Fighting for You-
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Chapter Eighteen-
Friends
Since meeting Sakura, Sasuke felt as if he'd experienced some truly pleasurable moments. Of course, he loved fighting and training and he was all about pouring himself into his career… but there was just something about her that set his soul on fire. She made him smile. She made him skip interviews. She made him want to do yoga. She made him a whole new man and he couldn't even be mad about it.
He wanted to do little things to make her happy, like go on dates and text her—or even learn how to use Instagram. He'd actually been so happy to post that pretty picture of her on his account. For one reason: official or not, Sasuke considered Sakura one hundred percent his girl. The other reason was that he wanted them to be official and he wanted to show her off. Sasuke was a prideful man, meaning he took pride in himself and everything about him.
That included Sakura.
Some people were ecstatic about it, others… not so much. On his way home from dropping her off, Kakashi called over and over and over until finally, Sasuke picked up. He already knew he was going to have to hear a load of shit from his manager and while he didn't want his good mood to be spoiled, he knew there really wasn't any avoiding it. He put it off, but he had to face the white-haired man eventually.
"Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Kakashi yelled the instant Sasuke answered the phone. He had to pull it away from his ear to preserve his hearing. "Even the thought of you posting something like this on your personal account is hard to believe… but your professional account?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes as Kakashi scoffed. He was just pulling into his driveway. "It's my account either way. I can do as I please."
"I'm deleting it."
Sasuke's brows rose before narrowing. "Do that and I'll delete you, Kakashi."
His manager was silent for a long moment, long enough for Sasuke to get out of his car and then he sighed in frustration. "You do know that you have a high volume of female fans, right? Have you even been reading the comments, Sasuke? Some people are really upset."
It was just like Kakashi to overreact about something like this and Sasuke found him so annoying. "I don't care about them." He stated plainly as he locked his car on his way inside.
"You don't?" Kakashi huffed. "It's not you who is on the receiving end of hate, Sasuke. It's Sakura. If she means anything to you, you need to take her into consideration here."
That had a frown tugging at his lips. Of course, Sakura meant a lot to him and he wouldn't tolerate anyone giving her any hate. "You're being ridiculous. I'm hanging up."
Though Kakashi started to go off once again, Sasuke ended the call as he stepped into his house and locked the door with a sigh. Sometimes it seemed as if the world was against him. Sasuke was so passionate about being a fighter, he had plans and goals and he wasn't ever going to give up.
But sometimes he wished he was just a normal guy.
As he walked through his home on his way to his bedroom, he sent Sakura a quick text to let her know he'd made it home. His phone had been blowing up just as hers had, but he wasn't going to check any of that. It seemed Kakashi had already been on top of it and if he knew what was best for him, he would weed out any negative people. Or else.
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Sasuke woke up the following morning, had a shower and dressed in a pair of his training shorts before wandering into his kitchen. His mom had been by, leaving plenty of goodies in the fridge for him but he settled for blending a healthy and calorie-packed protein shake for breakfast. It wouldn't be long before Sakura arrived and he was really looking forward to having her with him for his daily yoga session. He'd thought of her so often when he did it every morning. Not having her by his side had been hard. He missed it, truly.
He'd just finished his shake when his doorbell rang and he jogged to the door. A smile had already taken to his face before he even opened the door and he couldn't ignore the way his stomach fluttered at the sight of her. When she looked like this, in those perfectly fitted leggings and a sports bra just covered by a crop top- her hair in a messy bun, she was even more beautiful than she normally was.
"Good morning." He greeted her happily and stepped aside for her to walk in.
Sakura was usually a morning person, but her smile didn't seem so bright, her eyes looked a little dimmer than usual, as well. "Good morning, Sasuke-kun."
"Is everything okay?" He asked, easily picking up on the difference in her demeanor. He grabbed her hand with his, entwining their fingers and pulling her further inside.
"I'm fine," she smiled and let herself in. "Oh, cookies!" she wasted no time walking by him and coming to his counter, spotting the cookies his mom left for him. Most likely left it for Sakura, though. She was about to open the pack but dropped it. "Whoops. No eating before yoga." She smiled sheepishly, and that sparkle was back in her eyes.
"Is that a rule?" Sasuke mused. "Glad I didn't have anything solid this morning then…"
"Try not to eat and drink an hour or so beforehand," she started setting up her mat. "Some people get an upset stomach. I also prefer not to have anything before practice."
