Recap: "But anyway, let's continue," she says while patting Sasuke on the back-
He hisses outloud.
She flinches.
"S-sorry. D-d-did I hurt you?" she asks with concern in her eyes.
"N-no, I'm fine," says Sasuke while regaining his posture.
"O-oh, that's a r-relief-"
Suddenly, Sakura gasps.
"Oh my gosh! You can't be okay! You're back is bleeding!"
"It's fine, Sakura. Let's continue-"
"No! We need to see what's wrong before-"
"Sakura! I said I'm fine! Can't you fucking understand?"
Sakura stares at him, stunned.
"Excuse me?" she asks in a soft tone. Then she turns back to the computer. "Whatever you say, Sasuke." Without as much as another word, she continues typing their paper. She took the headphones from a small box by the monitor and places them into her ears.
"Sasuke," says Itachi with a glare. "Apologize to her."
"No, brother. She's the one that wouldn't stop bothering me," hisses Sasuke. "Besides, it's none of her damned business!"
Itachi glares at his brother before directing his gaze to the computer, glaring at it in anger.
Sasuke scoffs and continues his share of work.
Seconds turn to minutes and minutes to hours.
Sakura interlocks her fingers and cracks them sickeningly, making Sasuke flinch slightly. Again, without as much as a word, she gets up from the chair and exits the room.
Pausing to turn to Itachi, Sasuke asks "Oi, brother. Where the hell is she going?" He glances at the door and deepened his frown.
"It's her house, Sasuke. Leave her alone," says Itachi while continuing his search.
"Tch, leaving before we can finish the damned project-"
"Stop it, Sasuke," says Itachi in a firm tone. Sasuke 'tch's and resumes his work.
By the time Sakura gets back, the smell of pizza was in the air.
With their stomach grumbling, Sasuke and Itachi glance at box in her hand.
"… you went out to… buy pizza?" asks Sasuke, confused.
"Yeah, is there a problem with my leaving my house to buy pizza?" asks Sakura while setting the box in front of them with two liters of soda on the side.
"N-no," he stutters while looking at the pizza with hunger in his eyes.
"You know, you can grab some if you want. I'm definitely not finishing the entire thing myself," she says while handing him a plate.
With a nod of thanks, they feasted on their lunch, hoping to take their minds off the project and the… predicament from before.
"Mmm, this pizza is quite good," says Itachi while sipping on Coke. "How much did you spend on this? We owe you for-"
"Don't worry about it, Itachi," says Sakura with a chuckle. "I'm the host. I should be able to at least provide food for the guests," she says while munching on her second slice.
…
"Finished!" says Sakura while throwing her hands up in the air. After lunch and a few more soul crushing hours of typing up the project, they were done!
…
Correction: More like SHE was done.
Sasuke ended up on her bed with his back facing the ceiling. She couldn't help but smile at his peaceful looking face when he slept so soundly.
She directed her gaze to Itachi, who ended up leaning against the bed frame with his hands folded on his lap. She chuckled before saving the work onto her USB and turned off all three desktops.
'Mmm, maybe I should take a nap as well,' she thinks while stretching her sore fingers.
'Girl, you did like 99% of the project! Get some rest!' says Inner with her arms crossed.
'Heh, it's fine. It's always like this. And besides, I don't trust people with my grade so, I have to pick up the slack. You already know that, Inner,' thinks Sakura with her tongue out.
She walks over to the bed, ready to-
"Gah! Where the fuck are my sons?"
Startled, Sakura ran to the window and stuck her head out. To her amazement, she saw a man across from the street, yelling about where the hell his sons were.
'The fuck is his problem?' asks Inner while glaring dangerously at him.
'That's what I'D like to know,' thinks Sakura with a frown. Suddenly, she jumped as she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"S-sorry, but we must take our leave now," says Itachi with a sad smile.
"Is that father yelling at us again?" mumbles Sasuke while rubbing his eyes angrily.
"Yes. He must've had a bad day, like always," replies Itachi with a sigh. He turns to Sakura. "We will see you tomorrow then?"
Slightly stunned and speechless, she nods her head stupidly and escorts them out the door.
"Goodbye, Sakura," says Itachi.
"Bye, Sakura. Sorry about before," says Sasuke while catching up with Itachi.
…
'What the hell was that? That man was their father?' asks Sakura, confused.
'Somehow, I don't think you're that far off,' replies Inner with equal confusion.
