Sakura's breathing was harsh; she could barely contain the love she was feeling for this man that was hovering over her. Her cheeks were completely red with both embarrassment and love. Her chest was moving at a frequent pace, and her eyes seemed to be clouded with lust as the man before her was breathing harshly as well.
"U-Uchiha-sensei," Sakura said as she lifted her hand and placed it on Sasuke's cheek.
Sasuke looked down at Sakura; his eyes staring straight into hers. Her form looked quite nice in his bed, and the fact that he was with her made is much more pleasing. Their naked forms were sweaty and sticky from their previous activity that had only happened moments ago.
Sasuke smirked and leaned into her touch more; the feeling of her hand was pure bliss.
"Sakura, I've told you, you don't need to call me that while outside of school," Sasuke said as he pulled himself out of her.
Sakura flinched a bit, not because it was painful, but because she couldn't feel him inside of her no longer; Sasuke, of course, noticed this.
"I hope…I hope I didn't hurt you."
Sakura blushed when Sasuke lay down next to her and wrapped one of his arms around her petite waist.
"N-No…"
Sakura didn't know what to say; she was still trying to believe what had just happened. She just had sex with her teacher; she lost her virginity to him.
"…You sound nervous."
Sakura shifted her eyes away from Sasuke; which made his narrow.
"Sakura," Sasuke said before he placed his own hand onto her cheek.
He gently forced her to look at him; his face being as serious as ever and Sakura's still blushing. Sasuke leaned in and placed his forehead onto hers; now knowing that Sakura couldn't look away.
"U-Uchiha-sensei…"
Sasuke sighed, "I know that what just happened was something completely new and all, but…I'm glad it happened."
Sakura let out a small gasp, "R-Really?"
Sasuke then kissed her forehead, "Yes…So please; call me by my first name."
Sakura lowered her eyes a bit, "S…Sasuke."
Sasuke gave her a small smile, "Besides, you seemed to enjoy saying my name when I was in you."
Sakura's blush deepened, "S-Sasuke!"
Sasuke let out a small chuckle, "I'm sorry; you're quite fun to tease."
Sakura puffed her cheeks out, "Well it wasn't all that funny."
"But that made you less nervous now, and it made you call me by my first name."
Sakura looked over at Sasuke who was giving her a small smile. Sakura smiled back at him, knowing that she did start to feel less timid around him.
Sakura watched as Sasuke buried his head on her chest; not in a sexual way, but more of a comforting way. His right arm snaked its way around her waist again, while the other was placed on the back of her head. Both Sasuke and Sakura were able to get their breathing under control. Sakura looked down at Sasuke's hair and started to play with it.
'Very soft,' Sakura thought.
Sasuke didn't really like it when people messed with his hair, but when Sakura did it; he didn't seem to mind as much.
"Sakura…Are you okay with this?"
Sakura was brought out of her thoughts, "W-What do you mean?"
"I mean are you okay with this? With us?"
Sasuke moved his head up towards Sakura's; his eyes were looking right into her.
"…I told you remember…I confessed to you that I love you…So yes; I want to be with you."
Sasuke saw the seriousness in her eyes; the passion and the desire to be with him; and that was all he needed.
"…Then marry me."
Sakura's eyes widened a bit, "W-What did you say?"
Sasuke then lifted himself off Sakura's body and placed his hands on each side of Sakura's head.
"I want you to marry."
Sakura's cheeks were red; she could tell from the intensityin his eyes that he wasn't joking.
"You want to…marry me?"
Sasuke nodded his head, "Sakura, I want to divorce my wife to be with you."
Sakura's eyes started to brim with tears, "S…Sasuke."
"Be my wife Sakura, be mine."
Sakura's eyes clenched; no longer being able to hold the tears that were now streaming down her cheeks, "I will."
Sasuke gave her a genuine smile; one that no one has ever witnessed. He then grabbed her wrist and placed her hand on his chest, where his heart was.
Sakura felt the pounding in his chest; how fast it was going.
