Not Old Enough

Not Old Enough

Pairing: NaruSasu

Warnings: Boy love. Don't like don’t read.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto-sama.

Summary: AU, NaruSasu, Sasuke is a high school boy who is having major issues with his love life, I’m not really good at summaries so please read and review:).

Thanx to my beat ‘Fara M.’

Thanx to everyone who reads this story you people really make writing a fun thing. I don’t know what I would have done without your support. Love you all.

Hope you like this chapter I tried my hardest to make it work. There maybe a lot of grammar and spilling mistakes in here so I’m apologizing for that in advance.

"Word" speech...

'Word' thoughts.


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Chapter 9:
Sasuke clenched his fists, taking his eyes away from the door Naruto had disappeared through. Just five minutes ago, he was walking happily toward Naruto and now…

He looked at the blushing girl standing next to him. She still hadn’t taken her eyes off the ground.

He rolled his eyes. ‘Che, always my luck. At least she is quiet though.’ Sasuke had wanted to confront Sakura about that rumor that she had spread around their school, but when he got the chance, he thought against it. He didn’t know why. He just knew that if he opened a door for her to talk, she won’t stop talking at all.

Taking his eyes away from Sakura and looking around the room, he saw many people around them that he didn’t recognize. ‘So, these are the smartest kids in the city. Interesting’.

He raised an eyebrow when one of the girls blushed, smiling shyly and waving at him. ‘Well, smart girls aren't different from dumb ones.’ He glanced at the blushing girl beside him to prove his point.

Sasuke looked around again. He saw a bunch of boys and girls swarmed around one of the tables. Each one had a piece of paper and it seemed like they were writing something. There was a yellow sign near the table that said “register here” with a little smiley face pointing at the table in question.

Sasuke scowled at the stupid sign before returning his eyes back to the table. He saw one of the girls handing her paper to a brown-haired man, who was standing at the head of the table. At the other end of the table was another man. He seemed to be the one handing out the registration papers.

Sasuke grimaced when he noticed that the man was checking out the buttes of the boys that were leaning against the table to fill out there papers. He made a mental note in his head to fill his paper away from that guy.


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Sakura rubbed her hands together as she tried to get the courage to talk to Sasuke about the rumor that was spreading around school. Problem was she didn’t know where to start.

‘Should I ask him about it or should I wait?’ thought Sakura as she stood next to the boy she’d been crushing after for the last semester. 'Ok, let’s say I bring it up… casually like maybe I’ll say “So, about that rumor going around school about us..?” Then he’ll probably say, “Oh that, well, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about it.” Then maybe I'll ask, “What is it that you want to say?” Then he’ll look deeply into my eyes and say, “Sakura Haruno, I’m in love with you.” Then he’ll lean forward and kiss me.’ Sakura was mentally drooling. ‘Yes! This is perfect. I should totally say that.’

She opened her mouth to say exactly what she thought when she closed it suddenly. ‘Wait, what if he doesn’t say that? What if he just stares at me without saying anything? What if it’s worse!! What if he glares at me? Oh no. I can’t say that. Oh my God, I don’t know what to do. I almost wish that Naruto didn’t leave us alone. This is so awkward.’

Sakura was biting her nails by now. ‘But I can’t stay quiet longer. I have to say something or Sasuke-kun will think I’m boring and leave me to go talk to someone more interesting.’

“So…” said an extremely blushing Sakura, “…. Umm what are we supposed to do here?”

Sasuke stared at her flushing face for a minute, when he noticed that it was getting redder the longer he stared at it, he rolled his eyes.

“I think we should check that table” he pointed at the table he’d been staring at.

Sakura looked up at the table he was pointing at. “Oh…” Sakura looked at Sasuke put a smile on her face and said, “Alright.”

He nodded and they headed over there together. He was trying his hardest not to touch anyone, but it was a hard task to accomplish for there were many people in the room and half of them were trying to touch him. The girl-half at least. The boy-half was completely ignorant to his existent. ‘Now why can’t the girls be more like the guys and less clingy.’ Sasuke sighed. ‘If only Naruto was more clingy.’ a dejected look took over Sasuke’s face as he looked back at the door. He sighed again and continued to walk to the registration table, Sakura right behind him.

“Sakura-Chan.”

At the call of her name, Sakura turned to see who was calling her. When her eyes landed on a brown-haired man with a scar on his nose, she jumped at him. “Oh my God, Iruka-nii-san!!!”

Iruka caught the girl in his arm and hugged her tightly.

