Sasuke got out of his last class for the day, ready to head back home. It was currently 4:50 pm, and he was walking with his friends, heading outside of the campus. They had invited him over for drinks, but Sasuke declined.
“What? What are you doing later? Come on, Sasuke!” Naruto said. Sasuke sighed.
“I told you I can’t. I have somewhere to be later.” Sasuke said.
“Where the fuck would you go on a Friday night?” Neji asks.
“None of your business.” Sasuke says. These guys were as annoying as always.
“You’ve got a date, don’t you?” Shikamaru asks, smirking. Sasuke glares at him.
“It’s not a date.” Sasuke shrugs.
“Well, look at Sasuke. Going on dates.” Kiba puts an arm around Sasuke’s shoulders. “Our boy’s all grown up.” Kiba teases, earning a laugh from the other boys.
“I told you it’s not a date. Now get off.” Sasuke says, and Kiba removes his arm.
“How come you never told us you got a girlfriend?” Choji asks. Sasuke sighs.
“I don’t have a girlfriend. And I don’t have a date later. I’m just having dinner with this girl.” Sasuke explained, earning suspicious looks from the guys.
“Having dinner with a girl. Isn’t that a date?” Sai asks, making Kiba howl in laughter.
“You know what?” Sasuke says, giving the guys a finger. They were talking outside of their college campus, which happened to be across another school.
“What school does she go to?” Shino asks. Sasuke shrugs, looking across the street. That’s when he saw Sakura, talking with her friends. She was hiding her face behind a book, blushing. Her eyes met Sasuke’s, and she looked away. Sasuke smiled.
“Sasuke!” Lee gently hits the black-haired boy on his arm. “What are you staring at?”
“Nothing.” He turns back to look at his friends. “Look, thanks for the invite. I’ll try to go. Just text me or something. I’ll probably be late though.” Sasuke says, staring at them. But everyone seemed to be looking behind Sasuke, making him furrow his brows. “What’s wrong? Is there a killer behind me?” He jokes, making Kiba laugh.
“See for yourself.” Shikamaru says. Sasuke turns around and sees Sakura behind him, hands behind her back, blushing.
“Sakura! Hi.” Sasuke says, his demeanor changing. His friends all look at him with curiosity.
“Hey, Sasuke.” Sakura says. She looks at the boys behind Sasuke, giving them a small wave. “Hi.”
“Sakura! It’s been so long!” Naruto moves towards Sakura, grinning. Sakura smiles, giving Naruto a hug. Sasuke didn’t know why, but he suddenly felt a pang of jealousy.
“Hey, Naruto! Long time no see.” She says. Naruto chuckles, rubbing the back of his head.
“You two know each other?” Sasuke asks, shocked. Sakura nods.
“We were classmates in middle school.” Naruto says, putting his arm around Sakura’s shoulders.
“Oh, that’s cool.” Sasuke says. “Uh, anyway. Sakura, what brings you here?” Sasuke asks.
“I saw you here with your friends. And I thought, why not walk back to the apartment together.” Sakura says. Then she widens her eyes. “B-But you don’t have to! If you don’t want to! I-It was just a thought!” Sakura says. Sasuke smiles.
“Sure. We can head back together.” Sasuke says.
“Sasuke, why don’t you introduce us to your friend?” Sai asks. Sakura blushes, and Naruto smiles.
“I’ll do it! Sakura, this is Sai. That’s Neji. Choji, Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Lee. Everyone, this is Sakura.” Naruto says. The boys smile and wave, and Sakura does the same.
“Sakura. Are you hanging out with Sasuke later?” Lee asks, making Sasuke glare at him. Sakura blushes.
“Yeah. We’re going to have dinner together.” Sakura says, and all the boys try to hide their smiles, except Kiba who was dying of laughter.
“Well, that’s enough! Wanna go, Sakura?” Sasuke asks, smiling at her. She looks up at him and nods.
“Sure. Nice meeting you guys!” Sakura says. “And it was nice seeing you again, Naruto!” Sakura gives Naruto another hug. Sasuke felt that pang of jealousy again.
“We should hang out soon. Just ask for my number from Sasuke.” Naruto smiles, and Sakura nods.
“See you later, losers.” Sasuke says.
“Have fun on your date!” Naruto yells, making Sasuke and Sakura blush.
“It’s not a date!” Sakura and Sasuke say in unison, making them both blush even more. They can hear Sasuke’s friends laugh, and they walk away in silence, both not knowing what to say.
“Your friends seem pretty fun.” Sakura says, breaking the silence a few minutes later. Sasuke hums.
“I guess. But they’re idiots.” Sasuke says and Sakura giggles. Sasuke glances at her and smiles to himself. Her pink hair was down, her cheeks a slight pink, and her pink lips were slightly parted.
