I'm SOOO sorry that I haven't updated in like YEARSSS, ok maybe not years, but whatever. But I'm sorry! I have no excuses that you would really actually want to hear soo...yeah.
And sorry if the story seems really rushed, but that was the only way I could fit everything in-ish...
Well! Here we go!
*UPDATE* SORRY...for some weird reason i accidentally deleted this chapter so then i had to re-upload it so nothing changed! Sorry!
He stared at me with utter disbelief, "What?!"
I took his hand in mine and whispered, "What if today doesn't end well?"
"What if it does?" he whispered back.
I stared at him and felt my eyes prickle. Was this love? Was I in love with Uchiha Sasuke? Was this even possible?
"Sasuke…" I pleaded.
"I want to protect you," he said in a caring voice.
He placed his fingers on my cheek, and I let out a breath. He brought his hand to the back of my head and guided my lips to his. I closed my eyes as his softly brushed mine, and I leaned closer to press them against each other. Sadly, a loud crash and a string of swear words interrupted us, and we immediately broke apart from each other. I blushed and looked up at him. He was looking away from me and looked very sheepish.
"Sakura! I think I broke this cup!" I heard Ino yell.
I groaned then sent once last look at Sasuke before walking off. I entered the kitchen to see Ino holding a piece of glass.
"Sorry," she said apologetically.
I smiled to her and replied, "It's alright."
Tenten then walked over and told me, "She was trying to use it to hear what you and Sasuke were saying through the wall."
Ino turned a bright red, "I was not! I was getting a drink of water!"
Tenten raised an eyebrow, "Through the wall?"
Ino then stuck her tongue out at her, "Well I was doing a better job at getting information on people than you were! I mean, come on! That one time that you were stalking Neji? He totally knew you were there the whole time; he was just too much of a gentleman to say anything!"
Tenten blushed, "I was not stalking Neji! I was…trying to get that piece of paper out of his hair!"
Ino smirked and crossed her arms, "Liar! You were using that as an excuse to touch it!"
Tenten frowned at her, "Well at least I was able to talk to him! You tried to talk with Sasuke that one time that you liked him and all you got out from him was a, 'Shut up'. So ha!"
I sighed and interrupted as Ino opened to her mouth to say something, "You know…Sasuke is still here."
Ino then looked to me and said, "Don't worry. I didn't hear a word you two said. Your walls are too thick I guess…"
Tenten gave a triumphant look, "So you were listening in on them!"
Ino froze, "Shut up!"
"Naruto-kun loves ramen!" Hinata said excitedly as she skipped into the kitchen.
We all turned to look at her with disbelief. Hinata was skipping?! Wasn't she this graceful, quiet girl?
Her excited expression then faded as she saw us, "What did I do wrong?"
Then, Gaara entered the kitchen. He stared at all of us then blinked.
"It's 10:30…" he said monotonously.
I gawked.
"I don't need to be home at a certain time…" they all said at once.
"I'm going to finish my homework…" I said as I walked out of the kitchen.
Gaara caught my arm before I left, "I heard about the threat. Aren't you worried?"
I furrowed my eyebrows, "I am…but I don't want everyone else to worry about it. So, let's just forget?"
He gave me a look as if to say that I was crazy, but I just gave him a fake smile.
"Hey," I heard Sasuke say. I turned around to see him staring at us intensely.
"Are you sure that you guys aren't having a threesome?" he said with an eyebrow raised.
My eyes widened, and I was about to open my mouth to yell at him but instead he kissed me on the lips. It was sweet and passionate yet too short. He ended the kiss, and I felt weak at the knees. I looked up at him and stared into his wondrous black eyes.
"Ok…" I said after a while.
He looked confused, "Yes?"
I smiled to him, "I will be your girlfriend."
He gave me a triumphant look and said, "Don't worry. I will protect you."
The next day at school, everyone seemed to know that we were together now. It felt kind of awkward for everyone to be staring at me when I walked down the halls with his arm around my waist (which felt completely normal by the way) or when I was sitting in class even without Sasuke, listening to the teacher while trying to ignore thirty people staring and whispering about me. Soon, some of Sasuke's fangirls started to send me hate mail and write things on my locker. I wondered how Sasuke put up with all the love mail and looks he got from people; it all seemed so extreme.
Despite all that, Sasuke was the best boyfriend ever. He was sweet, charming, so handsome, and caring. He seemed to be the perfect guy, and I didn't understand how someone like me could have him. Yet I did, and it was incredible.