Sakura pulled away from his embrace, a big smile taking over her face. “It months since I’ve last seen you. Where have you been?”

Iruka rubbed the back of his neck “Ah... I’m sorry about that. It’s just that I’ve been on a vacation for the last month. I just got back. I was in my way to tell Tsunade-sama when I saw you here. I read the sign by the door and came to tell you good luck.”

Sakura smiled. “Tha-…” she trailed of when her eyes caught something glittering in Iruka’s hand. Her eyes widened, she gasped, and then squealed. “Iruka, you dog.” She caught his hand in hers and started examining the ring in his finger. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Iruka blushed so hard that Sasuke was wondering if his face might explode. “Oh, that I umm I… uh… got umm engaged…”

Sakura let out a high-pitched squeal that left a ringing sound in Sasuke’s ears. When the squealing stopped, a new set of overly exited squeals this time in a question forms started coming out of her mouth. It left Sasuke wondering why he hadn’t run away yet.

“Oh my God, when did this happen? How did it happen? Who is the lucky other half? Tell me! Tell me! Tell meeeeeeeeeeee!”

Iruka chuckled, the blush never leaving his face “Alright, alright, calm down and I’ll tell you everything.”

“There is no time to calm down. I gotta know. So please tell me! Who? Who? Whooo?”

Sasuke started sneaking away quietly.

“I think you already know who,” said Iruka, looking at the ground with his face flushed red.

Sasuke dragged his foot trying not to make any sound. ‘Just a little bet and I’ll be out of the woods.’ He thought.

Sakura’s eyes widened then she jumped screaming “Yes!! In your face Naruto!! In your face!” she stopped jumping, looked back at Iruka a crazed look on her face, and asked, “Is there going to be a big wedding? please say yes.”

Sasuke’s foot stopped mid-air and he turned around and stood exactly where he used to be. ‘What was that about Naruto?’

“I don’t know about that. We just got engaged we hadn’t talked about any of that yet,” answered Iruka.

“Did you tell Naruto yet?”

Iruka shook his head. “No, I told you I just got back.”

A flicker run through Sakura’s eyes. “Iruka-nii-san?” said Sakura in an overly sweet voice.

“Hmm?” asked Iruka a little suspicious.

“Promise that you’ll let me be there when you tell him?”

‘Yes,’ thought Sasuke, ‘me, too.’

A relieved chuckle escaped Iruka's throat. “Fine. I thought I might drop by his house today. Do you think he’ll be there?”

“I’m not so sure but what I’m positive he's gonna take me to have lunch this afternoon. Can you make it?”

Iruka didn’t look convinced. “I don’t think so, I don’t really see Naruto taking this real good if I told him about it empty handed.”

Sakura’s eyes sparkled. “You brought gifts?”

Iruka chuckled “Sakura-san, do you think I’m stupid enough to come back from a three months vacation baring nothing?”

Sakura grinned and was about to reply when a voice was heard over the speakers saying, “Alright, people, you only have five minutes before you head to the exam rooms. Now whoever didn’t register yet has to do it in the next five minutes or else they won’t be allowed to take the exam. Thank you for listening. Good luck on you test.”

“I gotta go now, Sakura-chan. Good luck on your exam.”

“Thanks. See you soon.”

“You too.”

Sasuke looked anxiously at Iruka’s back ‘Damn, don’t go. I still have no clue what your relations with Naruto are.’

When Iruka walked out of the door, Sakura turned back to Sasuke, the blush back on her cheeks, and said, “So…”

Sasuke looked at her when he saw her blush he sighed. “Let’s go register our names.” He didn’t wait to see if she heard him or not he just walked away.


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After registering, Sasuke was still wondering who that Iruka person was, and where did he stand in Naruto’s life. His gaze landed on Sakura and he couldn’t help but wish that he had her life, well, not all her life, just the Naruto part of her life. She is not his sister so there was no problem of being in love with him. Sure, she was much younger then Sasuke, but age was never a problem, right?

‘Well, I can’t be her, but I could try to get closer to her and she will be my card to get to know Naruto better.’ A smile took over Sasuke’s face at that thought. ‘Finally, I get some use out of those stupid girls.’

Nonetheless, Sasuke was very happy to know that the seats were assigned by last name. Meaning he won’t be sitting next to Sakura. ‘Thank you, God.’


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On school, Ino was walking to the cafeteria. She paused at the door when she heard the sound of giggling emitting from there. She didn’t feel like talking or laughing or listening to anyone at the time. So, she ran to the back yard of the school.


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Gaara was making his way to the backyard when a blur of blonde and purple ran past him.

