Cold Chapter 6: User, a naruto fanfic

A/N: Too much of a crappy explanation… I wasn't so happy about the past few chapters, I feel really annoyed at myself for not typing as good as before. Hopefully this will make up for it, here's chapter 6.

Cold

"What are you still doing here?" he asked, raising a brow. Sakura only huffed and crossed her arms, avoiding his look. He smirked and leaned against the doorframe. "I'm being honest with you, I really do love what you're wearing." And a pillow met his face. Sakura got up from his bed and put on her skirt and fixed the straps of her top. "I'm going back to the guest room…" she muttered, walking pass him. He only eyed her and smirked yet again.

"Quit smirking will 'ya? It's getting on my nerves!"

"Whatever…" and he entered his room, closing the door behind him.

"Feh, jerk…" muttered Sakura and smiled a bit. "A cute jerk…"

Chapter 6: User

The sound of pouring tea is all that can be heard in the living room of the Uchiha estate. Naruto was playing the games in his cell phone while Sasuke was just beside the blonde, eyes closed as if in deep thinking. Wei stopped pouring and returned to the kitchen, leaving the two boys to wait some more.

"Damn, why do girls take a long time to get ready?" Sasuke muttered, getting up and pocketed his hands inside his blue denim pants. He had a white shirt on and over it was a black button-up shirt left open. He glanced at Naruto who was wearing an orange shirt and black cargo pants. A chain was attached to the side of his pants for added look. Both had rubber shoes on and one was getting very impatient in waiting for the two girls. "Oi, dobe, aren't you a bit annoyed about it?"

"No." he said, not taking his eyes off of the LCD screen. "Ah! Evil dude! Take this, and that!"

"Why am I always stuck with…" he trailed off when his eyes turned to the top of the stairs where Sakura was descending from, followed by a blushing Hinata. His supposed partner smiled at his awed face. "…you…" he continued. Sakura giggled and poked him on the forehead. "From Itachi." She whispered. "Come on Hinata, stop being so shy about it, you have to have guts!"

Hinata wasn't really comfortable with what she was wearing, which Sakura picked out for her this afternoon, and she wasn't really ready to go into a club wearing only a tube top, even if she had a jacket over it, and a really short skirt. As for Sakura, she decided to change her red top and wore a light blue one and a white skirt that still showed her curves. Their black combat boots completed their whole attire.

Sasuke snapped from his reverie after a few moments and called Naruto, saying that they were about to leave. The blonde kept his phone and grinned at the three. His eyes landed on Hinata and lingered on her for a moment before he smiled. "I like your clothes Hinata, it suits you!" he said, nodding. The Hyuuga blushed all the more and gave a meek thank you to her partner. "But these are Sakura's clothes, so the credits go to her."

"Nah, without your looks, it wouldn't be good!" Sakura grinned. "Anyway," Sasuke coughed. "Come on, we're late." He said, emphasizing the last word and looking at Sakura who smiled sheepishly. "Che, women, who can understand them?" he thought and the four of them left for the club.

All four sat down by the bar, ordering themselves a couple of drinks, whether alcoholic or not. They then began discussing some plans on how to get some info, the usual "flirt" was what Naruto said and the three agreed, seeing as there is really no other option.

"Man, I like the beat of the music!" Naruto said out loud and grinned at Hinata. "Let's dance Hinata!" he said and didn't wait for the girl to answer as he dragged her to the dance floor and began to sway with the music, not really caring whether he was bumping a few others.

"He sure is hyper." Sakura giggled and turned to Sasuke who sighed. "He gets one shot of alcohol and he already gets high…" he shook his head at this and took another sip from his beverage, savoring the bitter-sweet taste of the beer. He wondered though, no matter how many glasses he takes, he never gets drunk easily. After another gulp, he ordered another one and Sakura just gaped at him.

"You know, too much of that is not good."

"Don't care."

"Well, I do." She said, taking the glass away from his lips and made him face her, a sly smile on her cherry and glossy lips. "Besides, you're not here to get yourself drunk." She whispered and leaned closer. He smirked and discreetly placed a hand behind her head and with one swift movement, pulled the girl, making her lips crush onto his in an aggressive kiss.

