DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.

Start Again

"You can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word"

Sakura felt the hot water gently pour down below her.

"From what I know about Sasuke, he's the type of guy who doesn't stay for long"

Karin's words echoed through Sakura's mind. Sakura took a deep breath and turned off the shower and got out with a small blanket around her body.

"I'm different, aren't I Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked herself as she stared at her own reflection. She wasn't the tiny girl that had the big eyeglasses anymore. Her breasts had developed and her curves shown and she didn't even have glasses anymore!

She bit her lower lip, "I'm different"

She walked out of the bathroom and changed into civilian attire. She wore blue skinny jeans and a light green V-neck shirt that was tight in the right places.

She tied her hair up in a messy ponytail and placed a little mascara and some lip-gloss.

"Where's my phone?" Sakura asked herself, looking around the floor. She bent down to find her phone underneath the bed, vibrating. She reached out for it and checked who was the caller.

"Sasuke-kun?" she said once she answered.

"Sakura, something terrible has happened" Sasuke said in a worried tone.

"What happened?" Sakura said, slipping a pair of sneakers in her feet. She got her wallet, got out some money and placed them in her pocket. She hated bringing bags when she's out. She always forgets about them.

"Otousan was shot" Sasuke said.

Sakura gasped and her hand immediately shot up to her mouth, "Oh god, Sasuke where are you now?"

"Princeton Hospital" (A/N: I LOVE HOUSE M.D.!)

"Okay—uh, j-just stay there okay? Is Mikoto and Itachi-san there?"

"Y-Yeah" Sasuke stuttered. Sasuke Uchiha never stutters.

"Okay, I'll be there! Just—just stay right there" Sakura said as she locked the house and hurriedly got a cab. She hung up on the phone and went inside the cab, "Princeton Hospital"

2

Sasuke sat on a bench near the room where Fugaku was being stabilized. He sighed and placed a frustrated hand through his hair. How the hell did this happen?

A while later, Itachi emerged from the room where Fugaku was and looked down on his younger brother, "Sasuke" he greeted.

"What happened to dad? Why was he shot? And who the hell would do that?" Sasuke had a lot of questions to be answered in his head as he looked up at Itachi. "What is it that you're not telling me? What else are you not telling me?"

Itachi groaned, "It's better if you don't know"

Sasuke stood up and came face to face with Itachi, anger written all over his face, "Better? It's not better! I already know so many things! You can't just—"

"Sasuke?" Sasuke was cut off when a familiar, sweet voice interrupted the two. Sasuke immediately turned around and softness appeared in his eyes. "Sakura"

Sakura walked up to Sasuke and hugged him tightly, "Oh god, are you alright?"

Sasuke closed his eyes and sighed, feeling the warm touch of Sakura. "I'm fine"

"I'll take my leave" Itachi said and walked away from the two. "Itachi-san" Sasuke said, stopping Itachi from his tracks. Itachi slowly turned his head to Sasuke, "We'll talk later"

Itachi sighed and continued to walk. Sakura looked up at Sasuke, "Talk about what?"

Sasuke looked at Sakura's green eyes, contemplating whether to tell her about the whole mafia thing or not. Sakura furrowed her eyebrows, "What?"

Sasuke sighed and shook his head, "Nothing. It's just about this whole thing about Fugaku, you, and me"

Sakura half smiled, "Mm, not over that yet, huh?"

"Yeah" Sasuke chuckled.

"Well, even if the guy hates me, I'll still visit him since he's the father of my boyfriend" Sakura winked and kissed Sasuke in the cheek. Sasuke smirked and placed a hand on Sakura's back as he opened the door to Fugaku's hospital room.

Mikoto was by his side, holding his hand and it was obvious that she had been crying. When Sakura and Sasuke went inside, she gasped and stood up, "Sakura?"

