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So in the mean time, I'll give you another.
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Chapter Five - In Love
(Uchiha Sasuke - What I Learned in Chemistry)
"So...you like her?"
"No!"
"You...hate her?"
"No!"
"So you do like her!"
"NO! Now stop that!"
Itachi smirked and casually raised the glass to his lips. I grunted and mumbled and did other things teenage boys do when they rant and when they are completely annoyed by their older brothers who won't shut up about the girl they have a crush on.
NO! STOP THINKING THAT! I don't have a crush on Haruno Sakura. She's a sweet girl, and would definitely make a great girlfriend, but she's my friend! She's the only girl in school that hasn't been all fangirly on me...and I don't want to ruin that. Like Naruto...she just means a lot to me. Aw crap...what am I going to do?
"Well, just admit your feelings. That's what you should do," Itachi said. "I'm sure she likes you just the way you are."
I swear...that guy reads minds. Maybe that's why I'm so pissed at him. He understands me and reads me like a book. And he gives great advice when it comes to girls. Note to all the guys out there: NEVER GO TO YOUR PARENTS FOR GIRL ADVICE! Not that I really could though...
Back to a lighter note: Itachi had refilled his wine glass and settled down into the cozy new leather couch that sat facing the veranda. I was sitting on the plush carpet (it was really hard to walk on) staring out the window at the sky. Below was the ocean, the waves crashing against the beach-side mansion. How my brother could afford this place, I have no idea. He really needed to start teaching me how to run the business if I was ever going to get my half of it.
"Yeah...I know...but how am I supposed to do that?"
"What do you really feel about her?" asked Itachi, sitting down next to me.
I blink and sigh. "Why are you being so serious about this? I thought you wouldn't care..."
Itachi shrugged. "It's not everyday my brother proves that he's not a homosexual."
"Fuck you."
"Ha ha, just answer the question."
We stay quiet for about a minute or so. What should I say? What am I supposed to do? I don't have a crush on her...she's my friend, and I hope we stay that way. Is it true that there is something more? ...If so...what am I supposed to do. I glance at my brother, who was leaning his slender frame against the window. Itachi was so perfect. He was my role model. Smart, talented, athletic, he looked like an anime bishie. But he was stressed with work and everything...and having to raise me on his own. Sakura would like men like that, not some silly boyish crybaby like me. So...no...I don't like her.
I think.
"Look...Sasuke," Itachi said, turning to me. "Just calm down. Talk to her. Tell her how you feel. And if things don't work out, ask her if you can still be friends. That's all there is to it."
He get's no response. Not even my little, "Hn."
He sighs and walks over to me, poking my forehead with two finger's gently. "I have to go work now, okay? Go to sleep. Sort it out in the morning." And when he was out the door, he turned to me, smiled and said, "Things like this have a way of working out. You're older brother promises you this." And he left.
I look at my bare feet, my fingers tapping the carpet, a single question spinning in my mind. What am I supposed to do?
(Haruno Sakura - What I Learned in Chemistry Class)
Sasuke was tired the next morning. Lucky for us, we didn't have Chemistry Class (Kakashi was out with a cold). I walk beside him, shivering at the cool summer breeze that swarmed past. It wasn't summer, though. It was fall, but since Konoha was near a beach, it was still warm. For now anyways. Sometimes, this city get's fierce blizzards. But no, it wouldn't matter; they'd force you to go to school anyway. Even if it was the end of the world, you'd still have school.
I think private schools are winning.
But then again, private schools don't have hot guys like Uchiha Sasuke walking around the halls. Private schools don't let hot guys be your partner in classes of the Art of Seduction. Heck, private schools don't have classes like that. So I guess I like private school after all.
History class was boring. Sasagura-sensei just kept droning on and on about the Spartans and the Trojan Horse, and other things that really didn't matter in modern life. And when I get bored, I do things subconsciously. I mostly doodle random things. And when the bell rang, my hand cramped and I looked at my note book to see what I had scribbled.
Hearts...and Sasuke's last name with my first. CRAP! I quickly shut the notebook, shoving it into my bag and scooted out the door. My heart was thumping like crazy. I've said it before; I must NOT do stuff like that ever again. Sasuke was hot, but more than that. He was a sweet, kind person, who was protective over his friends. And we were just FRIENDS. Nothing else.
But I scribbled 'Uchiha Sakura' all over my note book. WITH HEARTS!
That still doesn't mean I have a crush on him.
You looked up photos of him in the internet...and boy...there were some hot ones! You've even got them in your room, you freakin' porno!
Nope...not crushing.
You kept exclaiming in this story how hot he was, and how he was your man!
Dammit...okay. I'm in love with Uchiha Sasuke.
Now, what am I supposed to do?
(Uchiha Sasuke - What I Learned in Chemistry)
The school was completely decorated with Halloween decorations. Orange and Black, Orange and Black...man, Naruto must be having a blast. Banners everywhere advertised the Halloween dance, and the gym was closed of in preparation of it. In the meantime, I was in the gym, hanging up a huge banner above the large stage. The ladder was slightly wobbly, so I had Naruto hold it while I was up there, fumbling with glue and paper. Since I was way up there, I could hear most of the conversation down below. Girls were squealing on who they should bring to the dance (remind me to say no to them) and Naruto was asking Hinata while holding the ladder.
