Weeks went by.
Sasuke and I were officially boyfriend and girlfriend and the media exploded when they declared the news.
Karin even went that far and agreed to an interview where she busted all the dirty secrets she knew. She made him look like a cheater and I was the homewrecker, saying I made him break up with her and always trying to seduce him, even in front of the others. Trying to make herself look like an angel she even told them that the other girls are mean to her.
No one knew of this interview until it was on screen. Karin was immediately thrown out of the band and the guys kicked her out of the house.
First the press tried to brand me as a bitch and paparazzi shot photos of me when I went shopping alone, saying that no one wanted to have anything to do with me anymore and made photos of me rolling my eyes and or looking at my phone, calling me conceited because I did not look into the camera.
I didn't give a fuck about what the media said but Sasuke was so mad that he asked for a team that would help him to write something on social media to explain that I was not anything Karin and the press made out of me. He wanted to find the right words and he said that you have to be careful of the things you post online because people could use it against you.
Of course there were fans that hated me but there were also the ones that loved us and they even thought of the hashtag #Sasusaku.
When Kakashi came back from his holidays I cleared things between us. I did feel something for him but the risk of having a relationship with a coworker eventhough we knew of the company's rules was way too risky. Also I had very strong feelings for him as a friend and I did not want to lose him.
Kakashi was kind of sad in the beginning but appreciated my honesty. He even met someone and told me about her, I think her name was Rin, and it seemed that she was the perfect person for him.
We had a lot of fun at work and wrote many songs which were really successful. The boss was so pleased with us that he reduced our working time and gave us even more money.
I found a friend in Kakashi that I have always been looking for. My life couldn't get any better.
I found friends, a lover and had a wonderful job. I could have not asked for more.
"Hn.", Sasuke threw the magazine on the table.
"What HN. I think you're able to speak full sentences so just do it.", Naruto whined at Sasuke's lack of words.
"Sakura's again in the magazines.", he said irritated, his eyes darting out of the kitchen window.
"You should be already used to that since you two are together.", Neji answered and looked at me. "Can't understand why he's still bothered with that.".
Kiba took the magazine and Shikamaru leaned on him to look at it, too.
"He's clearly bothered because she's with Kakashi and Lee on those pictures, having a laugh and it seems a very good time.", he declared and I furrowed my brows at him.
"What?", I did not know what he was talking about and looked at Sasuke.
"Aww, look at him!", Naruto yelled and pointed his finger at Sasuke who was even more irritated now. "Who would have thought that Sasuke would get all jealous hehe!".
"I am not.", he grumpily answered.
"You so are!", Naruto got up from his chair and placed his hands on his hips as if he wanted to show that he was right.
I took the magazine from Kiba and looked at the photos. What the hell? I did not even know that someone took photos of us!
Last Saturday Kakashi, Lee, Sensei Gai and four other colleagues decided to celebrate Sakura's-six-month-anniversary. I have been now officially working with them for half a year and we only wanted to go out and eat but one thing lead to another and a few drinks later we took a taxi to a club I've never been before.
I wanted to rip that magazine apart. There was a picture of me and Kakashi where he leaned down to yell something in my ear and I was grinning wildly, holding my drink with my left hand and the right one on his shoulder. We joked about Gai and Lee having a showdown on the dancefloor but this was not on the picture, of course. It looked like a very intimate situation.
The other photos were me dancing and laughing with Kakashi and one where Lee bowed down a little as he took my hand and placed a kiss on it to ask me for a dance like a gentleman while I held the drink against my head feeling a little uneasy with him doing that but still smiling. After all Lee was indeed one of my best friends eventhough he cried as he told Gai about me and Sasuke. Maybe in another life Gai answered to him as I stood there next to them the whole time.
"You better keep up or someone might steal her from you! Believe it! She has that same aura like me and I know what I'm talking about! The girls just can't get enough of me!", he flexed his arms to look like a bodybuilder.
Sasuke and Naruto started to bicker at each other and it was clear to see that Naruto wanted to make Sasuke more jealous. I remembered that Naruto was and still is a big fan of Kakashi. He even confessed that he was sad about the fact that he moved on and found Rin.