By the end of the week, people still hadn't gotten over us. Ino and Tenten could hardly believe that I was dating him, because they thought that I really hated his guts. Hinata on the other hand had shrugged and said that she had always known that it would happen; it was either that or she wasn't really paying attention to us and staring at her silly little Naruto-kun.
Naruto didn't seem to mind that I was dating him, but Gaara always had this look on his face as if to say that Sasuke was bad news.
"Sasssukeeee," I practically sang as I skipped over to him after school one day.
He smirked. "Sakooraa," he mockingly sang back.
I smiled to him and he said, "Call me Sasuke-kun. It has a nice ring to it and since we're dating and all…"
I blushed and said, "Ok."
He gave me a playful look and corrected, "Ok, Sasuke-kun."
I let out a huff and just crossed my arms. He smirked.
"You look so cute when you're mad."
I raised an eyebrow to him, "You think I'm always cute."
He gave a small laugh, "Because you are."
Suddenly, Naruto came out of nowhere and said, "Ok you two lovebirds! Break it up! You guys are getting mushy now, and it is scaring Gaara."
I looked over to Gaara to see if Naruto was right. I really couldn't tell, because his face, as always, was a blank mask. I gave him a smile and walked to the girls.
Behind me I heard Gaara threaten, "If you hurt her at all. I swear that I'll go over to your house one day and…"
He must have seen me slow down to listen, because he said, "And…bake you a cake."
I gave a tiny giggle and continued to walk to the girls. Gaara was very over-protective.
When I reached them I saw Ino looking around frantically.
"My phone! My phone!! I can't find my phone!!" she said in an anxious voice.
I bit my lip and asked, "Where did you see it last?"
She looked around with a troubled look, "Uh…in my pocket?"
I gave her a bewildered look.
"Well, you texted me during fifth period so did you leave it at sixth?" Tenten asked.
Ino shook her head quickly, "No! I remember I texted Shikamaru at the end of sixth!"
I raised an eyebrow, "What were you doing texting Shikamaru?"
Ino froze and blushed. Her eyes grew wide, and she reminded me of what Naruto looked like whenever he got caught doing something bad when he was little.
"We're just friends!" she said holding her hands up.
I laughed at her expression and winked, "Of course."
"Did you perhaps leave it in your locker?" Hinata pointed out.
"Or drop it on your way to your locker?" Tenten asked.
Ino started to freak out even more, "Oh no! Oh no! Oh NO!"
I bit my lip. I then felt a pair of strong arms wrap around my waist. I knew it was Sasuke and smiled. He rested his chin on my shoulder, and I turned my head slightly to look at him.
"Hey Sakura," he greeted me.
"Hello Sasuke-kun," I said back.
He then looked over to the frantic Ino.
"What's with her?" he asked with his eyebrow raised.
"She lost her phone," I explained.
He gave a small nod and gave me a kiss on the cheek. He then let go of me, and I felt slightly disappointed.
"Hey Sakura, Hinata, Ino," Shikamaru said nodding to us.
Suddenly, Ino stopped, and a small blush appeared across her cheeks.
"I. Am. Normal," she muttered letting out a nervous breath.
I inwardly smirked; when was Ino ever nervous around guys?
"Hinata-san, Naruto wanted me to give you this," Neji quietly said, handing her a note.
She took it and read it silently to herself. I was aching to know what was on it as she smiled at it.
"Sakura-chan!" I heard a familiar voice say as a hand clapped onto my shoulder.
Sasuke let out a growl and muttered, "Chan?"
I turned to see Kiba beaming at me, "Hey!"
I gave him a smile and he said, "So you and Sasuke hooked up, eh? Darn…I thought I had a chance with you too!"
Sasuke, being the jealous man he is, then walked over and wrapped his arms around me again and said possessively, "Yes. That's right. Sakura is my girlfriend."
I laughed and put a hand on his arm, "Sasuke, don't worry."
Kiba also laughed, "Yeah, man! Loosen up! I mean, Sakura could be your girl and all but that doesn't mean I can't have a little fun with her too!"
Sasuke glared at him and hugged me tighter. I gave him a surprised look.
"What?!" I asked surprised.
He smirked, "I'm only joking!"
I gave him a look and turned away from him. I saw Naruto out of the corner of my eye watching Hinata. I removed Sasuke's arms off me and gave him a quick peck on the lips. I then walked over to Naruto.
