A modern day tale of what would Sakura and Sasuke's lives be like.
UPDATE: I WILL PROBABLY BE REWRITING CERTAIN CHAPTERS AND CHECKING FEW THINGS TO MAKE SURE THE STORY ISN'T THAT BAD SINCE A LOT OF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE ENDING, PLEASE BARE WITH ME FOR THE TIME BEING!
The lightning on "Ballet school" just got turned off, Sakura made sure she closed the doors tightly, it was a dark neighborhood and rumors were circling around that some new guys were taking charge of things. No one has approached her and asked her to acknowledge them or even worse, for money. But still just to make sure this little heaven was safe, she was going to check the locks again. It was the only ballet school in the town. Girls seemed happier here, they were able to have fun and smile, away from all the violence and gunshot they witness on a daily basis... she felt fear creeping up to her. Damn, this place meant as much for her as those little girls. She enjoyed life behind these closed doors. She had to keep it safe.
Sakura's pink hair was long, covering her entire back, keeping her warm in this cold winter night. As she was walking down the street passing an alley she heard fainted whimpers and cries, she stopped for a minute to stare into the blinding darkness, she couldn't make the faces, there was someone laying on the ground and another landing him a kick right to the ribs. Her eyes widened at the sound of impact and watched closely as the assaulter leaned down and reached for a white plastic bag from his victim's pocket "I told you, if you want keep running your business, you had to pay the money, Boss likes everything to be in order... You need to listen..." the man lifted his hands up as if in disbelief and then directed another kick to the body on the floor. She covered her mouth with her hands, stopping herself from making any sound and quickly turned away. However she pumped into something hard, she opened her eyes and froze. it was a someone. She looked up and a pair of black angry eyes stared down at her. She quickly averted her eyes, feeling his stares burning deep down in her soul. A shiver ran through her body and she barely uttered the words:
"I'm...I am...I'm sorry, I should have been more careful..."
"Hein..." a firm voice answered. She kept looking around not knowing where would it be okay to land her eyes?! She noticed he had...blue...hair. Well someone other than her had a weird hair color, finally, she almost sighed with relief until she remembered the situation she was stuck in and found her inner self cursing at her. she ended up staring at his chest, rising and falling in a rhythmic movements.
"Seen anything?" he finally said, his voice was low, menacing and cut through her heart like a blade. He was eyeing her and she didn't have to think much to know that this was more of a threat rather than a question.
"Huh? No...No... I haven't seen a thing." She hated herself for lying. She should have told him. She should have been courageous enough to save that tortured soul back in the alley but she had learnt some hard lessons ever since she moved to this neighbor. She was better off keeping her mouth shut and minding her own business. She cursed at herself again and started moving away as soon as she heard what she assumed was an expression of agreement.
"Hmm" he whispered and moved out of the way.
Not even thinking about glancing back, she picked up her pace and hardly stopped herself form running like a maniac down the streets. When she finally reached home, her breath was ragged and her hands were shacking. She threw away her purse and stripped down from her clothes and went straight to the bathroom. She had to be strong, she can't walk up to the school tomorrow looking like a crazy women, what would the girls think? What would she tell the mothers? I saw a guy lying on the floor getting the shit kicked out of him? Well that's not news... She took a deep breath, shut down all these worries and headed for bed, all she needs right now was a good sleep.
The next morning, she stood frozen in front of the school's tiny door. The words "MIND YOUR BUISNESS" were written in big black letters on the entire front façade. She felt herself going numb.
"what is this about?! Could it..! No, it can't be, I didn't even see their faces! Oh god this is the last thing I want to be part of..." she turned around, feeling as if she was being watched...and there right at the corner of the street, her eyes found a familiar pair of dark orbs, she couldn't really make his expression, he looked nor threatening nor mad... what was he doing there? Making sure she got the message?! She took a deep breath, taking the decision to confront him,
"when did you become this weak? No! They won't walk away with it!" she thought.
