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Jerk
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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After what felt like a few minutes, Sakura felt someone shaking her gently and calling her name.
"Huh?" she called as light flooded her vision. "What time is it?"
Suddenly, Kankuro came into sight beside her. He was still wearing a smile. "Sakura, the bell's gonna ring any second now." He said, laughing when she groaned and stretched on the window sill. She groggily laid her head back on his shoulder.
"I hate waking up without a blanket to hide under."
She was startled to full alertness when she was pulled from the sill and Kankuro grabbed her in a bear hug. "Are you awake now?" he laughed.
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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Danzo's class was as boring as ever that day. Sasuke just couldn't concentrate knowing that Hyuuga and the Dog Boy were poisoning the new girl's mind with lies about him. Judging by the way she was laughing, there was no way that the things they were saying were true.
'What were they telling her?' he wondered, remembering the smirk she and Neji wore after he had whispered something in her ear. 'What made her grin like that?'
The moment the bell rang, Sasuke ran out of the classroom, hoping that the three of them were still in the hall where he last saw them. He sped around the corner, only to find the benches empty.
He sighed in frustration as he sat on one of them. 'Looks like I'll have to wait 'til lunch.' He had Neji and Kiba in 4th, but he doubted Asuma would let them talk for very long.
As he rose from the bench, he noticed a flash of pink on the end of the hall opposite of his Geometry class. Turning, he saw Sakura talking to Kankuro near one of the windows.
'This is my chance.'
"Hey, new girl," Sasuke called in an emotionless tone. He saw Sakura glance in his direction before turning back to Kankuro, who was glaring slightly at the Uchiha brat.
He saw her pat Kankuro's arm and wait for him to nod before walking towards Sasuke.
"Hey, what were Hyuuga an-" he stopped short as she walked right past him without even acknowledging his presence. He was fed-up with her attitude and grabbed her wrist, yanking her back to him.
"I wasn't done."
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Sakura's P.O.V:
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No he did not just yank her over to him.
'How dare he?' Her mind screamed, but Sakura remained calm as she looked up into his eyes before pulling out of his grasp.
"I said I wasn't done." he repeated when she turned to walk away again.
"I heard you the first time." She snapped before walking away again.
'I am not his property! How dare he pull me around like that?'
Sakura was still upset when she reached her classroom, but her mood instantly brightened when she saw Neji, Hinata and Kiba already in the classroom.
"Sakura!" Kiba shouted as she entered the classroom, attracting everyone's attention. "Come sit by us!"
There were four columns and five rows of desks. Kiba was in the fifth seat of the third column from the door, Neji was in the fourth seat of the fourth column. There were only two seats available; one in front of Kiba-beside Neji- and one all the way in the front of the class, but they were both in the same row. Sakura sat in front of Kiba and had Hinata sitting in front of her; the seat ahead of Hinata was still empty.
'Someone must be missing.' She thought just as the door opened.
Sakura assumed it would be the teacher, who still hadn't arrived, but was startled to see none other than the jerk Sasuke Uchiha.
"He has this class too?" she hissed as she turned in her seat to face Kiba who only shrugged in response, as if to say 'you never asked'.
"What's wrong with Uchiha being in the class?" Neji asked, observing her quietly. "I thought you guys were friends?"
Sakura scoffed. Her and him, friends? Yeah, when the moon turns red.
"He's rude." She said simply.
"H-he's actually n-not t-that bad, Sakura." Hinata's small voice said.
What no one bothered to tell her was that Sasuke was standing behind her, glaring at anyone who was about to tell her.
"He's so cold-hearted. I try being friendly, he blows me off; I try ignoring him and he acts like I have no right to!" her cheeks were flushing slightly with frustration and anger at the Uchiha's behavior. "I mean, who the hell does he think he is? Royalty? 'Cause if he expects me to bow down, he's dead wrong!" By the end of her outburst, the whole class had heard her.
Sakura heard a gasp spread throughout the class and turned to ask why that was so shocking and came face-to-waist with Sasuke Uchiha.
"What's wrong, Pinky?" he asked when she only quietly glared at him. "It's a little late to get stage fright."
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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Sasuke could only smirk as he watched her flush with anger before putting her mask of cool back on. "Well, if it isn't the jerk himself." She said coldly. "I suggest you shut your mouth, Uchiha. You got lucky earlier, but I'm not gonna repeat myself again- and I can promise that you won't like it if I snap."
