Dinner time
Sakura was done with dinner, and now she was setting the table. While she put the plates, she was humming to herself. She didnt hear, that someone was coming down the stairs, but Sakura was just humming.
Sasuke could hear somene humm, and he was sure it was Sakura. He stepped closly to the room, and could see her, setting the table.
''Do you need help?'' sasuke asked her in a low voice, he was hoping she heard him.
Sakura jumped, when she heard a voice behind her. She hurried and turned around, and she saw Sasuke. She was surprised.
''Please dont scare me like that!'' and she sighed. ''Sorry..'' Then she realised what he said. He asked her to help her, and he apologized? He APOLOGIZED? The world is going to end soon, or not...? That guy never apologizes, and he never asks for help?
''Wait... you...want to help... me?'' she looked at him qoustioned.
''hn..'' thats just great, he really didnt change at all...
''hmm... you did ask me, so you could just put the cutlery on the table, and i'll put the glasses. Come follow me.'' Sakura told him, to follow her to the kithchen. They entered the the kitchen and it was huge. Sasuke couldnt believe she lived in this huge house?
Sakura could see that Sasuke was checking the kitchen out, and she knew that the kitchen is big, she was the one who wanted a big kitchen, when they moved out from their little house. Sakura took the cutlery, and handed it to him, but somehow it seemed that he never took it from her hand, she turned her head, and looked at him, ''are you awake!'' she said and waved the cutlery infront of his face.
Sasuke looked at her, and took the cutlery, he was really spacing out, he never spaced out, like he just did. This kitchen is really huge!
Sakura hurried and took the glasses, marched out the kitchen. Sakura was quick with her glasses, and she hurried back to get the food. Sasuke was setting the cutlery slowly, he just wanted to have the time alone with her. Then he could smell the food, when she came forward to the dinner table.
It smells actually pretty good... Sasuke liked it. ''Did you make the food?'' he asked her.
''Yes. I hope you guys like Teriyaki Chicken. Thats Hiros favorite food.'' She put the food on the table. It looks good, and she even made it. Sasuke couldnt wait to try her food.
''Saku-'' He was just going to ask her, how she was doing, but he could hear an anoying voice coming down the stairs... Karin...
All three of them came down, and the first one to brake the silence between Sakura and Sasuke.
''That smells good!'' Suigetsu hurried to take a seat, and he was hoping that Sakura would sit with him. Karin hurried over to Sasuke, and was clinging to him, he really hated her!
''i hope you will like Teriyaki Chicken.'' she looked at them, and gave them a little smile.
''It seems that we will be having chicken tonight.'' They all turned and saw Granfather. He was coming slowly, to have his usual seat. Sakura could see her brother, he was in other clothes, in dry clothes. She was still worried about her baby brother.
''okay everyone, dig in! Hope you will like the food.'' Sakura told them and was digging in. It was quite for a while, until Suigetsu said something ''It really is tasty!'' he turned his head, and said to Sakura.
''Im happy to hear that.'' Sakura knew her food, was the best, she was the bst cook. Her granfather wanted to heir a cook, but she never wanted one, because when she could cook, why would they need one?
'' i hope you will have some place, to put the dessert in, later. '' she told them.
''You even made dessert. You really must love cooking, Saukura'' Suigetsu said.
''Oh, yes i love it really much, i feel more relaxed when im cooking.'' she told him, and then she took a bite.
''Ha! I would love to marry a woman like you, one day!'' Suigetsu told her.
''hahaha, thats sweet of you, i think one day you will find a girl, like that!'' Sakura was flattered, that he liked her cooking, but somehow she knew, that he was hitting on her, because he is not the only one who was flerting with her, almost all the males are flirting with her, and she really hates it.
Sasuke was getting mad, at the other side of the table, and couldnt take it, that his team mate was flirting like that wih Sakura, with HIS Sakura!
''So Hiro, you are so quite, what have you been doing today?'' Their Granfather asked Hiro. Sakura was not saying a word, after Hiro yelled at her.
''nothing much...'' he muttered. And played with his food
''I know that something happened, you yelled at you sister, and you never yelled at your sister, plus, you never play with you food. I know that when there is Teriyaki chicken, you would eat it quick, and you would ask for more... so whats wrong?'' Granpa told him and asked again.
And Hiro knew that he was right with everything. He really hated himself, for yelling at his older sister, and he really does love eating Teriyaki chicken, but this time he wasnt in the mood... His granfather kew him to well... damn!
''...'' he really didnt want to tell them, he feels ashamed...
''you know that you can tell us everything, Hiro...'' Sakura was begging him, to let her get inside, so he could open up to her. Sakura knows, that Hiro is not the best at opening up for others.
''...i...'' he was saying. They all listened, even the guests were now curious ''...am not...strong...'' he finally said it, and he was feeling weak right now..
''what? Why? That cannot be! Your a Haruno! I know you are strong!'' Sakura was shocked to hear her own little brother say that. She knew that he was strong, she was the one who trained him.
