Hey, instead of updating my other stories, I'm making a new one! I'm so fascinated with this topic, so I'm going to write an deep and emotional SasuSaku story about it. I hope you all enjoy it and I will take time to write each and every chapter to make it between 2k – 4k words. Enjoy!
Summary: Falling in love with the most dangerous gang leader in Japan was not on Sakura's to do list.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Twist of Fate chapter one
Beep. Beep. Beep.
A groan sounded throughout the room as the alarm clock was going off.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"I heard you the first time!" a voice had said, raising her arm to turn off said alarm clock. When this process was complete, the girl sat up in bed not looking forward to the day ahead. She looked to her window outside to see the fresh snow that had fallen overnight, it was mid-February after all.
Swinging her legs over the edge of her bed to get up, she walked over to her mirror. Her hair thrown into random parts of the air, her sleeping clothes wrinkled from tossing and turning like she normally does. She looked like a total mess.
"Better get ready for the same everyday routine." She mumbled to herself trudging to her bathroom in hopes to get ready instead of going back to her nice comfortable bed.
Yes, Haruno Sakura was doing her everyday routine. Waking up at six in the morning, showering, blow drying her hair, and getting dressed.
Taking off the gray tank top she has slept with along with her bra and underwear she turned the hot knob to her shower halfway, when the water had started she felt to feel if it was the right temperature. When she figured out it was, she stepped inside and let the warm water run over her naked body.
"I wish there was excitement in my life like there use to be." She thought to herself. It was not only her morning was a daily routine, but her afternoons, evenings, and even nights. It was basically wake up, school, work, home, sleep.
She used to be popular back in middle school, on the cheerleading team, boys falling at her feet, but that all changed on that faithful day her parents died.
She was only 14 at the time, it was the last day of 8th grade. Graduating middle school isn't that big of an accomplishment, but it was fun to think it was. Sakura was number one in her class, so this day was a big deal to her. Going up to get her diploma that day brought more tears than anything, and she remembers it bitterly.
"Haruno Sakura." She heard her principal say almost melancholy over the applause. She walked up to shake his hand with a bright smile on her teenage face, but instead of shaking her hand like he did everyone else he put his arms around her to give her a hug.
"Sakura..." She heard him whisper, "I'm so sorry."
Confused and scared she looked at his face.
"Your parents... have been shot." Sakura heart dropped that very moment.
"Are they..." she questioned in a week voice. Tears forming whenever he had nodded. She didn't cry, she took the diploma and put on the biggest smile she could which shocked the principal. He should have known after the ceremony he would find her by herself crying under the bleachers while everyone else was with their parents.
She shook her head to forget that dreadful memory. After that had happened she had shut out everyone in her life, her friends and extended family included. In her parents honor, she strives to be the best she can be in school to live out her parents dream of her becoming a well known doctor. Deciding that she had been in the shower long enough, she washed her long hair with shampoo and conditioner.
Stepping out she shivered at the cold that had touched her naked body and quickly grabbed a towel to cover herself in. Said girl then completed her other rituals to her daily routine. Looking in the mirror she took in her appearance once more. Long, straight, bubblegum pink hair, with bangs framing her face perfectly. A white short sleeved button up shirt, not to tight but did frame her slender body nicely. Also, a blue pencil skirt that reached a little passed mid thigh. Completing the look was her knee length high white socks, with brown shoes. Her normal look.
Sighing at her normal appearance she went down stairs to make herself a bowl of cereal for breakfast. Going to her refrigerator she received the milk, and reached to the top of the fridge for her box of cheerios. Her normal breakfast.
After completing that, she decided it was time to head out to school. Since she couldn't afford a car, she just walked to school, which was a hefty 30 minutes away. Walking at a normal pace.
Grudgingly, she went over to her chair and picked up her backpack and headed out the door.
~xXx~
Arriving at school, Sakura was shivering since she had forgotten a jacket.
"Stupid me, it snowed last night of course its going to be cold."
Sitting in her first hour, which started in five minutes, she started to read the book she had started yesterday. It was about a girl who was tired of living for today and started living for tomorrow, which related to Sakura quite nicely. She began to read the first paragraph when a familiar voice uproared.
