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Chapter 2
New Challenger
I hung up the phone slowly and carefully, my hands were shaking so much from pure shock that I almost missed the receiver. Tsunade must have noticed this.
"Who was that, Sakura?" She asked calmly, a small frown etched on her face. I took a big breath and composed my self.
"Oh, it's just the Uchihas. They want me to come over." I turned around and walked towards the door. " I really shouldn't keep them waiting." I faked a smile and proceeded outside.
However, me journey was cut short when I was grabbed from behind and thrown back in. I glared at the person who dared assaulte me and found it to be Ino.
"Nope. Sakura you're going over to see the Uchihas. You simply can't just walk over in…that." She gestured to my comfy sweat pants and baggy tee-shirt. I was in a car all day, I have the right to look like a slob.
She pulled me into the nearest bathroom and grabbed my suitcase. Sorting through my clothes she picked a complete outfit for me in record time.
"Black and white is classic. Just like the Uchiha style, but it is ssssooooo 'in' right now! So here, change into these."
After changing into the clothes she gave me I stepped into the living room to look into one of the many mirrors.
I wore an A-line white skirt and had a thick, black-colored band going around the hem. Along with that, my top was nothing but a simple white v-neck shirt. Ino gave me a red belt to cover where the skirt and shirt met, making it look more like a dress. I took a pair of black ballet flats as my shoes and pulled my shoulder-length, pink hair into a messy ponytail.
Yes, my hair is naturally pink. I've been thinking about growing it long. I never got that option before because Suna was so hot.
Anyways, Ino then personally dragged me to the front door and allowed me to go away. Before I got to though, she left me with an…odd… farewell.
" Don't worry, Sakura. Naruto and I have your back!" She yelled from across the street with Naruto poking his head out from behind her.
Umm….ok… I'm just going across the street. I don't think I need back-up yet.
Then again, it's the Uchihas.
…
I crossed the yard and walked up the steps to the double-doors at the front of their house. Seeing the doorbell, I hesitantly reach out and ring it.
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The door opened quickly to reveal the same women from my oldest memories, Mikoto. She smiled widely at me as she placed her hand out in front of her.
"I never got to personally introduce myself to you. I'm Mikoto Uchiha." I smiled back at her anxiously.
" Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you." I'm jealous. The women looked young enough to be twenty-one yet appeared to have the same experience as someone who was fifty.
"Come in! I made some tea, we can go talk back in the garden." I entered and she closed the door. The house was huge and high-fashion, but still cozy and comfortable. Nice place they got here.
As we walked down an unnecessarily long hallway, I couldn't hold back my curiosity any longer.
"Ummm… Mrs. Uchiha?"
"Just Mikoto, sweetie."
"Oh, um. Mikoto, is any other…family members here presently?" Like my fancy-shmancy formal talk? Yup, not as easy as it may look.
She frowned in response to my question. We turned right through a glass doorway and entered the garden.
"No, they are away on business. They will be back soon though." I couldn't help but smile widely. All my troubles just vanished into thin air. I mentally sighed in relief.
"Well, Sakura. I invited you here because I just wanted to know more about you." I stared at her weirdly. That was out of the blue. Oops, there goes my politeness.
She laughed at my facial expression.
"I like to know the people we are working with, and I find the best way to do that is to look at they're children, if they have any. So, please, tell me about yourself. Everything, really. What you like, you don't like, hobbies, etc."
A waiter brought in two dainty cups and a tea kettle. She poured the liquid into the china and handed one to me. Her face suddenly changed into a smirk.
"Starting with how you like my tea."
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Man, Mikoto makes some DAMN good tea! She said it was her own recipe.
After we started talking together we just….sort of….clicked. My mother hadn't been very nurturing or caring, and Mikoto had two sons that only wanted to be left to their own devices.
We related perfectly.
Sadly, all good things must come to and end. She walked me out to the doorway while I stood in front to put on my shoes.
"Sakura, it really was a pleasure meeting you."
"Yes, I agree. It was really nice to-" However, I was interrupted by the clicking of the door. I looked over when suddenly, said door slammed open.
Then a very peculiar chain of events happened…for me anyways.
Since I was standing in the door way, the door crashed into the side of my cheek, stomach, and legs. The blow forced me to loose my balance and fall into the wall adjacent to the door way. Unfortunately, there was a door on the wall I banged into, and it just so happens that the door knob was placed so it could hit me in the center of my stomach, successfully knocking the wind out of me. This then caused me to fall on the floor.
