Start Again
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world…
Daddy please, don't take the girl
"Dobe, what day are we today?" Sasuke asked. He had lost his phone so he didn't know what time it was, or when it was. Except when he was at home and he would check on the calendar but there was no calendar in school. "Eh, it's probably Tuesday" Naruto replied, eating fudge.
"Idiot, its Wednesday!" Neji cried and slapped Naruto's head. Naruto looked up and glared at Neji, "What the hell was that for?" he cried.
"You're just an idiot" Neji replied.
"Well maybe it's because the 3 of you keep hitting my head and destroying my brain cells!" Naruto yelled at them. "Dobe, you're too loud" Sasuke said coolly and eyed the pinkette that was entering the classroom with her other friends, Ino, Hinata and Tenten. Sakura smiled brightly as she sat on the seat next to Sasuke, hardly ever noticing him while Ino was taking glances at him. Sasuke glared at her and looked away and paid attention to Naruto who was yelling at Neji for always hitting his head, which would reward Naruto with another punch or slap.
"Oy, you guys stop it, will you?" Sasuke said and Naruto glared at Sasuke. "Sasuke-teme! You're always trying to be cool!" he yelled at him.
"Shut up, I'm not trying to be cool!" Sasuke yelled back.
"Just because Sakura is sitting next to you, doesn't mean that you should act cool!" Naruto eyed him and grinned, "Oh wait, you're secret girlfriend—"
"I don't have a secret girlfriend" Sasuke said, although it was a lie and for some odd reason, Naruto can tell and his grin even got wider, making Sasuke stare at him coldly.
"Sasuke doesn't have a girlfriend, that's impossible" Sasuke heard from the girls all of a sudden and his ears lit up. Tenten placed both her hands on her waists and looked at Ino and took a quick glance at Sakura before talking to Ino, "Ino, Sasuke is the biggest playboy in school, he wouldn't have a girlfriend all of a sudden"
Sakura looked nervously at Sasuke and shrugged, "Sasuke-kun, good morning" she said finally acknowledging his presence. Sasuke looked at her bored—but it was all just an act—"Hn" Sasuke replied.
"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled. Naruto glanced at Hinata and she immediately turned into a tomato. Sakura nudged Hinata's shoulder, making her squeak a little, "G-Good M-morning Sasuke, N-N-Naruto-kun" she said so sweetly. Naruto grinned at her and waved, "Good morning, Hinata-chan!" he cried. Ino giggled, followed by Tenten. Ino looked up at Tenten, "I guess you're right, he wouldn't have a girlfriend that quickly" Ino said.
"Damn it, why do people always talk like I'm not even standing there" Sasuke muttered making Sakura chuckle. The group eyed them and a certain calmness and softness seems to emit from them. It was weird for all of them. Ino shook the thought off, Sakura only got here in school and there's no way they'd be together with Sasuke. She glanced at Hinata who glanced at her and nodded. "Sakura-chan! Come with me" Hinata said with a smile and grabbed Sakura's wrist before she asked any questions—or before anyone asked any questions.
When they finally got out of the classroom, Ino slammed her palm on the table making everyone jump. "Since Sakura-chan's birthday is coming this Thursday, we are going to plan a birthday party for her—in surprise!" Ino chirped. Sasuke looked at her and stared back out the window, pretending not to listen to them.
"Eh? Sakura-chan's birthday! Well, we better prepare something!" Naruto yelled.
"Why do we have to prepare it? So troublesome" Shikamaru complained.
"Because you are also friends with her! We're probably the only friends she's got here since she's new around!" Ino cried then she gestured to Tenten, "Tenten, tell them the plan"
Tenten looked from Sasuke to Neji who was eyeing her and a shade of pink reached her cheeks. She immediately shook it off and told them the plan. "So, we have to surprise her in a place that she least expect it" Tenten said.
"Least expect it…?" Neji said, thinking what place. "How about the museum?" Naruto chirped, making everyone do an eye roll. "No, Naruto" Ino said with a glare.
"How about…the boulevard?" Tenten said.
"Nah, we'd be obvious if we hide" Ino sighed. "We're going to hide?" Naruto asked.
"We'll get to that later" Tenten said.
"Oh for kami's sake, how about we just hold it in Sasuke's house. It's big and she least expects it there. I mean it's Sasuke's house" Shikamaru said with a sigh.
Tenten and Ino smiled, "Of course!" they said in unison.
"Next is…someone's got to distract her while we plan the whole party thing in the house" Tenten said.
"How about Ino? She's such a loud mouth" Shikamaru said with a sigh. "No! I'm not a loud mouth! Plus, the decorations aren't going to be perfect if I'm not there! I bet you men are just going to ruin the place" she glared at Shikamaru who just muttered a 'whatever' at her.
"How about me?" Naruto said, pointing at himself.
"No, you're going to ruin it so much more" Neji said with a shrug of his shoulders. "She'll probably kick your balls for trying to rape her" Neji added, making Naruto get up from his chair and glare at Neji. "SHUT UP NEJI!" Naruto yelled while Neji just covered his ears with his usual poker face.
"Shika?" Ino asked, glancing at him. "No, he's going to just say it's troublesome. It's always like that. Troublesome this, troublesome that. Don't ever rely on him on anything except cheating in tests" Naruto said.