He was kind of taken back by the venom in her voice and the cold tint her eyes had taken, but he decided to push his luck and see how angry she could get without snapping. "Is that a threat or a promise, Sa-ku-ra?" he said suggestively.
It seemed that the rest of the class didn't quite get that one, but Sasuke could tell by the blush staining her cheeks that she got it loud and clear.
"I've seen and had better," she shot back, shocking him. "So dream on, pretty boy."
Sasuke scoffed at the jab. "If I did, it would be a nightmare."
That one seemed to get to her, but she recovered quickly and looked towards Neji, who subtly nodded.
'What are they planning?' he thought as Sakura's gaze turned to Kiba before going back to Sasuke.
"So, Sasuke," she said with a sly smile as she rose from her desk, their bodies brushing. "What's your type?"
'My what?' he raised an eyebrow at her question, earning him an eye roll.
"What's your interest type?" she clarified with a large smirk. He didn't like where this was going.
"I don't have one," he replied coolly. "What's the point of-?"
She cut him off by placing two small, soft fingers on his lips, shocking him- not that he showed it- and the class.
No one was allowed to touch Sasuke.
"Oh, no," she said quietly. "I heard you have a certain interest in blondes with blue eyes. But I'm not talking about Ino." Kiba burst out laughing and Neji was trying to cover his snickers with a fake cough.
Sasuke was confused. What the hell-
His eyes widened with realization. She was talking about the incident with Naruto!
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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Sakura watched as his eyes widened, confirming what Neji and Kiba had told her. And she was guessing that the whole school didn't know.
"What's the matter, Sasuke?" she asked, here grin growing wider and wider with each passing second. "I didn't know you were so shy."
'Checkmate bitch' she thought as she cleared her throat before raising her voice so the whole classroom could hear her.
"Our lovely Sasuke, here, has been keeping a big secret that I've been given the pleasure of exposing." She could see him trying to come up with a plan to stop her since it was obvious that she wasn't just going to back down. "Sasuke has shared a very special kiss with someone other than our beloved Ino."
Within seconds, fan girls were whispering and calling out questions.
"With who?" "Tell us!" "I bet it was Karin!" "No way, it was Temari!"
Sakura was enjoying the panicked look in Sasuke's eyes.
'This was fun, but it's over now.'
"He kissed N-"
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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'I can't believe I just did that…' Sasuke thought as he watched Sakura's eyes grow wide.
The room was eerily still; even Kiba had stopped laughing and was now looking between the Uchiha's face and where his hands were.
Suddenly, Sasuke was pushed harshly away from her.
"What the hell was that, Sasuke?" asked Sakura, her green eyes flashing with anger.
Sasuke felt somewhat surprised as well. No girl rejected his kiss, and then he smirked as he realized something. "Oh, so it's 'Sasuke' now? What happened to 'Uchiha'?"
Abruptly, a small hand gripped his neck tightly and pushed him back until he fell on top of someone's desk, Sakura between his legs, adding pressure.
"You are so dead, you little arrogant bastard!"
'Holy shit,' Sasuke thought, slightly panicked. 'She's seriously pissed!'
Everything broke into chaos. Some of the fan girls were yelling for the new girl to let go; a few guys were trying to pull Sasuke over the desk while Kiba was trying to pry Sakura off of his neck.
"Sakura!" He exclaimed as he jumped from his seat, not resorting to touching her yet. "Calm down! I know he deserves it- but you can't do it here!"
Sasuke felt his head getting heavier as his lack of oxygen started affecting him, making him squirm more.
Neji, noticing the dark tint entering the Uchiha's complexion, called to Kiba. "Get her off of him," he said calmly, remaining in his seat. "He's turning blue."
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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Sakura couldn't even think straight, she was so angry. How dare he kiss her after all he'd put her through. He'd snapped at her at least three times and would ignore all of her attempts at conversation during his free period.
'I'm gonna kill him!' Her inner self screamed as she straddled him in an attempt to keep him from being pulled out of her grasp. 'This little brat!'
Once she noticed him turning blue from the suffocation, she loosened her grip, seeing the slight fear in his eyes.
Their gazes met and she saw that he received her silent threat.
'I think he's learned his lesson.' She thought in satisfaction.
Just as she was about to let go of his neck completely, someone's arms looped around her waist and yanked her into the air.
'What the f-' she watched as Sasuke sat up slowly, gasping and coughing- their gazes never breaking. She swore she saw a threatening smirk crawl over his features. 'I swear to God, if he tries anything…'
Glancing over her shoulder, Sakura saw spiky brown hair tried squirming out of his grasp. "Kiba let me go!" she growled lowly.