"What are you doing?" I asked him.
He held up Ino's phone to show me. I gasped.
"She is really freaking out! You should give it back to her!" I exclaimed.
He shrugged, "Nah…I'll wait until she finds out."
I gave him a look as if to say that I was pretty annoyed at him so he gave a sigh.
"Fine. I'll tell her that I have it," he said with a shrug.
I watched as he took out his own phone and started to text someone. I furrowed my eyebrows and stared at him confused.
"Can I see?" I asked holding my hand out.
He handed me his phone, and I read, "i have ur phone".
I looked at who he sent it to and groaned. He sent it to Ino. Suddenly he brightened and smiled.
"Look! Someone is texting Ino! Can I see it?" he said waving it around.
I let out a tired sigh, "Knock yourself out."
He opened the phone and looked at it. He pouted and exclaimed angrily, "Hey! Who has my phone?!"
I slapped my hand to my forehead; I couldn't believe he was really this dumb. I glanced over behind him to see Gaara leaning against a couple of lockers. He had an annoyed expression on his face as if he was ready to kill Naruto.
"Patience Gaara, remember, patience," I told him, although I was also reminding myself.
He sent a glance to me then closed his eyes again in frustration as Naruto continued to yell angrily at the unknown being that supposedly had his phone even though it was in his hand.
Finally, Sasuke walked over and stated, "You should give Ino back her phone…I declare that she has now gone crazy."
Naruto let out a sigh, "Fiiine."
He walked over to her, and I watched him explain what had happened. He then handed her the phone and her eyes shined. She beamed then sharply glared at Naruto. I saw her point at him and then she started yelling. She then hit him on the head a couple of times, and he held his head with big round eyes on his face begging her to stop. I just laughed and turned to Sasuke.
"Does this mean that I thawed out the cold icy exterior of yours? You would've never done that before…" I said with a smile.
He gave me a look of disbelief, "No! I am Uchiha Sasuke. No offense or anything, but I can change on my own. Not because of you. I mean, you are great and all but what if I wanted to change just because I wanted to. Not to impress you. I mean, I'm Uchiha Sasuke!"
I then snaked my arms around his waist and drew my body against his. I brought my lips near his and asked, "Maybe that's the case. But are you sure it's not because of me? I mean…it sort of sounds like you are trying to reassure yourself."
I watched him gulp and tug at his collar a bit, "I…you're great, you know."
I brought my lips closer to his and whispered, "I know."
Just as he closed his eyes, I let go and removed myself from him. He looked surprised then crossed his arms.
He glared at me, "You are such a tease."
I blew him a kiss and winked.
"But that's why you like me so much."
He then grabbed me and surprised me by gently yet firmly kissing me. I couldn't resist a small moan escaping my lips as he kissed me harder. Suddenly he pulled back just as I was waiting for more and gave me a smirk.
"And that's why you like me," he mocked.
I was too dazed to understand what he meant then I said, "Fine. But maybe that's why we're meant to be."
He hesitated for a bit and looked off at something then said, "Yeah."
I looked over to him and bit my lip. What was wrong?
"Sasuke-kun?" I asked hesitantly.
He glanced over to me and raised an eyebrow.
I shook my head, "Never mind."
He held out a hand to me, "Need a ride home? I have…somewhere I have to go though, so I can't stay over. But I could stop by later if you want?"
I smiled to him, "That would be nice…I'll ask the girls if they can come over. I'll just hitch a ride from someone though; go to wherever you need to go. Then if you want you can stop by later."
He nodded and gave me a lopsided…smirk. He gave me a kiss on the forehead and said, "See you."
I watched him jog off, biting my lip. There seemed to be something wrong with Sasuke…I just wasn't sure what. I turned around to see Tenten standing next to me with a suggestive look on her face.
"I heard that last part…you asking for a little midnight action?" she asked with a smirk on her face.
I blushed and said, "No!"
She laughed and said, "Of course."
I then shook my head and asked, "You want to come over?"
"I don't really want to have a threesome with you and Sasuke…" she said furrowing her eyebrows.
"Tenten!" I yelled out.
She smiled, "Ok. Ok, I'll stop. You need a ride?"
I nodded and then walked over to Ino and Hinata.
"Ino, Hinata, you guys want to come over?" I asked.
