[AU, fluff, Sakura-centric]

She is violent, loud, and rude. She is Sakura Haruno. She wasn't new in our school but it was the first time she became my classmate.

She was quiet at first, hair in a ponytail and looking like an angel. But as time passes, her true personality emerged. I didn't mind, I actually like it.

She eventually became my friend. She will constantly ask me to seat beside her so I could teach her math. That's the first time I saw her eyes up close for the very first time. The way it twinkles when she is happy. The cute pout she does when I pinch her chubby cheeks. And that's when I knew, I like her.

Sakura Haruno. What a girl she is.

I didn't want to tell anybody that I like her. But she decided to ask me one day and I confessed. I was nervous the whole time, my fingers trembling while typing. It was already nerve wracking, what else if I confessed face to face?

My heart shattered when she turned me down, saying she wants to stay friends. I can't force her to like me back so I just went along with it. Nothing changed between us, we still hang out with each other and have fun. Of course our classmates started teasing us, saying we make a good couple.

Sakura got mad but she got used to it. I started holding her hands more often, hugging her from behind whenever I have the chance. I was worried that she will get irritated but she didn't. She just lets me to whatever I want.

I like her more and more as days passed. The way she punches me whenever I tease her, heck she punches me without a reason. Sakura is violent as hell and loves to swear. She doesn't care whether there are people around her. It's a bit embarassing but I can't force her to change. Besides, I grew fond of that side of her.

But there are days that she doesn't talk to me, avoiding me as much as possible. Her eyes will narrow when she sees me. Not giving a single glance when I scream out her name.

All I could do is to stay silent and wait for her to forgive me. I smiled when she started talking to me again, scolding me for what I did. I didn't listen to her and focused on her face. She looks beautiful. What did I do to deserve this girl?

Of course there are times that she still gets mad at me. I will do my best for her to forgive me. She will also apologized for her own selfish actions. "It was my fault to begin with". She is willing to lower her pride and I love her for that.

One thing Sakura does is tease me with other girls or my past crushes. She would constantly tell their names and make 'what if?' scenarios. I kept telling her that she is the only girl I truly liked but she wasn't having any of it. She enjoyed watching me suffer when we walked past my former crush.

I let her do as she pleases, seeing no threat in her actions. Maybe she is jealous that she wasn't the only one that I liked. She punched me in the gut when I told her that. "Why would I be jealous when I don't even like you?" was the words she said. I felt the pain in my chest. Oh how true those words are. Maybe she was teasing me with other girls as a way to let me forget my feelings for her.

She kept on telling me that she wasn't worth it, that there are other girls who are better than her. But she was the best out of all of them. She cares about her grades and her friends more than her looks. She doesn't act like a slut, she acts more like a person who escaped the mental house. There are more words that I can describe her. Words that I kept on telling her. Words that I want to scream at her face for not believing me.

Because of that, I want to love and protect her at the same time. I want to hug her whenever she cries, I want to hear her weird laugh, I want to see the twinkle in her eyes when she smiles, I want to be by her side.

I don't care is she isn't the typical perfect girl. I don't care if she doesn't wear makeup, she already looks beautiful in her natural face. I don't care if people judge me for loving her. Yes, I love her. I love her more when she confessed she likes me back.

The joy I felt was... honestly I can't describe it. I want to tell the whole world that she is finally mine. I want to scream out loud that Sakura Haruno likes me back. I want her to be by my side all the time. My day is already complete the moment I hear her laugh.

I want to see her breathtaking smile the first day in the morning. I want to be the person she cries on to when she had a baf day. But I don't want to be the reason why she is crying, yet look at her now, ruining her makeup because she is crying.

The whole crowd laughed at my words so she punched me, again. I tried my best to wipe her tears away without ruining her makeup. I whispered an apology and looked deeply at her eyes.

I love you Sakura Haruno with all my heart and I promise to bring joy in your life every single day. It will be filled with laughter and happiness. I will protect you at all cost, not letting a single thing harm you.

A single tear dropped on my face when I finally said my vow. Tears poured down her face yet she still looks gorgeous. The priest said the words that I've been waiting for. I pulled Sakura towards me and kissed her passionately. When we stopped, I stared at her like she is the only person in the room. Time seems to stop because of the words I said next.

I love you Sakura Uchiha and always will be.

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Written by: Cherrysanro