Chapter 06

Henta must have come from a rich and well-known family in his village.

...that was Sakura's first impression of their charge the first time she saw him back at Konoha.

She was sure that anyone would have thought the same thing about him. Henta has nice and expensive-looking clothes, he talks in a smooth yet polite manner, he has a rather sophisticated demeanor, and he's quite a gentleman if anyone can ignore his pervertedness. Also, as much as Sakura hated to admit it, Henta exudes an air of elegance everytime he looks at her or speaks to her with that charming smile on his face.

His house must be really big! Sakura thought in childlike eagerness as thoughts about huge mansions, towering metal gates, fancy statues, beautiful gardens, and groups of obedient servants raced inside her mind. Rich people have those kinds of stuff... and Henta sure looks pretty rich to her!

That was why she was greatly taken aback when they arrived at Henta's place.

She certainly didn't expect that Henta's house was just... a house. A very simple two-storey house with a tiled roof, rectangular windows, a wooden door, and a plain front yard.

Sakura was struck speechless.

"Here we are, everyone!" Henta announced with a big smile on his face. "Welcome to my humble..." He stopped speaking when he noticed the odd expression on Sakura's face. "Hm? Sakura-chan? Is something wrong?"

"Huh?" Sakura jolted out of her trance and realized that the guys were staring at her. She let out a small chuckle to hide her growing embarassment. "N-Nothing, Henta-san."

Henta threw her a confused look before he shrugged. "Really? Well, anyway, let's go." He said and walked ahead of the trio.

Sakura sensed Naruto inching closer to her. "Hey, Sakura-chan!" He called her in a hushed voice. "Henta's really weird, ne? I mean... just look at his house!"

Sakura blinked in surprise. So Naruto noticed it, too? Does that mean she wasn't the only one who expected that Henta was rich and had a mansion-like home? "I know! I thought his house was..."

"Who's stupid enough to paint his house pink? That's just too girly!"

Sakura face-faulted. She suddenly had this great urge to whack her companion on the head. But instead of acting it out, she shook her head and sighed. "Nevermind, Naruto. Let's just go."

Henta was waiting for them in front of his house. His back was turned towards them and he just stood there as if he was having second thoughts about going inside, which was strange because why would anyone be scared of going inside your own home? Sakura had to call his name twice to snap him back to reality.

"What? Uhh..." He laughed nervously. "Sorry about that! There's something... wrong with the... door." He mumbled before he finally opened the door and ushered them in.

Sakura was surprised at the simplicity of the place, but she was even more surprised when she saw an innocent-looking boy standing before them. He was staring at them with his eyes as wide as saucers. "Big brother?" The boy mumbled quietly.

"Isaaru!" Henta scooped the little boy in his arms. Isaaru squealed in delight when his brother hugged him tightly against his chest. Henta whispered something in his ear and it made the little boy cry out in happiness. "Sister! Sister!" He shouted in glee.

"Sister? You have a sister?" Sakura asked their charge.

"Yeah!" Isaaru was the one who answered her. "Now that Pretty Lady is here, Isaaru will see Big Sister soon!" He bounced up and down in excitement.

Sakura raised a confused eyebrow. "What?" She turned to Henta for an explanation.

"What he meant was..." His gaze darted to the side for a second before he looked back at her again. "...our sister will arrive soon. I think she went out to buy some groceries." He suddenly grabbed little Isaaru's hand. "Uhh, excuse us for a moment." Henta led the little boy upstairs.

"That was strange." Sakura muttered after the two brothers disappeared.

"Something's wrong." Sasuke suddenly said.

"Yeah. Henta forgot to feed us." Naruto rubbed his growling stomach.

Sakura bopped her blonde companion on the head. "Be serious for once, Naruto..." She hissed quietly. "Henta-san's acting so strange lately... Something's not right. I have a bad feeling about this."

