A/n: So, I'm gonna try a new kind of writing style. It'll be more chill I guess. Tell me if you like it or if there's even a difference :P

It was a Tuesday. The first day of second term, to be exact. Kakashi woke me up as usual at 6:00 so I could shower. After I finished my shower, I got dressed in a white v-neck and skinny jeans and made my way toward the kitchen to have breakfast. But I forgot one important thing this morning.

Sasuke was my body guard, and his room was right next to mine. As I passed his door, it swung open and he stepped out, bumping into me. I squealed, backing up against the wall behind me and lifting my eyes to glare at him. He knew how jumpy I was, and yet, he still taunted me. He smirked.

"What's the matter, Sa-ku-ra…scared?" Sasuke pocketed his hands and leaned over me, his dark eyes making my cheeks burn. He did scare me, and he knew it. I wouldn't admit it openly, though, since I did feel an attraction to him that I regretted every day of my life. He leaned down closer and I felt his breath on my face. I bit my lip and shuddered.

"I—"

"Sakura, what's taking you so long to come eat!" Kakashi's voice rang through the hallway and Sasuke's head snapped to where it was coming from. He took a step back from me and his smirk widened. "Sakura, where- oh, hey Sasuke. I didn't think you'd be up this early." Kakashi's head poked around the corner and he smiled at Sasuke. Kakashi had been perfectly a-okay with Sasuke moving in with us since he'd experienced Sasuke when he was still with Yakuza.

"Well, I am supposed to be guarding Sakura at all times, which means I have to wake up when she does, no matter how early." I scoffed. Usually Sasuke didn't wake up until he absolutely had to, which was around 7:30. I was confused about why he was up early today, though. His hand extended toward me and I turned my back on him, walking quickly toward the smell of bacon and waffles. Kakashi gave me a strange look but I ignored it.

Sitting in my place at my table waiting for me was a plate full of two waffles and three pieces of bacon. I plopped down and began happily chowing down on my feast of a breakfast. Sasuke sat across from me with his hands over his chest, brows raised. I swallowed a chunk of waffle and glared at him. "What?"

He smirked and shook his head slightly. "I've never seen a girl eat so much at once. It's very entertaining." I growled and tried to suppress the blush coming up my neck by eating more. Kakashi placed a plate of waffles in front of Sasuke and he, too, started eating. Even though he was eating, Sasuke continued to stare me down until I finished. I got up from the table and headed back to my room. Not long after I'd come within reach of my room I heard Sasuke's barely audible footsteps behind me. I groaned and turned to glare at him.

"Why are you following me?" I put my hands on my hips and waited for him to catch up to me. He stood two feet away from me and raised a brow.

"Did you forget, Saku, that it's my job?" Sasuke smirked like I wasn't thinking before I spoke, but he knew what I was talking about. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Yah, like someone's gonna break into the house during the five minutes I'm gone to use the bathroom." I stared at him while I watched his usually calm countenance flash with annoyance.

"Sakura, you know that's entirely possible." He crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes at me. "You remember what happened when you were eight."

I drew my brows and my glare faltered. "H-how do you know about that?"

Sasuke stepped up to me in two strides. "Oh, I know a lot about you, Sakura." His hand caressed the side of my cheek, his thumb running over my cheekbone. "That your parents were murdered by a rival gang and how you have that heart-shaped birthmark your chest…" My cheeks flushed. What the hell, he spied on me when I was in the shower?

I pulled away from his hand. "How come you know so much about me but I don't know shit about you?" He twitched at my use of cuss words, but I didn't care. He shrugged a shoulder and pocketed his hands again.

"You've never asked," he muttered, his eyes un-narrowing and giving a bored expression. I crossed my arms over my chest and stared at him.

"Oh yah? Show me your Yakuza tattoos, and I'll call it even." Sasuke frowned and sighed, but didn't deny my request.