"You really need to quit reading, you're such a nerd." Looking up, she saw no other than the school bully and hottie, Ton Hiro. She acknowledged him by looking up at him, shrugging, and going back to her book. He was envious that Sakura was the only girl in school that was immune to his good looks and his "cool" attitude. Hiro wasn't amused when Sakura ingored him.
"Hey, I'm talking to you stupid!" He screamed at a close range, which made Sakura's ears ring for a moment or two.
"I'm being smart and ignoring your impenitence, goodbye." Whenever this remark was said, the rest of the class that had gathered around them started to laugh. Red faced, Hiro was about to reply when the teacher walked in on time for once in his life. Which caused the class, besides Sakura, to gape at him.
Looking to his students from his perverted orange book, the man everyone was dumbfounded by raised an eyebrow. "Can I help you guys with something?"
"Your..." One girl started to get out, "not late?" Which cause the object of their confusion to sweat drop.
"The only reason I am is to make an impression on the new student we have coming today?"
"New student?!" Everyone started to shout, "Where?"
"Sitting in the corner by himself." The teacher replied pointing to the corner with the said new student.
All the girls mouths started drooling, besides Sakura of course, she hadn't even turned back to look she was so enticed by her book.
"Why don't you come on up here and introduce yourself?" A annoyed grunt was heard then the sound of footsteps. Whenever the new student walked by, Sakura sighed and put down her book. She rested her hand on her face, the look of boredom. That is until she saw him.
It took everything in Sakura's will not to gawk at his appearance. Slim, muscle like body. Beautiful, pale skin. Raven colored hair naturally spiked in the back, those weren't even his best features. What really consumed Sakura were his eyes, his coal, black, onyx eyes. "I'm Uchiha Sasuke." He said, his tone was deep, not to mention sexy. With that said he continued to go back into the corner to find his seat.
"Kakashi!" A ditzy girl with no respect called out. "Can Sasuke-kun sit by me? I mean there is an empty seat!" Her voice made Sakura want to puke how desperate it sounded.
"Hmm, no." The man with gray spiky hair replied almost instantly. "He shall sit up front by Sakura." When this was said Sakura visibly flinched. She was too afraid to turn back, feeling the other girls glares. The pink haired teen looked down at her desk when she heard footsteps and the thump of someone sitting in the unoccupied chair next to her.
"Alright class, lets get started." Kakashi began with his lesson. "Today we start Romeo & Juliet. We will be working on this till the end of the school year." He stated, getting the paper back books and began to pass them out. "If this goes well, I'm planning instead of having an test putting on a play instead."
Cheers enveloped over the room, only Sasuke and Sakura remained silent.
"Alright, tomorrow we start the first scene, for now do whatever because I'm done teaching." He simply replied and stared deeply into his precious Icha Icha book. Sakura turned her head to catch a brief look at Sasuke, he was lightly shaking his head. She wondered why he was doing it, brushing it off as none of her buisness said girl began to read her book again. When the bell rang, she had bookmarked where she was at and stood up until a girl "accidentally" bumped into her causing her to cause both of her literature books. Before she had the chance to pick them up, a certain person picked them up for her.
"Here." She heard his monotonic voice rasp out.
"Thank you." She said quietly with a small smile. "I'm Haruno Sakura by the way." She said and offered her hand.
"Hn." His grunted reply made Sakura awkwardly put her hand down realizing he was not going to shake it. He still stood there looking at her with a blank expression.
"Well, goodbye." She said, proceeding to walk away from him. She turned around to see if he followed her, to her dismay he didn't. He was instead talking to Kakashi. It made her wonder if they knew each other.
~xXx~
Her other classes went by, boring as ever. Now it was time for the final period of the day, gym. She went into the locker, quickly was changed and headed outside to wait for class to be started.
"Alright my youthful students!" Sakura heard the gym teacher Gai say, "Run 10 youthful laps, and strench!" Sakura heard groaning, besides Gai's favorite student Rock Lee.
"Yes Gai-sensei!" He would always say. "And I will be first before anyone!" Which he usually was. Sakura was usually in the middle. She didn't sprint, nor did she just jog. She should have been on the cross country team like Gai had begged her to be on since she came into high school.
After the laps were finished, and the stretching was done. It was a free day. Meaning anyone could do what they wanted. So as always, she walked over to her spot on the wall and began to read. Before she done this she took a look to see what everyone else was doing.
