Two weeks lapsed since the students had taken their exams for the semester. Most students remained unchanged. However, Sakura didn't notice herself suddenly eager to tutor Sasuke. Tutoring wasn't the only thing she learned to somehow enjoy. She enjoyed the late-night study dinners at his house, walks with him at his house, and torturing him with extra homework practice. Time passed by fleetingly only when they spent it together. They only feuded about a million times a day over petty little things. In the end of each blow, one always had a motive to forgive the other. It became a common routine. Though their comfort level had greatly risen, school was a whole different dimension. During lunch, they tried hard to avoid each other to throw off any suspicions of classmates.

Sakura sat with a round of friends at a table and Sasuke would be found all the way across the cafeteria. Their surroundings could be laughing hysterically at an inside joke, while Sakura and Sasuke isolated themselves, texting each other.

What did you get on your history test? -Sakura

64-Sasuke

Math?-Sakura

77-Sasuke

science?-Sakura

72-Sasuke

Wow...and English?-Sakura

Oh how she dreaded this moment. It was bound to come. This test no longer determined whether or not she tutored him well. That concern vanished ages ago.

Wait...what did I need to get that date? -Sasuke.

Considering all your other grades are practically failures, you won't be getting that date. I'm going really easy on you...FINE! An 80!-Sakura

Are you ready...?-Sasuke

Sasuke, what did you get?!-Sakura

94!-Sasuke

"LIAR!!!" shouted Sakura as she bolted up without thought. It wasn't until Ino nudged her thatshe noticed the entire student body in the cafeteria witnessing her momentarybreakdown. Sasuke was grinning at her from his table. She let out a laugh filled with nervousness, until the students resumed with their lunch.

Meet me outside now!- Sakura

"Show me your answer sheet!" she demanded as they met up by the garden fountainSasuke readily flashed the exam score sheetwith a circled ninety-four. The evidence was clearly unmistakable.

Oh damn...he did better than me.

"Sasuke, how did you.."

But Sasuke answered with the unfinished question. "A man can do anything as long he puts his mind to it, Sakura" he explained. "The only thing I really studied was English–and you didn't say I had to get 90's in all my other exams." He paused to stare at her still staring at the ninety four smacked in red ink at the top of his sheet.

Priceless.

Guess I've got that date then. After all, a promise is a promise"

Still, the words which she meant to congratulate him with could not come out. She only nodded weakly. "Umm..okay, okay...when exactly is.." she couldn't say it. "..our date?"

"On the twenty-third" he answered. The twenty-third of July.

"Wait–that's a Monday! We can't have a date on a school day!" Sakura protested. Sasuke merely shrugged. "So? We'll skip."

"WHAT!!" she shouted. Who did he think he was expecting her to just skip for an obligated date?!

"Hey now" said Sasuke, mischievously. "I earned this date. You are obligated to a date with me–is that not right?"

"UGH!"she angrily whined "FINE!!!"

Monday Morning

She should be preparing for school. She should have studied for that quiz. Ino should not be in her bedroom, rummaging in her closet causing a pile of mess.

"Ino, it's a date! A stupid little date with a stupid little boy with a stupid little BRAIN!! DAMN IT!!" yelled Sakura as she slipped into a regular t- shirt..

"Puh-lease" Ino scoffed. "You went all easy on his 'stupid' ass . An 80? Even I can get that! He's not the one being selfish here Sakura. You're really the one who wanted this date" she persisted as she continued to hang the rest of the unchosen outfits inside the closet.

Sakura glared at her back.

"And Besides, sweetie. He won this date fairly" Sakura rolled her eyes and dropped tiredly on her bed.

"Whatever" she said, closing her eyes, hoping that the hands of time could just pause forever. It was Ino's turn to glare.

"Sakura! Get your ass up now!!" she demanded. The pink-haired girl squealed. "Ino–I don't wanna go!! Please. Don't make me go. I don't like– "

"Oh no. YOU ARE GOING. You are going because I woke up at six am to do your hair! If you don't wanna go because of him, then do it for me" suggested Ino. "Besides, you 'stole' my boyfriend so you owe me one"

It was as if the world gave every excuse for her to run to Sasuke. Why must life be so cruel sometimes?

She had found him patiently waiting at the park. In his hands, there were no flowers or chocolate. Sasuke was dressed in a pair of loosely-fitted jeans and a t-shirt. Sakura felt like an idiot taking her time to dress up this morning the moment she had seen his causality. But what did she know? After all, Sasuke was an unexpected person.

"Umm..where exactly are you taking me?" she asked.

"I was thinking the movies" he responded. "But a friend of mine invited me to his house afterwards so– "

"I'm fine with that" piped Sakura awaiting for this day to end. "I'm yours until eleven" Sasuke, completely appalled to hear that, said nothing. He knew that statement would be an advantage, considering that she said it herself.

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It was nearing 9:30 when their movie date concluded and Sasuke led her to a seemingly quiet house.

"Are you sure that anyone is home?" she asked him just as they knocked."Trust me Sakura, " said Sasuke. "Someone's here. Look I can even hear--"

Pleaselord, don't let the door open! And just that moment, the door flung open, along with a dozen excited faces, screaming, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SASUKE!!"

A/N

I've got exactly six minutes to explain but i can't. so sorry. no time. got real lazy. dude, it's been a year since i've done this! sjkhdkafhkafh! thank you thank you for all them reviews. sorry for not putting naruto in yet...

oh i came up with a new sum and i'm sorry. this is unedited. :(