Hey guys! It's me! I know its been a while since I have updated, but I'm trying to finish up the work I have for school, and I was busy with XC (cross country), and I haven't really been able to go on fanfic much. But school is starting soon, which surprisingly is a good thing for you people, because I am able to update more! Most likely, anyway. Pause Don't hold me to it…

Sasuke: sighs Why do you even bother explaining yourself? Do you really think anyone READS the author's notes?

SOY: grumbles OF COURSE THEY DO! …right? puppy dog face

Sasuke: growls Oh don't get like that. It's a horrible look for you..

SOY: cries SO TELL THEM TO READ IT!

Sasuke: expressionless look …fine…takes out megaphone EVERYONE READ THE AUTHORS NOTE!

SOY: stares at him dumbfounded

Sasuke: looks at her, oblivious to the MANY other people now staring at him…what?

SOY: shakes her head, sweat dropping never mind… ON WITH THE STORY!

Spare time…

Chapter two: Useful encounter?

Oh great. I have absolutely no clue as to where I could find an alarm clock. Sasuke thought to himself. Now we all know how Sasuke is: not a very social person. But now, he had a dilemma, and he needed to find someone he could ask.

Sasuke walked around the town trying to see if he could find a store himself, but to no avail. Damn it! Why is it so hard to find a stupid clock?

Before Sasuke could think another word, he heard a very familiar giggle coming from behind. He turned around to see Sakura sitting at a café table with Ino and another girl with curly red hair he didn't recognize. He stood there staring for a while until his inner self decided to but in.

Hello? Earth to Sasuke? Aren't you going to go ask them?

Them? Why them? There are plenty of other people I could ask…

…But why not them? You do know them…Oh wait, it's Sakura and Ino.

EXACTLY! I really don't feel like dealing with them right now. Lets just walk past them and--

"HEY! SASUKE-KUN!"

Sasuke sighed to himself. "Too late." He turned to see Sakura and Ino waving towards him. Wait... If I go now, I still may have a chance…

Suddenly, Sasuke felt something heavy on his back that he did not recognize and turned his head to see Ino with her arms wrapped around his throat.

"SASUKE-KUN! What's up? Lets hang out today! Asuma-sensei gave us the day off!" Ino practically yelled.

Sasuke scoffed and brushed Ino off of him. "I'm busy."

Sakura turned towards him, "What are you busy with?"

Sasuke looked at Aakura with a confused expression. Why is she acting so… calm? Normally she would freak out at Ino and they would get into an argument? Sasuke was soon snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Sakura's voice.

"Sasuke? You feeling ok?" She asked, waving a hand in front of his face.

"Yea, fine," crosses his arms, "What do you guys want?"

Sakura lowered her arm, "Well, you looked a little confused before, so we thought we would ask you what you were doing."

Sasuke decided to choke up his pride and tell them the truth: "I was lost."

Sakura and Ino stood next to each other, shocked expressions on their faces, and spoke in unison, "You were… lost?"

"Yea, I was lost. I need to find a new… alarm clock." Sasuke said folding his arms and turning away, ashamed that he, Uchiha Sasuke, admitted that he was lost.

Sakura brightened up, "Oh! Why didn't you say so?"

Sasuke turned around, confused. "What do you mean?"

"You threw a kunai at it this morning didn't you?" Ino said, matter-of-factly.

Sasuke was very confused, Have they been stalking me? I mean, I know they follw me around, but watching me when I sleep? That—

"It happens a lot in the town! Especially among the genin." Ino said, understanding why he was confused.

"Oh," Sasuke said, "Well, where could I get a new one?" he stated in his normally emotionless voice. He was loosing his patience.

Sasuke stood and listen to Sakura as she gave him the directions to the ONLY store in Konoha that sold alarm clocks.

"Than you make a right and your there! Got it?" Sakura finished after a full 2 minutes and 47 seconds of explaining. (Sasuke counted )

On the inside, Sasuke's head was spinning like crazy, but he decided not to say that to Sakura. "Uh, yea. Got it." He turned and started walking away, waving his arm back, meaning "thank you" in 'Sasuke language.' I'll find a way there. Can't be TOO hard. So, I think she said something about a left right here. He turns left at an intersection and stops short, eyes widening..

Just my luck..

FIN!

SOY: SO, how did you guys like it? Make sure to read and review! I love getting reviews!

Sasuke: stares I talk to myself an awful lot in this chapter. And its kinda short. Why do you-- gets hit in the head with a bat

SOY: fuming, holding bat Don't complain! You're lucky I did THIS much!

Sasuke: wakes up and glares at me …why you! runs after me

SOY: AAHHH! running away REMEMBER EVERYONE! REVIEW! Sunset-of-youthfulness