Confessions of an Uchiha

Doggy Treat II

He sighed and leaned against the wall as he took a five-minute break. He still had about an hour and a half left, and nothing much has happened since the incident earlier. "Tch. Stupid terrorists, stupid bomb threats, stupid kidnapping." he cursed more of the criminals. Because of their presence, instead of having to see more action in the military, they were moved to patrolling duty. "Stupid mall guards for not doing a better job…" he thought, glaring at some who remained on their spot, standing on the store they were assigned to. "Stupid idiots don't even know how to use their brains…" he sighed and rubbed the sides of his head as his dog sat beside him, eyes cautious of their surroundings.

Back in their original headquarters, they were thought to immobilize the suspect on pursuit. Whether it was because he was escaping or a simple thing like stealing, which happened earlier, it is still best to shoot one of the legs of the person to prevent him from getting away. It was also like some sort of punishment to them for even attempting to do something that was against the law. And sure, even if they did have a pretty good reason, there were still other solutions. People are just too lazy to do it the right and hard way, and would prefer the easier way.

"Hn, that's not how life is."

Sasuke sighed and observed the customers of the mall, watching as one family after another entered and exited restaurants with smiles on their faces. He couldn't help but give a small one of his own. He knew the feeling of those happy families, it was a wonderful thing to experience, and because of that, he wanted to protect it. But he never thought that it would end up having him doing rounds in the mall.

With that, his smile was replaced with a scowl.

"Come on Rai." He muttered, straightening himself up as he started to walk with his dog tailing behind him, walking a bit faster to catch up to his master who had his hands in his pockets, his glare hidden behind dark tinted shades. "This is the price I have to pay for wanting to defend these people…"he thought, eyeing some of the men and women he passed by. "Instead of coming home for the Holidays, I'm stuck with the rest of the squad in HQ to celebrate it, and on the next day, it's back to work." Another sigh came out as he stopped and knelt down on one knee to pick up a parcel a woman dropped from carrying so many things.

The woman gave a grateful smile and went on her merry way, her son, who was about twelve or so, carrying the other bags with an annoyed look on his face. Sasuke smirked at them as they went on, knowing very well how it was such a pain to shop with your mother during the Christmas season. Luckily for him back then, he had his dad and brother to share the pain of holding onto his mother's shopping bags.

"Well,"he looked up at the ceiling. "One good thing here in this job is that I don't have to worry about doing those things again with mom…" he gave another sigh. "Even if I often miss it..." he muttered, and continued walking.

He raised a brow when he saw Sakura sitting inside Starbucks, staring outside the window in a bored way. He shook his head and walked pass the store, giving the girl a knowing smirk before continuing his duty, that is, after he caught Sakura's glare. He knew that she was waiting for his shift to be over, and she definitely knew that he was passing by on purpose, just to annoy her. "Hn. Old habits die hard."

A yawn escaped his mouth as he walked in a lazy way towards his shift. "Hm? Waiting long..?"

Sasuke looked up at this and straightened up from his leaning position against the wall. "Aa. Shikamaru, you really ought to get here five minutes early."

"It's too troublesome to start in advance," he muttered. "Besides, I was only late for a minute." He shrugged. "Anyway, I'm off." He waved a lazy hand at Sasuke and began to patrol the area. Sasuke just sighed and shook his head in an amused way before whistling at Rai as the dog ran after him when he started to walk.

"..?"

He stared at where she used to sit, but she wasn't there anymore. Sighing, he started to walk out of the mall. "I at least thought she'd wait…" he pocketed his hands as he reached the parking lot, taking his car keys out with Rai waiting in anticipation to get inside the car.

"I told you, I'm not interested!"

Sasuke glanced to his left, seeing two people, a couple probably, fighting."Geez, why bother to get in a relationship if you'll only argue..?" he sighed again and walked over to them, Rai faithfully accompanying him. "Is there a serious problem here?" he asked when he was nearing them. It was too dark, so he couldn't exactly identify them, until he was just a few feet away. "…Sakura?"

"Sasuke! This guy won't stop bothering me!" she yelled, trying to break free from the guy's grasp.

"It's nothing!" The guy replied in hopes of making Sasuke believe him. "This is just another misunderstanding between young lovers like ourselves, right dear?" he forced a grin and placed an arm around Sakura, causing Sasuke to narrow his eyes. "What do you mean by dear?! This is harassment you're doing!"

She didn't know that she just said the magic words…

"Get him off! Get him off!!" the guy yelled, trying to push Rai away when the dog bit the sleeves of his coat, not letting go as it kept growling menacingly. Apparently, it sensed the fear in its victim's blood, and it only drove the dog to bite harder. "Hn. According to your 'girlfriend'," he said in a sarcastic tone, rolling his eyes at the same time. "She claims that you're harassing her. Therefore, an immediate action must be done." Sakura watched in amusement from behind him. "Alright! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

Sasuke glanced at Sakura who gave a nod. "Rai, down." He ordered, the dog letting go but still in an attack stance, barring its teeth at the man who cowered in fear, unable to move due to the shock from the attack. "You have about ten seconds to get out of our sight before my dog here takes a bite." When Sasuke started counting, the man quickly hopped into his car and sped away, not wanting to have another close encounter with a dog.

