A/N: The prompt for this one is "kiss the girl already, dammnit!". And yeah, it's been a while since the last one (and this one's SasuSaku.) Inspiration only strikes so often. Review!

Ino just ruined my life.

I don't think I can ever go back to school. I can never face Sasuke-kun again. I'm going to have to change my name and moved to Antarctica and live out the rest of my life with the penguins because the whole world is laughing at me and I don't think I can ever make it better.

Sigh.

I'm sure you're wondering what exactly happened, hm? Well, it was pretty much the worst thing ever.

It went a little like this:

"Sasuke-kun!" I exclaimed. "Let's walk to chemistry together!"

"Hn," he grunted.

I gave him a bright smile and twirled a strand of pink hair around my finger.

"Sakura-chan, I'll walk you to class!" Naruto offered.

I looked at the blonde in disdain. Couldn't he see that I was kind of trying to get Sasuke-kun to walk me to class, not him?

"I'm sure Hinata would be glad to walk to class with you," I told him. "Or you could walk her to her class, seeing as you skip chemistry more often than you actually come."

He considered this for a few moments and then grinned.

"See ya, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled.

And then he shot off into the distance, hopefully to find Hinata and leave me and Sasuke-kun alone. Well, not really alone, because we were in a hallway, but like, standing together, without Naruto.

I glanced at Sasuke-kun… He looks so perfect when glares at me. Just the fact that he was looking at me made me blush, so I tried to cover it up.

"That Naruto," I chuckled. "So immature."

"Hn," Sasuke said again.

The bell rang, saving me from any further embarrassment.

"Let's go!" I suggested, latching onto his arm.

We started off toward our classroom. When we got to the stairwell, Sasuke-kun shook my hand off and sighed in exasperation.

"Sakura," he began.

"Yes, Sasuke-kun?" I smiled.

Before he could reply, I saw a flash of blonde hair.

"Sakura!" Ino called. "What the hell are you two doing in the stairwell? Scandalous!"

Damn it. Ino always turns up at the wrong time.

"Tch." Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Don't you 'tch' me!" Ino retorted. "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting. I was going to tell Forehead the latest gossip but now that I'm here…"

She trailed off and I nearly cringed at the dangerous glint in her eyes.

"KISS THE GIRL ALREADY, DAMN IT!" Ino raged.

And before I knew what was happening, Ino had pushed Sasuke-kun toward me. His lips were getting closer each second and before he could regain his balance, his mouth was on mine. Sasuke-kun didn't taste like anything but his lips were so soft… A second later, he managed to stand up straight and turn to Ino.

"What the hell?" he growled.

I was too flustered to really do anything at this point. So, I did what seemed like the best idea and ran to the bathroom.

End flashback.

Also, end my life.

I skipped school for the rest of the day; I texted Ino so that she could cover for me. Most of my teachers don't really care anyway. I bet Kakashi-sensei didn't even show up to class, seeing as he's usually later than Naruto, and that's saying something.

So, here I am, contemplating the end of my life at Shisou's house, because God forbid I talk to my mother about this.

(Shisou's the doctor I work with when I volunteer at the hospital. Everyone's scared as hell of her because she's a crazy alcoholic, but her heart's in the right place. And I love her like I do my mother. And I think she loves me. Except when I wake her up when she's hungover.)

Oh, there she comes now. She was getting 'tea'. Obviously, it has something a little stronger in it, if you get my drift.

"What's the problem, kid?" Shisou asks, taking a small sip of her 'tea'.

"My life is OVER!" I blurt out immediately. "Ino and Sasuke-kun and everybody and then, his lips, and now, he hates me forever, and I have to move to Antarctica and raise penguins because–"

Her glare is enough to make me calm down a little bit.

"More coherent thought, less babbling," she orders.

I take a deep breath and start at the beginning, explaining what happened in detail. When I finish, she chuckles darkly and looks at me.

"So, your plan is to be a hermit for the rest of your life?" she confirms.

"Of course," I reply. "I don't see any other options."

"NO!" she shouts, catching me off guard. "That is not what you are going to do, Sakura. No daughter of mine, even if it's not by blood, will ever do that. So you listen to me, you're going to go to school tomorrow and stand up straight and tall and let everyone in that place know that you are above all this stupid shit."

I bit my lip to hide my smile. Shisou always knows what to say, even if her style isn't conventional.

"I should be getting home, Shisou," I tell her, smiling. "Bye!"

