Author's Note; Hey people, for all of you who are still wondering about the sequel to "Shackles of the Heart", I am still thinking about what to write so don't worry I haven't forgot about that story. This story is a bit different than the other two I have written. For one thing…it's your typical characters but they happen to be at war with eachother. I don't want to say a lot because I want you all to read it. But, I promise you this…once you read this chapter you will want to continue your journey into the others that have yet to come…. My friend NarutoMania is also working on a similar story, we both share the same idea but there are major differences because we both have different styles of writings. The title of his story is Starless…
-Aiesha-
Essence
She stared into the picture hanging in her locker in the employee's lounge. Her fingers trace the outline of the male figure in the picture. His arm was around the female who was blushing because he was kissing her cheek. The door to the lounge open and in came Ino Yamanaka. Her long blonde hair was in a pony tail and her bangs were to the side of her face. She had her hand on her hips, showing off the curves that her body had produce when she was just a pre-teen.
"Sakura Haruno…if you do not get your butt out there I'm going to drag you" she said. Sakura turned to her friend smiling at how friendly she was.
"Okay I'm coming" spoke seventeen year old Sakura while closing her locker and placing her shoulder length pink hair behind her ears.
"About time, I was going to die if I had to serve another one of those perverts…gosh…do I look that old" complained Ino.
"What do you expect…we work as waitresses Ino, it's not like being hit on is something new to us" said Sakura fixing her pink mini skirt and blouse. Just like Ino, she too had a body to die for and a face like a goddess, some features that most girls will die for.
"I'm just staying, Sakura…this is getting so old…" said Ino as the two teens walked out and into the crowed café in which they had to start taking people's orders. Sakura grabbed a white apron from behind the cashier desk and tied it around her waist and grabbed a notepad from one of the draws behind the counter so that she could start taking people's orders.
"Ino…I have no time for this…I just want to get through the night, without you nagging me" said Sakura following Ino who just left the place that they were standing at and started to take a table's order.
"What ever Sakura…you want to spend your life working here…feel free…but, I'm not" said Ino.
Sakura looked around at all the tables filled with costumers. Her friend was right, she didn't want to spend her life working in a place like this…as a waitress, but it kept her mind off things and kept her busy. Sakura ignore all the thoughts flowing in her head and decided to finally start doing her job. She had to admit she enjoy taking people's orders. She liked listening to what a person like to eat and how they want their food prepare. Sometimes when she will serve a family their food she will watch them from behind the counter and smile at the fact that they were a family…something she never had. Her mom is alive, yes…but, ever since a year ago…she hasn't been able to communicate with her the way she use to.
The Uchiha Clan sat in a small café waiting for their orders to be taken. They all wore navy jackets with their symbol of a fan in the back. They were one of the many deadliest gangs in Konoha. The other the Hyuga Clan, these two clans are at war with each other over territory and power. A war that has been going on for years that all started with a fight between a Uchiha and a Hyuga.
"The service here sucks" spoke Itachi placing his feet on top of the table. His friends laughed at his rudeness.
"CAN WE GET SOME SURVICE HERE…" yelled a group of middle age men sitting at the table near them. Itachi chuckle, "And you think, I'm rude" he hissed.
"You are rude…they are just acting childish" spoke eighteen year old Sasuke Uchiha. Itachi's younger brother, also know as the bad ass boy, who don't care for anything especially the living. Sasuke is best fear for his fighting ways, he toys with his opponent making them feel all the pain in the world and than when they are barely breathing he walks away…sometimes.
Sasuke stared at the group of immature men and they stared back at him and chuckle. Sasuke started to glare daggers at the men and clenched his hands, which was now formed into a fist. Itachi caught his younger brother's anger and smirk.
"Sasuke, try not to make a scene…for once" he spoke as their friends chuckle at the death glare Itachi was receiving from his younger brother.
"HELLO…CAN WE GET SOME SURVICE" the group off men yelled as a pink headed beauty approach them. Sakura flip over the page of her notepad and took out a pen from the inside of her apron.
