Date: 5/7/13
Rating: T
Genre: Cute, Humor, Romance
Prompt: Naruto convinces Sasuke that he's in love with Sakura.
"How many times do I have to tell you, dobe? I am not."
"Then where were you yesterday? Hm?"
Sasuke paused sharpening his kunai and made a face, answering Naruto grudgingly, "With Sakura."
"And the day before that?" No answer. Naruto rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "I've got a better question. When was the last time you didn't spend a day with Sakura-chan?" But Sasuke grunted and ignored his question, instead fixating on the kunai in his hand. Naruto shook his head. "Face it, teme, you are in love with her."
Sasuke shot him a warning glance, pointing the kunai at his best friend. "No, dobe." He was becoming very weary of this conversation. "I am not."
Naruto puffed air into his cheeks and glared at Sasuke, pushing the kunai out of his face. "Fine, be that way. I didn't want it to come to this, but … Hey, Sakura-chan! Come over here!" Jumping to his feet, Naruto began to wave his arms wildly, continuing to call her name. Sasuke's eyes widened as he tried to yank Naruto back down to shut him up, but it was too late. Sakura had already stopped her sparring match with Sai and began making her way over to the two shinobi.
"Hey, Sakura-chan, don't you have a date with that Ryuji guy? You know, the one who works at the hospital?" Naruto asked once she reached them, taking note of Sasuke's tightened grip around his kunai as he said the words. "I heard he asked you out again yesterday."
Sakura blushed and looked at the ground, obviously taken aback by the question. "Well, I mean—"
"Like hell, you are," Sasuke growled. "You're not going on a date with him. He's—"
"I never said I was, Sasuke-kun," she interrupted him, puzzled. "Besides, we were supposed to go over some techniques tomorrow anyway, remember?" She paused. "I knew you were never really fond of Ryuji-kun, but I didn't know you didn't like him that much …" Sakura stared at Sasuke as if to ask for an explanation, but he merely turned his attention back to his kunai. She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "All right, then. I guess I'll go back to sparring."
But as soon as Sakura was gone, Naruto turned to Sasuke and basked in his triumph; he didn't even have to say anything. He already proved his point, much to Sasuke's dismay. "Okay, fine," Sasuke finally huffed, unable to stand Naruto's silent gloating. "You're right. Stop making that face, dobe."
Naruto wagged his finger and sang, "Not until you say it, teme."
Fine. Sasuke set his weapons down and glared into his lap. "I—" he hesitated. Naruto wasn't really going to make him say it, was he? Sasuke glanced at his best friend. Yes, he is. He clicked his tongue and took a breath. "I'm in love with her," Sasuke mumbled.
"Sorry, what was that?" Naruto asked and cupped his hand around his ear exaggeratingly, moving closer to Sasuke. "I couldn't hear you over your cowardice."
Sasuke twitched. That did it. "I'm in love with her, okay? I admit it. I'm in love with Sakura. Happy now?" However, Naruto didn't answer him. In fact, he wasn't even looking at Sasuke anymore. He was looking past him. And from what Sasuke could tell, it looked like Naruto was trying hard not to laugh. Sasuke's eyes turned to slits. "What are you looking at, do—Sakura?!"
And there she was, standing not more than ten feet away from them. Her face was as red as a tomato, her mouth agape. Sasuke stared at her, but he didn't know what to say. It was as if time stopped, and it wasn't until Sakura dropped her bag and all of its contents that she was finally able to speak. "Uh, I just came here—" Sakura stuttered as she frantically threw things into her bag, not really knowing what she was taking, not really caring. "I forgot my—You, um—You know what? I think I'm done for the day. I just remembered I've got to—do stuff. Yeah. S-see you guys later!"
And just like that, Sakura was gone. But Sasuke was still frozen in his spot, still unsure whether the last ten minutes actually happened or if it was all just some cruel joke played by Naruto. It had to be a shadow clone. It had to be. Because he was Sasuke Uchiha, and he did not just admit that he was in love with Sakura Haruno. And he did not just say it loud enough for her to hear. And he did not—
"So," Naruto said tearing Sasuke from his thoughts. Sasuke bowed his head. Who was he kidding? Even Naruto wouldn't stoop that low.
"So what?"
"When's the wedding?"