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-CHAPTER FOUR-
The screams were unbearable as they reached her ears. She took her hands and covered them trying to block out the sound. It wouldn't go away. They kept getting louder and the man kept getting closer...
Tears streeked down her face and she was shaking worse than before. She pinched her eyes shut when he was standing right in front of her, she was preparing herself for the pain taht she had just seen her mother go through. She knew that pleading was usless because he didn't listen to her mothers pleading.
"WHAP!"
She fell to the ground now bleeding from the head where he had just hit her. The screaming got louder and sounded like multiple people all at once swirling around her head. He continued smashing her head and neck into the ground but she didn't scream. She was too weak to.
She heard the sound of glass shatter and only then was she able to open her eyes to see someone else enter her home through the living room window. She started to hear one singled out scream and by the time she was able to realize that it was her, her world went black...
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"Sakura!"
My eyes snapped open at the feel of someone shaking me and my name being yelled. I looked over to see through blurred eyes Sasuke standing above me with a worried expression on his face.
I swallowed hard and sat up. Whipping the tears from my face I was still able to see him sit down on the bed besides me.
Damn. When I wished for a dreamless sleep, not only did I not get one but I had to cry too! Fuck!
"Sakura..." He said again in more of a whisper. I turned to look at him again sitting by me. His face looked horrified. I didn't notice until he grabbed both my hands in his that I was shaking too.
"Sakura, you were screaming, I woke up and came to check on you... are you okay?"
Fuck. So I was screaming too! great...
"I'm F-fine..." My voice was weak too, my head started to throb and ach at the memory that I liked to tell myself wasn't real.
"You were screaming for quite a while, different things... I couldn't make it out... did you have a nightmare?" He still looked worried and I wasn't feeling my strongest. I was terrifed actually. Scared out of my mind.
I began to cry again.
"Shhh..." He kept saying to me. He let go of my hands and held my face... very... uh... intamate... Anyways, he started to whipe the tears away with his rough thumbs.
I don't know what it was but my chest began to hurt all the more, not physicaly but still pain. I needed to hold it together. I wrapped my arms around my chest and touched the oposite shoulders attempting to keep my heart from falling out of my chest and shattering on the ground.
So quickly that I didn't even know when it really happened I was in his arms. He was hugging me tightly and had his arms wrapped strongly around me. His left arm stroking my hair and the othe my back.
Normally I would move away but it felt so... comferting. I took my arms from around my chest, hard to do through his tight grip but possibal, and put them around him, clinging to him in any way I could.
With him hugging me like this... I didn't need my arms. He was warm and soothing. His hard chest against mine was able to keep my heart from falling out.
However I continued to cry and burried my face in the crook of his neck probably ruining his shirt.
"Shhh, it's okay it was just a dream." He was trying to be comferting.
My eyes widdend at the realization that no, it was not just a dream. That day was the death of my mother... and almost the death of me...
I pushed away from him and held my own chest again, his arms came only to touch my shoulders now. I shook my head frantacly objecting to what he just said.
"N-no! It wa-wasn't!" I started to cry harder and I pinched my eyes shut still shaking my head.
"Shhh, what do you mean sweetheart?" Sweetheart, like he had known me all that long. I knew that he was only trying to make me feel better though...
"It really h-happend!" I choked out.
He looked at me confused but let it go and hugged me again. His head resting on the top of my head and we went to the same possition as before. He could probably tell that I really didn't feel like explaining what happened.
I was half surprised that while he was stroking my hair trying to calm me down he didn't feel the blood... oh the blood that a steel pipe can get out of the human head... my head...
"Hunn, your going to hypervenalate soon if you don't start breathing normally, calm down." I then realized my breathing was funny and I was starting to get dizzy. I hadn't cried like this in a long time...
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Somehow my little episode had lead to this.
While in my mind inner sakura was telling me that I shouldn't be doing this and it wasn't like me at all, I ignored her and snuggled closer to my human cuddle toy.
I was supposed to sleep in here alone, but when he said that he should sleep in here with me, I couldn't even think no because I felt like I really needed it. So in the end I had lost our little fight in "couch verses bed".
