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Chapter: 7
In the afternoon, nobody was spotted inside the mansion. They were either playing golf or serving the golfers, outside in the open. Along with them were Mr. Chillhurst, Sakura and of course Sasuke.
Sasuke was sitting in shade away from the noise and whatnot. He went through some of the papers that needed to be signed and whatnot. Once in a while he'd take a peek at what Sakura was doing with Chillhurst. Obviously nothing intrusive or anything alike for that matter, but it was always a good idea to check.
Kay served the last batch of pigs in the blanket and went back inside to get some lemonade. She was happy to see Sakura enjoying herself. Of course she wouldn't have known what Sakura has gone through, but she tried to help her in anyway possible.
"Finally," Sakura stated as she saw the ball go in the tenth hole.
"Well, that's one for you and negative seven for me," Mr. Chillhurst said coming from behind, holding a piece of paper in hand – which Sakura guessed were the scores.
Sakura brightened up at the score, "Does that mean I'm beating you?"
"Um… not quite, but you'll get better," he said with an amused tone, "it's obvious you haven't played golf before."
"You have no idea," she muttered to herself.
"What was that?" he questioned with his eyebrow quirking.
"Nothing, but I'd like it very much if you'd teach me," she said in a pretend tone.
"Alright. What I've noticed so far is that your swing is off. Also you're holding the club wrong," he stated as he adjusted the club in her right arm, because she was right handed. He told her to swing as hard as possible.
Just as she was about to try a servant came rushing towards them with a cordless, "Madam Uchiha, there's an emergency phone call for you," he stated out of breath. He handed her the phone from a silver platter.
"Thank you," she said in a panic voice. She faced Mr. Chillhurst and asked her if she could be excused for a while. He nodded in response and went back to his game.
Sasuke noticed this, so he decided to go after her. After all she's a thief and she could be planning something next. With a frown on his features, he closed the file and left without a warning.
"Okay… but promise me…you won't do anything hasty," she said into the phone. Apparently she'd just shed tears. With a few breaths she got her voice back in control, "I'll see you in a bit," she said as she pressed the 'off' button. Another few breathes, she calmed herself and wiped away the tears on her face.
She silently walked across the hall and into the common room to exit the manor. Just as she stepped out onto the patio, she was met with a very serious pair of dark, onyx eyes. She gulped at the site. She'd have to explain this one.
"I guess I owe you an explanation," she said in a calm voice as she faced him.
"Precisely," he stated waiting for her answer.
"Well… you see… that phone call was from a friend," she took a deep breath and continued without meeting his eyes, "she wanted me to get to her quickly as possible. An emergency has come up and well… they need the money that I have."
"And?" he encouraged her to go on. He wanted to know since he was already so much involved.
His stoic expression scared her, "well I was wondering if maybe you could let me go there for at least a day to go and visit them. My friend's in critical condition and she needs the money to buy medication," she explained and pleaded.
From the looks of her features, it looked like she was telling the truth, but she could be lying, " alright, but I'll come along with you."
She brightened up at his response. She ran to him with open arms and was just about to hug him, but she stopped when she realized something. They both cleared their throats in awkwardness and went back outside to inform the others that they'll be going out in the town so don't wait up for them.
The ride there was pretty long. The area they've arrived in was a small, abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city. Sasuke got glares from both little children and the teens. It was obvious there were no adults in site.
A lot of the people walking here and there had ripped clothing, they were very skinny, and had at least a couple of bruises on them. Their eyes were wary with dark circles around them and they carried some kind of weapon in their hands. Sasuke noticed that this all seemed too familiar for some reason. Not the people but rather the location. He's been here before.
He looked ahead to watch Sakura and to where she's leading him. She opened the rusted, red door that had a 'danger' sign placed on it. Sasuke couldn't believe the living conditions of this place. How did Sakura survive here?
The place looked dark through out, but you could make out three figures sitting in the corner. One of them approached us from the dark. When she appeared in the light, she jumped on Sakura and hugged her tightly. Her blue eyes striking tears. Her blond hair was tied in a high ponytail. She had on a brown shirt, which was ripped at the corners, and one sleeve was missing. Light blue capri pants were on her legs, hugging them tightly.
"You made it Sakura!" she exclaimed letting go of the deathly hug.
"Of course Ino and here I've brought some medications and spare," Sakura told her friend.
"You don't know how relieved I am," she wiped the tears from her eyes. Just then she noticed Sasuke's presence, "and who's this?"
"Oh… Ino this is Sasuke. He's helped me a lot," she said with a reassuring smile.
"What! The Uchiha! Are you kidding? How long were you in jail! Is he gonna take us too!" she exclaimed in fear. Sasuke noticed that stiffened at her response.
"Calm down Ino, I'll explain later. Where's Shikamaru?" she asked her friend.
"He's resting. Let's go," she led them to the figure sleeping. To let some light in, Ino removed the small piece of cloth covering the window.
"You're finally here," a boy around their age got up from sitting position, "bring any chips?"
"Yes, right here Choji (a/n: I'm not going to describe him. You can understand why)," Sakura said shuffling through bags and handed him the largest bag.
"Thanks and who's this?" he turned to Sasuke.
"Um… Sasuke," she said and as if on cue he jumped and was just about to connect his fist with Sasuke's cheek, but Ino was quick enough to pull him back just in time.
