Flying Colors After the sudden death of her parents, Sakura Haruno moves to Konoha to fulfill their dying wish, to move permanently to her mother's childhood home. The trauma surgeon is now thrown into a small town ruled by a famous MC where she meets Sasuke Uchiha, the Sergeant at Arms of the MC, who is intrigued by the new blood in town.
Chapter 3: Cat and Mouse
He did not know what he had done to make the girl avoid him like the plague, but he was sure as hell going to find out. She ignored, evaded, and slipped out of any chance Sasuke tried to approach her and it was annoying him.
He finally found her alone in the corner of the yard as everyone was starting to wind down for the night. She was looking the opposite direction as she nursed her solo cup. Sasuke approached her carefully as to not startle her and have her running away again.
"You've been avoiding me" Sasuke said from behind Sakura, his voice containing a touch of hurt "Why?"
He saw her stiffen up at the sound of his voice, her fight or flight instincts undoubtedly rolling in. Before Sakura could bolt, Sasuke sat himself in front of her, looking for any indication of her answer on her face.
"What did I do for you to avoid me?" Sasuke scowled at her. "I at least should know what I need to apologize for"
"Just leave me alone" Sakura huffed, and her face burned up with embarrassment. "It's irrational and embarrassing, and you'll probably make fun of me. It's mostly on me, so just let me be miserable"
"Tell me?" Sasuke cupped her chin with his hands to make her look at him. "I won't make fun of you"
"You flirted with me and you have an 'old lady'" Sakura mumbled avoiding eye contact with Sasuke.
"I do not have an old lady, wait were you jealous?" Sasuke chuckled at her revelation of jealousy and her uncomfortable use of the slang. "Where'd you learn that word from?"
"Hinata taught me some terms, you said you wouldn't make fun of me" Sakura jutted her lower lip slightly, her expression reminding Sasuke of a pout.
"I'm honored" Sasuke teased. "Big shot doctor getting jealous of my conquests"
"Stooooop" She drawled out hiding her face in her hands. He chuckled at her discomfort, she blushed so prettily. "Will you just drop it if I admit I was a little jealous?"
"I might"
"Fine, I was a little jealous and disappointed" Sakura mumbled through her hands. A shit-eating grin was plastered on his face at the revelation.
"You don't have to be" Sasuke gently touched her jaw, leaving jolts of electricity through its wake. "Don't tell anyone but I think you might be the most beautiful person I've ever seen"
"You're such a 'sweetbutt'" Sakura rolled her eyes and Sasuke couldn't help but guffaw at her misuse of the word. "What?"
"What do you think 'sweetbutt' means?" He raised a dark eyebrow at her.
"Flirt?" She raised her head from her hands, her eyebrow quirked at him earning another burst of laughter from his lips.
"No darling but close" He smiled. "A little more vulgar than that"
"Oh… OH" Realization dawned on her face. "Well you're that too"
"Whatever you say darlin"
Tsunade watched the two out of the corner of her eye, her son seemed to be taken with her student. An unexpected match but not fully unwelcomed. Sakura seemed to make her son smile but she didn't know their lifestyle and Tsunade does not want either of them to leave heartbroken.
"Leave him be" Jiraiya scolded as he watched Tsunade staring at their youngest son wrapping his arms around her waist.
"I just don't want him to be disappointed or hurt" Tsunade sighed as leaned into his touch. "She's very different from us"
"He's smart and she seems like a good girl" Jiraiya looked at the pink haired girl who was flushing red at the conversation she was having with his son.
"That's the problem" Tsunade eyed her student. "She is very good, too good"
"Too good for the likes of him?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at his wife who punched him playfully.
"You know what I mean" Tsunade rolled her eyes. "She's a doctor"
"So are you" Jiraiya hummed against her shoulder.
"She's from the city" Tsunade argued.
"So are you" Jiraiya whispered into her ear.
"She's kind of a priss" Tsunade dared him to answer.
"So are y-" Jiraiya chuckled at her growing glare at him.
"Oh, shut up" Tsunade huffed at her husband, elbowing his ribs.
