"Hey, so..."

"Hm?"

"Do you... Still need to use the restroom in there?"

"Gross! Why would you ask that kind of question?!"

"I'm just starting the conversation, geez." Sasuke rolled his eyes, "but... Seriously, though. You're a computer avatar, now. Do you ever still get hungry or need to use the restroom?"

"Yes."

"So your human body functions are all still the same?"

"Yep."

"I see..."

"You're lucky I can cook for myself, though. Otherwise, you'd be feeding me yourself."

"Yeah..." Sasuke looked down at his phone, where Sakura sat curiously scrolling through the apps on his phone, "so, Sakura. Is there a way... To get you out of there? Or are you permanently trapped in there?"

Sakura stopped what she was doing and looked up at him slowly, "listen... I'll probably tell you when we're back at your place. Somewhere a little bit more private, you know? At least maybe not while your friend is here..."

"Whoaaaa so this is her, huh?"

Sasuke nearly fell off of the park bench he was sitting on the moment Naruto Uzumaki tapped on his screen, "idiot!"

"Oops, sorry. I didn't break her, did I? Dude, she's cute."

"Um, excuse you, I only accept compliments from Sasuke, you dumbo." Sakura crossed her arms and stuck her nose in the air.

"Eh-heh..." Sasuke sighed then looked up at Naruto seriously, "dude, keep your voice down. I don't want to let anyone else know she's here."

"I see. Uh..." Naruto scratched the back of his neck, "it's weird seeing you out of your room like this, Sasuke. I never thought I'd ever see the day."

"Me too. Listen, we gotta keep her on the... Down... Low..." Sasuke's voice trailed off when he spotted a familiar face, "oh shoot..."

"Hm?" Naruto turned around, "hey, isn't that Yuuki?"

"Yeah." Sasuke rubbed his forehead, "I was supposed to meet with Yuuki today."

Naruto looked back at him, "should I leave?"

"You can stay. It'll probably make things less awkward." Sasuke looked up at Yuuki as she approached, "hey, Yuuki."

"Sasuke! And Naruto, too. I didn't know you were going to be here."

"I didn't know either." Naruto rolled his eyes, "until just now."

"Hey, Yuuki. I have, uh, something to show you."

"Crap!" Sakura hid behind his apps as he lifted his phone screen to his friend, "Sasuke!"

"This is Sakura." Sasuke lowered his voice, "but you can't tell anyone who she is."

"Whoa..." Yuuki studied the small, pink-haired avatar, "who is she? Where the heck did she come from?"

"I'm not sure. It was a mis-sent email. You have to help me, Yuuki. I have to try to protect her, at least not until we get more information on her. Promise you won't tell anyone, though?"

"Don't worry." Yuuki winked, "your secret's safe with me. I'll do whatever I can to help you."

"Thanks." He smiled and looked down at Sakura, "you hear that, Sakura?"

"Y-yeah... Thanks." She looked up at Yuuki, "uh... Yuuki, right?"

"Yup! I love that name, though. 'Sakura'. It really does suit you." She turned her attention to the boy sitting in front of her, "so, what do you wanna do today, Sasuke?"

"I was hoping we could do some research on Sakura and her programming. Naruto I might have a way to trace the email back to the guys responsible for this."

"Oh, but..." Yuuki crossed her arms, "I thought we could go to the mall today or something. You have to loosen up sometimes, you know. Naruto and Sakura can tag along, of course."

Naruto stared at her, "r-really?"

"I..." Sakura swallowed hard, "I wouldn't want to impose."

Sasuke looked down at his phone, "It's okay, you wouldn't be. It'll be fun. Besides, I guess she's right... About loosening up."

"But... Sasuke..."

"It's fine, Sakura."

She looked up at him worriedly, "o-okay, sure."

"Don't worry, Sakura." Yuuki smiled at her through the phone screen, "I'll be sure to show you a good time. I'm pretty fun, aren't I, Sasuke?"

He looked at her, "y-yeah, sure."

"Hm..." Sakura narrowed her eyes at her.

The rest of the afternoon, Sasuke busied himself keeping Yuuki entertained with Naruto's help as Sakura sat in his phone watching the events unfold. There was nothing for her to do, it was as if Sasuke had forgotten she was there. He probably did, after all.

"Today was fun, Sasuke. Thanks."

Sasuke smiled and nodded, "no problem."

"Hmph." Naruto crossed his arms, "I was here too, you know..."

Yuuki tapped her elbow for a moment before setting her hand on Sasuke's shoulder, "hey, why don't you and Naruto go get us a drink or something? I saw a vending machine over there by the fountain."

Sasuke looked in that direction, "okay."

Before he could walk off with Naruto, she grabbed his arm, "wait, you forgot about Sakura, didn't you?"

Sasuke looked down at his phone, which had fallen asleep, "oh, you're right." He turned it on and found a slightly annoyed Sakura sitting cross-legged on the floor of his screen, "sorry, Sakura."

"Why don't you leave her with me?" Yuuki smiled, "I want to have some girl-time with her. She must've been bored by you, it's probably been a while since she was last alone with a girl."

"You're probably right." Sasuke sighed as he handed his phone over to his friend, "come on, Naruto. We won't be long."

"Oh, please, take your time. No need to be in a rush." Yuuki smiled at the boys before looking down at the phone, "nice guy, isn't he?"

"Who, Naruto? Yeah, of course."

Yuuki laughed, "no, silly. I meant Sasuke."

"Oh, he's cool, too."

"Isn't he?" Yuuki grinned, "too cool, I think, to be with someone like you."

Sakura peered her eyes at the girl, "oh yeah? In that case, I think he's too cool to be with you, either."

"You might be right." Yuuki giggled, "but man, you like him, don't you?"

"Of course I like him."

"No, Sakura. I mean like him."

"... No."

"Oh dear, you're in denial, aren't you?"

Sakura stood up, "what the hell do you want with me?"

"Oh, nothing in particular." Yuuki shrugged, "just a little chat. If you want to be with Sasuke, I totally understand. It's just..." She smirked, "such a shame it'll never happen since you'll be stuck in his computer forever."

Sakura's eyes opened wide in horror as her face paled, "what did you just say?!"

Yuuki's eyes snapped up, "oh! You're back!" She positioned the phone so that Sakura could see Naruto and Sasuke walk up to them with a couple of drinks, "thank goodness! I thought I was going to faint from dehydration."

"I think you're fine." Naruto chuckled awkwardly.

"Thanks for staying with her." Sasuke took his phone back.

"Oh, it's no problem at all, Sasuke." She winked at him and smiled at Sakura, "she's surprised by how well our conversation went. I'd love to talk to her again some other time!"

Sasuke looked down at Sakura's paled face and horrified state, "S-Sakura, you okay?"

Sakura swallowed hard as her eyes never left Yuuki, "y-yeah. Just peachy."

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You wouldn't believe the day I had today.

Maybe I can.

She's so cute, so fun to talk to. And her name is Sakura.

So you met her?

Sure did. Sasuke's pretty trusting.

I can tell. So, you'll get her back to me immediately?

Hold on. It seems to me like there's something going on in Sakura's mind. So just let me play with her a little bit. Then I'll send her back to you, only to be sent back to me, right?

Sounds a bit obscure, but yes. That sounds about accurate. 

Wonderful. This excites me, you know? I'm going to have so much fun with this one. 

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Written by xX_Fang_Xx