A few of the people who saw this watched in interest, betting on who will dominate or who will be the first to give in. Sasuke, feeling the girl was getting into it, leaned backwards a bit until he was lying on his back in an uncomfortable position over the vacant stools. Whistles and cheers reached their ears but neither of them seemed to care and continued with their make-out session in public.

"Teme! Go get a room!" Naruto yelled, laughing as he continued to dance with Hinata who was staring at her two friends with wide eyes. "Oh my, is Sakura really doing that? And where is Sasuke's hand going? Ah! Oh dear! It's under her skirt and is her hand..? Oh no… it is! Ah! Sakura's hand is slipping under his shirt! I think… I think I'm going to-"

"Ne, Hinata, why are you gaping at them?"

She blinked and turned to Naruto who had a sly grin on his face. "W-what are you… t-talking about?" she asked pretending that she didn't stare at the couple. His grin only grew wider and his arms protectively wrapped around Hinata's waist, securing the girl. "I don't know about you but, I'm out of breath, care to share?" and before she could answer, his lips pressed against hers, gently and passionately.

Her pupil-less eyes widened and her hands, shyly and shakily wrapped around Naruto's neck, her eyes slowly closing until they too, had their own lip-lock. He parted a bit and grinned. "Thanks for the CPR Hinata!" he joked and she giggled. She was glad that he had kissed her, although slightly disappointed it was short, she was still happy he did. "Um… your welcome, Naruto, and if you… like… you can…" she blushed and lowered her head. "…have some more."

"Wow, really?" she nodded. "In that case, I do love the taste of your lips." He smiled and kissed her again, this time, longer and deeper; he licked her lips, getting a taste of her watermelon flavored lip balm, liking its sweetness, slowly getting addicted to it. Hinata shivered when his tongue touched her lips and couldn't help but open her mouth shyly, his tongue entering to greet hers.

"Um…"

The two didn't break apart.

"Would you like me to arrange a hotel room?"

They parted abruptly and looked at where the voice came from, the bar tender's. The two undercover assassins blushed furiously and sat up straight, straightening the wrinkles of their clothes and fixing their messy hair. They heard a few groans and "oh man!" from the people around them as some snickered, opening their palms and asking for their share of money. Blinking, Sasuke turned to look at them and realized that most of the attention was on him and Sakura.

"S-sorry…" he heard her say. "I… got carried away."

Sasuke smirked when she reached for the glass of beer and took a swig of it. "I'd say you really wanted to do it." He rested his arms on the table and turned his head to his girl who was blushing and avoiding his gaze. "By the way, I suddenly had this craving for strawberries," Sakura turned to him with wide eyes, watching how his onyx orbs landed on her lips. "You taste sweet."

"Cut it out!" she hissed.

"Alright, but you'll have to make up for it later." He said and finished his drink, got onto his feet and pulled her up and towards the dance floor. "You haven't danced with me in a club yet." They stopped in the middle and faced each other. This time, it was Sakura's turn to smirk. "Alright Sasuke, you've been in-command over me in your room and also when we were at Izegawa's, this time, it's my turn." And as the next music played a really fast number, Sakura started to dance wildly, shaking and moving to the beat and rhythm, not minding some eyes, all that mattered to her was that her partner was looking at her with intense interest and with a very suggesting smirk. He pulled her close to him and whispered in her ear. "I challenge you to dance like that later."

"No problem, Uchiha."

A bunch of teens and young adults continued to dance, drink, make-out, after being inspired by the four assassins, and horse around the bar, having fun till they can no longer keep their eyes open as some went home; others sat down and chatted with friends and a few still dancing. Two were somewhere in a corner, talking and eyeing a certain pair which caught their eyes, starting from the point wherein they both entered until their daring make-out session above the stools. These two were the targets of the four assassins who were still busy having fun with each other.

"That's them right?" the male said, looking at the raven-haired killer who smirked and continued to watch his girl, as they assumed. His brown eyes sparkled with interest when they landed on the pink-haired girl who entertained her partner by dancing and teasing him. "Uchiha and Haruno, the people who killed my dad's friend."

"Yeah, them." The female said, smirking evilly at the couple. "I've got Uchiha, you can pretty much handle Haruno anyway." She said, getting up and giving a signal to the bar tender who nodded. "Once she takes a sip, drag her to the dance floor and I'll deal with Uchiha."

