This chapter is dedicated to itachiisaweasel. I hope your nails didn't look bad.
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A Fabian Policy
by Platform-shoes12
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-Chapter 6-
"Judges"
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My eyes were shut tight but I opened them when I heard wooden boxes crash on the concrete floor of the hospital.
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When I saw who dropped them, I realized that the game has begun.
How long has it been?
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Four?
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No, five agonizing years since I last saw those eyes…those sinfully beautiful eyes that used to conjure a mix of plenty of pleasing emotions inside me.
I loosened my grip on Kakashi. My eyes flickered back to my former sensei when his voice came out saying, "Mikomi-chan's room is on your left."
I don't know what happened. It could be that I'm just distracted but I failed to notice that Kakashi already vanished in a puff of smoke until I felt suddenly vaguely familiar hands tug at my wrist.
"Sakura—" I heard and I was suddenly engulfed in a very tight embrace. It took me a minute before I realized that it is my daughter's sensei that has me in his arms.
"Excuse me," I pushed him away with a bit of force, "just what do you think are you mmph." I found my back against the hospital wall and he was…he was…
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…kissing me…
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..And before I knew it…
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I AM kissing him back.
Probably, it was the long unsatisfied need for affection bubbling inside me that propelled me to do that.
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I knew what I was doing is wrong—will always be wrong…but can you blame me for not being able to control myself?
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The kiss would've felt wonderful…had it not been for the nagging thought in my brain that I should be hating this man; yet, I did not stop…he did not stop either. We were lost in our own world until I heard myself moan…
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Then I was sent crashing back to earth.
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Reality check, Sakura!
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When I finally realized what I was doing, I regained control of myself and pulled away my hands away from his hair and my lips away from his.
No, I will win this game. I'll be in control.
"I'm sorry, Uchiha-san, I mustn't have," I started as I stepped out of his reach.
"Sakura?"
"Pardon me, Uchiha-san; but I don't remember us being on first-name basis," I started as I crossed my arms over my chest, "calling people by their first name is a privilege acquired through familiarity or affection. We have neither." I said.
I'm going to pretend that Uchiha Sasuke is a stranger. That's the plan, at least for now.
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I saw him frown at me. "Just what the heck is your problem?" He asked me.
"I could ask you the same thing," I shot back before turning my back to him to enter my daughter's room.
"You didn't tell me," he said.
I stopped in my tracks. "Tell you what?"
"That Mikomi is an—"
I turned to face him again. "Look, Uchiha-san, I know that you're my daughter's sensei but I don't find the need to tell you anything about our private life. Now, if you would excuse me—"
"Don't play dumb. She has the sharingan." I saw the smallest of smirks appear on his face.
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Typical Sasuke, Point-blank as always. I gritted my teeth.
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"Oh, I forgot that you are an Uchiha. I must say that I'm aware that your clan has been wiped out but let me be as kind to remind you that you were not the only Uchiha left." Glad to have wiped out that smirk off his face.
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"What are you, exactly, trying to say?" (figure this out, people. It will be revealed later on...through the succeeding chapters)
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"I don't think it is my obligation to tell of you of private matters—"
"Cut the bullshit. This doesn't only concern you and you know that!" He was shouting at me.
"Maybe it did. Maybe I did." So I yelled back. I was seething, he was fuming.
"Excuse me, ma'am, sir…but please, if you two are going to fight, do it outside, please." A nurse, who I'd bet was probably scared out of her wits, professionally interrupted us. And I was silently grateful to her. I'll make sure to give a good word or two about her to Tsunade-shishou when I'm out of this mess.
"No, I'm just about to enter my daughter's room. Thank you," I addressed the nurse and skillfully disappeared into my daughter's room.
Knowing him, he's probably now thinking about what I said about him not being the only Uchiha to walk the face of the earth before Mikomi was born. Now that reminds me…
I slowly looked at the figure lying on the bed. There was a bandage around her head that went to cover her eyes. There were spots of dried blood present on the gauze.
I almost forgot about the Sharingan when Mikomi was born. Of course, it would manifest sooner or later…but I had not been able to be three steps ahead when I decided to raise her on my own.
"Uchiha-sensei, is that you?" I heard my daughter's weak voice. She looked so small and helpless on the hospital bed.
"No, it's I, your Ka-san." I said as I pulled a chair that was adjacent to her bed.
"You're back!" she exclaimed and I saw her smile, "I thought you were still on a mission."
"I was, but I came back when I heard what happened." I squeezed her hand.
"I heard Uchiha-sensei's voice outside. Were you two fighting? I thought I heard a female voice too."
"Of course not, we were just discussing something." I lied through my teeth.
Mikomi's lips pressed into a thin line. "Uchiha-san brought me here, you know, when it happened. And he fed me everyday and tucked me in every night. Chichi and Naruto-ojisan returned from their short mission just yesterday while Hinata-obasan was admitted for lying in the day before yesterday that's why I was left under Uchiha-sensei's care ever since. I hope you're not fighting with him or anything of that sort."
Obviously, Mikomi did not buy what I said. Tch…too smart for her age.
"I won't, don't worry." So I'm actually indebted to that Uchiha.