Ino sat under a tree alone and hugged her knees. A shadow loomed over her. After a minute or two Ino had enough. She snapped, “What?!!”

Gaara, who was standing next to her, just stared at her.

Ino stared back at him and asked again. “What?!”

He shrugged.

She glared at him. “Get. The. Hell. Away. From. Me.”

To her misery, Gaara sat down next to her.

She snarled, “What the hell do you want?”

Gaara stared back at her indifferently then said calmly, “You're sitting in my place.” He brought out his cigarette box and a lighter then started smoking.

Ino stared at him, shocked, but when the smoke got into her throat, she started coughing while tears came out of her eyes. She waved the smoke away from her face, then snatched the cigarette out of his hand, and crashed it on the grass.

“What is the matter with you? You could’ve killed me right now and you just keep on smoking. Do you know you could get cancer from these? You probably don't know what cancer means.”

Through her speech, Gaara was looking at his crushed cigarette. When she finished, he shifted his gaze to her. He pointed a finger at his crushed stick and replied calmly. “That was my last one.”

“Arrrrgggghhhhh!!!” screamed Ino, frustrated. Then she went back to screeching at him, this time her tone was higher.

Gaara didn’t get half of what she said because her voice was ultrasonic. The only words he caught were “Hate”, “Freak” and “Eyebrows”.

When she finished screaming, Gaara stared back at her calmly then snorted. “Che, get a life.”

Ino snapped at him, “Get eyebrows!”

Gaara stared back at her and smirked. He leaned back, resting against the tree, face staring ahead and closed his eyes.

Ino waited for him to say anything, but when nothing came out, she stood up and barked, “I’m out of here.”

Gaara’s smirk only got wider.


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“Either she took it really well or she's loosing her touch.”

“Huh!” Naruto, who was leaning against the receptionist desk, opened his formally closed eyes to see who was talking to him. “Oh, hi, Shika, what are you doing here?”

“Came to check in for the exam. So, Tsunade took it pretty well, I see?” he said, pointing at Naruto’s black eye.

Naruto sighed. “No, I haven’t told her yet.”

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at that.

Naruto opened his mouth to tell him what happened. But, Shikamaru stopped him. “Save it. I don’t wanna know.”

Naruto shrugged. “Suit yourself.”

Shikamaru eyed him for a second, before asking, “Why aren’t you answering your cellphone?”

Naruto rubbed his neck awkwardly. “I kinda left it at… Tsunade’s office.”

“Why not go back and take it?”

“I did. But when I went back. This…” he pointed to his black eye. “… happened.”

“And now you are afraid to go there again?”

“No! I mean yes, that! But also, she …threatened…me…” said Naruto, looking away from Shikamaru.

Shikamaru looked amused. “Threatened you?”

Naruto nodded, still looking way.

A hint of a smirk started forming on Shikamaru’s lips. “With what?”

Naruto looked around to make sure no one he knew was around. “Umm… remember that thing between me and umm…Kakashi…?”

Shikamaru’s smirk got a little bigger. “Yeaah..?”

Naruto was now looking around franticly and with each word he said, his voice became slightly lower. “She umm… she kinda said that she’ll…. tell… my umm.. ahem.. mom.. about it...” he trailed off.

Shikamaru’s smirk turned into a full-blown grin as he asked, “Your mom doesn’t know?”

“Nope.”

“How did you hide it from her?”

“What did you hide form... OH, MY GOD, NARUTO, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?!!!” shrieked Sakura. She had stepped out of the exam room, to see Naruto talking with Shikamaru, who looked like he was about to laugh.

Naruto looked at her, embarrassed. “Oh that’s from Tsunade.”

Sakura gaped then narrowed her eyes. “What did you do?”

“Nothing. I did absolutely nothing. The woman is nuts, you know that!”

Shikamaru pursed his lips while Sakura looked incredulously at him.

“What? Don’t believe me? Fine, but believe this, your lover boy is about to walk out of the building if you didn’t stop him.”

Sakura twisted around looking behind her, franticly. “Where?” When she found him, she beamed. She gave Naruto one glance and said hurriedly. “This isn’t over.” Before she started waving her hand at Sasuke and yelling, “Sasuke-kun.” She then started running toward her crush.


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After two hours had passed from the start of the exam, Sasuke walked out of the exam room with a contented look on his face.
‘I guess that went well. It wasn’t half easy but nothing I couldn’t handle.’ He nodded satisfied to himself. As he walked to the exit door, he heard Sakura’s voice shouting his name.

