blackheart01: OMG!!!!!! I made it!!! I updated before September!!!
Sasuke: Baka. You were behind schedule remember?
blackheart01: Shut up! At least I kept my word when I said I'll be updating on August, chicken ass!
Sasuke: At least I'm not the one who lost the draft of this story.
blackheart01: Don't remind me Uchiha...(glares)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...T.T soooooo?
Chapter 10- Phone Call with Dad
(Sasuke's POV)
"Uchiha-san?"
A nudge from Naruto woke me up from my train of thoughts. I looked up at him boredly and gave him a "what-do-you-want" look. He pointed a finger in the front of the classroom and that's when I've noticed the stern look Kurenai-sensei is giving me. She must have been the one who kept on calling my name.
I stood up from my seat "Could you please repeat the question?" I asked.
She raised an eyebrow at me probably because it was the first time that I wasn't actually listening to her class. She sighed in defeat probably considering if she'd scold me about it or let it go. I guess being one of the part- owner of this school is paying off. (A/N: The Uchiha, Tsukida and Hyuuga clan are the owners of the school with the Uchihas being the major holder)
" Please translate exercise 3, no.5" We were having our Japanese class with Kurenai-sensei and today we're having a lesson about having small conversations using the Japanese language. (A/N: Can't think of other subjects!!!)
"Won't you come and have some coffee with us? Kohii o nomi ni ikimasen ka?" Sasuke translated in a perfect Japanese accent.
"Good. But that doesn't mean that you can pay least attention to my class. Do I make myself clear?" Kurenai said.
"Hn" I slighty nodded before taking my seat.
This was not the first time that I was caught inattentive in class and I certainly am not liking this.
It was because of what she has said to me earlier that got me spacing out.
(Flashback)
"Alright, be ready on Saturday" he said.
"Where?"she inquired, her expression blank.
"I'll think about it " was his short reply.
"(sigh) Okay then...But you need to know something..." she muttered almost impossible for them to hear if the force field wasn't too silent.
"What's that?"
"You shouldn't underestimate me like that. I'm different"
"But you're still a girl and you haven't proven yourself yet"
The pinkette threw him a deadly glare. "Like I said I'm different"
After she said those words, the whole place went tense and Sasuke and his friends felt it...literally.
Sakura walked towards the edge of the force field before remembering something that made her look back to the silent young men.
"Oh, and by the way, you better have insurance for anything... or anyone that you'll be throwing at me on that day. I'm too lazy to clean up any mess that I'll be making..." she smirked. A smirk that could probably rival Sasuke's evil smirks. Then she suddenly blurred and vanished in a blink of their eye...
(End of Flashback)
"What did she mean by those words?" I thought as I stare at her direction. She must've felt it since she looked back at me and gave me an icy glare. "And why do I think that I did something wrong?"
"Hn"
Stupid, arrogant, jerk!!!, Sakura wanted to scream when she caught the object of her annoyance staring at her.
How dare he belittle her. Much more in front of their friends!
At first she thought he was nice and the next minute, he turns out to be a chauvinistic jerk. He was just like her other male principals she handled when she was doing her field works. Some of them even had the nerve to treat her like their personal maid. But then she changed those people who treated women ever so lowly. She made them eat their words. Yet, some of them became her friends as well. (A/N: The principals that Sakura used to handle were all close to her age. Yup! They're also teenagers) But in Sasuke's case, she doesn't know.
She can't quit this job though. She had gone through a lot just to come out from her father's overprotective eyes and convince him that she can get back to being her normal self. That she will. Her father would continuously tell her that she should just get back to managing her restaurants rather than being a bodyguard. She knew she'd do that but right after she's done with her own mission.
A dangerous mission that if her father knew, she'd probably be locked inside a room and the key would be probably thrown in the ocean just to make sure she won't proceed. Knowing her Dad, it wouldn't be impossible. She paused when it hit her.
Oh...
Craaaap......!
...SHE FORGOT TO CALL HER DAD!!!
