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Accidental Upgrade

Chapter 7: Red String?


You know that feeling you get when realize that someone hates your guts?

No?

Really?

Well, you're in luck.

Let me describe it.

One could usually tell by the glare of absolute hatred radiating off a person.

It's the kind of glare where one could the person's emotions so strongly that you want to hide or fight.

That type of glare, the one I just described is what is directed at me at the moment.

Or at least I think it is aimed at me.

Standing at five feet three inches tall was the woman who I thought had deemed me unworthy of Sasuke the minute he introduced me.

Mikoto Uchiha.

Even though I hadn't seen the woman in years, I still remembered the snobbish attitude she had.

I gulped before I could even stop it.

The glare she was giving was so intense that I was pretty sure I was going to burst into flames.

What was with the people in this family?

"Well, I can see you are still trying to sleep your way into this family." she remarked calmly as I tried to keep calm and NOT punch the woman in the face like I wanted to.

"So you say." I remarked semi-calmly as the woman continued to glare like a rabid dog.

"Hn." she remarked before turning away from me and walking away.

I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath as my blood continued to boil.

How dare that woman imply that I was a slut?

"By the way, the ring on your finger is a family heirloom. You would do well to remember that next time you try to pull the same stunt again that you pulled last night."

I could only gape as the woman continued down the hall.

I could only stare at her departing figure as I tried to think back to what I had supposedly done.

A brief glimpse of Itachi holding my face and kissing me softly floated through my mind before a shot of pain invaded my mind.

I fell to the floor with a gasp and choked back a sob as I held my head in pain.

Now I was really worried.

I never had a problem remembering things.

I tried to regulate my breathing as the pain began to ebb away slowly.

One thought occupied my mind as I continued to rub my temple slowly.

What is going on?


"Are you alright?" A voice reached my ears as I looked up just in time to notice my "husband" standing across the hall watching me with an intense gaze.

I shivered.

I didn't hear him move but the next thing I knew his arms was wrapped around my waist.

I closed my eyes and allowed him to enclose me in his warmth as his hand brushed through my hair.

A feeling like none other rushed through my veins as he continued to stroke my hair softly.

No words for spoken for a few moments as I tried to keep my tears at bay.

Not only was I wrapped up in a weird situation but I married to someone I didn't even know.

"Sakura, please forgive my mother for her words." Itachi muttered quietly.

I couldn't see his face but I could hear his heart beat.

I didn't know what to say.

Surely, I wasn't going to say that Mikoto's verbal abuse was okay but I didn't want him to have to worry about me, especially since I didn't know him at all.

A flutter of panic exploded in my chest as I thought of the possibility of being tied down to one person for the rest of my life.

Surely, I wasn't a commitment phobic.

No.

That was Sasuke's M.O.

I kept my eyes closed as I tried to calm the panic in my heart.

I don't know how long he held me in his arms but for some reason it just felt right.

Or at least it felt right until I had to open my big mouth.

I tried to stop the words but they had already tumbled from my lips and my curiosity had taken over.

I needed to know the answer to this.

"Itachi, what happened last night?"