"No way, you need time to cool off." He replied as he continued to drag her out of classroom door, tugging on her when she tried to hold on to the threshold. "Jeez, Sakura, would you let go already?"
Once they were through the door, one of the girls jumped from her position beside her desk and shut the door. By the look in her eyes, Sakura assumed that she was one of Sasuke's fan girls. She found it amusing that the redhead was trying to glare at Sakura from behind her glasses. Had she not just seen what Sakura had done to the last person who messed with her?
'Whatever,' she thought as she shot the girl a menacing grin. 'She can be next if she's so eager.' She shook her head at the thought. 'I've really got to stop hanging out with Sasori and Hidan.'
As much as she appreciated their friendship and fighting tips, their menacing attitudes seemed to be rubbing off on her. She could still remember the first time they had started a fight with there. She'd had their backs all the way through, and ever since that day, she'd grown to enjoy fights.
After she and Kiba had been sitting in the hallway for a few minutes, the boy uttering calming things in her ear with his arm around her shoulders, she told him that she was ready to go back in.
"Are you sure?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head uncertainly. "It's only been, like, three minutes…"
She nodded. She didn't want to tell him that she'd calmed down as soon as she was off of Sasuke.
"Fine," he said. "Let's just get inside before Professor Asuma comes-"
"What are you two doing outside of the classroom?" A voice asked from the other side of the hallway. A man with jet-black hair that stuck up over his bandana and brown eyes was walking towards them.
"Inuzuka, I know for a fact that you're in my class this period." Sakura had no idea how he talked around that unlit cigarette in his mouth. "Where are you supposed to be?" asked Asuma, turning to her.
'You've got to be kidding?' She thought as she inspected him a little closer. 'This is our teacher?'
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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"Sasuke-kun, are you alright?" "Did that bitch leave a mark?" "Why did you kiss her Sasuke-kun?" "Who was she talking about earlier?" "Are you guys dating?" "What a horrible girlfriend!" "What about Ino, Sasuke-kun?"
Every time one of his stupid fan girls would add the suffix to his name, Sasuke's eye would twitch. Everyone in the school knew how much he hated it. Even Ino had stopped saying it once she found out that he thought it was a turn-off.
Speaking off Ino… He wondered how she would take the news of him kissing another girl.
The new girl at that;
The very girl he'd been threatening that morning.
'What an annoying girl,' he thought as he rubbed at his neck and winced a little. There would definitely be a bruise tomorrow. 'I didn't think she'd react like that.'
"Oh, come on Asuma! We just stepped out for a second!"
Everyone's heads turned to the door as Kiba's voice rang out from the other side. Sasuke snorted in exasperation.
'That idiot's as loud as Naruto.'
The door handle jiggled and everyone scrambled to their seats, settling just as the door swung open and the three entered the classroom.
Sasuke expected Sakura to be ashamed of her actions and quietly walk to her seat with her head down. Instead, she strutted in with her head high and stopped near his desk to deliver a short message.
"Don't think that you're getting off that easy, Uchiha." She whispered in a dangerous tone.
Smirking, Sasuke turned to see her sit before reaching into his bag for a sheet of paper. Satisfied by his own message, he shifted towards Hinata and murmured, "Pass this to Sakura."
He heard a low growl and knew that she'd read the note. He felt his smirk grow even bigger as he directed his attention to Asuma- who was making some kind of excuse for being late.
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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Sakura couldn't stand the smirk he gave her as she approached his desk. She knew that it was a bold move, but if she was anything, she was daring. So she paused beside him and saw his smirk grow, feeling her temper bubble-up again.
"Don't think that you're getting off that easy, Uchiha."
Apparently, though, that wasn't warning enough for him, because she received an irritating note from him only seconds later.
Wouldn't dream of, Haruno.
Sakura felt her temper flare again and tried to suppress the growl that was about to escape from her chest. She saw Hinata jump and knew it had come out anyways. Sasuke's smirk almost radiated towards her.
'Kami, he's so irritating!'
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Sakura couldn't be more relived when the bell rang. She'd had a little bit of fun goofing off with Kiba in the back of the class. He and another boy in the class, Idate Morino, were having a paper ball fight every time Asuma turned to the board. She had to admit, Idate was good-looking. He had brown hair that was in a spiky ponytail with spiky bangs that stopped and shot out at the top of his forehead. His brown eyes were gorgeous and seemed to have a naturally mischievous glint, even if he wasn't getting into any trouble.
