A/N: Please help me out here, people are requesting for Konoha High(KH) and Yakuza's sequel but I can only do one, so, decide which you would like to have a sequel by telling me in your reviews or simply by sending me a message. Poll status will be seen in my profile; as of now, three votes for Yakuza and zero for KH.
Cold
Their target happens to be a really rich drug lord of ecstasy, a.k.a. the imaginary Love Pill. They were to start their mission by tonight in a club and word is, he has a weak spot for girls who are pretty and wild. That's where Sakura comes in, but…
"No way!" Sakura yelled, going back under her covers and using her pillow to hide her head and to not see the boy that she was with inside the room. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, pulling on it twice for stress-relief but it didn't quite work. Why did this mission require a girl for a partner anyway? He could've sworn that behind that mask, Kakashi was planning to see something else besides the little wager that he made with his former female partner. Perhaps the guy's been reading too many volumes of Icha Icha Paradise. Heck, even Naruto, who at times was bored, stole one of the man's books and began reading it and then showing the pictures to him, which made him cringe in disgust.
"And that stupid melanin-less hair even dragged me to a theater to see the movie of it! Geez, I was only eighteen…" he sighed and remembered how his boss kept making him look at the R-rated part. He could still recall how the main guy slowly undressed the main girl and- "Shit! There is no way I'm remembering that!" he turned back to the sleeping figure on the bed.
"Ha-ru-no, I didn't come here at 6:15am in the morning to wake you up!" he nearly yelled and approached the girl, pulling on the blankets, not seeming to be interested in her despite her lack of clothing. She only had on a white long-sleeved blouse that went just three and a half inches above her knees and it was a bit transparent. "You have to do your part…"
"I am not going to flirt with a guy who looks like a cross breed of a gorilla and a pig!" she yelled, tugging at her blanket once again.
"We've been having this argument for almost two straight hours already!" he yelled back, pulling onto the sheet as they started a tug of war. "Get up already so that we can get what we need for the fucking mission." He said, and noticed how the girl pulled so hard at the blanket that he sighed and let go of his end, making the girl fall back from bed. He smirked; he had won the tug of war and got her out of bed.
"Not funny…" she murmured and huffed, looking away from him.
Chapter 2: Looks VS Body Language
Sasuke sighed for the tenth time that day. He was standing inside a store full of girl's clothing and waiting impatiently for Sakura to finish. He didn't need to shop for clothes for the mission; he can just practically wear anything he wants and go inside the club and get surrounded by girls with just one single look. Sakura, on the other hand, uses her body to lure her targets so she needs to look for any clothing that could very much get any guy's attention.
"This wouldn't be so bad if there weren't any flirting girls here…" he thought angrily, having his eyes shut tight and a vein popping at the side of his head. The girls here were giving him their hungry and desiring looks and he just hated the thought of it. "Haruno, will you please hurry up?"
"Will you just wait for a sec?"
"It's already been an hour and a half since we got here…"
"Alright fine, I'll try this on and then we can go."
"Finally…" he muttered.
They went back to SS's HQ and met up with Kakashi, Kurenai, Naruto and Hinata. During the trip inside the building and going up to the top floor, it was a really quiet one and to Sasuke, he enjoyed the silence but Sakura thought otherwise and crossed her arms, thinking of what to say.
"So, how did you become an assassin?" she asked.
"None of your business…"
"Well, right now, it is." She said, looking at him as he raised a brow at her. "You're currently my partner now and maybe it's better if we get to know each other just in case we ever need some answers or back-up when we get caught."
Sasuke smirked and shook his head. "Why so interested? Are you already taking a liking to me?" she glared at him. "You wish, Uchiha. As if I'll ever…"
"Hn, who knows?"
"Forget it." And she didn't bother to say anything else. This guy had comebacks, good ones at that, and if she were to keep arguing, she'd lose. "Smart ass…" she thought.
