Author's note: Calm down people! I guess it's not a bad start if I get reviews on my first try. Anyway, on with the next story! P.S. I corrected the red haired from the chapter 1 to orange haired. Thanks for pointing it out! ^_^
Chapter 2
The smell of cigarettes woke Sakura from her sleep. "Are you awake?" A silent voice asked. Sakura immediately panicked when she noticed that she's in an unknown room. She glanced around and saw the tall guy from her dreams sitting on a chair, looking out the window with a cigarette on one hand. He stared at her through the window's reflection and smirked a little when he saw her panicking.
Sakura suddenly remembered the raven-haired youth from her class when she saw Itachi's smirk. "You're Uchiha Sasuke's brother, right?" Sakura blurted out before she could even stop herself. The smirk on Itachi's face vanished and was replaced by a lifeless expression. The silence stretched between the two of them, making Sakura uncomfortable.
"T-Thank you... for saving me." Sakura blushed as she positioned herself to sit on the edge of the bed. Itachi still didn't respond and just stared at her with a calculating expression. After a few agonizingly silent minutes, he stood up and walked towards her. "What's your name?"
Sakura started to panic when Itachi stopped in front of her. His white polo shirt is opened slightly that Sakura could see his abs. "H-Haruno Sakura." She blushed again as naughty thoughts about Itachi ran through her mind. Itachi stared down at her and without warning; He pushed her onto the bed and climbed on top of her. "W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Sakura yelled and became silent when Itachi stopped his face inches away from Sakura's face.
"You are the heiress of the Haruno family in the East Yakuza, are you not?" He asked and she froze in shock. "How the hell did you know about that?" Sakura shed off all masks she created and showed Itachi an expression of annoyance.
"Figured. The real question is why are you all the way out here beyond enemy lines? Without any bodyguards or butlers? Shouldn't you at least know how to defend yourself?" He whispered to her ear and Sakura shivered when his breath touched her. She sighed for it was no use trying to hide anymore since it looks like he already knew more than she did. Sakura could smell the cigarette on him mingled with a heady scent of snow. "I'll tell you once you remove yourself off me, you bastard." She growled out and felt Itachi smirk on her neck.
The pinkette sighed once the tempting seducer pulled away and sat beside her. Itachi pulled out another cigarette and is on the motion of lighting it up when Sakura snatched it away. She blushed when Itachi raised a questioning brow at her. "I hate it when people smoke in my presence. So quit it." She tried to sound threatening but Itachi just smirked at her again.
He threw away his lighter and motioned for her to continue. Sakura looked away with a slight blush as she angrily recounted the reason why she moved in with her aunt. "I ran away from home, okay? My aunt doesn't know that. I needed to find the people who killed my parents and the governors in the council won't let me out of sight because I'm the heiress. I don't know who to trust inside anymore. I heard someone is plotting to have me killed before I left because they don't want a girl to be the next leader." Sakura clutched the bedspread angrily and stood up. "Anyway, thank you for saving me from those rapists. I was caught off-guard that's all. Besides, I'll make sure that Amy bitch will pay for what she did to me."
Itachi grabbed Sakura's wrists as she walked out, stopping her from mid-step. "Your carelessness almost got you raped. Also, that Amy bitch is already dead." He said flatly while turning on the flat screen TV inside the hotel room.
Sakura watched with surprise when she heard the news anchor talking about a murdered school girl from Konoha High before flashing the picture of Amy on the screen. According to the news, the girl got shot on the head by an unknown suspect in the park. Sakura frowned when they continued to talk about two suspects who were found unconscious in the same park. "We control the people here, Haruno. I can easily manipulate the people to my bidding." Itachi said without emotion.
"What are you proposing?" Sakura relaxed and noticed that Itachi hasn't removed his hand on her wrist. It made her heart pound when she also noticed that he is making little circles on the inside of her wrist with his thumb. "I'll help you look for those who killed your parents but in return, you have to pretend to be my girlfriend."
She sharply looked at Itachi with an incredulous look before stammering out a reply. "You have got to be kidding me! Why? You only met me today!" Sakura felt herself turn red and closed her eyes. She mentally repeated that she's a Yakuza princess and should act accordingly. "I promise I won't let anybody hurt you if you. I have my reasons why I want you to be my girlfriend. One of them is because I don't want your pretty face to go to waste. Also, we met yesterday. It's already 5 in the morning." He smirked and somehow, Sakura felt herself grow more annoyed by the second. He's just after the power my title earns me. His brother is the one who's going to be inheriting their business. Why did they skip Itachi?
