A/N: GOMEN!!! -___________- I was stressing over my next year's schedule. I just had a talk with my counselor...he is kind of freaky. All of the other counselors are all nice and cheerful, this one kind of reminds me of an evil person.... Anyway, I hope that you enjoyed this story. I'm almost done!! Well...7+ chapters? I have two choices...and I don't know what to choose because it will make a ripple effect to this whole story...anyway, I hope you enjoy this! Please read and review as always! =] Love you all.

Disclaimer: *sigh* You know the routine. =]

~The Secret Is Out!~

"Are you nervous?" Akihiro squeezed her hand as their limousine came to a stopping point. Outside of the vehicle was pouring rain as anxious reporters and cameras waited by for them to appear. Many of them held umbrellas to protect them from the wet rain.

"I don't know...the paparazzi are going to be busy tonight for sure," Sakura gave a worried laugh. Her fiancé comforted her right when the door was opened as screams and yells greeted the star-studded couple as they were offered umbrellas by the security and took a stroll down the red carpet to another event for Akihiro's Sephora.

"Ms. Haruno, is it true that you and Mr. Mitsuya are once again engaged?" one reporter harassed the two as Sakura felt Akihiro squeeze her hand harder as security tried to help them make it into the building.

"Mr. Mitsuya, is it true about some allegations against the company that you're working in?" one female reporter shouted out. When she asked him that, Sakura was surprised to hear that.

"Akihiro, what allegations?" she asked, however, since the crowd was too loud, Akihiro didn't seem to hear her.

"EVERYBODY STEP BACK BEHIND THE BLACK LINE! PLEASE LET MS. HARUNO AND MR. MITSUYA MAKE A SAFE WAY TO SEPHORA, AND PLEASE STAY BEHIND THE BLACK LINE. SIR, PLEASE STAY BEHIND THE BLACK LINE! QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED ONCE THE YOUNG MAN AND LADY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE BUILDING. I REPEAT, PLEASE STAY BEHIND THE BLACK LINE OR SECURITY WILL BE ENFORCED UPON YOU!" the security men chanted while some others helped the couple into the building.

A/N: I know...black line? I'm random ok? Sorry.

As they approached the building Akihiro and Sakura were led to their seats as the presentation began. When Sakura was seated beside him, she whispered to Akihiro, "Akihiro, what about those accusations? What did Sephora do?"

"It's nothing Sakura, just some money laundering that has been going around." Akihiro shrugged it off as if it didn't matter to him which then made Sakura confused.

"But isn't that your money too? You told me last month that you also sponsored for your company that you work for..." Sakura leaned forward.

"It's really nothing Sakura, don't worry. I found a way to get the money back for the company and me as well." Akihiro put his arm around her as the speaker began to speak on the podium on the stage.

"You're really a curious one aren't you? Don't worry your little head now, and besides, the presentation has just started. Don't worry, Sephora will come back successful as it always has," he flashed a heart throbbing smile that Sakura couldn't resist but believed that everything was all right.

~*~

Rain poured hastily onto the windows as Akihiro and Sakura sat silently in the limousine. What happened at the red carpet kind of startled Sakura for awhile.

"Hey, are you ok?" Akihiro kissed her softly on her cheek and held her hand gracefully and set it onto his lap.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Sakura lied.

"It certainly is raining hard, now isn't it?" Akihiro sighed as the limousine took a swerve to the right heading to Sakura's apartment.

"It sure is," Sakura smiled thoughtfully.

"Since it's raining hard, do you want to come by my place? You haven't been there for the whole time we've been together, I can fix us a fire and some hot chocolate in the living room," Akihiro suggested hoping that she will accept his invitation.

"Actually, I need to sleep very early tomorrow. I haven't been getting much sleep lately, and I'm quite tired right now," Sakura gave a fake yawn and it sounded real. Believing her, Akihiro nodded and helped her out of the limo walking her to the door with an umbrella over their heads.

"Sweet dreams, Sakura," he whispered to her ear when he kissed her on the lips and walked away back into the limousine. As Sakura watched the car drive away, she then opened the door into her home not knowing that someone was close by watching her every move.

