'd make a lovely fanfic, sweety. :3 Besides, he can't be more OOC than he is in most humor fics. -.-;
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And yes! The AN was meant to be hilarious! XD
Sasuke: I am not your amusement!
Me: If you're here with me then you are.
Sasuke: And what's keeping me here?
Me: The ability for me to make this a SasuOro. X )
Sasuke:...dammit all.
Me: Now do the disclaimer!
Sasuke: Apple does not own the show Naruto, but my love future in her hands.
Memories
Story by Apple Fairy
She made me wait...
Until I felt as if I would drown in my tears...
But I'd do it for her...
If it meant I could hear her say those words...
It seemed like the perfect chance...
the perfect time to ask...
I wondered if she was willing to go...
or just did for my sake.
Sakura sat at the bench again as she tried to battle the thoughts of Sasuke out.
She had planned to go the next day and tell him she only wished to be friends...she even brought a daffodil for him!
But, alas, she found him gone. Sakura sighed.
I didn't expect for him to love me...I mean, he never seemed that interested in me...except during that night...the Mist village mission...the Forest of Death...Sakura furrowed her brow.
Oh! Who the hell am I kidding...he has been interested in me...just very discreetly...She summerized. Sakura hugged herself gently and looked up to the pastel blue sky. A cloud every now and then would fly lazily by in it's sweet white fluffiness.
Sakura began to close her eyes.
Until she heard a familiar voice.
"Sakura!"
Sakura's eyes opened and she looked to the caller.
An electric blue energy blasted a dent in the boulder. Rocks flew everywhere and the one who had used the tecnique jumped back.
Kakashi smiled at the progress Sasuke was making. In only two days he was able to make a giant dent in the boulders on the summit they trained on.
It was only a matter of time till he could completly obliterate the rocks.
Sasuke panted heavily as he wiped sweat from his brow. His eyes showed no sign of stopping.
Kakashi glanced at his student.
"Sasuke." He addressed calmly.
"Hm?"
"You seem tired. Why not take a rest?" He pointed out. Sasuke's legs were shaking and his breathing was heavy.
Sasuke shook his head. "I'm fine" He corrected.
"You're not fine. What if you faint like you did yesterday?" He asked concerned.
It was true. Yesterday, Sasuke worked himself hard on the first day. In fact, they had to end the day by Kakashi carrying Sasuke back home since the young boy was too exhausted to walk himself.
Kakashi was concerned it would happen again.
"I won't faint. I'll be fine. Besides, I want to be strong when I fight in the Chunnin exam..." He explained. That was one reason he trained himself hard.
The other one was because of her.
Ever since she ran off from him that day all he could think about was her. He tried to think of other things, but he couldn't. So for that, he trained hard so as to preoccupy his mind.
Sasuke began to think about her emerald eyes and her touch again.
He shook his head and began to charge his chakra for another attack to the stone.
Kakashi frowned and sighed at the boy. He shook his head and began to read his book again.
"Suit yourself..." He commented non-chalantly.
Sakura smiled to the person that approached her.
It was Ino Yamanaka.
The blonde haired shinobi ran over to her friend and sat next to her.
" Hey, what's up?" She asked cheerfully.
"Nothing much. Just looking at the sky." She replied happily. ...and trying to contemplate the fact that Sasuke has fallen for me. Sakura added tiredly in her head. Not like she would tell Ino that. Ino looked at her strangely.
"I hope you're not taking after Shikamaru." She commented skeptically. Sakura smiled at her and looked up to the sky.
"That would be a truly troublesome thing." She said doing a Shikamara impersination. Ino giggled at her as Sakura looked over to her and grinned.
"Hey, have you heard? About the festival?" Ino asked changing the subject. Sakura looked over to her confused.
"What festival?" She asked. I haven't heard of one...
"The festival they're throwing for the upcoming Chunnin exam and the arrival of one of the Kages, duh." She informed. Sakura nodded.
"Oh, I see. Are you going, Ino-chan?" she asked as she tilted her head questioningly.
Ino shook her head. "Nah, I wish I could go, but mommy wants me to man the shop that night. But..." she explained as she led on at the end. She got a glint in her sapphire eyes.
"...if I could go I would probably ask Sasuke-kun to go with me..." She finished deviously. Ino looked to Sakura to see how she would respond. Sakura smiled and looked to her.
"Yeah, that would've probably been nice. But I bet he would rather go training then have fun, right?" She asked playfully. Ino looked at her baffled.
Strange...usually Sakura would yell at me or something for that...so why didn't she...? She didn't even seemed fazed or surprised to hear Sasuke-kun's name...she commented. Ino looked to her skeptically again.
