Hey Guys,
I got a lot of helpful reviews and suggestions from some of you guys and figured out how I want the plot to continue. So I want to give a big thanks to all of you!
And furthermore, I'm sorry for the rushing of the last chapter. Hopefully I'll get a chance to clear up any foggy details.
And now, ONTO THE STORY
[Can someone tell me how to do that line-bar thingy?]
Chapter Nine
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A Good Day
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Normal P.O.V.:
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Monday was going by too slowly for the gang. No one had heard from Sakura since they'd gone clubbing on Friday, and Naruto was driving everyone up the wall with his exaggerated scenarios.
"Naruto, will you shut the hell up!"
Everyone in their second period class turned in their seats to stare at Ino after her outburst.
Sasuke and Neji both shook their heads as Iruka-sensei cleared his throat and gave Ino an exasperated look. "Is there a problem Ms. Yamanaka?"
She shook her head, and he turned back to the board. "Then don't interrupt my class again." He muttered as he continued writing notes down.
Ino spun around to glare at Naruto as soon as everyone turned back to the board, drawing her finger across her neck before turning forward. The blonde boy grinned in return and stuck out his tongue when his best friend rolled his eyes.
"Idiot," Sasuke scoffed.
He just hoped the next two hours passed quickly; for some reason, he couldn't wait 'til lunch.
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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I couldn't eat.
Not with Naruto annoying the hell out of me.
The idiot hadn't stopped babbling about Sakura since he found me in the hallway right after the lunch bell rang. I was so close to punching him in the face when Kiba, the other idiot, came running towards us with a dopey grin on his face.
He stopped a few feet ahead of us, still grinning. "You're never gonna guess who I just saw."
I rolled my eyes, expecting Naruto to go through a list of people, so he surprised me when he only offered up one name.
"Sakura," He asked excitedly. "She's okay?"
Kiba laughed.
"She's more than okay, bro. She's hot as fuck!"
Now that caught my attention.
I stared at him, wondering what the hell he was talking about.
"You're still stuck on Friday," I raised an eyebrow. "I thought you would've gotten over it already."
He only shook his head. "Just come on," he started walking towards the cafeteria. "You won't understand until you see what I'm talking about."
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
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I felt a little weird when we walked into the cafeteria. It was like all noise and movement ceased and all of the attention was on us, or me I guess.
Then again, this was the reaction we'd been aiming for when Karin and I chose my outfit. My red low rise jeans stopped right above the top of my butt, and my black fitted top stopped inches above my jeans, leaving my back dimples on display. The shirt clung to me and had an oval-ish strip across the top of my chest to show off a little cleavage, and another two strips on each of my shoulders.
I knew I looked good.
Karin nudged my shoulder and pointed towards a table near the window, and I saw Hinata's wide-eyed gaze staring at me along with Riza and Jaqline.
We waved and started walking towards them.
"They look like they're about to drop dead," Karin giggled as she linked her arm with mine. "You'd think they've never seen two hot girls before."
I shrugged. "I wasn't really in the "hot" category before."
She nudged me and I looked at her. I realized that I was almost as tall as her in my four inch Alexander McQueen leather peep-toe ankle boots.
"You've always been beautiful, babe."
By the time we got to the table, everyone in the lunch room was talking, and we were still being gawked at.
Karin and I sat on either side of Hinata, smiling at the girls.
"Hey, guys. This is Karin. Karin, meet Riza, Jaqline and Hinata."
She wiggled her fingers at them, "Hola," she smirked.
I immediately knew that she was gonna get along great with Riza, since they were so alike. I watched my thick-haired Hispanic friend grin and knew I was right.
She leaned towards Karin and tilted her head to the side.
"So how did you get Sakura to wear that?" she asked, gesturing to my outfit with a look of awe on her face. The red head shrugged.
"It was her idea," she muttered. "I just helped her pick the outfit."
Then their eyes were on me again.
I stood up. "I'm gonna go get food," I glanced at Karin. "Are you coming?"
She shook her head.
As I walked toward the lunch line, I felt eyes following me–both male and female– but it didn't bother me. In fact, I kind of liked it.
I could get used to this. I smiled at a guy in a letter jacket as I passed, giggling when his fruit rolled off of the tray and he stumbled to pick it up from the floor.
I had just gotten my lunch and was walking back to the fruit section when the cafeteria doors opened and in came Kiba, followed by Naruto and that jackass. My steps faltered and I paused in my spot as their eyes roamed each of the tables and they walked towards their own.
Ignoring their dramatic entrance, I was grabbing an orange when a certain loudmouth scared the crap out of me.