He looked over to see her standing with a dark haired boy, who he knew as Shikamaru Nara, Naruto’s best friend. Beside him was Naruto himself, who was smiling and waving happily at him.

A vary joyful Sakura walked up to him, giving him a flirty smile and fluttering her eyelashes at him.

“So, Sasuke-kun, how did you do in the exam?”

He was about to glare at her. That was when he remembered that she was his only winning card to get to Naruto. Therefore, he forced an unseen smile on his lips and answered, “It was good. What about yours?”

Sakura blushed. ‘Oh my God. Did he just ask me about my exam?’ Her blush got darker and she started stuttering on her words. “I-It was ok.”

Sasuke was feeling a little guilty for leading her on. But, she was his only chance to get to Naruto so he had to suck it up and get his act on.

Neji, who was standing by one of the borders, saw the whole thing between Sasuke and Sakura. He smirked. “Busted.”


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Sasuke almost went into cardiac arrest when he saw Naruto’s black eye. But thankfully, Sakura saved him when she slapped Naruto’s chest and screamed at him to tell her what he had done. He wasn’t happy about the slap thing. But, it got him what he wanted.

“I told you I didn’t do anything!” Naruto replied defensively.

Sakura glared at him.

Naruto sighed “Fine!” He looked the other way and said in a low voice, “I might’ve called her old”

Sakura stared puzzled at him. “But you always call her old?”

Naruto rubbed his neck in a nerves gesture, still looking the other way. “Yeah, I kinda… compared her to umm… Jiraiya….” Naruto whispered the last part as if it was forbidden to say that name.

Shikamaru’s eyes widened and he gaped at him while Sakura gasped, “Naruto!”

Sasuke had no idea what was going around him. All he knew was that Naruto made fun of some old-chick and she gave him a black eye for it. ‘And who the hell is that Jiraiya dude?’ Sasuke noticed how Naruto looked scared when he uttered his name.

“What?! I slipped. I didn’t realize what I was saying ‘til she punched me.”

Sasuke was starting to get mad. ‘What is the big deal? So he compared her to someone, so what?’

“How could you, Naruto? You know how Tsunade-sama feels about him! So why the hell would you bring him up?”

Sasuke tilted his head. “I’m guessing she doesn’t like him.”

Three set of eyes turned to look at him and that’s when Sasuke realized that he said the last part out loud.

Sasuke cleared his throat. “Umm. Sorry to intrude.”

Naruto snickered, putting an arm around Sasuke’s shoulders. “It's ok, kid, everybody slips,” he said with a playful grin on his face. “And to answer your question: No, she doesn’t like him at all actually. He’s her ex-husband.”

Sasuke had no idea what to do. All he could think about was ‘Naruto. Arm. Me.’ His head hadn’t even registered the fact that he was blushing like a school girl about to lose her virginity.

Naruto, who was completely ignorant to the poor boy he was tormenting right under his armpits, ruffled Sasuke’s hair with his other hand. Thinking the reason for Sasuke’s blush was purely embarrassment. “Don’t get yourself worked up over it, kiddo. The whole hospital knows. Hell, after their brake up, Tsunade put up fliers all over the place warning people that if anyone dared to say his name he or she will get their ass fired.”

Sakura looked at Naruto. “Naruto, we’re still on for lunch, right?”

Naruto nodded. “Yep.”

“And where's that?”

“Haven’t thought about it yet.”

“Can I choose?”

Naruto shrugged. “Sure. I have no problem in stuffing my face with anything. As long as it's not fast food.” A look of disgust took over his face. “Last week I had a major food poisoning. I couldn’t sleep because of my stomach. But, damn it if that cheese burger wasn’t delicious.” He licked his lips. And Sasuke was trying his hardest not to get intimidated by that.

“Ok, so no fast food. How about that Italian restaurant Angelo's, is that ok with you?” asked Sakura, who was almost bouncing on her feet by now.

Naruto nodded. “Sure!” He looked down at Sasuke. “What do you say, kid? Wanna join us for a little bite?”

She turned to Sasuke with a cute smile on her face. “Yes, Sasuke-kun, wanna come?”

‘Ok Sasuke. This is not hard you can do this just ignore the fact that his worm muscled arm is around your shoulder. And, focus in opening your mouth and saying “Yes”! Easy as that.’ Determined, Sasuke spoke in the calmest tone a boy in his situation could muster, “No.”

The cheeriness was whipped out of Sakura’s eyes. “But Sasuke-kuuuuun!” she begged.

