Misunderstood Cherry Blossom

Chapter 4 :

It had been a few days since the car accident and Sakura's parents were healthy and back in shape. They had already started reconstructing the kitchen, and ate at their cousin's house meanwhile. Sakura was waiting outside for her date to arrive. She wore a light blue knee-length dress with white roses all over and held a black and white purse over her shoulder. She saw the dark haired boy walking towards her. "H-Hey! Over here!" She called awkwardly, if only she knew his name!

He heard her calling him and picked up his pace. "Hey, it's nice to see you again." He said in his quiet voice. She blushed, "It's nice to see you too." She told him. She got up, wiped the slight dirt off her dress and smiled.

"I got this for you, Sakura." He said and held them out to her. She giggled happily and took the lily he held for her. Her smile suddenly vanished and she raised an eyebrow,

"I don't recall telling you my name…" she said and smirked mischievously. Itachi froze for a second, but then came his quick thinking!

"Well, that blonde boy keeps calling you that so…" He told her casually, "Anyhow-My name is Itachi." He said quickly. Sakura smiled.

"Itachi… Ah! You remind me so much of Sasuke…" She said and put her hand on her chin, "In fact, you two are almost identical." She said and thought for a minute, but shrugged off the thought of the two ever being related.

"You ready to go?" He asked her, "We could fetch something to drink down by the shop over there." He suggested as they began to walk.

"Bubble tea sounds nice!' Sakura told him happily. He shook his head, "Don't you love bubble tea?!" she asked with her mouth wide open.

"Well, yes but… I've grown sick of it lately. My roommate keeps buying me some- I mean everyday." He said. Sakura could sense a bit of disgust in the way he spoke.

"Your roommate?"

"Yeah, just some girl who I share my room with; all the other boys' rooms were filled and the girls' rooms as well. She's very nice though." He said. She suddenly felt a hint of jealousy, which she immediately tried to cover up, and not let him notice.

"Let's just grab a hotdog." She told him and ran to the hotdog stand, where she got a huge hotdog smothered in ketchup. Itachi put ketchup, mustard, relish, and added every other substance available at the stand on his hotdog.

After her date Sakura went back home, slept and got up the next day for school. She was sitting down eating breakfast when her mom walked into the room. "Sakura… Where were you last night? I didn't see you come in…" she said and yawned.

"Oh, I was with a friend." She told her and ate a spoon of cereal. Sakura's mom crossed her arms. "W-What?" Sakura asked; she could tell her mom thought something was wrong. Her mom sat on a stool next to her daughter, who sat at the island table in the kitchen.

"The school called." She told her.

"Oh! It must be about my late assignment, don't worry, I have it done; it's in my bag if you want to see it." Sakura told her and got off her chair to get her bag. Her mom grabbed her arm and shook her head. Sakura frowned and set back down.

"They told me that you… how do I say this… knocked out one of your classmates." Sakura's mother told her and put on her serious face. Sakura sweat dropped,

"Umm... Well you see-" Sakura started.

"Sakura you were this close," Sakura's mom said, and demonstrated with her fingers, "To getting suspended for it." Sakura eyes went wide.

"What?! Just for that?? I didn't become a black belt in Tai Kwan Do for nothing!! I- Hey.. wait… What made them change their minds?" Sakura suddenly asked curiously.

"The only reason why they didn't suspend you was because it wasn't during school-even though it was in school property; they said that it wasn't their problem." Sakura's mom paused, and then continued, "Great job though! I heard that she got a huge bruise, and almost broke her nose- I'm so proud of you, those Tai Kwan Do lessons really paid off!!" She said positively.

Sakura gave her mother a scared look and finished her cereal. Sakura mom headed for the door, then turned and spoke again,

"Hey Sakura… Who is this friend?" her mother asked.

"Oh, just some guy." Sakura shrugged. Her mother raised an eyebrow and paced to her daughter, her vibrant red hair swaying as she moved (Who knows how Sakura's hair got pink… Ah… The wonders of anime!).

"Where you on a… date?" She asked.

"Mom! He's just a… friend." She told him, not so sure herself.

"Well, you don't say 'friend' the same way when you speak of that Sauce-kay boy." She said and darted out the door. Sakura rolled her eyes, then yelled to her mother outside,

"And it's 'S-A-S-U-K-E'!!"

After eating, Sakura decided to visit Sasuke and go to school with him. She had her roller blades on and got there much faster than usual, she knocked, and sensed her early-ness was not appreciated. She didn't even have to put her ear to the door to hear what happened inside.

"Sakura-chan's here-Give me my back pack!" She heard Sasuke yell, "S-Stop it!! Go back to your stupid university and get pummeled by your stupid fan girls!!" Sasuke said as he approached the door.

SMACK

"What the hell was that for?!" He yelled once more after getting hit in the head. He then opened the door, and slammed it behind him.

He sighed.

"Man, why did my parents have to go to work so early, and leave me with my evil brother?" Sasuke said, almost out of breath. Sakura was still wide eyed, and stared at him, "Don't worry. It's just some brotherly... stuff. It's really nothing too serious." Sasuke reassured her and began to walk, she nodded slowly and followed.

"I never knew you had a brother, Sasuke-kun…" Sakura said as she looked down to the wheels under her; rolling weightlessly.

"Yeah… He's a real pain in the ass, so I probably wouldn't feel like telling anyone about that. And also, all he does is attract girls… he's extremely smart and calm… Did I mention that I hate his guts?" Sasuke said aggregately. Sakura held her arm over his shoulder,

"You're so stupid sometimes Sasuke!' She laughed.

"Yeah, I know." He shrugged. She lifted her arm off his strong shoulder and put both hands on the back of her head.

"So what's this famous girl-magnet's name?" She giggled. Sasuke sighed once more, but answered;

"Itachi Uchiha."