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A/N: Hisashiburi minna-san. I know it's really been a long time since I updated this story. I apologize greatly to my dear readers. But now, don't fret! Here's the latest chapter. Don't forget to leave me a review and tell me what you think!

Chapter 25: Much better than any chick flicks! Wink! Wink!

Flashback!

"Will you please care to explain why you're choosing her instead of me, Sasuke?"

He shrugged. "I don't want you hurting people."

"That's bull! I know there's a reason behind your actions and I want to know right now," she ranted. Oh how she wanted to smack the raven-haired Uchiha upside down and force him to see the truth. Maybe the foggy glasses he wore as a disguise must be affecting his eyesight. Or maybe he was really born dense according to Professor Naruto's observations.

She stomped forward at him. "That hussy is Hyuuga Neji's girlfriend. And Hyuuga Neji is your rival! You're supposed to beat the crap out of your rival. But what's this? You're frolicking around with his girlfriend!" She pointed an accusing finger at Sakura.

Sakura's eyes widened slightly. She was beginning to understand the rationale behind the other girl's behavior. She didn't notice the Uchiha's shoulder tensing slightly or his right brow twitching. She gulped at the realization. "I see…this girl is…"

On the other hand, Sasuke was annoyed. This wasn't supposed to take long, he had to rush back home. Everything that he worked up so far would vaporize in thin air. Casting a glance at the girl next to him, he was surprised to see a thoughtful look on her pale face. 'What the hell is this girl thinking? She is about to be reduced to nothing but yet she looks like she knows something that I don't.' he thought.

Then his eyes caught something unusual.

And the air suddenly turned cold.

…………

Sakura flinched.

She felt Sasuke's cold palm on her burning cheek. Her green eyes traveled hazily on his face. Only to find it hard and brr…ice-cold. 'Oh no,' she squeaked. 'Something's wrong.'

She couldn't point it out but there was something that angered Sasuke.

'Why is he touching the pink-haired hussy?' Before she could try to answer what was puzzling her, Tenten broke the silence. "Sasuke! Answer me!"

Sasuke didn't pay any attention to her question. He focused instead on Sakura's cheek. He dropped a hand on her chin, angled it sideways and inspected the bruise. The young man grimaced at the purplish blot marring her pale face.

"What the hell happened here?" he demanded, seeing the bruise covered half of the pink-haired girl's face.

Sakura opened her mouth. "U-um…you see, Sasuke-san…I tripped and fell face first on the ground. Clumsy me, I guess…"

He snarled. Apparently, he knew she was bluffing. "This is no ordinary bruise, Haruno. And don't even try to invent another excuse. Bruises like these are not caused by stupid trips. This is intentional. Who did this to you?"

She didn't answer. If she told him that it was the brown-haired girl who hit her…no, she didn't want Sasuke-san to get angry at his friend. The reason why the other girl was angry at her because…

It was a futile attempt but she had to lie. "I already told you, Sasuke-san. I tripped and fell. It wasn't her fault, so please..."

Tenten cut her off. "I never asked for your help, bitch! And don't even try to kiss up to Sasuke or you'll be sorry!"

That was enough. Sasuke released his hold on Sakura's cheek then faced Tenten. The other girl cringed inwardly as she saw the unmistakable flash of anger in his onyx orbs. She kept herself steady. If he was going to defend the pink heathen then she would damn well make sure that she'd prove to him he was dead wrong in protecting her. Tenten braced herself for whatever attacks Sasuke would make.

She felt his footsteps getting closer. She clenched her fists, 'What the hell is this guy planning? Is he going to make me pay for smashing her cheek?'

Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw his fist clenched. 'Oh great, is he going to hit me in the same spot as that wench? I knew it; I can't believe he chose that vixen…over ME!'

As she felt him raise his hand, she closed her eyes. She braced herself for the impact, knowing that his punch could pack a lot of wallop.

But no attack came. Instead, she felt a hand on top of her head and heard a sigh.

"Tsk, tsk. I'm guessing what you're thinking is that I'm going to hit you like what you did to Haruno."

