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The Fear

By Aimie

…I'll look at the sun and I'll look in the mirror

I'm on the right track yeah I'm on to a winner….

Chapter 10: "Friend of Mine"

Kimiko was the kind of girl that never really gave up. Said girl looked around her mural of pictures of Sasuke with a frown since she had found out that she had caused him and that….bitch to get together. She screamed in frustration and threw a dart in Sasuke's face.

"Why won't he love me?" she hyperventilated. Kimiko then realized what she had done to Sasuke's face and ran up to her mural taking the dart out and kissing the picture. "Are you okay Sasuke-kun?"

She sighed and then she knew what she had to do. Kimiko smirked, she made a few phone calls and the only thought running through her mind was 'My, my, the things I can do with my money….' She smirked once more and walked out of her room.

Sakura sat in the park holding Sasuke's hand while he read her a passage from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. She had to admit that the book was rather boring but when he read it she found it interesting.

"Okay so tell me that part again." Sakura said eating a popsicle.

"Alright so what happened was that the last ghost, the ghost of Christmas Future, goes to show Scrooge how his life—"

"No. I meant the part with the fiancé." She said licking the popsicle. He took the popsicle gently from her hands and licked it as well.

"He lost the girl because he went money hungry." Sasuke said licking the popsicle.

"Hey you ass, that's mine!" Sakura said grabbing the popsicle back.

"I don't care." He laughed. "What's yours is mine, dear." He said sarcastically laughing.

"We're not married." She rolled her eyes.

"Not yet we're not." He said looking at her. A blush swept through her face as she watched him go back to reading the book aloud.

"What is that supposed to mean Chicken Ass?" she asked raising an eyebrow at him.

"It means that the next time we're ever in a church is when I'm marrying you." He said simply looking at her with a smirk.

"You're joking." She said not wanting to believe it.

"I am so serious."

Sakura had stepped out of Sasuke's house to buy some things from a convenience store and was stopped by three large men.

"Um..excuse me I have to pass through…" she said.

"I think that's going to be a problem little miss." Said one of the them.

"Hey! Wha—What're you doing?! Let me go!" Sakura demanded as three men grabbed her by the arms and shoved her in a limousine.

The men said nothing and hit her with something that made her fall asleep. Sakura's body flopped down on the limousine floor as the driver drove her to a place she didn't know.

A few hours later she woke up on a cold floor and looked up. She gasped when she saw Kimiko glaring at with overly made up eyes.

"Get up poor bitch." Kimiko said kicking Sakura with her heels.

Sakura gulped. "What is this!?"

"This is payback for stealing my Sasuke-kun!" she screamed flipping her precious hair back.

"….Why?!" Sakura asked getting up but found that her hands were tied together.

"Why? Because I loved him first!" Kimiko stomped on the ground with her heel. "I've loved him since 3rd grade and you're not taking him away!"

Sakura's eyes widened and she realized she was in a real predicament. "Kimiko….I…"

"Shut up!" she exclaimed. "I've called Sasuke over to see what he's ready to do about you. He's not going to save you…you…whore."

"Kimiko there's no need to be violent about this." Sakura reasoned trying to undo the ropes that bound her hands together.

"I'm not being violent." She said with a sneer. "I'm being reasonable. What could he possibly see in you!?" she grabbed her face and studied it. "You're so plain!"

Sakura was speechless until the door of where she was flew open. "Sasuke!" she called.

"What're you doing Kimiko!?" Sasuke screamed.

Kimiko heard his tone of voice and grabbed Sakura by the hair. Sasuke walked closer to Kimiko and she pulled Sakura's hair. Sakura gave a loud yelp.

"You take one more step closer and I ruin her." Kimiko said holding up a gun to Sakura's throat. Sakura's heart beat a million miles per hour in her chest.

Sasuke looked around and sighed. "Kimiko, put the gun down."

"Beat him guys." Kimiko said to her bodyguards. "And if he fights back I'll kill her."

Sakura's eyes widened. "Stop this!" Kimiko pulled on her hair until she had some pink strands on her hands.

Sakura screamed in pain. The men charged at Sasuke and began to punch and kick him but Sasuke just stayed there and didn't fight back.

"FIGHT BACK YOU IDIOT!" Sakura screamed being held by Kimiko.

Sasuke shook his head as they beat him senseless on the floor. "FIGHT BACK!" Sakura cried.

Kimiko hyperventilated watching Sasuke get beat. "Why don't you fight back eh?! Fight back!" Kimiko screamed.

Sakura looked up at Kimiko and saw that she didn't want to see Sasuke beat so horribly either. "Sasuke please." Sakura pleaded and still he shook his head as the men kicked him in the gut and blood could be seen from the side of his mouth.

Sakura sobbed watching him get beat up so forcefully. "It hurts doesn't it?" Kimiko muttered.

Sakura nodded.

"Good." Kimiko said watching them kick Sasuke's limp body around.

Suddenly there were sounds of sirens and Kimiko froze in place. The men who were beating Sasuke stopped in their tracks as the place was flooded with police men.

Kimiko's breath hitched in her throat as they grabbed her by the arms. "No..no…stop…stop!" she screamed. "My father will sue you all!" the rest of the police men arrested the men who were beating Sasuke up.

Naruto ran in and saw Sasuke on the floor. "Teme!" he screamed and Hinata came trailing behind him running next to Sakura.

"Are you alright Sakura?" Hinata asked untying the ropes.

"I'm fine but-" as soon as she was untied she ran to Sasuke. Hinata walked back watching Naruto help Sasuke up.

"Sakura…" Sasuke said weakly.

"Sasuke…" she looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Why didn't you fight back!?" she asked in despair hitting him on the chest lightly.

"Because she would hurt you Sakura." He said softly. "And I---"

She gasped a bit and stopped him. "You should've fought back."

Sasuke tried to smirk but couldn't. "No. I did the right thing."

She looked at him as Naruto helped him out of the warehouse they were in. She sighed looking down not wanting to look at anyone.

"He was going to say he loved you Sakura-chan." Hinata said looking at Sakura with a smile.

"No he wasn't." Sakura denied it.

"Yes he was Sakura. Why didn't you want to hear it?" Hinata asked.

"No he wasn't Hinata." Sakura said taking a deep breath and walking in front of Hinata. Hinata frowned and walked after her wondering why she wouldn't want to hear her own boyfriend say he loved her.

Sasuke limped into Naruto's car with Sakura. "Hinata," Naruto began. "Here are Sasuke's keys, drive his car to the hospital with us."

Hinata nodded. "Hai, Naruto-kun." She smiled and pecked his cheek running for Sasuke's car.

Sasuke groaned clutching his stomach. "Ugh…those assholes knew where to kick." He wiped the dried blood from his lips.

Sakura sighed sadly looking at his pain. "You should've just kicked their asses."

"Sakura, don't you get it? If I had fought back, she would've killed you and I would never be able to marry you." He smirked. She blushed looking straight ahead. This was going to be a long night.

A/N: Alright question of the chapter. I made a few references..see if you can find em! If not, all will be answered in the next chapter :D "BRACE YOSELF CUZ THERE'S NO GRAVITY" if you can tell me who said that :D lots of cookies will be distributed. Ahaha Read and Review ya'll! Thanks Maddie!!!

=Aimie