“Ow!” Sasuke exclaims as he runs into a pole, forehead hitting the cold metal.
“Are you okay?” Sakura asks, trying to hold back the urge to laugh. Sasuke rubs his forehead, embarrassed. “You should watch where you’re going, Sasuke.”
“Yeah. I know. Sorry, I was spacing out.” Sasuke says. Sakura reaches up to gently touch his forehead, making Sasuke blush.
“I don’t think it’ll bruise. Just be sure to put some ice on it.” Sakura says. It was at that moment that Sakura realized how close they were. Their faces were inches apart, their noses almost touching. Sakura widens her eyes and pulls away, blushing. “Sorry! I didn’t mean to touch you without your permission.” Sakura says, looking down at her feet. Sasuke chuckles and gently pats her head, not wanting to overstep his boundaries.
“It’s alright. No harm done. So, do we head to dinner now, or do we still go back to the apartment?” Sasuke asks. Sakura looks up, her hair slightly covering her face. Sasuke wanted to brush her hair out of her face, and caress her cheeks.
“W-We can eat now, if you want. So that you can still hang out with your friends after dinner.” Sakura says.
“How’d you know that I’m meeting with my friends later?” Sasuke asks. Sakura giggles.
“Well, you said ‘see you later, losers’ when we left.” Sakura imitates Sasuke’s voice, making the black-haired boy chuckle. “Anyway, where do you wanna eat?” Sakura asks.
“Anywhere is fine. I’m not picky.” Sasuke says. Sakura nods and hums, thinking.
“Ah, we could go to that Italian restaurant by the apartment. Is that okay?” Sakura asks, and Sasuke nods.
“Sure. Let’s go.” The pinkette and black-haired boy walk in silence, comfortable in each other’s presence. Even though they had just met, it already felt like they knew each other for quite a while.
They arrive at the restaurant, which was fancier than they expected. The waitress looked at the two, who were wearing casual clothes. Unlike the other restaurant goers who were in fancy dresses and tuxes.
“Table for two?” The waitress asks, plastering on a fake smile. Sakura smiles and nods, and they follow the waitress. She leads them to their table, and they sit down. There were stares coming from the other customers, which made Sakura feel uneasy. “Here’s the menu. I’ll be back in a few to get your orders.” The waitress says. Sakura looks up to see that the waitress was looking at Sasuke, giving him a wink. She then walks away, and Sakura looks at the menu.
“Oh my god, everything’s so expensive.” Sakura says. Sasuke hums in agreement.
“I can pay for my own meal.” Sasuke offers. Sakura looks at him, and shakes her head.
“No. I said I would pay for dinner. And I will. Please, choose anything, Sasuke.” Sakura says. There was silence between them now. The waitress comes back, looking fresh. She had retouched her makeup, and put on perfume – way too much for Sakura and Sasuke’s liking. Sakura smirked, knowing that she was trying to get Sasuke’s attention.
“Hello. Are you ready to order?” The waitress asks, who was looking at Sasuke the whole time.
“Yes. I would like the spaghetti. With coke.” Sakura says, but the waitress doesn’t seem to be listening to her. Sasuke looks at the waitress.
“Miss, I believe she told you what she’d like. But you didn’t listen.” Sasuke says, and the waitress blushes.
“Sorry, sir. Could you repeat that again, ma’am?” The waitress looks at Sakura, giving her a fake smile.
“Spaghetti and coke.” Sakura says, tired of playing nice. The waitress nods.
“And for you, sir?”
“I’ll have the lasagna. And we’d also like to ask for some water.” Sasuke says, giving the waitress a heart-stopping smile. Sakura watched the whole interaction, suddenly feeling disheartened. Was he flirting with someone else, right in front of her? Or was he just being too nice? They weren’t even dating, so why was Sakura feeling like this? Sakura was lost in her thoughts until Sasuke called her, gently putting his hand over hers on the table.
“Sakura?” Sasuke asks, his voice soft. Sakura blushes, looking down at Sasuke’s hand.
“Sorry. I was spacing out. Were you saying something?” Sakura asks. Sasuke removes his hand and smiles.
“I didn’t know that you were in the college across mine. So, you’re a med student? That’s a med school, right?” Sasuke asked, starting a conversation. Sakura smiled and nodded.
“I’m in premed. Currently taking nursing.” Sakura explains, and Sasuke nods.
“Cool. Future doctor. I’ll come to you for checkups, okay?” Sasuke teases and Sakura blushes.
“If I survive the rest of med school, then sure.” Sakura says. Sasuke smiles.
“So, I didn’t know you knew Naruto.” Sasuke states.
“Well, I didn’t know you knew him either. He’s a really funny dude. He got in trouble a lot in middle school.” Sakura says, smiling.
