Eighteen Vs. Twenty-nine
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Italics- flashback.
Eight.
"Hey, hey, did you know?"
"…..what?"
"You're an ass"
-eye twitch-
"But…..I can't help but love you"
-smile-
"You talk too much"
Sakura's eye kept twitching like mad. After being greeted by the sight of a completely demolished kitchen covered in (was that pork meat?) an array of ingredients supposedly being used to cook for dinner tonight, Sasuke had only merely grunted before dragging himself broodingly up the stairs to the master bedroom. Karin had followed after him squealing out "Sasuke-kun!". Ino had only snorted at the sight and rolled her eyes before proceeding to clean the kitchen, not without muttering the occasional "stupid red-haired hawk" under her breath. As the whole entire scene unfolded, no-one was able to hear the inconsistent ringing of the doorbell, signaling the arrival of the Uzumakis.
"Sakura, please, I'll clean up the mess that I started in your kitchen. You go and prepare for the arrival of the loudmouth!" Ino shouted out quite airily, as if the 'mess'(if you could call it that) was only a mere task and she wouldn't even need to break out in a sweat (oh she'd be sweating alright!).
Sakura, still spacing off had paid no attention to Ino and stood rooted to her spot in the kitchen.
Sensing Sakura was still in the kitchen, Ino sighed and stood right in front of the rose haired woman before proceeding to poke her wide forehead repeatedly.
Feeling the pressure of Ino's fingers tapping repeatedly into her forehead did the trick as Sakura's eyes started blinking madly as she gave Ino a death glare.
Removing the offending finger from her forehead, she asked Ino in an exasperating sigh,
"What gives?"
Ino could only chuckle. Even with amnesia, Sakura was still the same. Ditzy, a daydreamer and such a child.
"I told you to go prepare for Naruto's arrival with Hinata and their son. You remember them right?" Ino questioned curiously.
Naruto?...naruto…naruto…..
Flashes of a bright blonde head with the biggest grin came up to mind. Sakura's head hurt a tad trying to picture more of the image that had flashed across her mind.
"What was their last name again?" she asked.
Ino grinned. "Uzumaki…Uzumaki Naruto and his wife Uzumaki nee Hyuuga Hinata and their son, Uzumaki Akira, your godson"
Ah! Uzumaki Naruto the blond, loud-mouthed idiot whom she had the (unfortunate) privilege of calling her best friend during high school. He had been one of her closest confidantes who protected her from all the other boys (Vermin, as Naruto called them) during their years as students. However, this Hyuuga Hinata….Sakura had never heard of. But of course, what she was she kidding? She had lost her memories from eighteen till her current age. Obviously, a lot has happened since they had finished school. It seems that Naruto had finally gotten married. Sakura grew curious of what his wife would turn out to be like. After all, who could stand being around him for so long? Yet alone, be married to him and have a child?
Smiling wryly, Sakura nodded her head slowly.
"Aaa, I remember the idiot. However, I'm looking forward to meeting his wife and this godson of mine"
Ino's face showed relief as she was glad to know Sakura hadn't forgotten the idiot. But then again, who couldn't? Uzumaki Naruto was so annoying even if someone lost all their memories would still remember him.
The sound of an obnoxiously loud voice from behind the front door suddenly echoed throughout the house.
Ino and Sakura faced each other, grinning like idiots before they both mouthed aloud the same thought.
"The idiot's arrived"
Karin could tell that Sasuke was in a very, very bad mood as soon as she stopped in front of the currently locked bedroom door. Tapping at the door gently, she took a long, deep breath before calling out inquiringly,
"Sasuke-kun? Are you there? I need to speak with you"
She was only greeted by silence. Karin sighed and leaned her forehead against the door.
"I swear Sasuke-kun, I came here to pay my respects to your wife. After all, she has amnesia and I'm partly to blame for the accident. But why must you also reject me so harshly? I'm trying….really….I'm trying so hard for you to forgive me. It wasn't in my intentions to try and take advantage of the situation….."
"Shut up"
She let out a strangled gasp at his cold voice. What had happened? She was sure that they could have at least come out as good friends from this situation…..but guess not. Her eyes narrowed at the thought of the pink haired mistress of the house. What was it that made Sasuke go back to his wife? Even after Uchiha Sakura had declared that Sasuke was all hers, Karin had a strange gut feeling that it was all a lie. A way to show her courage.
