Hello people! here's chapter 8 : Eyes on us
He leaned down and kissed her. Sakura felt the air being knocked out of her as she kissed him back. It was tender and sweet at first but slowly the kiss turned more fierce and messy. Sakura felt like her legs could give in any minute so she pulled Sasuke closer to the bed. He knelt in front of her as she sat down. His fingers were tangled up in her hair and he tried to pull her even closer to him.
Something inside of him was hungry for her, no woman before had made him feel like this. It was all different, he wanted her to kiss back, he wanted her to put her hands on his back, he wanted her closer and he wanted her so bad. But they had to pull away for a minute to catch their breath. He looked into her eyes and felt like they were the only two people left on earth. Nothing else mattered to him. He slowly pushed her to the bed and supported himself on his elbows on top of her and kissed her again.
"We can't… you know... you are hurt…" Sakura mumbled turning completely red. His hot breath brushed her skin every time he exhaled.
Sasuke kept quiet for a second to regain control, eyes clearing then his lips curved up a little to form a tight smile.
"You are annoying…" he said playfully "Can I spend what's left of the night here though?"
Sakura nodded back.
Without hesitation and as if he belonged there, he laid on the bed and pulled her to him, hugging her closely, she nuzzled in his neck and slowly they drifted to sleep.
The ballerina kept on dancing through the fire. This time, the young Sasuke made it to her and held her hand. Her eyes were electrical green and he felt a charge running through his body. He started running, trying to save both of them. They kept crossing the same street over and over again. Gunfire was right behind them. He felt her hand slipping and suddenly lost contact, he turned around and she was being swallowed by the fire, tears running on her cheeks, she was whispering his name…
"Sasuke…Sasuke.." her voice was far but kept getting closer and clearer.
"Sasuke!"
his eyes flared open and they were wild like those of a hungry lion stalking its victim. He shot up and looked around him alerted.
"Sasuke are you okay?" he looked at the hand touching his arm and then at the woman next to him, these electrical green eyes…
"It's a nightmare, here, drink some water." Sakura said while offering him a glass of water.
Sasuke took a sip of water and regained his calmness, he laid back and closed his eyes.
"Are you okay?" Sakura was worried. The pillow was drenched in sweat, he looked exhausted and haunted. And he was calling her name.
"I'm okay, it happens a lot… I'm sorry."
"Don't be. but what do you mean it happens a lot?" she asked as she held his hand.
He felt the warmth of her palm, the tenderness of her skin. This was all new to him and yet he intertwined they fingers and held her hand tightly.
"I've been having these nightmares ever since I was a teen, guess something in my head is messed up."
"Don't say that...What was it about?"
"My parents's death, a fire and a little boy."
"You were sweating and tossing around so I thought I should wake you up. I think its serious, maybe you should tell someone about it or take a break from…you know…everything around here…"
Sasuke took a deep breath.
"Sometimes I feel like I'm breathing but the air isn't reaching my lungs, like the world is closing in on me, all my limbs are heavy, everything inside is accumulating yet I keep going... cause I have to. I can't risk being weak and letting it show. The world is a dark place, Sakura."
"Still, we have a choice, to start over. Every day the sun sets but with every morning it rises again." She said looking at him and smiling.
"You are even brighter than the sun." He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead.
Sunlight was already sneaking through the windows and it was time to get up. Sasuke took Sakura to the school that morning and surprise, Karin was already there.
"Good morning Karin, everything alright? You are early!"
"Got kicked out last night so..." she said nonchalantly "So he is really your boyfriend, wearing the same clothes as yesterday, he spent the night with you?" she was staring straight at Sasuke.
"I don't think you…" She was caught off as Sasuke cleaned his throat.
"hn, You talk too much." He talked in a different way and Sakura felt special that he is softer with her. It was like he showed her more of himself, his true self and he wasn't this cold with her.
Karin's mouth formed an O and then turned to Sakura, looked her up and down and gave a look of disapproval.
The three walked inside and soon Hinata joined them looking as cheerful as ever.
Couple of weeks later ...
Sakura was at the school doing her usual routine along with Karin and Hinata when Sasuke arrived. He was supposed to come a bit later, after Naruto picked up Hinata as the two were still not on the bright side. Neither would say what happened nor would they fix it. As Sakura was trying to rush and leave with Sasuke, Naruto came in. the two stared at each other and if looks could kill, both would be lying on the floor dead now.
Breaking the tension in the air, Sasuke's phone rang. After whispering few words to the caller he shut the phone and faced Naruto:
"It's tonight, Stay out of it" Sasuke calmly said.
"I can't." Naruto replied equally as calm.
"I'm sorry, I don't think I can take you home tonight." Sasuke turned to Sakura and started walking out, the pink haired woman followed him and reached for his arm.
"What's going? Where are you going?" Worry laced her voice and Sasuke felt uneasy leaving. But they have been waiting for this night. They had business to sort out. People to be put in place and power to show.
"Don't worry, it will be okay, I'll come to your house later tonight."
He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her lips.
Something was pulling her heart to the darkest pit on earth and she felt like she shouldn't let him go. But he looked warmly at her and her hand slowly slid off his arm. she then watched him cross the street and slowly disappear.
Naruto followed him next and the girls were again on their own.
When they went out, Karin told Hinata she have to stop by a friend's house and left. A couple blocks away she dialed a number and pressed call.
"Do it tonight… she just left on her own and Sasuke will be busy... hhhhh whatever."Karin had a wicked smile across her face.
On the other side of the town, Sakura was walking back home on her own. She kept thinking about Sasuke and what he was getting himself into. If he would be okay or would he come back stabbed like last time or maybe even something worse. Suddenly a voice caught the train of her thoughts:
"Hey pinky..." the first guy said "Remember us?"
he was pale and tall, he smelled of alcohol, he looked familiar. He stepped closer and a chill ran down Sakura's spine.
So I'm thinking this is it, I'll wrap up the story and probably post another chapter ~~
Thank you so so so much for reading! Please do tell me what you liked and what you think I should work on to write better stuff !
