Navy Blue Crayons

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Chapter 1

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"Sasuke-kun, will you play with meeeee?" Sakura asked, walking up to a dazed Uchiha.

"Hn," Sasuke replied. "Swings." Sakura skipped happily over to the swings and sat down. Sasuke walked casually, until he was standing behind her.

"Sasuke-kun aren't you going to swiiiiiiiiiing?" Sakura asked. However Sasuke smirked and gave her back a gentle nudge, causing Sakura to exhaggerate the word 'swing'. Sakura smiled to herself at Sasuke's kind gesture. She giggled at the feeling of the wind passing through her shoulder length hair. His warm hands sent tingles up Sakura's back.

"Your hair grew." Sasuke commented, after several moments of Sasuke pushing her. Sakura smiled.

"Mommy says that long hair makes girls look pretty and...sophistocated." the seven year old pronounced carefully. "Do I look pretty?" the girl inquired.

"Hn." Sasuke nodded, a blush forming on his cheeks. But her back was facing him, so she wouldn't have seen the slight jerk of his head.

"Thank you." Sakura said. Sasuke's head snapped up. She turned around meeting his gentle gaze.

"Bu-"

"Eh, Sasuke-kun. I've been dealing with your 'hns' and 'aahs' for like our whole life. I think I know when you are saying yes and when you're saying no. Besides aren't best friends supposed to know the other person, inside and out?" Sakura stated matter-of-factly. Sasuke's eyes softened. Best friends...

"Well then. If best friends should know the person inside out, then tell me, who do you like Sakura?" Sakura blushed.

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Sakura woke up, still exhausted. Not enough sleep (never enough sleep). She stretched out her thin arms widely and rolled out of bed.

"Ugh. Wednesdays suck balls." she muttered while walking into the bathroom blindly. Once she was ready, she grabbed her backpack and headed out the door, without even thinking to eat breakfast.

She walked alone, as usual. She found a particularly interesting rock and began kicking it as she walked. She walked a few feet until she kicked it into a sewer.

"Damnit." Sakura sighed heavily, a small headache forming.

School was the same as ever. Fake people with their fake friends. All happy and...and...whatever. Sakura could roll her eyes at how obvious people were. She walked past the crowds of kids, to her locker, and straight to homeroom. Of course, five minutes before the bell.

There was only one other person in the class who ever came early-Uchiha Sasuke. So because everone waited until the last minute, Sakura and Sasuke were often alone in the clasroom togther. Neither of them either spoke. It was like she never existed.

The first two period classes were the worst, because Sasuke was in those classes. He almost never spared Sakura a glance, but when she did catch him looking her way it was only to glare. Which, sadly enough, made Sakura happy. It was a step up.

Kakashi-sensei thought that it would be funny if he 'switched it up' a bit. So instead of placing students in seats according to their alphabetical last names, he decided that they would be seated by their first. So Sasuke and Sakura now shared a science lab table. Experiments were never fun anymore, he usually did the whole thing himself. Sometimes leaving his paper out for her to copy, sometimes not. But most times, all times, he scooted his seat as far away from her as allowed. If she ever handed him a blank piece of paper, he would walk to the front of the room and get a new one. C'mon, it's not like it's got cooties.

She couldn't wait until the bell rang for Gym. Even though she hated Gym. It's not like she ever participated anyway. She failed it last semester. But when she explained to Genma everything, he didn't push her any further. Of course he couldn't give her an A, so she'll settle for a C. Passing grade. Whatever.

Today, however, someone thought it would be funny to chuck a kickball at her head. Nose bleed. Shit.

The nurse's office smells like bandades. Yes they have a smell. Sakura sat back down on the cot, holding the paper towel to her face. Her eyes gently closed.

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"Sakura, make sure you take care of my parents, okay? I trust you." Sasuke sniffed.

"Oh don't worry Sasuke-kun. Just worry about getting better. You're so sick," Sakura bent down and pressed her lips to his forehead. "You still have a fever." she murmered.

"Yes, Sasuke, dear. Besides, we'll all have our cell phones with us honey. Call us if you need anything." Mikoto Uchiha smiled. Itachi smirked. He walked over to his brother and ruffled his hair.

"I'm sure your girlfriend can drive us to the party." Sasuke's smirk was identical to his brothers'.

"Yeah which is more than I can say for you, Mr. Suspended License."

"Shut it." Sasuke's eyes gleamed in triumph. Sakura walked up to Sasuke, a fresh cup of tea in hand. She placed it on the coffee table and bent down to give Sasuke a quick peck on the cheek. He grabbed her hair and kissed her lips roughly. Sakura pushed away immediatly.

"No. I don't want to get sick thank-you-very-much." Sakura stood and turned to Mikoto. "Everyone ready?"

"Yes, Fugaku is in the car waiting." Mikoto replied giving Sakura a warm smile. Sakura nodded.

"Bye, Sasuke!!"

"Get some sleep dear."

"...night..."

Itachi merely smirked.

Be careful. Sasuke thought, as he watched the rain pound against the sodden ground.

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Sakura woke up abruptly to an icy object being applied to her forehead.

"Oh, I'm sorry, did I wake you?" the nurse asked politely.

"No, no. Shizune, I'm fine thank you." Sakura gave the nurse an empty smile. "I think I'd like to go back to class though." Shizune smiled.

"Have a nice day."

Nice. It was lunch already. Not that Sakura ate 'lunch' at lunch. She walked over to her tree, routine, and began drawing. She remembered the picture from yesterday and took it out anxiously. When she saw what was drawn, she gasped wildly before quickly covering it so no one else could see it.

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CLIFFY!!