Story Concept: Sasuke is smitten with a woman he sees while waiting for his dentist appointment. After that fateful meeting, he takes it upon himself to try to formally meet her, and finds out that she is actually a part of his extended circle of friends. He does everything in his power to get to know her better, and the more they hang out together, the more intrigued he becomes. He wants her to like him, but you see, Sasuke does not merely "show off." He leaves an impression.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Dental exams—the one exam you can't cram for. Sasuke strode into the waiting room of his dentist's office with confidence, knowing he took exceptional care of his teeth. He was actually very proud of his pearly whites, and tried to stay away from things like cigarettes and coffee to avoid staining.

"Excuse me, ma'am, I have an appointment for two o'clock."

The receptionist looked up from her paperwork and scrutinized him from over her reading glasses. "Name?"

"Uchiha Sasuke."

"Have a seat. One of our nurses will let you know when a dental hygienist is ready for you."

"Thank you," he replied, turning to the magazine stand. His calculating eyes combed through the various titles and captions, finding nothing particularly attention-grabbing. He finally settled on the local paper, plucking it off the rack and heading towards the row of chairs against the wall.

Sasuke had a (secret) habit of skipping the stories and going straight for the comics, a practice he didn't intend on giving up anytime soon. Chuckling quietly to himself, he flipped the pages once more and settled on the crossword puzzle.

He glanced up when he heard the door open and close behind him, but paid the newcomer no mind.

"Hi, I have an appointment today," a soft voice called out. Sasuke looked up from his halfway-finished crossword puzzle and stared at the woman directly in front of him, who was currently conversing with the receptionist.

The exact content of her speech went unnoticed by Sasuke, but he had trouble trying to ignore the melodic tones of her voice. She spoke calmly, succinctly—without any rushed words or harsh tones. He picked up the occasional hesitation in her voice and smirked when she stuttered out her appointment time.

He quickly averted his gaze back down to the crossword puzzle in his lap, when he saw her shoulders shift, a telltale sign she was about to turn around. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her pick up a discarded magazine off the table across the room and sat down in a seat two chairs across from him.

As she walked by him, he caught a whiff of her gentle, whimsical scent, not at all overbearing or heady like some other poor excuse of "perfumes" he'd seen other women use.

Sasuke had to meet this girl. He was entranced by her mild demeanor and desired to get to know the woman behind the calm voice and gentle fragrance. But he couldn't just say hi to her, out of the middle of nowhere. That would be awkward and creepy, and probably scare the poor girl away before he actually got to speak with her.

He hooked his left leg on his right knee and fished his mobile phone out of his pocket, contemplating various ways to stage a meeting with this girl. Sasuke fiddled away with his Blackberry, not actually reading any of the emails he was going through.

"Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Hinata?"

Sasuke looked at the two women on the other side of the room holding open a door. "Please follow us." He stood up and shoved the phone back in his pocket, mentally deducing that the woman he'd been eyeing earlier was this "Hyuuga Hinata."

He grabbed the door and propped it open for the two women. Hearing gentle footsteps coming up from behind him, he turned to grin at the lady that caught his eye—or rather, his ears and his nose. Time froze when he saw her. Her hair fell pin-straight behind her shoulders, her blunt bangs spilling over her forehead. Deep-set opalescent eyes framed by full, dark lashes looked at him with a kind gaze. Her nose was cute and small, well-pointed, leading down to thin, pink lips and a softly curved jaw line.

She was radiant.

He continued to hold the door open and motioned her in, smiling. She smiled back and voiced quietly, in that soft voice of hers, "Thank you."

"No problem."

From there they parted ways, but Sasuke was determined to meet her again.

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AN: I may or may not update this on a regular basis. This chapter in particular is really short, but the ones to come should be longer, and will definitely have more interaction.