"Sorry for the long wait boys" she said. One of them smirk at her, he had long blonde hair and a earring in his ear they all had many tattoos and pierces all over their body, than it hit Sakura that they were all "wanna be" Rock Stars.
"If we got you to be our waitress the wait is all ours" he spoke. Sakura blush at his words.
"Great another flirty costumer" she thought.
"So what will you like?" she asked.
"How about what's under that skirt you wearing" he said. Sakura raised an eyebrow at him.
"Sorry but, that's not on the menu" she said annoyed. The group of men laughed at her which made her piss.
"Come on sexy, a cutie pie like you must need a little excitement in her life, and I got your excitement right here" he said. Sakura looked at him with a disgusted look on her face. He placed his hand on her bare thigh,
"What do you say baby" he said. Sakura knocked his hand away.
"I say you better leave before I have you and our fake rock band remove from this café" she said angry. He smirked and stood up towering over her, Sakura looked up at him regretting what just came out of her mouth.
"You should, know your place" he hissed raising his hand to strike her. Sakura closed her eyes already feeling the hard impact on her face. She open her eyes realizing that it has yet to come.
Sakura's eyes widen at the man in front of her. He had raven spiky hair and onyx color eyes and wore the symbol of the Uchiha fan. He held onto the man's arm while twisting it in the process. The other two rock stars stood up and than all of Sasuke's crew stood up causing Sasuke to smirk.
"Sasuke, that's enough" spoke Itachi walking to his brother. Sasuke twist the man's hand a little more as the whole room fell silent and all that was heard was the cries of the man whose arm was slowly popping. Sakura eyes held fear within them
"Please…stop" she said. There was a long paused as Sasuke finally let go of the man. "Get out" he said. The other two males grabbed a hold of their friend and left the café.
Sasuke sat down along with his friends. Sakura just stared at him and he stared back.
"Ummm…thanks" she said as soon as she said that his friends started to laugh.
"I don't…get it…what's so funny" she said confuse. "He didn't do it for you…those jerks were getting on our nerves" said one of his friends. Sakura turned to Sasuke,
"Is he right" she said. Sasuke smirk, "I was going to strike him before but you gave me a reason to" he said as his friends laughed at him. Sakura shook her head and walked away.
"I think she likes you" said Itachi, Sasuke smirk…
Time seem to have flown by after the events that had taken place within the café and with Sakura. She sat on a stool in front of the counter and helped Ino count the receipts and number the total amount of money made. It was now one o' clock in the morning and pitch black outside.
"You could get going Sakura…you live pretty far and it's dangerous walking these streets alone" spoke a concern Ino. Sakura smiled and took off her apron and placed it on the back of the lounge door. She grabbed her jean jacket and put it on.
"You better hurry before it pours" said Ino laughing. Sakura grabbed her school bookbag and smiled.
"See you at school, tomorrow" she said leaving out the door.
The streets looked abandon and it made Sakura shiver with fear. The air felt like plastic knives poking her skin. She turned the corner hearing a noise behind her. Sakura stopped walking and turned around seeing no one.
"I have to stop working late" she said to herself as she started to walk down the streets once again. She looked up at the moon and it seem to be staring right back at her. Sakura smiled as memories of seeing an image like this a year ago filled her mind. She looked forward and started to walk once again. She went to pass an alley when she suddenly felt a hand wrap around her mouth and yank her inside the alley and roughly push her into a brick wall. Sakura screamed as she stared into the man's eyes. Her eyes widen it was the same man from the café. She turned her head seeing his two friends smirking at her. Sakura was soon pinned against the wall by them as the man that Sasuke had hit smirk at her and touch her chin.
"Your little hero ain't here now" he laughed as his hand travel down to her neck, collar bone and blouse and he started to unbutton it.
"You made me look like a fool back there…it's only fair that I return the favor" he chuckle as Sakura glared at him and kicked him between the legs. His friends tighten their hold on her as she tried to break free.
"Bitch" he yelled punching her right by her eye so that blood started to drip down the side of her face. Sakura winced in pain.
