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Summary: Sakura and Tenten – both FBI Agents – are on a vital mission to eradicate one of America's largest and most feared Mafia Gangs. Sakura has no memory of her past. What happens as she finds the missing pieces when she encounters the mesmerizing, drop-dead attractive, Sasuke Uchiha, leader of the gang?
WARNING: This Fan-fiction contains VERY explicit content in later chapters. If sexual content, mild violence and aggressive language bother you, then it is advised that you discontinue reading this fiction immediately.
NOTE: 'Inner Sakura
'Thoughts' (Except for the short preface at the beginning of each chapter & Flashbacks)
Narrator's POV
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
One Sided Love…
It took a while for Sakura to recall what had happened previously – before she fell asleep.
'Guren…'
'Sasuke…'
'Kagerou…'
Sakura slowly recalled what had happened yesterday, the guilt returning completely. She looked around to find that she was on her bed; still dressed in the outfit she wore yesterday to meet Guren. She turned to the other side, expecting to see Sasuke, but the situation was otherwise. Though, Sakura could tell that Sasuke had shared the same bed with her last night as his pillow was almost flat and ruffled – a sign of usage. Sakura wanted to see Kagerou so badly; to apologize to her little girl in some special way, but her hopes of doing so were deflated when she saw the time – Kagerou was probably already at the Daycare Centre.
Two hours passed since Sakura woke up. The morning, for her, had been going by pretty slowly; painfully slowly. At the moment, Sakura was sitting in the back porch of the mansion. So far Sasuke had been avoiding her. At times like this, Sakura wished greatly for the comfort from people like Tenten and Ino…and even Tsunade. The times you needed them the most were the times they were gone; some were gone forever and others just happened to be absent. This was something Sakura had to learn to live with from now on, considering the rough path they were all walking.
"Are you okay?" asked a voice from behind her. Sakura turned around to find that it was none other than Sasori, one of the Akatsuki members.
"Yeah…yeah I'm fine," Sakura said, "Want to take a seat?"
"Sure…thanks," Sasori replied and sat on the bench near the pink-haired woman.
Sasori chuckled before saying, "You're not very good at lying, Sakura." Sakura laughed with him as well – it seemed that she could not hide certain things from certain people.
"You want to talk about it?" Sasori offered. Sakura did not answer. There was a long silence between the two individuals.
"Yesterday, I got caught up in something and I forgot to pick up Kagerou from the Daycare Centre. Sasuke got mad…and he won't let me see her at all; he's avoiding me – that's clear; he doesn't even look at me…" Sakura explained and then looked at Sasori, whose left eyebrow had been raised.
"I-I'm sorry…I didn't mean to dump all of this on you…" Sakura apologized.
"No, it's alright…it's not healthy to have those things bottled up inside," Sasori stated before asking, "How do you feel now?"
"Better…I guess…" Sakura answered. Sakura remembered from her flashbacks that Sasuke did not like Sasori to be around her, but frankly, she did not see any reason why she and Sasori could not be friends. He was considerate…and he talked with actual words…unlike Sasuke. But Sakura did not like the idea of comparing Sasori to her husband; she thought of that as disrespectful.
"Sasori," said a warning tone from behind the conversing persons. Sasori turned to see who was calling. Who was?
Itachi took a step forward before saying, "Sasori, there's something I wish to discuss with you." Sasori apologized to Sakura before leaving with Itachi. Both men walked out into the hall and when they were out of earshot, Itachi spoke.
"What did you think you were doing, interacting with her?" Itachi said, "You remember the past occurrence you had with Sasuke's wife, don't you?"
"Yeah…I don't see what the problem is Itach –"
"You are a very important asset to Akatsuki – you can't die just yet. But I assure you the next time you try to push yourself into the arms of Sasuke's wife, I will not stop his intentions," Itachi said and turned around to leave.
"If you really love her, you'd do what's best for her," Itachi said to Sasori before walking off.
'We can't all have her…' Itachi added, mentally, of course…
Kagerou gazed out the window of her father's car, silently. She wondered why her father did not allow her to say 'good-bye' to her mother before leaving home. She had no idea why her Uncle Itachi picked her up late yesterday…it did not affect her in any way. What bothered her the most was the fact that every time she mentioned her mother, in the presence of her father, he would get annoyed and show a little of his anger. Kagerou was smarter than the average four-year-old and knew that it would be best to avoid mentioning anything related to her mother. But Kagerou could not resist being talkative for some reason.