"Just be careful where that naughty mind of yours wanders, as well as those hands." He teased. "I've known you since fifth grade Mizumi, remember that." Mizumi waved a dismissive hand at her friend and walked over to Sasuke, taking a seat beside him as he took no interest about it and continued to talk with Sakura who was still dancing in front of him. Coughing to get his attention, she straightened herself up, puffing out her breast and giving a flirtatious smile at the man.

Sakura stopped and eyed Mizumi with annoyed eyes as Sasuke looked at the new arrival with bored ones. "Is there anything you want from us?" Sakura asked, clearly irritated that another girl was bold enough to get her Sasuke's attention. "Don't these freaks ever learn?" Apparently, four glasses of beer was enough to get Sakura half-drunk and being in this state, she had a very bad temper. Mizumi ignored her and smiled at Sasuke, batting her eyelashes like a professional flirt, as Sasuke would like to call it.

"My girlfriend just asked you a question, so if you won't bother to answer it or if you're just here to ask me for a dance or just to simply talk, then my answer is no." inside, Sakura gave a hearty hell yeah and cheered her boyfriend. Mizumi smirked and inched closer to him, much to Sakura's annoyance and then whispered something in his ear.

Sasuke's eyes widened a bit and gave Sakura a knowing look which she nodded to. At this, Mizumi motioned her male friend discreetly to come over so he did, casually approaching Sakura and gave a gentle smile then asked her for a dance. From the corner of her eyes, she looked at Sasuke who gave a single nod and she accepted the male's hand.

"Alright, you have my attention, spill." He said.

"Yes, we know very much that you, her, as well as the blonde and short-haired girl over there," she pointed to Naruto and Hinata who were, surprisingly, still in their lip lock with the blonde parting and kissing the Hyuuga's neck occasionally. "…are here because of a mission, and it looks to me like you have completely forgotten because of having too much fun." She thanked the bar tender who handed her a glass of whisky. "Tell me, Uchiha Sasuke, has your cold heart finally melted? Have you gotten over the fear of losing someone precious to you? Someone such as your little Sakura over there who is dancing with my friend," she snickered when he eyed the mentioned two. "By the way, Orochimaru-sama is here somewhere, watching you with intense interest, especially on Sakura," she finished her drink at this. "To tell you the truth, some actually think that he is gay, but in reality, he's very much a pure male, and he is very interested in your cherry blossom."

Sasuke stood up abruptly and glared at Mizumi, clenching his fists tightly as if ready to punch anyone who dared to take Sakura. "Of course, I can do something about it, if…"

"If what?" he asked.

"If you become mine."

He lowered his head at this and smirked. "Keep dreaming bitch." And he raised his head, his sharingan activated as the wheels began to spin, making Mizumi in a state of trance before falling on the floor and loosing consciousness. "Tell your snake-boss that he'll never get what he wants, not as long as I'm around." And he stomped his way towards Sakura and pushed the guy she was dancing with. "Hey buddy, your bitch friend just passed out."

"What?" and he ran over to where Mizumi was, trying to shake the girl awake.

"We have to get out of here; our cover is out, where are Naruto and Hinata?" Sasuke asked, scanning the area for any sign of the two. Sakura clasped is hand and pulled him towards the two, breaking them apart from their world. "Guys, we have to go, now!" and the four quickly went outside, not knowing that a group of men followed.

"Why, what's up?" Naruto asked as they ran outside the club and headed to the parking lot. No one but them were there and they can talk freely because of that. "Orochimaru is inside, and he knows who we are and why we were there." Sasuke answered, fishing out his car keys from his pocket. He stopped when all four sensed a presence of many men.

"Leaving so soon? Why, we haven't even talked formally yet!"

The voice was eerie and it sent chills down their spines. Their body seemed to freeze and couldn't move nor could they look at where the sound came from.

"Let's see, we have Shadow Serpent members, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, then we also have Blood Lust members, Haruno Sakura and Hyuuga Hinata, what a nice combination. Two rival associations working together, falling in love, but then," he turned to Sasuke. "Aren't you afraid that you might lose someone close to your heart again?"