"Sakura, grab me an orange!"
I dropped the perfect fruit, sighing as it rolled under the cart, and then looked up to glare at her.
"Damn it Karin–"
My mouth snapped shut as I noticed everyone staring at me once again, including the three newcomers. Naruto's eyes were wide as plates with his jaw dropped open, Kiba was smirking and… Well, he was just staring blankly, and I would've thought he wasn't affected by my new look if he wasn't clenching his fists repeatedly.
I put a hand on my hip and balanced my tray in the other. "Okay, the staring is officially creeping me out." I grabbed a different orange and started for my table again, flipping my hair as I passed Naruto's table.
"Hi, guys," I smiled, looking at everyone except the one who shall not be named. "Thanks for inviting me on Friday, I had lots of fun."
Slowly, they all began nodding; Tenten even gathered enough of her wits to offer a muttered "You're welcome".
Giving one last smile, I turned and walked towards our table once again, winking as Karin met my gaze. I had only walked a few steps when a blonde blur appeared at my side.
Naruto.
He carefully took my tray into his hands, grinning the whole time.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Sakura," his blue eyes widened. "I was worried that something had happened to you when you disappeared on Friday." I watched his brows furrow. "Where did you go, anyway?"
I looked away from him as we neared the table.
"I was just hanging out with a friend…" When his mouth opened again, I hurried and interrupted him. "Do you want to sit with us, Naruto?" I asked, giving him a small smile. "I'll introduce you."
I glanced between my friends as we took our seats. "Naruto this is Karin, and you already know Riza, Jaqline and Hinata. Karin, this is our Ramen King."
Naruto and Karin stared hard at each other, never breaking eye contact, and I wondered if they already knew each other.
"Um… Hello?" I waved my hand between them. "What's with the staring contest? Do you already know each other?"
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Sasuke's P.O.V.:
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What… the fuck?
What the hell happened to Sakura?
Even as she walked towards us, I couldn't stop staring. There was just no way that that was Sakura Haruno, my brother's girlfriend. That wasn't the innocent, shy Sakura that I knew.
Hell, I wouldn't have even recognized her if it wasn't for her cotton candy hair and those emerald eyes. But even they looked different.
Her hair looked longer, glossier–softer. And her eyes, that flame that was always there, hidden most of the time, was out in the open, setting the green iris on fire.
She looked bolder–was bolder–even the way she dressed said so. The way she was flaunting her figure would've made the old Sakura blush and stare down at her feet.
I didn't even hear what she said when she walked over to our table. The only thing I noticed was that she wouldn't even look at me.
Hn.
Apparently I wasn't the only one who was confused out of their mind, because as soon as she left, Ino started asking questions.
"What the hell is she wearing?" she demanded, staring after the pinkette and Naruto. "Who the hell is that and what did she do with Sakura?"
Tenten glanced at the girl. "I think I like her better like this." She smirked. "Maybe people will finally stop walking all over her now."
Kiba grinned. "She's a total babe now!" He nodded in her direction. "If Naruto liked her before, he's definitely in love now."
Ino snorted. "Naruto doesn't like her," she flipped her hair and smirked. "He likes Hinata."
The whole table stared at her.
"It's true!" she bobbed her blonde ponytail. "Just ask Sasuke, that's his best friend!"
I rolled my eyes. "Hn."
Kiba jumped to his feet and stabbed his finger in Ino's face. "I'm telling you, he likes Sakura!"
The blonde smacked the appendage away and stood up. "No, he likes Hinata!"
"Sakura!"
"Hinata!"
"No, Sakura!"
"He likes Hinata!"
"Look Blondie–"
"Will both of you shut up! " I turned my gaze to Shikamaru. He rubbed his temples and glared at the two of them. "Maybe he likes both Sakura and Hinata."
Tenten pulled the two back onto their seats and nodded. "Yeah, or maybe he doesn't like either of them." She contradicted. "But either way, it's Naruto's business, not our so drop it."
It was times like these when I really appreciated Tenten's no-nonsense attitude. I smirked as Kiba and Ino pouted in their seats.
She really was like a mother sometimes.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when Ino leaned across the table and grabbed my collar to pull me towards her.
I glared. "What are you doing?" I asked through gritted teeth.
"Isn't that Karin over there; sitting with Sakura?"
My head snapped up and I gazed over at the table Sakura usually occupied. I found her immediately, shocked that I'd missed her at all. It was pretty hard to do, considering her hair color.
And, sure enough, there she was. All snuggled up, nice and cozy beside Hinata at Sakura's table.
"What the fuck is she doing here?" I snarled, narrowing my gaze on them.
