Sakura buried her head in her arms, crying quietly. She felt pathetic and hated the way her hiccuping sobs made her throat hurt, but she couldn't stop.
It was all the fault of those stupid bullies! They had teased her after seeing her trip, saying she had fallen because her head out weighed the rest of her body. She already knew her forehead was big; why did they always have to point it out?
"What's wrong?"
The voice startled Sakura, making her look up at its speaker. Seeing the curious dark-haired boy in front of her, she felt herself begin to blush.
"I-it's nothing."
Sasuke frowned. "No it's not. You wouldn't be crying if nothing happened."
Lowering her gaze, Sakura felt her blush deepen as she muttered, "The other kids said I have a big forehead."
He looked at her carefully, as though examing the size of her brow. She held her breath, hoping he would disagree and say she had a normal sized head.
"They're right."
The statement hit her heart mercilessly, and she fought not to break into another set of sobs.
"But it's nothing to be upset over. I think it makes you look cute!" Sasuke smiled, his cheeks turning to a barely visible pink. In the distance, someone called out his name, and he said goodbye before running off toward the voice.
Salura mumbled a goodbye in return, shocked by the boy's statement. Sasuke, her crush, had just called her cute. Had just implied that what she and everyone else considered to be her worst feature was what made her cute.
Fighting back squeel of joy, the young Haruno suddenly became very appreciative of her facial flaw.
Author's Notes: Chibi!SasuSaku! I've been dying to write about these two as little kids for a while, and I've finally gotten around to doing it. I'm quite pleased with how it came out, too.
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Disclaimer: I do not own 'Naruto' or any of its characters.