~*~

Changing into her pajamas, she combed her hair from her fresh warm shower she took when she came back from the event. She later went over to her balcony window and slid it shut and closed the curtains. As she went downstairs to the living room, she heard a ring on the doorbell.

"Who could be here? It's raining hard," Sakura thought to herself as she opened the door and gaped her eyes wide open when she saw who was outside in the cold rain.

"Hi," the dark haired young man greeted her in the cold.

"Sasuke..." a surprised Sakura greeted the mysterious young man as she was on her way outside of her apartment. Her emerald gems looked up and down at him. His clothes were soaking wet and his hair fell down in a sloppy mess.

"Why don't you come in and warm up? It's raining hard outside and you can get sick if you're out like that for a long time," Sakura worried as she led the visitor into her apartment for the very first time. As he took a few steps forward, the young man looked up and moved his hair back so he could see where he was. Since this was the first time he had ever stepped into a celebrity's pad, he decided to look around. Every step he took, a wet drop fell onto the carpet.

"Oh, here, let me take your jacket," the pink haired young woman held his jacket and went to the bathroom to squeeze the water out while Sasuke took off his shoes and gave them to her, "make yourself at home while you're here...there's food in the fridge if you need anything," her muffled voice was heard behind the closed door as Sasuke walked around.

From where he stood there was a kitchen visible at the far right corner where there was a large counter surrounding it with some space for people to come in and out. The tiled kitchen floor was of a pale shade of pink and when he took a glimpse of the refrigerator, he caught sight of a few magnets with some pictures on them. As he took a closer look, he realized that there was a picture of Sakura and her fiancé, Akihiro. The two seemed inseparable in the picture as Sakura was dressed in her finest black halter gown [for once she wears something other than pink or red] with her hair curled in many crisp curls while Akihiro was dressed in a manly tuxedo with his arms around her. There was writing on the bottom as if stating the event, "How wonderful life is, now you're in the world."

A/N: Sorry, I couldn't resist. Moulin Rouge is the BEST!! That quote came from the movie =]

Sasuke then looked down at a whole mini calendar staring back at him. It showed of her daily activities and schedules of next week and possibly next month. Sakura seemed to be the girl who's always on the go. When he turned around, he saw a huge screen television across the room hung on the wall as if it were a masterpiece. There were three leather furniture surrounding the area with a coffee table in the middle. Sasuke then noticed that there were stairs by it, leading up to the second floor...her bedroom. Knowing that Sakura needed her privacy, he then settled on the furniture waiting for her to come back.

In the restroom, Sakura held the heavy jacket that was drenched in rainwater and squeezed it tight on the tub as water came out and flowed down the drain. When she squeezed again, she felt something was inside of it that was blocking most of the water. Her hands felt through the many pockets and felt something. Touching the item, she pulled it out and a small gasp emerged from her delicate mouth.

A vanilla colored package that was practically damaged from the rain. Sakura turned behind her and saw that the door was closed behind her. She could hear her television being turned on and knew that Sasuke was distracted while the audible sound of the darting rain splashed on a small window nearby in her restroom.

"Don't open it Sakura, don't even think about it," she whispered to herself as she felt her insides raging to open the simple envelope. She put it back into the pocket and sat down as if nothing happened. A few seconds later, Sakura looked at it again...and again. Sakura gave into her temptation and opened it only to find herself in for a shock.

There were pictures.

Pictures of her and Sasuke.

Pictures of her on his motorcycle.

Pictures of her in the countryside.

And much to her horror, pictures of her half naked in the pool where Sasuke and she was about to kiss.

Beads of her sweat strolled down from the side of her face as she looked thoroughly through the pictures to see if she was seeing right. She was.

"Sasuke is a stalker? But how can he be? Who took these photos?" Sakura's hands were shaking with fear and astonishment as thoughts of Sasuke, being the friendly person he is, turning into a cold blood stalker waiting to kill her. And then, a huge fear fell over her.

"What if he's waiting to kill me now? Is that why he came here? To kill me?" questions swarmed in her head and she couldn't hold it any longer.

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