"Guys, these photos don't say anything.", I tried to calm them down.
"Sure. Seems you had a lot of fun with Kakashi.", Sasuke huffed at me. I rolled my eyes at him. "I can see what he is trying to do there.", he pointed at the magazine again. "I did not forget that he tried to lull you in his bed.".
I was used to Sasuke being jealous of Kakashi. To be honest I would be, too. Just the thought of Sasuke working with someone that used to get with him would drive me nuts. So I couldn't blame him for acting like that.
I just got up and hugged him from behind. Due to him sitting on a chair I hugged his throat and kissed the top of his head.
"If you don't trust him, trust me.", I simply stated.
"Sakura would never betray anyone. She's not like you, Sasuke.", Naruto crossed his arms and I raised my brows at him. Seeing my alarmed look he quickly said "No, that's not what I mean, he used to betray the girls all the time. He did not betray you! I am always watching him intently when there are fangirls around. I wouldn't let him do that.".
"You don't need to watch me, I would never do that again.". Sasuke seemed to calm down now and patted my arm which were still around him. Eventhough it was warming my heart seeing that he was jealous I did not want to intentionally give him reasons for that.
"Alright, let's change the topic. Sakura stay here, don't go away.", Naruto's blue eyes had a wicked shine. Why was he so giddy?
The boys asked why he ran upstairs but I just shrugged my shoulders. I thought about maybe he found a new flavour of ramen that he wanted to show me?
It was a few moments later when he came running down the stairs and back into the kitchen. His cheeks were rosy and he was breathing kind of rapidly.
"Come with me! You guys come, too!", and with that he took my hand which I had still around Sasuke's neck and dragged me out of the door.
"Where are we going?", I asked while he opened the door and we went to the front yard.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAUKRA-CHAN! I LOVE YOU! MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE ONE DAY!", he yelled still running towards the big fence and started to open it.
Oh no. How did he even remember that it was my birthday today? He doesnt remember to pick me up from the airport but suddenly he remembers my freaking birthday?
He dragged me a few steps more and the others were gasping at the fact it was my birthday.
"Why the fuck did you not tell me!", I heard from behind Sasuke getting mad.
But I had no time for that because what I saw took my breath away. Not only mine but also the others gasped again.
"Naruto, no! Don't tell me...", I had tears in my eyes and stammered.
There right in front of me, just a few steps away, was the shiniest car I have ever seen.
A Mercedes Benz AMG GT in pitch black. There was a huge golden ribbon on the hood and he ran to the car and opened the door taking out the keys and a humongous bouquet of golden tinted roses. I grabbed my chest and I tried to breath and close my mouth but I just couldn't do anything.
"Remember when we were 12 and you said one day you'll get a gold Benz AMG GT? Well, first it was gold but then I let it change to black because gold was just so... I don't know, I thought that black would suit you. So instead I thought of a golden ribbon and golden roses!", he handed me the roses and I took them with shaking hands.
"Naruto...", I whispered. "I can't keep that!", I squeaked. "That is way too much and I could never afford it on my own and I could never give you anything like this back and I", tears were running down my face.
"You will keep it. That is my present for you, Sakura. You are the sister that I never had. Also, I always forgot about your birthdays the last years and I always received gifts from you, even when you were in the US. So... this should make up for the last... ehh... how old did you turn today?", he deadpanned and I laughed still shaking my head.
"That is too much, Naruto, seriously.", I whispered my voice full of emotions and I forgot everything that was around us. Naruto was all the family I wanted and needed.
"I won't take it back.", he held is hands up, holding the key in his right hand. "You can thank me by taking me for a ride now, heh?", he grinned.
I jumped at him and cried like a little girl and screamed in his ear. He placed his hands around my body, held me up and jumped up and down as if he got a present, too.
"I wanted to buy you a house first but then I realised that you would not live with us any longer then!", he laughed and placed me down.
The boys came closer and all hugged me and wished me a happy birthday. Sasuke stood behind his face even paler than usual.
