Alright. I am back….this time for good. Sorry about the whole Not-Updating-In-Half-A-Year thing. I did make a few (slight) changes to the last chapter! :D But I am back now. School is over and I am ready to write write write until my fingers fall off. :P Thank you so much to all of you that have reviewed, followed, favorited. You know who you are. And I adore you all….especially if you review. :P
Sasori-You attention seeking bi—
Tobi-DON'T SAY IT!
Bob-SHE'LL CHASE YOU WITH THE BROOM AGAIN!
Sakura-NOOOOOOO!
Sasori-BITCH!
Chipmunk-chan-*grabs broom and begins chasing Sasori while beating him mercilessly*
Tobi-Guess Tobi is gonna have to do it. *shrug* Chipmunk-chan owns nothing but the story and Bob. Enjoy!
Chapter 10:
School seemed to just drag on and on all day. Sasori could barely pay attention in any of his classes due to a certain pinkette plaguing his mind. He just couldn't un-see that flinch of hers. He didn't want to make her flinch. No matter what it was about. He was anxious for the school day to end.
Sakura on the other hand was desperate for her classes to last that much longer. She was dreading having to explain everything to Sasori…..especially the part about her old boyfriend. She was still afraid of him. She didn't want to scar Sasori off with her problems so she usually didn't show any real emotions to anyone….she didn't want to be a bother.
She sat in class listening to Mr. Kakashi regale the class in why he was late….again. This time it had something to do with a goldfish?
To Sakura's undying displeasure, the school day ended all to quickly.
She and Sasori walked back to Sakura's house in silence. Sakura hoped beyond hope that he had just forgotten.
No such luck. As soon as the door closed behind Sasori, he wanted answers and he wanted them now.
"Sakura, lets start with where are your parents?" He asked gently. He was trying to be kind. She seemed distraught enough as it was.
"Well, um, my parents are out of the country on business." She answers vaguely, but Sasori accepts it, on to the rest of his questions.
"Why do you have to do as Ino says?" He asked bluntly. He wasn't going to give her any wiggle room out of her answers.
Sakura squirmed a bit while keeping her eyes glued to the hard wood floor.
"C-can we sit down for this one. Its…kinda long." She explains quietly.
Sasori nods curtly and they walk into the large sitting area. She sat on the loveseat and he sat in the adjacent beige chair. Sasori silently noted that the entire room was very bland in color and all the furniture was beige. There were also, no pictures on the walls anywhere. This was a vast contrast to the pinkettes' everything-must-be-pink-or-purple room.
Sasori watches the pinkette intently, waiting for her to speak.
Sakura sighs and begins. "When I was about 5 my dad became Ino's Fathers employee. My dad, never being one to just 'work under someone' decided to try wining and dining with Ino's Father. It was really successful. My father kissed ass to Ino's all the way until he was named a 'Partner' in their law firm. The catch was that with my father being such a light-weight he had done and said things to Ino's Father that would ruin his good name permanently. Pictures, documents, stuff like that. So, he blackmailed my father. He told him that if I didn't do as Ino says from now on, he was going to go public with this information."
Sasori, who had been hanging on every word asked the question. "Why you? And why that?"
Sakura smiled ruefully at him. "That's the thing. Ino and I used to hate each other. Honestly, we still do. We used to be massive rivals. I know 7 year olds as rivals. But whatever. She decided that as the ultimate victory, I was gonna be her slave basically. Sounds stupid right?" She chuckled slightly.
"That's not a very educated plan." Sasori pointed out, bluntly.
"7 year olds don't make very educated plans. And it started out fine. You know, simple things like giving her answers on tests or doing her homework. But when we both turned 9, we had a crush on the same guy. Said guy happened to be Sasuke." Sasori tensed at the name. Sakura gave him a reassuring smile before continuing. "Anyway, up until then her orders had been really small and insignificant. So when she told me to do…that. I refused and ran home to tell my parents."
Now, Sakura had a sad and far away look. "What did she want you to do?" Sasori asked, unable to contain his curiosity.
"She…she wanted me to…*mumble*" Sakura was looking at the floor, letting her hair cover her face.
"Couldn't hear you." Sasori says, leaning forward slightly.
"She wanted me to *mumble*" She repeated, but quieter.
This time Sasori got up from his seat and sat next to the pink haired girl.
"Maybe now I'll be able to hear you." Sasori tried to joke…..he failed.
Sakura tried to squirm away from him, but he wrapped his arms around her possessively and pulled her to him. He still could see her face, but he could feel her tears wracking her whole body.
"She told me to have sex with a few guys. And she was going to film it. At first I didn't believe her, but then as the day went on, I realized that she was serious about it. I Ran to my parents as soon as I got home and told them the whole thing."
She drew in a shaky breath. "You know what they did when I told them?" She asked Sasori. He knew it was rhetorical, but in an attempt to not kill someone he said; "Told her father 'no-way-in-hell' and severed all ties?" Sakura chucked.
"I wish, no, my mother slapped me in the face and told me that if I didn't do as I was told, then I am out on the street. I told them that I didn't care. I wasn't going to do it. So my father took off his belt and hit me with it over and over and over while my mother held me still. And when I went to school, I was expected to apologize and do as told. And that's what I did."
Sasori's eyes widened. He unconsciously gripped the pinkette closer to himself.
"And it gets better. Ino not only posted the whole thing on the internet, she also made copies and handed them out to people. I bet some of them still have the videos. For the longest time, I was labeled a whore. Do you know what it's like to be a 'whore' in elementary school?"
She turned to Sasori and smiled semi-happily, "Don't answer that."
Sasori was stunned by all of this. He had thought that she was some stuck up bitch girl like the rest of the preps he has met. But, she doesn't want to be one.
"So what about the boyfriend thing?" He asked tentatively. He didn't want to upset her anymore than she already was.
She chuckled darkly again. "After that incident, the only guys I could date all thought I was going to have sex with them. And when I would refuse, they would get mad. It didn't help that Ino hand picks all of my boyfriends."
Sakura looked up into Sasori's hazel eyes; he leaned down slightly and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"The one that Bob is probably talking about was named *Ruka. When I refused to have sex with him, he raped me. And if that wasn't enough, he continued that way of beating me and raping me for 3 months until he moved."
Sasori's eyes widened. He couldn't let go of the girl in his arms. He turned her slightly so she could face him.
He saw her bright green orbs gazing into his hazel eyes. Gently, Sasori moved a stray hair to behind her ear.
"I will not let anyone hurt you." His voice held such certainty that Sakura had no choice but to smile. She leaned forward and planted a kiss on his lips. They stayed like that till they had to part for air. He placed his forehead against hers and looked into her eyes. His eyes seem to tell what he feels better than his words can.
"Sakura Haruno, do you trust me to be a proper boyfriend to you?" Sasori asked in an official tone, but a small smile was beginning to tug at his lips.
"I do."
*Ruka is from Gakuen Alice in case you were wondering, don't worry, you haven't forgotten about any Naruto characters. ;)
Tobi-Where was the BobXTobi-ness?
Sakura-What BobXTobi-ness? Is there something going on?
Sasori-*Chuckles with a large bump on his head* Isn't it obvious?
Sakura-Isn't WHAT obvious? Chipmunk-chan is there something I should know?
Chipmunk-chan-Hmmmmmmmm, stick around and you will see.
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Bob-Hope you enjoyed this chapter of A CHANGE OF HEART!
EVERYBODY-BYE!