Hello again everyone! Hope you are well.
Here is Chapter 7 :) hope you guys like it. I don't know how many chapters this story will be, for now I'm just going with it.
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto.
Chapter 7: Unexpected Feelings
I turn to see my mom, Ino, and my father sitting in the living room. All of them glare at me, but Ino looks the angriest.
"Forehead…" The blonde growls. "What in the fuck has gotten into you?"
"Great." I sigh. "What do all of you want?"
Ino's baby blue eyes go wide for a second before hardening and aiming a very deathly glare at me.
Huh. Her glare is almost as scary as Sasuke's. Almost.
"What do we want?" The blonde snarls. "What the hell did I tell you about that Sasuke Uchiha? Yet you skipped school to go Kami knows fucking where with him."
My mom gasps and my dad looks stoic.
Okay. Now I'm really fucking pissed off.
"You should really turn to mind your own damn business Ino Pig. Snitching to my parents ? Really? Like that's going to do anything?" I snap.
My mom speaks up this time before Ino can retaliate. "Sakura. What the hell has gotten into you? Skipping school with an older man!? Is this how your father and I raised you to be? Some slut who needs attention from men all the time ?"
I can feel the tears fighting to escape, but I stop them. Her words sting but I won't let her know that. Anger starts to arise within me and suddenly I am unable to control my words.
"That's the thing mom." I say harshly. "You and Dad never raised me. He was too busy getting drunk all the time and fucking other women and you were too busy being depressed about it."
The whole room goes silent. My parents look utterly shocked and Ino looks sullenly at the ground.
"What's the matter?" I smirk. "You can't face the truth? Surprised I finally said it? You know what your problem is? You two are-"
SMACK
My hand shoots up to cup my stinging cheek, tears fall freely from my eyes without control.
"That's enough." My father growls.
Ino and my mother look very shocked at the fact he has just slapped me across the face. However, neither of them say anything.
"Well what do you know." I say quietly, still holding my cheek. "The old man has become abusive again. It was only a matter of time until it happened anyway. You probably miss getting drunk and beating the shit out of me and mom. I don't know why she was stupid enough to stay with you."
"Sakura!" My mom exclaims angrily.
"No Mom." I say while starting to sob. "You know it's true!"
My father sighs and returns back to his seat. "That's enough bullshit Sakura. Now I don't want to hear about you running off with this Uchiha bastard again or else you and I are going to have serious issues. You've already disappointed us enough by fooling around with drugs. What a disgrace of a daughter you've been to us! You've bought shame upon the Haruno name."
I grit my teeth in anger. This is so fucking typical of him. It's like he doesn't care at all.
"But you don't even know him! And how dare you speak that way to me!" I say while still sobbing. My head is pounding but the tears won't stop falling.
"He's a leech!" Ino exclaims, before my mother can say anything. "You heard what Neji said! What if he does something to you, huh? Do you want another Sasori incident happening? Or even worse, would you like to be back in the fucking hospital again for drug abuse?!"
I can feel the anger resurfacing. I hate Ino so much right now.
How dare she mention Sasori…
"Those rumors about Sasuke aren't true! You don't know him like I do! And don't you ever, ever mention Sasori to me again!"
Ino stands up from the couch and walks over to face me. "Why do you have to be so damn difficult?!" She yells. "You may not fucking realize this, but all of us care about you okay? We worry about you constantly. It hurts to see you depressed all the time! It hurts to see you cry and loathe yourself! And boy, did it fucking hurt to find out my best friend, my Sakura was a Coke junkie!"
There are tears in her eyes now as well. Normally seeing this would have taken my anger away, but not today.
"Just fuck off Ino." I snap.
I push past her, grab my purse and head to the door.
"Where the fuck do you think you're going? Get back here Sakura and apologize to Ino!" My mom growls.
Ino has started to cry very hard. My mom wraps her arms around her and rubs her back soothingly.
I ignore her demands and open the front door. After exiting my house and slamming the door shut, I start to run.
As I run, rain starts to fall heavily from the sky.
Great. Just fucking great.
My tears start to fall again. They mix in with the rain. I am now soaked from head to toe but I don't care, I keep running.
I come to a halt at a bus stop about a block from my house and continue to cry.
I can't believe Ino. I really can't.