With his emotions getting the best of him, Sasuke just turned abruptly to the man and charged. "Sasuke, don't!" Naruto yelled and ran after him, only to get hit by Sasuke's body that was thrown back at him by one of the men. The two female assassins rushed to their aid. "I can't believe that you, being a top assassin could let your emotions get the best of you!" he exclaimed, shaking his head and giving a sinister grin. "Kakashi taught you better than that Sasuke."

"Shut up you snake!" he yelled, spitting out blood. "You tricked my parents into killing me, making them think that it was the only way for me to not become a killer, when you know very well that they don't have the heart to do so! You knew from the beginning that my survival instincts will kick in and I'll be the one to kill them!"

"Of course, the Uchiha family, after all, from the past, has unique instincts and sixth senses. You aren't an Uchiha for nothing Sasuke, your ancestors were famous ninjas and killers, and it must keep going like that." Orochimaru gave a gesture to his men and all surrounded the four in a circle. "I also have my own organization, but I will not force you to join, instead, I will give you three challenges. If you pass all three, I won't bother you or your brother, and friends any more, but if you lose once, you have to join my guild."

Sasuke smirked and wiped the blood that trickled down his left lip away. "I'm listening." He said. "And you have to swear on your own blood that you won't be a clingy bastard to me, Itachi, the whole org, that including Blood Lust and anyone who is close to me."

Orochimaru snickered, took out a dagger and slashed it on his arm. "I promise. Now, my first challenge," he said. "These fifteen men are my best ones as of the moment, since the others are on a mission, defeat them with your bare hands and you win the challenge, also, your three comrades can help once, only once, do you accept?"

"Deal." And the men all came at him as he evaded and dodged every single punch. He had to admit, these guys were good, but he can handle them, even if he was on his own. Problem is he's forgetting that Orochimaru plays dirty, and by dirty, his opponents have with them some guns and other deadly weapons. Just now, a knife's blade got a taste of his blood on his left arm. "Shit." He cursed, holding onto his cut and glaring at the guy who gave him the wound.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at this. "That's not fair!" Orochimaru only snickered some more. "I never did say that my men won't use weapons, I just merely said that Sasuke can only use his bare hands and can receive help from any of you once." The blonde assassin got pissed at this. His blue eyes searched for anything and saw a trash can's lid. He picked it up and threw it like a Frisbee towards three men who had guns, managing to knock out those who had a deadlier weapon. He then backed away and waited for the fight to finish.

"Thanks Naruto," Sasuke said and gave a hard kick at one man's groin. He fell to his knees, biting his bottom lip so as not to scream. During his weakness, Sasuke cracked his knuckles and punched the guy on the face, knocking him out. He was nearly stabbed behind if Hinata hadn't hit the back of the guy's neck. "Thanks Hinata." And the girl gave a nod and stood beside Naruto. Now, there were ten guys left and only Sakura has one chance to help.

The two stood back-to-back, talking in whispers. "Five for the two of us?" she asked, looking at the five men before her. "You've only got one shot at this Sakura, can you do it?" he asked back. Sakura thought for a while before straightening herself up from her fighting stance, puzzling the ten men, as well as the three and Orochimaru. "Sasuke, don't hate or get mad at me for this, it's the only way." She said above a whisper.

"What are you…?"

"Stand back," she told him and he unwillingly did so. She took a deep breathe in and gave a cute and flirty smile at the men who blushed and eyed her as she acted like an innocent girl. Sakura pretended to fix her strap when in reality, she was sliding it down. The men's noses began to bleed and they tried to look away but something about the girl made them stayed glued onto her body. She took something out of her pocket and accidentally dropped it on the floor. "Ooopps!" she said and bent down, her skirt rising a bit to show off what's beneath it.

Hinata and Sasuke whacked Naruto's head when his nose began to bleed. "Hinata, keep his eyes away from Sakura." The Uchiha muttered and had his left eye twitching, his fists clenching tighter and tighter. The Hyuuga just gave a nod as Sasuke walked over to Sakura, a very jealous look on his eyes. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to stand up straight, eyes showing a look of possessiveness. "S-Sasu-" she got cut off when he just crushed his lips onto hers then parted and looked at her. "Don't you ever do that in front of me again, you're turning me on." then glared at the men who were still in a daze. "All of you are going to die!" and in a blink of an eye, he immediately punched, kicked, and used other forms of physical combat to defeat the ten.

