Chapter 2

"S-Sasuke? Is-"

"What are you doing here?"

"Me? We got abducted. What abo-"

"Why?" He crossed his arms.

"Can I finish a sentence?!"

"You just did. Answer me."

Instead of answering him, she just collapsed. She sighed and then started to cry. It evolved into weeping and sobbing. Sasuke just stood there and watched her. He didn't move he didn't change his facial expressions. He just watched.

"Are you done yet?" He asked when she started to wipe her eyes.

She looked at him angrily.

"Well excuse me! Excuse me for being scared to death. Excuse me for thinking that I was being given to someone to either be a sex toy or a slave, or someone to torture. And excuse me for having a moment of relief! For realizing that that's not why I'm here!" She shouted this at him, daring him to interrupt this time.

"What makes you think that that's not why you're here?"

She looked at him confused. "What?"

He sighed. "What makes you think that you are safe from any of those things you just said?"

"It-It's you…. You wouldn't do that… Would you?" Instantly, she curled up again. Protecting herself.

"Maybe not the way you are thinking. But technically, you are right."

"About what?" Even though she was scared, she didn't let her voice waver.

He ran his hands through his hair. "Answer me first. How did you come to be here?"

"I and three other girls were put on a mission somewhere and we had to come in this direction. When we stopped for a night at this one place, a girl came and told us about a little cheaper place that was homier. So we naturally wanted to stay there. But when we went outside … something must have happened. Because we woke up in a cell, and we were told that 'we were here to be of a great service.' After that, we were bound by chakra and blindfolded with it. And then you picked me up and when I got in the room, I could move."

Well, that explains how she got other girls for this stupid thing. And she must have set chakra barriers for the bindings. And for my 'blindness.'

Sakura watched Sasuke think, and waited for him to finish before she talked.

I bet she didn't think of getting girls from my old village huh? Well, what's done is done. I might tell her if she asks. …

"Sasuke?"

"Hn? What?"

"What is going on?"

"….Well, my new team has been having some conflict lately."

"About what?"

I won't matter if I tell her. I can easily erase her memories if I have to.

"We kept having fights over …. Me and my clan."

"? But I thought you didn't have any family. Besides Itachi."

"I don't." His eyes flinched.

"Then what are you talking about?"

"I want a new clan. The only woman in my team wants-"

"Oh." She cut him off. "I see. So this is a way to continue your clan. Without having to worry about any relationships huh? Just kidnap the women and make them bear your children. Then drop them back off at home right? Or are you just going to keep them all here?" Sakura's face became angry during her speech.

"Wrong." He practically spat it at her. "That isn't what I promised. I told her. I will tell everyone who asks that I won't ever have illegitimate children. I want to have a family. And raise a better clan than the one I lived in. But, the clan will never start unless the old one is dead. But every night, I had no peace of sleep. Just in case she decided to try to ravish me every darn night! I can't stand her!"

"So, Sasuke how did this happen? How did this whole thing get set up?"

"…." I wonder how she is able to handle this so well. Isn't she mad at me for leaving? I haven't even seen her since I left. And here she is talking like we are friends. "well, the woman's name is Karin. She insisted that the only way to find the one meant for you…." He faded off for a moment because his face was turning red. "…was by smell." Even if he was embarrassed, he looked at her, and his voice didn't waver. … ok maybe it fluctuated a little bit, but Sakura wasn't about to make any remarks about it.

"So this whole thing was set up, so you could find your 'wife' and then start a clan…. I thought you said you wouldn't do that until you killed Itachi?"

"I did. I planned on keeping the first girl that was semi-pleasing and fooling Karin until I killed Itachi, then I would dump her off. Then proceed to find me a true wife."

Inside of Sakura, her heart jumped every time his voice hit a deep note. She felt sad and happy when he talked. She wanted to be that one woman of course, but there was no way she was her. He even implied it when he said "semi-pleasing" so what hope did she have…

"Sasuke, I'm willing to help you in this. But first I would like to free my teammates."

I could use her help. She would be able to fool Karin very well. Especially because she once loved me. I doubt she still feels that way, but we could play on it. She doesn't realize how enticing her scent was to me. Does she? I don't think she needs to. Not when Itachi is still alive. Maybe I could even choose her. Only if this works out all right.

"Sasuke? Do you not want me to help you? "

"… I could use your help. You would know that there wouldn't be anything between us..."

Sakura listened to him, but when he said there would be nothing between them, she kind of flinched. In fact, she didn't hear what he said so quietly after that.

"...for now."

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