With a lift of his shirt over his head, I gazed at his toned and scarred torso. A dragon circled around his navel and up the middle of his chest. Its mouth was open towards where his heart was. Above his heart were the katakana symbols for "Yakuza" and on the left of the dragon's head was the kanji for "strength." I blushed when my eyes trailed back down the dragon to the belt of his jeans. I heard Sasuke clear his throat, and when I raised my eyes to his he turned his back to me and I gasped. Long, pale-white scars marred his back. On his right shoulder blade he had a large maroon koi fish. It had orange and scarlet scales with flicks of yellow and the long tail trailed down his bicep.

Flashback:

Sakura crawled in her father's lap and giggled as he tickled her. "Daddy, why did you come home so late?" Her question was innocent enough, but it made Ikichi Haruno ponder on how to answer.

"Daddy had to take care of business, my sweet cherry blossom." Ikichi let his small, six-year-old cherry blossom run her fingers over all the cuts and scratches that lined his arms. "Do you want to see what Daddy did today?" With a sharp nod and wide, emerald eyes, Sakura sat up and clasped her hands in front of her mouth, indicating that she would wait patiently until she found out what she wanted. Ikichi gave her a wide smile and unbuttoned his shirt, exposing his chest to the young girl.

Sakura gasped at the beautiful, pale yellow koi fish that shimmered back at her. It curled around Ikichi's heart and ended with a long mermaid's tail. Sakura ran her small, soft hands over every scale of the beautiful tattoo. When she rubbed the fish, she felt a strong energy radiate off it. Her fingers left a trail of gold shimmer. "Daddy, what is it?" Sakura asked in her high voice, looking up at Ikichi in wonder. He chuckled.

"It's a koi fish, Sake. It symbolizes tranquility and will bring us much hope."

End flashback

Without knowing it, I had stepped forward and was running my fingers over the brilliant koi fish. Sasuke jumped at the sudden contact, looking over his shoulder to gaze at my wonderment. Tears welled in my eyes at the memory of first seeing my father's commitment tattoo to Yakuza. The koi fish was so soft under my fingertips, and it left me craving more. I pressed my cheek against the head of the koi fish and I felt the very faint thump of Sasuke's heart. I felt his shoulder stiffen against my touch, but it relaxed as I took a deep breath in. The scent of cigarettes, his cologne, and plain cleanliness filled me and I sighed in content.

"Sakura, we do have to go to school, you know." Sasuke's ribcage rumbled as he spoke, making me blink open my eyes and take a step back from him. A tear slid down my cheek and dripped from my chin.

"R-right, sorry," I mumbled, wiping away the tears and quickly walking into my room, shutting the door behind me and locking it. What's WRONG with you, Sakura? I pressed my back into the door and shakily inhaled. "Get a hold of yourself, Haruno." I closed my eyes and pictured my dad, his smiling face glowing as the yellow koi fish on his chest fluttered. My lips curled in a small smile as my mom came in the picture, her own teal koi fish on the side of her neck and its tail lying over her collar bone. They were so happy.

The bright white light that gleamed from behind them turned dark, and the whole image tainted red. My parent's faces coiled and the koi fish turned red. A shrill scream rang in my ears as I opened my eyes and found myself crumpled against the floor. My breathing had excelled and my cheeks were wet. I sighed and wiped my eyes. "Today's going to be like hell." I gripped the edge of the desk and pulled myself up. I can't let a stupid tattoo make me this emotional, I told myself. A flash of light made my head snap to the wall on my right and I came face to face with myself. My eyes were slightly puffy and my long hair fell down to my waist in long waves. My bangs were badly messed up and sticking out all over the place from rubbing my face on Sasuke's back. I giggled. I look like a bird.

Shaking my head, I grabbed my brush and smoothed out my bangs. As an added bonus, I parted my hair to the right. I straightened up my shirt and put on a necklace that my dad gave me when I was seven. Grabbing the makeup bag off my desk, I put on some eyeliner and mascara once my eyes were dry again. I looked halfway decent, or at least, as decent as I would be. I slipped on my red Vans and pulled my bookbag over my shoulders. My alarm clock read 7:38, making me smile. Right on time.

I picked up my phone and opened my door, finding Sasuke standing there. I raised my head up to stare at him. "What are you doing?" I asked, slowly. He hasn't been this paranoid before. Something must have happened, or was waiting to happen.