Here I am. Sitting on a bench in the pouring rain, crying my eyes out.
I have nowhere to go now. I could always call Naruto or Hinata but I know that today was their date day and don't want to disturb them.
I could call Tenten, but she and the rest of the group probably know about this morning's incident between Sasuke and Kiba already. I know they'll just take Kiba's side and scold me for leaving with Sasuke.
Call Sasuke. My inner urges.
No..I don't want to bother him.
But it's so cold out here… I will get very sick if I stay in this rain any longer.
I wipe my tears and walk over to the park nearby. After finding shade from the rain under a big tree, I pull out my iPhone from my wet purse.
Luckily my phone is still dry. I take a deep breath and dial Sasuke's number with ease.
He answers only after two rings.
"Sakura?" He asks.
"Sasuke." I say, while sobbing once more. "I'm so sorry if I'm disturbin-"
He sounds alarmed. "What happened? What's wrong?"
"I just.." I sniffle. "Can you come get me maybe?I'm tired and I'm soaked from the rain and-"
"Where are you?" He asks, the concern evident in his voice. It makes me feel calmer.
I tell him my location and he orders me to stay where I am.
I pull out a compact mirror from my purse, cringing as I look into it.
My mascara has completely smeared and my eyes are red and puffy.
I attempt to rub away the black splotches underneath my eyes with my finger but it doesn't really do anything.
Great. Sasuke always has to see me looking like this.
After ten minutes, a black Porsche pulls up to the curb in front of me.
I quickly open the car door and slide into the passenger's seat. Luckily the seat is covered in towels. It momentarily distracts me from the shitty situation I'm currently in. Men and their cars.
I look up to see Sasuke staring intensely at me. "What?" I ask.
"What happened to you?" He asks worriedly.
"I...had a fight with my parents." I say quietly.
Sasuke grabs my hand and gently kisses it. "Over what?" He asks, while absentmindedly running his thumb over my knuckles. This simple gesture soothes me for some reason.
"Ino told them I was with you…" I stifle another sob.
Sasuke's eyes turn hard. "Seems she can't seem to stay the fuck out of your business."
I nod.
"I think my parents believe the rumors too." I frown.
Sasuke sighs and runs a hand through his inky locks as he drives.
"Sasuke?"
"We have to get you dry as soon as possible before you get sick." He says.
I lean over and place a kiss on his cheek. "I don't believe those rumors."
"You shouldn't." He says, while tightening his grip on the steering wheel.
"Well...can you at least explain why people and the media are accusing you of such terrible things?" I ask, knowing that I'm treading in dangerous territory but I really need to know.
Sasuke's lips are set into a thin line. "Later. Let's get you dry first."
I nod. "Promise?" I ask.
"Promise." He says softly, causing my heart to flutter.
We reach the Hidden Leaf Hotel once again. As usual, Sasuke opens my door for me and takes hold of my hand. The rain has subsided but the sky is still dark.
As I we walk through the lobby, I feel a tap on my shoulder.
I turn around to see a certain redhead.
Fuck… What's he doing here?
"Well well well. Little Sakura Haruno. We meet again." Nagato grins maliciously.
Shit...
I inwardly cringe because his presence really creeps me out.
"Oh. Hello." I say, glancing at Sasuke, whose expression is unreadable.
"What brings you here to the hotel again? Back for another fix?" He chuckles.
My eyes go wide in alarm. "No! I-"
"Is this who the fuck you've been buying from?" Sasuke growls, looking furious.
Nagato's eyes shift dangerously to Sasuke. He looks quite amused.
"My my. Look what we have here. An Uchiha in the flesh." He says, grinning widely. "Tell me, how is Itachi doing? Still running from the authorities?"
Sasuke grits his teeth in anger. "What the fuck do you want Uzumaki?"
Uzumaki?! Is he related to Naruto?! Wait.. I thought Sasuke didn't know him...
Nagato smirks. "Nothing at all. I was just trying to help your little girlfriend."
Girlfriend? ...
To my surprise, Sasuke doesn't lose his temper like I thought he would.
"Hn." He smirks. "My girlfriend doesn't need any of your help. So stay the fuck away from her or I'll destroy you."
I feel a blush rise to my cheeks.
Am I dreaming …?
The redhead chuckles and raises his hands up in defense. "Woah there. Uchiha-kun has a jealous streak, huh?"
