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The messaged just registered inside Sakura's mind as she slowly step backwards and looked nervously at Sasuke, who was still staring at her dumbstruck.

She somehow got this 'OMG' face or something. "EH?!"

A loud scream was heard throughout the whole house.

Every time they go to the Hokage's office she thinks that there is always something bad that is going to take place. 'What is it now?!' She thought as she felt goosebumps ran through her.


Chapter 10

Sakura and Sasuke looked at the door in front of them. The door to the Hokage's office.

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And thunder's roll! BROOGOOM!!

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Lightning bolted!! BOOM! BAM!

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Sakura shut her eyes and covered her ears. Of course, that was just her imagination taking control of her witty mind. She sighed resignedly and looked at the huge door like she was about to cry.

"Aiiie! I want to go back home!!!" She cried out and turned around, ready to march back home. But not before Sasuke caught her arm and returned her back to her previous place.

"Do you want to get her even madder?" he hissed. "We don't even know what she's mad at." He stated coolly, but who knows! He might be scared out of his wits too, well maybe, a little.

Sakura narrowed her eyes at him then sighed. "Alright, alright! But let me just do something for a minute!" she said as took a step away from him.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her.

She turned slightly away from him then closed her eyes and made a sign of the cross. After a minute opened her eyes and walked to him confidently.

Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed. "Hn. Ready?"

"Alright! I can do this! Fight! Yosh!" she muttered as she raised her fist and readied herself.

Sasuke just chose to ignore her and decided to open the door already. So he reached out for it.

"Wait!" Sakura stopped his hand. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

She grinned. "Join me first! Fight!" she placed her hand in front of her and placed Sasuke's on top of hers.

Sasuke sighed and controlled himself from getting furious. "Tch. I don't want to." He snatched his hand away from her and reached for the door again.

"C'mon! Sasuke!" she caught his hand yet again.

"No." he tried to get his hand again but she was holding it too tight.

"Yes!" she pulled his hand again.

"No-"

And they both stop on their tracks as the door opened, revealing Kakashi who brought down his book and was grinning at the sight of them. "Now, now, kids. I don't think now is a really great time for your holding hands thingy." He teased.

And the two turned their heads to their hands and in an instant, let go of each other. They looked away. And they were too embarrassed to think of why Kakashi was there at the Hokage's office anyway.

"W-what?! W-we're not holding hands at all!!!" Sakura said immediately, slightly blushing. "We were just…" She trailed off.

While Sasuke just shoved his hands on his pockets and ignored them. "Hn." He averted his eyes to some other things.

Kakashi looked at them and chuckled. "Now, now. You two shouldn't be embarrassed! You are already married and you get shy over that?!" he teased them but then suddenly got was replaced by a serious face as he seemed to remember something.

He cleared his throat. "Ehem. Anyway, we shouldn't talk about these things now. The Hokage's waiting for you." He stated as he bopped his head to where the Hokage is and he opened the door for them to get.

Sasuke and Sakura gulped as they both entered, feeling a little hot, if it was hot there. They sat on the chair in front of the Hokage as she ordered them to.

Tsunade closed her eyes for a while, head propped on her intertwined fingers, as if thinking for a minute. Sakura fidgeted on her seat while Sasuke just stared, waiting for what was coming.

And Tsunade's eyes immediately shot open, which brought some kind of impact to the both making them jolt a little from their seat a little, they didn't know if that was still their imagination or not. She sighed and dug up something from her drawer.

Sakura's eyes followed what the Hokage took from her drawer. And her eyes widened and her mouth opened as she saw fully what it was. Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed as they leaned closer to take a better look at it.


And there they were slumped on their sofa, or rather Sasuke's sofa, with those miserable expressions.

Sakura bit her lip then banged her legs slightly at the couch before she buried her face on the pillow and screamed at it. "Iiieee!!"

"Shut up."

Sakura raise her head from the pillow and glared daggers at Sasuke.

"Hn." He ignored her and tried to move his hand but something was stopping him, or someone. "It's all you're fault."

"Wha-what?! Was it my entire fault?! You did sign it too!" she pointed her other hand at him, cause the other she can't raise. Why is it? Hm.

"Hn. You were the one who thought of it. I was the one opposed to it. And for your information, you blackmailed me into signing it! Remember? So how was it my fault, huh?" he raised an eyebrow at her and was about to cross his arms but realized something. He sighed and glared at her. "Tch."

Sakura gave up and felt a little guilty, well it was really her fault and she just wanted to blame it to someone else. "Alright, alright! It was my fault! But what? Nothing's gonna change that now! We're still stuck with each other!!" she raised her hands up in defeat, oh she tried to raise her hand.


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Why are they like that?

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Wanna know?

She sighed and dug up something from her drawer.

Sakura's eyes followed what the Hokage took from her drawer. And her eyes widened and her mouth opened as she saw fully what it was. Sasuke's eyebrows furrowed as they leaned closer to take a better look at it.

Tsunade eyed them and raised an eyebrow. "So, what's with the reaction? Do you know this?!" she raised her voice as she showed them the paper. Not just a paper, their contract paper. "Well of course! It has your name and signatures in it!!" she sighed deeply and controlled her anger.

