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+The Crisis of a Cherry Blossom+

Chapter 10

Narrator: ...why does this uchiha storm seem to be getting bigger? can our cherry blossom find a moment's rest?...

Sasuke woke up to see the calm, cream colour of his ceiling.

"Today's that day right? So no rush to school this time." he thought and began to turn onto his side.

"Now I can just-" he stopped mid-thought when he saw that there was someone else sleeping in his bed, and that it was Sakura.

His face went through a series of expressions as he tried to comprehend the situation. First shock, then that quickly composed to anger, which became confusion with a hint of shock again, then a shake of the head to clear all thoughts, followed by a smirk.

"Whatever happens, I should just use it to my advantage. No doubt Sakura spent the entire day with Itachi. I wonder how she'll respond to having spent a night with me?"

Sasuke propped himself up on one elbow so that he faced her. Not soon after Sakura began to stir. She had slept for most of the day yesterday and so was waking up pretty early. She was sleeping on her side already facing the Uchiha.

After shuffling a bit, she opened her eyes and stared right into the eyes of the man across from her.

"Good morning princess." Sasuke said with a smirk. Sakura stared at him through half slits due to the morning light. When her eyes adjusted to the light and she saw him looking at her like they were already married she paused, then closed her eyes.

"It must be a dream..." she mumbled and put her head back on the pillow. A few seconds later she jumped up into a sitting position and stared at the boy beside her. Sasuke raised his eyebrows at her in response to the sudden movement.

"S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-SASUKE-KUN!"

"yes?" he asked with another smirk.

"W-w-w-wha..." Sakura couldn't even place words in her mouth. As she tried to think of words, Sasuke sat up and got out of the bed to reveal that he had no shirt on and went to his large window and pulled back the curtains.

Sakura's entire face was red when she realized she slept with a shirtless man last night whom she barely knew. As he pulled back the curtains Sakura squinted her eyes against the bright sunlight. As they adjusted she saw Sasuke's body, enveloped in light.

"Why does it look like an angel woke me up this morning? How is this happening!"

"Did you have a good night's rest, Sakura?" Sasuke asked sincerely as he turned around to face her, light giving him wings.

"What...what happened last night?" Sakura asked, trying really hard not to exaggerate her thoughts.

Sasuke smirked. "You don't remember?" he asked as he walked towards her.

Sakura looked at him waiting for him to continue.

"You ran into my room and banged on the door loudly. When I opened it you practically jumped on me saying you were scared of staying alone in a new place and asked to sleep with me. I didn't mind though so don't worry." Sasuke ended with a smile.

He walked to his dresser and took out a shirt. As he put it on he asked the frozen girl in his bed, "Would you care to accompany me to breakfast?"

He looked to her and smirked at her expression. She looked like she was going out of her mind.

"OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID SOMETHING LIKE THAT! WHAT KIND OF CLASSIC SHOUJO SCENE IS THAT? I'm not that kind of girl!...am I? I don't think so...but I don't remember anything like that...I remember falling asleep in my own room though...did I sleepwalk? Did I really say all that while I was sleepwalking? And how did I know where Sasuke-kun's room was? Something's up..."

Sakura was so lost in her thoughts trying to remember what happened last night that she didn't notice Sasuke walk up to her and lean in closer by putting one hand on either side of her.

"Or would you rather do something else first?" he whispered to her, a smirk evident on his face. The woman's face turned red immediately and she brushed him off.

"N-No breakfast sounds good let's go!" she quickly covered up and got off the bed on the other side and walked to the door. Sasuke chuckled softly to himself before following the jumpy child out into the hallway.

As they walked there was silence between the two. Sasuke suddenly put his arm around her and she jumped away in reflex. Sasuke look at her innocently,

"The dining hall is this way Sakura. I was just directing you." he explained with another smile that made her heart jump.

"O-okay but you can just tell me next time okay? Okay awesome so let's go!" Sakura asked and answered for him as she walked ahead. Sasuke however pulled her back towards him and cupped her cheek with his other hand, "Are you okay? You seem so jumpy today. Are you feeling well?" He moved his hand from her cheek and put it against her forehead. Sakura couldn't respond she only nodded.