"H-Hello, Mikoto, I've come to see if Fugaku-san was alright" Sakura said, glancing at Fugaku's unconscious form. Mikoto smiled and went up to Sakura to hug her, "You're too kind. Even if the man seems to not like you that much, you still care"

Sakura smiled and Mikoto let go of her. Mikoto looked up at Sasuke, "Where's Itachi?"

"He left for some important business, most probably" Sasuke said.

Mikoto half smiled, "Of course, he has to take over…" she walked back to her chair and sat down. Sakura went beside her and looked at Fugaku's sleeping form. He looked so fragile with all the band-aids he had all over his body from top to bottom, "It breaks my heart to see him like this" Mikoto said, noticing how Sakura was looking at him.

Sakura gulped, "Yeah, how could this happen?"

Sasuke sat on a stool, eyeing both women and glancing from time to time at his father. Mikoto sighed, "I don't know who do such a thing to shoot him. But I'm sure Itachi will take care of it"

"I see…" Sakura said, asking no more questions.

3

"Kisame, Pein, I want both of you to search for those men who shot the Don" Itachi said through the phone. He had changed into the same black suit he wears except the tie was red that had white stripes lining it. He wore his black Ray-Ban, protecting his eyes from the sunlight that went through the car.

"Tch, the papers are filled with Fugaku's face being shot in the marketplace" Kisame complained.

Itachi sighed, "Just get to work. I want you to do it fast as possible. Destroying this family might be harder than I thought"

"Yeah, even having the guts to shoot Fugaku" Pein said.

"Yeah, remember, do it fast" Itachi demanded before hanging up on the phone and dialing a new number, "Hello?" a familiar voice said.

"Hidan, get at least 20 of your men and guard the hospital. I don't want any of that Otogakure family going around the hospital and end my father's reign. If you see any suspicious people, tie 'em up or tell 'em to fucking leave. Got it?"

"Got it" Hidan replied. Itachi hung up on the phone and pulled out a cigar, "Stop right here" Itachi said and the driver pressed the break. A man around his 50's entered the car with a black briefcase in his hands. He shakily unlocked the briefcase, showing at least 500k in it. Itachi looked up at the man, "Exactly how much did you borrow from us?"

"7 m-m-million dollars. I know this isn't enough but just wait, wait one more year and I'll get the money!" the man cried.

"You're already delayed by two years, you really think we'll give you a third chance?" Itachi said, his anger not showing.

"B-But—" without another reason, Itachi shot the man in the head, causing a lot of blood to sputter around the car. "Tch, let's go to the other car" Itachi said as he got out of the car. His black jacket was spilled with blood so he took it off and just placed it in the streets. The car that they rode before had no plate number so the police wouldn't know who owned the car—or who was in it. "The last thing I want is the police involved" Itachi muttered under his breath as he went into the sleek Rolls Royce.

4

Sakura and Sasuke had left the hospital and went back to the Uchiha manor. "Now that everything seems to be—kind of peaceful, I guess. Why don't you show me around the place?" Sakura asked turned towards Sasuke.

Sasuke continued to walk while Sakura was in front of him, walking backwards.

"It's basically the same as the house back in the small town" Sasuke sighed. Sakura almost fell when the couch stopped her from walking backwards. Sasuke, with his quick reflexes immediately caught her light body and kept her balance.

"Close" Sakura breathed. Their faces were inches away from each other to the point that their noses were already touching. Sasuke smirked, "Hmm, what are you thinking, Sakura?" he asked, teasingly.

Sakura smirked back, "Just how close your lips are getting"

"M-Master Sasuke!" a squeak came, startling the two. They looked at the girl wearing a maid's uniform. She had her brunette hair up and she had brown eyes that were covered by large glasses. Sakura almost remembered herself before, "I-I'm so sorry to disturb! I shall go—"

"You have something to say?" Sasuke said, rather coldly.

The small girl jumped and looked back at Sasuke. She was blushing furiously, "I-I—Itachi san said that it's best for you to stay around the house!"