Sighing, she started to make her way down the stairs. Casting a glance back at the still locked door, she smiled.
'Uchiha Sasuke…..I'll make you mine'
To think that as soon as she opened the door she'd be greeted by her best friend with open arms was an understatement. She was thrown up in the air with a bone crushing hug that made her whole body feel like jelly. Not only that, there was something clinging onto her legs screaming and laughing at the same time.
"Naruto-kun….y-y-you're crushing her!" a dark haired woman scolded sternly.
"Ah, ah sorry! " Naruto grinned sheepishly before he planted Sakura back down firmly on her feet. The thing clutching to her legs also let go and Sakura peered down at the small child. She smirked. He was indeed Naruto's child. Tanned, blue-eyed with the exception of his unruly dark hair, this child, her godson, was definitely an Uzumaki. The black hair, dark with highlights of brown waving through was definitely a sign of his mother's genetics taking part. As Sakura looked over at the petite,dark-haired, ivory beauty, she wondered, just how the hell did Naruto manage to find such a beautiful woman who looked so reserved and proper. It was almost like opposites attract. But then again, who was she to comment. She had married Uchiha Sasuke, the exact opposite of what Sakura would like to find in a man.
Naruto grinned widely at Sakura before shoving a basket of moet chandon and a selection of cheeses into her arms.
"Some booze and cheese for your safe return Sakura-chan! Hinata-chan had forced me to buy something for you or else she wouldn't talk to me for the remainder of the night!"
Sakura smiled gratefully at Naruto before thanking Hinata politely.
"Thankyou so much, Hinata-san"
Hinata smiled genuinely before taking one of Sakura's arms and looking imploringly into Sakura's sea-foam eyes, searching for any sign of recognition. Seeing nothing but a blank stare, she sighed.
"I guess you wouldn't remember me" she sighed.
"Oh no no! I can tell that you're a nice person, considering you married Naruto of all people" Sakura chuckled.
Hinata laughed lightly in response.
"Ah, although you may have forgotten me, you still said the same thing to me when Naruto first introduced me as his fiancée"
Twenty four year old Naruto beamed as he ushered inside his blushing partner.
They had entered the grand restaurant, late and hurriedly, as Naruto usually was like when he was expected to be at a meeting with friends.
Sakura and Sasuke had sat in the back by the window overlooking the sea, both hungry and impatient. As soon as they spotted the blonde haired man, they immediately gave him death glares.
Noticing his friends' deathly auras, Naruto gulped, grabbed HInata by the hand and laughed anxiously as they slowly made their way to the table.
"Hey guys, this is Hyuuga Hinata. She's one of the heiresses to the Hyuuga corporation! I…uh…..well…..we're getting married soon and uh, yeah!"
Sakura sighed at the nervous man. She looked curiously at Hinata, examining every part of the young woman in front of her before she looked up at her face. Her pale ivory eyes were so easily read that Sakura chuckled. Of course, this woman was definitely suited for a more reserved partner. Yet, why choose Naruto?
Smiling gently, Sakura raised her hand in greeting.
"Hey, I'm Sakura, Naruto's high school best friend and Sasuke's wife! One question thought…..what made you want to marry Naruto of all people?" She asked teasingly. Sasuke had snorted at the question, smirking as he examined Naruto's changing facial expressions.
Naruto sighed annoyed.
"Sakura-CHAN, don't embarrass me in front of my bride-to-be already!"
Hinata had only smiled gently and remained silently as she herself examined the pink haired woman in front of her.
She was pale, had large sea-foam green eyes framed by dark lashes. Her nose was very small and petite and she had a small pouting mouth. If it weren't for her wide forehead, Hinata would have probably felt intimidated by the woman's beauty. However, the teasing, friendly aura surrounding the young woman put Hinata at ease.
"Sooooo…where's the bastard? " Naruto asked curiously as he peered around the house trying to catch sight of the brooding man.