Sasuke, who was staring at Sakura insensitively, was having an internal struggle between his brain and his inobedient-mouth. ‘WHAT?!!!’ He mentally yelled. ‘WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM?!! I ASKED FOR A “YES,” NOT A “NO”!!!!!!!’

“Aww, c'mon, man, what’s a little harmless lunch gonna do?” pleaded Naruto.

‘Ok. Save your stupid ass. Think about any reasonable explanation of what you’d rather be doing other then having lunch with Naruto!’ He shook his head in apology. “I’m Sorry, but I gotta go back home. My…” ‘Don’t say mom, don’t say mom. Say anything but mom!’ He continued, “Mom…” ‘Nooooooooo!’ “… wants me to do some chores for her.”

Naruto patted his head. “Suit yourself.” He turned to Shikamaru. “What about you, Shika?”

“I got no problem. I just have to go register my name first. I’ll meet you guys there.”

“Cool. See you there,” said Naruto.

“Don’t be late,” replied Sakura.

Shikamaru nodded and left.

Naruto, taking his arm off Sasuke, patted him on the back. Smiling widely at him. “Hope I get to see you again kid.”

Sasuke forced a smile to his face and nodded. He was trying to control his raging hormones after being freed from Naruto’s arm. Sakura was pouting at him. Sasuke wanted to glare at her ‘You bitch. Instead of pouting, why don’t you ask me out again? You don’t know, I might get lucky and say “yes” this time.’ He turned around and made his way toward the exit door.

“Sasuke wait!”

At the call of his name, Sasuke stopped and turned. His heart was about to jump out of his body.

Naruto, who called him, was searching for something in his pockets. A grin took over his face when he fetched a cellphone out. He held it out for Sasuke to take.

“Here. That’s your brother’s cellphone. You didn’t come to take it so I brought it here with me. I knew you'd be here 'cause Sakura didn’t shut up about it the whole week,” he whispered the last part.

“Oh,” was all Sasuke said as he took the mobile. “Thanks.”

“Welcome.”


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At the way to Angelo's, Naruto was having the time of his life driving his precious baby. Sakura took him out of his happy place by asking him a question he never thought he’d ever hear.

“So, how did he smell?”

Naruto blinked. “How did who smell?”

“Sasuke. Was it nice? Did he smell like a shampoo? Or like cologne?”

Naruto grimaced. “I don’t know how he smelled. I don’t care how he smelled. Do I look like someone who cares about how he smelled?”

“I have no idea. But since you had him in a buddy clasp, I assumed you got a few sniffs here and there?”

He glared at her . “Well, I didn’t.”

“C'mon, Naruto, you're the only person who got that close to Sasuke and lived to tell the tale. Please tell me. You're my only chance.”

“To know how a guy smelled?” Naruto said skeptically.

Sakura scoffed. “Not any guy. This is Sasuke-kun we're talking about. Please, Naruto, pretty please?” she pleaded.

Naruto glared at her. “If I tell you, would you get off my back?”

She pretended to think about it just to annoy him. It worked since his only thought at the time was to set her pretty pink locks on fire.

She beamed. “Alright.”

“He smells like baby powder.”

Sakura melted. “Aww.” She stared at him for a fine second before her expression dissolved into a well-known scowl. “You’re lying.”

Naruto glared at her. “Yes, I am. Now shut up.”

Sakura grimaced at him. “Ok. Ok. I get it. You don’t wanna talk about it.” She rolled her eyes at him. “Lighten up.”

Once they reached the restaurant, Naruto and Sakura picked a table near the door so that Shikamaru would not miss them when he walks in.

The two were sitting opposite from each other, both had a menu opened in front of them and were looking through it silently. Until Naruto’s cellphone broke the silence.

Naruto checked the id before raising an eyebrow then answering, “Don’t tell me. You’re lost?” he asked in a sarcastic tone.

“Is it ok if I bring Temari with me?”

Naruto blinked. He looked at the id again it still read ‘Troublesome’ so he wasn’t hallucinating. Naruto put the phone next to his ear again and asked. “Shika, are you feeling good today?”

“Yeah. Why ask?”

“Just that it's been a 3 hours and you’ve yet to say the word ‘troublesome’. Are you sure your ok?”

Shikamaru’s tone turned sarcastic and Naruto could swear he was smirking. “Well, that might be true. It could also mean I got a good time last night.”

“Don’t try to pull that off I know you didn’t get laid last night and even if you did. that would just make you crankier not…troublesome-less” Naruto wrinkled his nose at the last word.

“Whatever. What do you say?”

