Rock Paper Scissors
by Diana-san

Author's Note: Inspired by an episode of Friends with Phoebe and Joey. Re-posting from my tumblr.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Rock Paper Scissors Fire

"One more time!" Sakura demanded.

Sasuke sighed. "We've been playing for fifteen rounds already. Shouldn't you just admit defeat?"

"One more time!" she begged again.

"I don't know how you're losing. I already told you my secret on how I won. Why are you not changing your methods?"

"I can't help it! I do those things without thinking about it. Stop looking at my thumb positions!" Sakura exclaimed.

Sasuke smirked. "You just make it so easy…"

"Rock paper scissors!" Sakura cried out as she threw out a paper. Sasuke's hand showed scissors. Sakura balled up her hand into a fist as she cried out in frustration. "No fair!" With that said, she turned and stomped off.

"Are you okay?"

Sakura glanced up from the swings she was sitting on. A boy with brown hair was staring back at her. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, did you want to go on the swings?" she asked as she hopped off.

"Ah, no. I just saw you earlier and you seemed to be upset."

"Oh.." Sakura laughed. "Yeah, I lost at rock paper scissors so I was a bit frustrated."

The boy smiled. "I can teach you a foolproof method."

Sakura's eyes lit up. "Really? You know one?!"

The boy nodded. "Yes, here let's play a round."

"Rock paper scissors!" Sakura cried out as she threw out a rock. The boy smiled as he had his hand in a cup formation with his fingers moving back and forth.

"What is that?" Sakura asked as she stared dumbfounded.

"Fire."

"That's cheating."

He smiled some more. "But you're smiling," he commented.

"That's because you're being silly. Sasuke-kun will never fall for that."

He smiled. "Okay, then I lose. Here." The boy reached into his bag and pulled out a pastry bun wrapped in a clear cellophane bag. There was cream and strawberries in the center of the bun. "For you," he said as he handed it to her.

Sakura's mouth salivated a little at the bun. "W-what? Why?"

"Because you're cute," he said with a smile.

Sakura felt a blush creep up underneath her cheeks as she took the bun from him. "Thank you," she murmured shyly as she looked down, her eyes unable to meet his.

Sasuke frowned as he watched Sakura and the boy from where he was seated. He was up top on a tree ledge and had been observing Sakura on the swings when that boy came over and started to make conversation with her. He watched as the boy taught Sakura some lame cheat called "fire" and then proceeded to hand her a pastry bun. And then the boy had the nerve to brazenly call Sakura cute. Sasuke crunched the twig in his hand as the twig snapped into two pieces.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura shouted out as she ran over to Sasuke. School had ended and Sasuke was on his way home for the day. "Let's play another round," she insisted as she grabbed a hold of Sasuke's arm.

"No," he replied coolly. He was still upset over what he had just seen earlier.

"Please? Pretty please?"

He sighed. "Fine," he replied. "But just one round. Winner gets three wishes."

Sakura laughed. "Are you sure you want to make such bets?"

He nodded and Sakura shrugged as she agreed to the conditions.

"Rock paper scissors," Sakura shouted gleefully. She froze as she held her fist in a rock position. Her eyes were clearly deceiving her. Sasuke was using fire.

"What's that?" she asked in a confused stare.

"Fire. Beats everything," Sasuke stated simply. "I win."

Sakura smirked. "Oh yeah? Does it beat this?" She moved her fist over so that it was above Sasuke's "fire" and then she opened up her fist to bring it down on top of the "fire."

"Water balloon…sploosh!" Sakura shouted with a giggle.

Sasuke was flabbergasted. "That's cheating!"

"You did fire. Don't talk to me about cheating. I win. I get three wishes now!"

Sasuke gaped at Sakura. The girl had outsmarted him. Sakura smiled sweetly at Sasuke as she grabbed his hand and pulled him along towards the school gates. "Come, come now. You're my slave Sasuke-kun. Let's go get dessert."