SMOKESCREEN
CHAPTER 1
thoughts.
SAKURA'S POV
Travelling along the corridors of Konoha Senior High, a familiar being caught the attention of a certain jade-green eyed.
Sitting at a bench, conversing to a fellow schoolmate. The fair complexion. The thick black glasses that framed that heart shaped face, fronting a pair or amber orbs. The fiery red hair. Last but not the least, the familiar shrilling voice. Karin.
"Karin." Responding to her name, said girl looked up to face a certain roseate.
"Nice to have meet you today." Sakura greeted, giving a courteous smile, which was ignored. Keeping the smile on her face, the roseate continued with her way.
Karin, was part of my clique in junior high. With Ino, Tenten, and Hinata, the five of us had sworn best friends, only weeks after getting to know each other. Our fast friendship created great memories for us, and definitely for me. Yet, for unknown reason, Karin began backstabbing every one of us. We never knew what was the change in her, or if that was only the real side of her, but it started when we realized that the both of us had feelings for Ryota Negishi - the cutest guy in our class, or even the entire school population, not including Sasuke-kun though.
Ryota Negishi being the first guy, again not including Sasuke-kun, that I really liked was a whole new thing to me. Afterall, Sasuke-kun was one I grew up with, so technically he couldn't be included for anything at all.
So anyway, Ryota-kun being the first ever guy and all, I was quite steadfast and competitive to gain his affections. The both of us did begun to get along better, but so did Karin and him.
I didn't know what happened, but almost overnight, Ryota-kun started dating Karin, and almost immediately, they too avoided me. I was deeply crushed that my supposedly first love had treated me as though I never existed. Yet, being me, and with the rest of the clique, and Sasuke-kun, I got over them six months later, and I never spoke to Karin after that.
The last part was a lie. Very unfortunately, I was stuck with Karin as classmates for the next following three years. I forgave her, and did managed brief conversations, but we never gotten close again.
She broke up with Ryota two months later, and a whole series of events actually fell upon her. She started dating a fellow classmate, Seiji Namura. They went in an out of a relationship during the whole two years. It was even rumoured that she had gotten laid by him, and was pregnant. Due to abortion and aftermath health complications, she missed school most of the time. It seemed as well that her parents had divorced during that period of time. When Karin had, in Naruto words, retardedly backstabbed me once more, honestly, I felt no hatred or anger but simply pity for her.
After graduation, no one knew where she went, and Seiji-san had permanently broken up with her, so she was, in a way, out of reach of anyone from our cohort.
It has been a year since Sakura saw her, and was very much surprise to see her around, very surprised indeed.
It was five minutes before class starts, and Sakura was sitting in her usual seat, idly chatting with her clique, ( Yup, all four had been very fortunate to stick together until now) when all of a sudden, the being of a new student entered the classroom. The new student was one with the familiar bright red hair.
Sakura couldn't helped but feel astonish, as she followed the figure that was attempting to sashayed through the class and all the way to the back of the class and settle in the only other seat empty, which was one away from hers. Looking towards her left, Sakura felt the bewilderment change to pure state of confusion, as questions starts filling her mind. However, as she pondered over the possible reasons, she too noticed how the red-headed had dress. With unbias-ness, the only word that went through her mind was "slut". Dressed in a thin, white spaghetti top which saw through her black lacy bra, and revealed a whole lot of cleavage matched with super tight mini denim skirt, the pinkette betted against her inner that Karin would have the attention of majority of the male population of Konoha Senior High by lunch.
After 10minutes into the class, right after Iruka-sensei had introduced Karin to the class, and of cos settling the male hormones, the classroom door was violently swung open. Stepping in, was Uchiha Sasuke, every girls' (minus Tenten, minus Ino, minus Hinata and minus Sakura) favourite playboy.
In an instant, the squealing and the fawning from the class female population began.
"You're late again Sasuke!" Iruka-sensei commented, well as he tried, over the deafening decibel of the classroom. "You mind?"
Giving his infamous grunt, he looked over to his 'worshippers' and placed a finger on his lips, in a ver sensual manner, immediately hushing them.
"Thank you, Sasuke. Now will hurry get to your seat?" He asked, but it was more like an instruction. Yet, as a typical playboy, he played the role of a bad boy too, and strolled his way to his seat in between Sakura and Karin.
