"WHAT THE HELL SASUKE"
"What? Karin, why are you screaming"
"You slept with Sakura!"
"What, how you…"
A group of student just passed next to them, so he grappled the arm of the girl, and was already leading her to an empty classroom.
"Whaaaat, that's unbelievable! And here, you never want to even Kiss me! I'm"
"Shut up, shut up!" (yeah, he knew, that wasn't nice, but the girl really got on his nerve… and she was used to it… he really wandered why Karin was still talking to him).
"WHAT DID YOU-"
"How do you know that?! Who told you?"
"Well, are you kidding me! Everybody at school knows! There are rumours all around and that you guys are now together!"
"What? How… Who the hell is spreading those lies?"
"Hein? You're not a couple with Sakura?!"
"Obviously not! How could you even think that"
"Oi, you guys disappeared Saturday night! And Ino said…"
"Ino?! Is it from her" Of course, it was from her… who else could spread so many wrong rumours that fast. That girl was a machine. The type that definitely needed to be shut down according to Sasuke.
"No, well! I don't know! I heard it from a girl in Class B"
Oh, that was bad…
"What did Sakura say?"
"I don't know man! I was trying so hard to catch you first!"
"Hn" That had been successful.
"So you guys aren't an item? Really?"
"No, we're not."
"But you still hooked up, right?"
"Well.. yeah…no…"
Suddenly in front of Karin he felt somewhat shy.
They didn't go all the way because he couldn't keep his boner… That was kind of... lame, and well, he had almost knocked down Sakura and he had ran away…
He couldn't say that, right… to Karin?
Hum… No, never, that was never going to be said to the , Sakura did suck him.
Oh god, what an imbecile he was.
He felt like puking.
"That's none of your concerns."
"What, come one, man! You can't let me hanging like that Saaaas'uke"
Damn he will. She can go hang herself as well.
"Don't call me that."
He needed to find Sakura.
He left.
Wherever he was going he was feeling the eyes on his neck. The stares, the sudden conversation that were being shut down as his approach. Why was everybody caring so much about not their damn business?
Finally he got in front of Sakura's classroom.
He just…. Just… Well, that could wait a bit, couldn't it?
They had a meeting time at lunch, asking her now would only create avoidable conflict. Plus, he didn't really want to talk about that with so little time before class, and risk that some people catch that conversation.
He turned back, and directed himself towards his classroom.
However, murphy's law was already at act.
"Sasuke-kun!"
He had just open his classroom slidable door, when the pink haired jumped on him. A huge smile on her lips! Surrounded by many other girls.
In seconds she had grabbed his arm, and was rubbing herself on him, invading the personal space he tried so hard to keep.
"I missed you so much!"
Then, she posed a huge kiss on his cheeks, at the corner of his mouth. He was so frozen in choc that he couldn't tell if it was really where she was heading for. But he shut up, just looking at her with big eyes.
No like he could have talked anyway. Right after Sakura's bold move, all the girls in the class, plus Sakura's friends had gathered around them, pinning the down with questions all at once.
"Since When?"
"How-"
"Ohhh, you guys are too cute"
"She snitched him!"
"I told you she would"
"You guys fit so well together?"
"You hooked up?"
"Is that true Sasuke you're 24…?"
What in the world was happening?
"Shush, girls! Stop it, he will get shy! I'll answer all your questions"
"Sakura, you absolutely have to tell us everything!"
"Well, Sasuke and I, we are seeing each other!"
A rythme of "Oww" went through the crowed, while Sasuke's heart beat just stoped.
Seeing each other?!
"Yeah, we have our first date at lunch today! I made a huge bento for both of us, so please you girls, don't come and interrupt us there!"
Sasuke was so pale. He thought he was going to faint.
In what world did Sakura connects those dots?
This girl was delusional.
That was the worst things that could have happened in history.
In what freaking way did his demand to talk turned out into a date?
"Sak-"
"Sakura? What are you doing here? Please get away from your boyfriend, we're going to start class, go back to yours"
She gasped.
"Yes, Ano-sensei! Did not see you there"
Oh no, even the teachers.
"Go, go, go, everyone, we have a program to finish!"
Sasuke bit his lips, but like all the other students he went back to his class. He hated that. but he could do nothing about it.
Class felt like the longest and most boring thing on earth (It probably was). He was fidgeting all the time, trying to hide under his poker face his stress and embarrassment.
What could he do.
He was hearing behind his back the un-usual chatting of his classmate, more agitated than never. The typing on their phones as well. And he couldn't help wonder, if they were'nt talking about him.
He was keeping is cool of course. On the outside, nothing could say he was having a mental breakdown.