I hadn't seen her in two years, not since I kicked her out of my life. And now here she was, squirming her way back into my life. I've never hit a woman before, but she'd pushed me to the brink of changing that in the past.
I got up and out of my seat and walking to their table, and before I even knew what I was doing, I grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of her seat, stopping Naruto midsentence.
I stared into her wide red eyes and felt my rage swell up. How dare she act like the victim after what she'd done to me?
"What are you doing here?" I growled out, tightening my grip when she tried to pull away.
"Sasuke," Sakura scrambled off of the bench. "What the hell are you doing?!" She glared at me. "Put her down you bully!"
I didn't even take my eyes off of the bitch in my grasp.
"Mind your own business Haruno."
Karin chuckled. "Aw, I think little Sasu-chan is angry." She taunted, all the while trying to pull out of my grasp and conceal the discomfort from showing in her face. "You better back up Sakura, he might hit you."
My vision tinged red.
Sakura came closer and put her hands on her hips. "It takes more than a spoilt brat to scare me," She shouted. "Now get your hands off of her!"
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Sakura knew she'd probably gone a little too far by calling him a spoilt brat, but he was seriously starting to piss her off.
Who did he think he was?
She glared at the Uchiha, wondering if all Uchiha men were jerks or if was just him and his brother.
Sasuke knew Karin was going to have bruises with the way he kept contracting his hand around her arm, and he was glad.
"You just keep lying, huh Karin?" He spat, giving her a firm shake. "I've never hit a woman before, but it's never too late to start."
Sakura couldn't believe this. He was sitting here, in public, threatening to strike a girl, and no one was stopping him.
She turned to Naruto with pleading eyes and murmured softly, "He's going to hit her!" she grabbed his arm.
His blue gaze met hers and his jaw tightened. He took a few steps forward and put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
"Come on, man," he held it firmly. "That's enough."
Sasuke shrugged him off. "Shut the fuck up, idiot. You're only saying that because that whore told you to."
There was a collective gasp, and everyone gazed from him to Sakura. Sasuke kept talking, giving a dark laugh.
"Let me guess," he said, staring his best friend down. "She's fucking you, too?" Then he turned and stared into Sakura's eyes. "I guess fucking my brother just isn't enough you, is it Sakura?"
The whole room burst into noise, everyone staring and pointing at Sakura, some people even becoming bold enough to yell out and call her names.
As "Slut", "Whore", and "Skank" rained all around her, Sakura felt tears flood her eyes and a deep, burning heat form in her chest. She began walking forward, never looking away from his gaze as she walked up to Sasuke and yanked Karin out of his grip.
Then she pulled her arm back and let it fly across his face in a loud crack! that silenced the students witnessing all of the drama.
Sasuke sat there, with his face turned opposite of his body and a red handprint forming on his left cheek, silent.
He felt a rush of regret at what he'd said in his rage. He'd taken his anger out on the wrong people, and probably just gained Sakura's hatred towards him.
Great, another Uchiha to add to her list of betrayal.
He couldn't look at her as she stood in front of him, staring down on him.
"I loved your brother," she said in a tired voice. "I still love him, even though he keeps cheating on me, and I always will love him."
He slowly turned his head to look at her.
"I don't expect you to understand, Sasuke," she continued in a low, sad voice. "But… I'm tired of being mistreated. He's hit me before, he's yelled at me and he's kicked me out in the middle of the night with no ride home. But let me guess, you didn't know about all of that; all you knew was that I was sleeping with him?"
As he stood there and listened to all that his brother had put her through, he felt like a jackass.
"Sakura–"
"No, save it!" She said with a tear rolling down her cheek. "I don't care anymore, Sasuke. Just leave me alone."
And he stood there, with his fists balled, as she grabbed Karin and they fled the cafeteria.
And as for Sakura, she cried on Karin's shoulder in the sanctity of the girl's bathroom.
It was supposed to be such a good day…
~ End ~
Did you miss me? ;) Lol
Obviously, I'm back. I had to get you guys this update ASAP, because I had an epiphany the other day considering the story line and Karin's involvement in the story.
As you've probably already figured, Sakura's changed thanks to our red headed friend, but the rest of the Naruto gang doesn't really like her.
Why? I'll tell you next chapter!
And, well, Sakura's pretty mad at Sasuke since he broke the promise he made in chapter 2. The whole I won't tell if you do whatever I need. So, I know I haven't mentioned much about Sakura doing work for him, but just know that it has been going on behind the scenes.
Well, leave me a review of what you thought, liked, didn't like, requests, questions, ECT…
'Til next time !