"And the winner for round one is Uchiha Sasuke!" Naruto yelled, acting like a commentator as he punched a fist in the air. Sasuke turned to Orochimaru, a smirk and a deadly look was what he gave the older man. "I'll be waiting for your next challenges, bastard."

Orochimaru snickered. "Just as I thought," he said and looked at Sasuke in the eye. The 23-year old's smirk turned to a scowl and he narrowed his eyes at Oro. "You're like the other assassins, only you're pretty much worse, why so? You hate users like me, but you are a user yourself, there's no mistaking it Sasuke, you are like me, a user."

"Shut up!"

"In denial, it usually means you're guilty."

"I said shut the fuck up!" Sasuke yelled, eyes turning red and fists shaking wildly. The three were taken aback by his sudden outburst and couldn't move or say anything to him, afraid that it might trigger his anger all the more.

"Remember this Sasuke, you know that I'm right, you're a user like me, and you killed your parents with your own bare hands, it was you who killed them, not me, you hate me because I use people, which means you hate yourself as well, you don't have a purpose to live a free life, you are merely controlled by someone, you take orders, you obey and follow them, you are trained to kill, you use people to kill, we are very much alike, and we will probably make a good team. But as I've said, I will not force you, I'll give you a choice, stick to the deal, or you come to me on your own. You will eventually seek me, you will come to me willingly, and I don't even need to stress myself to do so." He slowly backed away, amused at how the assassin before him reacted, eyes widened in either disbelief or realization. "You're like me, don't deny it, you're a user, and you killed your parents." And soon, he disappeared into the shadows, leaving only an eerie laugh echoing in their ears.

"S-Sasuke..?"

"Let's go." He said too suddenly, opening the car door and getting in it. The three followed and they soon headed to Hinata's place, then Naruto's, and lastly, his estate. Wei greeted them a cheery and warm "welcome back" which Sakura returned with a smile and thank you but Sasuke just gave a nod and left, going up to his room. "Is something wrong with the young master?" Wei asked, turning to Sakura who watched the said Uchiha walk to his room.

"Nothing, he's just tired." She said and forced a smile. "I'm bushed as well, see you in the morning Wei-san!" and she rushed to the top of the stairs, slowing down when she neared Sasuke's room. She remembered that he had a cut so she went to her room and got out a medic kit from her bag and rushed back to his room, gave three light knocks and entered when she heard a muffled "it's open" from him.

Sakura smiled slightly, seeing him lying on the bed, a pillow over his head and his arms spread out wide. "In case you're forgetting," she sat down by the bedside. "You have a cut." And he slowly sat up, a scowl on his face and he was staring off into the distance. Sakura shrugged and got to work with his wounds. One on his arm, a few bruises on his face and that's about it. "Don't think too much about it Sasuke, he's only saying those things to get to you, it's called psychological strategy, okay, so I invented that term but you get it." She wrapped his cut with a bandage after rubbing some ointment. "I think it's what others would say, reverse psychology." She added, smiling a bit when he didn't even flinch from the stinging sensation the ointment usually gives. "Whoa, you sure can handle pain." She said and took out a cloth. "Now let's see those bruises." He didn't move. "Sasuke, stop thinking about it, I know how you feel, I mean, heck, you're not a user, you don't use other people to get what you want, you only use your looks and-" he got up and walked a bit further from her then gave a sigh.

"Sasuke, stop thinking about it, you're not a-"

"Will you stop it with your sympathy? I don't fucking need it!" he yelled all of a sudden, not knowing that he had activated his sharingan and was glaring at the least person he expected to glare, Sakura. She was taken aback by his sudden outburst that she looked down and narrowed her eyes, gripping tightly onto the sheets of his bed. She only came here to treat his wounds and to see how he was doing. "I never thought you'd be like that," she said and looked up at him, matching his glare. "And here I thought I would be the one to make you feel better, thinking that you actually need me, but I guess I was wrong." And she stood up, walked pass him, leaving him in his room and staring at where she once was. "Sakura," she stopped but didn't turn to him and when he didn't say anything, she just continued to walk away, walk away from him and he hated it, more over, he hated himself for letting another person walk out on him.