When the school ring tone announcing the morning break started, he definitely sensed all the tension getting in his shoulder. However, he didn't have time to relax, Karin was already walking through the doors, with weapons in her eyes. He was certain that she was imagining his head blowing up at the moment.
In one second she was at his desk, fuming (literally) and looking him right in the eyes.
Before, almost whispering
"Sasuuuuuke! You lied to me, you little…"
"No, I didn't"
"Liar! I saw all the pictures, you and Sakura this morning!"
Pictures? was everyone in this school crazy?!
He stood up, and started walking away.
"That doesn't concerns you"
She -obviously- followed him.
"What, of course yes! If you have a girlfriend I should know! We are friends you idiot."
What…?
"What…?"
"Well, duh, of course we are friends!"
They were alone in the corridor.
"But What the hell, Sasuke? What is happening with Sakura"
He sighed.
"It's a mistake. I am going to fix it at lunch."
"What? Fix it?"
"Well, we are not together. I'll make sure she understands it at lunch"
She looked at him with horror in her eyes.
"What?"
"I knew you were heartless, but that's so low, I didn't thought you were that bad..."
"W-hat do you mean?
"Sas! That girls is in love with you since ages! She lets you take her virginity, you had your fun and now you are going to trow her away, right the very next day?! Like she is some kind of garbage? Come on man! That's seriously the jerkiest thing a boy can do"
"No.. how do you…that was a mistake, we were never… we never di…"
He shut up. Karin was definitely the latest person he could say that to.
"Come on, Sasuke! At least try to make it work. You guys could stay together for a month or so? At least you would have gave her a chance, and not trowing her away after banging. That would completely destroy your reputation."
The black haired boy stayed unmoved. How could he have gotten himself into this mess?
They haven't even slept together? haven't they? That was stupid, if they had done it, he wouldn't have called Konan right? He did not imagine that right? And even if they had, he should have never been such a big things?But he guess sex did not need penetration… but he definitely hadn't took her virginity…right?
Should he actually go for it? Date Sakura for a while, so she realise they are not a match?
He was going to respond to Karin, when his phone vibrated Interrupting them. He grabbed his phone. Two messages.
'Hey, Sasuke, I hope you got home safe yesterday, I think you forgot your watch at my place, is it yours?'
A picture of the said watch was then here. He went instinctively to his wrist, where the watch should have been. It was a gift from Itachi dating a few years back. He must have forgot it in the bathroom where he had took it off for his shower.
'Yes, It's mine'
'Oh, cool, I am going to see a friend this afternoon in the greater Konoha area. It looks quite precious, so do you want me to drop it off at your school on my way.'
This girl was really golden.
'Do not feel obliged to it. but, If it's not a bother, that would be amazing.'
"OY, Sasuke! Are you listening to me"
He raised his head, annoyed and looked at Karin. His phone falling back in his back pocket.
"I'll think about it" He mumble, and then left back to the classroom.
But at the end, it didn't matter.
However he was thinking about it, in what way he was imagining it was never ending well for him.
People despising him all over again. Conflict and hate.
Honestly, human relationship were so bothersome. Sakura being always around and him hating it, or her realizing what had really happened and hating him, or worse, thinking he use her and despising him.
The school acknowledging how awful of an human being he was, and so on. It's not like he had promised anything to the girl? Even at the party, she was the one who went to him and took is hand towards the bedrooms.
She was the one who had kneel down and suck… God, even that part eh had forgotten, that had been so awful. He wanted to puke.
He then, fell his phone vibrating in his pocket, and a small smile went to his lip, knowing full well it was the purple hair girl.
Discretely he looked up, before class start.
'sure ;)'
And a wave of tenderness it him, followed quickly by guilt.
"Do not lie to yourself… Those are the worse lies."
What to do.
"The right thing?"
He sighted. He could only do one thing indeed. Even though it wouldn't end well for him. It would hurt Sakura. But that was far from worse than give her continuously false hope and faking a relationship that would never work. He had to apologize.
In seconds he started to feel better. A heavy weight was lifted of his chess, and replace by a solemn look. That would be a hard discussion. But he didn't have a choice. He had to face it.
When lunch time started, he had risen from his sit, and very calmly walked all the way to Sakura's class.
The girl was happily discussing with friends of hers while putting away her stuff. When she noticed him, a huge grin lighted her face, and Sasuke had to admit it. It was a shame that he could not return her feelings.
He signed for her to follow him, and she was immediately jumping towards him, her huge bento in hand. He didn't budge and started to walk towards the backdoor entrance.
In 5 seconds she was on him. Hugging his arm and talking to him, but he wasn't really listening.
This was going to be a tough conversation.