The popular girls, sitting and talking, most likely about Sasuke. The jocks playing basketball, and the rest just sitting and talking. She looked around to see if she could find Sasuke anywhere.
"Looking for something?" That damn monotonic voice again.
Sakura laughed nervously, shaking her head. "No of course not!"
"Hn." He said and plopped down right beside her. "Is your head always in a book." That dark monotonic voice sounded like music in her ears.
"Yes, reading is my passion. Its a trip from this reality I'm forced to be in." She said blushing lightly as how nerdy her reply came out. He simply did his grunt and looked to the jocks playing basketball.
"Do you like basketball?" Sasuke heard her voice, he wasn't going to reply, but it was a simple question.
"Yeah." Sakura sighed when this was all he said, guess he wasn't much of an conversationalist. She burried her head back into her book about the girl living the life she used to life, the life she desperatly wanted back.
It was awkward, her just reading while he was feet away from her just gazing into nothing. That was until the bell finally rang signaling that it was the end of the day. She looked over to bid farewell to the new student to see he was already gone.
"Okay then.." She thought to herself. Getting up from her place to go get dressed for work.
~xXx~
Sakura hated working everyday, but it wasn't like anyone was going to take care of her. She had picked up a small waitress job a few blocks over from her school. She worked from four o'clock till ten o'clock and she still had homework.
"Haruno!" She heard her boss Tsunade speak.
"Yes?" She questioned nicely, despite everything Tsunade was the closes thing Sakura had to a mother. No matter how much she wanted to quit she wouldn't for her. Said woman knew, and appreciated this and loved her unconditionally like the daughter she never had.
"Your free to go." The woman with hazel eyes and blonde pigtails spoke with a smile. She went over to give her a farewell hug "See you tomorrow dear"
"Goodnight Tsunade-sama." She said returning the hug, then proceeded to gather her supplies and head home.
~xXx~
Sakura didn't mind walking home this late at night, she loved the outdoors despite being classified as a nerd with no friends. Her parents had taught her the dangers of being by herself at night, but she kind of didn't have another choice. While Sakura was walking, she was swiftly and quickly pulled out of her thoughts when she was grabbed and pulled into an alley way.
Sakura tried to scream, but a hand was harshly thrown over her mouth to keep it from doing so. The scream came anyways, but was muffled.
"Didn't anyone teach you not to wonder out at night by yourself at night?" A unfamiliar voice sounded throughout the air, "Especially if their as pretty as you are." His eyes traveled down Sakura's figure looking at the form fitting strapless red dress that reached mid-thigh and the mini white apron covering her lap, licking his lips. Sakura shuddered in fear.
"Now be a good girl and let me have what I want and I'll be on my way." Too bad Sakura couldn't see his face due to the fact it was dark at and there were no street lights around. So when he felt his hand touch her bare leg, she took action.
She bit his finger harshly and caused him to scream in pain and removing it from her mouth to only hold it in his other hand in pain. He was broke out of the trance whenever he heard Sakura call for help.
"Oh no your don't!" The man said jumping on Sakura causing her to scream even louder. He turned her around to straddle her and pinned down her arms above her head, enabling her from doing anything else.
"I was gonna go easy," he bent down and whispered in her ear. "Now be prepared for the ride of your life." Sakura started to whimper, scared she was going to be raped and killed. Sakura felt kisses being ran from her jawline to her neck. She turned her head and closed her eyes and began to whimper even more. Suddenly the mans weight was off of her and a grunt in pain was heard.
Sakura looked up to see who had saved her, but of course she couldn't see her savior, but she did hear the man trying to rape her get up and speak.
"Alright buddy, prepare for a beatdown." he spoke cracking his knuckles to emphasize his point.
"Bring it." She heard that monotonic voice say. Her eyes widened. "Sasuke?" She questioned.
"At your service." She heard him speak into the darkness.
Oh man school was going to be awkward tomorrow.
End Chapter
Please tell me how you think I did! I'm trying to keep Sasuke as close to Sasuke as I can get, but come on lets face it. We love Sasuke when hes OOC, but not that much. Hee Hee. If I get good reveiws, I'll have the next chapter out by Saturday! Oh, and this fic is probably going to be between 15-20 chapters long. Ja Ne!
~HalieNichole23