-Secret Admirer-

By: xShinrin-chanx

The people who doesn’t know me might end up calling me a creep, a stalker or maybe even a pedophile. Yet people who do know me, call me a fool. Why? Simple. The only kind of affection I show is not to my parents nor my brother but to a girl who basically doesn’t know I exist. Well, maybe not as extreme but the only words that come between her and me are ‘Hello’ and ‘Bye’. The only. So anyone could guess why it kills me inside when I see her in my class everyday and I’m not able to speak to her about what is troubling me, or how disturbed I am when men seem to flirt around with her. She might end up ignoring them, but still, seeing the girl you like being hit on, makes any man’s blood boil.

Where had my pride gone that when I try to not make myself obvious, people figure me out by the way I look at her. Everyone knew except for her, everyone was aware of how I felt every time I saw her in that damned class. She had a peculiar way to speak, to comprehend things, to discuss. She was unique and I had memorized all her characteristics.

By the end of the day, I held myself guilty for a couple of minutes. I did not talk to her again, not ever the casual greetings and that really disappointed me. I couldn’t understand as to why I couldn’t bring myself to say a word to her. Or simply why I couldn’t spring myself to hold a descent conversation with her. After all, she only sat a couple seats away from mine and the spot right in front of me was always empty.

‘Some one just please, kill me!’

“Oi, Itachi-teme!” came the loud voice of my brother’s best friend.

‘On second thought, please someone kill him!’

“People left a while ago, don’t be a lazy ass come on!”

“You’re stealing Nara’s job” my brother smirked down at me. “what? Couldn’t speak to Sakura-chan, again?”

And the little bastard loves to tease me. I knew that behind my back he’s been talking to the rosette, perhaps trying to steal her away from me. Who knows.

“Go die”
“Such lovely words, but no can do”

Naruto snickered at how cruel Sasuke was being to a love sick man. A man who got the shy symptoms of a high school boy. I felt humiliated, and now I hated Sakura, for just this time around. I hated her because I was the only one with whom she did not have a very long talk with. She spoke with everyone so freely, avoiding me almost as if she purposely ignored me.

“Look Itachi-teme, if you like her and want her to know you do, return to the retarded methods we used in high school” the blond offered with that weird sugar rushed smile of his.

“You mean your methods” I smirked.

“What ever, are you in or are you in?”

Like I have a choice.

“Hn”

“You both need to use a damn dictionary, I don’t know Hn’s!”

-The Plan-

The moron had forgotten. We’re in a school where you could no longer use lockers if you wish. So as we went locker to locker trying to find hers, my wishes of wanting to squeeze his damn neck increased.

“Hey baka, you do know she shares with Ino, right?”

Sasuke spoke. Now he told the idiot? After about a half hour of walking around campus.

“I knew that! It’s near Hinata-chan’s!”

To mine and Sasuke’s surprise we were there in shorter time. But of course we had to understand the boy had to meet up with Hinata after class there anyways. After all she was his girlfriend.

“Now temes, do any of you know what Sakura-chan likes?”

“Flowers” Sasuke answered first after I didn’t respond.

“No shit Sherlock, what kind?”

That I knew. I had heard her talking once to Ino about it.

“Daffodils”

“Good. Now candies?”

That was another plus for me, like myself she loved sweets, specially those packed little candies she bought every day before coming to school.

“Kittles?”

“Another point for teme #2” Naruto cheered “and it’s Skittles”

“Alright dobe, you got that down but she doesn’t have class until Monday”

Naruto seemed to have thought about this before, since his smile only widened “I know, but Itachi-teme is kind of slow in organizing things, specially when it comes to Sakura-chan”

Sasuke joined him with the taunting then. “Yeah, he’ll probably end up messing up”

“Yeah!”

Couple of idiots. I will not mess up, I’ll just make a fool out of myself. The definition of perfection never messes up and of course I will not begin now.

“So I’ll just give her candy and flowers and expect for her to fall? Oh wait, but with a mystery man”

“No teme” he held up his hand, his index finger sticking out as he prepared himself for the lesson he was about to give me.

“You will write her a note, say what you like about her and what you think about her. You shall end up each note with something corny like ‘Love, your secret admirer’ ‘Your one and only, secret admirer’ I don’t know, chicks love that stuff”

“You’ll do that for about a week or until Sakura-chan starts to talk with her friends about the anonymous gifts. At last, you will leave a note for her to meet you somewhere and you will then confess, now that she has soften up”

“Because you really want her to think such gifts are charming and or thoughtful” Sasuke added, earning himself a weird look from Naruto.

“Shut up teme #1, you yourself need help in the love department”

“Not really” my brother grinned.

“Someone in mind?”

“Economics’ class”

“The grape head?”

“Tall one”

“Rinni?”

“Mmhm”

“Nice!”