She can't stop herself from smiling either and she puts her hand up to wave goodbye.

"You're welcome!" she calls to me.

I don't reply (out of embarrassment). Shisou and sappiness don't go together too well and if I had said thank you, she would've said something sarcastic anyway.

"Cheeky brat," she mutters. "No respect."

I bite my lip so that she doesn't hear my giggles and set off toward my house. I take a roundabout way because otherwise, I'd have to pass the Uchiha compound. And obviously, I can't do that, no matter what Shisou says. Even if I do go back to school, I'll never be able to talk to Sasuke-kun again.

Naturally, since I'm thinking, I'm looking down at the sidewalk. And I don't notice that there's someone right in front of me until I bump into them.

"Hn."

I don't look up. In fact, I'm too mortified to move. Only one person can fill a single syllable with so much contempt.

Sasuke-kun.

"Sorry," I say quickly. "Random stranger, I don't know you, and I'm so sorry. I'm, uh, well, if you're pissed off, go talk to my boyfriend."

My face was reddening and my ability to make things up was getting worse and worse.

"Really, your boyfriend?" Sasuke-kun smirks. "And who would that be?"

Of course, other than Sasuke-kun, only one name comes to mind.

"Uzumaki Naruto," I blurt out. "You can talk to him but don't look at my face. He'll be mad."

Shit, shit, shit. Sasuke-kun's going to realize that it's me any moment now. And then he'll hate me, not only because I kissed him but because I bumped into him and now I have to go back to Shisou's because the WHOLE SITUATION HAS CHANGED. She needs to help me run away. Now.

"The dobe is not your boyfriend."

I can just feel him rolling his eyes.

"But," he continues. "The real question is why are you lying to me?"

At this point, I'm considering all possible escape routes. If I run in the opposite direction, I'll have to put my head up and he'll see my face. But if I run in the direction where he came from, then he'll be able to stop me. Perhaps I could run to one of the houses and beg them to let me in…

"Sakura," Sasuke-kun sighs. "I already know it's you."

HE CAN RECOGNIZE ME BY ONLY SEEING MY HAIR. THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. I look up and find myself captured by dark eyes.

"S-Sasuke-kun," I stutter. "I'm sorry for running into you. There's a lot on my mind and I'm moving and yeah…"

"You're moving?"

He raises a perfect eyebrow in skepticism.

"To Antarctica," I say, not thinking.

Sasuke-kun looks at me like I'm a crazy person. What the hell am I even saying? It's just that his eyes are so pretty and he's looking straight at me… It's like I'm the only thing he's thinking about.

"I mean, it's just," I try to explain.

"Shut up," he tells me.

I try to protest but his glare silences me. I close my eyes and take a deep breath and I'm about to launch into another giant explanation when I feel warm air on my nose. Suddenly, soft lips are on mine and hands are in my hair, pulling me ever closer. I break away clumsily, caught off guard by this random move.

"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing?" I ask.

My voice wavers but I try my hardest to keep it steady.

"If you're moving to Antarctica I might as well kiss you goodbye," Sasuke-kun smirks.

If that smirk wasn't so attractive, I'd rip it right off his face.

"Sasuke-kun!" I exclaim. "Be serious, I mean, really!"

"I kissed you, Sakura," Sasuke-kun replies, rolling his eyes. "I thought you were smarter than this."

"Well, I knew that," I retort. "Why?"

Sasuke-kun sighs and steps back. His hands don't leave my shoulders and I'm grateful because without his support, I'd probably fall over, hit my head, and get rushed to the hospital. (And it's not Shisou's shift so NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO SAVE ME.)

"I already told you," he says. "Goodbye kiss."

"I'm not moving, Sasuke-kun!" I tell him, frustrated. "And you know that. Do you like me too?"

He pauses before answering.

"Hn."

"Is that a no?" I ask, biting my lip.

"Hn," Sasuke-kun repeats.

The smile spreads across my face faster than Shisou's alcohol disappears.

"I love you, Sasuke-kun!" I exclaim, throwing my arms around him.

"Sakura," he sighs.

Sasuke-kun sounds exasperated but he puts his arms around me and I swear I can feel him smiling.

Uchiha Sasuke, you have one new text message:

Uchiha, darling!

Did it work?

Nice little plan you had here.

If you don't pay up, I'm telling Forehead that you set this all up.

Kisses,

Ino