They reached Kakashi's office and entered, plopping down on one of the couches and waiting for what their bosses have to say. "Alright you two," Kurenai began. "You already know how the guy looks like and what he does to be so filthy rich, he has a weakness for girls like Sakura and this mission has two requirements, one, stop him from dealing more drugs, the drug called ecstasy, and two, kill him once you've completed the first plan. Uchiha, since you are the heir of your family, you'll have no problem discussing some business with him, be it in a formal party or a club; take note, your target wouldn't care if the girl he lands his eyes on is married or taken or single, what he wants, he gets, so Sakura, show him what you got."
Kakashi continued when the two nodded their heads in understanding. "Takehiko Izegawa will be in one of his famous night clubs tonight along with his other drug dealing friends. Once he sets his eyes on a girl, he'll be taking his own drug and lure the girl to taking a pill as well, and you know what the rest of the story is, he beds them." He turned to Sakura and gave a warning look. "I have to tell you Haruno, this mission requires Sasuke as well, because even if you are good, there's a possibility that Izegawa can overpower you and, more or less, rape you."
Sakura trembled slightly but tried to hide it from the people before her, not wanting to show her fragile side. Sasuke's sharp eyes caught this but decided to talk to her about it when they were alone. "So, Haruno has to flirt with him and I'll have to get him to cooperate with me in business terms, not to mention keep an eye on Haruno to make sure she doesn't get…" he trailed off, not wanting to say the word. He somehow felt uneasy.
"Yes, basically, that's about it. Remember, this mission can be a complete success if the two of you will cooperate. When in the club, pose as couples, when in a formal gathering, pretend to be fiancés." Kurenai added. "Your mission starts tonight."
In the club that night, a couple entered the very much alive and hyper bar. Neon lights blinked continuously and loud music echoed in their ears. Sasuke pocketed his hands and looked around the place, waiting for Sakura to enter.
He had on a loose and baggy beige cargo pants, a white long-sleeved shirt and over it was a black short-sleeved one. A sigh escaped his lips when he noticed the looks the girls inside the club gave him. His eyes turned to his date who had a spaghetti-strapped dress that was all-black and was really short, about six inches above her knees and if she were to sit down, it would look shorter. "That's one way to get the guys' attentions…" he thought as she neared him, her eyes showed how she clearly hated flirting or using her body to attract the males. "I somehow know how she feels…" he thought.
"Spot him yet?" she asked when she sat down on a stool beside him, ordering an alcoholic drink. "No, and I don't feel like flirting with these…" he turned to the girls who winked at him and did everything that could get his attention as he cringe in disgust. "Sluts…" he continued and downed his drink. "Well, you have to," she said and got up, pulling his arm. "I found him, now you better get up and start acting as my boyfriend."
Sasuke smirked and stood up facing her. He was a head taller and even if Sakura had heels on, she was still short. "That I wouldn't mind doing, Sakura…" He said, bending over to her and licked her lips, having a taste of her strawberry flavored lip balm. "Sweet." He whispered and she felt goose bumps but tried to hide it. "Two can play this game Uchiha." She thought evilly as music played in the background and she pushed him back on the stool with his back facing the counter, the smirk not leaving his face as she started dancing to the beat in front of him.
"I'm going to enjoy this mission…" he thought as Sakura neared her face to him with a daring look. "I bet I can turn you on like the other guys I seduced." She whispered in a really low and tempting voice. Sasuke shuddered a bit and looked back at her eyes. "Is that a challenge Haruno?" when she placed her hand on his shoulder and made it roam around his body in a really slow manner until it went all the way down, he got his answer. "Alright, and I bet that I can make you fall in love with me within the limited time for our mission." He said, placing an arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him, his face near one of her private parts as his eyes didn't leave her green ones. She returned the smirk and lowered her head. "Bring it on, Uchiha."
And when she said that, his smirk widened as she felt herself falling forward towards him, her lips crashing to his as he licked her bottom lip. Refusing to let him win, she tried to pull but his grip around her waist was tight and she tried to think of things to catch him off guard. She dealt with many men but none have ever touched her lips nor even dared to make a move at her, it was always her who started everything and she found this mission, as well as Sasuke, a really great challenge to her. In her mind, she knew she won't get bored at all so, she opened her mouth and beat his tongue by inserting her own inside his mouth first.