"Well then, it has to be Sasuke!" Tenten cried. Sasuke looked up at them and sighed, "Hn" he simply said.
"I'll take that as a yes!" Tenten cried just in time for Sakura and Hinata to come back. "Hinata-chan, why did you want me to look at the sky in the roof top?" Sakura asked, confusion written all over her face. Hinata sighed, "Well…I-I thought t-t-there was a UFO and and—" Hinata stopped when Naruto laughed out loud. "Hinata-chan! You're too cute!" he cried, making Hinata so red that she darted out of the classroom. Sakura giggled and the others did so too.
"Dobe, you're an idiot" Sasuke said with a sigh and looked back out his window.
2
Thursday night (actually, they were discussing her birthday on Wednesday ^^^)
"Alright guys! You better make this perfect!" Ino cried when they entered inside Sasuke's house. Sakura was already with Sasuke and she looked truly surprised that Sasuke told her to come with him with all their friends around. Ino smiled as she placed decorations all over the place, she really liked parties a lot. "Shikamaru, move that table over there" she ordered him. Shikamaru sighed, "This is too troublesome" he said but moved the table anyway. Hinata arranged the food that was cooked in the table and she looked truly pleased with herself. When she was arranging, Naruto sat with her in the couch and took a cookie in his mouth and chewed it, "Wow, Hinata-chan! You bake so well!" he cried out, making Hinata blush again.
"Naruto! You're not supposed to eat that!" Ino cried, taking the cookie out of his mouth. "Hey!" Naruto yelled. Ino rolled her eyes and continued decorating the place while Tenten was on the watch when they were coming any closer. When she saw a car suddenly parked in the middle of the house, she almost cried that they were here when the door opened, showing only Neji with a big box on his left hand. Tenten opened the door for him, "The cake is here!" she cried out. Ino quickly ran up to Neji and grabbed the box away from him.
Neji and Tenten stood like that, staring into each other's eyes. Neji smirked, snapping Tenten out from her fantasy and go back to looking around if Sasuke and Sakura were nearby. "Tenten—" Neji started only to be cut off by Ino. "Come on guys, look where you're going to hide!" she cried. Neji took one last look at Tenten and walked away, deciding where he should hide.
Tenten blushed furiously as she looked through the window when she suddenly saw two figures coming their way here in the house. Their faces weren't clear but she was positive it was Sakura and Sasuke. "Guys! They're here! Get ready!" she cried, turned off the lights and ran towards wherever she could hide when she suddenly tripped.
"Ow!" she cried.
"Tenten? Are you alright?" Ino cried from another area.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine" Tenten replied when a sudden hand gripped her arm, putting her closer to a soft chest. "Tenten" an air swiftly passed by her face and she could tell who that voice was. "Neji-kun?" she said when suddenly, Neji brought her up and she could tell that her legs were straddling him. "Neji-kun—" she started when he suddenly kissed her then and there.
"What was that about?" Sakura asked as they were walking along the side of the road.
"Eh…nothing. I just really wanted to" Sasuke said, but it was clear that it was simply a lie.
"Here" he said as he handed Sakura a small gift. Sakura smiled and looked up at Sasuke, "You shouldn't have!" she cried as she took the gift away from Sasuke and started tearing it apart. They were walking back to his house after they walked around the park for a while. Sakura's smile widened as she picked up the small bracelet that hung in her little fingers. It was a charm bracelet with pink petals as its charm and the one that seemed to stand out in all the other charms is the pink flower that hung between the others.
"It's beautiful" she said and Sasuke got it from her hands and took her hand. He ran his large fingers through it and it landed on a ring that was in her pointing finger. He looked up at her, "Sakura…" he muttered.
Sakura smiled, "Ever since" she said. Sasuke smiled and took out the necklace that hid under his shirt and Sakura was surprised.
"Ever since" Sasuke said. "I can't believe this" Sakura said and laughed. It was such a long time ago. She jumped in his arms and hugged him so tightly that she thought that if she let go, he would disappear once again. "I love you so much" Sakura said with a sigh. "I love you too" Sasuke replied. Sakura finally let go of Sasuke. Sasuke finally placed the bracelet in her Sakura's wrist and fit perfectly. She had a wide grin on her face as they went closer and closer to his house. As they were walking, Sasuke and Sakura's pinkies were wrapped around each other, making Sasuke smile too.
Once Sakura and Sasuke entered the house, Sakura turned on the lights. When she saw what was staring at her in surprise, she stopped and her mind suddenly went blank. She didn't move—hell, she didn't even breathe. When Sasuke looked up, his breath hitched and his eyes widened.
"Happy Birthday, Sakura!" Sakura was even more surprised when her friends—all of them popped up from the back of couches, wearing party hats and plastic trumpets on their mouths and once they realized what was happening, they also stopped. Itachi went down the stairs, looking down on his feet, he started talking. "Sasuke, I forgot to—" but he stopped midway when he looked up and he stopped his steps.
"Otousan….?" Sasuke said, his throat drying up. "Okaasan?"
AN: OHMYGOD CLIFFIE. HEHEHE. SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER! Anyway! Please review and tell me if this chapter was alright. Sorry again for the shortness of it. Didn't even reach 2,000…KEEP REVIEWING AND ILL KEEP ADDING MORE CHAPTERS! AND YEAH, DISCLAIMER BEFORE I FORGET: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