"Sakura...are you okay...?" She asked in a mix of concern and confusion. Sakura looked to her cheerfully.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" she answered carefreely.
"Well...you seem different..." she pointed out. Sakura smiled to her.
"Don't worry about me, Ino. I'm fine. Really." She comforted.
Ino began to protest until someone called her name.
"Ino!"
The blounde girl turned to see the voice's possesor. It was Shikamaru.
"Hey, Shikamaru!" She called as he stalked to where the girls sat.
"Master Asuma wants us. C'mon." He motioned lazily. Ino looked to him sadly.
"Aw...Right now?" Ino whined. He sighed and nodded his head.
"Alright...I'll go." Ino agreed as she stood up. Ino looked over to Sakura and smiled at her.
"I've got to go Sakura. See you tommorow!" She farewelled. Sakura nodded.
"See ya, Ino." She byed. Shikamaru and Ino began to run off till Ino turned around halfway from the bench.
"By the way, the festival's tommorow night!" She called. Ino then waved and dissappeared around the corner.
A festival, eh...? Sounds fun. I think I'll go... Sakura decided. She stood up and decided to walk home.
Kakashi walked soundlessly as he carried a half-alive Sasuke on his back. Kakashi sighed.
I told him he should've rested, but did he listen? Oh heavens no. Of course he didn't...Reminds me when I was a kid...He thought tiredly.
Sasuke shifted awake. "Kakashi-sensei...what happened...?" he mumbled. Kakashi glanced to him.
"Oh nothing, really. You just fainted again is all." He replied in a slight sarcastic tone. Sasuke blinked and mumbled something that sounded like 'Don't act so smug...'.
"Ah! Kakashi!" a person called toward the jounnin. Kakashi turned to the person.
It was Kurenai Yuhii.
The black haired woman walked up to the man.
"What happened to Sasuke?" she asked, concerned as she spotted the boy.
"Nothing much. Just exhausted his chakra is all." He explained. Kurenai looked to Kakashi skeptically, but shook it off.
"So, are you going?" She asked tilting her head.
"Hmm...I might...it depends if I can that night...Are you?" He asked as he shifted Sasuke's weight. Sasuke mumbled grumply. Kurenai almost chuckled at the boy, but decided not to. She shook her head as her wavy, ebony locks shook as well.
"No. I can't make it. I've got a mission." She answered sadly. Kakashi looked to her dissapointed.
"Well...that's too bad." he finished. Sasuke mumbled louder and you swear you could've heard a 'hurry up' in there. Kakashi sighed.
"He seems tired, Kakashi. You should take him home." She pointed out.
"No...he's just impatient. But I should take him home. Well, goodbye, Kurenai." He farewelled as he walked away.
"Goodnight Kakashi." she called out and waved. Kurenai sighed. 'Impatient'? What happened to his 'teamwork' talk? She thought confused.
Sasuke looked up sleepily. He was mostly struggling to stay awake.
"What were you two talking about...?" He asked in a sluggish tone. Kakashi looked to the boy.
"The festival for the Kazekage's arrival and the approaching Chunnin exam. It's tommorow night." He explained. Sasuke considered all this and laid his head back down on Kakashi's back. He obviously needed rest.
Kakashi smiled as he heard Sasuke's rythmic breathing that indicated he was asleep.
Sasuke startled awake. He found himself in his bed and that made him confused.
Who brought me...?He thought until he remembered. He had fainted at training and Kakashi had carried him home. Sasuke blinked as he got up from his bed and looked out his window.
He thought of her again.
I wish she would answer me. I want, no, need to know if she loves me back...Sakura...
It's not as if I can ask her. I already screwed it up so much she's probably terrified of me... This thought made Sasuke's heart throb painfully.
Sasuke was desperate to know how Sakura felt about him. He needed a chance...a plan...
Then it hit him.
Sasuke opened his window and jumped out of it, landing on his bare feet on the ground. He began to run.
Sakura yawned as she finished changing into her pink tank top and white pajama bottoms. She was tired after reading three novels in a row and decided to look at the night sky on her balcony.
Sakura walked out into the cold night air and felt a chill as her bare feet touched the cold concrete. She breathed in the fresh night air and looked to the sky's twinkling diamonds of the night. The stars.
A thin slice of the once full pearl was all that remained that night; soon to bring a black pearl in a few more nights.
A wind blew gently as it tossed Sakura's short pink-rose hair and carresed her soft peach-tone arms and face. Sakura smiled at the moment.
"Sakura!" A voice stage-whispered.
Sakura's head lowered and looked down to the street she could see from her balcony. Sakura's emerald eyes widened as she saw who it was.