What happened to Naruto and Kakashi's promise, anyway? I thought they'd take care of her? And what about Hinata? I was supposed to be away for three weeks and if this did not happen, would Mikomi be under Sasuke's watch for that long? Would Kakashi or Naruto be back yesterday all the same so that they could have Mikomi back? I was brought out of my train of thought when Mikomi spoke.
"I'm glad you're back, ka-san," And she smiled again, "Tsunade-shishou told me that they would have to shave my hair off for the operation, but I said you'd be mad if they do." She giggled.
"You know me well," I said. There was a knock on the door. I hope Sasuke isn't that insensitive as to interrupt us this early.
"Come in, please." I said. The door knob twisted and I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief when it was just a chunin.
"Haruno-sama, Hokage-sama wants to see you at the Hokage Tower as soon as you can." I recognized the boy's face…now, who was it again? The avid fan of Naruto and playmate of Hanabi? ---ah, yes, the grandson of the third. Konohamaru, wasn't it?
"Arigato, Konohamaru-kun. I'll be there, just a few more minutes."
He nodded and closed the door.
"You should go ka-san."
"Hai. Will you be alright?"
"I promise."
I kissed her forehead and went to the Hokage Tower.
"In this case, your eyes are dominant and the Uchiha's is recessive that's why your daughter's eyes are green. However, the dominant allele cannot fully mask the presence of the Sharingan . So, you're probably aware that Mikomi has already activated her Sharingan. The sudden activation caused her eyes to bleed…the Sharingan is not compatible with your kind of eyes. Sharingan is for pure-bred Uchihas. That's why members of the clan can only marry each other." Tsunade-shishou was explaining what caused Mikomi's eyes to bleed but I already know those reasons; so I waited for her to finish so that I could ask what's been bothering me ever since.
"Hai, Tsunade-shishou. Could I ask a question?"
"You already did, but sure, go ahead." She waved a dismissive hand.
"Why is Sasuke taking care of Mikomi? No, let me rephrase that—hmm, how to say…how to say…" I really don't know how to word it. "What I mean is, I thought Naruto or Kakashi will be in-charge of Mikomi and then, suddenly, Hinata-chan was scheduled and admitted for lying-in., what just happened? I came back to find out Sasuke took care of Mikomi since then—that wouldn't be the case if you did not give him permission to do so, would it? Besides, there are PLENTY of other people who would gladly take care of my daughter."
"I'm not sure if that is really related to what I was telling you earlier." She did not look me in the eye.
"Tsunade-shishou, don't avoid the question, please."
"You'll know, later."
"Why not now?"
"Because…because I—because I said so." She sighed.
I shut my mouth after that. I don't want to push it. There was silence in the room until she quietly mumbled a 'you're dismissed'.
Then I was out the tower.
When I walked back to the hospital, I masked my chakra just for precaution. I wouldn't want to have another encounter with Sasuke for today. I'm feeling drained already and during the times that I am, I'm very imperceptive. Just like now, I failed to recognize that there is a chakra signature inside my daughter's room. It was wild and strong.
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Sasuke.
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I directed chakra to me ears to enhance my hearing. They were talking.
"Uchiha-sensei, you don't have to take care of me anymore" Mikomi's little voice came.
"And why is that?"
"Okaa-san is back. She's very good at taking care of people."
"I'm sure she is."
"Hmm…how would you know?"
I heard him laugh. "From experience."
"Experience? You're just new here, and since school started, Okaa-san has been sent to missions so she wasn't in the hospital for months"
"Do you want to hear the story?" Sasuke asked.
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I decided, it's time to interrupt their little tête-à-tête.
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I suddenly opened the door. The two of them faced the door (even with Mikomi's eyes bandaged).
I was speechless. My mind was blank. I couldn't say anything but a very dumb, "Hi!"
"Oh, ka-san, you're back!," she patted the space beside her, "Uchiha-sensei was just about to tell me how well you took care of him. Do you want to listen too?"
Sasuke straightened his back as he stared at the floor.
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I gulped. What should I say? I should have thought of a plan before I came barging in here. A minute has passed.
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"Okaa-san? Are you still there?"
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I nervously looked at Mikomi then at Sasuke who was now suddenly looking at me with challenging eyes and smirking lips.
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I raised a brow and smirked myself.
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"Sure." I said before taking a seat at the space beside Mikomi. "So, Uchiha-san, are you going to begin telling the story or what?"
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When he opened his mouth and started talking…I wasn't so sure if stepping up to his silent challenge is such a great idea anymore.
-fin-
Platform-shoes12's note: Not much cliffy here. Thank God I'm back at Nueva Ecija. I already left for Los Baños where I don't have internet connection and I was afraid I wouldn't even be able to tell you that my college life has commenced and that I'd be busy and updates will be soooooo slooooooooooow and laaaaaaate starting on June 16. Fortunately, classes were postponed because foreign students will be subjected to self-quarantine to prevent the spread of the A(H1N1) virus within the university.
Please bear with the lateness of the succeeding chapters. I'm taking up B.S. Statistics and I've been warned that it wouldn't be smooth sailing at all. Please continue to support this story though. I need lots of encouragement (translation: reviews hehe! XD) so that I'd try and cram writing fiction in my schedule.
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