"Daddy, can I ask you something?" she asked her father in her childlike tone.
"Hn," he replied, which meant 'what is it'.
"Why are you mad at Mommy?" the child asked innocently. Sasuke figured Kagerou would ask that…but he could not answer. It was a simple question. But why could he not answer? He could not seem to find the right words – he did not know how to tell her what happened…he did not want to.
"That's none of your concern," Sasuke said, simply and pulled up on the driveway of the Daycare Centre. He got out of the car and helped Kagerou get out of the car and then took her inside before leaving for home. Sakura – she popped into his head every moment.
"Hn…so annoying," he muttered. Sakura angered him to a point where she made him feel guilty…
Itachi hated this familiar feeling. And it angered him to know that he could not do anything to fix it. He needed to clear his mind; he needed to clear his mind from that feeling…
"Sasuke, my back hurts…can you help me make breakfast?" asked a five and a half month pregnant Sakura.
"Sakura not now – I have something more important to tend to," Sasuke said, grabbing his coat and heading out the door. Only when he was gone did Sakura let her tears fall. She did not want to show her weakness in front of Sasuke; she did not want to be a burden to him – not more than she already was. Her back was killing her with pain at the moment; so much pain that she could barely stand. Slowly, Sakura made her way to one of the chairs around the table in the kitchen. As she sat, she felt her stomach grumble. Sakura decided to just sit there for a while until the pain in her back had eased before proceeding to get something to eat. Even till now, her crying had not stopped. Why did Sasuke treat her this way? Sakura shook her head at the mistake of a question. What, did she expect Sasuke to love her? She cursed herself silently, for expecting Sasuke to love her. Sakura hated herself for silently falling for the man who she knew would not return her feelings…Sasuke Uchiha, her own husband. She loved him even he did not and she did not care; she did not care if her act of loving him would cause her pain; if it would tear her apart day by day.
When she found that the pain had eased, Sakura got up and made her way to the kitchen counter and once again, attempted to make breakfast. Sakura felt weak; her feet were beginning to hurt so much that they began to quiver. Then, little by little, her aching body began to slide down the cupboards. It was impossible to move because of her large belly; she was weak and hungry and there was no one present to help her. Sakura retorted to the only thing there was left to do – she began to sob; hard.
Itachi heard the queer sounds coming from the kitchen as he entered the house. Akatsuki had been staying at Sasuke's manor due to some important matters Onikage and Akatsuki had to deal with together. Itachi knew that the only person that could possibly be home was Sakura, his brother's wife. Concerned by what seemed to be crying, Itachi immediately stormed off into the kitchen. His heart sank at what he met when he got there. He walked over to the woman's crying form and got to her level.
"Sakura…what's the matter? Are you hurt?" he asked, concerned. The teary pink-head nodded.
"I-I can't get up…I-I'm h-hungry…" she said between sobs. Itachi wrapped his arm around her and helped her get up. He walked her over to the sofa in the living room and sat her down.
"Wait here," he said to her, "I'll make you something to eat." And with that said, Itachi walked off into the kitchen. In about five minutes, Itachi returned with a sandwich. He did not think of Sakura as pathetic for crying. He knew there was something more – it was written all over her face. He waited for her to finish eat before asking her anything.
"There's something you want to tell me," Itachi said. Sakura heard him correct – Itachi did not ask if there was something she wished to tell him, no…he stated it. At first, Sakura thought, 'Who was he to pry into her and Sasuke's business?' but then her Inner urged her to tell.
"I don't care if he doesn't love me…because I love him," Sakura stated in a now calmer and softer tone. She almost sounded insane. Itachi said nothing at this and continued to listen.
"I was told not to expect these feelings…but how can I not love him? He…he's the father of my unborn child…it's only natural, right?" Sakura asked and Itachi gave a low 'Hn'. Then unexpectedly, Sakura broke down…again, sobbing harder this time. Itachi was given no other choice but to hold her in a warm embrace; to comfort her.
"You shouldn't cry so much…especially over my foolish little brother. It's not good for the baby…" Itachi tried to hush her in a soft tone. Then he said something that made her stop crying immediately.
