Amour de Pecheur Chapter Two: Sakura's unknown fear…?
A/N: Thank you so much Crazyudja for telling me Sinners Love means Amour de Pecheur in French. Not Pecheur J'aime; that means Sinner I Love. See?! I told you. I'm not French in any means. And, I've made my decision. This is going to be a NejiSaku story, and I'm going to make a sequel that is a DeiSaku. I've got everything planned out; don't worry. Oh, and if you're wondering where I get all my poems at, I get them from the books by Holly Black. Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside are the books.
P.S. Everyone here is 21. Also, I do not do well on fighting scenes, so parts of this chapter might suck, because I don't know what jutsu's they can all do! (But I'm researching, so it might not turn out all that bad!) I'm so sorry if this turns out horrible.
On with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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"You whom I can't save. Listen to me."
-Czeslaw Milosz "Dedication"
"So what are we going to do now?" Sakura asked, because it was after lunch.
"Train," Neji answered.
Naruto grinned, "Yeah, its going to be much easier now, because we have four people. Me and Neji can spar first, while you and Hinata spar, then we can switch so I'm with Sakura and Neji's with Hinata. Then, we can switch again so I'm with Hinata, and Sakura's with Neji. Sound good?" he asked.
He got three nods, which made his grin get wider, "Let's go then."
"Naruto, come back here! I need to heal that for you!" Sakura annoyingly yelled to him.
He ran farther before yelling back, "No, no, no! I'm fine Sakura, really!" even though he had a gash in his arm.
"No, you're not!"
"Yes, I am!"
And that broke her patience, "That's IT! I won't heal you. You can just go around with a useless, bleeding, arm." she sulked, putting her nose up and crossing her arms.
Naruto stopped in his tracks, thinking he didn't want to bleed to death, "Err… Sakura, I was just messing with-"
"Nope, not until you say sorry and you want your arm mended."
Naruto huffed, "Fine. I am sorry, and would really love it if you 'mended' my arm."
Sakura uncrossed her arms and smiled, "Now that's the attitude! Come over here," and then he started to walk over.
She got out her medical supplies; peroxide, and gauze. She first cleaned the wound with the peroxide, which made him flinch, then she tightly wrapped the gauze around the gash. Sometimes she didn't need chakra to heal simple things like that. But later, she would use chakra to make sure it won't scar. Naruto sure was clumsy these days.
"Is he alright?" Neji's smooth voice spoke.
She looked up at him and smirked, "Yeah, yeah. He's fine." she said while putting a hand on her hip, "I still can't believe he didn't see me coming, that klutz." she giggled.
Neji even managed to smile a bit, but Naruto, had a different reaction, "Hey! I wasn't paying enough attention…it's not my fault."
"Tsk. Yes it was, ninja are always suppose to pay attention, and not daydreaming about Hinata." Sakura told him.
That caused both Hinata and Naruto to blush, which made her smirk get wider.
"Okay, anyways. Let's switch partners. So that means, Neji, you're with me. Hinata, you're with the klutz over there. Taijutsu only." Sakura said simply.
Neji, Hinata, and Naruto nodded. Although, Naruto had a small scoff.
Sakura took in a deep breath, "Ready or not, here I come. Neji." she said playfully with a small grin.
He simply smirked, "Humph. Don't be too confident, kunoichi,"
She rolled her eyes, "Now you sound like Itachi." while also crossing her arms on her chest.
"I won't be too hard on you, Hinata-chan." Naruto assured her, with his trademark fox-grin.
Hinata blushed, "N-Naruto-kun, you don't h-have to…" she stuttered.
He just crinkled his eye and snorted.
Neji looked up at all of them, "Naruto, you go over there with Hinata. Sakura and I will stay here, so we have good distance." he told them.
Hinata and Naruto nodded, then set off to go to their part of the training field. Sakura and Neji took their defensive stances and backed away from each other. He saw her smirk and raised a mocha brow at here. Then…
"Shunshin no jutsu!" and disappeared.
He scouted the area, before using, "Byakugan!" and veins popped out of his forehead. He could see her chakra up in one of the trees… too easy, she would have to know I would use my Byakugan, so did she want to be caught? he thought to himself.
Sakura grinned pleasingly, she knew he found her. It was all apart of her plan; he would come up to attack her, then, she would use her Mystical Palm Technique jutsu on him, it would cut him so deeply it would reach his muscle, or organ, wherever she planned on striking him. And since they were all doing taijutsu, she wouldn't be breaking the rules, she was only using her palms. She would make sure she wouldn't hit him anywhere too seriously. She heard a ruffling of leaves, she grinned. Here he comes, get ready, Sakura.