“Yes, yes, Temari can come.” He hung up and looked at his menu for a minute before he sensed somebody staring at him. He raised his eyes to meet Sakura’s.

Bewildered Naruto asked, “Something you wanna say Sakura?”

“Who is Temari?” asked Sakura in a very clam tone.

Naruto shrugged. “She’s Shika’s girlfriend.”

Sakura’s eyes widened. “His WHAT?!”

Startled, Naruto withdraw from the table. “His girlfriend. I thought you knew about her.”

Sakura slapped a fist on the table. “And how the hell would I know?”

Defensive Naruto replied, “I don’t know. How the hell was I supposed to know that you didn’t know?”

“YOU ASK ME!!” she yelled at him. She then stood up, picked up her bag and coat, and walked out o the restaurant.

Naruto blinked once after she left then started running after her. He grabbed her elbow and pulled her back. “Where the hell do you think you’re going?”

Sakura pulled back her elbow, glared at him and walked away.

Naruto stood back, staring at her as she walked away.


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Sasuke sighed and climbed the house’s front steps. As soon as he put a foot inside the house, he felt that something was wrong because standing in front of him was not his loyal butler Jeffrey. It was his mother, greeting him with a small smile and a glass of milk.

Sasuke raised his eyebrow. “Milk?”

His mom chuckled. “I don’t know. I just felt like you needed some milk in you system.”

Sasuke shrugged, took the glass and drank it.

His mother took the glass back when he finished. She brushed the hair from his eyes and asked, “How did your exam go?”

“It was fine.”

Her smile widened and she patted his head. “That’s my boy.”

She turned and started walking to the stairs, Sasuke following her footsteps. “You know, your dad called today.”

“Hmm.”

A glint flickered through her eyes. “He asked specifically about you. He said that he's very proud of you. He also said that he wished he were here to tell you that himself.”

“Che,” Sasuke scoffed and started claiming the stairs.

His mother stared at his back, shocked. “Sasuke, what was that?” she asked, her voice held a hint of irritation

“That was me not giving a crap,” he replied, continuing to claim.

His mother was fuming now. “Stop right there, young man. How dare say those words to me?”

Sasuke stopped on his tracks, his hands and teeth clinched. “Sorry,” he muttered. Then continued his way along the stairs.

His mother stared at him, concerned.


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Ino had just left school and she was walking to her house. The depressed look hadn’t left her face all day. Except when she had her little chat with Gaara. ‘That boy is one messed up psycho.’

“Ino!” Sakura yelled as she run toward her.

Startled, Ino looked back. “Sakura, what are you doing here?”

Sakura didn’t say anything. She just hugged the surprised Ino real tight and whispered, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m really sorry. I didn’t know. I’m sorry.”

Ino's eyes widened when realization hit her and she hugged Sakura back and started crying. “Sakura I….” she couldn’t finish because she started sobbing.

Sakura hugged her tighter and said, “It's ok, I know now. You don’t have to say anything. It’s all going to be all right. Don’t worry we’re gonna get through this.” She patted her back comfortingly.


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‘How the hell did that happen? I had the perfect chance to have lunch with him and I blow it.’ Sasuke sighed as he lied on the bed.

A knock on his door interrupted his thoughts. “Come in.”

Itachi popped his head into the room. “Hey, Sasuke, have you by any chance seen my cell?”

“Yeah.” Sasuke threw the mobile at his brother’s face. “You left it at Naruto’s.”

“Oh.” Itachi checked his cellphone when what Sasuke said registered in his mind. “OH! And how did you get it back.”

“He gave it to me.”

“When?”

“Today.”

“But I thought you went to the hospital today.”

“I did.”

“Then how did you…?”

“He was there. He gave it to me.”

“Why was he there?”

Before Sasuke could answer, Mikoto walked into the room. “Sasuke…” she stopped mid sentence looking at her older son in amazement. “Itachi?”

Itachi smiled at his mother. “Hi mom.”

Mikoto tilted her head. “Didn’t you tell me you’re going to be out today?”

Itachi nodded. “Yes.”

“Then how come you’re home?”

“I just… got here?”

“I was staring at the front door for hours. There was no way I could have missed you coming in.”

“I came through the back door.”

“I was in the living room. If you had come through the back door, I would have seen you go up the stairs.”

“Err…” His mom crossed her arms. Itachi sighed, defeated. “Ok, I didn’t go out today.”

“Then why did you tell me that you’ll be going out?”

“So that if I did go out you wouldn’t be worried.”

“What kind of logic is that?”

Sasuke rolled his eyes and lied back on his bed trying to sleep through the screaming.