"I heard a scream," he said, leaning toward me to look into the room behind me, "and then I heard you crying." Sasuke looked back at me and narrowed his eyes. "Your eyes are puffy. Why were you crying?"

I raised my fingers to my eyes and found that they indeed did feel slightly puffed. "Yes, I was crying," I stated, ignoring his question and walking passed him. I walked straight for the front door and stood there. While I waited, I checked the messages in my phone that I received while I was sleeping.

One message from: Hinata

3:13

Be careful today when you're getting ready to leave. There was a gang shoot-out in the neighborhood over from yours. I'm sure Sasuke already knows. See you at school :)

One message from: Naruto

1:46

Hey Sakura, can I borrow your calculus homework? I had to take care of some business earlier and I didn't have time to finish it. Promise you won't get caught! And don't let the teme make you late for school again :P

I laughed at Naruto's message. He was always asking for my calculus homework because he had to do something with the Yakuza. Naruto's weak point for school was calculus. Generally Naruto was very smart; he just didn't have the time to do his homework. I had to tutor him in calculus whenever he wasn't busy with Yakuza "stuff."

"Wait a minute," I muttered, reading the two texts again. That means Yakuza must have been apart of the shoot-out last night…is that why Sasuke's so paranoid? I looked up when I heard the floor creak and Sasuke stood across from me dressed in his usual: gray shirt, dark pants, dark shoes. Today his gray shirt was striped along with white. His blue bookbag was slung over one shoulder and he jingled his keys in his free hand.

"Ready to go?" I nodded, pocketing my phone. I put my hand on the door handle but his hand gripped my wrist. "Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?" I stared up at him and noticed he had actual concern in his usually distant eyes.

"Hinata said there was…" I shook my head when he raised a brow. "No, it's nothing. We're gonna be late for school." I turned the handle and opened the door, pulling my hand away from him. I wasn't going to waste my breath on telling him something he already knew.

Besides, it's not like he actually cared.

When we reached the school, we had barely managed not to be late. The bell right when I closed the door on the car. Before walking away from Sasuke, who stayed at the car first period to smoke, I turned and glared at him. He just smirked and chuckled.

I went straight to my locker, number 738. It didn't take long for Naruto to rush up on the other side of my locker.

"Sakura-chan, there you are!" Naruto smiled widely at me. I smiled back and handed him the calculus homework. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! I promise I'll give it back to you in homeroom!" I laughed and shook my head.

"Naruto, have it as long as you need it. You know I have a second copy of it in case you go home early of something." There had been countless times last term where Naruto was sent home because of gang fights or injuries and he had kept my homework. Let's just say I was well prepared nowadays.

He blinked and blushed a little. "Oh…yah. I forgot. Bye, Sakura-chan!" Naruto turned and ran off to find Hinata. Naruto and Hinata were "together" you could say. In Yakuza, people don't date. Girls are picked by guys and if anyone else messes with them, then it means either death or extreme injury. Naruto wasn't that extreme and he really did truly love Hinata, but because of Yakuza, it was well known that messing with Hinata meant messing with Naruto.

I grabbed my notebook and book for my anatomy class. After putting my book in my bookbag and slinging it back over my shoulder, I went to shut my locker only to have it slam closed. I jumped when I found Gaara giving me a sadistic grin. The blood immediately left my face when I realized Sasuke was still at the car having a smoke.

Gaara was the leader of the Yakuza's largest rival gang; the Buraku. They were one of the big gangs that were constantly attacking me. The story of the Buraku is a long and bloody one, but to make it simple, they used to be apart of the Yakuza. When a man named Orochimaru became leader of it, the Yakuza leader Tsunade disapproved of his leadership "abilities," so she banished him and the Buraku from the Yakuza. To this day, the Buraku have been trying to get their revenge. Orochimaru still detests Tsunade. Gaara and Sasuke are the biggest enemies from any of the local or non-local gangs, which meant seriously bad news for me. Sasuke very specifically told me to stay the hell away from Gaara at all costs.

"So, cherry blossom, where's your beloved bodyguard today?" Gaara's eyes narrowed and his grin widened. Out of the corner of my eye I saw his siblings, two members of the Buraku, leaning against the wall opposite of the lockers.