A loud crash from upstairs caught the trio's attention. It was then followed by a really loud wail. After that, all was silent again. A few seconds passed by before they saw Henta rushing downstairs. "Excuse my little brother... He hates sleeping early." He muttered with a sigh. "Sakura-chan... Can you do me a favor?"

Sakura wasn't sure if she should nod or not.

Henta noticed her discomfort and chuckled lightly. "Don't worry, Sakura-chan..." He teased in a husky voice. "I won't ask you to sleep with me tonight."

"Damn right you won't!" Naruto growled.

Henta grinned at Naruto before he turned to Sakura. "May I ask you to put my little brother to sleep? He won't listen to me..." Henta shook his head in frustration. "Little brothers are such a pain sometimes..."

"Err... sure!" Sakura was just about to follow Henta upstairs when someone suddenly grabbed her hand. She tilted her head to the side and was surprised when she saw that it was Sasuke. She would have blushed in utmost glee at the simple contact, but the seriousness on Sasuke's face forced her to contain her excitement.

"Don't let your guard down." And with that, Sasuke let go her hand. Sakura nodded to him before she followed Henta to the room upstairs.

Isaaru's room was just like any other child's room. The room was bright, colorful and full of stuffed animals. Sakura had to be careful not to stumble on her steps because there were toy cars and marbles that were littered on the floor. Fortunately, she managed to reach Isaaru's bed in one piece.

"Thanks, Sakura-chan!" Henta smiled gratefully at her before he walked out of the room and slowly closed the door.

Sakura smiled down at the boy. He was staring at her with curiosity on his innocent face. Sakura was just about to start to goad him to sleep when the boy started to speak to her.

"Pretty Lady's boobies are too small... Isaaru thinks they won't do."

"So... Sasuke-san."

Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest. The three of them were gathered around the dining table. The food was already on the table, but Sasuke didn't make a move to touch any of it. Instead, he glared at the grinning Henta who was sitting across from him.

What in the hell is his problem now?

"How are you, Sasuke-san? You rarely speak and I want to know more about you." Henta said, his voice sleek and downright mischievous. He let his chin rest on the back of his hands as he curiously stared at the frowning Uchiha.

"..." Sasuke remained silent. Why bother talking to this idiot?

"Oh come on, Sasuke-san..." Henta persisted. "Don't be shy. We're practically friends now, aren't we? Tell me more about yourself!"

Sasuke glared at him even more. Just what the fuck is he talking about?

"Oi, pervert!" Naruto, who was the only one who was eating the food on the table, stared at Henta in disbelief. He gulped down a glass of water before he decided to speak again. "Don't tell me you're gonna harass Sasuke next! Damn, you're more than a pervert than I originally thought!"

That single thought was enough to send chills down Sasuke's spine.

Henta laughed out loud. "No, no! I didn't mean that!" His grin widened even more. "I'm merely curious about Sasuke-san... and his Sakura-chan."

Naruto choked on his food. "Wh-What?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at their charge. So that was what all this crap talk was all about... The lech wanted to know about his relationship with his pink-haired teammate.

"You guys going out together? Exactly how far have gotten with each other?" Henta asked with that annoying grin on his face. "Is she a good kisser? How great is she in bed?"

"Hey, hey, HEY!" Naruto slammed his hand against the table. "What the hell are you talking about? And why are you asking him for?" Naruto scowled at the surprised Henta. "Ask ME! I know all there is to know about MY Sakura-chan!" The two boys stared at him as if he grew another head on his shoulder. "What?"

Sasuke sighed in annoyance. He was surrounded with morons...

Sakura coudn't find the words to speak. She was far too stunned to say anything. She just stared at the boy in front of her with her eyes wide and her mouth open.

Too... small...?

"Pretty Lady? Is Pretty Lady okay?" Isaaru asked her with a worried frown on his face. "Pretty Lady's boobies are small, but her face is really pretty! And her butt is round and sexy!" He flashed a toothy smile at her.