"And now you're cheeks are red! Are you sure?" Sasuke asked again. Sakura pushed him off again, "I-I'm fine!" she shouted out as she pushed herself away.

"Sakura?" a voice called out and said girl turned around to see Itachi at the other end of the hall looking at her. He then sprinted down the hallway.

"Are you okay? Where have you been? I've been looking for you! You're room door was open and-" Itachi shouted out as he ran but stopped talking when he reached her and saw Sasuke behind her.

The younger Uchiha put an arm around her shoulder again, "She's fine. Because she spent last night with me.'' Sasuke explained, a wide smirk on his face. Sakura didn't see because he was behind her and the words he said made her blush madly again.

"Oh god I really AM a pervert."

"Um, I'm not too sure of what happened last night either. Why don't we all go for breakfast and talk about it there?" Sakura offered, trying hard to remain composed with Sasuke so close to her.

"Yes, let's." Sasuke agreed and walked ahead, Sakura still attached to him. Sakura reluctantly walked along side him. She glanced at Itachi and saw an angry face she had never seen before. His glare wasn't directed at her however, it was for his brother: who was wearing a proud smirk because he knew Itachi was glaring at him.

Itachi followed them through the hallways and to the dining room. When they arrived, Sasuke and Itachi's mother was already seated and well into her meal. When she saw the couple entering the room and the evil aura of the man behind she smiled to herself.

"Well good morning happy couple! You all seem well rested!" She said happily as she clasped her hands together.

"G-good morning!" Sakura stuttered and bowed but then sweat dropped as she bowed realizing Sasuke had bowed with her and she had therefore just admitted that she was in a happy couple relationship with him.

Itachi sighed and walked to his seat without greeting his mother. Sakura stood up and saw his dull expression as he began to order his meal to a maid.

His mother put on a cross expression, "You have not greeted me son." she said coldly.

"And neither you, me, mother." Itachi replied just as coldly, "But you seemed to be just fine with those two I didn't think you'd mind. Good morning anyways." the boy answered as he received his food and thanked the maid with a nod.

"Is that attitude?" the mother asked.

"Oh not at all, mother." Itachi emphasized mother. He always said it in response to her calling him son when she was angry.

The mother hmphed and clasped her cutlery together as a sign that she was finished. "Well I'm sure you'll find a woman soon enough to make me even happier." she said again with her famous bright yet fake smile. Itachi returned one just as fake.

The maid next to her quickly cleared her plate for her and she stood up, "I'm so sorry that I can't stay and chat with you Sakura dear, but I must attend to other things." she said with her bright smile. Sakura smiled back genuinely, "It's okay I'm sure you are a very busy person Mrs. Uchiha. Have a nice day."

The woman nodded in response and left the room. As soon as she left she ran down the hall to the other entrance of the dining hall where a group of maids were and peeped at the three children with the women.

"I see the plan was successful?" she whispered and on of the maids giggled.

"Yes my lady. Sakura was successfully transferred to Sasuke-sama's room last night." another maid whispered.

"Excellent. And from my son's face it seems he isn't angry to have found her sleeping next to him. Things are moving along nicely!" the mother whispered back happily.

"But what about Itachi-sama, my lady?" another maid whispered asked.

"Oh him? He needs to understand that Sakura is my son's future wife. He is not to interfere. She is not the one for him." the mother lectured in a whisper.

The maids fell silent after she finished speaking. They looked amongst each other instead. The mother then flashed her arms at them, "Shh! It's starting!" she shouted whispered.

Sasuke pulled out the chair opposite to Itachi and allowed Sakura to sit there. He then took the seat beside her. Sasuke turned to her and opened his mouth slightly, "What would you like to order Sakura?" Itachi asked quickly, before Sasuke could. The younger sibling glared at him.

"Close your mouth if you're not talking Sasuke-kun. Wouldn't want a fly to get caught in there. It'd be so unfortunate...for the fly." Itachi muttered the last part but Sakura heard and giggled. Itachi looked up at her and smiled.

"What was that!" the mother whispered shouted, "Itachi's making his move again! Come on Sasuke! It's your turn!"

"Fighting!" the maids around her shouted whispered.