Sakura and Sasuke flinched at her tone and slightly backed away. Sakura looked up, scared. "Ts-tsunade-sa-" she tried to say something but was cut off.

Tsunade ripped the contract in front of them and threw it away. Sakura looked at it and bit her lip as she saw it all go to nothing. "Do you two think this a joke?! Do you think your marriage was a joke?!" Tsunade sighed and closed her eyes for a while, rubbing her head as if having an headache.

Sakura lowered her head and bit her lip. "Gomen." She sniffed. Sasuke lowered his head.

Tsunade looked at them and sighed. "Look, I know you two just did this to make your marriage work." She stated in a calmer voice. "But… you two don't need… a contract to make it work." She told them like what their parents would tell them. She treated them like her own and on what they did, she thinks they need some advice on it.

"Everything is in the hands of both of you, alright?" she said and sighed as she sat down.

The two nodded meekly.

'So that was it? There's no punishment?!' Sakura thought, thinking on the bright side of things.

"But, don't think that's the only what you will get from me." Tsunade said as the two looked at her curiously. "You…also got a punishment." She stated and smiled knowingly at the two.

'WHAT?!' The two looked up at her.

"Hold your hands out!" she commanded as she pointed at Sasuke's left hand and Sakura's right.

The two reluctantly complied. Sakura stared uneasily. 'I'm getting the feeling this is so not good punishment at all, well there isn't really good punishment anyway!!' she thought despairingly.

Tsunade smiled mischievously them as she summoned on what seemed to be enough amount of chakra in her hands. "Alright! Stay still!" she said as she made a some kind of bind tied on both of their wrists with her chakra.

Sakura and Sasuke, mouths slightly opened, stared at the thing on their hands. Sakura tried to get out of it as did Sasuke, but only end up hitting each other.

"What is this Tsunade-sama?!" Sakura cried out, eyebrows furrowed. Sasuke, also waiting for the answer on what on earth was it for.

"That… is your punishment." Tsunade stated and crossed her arms. "You'll have to stay together until I take it off of you two." She raised an eyebrow at the two.

"But when is that?" Sasuke for the first time, spoke.

"It's only a day right?!" Sakura butt in and asked hopefully.

"Hm. Maybe a week."

"WHAT?!...sorry." she bowed. "But Tsunade-sama, a week?!" she asked helplessly, raising her hand, or their hands, and staring at the thing tied on their wrists.

"Yup." The Hokage nodded. "Or if you don't like, maybe we could make it two or three more." She said nonchalantly.

A terrified look appeared on the faces of the other two. "N-no, No! A week's okay!" Sakura waved her other hand and put a smile on.

Tsunade smiled. "Okay. Good then. You two may go now." She ordered as the two nodded and stood up, bumping a little at one another and cursing. Tsunade stifled a laugh as she watched the two.

The two hurried to get out but paused when they saw the two. 'Naruto and Kakashi-sensei!' they thought, enraged.

Their eyes narrowed. "Ya! You two!!!" Sakura yelled. The other two slightly backed away at Sakura's scream.

"Sakura-chan! Calm down we did it for-" Naruto started.

"What's the matter Sakura? Is something wrong?" Tsunade asked out.

Sakura jumped slightly as she turned to Tsunade and faked a smile. "Oh no! Nothing's wrong, Tsunade-sama! I was just saying hi to my dear friend and sensei!" she as she patted the two with her other hand at the back, with too much force.

"We'll be going now!" she waved at the Hokage and at the same time, glaring daggers at the two. The two looked at her, terrified, feeling goosebumps on the back of their necks and also forced a laugh.

"You two take care, alright?" Tsunade patted Sakura and Sasuke's back and waved. "Don't try to break that, okay? Cause you can't!" she called out.

Sakura forced a smile as she walked away dragging Sasuke of course, with this some kind of handcuffs tied to them. Sasuke, who was maybe still speechless at what punishment they got or maybe mad -who knows!- he just followed her. They surely will learn their lesson now.

And that…that's what has happened to them…

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(AN: aw you poor guys…bwahahaha)


Sakura leaned on the sofa beside Sasuke and sighed deeply. She raised her hand, their hands, looking at this blue chakra that holds them together. She glared at it, hoping it will disappear if she did that but realized that it will not.

Sasuke felt her move her hand, or their hands. He glanced at her and saw that she was also looking at him.

"What are you staring at?" he asked arrogantly as he leaned his head back.

Sakura just stared at him for another minute then back at their joined hands. She sighed thoughtfully then also leaned. "Nothing." She muttered.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her and saw her eyes were closed. He stared at her, not knowing he was staring too long.

"What are you staring at?" he heard her say even though her eyes were closed still, making him realize that he was staring at her.

"Nothing." He repeated what she just answered him just a while ago.

Sakura peeked on one eye at him and shrugged. They both leaned on the sofa helplessly and sighed miserably at the same time.


Minutes passed by, no one uttering a word. Sasuke looked around. "Hn. It's dark." He stated as he stood up only to be brought back down because of their hands. "Ow!" he hissed.