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“Hey, little guy, having fun at your first day in your new school?”

A 6-year-old Sasuke looked up to see his big brother leaning toward him. “Nii-san, you're finally out. What took you so long?”

Itachi shrugged. “I had to take some papers to my teacher. So how did you find your new school?”

Sasuke shrugged his small shoulders and replied, “It was ok.”

“Better then London, I bet?”

Sasuke shook his head. “Nope, the same. The only difference is that kids here don’t talk as pooper as London kids do in, well, London.”

Itachi bit his lip to keep from laughing and corrected his brother. “Proper.”

Big coal eyes blinked at him. “What?”

“What you just said, umm, kids here don’t talk as proper as London kids do.”

Sasuke kicked his head to the left. “I know. That is what I said.”

Itachi sighed. ‘Don’t get mad, he's just a kid.’ Then he forced a smile on his face and flicked Sasuke’s forehead. “How is your leg? Do you think you can walk to the car or do you want me to carry you there?”

Sasuke puffed up his chest and said in a defensive tone, “No, I can walk by myself.” He jumped off the bench he was sitting on. As soon as his feet hit the floor, he flinched as pain rolled up his leg. But kept his mouth shut to show his big brother that he was no pansy.

The flinch didn’t go unnoticed by Itachi who rolled his eyes at his little brother’s idiocy. He reached his hands, took hold of his brother, hauled him up, put him on the bench again. He turned around and gesturing for him to climb on his back.

“Hop on.”

Sasuke pouted but did as he was told. He put his hands around Itachi’s neck and jumped on his back.

Itachi made sure that his brother won’t fall if he moved then walked to the parking lot. “Don’t lie to me again.”

Sasuke bit his lips in embarrassment. Then said in a low voice, “Sorry.”

“It is fine just don’t do it again. Ok?”

“K!” the little boy looked around the school yard and saw a blond boy who was surrounded by a lot of boys. The blond was saying something to the boys around him and then the whole crowd started laughing. It seemed like he was their leader. Sasuke scrunched up his eyebrows to form a cute frown on his face. He had been watching that particular pack for a while before his brother came to get him. And something was bugging him about them and he couldn’t find a reason to it.

“Nii-san?”

“Hmm?”

“Who is that blond?”

Itachi looked around and saw lot of blonde-haired people. He turned his head to his brother and asked, “Which one?”

Sasuke raised his small arm and pointed at the one he meant. “That blond boy surrounded by other boys.”

Itachi’s gaze followed Sasuke’s finger to land on the one and only prankster in school. Uzumaki Naruto.

“That is Uzumaki Naruto. Why asking? Did he do something to you?” He knew his question was going to be answered with a definite no. Because even if Uzumaki was as annoying as his mother's friends, who just couldn’t stop pinching his cheek no matter how many times he bit their fingers, Naruto would never hurt someone. Let alone a boy in the first grade.

“No, it’s just that he is so cool!!”

Itachi chocked a laugh. ‘Out of all the answers I expected, that one never crossed my mind.’ “You don’t think your big brother is cool?”

“Of course, I think you are cool. You are just not as cool as him.”

“And why not?”

“Because no one is following you like they do with him.”

Itachi blinked his eyes at that and looked behind him to make sure he wasn’t imagining things. ‘Yep, the hordes are still behind me.’ “What do you mean I have nobody following me? What about those sick puppies always running after me?”

Sasuke looked behind him when he saw what his brother meant, he wrinkled his cute little nose and said, “Yeah, but the people around him are boys. All you have are yucky girls”

By then they had reached their limo and the driver opened the backseat door, took Sasuke off Itachi’s back, put him in the car, and grabbed the seat belt to put it around Sasuke. The boy pulled it out of his hand and scowled at him. “I’ll do it myself.”

The driver smiled at how cute his little master was acting and ruffled his head but he pulled it away when the little boy glared at him. He closed the door and went to the driver seat, starting the car, and making a note to himself never to ruffle the boy's hair again.

On the back seat, Sasuke was still glaring at the poor driver’s head when a thought crossed his mind and he turned his head to Itachi and asked, “Hey, nii-san, how come you don’t have boys following you like Naturo-san does?”

Itachi didn’t correct his brother and wasn’t planing on doing so any time soon. “Sasuke, the boys following umm... Naturo are not following him because he's cool. They're following him because he’s their friend.”

Sasuke nodded his head and was quiet for a while until another question popped in his head. “How come you don’t have friends, nii-san?”

Itachi sighed. “How about you shut up, Sasuke?”

“Did I bother you?”