Once done with the dorky catching up in their relationsh-- er, friendship, they turned their attention back to me.

“Now we need to plan how you’ll stuff every gift inside the locker…so listen up”

-Executing the plan-

On Monday morning after the first class, the group of girls headed to their lockers as usual. Naruto, like everyday met up with Hinata near her locker which was right besides Ino’s which also shared with Sakura. Sasuke and I were hiding around the corner, close enough to hear Naruto and the girls talk.

It was an understatement to say I was nervous, after all this is Sakura I’m talking about. Who would of thoughts that I would incline to such high school tactics just to try to gain her affection. I was ready, with a small bouquet of blue daffodils and a crystal sphere shaped cup full of her favorite candy, Skittles. Tied around one stem of the flowers was the card I had written for her plus all the positives I thought about her and what I absolutely love about her.

“Ready Aniki?” Sasuke asked his brother when he noticed Naruto had given his signal.

“Not really” I admitted.

“Well suck it up ‘cause there he goes”

Back with Naruto and the girls the blonde had brought with him all his books and projects he had in class. Obviously the locker he shared with Hinata would not be enough since she carried almost the same amount of books. So his first move was set.

“Neh, Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, could I put my book in your locker. Hina-chan and I have no more space” he asked with an innocent voice. Naruto had also informed Hinata of his plan, so he didn’t have things to go too complicated for him.

“Sure” Sakura nodded after taking her own books for her next class.

“Uhm, but could you give me the combination to your lock? I would like my books back at the end of the day”

Ino was the only on to look at him suspiciously but agreed. “9, 12, 24”

“OK, 9.…12.…24!” he practically yelled the numbers.

“Shh! Naruto, keep your voice down!” Sakura glared at him to emphasize her request.

“Aww, come on, no one is listening anyways.”

Practically, just Sasuke and me. Sakura was becoming a bit impatient at how slow Naruto moved, eventually having Ino come up to him and slap him on his head to hurry him.

“Hurry up baka”

“Ow! God, I’m already done!”

“Finally, you never do your work anyways”

Naruto sighed “Wow, you’re stupid. I need them so Shikamaru can help me, I’ll compare his answers with the ones I would write”

“Cheaters never prosper”

“Uh, Uh, you didn’t girlfriend! And I don’t cheat you cow. You do ‘cause you have a brainiac for a friend to give you the answers”

If Sakura was laughing before, she was not anymore after listening to him. Naruto had done it, and before the girls could damage him, he took off running with Hinata and the two angry girls after him.

“Naruto get back here and get your shit out of our locker!!”
“There will be no dobe left by the end of the day” Sasuke commented in his monotone, though that smirk on his face never left. We hurried quietly over to the lockers to open them up. “Remembered the combination?”

“Yeah…9...to the right 12...and…24! There!”

“Congratulations you get a cookie” Sasuke smirked again. Probably because I had an excited spark to my features.

“Go to hell”

There wasn’t many books besides Naruto’s. So the flowers will be safe. Neatly I put them in place before I heard Naruto’s shrilling voice coming closer. I shut the door and got ready along with Sasuke.

“Temes! Run!” and so we did.

I was content by the time we reached class.

Step one was complete.

-The Discovery-

At the end of the class, Naruto, Sasuke and I decided to tag along with the girls, just to see how Sakura would react to the gifts. I wouldn’t know how she felt about those kinds of presents, so I was particularly anxious as to how she will react to the.

“And so she told me that the pool party would have been in about two months, she plans a costume party this Saturday. Can you believe her?” Ino was busy informing the girls about someone else who I could care less seriously. Sakura though had a very pissed off look on her as well as Hinata.

“I can’t believe her, the same day as ours!” the rosette commented, sighing in irritation after the news she had just receive.

“I know right” Naruto said, not really know what to say. He like my brother and I, had become bored of the girl’s ranting. Seriously, girls talked with no ending to it.

“Shut up, Naruto.” the blonde girl ordered “and stick with us because you have to get your crap out of our locker”

“Fine fine”

“Come on, hurry up” Ino rushed him, hastily walking to him so she could get the heck out of school already.

“Well the thing is, I forgot the combination”

“Ugh, baka how can you forget 3 simple numbers?” Sasuke grumbled irritably. Fake irritation though, things were going well.

“Yeah Naruto you--!”

“You should of written it down” I said before Sakura. Dissimulating it, I took a small glance of her to see how she would react to someone who just interrupted her. But the only thing I saw was a flushed Sakura, trying her best to look away from me and avoid once more my gaze. That was annoying! Why would she avoid me so much? I had not done anything to her, I simply wanted to get to know her, to see if I had a chance with her because in truth. I really like Sakura.

“Just move, Naruto” she pushed him aside when she recovered her normal color. With quick hand movements she had the locker door unlocked. “there now get your--Whoa!”