Then, he came out from the trees, "Shosen no jutsu!" she yelled.
Neji went wide-eyed. Her mystical palm jutsu was just about to land on his abdomen. Crap! No, Sakura! Aim somewhere else! The stomach is one of the worst places to hit…it can be fatal! Sakura thought, panicked that her muscles froze. Neji, unmoving, quickly got to his senses and moved out of the way, but something terrible happened; her powerful jutsu hit her right in the triceps. She cried out loud, causing Naruto and Hinata to pause in their spar. Sakura slowly, achingly, sat down on the tree branch she was on. Damn it. I knew it was too risky… Nice, Sakura. She thought, a grim look on her face. Neji came by her side, his usual poker-face replaced with actual concern.
"Are you alright? Do you need help with anything?" he asked her.
She looked at him and smiled slightly, "Umm, can you get me down from this tree branch?" she asked sheepishly.
He nodded curly, "Sure, no problem." then wrapped a secure arm around her waist; he didn't want to hurt her already wounded arm.
She smiled warmly at him, "Thanks, Neji. I owe you one."
He cracked a small smile, "Ha. No, this is what friends do for, right?"
"Yeah…" even though I didn't think we were that much of friends… her mind added on silently. Did he get learn to grow emotions over the years? She asked herself.
"Hey! Is everything alright over there?" Naruto yelled across the field.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Yes, Naruto! I just accidentally hurt myself a bit!" she shouted back to him.
She knew she was blushing right now, because she felt the heat on her cheeks. And, it wasn't from Neji holding her right now - that didn't bother her at all - it was from her own actions. She was too stupid to not rethink the whole situation, and she ended up hurting herself. At least she didn't hit Neji in his stomach, or else things would have ended up much worse than the situation they were in currently. She was silently shaking her head.
Neji looked down at her in confusion, "Something troubling you?" he questioned her.
She met his gaze, "Oh, um, no, I'm just thinking about this jumbled up mess we have here, that's all." she told him truthfully.
"Ah." then he took a leap and they were on the ground.
She gently got out of his grasp. Naruto and Hinata came over to see what Sakura had hurt. From looking at her from there, it looked like her arm because it was bleeding. Hinata and Naruto's eyes widened. He came jogging towards them, Hinata walking a bit faster.
"A bit?!" he said, voice filled with sarcasm.
She huffed, "So. At least I didn't hit Neji's stomach,"
"Humph."
Sakura shook her head and rolled her eyes, then started to heal herself.
Kakashi knocked softly on the door of the Uchiha residence. After a few moments, he heard a shuffling behind the door, then it opened softly. And what it revealed was a drunken, and sleepy Sasuke.
Sasuke's eyes widened to see his old sensei, "Um, Kakashi, what are you doing here?" he slurred.
"Is Sakura home?" apparently he hadn't heard about their separating.
Sasuke's expression turned grim, "No, Kakashi. We divorced- or she did at least. She moved out two days ago, to live with Naruto and Hinata." he said darkly.
Kakashi's brow furrowed, "Ah. I see,"
Sasuke nodded and shut the door politely.
Kakashi just walked on the Hyuuga manor, there was something he needed to talk with Sakura about. First off was why her and Sasuke separated; he didn't really understand. He was the man of her dreams… right? He shook his head and smirked under his navy mask. One minute, he was confessing love to her and asking her to marry him, and the other they get divorced. He was definitely starting to get old… He sighed and pulled out his book.
"KYYYAAAAAA!!" came Sakura's scream.
Neji, Naruto, and Hinata bolted into the kitchen where Sakura was, and found her atop a counter holding a death-grip on the curtains.
"What is it, Sakura?!" Naruto said anxiously.
Sakura pointed at the ground, "C…ca…cockroach!" was her frightened reply.
Neji and Naruto let out a sigh of relief, while Hinata scampered behind Naruto; obviously afraid of the innocent little bug also.
"Oh, come on! It's just a stupid bug! There's nothing to be scared of," Naruto declared.
Sakura shot daggers at him, "Well, if you're a woman, you would be terrified of them! I mean, look at those legs, and the little things on their head, and…just ew!"
Then, Neji walked over there and stepped on it. Sakura's eye twitched and Hinata came out from behind Naruto.
"H-how can you kill that thing?" Sakura asked, finally coming down from the countertop.
Neji shrugged, "I donno, maybe because I'm not a woman, so therefore, I am not fearful of bugs." he smirked slightly.
Sakura had that 'you-lucky-bastard' look on her face, "Women have it hard, ya know." she said proudly, with her hands crossing over her chest.
"Hn."
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Well. Anyways, I'm going to take a shower; I'm utterly filthy." and with that, she left to the bedroom, to get some clean clothes.