She felt his arms on her loosen and acting quickly, she pulled away and turned around, stopping and looking at him over her shoulder, giving a smirk. "Same weakness as the guys I've killed." And she left, walking to the dance floor to see if she can start getting Izegawa's attention. Sasuke leaned back on the counter and crossed his arms, his eyes not leaving the dancing pink-haired girl and his lips turning to a smirk. "And like all the girls I've fooled, you know that if you didn't pull away, you'll fall for my trap…"
While she was dancing, her eyes turned to the table to where three men were talking, one being their target and the other two were his drug-dealing friends. A sly smile plastered on her lips when Izegawa's friends didn't pay attention to him but to her, eyes wide and a slight blood trickling down their noses. She knew that if Izegawa saw her, their first plan was to be a success.
"And so, I was thinking-" Izegawa stopped when he realized that his companions weren't listening but had their eyes affixed on the dancing people. He turned to his guards to see them also looking at where his business partners were gazing. Curious, he followed their eyes and almost immediately had a fountain of blood gush out of his nose. "That is one hot woman!" he thought and tugged on his collar, feeling a bit hot when her eyes turned to him and gave a seductive look.
"Enjoy the kiss, Sasuke?"
The mentioned young adult turned behind him to see one of his companions in SS, Nara Shikamaru, working as an undercover spy in the bar by posing as a bar tender. He was currently cleaning the glasses and was having an amused smile while grinning at the raven-haired lad. "She's a real beauty if you ask me, but, I already have a girl, so, is she your partner for this mission?"
"No duh, there is no way I'd kiss a girl for no purpose."
"I think you just lost your mind when she started to flirt with you."
"Hn, whatever." And he turned his eyes back to Sakura, seeing how Izegawa had stood up and started to walk closer to her, asking her something as she stopped dancing to the beat. "Plan A success." He thought, smirking. "Looks like Haruno's got game."
He was a bit too close for her liking, he was really too close. She suppressed the urge to glare and furrow her eyebrows and instead, gave a fake smile, her eyes somewhat twitching from the fakeness. Izegawa gave a really sly smile and was slowly wrapping an arm around her waist, failing to be subtle in making his fingers brush against her rear. Inside, she was fuming, somehow, she hated doing this but she had to. This was a mission; she gets paid in big bucks for this so she might as well do what she has to do.
"So, how come I haven't seen you here 'till now?" Izegawa asked, slowly letting his hand go down to her rear and gently squishing it. She controlled the temptation to punch him and pretended not to feel or realize what he did that she smiled all the more and inched closer. "I just came here to have fun, care to show me a good time?" she flirted, inside, she wanted to puke. He closed in on her, making his chest touch hers and slowly taking out a pill from his pocket.
Sakura's green eyes spotted the yellow colored pill and would've thought of it as candy if she didn't know that this guy was a drug lord. She also noted how he lifted it and brought it closer to his mouth and then accidentally dropping it inside her dress which she pretended to gasp at. "Oh dear, I think your medicine fell inside my dress." She said, faking a pout as he chuckled. "Would you like me to get it for you?" she asked, raising her left hand and placing it over the right strap of her dress, sliding it down very slowly. Izegawa felt his pants tighten as he looked at her slightly bare shoulder and was slowly sliding both the straps of her dress down.
From the corner of her eyes, she saw how he tugged onto his collar and was sweating like hell. Smirking inwardly, she had two of the straps slide down and she pushed her chest forward, looked down, pretending to search for the so-called love pill. "I can't seem to find it…" she said, but she can really see where it landed, right in the middle of her breasts. "Maybe you can get it for me?" she asked, giving a flirting look. Izegawa was more than willing to do it and he slowly lifted his arm, ready to insert his hand inside her dress.
"That guy… is going to fucking grope her!" Sasuke thought, gripping on the edges of the counter as he kept his eyes on the pair. "Okay, Haruno can do this, I need to stay calm and not murder that guy… yet… when the time comes… I'll make sure he regrets that…" he sighed when Sakura turned to him and motioned him to come over. Sasuke got up from his seat and walked over to the pair. Izegawa was only inches from touching her two mounds that were in the size of B or probably C. He thought about it as he continued to lower his hand when a voice spoke, stopping him from doing what he was about to do.
