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"Uzumaki!" he snapped.
"WHAT!"
"WILL YOU STOP WITH THE TAPPING!"
"CAN'T YOU SEE I'M FRUSTRATED AS IT IS!? LEAVE ME IN PEACE!"
He took a deep breath. Patience is a virtue. Cool it. Sigh.
"Sorry..." she looked down. Sasuke was caught off guard; this girl didn't believe in apologies.
"Are you okay Kushina?"
"No. No I'm not." His eyes followed her as she stood up.
"Eff this shit." She said as she threw her papers in the air. 3...2...1.
"Just kidding, I need an A." Sasuke started to laugh as she picked it all up again. And not as in snicker or chuckle, as in full blown laughter. She stared in awe.
"You're crazy!" He said after finally composing himself.
"This is the first time I've ever heard you laugh."
"Shut up Uzumaki!" Embarrassment evident on his face.
"You shut up Uchiha!"
"Hn."
"Hn Hn."
"Are you copying me?"
"Are you copying me?"
"Stop it!"
"Stop it!"
"I'm an idiot."
"Of course you are duck butt."
"That's it." He picked her up and ran outside to the pool.
"Don't even think about it!" She said through clenched teeth.
"Say Sasuke-kun."
"Heelll no."
"You asked for it." He stretched out his arms above the pool; she clutched the front of his shirt. One move from the young Uchiha would send her into the clutches of icy water.
"Stop it Sasuke! I'm serious!"
"What was that?" He flexed his arm a bit which resulted in her holding on harder.
"Alright fine! Sasuke-kun." She said quietly.
"I can't hear you." He smirked.
"Sasuke-kun.." she said with a soft blush. He put her down.
"See? Was that so hard?"
"Not exactly, but this will be." And she pushed him into the pool.
"UZUMAKI KUSHINA!"
"IS THE CHAMPION!" He heard her evil laughter as she went back inside.
"Hey, you're awfully quiet.."
"..."
"Uchiha?"
"..."
"Silent treatment won't work on me." He was now dry and seated in front of the TV., switching channels.
"Sasuke!" She huffed. He didn't bat an eye, which was before she kissed his cheek. He spun his head so fast he felt the side of his neck throb.
"Now that I have your attention, I'm hungry. Feed me."
"I will, if you give me another." He smirked, pointing at his cheek.
"That was a one in a lifetime chance. So boohoo to you."
"Then I won't buy you food." He diverted his attention to the TV.
"Sasuke!" She pouted. He could resist everything and anything. She was not one of them.
He ordered McDonalds for them and ate in silence next to her.
"Sasuke..."
"Hn?" She pressed her lips onto his cheek.
"Thank you."
"...Anytime."
"I'm back!" He grinned.
"Where have you been! Its!" She checked the time and gasped dramatically "6.30!"
"Hehehe..."
"What's so funny?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"Nothin' "
"You better answer me."
"Or what?"
"I'm going to tell mom." Ohhhhh the mom card. Naruto shrugged and Kushina gasped.
"You must have done something extreme to brush off the mom card with such ease."
"I'm a dare devil dattebayo!"
"Kushina?" It was physics class and the teacher still hadn't come, he'd found her face down on the table.
"Mmmm..."
"What's wrong?"
"These idiots keep playing this excuse for a song over and over." He only noticed when she mentioned it; a girl was playing a song on her phone while some sang along.
"This singer is a bum, literally. Why you gotta be so rude my butt."
"Hey you! What'd you say?!"
"Idiots and deaf. How quaint."
"Did you just insult me?!" The girl with the phone paused the song.
"Oh my god.." she put her head back down on the table. Must their brain cells slowly decrease?
"Listen here you little bitch, you better give yourself an attitude check before I give one to you!"
"Back off." Sasuke is defending me?
"But Sasuke-kun she-" she was silenced with a simple glare. The teacher walked in and immediately started teaching.
Are you high Uchiha?