She opened her eyes then blinked. Sasuke was looking down at her with that cool glare of his. She sucked in a breath. 'Damn, even in this angle he looks good.' Tenten glared at him, showing him that she wasn't deterred by his rather towering presence.

'And here I thought that he's going to maul me!' she thought.

She demanded. "What are you're doing, Sasuke! You're confusing me. Don't tell me you're really going to defend that pathetic girl?"

He hissed. "Yes. I already told you before, T. Lay a hand on her and you will answer to me. Judging from that big purplish bruise on her cheek, there must be a big explanation coming from you…I'm waiting."

Tenten yanked his hand from her head. "That's a load of bull! Haven't you realized that that girl is going to give you problems in the near future? And you just…" she couldn't take it anymore. "…chose her above ME! And after I told you what I feel about you!"

That did it.

Silence suddenly filled the entire surrounding.

Sasuke blinked.

Itachi sighed dreamily.

Naruto cried.

Sakura's mouth gaped open. Her hands went up to cover her mouth, eyes wide. She just discovered something and she knew that her instincts weren't wrong. 'I knew it. That girl…she's really…'

Suddenly, a loud sob broke her thoughts. The pink-haired girl turned her head around and sweatdropped on what she saw. A blond, blue-eyed guy had tears flowing from his eyes, cascading down his tanned cheeks. His hands are clasped together as though in prayer. He was muttering incoherent words but she could barely make out some of the words but she thought that she heard something like 'Sasuke-chan' and 'you cheater.'

Before Sakura could ask what his problem was, the blond guy zoomed past her and went straight to where Sasuke-san and the girl were. The poor girl blinked at the occurring events. "W-what the heck is going on…?" she asked herself, still watching the scene wherein the blond finally reached the two and yelled at the girl while um, hugged Sasuke in a rather protective way.

"Hmm…quite a bizarre love triangle don't you think?"

Sakura craned her neck sideways to find Itachi right next to her. She was too stunned at the events to even give a coherent reply. "U-um…yes…quite bizarre," she stammered.

The older Uchiha sibling smirked. "Yup. Maybe if you also include yourself in that scene over there, things would really get lively."

The girl blinked. "Huh? What did you say?"

Itachi laughed then replied in a nonsensical voice. "Nothing."

Sakura opened her mouth to ask more when Itachi shoved something in front of her face.

"Want some popcorn?"

…………

"How dare you steal a scene with Sasuke-chan, you cheater! I thought we are best friends and that we're going to share!" Naruto ranted, still encasing Sasuke in a tight grip. Tenten's brown eyes turned big as saucers. Her fists clenched tightly on either side of her. She pointed an accusing finger at Naruto.

"Let go of Sasuke, you perverted kitsune!" she snarled.

Naruto gave a low laugh and much to everyone's and Sasuke's horror, rubbed himself against the other boy's body. "No way! I wanna snuggle up against a warm body! And I particularly wanna snuggle up against Sasuke-chan's body!"

Sasuke tried to extract himself from the blond's clutches. "You…dobe! Get the hell off of me, or I'll kill you!"

"You're so mean Sasuke-chan! And after rushing here to offer you my aid, you're going to push me away? I'm hurt!" Naruto replied sweetly.

This made the Uchiha cringe. He placed a hand flat on Naruto's chest and with enough force, pushed the blond away from him. Naruto fell down on his butt on the floor and Tenten snickered loudly. But Sasuke glared at her so she immediately stopped. Raking a hand through his hair, he sighed.

"I don't believe this. I thought you guys are supposed to trust me on this. Instead of making it easier for me, you made it worse. You even caused casualties. What's next? Get my cover blown?" he whispered to his two friends.

"No! That's not the reason why we're doing this!" Tenten argued.

Naruto piped in. "Correction: It's not We. But you, T."

She bonked him hard on the head. "You shut your mouth, foxface!"

Sasuke sighed.

The two immediately shut their mouths. They didn't want to deal with an angry Uchiha anyway.

Sasuke gave his friends a scary glare. "Look, I'm going to say this once, so both of you should listen well." Tenten and Naruto nodded almost eagerly. The raven-haired man leaned closer so that his face was inches away from theirs. With a loud squeal, Naruto puckered his lips for a kiss but Tenten smacked her fist on his face.