"Ah, you must be Takehiko Izegawa."
The two turned to the new voice and saw Sasuke stop before them, taking a glance at Sakura then back at Izegawa. "I heard that you deal with ecstasy, just the drug I am looking for." He said, pocketing his hands. "Oh, I'm sorry, allow me to introduce myself, I am Uchiha Sasuke and I run a company that has been flourishing the moment my late father handed it to me." He said politely, extending out a hand to shake and Izegawa nodded, recognizing the name and he shook hands with the assassin. "I see, my condolence to your father, I have also heard the news about your whole family being…" he trailed off.
"Let's talk about this some other time, I was only looking for my fiancée and I saw her here dancing, then I saw you and immediately recognized you."
"Ah, so this lovely girl is your fiancée?"
Sakura gave a nod as Sasuke placed an arm around her shoulder. "My name is Haruno Sakura, Izegawa-san," she said and leaned closer to Sasuke. "We just went here because I asked Sasuke-kun here to lighten up," she turned to Sasuke and gave a fake smile. "It's getting late dear, shall we go home now?" Inwardly, Sasuke was smirking at the way she cringed for acting so sweet to him. "Aa, I'm sure Wei is already waiting for our arrival." He turned back to Izegawa and nodded his head to him. "I do look forward to meeting you again, Izegawa-san."
"Ah, perhaps you can come over to a business dinner that I'll be having tomorrow night," he took a small envelope from his suit and handed it to Sasuke who took it with his free hand, reading the exterior letterings. "I'll be glad to have a business chat with you, Uchiha-san, and I do hope we can help each other out in making our work better, and I do hope to see your lovely soon-to-be wife there as well." The target said, eyeing Sakura with lust evident in his eyes and she had to play innocent and give a smile. "Of course, my dear Sasuke-kun always brings me wherever he goes, right sweetie?"
Sasuke turned to Sakura and his mouth twitched, forcing a sweet smile to show to the girl. "But of course, I love you and I want you to be by my side all the time." Inside, they were both blushing furiously and said a few cursed words or insults. "Well then, we better get going, it was nice to meet you Izegawa-san." And they both bowed slightly and left, Sasuke not taking his arm around Sakura off until they reached his car.
He sighed and opened the door for her as she muttered a thank you and got inside. He then went to the driver's seat and started the engine of the car, driving of to the Uchiha estate. She pulled onto her long, pink hair and growled, clenching her fists as she recalled how that guy was touching her butt. "I swear; I'll kill him! How dare he touch me like that? I'm going to burn him alive!" she ranted on and on as her partner had a vein pop on the side of his head.
"Sakura," he said but she just continued ranting. "Sa-ku-ra!" but he was heard by deaf ears. He gripped the steering wheel tighter and gritted his teeth as she kept going on and on about killing Izegawa. "Ha-ru-no-Sa-ku-ra! Blood-thirs-ty-blo-ssom!" he yelled slowly and emphasized every syllable. "What!" she yelled back. "Will you shut up already, you're so annoying!"
"It's not my fault! You're lucky you didn't have to get groped by a drug dealer! And man, did you know how irritating it is to almost undress myself in public and let his hand touch my-"
"I get it, alright, but can't you just keep quiet? It's so damn annoying." He muttered, concentrating on the driveway. "Look, I know and understand how hard your role in this mission is, but there's nothing you can do, even if you keep ranting." He gave a deep sigh and waited for the Uchiha estate's gates to open. "Besides, I would've prevented him from doing so." He whispered but she heard it and looked down, slightly blushing. "T-thanks…" she whispered back as he entered the compounds of his home.
He parked the car in his garage and turned off the engine, staying there for a while before turning to the back seat and grabbing a jacket. He handed it to her and told her to put it on and he stepped out of the car. Sakura blinked and got out as well after smiling at the somewhat sweet gesture and put on the blue blazer. It was a bit loose and longer than her dress but at least it covered most of her exposed skin.