Sasuke spoke up, "Sakura," he took her hand and she blushed in response, "I recommend 2 English muffins topped with hickory smoked ham, 2 poached eggs, and a savoury Hollandaise sauce along with a fresh fruit medley and a glass of any kind of juice."

Sakura stared blankly at him. "What...the hell did he just say?" she thought as she stared. He raised his eyebrows as if to ask 'well?' and she blinked back to reality, "Oh um, sure! That sounds nice." she said with a smile.

"Excellent." Sasuke said and let go off her hand. He turned to the maid beside, "We'll have the usual." the maid nodded and quickly left the room. There was an awkward silence. Itachi was glaring at Sasuke, who was smirking back at him. Sakura was looking at the spot where her plate would be placed. She lost in her thoughts of last night, the hallway, plus trying to imagine what her breakfast would look like.

"Good job, my son!" the mother cheered whispered from the door. The maids waved little flags with Sasuke's face on them.

Itachi stopped glaring at his brother to glance at Sakura and noticed her perplexed expression, "Don't worry Sakura, the name is long but all that food he said is surprisingly edible." he said with a smile as she looked up at him. She blushed slightly and nodded her head.

The maid soon entered the room again with a tray as Sakura asked Itachi, "So, what are you having?"

"Bacon, eggs, pancakes and orange juice." he said simply as his plate was placed in front of him and he pointed to it with a smile. "Oh..." Sakura said with a slow nod as she saw his meal and thought about rethinking her order. However, when she saw her meal she realized that both orders seemed yummy and began to eat hers as soon as Sasuke's plate was given to him.

Conversation was little after the meals were received. It manly comprised of a 'this is delicious!' from Sakura, followed by smirk from Sasuke and a glare from Itachi.

Sakura was finished with the main dish and was steadily cleaning out her fruit dish. She only got one cherry and decided to save it for last. The two Uchiha's were glaring at each other between bites but when Itachi glanced at Sakura again, he noticed that she was avoiding her cherry until she was finished and smirked back at Sasuke.

The boy furrowed his eyebrows to show his confusion at his brother's expression. As Sakura finished her dish she used her spoon to scoop up the cherry. Right as she was about to bring it to her mouth Itachi stood up and leaned forward. He grabbed her hand holding the spoon and brought it to his mouth, capturing the cherry and sitting back down feeling accomplished.

He gave Sasuke a smug look as he ate the cherry, but was startled when his name got called out, "Itachi!" Sakura shouted out. Itachi looked to her innocently and raised his eyebrows as he was still eating.

"You ate my cherry! I only got one and you stole it! You thief how dare you!" she quarrelled. "Oh I still got a piece you want it?" he said and held half of the cherry between his teeth to show her.

"N-no way I'd want it after it already went into your mouth!" Sakura said as she crossed her arms over her chest and looked away.

"Ah~ Sakura-chan's indirect kiss tastes like a cherry. I wonder what the real one would taste like..." he said out loud to no one in particular as he leaned back in his chair with his hands clasped over his stomach.

Sakura's face turned red and her eyes went wide but she kept her face looking away from the two men at the table. Itachi smirked at Sakura's reaction and it grew as he turned to Sasuke.

"Oh darn that Itachi. He's too good at flirting with girls. How will you retaliate my innocent son?" the mother whispered commented. The maids behind her were blushing from Itachi's comment.

The younger sibling however smirked himself, "I could tell you what it tastes like..." he trailed off, a smirk on his face. Itachi's expression changed instantly to one of anger and concern.

Sakura too turned around to face Sasuke, "What!" she asked.

"Oh Sakura, you don't even remember that much? I feel hurt..." Sasuke said and sighed as he looked at his plate with a sad face. Sakura's showed she was freaking out inside. She was speechless. Itachi stared hard at Sasuke, his arms crossed over his chest.

"I thought I told you earlier. You were very scared and I had to comfort you in some way to calm you down...but I didn't mind." he repeated the last part he said in the hall as he cupped her cheek and stared into her eyes. Sakura was blushing but her mind was ready to explode. HOW was it she could not remember such an event? Even if she forgot everything else, at least something as important as a kiss with the most popular boy in the school should've stuck.