Wtf do you mean?
You defended me.
So? It isn't the first.
Technically, it is. The other two times was none of my biz.
...Hn.
Don't "Hn" me on paper Sasuke.
Or what?
Ask yourself if you really want a repeat of last week.
Sasuke looked at her seriously.
That is not funny Kushina.
She sighed while momentarily listening to the teacher. She felt like she went too far this time. She got out some paper.
Forgive me Sasuke-kun.
He smirked at her.
I'm taking you out for ice cream today.
As much as I cannot resist that oh so tempting offer, its Tuesday which means fencing.
Oh...
Don't look glum Uchiha, for you owe me. Again.
How many of these "owes" am I in?
Five or four. Ya know what? Let's make it five.
Hey!
Hello.
You know full well I wasn't greeting you.
"Pop quiz!" The teacher announced. Kushina looked horrified. She was literally crying inside.
Sasuke finished faster than he expected and risked a glance to his left, only to see her just sitting there. She finished?
Kushina noticed it alright, but she acted oblivious. She understood full well that the Uchiha was far from crushing on her, but she wasn't going to do anything about it. He'll man up on his own. Having his attention twenty-four seven was a bit pressuring to her, but she reassured herself she was capable of handling it. Does he not understand that attention is appealing and unappealing at the same time to me? I bet he's even going to stay and wait for me after school.
"How was it?"
"What?" He rolled his eyes.
"The quiz woman!"
"As cool as any, man."
"Annoying..."
"Irritating..."
"Have you nothing better to do?"
"I'd ask the same, considering you spoke to me."
"Hn."
"Bye!" He watched her walk away. He was still trying to figure out what the eff he saw in her. She's smart mouthed, lazy, doesn't take care of herself, vengeful...and she still attracts me so. He could come up with a long list of her flaws, and have his own mother read it aloud to him, and he still wouldn't lose a spec of his feelings towards her. This is not healthy.
He drove her home (just as she predicted!) and they both parted as soon as they stepped inside, claiming that they each had "a boat load of homework". They both decided they need to spend some time away from each other, mentally of course. So he started to pick up his friendship with Naruto, gaming and such, and she went back to her movies and nutella. Nutella...
"I missed you soooo much!" She sighed holding the jar of happiness to her chest.
"We won't ever be separated again!" Her phone buzzed as she was in mid-bite.
Hey Kushina, have anything planned?
Yes Ino, me and my love are catching up.
Calling chocolate your love is wrong in so many ways. Get yourself a real bf.
Oh, I'll get a fresh one out of the bf store down the block.
Sigh, don't we all wish it were that easy?
Why, give up on pineapple head already?
No. I just needed to ask you, how do you know if you're in love?
No no no no no. Do not say the L word here.
Oh come on Kushina! We both have been avoiding this enough.
Us both? What about the rest?
Hinata and Sakura know who they want, and Ten has been going out with Neji.
Aw shit.
Yes, shit. So...?
The L word...
Love.
Yea that...it's when you have a lot of things to do and other pleasures you'd like to indulge in, limited time, but you'd rather spend it with someone instead.
Aww then I love you my rebellious rapunzel ^^
And I love chocolate, but you're cool too.
Look at us, bonding.
Ohhhh big word blondie.
I've been brushing up Red.
So...
Want me to come over and do each other's nails?
Sure. Just bring some snacks.
I'm on your porch with a bag of Doritos!
Kushina laughed. This is why they were friends.
I'm coming pig.
"All the single ladies!"
"Oh oh oh oh.."
"If you liked it then you should've put a ring on it!"
"In ma space shuttle and I'm not comin down."
"I'm a stereo and she's so monotone."
"Sometimes it's just me and my chocolates all alone!"
"It's bottles, Kushina."
"But we're underage and it totally suits me." Ino shrugged and they both laughed.
"And what would make this even better?" They both looked at each other with knowing smiles.
"Netflix!" They yelled in unison.