Title: UNderCOVER

Rating: PG-13 for language

Summary: UNCOVER the truth in UNderCOVER

AN: Mika Harima belongs to Durarara
Can you just imagine? Downside, choir style? :O
Snooping, Snoopy, & Snoop Dogg...because I am not original enough with prompts

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Disclaimer: Do not own Naruto… if I did I'd be rolling in it.

Prompt 9- snoop

Two students, a minute before fifth period Health:

"Did ya hear?"

"Hear what?"

"The latest news!"

"Right. Which would be…?"

"Ugh! You really need to keep your ears to the ground more often. How else are you going to get in on this sort of stuff? I swear, you can be such a-"

"ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME OR NOT."

"….ditz."

"...!"

"Okay, okay! Calm yourself. I heard from Lin, who heard this from that girl Akira -the one in Global Studies, NOT the one in Scientology- who heard it from Arian, who got the scoop from Mirra -I know! Who knew cute, shy, little Mirra could GOSSIP!"

"...!"

"Right. Who happened to hear it from her cousin, Shiro, who got to hear it firsthand from Sakura herself! Isn't that exciting?"

"Yes. However, it would be even more exciting if I knew WHAT THE FUCK YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT!"

"Oh, right, the big news. Ahem. From this day onward, Sakura and Sasuke will be no more!"

"See? Straight from the horse's mouth! She no longer wants to be partnered up with the hottest guy in school! And, you know what that means?"

"...That's it? Mika, you wasted my time for such stupid bullsh-!"

"I call first dibs!"

UNderCOVER

"No Sakura today, Sasuke?"

Said boy turned his head from where it lay on the table and glared at his teacher from underneath his lashes. "It would seem that way," he bit out, closing his eyes once more.

It was safe to say Sasuke Uchiha was not in the best of moods.

So really, at the news that his usual partner, the ever-pretty and talented Sakura Haruno, was MIA for Kakashi Hatake's The Human Body in Action project, Sasuke was pissed.

Actually, pissed off was an understatement, really. And angry just didn't do his foul mood justice.

There really were no words on how to describe how he was actually feeling at the moment… Not that that was anything shocking or anything. If there was anything ever off about an Uchiha, it was an expressive Uchiha. So really, this was no new news to anyone.

However, Sasuke's ever-present frown seemed deeper than usual today, Kakashi had noticed. As was the tightness from around his eyes and lips, which compressed into a firm no-nonsense harsh line. His hands were balled into hard fists as he crossed his arms over his broad chest. Every line of his body seemed to be filled with tension, so hard and straight and sharp, anyone passing by accidentally bumping into him would be rushed to the school's nurse for immediate care.

Kakashi Hatake seemed to sense the black aura rolling off his student in waves but he needed to get things moving along. He was a teacher and had a job to do, after all.

But before the silver-haired man could utter a word, a sigh was exhaled and Sasuke picked his slumped form from off his desk, rubbing at his right temple where a headache was fast forming. "Gomen."

"It's fine. Where's Mika?"

Sasuke couldn't help the groan that escaped his lips. Even the mention of his irritating temporary partner's name was enough to send his head spinning. "Bathroom. Thank God," he muttered.

"Common, Sasuke. I'm sure Miss Mika Harima isn't that-"

"Not that bad? Kakashi you stuck cotton balls in your ears earlier just to escape her inane blabbering when she heard you were partnering us together."

At this, Kakashi scratched the back of his head. "I just like reading in complete silence, is all."

Sasuke frowned. "But I saw you once read at the choir's rendition of Klank's Downside-"

"Oh look your partners' back guess you two need to get back to your project maybe we can chat later bye Sasuke!"

The school bell rang loudly in Kakashi's ears, drowning out the tired sigh that let slip from a long day. With half-lidded eyes he watched as the boys headed off to football and soccer practice and the girls with the much-too short skirts prance off to cheerleading practice. He watched the ones with the really big bag packs scurry around the corner to get to their next Honors class and the ones with no backpacks duck out the next available exit.

Yes, Kakashi saw the overachievers, underachievers, and average Joes. What he almost missed, though, was a boy heading in the opposite direction as his peers. With quick, purposeful strides, the young man headed south, away from the school and more towards the neat little houses that lined the streets.

Kakashi couldn't help it. He laughed. It's not like anyone was around to hear him, anyway. Sasuke may be prideful, arrogant and a bit of a stuck-up, but he was also determined. And if the setting of his shoulders were anything to go by, he was also stubborn. Which meant the Uchiha was probably going to Sakura-chan's house with the intent that she will be his partner, no questions asked.

Again there was a chuckle. They were all the same, Kakashi mused, even if they were all different.

Sasuke didn't stop in front of the light blue house surrounded by a white picket fence. Instead, he made his way towards the back of it, where he knew her bedroom was. There were no cars in the driveway, but Sasuke knew she was here.

As he did so, he played back what had essentially lead to all this.