Ignoring their antics, Sasuke hissed dangerously. "I don't know why you guys are acting like idiots but when it comes to dealing with Haruno, don't interfere. If I find out that you're standing in my way again, I'll dispose the two of you. Is that clear?"

"Crystal clear Sasuke-chan!" Naruto answered, making a peace sign. Turning to Tenten, Sasuke didn't notice the unmistakable anger in her brown eyes. The girl huffed, instead of responding to Sasuke's question.

Satisfied with their responses, Sasuke turned on his heel and walked away from them. Naruto chased after him, and grabbed his arm. The other boy flinched when he saw the blond's apparently love-struck eyes.

Now he truly doubted Naruto's gender. "What do you want now, dobe?"

"Where are you running off to now, Sasuke-chan?" the blond asked sweetly.

He didn't answer. His gaze was locked on his wife, who was still in a daze and was being talked to by his older brother. Still without a word, he yanked his arm off of Naruto's grip. The other boy whined and still pined after him but Sasuke walked so fast that he reached Sakura's side in record time.

Itachi looked up, seeing his ototou's grim expression. "Why the long face, ototou?" he asked.

Sasuke didn't say a word. Grabbing Sakura's arm, he began dragging her far away from his brother and his friends. He wanted, no, needed a word with her right then and there. Before they could make a successful getaway, a loud voice boomed coming from behind them.

"UCHIHA!"

Everyone turned their heads around to find an irate Hyuuga Neji stomping towards them. Immediately, Tenten and Naruto stepped aside remembering Sasuke's words not to get involved. Itachi just smirked and continued eating his popcorn as Neji made his way to his younger brother whose disposition was getting worse by the minute. On the other hand, Sakura cowered behind the younger Uchiha, knowing how violent her boyfriend was with the way he dealt with those people who try to stand in his way.

Gazing up at Sasuke's face, she was amazed that he was unaffected by the dangerous aura Neji was throwing his way. He just stood there, back facing her, shielding her from her boyfriend's gaze. Sasuke was already aware of Neji's temper and he wouldn't want, especially the naïve girl behind him to suffer the other guy's rage. After making sure that Sakura's safe behind him, the raven-haired teen faced his rival who finally stopped in front of them.

Hyuuga seethed. "Step aside Uchiha."

Sasuke only glared. Sakura whimpered behind him.

Neji tried to make his way past Sasuke but the other wouldn't let him. "Move, Uchiha!" He snarled as he made a grab for his girlfriend. Sasuke continued blocking his way. His temper was beginning to wear super thin.

The Uchiha replied cockily. "Don't ever use that tone against me, or you're going to get it."

His longtime rival smirked at his response. "Ever the feisty one, aren't we? If you want me to get out of the way, better hand over what's mine." Staring at his cowering girlfriend who was looking at him through Sasuke's shoulder, he glared at her. "Come over here, Sakura-chan."

When Sakura didn't move, he snarled. "I SAID GET OVER HERE!"

The pink-haired girl trembled at her boyfriend's tone. She released her hold on Sasuke's sleeve then walked slowly towards Neji. The Hyuuga gave a triumphant smirk seeing the Uchiha scowled in defeat. He raised a hand out to her and before Sakura could place her hand on his upturned palm, she was grabbed by the arm and yanked back to Sasuke's side.

Panic rushed to her entire body. "Sasuke-san, it's okay. Please don't get in the way. Actually, I have to get going too. I have a partner who's waiting for me back at the dormitory. I don't want him to get worried."

Sasuke's onyx orbs darkened even more after hearing her words. She was right. He already stepped way beyond the borders. For the first time, he was actually concerned for the whiny pink-haired girl who seemed to be more than willing to suffer under Neji's fury. If he allowed her to go with the spoiled Hyuuga, all his efforts in protecting her would be in vain. And besides, wasn't it about time she started to pay all her debts to him?

His grip on her arm tightened and to Sakura's horror, he smirked.

"No."

"WHAT??"

Everyone including Neji cried out upon hearing his answer.

Tenten's eyes turned to slits. "Are you out of your mind? You're getting way out of your league, Sasuke! What the hell's wrong with you? Just give Hyuuga his girl already!"