He was so... warm.
Sasuke had his arms wrapped around me still softly and slowly stroking me, while my head was pressed up against his chest. I was finally breathing somewhat normally. His breathing was slowing and by looking up I could see his eyes were drooping and that he was about to fall asleep soon.
I was also beginning to relax too. The situation I was in was so... comfertably. I had never really been held like this. It wasn't sexuall in any way. It was cozy and warm. The atmosphere was somewhat... loving.
I snuggled closer still, if that was possibal, and once I did I felt his head lower to rest on top of mine.
This should have been very awkward. I had just met him. I was already cuddling in bed with him. I hoped that he didn't think this meant anything...
I was areally hoping that in the morning I would be able to act like it didn't happen and move on with my life. That was exactly what I planned on doing.
I would most likely be able to pull it off. I did that kind of thing all the time. It would be easy. At least I hoped...
I wanted to believe that I wasn't enjoying this. But sadly my contentment was too great and I knew that, I was.
Again, I was going to pretend none of this had happened. That I wasn't cuddled up to him, that he wasn't so warm and comfetable, that I wasn't content in the possition we were in, and that I wasn't about to fall asleep in the arms of a man that I had just met.
Nope, none of it happened. Never.
Those were the last of my thoughts as I driffted off into the most comfertable sleep I had ever had.
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For the first time in a hell of a long time I awoke naturaly. Without the help of the irritating sun or the annoying sound of my alarm clock.
However I woke to a big empty spot next to me. This fit in perfectly to my pretend it never happend plan, but I couldn't help but feel a little disapointed.
I yawned and stretched my arms out sitting up and slinging my legs over the edge of my bed just like any other day. However when I was expecting the usuall disturbing back pain that I felt morning after morning I was pleasently surprised to find that the pain was not there.
What the hell?
Was my sleeping in the arms of possably the most good looking guy I had ever met, able change even the effect of the springs of my matress on my back?
I looked around my room after wondering for a short while how that was possibal.
I found that it looked the same besides a few things that noted he had indeed been in here last night. The window was open the sun shinning brightly through it and I could hear the birds singing there morning songs.
It was almost as if the horribal events that had played in my sleep last night had never occured. It was too cheery this moring to believe that.
I headed for the door and made my way into the front room. I was soon greeted with the smell of eggs and potatos. When I turned my head to the direction of the kitchen, there he was in all his glory.
He was whistling a sweet tune simalar to the one that the birds had been singing, and was looking around for something...
"Hey, where are your bowls?" He asked without turning around to see if I was even there, I must have come out of the room more noisily than I thought.
"In the bottom cabnet." I told him in a tired voice.
"Thanks."
I sat down in the recliner and watched him a little more as he took what I was guessing was eggs and putting it in the two bowls he had just taken from the cubbord. I saw him with another pan on the stove to what I assumed was fried potatos and scooped them in the two same bowls.
"What are you making?"
He turned his attention to me and smiled. "Eggs, fried potatos-"
"why in the same bowl?"
He made his way to the refrigorater and grabbed the cheder cheese and sour cream.
"Because, it's good like that. You'll see."
I got up and made my way to the kitchen counter and leaned on it, watching as he mixed sour cream into the bowls with the eggs and potatos, and graded the cheese to put on top.
"You know, most people eat those seperatly." I said a little discusted at his creation.
He laughed lightly and walked over to me and placed a bowl and fork in front of me. I made a face.
"Yes I know, I just like it better this way. Try it." leaning aginst the opposite side of the counter, he grabbed a fork and started eating his bowl. I looked down at mine and sighed.
"Fine, but it I puke I'm kicking you out." I said half sarcasticaly. He smiled.
"Oh that's hardly fair."
"Is too, you food poison me, it's only fair that I kick you out of my apartment."
"How do I know if you have a strong stomach or not?"
"Are you saying that there is a good chance I might puke?"
"Nope, go ahead. Enjoy"
I took my fork and picked up some. I smelled it first.
"Oh come on, it's not going to kill you." He said half laughing.
