(Still) Sarada's POV:

"I...... I kinda think you and Boruto's relationship is fake. I dunno something about it is rubbing me the wrong way." Chouchou confessed.

I blinked a few times as I processed what she was saying. Oh shxt, time to lie like my life depends on it (which it technically does).

I laughed lightheartedly. "Pssshhh what're you talking about? Our relationship is totally real." I squeaked. Smooth Sarada. Realll smooth.

She turned her head towards me and squinted. "Okay then, tell me one time you and Boruto kissed." I smirked inwardly. I got this down pact. All I gotta say is that one time at aunt Ino's house and boom I'm done.

"Oh and not that one time at aunt Ino's house." She added. ......Welp that answer's crossed out. I gulped hard as I felt a bead of sweat cascade down the side of my forehead. "I-I uh- you see- that time-" *error Sarada.exe has stopped working. Contact your local technician to fix this problem*

"—Helloooo? Earth to Sarada." I was snapped back to reality by Chouchou's hand waving in my face. I shook my head a few times and looked up at Chouchou. "I'm here. So what happened again, all I remember is you saying something and my mind went blank."

"I asked when was the last time you and Boruto kissed." She said once more, but this time it was clear as daylight. No blacking out like last time.

I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding as I turned my head to the other side. "W-well to be honest, m-me and Boruto haven't kissed since that time." I sheepishly said as I scratched my cheek with one finger. I bet the onlookers think I look like a tomato from how hot my face was getting.

"Oh? And why is that?" She pestered.

"Because......" with a twinkle in my eye, I whipped my head back towards her and pushed up my glasses. "He doesn't deserve to lay those greasy burger infested lips upon mine! After all I am the Uchiha princess, he'll be lucky if I even give him a peck on the cheek!" I triumphed.

I glanced at Chouchou from the side to see what her reaction was to my little gimmick. She sat there with her mouth slightly agape with the most dumbest expression written on her face. Well something is better than nothing I guess.

Slowly but surely her dumb expression turned into a sly smile. Then without warning she hooked her arm around my neck and ruffled my hair. "That's my girl! I wonder what took you so long to realize that Boruto and his gang are just a bunch of low life slobs who just eat burgers and play video games all day."

She unhooked her arm as I patted down the top of my head. "Although, these past few weeks you and Boruto have been pretty... off. Every time y'all are together he seems to drag you off in private..." She suspiciously said as her hazel eyes were somewhat interrogating my onyx ones.

She covered her mouth as her eyes were practically popping out of her sockets. "Oh ma god... Sarada Uchiha you sly dog."

I brought my brows together in confusion. "Eh?"

"You thought I wouldn't find out but guess what, I did!"

"Eh?"

"No wonder why you two have been spending so much alone time together."

"Again for the last time, Eh???"

"Don't act like you don't know." She playfully hit my shoulder. In all actuality I really didn't know what she was talking about. "I mean it seems you guys skipped first, second and third base and just went straight for the home run."

I deadpanned as I finally got what she was trying to say. I thumped her on her forehead. "YOU IDIOT! WHAT KIND OF GIRL DO YOU TAKE ME FOR!" I yelled as my cheeks rose to a bright red color.

"Owwww, Sarada I think you left a mark." Chouchou whined. I 'hmphed' and crossed my arms. "Well that's what you get for thinking I'm some kind of tramp." When I looked at her forehead there was indeed a big red mark where I had thumped her.

I sighed as she rubbed the spot on her forehead vigorously. "Look, I'm sorry for hitting you. It's a trait I inherited from my mother and it's not my fault I can't control it. But anyways there is a secret I have been kinda sorta keeping from you and everyone else." She instantly stopped rubbing her forehead and looked at me.

It's time to rip this thing off like a bandaid. Just quick and simple. "You are actually correct about our relationship being fake. From the beginning this so called 'relationship' we had is nothing whatsoever." I finally admitted.

Fearing the worst I directed my attention to a particularly interesting pebble that rested beside my foot. After about 2 minutes of silence Chouchou was the first to break it. "Woah," she breathed out. "That was some serious chiz."

I nodded. "Yeah, I know. Imagine how it felt to lie to everyone's face and keep this little facade up for weeks on end. Honestly it feels like a huge burden has been lifted off my chest since I told you this."

I looked up at the cloudless, azure colored sky and watched as the green tree leaves swayed through the gentle evening air. I wish I could enjoy this peaceful moment but there was so much conflict and tension in the air that it completely smothered the thought of me having some peace.

"Wait," Chouchou said. I broke my eyes away from the trees and sky and directed them at Chouchou. "Hm?"

"Why did you even agree to it anyways? I mean there's no way you would agree to something like that unless he had some kind of leverage over you." I suddenly had a flashback:

.......He then grabbed onto my leg and wrapped his arms and legs around me. "Please please please Sarada you're my only hope." He wailed...............Shit, I can't have him like this when people walk by, it'll ruin my reputation................I am not having this idiot ruin my perfect attendance even if I have to sacrifice a piece of my dignity.