When she arrived in there, she yawned and stretched like a lazy cat, feeling her muscles loosen. Then, she went to her drawers and pulled out a figure-fitting green dress. She usually wore it when she just wanted to be comfortable, it wasn't tight, it just hugged her in the right places. Then she chose a pair of matching undergarments, and her brush.
Sighing, she left the room and went to the bathroom and locked the door behind her. She walked up to the large mirror and took in her appearance. Her pink locks, just barely going past her shoulders- she wouldn't let it grow any longer- they were now a faded pink, not so vibrant as they were in the past, her pale skin contrasting with her mint green eyes, she could already tell a difference in her appearance. Two days ago, she would've had dark bags under her eyes, her hair would be tangled, and she would be even paler than her natural skin tone. She smiled, she would be much better living here. She left the mirror and took a seat on the toilet, and turned on the water, waiting for it to get hot. When it got almost scalding hot, she put a plug and let the water fill the tub, she decided she would much rather take a bath than a shower. She waited a few moments to let the tub fill, then stripped herself from her clothes and leisurely stepped into the scorching water. She hissed at first when her foot stepped inside, but got used to it.
She soon got her whole body inside and relaxed her head against the cushion behind her head. Yes, they even put mini-pillows that you could rest your head on. She laughed at all the all the effort they put in this place. Then she imaged Neji putting a little pillow in every bathroom, which made her laugh even harder. Then what imagined was all the others in the living room was what that crackling sound from the bathroom, which happened to be her laughter, was, and them thinking she was some maniac on crack. That made her double-over in the tub, she held her sides so she would stop shaking so much that the water went sloshing out of the tub.
Kakashi arrived to the door of the Hyuuga manor. He rung the doorbell, and after a few minutes, Neji answered the door.
"Hey… Kakashi." he said awkwardly.
Kakashi smiled and eye-crinkled at him, "Neji. Does Sakura happen to be here?" he asked politely.
Neji nodded, "Um, yeah. Let me call for her," he stepped out of the doorway so he could shout at Sakura, "Sakura! Kakashi is here, he needs to speak with you!" and turned back to the door.
They all heard a splashing of water, and then came out a drenched Sakura, only wrapped in a short towel. She smiled sheepishly and went to the door, when she faced Kakashi, she scowled.
He arched a silver eyebrow, "What?" he asked, looking offended.
She held the towel tighter on her, "You're going to pay for making me come out like this!"
"…"
She made her face softer, "Anyways, why do you need me?"
Kakashi placed a finger on his chin, "It seems like I haven't seen you for weeks. Can't an old sensei come by and see his favorite student?" he asked innocently.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Yes, of course! But can't you at least let me get in some proper clothes?"
He nodded and she shut the door. When she looked back into the living room, she had three pairs of eyes staring at her, "It's not polite to stare, you know…" she huffed, while also flushing.
Then she walked back to the bathroom to change into her green dress. After she got changed, she brushed her hair and put it up in a sloppy up-do, then she slipped on some simple black flip-flops, showing off her pretty pink nail polished toenails.
She walked out of the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Looking out the living room window, she saw Kakashi sitting patiently on a bench, reading that book of his. She walked out the front shoji doors and joined him on the bench. He looked over at her and eye crinkled, while also shutting his book with a loud clomp. She grinned at him.
Then her expression turned serious, "What did you need to talk with me about?"
"Um, first is, I visited Sasuke earlier today, looking for you," he saw her expression turn somber but continued on, "and he said you two got into a divorce. What's that all about?" he asked her kindly, trying not to hit any painful subjects.
She smiled slightly at him, but he noticed it never reached her eyes, "Well. The reason we got into a divorce was because of his own actions. You see, he had a drug and alcohol problem; and it bothered me so much for the past two years, I finally broke. I had decided I'd had enough, so I escaped, never wanting to return to it again. I was unhealthy there, Kakashi. My eyes always had gruesome black bags under them, my hair never smelt good; no matter how many times I washed it. And I was much paler. I can already tell just from two days of being here, I've had a tremendous change in my health. And I already know your other question; why have I been so distant from you, Naruto, Ino, and… everyone. It was because of that. I'm so sorry for not telling you guys earlier…" she explained to him, her voice stitching with sadness.
He nodded understandingly, "Don't you dare be sorry, its not your fault. I don't blame you for leaving that cold-hearted bastard. And, yes, that was my other question. You practically read my mind, didn't ya?" he said playfully, that made her smile and laugh. He had always loved her laugh.
"Thank you so much Kakashi. You always know how to make me feel better, I swear sometimes you are magical." she said, meaning every word she said.