"Oh, you mean Sasuke?" Gaara flinched, and then snorted, at the mention of his name. "He's here."

Gaara looked over at his sister, Temari, and nodded. She took a step toward me but only made her way to stand beside Gaara. She slung her arm over his shoulder. "Does Sasuke know how much of a bad boy he's been lately?" The grip on my binder tightened. "He's been keeping you all to himself, not letting us get to spend time with you," she spoke louder, making me take a step back only to bump into Gaara's brother, Kankuro, who gripped my shoulders tightly. "I guess we'll have to take force this time." Temari stepped forward and tried to grab my notebook from me, but I had it in a vice grip. So instead of taking it from me, she chose to slap me instead.

It was completely unexpected and my cheek burned as the loud clap rang through the hallway. I faced the locker as tears stung my eyes. I wouldn't let them fall, though; that would only let them know I was scared. Sasuke told me to never let them know your fear since that's what they feed off of. I turned my face to her and glared. "What ever you plan to do, get it fucking over with so I can get to class." Temari chuckled.

"Trust me; this will be a long and slow process." She pulled her fist back and I closed my eyes, waiting for the collision.

"Sakura, come here." I opened my eyes at the deep voice and saw Temari roll her eyes and take a step back. I looked behind me when Kankuro let go of my shoulders to find Sasuke looking much ticked off. I picked up my notebook and stumbled on my way over to his side. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder, pulling me into his chest. "Stay the fuck away from my girl, you punks," he said slowly before walking down the hallway. I heard Gaara chuckle from behind us. I glanced up at Sasuke and found his jaw clenching and unclenching.

"S-Sasuke, are you okay?" He ignored me until we got near our anatomy class. When we got there, he pushed me against the wall, placing his hands beside my head.

"I thought I told you to stay away from them," he whispered sharply, his dark eyes burning into mine. "Did I not explain well enough that they will kill you?"

I narrowed my eyes at him, not letting him see my fear. "It's not like I could do anything about it," I whispered back, glaring at him now, "they cornered me while I was at my locker!"

He took a deep breath in and let out a short exhale. "Now I really do have to be with you at all times. No complaining at it, either." Sasuke continued staring down at me. I bit my lip. He called me his girl…

"Sasuke, why did you call me your girl?" I asked cautiously. Saying it out loud made my heart flutter and my cheeks warm ever so slightly. Sasuke took his time thinking how to respond and when he did made me feel degraded.

"It's the only think I could think of to say to them." His hand fisted against the wall. "Fuck, I really shouldn't have said that…" I drew my brows when his face contorted.

"Why? Why shouldn't you have said that?"

He ran a hand through his hair and stepped away from me and the wall. "Now they'll think you are my girl and that gives them more motives to come after you." He sat down against the wall and buried his face in his hands. I blinked, thinking about what he said. Well that means I'm fucked. I put my notebook down and put my fingertips on the top of his head, making him snap his head up to look at me.

"It won't be that bad though, right?" He gave me an are you that dumb? look and waited for me to continue. "I mean, you're supposed to protect me anyways, so them thinking me being your girl shouldn't change things much." Sasuke shook his head and stood up.

"You don't understand, Sakura." He picked up my notebook and handed it to me. "They won't be beating you up and leaving you alive for me to find you; they'll be beating you up for me to find you dead." Sasuke sighed and pulled me in for a hug. "But we'll talk about it later." I took a breath in, the smell of cigarettes and cologne filling my nose. He pulled away and gave me a small smile. "We shouldn't keep Kurenai waiting."

I nodded, walking to the anatomy room door with a blush on my nose. Being Sasuke's "girl" was going to push me to a bunch of limits, and I have no idea how I'm going to handle (if I can handle) it. I guess I'll just have to wait and find out.

After anatomy, Sasuke walked with me to homeroom. My homeroom consisted of mainly Yakuza members; Neji and Hinata, Naruto, Sasuke, Tenten, Shikamaru, Kiba, Lee, Sai, and Ino. Being in homeroom made me feel safe. In fact, it was my safest class all day. Iruka was our homeroom teacher and all he did was sit there, letting us do whatever the hell we wanted. When I went and took my seat, Sasuke pocketed his hands and plopped down in the chair beside mine. I stared at him until he noticed me. "What are you doing?"

