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The next day
"Sakura-san!" Hikari yelled to the other girl. Sakura pivoted to look at the maid. "Good morning Hikari-san."
"You would never guess what I heard!!" Hikari shrieked. "What?"
"I heard that we are going to attack Akatsuki soon." Hikari said. "Really now?" Sakura wondered. "Yeah I heard the king and prince talking about it when I was cleaning last night…When you were on your date" Sakura blushed slightly. "It wasn't a date" she defended herself. "Mmmhmm sure."
"So, whatcha doing?" Hikari asked. "Oh…I have to go and heal Uchiha-sama" Sakura replied almost dejectedly. "You get to help Sasuke-sama?! You're so lucky Sasuke-sama is the hottest guy on earth!" Hikari yelled.
"What wasss that?" A smooth, yet creepy voice said.
The two girls turned to see none other than the King of Otto, Orochimaru. "I…I-I-I-I…I….um…erm…" Hikari stuttered. Sakura went into a low bow. "Good day Orochimaru-sama" Sakura said. Orochimaru nodded and smirked at the girl who was still stuttering.
"So you're the girl my son is so fond of," Orochimaru spoke. Sakura just stared at him. "I'm p-pretty sure Uchiha-sama d-doesn't like me" she stuttered out nervously.
"Uchiha-sama? You should call him Sasuke…every one else does." Orochimaru said. "Orochimaru-sama the prisoner is ready for the…treatment." A voice called down the hall. Everyone, with the exception of Sakura, recognized the voice as belonging to Kabuto. Orochimaru nodded and left Sakura and the still stuttering Hikari alone.
It was quiet for a while until the king and his right hand man had completely evacuated the halls. "So the prince likes you" Hikari said. Sakura blushed. "No I'm sure it was a mistake."
"He does talk to you a lot more than he talks to any of us." Hikari pointed out. "He barely talks to me!" Sakura retorted. "It's more than the three words a week I get…and I see him every day!"
"What ever" Sakura said, walking towards what she hoped was the right direction to the prince's room. "Wait up! You're going the wrong way!" Hikari said. Sakura mentally cursed before turning around.
"What does Uchiha-sama do to get those wounds?" Sakura asked. "I think Sasuke-sama trains with the king." Hikari answered.
"You really should call him Sasuke-sama" Hikari said. "FOR THE LAST TIME I WILL NOT CALL UCHIHA-SAMA-" Sakura screamed. "Call me what?" Sasuke asked. "Call you…anou…Hikari-san?" Sakura looked around but her new friend was no where in sight.
"Answer my question" Sasuke demanded becoming slightly irritated. "T-to call y-you S-sas-suke." She stuttered out. Sasuke glared at the girl.
"I'm sorry Uchiha-sama I shouldn't have been yelling." Sakura apologized. "Hn" Sasuke said walking back into his room. Sakura was cautiously at his heels.
"We're going out to eat." Sasuke said. Sakura couldn't help but widen her eyes anime style. "Wh-what?!" she practically screamed. Sasuke winced at the sound.
"I think you heard me" He said monotonously. Sakura nodded dumbly.
Sasuke disappeared into his walk in closest and returned with an extravagant kimono. It was crimson and pink. It was gorgeous and looked costly.
Sasuke handed the kimono to the girl. "You are to wear this tonight" Sasuke stated.
Sakura just nodded numbly clutching the kimono in her hands.
"Where are we going?" Sakura asked. "Le Fune" Sasuke replied.
"WHAT!?" Sakura yelled. "Stop that" Sasuke commanded.
"Gomen" Sakura said quietly.
Le Fune was the fanciest restaurant in all of Otto. Why would he want to take me there? Is this what him and Naruto were talking about last night? Sakura wondered.
Sasuke started to remove his shirt.
Oh my God dinner and a show!! Hikari was right. Uchiha-sama is NOT ugly. He's got to be the hottest guy I've ever seen. He's still an ass if I ever get the chance I am soooo going to rip off his-
"Come" Sasuke sliced through her train of thought. It was probably a good thing he did. The thoughts were going from PG to X quite quickly.
Sakura took a second glanced and noticed that there was a band aid across his pex and around his abdominals. (You know that white band aid that's really long…like the one that covers half of Neji's appendages.) The band aid was had a dark crimson hue and caked in dried blood.
Sakura walked up to him remembering the whole reason she was here in the first place: to be Sasuke's personal medic. Slowly she removed his band aid to reveal a cut. At first it didn't seem deep but the more she unraveled the deeper the cut got.