"Hn." Sasuke hummed, deciding not to mention his shake to her, but he knew he would be fine anyway. He had his mat ready to go and was trying not to get distracted by looking at Sakura too much, but it wasn't so easily done. He laid down on his mat and looked up at his ceiling instead, pulling in a slow breath.
Sakura sat on her heels and looked at him for a while before closing her eyes. She also took in deep breaths and started to calm herself, getting into the zone for their practice. "Would you mind leading today, Sasuke-kun? You don't need to talk, I'll just follow."
"Hn." He opened one eye and looked at her. "Alright, lie down then."
She did as she was told and closed her eyes. To her surprise, Sasuke did speak a bit, giving instructions for the first few stretches, but as the flow progressed, he spoke less and less, but Sakura was still able to keep up. She kept her eyes on him, and even if he wanted to look at her too, he kept his focus on the poses. He had to show her how his progress was. He was doing so good, and Sasuke managed to do the harder variations, too.
After a good hour, he finally let them lie back down on the mat and he listened to her labored breathing slowly calm down. He turned to face her. Her eyes were still closed, sweat trickling down her neck. He smirked. It looks like she had a hard time, but Sakura still kept up flawlessly. After a few minutes, her breathing calmed down, nice and even. She was so perfectly alluring that Sasuke couldn't help himself. He was on top of her before he realized what he was doing and her green eyes flew open in surprise. Her already flushed cheeks darkened in the prettiest way and Sasuke grinned down at her.
"I did good, so I'll take a reward now." He said, grin toning down into a smirk as he lowered his lips to hers, brushing them together slowly. It was bad that he would go as far as teasing himself, but it was worth it if he was able to get a reaction out of her.
Sakura groaned and her hands came up to the sides of his face, pulling him closer to her, deepening the kiss. Her lips moved on his with more heat, making it harder for him to keep up his teasing. Sasuke found himself chuckling into the kiss, one hand moving to cradle her face while he held his weight on his other arm. She tasted as sweet as she always did, his favorite treat—a taste he would never get over. He was absolutely addicted to her.
Her hand slid down to his neck, and the other went down to his back, feeling his muscles. The more he kissed her, the more her hands wandered down, and then back up, tangling her fingers with his soft, raven hair. She kissed him harder, which he reciprocated. A moan escaped her throat. The sound threatened to consume him, causing a molten heat in his stomach to coil. She couldn't have known the effect she had on him and this was a little on the aggressive side… wasn't it? It was strange, but Sasuke liked it. He liked it a lot.
"Sakura," He breathed against her lips as his hand moved further up to grip her hair. Then he kissed her again, this time just soft and slow before his lips were moving across her delicate jawline and down her neck.
A soft whimper and she breathlessly said his name. "Sasuke-kun…" Both her hands came to his hair, as she turned her face to give him better access to her neck. She was giving him all the signs. She wasn't running away, even letting him kiss more of her body. He's never had her like this before, and he wasn't stopping now.
Sasuke let his hips rest more firmly against hers as he placed kiss after kiss on her neck, each one hot, wet and lingering. All of her tasted sweet. His mouth moved over her collarbone as well and then his hand in her hair trailed down, fingertips ghosting down her arm before moving to her side. He'd always been so fascinated with her toned tummy and he loved it when she wore those crop tops, showing off all that she had to offer. She shuddered at his gentle touch and his tongue slipped past his lips, sliding up the hollow of her throat.
Her back arched, mouth opening and releasing a sigh. She said his name again, making him smirk against her skin, and he peppered her neck with softer kisses, making his way back up to her lips, and planting a long, sweet kiss. When he pulled back, her eyes were open, clouded over and her cheeks were flushed. "Why'd you stop?" she asked, breathless.
"You look like you need to take a breath," he teased.
She pouted, and in a flash, switched their positions. Now she was on top, his head between her elbows as she held herself up. "You can't just kiss me like that and stop."
It was Sasuke's turn to be breathless. Hot damn… That was sexy. No one on the ring could flip positions with him like that and she did it one smooth go. He blinked at the realization. Sakura was a lot stronger than she looked. He was still in a daze when her head dipped to the side of his head and she nibbled his ear.
"I think that's enough reward for you, Sasuke-kun." She pushed herself up off him and stretched, looking smug at his dazed expression.
Sasuke had never been so turned on in his life and he was perfectly content just laying on the floor and gazing up at her, obsidian eyes full of admiration. She was one of a kind. He was so crazy about her it couldn't even be real. One day, things would be really real between them.
One day.