"Um, Sa- I mean, Uchiha-"
"Sasuke." He corrected when they reached the front door. "I'd prefer you to call me by my first name; I hate formalities…" he muttered. "Especially since you're the same age as I am, you make me feel old!"
"Okay, Sasuke then," she said and turned to the door that opened. Wei greeted them and turned to Sakura then at Sasuke. "Will your guest be staying for the night, Sasuke-sama?"
"Wei," he said, closing his eyes. "Drop the sama, it's annoying."
"Fine, Young Master."
"Hn, anyway, yeah, she's staying, also, she is to act as my fiancée, it's for the mission." He explained and got a nod from Wei. "I'll show her to the guest room, just go and get some rest Wei, it's late." And he walked up the stairs, closely followed by Sakura after giving a slight bow to Wei. "Sasuke," he turned his head to her, still walking. "What's the jacket for?" she asked, looking at the blue blazer. He stopped walking and so did she.
"Take it off and you'll know." And he continued his way to his room. She blinked and removed the jacket but just as she slid it off of her shoulders, she quickly pulled it back on, hugging it tighter. The whole house was air conditioned, no wonder her legs felt a bit cold. She followed him inside his room and did the liberty of closing his room door. Sakura leaned on it for a while and watched as he just stood there, his back facing her.
Scanning the spacious room, there was a bed that was good for two. "Oh yeah, I heard that he's a bit claustrophobic." She thought, thinking that perhaps a single-sized bed will not do him any good. Just a few inches away from the bed were French windows, leading outside to a balcony where it overlooked the garden of the estate. Turning her head to the left was where the closet, drawers and a desk where a computer was and a few papers and files. To her right was a door leading to the bathroom. Over-all, his room was neat and carpeted in the color of pale blue, the walls a darker shade of blue, giving a cool atmosphere. Like the whole house, his room was air conditioned.
"You can sleep on the bed." He said and went to his closet to look for some clothes for her. She blinked and followed his movements. "But what about you?" she asked.
"I can sleep on the floor; I have a futon here inside the closet."
"But-"
"No buts."
And he stood up and tossed a white shirt and black shorts towards her. She caught it and sighed, then turned to the bathroom to get changed. Scratching the back of his head, he walked over to the balcony and stood there, letting the night wind blow against his face and whisk away his raven hair. Sasuke looked down at the garden as the moonlight brightened up the semi-dim yard. Some of the grasses shone, signaling that they had just had a dose of evening dew, the different colored roses added beauty and color to it. He sat down on the wide banister and leaned back on the wall, bringing up one leg closer to his chest and the other hanging lazily from the outer railing. He rested his left arm on his left knee and continued eyeing the whole place, reminiscing his childhood days, how he and his mother would always water the plants below, how he somewhat developed a liking towards roses and their fragrance. Slowly, he closed his eyes and began to recall his childhood.
"If I were to compare you to a flower, I'd have to say roses, they are beautiful and all, yet they are also covered in thorns, showing that they may look like they have a really perfect life but the thorn show how they too, have a normal life. There's balance," Mikoto said to her youngest son who listened to her intently. "Someday, Sasuke, you may understand these meanings better, and you'll realize why you are a rose full of thorns."
"Ka-san…" he thought, slowly opening his eyes and eyeing the rose bush. "I'm like a rose because I may look like I have lived a perfect life, but behind the happy face there's something else that no one knows…" he sighed and closed his eyes once again, leaning his head back on the wall. "…that I'm alone…"
"Huh?"
Sasuke turned his head to Sakura who stood inside his room, stepping out to join him. His white shirt was a too big for her and one side slightly slid down her shoulders. The black shorts she wore reached her knees and looked baggy for her. "Nothing." He replied and turned back to the view. Sakura rested her elbows on the banister and looked at the full moon, outshining the stars. A smile graced her face and it caught her companion's attention.
"What happened to you anyway? I mean, why are you living alone in a big house?"
"Mind your own business." He answered and closed his eyes again. She sighed and faced him, a determined look in her eyes. "Behind those black eyes of yours, I can see the pain you're going through, you've been alone all this time, and it really hurts you."