He raised a brow. "I'm in my class, gaki." My eye twitched.

"What are you doing sitting by me?"

Sasuke chuckled, dragging his chair over to mine so that our hips touched. "I'm not doing anything wrong by sitting by my girl," he said jokingly, the side of his mouth twitching up in a smirk. I glared at his smirking face. Iruka laughed at the front of the room. He used to be apart of Yakuza, but he felt it wasn't right for him, so he became a teacher, like Kakashi. Most of the older-generation Yakuza members were teachers at the school so that they could keep an eye on the younger generation. I huffed and crossed my arms over my chest, sinking down low in my chair.

Naruto ran over and smiled at me. "I told I'd have your homework for you in homeroom!" He placed my homework on my lap and grinned with pride. I couldn't help but laugh at him.

"Very good, Naruto. I didn't doubt you for a minute," I said, smiling in return. He did a double take when he noticed Sasuke's slouched form practically glued to mine. "Hey, teme, that was good work last night." My ears perked up at the mention of last night's shoot-out. I felt Sasuke shrug against my shoulder.

"It was no big deal; as long as those shitty Buraku members stop trying to rain in on our territory, there won't be a problem anymore." As I picked up on Sasuke's serious tone Naruto nodded. He then proceeded to take note of Sasuke being so close to me, and his grin widened.

"So, word's been going around that you snagged yourself a girl, teme," Naruto said slyly, wagging his brows at the word "girl." I glanced at Sasuke to find him smirking. Naruto looked at me and his grin turned foxy. "You be careful, Sakura," he said, leaning down and whispering in my ear, "Sasuke likes having…fun." My cheeks warmed and Naruto laughed. "Just kidding, Sakura-chan. He just plays around and makes it dirty." With that being said, Naruto turned and walked back over to where Hinata was talking to Kiba.

I tried to stop my face from blushing when I heard Sasuke chuckle. "Naruto's right for once, you know." I looked at him while his arm circled around my shoulders and he played with my hair. "I do like having fun."

There was no stopping the blush that tainted my cheeks after he said that.

The bell rang to end homeroom. I jumped up and tried to leave before Sasuke could catch me. As I was trying to go through the door, I bumped into someone. "Sorry," I said, before I noticed who it was.

Ino Yamanaka.

Flashback:

Sakura walked straight up to Ino and grabbed her wrist. "Ino, why are you ignoring me?" Ino stopped walking but still wouldn't turn around. "You haven't talked to me in a week."

This time, Ino turned around and gave Sakura an icy stare. "You know how my parents are both gone now?" Sakura nodded. "Well, the Yakuza took me in. They're giving me a home and new friends." Sakura drew her brows.

"New friends? I thought we were always friends."

Ino gave a dark laugh. "Sakura, when you become part of Yakuza, there's no looking back at the past. Part of being a member is forgetting everything and starting new." She yanked her wrist free from Sakura's hand. "And that includes forgetting annoying friends that suck the life out of you."

Sakura stood there and watched Ino walk away with her "new friends" Shikamaru and Tenten. All the memories she and Ino had together flew through her mind, but none of them seemed important anymore.

They were all replaced with this new, hurtful memory that Sakura would always incorporate with what was known as now as Ino Yamanaka.

End Flashback

Ino narrowed her eyes as her upper lip curled over her teeth in a sneer. "Watch where you're going, forehead." She shoved my shoulder and pushed me against the door as she walked out the doorway. I glared at her sashaying form as it trailed down the hallway.

"Bitch," I mumbled as Sasuke came up beside me and grabbed my arm.

"C'mon, we'll be late for calculus." He looped our elbows and pulled be beside me toward the calculus class. I was still fuming at the memory as I could hear Ino's shrill and annoying "boy voice" from down the hallway.

As we approached the calculus room, Sasuke didn't stop walking, or even slow down for that matter. He walked right on past the room, still with me by his side. "Sasuke, where are we going?" His lips curled up in a smirk. "I thought you said you didn't want to be late," I said, confused. I didn't know what was going on.