"He may not love you the way a husband should love his wife…" Itachi said, "…but I do."
Sakura ceased her crying and looked up at the older Uchiha with bloodshot yet questioning eyes. She stared at Itachi for a while and then broke out of his embrace.
"I-I'm sorry, Itachi…I can't –" she began, but Itachi cut her off.
"I know your only love is Sasuke, but I'm not asking you to return my feelings, Sakura. In fact, I wouldn't have told you about how I feel if this situation had come up. I just wanted you to know that there is someone who cares – you are not unloved…" Itachi explained, "And I know my brother very well…he'll open up his eyes sooner or later…trust me."
Sakura could help the feeling of remorse; she did not like the fact that she could not feel any love for the man that did love her; her feelings for Sasuke were too strong.
"I-I don't know –" Sakura began to say but was again interrupted by Itachi.
"I don't mind if this has to be a one way relationship, Sakura. I know you feel guilty for not being able to return my feelings, so the best you can do is be happy…that's all I want from you," Itachi said to her.
"Will you be alright now?" Itachi asked her and she gave a curt nod. Before leaving, Itachi planted a soft kiss on her forehead…
Itachi sighed at the memory and started the engine of his black Aston Martin DBS. He needed to take his mind off this one sided love…
Love to him, now, was merely a hindrance. But still he could not deny his feelings for that unique, pink haired woman. He did not know why he felt that way about her…
Sasuke found Sakura on the back porch, sitting…alone. She did not seem to realize he was there. Sasuke made his way up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, slightly massaging them. Sakura did not have to turn around in order to see who it was – she would recognize his touch anywhere.
"Hi…Sasuke," she greeted him, dully. Sasuke then removed his hands from her shoulders and sat on the bench next to her.
Sakura decided, inwardly, that it was time she and Sasuke settle out whatever problem there was between them. Sasuke knew there was something she wanted to say, which was why he remained silent.
"Sasuke," she began, "Sasuke why are you always like this, huh?" Still, Sasuke said nothing.
"You always treat me this way! I feel like I'm being used…used by you, every time!" Sakura said to him.
"You're talking nonsense," Sasuke said, not making any contact with her.
"Don't give me that Sasuke! I'm not blind; I see through you – you only use me for your needs…you use me when you need a good fuck and then treat me like shit afterward!" Sakura said, getting on her feet.
"You're being repetitive, Sakura," Sasuke said calmly. And she was. Sakura brought this up before. "We had this discussion before. I won't repeat myself," Sasuke added, "You will pick up Kagerou later. She wants to see you."
With that said, Sasuke left Sakura in the porch, knowing that soon enough, she would get over the situation.
8:30 P.M THAT DAY…
Tenten came out from the bathroom, fully dressed in her chosen outfit. Her hair was tied in an elegant, low bun with a perfect side path. She made her way into the living room where Neji waited.
"Hn, you actually look like a woman," Neji commented and Tenten scowled.
"Oh shut it!" she snapped at him.
"Here. You'll need to wear these," Neji said, handing Tenten a small plastic packet. Tenten examined the packet carefully only to realize what they were – contacts. They were a pair of pale lavender-colored contacts.
"Why do I need these?" she asked Neji.
"Did you forget? You're Hyuuga Hanako, remember?" Neji said to her, "The contacts will hide your identity well since Orochimaru is likely to be present. I mentioned that before." Tenten walked over to the mirror on the dresser and carefully put the contacts into place; in her eyes.
"Hotarubi Watanabe is the only daughter of the leader of Doragon, Sato Watanabe. That's all you need to keep in mind. For the rest, just follow my orders," Neji told Tenten.
"It's time to leave," Neji added as he grabbed his keys and walked toward the door and Tenten followed behind him. He found that even though the contacts seemed to have not suited her too well, they did not falter her natural beauty. Her face was elegantly emotionless. She looked like a Hyuuga. Now, she was no longer Tenten Senju, no. She was Hanako Hyuuga…
Tayuya watched as the door opened to reveal a somewhat disappointed Kimimaro. He looked tired too. The white-haired man made his way over to the sofa opposite his red-headed girlfriend. He sighed.
"I take it you didn't get anything on Tenten Senju's whereabouts," Tayuya stated. Kimimaro did not answer. He merely stared.