Sakura was stifling her laughter as their battle continued, innocent bystanders getting hit and some even joined in. They had almost been busted when someone hit Neji in the face, causing Sakura and Kiba, and even Hinata, to erupt into a fit of giggles that had every student who was trying to actually concentrate glaring at the trio.
One particular glare caught Sakura's eye and she turned to meet Sasuke's gaze. "Is there a problem, Uchiha?" she asked just quietly enough for the question to go unnoticed by the instructor.
As she waited for him to respond, she smirked and turned to carry on with their game, as if to say "I thought not".
Sakura cast a glance at Idate and saw that he had a paper bullet aimed at the unsuspecting Uchiha. He glimpsed at her with a grin and fired it at her encouraging nod.
The paper hit its target and they both watched as the dark-haired boy's gaze snapped towards the direction that it came from. Sakura followed his gaze and saw that Idate had already directed his attention back to taking notes, so she quickly turned back to Sasuke as he angrily scanned the students.
'Ha! Even you can't look everywhere at once.' Sakura thought, releasing a small chuckle.
His eyes turned to hers and he stared angrily for a brief moment before turning away again.
She looked at Idate the second Sasuke turned away and saw that he had been watching the Uchiha also. Feeling her gaze, he turned to see her smile approvingly and winked before turning back to taking notes.
Sakura felt her stomach flutter at his sensual wink and knew that she would be seeing him at lunch.
What she didn't know was that Sasuke had seen Idate wink at someone from the corner of his eye. He guessed that it was directed to Sakura, since he highly doubted Idate would be winking at Neji or Kiba like that. He also guessed that he'd just discovered the identity of the one who shot him with that paper bullet.
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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Idate Morino? That's who shot him?
'You're dead Morino.' Sasuke thought as he looked at the clock that was directly above the blackboard. With exactly fifteen minutes left, he began planning his revenge. 'How can I possibly repay him?'
Sasuke felt a smirk dawn on his face as an idea popped into his head.
He would humiliate him, and the best part would be that he wouldn't have to lift a finger to do it. After all, that's what Freshmen were for.
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Sasuke had the whole prank set up before the end of the day. After finding his way to a table full of Freshmen, he managed to convince the five guys to do his bidding while the Sophomore class was in P.E. Of course, there were a few difficulties that he had to deal with.
"B-but, where are supposed to get paint and balloons within three hours?" One of the boys asked, shocked that the Sasuke Uchiha was demanding favors of them.
"From a store." He replied coldly.
The boy was apparently the goody-two-shoes of the group. All of his friends shrugged as he looked to each of them in panic. "There aren't any stores on school grounds!" he exclaimed. "How are we supposed to get to one? How are we even supposed set this whole thing up? We have classes!"
"Hn." Sasuke grunted lazily. What was this kid's problem, anyway? They could've been gone already.
'Jeez, it's not like I'm asking them to rig the main computer's security system.' He and Shikamaru had done that as their end of the year prank of their Freshman year.
"Are you going to do it or not?" he glared at the kid as hard as he could; he knew that the others had already decided but it seemed like this one was the smartest of the group. Once the kid nodded, Sasuke roughly clapped him on the back and smirked at the rest of the boys. "I'm having a party next month," he told them all. "This goes good and you'll be the first Freshman to ever be invited."
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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All throughout their physics class, Sakura felt very uneasy at Sasuke's smug attitude. She could feel his smirk from two seats away and couldn't help but wonder what put him in such a good mood.
'What's he got up his sleeve?' She thought. Sakura stayed like that, watching him from the corner of her eye for a few more moments before he turned and gazed at her.
Sakura refused to acknowledge that she'd been staring at him, but it seemed as though he hadn't noticed and was just looking at her.
'Is he seriously just gonna sit there and gawk at me?' She thought uncertainly, discreetly observing his blank face. 'No smirk? No sneer?'
After pretending to take notes for a while longer, Sakura finally shifted her gaze to Sasuke's. Their gazes met and they simply stared at each other.
'He has really nice eyes,' Sakura found herself thinking as they continued their staring contest. 'They're so dark, I'm pretty sure they're actually black- not dark brown.'
Just when she was starting to actually enjoy the tranquility between them, the ebony-eyed stranger turned back into Sasuke Uchiha. He kept their gazes locked, but his face turned up in a sneer.
Sakura scoffed and returned the look before turning back to the board.
'Scratch that,' she thought in frustration. 'He'll never even be considered anything more than handsome in my books with an attitude like that!'