She noticed that three of his ribs were cracked and two were broken. I can't believe the king would take training this far. Sakura thought. "would you…umm….lay down" Sasuke nodded and did as asked.
Sakura placed one hand over the other and they were consumed by a blue-green chakra. She started with the ribs first, and then moved on to the deep cut marks around his abdomen. And finally, she healed the thin cut at his pex. All the while the only thing going through her head was a single thought: kuso he's hott.
Sakura was finished in about three hours. When she was done she "inspected her work", running her hands along where the scar was.
Sakura stepped back and bowed her head slightly waiting for permission to leave. "Change" he instructed motioning to the kimono. Sasuke went back into his walk in closet. Sakura was slightly shocked. Trying to be as fast as possible, in fear of the prince coming out of the closet before she was ready, Sakura started to change into the Kimono.
The first thing she noticed was that this…thing wasn't a kimono. It only came down to just above where her fingers started (provided that her hands were down at her sides). The neckline was the opposite. It went down a little to low for her taste.
"Uchiha-sama I think there was a mistake" Sakura called out referring to the fact that the kimono wasn't a kimono at all. Sasuke stepped out of the closet with what he wears is the Shippuden. (I could be creative an give him a new outfit but…)
"No you look perfect." Sasuke said in his emotionless voice. Sakura blushed at the statement and at what the prince was wearing.
"Are you ready to go" Sasuke asked. Sakura nodded.
The two walked out of the room, Sasuke ahead and Sakura following. "S-Sakura" a voice called out. The two (Sakura and Sasuke) turned to see Neji standing there with his eyes slightly widened.
"Hello Neji-kun" Sakura said cheerfully loosing all of the fear it holds when talking to the Uchiha prince. Neji nodded in response. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Uchiha-sama is taking me to Le Fune" She said. Neji looked surprised but it passed.
"Lets go" Sasuke growled firmly taking her hand and pulling her away from the other man. "I'll see you later Neji-kun" Sakura yelled over her shoulder waving a hand wildly behind her. Neji smirked and waved back.
Sakura was quiet again. The two walked for a few minuets. "Sakura-san!" Hikari yelled. Sakura pulled her right hand to wave only to notice that the prince still had a hold on it.
"Hello Hikari-san!" Sakura said still being dragged out of the palace. "Where are you going?" Hikari asked walking next to the girl. "Uchiha-sama is taking me to Le Fune" Sakura replied sheepishly.
Hikari gasped. "That is such a nice restaurant! You're so lucky Sakura-san!" Sakura blushed slightly but said nothing. Sasuke picked up his pace a little, slowly leaving his maid to eat their dust.
"SAKURA-CHAN!!" a voice every one knew was Naruto yelled. Sasuke had to restrain himself from banging his head against the nearest wall. For the love of- "Move Dobe" Sasuke commanded trying to go around the blonde. "What? Why?" Naruto wondered out loud. Sasuke roughly pushed the blonde to the side and dashed towards the exit.
Sakura started to trip over her own feet from attempting to go faster than she physically able. Sasuke, who was already pissed about all of the delays, growled. He came to an abrupt stop causing Sakura to slam into his back.
"S-sorry Uchiha-sama" She said bowing her head. Sasuke turned and picked the rosette up bridal style. "Hold on" he instructed before taking off in the direction of the restaurant. Sakura wrapped her hands around his neck tightly as to not fall off.
Sasuke jumped from roof top to roof top until he landed directly in front of the greatest restaurant in all of Otto.
"Wow" Sakura stared at the building astonished. The building itself was built like a ship in a man made pond. It was large and extravagant. The outside looked as though the walls were golden and new. The windows were tinted a marvelous burgundy that would catch anyone's attention.
Sasuke put Sakura onto her own two feet and walked inside. Sakura followed quickly after.
The site of the inside of the building was just as remarkable as the outside. Everything had a sea theme to it. Most of the walls supported an aquarium with different species of fish, coral and other sea life. The walls with out the fish tanks were painted blue and had pictures of fisherman that had caught massive sharks. The booths and chairs were a sea green and made out to look as though they were beds of sea weeds. The tables were the key piece though. Each had a different design. They were all carved out of wood and held the various tales of mermaids, and great fishing expeditions.
"Sasuke-sama." A portly mad said and bowed low in respect. "We have your table clean and waiting" The man didn't look to be much older the two of them and had brown hair and what looked to be red swirls on his cheeks but he did look like the owner. Briskly, he led the pair through the building towards the back to a more secluded area.
"Please have a seat I will have only the finest of out servants to help you this evening. If they are too incompetent for your liking ask for me." She handed the two menus. "Arigato Choji-san" Sasuke said quietly. The owner bowed slightly and walking out.