''I..know... I was... actually... beaten today...'' he was angry, he made his hands into fists, and they began to bleed.. Sakura stood up, and walked over to him, and took his hands, and folded them out, and she began to heal them.
''You are not weak. It doesnt mean that you are weak, only because you lost once. That is nothing... Trust me, its good to loose sometimes, then you know, you have to work harder, and when you work hardere you get stronger, and then your much more stronger then the person, that beat you...'' Sakura told him, and finished up, his hands. She went down on her knees, and was now head to head with him ''You know, that is the same like in hospital. When someone dies at my surgery table, i think im weak, and that makes me want to get stronger. Luckly that it didnt happened often. But thats how i get stronger. And you know what?'' She asked him.
''What?'' Hiro asked.
''I got stronger. Now no one dies on my table, only because i've gotten stronger. And that, Hiro, you will get. My little brother, will be stronger then me one day!'' Sakura told him, and she smiled at him.
''I would never get stronger then ...'' - ''Yes you will! When i say you will, you WILL get stronger!'' Sakura cut him, and she was confident that he will be stronger then her one day.
Then Hiro smiled at her, and he was happy to have a sister like Sakura. She was always by his side, and she would never leave him. Sasuke saw everything, and he saw, that she didnt change all the way, outside she changed, but inside shes still the same caring and loving Sakura, he knows. And he also saw smile, how much he missed that smile, and this smile was a real smile. Sasuke smirked, when he saw her like that, towards her brother. Shes good with kids too.. he thought.
''now let me get the cake!'' Sakura stood up and walked to the kitchen to get the cake, in the meantime in dinner room.
''So how long have you been friends with Sakura, Sasuke?'' Granfather asked Sasuke.
''i have known her since we were small, 6 years. '' sasuke told him. ''But havent she told you that?'' he asked.
''Not really, that girl, never opens up to me. Shes hard to get too. And she never talks about her past. And of course im not pushing her, to talk about it. She has had it hard, since you, sasuke, and her other team mate...what was his name now... hmm...''
''...Naruto...'' Sauke said.
''OH yes, Naruto. After you left, Sakura was not feeling well, and that guy, promised her to get you back. But after a while, she just gave up on that, that you will come back, so she asked Naruto, not to look after you anymore... And after that, Naruto left, with Jiraya-san on his training. So when you all were gone, her parents died, and she and hiro were alone, and so i took them in, because, they really are special for me, they are the only family i have. Sakura then, was trianing together with the Hokage, and sometimes with me. Tsunade also thaught her medical jutsu, and then she surpressed the Hokage in no time. Sakura is a quick learner. After that, she tried harder and harder, to be the best medic nin, and the strongest kunoichi. And she finally did it. She is the villages strongest kunoichi and the head medic nin. But she always presses herself even further. She tries to get stronger. I dont stop her, but she needs to learn how to realx that girl!'' He laughed a little.
''May i ask, what happened with her parents?'' Sasuke asked, he doenst remember that her parents were dead.
''I thought you knew?'' granfather asked him.
''I dont know what You are talking about, sir?'' sasuke was confused, should he know what happened to them. He wanted to know what happened. But he didnt know?
''I thought, now that you knew Orochimaru, he told you what he did?''
''I really dont know what you are talking about? I actually never really talked to that snake, i only used him, to get stronger...'' Sasuke told him.
''So your saying, that you didnt know, that Orochimaru killed Sakuras Parents and all her other family and clan?''
Sasuke was now shocked. All the time, he didnt know what the snake did to his friends clan! He was mad now, he was furious.
''Granpa, please can you stop talking about it...'' Their granfather totally forgot that Hiro was sitting, and listening to all this..
''Im sorry Hiro, but you know, that the story never will fade...'' he told him.
''I know, and we dont have to worry any longer...'' Hiro said. And took a sip from his glass.
''What do you mean by that?'' Suigetsu was the one talking.
Sasuke couldnt get a word out, since he was mad, at killing that snake, right now, right here.
''I probeply should have told you this first, before Sasuke here goes crazy. Orochimaru is not alive any longer..'' granfather said. And sasuke loosen a little down. What? That snake is dead? How come? When did he die?
''What?'' he turned to look at Sakuras granfather. ''who killed him?'' Suigetsu asked.
''oh, seems like you dont know that much... You see, sakura was the one who killed him.'' he told them.
''Sakura...?'' Sasuke said. She killed him? Is she that strong?
''She wanted revenge...'' Hiro interupted Sasukes thoughts.
''is that girl that strong?'' Karin finally spoke, she wasent really that interrested in her. She just wanted to see if she could beat tht crap out of that woman, and get her Sasuke back.
''You kidding! Nee-chan is the strongest! Didnt you hear granpa, shes the strongest in our village, and she's stronger then the Hokage! She probeply stronger then all of you four together!'' Hiro was proud of his sister.
Suddenly Sakura entered the room, and came back with the cake. ''So here is the cake, and im sorry for the wait but i forgot to put strawberry's on the cake. So here it is!''