"I didn't say that," Sasuke said and glanced down at me. "I said 'we'll be late for calculus.'" I fidgeted with the corner of my notebook.

"But I haven't missed a class all year," I whined, hoping it would convince him to go back. When the bell rang and we were still walking, I had little hope left. "Sasuke, you're going to ruin my grades."

Sasuke shrugged as we exited the building. I realized we were headed to the senior parking lot, where I saw Naruto, Hinata, Neji, and Tenten waiting around Sasuke's car. I mentally slapped myself. Oh yah, I forgot, they have monthly ski-days. We went straight to Sasuke's car. Shit, that means I'll miss school once a month! Sasuke must have noticed my mental fuming.

"Hey, calm down. We're only doing this today because the Buraku are being really persistent today." My nerves weren't any more calm than they were before. We reached the car and I put my stuff in the trunk. Kakashi taught calculus right now, so I pulled my phone out and was about to text him to tell him I'd be gone. He was my legal guardian, after all, and he should know where I am at all times for safety reasons. Sasuke took my phone out of my hands.

"Hey! Give that back," I screeched, reaching above my head to try and get my phone out of his hand that he held just out of my reach. "I need to let Kakashi know I won't be in class."

Sasuke smirked, damn him. "Hn." I glared at him. He used one-word syllables for most of first-term when he moved in with Kakashi and me, and Sasuke knew how much it ticked me off. "Kakashi knows today's our skip day, and I already informed him of our close relationship." I blushed slightly and continued trying to reach my phone, but gave up with a sigh. I took a step back, crossed my arms over my chest, and pouted. I did this all the time when I first moved in with Kakashi, and it worked like a charm, but only because Kakashi's a softy of course.

"Man I please have my phone back?" I asked him with a glare. He only smirked more.

"Why yes you may, Saku." He placed my phone in my hand and when I clasped my fingers around its smooth surface, Sasuke grabbed my hands and pulled me into him. I gritted my teeth to stop from squealing. His arms wrapped around my shoulders and I sighed. This is going to be worse than I expected it would.

Or maybe not, I thought with an evil smile. I remembered when I rubbed my face on his back how he stiffened. So as he was distractedly talking to Naruto, I buried my face in the crook of his neck and sighed. I heard him stop talking and my smile grew. Sasuke started talking again and I heard the smirk in his voice and I felt one of his hands run up my spinal cord, sending a shudder through my body. I glared as I took a breath in. You aren't winning this time, Uchiha. I opened my mouth and bit down on his skin. I didn't bite hard, but I didn't bite soft either. Sasuke jumped and pulled me away from him.

"Sakura, what do you think?" I blinked. What did I think about what?

"I don't care, to be honest." I bite my lip, afraid of what I was giving my opinion for. "Anything's fine with me."

He smirked. "Okay then, everyone to Uzumaki's house for drinks!" I groaned and face palmed. I knew I should've asked before I answered. Sasuke opened my door for me and I reluctantly sat down in the seat. I waited until he sat down in the driver's side to buckle my own seat belt.

"Sasuke, I don't want to go to Naruto's house," I said, fidgeting with my nails. He grunted while pulling out of the parking lot. "I've never drank before." This statement made him glance over at me.

"Kakashi never let you drink with him?" I shook my head. "That bastard drinks every weekend and he never invited you? Unacceptable."

I sighed. "Well, I've sipped stuff before, but I haven't had more than a few gulps."

Sasuke looked over at me with a smirk as he rolled to a stop at a red light. "Then you're in for a treat." He reached over and tugged at my left hand, stopping my fidgeting. "Hey, calm down, nothing bad is gonna happen," he chuckled, playing with my hand before lacing our fingers. I blushed and noticed that Sasuke was concentrating on the road, not my hand.

Sasuke was playing this boyfriend act way too well, and I'll have to ask him about it later. Later, as in after the drinks, when he's at least slightly sober.

A/n: I'm doing really well on this story so far! That's the most I've written in one chapter…11 pages :D Chyeah, I have a good feeling about this story. I only have two more exams left, and then I'm a junior! FUCK YESSSSS~

Anyways, review and you'll get extreme kudos :)

-Abby