"I love you, Uchiha Sakura."
Sakura's eyed widened; the way her name sounded with his last name made her very happy.
"I love you too Sasuke."
Sasuke then leaned in and crushed his lips with hers; which she kindly returned. The two kissed for hours; not wanting to leave the others side. That's when it started; their relationship, and their forbidden love.
Sakura opened her eyes to find the bright sun hitting her face. The window next to her bed was the cause of it; she honestly wished that her bed was on the other end. Sakura groaned; moving the pillow from behind her head, into her face. It was Saturday, that meant sleeping in; but Mother Nature decided to be cruel.
'I can't believe it's been that long,' Sakura thought.
The first time she and Sasuke made love was months ago; Sakura was thinking that the reason that she was dreaming that was because of the text that Sasuke had sent her. Sakura removed the pillow from her face and sat up from her bed; grabbing her phone that was sitting on the nightstand that was next to her bed. Sakura opened up her phone and went to her messages; and the first one on the list was the one Sasuke had sent her just last night. Sakura opened it up and read the message once more.
I need to see you; meet me in my office at school tomorrow at around noon; I'll be waiting.
Sakura looked over at her clock.
9:29 A.M.
When Sakura had received his text; Sakura remembered that she was going to spend some time with her mother, so Sakura had no choice but to ask her mother to re-schedule; thankfully her mother wasn't too upset with it, knowing that her daughter was probably going to talk to that boy she mentioned. Sakura was glad that her mother was a reasonable person.
"Sakuraaaaa! Come down for breakfast!"
Sakura heard her mother's call, "Okay!"
Sakura got out of her bed, and once her feet hit the cool floors she stretched her body out.
"…I hope everything is okay, Sasuke-kun."
~X~
Sasuke was in the kitchen eating his breakfast; just a simple bowl of rice. He could hear footsteps being heard from upstairs; meaning that Karin was getting ready to go to work. Ever since their argument; they've both been ignoring each other; only talking to one another when it was convenient. Sasuke slept in his study most of the time while Karin would cry herself to sleep in the bedroom. Sasuke was getting to the point that his guilt and pity for Karin was slowly deteriorating and that when he signed those divorce papers; he wouldn't feel an ounce of guilt.
Sasuke then saw a flash of red enter the kitchen. Karin walked in and made her way over towards the refrigerator; her eyes glancing at her husbands; though it went unnoticed by said person.
"…Good morning Sasuke-kun."
That was the first real welcome he's heard from her since their fight.
"…Morning."
Karin grabbed the carton of juice from the fridge and walked it over towards the counter where she then opened up a cabinet, and grabbed a glass. She poured the juice into the glass before putting it back into the fridge and then sitting, with glass in hand, across the table from her husband.
"…Do you have any plans for today?"
Sasuke looked up at Karin before nodding his head, "Yeah; I told Naruto that I would come over to his place and help him around the house."
Karin stared at the liquid in her glass, "I see…What time will you be home?"
Sasuke shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know it depends on how long Naruto needs me."
Karin nodded her head. The two then sat like that in silence.
"…I'm going to work; if you need anything call," Karin said as she got up from the table and put her glass in the sink.
"Yeah," Sasuke said, taking another bite of his breakfast.
Karin turned around and watched her husband one last time before she went to the living room, put her shoes on, grabbed her keys, and left the house.
Sasuke kept eating his breakfast like nothing happened. He wanted this tension to be over; these next couple of weeks would be miserable. But he needed to focus on the task at hand; his private meeting with Sakura; and if all goes well, then maybe their plan can commence sooner rather than later.
~X~
Sakura had just gotten out of the shower; her hair was clinging to her body as she wiped the steam off of the mirror so that she could see her reflection. Sakura was curious about Sasuke's text; usually they would meet up after school was over or at his house after they had made plans; but this text to meet up was sudden and out of the blue.
"This better be important Sasuke-kun; you know I had plans with my mom today," Sakura said to herself.
