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Chapter 6
Blackmailing Best Friends

"Where the hell is that pig?" Sakura muttered to herself, as she pushed her way through the large crowd. She had been looking for the blonde teen for the past twenty minutes with no luck. "Damn it."

Taking out her cellphone, she was about to dial Ino's number when someone yelled into the microphone, their voice booming from the speakers.

"Hello Konoha!"

Sakura turned her head towards the voice, and standing there on the stage was Uchiha Sasuke's best friend, Uzumaki Naruto; Though she wasn't a fan of Uchiha Sasuke, she wasn't totally oblivious to everything about him. How could she? His fangirls (and, as disturbing as it was, fanboys) would not stop talking about him.

"So, is everyone having a great time?" he yelled into the microphone. His reply was a loud "YEAH!" from the audience. Grinning, he continued, "Well, I'm sure you're all looking forward to Mr. I-Think-I'm-So-Great Uchiha, but before that, I have a special announcement to make! And to help me with it, please give a warm welcome to Uchiha Sasuke and Yamanaka Ino!"

Her eyes widened when she saw her best friend jogging onto the stage. What in the world is she doing? Right behind her was a grumpy-looking Uchiha Sasuke, looking none too pleased with this 'announcement'.

"For as long as I've known him, Teme here has never had a girlfriend which has caused many rumors of him being gay," Naruto said to the crowd which earned an angry glare from the Uchiha, "Sometimes, I even think so, too! However, in all the years that I've known him, not once has he pulled a move on me which proves to me that he is not gay." By now, Sasuke was just about ready to murder him on the spot. "Of course, everyone deserves a little lovin' so being the awesome, awesome best friend I am, I am out on a mission to find him a girlfriend!"

Almost every girl in the crowd shrieked with excitement.

"And," he continued, a sly grin on his face, "That lucky girl happens to be in this very crowd."

That was when chaos broke out. Some girls fainted, while others had gotten themselves into catfights. The sight was almost amusing if it weren't for the fact that some of them were trying to get her, too!

Naruto held a hand up for silence. It worked. Everyone immediately stop, the audience suddenly becoming quiet. "So everyone please welcome to the stage...Haruno Sakura!"

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Her eyes widened in shock. She did not... But before she could even finish her thought, a girlish voice in the audience suddenly shouted, "That's me! I'm Haruno Sakura!"

All heads, including her's, immediately turned to the voice.

She wasn't exactly short, but she was shorter than the average woman and because of that, she had difficulty of finding a good look of "Sakura". Damn you all!

From the stage, Naruto turned to Ino and asked into the mic, "What do you say, Ino? Is she Sakura?"

Ino let out a snort, before grabbing the mic out of his hands. "Please. I know what my best friend looks AND sounds like and that imposter is nothing like Sakura," she said, smirking as she watched the Sakura-imposter turn red in embarrassment.

She handed the microphone back to Naruto, who scratched his head sheepishly. "Well, there you have it. Can the real Haruno Sakura please come up here? We know you're in the crowd! C'mon, don't be shy! Teme won't bite you...mostly," he winked.

Sasuke glared at Naruto as the girls in the audience began screaming.

"Dobe," he warned.

Naruto held his hands out defensively. "Hey, we have to find a way to get her to come up here!"

"Forget it. I'm leaving," he was about to turn and leave when Naruto grabbed onto his shoulder and stopped him.

"Let go."

"Not until you meet her."

He let out a sigh and looked at the blond with annoyance. "Five minutes," he told him. "After that, I'm leaving."

Naruto grinned. "You won't regret it, Teme!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

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Should I go up? she asked herself, before immediately answering, No, of course not! Only an idiot would do that. With all these fan girls around... she let out a shudder. Who knows what would happen if I went 'Oh hay dere! I'm Sakura Haruno your future girlfriend! You know, the one from eHarmony?'

She let out a frustrated sigh. Maybe I should just go home, she thought. Ino would understand, wouldn't she?

...or maybe not.

Well, it didn't matter. It was her fault for sticking her nose in her business, anyways. It wasn't as though she asked for all of this. Besides, it was Ino who liked that Uchiha, not her.

Finally making her decision, Sakura began pushing through the crowd of fan girls and heading towards the exit.

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There were three more minutes left.

"Sakura Haruno! Sakura Haruno! Please come to the stage!" Naruto yelled into the microphone, causing everyone to wince.

Sasuke let out an annoyed sigh. Why was he even friends with this idiot?

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There were two more minutes left.

"SA-KU-RA HA-RU-NO. Please come onto the sta—"

Ino grabbed the microphone from Naruto, and yelled into it, "Forehead, if you don't get your nerdy butt over here, I'm going to post those embarrassing baby pictures of you on Facebook."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, while Naruto looked at the blonde girl with wide eyes. Scary. He scooted away from her.

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"Forehead, if you don't get your nerdy butt over here, I'm going to post those embarrassing baby pictures of you on Facebook."

Sakura froze.

Blackmail, huh? Ino must really be serious about this. She looked at the park exit. It was only a few yards away. She turned her head, and looked back at the stage.

"Damn it," she cursed, before she turned around and trudged towards the stage.

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There was one more minute left.

"Sakura~" Naruto started singing into the mic as he strum his guitar. "O lovely Sakura, please come onto the stage~"

Ino looked aghasted.

Sasuke's left eye twitched.

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There was ten more seconds left.

He shook his head. "I'm leaving," he told Naruto. He turned around and was about to walk away when a melodic voice suddenly called out.

"Ino-pig."

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There was zero seconds left.

Sasuke's eyes widened.

Pink hair.

Standing in front of the crowd of fangirls was an annoyed-looking Sakura Haruno.

Author's Note: I'm really sorry for not updating for over a year. x_x I don't really have an excuse besides the usual case of Writer's Block and school.

I had really wanted to edit this story (again) before I uploaded this chapter, but I decided against it. I'm too lazy and I would just rather move on with the plot. I can always come back and edit it after I finish the story.

Anyways, all I can say is: FINALLY. After two years, Sasuke and Sakura finally meet. It took me two years, but we finally got here. Sorta. Okay, so they didn't technically "meet", but still, it counts, right? I don't know when I'll update again (hopefully within the next few months), but it should be a lot faster than this one. (Again, sorry!)

Please review. :)