Loser of the Year: Secretly a Romantic?!
(5:00 a.m. Uchiha Residence)
Every morning Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha are up bright and early so that they can spend quiet time together without their two sons interrupting. Although he appears stoic and cold like the enigmatic male Uchihas do, Fugaku actually is tender-hearted and if he cares for you, he really cares for you. Not many are aware of the fact that most Uchiha men fall in love only once in their lifetime and are loyal to their partner until (and maybe even beyond) death. And only family and very close friends know that Mikoto, while very loving herself, is stricter towards her boys than Fugaku is. In her defense, she claims that her strictness is to raise two gentlemen who will be as loving and dedicated to their future wives as Fugaku is with her.
Even though the two have been married for over twenty years, they still act as newly-weds and share a sweet kiss at all opportunities. With the way the two act, its no wonder their eldest son Itachi learned from them and is sickenly lovey-dovey with his now five year girlfriend. But this story isn't about Itachi and his parent's love is it? Let's focus on Sasuke, shall we?
(6:05 a.m.) BEEP BEEP BEEP!
A lean arm shoots out from under a pure white comforter to press snooze (again). But life doesn't always work out the way one wants it to. Before Sasuke could go back to his peaceful beauty sleep, two hands grab the still beeping alarm clock and bring it closer to Sasuke's head.
"Ugh… Itachi…five more minutes…", Sasuke's scratchy morning voice reminds Itachi of when his little brother's voice first started cracking. Ah, the fond memories of Itachi and his parents teasing Sasuke until his face matched the color of his beloved tomatoes. Yes, Sasuke does lose his composure from time to time. But most of the time its caused by his over-doting family; he still needs to look cool around his peers.
"No can do, little brother. Any more sleep and you won't be able to make yourself presentable for school. You don't want to show up looking like a hot mess, do you? That's not the Uchiha way and father would be so disappointed."
"…Shut up Itachi. I have no one to impress," Sasuke turns so that his back is facing Itachi. "And why are you up so early anyway? I thought you don't have any classes today?"
"Oh, I don't. I just have a date with Ayane today and I want everything to be perfect so I'm heading out early to set everything up. She mentioned she felt like having a picnic so I asked mom to teach me some of her recipes later. Then I have to go and buy picnic paraphernalia, which I have to ask mom where I could find that stuff at." Itachi is usually a man of few words, but ask him anything related to his beloved and he'll ramble on and on.
Itachi was about to continue but Sasuke snuck a glance at his clock and realized he just lost those five precious minutes he wanted to sleep in.
"That's really nice Itachi, but I don't really need to know all the details," Sasuke interrupted, "I'm sure mom and dad would love to hear all about this."
"No need to be jealous little brother, I'm sure you'll find the one soon. Hey, maybe you'll meet her today! Let's not risk the chance of making a bad first impression. Hurry up and fix your duck-butt and try to wear clothes without any holes in them! You look like a hooligan!"
"I doubt I'll find a true love like you and dad. I don't even care about that stuff! Love at first sight and happily-ever-afters? Hah! No thanks! Not interested!" Sasuke exclaims, but he does as Itachi suggests and styles his hair more carefully than he usually does, and picks out the clothes Mikoto recently bought him (Because her "poor baby boy" only has clothes with holes in them. She glared at Fugaku when he suggested that the holes were for fashion and did not, in fact, make their youngest look homeless.)