"Just making sure you are aware of what's mine." Sasuke says before leaning in close to Nagato's ear. "If you ever try to bring cocaine around her again I will have you killed." He whispers dangerously.
Oh my god …
"Sasu-" I start.
"Are we clear?" Sasuke growls.
Nagato chuckles. "Crystal."
"Hn. Now get out of this hotel. Before I report you for posing as an employee and selling drugs to minors."
The redhead grins creepily. "So malicious Uchiha-kun. Fugaku would be proud."'
Sasuke ignores this comment, and pulls me towards the elevator, but I can see the rage he is trying to suppress.
Who is Fugaku?
As the elevator travels up to the sixth floor, I turn towards him. "How...did you know?" I ask quietly.
He raises a dark eyebrow. "What? That Uzumaki is the one that sold you Coke the other day? I told you Sakura, I do my research thoroughly."
I glare up at him. "You could've just asked me you know."
The Uchiha scoffs. "Like you'd tell me."
"I would've."
The elevator door opens and we walk towards the doors of his suite.
"His last name...Uzumaki...does he have any relation to Naruto?" I ask.
Sasuke unlocks the doors and we step inside.
"That's his cousin." He says, while walking towards the linen closet.
My eyes widen. "His cousin?!"
He nods and starts to rummage through his dresser drawers.
"I ..didn't know that... Wait. Then why did you pretend not to know who he was the other day?!" I frown.
"There's a lot that you don't know Sakura." Sasuke says while throwing me a towel and a shirt. "Here. Go dry yourself and change out of those wet clothes. You're shivering." I notice that he's ignored my question and I try not to let my overthinking get the best of me.
I nod and make my way towards the bathroom. What did he mean by that?...
I decide to just push my thoughts and questions to the side for now, for I fear that Sasuke is already agitated enough right now.
After peeling off my wet clothes and drying my body, I take out the hair dryer from one of the many drawers and run it through my pink locks.
Once I am completely dry, I wash my smeared makeup off and put on the shirt that Sasuke has given me.
I grin as I look at my reflection. He has given me one of his dark blue t-shirts to wear. It smells like him and it reaches a little past my knees.
After dumping my wet clothes into the hamper and tying my hair into a high ponytail, I grab my purse and exit the bathroom.
Sasuke is sitting on the bed. He has changed into dark gray sweatpants and is completely shirtless. I blush slightly at the sight of this.
He's so hot …
After reminding myself to have self control, I notice that he is talking on the phone with someone.
He looks at me and smirks.
"Okay thanks. Goodnight." He says to the mystery caller.
I look up at him curiously.
"That was Yuri." He says. "I told her to pick up some clothes for you and bring them over in the morning."
He's so kind…!
"Oh." I smile shyly. "You don't have to do that."
Sasuke scoffs and rolls his obsidian orbs. "Save me the fake gratitude Haruno." He pats a spot next to him on the bed. "Sit."
I glare at him playfully and take a seat on the dark blue comforter, leaving some space between us.
Sasuke sighs and pulls me onto his lap, while keeping his arms around my waist.
I try to repress my blush. "W-what are yo-"
"Shhh." He says while placing a kiss on my neck. "Now tell me. What happened, Sakura?"
Damnit, Control yourself! "W-With what?" I manage to ask.
"Why were you crying and what were you doing standing alone in the rain?" He asks.
I look down at the floor and frown. "It's...my parents."
Sasuke looks at me reassuringly. "Go on it's okay."
I explain everything that had happened today.
When I am done, Sasuke looks as emotionless as ever.
Say something...
"Well", he finally says after a moment of awkward silence, "it looks like you'll be staying with me until this dies down."
My eyes widen in shock. "W-what?! I can't just do that!"
Stay with him…? In this hotel room?! With only one bed?!
I can feel the heat rise to my cheeks as I remember what exactly we had done in that bed earlier today.
"You can and you will." He says while giving my ponytail a playful tug. "I'm your boss now, remember?"
I glare at him and wriggle out of his tight grip on my waist. "All the more reason I shouldn't stay with you!" I argue.
The beautiful man in front of me rolls his eyes. "Relax. We will be staying at the Uchiha manor."
I blink in surprise. "You're moving back there? When?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"O-oh." Is all I can manage to say.