After a moment he sat up and sighed, running his fingers through his hair and pushing his bangs aside. "You play dirty, huh?" He hummed in amusement before getting to his feet slowly. "I see how it is."
She grinned innocently at him. "I don't know what you mean, Sasuke-kun. I flipped you fair and square." Sakura practically skipped towards the kitchen, no doubt to claim those cookies. He rolled his eyes but followed her there nonetheless.
"I let you."
"Sure you did." She snickered and took a bite of the cookie.
"I mean, whatever… I don't care… as long as you do it again." He said from behind her, shamelessly trailing his eyes down her petite frame.
Her cheeks reddened and she walked away to his fridge, taking out a container with water. "Maybe... If you can out yoga me." She then laughed. "I would want us to go to the studio though. With… instructors who can verify that I wiped your face on the floor, of course." Her teasing wouldn't stop. She was in such a good mood.
"Hn. If I have such a good reason to win, I will win. I'm not into losing, Sakura."
She hummed and took another bite of that cookie. "Alright, then."
Silence washed between them and was interrupted when she blurted, "My mom wants you over for dinner." She stopped. "And like, with Naruto and Ino, of course." She grimaced. "I think… she's on to me."
"And what exactly is she on to you about?" Sasuke asked, cocking a brow. He wanted to know what she was thinking… what she was considering them at this point.
She drummed her fingers on the counter. "My parents like… being involved in my life. They like to know my friends and stuff… and well, since I've been hanging out with you and Naruto a lot but not mentioning it to them they're… suspicious. I just want to clarify we're friends. That's all."
Sasuke frowned at that, eyes narrowing. "Clarify that we're friends? Is that all we are then?" It didn't seem like it two minutes ago. "I wouldn't think you were the kind of girl who gets all touchy and kissy with your friends and if I find out you're doing that shit with Naruto I will kill him."
Her green eyes widened and her lips twisted. "I am not!" She denied vehemently. "Naruto is Ino's boyfriend. Just what do you think of me?"
"Excuse me? Does that mean the only reason you're not rolling around on the floor with him is because he's dating your best friend?" Sasuke scoffed, suddenly pissed.
Her fists balled and she raised her voice. "It's not like that, and that's not what I meant!" She turned around, trying to calm herself, but she was too angry right now. "Sasuke-kun, I don't know what we are. I didn't even want to ask because I like how we are now but it's complicated!"
"How fucking complicated is it?" He snapped. "What the hell is the problem? You don't want to be with me?"
Her jaw fell and she closed her mouth, looking stunned he would even say that. After a good few seconds of silence, she pulled her phone out and showed him her Instagram. Her photos were swamped with slanderous things, and so were her DMs.
As calmly as she could, she spoke again, "I had to put my account on private and block some of my relatives for a while. I can't delete all of them in one sitting." She took a deep breath and looked at him. "I don't know if I can give you the things you want, Sasuke-kun. That trip with my parents? It'll happen again. Maybe to a bigger fight, and you'll hate me more." she put her phone down and sighed. "My family isn't half as nice as yours, either."
Sasuke didn't understand. He didn't understand why he had to suffer like this. "Yeah… I see." He mumbled before turning his back to her. It didn't make sense, not a bit. The way it hurt… to have her acting this way about it. She was a grown woman. "I have to go." He said and walked away, heading down the hallway to his bedroom. He grabbed his bag, not bothering to grab a shirt on his way.
Sakura had left by the time he returned and that was fine with him, he couldn't face her another second anyway, not when he felt like this. The drive to the gym was nothing but a blur and when he walked in, he wasn't sure if he was happy or disappointed when he spotted Naruto running around doing his morning warmup. Sasuke walked over to the benches and dropped his bag and then paced himself with Naruto right away. His best friend knew him well enough to know that he was in a bad mood, but it wasn't like a normal bad mood for Sasuke. He wasn't even angry anymore, he was hurt. Only Sakura could make him feel like this.
"What's with the long face, Teme?" Naruto asked, blue eyes on his best friend as they jogged along.
"Don't know what you're talking about." Sasuke muttered, he couldn't talk about it because he didn't even understand his feelings.
"It's Sakura-chan, huh?" Naruto hummed knowingly and Sasuke scowled at him, making the Dobe laugh. "I can tell these things, ya know?"
"You don't know anything," Sasuke said, voice quiet. Maybe he would never understand just what was going through Sakura's head, but whether he did or not, he knew he didn't like it.
Naruto sighed and stopped running. Sasuke did too, turning to look at the blond with a frown. "You can talk to me, you know that… right, Sasuke?"