It was silent as Sasuke and Sakura looked over their menus. "What are you going to get?" Sasuke said after some time. Sakura fidgeted uncomfortably. "Ano….the umm….fish?" She said almost as if she was asking a question.
Sasuke tilted his menu so that he could see the rosette across from him. "This is a seafood restaurant Sakura you may have to be a little more specific when you order." Sasuke said a smirk playing at his lips.
Sakura blushed out of embracement. Staring at her menu again decided upon teriyaki sakana. Sasuke placed his own menu down and started to gaze at the young girl.
Sakura stole a glance over her menu to find the prince looking at her…intensely as though at any moment he was going to pounce on her or something of the sort….like a predator would stare down its prey. Sakura fidgeted slightly, then again a few moments after that.
"Stop that its annoying." Sasuke commanded. "Sorry" Sakura muttered.
Silence once again ensued.
"Hello Uchiha-sama." The waiter said also giving a pointed nod to Sakura. "What do you wish to drink tonight?"
"Mizu" Sasuke ordered. The waiter scrawled it down then turned to Sakura. "Same" she said quietly. "Alright. And do we know what we want to eat?" the man asked. "The usual" Sasuke replied. In return the waiter nodded knowingly and scribbled down his order. "The Teriyaki Sakana please" the waiter finished taking down the orders and left the couple alone.
"We need to talk" Sasuke said after another moment of uncanny silence. "About what?"
"Why were you in the castle?" Sasuke asked.
"What?" Sakura asked perplexed. "When we first met why were you in the castle?" Sasuke clarified.
The question stroked her as odd. She had been working for him for about a week now and this was the first time he ever brought it up. I guess I should have seen it coming. She thought to herself.
"Well?" he inquired.
"My family used to live down on the south end of the village. Everything was good up until the Akatsuki attacked."
Sasuke visibly cringed at the last comment, they had lost so many civilians when Akatsuki last attacked.
"They were both taken captive" she continued on "It was about two years ago. And ever since I would come to the castle to make a quick sale and get money when I needed it."
"Hn. Who trained you?"
"Tsunade-sama. She and my parents were close friends so whenever we got together she made it a point to teach me something. The other kids were always picking on me and beating me up. So it was only right that I learned the healing Justus."
Sasuke nodded. So that's where she was always running off to. He also noted that she didn't go into much detail about her past. Not that it bothered.
"Can I ask you a question?" Sakura asked a hint of uncertainty etched into her voice. "Why did you let me live?" she continued when she received a nod from the onyx haired prince
Sasuke rested his elbows on the table in front of him lacing his fingers together. "I needed my own medic" he replied simply.
"Well I know that but-"
"If you knew the answer you shouldn't have asked." Sasuke shot back.
Sakura looked down somewhat embarrassed for asking a question in the first place.
Their section of the restaurant fell into another silence. Sasuke let out an agitated sigh and sat back in his seat. "You obviously had skills if you could get into the castle." Sasuke muttered.
Sakura's head shot up. "So…..any chance I can go free."
Sasuke smirked. "No" he said calmly. "Bastard" Sakura grumbled under her breath. "Run that by me again" He said. "Bastard" she said a little louder.
Sasuke glared at the girl sitting across form him. "I heard you and Naruto talking last night" Sakura stated. "Hn. The dobe's loud" Saskue grumbled. "Yeah you two were talking about you doing something nice for me" Sakura said slyly. "Hn" was Sasuke's only reply. "You know it defeats the purpose if you don't talk to me"
"Your water" the waiter said placing the two cups down in front of their respective owners. "Your food will be out shortly." He said before turning and leaving the two alone.
"You're a really hard person to talk to." She stated. "Hn" was once again the reply she got. "And you say I'm annoying" Sakura said rolling her eyes. "That's because you are" Sasuke declared. "Not as much as you are" Sakura shot back. "Hn, whatever….I'm not the one having mood swings."
"Mood swings?" Sakura asked almost amused. "Yes. One moment your to afraid to even look me in the eye the next your calling me annoying. In fact I think I liked you better when you were afraid of me." The prince commented snidely. "May I inquire as to why you suddenly changed back?"
"Well I was only afraid of you because…" her voice trailed off and her eyes unconsciously stared at his shoulder.
Sasuke followed her gaze and lifted a hand to cover the mark on his body. "I figured that as long as I didn't go too far, you wouldn't hurt me" Sakura said. "And how do you know that you haven't gone too far?" Sakura thought for a moment "I guess I don't" was the slightly shaky reply. Sasuke gave another grunt and lowered his hand and, once again, for what seemed like the infinite time tonight the table was noiseless.
