It has been so long since the last time that i post something in ffnet that i actually forgot how to use the platform.

Seven Petals Till Sakura

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—When are you gonna ask out Sakura-chan? –It was the question that Sasuke hear at least one time at week. This time, unfortunately, it wasn't from some of his acquaintances that he could just ignored, but from his more close friend who he know wouldn't let the topic die.

—Again with this nonsence? –was all he responded. It was lunch time on a tiring Monday and he forgot his own food when had to run out of his house after woke up late.

That question had been atormencing him since he was thirteen and now, in highschool, it looks like everyone else was more interested in his love life that their own. Even his mom was constantly asking how everything was going with Sakura for godness sake! Just because they where good friends and, casually, never been interested in dating anyone, it doesn't means that they are expecting to date each other; or at least, that's what Sasuke always replies.

They were friends, pretty good friends. They met in primary when they both ended in the same class and even now in high school, their friendship was still as strong as it was during their childhood. Sasuke was never someone with a lot of friends, less them being female, but with Sakura was different, things just click as easy as was to breath. For Sasuke, Sakura was more than just a "friend who can be a potencial date interest", she was someone who he can talk and feel at ease. He couldn't even remain how many sleepovers the both of them had made at each others house. The time that he had spend with Sakura easy rivals with the time he had with Naruto, and that was a lot.

But for some reason, now that they were both in highschool, a lot of the things they used to do now were seeing like wrong. Sasuke was the same Sasuke and Sakura was the same Sakura. Yes, she was really pretty, he wasn't blind to not notice that, the puberty just maked her even more beautiful, but there were so many good things about her that when other people just remark that atribute like the only reason why you would want to date her, turned out annoying to hear. And he wasn't like them, even if he has to shut himself from flatter her or saying something that can make him look like any other superficial guy that goes after her.

—Dude, i know you want to feel that you're special and different from all the other guys that tried to ask her out –said Naruto remarking in "all the other guys" —, but man, everyone knows that she likes you and even if you're staring me like that, i'm perfectly aware that you like her too –he screamed at his face.

—I don't know what you're talking about –responds Sasuke. He extended his arms trying to act like he doesn't feel affected by their little chat and start searching in his bag for something edible that can saciate his hunger. Then in one of the little pockets, appeared a chocolate that Sakura had give him days ago, making him smile.

—Aha, sure. 'Cause you two always walking to school together isn't weird, even if your house is absurdly near to our highschool but, for some reason, you always pick her up cause "there was something i needed to talk with her that couldn't wait until we meet in school, so it's more easy this way" –he mimiked him, making Sasuke wanna strangled him.

It was true that Sasuke always maked time to pick her up so the two of them could walk together. He did it in primary and mantain it in secundary, so why would he stop doing it in highschool? Yes, he had to walk twice as the distance and in days like today he would end up forgetting his lunch cause he has to leave his home early to be in time with her… but that was just their thing. And her parents trust him enought so he just couldn't step back in his promise.

—Or the fact that, it doesn't matter that she finished her club activities before you, she prefers to wait for you to walk together to YOUR home, cause their parents works till late, so she doesn't have to eat dinner alone. Or the sleepovers, constantly messaging each other, eating together, making mention of her every single time even if she isn't around. Did i mention those really long and intimate hugs that you give her when you think that no one is watching? cause you're really bad hiding it, seriously.

At that point of the conversation Sasuke just wanted to crawl a hole and die. It was awful, at first he was irritated but now all Sasuke could feel it was embarrasment. "Am i really that obvious?" it was he thinked endlessly while he heard how his best friend, who he thought it was more idiot that him, exposed all his feelings in less that five minutes. How it was even possible that the idiot in front of him could make Sasuke look even dumber? But before he could say something in his defense Naruto start talking again.

—Look, i know that you're just scared. You're an idiot, it's normal. And Sakura-chan it's really pretty, if i were in your place it would be difficult to say something. But dude, you're just wasting time, a lot of guys stopped asking her out cause they thought that she was your girlfriend, well, she kinda it's already, it's just that some idiot hasn't make it official yet –Naruto stopped when he saw Sasuke glaring at him. Obviously he knows how popular she was and how many guys had already ask her out. He feels like dying everytime he saw her walking to the back of the building knowing that there will be a confession. Sasuke himself had received a lot of them from different girls, but he knows before hand his own response. He would never accepted any of them, but Sakura? He wasn't sure that if maybe, one day Sakura just say yes to someone else —but what i mean, it's that there's still some guys that doesn't care if she is or not in some... something... with you, they just go for it, like you should do it!

—Naruto, i'm not scared –he finally says, even if himself wasn't sure about his own words. —Sakura and I are fine the way we are. Everything it's fine. I know that she also likes the way we are –they were special, he knows it, everytime they looked at each other he feels it. Their gaze, their hugs, all the evenings that they hold hands while he walks her home after dinner. For him, it doesn't matter that they weren't "dating" like Naruto said the should be doing, all the little detaills that they both shared with each other maked him feel more happy that anything.

So what if they're being slow? it's their own pace and he wasn't planning to change that fast his way of thinking just for some "advice" of the idiot in front of him. Yeah, sometimes he gets scared about if their relationship is really that weak as other people says, but he wants to believe in her.

—Oh... really? cause i heard Sasori was planning to ask her out after classes over.

When Naruto finished his sentence, the seated in front of him it was empty and the idiot who he called his best friend was running across the school looking for his yet-non-official-girlfriend.

—Sasuke can be pretty dumb when it comes to Sakura-chan.

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There has been so long since the last time that i wrote something, even more SasuSaku related. This is more like a personal exercise to practice writing in english, but it would be great if it was fun to read for some people.