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The Mask to Play
Chapter two: A Mask Of Memory
"Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke. Where do I remember you from?" Sakura thought glancing at her timetable. She was already late for her next class, English.
"I remember now" She muttered subconsciously, ignoring Kurenai-sensei.
Flashback
Konoha high
Sasuke watched as the pinkette talked with her 'friends'. They were whispering, in hushed tones, they discussed their secrets. The girl giggled and skipped away. Sakura wove through the crowd and towards a different girl. It seemed both the girls weren't fond of each other and did anything to ruin the other. Sakura whispered something in the older girl's ear and nodded. The girl grinned.
Sakura spotted a lone figure leaning against the wall, alone and looking at her closely.
Suddenly Sakura popped up from behind him and whispered in his ear.
"Do you know what I'm doing? Are you curious?"
"You're betraying her friendship."
"Yup! And it's very fun, oh don't forget it's vice versa too. So both of them get part of my deal. Even if it ruins their relationships. Soon they'll be just like me." Sakura answered.
"Why?"
"Why? Because that's what I do, I ruin people, I don't care, they have friends, I don't. It's simple really. Do you have any friends? You don't seem like you do."
"I don't. And I'm not like you, I would actually be friends with them and not betray them in the end."
"Hm, we'll see." Sakura wove her way back toward the crowd, giving him one last glance before disappearing.
"He was the one who found out, but didn't seem to want to tell others, he could tell I was doing a good job, I was leaving chaos behind. He watched with pure disgust, but when I came back to him on my last day, and asked if he wanted to help, he shook his head and looked at me with cold eyes." Sakura thought. Sasuke doesn't remember her.
The lunch bell rang, and Sakura sat at a table in the cafeteria, awaiting her next target. She glanced around the room; every table contained a different clique, the goths, jocks, populars, geeks/nerds. Then, a brunette sat down, and they began to talk. Soon, they acted like long lost friends. The brunette started to whisper, Sakura grinned. "This is getting too easy."
The brunette left and Sakura was left alone again, pondering her thoughts.
Ila , Amaya, her name was. She has a crush on Uchiha, Sasuke, fangirl, year ten. Is currently dating a hockey jock. She dumps people in less than a week, and goes only for high-class male students. Enemy: Ami, the president of Uchiha Sasuke's fanclub. Amaya plans on throwing Ami off the chair and placing herself on it.
Easy Target.
Next to be target, Ami.
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Sasuke walked through the empty halls, listening to the quiet footsteps behind him., his group were whispering as they followed their leader, not bothering to include him, which left his thoughts quiet as they swarmed in his head.
Suddenly he spotted a pink haired female along the hallway, speaking to what seemed as Hiroshin Ami. The fangirl president of his disgusting fanclub, Ami was in year ten, but easily overcame all the other fangirls. Because she was in year ten, she didn't know that Sakura disliked fangirls.
Sakura had a dreamy expression on her face, as she listened to the ramblings from Ami.
"Sasuke-kun is sooooo cute. Have you seen his abs? They're so... Ahhh."
Ami went on and on, until she spotted an onyx haired male striding down the hallway, with his group trailing behind him.
"Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun! Over here!" Ami yelled towards him, her mini skirt flowing with the wind as she ran over to him.
"Sasuke-kun, will you go out with me, the beautiful president of your precious fanclub?" Ami had obviously practiced this for years as she recited it perfectly, her purple-tinted eyes glinted as she awaited her Sasuke-kun's response.
"No." Sasuke answered, a scowl clear on his face. Ami puckered her lips, they started to tremble.
"But why????" She wailed, her tears staining her make-up covered face.
"Because, you're a slutty whore." Sasuke replied, anger clear in his voice.
As soon as the words stopped coming out of his mouth, she turned around with her head held high and marched out.
"You will go out with me! I WON'T REST UNTIL YOU SAY YES!" Ami hollered from the exit, then with a wisp of purple hair, she was gone.
Sasuke turned around to meet an amused pair of emerald green eyes. Sakura stared at him, her eyes teasing.
"Aw why didn't you go out with her? Charming girl…really. She seemed your type." Sakura spoke, her last sentence breaking with laughter.
"Hn" A grimace clear on his face.
"Hn, is not a word. Do you ever say anything other than 'Hn'?"
"Aa" Sasuke answered, a smirk starting to rise
Sakura peeked behind his form and was met with a group squealing fangirls.
"What are you looking at?" Sasuke asked looking behind him. The scene made his eyes widen. He was met with multiple fangirls.