"Good night." She said and closed the door behind her. He heard her footsteps fading, which meant she was going further and further away. He clenched his fists and glared at the walls of his bedroom "Bullshit!" he yelled, punching the wall, making a slight crack to it. "Fucking cement…" he cursed, taking his hand back to his side, not minding how his knuckles were bruised and were slightly bleeding. "Damn that bastard." He said, recalling Orochimaru's words. He sighed heavily and plopped down on his bed, face down. "Damn this life…" he muttered and turned his head to the right, staring at the medic kit that Sakura left. "Sakura…" he slowly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. "…Forgive me…"

She stared outside his garden, watching how the grass sparkled thanks to its dew, looking at the flowers that decorated the green patches, adding color and life, staring at how the moon was illuminating the whole compound, giving light, chasing away darkness. Light… she thought she could be the light that can save Sasuke from the dark, like the flowers, she thought she could be the one to add color and life to Sasuke's dull world. She thought she could save him, pull him out from his deep misery, she was able to get out of it when she met him, when he said he loves her, when he saved her from getting captured by those agents.

A smile graced her lips upon remembering that night.

She furrowed her eyebrows at him and opened her mouth. "Who are you?"

"Before I answer, you should state your name first."

"State your name first…" she said. Sakura can still remember that her mind was saying that she liked his attitude. "Yeah, he was definitely the type who attracted a lot of people."

"Play along." She heard someone say and when she looked up, her lips were locked with another. "What the-?" her mind screamed as she fought the urge to kiss back and pull the guy closer to her. Her green eyes looked up at his closed ones and she realized it was the guy who she met earlier, Uchiha Sasuke.

"He stole my first kiss and I stole his." She giggled at this, her anger slowly subsiding. Sakura felt the breeze blow against her face and she recalled seeing him the other morning, looking calm and serene, looking like he had a normal life, the way he showed his mellow side. "Cute," she thought and went back inside her room, closing the balcony windows and sitting down on the bed. "Why can't I stay angry at him? Is this what they'd say as stupidity? Or true love?" she laughed when she remembered Kurenai saying that love is stupid. "Love is stupid, it is because, I am stupid to feel that feeling, it is stupid because even if you get hurt, you continue to love all over again." She sighed and lay down on bed. "Yep, I'm stupid and in love."

Ring. Ring.

"Hello?" answered a groggy and sleepy voice.

"N-Naruto, I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"

"Oh, Hinata," Naruto grinned and rubbed the back of his head as he sat up and switched the phone to his other ear. "Not really, I was just getting ready for bed," he answered and heard her sigh, probably in relief. "So, what's up?"

"It's about Sasuke, I'm afraid that he and Sakura might… suddenly have a spat."

"Spat? You're underestimating them Hinata, that won't be a spat!" he exclaimed and regretted it. "Um, you only said that to not make it sound less bad, right?"

"Y-yes…"

"S-sorry." He kicked himself mentally.

"It's okay." Came her meek voice. "N-Naruto, what should we do? What if they… say harsh words to each other?" she twiddled with her fingers at this and began to pace around her room, holding her wireless phone. "I know Sakura will stay level-headed but if he insults her or says something nasty, she'll only make it worse with that temper she has."

"Yeah, teme and Sakura are so different yet so alike huh?"

"Un."

"But don't worry about it, I'm sure they can handle it, knowing Sasuke, he'll just say something or suddenly snap but that's it, whenever he's confused, he's like that, you'll see, the next day, he'll be back to normal and if Sakura's lucky, he'll apologize."

"I see… I'm just worried, ever since Sakura met him, she's been really happy; she began to show her emotions again, real ones."

"Trust me Hinata, if they truly love each other, they can overcome this."

"O-okay, I trust you Naruto, and… thanks."

"No problem, and Hinata?"

"Yes?"

He smiled and lay back down on bed. "You're a really good friend to Sakura." From the other line, Hinata smiled at his compliment. "Thank you, so are you to Sasuke, even if… you do call each other names." She heard him chuckle and she stifled a giggle. "Well, thanks again Naruto, good night."