Sasuke's lips mulled together and for the first time in his life, he actually debated on confiding in his friend of his own free will. Then he just blurted it out. "Sakura doesn't want me."
Naruto's eyes widened at that and he looked around with a confused look before shaking his head. "Come on, Teme. That's not true." He laughed lightly, trying to brighten Sasuke's mood but he failed miserably.
"She hates me." Sasuke groaned and started storming over to his bag. He dug his phone out of his bag and then sat on the bench, finally pulling up the toxic Instagram that was one of their problems. He would never forgive anyone who said anything bad to Sakura… if they had any factor in how she felt about him.
But it wasn't their fault… it was his. All because he wanted the world to know who the girl was that had actually managed to mean something to him. They'd had a great night, one of the best nights he'd ever had and yet, things had to turn out this way. He didn't like it, he didn't like feeling so depressed and he couldn't really afford to focus on such things when he had such a big fight coming up. His heart ached because he was coming to realize that Sakura couldn't have more with him. Because of her parents or whatever other reasons, what they had been was all they'd ever be and if that was the case, he had no right to show her off to anyone. Or maybe it was okay, as long as he clarified some things.
"I know what I need to do." Sasuke sighed and Naruto took a seat next to him.
"Yeah?" Naruto pressed carefully and Sasuke nodded.
"Yeah."
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"I must admit, Mr. Uchiha… having the pleasure of interviewing you in the gym you train in daily is quite the honor."
Sasuke hummed, sitting on the floor in front of the interviewer who had taken up on the bench. There were two cameras on him rolling, several photographers. He hadn't changed, he was still in his training shorts, he was a sweaty mess, he was thoroughly pissed off.
"Of course, we're here to cover the story of your upcoming fight and transition into the welterweight division. However, there is an even more interesting topic that I myself and your fans want to hear about."
The exact reason Sasuke bothered to reschedule the interview.
"Sakura." Sasuke acknowledged without hesitation and the interviewer nodded excitedly. "Some fans have blown the picture I posted out of proportion and Miss Haruno has even received some nasty, hateful comments because of it."
"Sorry to hear that. So, is Miss Haruno the lucky lady who swept you off your feet?" The man chuckled and Sasuke couldn't help the smile that tugged at his lips. It was the first time he'd made such an expression on camera.
That was spot on.
"No, the whole thing was taken way out of context. It was out of character for me, so I get it… but there's nothing going on between Miss Haruno and I. We're friends, nothing more. The only reason she was the first thing I posted myself was because she was the only one who took the time to show me how to work the damn app. I didn't have a chance to post anything else before people went crazy."
The interviewer raised his brows, looking surprised. "So then you deny that there's anything romantic between the two of you… you're still single?"
"Yes and yes." Sasuke confirmed easily. "I don't have time for anything more than a friendship anyway… and Sakura isn't my only female friend." He shrugged. "Is it so wrong for people to have friendly relationships with people of the opposite sex?"
The man laughed and shrugged his shoulder. "Well we can't really control how the public reacts to these things. Now that you've cleared that up, we should talk fight..."
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"What the hell do you mean you're going on a date?" Naruto roared as he looked between his girlfriend and best friend in disbelief, absolutely mortified.
"Shut up, Dobe. It's a friend date." Sasuke scoffed.
Ino coaxed her boyfriend and hugged him. "It's for a good cause."
Naruto pouted, a sour look on his face and then glared at his best friend. "Don't you try anything funny, bastard. I will fucking kill you."
"Right. You don't need to worry. I have no interest in your girl… or crossing you." Sasuke promised. "We're just going for lunch."
Ino nodded solemnly. "Broad daylight, to one of my faves. You know, where everyone knows me?"
"Everyone knows you," Naruto grumbled.
Even though Naruto wasn't happy about it, Sasuke and Ino left him at the gym to go on their friend date. Sasuke had his issues with Ino's attitude, but he respected her for putting up with his annoying best friend and for being Sakura's best friend. She really was a true friend, annoying, but genuine and all Sasuke had to do was reach out to her and she was more than willing to help him out. She had reserved them a table at a nice restaurant than she and Sakura went to regularly. They had a booth that gave them plenty of privacy and the pair sat across from each other.
"Thank you…" Sasuke told her quietly, not looking her directly in the eyes.
Ino placed her elbows on the table and rested her chin in her hands. "Don't thank me just yet. I agreed to come here because I know it's for Sakura."