“Yes, now shut up.”

“Ok.”


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Sasuke opened his eyes to find himself in his dark room. He was fully clothed except for his shoes and socks. He frowned at that and tried to remember how he got to his bed.

A blush took over Sasuke’s cheeks as he remembered his dream. ‘Oh my God was he on my mind since first grade?’

A knock on his door pulled him out of his thoughts. “Come in.”

His mom walked in. Sasuke sighed and dropped back on the bed.

His mother smiled. “Come on, you don’t hate me.”

“You don’t know,” answered Sasuke’s hoarse voice from under the bed covers.

"I'm your mother. I know." She smiled at him. Taking a seat at the foot of his bed. She stared at his covered figure for a while before she asked, “What is your problem with your father?”

Sasuke sighed. “There is no problem, mother.”

“Then why did you act the way you did this morning?”

Removing the covers from his face. Sasuke replied. “It was nothing. I just had a lot in my mind and I needed some time to relax. Now could you drop the subject please?”

“No, I won’t. He is your father, you know, you should give a… crap.”

“Mother!” Sasuke stared shocked at his mother.

“What? You said it first!” How weird it was to listen to his mother exclaiming words only five year olds say.

“Doesn’t make it right for you to do so.”

“Oh, grow up. I said more fowl words when I was younger.”

Sasuke raised his eyebrows in surprise. While his mother smiled secretly, stood and walked toward the door.

She sent him one look over her shoulder before she left the room.

Sasuke stayed back, staring at her leaving.


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It was the last week before the exams and then two and half months of freedom. Sasuke was walking through the school halls to his math class.

A girl ran up to him, her eyes were filled with tears. She was trying her hardest to hold them back, but failed miserably. “Sasuke-kun, what does that Haruno bitch have that I don’t? Is it that cheap cologne? Or that pink hair? Or that ugly freckled face? I’m better then her. I’m prettier, older and wiser. Why pick her, Sasuke-kun? How could you after all that love I gave? Please, Sasuke-kun, choose me and I’ll give you everything you want. But you must know that you already have everything. My heart, my soul, and my body are all yours to do whatever you desire with. And then you sold me out for that tramp. How could, Sasuke-kun, how could you? You never loved me and you’ll never will.” Then she burst crying and ran away.

Sasuke sighed. It had been like this for months now. Whenever he walked into class and a girl started crying and asked him to break up with Sakura. ‘Idiots. If I had anything going with Haruno, shouldn't we be talking more with each other?’

He walked to his seat and before he was able to sit, someone tapped on his shoulder. He turned around to find Kiba's face scrunched up as if he was about to cry and his hands held in front of him in a depressed girly way. “Sasuke-kun, you never loved me and you’ll never will.” He then raised one of his hands to cover his mouth and started making crying sounds.

Sasuke would never admit it but he was on the verge of laughing. Every girl had her unique way of accepting his ‘not-existing’ relationship with Haruno. But however unique it might be, it never failed to amuse him. He even divided them into categories.

There was: A) the brave type, who would glare at him and yell about how he broke their fragile hearts. All that while holding their tears back. B) The 'trying to be strong and hold back the tears' type, they would scream and yell holding their tears back, better then a women who lost all her children at once would, but at the last minute, they’d break and cry their eyes out. C) The hysterical type, who had been crying since they found out. Whenever those girls saw Sakura walking they’d scream bloody murder and whenever they saw him they’d faint. D) The actresses, the ones that would smile to Sakura and congratulate her on her amazing boyfriend and then go behind her back and spread rumors about her. Those in Sasuke’s definition were the best. Because they never come near him, they just miss with his ‘other half’.

Sasuke smirked. His fangirls were the best drama show he had ever laid eyes on. If he knew that having a girlfriend would be this amusing he would’ve picked one years ago.


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T.B.C.

So, so sorry about the late thing. I just have a lot going on in my life right now. I wanted to send this chapter ages ago but whenever I came close to ending it another scene would pop out and it frustrated it me that this chapter seemed endless so I cut half of it and just kept the important parts

I hate this chapter I think its crap. But I guess I won’t know for sure until I receive your reviews ‘if I get any that is.’

This story is taking longer then I thought it would. But not to worry I’m not giving up on it.

I’m really sorry about being late and not replying to your reviews but I’m going to reply for that last chapter in a day or two really sorry but I’m really tired and I need to sleep 'cause I’ve been up for three days straight now and I think that I might go into a coma if I didn’t.

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P.S: sorry if I was rude I’m just really grumpy right now. Hope you like this chapter.