Sakura couldn't help feel but a bit irritated that Sasuke wanted to see her; yeah they hadn't really talked for a few days, but still, this was her day to spend time with her mom seeing as how she wouldn't see her in months, maybe even years, in the next few weeks. But then again, Sasuke wouldn't do something like this unless it was pretty important, and it better be for his sake.
Sakura managed to put on her white robe before leaving her bathroom. She walked over to her nightstand to check her phone for anything, and when she opened it she saw that she had another text message.
It was from Ino.
Sakura opened up the message and read it.
Sakura! You're not going to believe who stopped by the flower shop today! Call me back!
Sakura sighed; she really didn't have the time to have a thirty minute conversation with Ino, but she knew that the texts would keep coming until she did. Sakura found Ino's name on her phone and pressed the 'Call' button.
Ring
Ring
Ring
"Sakura! I thought you'd never call!" Ino cried at the other end of the phone.
Sakura rolled her eyes; it was typical of Ino to just rush right into things, "What did you want to tell me Ino?"
"So get this; as I was working at the flower shop today, a certain someone came into the shop and bought flowers for another certain someone."
Sakura sighed, "Could you be a bit more specific."
Sakura could hear Ino giggle at the other end, "Sai-kun bought flowers for you!"
Sakura's eyes widened a bit, "S-Sai…?"
"Mhm, he came in and bought like four dozen roses for you."
Sakura's eye twitched, "Y-You can't be serious."
"I was there Sakura, I helped him with his purchase, plus I gave him something extra as well."
Sakura had a bad feeling about that, "What did you do?"
"I gave him your number."
Sakura was frozen; did Ino really give Sai her number? This was bad; after that little encounter they had with each other just a few days ago, it made Sakura feel sick to her stomach knowing that Sai could now reach her by phone.
"Ino! Why did you do that!"
"What? Don't you like it that a guy is paying so much attention to you?"
Sakura groaned she would love nothing more than to explain to Ino that she already has a man, but that would mean big trouble.
"Not when you're not interested in the guy."
"You should seriously give Sai-kun a chance; and besides any girl would love to get the kind of attention that you're getting."
"Well I'm not like most girls," Sakura said, even though that was a complete lie; in fact she loved it when Sasuke was romantic with her, but that's the problem; this was Sai NOT Sasuke.
Ino could be heard making a groaning noise, "Sheesh Sakura, you're too picky when it comes to guys."
"Listen Ino, I can't talk anymore; I'm leaving to spend some time with my mom so I'll talk to you later."
Ino sighed, "Fine; but just expect some flowers sometime soon."
Both Sakura and Ino said their goodbyes before ending the call. Sakura placed her phone on her bed and couldn't help but feel nervous. Sai really wasn't going back on his word; he really was trying to win her over. The one thing Sakura didn't want was for those flowers to be sent during school; but something in her gut told her that lady luck would not be on her side.
11:05 A.M.
"Damn," Sakura said to herself when she looked at the time.
She had under an hour to get to the school.
~X~
Sasuke had already arrived at the school; making sure that the doors were unlocked so that Sakura could easily get in. Sasuke was at his desk typing on his computer, while his little companion was snuggling in his lap.
"Your new owner is going to be here soon okay?" Sasuke said as he looked down at the kitten.
The small cat was just too preoccupied with sleep than to listen to Sasuke. Sasuke kept stroking the cats head; hearing the small purrs that emitted from the creature. He then looked up at the clock and saw that it was going to be another twenty minutes before Sakura would arrive and Sasuke was a bit nervous.
This meeting was going to be quite important; he wanted to know if Sakura could run away with him sooner; like in another week. Sasuke's thoughts were interrupted when he heard footsteps coming from outside of his room; meaning that Sakura was here.
Sasuke looked up at the clock again, "She's here early."
Sasuke got up from his chair and then placed the now awake kitten back into her kennel. Sasuke made his way towards the door and opened it.
"Sakura-chan, I didn't think you'd be here this ear-," but Sasuke's words were lost when he saw that the person outside was not Sakura; but it was him.