Sakura quickly looked away from her principal's gaze. She mentally slapped her forehead when she realized that she forgot to contact her father when she arrived in Konoha. Sigh. I just hope he wouldn't get too worried.
"WHY DID YOU CALL JUST NOW?! Don't you know how worried sick I was thinking that you were caught by those guys who were after you?!" Ryota Haruno's firm and strong voice roared at the end of the line.
Sakura sweatdropped as she instinctively turned her cellphone away from her ever sensitive ears. "eheh... Gomen-ne, Otou-san"
She was currently walking towards her locker. After Kurenai's class, she decided to call her Dad, thinking of an excuse while she's at it. Better late than never.
"That's what you always say" Ryota huffed but his voice was slightly relaxed now that he knew that his daughter was fine.
"sigh...Come on Dad. You know very well that I can protect myself from those guys. Besides, everything's just fine out here. Don't worry too much" she reassured.
"Remember the last time you said that? You ended up in a hospital bed with a broken right leg and dislocated shoulders, and the worst case of head injury that almost took your life!!!" his voice almost getting high-pitched as recalled that time.
Ouch. Even Sakura winced at the sudden memory. One of her mission went wrong and she got little overboard with her opponents. The result? Her being at the hospital for a whole entire week, with her Dad personally looking after her. Those were the days when she used to be reckless. And please note the past tense here. She plans too be a little more careful about things, too avoid...err... accidents from happening.
"Ah... I'm guessing you still remember?" Ryota spoke again, taking her silence as a "yes". "But then again, we made a deal so I won't interfere...for now"
She grinned at that. Her father always keeps his words and he had taught her that as well. "Thanks, Dad. I promise I'll call you every end of the month to ensure you about my condition here"
"No. Call me every after two weeks. Don't ever hesitate to call me when you need some back-up, in case you're a big trouble" he said.
"I will. Besides, I have Ino and Kiba with me. They're studying at the same school of my principal" she informed.
"Ino and Kiba? How are those two kids anyway?"
"Oh they're still the same. Pluuuuuuuusss... they're "together" now!!!" she lightly squealed.
Her father chuckled. "I always knew those two would end up together. Even though they both can't tolerate each other's presence"
"Yup. Well, I gotta get going now. Time for my next subject. Bye Dad! Love yah!" she said.
"Talk to you soon. Take care"
"I will" was her short reply before shutting her phone off.
Whew... That was easy! she thought, relieved. She then closed her locker door, only to be surprised by a certain someone, leaning next to it. The books that she was carrying fell on the floor. She rolled her eyes and lazily knelt down to pick them up. A pale hand suddenly appeared and help her get them.
"Is there something you need, Sasuke-sama?" she asked as both of them stood up.
"Hn" he grunted as he handed her, her books.
Sakura mumbled a small "thanks" and look at him expectantly.
"..."
"Do you need anything, young master?" she rephrased the question more formally this time.
"..."
"None?" she raised an eyebrow.
"..."
What's up with him? "Okay then, I guess I'm going--" She was cut off from walking away when a hand grabbed her wrist unexpectedly making her stop. She looked down from the hand that kept her on her place to the owner, blinking curiously.
Some students were already walking to their next subjects, while some are taking wondering looks in their direction.
"Can we talk?"
"Actually, we were...I mean, I was talking. You're the one who hasn't even said a word here" she answered sarcastically, under her breath.
"What I mean is, can we talk some place else?" he said in a quiet tone, as he eyed the other students who were practically watching them.
"Can't it wait 'til later? We still have classes if don't know" she informed.
"Hn" he thinks for a while before smirking "We don't"
"Of course we do" her delicate eyebrows turned into a frown. Because if they don't have classes they would already be informed about it.
"No we don't"
"Yes we do"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
Thus started another one of their arguments. Which obviously called the attention of other students around them. A number of males even having bets on whoever will win the unknown fight between the two.
"Oi! Oi! What's all the commotion out there? Don't you kids have classes by this time?" a male voice said behind the students, but it went unnoticed by Sakura and Sasuke.
"Hai, sensei!" the students replied, defeated, leaving the two of them in their quarrel.
