Chapter 2: Café…date?

I felt good about myself, I had told my small competition that I will try to grab Sakura and pull her into my embraces, and I had another 7 days to do it. It was the 18 of December. Shit! Christmas is in 7 days! I need to buy gifts, and I need to buy Sakura a really pretty present. Something she will like. Oh boy, I just realized it! I face palmed myself and went into class. There I saw Sakura gossiping with Ino and Tenten. Ino had a strange look of mixed happiness and jealousy. I guess she told them. I saw Hinata, she was very red, obviously, that's just because Naruto was talking to her. I decided to go sit in my seat which was near Hinata and Naruto. That's when I heard the thing that made me want to punch Naruto on his head. He had said, more like asked Hinata, "Hey Hinata would you like to get some hot chocolate today after school?" That dobe he was smiling shyly and rubbing the back of his head. Hinata's expression looked soo funny I was about to bust out laughing, or even snicker. She looked like she was going to faint, or be sick, and her face gotten ten times redder, was that even possible? "Hinata? Hinata?" Naruto asked getting discouraged. The idiot didn't notice she had spaced out. I saw Sakura walk up to Hinata, the girls had definitely heard the question. Sakura whispered something in Hinata's ear and she snapped back to reality, "Y-yes, I-I w-w-would l-like t-to g-go w-with y-you N-Naruto-k-kun." Poor girl was stuttering. I just smirked at this, it was kind of odd.

Sakura sang something to her, her voice, it was so beautiful, it was so soft yet strong, sooner or later I could see Hinata mouthing the words. When Sakura finished her performance, she had all eyes on her. Guys all whistled and tried to get close to her, so I did the most casual thing ever, "Sakura," I called. 'Ooooh someone's jealous' my inner taunted. She came over to me, and sat down and Naruto came to his seat, and everyone returned to their seats, I saw the reason was that Iruka had entered the class. He said that on Christmas we were all gonna exchange gifts together, under the large Christmas tree that was set up near the Hogake stone heads. Then we sat through all sorts of lectures coming from different teachers about all sorts of topics.

I made a replication of me and sent it home to get me my wallet and I waited for Sakura sitting on a bench outside. I was happy she was late, because my replication came back and gave me my wallet right before she showed up. She saw me waiting and her features lightened up, I saw her run to me a huge smile plastered on her face. "Let's get going," I said. We walked side by side, there was an awkward silence between us, she looked embarrassed. "Hey Sakura are you embarrassed because you're walking with me?" The question slipped out before I could hold it in. She looked at me her eyes wide with shock her cheeks cherry red, "No, no, Sasuke-kun, it's just that I've always wanted to take a walk with you," she chirped.

"Oh okay," I replied before grabbing her hand and taking her with me to a restaurant.

"I thought we were going to the café," said confused.

"Yeah, we were but I noticed it was lunch time so I decided we could come and something to eat, then we'll head to the café," I replied.

"Oh okay Sasuke-kun," she chirped giving me a bright smile. I had to look away to make sure inner Sasuke didn't come out, but guess what? He came out 'Ooooh keep looking at her, I wanna see that cute face!' 'Shut up, you annoying me!' I snapped back at my inner.

We got to the restaurant; it wasn't much, just a stand like all of the other restaurants here in Konoha, Sakura just ordered a salad. If Sakura was on a diet, then she was committing suicide. "Sakura," I started, "If you're on a diet, then you're committing suicide."

"What do you mean Sasuke-kun?" She asked.

"I mean you're so skinny that if you lost any more weight you'd, a. disappear, b. become anorexic," I replied.

She stared at me an expression of shock and surprise covering features, "You really think s-so S-Sasuke-kun?" She asked. "Because I am on a diet." (A/N:She said so in episode 5/6 of Naruto)

"Are you trying to kill yourself?" I asked trying to mask the concern in my voice with irritation, I kind of succeeded, I guess.

"N-no, it-it's just that I'm so FAT!" She said spitting out the last word with disgust.

I stared at her with the most irritated expression I can muster, in other words, my eyes were narrowed, my lips shaped in an irritated frown. Then I just sighed and ran my hand through my hair. "Sakura, you are crazy to think that you of all people would be fat, you're pre- I mean you're okay the way you are, you lose anymore weight and you might not look as healthy as you do now," I told her irritated. 'Why didn't you tell her that you thought she was pretty?' Inner hissed at me. 'Shut up, will you? I don't want to hint her, so that when I tell her I can see her expression,' I hissed back. 'Atta boy Sasuke! Looks my influence is finally working on you!' My inner cheered. Great, just great, I was being influenced by my inner self.

When we finished lunch I walked Sakura to the café. On the way there we met up with the one and only Ino. "Sasuke-kuuuun!" She chirped glomping me. Gosh this was annoying, I was supposed to be with Sakura, but nooo Ino had to come and ruin it all. My right eye twitched as they started to argue.

"EEEH! INO PIG GET OFF HIM!" Sakura yelled.

"No way forehead, besides it's not like he would want to hang out with you," she teased.

"Ino, can you get off me," I ordered my fangirl.

"NANI? Why Sasuke-kun?"

"Because I-," I hesitated, 'come on dumbass say you're out on a date with Sakura!' My inner scolded me. "I owe Sakura a hot chocolate."

'Do you know how much I want to kill you?' My inner screamed shaking me in my mind.

"EEEEHHHH?" Ino was having difficulty comprehending the fact that I was taking Sakura out and not her. She kept on looking back from me to Sakura a look of shock on her face.

"Come on Sakura," I said coolly, "let's go."

She stuck her tongue out at Ino and rushed back to my side. When we finally got to the café I found out that the dobe was still there. Just another annoyance to deal with. What the hell was he doing? Oh I get it, it's that stupid walrus with the straws trick. We walked towards the counter and ordered. We got two hot chocolates to-go and I when Sakura wasn't paring attention I bought her a sweet Christmas cookie shaped like a cherry blossom. When I paid, we left the café because I wanted to take her to a special place. When we first stepped out of the shop I caught a glimpse of orange leg warmers dart behind the café. Lee was there, I knew it, he was spying on us, if that's how it's gonna be then I wasn't going to let Sakura out of my sight. 'I'm so proud of you, you're finally listening to me,'

'Tch, please I listen only to myself, not my inner self,' I spat back to my inner in my head my arms crossed to him.

'Yeah sure, just forget that I am you, whether you like it or not we are partners.' Inner me said crossing his arms in my head.

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura called saving me from inner for a while.

"Hm?"

"Thanks for the hot chocolate, and for the lunch, I'll be heading home now," she said hurriedly as she turned to go back to the road to her house.

"Your welcome Sakura," I replied in my usual unemotional tone.