"Mm, good night and Hinata?"

"Hmm?"

"Love 'ya!"

She blushed. "I-I love you… too…" she whispered and he bid her sweet dreams before both hung up, their worries eased and lessened just from the short but memorable talk they shared, or had, that night.

"Teme, open the damn door!"

He knitted his brows before opening his eyes, closing them again from the bright rays of the sun. "What time is it?" he asked himself, turning towards his bedside table and looking at the clock. It read 07:47 AM and he swore he heard Naruto's voice yelling earlier. "Can't be, it's still too early for him…" and he closed his eyes again but…

Bang! Bang!

"Teme! If you don't open the fucking door I will break it down!"

Sasuke's head slowly turned to the door, looking at it boredly as Naruto continued to bang on it, trying to wake him up and to get him to open the door. "Damn idiot…" he cursed and sat up. A medic kit caught his eyes and he remembered his outburst last night and was directed at Sakura.

"Shit…" he muttered and went towards the door, stepped aside and opened it to see Naruto fall over, face first. The blonde murmured a few words and got up, dusted himself and turned to Sasuke. "Took you long enough…" he said. Sasuke shrugged and walked back to his bed, eyeing the med kit. "Damn, my hand hurts…" he thought, glancing at his right hand which had dried blood and a few bruises.

"Teme, you look like you've been beaten to a bloody pulp." Commented Naruto who pointed at his friend's bruised face. "And Kaka isn't very happy about the results of our mission." He said, tapping a finger on his chin. "And you didn't even bother to change your clothes last night? You must've been really tired!"

"Idiot." Sasuke mumbled and rummaged through his closet. "What are you doing here so early anyway? It's not like you."

"Meeting, Kakashi wants us now."

"Che, go wait downstairs."

"Whatever." And Naruto left him.

"As if I don't have other problems; She became my girlfriend and one day later, we have a spat, what the hell do the heavens want with my life?" he sighed and went inside the bathroom to take a quick shower. "How should I apologize?"

"That was really mean of him." Hinata said after Sakura told her about last night. "Are you okay Sakura, I mean, that was really harsh." Sakura gave a smile and a nod, getting into her assassin attire after drying her hair. "Of course I'm fine, you think what he said affected me that much? No way!" she laughed, a forced one at that and Hinata knew it wasn't a real laugh.

"You don't have to hide what you're feeling."

Sakura stopped and then continued to secure her kunai holster. "I just don't get it, why would he suddenly get mad at me? I mean, it's my fault for being so sympathetic, but it's only because I care for him, I don't really understand…" She sighed and walked over to the door. "Come on, we still have to meet up with Kurenai-san and Kakashi-san."

"S-Sakura-" but she was ignored as Sakura continued to make her way down the stairs. She saw Naruto wearing his SS uniform and turned her head slightly to see Sasuke come down wearing his SS uniform as well, followed by Hinata. Their eyes locked onto each other for a moment before she looked away and didn't bother to look back. Sasuke sighed, knowing that she was going to do that. Naruto coughed and grinned to ease the tension. "Well, come on, Kaka and Kurenai are waiting!" he said and led them all towards the door.

"You failed the mission; you didn't even get any information that could lead us to Orochimaru." Kakashi said sternly. "I am really disappointed in you Sasuke, Naruto." He said, eyeing the two. "And I thought that sending my top two assassins would let us win the mission hands down." He turned to the two female killers. "As for the two of you, I have no right to say anything; I'll leave my ex-partner to deal with you both."

Kurenai sighed. "As what Kakashi said, I too am disappointed, but it's your first time to actually fail, I guess nobody can be perfect, and I can't expect you to always succeed, after all, even I had failures." She gave a small smile to the two and turned to Kakashi. "I do believe you can stop being so hard on them now."

"Fine, as of now, I'll let you have the day off, according to your report, you said Orochimaru is planning on letting you join him," he eyed the file on his desk. "Just be ready, he may suddenly catch you off guard."

"Aa." And he dismissed all four.

Naruto stretched his arms and turned to Hinata. "Come on Hinata, I know this really great place and I'm sure you'll love it!" he pulled the girl and they ran out of the building, bidding the two goodbye. An awkward silence bestowed upon the two as they looked at anywhere besides each other. Sasuke sighed and pocketed his hands. "You want to go and get something to eat?" he asked, glancing at her. She shrugged and he took it as a yes, leading the way to his parked car.