Sai.
Sai looked up at Sasuke with absolutely no emotion on his face, while Sasuke was shocked to find him here.
"Ah, hello there Uchiha-sensei; I didn't expect you to be here on a Saturday," Sai said, giving Sasuke a smug smirk.
Sasuke's eyes were set in a small glare; "…I had some work to do, I'm surprised that a student would be here on a Saturday as well."
Sai shrugged his shoulders, "I wanted to finish my piece in the art room; it's more relaxing when there is no one bothering you."
Sasuke couldn't help but keep silent as he watched Sai. This was the boy who touched his Sakura; this was the boy who sent her flowers. He wanted nothing more than to straight up tell him to stay away from Sakura, but that would cause some trouble that he didn't want.
"Well students aren't really allowed to be at the school when there are no teachers around," Sasuke said.
"Well you're around, aren't you Uchiha-sensei?" Sai said, giving Sasuke a fake smile.
Sasuke's eye twitched, "Students shouldn't be here on the weekends anyways."
Sai smirked, "You seemed to be eager to think that I was Sakura-san coming down these halls."
Sasuke flinched, "…You seem to like to pry into other people's business."
"No…Just yours."
Sasuke's glare soon became noticeable, not caring if Sai was offended that a teacher was hating on him or not.
"Why would any of my business be a concern to you?"
"If it has to do with Sakura-san, than it will always be my business."
"…I don't know why you think Haruno-san has anything to do with my personal business."
Sai chuckled, "Funny; I don't recall specifically telling you which Sakura I was talking about."
Sasuke flinched again. True there were other girls named Sakura in the school, and Sasuke just fell right into a trap.
Sai smirked, "So it is Sakura-san whom you're waiting for."
Sasuke's hands clenched into a fist, "What my business is with Haruno-san has nothing to do with you."
"Ohhh, so now you're calling her Haruno-san now that you know that I'm here."
Sasuke clenched his teeth together; this kid was getting to be way annoying, and the fact that he was asking too many questions and giving off snarky remarks made Sasuke want to punch him.
"…What do you want from me?" Sasuke asked.
Sai smirked, "Nothing really; I just want to make sure that Sakura-san isn't being forced into a relationship that she doesn't want."
Sasuke's eyes widened a bit, "…Relationship?"
"Don't act dumb Uchiha-sensei; I know some things that most people would find inexcusable."
"…What could you possibly know?"
That's when Sai walked passed Sasuke, "…Everything."
Sasuke's eyes widened as he turned to face Sai, "Y-You can't…."
"Be serious? Well believe it Uchiha-sensei; since the first time I caught you two I knew that I wanted to keep Sakura-san all to myself."
Sasuke felt like he got punched in the stomach. This kid knew? How could he have found out? Him and Sakura were always so careful…This was bad.
Sai took notice of Sasuke's distraught face and smirked, "Don't worry Uchiha-sensei, I'm not going to tell anyone about the relationship you have with your student; knowing that you're put away in jail will make Sakura-san cry, and unlike you I don't want to upset her."
Sasuke glared daggers at Sai, his patience running thin.
"You can continue on with this little charade, but in the end Sakura-san will choose me…I accept any challenge, Sasuke."
"Don't treat Sakura like she's a prize to be won," Sasuke stated.
"But isn't she? We both want her and what do we do when we want things? We fight for them."
"Sakura isn't a thing either! She's a living person! There is no way she'll choose you because she's already with me!"
"Right now she is Sasuke; but soon you're going to make a mistake, and when you see your little cherry blossom blow away, I'll be there to catch her."
"What makes you think I'll let you anywhere near her!"
Sai gave Sasuke another one of his fake smiles, "I guess she didn't tell you?"
Sasuke flinched, "What are you talking about?"
Sai chuckled, "Her lips were quite soft Sasuke; you're very lucky that you get to touch them every day, but I was only lucky to get in one kiss."
Sasuke eyes widened, "Y-You kissed her?"