“Well, he still gets into trouble now.” Sasuke says and Sakura giggles. Sasuke’s heart flutters hearing Sakura.
“He’ll never change. But that’s what’s so fun about him. He likes to speak his mind and doesn’t take bullshit from people.” Sakura says and Sasuke nods in agreement. “So, what are you studying?” Sakura asks, changing the topic.
“Architecture. But it’s more like architorture.” Sasuke says and Sakura laughs.
“I didn’t think you were an architecture student. I thought you would be in criminology or something.” Sakura says and Sasuke raises an eyebrow.
“Oh? Why criminology?”
“I don’t know. You kinda seem like one at first glance, I guess. But I-I’m not judging you or anything!” Sakura says, cheeks slightly turning pink and Sasuke chuckles.
“It’s fine. Honestly, I thought of taking criminology. But my mom didn’t want it. So. I’m stuck in architecture. And I suck at memorizing terms and stuff, so medicine is not for me.” Sasuke says and Sakura smiles.
“Well, I suck at drawing. And math, kinda. So, architecture, engineering, stuff like that… That’s not for me.” Sakura explains. Sasuke nods. “Oh, could I get Naruto’s number?” Sakura asks.
“Uh, yeah. Wait a sec.” Sasuke grabs his phone, opening his contacts. He clicks Naruto’s name, and hands the phone over to Sakura. Sakura takes the phone, their fingers touching. She saves Naruto’s number in her phone and hands back Sasuke’s phone to him. Their fingers touch again, making Sakura blush.
“Thanks.” Sakura says. Sasuke was about to reply when the waitress comes back, food in hand.
“Hello. Here is your meal.” The waitress gently sets down their food on their table. “Enjoy.” She walks away, leaving the two in silence.
“Let’s eat!” Sakura says, smiling at Sasuke. Sasuke smiles back and nods.
“Yes, let’s.”
They eat in a comfortable silence, the chatter of the other customers in the background. They finish eating, and Sakura asks for the check, which the waitress hands over.
“I’m broke now.” Sakura says, sighing as she pays in cash. Sasuke chuckles. “We can go now. They can keep the change.” She says, grabbing her bag. Sasuke stands up and grabs his stuff as well. Once they’re out of the restaurant, the cold evening breeze brushes past them, and Sakura smiles to herself.
“Oh, I can hold your bag for you if you want.” Sasuke says, turning to look at Sakura. Sakura shakes her head.
“It’s fine, Sasuke. It’s not that heavy anyways. Thank you though.” Sakura smiles and Sasuke pouts. Sakura tries her best to not pinch Sasuke’s cheeks and call him cute. They walk back to the apartment side-by-side, making small talk.
“You can go on ahead, Sakura.” Sasuke says once they’re in front of the building. “I still have to go and see those idiots.”
“Yeah, sure! Have fun, Sasuke.” She says smiling. Sasuke smiles back.
“Thanks for dinner. I had a great time. Do you wanna do it again sometime?” He asks. Sakura smirked. Sasuke wasn’t so subtle.
“Are you asking me on a date?” Sakura teases and Sasuke widens his eyes, looking away.
“N-No! I didn’t mean it like that!” Sasuke defends himself and Sakura giggles. She places a hand on his shoulders, giving it a small squeeze.
“I was just teasing, Sasuke.” She says, smiling. “I’d love to have dinner again.” She says, removing her hand from his arm. “Text me when you get home, okay?” She says, giving Sasuke a wink as she walks away.
The ringing sound in Sakura’s head seemed to be getting louder by the second. Sakura furrowed her brows, trying to get the ringing to stop. There was finally silence, making Sakura smile to herself. Moments passed, and Sakura finally woke up, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. She yawned and checked her phone, looking at the time. Sakura had slept through her alarm, which was a first. She cursed as she got out of bed, almost tripping on her blanket which had landed on the floor. She walked to her bathroom in the apartment that she shared with no one, turning the shower on.
“Fuck!” Sakura cursed as she turned the valve left and right, but no water came out of the spout. Sakura bit her lip, thinking of how she would take a shower when she had less than 30 minutes to get ready. She could always not take a shower, but she’d feel dirty. She could wipe herself down with wet wipes, but it wouldn’t be right. She could always ask her hot neighbor across the hall if she could shower at his place, but Sakura wasn’t confident enough. Time was ticking, and Sakura had a test in first period, which she had to review for. She sighed as she hurriedly grabbed her towel and keys, walking out of her apartment. She slowly knocked on her neighbor’s door, hoping they would answer. Sakura hugs the towel close to her chest, hoping he would answer. The door suddenly flies open, revealing her neighbor wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, water droplets dripping from his face, hair, and chest. Sakura gasps, not expecting to be met by him like this.
