Fools

Naruto had totally screwed himself over.

What the hell had he been thinking?! He confessed to Sakura-chan.

HE CONFESSED TO SAKURA-CHAN.

"GAH!" His heart pounded in his chest as he clutched his head in his hands, rolling around on his bed as he cursed himself. "AAAAH! WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE?! I may never be able to be near Sakura-chan again! She'll think I'm a freak!"

The banging of a powerful fist on a wooden door caused the blonde to abruptly sit up on his bed sheets, completely unraveled. "Gwuuh!"

"Naruto! Open the door, you dummy!"

Her voice quickened his pulse. Anxiety began to boil in his stomach as he clutched a pillow before he took a deep breath and crawled to open the door. "H-Hey, Sakura-chan. Look, I'm sorry I-"

"Shut up for a second!" She commanded, her eyes serious. "I've got something to say."

The blonde flinched a little, surprised by her sudden change in mood. "Uh, okay."

She took a deep breath. "Do you want to...um..." The pinkette paused. "Well, there's this movie I've been wanting to see and..." She became frustrated.

"Ehh? Sa-Sakura-chan, do you need some medicine or something? You look like you're having a hard time..."

"No, you idiot!" She exclaimed. "I'm trying to say that I want to go on a date with you!"

His jaw dropped. "Whu-whu-whu-whuuuut?"

"Don't do that, you'll catch flies. So which do you want to see more, this romantic comedy that just came out, or this horror movie?" She sounded a bit flustered and her face was determined as she pondered his, her cheeks flushing a bit in spite of how confident she seemed.

"...I..." She was asking him on a date... She was ASKING HIM ON A DATE! "I..." He tapped his chin in thought. "Weeeeell...I guess I can go on a date with ya- IF you let me pick the movie, y'know, and we go dutch or somethin', cuz I'm..." He whimpered helplessly. "...running low on cash.."

"Oh, Naruto!" Sakura exclaimed, "The same as always!"

"Then why are ya going on a date with me, Sakura-chan?"

She bristled a bit. "Well, maybe I like the same as always!"