Sakura felt her vein twitch at the child's words. "Isaaru...chan. Your... brother taught you that, didn't he...?" She forced herself to be really patient. How dare that big pervert teach perverted stuff to an innocent child like Isaaru! She swore inwardly that she'd pummel that sick pervert to the ground after this!

And her breasts are sooo not small, damn it!

"Yup! Isn't big brother cool?" Isaaru giggled in delight. "Big sister says he isn't cool, but Isaaru thinks he is! Isaaru miss big sister..." His expression suddenly became sad.

This caught Sakura's attention. She forced herself to calm down before she turned to ask the little boy about the said sister. "Why? What happened to your sister, Isaaru-chan?"

"Bad men took big sister away from Isaaru and big brother." Sakura noticed that tears started to trail down at the side of the little boy's cheeks. "But big brother tells Isaaru not to worry anymore. Big sister will come back because Pretty Lady's here now!"

Sakura frowned at this. What did he mean by that? And what does she got to do with his sister?

"Pretty Lady wants to see big sister's picture?" Isaaru suddenly asked. He rubbed his tears with the back of his hand before he reached out for something underneath his pillow. "Here!" He raised the picture to Sakura's face.

The woman looks very familiar... What? She's the woman in Henta-san's picture! Sakura thought in surprise.

"Pretty, ne?" Isaaru grinned.

"Y-Yeah..." Sakura murmured quietly. So the woman in the picture wasn't Henta's girlfriend? She was his sister? But... why would Henta lie to them like that? And what in the world happened to his sister?

Henta has a lot of explaining to do!

"Anyway, Sasuke-san... Come on. Tell me about you and your girlfriend."

Sasuke was starting to get really irritated. Why couldn't this idiot just leave him alone? He grabbed his glass of water and drank it in one gulp. He deliberately slammed the glass on top of the table, so that the lech would realize how pissed off he was. He frowned when the glass didn't shatter in his hands.

"I told you, pervert. Sakura-chan is NOT Sasuke-bastard's girlfriend!" Naruto shouted as he slumped back in his chair. "Sakura-chan's gonna be mine someday! Sasuke won't take her away from me!"

Strangely enough, Henta seemed satisfied with Naruto's answer. He stopped grinning at Sasuke and turned to Naruto instead. Sasuke assumed that he finally got the message that he wouldn't answer his questions no matter how long he continued to blab there like a total idiot. "So they've never kissed each other before?"

"Heck no! I'll beat the crap out of him if he kisses my Sakura-chan!" Naruto glared at Sasuke.

"No dates?"

"Not one!"

"No touching?"

"None!"

"Hmm... no sex?"

"Definitely NONE!" Naruto growled. "Why are you so interested anyway, pervert?"

Sasuke's ears were ready to burst from all that shouting. With a curse, he stood up and left the table.

"Where are you going, Sasuke-san?" Henta asked the retreating Uchiha.

Sasuke ignored him and headed towards the door. He'd rather go outside than listen to these guys' fucked-up conversations. He was about to grab the doorknob when Henta's voice stopped him in his tracks. "I'm afraid I can't let you go, Sasuke-san..."

It was then that Sasuke realized that the place suddenly turned deathly quiet. He turned around and found his teammate snoring loudly in his chair. Henta was still sitting in his chair.

He was smirking at him.

Realization dawned upon Sasuke, but it was too late. Pain shot through his head and soon enough, he was seeing double. He tried to move, but his knees deserted him and before he knew it, he was already sprawled on the floor. "Sh-Shit...!"

"Sorry, Sasuke-san, Naruto-san." He heard Henta say. "But I can't let you guys interfere with my plan."

Sasuke tried to grab a kunai from his side, so he could stab himself and wake himself up. Unfortunately, his arms and legs refused to cooperate. Damn it! Move!

In the end, his body went limp and blackness surrounded him.

To be continued…