"Of course; but sadly she didn't return it like I wanted her too," Sai said with a distraught look on his face when he said it.
That's when Sasuke's anger took over. He grabbed Sai's collar and pushed his form into the wall; Sasuke's other fist was getting ready to punch Sai's face, he held his fist out, knowing that if Sai pushed anymore of Sasuke's buttons than he would throw the punch.
Sai chuckled, "Now, now Sasuke; you wouldn't want to hurt me now. If the police found out you hit a student, they would be asking me what happened, then I guess I would have no choice but to tell them about your relationship with Sakura-san…seeing as how it's the reason why you hit me."
Sasuke's teeth clenched tighter; his fist shaking…but he knew that he was right; if Sasuke were to hit Sai then the police would get involved and then…Sakura would be kept away from him.
Sasuke put his fist down and he released his grip on Sai. He couldn't do anything without jeopardizing his relationship with Sakura.
Sai smirked, "Nice job on controlling your anger Sasuke."
Sasuke could only stare at the ground; why was this happening? Why couldn't people just leave him be? Why can't he just be happy for once?
Sai then brought his lips near Sasuke's ear, "Just remember Sasuke, I love a good challenge; Sakura-san will choose me eventually, so for right now your secret is safe; but just remember that if there are any problems like the one you almost caused, then there will be consequences."
Sai backed away from Sasuke and started heading down the hallway before stopping, "Oh and Sasuke…We wouldn't want Sakura-san to know about this; this might just make her sad, and you wouldn't want that now would you?"
Sai then left; his form disappearing when he turned the corner, leaving Sasuke in a depressed state. Sasuke never wanted to upset Sakura, but this was something big; he felt like he needed to tell her…and yet…he couldn't.
Sasuke decided that he would keep this burden on his shoulders; he didn't want Sakura to know about this. But what made his stomach churn the most was finding out that that kid kissed her. He kissed her!
His cherry blossom was kissed by another man. He was thankful that she didn't kiss him back or even want to, but guilt rushed over Sasuke because he didn't protect her. He didn't stop him from being close to her. Why didn't she tell him this? If she would have told him what happened, he would have believed her and wouldn't have been mad at her…so why hide something this big from him?
"Sasuke-kun?"
'That voice', Sasuke thought as he lifted his head.
He found Sakura down the hall a few feet away from him; her face filled with concern.
S-Sakura-chan?"
Sakura quickly walked over towards Sasuke and placed her hand on his back, "Sasuke-kun, what's wrong? Why are you out here? You look upset."
Sasuke snapped out of his trance when he felt Sakura's hand on his back, realizing that the conversation between him and Sai had actually happened. Sasuke looked up at Sakura, her concerned face staring at his.
Sasuke straightened himself out before looking at Sakura, "I'm sorry Sakura-chan; I didn't mean to worry you."
"A-Are you sure?"
Sasuke nodded his head, "Yes…Now please come inside the room; I want to discuss a few things with you…"
Sakura nodded her head before Sasuke lead her into his room. Sasuke closed the door behind him as he watched Sakura stand before him with that same concerned face she had.
"What is it that you want to talk about?"
Sasuke opened up his mouth to speak until a little sound interrupted him. Both Sasuke and Sakura looked over at where the sound was coming from, and that's when Sasuke immediately knew what was making that noise.
"O-Oh right! I almost forgot," Sasuke said as he made his way towards the kennel.
Sakura waited, her head tilt to the side wondering what it was that Sasuke was going to show her.
It was only a few seconds later that Sasuke walked back towards Sakura with something in his arms. Sakura was quite curious so she moved to the side a bit to get a better look.
"I got her for you, I thought you might like her," Sasuke said, revealing the small, white kitten in front of her.
Sakura looked down and looked directly at the small creature, and her eyes seemed to have sparkled.
"S…She's for me?"
Sasuke nodded his head, "I thought that when I upset you the day you received those flowers, I knew that I wanted to buy you something special."