"Okay, okay. Just be prepared to sleep on the streets."
I took a bite. It was amazing! Like nothing I had ever tasted, and in a good way. I liked it. Unusual but when had I ever expected Sasuke to be typical.
"Well?" His expression was hopeful.
"It's okay I guess." translation: I loved it!
"Good. So I can continue to sleep here?" He awaited my aproval.
"hmm... I guess so..." We both laughed a little.
We continued to eat in silence and I wondered if he had taken any meaning to what happened last night. He didn't seem as though he had, but you could never be too carefull.
"Do you have the day off today?" He said as he got up and put his bowl in the sink.
"Yeah." I answered as I got up to follow his actions.
He stopped me right in front of the sink.
"Well then, what do you say we hang out a bit?" He gave me that smirk again.
"Sorry-" I countered. "I voluntere on Sundays."
He gave me a look that said he hardly belived me. "Where?"
"At the childrens center, now can I please put away my bowl?" Keeping that expression on his face he slowly moved out of my way and let me put away my bowl.
"Could I come with?" It was my turn to turn around and give him a strange look. Why on earth would he want to come with me?
"...Why...?"
"Well for one I want to see the kids, meet some you hang out with possably, and two I have nothing better to do today."
"You forgot the third one." He gave me a questioning look.
"You want to see if when I'm saying 'childrens center' I mean childrens center, am I right?"
"Ah, yes that one too."
"Okay then, let me shower and we'll go." I walked out of the kitchen and went to the bathroom door.
"I'll take one after you. If that's okay"
"yeah sure."
I entered the bathroom to see a hidious reflection. More than usual. It wasn't my every day ugly that plagued my face. It was morning ugly. He had to see this! I even felt sorry for him! My Hair was in total disarey, that was the worst part of it. The rest was just normal wake up ugly.
I felt embarassed.
I sighed and started undressing, reading for my shower, hopeing that when I got out the discusting figure in the mirror would be gone.
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Again I was embarassed of my none luxury car. Sat in the passenger seat acting like he wasn't bothered, and maybe he wasn't but still... it was sad...
I was unsure why he was so intirested in spending time with me, like even why he asked if I had work today. The sad part was I might have wanted to spend time with him too...
oh cut the denial crap, I did want to spend time with him!
Sasuke made me laugh, he was good looking, charming, and seemed to somewhat... care. but I still knew to be carfull about men in general. Sasuke was a part of the male population.
Sasuke had been silent the entire car ride so I didn't bother to start conversation. We were almost there anyway so it was no use trying now.
We arived in a few minutes time to the building taht held orphaned kids.
Sasuke and I stepped out of the car, sad little thing that it was, and I did the same. He looked at the building almost as if he didn't believe it was there. It was then that he finally spoke.
"So this is the childrens center."
"yup. Told ya I really come here." I said smiling.
"Whatever, I guess I can believe you now." He was being cute and sarcastic.
"Yeah, you'd better. Come on lets actually go inside now." He turned to look at me and smiled back.
We started walking inside when I was greeted with the usual blowing amount of hugs. Every time that I had gone into the childrens center this happened. I was surprised that they were always so happy to see me, but I liked it. I could be mean sometimes but I had a soft spot for kids.
"SAKURA! We missed you Sakura!" Hari, the cute little blond girl you would only think to see in movies said, her little eyes sparkling.
"Yeah, we thought that the week would never end!" Kiyo said with the biggest smile on his face.
I couldn't help but smile back. "I missed you guys too! You know I would come sooner and more often if I could but... stupid work,"
"I know I know Sakura-chan! Stupid work! I'm just happy you're here now!" Sayuri commented tightening her little arms around me.
"Sakura, Who's this?" Kiyo asked pointing to Sasuke.
"Oh don't worry Kiyo, He's a friend of mine. Kiyo, Sayuri, Hari, this is Sasuke, Sasuke the kids I work with here at the center.
"Nice to meet you kids." He stood there with a smile across his face very politly. Kiyo however stood there scrutinizing him for a minute. I giggled a little at the confused look on Sasuke's face.