The waiter came back with another person to help carry in the food. The original waiter Set Sasuke's "usual" down in front of him. The other waiter went to Sakura's side of the table and began to set out her food.
"I-its you!" Sakura exclaimed disgusted. WTF!? This guy is popping up everywhere The waiter smirked "Hiya toots" "Get the hell away from me you perv!" the rosette shrieked. "Aww don't be like that you know you want to-" the waiter was cut off as he was slammed harshly into the wall.
"Get. Away. From. Us. Now" Sasuke ground out. The waiter was literally shaking with fear as he stared back into emotionless golden eyes. "Hey i-i-it was just a j-joke. She knows i-I w-ouldn't do anything to hurt her." The waiter stuttered. "Now" Sasuke said threatening the other man with his eyes.
The man scurried out of the room faster than Sakura had ever seen anyone move (with out chakra of course.) But when Sasuke sat down with the black flames running the length of half his body Sakura wished she could go with the hentai instead of staying here alone with prince lunatic (since the other waiter long since fled the scene).
Sakura quietly ate her fish almost too afraid to reach out and grab her drink since it was so close to still gold eyed man.
"How do you know him?" Sasuke asked an edge to his voice. "I-I don't. H-he was the guy who sp-spilled water on m-me at the ramen shop." Sakura answered completely terrified. That man is going to pay. Sasuke thought malignantly.
"My deepest apologies, Uchiha-sama" Choji said kneeling down in front of the prince. Slowly the marks on Sasuke's body began to recede and his eyes changed from gold to red then finally to the black most people were used to. "Hn"
"Of course this meal will be free" the owner said. "Hn, just don't let it happen again" Sasuke muttered. "Of course Uchiha-sama" Choji replied. The large man stood and vacated the area. Sasuke started to eat his meal almost as if nothing had happened, although he was still tense.
"What is that" Sakura asked after a while. "Hn?" Sasuke asked with his favorite monosylable word. "What are you eating?" she clarified. "Tomato stuffed lobster" he replied. "That's…..interesting." She said. "I must have missed it on the menu" She mused out loud. "Its not on the menu." Sasuke said. She waited for him to elaborate but when he didn't she spoke "So they just make it for you." He replied with is other common word "Aa."
"Try some" Sasuke said holding out a piece of it on his fork. Sakura's heart skipped a beat. Did he just ask me to-? She blinked once….twice…thrice. And didn't he already use that fork? A small voice in the back of her head reminded her. It would be like kissing him! She noted.
Slowly she leaned forward and ate the food off the awaiting fork, her eyes locking onto the Uchiha's. At the moment she really couldn't taste the food (which was superb) the only thing she could make sense of right now was how fast her heart was beating. She chewed and swallowed. "Mmmhmm it's really good" she somewhat lied being as she couldn't' really taste it.
"Want another piece?" Sasuke asked. "Yes" Sakura blurted out so fast is slightly stunned the Uchiha. Sasuke chuckled slightly and gave her another piece. That teme he's doing this on purpose! I'm soooo going to get him back one day. She thought as she tasted, really tasted, the food for the first time. The table fell into another silence as they consumed their respective dishes.
"So…" Sakura said hoping the man across from her would start a conversation, but unfortunately all she got was the signature "Hn"
"Um…I heard that Akatsuki were going to attack soon" Sakura brought up. Sasuke's eyes enlarged to the point that they both thought that they would pop out of his head.
"What?" he asked half enraged half curious. "I heard some people talking about it." She said and that wasn't a total lie, although it was pretty far from the truth. Sasuke scrutinized the rosette for a moment before settling back down into his seat with another "Hn"
Judging by his reaction…..I don't think he knew about the Akatsuki attack. Well either that or he's acting like he doesn't know. But what would be the point of acting like you don't know something if the other person already knows you know what you know. Sakura pondered for a moment.
"Lets go" Sasuke commanded standing up and leaving a roll of bills on the table. (just because he doesn't have to pay doesn't mean he wasn't going to) Sakura silently followed after him.
Well this night didn't go the best, but it accomplished what it needed to. Sasuke as well as an unwanted spectator thought.
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mizu is water and hentai is pervert
And this chap was supposed to clarify the plot (not that it did that very well...)
And I think 22 hits and 2 alerts is a good thing so I'm perty happy even tho its only one review. so ja ne!
I went back and made all the quotations spaced out so that they are easier to read. the new chap should be up soon.