They all looked at Sakura, like they've seen a ghost. '' Why are you looking at me? Do i have anything on my face?'' She asked them seriouse. And was putting the cake down on the table. They all didnt say anything, they all thought the same thing, i would love to see her strenght! Except Karin, who was cursing Sakura, and she was not going to eat the cake, that she made, it's enough that she ate the food before, that she made.
Sakura finally gave them all a piece a cake, and they commented how good the cake was, and she was happy to hear that, she was not shoving it, but she did thank them.
''So Sakura. What has Neji been doing?'' Her granfather asked her, and she choked herself. Hiro stood up, and clapped her on the back a little, while she coughed.
Sakura knew that, her granfather was happy about Neji. A little too happy, if i may add!
''Oh! I think he just came back from a mission, in Suna.'' She just sat there. And took a bite after bite from the cake.
Sasuke didnt understand that she was friends with the Hyuuga.
''Who is Neji?'' Suigetsu asked.
''That is one of Sakuras close friends. And i hope that they will get more closer.'' He gave her a smirk.
''Granpa would you stop! Dont say it! We are only friends, and thats all!'' sakura was protecting herself, from her granfather's comments, about her and Neji. People have starting to think that they are a pair, everytime they walk the streets of Konoha. And they are NOT! They are just close friends and thats it.
''So your pretty close frineds with the Hyuuga...'' Sasuke looked at her and tipped his head to the left side.
''Yeah! So what? Do you have anything to say about it?'' she tipped her head to her right, and gave him a smirk.
''You pick, of all the Konoha guys, that long haired guy! Why?'' Sasuke asked her. He didnt understand, that she would get friends with that long haired guy.
''for your information, Uchiha! That long haired guy, you call, did not leave my side, when you all left! He was here, and being a friend. And of course, you dont know, the word ''Friend'', so thats why you dont understand, my relationship with Neji.'' She told him, in a cold tone.
''Okay, you two kids, dont fight. I was just curious what Neji, has been doing. And you all go fighting... kids... sigh...'' granfather stopped theri arguing.
''You dont have to say anything, old Man, your the one who started it..'' Hiro took a bite, before he told his granfather.
They went silence...But the silence vanished quick, until granfather said something.''So when you see Neji, tell him, to visit us. He could have dinner with us, you know, that he enjoys your food alot!'' Then stood up and went to bed. Granfather wanted them to get together, he thinks that he would make a wonderfull husband for her, and she a wonderfull wife for him.
When all of them left, Sakura and Sasuke, was the only one left. He helped her to take the dishes out in the kitchen, and she put it in the dishwasher. When they finished up, Sasuke was waiting at the stairs, leaining against the wall. When he heard steps coming, he leaned away from the wall, and he saw her. Sakura saw him, looking at her.
''yes? Is everything okay, with the room?'' Sakura asked, and hurried to look away from him.
''yes..'' He only said. He was getting closer, and closer to her.
''Then is there anything else wrong?'' she aksed, still looking away from him.
''Yes..'' he said with one word again, and stepped closer to her.
She could sense that he was getting closer, so she was taking a step down, from the stairs, but she tripped, and was taking sasuke, with her down. She was trying to hold on something, and Sasuke was the closest.
There they were both on the floor. Sasuke was on top of Sakura. Sasuke was looking closly, and waiting for her to open up her eyes, and she slowly opened them and saw sasuke looking at her, deeeeeeeep-
''ehm... you... could you...get up...'' She was saying in a low voice. He then slowly got up, gave Sakura his hand, to get up. But she ignored it instead.
''What do you want Sasuke!'' She really didnt want to talk to him. Especially not after he was on top of her!
''why?'' he asked.
''could you specifie that quostion?'' Sakura asked. He was really anoying her.
''Why are you changed?'' He looked at her, and had a soft expression.
Sakura was surprised at that quostion. She didnt expect him, to ask her that, and with that soft face.
''im not changed...'' She didnt want to talk about it...
''dont ingore me... i want to talk to you.'' he told her, in a low voice.
''know me? YOU want to know ME! I think really the world is coming to an end!'' she yelled at him.
''Why?'' he was clueless.
''You really are an idiot!'' She told him, finally! ''Do you really think that talking to me NOW, would change anything between us?'' she asked him.
''I know i did something bad, really bad. But i want to do it right this time. I dont want us to be enemies. I want us to be the same, when we were kids.'' Sasuke tried to convince her. But that didnt help it.
''kids? Sasuke, were not kids any longer. Were are grown now. We shouldnt be playing like kids, we have responsebilities, we need to take care now. Things are different now. Time changes, and people change. You should have known that!'' she told him, and left him alone, while she went to her room, and went to sleep. Sasuke was thinking all the night about Sakura. He just couldnt get her out of her head...
So finally i wrote chapter 7! i know im slow, but im sorry people, i just havent had the time to write anything, because of the school, and the driver lessons, and my birthday came up, so alot have happend since ive stopped after chapter 6! But i hope anyway you like this chapter. I'll try write the next chapter soon. This week i have a project going on, so the next chapter has to wait a little.
Seeya! ;)