Sasuke stands up from the bed and makes his way to the kitchen. "Tomorrow is your first day of work. You better get some sleep." He says while rummaging through the fridge and pulling out a tomato.
I inwardly roll my eyes. What was with his liking for the fruit? In my opinion, they're really gross and bland tasting on their own.
The memory of our run-in with Nagato in the lobby suddenly pops into my head, and I can't control my curiosity any further.
"Before I do...I actually have a question."
Sasuke looks at me quizzically while taking a bite out of his tomato, I decide that this is a notion for me to continue.
I look down at my feet timidly, unable to meet his eyes.
"Down in the lobby...when we ran into Nagato...you uhm...called me your girlfriend. ...Why?"
He suddenly sighs and I feel slight panic beginning to arise within me.
What have you done, moron?! My inner shrieks.
But to my surprise, Sasuke doesn't look irritated or angry in the slightest. He looks…deep in thought.
He finally lifts his head to lock his beautiful onyx eyes onto mine and I can't help but feel my heartbeat quickening.
"I really don't know." His voice void of any emotion. "I guess I was just trying to scare him off."
I can feel a slight frown begin to appear on my face.
"Oh...okay. Good thinking!" I fake a smile.
Why do I feel so hurt by this?
"Sakura.." He says while running a hand through his inky locks tiredly. "I told you I can't figure out my feelings quite ye-"
"That's okay!" I let out a nervous laugh, trying to mask my disappointment. "I mean we just met, right?! It would be completely absurd to be dating that fast! I was just curious as to why you had called me your girlfriend, that's all. I mean, we're practically strangers!"
My inner shakes her head. You're really pathetic….
I couldn't help but agree with her. I don't understand why I'm so upset.
Sasuke's eyes widen slightly. Anger is apparent across his beautiful features.
He walks over to me in a flash and grabs hold of my upper arm with a tight hold.
I wince in pain. "Ow! Sasuke what the fu-"
"Strangers?" He hisses and grits his teeth in anger. "Would a stranger know about your little drug addiction? The abuse you endure from your parents? Or the fact that you cut yourself?"
I gasp.
How did he…
I can feel fresh tears forming in my eyes, and not only because of the physical pain he is causing my arm at the moment.
"How did you know that?!"
Sasuke loosens his grip on my arm and looks at me in disbelief.
"Did you really think that I wouldn't have noticed?" He asks coldly.
It takes me a moment to figure out what he is talking about.
Realization hits me like a pile of bricks.
Earlier today….He saw them.
I had completely forgotten about my scars earlier because I was so overcome with lust…
I'm a fucking idiot.
"Oh god…you weren't supposed to see those." I say quietly, trying to hold back the tears. I've cried enough today.
He glares at me. "I would've found out sooner or later."
I glare at him as well. Now I am starting to get angry.
Two can play at this game Uchiha.
"Why the hell didn't you say anything before?!" I growl.
"I was going to." To my surprise, his expression softens slightly. "But then I realized that you probably didn't intend for me to see them."
Oh...
I can feel my anger disappearing.
I nod slightly. "I was too...distracted I guess."
Sasuke's hard expression turns into a full on sexy smirk. "I turn you on that much, Sa-ku-ra?"
I roll my eyes, turning away from him in order to mask my blush, but he tugs on my arm, pulling me to him.
"Don't do that to yourself ever again." He whispers while wrapping his strong arms around my waist.
I lay my head on his chest and nod. I haven't realized how tired I am until now.
Well you've had quite an eventful day. My inner points out.
"I mean it Sakura." He hisses. "Never again. Or else I'll make you regret it."
"Okay Sasuke." Is all I can manage to say. My eyes feel heavy, and my body feels weak.
He plants a chaste kiss on my forehead. "Promise me."
"I promise."
I don't know if that's a promise I can keep...
And that's the end of Chapter 7!
First of all, I want to say that I am SO SORRY for posting this so late! I had a hectic summer and literally had NO time to write. Thank you for being patient with me.
Also, I am getting a lot of questions as to why Sakura got physical so fast with Sasuke even though she has a past of sexual assault. Well, in the later chapters all of that will be revealed so bear with me. Let's just say drugs is not her only addiction...
Anyway please rate and review! Chapter 8 will be up soon!
-TheRebelliousEmpress