Oh right. Yep, that's how it happened. I sighed and looked down at my lap. "I— I agreed to it because I didn't want my so called reputation ruined. And to make matters worse, the reason why Boruto asked me was to make Sumire jealous and get back together with him."

After another few moments of silence I glanced to the left and saw Chouchou blinking so fast I thought a bug or something might have flown in her eye. "Uhm, exsqueeze me? Did I just hear that right?"

I hung my head low. "Yeah I know. I can't believe I let my humongous ego take over m-"

"No no no," Chouchou interjected. "That's not what I'm most surprised about."

I brought my head back up cocked it to the side. "Then what are you surprised about?"

"Sooooo you mean to tell me that that cheesehead basically forced you to go out with him so Sumire'll like him back?"

"I wouldn't say forced per se-"

"-And now you're being held against your will to date that pompous ass!! Le gasp!"

"Uhh, Chouchou, I think you got the wrong ide-"

She hugged my head to her chest and started rubbing my back. "Shhh, don't worry Sara-Chan, momma Chouchou gotcha." Since Chouchou had this sort of bear grip on me, I was literally being stuffed and suffocated in her chest.

"Chouchou...... can't.... breathe." I wheezed.

"Oh, sorry 'bout that." When Chouchou finally released me from her death grip it took me a few seconds to regain my breath.

"Ok, so Boruto didn't force me to go out with him. I agreed to it on my own free will."

"Oh." Chouchou simply said before scrunching her face up in disgust. "Why the hell would you do that? What you like him or something?"

When it took me a few seconds to respond I heard Chouchou gasp and start squealing as her feet rapidly hit the ground. "OHMIGOSHHH! I KNEW YOU WAS INTO HIM EVER SINCE THAT DAY IN KINDERGARTEN WHEN YOU CHOSE TO COLOR WITH HIM INSTEAD OF ME!"

"N-no! That's not it!" I argued. "It's just that ever since I found out about that little incident Sumire did while dating Boruto I didn't want him to get back together with the likes of her." I can still remember that day she did that. Poor Boruto. He never knew and he still doesn't know.

"Yeah sur- wait what? What incident?" Oh right, the only people who know about it is me, Shikadai and Inojin. And we promised not to tell Boruto or anybody else.

I formed my lips into a straight line "It's nothing." I said before getting up from the bench and walking away. "Wait! Sarada! You can't just brew the tea and not serve it to me!"

When I heard fast footsteps behind me I knew it was hers but that didn't stop me from walking. Chouchou ran to the left side of me and slowed down to my pace. "Please please pleaseeee tell me. I won't tell a soul and I put that on my dead grandfather's grave." She begged.

I looked at her pleading eyes then back at the pavement. Well I mean Chouchou never does tell anybody when I tell her a secret and I know she lives for this type of stuff so I guess telling one more person won't be bad.

"Okay so basically Sumire......"

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"She WHAT!" I can't believe the likes of that....! That.....!

"Backstabbing, conniving bitch." I finished off for her. "Yes! Ooo when I get my hand on her I'll wring her little chicken neck out." Chouchou growled while mimicking the motions of choking out someone in the air.

I chuckled. "Calm down crazy before the people in the park call a mental institution on you." At this she stopped choking out the poor air and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I still don't get why blondie wants to go out with her. I mean you did tell him what she did right?" I shook my head. "No I decided not to tell him to protect his poor heart. If I told him he probably would've been thrown into a deeper depression than what he was like when they broke up."

Since Sumire was basically Boruto's first love and his dream girl, when they broke up he was seriously depressed. He wouldn't talk to anyone for weeks on end. The only time he would come out his room was to eat dinner and do his chores.

He would always show up late for school and when he did his hair and clothes was a wreck and all he did was put his head down on the desk. That stage in his life really worried me. If I told him what Sumire did he probably would've ran away or did something....... worse.

"True, but you gotta tell him someday soon. He needs to realize that Sumire isn't the innocent girl everyone makes her out to be." I nodded my head. Chouchou's right. If I keep on letting him chase her, he'll get hurt again.

Without realizing we walked far enough that we got to the entrance of the park. "Welp, looks like this is where we part ways." Chouchou sighed.

"Yeah, I'll see you in school." I said and turned away.

"Wait Sarada." I heard Chouchou say. I turned halfway and raised a brow. "Hm?"

She smirked. "Nice outfit by the way." I looked down and noticed what I was wearing: a white shirt with the Uchiha symbol on the left breast pocket, black sweatpants with red clouds printed on the right side and fuzzy, fox slippers.

I blushed as I realized how embarrassing I looked. "OH SHUT IT AKIMICHI!"

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Y'all........

I am sincerely sorry for making you guys wait so long for these chapters to come out. I know I should just man up and admit to my mistakes but it's just that school was whopping my aSS so I was focusing on that rather than writing. Please stay tuned for this story, I'm lacking some motivation at the time as well so my updates probs won't be fast.

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Date published: June 21, 2018
Word count: 2111