"Maybe he needs a city girl to set him right" Jiraiya smirked. "Ya know, like his old man"
They talked for hours it seemed, just about everything. The cook-out was coming to an end and everyone was saying their goodbyes. A yawn escaped Sakura's throat as she leaned back into her chair. She and Sasuke found their way back to the communal dining table with the others a couple of hours ago. Time went by quick as it was already 3 in the morning.
"Well, I had fun today" She smiled at the group. "Thank you, guys, for having me but I have to go home"
"Sakura, you've drank quite a bit. Why don't you stay the night?" Hinata suggested.
"Oh no no, I'm fine. I don't live too far, and I do not want to wear out my welcome" Sakura shook her head.
"You'll stay in Sasuke's room. Sasuke, you can stay in the living room for the night" Tsunade said with finality.
"It's really no problem, Shishou"
"The hospital paid a lot of money for those hands; I am not risking anything" Tsunade crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"I don't want to kick Sasuke from his room" Sakura looked over to the raven who was smirking at her.
"I don't mind" Sasuke paused. "It's not like I wasn't trying to get you in my bed in the first place"
"Hands off my student" Tsunade warned and looked over to Sakura. "You're staying here for the night, no objections"
"All right, Ma. No hands" Sasuke threw a wink at Sakura who flushed at the blatant innuendo. The club erupted with howls and whistles, all cheering on their enforcer.
"Yes Ma'am" Sakura sat back down.
The room was small and neat. It has a double bed, a desk, a dresser, a mini fridge, and a cupboard filled with snacks. Sakura barely moved from the corner of the bed she's been sitting at for the past 15 minutes.
"You know you can move right?" Sasuke asked as he removed his cut and placed it on top of his dresser. She let out a breath she's been holding for the entire time she's been there. "Don't worry, I don't bite unless you ask me to"
"Yeah" Sakura smiled. Sasuke handed her a shirt and she raised an eyebrow at him.
"Something more comfortable to sleep in" Sasuke answered her unspoken question. She accepted the shirt and placed it on top of her clothes, the shirt was large on her, it hung loosely against her frame reaching the top of her thighs.
"Thanks"
He took off his shirt exposing the tattoos and scars that covered his chest and back. It littered on his skin like constellations and she couldn't help but be drawn to it. They look like healed GSWs and clean lacerations that looked similar to stab wounds.
"Where'd you get all those?" Sakura slipped off her tube top and shorts from under the shirt. She noticed Sasuke's gaze on her thigh piece that was peeking out from the large shirt.
"That's my little secret, darlin" Sasuke smirked, still gazing at the tattoo.
"Alright" She smiled.
"Nice tattoo" He commented. "Any others?"
"You have your secrets, I have mine" She smiled coyly. "So, what do you do, I don't really understand the whole MC thing"
"Just a mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast, sweetheart" Sasuke winked at her.
It has been weeks since the cook-out, Sakura had fallen into a routine already. She was getting used to little Konoha and the people were starting to carve their way into her heart. She had seen Hinata a lot more after the cook-out and they hung out multiple times and caught up with whatever they missed with each other.
She had gotten to know a lot of people in Konoha. She has been in Konoha for about a month now, and it was getting close to be called home. Her mind started to drift to her next-door neighbor, who she started seeing more often after the cook-out.
They weren't dating or anything, but she was not oblivious to the flirting and never-ending innuendos. She noticed the lingering gaze and all the prolonged touches, but she did not want to grasp on straws again.
"SAKURA!" She was taken out of her daydreaming by banging on her front door. The urgency in the voice made her shot up from her bed. She opened the front door and her jaw slackened at the sight, Sasuke ashen with blood pouring out of his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry to drag you into this, I don't know where else to go" Sasuke offered her a weak smile. She guided him to her living room couch. He had multiple contusions and abrasions, he had a through and through GSW on his right shoulder, and he has couple lacerations on his torso.
"Jesus Sasuke, what happened to you?" She asked as she ran into her to grab her medical supplies, she had enough supplies to build a home E.R.
'Maybe I should make the extra room into an E.R., if Sasuke's gonna keep arriving like this on my doorstep' She mused to herself as she started gloving up and assessing his various injuries.