"Right." Sasuke nodded. "That's all I'm worried about anyway…" Sasuke couldn't care less what people thought of him, but he didn't feel that way about Sakura at all.
"Is this about the post, that interview, or you two rolling on the floor and then fighting?" She grinned angelically at him, as if the things she said contained no malice or controversy. She called the waiter over, ordered her usual and then looked at Sasuke. "The steak and potatoes are good here. Only place I eat carbs at."
"Then I'll have that. And water." Sasuke said, not really caring as long as he got food.
Ino told the waiter their order and then she leaned back in her chair, "I'm still waiting, Sasuke. What exactly are you thanking me for here?" Oh she was smug. And enjoying this way too much.
"For being my friend." Sasuke explained as he pulled his phone out and clicked his instagram app, making sure he was logged into his professional account. He got up and walked over to Ino, wrapping his arm around her slender shoulders. He held his phone up and smiled, thankful that Ino made such a flawless show for the camera.
The picture turned out great and he wanted to post it right away, but she stopped him. "Hold up, Sasuke. Let me see first."
"That will be the last thing I post on my professional account, but I intend to flood my personal one."
She looked at it for a few seconds and then gave it back. The waiter came over and she handed him her phone. "Let's take another." She smiled sweetly at the waiter and he nodded. "Sasuke, just look at me and pretend to talk."
"What?"
The waiter came back and handed the phone back. "Is it okay?"
Ino grinned. "Perfect! Thank you so much." She then showed Sasuke. It was a perfect side view shot of them, the light from the window on the other side dimming their faces but they were still recognisable. "This is the kind of photo you want to tease them with."
Sasuke grumbled. "It's a friend date."
"And I have a boyfriend." She grinned. "But don't worry, Sasuke. This is going to my feed, not yours. Doesn't hurt to take more photos with other people, too."
He had been taking selfies all day at the gym even though he really didn't want to. He'd taken pictures with Naruto, with Kakashi. He'd had Kakashi take pictures of him and Naruto as they trained and he sat there then, literally flooding his personal account with pictures. Then he took another of Ino and posted it as well. People really needed to chill and back up out of his personal life.
"This is only about Sakura getting hate from that post… I never thought that would happen." Sasuke sighed. "There's no need to discuss anything else."
"Isn't there though?" Ino asked cheekily. "Seems like you got pretty upset with Sakura."
"I guess." Sasuke said, deciding not to deny it. He finally stared directly ahead at Ino and sighed again. "I'm not good with this kind of shit… but I know I can't even express how I felt when she labeled us as nothing more than friends. It… hurt, and I realize now that we can't be more than that and maybe it's for the best, for both of us. I don't want to hurt her."
Ino looked him over for a moment, absorbing his words thoughtfully. "You want to take her feelings into consideration but you're also half-assing it, Sasuke." She mused. "You want her, yet told the world she was just a friend."
Sasuke crossed his arms over the table and laughed, thought it was a laugh that wasn't even close to humorous. "What can I say? I don't know what the fuck I'm doing here." Not that it even mattered anymore. They were just friends and that's all they'd ever be.
"There's not really any rush, right? You both should just take things at your own pace. Sakura isn't the kind of girl to rush things, anyway. But seeing how you two have been going, she does like you. A lot." Ino informed him and Sasuke shook his head slowly. They had been taking things slow. Real slow.
"I'm new to this kind of thing, but in my opinion, when two people like each other, they should go for it… be together." It wasn't like Sasuke to be so talkative with Ino, but being alone with her like this left him with a feeling of ease, it wasn't hard to talk to her at all… it was even easier than talking to Naruto.
"And sometimes, things are complicated…" Ino stated and Sasuke hummed in agreement as their food was delivered.
"I'm going to be perfectly honest with you, and you can blame me all you want, Sakura too but… I've never liked a girl like I like her… I've never felt this way before, but I know that my feelings are sincere and the only thing I ever wanted as much as I wanted her, was fighting."
Ino giggled as she cut her steak with practiced precision. "Right, you don't usually fall for girls. You're one of those guys who just like a quick lay and then nothing else."
Sasuke couldn't understand why she would think that… but she was dead wrong. "Not at all. I've never taken an interest in any woman before Sakura. I never bothered to take time for shit like that. If it didn't help me further my skills, I didn't bother with it."
Ino blinked at him, fork midair. "Wait you don't mean… like, you have had other girls before, right?"
"I could if I wanted… never wanted to though." Sasuke grumbled before taking a bite of his potatoes.
Ino laughed. "You're really funny, but you have to stop talking about it like that. It sounds like you, like, never had done it." She shook her head.
