Cupid's Chokehold

By Chocolate Covered Sushi

When Sasuke wishes for the only girl who has ever noticed him to fall in love with him, Naruto has no choice but to fulfill his wish. SasuHinaNaru

PROLOGUE

What's so special about him anyway? And why do I of all gods have to watch over this nerd? Naruto shook his head and
flitted away from the monitor currently showing a teenage boy's visage.

It's true this boy was nothing special, in fact, he was painfully ordinary. He displayed little to no emotion. The teenage boy's mouth was twisted into a familiar frown, dark eyes was framed with black glasses and ebony hair that refused to stay out of his impassive orbs. He possessed no glaring traits that made him stand out; in fact they did just the opposite. His name was Sasuke Uchiha and although his older brother was the new face of Urban Apparel, he still managed to coast through his sixteen dull years of life without experiencing the benefits of his youth.

"Can I help you?" Sasuke stated mundanely while putting away the previous customer's five dollar bill in the cash register. Sasuke paused. What was taking this person so long to order? Sasuke let out a small sigh

"May I take your—" However as soon as he looked up his heart skipped a beat. "…order" Sasuke finished.

Her name was Hinata Hyuuga, or in other words, Sasuke's crush since he'd started high school. She had a traditional kind of beauty, long dark hair and porcelain skin. Eyes: doe like, figure: dainty. And while she was innocently looking up at the menu contemplating her lunch, Sasuke was inwardly dying on the inside. Why did she have to seem me working in a place like this?

"May I have a cheeseburger with small fries and a small drink please?" Hinata finally said, jolting Sasuke out of his thoughts. "Ah! Uchiha-san! I didn't notice you."

Of course she didn't, no one does. Sasuke quickly brushed his inner comment aside and replied

"O-Oh. Hyuuga-san nice to see you again." A gloved hand angrily tapped the nervous boy's shoulder and presented him with Hinata's order.

"Here you are, a cheeseburger, with small fries and a small soda." Hinata smiled slightly and clutched the fast food bag with both hands.

"Thank you." Hinata turned and with a small wave headed out the door. Sasuke stared at her retreating figure until another voice interrupted him with another order. "Coming right up" was his curt reply.

Sasuke clocked out and shrugged out of his TastyBurger uniform. At least today was slightly bearable. After all he got to see Hinata today.

"Hey. What are you gonna do after this" muttered Shikamaru, Sasuke's equally if not more ordinary friend.

"I don't know. Probably gonna go back home and—"

"What? Write in your diary?" Shikamaru teased.

Sasuke glared back at his friend only to witness him performing a bad impersonation of Hinata.

"I'm Hinata and I'm soooo pretty"

"Alright, alright" Sasuke grabbed their bags pushed his friend playfully out of the back door of the restaurant.

Once they were out of the restaurant Sasuke threw Shikamaru's bag at his chortling friend.

"Why is your bag so heavy?"

"Textbooks" Shikamaru replied after dispelling his laughter.

You didn't have to go to Senju Academy to know Shikamaru was a genius, although by his stunt in the restaurant it wouldn't seem so. "Really, I have yet to see you study" Sasuke said sarcastically. The truth was, Shikamaru was too lazy to even open a textbook. The two passed the park on their way back from work. Usually Shikamaru would have something to retort back about his studying habits, but this time he was silent. Sasuke glanced cautiously over at his quiet friend. Shikamaru was too busy eying the park with a blank stare. "What's up with you?" Shikamaru stopped suddenly.

"Aren't you tired of this?" Shikamaru yawned.

"Of what?"

"You know. This. Us."

"What? And why are you talking like that?"

"Look around Sasuke, everyone else has girlfriends instead of us."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Is this what this is about?"

"Don't tell me you didn't notice." Shikamaru began pointing out all the obscure couples in the park. "Mario and Peach? Link and Zelda? Even Lee has a girlfriend."

"Ok, that may be true, but not everyone has a girlfriend. Besides we have more than enough time for—"

"It may be spring now but come February, we'll be all alone with no one. We have to have a strategy" Although the words Shikamaru had been speaking were supposed to be full of passion, instead they came out completely unenthused.

"But I don't think—"

"Come on. Don't you just wish you could go out with Hinata?" Shikamaru probed.

"Well yeah, but…you're really acting weird, Shikamaru."

"And don't you wish you could hold her and run your hands through her…hair?"

"Yea…Wait What?"

"And don't you wish she would just fall in love with you?" He said monotonously.

"Umm, Shikamaru—"

"Don't you?"

"Kind of…"

"Well Say it then."

"Why do I have to—"

"Say it."

"Ok,ok. I wish Hinata would fall in love with me." Sasuke mumbled.

"Say it louder!" Shikamaru leaned in closer.

"I wish Hinata would fall in love with me!" Sasuke yelled out.

"Ok then." Shikamaru about faced and continued to walk past the park.

What was the point of that? Sasuke thought to himself slightly red in the face after Shikamaru's unemphatic monologue. And since when did Shikamaru become so melodramatic? Sasuke slumped and followed Shikamaru's trail. Now everyone thinks I'm a loser.

Little did Sasuke know that his new life awaited him, a few steps ahead.

Shikamaru looked at his watch. A smiling blonde's face appeared.

"It's about time. I owe you one."