"Hold her" he yelled. They all stop hearing someone enter the ally; Sakura stared at the person seeing a male about a year older than her. He had long brown hair that was in a low pony tail, a diamond earring in his right ear and white pale eyes that reflected the moon's light. Sakura took notice of his eyes they looked like her best friend Hinata's eyes and she was born in to the Hyuga Clan.
He stared at what he walked in on and turned around and started to walk away. "Wait, Please…Help me" cried Sakura as the man placed his hand on her mouth to shut her up. The mystery man turned around and looked at her, "What do I get in return" Neji said staring at her. Sakura let the tears fall from her eyes and she stared into his pale eyes.
"Let her go" spoke Neji. The man let go of Sakura's mouth and smirk, "Or what…you going to make us jealous with your good looks" he spoke as his friends laughed and he turned to them.
"Worst" he heard someone say from behind him, the man turned and his eyes widen because the young boy was right in front of him. Sakura watched as her hero grip her attacker's throat choking him. The two holding her let go and she fell to the floor as it began to rain. Sakura watched as her hero took the three "Wanna be" Rock Stars out without even trying. Once he was done they painfully left and Sakura still didn't move. The young boy who just saved her began to walk away.
"Wait…thank you" she said as he stop and turned to her while walking to her. Sakura heartbeat started to increase. Neji took off his brown leather jacket and placed it around her cold formed and walked off. Sakura watched him leave. "Wait" she said getting up and turning the corner only to realize that he was gone.
It was now the last day of school just before the weekend. Classes on Fridays were always exciting because the whole school only gossip about the big parties that were being thrown during the weekend, and this weekend big party was the Uchiha Clan party at the Uchiha mansion. A person was only allowed to go if they were invited and than that person can invite someone else and that is usually why the Uchiha Clan parties are always big and popular. Sakura sat next to her friends in class as they listen for their names to be called during attendance.
"Ino Yamanaka" spoke their teacher Kakashi Hatake. "Here" she reply.
"Sakura Haruno"
"Here" she said
"Hinata Hyuga"
"He…here" she said
"Neji Hyuga"
"…..". "Not here. Should have known that, that boy never comes to school" said Kakashi as he continued to read off the attendance list. Sakura leaned close to Hinata.
"Hey Hinata…how come your cousin never comes to school…I mean….none of us never even seen his face" said Sakura. Hinata began to play with her fingers. "He..'s…just sick" she said.
"For the whole year" said Sakura. "I really….don't want…to talk…about it" said Hinata taking notes as Kakashi wrote on the board.
"Whatever Hinata" said Sakura a little annoyed at her best friend.
During lunch time the Uchiha Clan all sat in the back of the lunch room which was a surprise because they never come to school only on Fridays. "Guys…guess what I got invited to the Uchiha's party…you guys coming or what" said Ino very excited.
"I don't think it's a good idea" said Hinata. Ino looked at her and smiled, "I think you are right, can't have a Hyuga…attend a Uchiha's party" said Ino. Sakura laughed as did Hinata.
"Perhaps your right" said Hinata. "Sakura what about you" said Ino. Sakura shook her head.
"I don't think so" she said. Ino suck her teeth. "Sakura come on…you have been walking around all depress for a year already…get over it…it's time to move on" said Ino madly.
"Ino" said Hinata trying to stop the girl from saying the mean things that she was saying.
"No Hinata…Sakura he's gone. Get over it" said Ino. Sakura let the tears fall from her eyes, she looked at the Uchiha's table seeing Sasuke glance at her. Sakura grabbed her things and left out the lunch room.
Looking inside her locker she touched the brown jacket that she brought to school just in case she sees her hero around. She wipe her eyes and packed her bookbag for her next class. "Perhaps…she's right…it's time I move on" she thought after looking at the brown jacket once again. She turned her head seeing Sasuke down the hall and going through his locker. He smirk at her, Sakura stared at him than at the brown jacket than back again…thinking about both of the boys who saved her.
"Why me" she said.
Author's Note; So how was it, please review and I know it seems a little confusing but I promise its not…you just have to keep on reading but I will tell you this as a little "Hint" for the story-a year ago someone die, someone that was very close to Sakura who she loved. That's all I'm saying… I hope you read on and find out what is going to happen.
-Aiesha-