"Phew, thanks Sasuke," she said and knelt down before Rai. "You too Rai, thanks!" she beamed, patting the dog's head as it calmed down and sniffed Sakura's long hair once more since some of the strands were so close to its nostrils.

"What the heck were you doing here anyway?"

Sakura took note of the annoyed tone he had.

"I thought you said you'd wait?!"

"…Well sorry if that guy was staring at me in Starbucks! Sorry that I had to go to the comfort room only to see him waiting for me when I stepped out! Sorry I had to run here to get away from him! Sorry I forgot that I just took the train in coming here and sorry for having to be such an annoying pest to you! Sheesh! Men." She threw her hands up in the air exasperatedly and turned her back on him, arms crossed and head raised high, an arrogant pose that he recognized back when they were still studying.

He gave another sigh and scratched the back of his head in annoyance. "…I was…" he trailed off, eyes half-closing as he lowered his head a bit. Sakura glanced at him when she heard his tone of voice go soft. "…it's nothing." He turned his back as well and pocketed his hands. Without anything to say, he began to walk. Sakura twitched and glared at his back. "That's it?!"

He stopped and looked over his shoulder, Rai also stopping. Sasuke bet that his dog was thinking something like this: "Ah geez, make up your mind already! Are we going or not?!"

"What do you mean by 'that's it'?"

Sakura twitched and yelled. "You're such an idiot! That's why I hate you! Damn it!" she started to stomp off. Sasuke, confused and wanting to know what she meant, chased after her, taking long strides to catch up as he grabbed her wrist, stopping her from walking away, again. "What do you mean?" he asked with narrowed eyes.

"You're so dense…" Sakura whispered, eyes shielded by her bangs. "Why are you so dense..?"

"What are you-" he got cut off when she turned and pulled his head down, making his lips crash against hers as his eyes widened at the sudden contact. He had no idea what just happened, and he didn't even get the chance to return the kiss when she pulled away and looked down, embarrassed with what she did. "…I like you." She said in a soft voice. "I've always been attracted to you back then, even until now, I just didn't have the courage to tell you, because it seemed like you weren't interested."

"…You're…" he started. "Annoying." And he pulled her into a hug. "…you're so damn annoying."

Their little moment would've lasted longer, if only someone didn't whistle and give catcalls, and if only someone didn't flash the light on them, which made them look up with wide eyes, seeing Naruto with his dog, along with Kakashi and Neji, also with their K9 partners. "Teme," Naruto said with a grin. "I can't believe you'd make a move in a darkplace."

Sasuke twitched and clenched his fists as Naruto laughed and gave suggestive comments which made Sakura blush. Neji cleared his throat and turned around, his dog following. "I'll continue my shift over here…" he muttered, Kakashi nodding, albeit gaping at the scene. He noted the signs that Sasuke was showing, and he was aware of what would happen next. "Whoo boy…" he said, as he covered his ears and closed his eyes, just in time as Naruto yelled when Sasuke began beating him up.

She giggled as he drove her home, Rai comfortably settling in the back seat after a hard day's work.

"What are you so happy about…?" he asked, not taking his eyes off of the driveway.

"You." She answered, smiling. "You call me annoying, and yet you actually feel the same. I find it funny."

"…Shut up."

"No way!" she yelped when he hit the brakes all of a sudden and glared at her. "What?!"

"…tch." He was itching to say "annoying" again, but he was sure she'd only smile. "…gaki." He muttered, stepping on the gas as he drove once more. Sakura twitched and had a vein throbbing at the side of her head. "What did you call me?!"

"You heard me."

"Argh! Damn you!!" she yelled, crossing her arms in a huff as she glared outside the window. Yep, old habits die hard alright. And speaking of habits…

"…You tend to forget how I dismiss things when I don't feel comfortable talking about them."

She remained silent but looked at him, giving him the idea that she was listening.

"Just like now, I don't really like talking about what I feel…"

"…Well," she said with a shrug and a grin. "You can always show me how you feel."

Sasuke blushed at this and his grip on the steering wheel tightened. "Trust me, you wouldn't want to know that."

There was no way he, Uchiha Sasuke, will reveal to her the many wetdreams he had of her, and how he wants to express his long, hidden feelings.

"Alright, trust me, I'd want to." She retorted.

"It's too embarrassing."

"Not as embarrassing as me having a wet and naked image of you in my head 24/7."

He froze at that, how he managed to continue driving her home safely will remain a mystery.

"So, why don't you just confess what it is that made you not want to show me how you feel?"

"…It goes along the lines of me wanting to get inside of you…" he muttered.

"Now that's what I'd call an original confession that I'm willing to give a shot." She smirked when she noted how he drove faster to her home.

End.

A/N: Okay, so I suck at endings. I'm only human. I'll be practicing that part though, so, well, hang tight.