"--YES!!!" Sakura's voice rang.
"Hey, Sasuke. What seems to be the problem here?"
"Iruka-sensei" the boy acknowledge the presence of his teacher. "You're in our next Art class, right?" he more of stated, rather than questioned.
"Yes, of course" Iruka replied.
"Is there any chance that you can cancel our class?" he asked, but his eyes were telling something otherwise.
Iruka's eyebrows almost reached it's hairline. Sasuke Uchiha was asking him to cancel his class! This is the first time the younger Uchiha asked a teacher to cancel his/her class, although his older brother Itachi used to ask something like that when he was still studying there. Only the Uchihas, Hyuugas and Tsukidas were given that kind of benefit since their families own that school.
As he looked at Sasuke's ordering...ehem inquiring gaze, his eyes went down to Sasuke's hand that has a firm grip on Haruno Sakura's hand, and to the girl who was looking annoyed by this second. Ahhh... so that's the reason...Iruka inwardly shook his head, as he gave a knowing smile to both of them.
"Of course... But you guys better get ready for a long quiz about Da Vinci's history" he said as he waved a hand and walked away.
"I told you so" Sasuke gave a satisfied smirk as he saw Sakura's disbelieving look at their sensei's retreating back.
"Sasuke-sama?"
"..."
"You're still not talking?"
"..."
"Well could you at least let go of my wrist?" Sakura slighty tugged her wrist to make her point.
"Uhmmm..." that's when Sasuke noticed his hold on the pinkette. He let her go, turning away his flushed face.
Unbelievable,Sakura sighed, shaking her head. She went towards the fence that surrounds the rooftop, rested her back on it and took her i-pod out. She was about to put her earphones on when Sasuke suddenly pulled it out of her off her hand. She scowled at him.
"Look! If you're not going to speak to me at all, the let me---"
"I'm sorry"
"---mind my own business!" she paused, starting to doubt her hearing "What?"
"Hn. Don't make me repeat myself" he muttered still not looking at her.
"Do you even know what you're saying sorry for?" she retorted.
Yes "......no" he said.
She just stared at him...real hard.
That never happened to him before. No one ever dared to look at him like as if they were boring holes at his body. "Fine. I'm sorry if I offended you. I didn't mean it..."
"Didn't mean to say it out loud?" she supplied, smirking.
"Can't we just stop this fight?" he tried to change the subject.
She chuckled. " Sure. Whatever" she shrugged nonchalantly. "Just don't mess with me again or you'll regret it"
"Hn..."
"Sasuke-sama, you--"
"Stop"
"Huh?"
"Stop calling me with formalities"
"Uh...why?"
"Just call me like you used to"
"Okay, Sasuke" she rolled her eyes "You need to know something" Sakura turned serious.
"What is it?"
" No matter how state-of-the-art this school's security system is, I still don't think it's safe" she narrowed her eyes in some direction. "Don't you think that if people wants you dead, they will hire a professional to do that task?"
"Assassins?"
"Yeah...But then again I don't think they want you dead. If they do, they could have done it since yesterday. They might be kidnappers" she concluded.
"So what? It's either my money or my life, right?" he said in a voice void of emotion.
"Oh good. You ain't surprise anymore" she pouted.
"I'm used to it" he replied.
"You wouldn't mind it if you meet them now?"
"Now? What are you talking about exactly?" he frowned.
Sakura gave out a dramatic sigh. "I thought you were paying attention when I said that they could've done it yesterday"
"Why didn't they?" an eyebrow was raised.
"'Cause I asked them not to... But I guess they're not that cooperative, considering they brought friends with them" she muttered under her breath.
Just as she said these, men clad in a black over-all surrounded them almost occupying the whole rooftop. Everyone of them carrying their own kind of weaponry.
This would be fun...
blackheart01: As Sasuke said earlier, (sigh) I lost my notebook which contains this story, which means I've got to start all over again...
I'm too sleepy to explain my excuses...so until next time...maybe I'll tell you about it.
I'm sorry for the delays... and thanks for reading!!!
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