It hurt like a MOFO. I'm pretty sure that will bruise in the morning.
Mikoto, being the kind women she was, rushed over and helped me get my breath back. I looked up from the floor and to see who the perpetrator was. The first thing I saw was jet-black hair sticking up oddly from the back.
…like a chicken's ass….
I growled loudly causing everyone to look at me. I didn't care though; I glared from my position on the floor and hissed out the word I hated the most.
"Sasuke…" He glanced at me with a bored and aloof expression of his face.
"Hn. Do I know you?" Strike one. I was pretty sure Mikoto could feel my angry aura.
"Sasuke, say you're sorry to Sakura." Mikoto asked gently, but her glare as hard as stone.
"What for? She shouldn't be standing in the doorway." Strike two. One more strike and your out, Uchiha.
He glanced up at me and smirked at my livid expression. He turned to face me completely and crossed his arms.
"You know, you shouldn't dye your hair such an outrageous color."
STRIKE THREE, YOU-
"ASSHOLE!" I yelled as I leaped to strangle the arrogant, egotistical, and little bastard.
Except I wasn't moving.
I noticed a pair of strong, lean arms around my waist holding me back from killing the man-ho standing in the doorway. I turned around in order to yell at who was preventing my vicious assault from coming true.
I would have, should have, could have smacked the person up-side the head. But he was just so…GORGEOUS. He had black smoldering eyes that had a tint of red, long silky black hair, and a nice chiseled chest.
Wanna know how I can tell? CAUSE HE'S HOLDING ME RIGHT AGAINST IT. I could have fainted right there.
"I'm Itachi Uchiha. I'm sure we've met before." I had been just standing there and blushing the whole time. Oops.
I recollected myself and took a deep breath. I looked back into his sexy eyes and answered his introduction.
"Sakura Haruno. And yes, we have met before." He continued smirking and released his grip around my waist. Aw…..
"You must've been heading home," he held out his arm, " let me escort you back to your house." I smiled back at him.
"Thank you, I'd like that." My, my, me he is such a GENTLEMEN. I turned to Mikoto and thanked for the tea. She replied that anytime I would like to talk to her I could. I said I would take her up on that offer.
Before we left the building, I glanced at Sasuke. He was glaring at Itachi fiercely, then turned his attention to me. Seeing that he was angry, I thought it was my turn to smirk. So I did.
Itachi walked me to my house and kissed my hand on the door step.
"Pleasure re-meeting you Sakura." I smiled back at him. I was about to bid farewell, when I remembered something.
"Where is Mr. Uchiha?" Itachi paused and glanced back to his house.
"Away on business." That family is always busy with…business…
Itachi interrupted my train of thoughts.
"It really was nice seeing you again, Sakura, but I have to go now." I smiled back in response.
"It was nice to meet you to. See you soon." I watched Itachi walk back to his house and close the door.
Just as I was about to go home and FINALLY relax, the bushes began rustling. My thoughts immediately jumped to the conclusion that it was a rabid squirrel. However, my blonde "back-up" team popped out of the bushes instead, adorned in binoculars and walkie-talkies.
"DUDE! We saw EVERYTHING!" Ino yelled out loud.
"Ino! Quiet down! You'll scare the neighbors half-to-death!" I really didn't want the Uchihas to hear her blabbering.
"Oh, relax! Sakura, you better look out. Itachi may LOOK like a nice guy, but he's a part of this gang at school called Akatsuki. They are NOT a good group. Even though they are all HAWT!" Ino concluded.
"OH! I saw what that bastard did! TOMORROW IMMA LET HIM HAVE IT!" Naruto yelled. Naruto thinks Sasuke is a bastard too? Hell yea. I got the Hokage's son on my side.
"I'm so glad you don't fall head-over-heels in love with Sasuke! Tons of girls do!" Really? The guy is an ass.
Well now that I think about it, he's a rich ass.
He's a good-looking rich ass.
…with a sexy rich ass brother.
AHEM. Anyway, I'm getting ahead of my self. I have school tomorrow, and I am POOPED.
"Guys, I'm exhausted. I'll meet you at school tomorrow ok?" We bid farewells as I went home and readied myself for sleep. I would need it.
Tomorrow, high school begins.
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Wow, longest chapter EVER…so far…. At least for me.
This is NOT AN ITACHIXSAKURA FIC.
It is Sasukexsakura :)
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