Chap#2

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

Sakura had been wide awake, because she didn't want to get up and open the door. She had already sensed Naruto's chakra at her doorstep early in the morning. He had been knocking on her front doors since five in the morning but she constantly kept on ignoring him. she didn't want to face him. she didn't want to see those dark orbs who made her turn into puddle with just one look. She didn't want to fall again. Not anymore. She knew she had to visit the hokage sooner or later. It wasn't much respectful to have the village's friggin' Hokage knocking at your door since the last three-four hours so she started to get up. The villagers crossing by Sakura's home were staring at their Hokage as he kept on knocking her door. After earning a couple of strange looks and whispers, Naruto took out the spare keys he had of Sakura's apartment and entered inside. He found her sitting on the couch eating ice-cream.

"you know you can't hide in here forever Sakura-chan. You have you visit me sooner or later.."

Naruto was cut off with Sakura's lazy glare which she sent while eating her ice-cream.

"Yea-Yea..I know I know! I've just been busy lately.."

"We both know when you're lying Sakura-Chan. Don't you atleast wanna see him?"

"No" yes..

"B-but.." yes I do

"Saku—.."

"I said I don't want to." I want to see him.. so bad,, so much, but I can't.. I can't break again Naruto…

Naruto had already seen through her fake façade and then he took a deep breath and looked at her in a sincere tone,

"Haruno Sakura. You are to report in my office before noon and then we shall discuss about the trial of Uchiha Sasuke. I hope you understand the fact that this is an order and you have to obey my orders at all costs. You are the student of the Fifth and hence an important person in the council thereby your presence will be equally important as well."

Having said that, he disappeared using his infamous teleportation jutsu.

Sakura shrugged her head and headed to her room to change. She knew that Naruto would never force Sakura to do something which she didn't wish to do. She knew well how his hands were tied as well and she had no option but to comply; so she sighed and started to get ready.

After taking a bath, which emptied her mind a little bit, she came into her bedroom and put on a green top which complemented her emerald eyes and black pants, with her hair tied up into a neat pony, her pouch tied up in her thighs and her nin-boots which had a small heel, she was all set to go.

She walked the streets of Konoha a little slower than usual. She was a fast walker but today she was taking unusually more time admiring the beauty of the village as she passed the hokage's front office. With a few greetings exchanged with the fellow ninja in the office, she was standing right in front of The Hokage's office. Her movements stammered, she was almost frozen after she sensed the un-nerving dark and amazingly cool chakra that was once pure evil a few years ago. She hesitantly opened the door, preparing herself for a huge war that raged on within herself.

She looked directly at the Hokage, who was busy with all the paperwork and happily ate ramen side by side. She tried to ignore the piercing gaze of the black eyes that were locked upon her ever since her arrival in the room.

"Konnichiwa Hokage-sama, did you call for me?", Sakura bowed down and wished him sarcastically, giving him a death glare which obviously meant "you're-gonna-pay-for-this-Naruto!"

The said Hokage froze in his movements as he tried to calm Sakura down. His face became comical as sweat drops came running down from his head and reached his spine. He grabbed a glass of water and drank it rapidly—only to choke on it and cough a thousand times until Sakura gave his back a few beatings and he was back to normal.

All this action was being watched by a pair of dark obsidian eyes as they calmly observed the two and his lips curled upwards with a small smirk.

"Dobe"

To this, Naruto got up from his seat and pointed his finger comically in the direction of the said Uchiha.

"TEME! IS THIS HOW YOU TALK TO YOUR HOKAGE! SHOW SOME RESPECT YOU GUYS!"

his flushed face grew into tear floods as he clenched his fist up in air rambling about how he was now the most important person in the whole darn village and how he was gonna make Sasuke pay for all this until he got cut off by Sakura's cold voice.

"Is this why you called me here for? I have work to do you baka!"

"S-Sakura-chan! Why are you yelling at me!"

Naruto's tear flood continued a little more till Sakura punched his face hard. The last uchiha had been watching the entire show which made his stoic face turn amused. Just as he parted his lips to call out her name, she stood up.

"Alright, I'll come by In the evening. I have work to do."

Having said that, she disappeared into thin air leaving a trail of cherry blossom petals.