It had been a normal enough school day, if a little boring. It was the beginning of a new semester, which meant a whole new slew of assignments, which meant partners. Ever since the start of high school, everyone knew Sasuke and Sakura did their best work together. They were smart, got their work done in record time, and got along well. It also didn't hurt that they had been friends since kindergarten.

But as he was rounding the corner, he heard two girls digesting the latest gossip. Usually Sasuke would roll his eyes as such things. But then he'd heard his name. And Sakura's.

And his interest piqued.

Word was, Sakura Haruno no longer wanted anything to do with Sasuke Uchiha. And as he entered the class, numbly walking to his seat, all sorts of rumors followed.
One said that Sakura was dating a college guy who had ordered her to stay away from the Uchiha.

Another claimed she was secretly in a league of some sort where her mission was to gather as much info on the teen as possible. Since she hadn't shown up, her mission was complete, therefore, she no longer had to associate with him.

Of course, those were all stupid rumors. Rumors he could easily dismiss.

Even so, the last one he'd heard wasn't as farfetched, and had left him permanently pissed off for the remainder of class: Sakura considered Sasuke boring to be around with.

Looking up at the tree he was to scale in order to reach her bedroom window, Sasuke wondered if he really wanted to do this.

'Boring... so boring...'

He grit his teeth. Yes, he needed to do this.

The climb wasn't so bad. A few scrapes and his palms ached but he made it to the top didn't he?

A quick peek inside showed no sign of anyone with pink hair.

Pulling up the window open (he'd have to yell at her about locking it afterward when he was through yelling at her for calling him boring) Sasuke frowned as he stood in the middle of the small white room.

The bed was unmade but she never made the bed to begin with. Her stuffed Snoopy was sitting on top. Her backpack was in a corner, as were her track and field shoes and uniform. Her desk, which was pushed up against the far wall that held a poster of Snoop Dogg, was covered with papers and highlighters, while on her vanity, on a much closer inspection, Sasuke found a small vile.

Lifting it up to eye level, Sasuke's frown deepened.

Cough syrup? Why would Sakura need this unless she was...

"Sasuke what are you doing here? I'm sick."

Sasuke turned around in a flash, almost dropping the bottle in the process.

Sakura stood from him not even ten feet away. A bowl of something steaming in one hand and a tissue in the other. "You shouldn't be here. You'll catch my cold. How did you get in anyway?"

At once the spell broke and he came alive. Anger once again taking over. "You mean the 'I'm not really sick I just don't want to be partnered up with Sasuke anymore' cold? That cold? Tch. I hear it's been going around lately."

"What are you talking about?" She set the bowl down on the bedside table. "I really am sick. And how did you get in?"

"I came in through the window." He pointed to the object behind him to emphasize his point directly. "By the way, you should lock it. Some crazy maniac could just barge his way in your room unannounced in your sleep."

At this she raised a pink eyebrow. "There's a crazy maniac in my room right now."

"No me, you fool," he growled.

"First you break into my home, snoop around my room, and then call me names? Sasuke do you get how wrong this whole thing is?"

Snoop? She thought he was snooping?

Gee, where could she have gotten that from?

Sasuke mentally told himself to shut the hell up.

"You're faking all this," he accused her. "Of being sick. You didn't want to go to school because everyone knows what you said. About you calling me boring."

"I never said that!"

"Really," he said, unconvincingly.

"Really," she said, convincingly. She sighed. "I remember talking to this girl in our class. She wanted to know what I thought about Kakashi-sensei's projects so I told her they were boring me. As well as you. She must have thought I'd meant you were boring when in fact-"

"You meant they were boring me, too." Realization dawned on him.

She nodded, taking a seat on her bed. "Right. Did you really think I'd say that? Sasuke you're my best friend! Not to mention I..."

When she didn't continue, Sasuke moved to stand by her side. "You what?"

Was it her fever that caused the redness in her cheeks so suddenly? Or was it something else?

"Well I like you...Sasuke. Like, like you, like you."

Now it was his turn to feel heat crawl up his neck. "You...do?"

"We hang out all the time. And even more so when we're assigned as partners. It was bound to happen, I suppose."

"Yeah, I guess so." He took her hand in his, interlocking their fingers. Sakura's eyes widened at the gesture. "Sakura...thank you."

The smile he gave her was one he'd never seen before. But also one he'd wish to see more of. "Sasuke, you need to go."

"I thought we..." He frowned. Had he got it wrong?

"If you stay here you'll catch whatever I have." She did her best to pull on his arm so that he would get the idea and get moving.

He didn't. And he wasn't. "I'll be fine, Sakura," he rolled his eyes. "I'm not going to keel over just for staying a while longer."

"Saichi."

"Present."

"Sai."

"Here."

"Sakura."

"Present."

"Sasuke."

"..."

"Sasuke? Is Sasuke here?"

"Uh, he's in bed with a cold, sensei."

Not that Sakura was worried or anything. She would just have to drop by after school and tell him her 'I told you so' to his face, after all.