Sakura greeted him with a scoff and rolled her eyes, which he completely ignored. She was not affected though, cos that was how Sasuke-kun was, when they are in public. However, Sasuke had not ignored Karin, in fact he was staring straight at her with a stoic expression, and she was playing her role. Giving him a full look over, from his shoes all the way to the top, meeting his eyes last, she batted her eyelash, and with a lopsided smile, completed her 'first step flirting ritual', then turned to look in front, while silently hoping she had managed to electrify him.
Unbeknownst to her or anyone else, Uchiha Sasuke was far from attracted, let alone electrified. Sure she had the curves and all, but so did a lot of girls. But he remembered her, Karin. She, the one that had his dear Sakura heartbroken for six months, while he had to 'painfully suffer' and submit to her whines and cries just to stop her from being upset. He contemplated, if he should, toy with her like any other girl – breaking her like how she did to Sakura, or completely ignoring her. Unable to decide, he pushed away his thoughts and decided on waiting.
It was lunch, and the clique sat at their usual table, consisting of Naruto, Hinata, Ino, Shikamaru, Neji and Tenten, solemn expressions worn on their faces.
INO'S POV
Well mainly the girls, I and maybe Naruto. Ok, so maybe solemn does not includes him. Can't believe he's still able to stay hype up. Seeing how we're the only ones who knew Karin. Even, Neji and Shika are able to fall into our pace. Then again, they better did, especially Shika. At this the blonde female turned to glance at her boyfriend, leaning into him.
"Where on earth is Sasuke and Sakura by the way?! They should be here, especially Sakura."Ino complained as her sapphire orbs skimmed across the cafeteria, and instantly spotting the school's Casanova. Hn, like who isn't able to spot one with all the girls surrounding him. Bastard, should know better.
"I think Sakura just left the cafeteria with Mitto-san." Hinata offered. "They didn't look fine."
"I hope so. Sakura-chan should just break off with him." Naruto stated, earning a pleading look from Hinata. However, deep within she knew everyone else thought the same.
"He's right Hinata." Sighed Tenten.
"Oh come on. Can we just enjoy lunch? I mean, who cares if Sakura get fucked up and all? If it doesn't work out between the two, she'll live. It's not her first bad relationship anyways." The teal-eyed girl scoffed. Neither is it her fifteenth, if I need describe more, her dating life is almost as bad as Sasuke's.
"Ino." Hinata winced, while Shikamaru just grunted a word of troublesome. Naruto was in all agreement with her, although the fucked up part was an insult to his first love. But hey, she's my best friend. And there was Neji, glaring at her. No, not because of the profanity, Neji just really dotes on Sakura like a sister. Ino instantly responded with a roll of her eyes, ignoring him, while Tenten, tried to appease her boyfriend.
But deep down, they all knew - it was a unanimous agreement.
SAKURA'S POV
"You know what Sakura? I think we should just break off."
"WHAT?!" Exclaimed the pinkette. "Do have any idea what you're saying Mitto Tenzou?! You who was caught lip locking with Ami at the club last Friday, and here you're dumping me?!"
I should breathe, really breathe. Glaring at the brown hair teen, Sakura clenched her fist hard; holding back whatever urges to punch him in the face.
"I told you it was an accident, I was drunk and you were nowhere near." Sneered Tenzou.
"Oh, so you just had to pick up some stray and start eating her face out, huh?! You, that is seriously the lamest excuse of the year! And guess what, I've decided something Mitto." Sakura spoke up, her chin thrust in the air, exuding confidence to conceal. "You're not breaking up with me, cos I'm fucking dumping you." With that, Sakura ran off, away and out of everyone's view before sneaking into the bathroom to brawl her eyes out.
Okay, so not exactly the word - brawl. Sobbed. It's not my fault, Itachi nii-san always made me sob in silence and not brawl, or he wouldn't give me a lollipop. In a way of unfortunates, as a Uchiha, one is often not allowed to shed a tear, and not give in to any sign of weakness. They were taught that way, and the sense of discipline has been handed down from generations. Even though as an adopted child, she had to follow the household rules, especially whenever Fugaku oto-san was home.
After minutes passed, a bell was heard, signaling the end of break. Pouting, the girl stifled back her remaining tears, washed up and headed back to class.
The rest of the day continued quietly as Sakura continued to brood, luckily for her, Mitto Tenzou was not in any of the rest of her classes, giving her the chance to let her guard down.