Something grabbed her chin, making her snap her eyes open. Itachi kissed her roughly and after a few seconds, she felt herself melting to his touch. Sakura came to her senses a few minutes later when she felt Itachi's tongue on her lips. She pushed him away roughly while wiping her lips. "BASTARD! I HAVEN'T EVEN AGREED YET! YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" Sakura moved to punch him but he caught her fist with an arrogant smile. She felt infuriated with his arrogance and it's making her crazy. "I don't see the problem. I'll get my driver to drive you home, my cherry blossom."
Sakura blushed and tried to remain angry but the nickname threw her off. Itachi grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the room and down the elevator. They emerged into the hotel lobby where Sakura noticed a lot of girls looking at Itachi with lustful eyes. He ignored all of them like he ignored the fact that his polo shirt is still open that everyone could see his abs. "Will you close your shirt? It's pulling unwanted attention to us." Sakura's blush looks permanent on her face as she said it with an annoyed tone. Itachi pulled her closer to him by the waist and whispered to her ear. "That's the plan, cherry blossom. The news needs to spread quickly that you're mine and no one will touch you or else they're dead." She shivered and he kissed her hair before letting her go. A burly man wearing a black suit approached and Itachi whispered to his ear.
"Young mistress, I shall be accompanying you to your home. My name is Kibari." The burly man bowed at her and she turned to Itachi with a pout. "Kibari will be bringing you to and from school. I'll see you tomorrow morning." He leaned forward and planted a quick kiss on Sakura's lips before walking away. She stared at him with an annoyed expression before snapping at the driver to show her to the car.
As they drove along the streets, Sakura tried to make sense as to who are the 'they' that Itachi is talking about since he isn't the heir of the West Yakuza. I should ask that annoying Ino tomorrow... She thought and tapped the divider in the car so that the car will stop. Sakura grabbed the phone inside the car and told the driver to drop her off in the apartment complex. They stopped in front of the building and Kibari helped the young Yakuza princess off the car. He presented Sakura her bag which she dropped during the ordeal with the bitch Amy.
The driver bowed and waited as Sakura got into her aunt's apartment in the fourth floor before driving away. "I'm home!" Sakura announced but no one answered. She sighed and removed her shoes before going inside. A note is plastered on the cookies which read:
I'm going to be gone for a few days. I'm working overnight in the hospital! I'll make it up to you when I get home! There's money beneath your pillow. Sorry for ditching you! – Tsunade
Sakura sighed and crumpled the note before throwing it into the trash. She started to strip off her school uniform and left only her lacy underwear on as she walked around the house. She was brushing her hair and was opening the door to her room when the scent of cigarettes invaded her nostrils once again.
She opened the lights and stood there shocked when she saw Itachi relaxing on her bed. "O-Oi! I told you earlier, no cigarettes around me! Especially not in my room!" Sakura felt herself getting annoyed but stopped when she noticed that the guy on her bed doesn't have long hair tied in a ponytail, instead he has spiky raven hair.
"Don't mix me with my brother." Sasuke threatened as he put out his cigarette on her bed's white headboard. He stood up and flung away the butt onto the ground before staring at Sakura's lacy underwear. He smirked and approached her with a predatory smile. "You're like a gift waiting to be opened, don't you know that?" He commented as he stopped in front of her. She covered herself with her arm and glared at him. "Get the fuck out of my house. How the hell did you even get in, teme?"
He stared at her and suddenly, he punched the wall beside her head. He kept his fist there as he said darkly. "I just found out you're dating my brother. Leave him. You're going to be with me and I hate competition."
Sakura's heart is pounding as he took in Sasuke's dark look. It's a look that said that he killed people who are in his way. It's a totally cruel look that Sakura wanted to have someday. "I-I can't do that..." She stammered and felt herself go cold when Sasuke squinted. "Fine. I'll be killing my brother then." He pressed his lips on her ear and whispered. "Once I want something, I never let go of it. And I really want you, Sa-ku-ra."
He left Sakura standing half-naked in her bedroom with the scent of cigarettes heavy in the air. She slowly sat down on her bed and noted that it's still warm. She sighed and felt guilty because she just officially started a war between two brothers. She felt that one of the brothers will die because of her.
She felt her heart getting heavier by the moment as she laid down and drifted off to sleep after an exhausting day.