"Let go of me Ino. It's this bastard's entire fault that we're in this kind of mess," he yelled in fury.
"Choji calm down, please. I'll explain it later," Sakura placed a hand on Choji's cheek and looking at him straight in the eye. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, half at Choji's comment and half at Sakura's hand.
What was he talking about? How is it Sasuke's fault that they were in this sort of state? He had a gut feeling that this was going to happen.
"What's all the noise?" the sleeping figure got up and questioned.
"Shikamaru! How are you feeling?" Sakura questioned smiling.
"Fine, just a little headache," he replied rubbing his head.
"How'd this happen?" Sakura asked, concern present in her voice.
She sat down to listen to his story, while Sasuke stood against the wall, "Apparently they'd found me, some how. I ran since fighting was too troublesome, but they were fast not to mention strong. I had no choice but to go in combat. I knocked down one with a couple of punches and one hit in the crotch area, but the other one seemed stubborn. It was pretty dirty. He held out a gun to my stomach and just when he was about to pull the trigger… I let my knife do the rest," he said holding the bloody blade in his hand.
Sakura placed a hand on his for comfort, "I'm sorry," sob evident in her voice.
"Don't be. I turned out okay. Just a few minor bruises," he stated with a smile.
Sakura smiled in return, "I brought some medicine, so better get well when I come back."
"It's a deal," he said before lying his head back down on Ino's lap so she can patch up the bruises.
They all waited patiently for the bandages to be put up. The damage was bad. He got his ankle broken and his arm was sliced pretty badly. It looked like his head was hit pretty hard as well. There were tiny scratched visible on his entire body.
After well ten minutes, Shika was resting on a small and a worn out futon, while everyone else headed out, not to make any noise.
"So what took you long?" Ino questioned as they sat comfortably on a couple of bent trashcans on the near alleyway.
"Umm… well where to start…" she though for a moment before going ahead and explaining to her friend about her little 'adventure' at the Uchiha manor. Of course not missing the detail about being Sasuke's wife.
"WHAT!" both Ino and Choji spat. Sakura closed her eyes. What was she expecting?
"It's exactly as it sounds," she replied.
"At least we should be thankful that non of this got out or we would all be history, not only Sakura," Ino said calmly digesting everything.
"Yeah, but don't worry. It's only for a short amount of time," Sakura explained, relived that they weren't screaming their breaths on her.
"I still can't believe that you get to live in a mansion. Maybe I should starting stealing," Ino said.
They all fell silent for a while. Sasuke stood off the wall and turned to Sakura, "We should get going," he stated simply.
"Um…" she turned to look at Ino's hurt face, "sure. I'll come to visit soon," she said before getting up and following Sasuke out.
"Sakura!" a small child ran towards Sakura with arms open wide. Sakura smiled at the child and picked her up.
"How have you been Ren?" she asked in a happy manner.
"Great, but where were you all these days? I missed you so much and you know Ian's been teasing me so much," she explained and hugged Sakura's neck tightly. A small unnoticeable tear escaped Sakura. Sasuke watched Sakura holding the girl and smile full heartedly. He's never seen that side of her. She looked calm and this smile on her face seemed too real to be true. So all this time she's been faking a smile. A chuckle escaped his lips at the thought. Why wouldn't it be, she's been a prisoner in his house.
"I bet he likes you," Sakura said.
"Well… I hope he does," she said with a blush, "but big sis are you here to stay? Don't tell me you're leaving?"
"I'll be back in a flash," she looked at the girl's face and whispered, "I promise."
"Okay," she gave thumbs up and Sakura put her down.
As they made their way out, people again glared at them. Not so much Sakura, rather Sasuke. Sasuke didn't understand why. He's done nothing to them. Or has he?
TBC.
A/N: So how was it? I understand if you thought it was boring, but I had to get through that little part about Ino, Shika and Choji. They'll surely come in other parts as well. Also if you've noticed Sasuke doesn't talk much, well what was he supposed to say? Forgive me of any spelling/grammar mistakes.
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snakpakOh it's called 'curtsy.' I'll remember that one. Sorry it's just that English it like my third or fourth language so I don't know much about stuff like that. Also I'm glad you liked the plot. Yeah, I've read a lot of AU's where Sakura wakes up at the sound of the alarm. I thought I'd try something different. Thank you for the comment and the review!
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JUCHKOI'm glad you like it! Well I'm still thinking about Itachi's part and how I can put him in the plot properly, since I already have an idea for him. About Itachi falling in love with Sakura… hmm… I'll think about it. Sakura might be somewhat hurt in the future both ways, but it'll be minor in the physical part 'cause Sasuke will be there for her, of course. Thank you for the review!
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Akatsuki BlazeYeah, well Chillhurst will most probably show up in the next chapter more then this one. I'm glad you like this fic. Thank you for the comment and the review!
MaritzaI'm glad you like this fic. About the fluff, it'll be coming very soon, maybe I'll put some in the next one, I don't know, but there'll still be A LOT! Anyway thank you for the comment and the review!
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ZuanYeah, he is isn't he? I'm really happy that you like the chapter and this story altogether! Thank you for the comment and the review!
sneruol-AkemiHello, Janine. Yeah, but it's AU so you'll defiantly understand. Also about the 'curtsy' thing, I'll defiantly remember what it is next time. Thank you for the review and the comment!
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