When love can't conquer all (Forbidden love)

Itachilova101

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Thank you to the ever present shadow miko and to a new reviewer by the name of libitzer101! ; D all are truly awesome!!!

Ch. 10

A/N: Chapter ten! Okay, so this has Sasuke's and Sakura's date... Sasuke and Sakura sitting in a tree... better not be K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!! Oh, and I am so sorry for taking so long! I just couldn't think of a good way to make this chapter! Oh, and nobody has came up with the right bad guy... Manga-lvr1 knows, but that's only because I told her... she cheated! I can't deny my Stephie!

Anyway, thankies to the ever present shadow miko for the sweet review and to Fire Halo for the constructive criticism. Also, I would like to thank a new reviewer by the name of libitzer101! Thank you all of you! Well, on with the chap!

(Haruno residence, friday...)

Sakura sat in her room in front of a mirror, applying some eye shadow. She was getting ready for her date with Sasuke.

She felt sort of bitter-sweet. Bitter because she knew that she was only with Sasuke on the rebound, but sweet because she could prove that Itachi and her weren't dating.

If any further accusations came forth, Sasuke would back her up... wouldn't he? He wouldn't just leave her to fend for herself in an ocean of lies, would he? If he really did like her, he wouldn't do that to her.

She heard a knock on the door and asked, "who is it?"

"Room service!" called Sasuke's voice.

Sakura giggled and opened the door. Before she could see his face, a bouquet of yellow carnations were shoved into her face. The sweet scent of the flooded her nose and she smiled.

He bought her flowers?

She took the flowers and patted them softly with a tender hand.

"I was told that girls like that sort of crap."

Sakura smiled at Sasuke, her eyes shining. "Thank you, Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke smiled back at her. "Sasuke-kun, huh? I think I can get used to that."

Sakura giggled and went back to her make up. She picked up her applicator and began to finish up.

Sasuke stood beside her and watched her work. All the while, he worked out the next stages of his plan in his mind.

"Oh, and Itachi wanted me to tell you he says hi." he stated.

Sakura stiffened and looked at Sasuke, her brow furrowing.

Then she saw it. The purple-blue bruise on his head that looked like it hurt.

Sakura stood and fingered the bruise. "What happened?"

"Oh, Itachi and I got into a bit of a scuffle the other day." Sasuke answered with a sheepish chuckle. "He really knows how to drop a guy on his head, I'll give him that much."

Sakura winced at the thought. "May I ask what you two were fighting over?"

"You." he told her simply. "He thinks I may do something to hurt you... He doesn't trust me very much. Anyway, I didn't come here for us to talk about useless crap like this. I came here because you and I have a date."

Sakura's smile returned and she sat back down to apply her lip gloss. (A/N: I really like lip gloss... I have this lip gloss that has a blueberry flavour and on my fifteenth birthday party me, Stephie (manga-lvr1), Shawn and Khris were all really hyper and i was able to put it on the boys and then they started eating it o.O)

Sasuke continued to watch, a smirk covering his perfect face. (A/N; He is perfect, no? Well, maybe not because my heart belongs to two people: Itachi-kun and Khris (Shh, he doesn't know that!!!T.T) (Unrequited love sucks ass...))

Once Sakura was finished, she stood and took Sasuke's hand. The two of them left the house together and Sasuke mounted his motorcycle.

Sakura only stood beside it, biting her lower lip. Did he really expect her to get on that thing? Well, obviously he did, but not without a helmet or something.

Sasuke donned a pair of shades and, with the leather jacket he was wearing, he looked so... striking.

She couldn't help but blush.

Sasuke smirked at her and got off the bike. He took the helmet from the handle bars and put it on and fastened the straps. He took out another helmet from the leather sadle bags and handed it to her, as if he'd read her thoughts.

Sakura smiled appreciatively and put it on. She fumbled with the straps, trying to get them to cooperate with her.

Sasuke took the straps from her hands and fastened them for her. He remounted the bike and patted the spot behind him for her to get on.

Sakura got on and put her hands on his shoulders.

"Bad idea." Sasuke commented.

"What is?" she asked, her brow furrowing. "Did I do something wrong?"

"If you put your hands on my shoulders, it'll be harder for me to move my arms. You'll want to put your arms around my waist... and hold on tight."

Sakura did as told and wrapped her arms around his thin waist. She held on tight enough that they were quite close, but not close enough for her chest to be touching his back.

"You'll want to scooch up a bit more. We don't want you falling off." Sasuke instructed. "Wrap your arms around my waist as tight as you can."

"I don't want to hurt you."

She heard a low chuckle. "Trust me, you won't."

She scooched up more until there seemed that there was no room for air between them and wrapped her arms around him as tight as possible. She blushed at how close they were.

