Hey guys! here is chapter 11: Unravel
PS: everything in italic is inner thoughts.
"Sakura…they did this to you?!"
Seeing her seemed only to make things worse. Detective Lee ordered for the two assaulters to be taken away and he took responsibility of Sasuke. They approached Sakura and Sasuke refused to take another step forward and he just stared into her green orbs. He felt his heart sinking.
Scratches, bruises, swallowing lip and her hair…what happened to her hair…
"I'll give you some privacy." Detective Lee cleared his throat and led them to his office. He took the handcuffs off Sasuke's hands then said: "5 minutes, Sasuke." He then walked outside.
The two stood facing each other and tension filled the room.
Sasuke felt like he was hit with thunder, he was searching for her eyes, desperate to find the gentle woman he knew, the spontaneous and courageous spirit but she kept avoiding him. She was distant and her eyes were shaded with something he couldn't put his hands on.
"Sakura… I will kill them both." His voice was clear and sharp, it echoed in the room. Goosebumps ran through Sakura's body and she finally looked him in the eyes.
"Don't… I just want you out of here." She said choking on her own tears.
"It's all my fault." Sasuke dropped his eyes to the ground.
Sakura shook her head violently and took a step closer to him.
"It's not! They planned ahead, they were only going to appear when I was on my own...it was going to happen sooner or later."
"I'm going to put a bullet in each of their heads."
Sakura launched forward and grabbed both of his arms.
"You won't do anything, they will rot in jail. I will make sure of that." She leaned down to catch his eyes.
"Let's just stop this mess. I'm tiered and want you home as soon as possible." Her voice was tender and her eyes cleared of any shadows.
Sasuke felt like he could breathe again. She was here. He wondered how strong she really is. He got his anger under control and took his time to study her new look. Then he reached for her hair and caressed it all the way down.
"What happened?"
"I needed a change, besides summer is coming I think this is a fresher look…" She said trying to keep all emotion out of her voice.
Sasuke brushed it one more time.
"I like it."
His heart started beating harder seeing her shy smile. She was beautiful, bruised or not, she was charming and he was under her spell. He thought he would cross oceans for her, he would bleed and die for her. No one will ever lay a hand on her again. He pulled her into a hug and felt her nuzzle deep in his embrace. He tightened his grip around her and sighed. Last night could have been the worst in his life if he wasn't already too screwed up.
"I heard about Naruto…" she said pulling away. "Sasuke please tell them what they need to know and let's just walk away, go somewhere else, somewhere far away from here." Sasuke took a step back and froze.
"I can't"
"please" she begged him with tears in her eyes.
" I have something I need to do with these people, I need them." he replied.
"What could you possibly need from them? Let's just run away and start over one more time."she couldn't believe she just said that out loud, she was indeed ready to go this far for him.
" I can't start over as long as I haven't punished certain people." His voice was cold and distant.
Sakura's eyes grew bigger and she stared at him in disbelief.
"What are you talking about?"
The door swung open and Detective Lee walked in,
"We have to go Sasuke,"
Upon hearing the words, Sasuke took a stride and leaned down to kiss Sakura. The kiss was gentle and slow, he was trying hard not to pain her swallowed lip. Sakura closed her eyes and felt the tension leave her body, for a moment it was all okay.
"Uhmm now." Lee insisted.
Sasuke pulled away, caressed her cheek then leaned down closer to her ear.
"I love you." he whispered.
"I love you too." She said back without hesitation and despite what he just said.
Sasuke then walked towards Detective Lee and spread his hands to be handcuffed. The two men walked out and Sakura was left with her own demons. She felt a steel knife diving through her heart. He just told her he loves her for the first time but what she had hoped for seemed to vanish and even though she was ready to let go of everything to be with the man she loves he wasn't.
"Does her really love me? What was he talking about? How come I feel like I still don't know him?"
Suddenly something crossed her mind and she ran home, changed into proper clothes for the occasion, put on sunglasses and walked out.
"It's time to pay them a visit."
Sakura knew exactly where to find Ori and she wasn't about to think twice. When she got there, a few guys where on the front yard, they looked her up and down some even whistled but no one took a step closer to her. She rang the door and waited. Suddenly a red haired guy swung the door open:
"What do you want?" he looked irritated by her presence.
"I need to talk to Ori" she said trying to sound as casual as possible.
she heard a chuckle from the inside then someone said : "let her in"
The red haired guy turned around and led her to the living room.
it looks normal, nothing out of place, she noted to herself, what did you expect dead bodies lying around ? then added.
There he is, sitting right in front of her, one of the most disgusting people she ever came across. He was as pale as ever and his silky hair fell to his shoulders while his weird eyes searched her.
"Take a seat, to what do we owe this visit?" the man said-
"I need to talk to you."
"Oh my…." He chuckled "please do"
"Sasuke, stay away from him." She said, not wasting anytime and not wanting to stay there for a long time.
"Is that a threat dear? Besides I bet he can't stay away from us, and that's why you are here, am I right?"
Sakura felt the heat rising in her cheeks and tears burned in the back of her eyes. Get yourself together!
"So what did Sasuke tell you?"the pale man asked.
"He said he needs you… what does that mean?" Sakura needed an explanation.
"Well, you see Sasuke has something on mind and only I can help him out."
"What is it?"
"Revenge my dear! Oh wait, don't say you don't know?" he covered his mouth as if in disbelief and looked around him laughing."I thought you two were close…anyway" Sakura felt like he was doing this on purpose to make her feel weak, exposed and out of place but she decided not to let his words get to her even though it already did.
"I will tell you a story."
Ori went on and on about some gang called the crows, a brother, Itachi, murder and a fire. But what caught her attention the most was a nine year old lying on the ground inside a burning house next to his mother's dead body.
Sakura felt dizzy, suddenly all the pain came back to her, her ribs ached, her feet stung and she was barely moving. She got up and headed to the door, the distance seemed longer than it was when she got in. she took a few steps outside and felt the world spinning around her and her feet gave in. she fell to the ground and couldn't move.
Not here, come on get up!
All of the sudden she felt a hand reaching for her and helping her up. She got to her feet and turned around to her helper. To Sakura's surprise it was the red haired guy who opened the door for her earlier. She tried to support her own weight by herself and get away from his grip. But he wasn't letting go.
so I know a couple chapters ago I said I would wrap up the story but I think I changed my mind XD
To the anon that keeps reading and rating every chapter as great: I love you ! *-*
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