"Run went bad" He was dozing off, trying hard to stay awake as he watched Sakura work on him intently. Her brows were furrowed in concentration and concern which he found incredibly adorable.
"What happened on the run?" She asked, trying to keep him awake.
"Can't tell you that, sweetheart" Sasuke had a goofy smile on his face, probably the blood loss. She made a mental note to check for head injuries as well. "MC stuff"
"Well, if I'm going to keep being your personal surgeon. I think I should know what I'm fixing" Sakura continued fixing up his shoulder. She then dressed the wound and deemed it okay. She moved on to his other injuries as she waited for his answer.
"Another MC attacked our charter, a tit for tat, you know" He answered.
"You retaliated" She took a deep breath as she continued to patch him up. She was aiding and abetting a criminal, and it made a pang of anxiety well in her chest. 'No, I'm saving a patient's life'
"We tore up their chapel, it got out of hand" Sasuke watched the expression change on her face and was afraid that she was going to bolt. She stiffened quite a bit from the admission. "They ran out of ammo and pulled out knives"
"Is everyone okay?" She asked in a quiet voice, still contemplating her actions. She could very well lose her hard-earned license and reputation for this, but she couldn't put the tools down. She made an oath and she would not turn her back on someone who needed help.
"Yeah, we all got out okay. Just a couple bumps and scratches"
"Did you kill them?" She said in such a hushed tone, he thought he misheard her but the pained look on her face was evident. He deliberated whether he should answer or not, but he had already said too much so why not.
"Some"
"Well, did you at least win?" She tried to joke, a pained expression still on her face as she assisted his arm into a sling. "You're all done"
"Thanks Doc" He released a breath he's been holding to since he told her the details of their run. He felt her hand brush his hair in soothing motions.
"You rest now, you've lost a substantial amount of blood"
He opened his eyes slowly, the morning light peeking from the white curtains that shielded the window. It took his time to adjust to the light, his body feeling like he's been run over by a train. He was met with unfamiliar surroundings; he was definitely not at home.
He was laying on a large comfortable white bed with white beddings and all those decorative pillows. Panic began to sink in until he saw a splash of pink at the foot of his bed. Sakura was hunched over the end of the bed; her body was on the chair, but her head and her torso was splayed on the bed.
He remembers the night prior where he spilled what he really was to her. He watched her tend to his wounds and continued to do so even after she learned that he was a monster, a criminal, an outlaw. She was still there; she didn't bolt or called the cops on him.
She stirred and lifted her head from the end of the bed. Her tired emerald eyes looking him over slowly. She rubbed her sore neck as she continued to assess him quietly.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, a little sore" He flashed her a grin. "Thank you for last night"
"It's no problem, I'm glad you're okay" She breathed a sigh of relief, she handed him his phone which seemed to be fully charged. He raised an eyebrow at her. "It died last night, took the liberty to charge it. I didn't go through it, don't worry"
"I don't, thanks" Sasuke scrolled through the numerous messages he received from his brothers which mostly consists of threats and 'You better be dead in a ditch somewhere' messages. He looked through his missed calls and saw 'Ma (47)' and he cringed inwardly.
As if on command, his phone rang. He didn't have to look at the caller ID to know it was his overbearing, protective, and worried mother. He answered right away and received a myriad of curses and yelling.
"I'm okay, Ma. Got a little banged up" He sighed. He looked at Sakura who was watching him, unsuccessfully trying to hide her amusement. "Yes, I'm fine. I'm not dying in a ditch somewhere"
"Yes Ma" another sigh.
"Sorry Ma" he jutted his lower lip unconsciously, looking like a pouting child being reprimanded by his mother.
"Yes Ma" another sigh, infinitely longer than the last. Sakura couldn't help but giggle at his antics.
"The doc patched me up real good" He winked at Sakura who just rolled his eyes on him. "Alright, I'll see you at home"
"Big bad sarge, in trouble?" Sakura teased.
"You'll be in trouble with the big bad sarge, if you keep teasing me like that, darlin" Sasuke said with a low growl rumbling from his chest. Sakura felt her heart jump at his reaction.
"Idiot" She huffed, her face red from embarrassment. "Would you like some breakfast?"
"Sure"