'I wonder what Itachi would think if he saw us like this... I wonder what he would think if he was in Sasuke-kuns place...' Sakura thought, a feeling of regret rushing through her.

She missed Itachi. She wished with all her heart that Sasuke would somehow disappear and Itachi would materialize and look at her with those stunning eyes and that gorgeous smirk and call her Sakura... God, she loved how her name just rolled off his tongue, sounding so smooth... How he looked at her as if she were the world... How he cared for her with all his heart...

Sasuke's voice pulled her from her revreie, "hang on tight!"

He started the engine and let it idle for a few moments. He took his foot off the ground and backed out slowly. When he was on the road, he took off quickly, causing a surprised squeal from her.

"What's up? I've given you a ride on my bike before!" he hollered over his shoulder.

"You didn't go this fast before!" she yelled back.

She felt his stomach clench and unclench as if he were laughing. She couldn't hear him, though. That was probably due to how loud the bike was. When he stopped laughing, he looked hehind himself and winked at her.

Sakura faked a cringe. "You're intentionally trying to scare me, aren't you?"

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not." he answered (sort of).

Once they came to a red light, Sakura asked, "so, where are we going?"

"Ichiraku's." he answered.

Sakura was speechless. Ichiraku's was a very posh, very formal restaurant. Only the wealthiest were able to get inside. Needless to say, she'd never been inside. Her parents couldn't afford to park in their parking lot, let alone eat the crumbs off the floor.

The light turned green and Sasuke sped off again, making Sakura scream and laugh in pure exhileration. Sasuke chuckled at the response he got from her and sped up some more, making sure he wasn't exceeping the speed limit.

Sakura screamed louder, if possible.

When they stopped in the restaurant's spacious parking lot, Sakura was breathless. She managed to slip off the seat and tried to regain her footing.

"That was awesome!" she exclaimed, catching herself before she tumbled to the ground due to dizziness.

Sasuke got off on unclipped his helmet. He watched in amusement as Sakura fumbled with the straps and fought to stay errect and vertical.

Sasuke walked to her side and steadied her with an arm behind her back. He took off the helmet and smirked. Her hair was a mass of static. She looked at him; not a hair out of place. She patted her hair down until it was pretty much normal looking.

They walked into the restaurant and were immediately greeted by a penguin-like man (A/N: Men in tux's look like penguins... o.O), a lot like the servants in Sasuke's house-mansion hybrid. (A/N: Hee hee, I said hybrid... Stephie:Taps foot on floor impatiently: Me:Okay, okay, I'll stop!)

"Hello, Sasuke-danna (A/N: I think that means master... I sure hope so! If it doesn't will somebody please correct me?). Table for one today?" asked the waiter.

"Not this time." answered Sasuke, motioning at Sakura. "I'm with another."

"Pardon my curiosity, but I never thought of you as the type to take out your maids..." the waiter commented.

Sakura's face reddened in embarrassment. She fidgetted a bit and fiddled with the buttons on er blouse.

Sasuke glared at the waiter. "She is not a maid." Sasuke replied harshly. "She is my girlfriend and I will thank you to drop the subject immediately."

The waiter's eyes nearly bulged from his sockets. "My apologies, Sasuke-danna. I meant no ill intention against you and your girlfriend."

Sasuke nodded and turned away from him. He took Sakura's hand in his own and they walked off together to find another waiter to seat them. He looked at Sakura, her face was still flushed.

"If you want to leave, we can." Sasuke offered. "There's plenty other places in this city I want to show you... One of them being a very important surprise for you."

Sakura's brow furrowed. She wondered what the surprise was, but didn't ask. "I am willing to do what you want to do."

Sasuke smiled. "Well, before I show you my surprise, I want to treat you to a good meal. This place offers delicious cuisines from around the world. Including escargot from France, Spaghetti from Italy and this meat held in a bun that American's call 'hot dogs'."

Sakura looked astounded. "They eat dogs?"

"No, that's just a weird and sadistic name for it..." Sasuke answered.

"Well, that makes me curious..." Sakura commented.

"Well, spaghetti is a bit like ramen. It has noodles, but covered in tomato sauce and paresan cheese. It's wondrous." Sasuke explained. "Hot dogs can have either mustard, ketchup, relish, lots of other toppins or a combination of them. Escargot... those are snails. I haven't been daring enough to try those."

Sakura giggled and they came upon a different waiter. He seated them and gave them each a menu. He, also, took teir drink order and left.

Sakura couldn't help but notice how insane the prices were. She bit her lower lip, wondering what she should order without costing him too much.

She felt a warm hand on top of hers and looked up. Sasuke was looking at her and said, "don't pay any mind to the price. Choose whatever you like."

Sakura smiled at him and nodded. She looked down at the menu and chose the cheepest meal, anyway.

A/N: Well, that's that. Chapter 10! Hope you like it! Please review!