"Hn" Sasuke said and the girl ran away—literally ran away. Sakura cocked one eyebrow up, "Why are you so mean, Uchiha?"

"I'm not mean. I'm just like that to people" Sasuke grunted.

Sakura rolled her eyes, "Right" she chuckled.

"Come on, why don't I take you to a really awesome place?" Sasuke grinned, pulling her body closer to his. Sakura smiled, "What place would that be?"

"You'll find out" Sasuke replied and suddenly carried Sakura bridal style, "Sasuke!" Sakura cried, surprised of the sudden action from Sasuke.

"Where are you taking me?" she asked as Sasuke went up the stairs while carrying her.

"I said, you'll find out" he chuckled. Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed, "Fine"

A few minutes later, Sakura had arrived in Sasuke's large room and her eyes widened. This was like 2 times bigger than his room back then!

"You're kidding right? Is this—? No. No, it can't be!" Sakura cried, her mouth hanging open. There were large windows in the side, making the sunlight come in. If it were night, the moon would be so fantastic in the view. The floor was soft and smooth all the way to the end. It looked like an apartment. In the room, there were 3 cubicles, except there were no doors. The right side of it was the king sized bed. It was black and shiny that had a grey comforter on top of it and then some comfy pillows. Below the bed were white lights, making the bed look awesome. Sakura went down one stair, and now she's in the middle of the room.

There was a big flat screen TV, a comfortable looking couch, and a small glass table in the middle that had some kind of Egyptian carpet below. Sakura looked at the different movies that were stacked in the walls and some of it were video games.

"What, still playing video games, I see?" Sakura said, glancing at the smirking Uchiha.

He shrugged, "Nah, just keep them around"

Sakura looked above and saw that there weren't light in the middle but there in the sides, hidden by the wood. It was just like the bed except it was above, not below. Sakura then went to the third cubicle; there were tons of books, a whole library of just books. There was a small Japanese table in the middle with pillows around it so you could sit.

"You read books?" she asked, running her fingers through the rough sides of the books.

Sasuke went inside the small library, "Sometimes"

Sakura turned to him, "Since when?" she asked, tilting her head to the side. Sasuke slowly walked up to her, as if she was a prey and he was the predator. "Well, since I moved here" once he was close, he pinned her to the stacks of books causing some of it to fall. Sakura bit her lower lip, "You know, I like to read books"

"I know" he huskily whispered in her ear.

"Why did you read books?" Sakura asked in an almost whisper, closing her eyes. She felt something pool beneath her, "It reminded me of you"

"I thought you hated me" Sakura said. Her breath hitched when Sasuke started caressing her thighs, going up slowly. "I did it unconsciously" Sasuke answered, trailing hot breaths on her neck all the way to her shoulders.

"You still loved me unconsciously?" Sakura asked after she bit her lower lip when his hand went under her shirt, making her skin feel its roughness. "You should stop talking" Sasuke said. Sakura was about to reply when his lips met hers. He licked her lower lip, asking for entrance and she obliged. She placed her hands on Sasuke's neck as her legs straddled his hips.

Sasuke roughly unclasped her bra, making it fall down somewhere. Sasuke moved, making his way to the bed and stumbling around in the process until they finally reached there. He pushed her down the bed as Sakura took off her clothing until she only had her pink cotton panties left. Sasuke pounced on her with boxers as his only clothing. Sasuke roughly kissed her once again, nibbling on her lower lip and tracing invisible lines in her mouth while Sakura fought with his tongue. Sasuke's hands cupped her breasts, making Sakura moan in the kiss and at the same time, deepening it.

Sasuke finally broke off the kiss and licked Sakura's earlobe, making her moan once again. "Sasuke-kun, stop teasing me…" Sakura said. Sasuke smirked and placed wet kisses down her neck, to her bare shoulder and his mouth finally stopped on her perfect mounds.