"Sasuke-kun!"
"Sasuke-kun, go out with me!"
"Sasuke-kun! I want to have your babies!"
Sakura doubled over with laughter. Sasuke's group quickly made their way toward him, trying shamelessly to hide their amusement.
"What –ha-ppen-ed?" Ino asked, between giggles.
Sasuke glared at her, then back at Sakura. She was enjoying his torment.
Then Sasuke's group noticed her form in front of their leader, her bubblegum pink hair bobbed up and down while looking everyone up and down behind Sasuke.
"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Haruno Sakura." Sakura introduced herself.
"Yea, we know. We heard your little introduction in homeroom. It was cool!" Naruto said, a goofy grin adorned his face.
"Really?" Sakura asked, amused.
"Yup! Oh and the name is Uzumaki Naruto. Dattebayo!"
"I'm Hyuuga Hinata. It's a pleasure to meet you" Hinata introduced herself, shyly, yet formally.
"Hyuuga Neji, Hinata-sama's cousin"
"Tenten, just Tenten. I don't have a surname" Tenten said, a small smile on her face.
"Yamanaka Ino" Ino said, looking at Sakura up and down.
"Nara Shikamaru"
"Well it's very nice to meet you all" Sakura said, a little grin on her face.
"Like wise" Neji said, watching Sasuke.
"Omg! It's Neji-kun!!!" squealed one of the fangirls, nearly fainting
"Naruto-kun! I love you!"
"Shika-kun, let's watch the clouds together!"
"Sasu-kun!"
Sakura doubled over with laughter, clutching her stomach. Two glares were sent her way, one scowl and a frown.
"It's not funnyyyy Sakura-chan!" Naruto complained. Hinata giggled, and Tenten fell to the floor laughing.
"Look at your faces, I'd be running if I were you." Sakura advised, trying desperately to contain her laughter.
The four guys sprinted down the hallway, a horde of fangirls treaded after. Tenten, Hinata and Ino watched, amused. Then Sakura turned around and went the opposite direction. They guys forgotten.
"Hey, wait up Forehead-girl!" Ino shouted and ran after Sakura.
Sakura's steps faltered, she had never, ever been insulted.
"I wouldn't have said that pig." Sakura hissed out, watching Ino come towards her, with a smirk on her face.
"I. Am. Not. A. Pig.!" Ino said coming up to her.
"Whatever you say porkster."
"Hey!"
Tenten and Hinata trailed after, glancing at each other and then down the hallway, the boys ran down.
"You're not worried are you?" Sakura asked to them.
"A bit" They answered in sync.
"They'll be fine, probably hiding in a deserted classroom, trying to shut Naruto up from attracting the fangirls." Sakura said which comforted the two.
They walked down the hallway together, chatting. Sakura's thoughts went back to her recent flashback. Sasuke had seemed lonely then, but now he had acquired many friends.
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With the guys
They ran down the hallway, attempting to lose the loud fangirls trailing after them yelling.
"Naruto-kun, look what I have. I have a bowl of ramen here!"
Naruto suddenly halted and his friends looked at each other as Naruto attempted to ran back to the fangirls. Sasuke grabbed his collar; a scowl on his face, while Neji and Shikamaru grabbed an arm. Together they hauled Naruto towards the exit. They quickly dodged into a deserted classroom and waited until they could no longer hear the clack of high heels.
"Naruto you baka, what the fuck were you thinking?" Sasuke said, huffing from Naruto's weight when they dragged him.
"She said she had ramennnn" Naruto answered, a dreamy look in his eyes as he said the last word.
"You almost got us caught dumbass" Neji muttered
Fortunately for Naruto, Shikamaru had fallen asleep listening to their disagreement and had nothing else to put in.
"Wake the lazy-ass and when I count to three we run down towards the opposite direction we just came from alright?" Sasuke said, watching through the closed classroom door window.
"Wha? I don't get it." Naruto said, scratching his head sheepishly
"Alright baka, I'll dumb it down for you because apparently it's too 'complicated' for you. Wait 'till I say 3 okay? Then run." Sasuke said holding up three fingers to demonstrate to Naruto.
"Oh, okay teme."
"1…2…3. Go!"
They raced down the opposite direction that they just came from, hauling a sleeping Shikamaru. Unknown to them, a couple of fangirls had stayed behind and began to follow them, muffling their giggles. They were going to get 'their' lovers whether they liked it or not.
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