"I can't believe you did not tell me. I can't believe you did not tell me!", he hissed at Naruto who just answered "I thought you knew?" and scratched his head.
"Sorry, I don't like to celebrate my birthday. That's why I didn't tell you and you never asked. I never thought that Naruto of all people would remember.", I felt bad for keeping it a secret.
"I didn't get you anything? What in the world made you buy her a car, man? What do you think I should buy now? You got her golden roses and a freaking car!", Sasuke put both his hands on his head.
I was about to tell him that I don't need anything when Shikamaru patted his shoulder.
"Come in, we'll think of something inside as long as these two have a joyride.".
Kiba took the roses and smelled them. "Urgh, they smell like paint!"
"Aren't you a clever one.", Neji said and walked with the guys back inside. I looked back at Naruto and squeaked like a little pig. Hugging him again and thanking him over and over he finally carried me to the car.
I got all emotional about the fact that he still remembered little Sakura wishing for a Mercedes Benz.
"I hope it's okay, we can still paint it in another colour, if you want?", he sat down on the passenger seat and I started the engine hearing it roar and my heart melted at that sound.
"It's perfect!"
The joyride turned into a big one and it was already evening when we came back.
I visited my parents for the first time in the graveyard and was glad to have my cousin with me.
Getting emotional once more I told them everything, except for the Dean-thing, and we drove around town.
Arriving home Naruto opened the garage and I parked nex to Sasuke's car.
"Don't tell me they're throwing a party?", I said and looked down. I was still in comfy clothes. Black tights and a big shirt with Luna from Sailor Moon on it. The music blasting throug the walls told me I was right.
"Well, I think you look decent enough for a party!", he grinned and we walked in. There was no way for me to get to the pool house without anyone seeing me.
The party was already in full swing and I catched a glimpse of blonde long hair.
"IT'S SAKURA EVERYBODY! IN ONE TWO THREE...", Ino countdowned and everybody turned around and yelled "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!".
A lot of people from work were here, the girls even came back for tonight and I gasped when Tsunade and Jiraya came and handed me a little basket with cosmetics.
"You can never start early enough with anti aging!", Tsunade beamed.
"That old woman is right, look at her. She looks like 25.", Jiraya laughed. "Girl, we have missed you. Such a shame that you got fired because of that... incident. I still don't believe the rumours about you taking drugs voluntarily.".
"Believe me, it was not.", I answered and looked around. So many people, a lot of them were friends of friends I think because I have not seen them before. "I can sense that there is something that you're hiding, love.", he said and Tsunade nodded. "You're not good at acting.", she added.
I tried my best to distract them from my secrets and asked them who invited them.
"It was actually your boyfriend. Such a shame that you go for those young boys, my dear. There are so many things you could learn from me, hehe. Maybe you could be my new inspiration for my research? I am writing another book and I could use a muse for inspiration.", he grinned and Tsunade pinched his arm.
"Hey Sakura.", Sasuke came along with Naruto and looked at Jiraya and Tsunade and nodded.
"Thank you for inviting us, Sasuke. There are a lot of beautiful young women here and I think I'll go and do some research now. There is this beautiful, young, black haired woman, with a big bust and beautiful milky eyes over there...", Jiraya drooled looking at Hinata's appearance. "She looks like mother nature gave her all the good things!".
"Eyes off, pervert. That's my girlfriend you old wanker!", Naruto balled his fist at him.
"Come here, boy.", he took Naruto's collar and pulled him close. "If even you can find such a beauty, come and help me to find another!" and they stomped away while Naruto yelled at him being old and a pervert.
"I'd better go and watch them. See you later, Sakura!", Tsunade rushed to the two men who were yelling at each other and I finally had time to speak to Sasuke who was quiet the whole time.
"Hey", I shyly looked at him and saw that he was still grumpy.
"You wanna change into something... less comfy?", he asked while eying my outfit and I nodded. We walked through the cloud and made it out of the house. When we were in the poolhouse I closed the curtains so that no one could watch us.
"Hey, I missed you.", I said and gently put my hands on his chest.