It was Sasuke.
Sakura looked to him surprised and baffled. What's he doing here...? she thought confused.
Sakura took a moment to look him over.
Sasuke wore his usual dark blue shirt and white khakis. She noted how he was completly barefoot and that confused her. Sakura allowed herself to look over Sasuke's handsome face.
Black raven-colored hair, slightly pastel pale skin, and soft midnight eyes that reflected the stars in them as he looked up to her. Sakura felt her face go warm as she noted how truly handsome he looked then.
Sasuke leaped up and landed on the edge of the balcony, which caused Sakura to walk back a little. Sasuke looked down to her and his face turned crimson. Sakura looked at him confused and realized.
She was only clothed in her pajamas.
Sakura's own face went hot as she hugged herself to attempt to cover up the outfit she wore.
"Wh-What are you doing here, Sasuke?" She stuttered. Sasuke stepped down from the ledge and looked to her with sincere eyes.
"Sakura...do you know about the festival tommorow night?" He asked cooly. Sakura nodded.
"Yeah. What about it...?" She asked skeptically. Sasuke looked away from her and his face turned a deeper crimson.
"I-I was wondering...if..." he paused as he took on a face of akwardness.
Sakura tilted her head questioningly as she waited patiently for his answer.
"...would...you like to go with me?" he asked quickly, embarresment detected in his eyes. Sakura's eyes widened as her face grew more warm.
"Like...a date...?" she whispered. Sasuke's blush increased tenfolds and he gulped.
"Y-yeah..." he stuttered. Sasuke wasn't experienced with asking anyone on a date. The most romantic thing he's gotten close to was a first kiss.
With Naruto.
And as you can predict, Sasuke never did like that memory.
Sakura looked to him shyly. Should I say yes...? she questioned in her mind.
"S-Sasuke..." she adressed embarressed. Sasuke looked up to her.
"Yeah...?"
"Um...well..." She dragged on not sure what to say.
Her mind said no, but her heart said yes.
And this time, she decided to listen to the most unreasonable.
"O-Of course...I'll go with you." she answered as she looked at him.
Sasuke's midnight eyes widened and he looked to her surprised.
Did she just say 'yes'? He wondered as he couldn't believe what he heard. Finally Sasuke snapped back to reality.
"O-Oh! Well...right...I'll pick you up around your house at eight okay?" He informed.
Sakura nodded "O-Okay. I'll see you then, Sasuke-kun."
Sakura caught herself. She was calling him Sasuke-kun again.
I thought I said I was going to stop using that suffix...She reminded herself.
"R-Right. Till then, Sakura..." he byed as he jumped off the baclony and onto the street.
He looked up to her and caught her staring back at him.
His heart jumped in happiness and he felt his mind clear. He gave her a slight smile and began to run back to his house.
Sakura walked back into her room dumbfounded.
She collapsed on her bed and thought to herself of what happened. She smiled as she felt a giant wave of pure happiness wash over her.
As Sasuke ran, you'd expect with all his bliss he'd jump up and screamed for joy or scream 'She said yes!' or something of that sort.
But, really, he's not the type to do that is he?
Well, anyway, now the stage has been set and her answer will come.
Will she reject him or heal the unfortunate boy?
And will he accept the fact if she rejects him?
Only on that fateful night of festivities would tell.
But that is another memory to reminice. Maybe when another chance comes.
Well, that's the end of chapter 4:3
As you could of noticed I could of made Ino or Kakashi go to the festival, but that would mean I am hinting other pairings. You all came here to read this for the Sasusaku pairing, yes? Well, I don't want to anger or dissapoint anyone, because they might not like that pairing, so that's why they're not going to the festival : )
And Sasuke being embarressed as he asked her wasn't entirerly OOC. I don't think the boy really has had any romantic experience. So that's why he's a little shy blushfest.
'Stage-whisper' is when someone whispers somewhat loudly. Just so y'know. : )
Oh! And I forgot to answer someones review!
sasusaku4eva101-XD This persons got spunk! Yes! Take way his cookies and he shall crumble:D
Sasuke:I'm never going back to the village!
Me:Then you get no cookies!
Sasuke:But...!
Me:Oh fine, you can get cookies. 'tosses bag of cookies'
Sasuke: I knew you'd cave-in...'eats cookies'
Me:Hurry! Get him while he's distracted!
Naruto and the rescue team all tackle him
Naruto: Give me some rope! He's a fiesty one he is!
Sasuke:I'm not a bull, you clumsy idiot!
Well anyway, thank you for reading. I hope you have a most wonderful day. :)
-Apple Fairy