note.
The next few chapters are a little late. I've been very busy preparing for a moot (and I loathe speaking in front of strangers with a burning passion).
New arc starting this chapter! The bunkasai-arc has already been all typed up and shall be updated on schedule =]
track 15.
The sky clear of clouds and the air humid from the overnight bouts of rain. It was exactly the type of Monday that made teachers loathe raising their voices in class.
"Two votes for a class play. Six votes for a haunted house. Ten votes for a cosplay cafe." They glanced over at the male population of the class that refused to look up as they tallied the marks on the board. "So it's decided that we're doing a cafe for the Spring cultural festival. Is there anyone who would like to volunteer to be part of the student representative team for the class?"
Feeling the rush of air behind him as Sakura's hand shot up, Sasuke repressed the need to sigh. Being on the student representative team would definitely look good on her report - but it also meant longer hours of staying back at school to prepare for the bunkasai.
And that he would have to stay back.
Lifting his arm from the elbow onwards slightly higher than his shoulders, his hand dangling back in a relaxed manner; Sasuke hadn't expected Naruto's hand to raise besides him.
"Perfect." The teacher hastily scribbled their names into her record book. "Haruno Sakura. Uzumaki Naruto. Uchiha Sasuke. You'll be our class's rep team. Don't let us down. I'm expecting the roles for the rest of the class to be sorted and ready to be announced by the end of the week."
Dragging Sasuke up to the roof during their break, Naruto leaned against the fence. Sakura had to pick up a phone call, so she wasn't able to join them.
"I'm glad you decided to join as well! I mean, I know I've made some jokes about how close you and Sakura-chan are - but honestly speaking, I think… I think I like Sakura-chan." Naruto hesitated slightly, trying to gauge the meaning behind Sasuke's blank expression at his confession. "You think you can help me become closer to her? She's been making loads of phone calls lately, and I'm worried that there's someone Sakura-chan already likes. Since the two of you are such good friends, you probably know more about her than anyone."
Sasuke paused as he turned to face Naruto. Wondering if he really was serious, that his own feelings hadn't been discovered. That it wasn't all a well thought out ploy to get him to tell Naruto about what was going on between him and Sakura.
"Yeah. I know more about her than anyone."
"Thanks, I really owe you one. I don't know what I'd do without you. Girls are so hard to understand. Sakura-chan and I are pretty close, but I'm not sure she feels the same way. You'd tell me if you knew anything right?"
"I'll try."