“Uh, can I help you?” The black-haired boy asks, who was waiting for Sakura to talk.
“Yes! Uh, hi. I’m Sakura. I live across the hall. I know we don’t really talk, well we don’t talk at all, but I was wondering if I could use your shower? Mine is broken or something, and I have a class in thirty minutes, so I’m running late. But you don’t have to say yes or anything if you don’t want to!” Sakura spat the words out of her mouth so fast that the boy could barely understand her.
“Oh. Yeah, sure. Go ahead.” The boy lets her into his apartment, which looked almost like hers, except it was blander than hers.
“Thank you so much!” Sakura says as she approaches the bathroom door. “If you don’t mind, what’s your name?” She asks, slightly blushing. The boy smirks, crossing his arms in front of his chest, his biceps flexing.
“Sasuke. Nice to meet you, Sakura.” He says, giving her a wink as he leaves her alone and he walks away. Sakura blushes even more as she heads inside the bathroom and strips. The bathroom was still warm, with mist fogging up the mirror. Sakura got in the shower, sighing as the warm water hit her back.
Sasuke was not expecting his cute neighbor to be in his apartment, let alone take a shower in his bathroom. He wondered if her shower was actually broken, or if she was just lying. He began to change, putting on his boxers, grabbing his pants and a plain white shirt. He put on a denim jacket which matched his pants, and headed towards the kitchen. Should he make breakfast for Sakura as well? Maybe she wouldn’t like it, or maybe she was in a hurry.
Sasuke settled on making avocado toast for Sakura, wrapping it in a paper towel. He had a bowl of cereal for himself, waiting for Sakura to come out of the shower, as he ate while standing across the bathroom door. The door flew open, revealing Sakura in nothing but a towel, cheeks slightly pink, her hand holding her dirty clothes. Sakura didn’t think this through, as she forgot to bring a change of clothes. When she saw Sasuke there, staring at her nearly naked figure, she wanted to die of embarrassment.
“Thank you! F-For letting me use your shower. You’re a lifesaver.” Sakura says, blushing.
“No problem. Wait up, I have something for you.” He walks away and comes back with the toast and a banana in his hand.
“Here. This is for you. You said you were in a hurry, and I was thinking that you probably wouldn’t have time to make breakfast. So, here.” Sasuke says, holding out the food. Sakura bites her lip as she takes the food, their fingers touching.
“You didn’t have to. But, thank you. Really.” Sakura says, looking up at him. Her green eyes stare into his black ones, both of them waiting. “A-Are you busy later? I’d like to take you out to dinner. My treat. As a thank you.” Sakura was blushing like mad. “But you don’t have to! Your girlfriend might get mad or something. I just wanted to thank you, that’s all.” Sakura explains, and Sasuke chuckles.
“What makes you think I have a girlfriend? Would it be safe for me to assume that you have a boyfriend?” Sasuke smirks, teasing, crossing his arms as he leans against the wall.
“W-Well, I just assumed… But like… I don’t have a boyfriend. Oh my god, please pretend this conversation never happened. I’m sorry. A-And thanks, again.” Sakura says as she turns away and heads to the front door. Sasuke moves and is immediately behind Sakura, trapping her between his body and the door. Sakura bites her lip as she turns around, looking at Sasuke who was towering over her. Sasuke was just standing behind her, hands in his pockets. But if he wanted to, he could have easily put his arms on either side of her head. Sasuke glanced at Sakura’s lips, licking his own as he looked back up into Sakura’s eyes.
“You’re running late, yet you’re still here.” Sasuke says, his voice cool. Sakura gulped.
“I-I should really get going now.” Sakura said. Sasuke smiles as he opens the door for her. “Thanks.”
“I’m looking forward to dinner later.” Sasuke says. Sakura’s eyes widen as she looks back at him.
“Okay! Yeah. See you later. Let’s say… six pm?” Sakura asks. Sasuke gives Sakura a smile that makes her heart skip a beat.
“Cool. Six sounds good.” Sasuke says. Sakura nods and smiles.
“Okay. Bye!” Sakura walks back to her apartment, smiling. Sasuke stares at Sakura’s retreating figure, smiling to himself. Sakura enters her apartment, putting her dirty clothes in the laundry basket and her breakfast on the kitchen counter. She goes to her room and hurriedly changes into a sweater, leggings, and boots. She grabs her bag and other important belongings, as well as the breakfast that Sasuke made for her. She smiles as she remembers the interaction, walking towards the door and heading out. As she makes sure the door is locked, she sees a paper that’s been taped in front of it. Sakura was sure that it wasn’t there before. She grabs the paper, reading it.
“Make sure you eat your breakfast. I’ll see you later. Call me. Sasuke.”
Sakura smiles as she puts the paper in her sweater pocket. Sakura couldn’t wait for tonight.
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