"It is safe to conclude that she's not in Oakwood at the moment," Kimimaro said to Tayuya.
"Then where do you think she is?" Tayuya asked.
"Do I look like a psychic, Tayuya?" Kimimaro asked the woman harshly. Tayuya did not apologize, verbally that is. She merely gave an apologetic look. Then, Kimimaro spoke again.
"I have some of my subordinates looking into the matter. I will find her," he said and stood up. Tayuya said nothing as her lover made his way to the bedroom…
Within fifteen minutes, Neji and Tenten arrived at Doragon's manor. The place was already swarming with people. At first, when she and Neji were at the hotel, Tenten was not nervous in any way about the mission. But now the mission seemed to start taking its toll on her as she walked into the compound with her 'husband'.
"Good evening, Hyuuga-san," the butler greeted Neji, "Watanabe-san is awaiting your presence in the Hall where everyone important such as yourself is gathering tonight." Neji bowed and followed the directions which were given by the butler and found the Hall with ease.
"Ah! Hyuuga-san!" called a masculine voice behind the couple. Both Neji and Tenten turned to see that it was none other Sato Watanabe himself – a tall, slender, bald man.
"I'm glad you could make it," Sato said, bowing with respect.
"Konbanwa, Watanabe-san," Neji said bowing and Tenten did the same.
"Who may I ask is this lovely young lady?" Sato asked Neji.
"This is my wife, Hyuuga Hanako," Neji introduced and Sato greeted Tenten by placing a gentle kiss on her hand. Tenten smiled.
"I see she is also one of the remnants of the Hyuuga Clan, Neji-san," Sato stated and Neji nodded before answering, "Yes…she's a very distant member of the clan." At this, Tenten figured that the Hyuugas wedded inside the Hyuuga Clan. But she did not understand why Neji was being referred to as a 'remnant' of the Hyuuga Clan. She did not ask though as it would ruin her cover.
Sato called out to the woman by the name of 'Hotarubi' who was speaking with a foreign man.
"This is my daughter, Hotarubi Watanabe…or should I say – Hotarubi Ferrari," Sato introduced.
'Hn, she's marrying an Italian…' Neji thought. The Italians were the original Mafia gangsters. Neji saw the reason Sato Watanabe would want his daughter to marry an Italian man – the rank of Doragon would be pushed higher…there was no doubt about that. Sato had no clue that Neji was part of Onikage, though and that was one of the reasons why Sasuke chose him to work on this mission.
Neji greeted Hotarubi the same way Sato greeted Tenten. Tenten felt a heat rise in within her as she watched Neji's actions. Was she jealous? She mentally slapped herself for being slightly jealous and reminded herself that Neji was not actually her husband.
"Your fiancé is a lucky man," Neji said to her. And Tenten could not help but be guilty of feeling the jealousy; it was increasing.
'Snap out of it! He's not your husband!! I don't even like him…' Tenten told herself. Did she like him? Tenten paled at the thought. Neji saw the change in her complexion and asked, "Are you alright, Hanako? You look…upset…"
"I feel a bit dizzy," Tenten lied.
"If you don't mind, my wife would like to use your restroom – she's pregnant," Neji explained to Sato.
"Ah! I see you are not wasting any time in reviving the Hyuuga Clan, Neji-san! You'll find the restroom down that hall," Sato pointed out, "It's the middle room."
Neji bowed before taking Tenten to the 'restroom'.
"What was that about? Is the restroom located near the disk?" Tenten asked Neji.
"Yes," Neji answered, "We're not going to the restroom. Is anyone watching?"
"No…we're clear," Tenten answered. Neji pushed the door to Sato's bedroom open. Once they were in, Neji and Tenten carefully began searching for the disk Sasuke had sent them for. In the room, they found that Sato monitored the surveillance from his own room. There were three monitors at the corner of the room. Neji smirked at this. The purposes of those monitors were to prevent people like him and Tenten from intruding on Doragon's issues. But it was funny that those things had come to their advantage.
"Found it…" he heard Tenten say, "It's in this safe." They had located the disk, now it was only a matter of getting it out of the locked safe. Neji decided to work on that while Tenten kept her eyes on the monitors. This went on for fifteen minutes. Tenten glanced at the third monitor, only to see that two bodyguards were standing outside, almost ready to barge in for some reason. Tenten had no time to rationally formulate a logical plan and acted on her first thought, unsure that it would work – quickly, she yanked Neji's arm forcibly so that his body fell on top of hers and crashed her lips onto his as the landed on the bed.