Sakura kept her eyes on the small kitten, noticing that the little cat was licking its paw.
"C-Can I hold her?"
Sasuke gave her a small smile, "Of course you can."
Sasuke gently transferred the cat from his arms to Sakura's, and when Sakura got ahold of the cat she blushed.
"She's so cute Sasuke-kun."
"I'm glad you like her…Do you want her?"
Sakura looked up at Sasuke, "Of course I do; who could turn down this precious face?"
Sasuke gave her a small smile, "Well she's yours then."
Sakura smiled up at Sasuke, "Thank you Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke watched as Sakura stroked and cradled the small creature in her arms; it made Sasuke see Sakura as someone who would be a great mother one day.
"You know what Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke looked up at Sakura.
"She can be our child; let's take her with us."
Sasuke blushed a bit when Sakura said that, especially with that smile on her face. The thought of having this cat as their child made Sasuke's feeling for having a family with Sakura sound more realistic.
"…Yeah…"
Sakura kept her smile on as she went back to playing with her new pet.
"You should probably give her a name; she needs one."
Sakura blinked, "I can name her?"
Sasuke nodded, "She is yours after all."
Sakura shook her head like a small child, "Sasuke-kun, she is OUR kitten now; so we have to name her together."
Sasuke blushed a bit before shifting his eyes, if Sakura knew about his love for cats; he knew that she would make fun of him forever.
"N-No it's okay, you name her; I'll like whatever you pick."
Sakura puffed her cheeks out, "…Fine."
Sakura looked at the small cat as if she were holding her newborn child.
"…I like Kaoru."
"Then Kaoru it is then," Sasuke said.
Sakura smiled. She held Kaoru in her arms securely; she then took a seat at Sasuke's desk. Sasuke walked over from behind and stood before her; Sakura not noticing his presence.
Sasuke wanted this life with her; he wanted to start a family with her and marry her, but now will all of the things going on; he didn't know if he should postpone them or move them forward. His mind was racing, and he didn't know how to control it.
Sakura felt a pair of arms wrap around her neck from behind. The motion surprised her a bit, but she relaxed when she could smell her lovers scent. She felt Sasuke bury his head in the back of her neck.
"Sasuke-kun…"
"If you could, would you want to leave with me now?"
Sakura gasped, "W-What do you mean Sasuke-kun?"
"…I want to know that if instead of waiting until your birthday…would you rather leave with me today?"
Sakura's eyes widened, "S-Sasuke-kun…I…"
"I know it's a last minute request…but right now I just want to be away from the life I have now and start my new one with you."
Sakura lowered her head, "…That's a lot to ask of me right now Sasuke-kun…"
Sasuke brought Sakura's form closer to his own, "I know…but I want to selfish…I want to leave right now with you."
"…Sasuke-kun why are you saying this to me? It's only for another two weeks and then we'll be together; can't you wait that long?"
"I've tried to, but it seems like fate does not want us to be together…so many things are happening."
"What kinds of things?"
"….."
Sakura got up from the desk, set Kaoru on the ground, and turned towards Sasuke who was staring at her with eyes that seemed to be filled with…fear.
"Sasuke-kun…"
Sakura made her way over towards Sasuke and placed her hand on his cheek, "Sasuke-kun, if you're worried about something than you can tell me."
Sasuke leaned in more at her touch, but his mind kept replaying the conversation he had just had with Sai.
Tell her.
Tell her.
Tell her.
"…It's nothing Sakura-chan…I've just been really stressed."
Sakura gave him a small smile, "Please, for me, just hang in there."
Sasuke stared at Sakura. As much as he loved her, he really didn't know how much he could take. But his cherry blossom was sacrificing a lot of precious things just to be with him, and Sasuke wanted to run away and wouldn't care. The least he could do was wait it out; besides two weeks would arrive sooner than what he'd think and Sai had no idea about his plan with Sakura, yeah, just two more weeks.
"Okay then…if it's for you."