"I'm going on a trip with my family this weekend. We're leaving today! Sorry, I can't go…" Ino said with a sigh.
I nodded and turned to Hinata.
"Sorry…Naruto-kun and I are going somewhere. He didn't tell me where, but I can't wait!" she said with a little squeal.
I glanced over to Naruto who had a blush on his face. He was looking at the ground and scratching the back of his head, "Sorry, Sakura-chan. I was going to tell you, but you have a big mouth and I didn't want to ruin the surprise!"
I stuck my tongue out to him and turned back to Tenten, "I guess it's just us then?"
She shrugged, "Yeah…"
I waved to the others, "Bye!"
Tenten and I then walked over to her car. As we drove over to my house, I got a call. I was too late to answer it though, and the caller ID read "unknown number". I bit my lip and wondered who it was. Was it Naruto trying to pull a prank on me? I let it go and forgot about it.
As we entered my apartment, I wondered how Gaara always got home. It was odd, but I didn't really seem to notice where he went.
Later, me being the boring person I am, did my homework while Tenten complained about Neji.
"See at least Sasuke turned kinder; Neji is still just as cold! Ok fine, maybe not just as cold, but he's still cold…Sasuke turned from an Ice Queen to a…an amazing boyfriend!" she rambled.
I just nodded here and there as she kept talking.
There was a knock at the door as I finished the last problem to my homework. I wondered who it was as I peered through the little eyehole. It was a group of teenagers that I recognized as this one group of Goth punks from school. There was one girl and three guys. I think they called themselves the Sound or something. They all had these weird black tattoos in weird dot-like patterns on their shoulder/neck area. It was said that they worked for someone who was in a gang or something.
I furrowed my eyebrows and opened the door.
"Hello? Can I help you?" I asked puzzled.
The girl flicked her gaze at me and said, "I'm Tayuya. You probably don't know us, but we're this group at school called The Sound Four. Is Sasuke here?"
She started to look around, and I grabbed her arm, "What do you want with him?"
She raised her eyebrow and sighed. She looked down at my hand and easily jerked it off.
"That's none of your business," one guy behind her said menacingly.
I almost shrank down but instead I sent a full on glare at him. I don't know why, but I felt like standing up for him.
Tenten walked in holding a bowl of ice cream.
"Sorry, I just had to take some…there was nothing else to do…" Tenten tried to explain then looked at the Sound Four with a shocked expression.
"What the…"
Gaara then walked in holding a pink shirt. I could tell he was ticked, because his left eye kept twitching when he saw it.
"I think we didn't do the laundry right…" he said showing me it.
I gave him a blank stare. For some reason, I thought this was supposed to be some kind of suspenseful kind of scene but when Gaara walked in with a pink shirt and his eye twitching I couldn't help but let out a little giggle.
Gaara then noticed the Sound Four and sent them a glare.
"You," he growled out to one of the guys.
Whoever he was glaring at laughed and said, "Look! It's the little red head freak!"
Gaara just and smirked, "Hello Lipstick Wearer."
"Lipstick Wearer" stopped smiling and lifted up his chin. He took a step forward and cracked his knuckles. Gaara met his glare with the same level of intensity, and I saw him shift his stance.
"Sakon…" the girl said putting a hand on his shoulder.
He stepped back and let out a snort. It kind of did look like he was wearing lipstick, but I didn't understand how that comeback was really that great.
Tayuya looked over to me and pointed to the big guy in the back, "That's Jirobo."
He nodded to me and the last guy wearing a bandana jumped out to me and greeted, "I'm Kidomaru."
I took a step back from him and just gave a surprised smile.
"Where is Sasuke?" she demanded again.
I shrugged, "I'm not sure…"
She just gave me a pitiful look, "Fine then. We'll do it the hard way."
She looked back at her friends and gave a nod. They jumped forward and easily overtook us. Tayuya held a knife to my neck, and the rest knocked out Gaara and Tenten.
"We'll be at the park, you know which one I'm talking about, go tell your little boyfriend where you'll be and make sure he gets there. Orochimaru-sama will be waiting," she said threateningly. "If you aren't there, they might get hurt. I bet you wouldn't want that to happen now would you?"
I just nodded, and she slowly drew back the knife. Jirobo lifted up Gaara while Kidomaru picked up Tenten. They walked out the door and as soon as they walked out they disappeared as if one with the night. Sakon was the last to leave, and he gave me a small wink before my world suddenly turned black.
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