"Why didn't you tell me about your birthday, Sakura? You do know that I looked like a fool in front of everyone, right?", he hissed angrily but did not walk away.
"I honestly did not think that it would be important.", I answered.
"Not important? How could my girlfriend's birthday not be important? I stood there like an idiot watching Naruto giving you that present - a car - and flowers. Golden roses for god's sake! I should have been the one with flowers and a car to suprise you. How should my present now be better than that? Huh, Sakura? Tell me!", he rambled enraged.
That was probably burning inside of him for the whole time and I felt sorry for him.
"Sasuke, please. What Naruto did was way too much and this is not a competition! I would never expect anything like that! I am not used to getting presents at all!", I defended myself. Taking two steps back I turned around trying to calm my breath before I would go all mad at him.
"As if you have never received any birthday gifts, don't tell me that!", he spit. "You should have told me about your birthday! I look like a moron for everyone!".
"If it was so important then why did you not ask me!", I turned around and yelled in his face.
"Maybe then I would have told you that I don't like birthday partys! Maybe I would have told you that I never received gifts because my parents just couldn't afford them! The only gift I ever received was the money my parents spent for my education and what did it get me? I earned just enough to buy freaking noodles to eat! I could not even come here for the funeral! My parents always said that I'd get a present on my next birthday but I knew that it would never happen. They did not own the fucking police station, for god's sake! They always turned the penny twice before buying anything. That's why I don't want to celebrate my birthday. It reminds me of them saving every cent for me.", my yells turned into whisper and my hands were shaking.
Eventhough we have been together now for weeks, we never spoke about my parents or my life before coming back. Sasuke's eyes turned soft and he opened his mouth to say something but chose not to. Instead he came closer and hugged me.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know that you associate your birthday with their death. But you shouldn't because they loved you and wanted you to live a better life.", he hugged me tight.
"I only thought about me, sorry.", he whispered in my ear. "It's just that I realised that there are so many things that I don't know about you. You always seem to hide something from me and I don't want to push you but I just feel left out.".
I looked up at him and he stared at nothing. It was probably pretty hard for him to be so vulnerable in front of me.
"Let's just not fight, okay? It is my birthday.", I smiled and he looked down at me.
I cupped his face with my hands and kissed him gently. As soon as he gave into the kiss I felt my knees getting weak and the heat rise inside of me. He grabbed my butt and lifted me up so that I could place my legs around him, feeling him even better through the thin material of my tights. Moaning into his mouth I felt him getting harder and he walked to the bathroom opening the shower and turned it on and he stepped right under the shower.
I gasped at the feeling of hard, cold water on me and he laughed while he was nibbling my neck. He let me down and quickly took of his shirt and I did the same. His nipples were inviting me, his muscles moving mesmerizing and I wanted to feel him. Grabbing his belt I opened it and grabbed him. Sasuke closed his eyes at this intense feeling and moaned which turned me on so much that I felt my panties getting wet. My other hand pushed his jeans down while the other still worked on him. He placed both hands on each side of my head on the wall. Sasuke opened his eyes and looked at me, his black eyes were like burning flames that pierced right through my soul.
"You like that?", I purred and he only groaned enjoying the feeling of the water getting warmer and my moves hotter.
He suddenly jerked away from my touch and ripped down my tights and panties at once, getting on his knees.
His strong hand took my left leg and placed it on his shoulder and he dug his head in. The feeling of his hot tongue on my most sensible spot weakened me and my knees buckled. My eyes rolled back and I grabbed his hair with one hand and the other tried to hold me on the shower tiles.
"You like that?", he used my words and I couldn't help but moan at the intense feeling, the magic his tongue was able to do and him looking sexy up at me.
He pushed my leg away and got up, turning me around and opening my bra and throwing it out. "You'll like this here even more.", he kissed my earlobe while pushing me against the wet and cold tiles, my head spinning from the cold feelings on my breast and Sasuke's hot body on my back.
He pushed himself in slowly and careful as if he wanted it to last forever. The feeling of filling me up made me moan and I grabbed his head that was kissing and biting my neck.