Sakura smiled as she released her hand off Sasuke's cheek and leaned in for a kiss. Sasuke met her halfway and the two shared a nice, gentle kiss.
Sakura broke the kiss and looked up at Sasuke, "Thank you Sasuke-kun…for everything."
Sasuke looked down at Sakura; her emerald eyes shining like the stars themselves. Sasuke smirked at Sakura, but in the back of his mind he felt nothing but weak.
"Anything for you Sakura-chan."
The two lovers stayed in that room for hours; just keeping each other company, while they played with their new companion. Sakura seemed like she made Sasuke happier, and while Sasuke looked happy, his heart was slowly sinking.
~X~
"Oi Uchiha!"
Itachi got out of his daze and looked up to see his assistant, with her hands on her hips, standing over him with a small scowl on her face.
"M-Mao-san," Itachi said, "What are you doing in my office?"
The woman known as Mao let out a groan, "You were spacing out again Itachi; I've tried calling you over the intercom but you didn't answer me."
"M-My apologies Mao-san, I guess I have a lot on my mind," Itachi said as he looked at the photo of him and Sasuke.
Mao had a look of sympathy towards Itachi; but that all ended quickly when she grabbed him by his necktie and pulled on it; causing him to choke.
"Idiot! You don't have time to space out! You have to get those reports done by noon!"
Itachi began to gasp for air, "M-Mao-san...Can't breathe!"
Mao then released Itachi's tie, which Itachi then loosened when he was set free.
"Look Itachi; I know that you haven't been yourself since you had that talk with your grandfather, but you need to focus right now."
Itachi straightened his tie out and then looked up at his assistant with tired eyes, "Yes, I'm sorry. My personal business with my family shouldn't interfere with my work performance."
Mao could tell from Itachi's face that he hadn't been getting much sleep, "Itachi; you can't keep doing this to yourself."
Itachi raised his eyebrow in confusion, "What do you mean Mao-san?"
"What I mean is that you can't be taking on these big projects when you know that they're going to drain you; you can let someone else have them you know."
"I guess you could be right; but I need to get used to working like this."
"No, you need to learn how to pace yourself or else you're going to destroy yourself."
Itachi sighed, but it was when Mao put a mug on his desk did Itachi realize what she was doing.
"…You got me coffee?"
Mao rolled her eyes as a tint of red appeared on her cheeks, "This should help you from spacing out so much…when you need more tell me and I'll go get you some."
Itachi stared at the mug and then back at Mao, "…Thank you very much Mao-san."
Itachi then smiled up at Mao like a child would when their mother made them some hot chocolate after they played outside in the snow.
Mao's blush deepened, "W-Whatever…"
Itachi then grabbed the mug by the handle and took slow sips so he wouldn't burn his mouth. The then placed the mug back down on his desk and let out a sigh of content.
"Now hurry up with those reports before we both get our asses chewed out," Mao said as she walked towards Itachi's door.
"Wait Mao-san," Itachi said.
Mao stopped her motions and turned her head to see Itachi giving her a small smile.
"Thanks for worrying about me."
Mao turned her head back to hide the blush that was evident on her face, "Sh-Shut up Uchiha; I just did it because I don't want to get fired."
Itachi chuckled before he looked back at his computer and began working on his newest project once again.
Mao could hear Itachi typing on his computer, which gave her the sign that he was back at work. Mao left his office and went back to her own office, which was only two doors down.
"Stupid Itachi…."
That's when Mao stopped and placed her hand on her chest. She could feel her heart pounding a mile a minute.
"…Stop smiling at me like that…"
Mao clutched her blouse as she bit her bottom lip; tears were forming in her eyes as her mind started to replay memories that she had always wanted to forget.
~X~
"Mao-chan, are you seriously in love with this guy?" a teenaged girl asked.
Mao blushed and shifted her eyes, "I-I'm not in love with him! So stop thinking that I am Yuuka!"
The girl known as Yuuka smirked, "Well then I guess it wouldn't interest you if I told you that Uchiha Itachi likes girls with long hair."
