Chapter 3: Away from all the fears
When I got there I found something I most definitely did not expect.
The two men from yesterday were lounging on my red couch, oblivious to the fact that they were breaking and entering in a place they were not wanted. Two others that I had not met were standing close by, obviously uneasy about being here in the first place. It seemed like they had a sense of right and wrong, unlike the imbeciles from yesterday.
"Ah, Sakura-san, I see you have decided to grace us with your presence, finally." The audacity of the blonde-haired man made Sakura want to walk right up to him and punch him in the face.
"I don't recall inviting you here at all. In fact, if I remember correctly, I told you to leave me the hell alone. Obviously, you did not listen. If you do not leave within the minuet, I will have to call the cops. You are not only unwelcome in my home, but you are also breaking and entering, something that is against the law, I might add." I did not want to deal with pompous males who thought they could do whatever they pleased just because they had good looks.
"We didn't break and enter. There was not breaking that occurred. Your door is still in good shape and when you got home, the door was still locked." Itachi looked like his annoyed self, and his voice reflected it, as if he couldn't believe that his partner in crime had forced him to visit my home.
Damn, he had gotten me there. It was true that my locks continued to stay intact and there was no obvious tampering of the door.
"We just came here to talk to you some more and let you meet some of our… I guess you could call them our associates." Sasori's voice was calm as he openly smiled.
I continued to stand there, wordlessly attempting to get my own personal annoyance across. I had been looking forward to a night in, one that involved a bath and a book. Damn bastards had to ruin it.
Sasori let the silence engulf us for only a moment before breaking it with a gesture towards the man who was currently sulking in the corner. "This man right here is Itachi's brother, Sasuke. He too is a demon."
Now that I looked closer I could see this slight resemblance between the two. Both had pale skin and dark hair and similar, but not the same, facial features. He didn't say a word, just nodded at me, his eyes piercing through my soul. He seemed… familiar almost.
"And that woman over there is Ino. Ino is a succubus. If you have any questions you don't really want to ask us, we are certain that Ino here can help you."
The woman had long blonde hair and eyes that reminded me of Naruto. Her tiny waist and skimpy clothes now seemed like they served a purpose. I mean, weren't succubi known for stealing men's souls through sex?
She walked over to me and shook my hand. "Nice to meet you. I hope that we can be friends." She seemed friendly enough.
"While that sounds great, I can't really see that happening, but thanks for the offer." She didn't look one bit hurt at the words that came out of my mouth. Her smile never once faltered throughout this whole ordeal.
"Sakura, there is a reason we are here… Do you remember everything we told you yesterday, about how you were needed to help fight the war between the Otherworldlians?"
Sasori didn't wait for me to respond, almost as if he knew that all I had been able to think about was last night. "It seems that you are… how should I put this… more needed than we initially thought. A seer recently prophesized that you would be the key to winning the war, that whoever had you on their side would be victorious in the end. We have a feeling that you may be in grave danger. Not only are Otherworldlians going to attempt to capture you, but we also believe that others may attempt to kill you. If you aren't alive, then the prophecy can never come true."
I almost scoffed. None of this could be true, not one bit of it could be. There was no way I was going to let my guard down and let them make me crazy too.
Itachi deemed this his time to speak apparently, "Sakura, you have to stay safe and you need to be protected at all times. We had Sasuke trail you around today in order to ensure your safety and what he saw was no exactly pretty. There were Otherworldlians all around today; some who we fear might have malicious intent. That is why we have decided to put Sasuke watch you at all times." He put his hand up as soon as her mouth opened in attempt to voice her opinion about the matter. "You do not have a choice in this. This is for your own safety, even if you don't believe just yet. Plus, maybe Sasuke here can convince you of your place of origin."
I glanced over at the man standing in the shadows of her apartment, his muscular arms crossed over his chest and his midnight black hair falling gracefully over his face. He was leaning up against the wall and seemed to not have a care in the world.
"You know I can take care of myself. I don't need to have a babysitter or anything. I didn't want any of this. I don't even know if I believe this is true in the first place." The real question that popped into my head had no concern about what they said, but rather, how in the world I was going to convince this man-thing to get the hell out of my apartment for good.
"Well if you have any questions, I'm sure Sasuke over there can answer them for you. If you need to get ahold of me, you have my card, but we need to be getting on our way now. We have spent long enough here waiting for you to get here in the first place. Sasuke, you know how to get ahold of us if you need anything." Sasori watched as the dark-haired male gave a short nod of his head before getting up from his seat and dissipating out of thin air. Itachi soon followed behind him, clutching Ino's hand.
Once they had left, the quiet male walked over to my couch and promptly flung himself across it. He grabbed the remote, but before he could turn it on I walked in front of the television, blocking his view.
"You are not welcome here. You should just leave." Truth be told, I really didn't feel all too comfortable with an unknown boy staying in my apartment overnight. It didn't matter that he was supposedly here to protect me or whatever. He might have other intentions than those of Itachi and Sasori and even they still were unsettling to be around. Crazy fucking people.
"I cannot do that." His gaze pierced her once again. If I wasn't mistaken, he seemed pissed off at me for whatever reason.
"They don't have to know. Just leave. Seriously. Get out." I didn't want to play this game of theirs anymore.
"They will know. I cannot leave. Now move."
"No." He was going to be here, then he wasn't going to get to watch my television.
"Look, I don't want to be here anymore than you want me here. Now stop being annoying and go to bed or something."
"No." I guess you could call me stubborn. "Get out."
"I cannot do that, Sa-ku-ra." Before he had been staring anywhere else but me; now it seemed like he was looking at me for the first time since we met. I felt my breath catch in my throat. He was so very familiar, yet so unfamiliar at the same time.
I could have sworn that he had also stopped breathing as our eyes locked, but then again that could have been my imagination in itself. Finally I saw him release the breath he was holding. I let mine out as well.
"Whatever. I'm going to bed. Don't do anything." He gave me a look like he wasn't going to head to any of my orders. Not wanting to have to deal with this any longer, I stalked into my room, no longer being able to stay in the same room as him. I locked my bedroom door just in case. He was unsettling and I didn't like it.
A/n: Read and Review. All I need is 2 reviews and I'll update the next chapter. An astounding number of you have read up to chapter 2, and some of you even followed and favorited without reviewing. Truth be told, if I don't get any reviews, I'll assume that none of you are enjoying this story thusfar and will proceed to stop writing on this and focus on a different topic.
If any of you are interested, I did start a second fanficition, Little Lion Man, it is a SasuSaku fanfic and the first chapter is up.
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