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Chapter 7: Sasuke loosens up
"Sakura, come on, open the door." Sasuke was standing in front of Sakura's room, now upstairs. After the kiss, she moved to her own room and she had locked herself in. Max was barking, hoping for Sakura to come out.
"Go away!" She yelled at him.
"No, not until you come out."
Sakura opened the door and she walked passed him towards the stairs, ignoring Sasuke completely.
"Come on, Sakura. What did I do this time? I thought that that was what you wanted." He followed her. Sasuke was starting to get annoyed. He didn't even know why he cared so much.
Sakura went downstairs. "Honestly Max, I don't understand girls." Max barked in agreement to what Sasuke had said. Max followed Sasuke downstairs. Sakura plopped down on the couch and started to read a magazine.
"Sakura? Talk to me." No response. "Well fine then! I don't even know why I bother." He went in his room and closed the door behind him.
Max jumped on the couch to sit next to her. He made soft peeping sounds. It was his way of saying don't be mad anymore. Sakura looked up from her magazine and glanced at the puppy. "Max you don't understand. A kiss like that is given to someone out of love not out of gratitude." She pets him on his head. "Actually, I shouldn't blame him. With all the girls that are in love with him, he probably doesn't even know what true love is. In addition not knowing when to give someone a kiss like that."
Sasuke came out of his room and went into the bathroom to take a bath. He didn't look at Sakura. He was too confused. He closed the door and locked it. This day has been so strange. First, she kisses him on his forehead and then when he said that he wanted her to stay with him she gets angry. And now this, he kisses her, thinking that she wants this more than anything. Instead, she got pissed. "I don't understand her... I guess she really is just one of those annoying little girls. She should be grateful that she is the first girl I've ever kissed like that."
Sasuke sat down on the edge of the tub. He turned the water on. He needs to take of the bandages if he wants to take a bath. He started with the small ones. After that, he only had to take off the one of the deep wound. It hurt more than he thought it would. "Ouch." After he peeled it off, he saw the seriousness of his wound. It started to bleed again. He needed some help, but he didn't feel like asking Sakura. And even if he did. She'd probably tell him to go to hell. But he had no choice.
"Sakura?" No response. She is probably still ignoring him. He tried again. "Sakura?" He heard footsteps.
"What is it?"
"Could you help me with my wound, it's bleeding again."
"Which one?"
"The big one."
"Stop playing, Sasuke. If it was the big one, you probably would have passed out by now. Sasuke?" No response. "Sasuke-kun...? Sasuke, stop playing?! Open the door! Sasuke-kun?!"
She heard the click of the lock being released. She quickly opened the door. Only to find the room empty. "Sasuke-kun?! Sasuke-kun where..."
Before she could finish her sentence Sasuke grabbed her from behind and threw her in the tub. "Hahaha!" Sasuke couldn't control his laughter.
Sakura looked at Sasuke and was getting angry. "Sasuke!"
Sasuke stopped laughing. He stared at her. Thinking that now he was done for. She'd most likely leave him all alone in the woods somewhere for this. Then all of a sudden a smile appeared on her face.
"Hahaha, that was a good one. You got me there. Hahaha." Was she laughing because of the prank or was it because of the fact that Sasuke finally loosened up a bit and showed some emotions?
"Sasuke couldn't believe she was laughing. He was surprised and didn't know what to do so he just smiled at her. It was vague but Sakura could still see it. She smiled back at him.
"The cursed seal will go away once you find your true love." Why was he thinking about that again? And there it was again, the butterfly feeling.
Sakura, totally soaked, climbed out of the tub and went to stand next to Sasuke. "Now seriously, let me see your wounds, I haven't looked at them since last night." After checking the less important ones, she ended up with the big one on his side.
"Well, you're right it is bleeding again. Luckily not that much. I'm afraid it needs stitches though."
"Do you have the material needed?" Sasuke asked her serious this time.
"Yes, we'll do it here, because its gonna get messy and I don't want the other rooms to get dirty. In here it would be easier to clean. I'll grab a chair for you." Sakura left the bathroom to pick up the stuff she needed.
"Here you go. Take a seat. Do you want some painkillers?"
"No." A moment of silence occurred.
"Ok then, lets start."
"I only have to put a bandage on it and then we're done."
"Sakura?"
"Yes?"
"Thank you."
She smiled. "No problem."
After she had cleaned up in the bathroom, she looked at her watch and saw that it was about time for dinner.
"It's time for dinner." Sakura asked Sasuke what he wanted to eat. He just replied in his usual cold tone that he didn't care. He ordered her to leave the room so that he could take a bath.
Sakura found this sudden mood change strange. He was acting cold again like always, but she thought that he had changed during his time here. And now its like nothing happened. She didn't want to ask him about it, because she promised him that she would not bother him about that.
After his bath, Sasuke was lying on the couch with his eyes closed. Sakura made ramen, because again she didn't feel like making a big dinner. She brought it over to the place where Sasuke was lying.
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"Sasuke-kun. Dinner is ready."
"Just leave it there." He said without looking at her.
So she did. She stared at him and quickly turned her head when he opened his eyes. They ate in silence.
Max was resting by the fireplace like always. Sakura was doing the dishes and Sasuke was just sitting on the couch staring out of the glass door into the darkness. "The cursed seal will go away once you find your true love." That sentence was running through his mind. He glanced over to where Sakura was doing the dishes. "True love..."
"Huh, did you say something Sasuke?" Sakura questioned him.
Sasuke stood up and walked towards Sakura.
"Sasuke-kun?"
"Sakura... You are..." He was very close to her now. He stared into her eyes. He placed one hand on the side of her face. Sakura started blushing.
"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing? I am what?"
"You are... My true love." Sakura's eyes widened. He kissed her. This time it was longer than the first kiss he gave her. It was gentle and passionate. He really loved her. He wanted to be with her forever...
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And then... he woke up.
"Sasuke-kun wake up, dinner is ready."