Neji was quite confused with Tenten's actions and was about to push her away when he heard the door open.
'Hn, I see how you're playing this game…' Neji thought and kissed Tenten back. To make it look more realistic, Tenten slowly spread her legs so Neji seemed to be between her thighs. An electrifying shrill shot up her entire body as she felt Neji's hand move down her legs.
Tenten blushed as she felt Neji kiss her. But she knew this all meant nothing; nothing between them. Neji was surprised when he felt his length harden in his pants. He held no feelings for Tenten but yet she had taken this kind of effect on her. He was certain that she felt him too. He needed to stop; he did not know how much more he could take before completely losing it.
Tenten could tell that Neji was reaching his limit with this act – she felt him and that bothered her greatly. She was…scared.
The two broke apart on hearing the bombarding voices of the bodyguards, "Hey! No fucking in Watanabe-san's bedroom! Get a motel room!"
Tenten and Neji inwardly thanked the guards for breaking them out of this awkward situation.
"Please forgive our actions…gentlemen," Neji said, his voice still husky. He and Tenten made their way out of the bedroom and walked to the garage where Neji's black Lamborghini Gallardo was parked. They said nothing to each other as Neji started the engine. The silence soon began to get awkward, so Tenten broke it by stating, "We didn't get the disk…this mission was a waste."
Then Neji took out a disk-case and handed it to Tenten.
"Wha-when did you get it out?" Tenten asked, relieved that whatever happened in the room was worth it.
"Hn," was all Neji said as they drove off out of the compound and into the streets…
Ino glanced at her watch one more time and grunted. It was 9:05 – Kakashi was late…as usual. Then, she heard the door to The Diner open – someone had just entered. As expected, the man who had entered was Kakashi Hatake.
"I'm sorry for the lateness, Ino…an old lady –" Kakashi was cut off.
"Oh shut it Kakashi. We have no time for your lame excuses. Did you get the files?" Ino asked. Kakashi placed the package on the table and Ino took it up, examining the documents in it.
"I found something quite interesting when I looked at it myself – Sakura is definitely here in Oakwood. And judging from what you told me about her name all I can say is – she has some kind of tie with Onikage, the gang of Oakwood," Kakashi said as he seated himself opposite Ino.
Ino nodded and said, "And judging by this picture I'm seeing here – the person Sakura was with that night was Uchiha Itachi, a most wanted gangster. But I don't know who the child was…there are no records of the child Sakura had…"
"Kakashi," Ino began again, "Did the FBI get any records of Sakura's background history?"
"No…everything was burnt up…" Kakashi answered, "I see where you're coming from, Ino – this gang could be a subject of her past…"
Sakura knocked on Temari's door. Temari had been helping her so much with the situation lately. And Sakura hated having to hide the most important detail as to why their actions would betray Sasuke. Tenten informed Temari of the situation, but she did not tell Temari everything. It was only fair that she knew the truth…
Tenten pulled the covers over her as she lay on the bed. She was surprised when Neji joined her. Neji never slept on the same bed with her. Why was he doing it now?
As if reading her thoughts, Neji said, "I'm genuinely tired – I need rest, Tenten." He kept to his side of the bed and seemed to have been avoiding body contact. He slept with only a pair of long pants; he wore nothing to cover his upper body. Tenten tried her best not to turn to face him…she was tempted to do so, though.
Neji had his reasons for keeping his distance. He did not want a repeat of what happened earlier. It seemed that his hormones somehow started acting up with just a mere kiss – that could not happen again…he would not let it…
Tenten had fallen asleep in no time. There was something about what she was dreaming that made her moan a little. Then, without warning, she turned to the other side – Neji's side – and her leg was thrown over his. Her movements made her leg rub slightly against him. And then felt his pants become tighter…
Why was she having such an effect on him? Was he that weak?
Slowly, he removed her leg off him, got off the bed, made his way to the bathroom and locked the door…
Well…that's it for this chapter. All I can tell is – something dramatic is going to happen in Chapter 17…
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CHAPTER 17 – Another Day; Another Tragedy: 30th July 2009.
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