The bouquet of flowers almost fell on her face when she opened the door. Her blush had returned, her mouth gaped at the thoughtful present. Hinata and Ino were giggling like crazy, Naruto and Sasuke joining in to wolf whistle, just to keep the façade going. I kept myself cool like a damn cucumber and hoped she couldn’t see through me.

“Oooh! Sakura-chan has a fan!” Naruto teased her, joining Hinata on the giggling.

“That’s so sweet, Sakura and look ooh!” Ino had seen the small sphere full of candy. “he or she left you your favorite treats”
“Ino I--”

“Now you have to find out who might of left that for you” Sasuke commented, his smirk widening more when she showed her own pained expressions.

“Aw, come on Sakura, aren’t you curious?”

Sakura was uncomfortable, that much I could tell by the way she tried to hide her face and keep the bouquet as far away from her self as possible “Ino-chan…I told you I--”

“Come on Sakura, forget your silly little crush. Obviously someone has the hots for you and it certainly isn’t the one you portray as your Prince Charming”

At that moment she spoke those words I could of sworn she glanced at me. For a little time but I knew she looked at me. Did she think I was putting those gifts in her locker? How would she had guessed? But no, after a little while of thinking that could have been impossible. She would of asked me right in front of everyone why I did it.
“Let’s go home, because…” Ino snatched the card I wrote for Sakura from the bouquet, raising it up high like a prized trophy. “seems he or she wrote you a love letter”
“Ino-pig!!”

“See you later Naruto-kun!” Hinata kissed her boyfriend good bye before dragging Sakura along after Ino.

Naruto and Sasuke were quiet for a while until the one who could never shut up for more than 5 seconds spoke.

“Well, seems everything is going well”

-The Last Gift-

It was now Friday, the last day I would leave another gift before the day of the party in which I would confess to her. For this last gift I would make it special, more thoughtful than the others. After this I will tell her how I feel, plan to make her even forget about her crush on the other person, who ever it was. Say I had much confidence in myself, so much I knew things will have to go perfect.

“Hurry up, Aniki!” Sasuke hissed as he kept watch around the corner. He waited until he saw a running Naruto coming his way. He had yet again insulted Ino and Sakura so he could buy me some time and put all the gifts on her locker.

“Run again, temes!” I slammed the locker’s door and took off running after Naruto with Sasuke behind me hitting on random lockers.

Not long after we locked ourselves inside a laboratory. Empty rooms like always, not like anyone walked in there. Ever.

I let out a long sigh as I dropped myself on the ground. Unbelievable I broke a sweet from that short distance run, the again it couldn’t only be the run. It could also be how nervous I actually was about this whole situation. Since in today’s letter, I wrote for her to meet me tomorrow in the party if she really wanted to know who was her secret admirer. Outside in Ino’s garden, which my guess was that it practically was full of flowers since her mother was one of those crazy ladies that adores gardening. Perfect scenery, and also a perfect way to confess.

“Time to spill the soup, Itachi” I told myself between small gasps of breath. The blond in front of me jumped excitedly, crawling closer to the door and press his ear to metal surface to hear in case the girls were going their way. After I guess realizing that probably they would never come this way, he decided to act a bit normal and come closer to Sasuke and myself.

“Speaking of spilling…I found out who Sakura-chan’s crush is” he whispered with a wiggle of his brows. I could of sworn my reactions were lighting like fast since I had him by the neck, pressuring for him to tell me who.

“Who is it?” Sasuke asked him when he realized I was too shocked to even summon up a word.

“Well, one thing is for sure. Itachi-teme is in luck”

“What?”

“She likes you, duh!”

“She likes me?” I asked dumbfounded. Letting him go eventually just to rest back against the wall. That was great actually, maybe that could explain her shyness towards me and why all of a sudden she stopped even greeting me.

“Yep, Hinata-chan told me. I was one day fooling around--”

“Like always”
“Shut up Sasuke-teme” Naruto scolded him before he continued explaining “anyways, one day I was fooling around with Hinata-chan on the fair. I don’t know Wednesday or Tuesday? Anyways, our talk suddenly got sidetracked to Sakura and you and I out of no where asked her if she knew who Sakura-chan’s crush was. There she told me that Sakura-chan is had a crush on you for a veeeeeeeeeery long time!”
“That’s a big advantage for you, Aniki”
“It is actually” It would mean I wasn’t all infatuated and that actually there could be something between her and me.

We were quiet for a while to think. They must of probably been thinking of what to wear for tomorrow’s party. I already knew what. I would be Sakura’s Prince Charming, the costume was already taken care of. No long before we could start speaking again we heard a glass break behind Naruto, making us each aware of the presence of someone there.
“The girls?” I whispered. Sasuke shook his head though as well as Naruto.

