A/N: Thank God this is over.

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"Ehhhh?" Tenten shouted as Hinata poked her fingers together. "You and Naruto...?!"

"Yes, he did," the Hyuuga heiress smiled bashfully. "He came up to me during lunch and kissed me in front of everyone!"

"And then? And then?" Ino demanded, leaning in.

"And then he gave me a promise ring and asked me to be his... g-girlfriend!" She showed them the cute little ring with both the Uzumaki and Hyuuga symbols on it, and the three girls began squealing in excitement.

"Congratulations, Hinata!" Karin squealed. "I'm so happy for you!"

"Yeah, congrats!" Sakura strode up to them, hanging off of Sasuke's arm with a grin.

"Whoa, S-Sakura!" Tenten's jaw dropped. "You? A-And Sasuke...?"

"Yep!" She giggled. "It's official! I'm his girlfriend!"

"Oh my gosh, two confessions in one day!" Ino began fanning herself frantically with a piece of paper. "I legit cannot!"

Sasuke sighed, but turned to the pinkette with a smile. "It seems you have catching up to do."

"Yes, I guess I do." She agreed. She hugged him. "Should I see you after school?"

"Definitely." Sasuke smirked. "Itachi's having the Akatsuki over, and I'll bet Deidara will be dying to know the details."

"Eeeee!" She laughed jovially and gave him a giant kiss. "Thank you! Okay, I'll see you after class, love you!"

A pink flush spread across his cheeks and he smiled softly at her. "I love you too."

As all four of the other girls began aweing over the display, Sasuke left the classroom.

"Oh, wait, I have art next!" Ino gasped, looking at her phone. "Sai's gonna kill me if I'm late! I've gotta go, girls. See you after school!"

"Bye, Ino!" They chorused as she raced out.

"Ooo, someone's in looooooove." Sakura teased.

"I bet you fifty bucks that they'll get together before graduation." Karin held out her hand.

"Oh yeah?" Sakura snorted, grabbing and shaking it firmly. "Well I bet you fifty bucks that they'll get together before Christmas break!"

"You're on!" Karin declared.

Hinata giggled. "Looks like you have your hands full."

Neji walked by, casually kissing Tenten. "Hello, love."

Her face turned bright red and both Karin and Sakura began 'ooooooh'ing.

"Sh-Shut up," she mumbled, covering her face with her hands.

Karin's phone buzzed, and when she checked it she smiled. "Oh, gotta go. Suigetsu wants to figure out a few things with the swimming club. I'll see you guys later?"

"Sure, baby sis." Sakura teased, ruffling her hair. "Go get 'im!"

She blushed but walked out of the room.

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The sun gently shone down on both of their faces as they sat on the bench, Sasuke's arm around the pinkette's shoulders.

She sighed in content. "This has been a crazy year, and it's not even November yet."

"I agree." He hummed in thought as he rested his head against hers. "You know, I was thinking."

"Oh boy, what did I do?" She joked, looking up at him.

He rolled his eyes, but gave her a good-natured smile. "Very funny. I was thinking, I wonder what Gaara's doing here."

"Hm?" She seemed to remember something and nodded. "Oh, yeah, Temari begged him to transfer so that she could better keep an eye on him. Older sisters will be older sisters, I suppose."

"Well, isn't that you with Karin?"

"And here I thought you didn't even know her name!" She faked a gasp of surprise. "I mean, she is my little sister, but I wouldn't beg her to come to my school just so that I can be near her."

"Maybe he's got a past?"

"Who knows." Sakura shrugged. "Oh, hey, have you heard the news about Tsunade-sama?"

"No. What?" Sasuke rose an eyebrow. "Is she taking another 'sick leave' again?"

"No, no, not that." Sakura glared and gently hit him on the shoulder. "Apparently, Jiraiya-sensei is taking her somewhere during Christmas Break."

Both were silent for a few moments.

Sasuke smirked. "Oh, I know what you're thinking."

"Oho, do you?" Sakura teased.

"Of course."

She grinned at him, holding out a hand. "Operation Get-Jiraiya-sensei-Together-With-Tsunade-sama-Before-We-Graduate is a go?"

"You bet." The two shook hands.

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Meanwhile, Itachi was watching them through the window with a smile.

"Ah, it seems like Sasuke-chan is so happy these days," his mother, Mikoto, crooned as she hugged him from behind. "When will you get a girlfriend, Itachi-chan?"

"Who knows, Mother." He chuckled, turning to hug her properly. "Somehow, I have the nagging feeling that otouto is plotting something..."

He looked to the ceiling as his mother giggled, walking out of the room. Just what are you planning to do, little brother?

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A/N: The original had a sequel hook. Thankfully this does not. I'm not planning on it any time soon - but hey, I guess that sequel bait ending is more faithful to the genre, isn't it?

Thanks for checking out this weird little sidepiece. I'm gonna get back to work on my more important projects.