"Mhh, Sasuke.", I whispered seductively as he pumped in me from behind and worked with his fingers on my clit.
He made sure that I came first and finished then. We stood still under the hot water, while he was still inside me. His big hands gently caressed my breasts and belly, drawing circles and leaving a longing feeling everywhere.
"I love you.", he whispered in my ear and I opened my eyes. This was the first time he said it.
"I really love you, from the bottom of my heart, Sakura.", he added and slowly pushed himself out of me, turning me around to look at his face. His cheeks were hot and rosy, his hair hung lown on his forehead and his eyes gave away that he was honest.
"Sasuke...", I was lost for words. "I... I...". The last time I said it was to Dean. All the bad memories flooded my brain and I hated myself for ruining this perfect moment.
"You don't have to say it.", he placed his forehead against mine. "I just wanted to let you know. I know that this may be soon but... that is how I feel.".
I cupped his cheek with my hand and kissed him passionately. "I do feel something very strong. But it is hard for me to say that words yet.".
"Take your time.", he gave me a peck and smiled lightly. This was surely not what he wanted to hear but it was the truth, I did not want to say something if there was still nothing clear in my head.
Girl, after this super hot shower session you should know that there is no better man in this world. What are you afraid of?
I rolled my eyes at myself. Maybe to be hurt again was the fear that was living inside of me.
Sasuke gently showered me with kisses and we finally made it out of the shower. He had some clothes here in the poolhouse so that would be no problem for him to change.
I dressed nicely into a black short jump suit with sequins and pulled my hair up nicely. I decided to keep the make up decent, cat eyes eyeliner, nice mascara, a fire red lipstick and my favourite glossy black heels.
"You look hot.", he pecked my cheek and we walked back to my guests.
"Let me get Naruto for one second.", and with that he walked away. I stood there and had an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach.
I turned around and looked through the crowd. It was again that feeling, but it couldn't be him, right?
My eyes scanned the packed room, he couldn't be here. Only people that were invited came. The feeling of uneasyness rose and I turned around quickly. Something hit my nose.
It was his scent.
I would recognize it like a shark in the ocean, I would be able to smell it even if I stood on fire. I gulped and hastily scanned the room again, looking up the stairs, the kitchen, the livingroom. His perfume was the last thing on earth I would forget. The goosebumps on my arms made their way to my neck and I knew that I would catch him in any second, I just needed more time to locate him. I gulped hard and pressed my lips together, I would go after him immediately and throw him out myself.
The anger in my belly was intense and my eyes turned into slits.
"HEY! Sasuke told me we should take photos of you with your car!", Naruto lulled. He was quite drunk already.
"I don't know Naruto, we have guests...", I did not look at him but scanned the room and tried to catch every single person here.
"Come on, you'll regret it later on.", Sasuke took my hand and led me outside.
As soon as the fresh air hit my nose and I saw my super shiny car I smiled and forgot all about Dean. It was probably anyway some guy with that same perfume, it would be okay. I should honestly calm down and get my shit together. Why was it driving me crazy? Sasuke scared Dean away, I know that. Not even Dean would try to fight him. He was probably hitting on some girls right now at work. The feeling of anger faded slowly and I was able to stop thinking about him.
"Sasuke, place her on the roof.", Naruto instructed on took out his phone. Eventhough I didn't want to because I thought I would scratch it with my heels Sasuke lifted me easily on it.
"Alright, turn and put one hand up. Put that shoe on the roof so that the heel can be seen. Put it on the roof already.", Sasuke groaned when I didn't act like he wanted but I did it none the less. "No look to the front, not into the camera!", I heard Naruto yell. "Get out of the picture, Sasuke!"
After the little session Sasuke helped me down and Naruto showed the pictures.
"You look like a little doll on this huge car.", Sasuke smiled and I must say eventhough Naruto was tipsy the pictures looked incredibly good and I was glad that they made me do it.
We walked back into the house and celebrated my birthday. The feeling I had earlier left and I felt free.
"Happy birthday, Sakura-chan", Sasuke whispered in my ear and gave my butt a little clap for me to join the people on the dance floor.