“Uhm, temes…what room is this?”

Well, it was somewhere near the hallway no one walks to anymore. Supposedly these classrooms are not needed because there were enough already. But to other people, they say that the reason why people didn’t walk through those hallways was because this specific room was hunted.

“Naruto you wimp, don’t tell me you believe in ghosts?” Sasuke asked with a small weak smile on his face. Great, he too was scared.

“Of course not…”

-Crash-

“What was that?”

“Well, nice to be with you mates…” I stood up quickly and ran to the door with Sasuke behind me. It must of taken Naruto some time to realize we were no longer in there with him.

“Hey temes, wait up!”

-Gifts Galore-

“Wow, Sakura!” Ino jumped back avoiding to step on the red rose petals that cascaded out of the locker. A couple of pink heart shaped balloons also sprung out freely after being stuck in there for along time. Left inside the locker was an about 2 feet tall dog plush holding onto a big red heart shaped chocolate box with her favorite chocolates. It was kind of tough to find out her favorites of those too. A lot of convincing among her once ex boyfriends, those asshole were one heck of a challenge, more when they threatened to tell on me. Though of course, with the help of Sasuke and Naruto we took care of them before they could tell her. Let’s just say, we gave each one of them a friendly warning.

Under the plush was another card, this time a pink color with a matching envelope. She opened it quickly and read to herself. All that was written in this card was what I planned to tell her tomorrow night plus another little gift I am sure she will not be able to deny.

“That is so cute, Sakura” her two friends squealed loudly, each grabbing the gifts to help a paralyzed Sakura, who like always found her attention mostly to the card than the rest of the things I had gotten for her. For one, Naruto was right. Girls did love corny letters, and to Sakura I guess they fascinated her. “and he plan’s to see you tomorrow! He must be someone we know since he is going to my party! Are you going to meet him?”

Sakura looked unsure for a second, after stealing another glance at me she made up her mind. “Yes”

After this and a few more squeals from the girls…

We all parted our ways...

Tomorrow would be a big day.

-Your Secret Admirer-

The music was loud and all the rooms very congested with people. Apparently if Ami had planned to ruin Ino’s party by throwing one the same day as the blonde, the girl had unfortunately failed. Most people like the Yamanaka girl, could be because of her social status or because she befriended almost everyone. Either way, her party was a total hit on the young community.

To me, the party was the perfect place and time to tell Sakura of my feelings I’ve been holding for about a year now. The place was full of people in costumes and seriously, she wouldn’t be able to recognize him just now until the time came and she had to get outside to meet me. Which wasn’t so far off.

Knowing well the time was nearing I sped off to the back door and into the Yamanaka’s garden. There were plenty of dark shadows in which I will be able to hide until I saw Sakura come out through the same door. Taking a deep breath, I got ready to admit my feelings to her.

The door opened and out came my princess. Literally. She had dressed in one of those white and pink puffy dresses most princesses would wear, though hers looked more like a ballerina’s outfit, reaching down to her knees. Her long rose hair was pulled up in a neat pony tail with a few curly strands of hair framing her face. She also wore long elbow white gloves, matching knee socks and flat little pink shoes.

“I had been thinking after a while…” I made my presence known, beginning to retell my last letter word for word. She was aware of my company, and eyeing the place my voice came from she waited for me to continue talking. “…always just thinking of ways to approach you, of ways to let you know how I feel about you. I love every single thing about you, starting from physical features to ways you act. I love how you talk, how every word comes like a melodic, a gentle piece of music to my ears right from those small perfect red lips of yours…”

And now she knew who I was, by the sound of my voice she could of probably tell since I said the first word.

“I love your hair” I continued. “to the last strand of it, I don’t mind the peculiar color, that is what makes you unique. I love how you are comprehensive to people, how smart you really are and how you care for people overall. You are not the type to be selfish, you think about your friends, you care about them all. And I love how caring you actually are. Your eyes are the ones that captivated me most, how they gleam, how they would look back at me with such timidity. I love them, they are the couple of jewels that begun my obsession. But over all…don’t get me wrong, I’m not into you due to an infatuation. Because my dear Sakura, over all those things…” moment of hesitation… “I love you more”

I rushed right out of my hiding place, holding tightly onto her arms and taking a second to stare back into her green orbs.

“Itachi…” I didn’t let her continue. Letting myself go and steal a kiss from her before I went crazy. Her shy kisses were slowly taking confidence until she actually kissed as fervently as I did to her.

“Sincerely, your Secret Admirer” the end of my letter.

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A/N: Early Valentines fic I know. I knocked it out from SasuSaku to write about ItaSaku. My 2nd most favorite pairing of them all! (well it’s a tie between them two but I can’t decide who’s first) So here it is, hope you like it. And please review! : 3

Happy Early Valentines Day!!!