He glared at Sakura who had her eyes closed again. He sighed and shook her. "Oi!...Oi, Sakura!"

Sakura lazily opened her eyes. "What?!" she asked irately.

"Get up."

"What?" she rubbed her eyes.

"Get up! I'll open the lights."

Sakura glared but still followed and stood up lazily and they walked to the switch.

"Okay! It's open now! Can we get back now?!" she asked still feeling sleepy.

"Hn." Sasuke didn't go back to their living room and instead went to another place.

"Oi! Sasuke! Where are we going now?! Hey! My wrist is already hurting from your dragging!!" she whined and wriggled their hands. "Sasuke!!"

"To the bathroom." Sasuke stated, still dragging her.

Sakura paused and her eyes widened. "Wh-what? To the bathroom?!" she asked unbelievably.

Sasuke also paused because of her. "Yeah, bathroom. I also need to go to the bathroom, you know. And being stuck with you won't stop me from going there." He raised an eyebrow at her and resumed walking.

Sakura also followed but couldn't help but asking. "B-but how? I'm…I'm…How.."

Sasuke stopped as they reached it. "Just turn around and close your eyes." He stated as he gestured for her to turn around.

"Huh? Oh, Oh! Yeah!" she said a little bit jumpy and quickly turned around.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her. "What? You didn't want to turn around?" he mocked her.

"Shut up." She muttered as she was about to cross her arms but remembered that she can't. "Aren't you finished yet?" she asked impatiently and bit her lip.

"Hn. Finished." he stated.

"Good." Sakura sighed, relieved. She went straight to the door, not even looking at him, wanting to get out already.

But she was stopped as Sasuke yanked her back. She paused and bit her lip as she turned around. "What?!" she asked uneasily.

"Hn." Sasuke took a step near her. Sakura looked at him curiously.

"What?..." she asked more softer.

Sasuke took another step and Sakura instantly stepped back from him. Sasuke took another step. Sakura looked up at him nervously.

Sasuke stared at her for a while before standing straight and sighed. "Hn. Aren't you gonna use the bathroom?" he asked as he pointed at the toilet.

Sakura just stared at him then at the toilet. "Uh…Oh, right!" she silently scolded herself for feeling nervous just then.


"Sasuke! No peeking!!" Sakura yelled at Sasuke, slightly hitting him on the back.

Sasuke sighed. "Tch. Why would I peep at you anyway!!" he mumbled unpleasantly.

Sakura glared at his back, she was still feeling a little bit touchy from the happening awhile ago. "Just don't…talk, okay?!"

"You were the one who talked first and I just answered you." He said as he averted his attention at other things other than her.

"Aiiissshhh!" Sakura decided to just ignore him cause he will just continue answering back at what she will say. "Forget it, okay?" she said as she rolled her eyes.

'How will we make it for six more days?!' she thought miserably as she stared at his back miserably.


They headed back to the living room and sat back at the sofa.

"Ugh! This is so boring!!!" Sakura sat up bringing Sasuke along.

"Tch. Why don't you just rest." He shrugged as he leaned back again bringing Sakura along.

"Ow! But I don't want to!" she whined and pouted.

Sasuke sat up. "Hn."

"So what? You agree with me now?" she asked eagerly.

Sasuke ignored her as he remembered something and dug up something between their sofa.

"Huh? What are you looking for?" Sakura appeared beside him and watched what he was doing.

"This." Sasuke brought up his copy of their contract. "I guess there's no use for this anymore." He stated as he crumpled it. He stood up and dragged Sakura to the trash can.

"So you hid it there?" she asked.

"Yeah. I hid it somewhere nobody can find it." He hissed at her.

Sakura glared back at him. "Alright, alright! You can stop blaming me now!! The Hokage will find out sooner or later anyway!" she reasoned out and turned away from him.

"Tch. I don't know why I'm even talking to you."

"I'm not talking to you either!" Sakura retorted.

"Then why are you still talking?" he raised an eyebrow at her.

"I-" she paused. 'Oh no! I'm not going to let play with you're mind games again Uchiha Sasuke!' she thought proudly that she thought of that. She smiled mischievously.

Sasuke stared at her, like she's crazy. He shook his head. "You're really weird." He said as he started walking. "I'm going to sleep." He muttered.

"Hah!" Sakura rolled her eyes as she followed along. 'I'll be sleeping too! So I don't get to see you for a while! That'd be greatest time of my life!' she thought angrily.

And something hit them as they reached the room and opened the door.

They remembered…

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There was one bed.

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And there were two of them.

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'Oh right.' They thought lazily.

After some seconds….

'WHAT?!'

They stared helplessly at the single bed laid in the middle of the room, hoping that it will somehow split apart for the both of them. It will really make them happy. But too bad, bad luck really wants to be with them.

'What did we do to deserve all these misfortunes?!' Sakura thought despairingly as Sasuke slightly banged his head on the door frame.

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Are they really unlucky to have met each other? Who knows!?


AN: So how are they going to survive for six more days?! Will they make it?! OR will the Hokage be unsatisfied and make it longer?! Watch out!!