He chuckled, then ruffled her bubblegum locks, like he always used to do when she was twelve. Then, he stood up, "Well, I got to meet up with the Hokage, I'm already half an hour late, she'll bite my head off if I'm any later," he smiled sheepishly under his mask, while also scratching behind his head.
"Ha ha. See ya, senpai." Sakura waved as he walked off, and with that she also walked back inside.
Naruto was the first to ask, "What did Kakashi-sensei need to see you for?"
She walked over there and sat on the floor, "He wanted to know why Sasuke and I got a divorce first, then he wanted know why I was locking myself inside that house from everyone. So, I told him." she said as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
He nodded, then looked back at Hinata, intending to start another deep conversation. She shook her head and playfully grinned at the two. About a half hour later, she found listening to the two chatterboxes became easily boring. The other Hyuuga prodigy wasn't helping either, he was just sitting there as silent as ever. So, she stood up.
"I'm going to go to the store, is there anything special you want me to pick up while I'm there?" she offered kindly, walking to the door, still facing them.
Naruto's ears perked up, "Huh? Oh, can you pick me up some more ramen Sakura-chan?" he begged.
She giggled lightly, "Sure. No sweat. Anything else?" she asked once again, looking at everyone.
Hinata smiled, "No thank you, Sakura-san." she said politely.
Neji shook his head softly.
So with that, she smiled, "Well, I guess I'm off. See you guys soon." then, she left.
When she was on the other side of the shoji doors, she squinted her eyes from the luminous sunshine and blocked it off with her hand, using it like a visor. Although, she did smile. It's a nice day out today. After a good moment of feeling the sunshine, she quietly walked down the streets. What made her beam get even wider was, she passed by Team 7's training grounds and found a group of twelve-year old genins and their sensei. She saw the girl in the team, she had dark brunette hair, and blue eyes. She was talking meekly to one of her teammates, clasping her hands together and blushing. Sakura's smile turned mournful, it looked like she liked the guy. Maybe even loved; that was doubtful. It reminded her of her own twelve year old self, chasing after the boy she so called 'loved'. A flash of dark onyx eyes passed through her mind and the taste in her mouth went bitter suddenly. She clenched her fist to where her knuckles turned white, turned, and walked on.
Now, now, Sakura. Don't let that ruin this beautiful day. She told herself mentally. So, she took a deep breath to calm herself down a bit. She had arrived to the market faster than she had thought. She went inside and felt a blast of cool air-conditioned air; making the hair on her legs grow. Damn, I just shaved too. She thought disappointingly. She had picked up the ramen that Naruto had requested and had also picked up a few personal things for herself; cherry flavored lip gloss, more nail polish, and a romance novel, to keep her occupied throughout the long days. She saw Ino, in the bread isle, probably deciding what kind to choose. She smirked and walked up to her.
She lightly tapped her on the shoulder, to get her attention. And it sure did, it made her jump, while also turning around, "Oh, Sakura! Don't sneak up on me like that!" she exclaimed with a small playful scowl.
Sakura chuckled, "Good day to you too, Ino. So how have things been between you and Choji lately?" she asked lightly.
Ino smiled slyly, "Oh, very good. In fact, wonderful!" she sighed happily, clasping her hands together.
Sakura smiled at her friend, "I'm glad to hear that. Oh, don't ask how I've been with Sasuke and his 'little' problem, because, I've already taken care of it. I've divorced and moved in with Naruto, Hinata, and Neji." even though Sasuke had told her not to tell anyone, she told Ino; she was her best friend after all!
Ino returned her smile and beamed back, "Good for you! I wonder what could happen there with you and Neji, ne?" she said flirtatiously, nudging her elbow with hers.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Oh, Ino! It always has to be about guys, doesn't it?"
They both laughed at that, "Well, Forehead girl, I have to pick out some bread, okay? See ya sometime soon- oh, wait. How about we meet up at the pub tomorrow? Sound good?"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah. I'll meet you outside there at around seven, and I'll bring along anyone who wants to come. Bye!" she waved to her friend, and headed off to the check-out lines.
Ino waved and went back to picking out bread.
It was nice to see Ino again. They had gotten over their rivalry a long while ago. Sakura paid for her items and left. It was almost sunset by the time she got out of there. Wow. Time sure does fly these days! She thought, shaking her head silently. And with that, she made her way home.
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Whew! There you go. And, I'm terribly sorry that about the beginning! It's horrible! D: Well, I better get off, my eyelids are tempting to shut and fall asleep, so that would mean I couldn't post this chapter! That would be bad.
Okay, I will stop rambling! Hopefully the next chapter can be posted sooner!
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