Sakura sighed. "He's upstairs being a prick"
"Ah, as always. Don't worry! I'm gonna find him and DRAG HIM DOWNSTAIRS!" He bellowed as he ascended upstairs, in pursuit of the raven haired man.
Sakura shook her head at the loud voice. Naruto has definitely not changed. Turning to face Hinata, she smiled gently.
"Sorry, dinner is still kind of not done yet but if you would like to sit in the living room with Akira here, I'll gladly serve some snacks"
As Naruto was reaching the top floor, he noticed a flash of bright red on his way up.
Karin…
His eyes narrowed at the thought of the red head's appearance. His pace quickened and soon he was banging on the door screaming out "BASTAAAAAARD" loudly enough for the whole street to hear.
The door slowly clicked, opening slightly to reveal the extremely annoyed expression of the said 'bastard'.
"Naruto"
Naruto grinned. "How are ya? Haven't seen ya in AGEEES"
A dark brow twitched significantly. " I just saw you an hour ago"
"Whatever, let's talk in the room" Naruto made his way into the master bedroom as Sasuke relocked the door. Seating himself comfortably on one of the armchairs as Sasuke perched on the bed, Naruto turned his attention towards Sasuke.
"Bastard, how are you going to save your marriage now?"
"Hn" Sasuke grunted.
"Hoi, you DO know Sakura-chan was telling Hinata-chan how fed up she was with you merely two weeks ago! I overhead something about divorce papers and Karin meeting up with her!"
Onyx eyes lighted up in curiosity.
"What?"
"Apparently Karin wasn't ready to let go of her love for you and Sakura-chan, being as hot-headed as she was, was ready to let Karin have you" Naruto sighed.
"….."
"So what are you going to do about this?"
"What can I do? I picked these up from the police station just awhile ago. She had indeed been driving to the court to give in her divorce papers" Sasuke threw the manila envelope in Naruto's direction, who caught it lazily.
As Naruto read through the envelope, his brows furrowed in confusion.
"Heh….she wasn't lying after all" he chuckled sadly before he tossed the envelope onto the dresser.
"Are you going to give it to her or what?"
Sasuke sighed.
"I don't know Naruto, I really don't know"
As Ino was just starting to set the table in preparation for serving dinner, Karin waltzed right in at that moment.
"Where have you disappeared off to jaffa?" Ino asked annoyed.
Karin, ignoring the blonde's insult just continued in serving up the dishes onto plates and helping set the table.
"What do you think, Ino-pig?" She replied back.
Ino glared at her.
"Whatever, just go call the guests to eat! I'm starving"
Karin smirked. "But of course…..pigs need to keep eating to maintain their fat, right?"
Ino's nostrils flared at the insult. "Why you-!"
Karin had already gone out to call in the guests by the time Ino had turned around to start yet another cat-fight.
"DINNER'S READY!"
And with that, the guests began milling into the dining room, seating themselves around the large mahogany table as bowls of rice and side dishes were placed on the table, beckoning them to devour every last bit of food.
Naruto's mouth drooled as he stared at all the food.
"As expected of Ino-chan!" he cried out gleefully.
Ino smirked as she began to tuck herself into her meal.
Sasuke seated himself at the head of the table with Sakura at the right of him, whilst Karin sat on his left.
"Let's eat" And with that, the table was silent, with only the sounds of chewing and compliments to Ino's cooking were heard.
Sasuke sighed inwardly.
At least there wouldn't be anymore drama for tonight.
Yaaay I finally found some inspiration to continue this story! sorry for the long delay! "! It's hard to re-write when you have not written in a looooong time! And before I forget, this story is inspired by the drama of the same name, "Eighteen Vs. Twenty Nine". However, I only took some basic points out of the drama and am writing this story in my own style. So please, take the time to watch the drama as well! I REALLY hope I can get this story done with 30 chapters maximum. But with my slow story progress, I guess I should speed it up a little bit. Anyway, hope you enjoy this! If the chapter's a bit weird or whatever, feel free to PM or review and tell me! I'm expecting criticism for my lax writing anyway. Also, I uploaded another one-shot so please go ahead and read that! I'm trying to change my writing style a bit so I'd be pleased to see more reviews for the one-shot! :) I may not be able to update this story for awhile again though as I'm working on my newest project.