Even Naruto agreed. He was holding Tenten by the waist, preventing her from jumping on Sakura and mauling her to shreds. "T's right, Sasuke-chan. We don't want to interfere but from the way things are going, the problem's just gonna be turned to something personal. Let Sakura-chan go."

Itachi yawned. Obviously, his dimwitted brother was ruining the entire drama. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ino looking around, searching for something. When the blond girl faced their direction, her eyes lit up and ran towards them.

"Sakura!" she entered the scene and gasped. "What is going on here? I've been looking all over for you and I just ran into your violent boyfriend! Oh and here he is!" Ino was about to make her way to her friend when she suddenly noticed a familiar raven-haired guy next to her. Her cheeks instantly flushed and her eyes turned to hearts.

"Oh my God! You're Uchiha Sasuke!! I can't believe you're here!!" She shrieked out loud. She slithered her way towards Sasuke's side and gave him a sugar-coated grin. "I can't believe this! The no.1 pinup idol of Konoha is here!!"

Sasuke groaned but still held Sakura's arm. Great. Another fangirl.

Naruto and Tenten rolled their eyes while Itachi covered his snicker with a hand. Sasuke tried to make his way past Ino but the obnoxious fan continued to follow him. "Sasuke-kuuuunnnnn!!" Ino drawled as she latched on Sasuke's other arm. Sakura immediately noticed his discomfort. "Anou…Ino-chan, I think it's better if you don't disturb Sasuke-san…"

Ino glared at her friend. "Quiet, Sakura! Don't be selfish! Sasuke-kun is meant for the world so you have no choice but to share!"

"Sasuke-san is not an object! He's human just like the rest of us!" Sakura protested.

"All right! That's enough!" Neji growled. Both girls stopped and sweatdropped to find that they attracted quite a huge crowd. An all-girl "We love Sasuke!" crowd.

Uh-oh.

"SASUKE-KUUUUUUUNNNNN!!"

Before they knew it, the sound of thundering footsteps and the mad dashes of fans running towards their favorite idol could be heard. Ino's eyes widened, knowing that it was her loud declaration of affection for Sasuke that revealed his location. Sakura paled, with Koichi waking up and starting to wail.

As for Neji, he got trampled by the female horde that was now getting closer. Tenten and Naruto already ran off for safety, carrying their baby with them. Sasuke wasted no time and immediately freed himself from Ino's grasp. Still holding Sakura's arm, he dragged her along with their baby to save themselves from the wrath of his obsessive fans.

The crowd screamed as they followed their idol. In their rush, they left the supermarket in shambles. The owner of the supermarket howled in despair seeing his business reduced into nothing more than crushed goods. The poor man felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked up to find Itachi smiling at him.

"I apologize for the trouble my brother has caused. For that, I'll pay for the damages that his fans caused. Just don't press charges against my brother,"

The shop owner nodded eagerly. Itachi smirked as he fished a checkbook from his pocket, wrote the amount and gave it to him. Picking up his purchases, he set off knowing that Sasuke was already waiting for him at their rendezvous point. Earlier, he and Sasuke devised a plan on how to shake his rabid fan girls and decided on where to meet up in case this happens.

"At least this one is better than those chicks flicks at home!" he mused as he went on his way.

A/N: And there you have it! Ta-da!! (Runs away from the readers) I know, I know!! We've been under hiatus for so long!! Please forgive us!! Anyways, haha, the next chapter's also going to come up soon. My beta-reader and I have to settle our arguments and silly disputes aside so that we'll be able to post the new one as soon as possible. So you guys have to spare my life this time...

Yup, and good news! There would be no questions at this chapter! It'll be on the next one which will be full of surprises and shocking revelations. Thanks to the support of our dear readers, without you guys this fic will never be able to go on. Unless, you want to make Sasuke stay as a nerd forever that is. Till then, ja matte ne! See ya guys on the next chapter!!

B/N: Oh, don't forget to tell us what you guys think of the chapter! You can give us suggestions or comments if you want. Apparently our author is suffering from severe writer's block. Let's help him out shall we? Matta iru ne!