Suddenly she felt a hand grabbing her wrist, stopping her only after taking her first step forward, she looked around and saw Ino, a friend of hers and also a mother of one of the girls attending the school.
"What is going on? What is this!?" she felt the worry in her friend's voice.
"I'll explain, just a minute" but as she turned around, he was gone. A deep frown settled on her brows. She pulled her friend inside, called all of the moms whose girls had class and had to apologize and cancel her classes till she got rid of that awful writing on her door. Then she told her friend about last night and how she thinks this might be related to it as she had no enemies and could think of no one else who would do such thing.
"Then how about laying low for a while? You know how things are here, this will soon be forgotten and you can move with your life as they would find someone else to bully" Ino suggested, trying to keep her only friend safe. But the pink haired woman shook her head
"I can't show any sign of fear or defeat, they will keep bothering me, they would enjoy torturing an easy target..."
"Who are we even talking about here Sakura?" Ino wondered.
"I don't know... I don't know" Sakura whispered more to herself than the woman in front of her.
Sakura spent most of the afternoon trying to get rid of the letters written all over the front of her school. She even bought paint and did the sloppiest job to make it seem as if the words were never there. "It will be okay" she thought "just get through today and tomorrow all of this would only seem like a nightmare, it's all right."
She stopped by a store on the way home, bought some drinks and headed home. Approaching that damned alley, she felt her feet getting heavier, she stopped by it and looked around, it was empty... there was nothing there but a few garbage bags, she half expected to see a dead body laying there...she sighed with relief and walked on. The feeling of an uneasiness lingering deep within her.
She took a quick hot shower, changed into her pajamas and headed for the window to shut the curtains however she noticed a dark figure from the corner of her eyes, she looked closely and felt a surge of anger as she realized the figure was starring right back at her. She grasped her coat abruptly and headed outside:
"EXCUSE ME!" she yelled at the guy from across the street, he stepped into the light of a lamp. It was the same man, blue shiny hair, sharp eyes, mouth settled into a straight line, she watched as his wide shoulders stretched as if in display of power. He lifted his shin and starred down at her. She hugged herself tightly and yelled once more, crossing the street:
"I SAID EXCUSE ME! SIR WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?!"
He took in a deep breath and then sighed
"perfect... god why is she being stupid..."
She was right in front of him now."the night is cold and brutal" he thought, she hugged herself tighter, her green eyes shone under the dim light, her cheeks got red from the cold and her nose started running. Shit, she looked ridiculous.
"What are you doing here? You have no right to follow me around! If you keep this up I..." she trailed off as she saw his lips curling up to what appears to be ...a smile! He found her funny! Here she was putting her life on the line and he was laughing at her! "What do you expect? Did you hear yourself?! What were you going to say huh? Tell the cops on you perhaps?! You idiot" her inner self mocked her. God, she couldn't keep herself together. She frowned and watched as his eyes twitched with something she couldn't figure.
"You need to leave, no need to threaten me and play these weird games. I already told you, I haven't seen anything."
she looked deep in his eyes and struggled the urge that suddenly took over her to hug him. This weird-threatening-stalking-charming man in front of her radiated with warmth.
"I see. Keep it that way." He simply stated, tearing his eyes from her and walking away.
"EXCUSE ME!" she yelled back at him
"SIR!" sarcasm filling her voice this time, when he didn't turn around. Her eyes widened as she watched his figure slightly vibrating...he was chuckling at her, what now? Was she getting more amusing as she spoke?! She stood dumbfounded as he walked away, turning into a ghostly figure in the deep night. She headed back home,locked the door and slid to the floor, her hand reaching for her heart. How could she feel warm seeing him smile? How could she feel safe standing that close to him?! He could have killed her and no one would do anything about it. But he wouldn't...he wouldn't. There was something in his eyes, something sad that made her insides clench and turn upside down.
I hope you liked it *-* , please R&R! ~~