"Will you just shut up?"
"No Sasuke, I won't. It's time for you to stop dwelling in the past and start living in the present! Get out of your shell will 'ya? You're being childish! Get rid of that barrier you keep building every single day and melt that frozen heart of yours!"
"Who are you to tell me those things?" he shot back calmly. "You don't even know what happened to me back then. Stop talking like you know everything."
"Stubborn ass," she muttered and turned around, crossing her arms. "I do know what it feels like to be alone. Why the hell do you think am I an assassin? I applied to be one to support my needs, my parents were killed by someone I don't even know, I just heard that it was because of a little business, and I want to find that killer and avenge them." She blinked away her tears and tried to stop her shaking figure. "People think I'm a tough girl, they don't know that I'm only hiding my fragile side, people used my parents' riches and powers, so now, I use people and kill them, it isn't fair that those who deserve to be killed are left untouched or punished."
"You're parents were killed, at least they didn't try to kill you."
Her eyes widened as she turned to face him, shock evident in her facial features. Sasuke only stared back at her with no emotion or whatsoever on his face. "I became an assassin to get rid of people who didn't get their right punishment, you're not the only one who went through a lot of trouble and pain." He shifted a bit and made his sitting body face the whole front yard of the Uchiha compound, Sakura mimicking him as she continued eyeing him. "Just… forget it… like you said, it's no use dwelling in the past…" he gave a smirk and turned to her. "By the way, thanks for giving me a good first kiss."
Her eyebrows knitted together as she raised a fist at him. "You-stole-my-first-kiss!" she said dangerously slow. "Didn't you know how much I've been through to reserve that very first kiss for the one I love? I had to avert my victims' attention to my body so that they won't kiss me and you go appearing suddenly and kissing me! Hell you even frenched me!"
"As far as I can remember, you're the one who inserted your tongue first inside my mouth, and besides, I gave away my first kiss to you too, the only girl I've ever kissed was my mom, on the cheek. As for others, I merely brush my lips on their foreheads or on the side of their faces but never on their lips." His smirk widened as he leaned closer to her while she backed away. "Don't tell me you didn't enjoy that…" he said in a very low voice.
"Hell no! Why would I enjoy that? It was crappy! It sucked to be honest! Ha, I felt disgusted! You can't imagine how many bottle of mouthwash I consumed just to get rid of-" she never got to finish because he started to crash his lips on her again, leaning on her some more until her back was lying on the wide railing; both his hands on her sides while hers pressed against his chest. When they parted, she stared at him with half-closed eyes and narrowed brows while he was still smirking at her.
"You are such an ass…" she murmured.
"I know." And he got off of her, carried her and dumped her on his bed. "Get some sleep, we still have to do some planning for tomorrow night's mission. Besides, I doubt you have a formal dress with you."
"Hang on," she said, sitting up before he was about to enter his comfort room. "Why am I staying in your room when you have other empty and vacant ones?"
"Because I want you to." And he went inside the bathroom to get changed. Sakura sighed deeply and leaned back on his bed, thinking why she let him win, again. "That's it, I'm paying you back Uchiha Sasuke." She thought, closing her eyes. "I'm going to win our bet, I'll make you fall for me…"
To be continued…
Next on Cold: Chapter 3: Reasons
"Why I became an assassin is none of your business, unless you tell me your reason, I won't share mine." He said, smirking. Sakura was pissed, really pissed, there was something about that smirk of his that annoyed her to no end and she, basically, was always getting lost in thought, or simply losing whenever he smirked. "Alright Uchiha, I'll tell you my reasons…"
A/N: Okay, first few chapters are really just not my thing. I want to make this go slowly and not too rushed, the way I see it, I almost revealed every climax possible so I have to stop and cut back the few chapters. Don't forget to pick which story you want to have a sequel! Only one okay? Thanks so much for the reviews guys! And Akki-chan, I promise I'll make the next chapter longer! Hell, maybe that kiss can make up for it! Thaks also Akki-chan for giving the idea about the moonlight thing!