"Maybe it was just the trauma." he whispered to her and her heart flipped. Itachi did NOT look happy. Sakura looked like she was about to faint.

"That's it son! Even though nothing of the sort happened your potential as a businessman is shining through!" the mother shouted whispered.

Itachi cleared his throat to get some attention, "Normally I'd feel the need to leave you two love birds alone but, we still have school; even if it starts at 12. So Sakura, you should get your stuff together and I'll give you a lift."

"Hmm?" she looked at him. Then it clicked and she jumped up, "Wait aren't we skipping school right now!"

"You didn't know? Today's a half day. School starts at 12." Itachi said as he stood up and a maid cleared his meal.

"Let's go." he said as he pushed up his chair. Sakura began to follow him but Sasuke stood up suddenly, with one hand on her arm. "Don't worry Itachi, I'll be glad to have her join me in my limo on the way to school."

Itachi glared at him. "Well she has to get her stuff in the room across from mine so we'll be heading there now."

"Oh we can just ask a maid to do that you know. No need to make an effort." Sasuke commented back with a glare.

Itachi walked to the two and put one hand on Sasuke's, the other on Sakura's other arm, "You know Sasuke, you shouldn't be so clingy with her, she might just dump you because of it. Wouldn't want such a thing affecting your reputation now would you?" Itachi whispered to the boy in front of him.

Sasuke stared at him, then let go of Sakura slowly. "Glad to see you understand. Let's go Sakura." Itachi said and pulled Sakura's arm as he left the room with her. She looked back at Sasuke once before they turned to leave the room.

Sasuke was looking down at the empty cups on the table. He stared at one, then cursed and hit it off the table. The glass fell and broke as it hit the floor. The maid in the room jumped at his sudden action of rage. He looked at her and she froze under his glare.

"WELL? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? CLEAN IT UP!" he shouted out at her. The maid jumped again but quickly pulled out a piece of cloth and began to collect the pieces of glass.

The boy then stormed out of the room and went the opposite direction of Itachi and Sakura.

"! Mrs. Uchiha! What are you still doing here?" Sakura called out as she saw a glimpse of the woman among the crowd of maids quickly trying to walk down the corridor. The group stopped walking, and a woman pushed out of it.

"Oh Sakura dear! You're finished with Breakfast? I was just walking past the room again. These maids are accompanying me to do something." she lied gracefully with her bright smile.

"Oh okay." Sakura responded with a smile but Itachi was glaring at the woman. He now understood the situation perfectly.

The woman nodded and turned around, quickly walking down the hall with the maids and taking the first turn that came up. They almost collapsed as soon as they turned.

"Whew. Escaped that boy." the mother said with a sigh of relief. She stood up, "He's good. But I will make sure he doesn't succeed." she said before fixing her hair and walking off. The maids quickly scrambled to go back to their duties.

Itachi sighed and began walking down the corridor. Sakura ran to catch up to him because he was practically power walking.

"Itachi wait up!" she called out and he suddenly stopped. She ran into his back. "Ow. Why'd you stop so suddenly?" she asked holding her nose.

"Sakura." Itachi asked seriously, his back still to her. "What?" she replied.

He turned around "Do you really like Sasuke, or are you just that easy?"

Sakura was immediately offended by the question, "I am NOT easy!" she said angrily in defence. "Oh really?" he said walking closer to her. She began to walk back but soon reached a wall.

"Because it seems to me that any guy to does this," he cupped her cheek and she blushed, "gets that reaction." he confirmed and walked down the corridor.

"If it's just that I kinda look like him and that's why, then you should just go with him to school. Go get hitched for all I care!" he said as he waved his hand in the air.

Sakura watched him walk off with an angry expression on her face, "...FINE! I WILL!" she shouted out. He stopped and turned to look at her with a shocked face but she had already taken off in the other direction.

Itachi watched her quickly disappear as she turned the corner. She was heading to Sasuke's room. "Is she really serious?"

He put his hands into his pocket and turned around to walk to his room. "Fine. Do whatever you want."

Sigh more problems. Sorry this chapter's so short guys. I'm currently in a Japanese Drama phase! XD