To KidLoco and dbzgtfan2004, thanks, I totally agree with you guys,
Welcome back, as my shorter story ends, the second half of this story begins. It may not be the exact half, but it's where the crossroads come into play. As you all know, DING DONG SASUKE"S DEAD, RAISE YOUR ARMS GET OUT OF BED, from the last chapter, so it looks like they'll be going to the station, but what awaits them, Hmm? Well, let's find out shall we?
Chap.9 A New Threat
Sakura followed Naruto's body to the door and up into the ambulance, never once letting go of his right hand. She was still in shock over what had transpired, but she was happy; happy because the love, yes love, of her life was alive. As the ambulance arrived and the doctors saw who was with the patient, they simply let her stay since she was technically supposed to be on shift in ten hours. Sakura watched and even made a few corrections while the surgery took place. The knife had pierced his kidney slightly but there would be no complications what so ever. After this long adventure, Sakura fell asleep, her body snuggled up next to Naruto who, in his sleep, had draped an arm around her waist.
(2 hours later-middle of the night)
Two days had passed and Naruto was back in fighting shape once more. He was called into headquarters to give a report on the accounts of the incident. Sakura, as practically always except for when she was asleep or in the bathroom nowadays, was wrapped around his arm and looked around, scared for her life. The event had traumatized her and after Naruto was safe, Sakura had nothing less to think about. As the main detectives arrived, they asked the couple to separate to get all sides of the story. Naruto slowly pulled away and spoke to Sakura in a calm and collected manner.
"Sakura, these guys are going to need your full cooperation okay?"
"O-Of c-course," Sakura hesitantly stated.
"Don't worry, I'll be nearby." And with that, they were taken to separate interrogation rooms where they sat down and began to tell their stories while they gave up their clothing as evidence. It started off okay at first, Sakura being fine and all. She willingly stripped for the female detective and started to recite her memory of the event.
However, things started to turn bad when she got to the point where Naruto was stabbed or dying. Sakura started going into hissy fits into denial and turned into asking for Naruto incessantly while tears poured down her face. The detectives called in an expert from the head branch and the expert came up with both an explanation and a solution.
The expert stated that Sakura was going through specialized death syndrome, where someone close to her, even though she was experienced with death, is unable to comprehend the gravity that the person could be somewhere else. It usually occurred where a patient is brought back to life, or in this case back from a state of death in the memory of the person before his body restarted itself.
The solution to this was usually for the patient to spend at least a month close by and live with the traumatized doctor for awhile. This solution was frowned upon by most but when Sakura then spent two hours talking about her new relationship with Naruto that then moved to four hours, the whole department knew that she was lost in the road to love and head over heels for one of their own.
After the solution was found, Naruto and Sakura sat next to each other the rest of the night and following day until two days had come and gone snuggling like a fox and a vixen, touching noses, nudging each other under the neck, and falling asleep at a time leaning into the other. Naruto laughed at this thought because Sakura was his vixen. At a couple times in the day, they were told to stop because they were putting on a show for the real criminals. The whole department knew that this couple was guilty of nothing if not love. That is, until Fugaku Uchiha entered the room.
Fugaku was the police chief of Konoha's police force and was known by the main branch as a stickler for regulations. The Uchiha were known for their involvement in the police force and especially the Lawyer departments as well. It wasn't unheard off to have an Uchiha bust you and then have an Uchiha lawyer to prosecute. People declared biased and involvement charges but most were kept away from the public eye.
Fugaku walked past Naruto but stopped a brief moment as he looked down upon Sakura. He sneered at her before continuing on to the higher up office where he stood face to face with Kakashi Hatake and his son Itachi. At first nothing could be heard besides low murmurs and muttering of pleasantries. Then all of a sudden, an argument broke out, causing the argument to travel outside as Fugaku walked out on the meeting. As he headed towards the doors, he paused to turn around and speak.
"Kakashi, if you fail to subpoena the case and charge that monstrosity of a girl, then I'll have your badge on my desk, and Itachi, I am so disappointed in you, not caring at all for your brother, how shameful you have become. You've shamed the entire clan."
Fugaku exited the building and a creepy silence followed as they all processed the information. Sakura was the first to recover, but not in a good way?
"Naruto, am I really a monster?" Sakura asked as she started to shiver as fresh tears erupted from her emerald eyes.
"Oh Sakura,... come here."
Naruto pulled Sakura into his chest as the tears began to fall down her cheeks, effectively soaking Naruto's uniform, but that was beside the point. Everyone turned to the sad scene and were enraged that the Uchiha head had said something so bad in front of a poor young girl. They were all just glad that Naruto was able to settle her down a bit. Kakashi and Itachi walked over to the pair as Kakashi bent down to pick up Sakura's face with a thumb on her chin. The tears still streaming down her face.
"Now, now, a beautiful flower such as yourself shouldn't ever cry for tears of sadness are not what you are."
Sakura sniffled and gave a short giggle before going back to hugging Naruto around the waist before eventually falling asleep in his arms. Itachi knew that this was a good time as any.
"Naruto, you know that our hands are tied."
"I know, sir."
"I'm placing you on protective detail for her until the trial ends. Fugaku meant what he said, and I wouldn't put it past him to cheat the system, but as you can see, the whole department is behind you."
"Sir, why are you doing this for me and her?"
"Naruto, I am the next Head of the Uchiha's and I hope to change it for the better. If that means betraying my father, so be it. Besides, Sasuke was always breaking the law, and as a police officer, we protect our own."
"Thanks Itachi-Sama. I promise to look after her."
Naruto and Sakura had decided to take a walk in the local garden. They had just got out of court and Sakura was still free. Well free as you could get if you didn't count the calling every two hours to the parole officer and the tracer in her system and... well a lot of things. The preliminaries had been rough. The Uchiha lawyer asked for a million dollar bail be set, but luckily the judge saw the case as it was and found that Sakura was definitely not a flight risk. Instead, she had to call the judge every other day to confirm where she was as well. She could definitely get used to that.
The prosecution was claiming that Sakura had killed Sasuke in cold blood and had the knowledge and the plan to carry it out. They claimed that Naruto was in on it but that they had insignificant evidence to prosecute him yet. The judge sadly allowed it but warned that any tampering would lead to a mistrial.
Right now though, the new couple laid down in the grass on the hill facing a setting sun.
"Hey, Naruto?" Sakura asked as she looked up at the orange sky above them
Yeah?"
"That offer...about me moving in, is that still available? I mean with all the commotion and everything?"
"I don't know, is your name Sakura?"
Sakura learned towards Naruto giggling, "Yeah"
"Do you like a guy in the apartment?"
"More than like." Sakura pushed herself into a playful crouch.
"Are you loved by one Namikaze Naruto?"
Sakura pounced to where she was practically straddling him before leaning down to whisper in his ear, "I don't know, maybe if he kisses me, perhaps?"
Naruto plunged his mouth straight up towards Sakura's lips causing them to flip forwards till they were going down the hill, getting dirty, while sucking the other's lips still they came to a stop.
"Then yeah, it's still available, but there's a catch."
"What is it?"
"The girl... that stays with me...has to kiss me at least once a day, and maybe sleep in my bed with me on occasion?"
"I can try." Sakura said with a smirk. "Although, maybe I should try to get ahead, just in case." And with that said, the battles of lips and tongues commenced.