They decided to eat in a small café nearby and ordered some sandwhiches and two cups of coffee for breakfast. Sakura looked for a seat while Sasuke carried their orders and followed her. They sat across each other and began to eat in silence. He would occasionally steal glances at her and she would keep her head down to avoid eye contact. Later on, she couldn't take the silence anymore and tried to think of something to say. "Um…" she uttered and looked up, opened her mouth but closed it again when she saw his bruised knuckle and a few more on his face. "You idiot." She said, narrowing her eyes but it had a look of worry and concern. Sasuke raised his brow. "She finally talks to me but say it as an insult..?"

"I don't remember you having those!" she said, pointing at his right hand. "Did you punch something hard? Geez." She said and got up, told him to move over and sat down beside him, took out a few bandages from her mini med pouch and began to wrap his right knuckle. "As for your bruises on your face, you'll have to wait for us to get back home." She said, securing the bandage and looking up at him with a stern look. He only looked back with a calm one as he gazed into her green orbs.

"What?" she asked.

He smirked and she somehow gulped, knowing that smirk of his. "Maybe you could at least do something to ease the slight pain it's giving." He said, inching closer to her. Sakura glared and pushed him back lightly. "Sorry, I'm still mad at you." She said and got up, walking abck to her seat. Sasuke just sighed but still had his smirk on. "Alright, I can wait, but later, you won't be staying mad at me for long."

"Itai." He sad, flinching at the pain as his right eye shut tight. Sakura gently pressed the soaked cloth near his bruise until he finally relaxed. She drew it back and looked for other bruises that needed to be treated. "So far, the only bruise you have that really needs taking care of is on your right cheekbone, be careful alright?" she asked, placing the cloth back on it. His hand automatically grabbed her wrist, making her look at him as their eyes once again locked onto each other. Green ones stared back with slight confusion while onyx eyes only looked at her with calm and loving looks.

"Sasuke..?" she asked but he only closed his eyes and leaned closer to her, lips only a few centimeters away from hers. Unable to resist, she closed her eyes as well, and waited for him to kiss her. "I don't know why I can't resist you, Sasuke, it's so annoying but…" she opened her eyes again when he parted and lowered his head to her neck that was still hidden due to the collar of her top. "…I…I…" his hand pulled down the zipper and he once again marked her on her neck. "…I love you…" she whispered and she could feel his smirk against her skin. "I do too Sakura," he whispered back and nibbled her earlobe, "I'm sorry about last night…" he added and she gave a nod then stopped him from going further.

He gave a questioning look at her as she gave a playful smile. "I'll forgive you, but I have to be in control today." She said and leaned closer to him. "Well?" she asked and he only smirked and nodded, leaning back on his elbows. "I'm all yours." And she moved closer until he was on his back. Her long hair tickled his face as she leaned down for another kiss. "Good." She said, this time, finally the one to dominate the Uchiha.

To be continued…

Next on Cold: Chapter 7: Overprotective

"Sakura, are you okay?" he asked, seeing as she didn't look too fine at all. Waving a dismissive hand and giving a reassuring smile, she told him she was okay and was just a bit tired. He sighed and gave her a light kiss on the forehead. "Maybe you should stay here and rest, I'll go tell Kakashi and Kurenai about it." She was about to argue when she suddenly felt like puking. Getting up from bed, she rushed to the toilet and threw up, Sasuke looking worriedly at her. He knew she wasn't feeling good, after knowing her for a month now, he should know there's something wrong.

A/N: Yes, I decided to stop there since I am so not ready to type a lemon fiction. Anyway, the next chapter takes place after two weeks. But of course, it won't start that way, that's why the next will be longer. Maybe you can already guess what's wrong with Sakura. Haha! Calling all Artists out there! Just for fun, I'd like to know who among you would be interested to draw a fan art of any of my SasuSaku fics. Haha Just curious and just for fun! So, do you guys have any suggestions for the sequel of Yakuza? I already have a plot, I'm just asking if you guys want any request scenes, feel free to send me a message!