He caressed them slowly, making Sakura arch her back and slowly tug on Sasuke's black locks. He slowly licked her left nipple, making it hard, "Mm…Sasuke-kun"

Sasuke licked it more until it was swollen and then he moved to the other, doing the same thing. Once he was done there, he trailed kisses down her belly until his lips landed on her panties.

"Sasuke-kun…stop teasing me" Sakura pouted at the smirking Sasuke. He slowly slipped her panties down placed it on the floor. Sakura suddenly grabbed Sasuke and pulled him to her lips and kissed him roughly.

"If I were you, you shouldn't take Sasuke too seriously. He's always just after the sex"

Karin's voice echoed through Sakura's head and her eyes snapped open and broke the kiss the two had. Sasuke looked up at her questioningly, "What?" he breathed.

"N-Nothing" Sakura sighed and ran her hand through her pink locks. Sasuke doubted her answer, "What are you thinking?"

Sakura closed her eyes and opened them again to meet two black orbs staring intently at her. "It's nothing" she said and tried to smile but failed. Sasuke fell down and laid next to Sakura, covering them with his grey comforter, "Come on, I know you better"

Sakura sighed and nuzzled her nose on the crook of Sasuke's neck, "It's just that whenever we have this, I start thinking of all the girls you were able to do it with before me" Sakura partially lied before getting to the point.

"It does make you mad, doesn't it?" Sasuke asked, caressing her soft, pink hair.

Sakura nodded slowly, "Do you just…do it with anyone?"

Sasuke stiffened slightly, "Not really, when I see someone who has the right body shape, that's the time when I…well, you know"

Sakura snorted, "Do you think I have a good body shape?" she asked, now facing Sasuke.

Sasuke looked at her green orbs, "Of course you do" he chuckled.

Sakura bit her lower lip, "D-Do you think that y-you're only into me because of my body?"

Sasuke was taken aback by the question and just looked at her, thinking if she was just kidding or not. Sakura shrugged, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked"

Sasuke kissed her gently on the lips, taking Sakura by surprise, "I don't love you just because of your body, Sakura. I love you with everything you have, bad or good for all I care. I love the way you do just random things out of nowhere, or how you look like when you read a book—"

"How do I look like when I read a book?" Sakura cocked one eyebrow. Sasuke chuckled, "You look so concentrated, you can't even notice that I'm just walking around you or doing stupid stuff with your concentrated form"

Sakura laughed. "I love the way you also snort a bit when you laugh" Sasuke said, making Sakura blush. "I snort?" she asked innocently.

"I never noticed!" Sakura pouted. Sasuke laughed, "I love the way you pout and tilt your head when you don't know something or when you sexily cock on eyebrow up while smirking at me"

"Sexily?" Sakura chuckled.

Sasuke nodded slowly, "Yeah, and I also love your eyes the most. I swore that I wouldn't lose you, I swore I wouldn't leave you and I swore I will always protect you. An Uchiha never goes back on his promises"

"Perhaps your right" Sakura said and once again nuzzled the tip of her nose in Sasuke's neck.

"What got you the idea in the first place anyway?" Sasuke asked, once again caressing her hair.

"This girl…uhm, she visited me yesterday night. I'm not quite sure why she went there" Sakura sighed. "Girl?" Sasuke asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Yeah, her name was Karin" and that's when Sasuke stiffened, Karin?

Sasuke was about to say something when the silence was broke off by a cellphone ring. "Ah, that's mine" Sakura said and bent down to get her phone that was vibrating. She answered it, "Hello?"

"Sakura, we'll be back where you are in most probably 6 hours from now so you prepare" Sakura's dad echoed through Sakura's ears as she bit her lower lip and closed her eyes, "Fine" she said and hung up. She plopped down next to Sasuke once again, "My parents are going to be here"

A/N: I know, it's not a very good chapter . EHH that's cuz I'm studying the human anatomy so that I can draw better:) BUT I UPDATED. So it's good:) SO REVIEW TO GAIN MORE CHAPTERS:D THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS GUYS!