It was 8pm when Sakura woke up from her nap, ok so what I just happened to fall asleep while crying. A girl has the right to cry and brood, and be unhappy after a break up. Washing up, she started to feel hungry, and seeing how she had had missed dinner, decided to head to the kitchen in search for supper of some sort.
Being an adopted daughter of the Uchihas does have its advantages as well, even if one isn't allowed to wail. A simple request was easily prepared by the chef, and served to her within 5 minutes. And being on a bad mood meant that she was on a binge, where she ate little of the decent food, and gulp down her hot chocolate. Sweet things always made her feel better.
And after the work of sugar rush, Sakura's determination increased, and first step to happiness was to dress up well. Thinking through, she decided to prepare clothes for the next day.
After half an hour, she still couldn't decide anything that could make her feel better. Considering hard, the pinkette made her way out of her room, over to the one located opposite of hers.
Without knocking, she entered and switched on the lights, only to realize that she had, very unfortunately, interrupted a hot make out session.
Yup, Sasuke and some girl whom I've haven't got an idea who, but probably some slut. There he was on all fours on top of the girl, but he was looking down, although the girl looked pretty much in shock. Muttering a sheepish apology, the roseate went on over to his walk-in wardrobe.
SASUKE'S POV
Damn it, why must she always do it when I bring a girl home. Gotta lock the door the next time round. Tsk. Annoyance seethed through him as he refused to look at either female. Unclenching his fist from the bed sheet, he instructed the girl to leave, clearly displaying disinterest, then plop on to his bed.
"But Sasuke-kun." The girl pleaded, to no avail as all he responded was a point of his hand towards the door. Fuming at the intruder, the stranger left.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm borrowing a shirt of yours, a'ight?" asked in a sing song voice, when the coast was clear, causing the raven hair teen to growl inwardly.
Earning no response, the girl skipped over to the mahogany bed, and plopped beside her friend. "Sasuke-kun? I'm sorry, alright. I didn't mean to." Pouted the rosette.
"Shut up Sakura. You say that all the time, can't you think of a better one?" The Uchiha huffed as he turned to lie on his back.
"But I truly had no idea you were in here." Pouted the roseate.
Like hell you didn't, when I freaking stay in the opposite room. "All I did was borrowed a shirt."
"And hell why on earth would you need my shirt?! I mean, your walk-in is filled with double the amount of my clothes!" He bewildered.
Pouting once more, Sakura decided to make a random comment. "You shouldn't bring the girls home, you know Fugaku oto-san and Mikoto kaa-san don't like it."
"I checked before I did. They weren't home." The Uchiha stated monotonously.
"And you shouldn't play with these girls. It's not nice to do so. They'll hurt you, like how you'll hurt them." Sakura said, causing the male teen to scoff before he could catch the tinge of sadness crept into her voice.
Massaging his temples, he muttered." They're too obsessed to be able to hurt me. And it's just the same with you dating other guys, I just so happen to have not found the right one."
"But Sasuke," This immediately caught his attention. Often, Sakura drops the suffix when it was something serious.
"Alright, what happened this time?" He asked wryly, as he got up to face her.
Unable to hold back her emotions any longer, Sakura let her tears fall once more, breaking into sobs. "I broke up with Tenzou."
Sighing, the obsidian hair teen ruffled her pink locks before pulling her into an embrace. She always needed this when she was upset.
He never understood why she never found the right guy. It was only a month. But he didn't say anything else but held her close the way she had always liked. "It makes me feels safe and warm." He remembered her saying to him once.
He could feel her tears soaking his shirt, however despite the full blast of his room air-conditioned, he felt pure warmth. Glancing down towards the girl he noticed that she had fallen asleep, as usual, her soft breathe tickling his chest, irritating him a little. Sighing, he got up and carried her bridal style to her room.
A/N:
Hello again. I'm back with my second fanfic.
Am too lazy with summary, cos I seriously suck at it.
And the fact that, as hard as I try to keep my fanfic as close as possible to my current idea, I pray hard it doesn't stray and I end up having to change the summary and all.
Oh wells.
Rating is currently K+, but I might change it to M. Depending where my reviews and story stats goes.
Although in due time you may have to warn me if you think I should change the rating.
The first chapter may not have been up to your like or whatsnot, but do continue to read on.
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But if it does, I hope that you'd be generous enough to rate my story.
And yes, honestly, reviews helps alot, in terms of how my story should unfold, so reviews are greatly welcomed.
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