Note that I do not own Naruto or any of the characters. All that belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

Previously

… I really did enjoy the moment with Sasuke. It was very fun and relaxing in a way, I hope we can enjoy ourselves more some other time. I think… just maybe… I'm falling for him. And I hope he feels the same way.

Chapter 7

It was already 2 and some people already went to get lunch. But here we were sitting on the benches with nothing to do but sit back and whine. It turns out that staring members where going to have to stay and watch in order to monitor everyone as the representatives of the club. So Hinata, Ino and I decided to eat lunch with them after Naruto and Ten-chan's complaining.

"Wahhh I'm so hungry! Why cant they hurry up!" I heard Naruto whine. It's been only around 10 minutes and he's been at it for around 8 of those those long minutes.

"Can you shut up already? It's only been 8 minutes and there getting food for all 8 of us dope," Sasuke said as calmly as he possibly could. You could easily tell he was aggravated with his left eye twitching constantly.

"Both of you just be quiet until they come back!" I commanded. Maybe I should have went with the two but too bad I had a game when they left so I didn't know. I hope Ino bought something I would like…

This was boring… Not many people were here anyways. There were only a few people that had matches and only a few refs left. So what was the point of us staying here anyways. Besides it's so irritating to hear Sasuke and Naruto bicker. In fact it was so boring that Shikamaru decided to take out his shogi set and Tenten, Neji, Shikamaru and I decided to play until the girls came back.

"Ne Ten-chan what did you order?" I asked out of the blue. To be honest I was hungry too and worst of all I have no idea if Ino would be kind enough to get me something that would actually get something I would like, or at least something that would at least taste good. After all we have no idea what the Pig will do since she's in charged.

"I think Ino's going to get me some yaki soba," She said as she thought about it.

"Hmm. What do you think they're doing right now? It's been a while, didn't they say that they would get something from close by?"

"Yeah but the guy that works at the restaurant that they're going is a total flirt. They might be having some trouble ordering in fact," Tenten chuckled at the thought.

This just made me groan. I'm pretty much starving since the only thing I ate that morning was a slice a bread.

"Sakura, you want to swing for a bit while we wait?" Sasuke asked.

"Sure," I replied smiling. Playing for a while might help me get my mind off of food anyways.

We played a while before the others decided to join and we played a little three on three against each other, it was a reckless game where we took turns running into the court and hitting in the order of Neji, me, and Tenten for our team. And on the other, it was Naruto, Sasuke, than lastly Shikamaru. Despite all of us being careless, we were having fun being able to mess around after the exhausting and boring time we spent to watch the others from where we sat.

We were having so much fun we didn't notice Ino and Hinata came back with the packs of food in their hands, until Ino yelled, "Lunch time!"

We stopped dead in our tracks as we looked their way and ran toward them like a child going to get free candy from somebody. But at least four out of the six of us were actually able to do it in a 'professional' way unlike Naruto and me. But it was something that I didn't really care about right now because my stomach was about to die if it didn't get anything to eat soon. And besides I'm usually childish along with Naruto that just doesn't have a sense of maturity in him at all.

"What did you get me," I asked eagerly once I got to my destination, the bags of food.

"Curry, your favorite," Ino smiled as my eyes shined with glee.

"Yay! I was so scared you were going to buy me something I didn't like," I smiled as Ino and Hinata passed out their lunch. Like said, Ten-chan got yaki soba and I got my beloved curry.

I also looked at the others got. Naruto obviously got his precious ramen, as for Shikamaru he got a bento box that at salmon teriyaki, Shikamaru got the same thing except it was chicken teriyaki instead. And finally Sasuke… he also got curry! What a coincidence. I never thought he would possibly like curry, but it turns out he did.

"I never knew you liked curry," I said as I started munching on mine.

"Teme LOVES his curry and tomatoes!" Naruto decided to say as he slurped on his noodles greedily.

"I could have answered that myself you idiot," Sasuke glared as he started to eat his food as well.

"Hmm, you two are best friends yet you don't get along… so weird," I said.

"Sakura you shouldn't talk you're the same as them," Tenten lectured.

"What?! Really? When?" I asked completely surprised. I had no idea when I ever did things like Naruto and Sasuke.

"When you're with Ino you two do the exact same thing most of the time."

"Well I never noticed," I mused.

Soon we were done and we up to our 2nd to last rounds. My round was pretty easy despite me being very full. By the time the eight of us finished our 2nd to last game, it was already 4 'o'clock and in just around an hour more would the last matches be played which included Me versus Ten-chan, Hinata versus Ino, Shikamaru versus Sasuke, and Naruto versus Neji. There were others but these were the games of the top 8, since it was already the final rounds and non of us lost a single game yet. After the final rounds though we still have the ranking games for the 8 of us where all of us have to play against each other to see who's the strongest and who's the weakest of us 8.

But all that is tomorrow, so we could leave once the games are over around 6 I think. Right now I'm going to concentrate at the game that will be right in front of me. I'd really have to go serious since it's against Tenten, I'm sure she's going to use as many tricks of hers that she could think of in order to defeat me. And with her great skills using trick shots, she might be a challenge, and I would have to be very careful.

"Sakura Haruno, Tenten Uzamaki please come to the front desk please," the people in the front announced. They also said Ino and Hinata's name so I suppose they're going to start their final match soon too. I wonder who would win since they're both good and around the same level.

When we got to the front I was still deep in thought and I continued to be until Sasuke tapped my shoulder.

"Hey good luck and congrats, you got on the team pretty easily," he said nonchalantly.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean? You thought I wouldn't make it?" I asked with anger starting to boil within me, and despite knowing that he was only teasing me and trying to make fun of me I couldn't help but fall for the joke.

"Hn," he smirked as he chuckled a bit. And I really couldn't stop the blush that was creeping up the back of my neck. I was both embarrassed and happy in a weird way. I know I'm weird but there's nothing I could do about it literally. Before I walked away I heard him whisper a good luck and that made me smile more. Knowing that he was cheering, made the slight smile on my face grow.

Xx Sasuke's P.O.V xX

I didn't know why I said the things that I did. But I just couldn't help it, I just felt like saying it and it felt good too. I don't know what it is but this strange feeling is just… how do you say it… different I guess is how I should put it. I've never really felt this feeling before. Gahh… I even don't know what in the world I was feeling. Was this a good or bad thing, and why do I only feel this way when it's Sakura? I don't know why but it's as if I have an enormous attraction to her. Whatever she did or said seemed to attract me in a way and I have no idea why. I wonder if she feels the same way or knows what this is. I walked over to the court where Sakura and Tenten was going to play, Neji was there too he seemed more interested in this match then his cousin's but it's expected it's one of Teiko's best players playing right in front of them. Shikamaru said he'd come and watch after they got ready and as for Naruto, he decided to watch the other two's match. It turns out that, that idiot has some feelings for the shy girl. Once Neji finds out… he's totally dead, but oh well, it's not as if I care. While we waited for the games to start, I went back to my thoughts and tried to decipher these strange feelings. I wonder, really if … if I like her than most other girls including other people. Like I would one day become closer to her than other people. Is this what it means to fall in love? Am I even falling in live for this girl? If I am… I don't think it's a bad thing…