"Hey...Hinata-chan?" the dobe said, face completely red...like mine two days ago during the questionnaire thingy. I felt my cheeks go red just thinking about it. Aw geez...I've really changed.
The Hyuuga girl looked back at him, blushing slightly as well. She was actually pretty cute, but a bit to shy for my tastes. I smile, looking down at both of them. They were good together. Kakashi was so right...but I say that every time, don't I? "Yes, Naruto-kun?"
"Would you...go to the dance?" he said, close to being inaudible.
When I saw her hug him tightly, I knew he had said yes. But I also knew that he let go of the ladder. Or at least I realized it now. Back then, I wasn't so smart, or lucky. So I had continued hanging up the banner, and suddenly the ladder took a dip. It actually took me five seconds to notice I was free falling. Geez...I have to stop playing video games. It's so unhealthy.
Anyways, I clung onto the banner for dear life..."Okay...A little help here!" I yelped. There was a loud riiiip! Great...I think I know where that came from. Five seconds later, I was free falling. And my life was flashing before my eyes...which wasn't really long, considering I only lived fifteen years. But still. What was I supposed to do? Ah yes. That. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
CRASH.
White...everything was white. And there was an angel looming above me, her eyes as pretty as emeralds. I could feel the heat rising to my (dead) cheeks. I blinked, once, twice, and but my head still hurt and it was hard for my eyes to maintain focus. I tried speaking but my traitorous mouth just muttered some random and incomprehensible things that even a drunk man wouldn't understand.
Finally I could say something. "Am I dead?"
Suddenly, the angel was pushed away replaced by the furious and worried face off...
My brother. And Sakura.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" he screamed, shaking my shoulders until it came to him that I was an injured person. Injured people don't need to be shaken after experiencing a life threatening situation and waking up in the nurses office. Aw crap...my head hurt real bad, and there was this giant bruise on my right arm. I think it was in a sling, but you're not so smart when you just wake up.
"I...I think I fell," I said, a little to cheerful for the occasion.
"NO DUH YOU DID!" Itachi screamed. He slumped back into a chair next to the bed, rubbing his temples. He bit on his lip and sighed. "You're so lucky that Naruto and Sakura caught you in time...or more like you crashed into them."
I...crashed into them. Sakura. I fell on top of her.
Crap.
(Haruno Sakura - What I Learned in Chemistry)
Sasuke was alright, thank god. Stupid Naruto. Thanks a lot. You injured him. I tap Itachi on the shoulder, telling him it's okay and he should get back to work. He nods and thanks me, then kisses his little brother's forehead, whispers, "Take care," and then leaves. I love that brotherly relationship they have with each other. They are quite close, just like Sasuke said before.
"Hey...are you okay?"
"Hn."
I smirk and poke his arm gently. "It got bruised and the shoulder disconnected only slightly. By impact, it slid right back in. Nasty, huh?" I could tell his answer was a "Yeah," when he made an odd face. I laughed and smiled at him. "You should be okay after a little rest."
He still looked a bit troubled. Sasuke's face was red and he looked toward the window. I blinked. He looked so hot, the way the sun rested against his pale face and the way his blinked, those beautiful eyelashes that any girl would have been jealous of, and his hands were fumbling with the sheets. I was so intent staring at him that it took me a while to notice that he was speaking.
"Looking outside...it helps me relax a little," he said, turning to face me. He smiled. "I want to ask you something..."
"What is it?" I ask, leaning forward in my seat. He looked at his hands, the door, and the window, but not me. Something was up. I could tell. It either meant he was shy, or he wasn't sure what to say.
"Sakura...will you...um...uh..." he stuttered a little, looking to the left, the right, and down at his hands, but not up at my face.
Again, something wrong.
"C'mon, speak up," I say, standing up and shaking his shoulders. His face was like, tomato red. I found it funny, so I started to giggle. And then chuckle, and then laugh. I was laughing so hard at him, and his face just turned even more red so I started laughing some more. He threw a pillow at me.
"Stop it!" he said.
"Yeah, yeah...just say it already."
Sasuke opened his mouth, and then Naruto burst into the room. "TEME! ARE YOU OKAY!? Oh my god, I didn't mean do to that! I swear! I totally forgot that you were up there, really high and then you could fall and kill yourself and that it will really hurt! Oh my god!"
Sasuke winced a little at the pain and looked away. "Thanks, Naruto. It's okay. I just need some rest. You and Sakura caught me after all." He looked at me and then looked away, throwing his legs to the side of the bed. "I'll be heading home, okay?"
I stand up, and help him. "Can I come with you?"
His face turned red again and he looked away. "No...I'm just gonna call my brother, that's all. See you guys later." He quickly shuffled out the door, hands in pockets and shoulders hunched.
I smirk. Cute.
I'm a girl. A smart one too. Don't think that I didn't catch the hints.
Uchiha Sasuke's in Love.
Yes. Retarded, but this might be the last update in a long time. Either way, I hope you enjoy and I'll try writing to you guys soon!
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