"So... How are you guys..." He attempted to start conversation with them, maybe to get Kiyo to stop stairing at him like that. The attempt however was useless because the Kiyo didn't stop looking at him in that way.
"Come on Kiyo be nice." I tried to reason with him. They turned around and flashed there smiles at me.
"Okay Sakura-Chan." Sayuri sugar coated her words. I could tell she was sucking up, she always did, but if it got her to behave in fron tof me, at the least, I was okay with it.
"So Sasuke, Why are you here with Sakura today?" Kiyo questioned, he had on a little glare. I didn't know why he was acting like this, Kiyo was so much sweeter, Why would he treat Sasuke this way.
"Well I just wanted to see what she did here at the childrens center, I wanted to meet the kids she worked with."
"Well you have now, no one is stopping you from leaving so.. good-bye now mister!" Kiyo said trying to get Sasuke to leave.
"Oh yes, I would be stopping him-" I told Kiyo. "He asked to come so, I let him. Be nice now Kiyo." He frowned disapointed but agreed none the less.
"So I make dinner tonight right?" I asked the three of them.
"YEAH!!" They all shouted excited. for some reason I couldn't figure out they loved my cooking. It was good enough for me though to have not much of a reason at all.
"Do you have any idea why that Kiyo kid hates me?" Sasuke asked me while we were cleaning the table after the kids finished dinner.
"He doesn't hate you Sasuke, although I've never seen him act like this toward anyone before. Then agian I've never brought anyone in here. Always just been me. He'll come around though don't worry It's not like you'll be comeing here again anyway."
"Who says I won't be?"
I almost dropped my plate. "What?" I asked trying to see if I had heard corectly.
"You heard me, I'm in town until after the wedding I kind of like it here." He said like it was the most simple thing in the whole world.
"So you plan to come here with me every sunday until then?"
"yup" He gave me his trade mark smirk as he finished the table.
"You're kinda clingy." I stated smileing at him.
"Well only when I want to be." He said still smirking.
"What's that mean?" I asked not knowing, I was serious so I didn't know why he was laughing.
"I like spending time with you Sakura." He stated it pure and simple. Just like that. I didn't know why but I felt my face get hot again and I smiled more.
"Really?" I quicky caught myself after that knowing I was falling for his charm... "Not that I care, I just find it rediculous. You hardly know me." That was a close one!
"Exactly. We hardly know each other. Maybe I just want to get to know you more." He shruged. I had to stop this. Fast.
"Maybe I want nothing to do with you." I snapped back. His smile disapeared for a moment but was back again.
"Maybe. And maybe you'll change your mind about me." He countered being smooth about it.
"Yeah right." I know I was being mean but that was what I was going for, besided as far as I could tell nothing could crush this guys. He was invincable! I would find his weekness though... somehow...
"We should go now shouldn't we?" He said as he started walking for the door. I nodded absent mindedly and followed him to the room where the kids would be.
"Hey you guys, we're leaving now." I stated as we walked into the room.
"Already Sakura-Chan!?" Sayuri asked her eyes big.
"Yeah, I'm sorry hunn. I'll be back next weekend."
"No don't go Sakura!" Kiyo said as he ran up and hugged me.
"Will you promise to be back next weekend Sakura?" Hari asked as she too ran up to hug me. Feeling sort of left out Sayuri also ran to hug me.
"Of couse, just like every weekend Hari." I stroked her hair and smiled at her.
"Will you be back too Sasuke-san?" Sayuri turned to ask Sasuke, of couse I already knew his answer.
"Yup, Sure thing Sayuri." He smiled and patted her on the head. She smiled. If I didn't know any better I would say Sayuri had a crush on Sasuke.
"Why?" Kiyo asked ruedly. I didn't know why he was being so rude to Sasuke.
"Because I enjoyed my visit here and want to come again." Sasuke said very nicely, however his comment was only met with Kiyo's glare.
"Kiyo." I warned and he turned to smile at me. I smiled back and hugged him good-bye.
"BYE SAKURA!!" they all said as Sasuke and I made way out the door.
When we were in the car Sasuke spoke.
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