"What?"
"You not being… sexually active." She laughed again and Sasuke swallowed. It always amused him when people thought they could know things like that about someone just based off their looks and personality alone.
"I'm not. Never have been." Sasuke admitted shamelessly and Ino dropped her fork and knife, gaping at him.
"Why would you even make such a joke?" She was affronted, startled really. "I take it back. Not funny."
"It's true." Sasuke muttered, rolling his eyes. "Why would I lie about something like that?"
"Yeah! Why would you?" She scoffed and stared at Sasuke, studying his expression for any indication that he was lying and then after a few seconds, she gasped. "Holy shit, YOU'RE A VIRGIN?!"
"I am."
Outside the restaurant, a faint yet shrill scream could be heard. It was a good thing Ino was a regular here, or else they would have kicked her out.
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After lunch Sasuke and Ino went to a nearby park. Sasuke was done with her, but she apparently wasn't done with him. He didn't argue about it at least, walking through the park alongside her silently for a bit. He really had a lot on his mind and he was still feeling down about the whole Sakura situation but felt as if there wasn't much he could do at this point.
Ino poked his arm. "You're unusually quiet. I see why Naruto says you've got a stick up your ass."
Sasuke shot her a glare. "Just because I'm quiet doesn't mean I have a stick up my ass." He snapped. There was no way he was dealing with her bitchy side.
Ino laughed freely, now that they were away from prying eyes. "And so easy to rile up!" She giggled more and took her phone out again, scrolling and seeing the notifications. "You know, Sasuke, I could help you with Sakura and her parents. Her mom sent me a text for a dinner invite with you and Naruto."
"I doubt you can help. It doesn't seem like Sakura wants to change anything, so what's the point… but I'll go to the dinner as her friend."
Ino rolled her eyes and forced him to sit on the bench. "Okay, Mr. Sour Puss, listen up." She placed her hands on her hips. "First of all, don't doubt me like that. Her parents adore me. Second, don't talk about Forehead like that. She's… she takes time but when she's clear about what she wants, she goes and gets it. Last, if you're going to give me this friend shit like she is, I'm going to embarrass you two on social media as much as I can." Her tone was menacing but the social media threat didn't sound so scary… right?
"I don't know what you expect me to do." Sasuke sighed. "She's being pretty difficult about it. I think this is what she wants… me to only consider her as a friend, that is."
Careful not to ruin her perfectly plucked brows, Ino massaged her forehead, a migraine coming on. "She says that because she's scared and wants to spare you from her family. From what I heard, yours loves her. And hers… let's just say there's a reason why I'm her closest friend. They're too… choosy." She sat next to him and gave him a hard stare. "Anyway, tell me, Sasuke. Is being her friend all you want? Like, really. Because if it is, I'll stop. But if not, I can help."
Sasuke took a moment to consider her words, wondering if she could truly help him, but this was Ino. "I want her… as more than a friend." He admitted.
Ino grinned. "Good boy. Now, I'm going to help you as much as I can because I want her to be happy but!" She held a finger up. "You have to fight for her. I fought her parents hard to stay in her life, and now," she sat up straight and batted her eyes at him. "They love me."
Sasuke blinked at that and eventually hummed. "Well, I am a fighter… so I'll fight for her."
Ino smiled smugly at him. "That sounds soooo convincing."
He rolled his eyes at her sarcastic words but ended up laughing lightly. "I mean it. I said I wanted her and I'm going to have her… I'm not into losing, in case you haven't noticed."
Now it was Ino's turn to roll her eyes. "Alright, Alright." She extended her hand to him for a shake. "I look forward to partnering with you, Mr. Sour Puss."
Sasuke took her small hand in his and shook it firmly. "Alright bitch. Let's make it happen."
A/N:
Hello again, thanks for reading!
Kairi and I love this story so much and have a lot of fun writing it. For those of you who are enjoying this story as well, thank you so much. Your reviews mean a lot to us.
Yes virgin Sasuke! Some of you like it, some of you hate it. Wow, there were lots of complaints but, Sasuke is a busy guy and has been fighting since he was seventeen. If you have been reading this whole time, you should understand how dedicated and focused on his career he is.
Sakura is very sheltered in this story. Her parents are overprotective and while she is in her early twenties, in many cultures, that is still a very young age. She is frustrated with her parents and the whole situation as well, but she (along with the story) will develop.
This story is titled "Fighting For You" because Sasuke and Sakura really will have to fight for each other and they will!
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