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Sakura left shortly after that encounter. She'd fallen into a state of annoyance after that, for some reason that neither Ino nor the wise Hinata could work out, and had stood up, brushed down her knees and butt, and declared she was going to get a drink. That hadn't been a lie – instead, she retrieved her can from the machine, and rather than returning to her friends (which she'd never said she'd do, it was just assumed), had taken a seat between the bottled water machine, and the snack dispenser. The gap between was just the right size for her to curl up in, and it was surprisingly comfortable. Sakura curled her legs up, and sipped her drink contentedly.

She heard footsteps coming down the hall, but chose to ignore them. Hopefully, the person would just turn down the stairwell opposite, or would buy their drink and peacefully leave without a word. Sakura didn't like being disturbed when she was in a mood like this…please don't talk to me, please don't talk to me…

The person stood before her, unmoving. She pretended not to notice, and took out her phone, suddenly checking her Facebook notifications every few seconds. She heard a sigh.

"Hi."

She said nothing.

"Are you just gonna ignore me, or..?"

She looked up and into the eyes of the infamous Uchiha. She noticed, after the second time of locking eyes with him, that he had the prettiest eyelashes. They made him look a little girly, but it was cute. "Are you following me, or..?"

"If I recall correctly," Sasuke took a few steps back, and then sat down, his back propped against the opposing wall. "It was you and your friends who turned up at the courts after me. You sure you're not following me?"

"I don't even know your name." Sakura lied.

"Uchiha Sasuke." he replied quickly.

She said nothing, again. He lifted an eyebrow. "You know it's common courtesy to give your own name after asking for another's."

"I didn't ask."

"Asking, implying, same difference." Sasuke was starting to sound impatient. "I don't even know your name."

Sakura paused, and looked at him with narrow eyes. Clever.

"Haruno Sakura. Is there a reason you're following me and demanding I tell you my name, Uchiha Sasuke?"

"I actually have a question for you. Well, two."

"Shoot. Providing one of those questions isn't 'Do the curtains match the drapes?'"

"…okay, one question."

Sakura rolled her eyes. Ever since she was a little girl, she'd been teased for her oddly coloured hair, and she'd never grown used to the immature comments and constant questions as to the shade of dye she used.

Sasuke looked her dead in the eye. "You want to get some food with me some time?"

"…is that you asking me on a date?"

"It might be."

Sakura frowned. Okay, this was weird…the most untouchable guy on campus, who barely dated anyone, was asking her out for food, after having spoken to her for all of a minute and a half? Wow, when this guy fell, he obviously fell hard.

"I don't know you."

"Then get to know me." He smirked again. "Over dinner."

Sakura blinked twice. Then, without really thinking, she was on her feet, bag thrown over her shoulder. As she began to walk away, she muttered, "I don't date."

Sasuke didn't follow her.

…

"He asked you out?!"

Sakura nodded, not looking up from her book. Hinata and Ino hadn't returned to the dorm until 7pm, the former looking far more comfortable around the blonde than before. Ino flapped her arms, grunting in desperation to find the right words, before jumping on Sakura's bed, unintentionally straddling her back. "Tell me you said yes."

Sakura turned her page. "I said no."

Ino almost choked. "You said no?"

"Yes."

"Yes – wait, so you said yes?"

"No, I said no."

"Ohh…" Ino pushed her fringe out of her face. "Well why the crap did you do that?!"

"I-Ino, I think you're breaking Sakura's back…"

"WELL GOOD."

Sakura slipped the bookmark between the pages, put her book down on the floor at the end of the bed, and sighed, resting her chin on her upturned palms. "I'm not interested in dating."

"F-fair enough, Sa-Sakura –"

"No, Hinata, not fair enough!" Ino flailed again. "Do you realise, a hundred million girls would kill to be asked out on a date with Sasuke? No, a hundred million guys would kill to be asked out on a date with Sasuke – the entire population of women in the world would kill, eat, regurgitate, then eat again, to be asked –"

"I get it, Ino…" Sakura pushed herself upward, sending the deadweight girl on her back tumbling onto the floor. "Those women can have him, I'm not interested."

"But he obviously is! Just give it a chance, Sakura, you never know what'll happen!"

Hinata just nodded wisely.

"Ino." Sakura said. "Stop. I'm going to sleep."

She rolled over, shut off the lamp, and got under the covers. When she didn't hear the others leave, she sighed.

"That means leave, please."

Hinata made sure to close the door behind her.

Ooh, a bit of drama, haha! okay, not really, but you get it xDD Please review!