11. Tension at a Boiling Point
Sakura opened the door to her small home where she lives with her family. It was nice, decent, and clean. Kodoku felt more relaxed when they came to the small family room. It had 2 black couches, a coffee table with a bonsai tree at its center, and a fireplace with a family portrait hanging at the top of it. "Please…have a seat," Sakura said politely.
"Thank you…what a beautiful home you have," Kodoku replied.
"Oh, it's nothing, really," Sakura replied. "Um…Kodoku, can we talk about something?"
"YES, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING…YOU KNOW…ABOUT YOU HITTING ON SASUKE!" Inner Sakura shouted.
"Sure," Kodoku replied nervously. She put her hands on top of each other, and put them on her lap.
Sakura jumped out of her seat and sprang on top of Kodoku. She grabbed her hair, pulled it tight, and held a kunai knife up to her neck. "What are you doing with Sasuke?"
"You grab my hair and hold a kunai knife up to my neck just because of some guy I meet and fall in love with at first sight? What the hell is wrong with you? He's not your girlfriend, he has NO interest in you," Kodoku strained. She then all of a sudden disappeared.
"You can't find me, Sakura…There's no way you can see me through my invisibility," Kodoku suddenly said.
"Where are you! I'm gonna kill you once I find you!" Sakura shouted.
"There's no need for shouting, Sakura…" Kodoku whispered up behind her ear, still invisible. "I'm strong, you're not. That's that."
"Aaaaahhhh!" Sakura cried. Blood trickled down one of her arms. Her free arm clutched her injured one in pain. "You crazy ass bitch…you think a stab in the arm will stop me? You're talking to a girl with the greatest chakra control you've ever seen." Sakura was leaning over, and stood up to find where Kodoku was.
"Don't brag in my face, Sakura," Kodoku answered, reappearing before her eyes. "I'm strong…you're not. You're going be left with blondie…yes, I bet Naruto's a fine boy to be with. For now, stay with him. I'm with Sasuke, and there's nothing you can do."
She then shoved Sakura to the couch and held a kunai knife to her heart. "You break my heart…I'll break yours."
Sakura didn't know what to say. "I'll break yours first."
"Hmph, we'll see about that. I'm going to find the team. Tell anyone about this, and your heart's mine," Kodoku said darkly. She headed for the front door, and….
The second she turned the slid the door open, Sakura jumped Kodoku and knocked to the ground. "You're not going to have Sasuke all to yourself…you're wrong about me being weak. You're very wrong."
"Oh yeah?" Kodoku answered. She then all of a sudden disappeared again.