Mao's eyes widened a bit, "Long hair?"
Mao lifted her hand and gently grabbed a thick strand of her shoulder length hair.
~X~
"Hey are you okay?"
Mao looked up and found Uchiha Itachi hovering over her; worry in his eyes. Mao immediately blushed and waved her hands in front of her face.
"Y-Yes I'm fine! I just tripped that's all!"
Itachi gave her a small smile and offered her his hand, "Take my hand."
Mao stared at Itachi's hand with her blush still evident on her face; it took her a few seconds before she gently took it. Itachi pulled her off the ground and back onto her feet.
"Th-Thank you Uchiha-san," Mao said.
Itachi kept giving her his smile, "Please, call me Itachi."
~X~
Yuuka smiled up at Mao, "You really took my advice; I told you about six months ago that Itachi liked girls with long hair and already your hair has gone down to the middle of your back; I'm impressed."
Mao blushed, "That's not the reason why I grew my hair out Yuuka!"
Yuuka chuckled, "Oh really?"
Mao puffed out her cheeks and crossed her arms over her chest.
~X~
"Ah! Mao-san! You grew your hair out!" Itachi said with an impressed look on his face.
Mao shifted her eyes, "Y-Yeah, I thought I'd change my look."
"Well it suits you; you look very nice," Itachi said, giving her his smile.
Mao blushed, but returned a smile, "Thank you…Itachi-kun."
~X~
"Hey, did you hear?" A young woman said to one of her friends, "Apparently Yuuka-san is being married off to Uchiha Itachi."
Mao gasped and her eyes widened after overhearing the two girls converse.
"Wow, she's so lucky; Itachi-kun is so handsome."
"Yeah, not to mention how beautiful Yuuka is; they're children are going to be gorgeous."
Mao clenched her hands into fists; leaving the library in a rush.
~X~
"Y-Yuuka…" Mao said, as she watched her friend, from afar, hold hands with Itachi, who had a smile on his face.
Mao was frozen in place as she watched her best friend hold hands with the boy she was in love with. They two of them just looked so happy with each other.
~X~
"Yuuka…," Mao said as she confronted her friend.
Yuuka looked up at Mao knowing what she was going to say, "…You never made a move on him Mao-chan; you always watched him from afar."
Mao flinched, "B-But…!"
"You're not the only girl who likes him Mao-chan…I kept away because you are my best friend, and I knew how you felt about him…but you never did anything about it."
Mao watched as Yuuka bit her bottom lip, "When I found out from my grandfather that I was going to be married to him…I was so happy…I love him Mao-chan."
Mao gasped, "Y…Yuuka…"
"I want you to be there at my wedding Mao-chan…Please."
Mai lowered her head; trying not to cry, "…Okay…"
Yuuka smiled at her friend and hugged her, "Thank you Mao-chan!"
Mao placed her hand on Yuuka's back, "Your welcome Yuuka."
Mao was happy for her friend; but deep down she despised her as well.
~X~
"Mao-san!"
Mao's train of thought was interrupted when she found a co-worker watching her.
"Mao-san, are you okay?"
Mao looked at the young man and nodded, "Y-Yes sorry, I just got distracted."
Before the man could say another word, Mao made it to her office, where she closed the door behind her. She sat down at her desk and looked at her computer to see if she had any new emails.
None.
Mao ran a hand through her hair and decided that she would get to work on the reports that were to be due next week. She opened up the file on her computer and began to work. It was only a few minutes later that Mao's computer got a pop up message from Itachi.
The coffee was very good Mao-san, next time we should have a cup together.
Mao read the message and gave it a small smile.
"Stupid Itachi…"
And Done! I thought this chapter was pretty cute! If you all are wondering who Mao is; she is my OC, and well *blush*…I'm a die-hard Itachi fan, so I just wanted to give Itachi some romance. If you all are confused about Mao's flashbacks, those were from when Itachi and her were attending college; don't worry, there will be more like that so you guys aren't fully confused. I hope you enjoyed it!