Hi guys, here is another update as we come closer and closer to what we all have been waiting for. Until the next update.
"Chapter 8: The Anticipated Meeting"
Sasuke's breakfast meeting was all about business plans for expansion in the United States. Madara seems to be excited about partnering with the Senju group on foreign soil. He is familiar with the famed medical school John Hopkins and it is a good deal to collaborate with them too. However, the rock star would have preferred being assigned to London instead, because a piece of his heart is already there. The onyx orbed man sighed and corrected himself, a piece is an understatement, his whole heart would be more proper. But Madara, Fugaku, and Itachi said it will be in his best interest what the heck are they talking about?
Kakashi excused Sasuke since he needed to get ready for his fan meeting. The youngest Uchiha heir stood up from his seat with a bored look on his face. Truth be told he was hoping his mother will call or something to reveal some good news. Does the lack of a heads-up mean things did not go well? Or the matriarch is very preoccupied with the pinkette? While lost in his thoughts, he did not get whatever Kakashi briefed him with. "Sasuke, you were not paying attention." The lad just grunted and seemed not to care. "Sasuke, to finish the event early, you need to pay attention."
"What is there to hear?" The man stated with irritation coating his voice. The rock star's eyes were glaring every year he does this blasted fan meetings. He knew the drill. Since he cannot force himself to smile, nodding to the fans is good enough. No shaking of hands since it will cause hysteria. All gifts will be accepted by Kakashi and he will hand the autographed items. Then by the end of the event, he will do a ninety-degree bow and say thanks. After enumerating what he has to do, the youngest Uchiha finished with a growl.
"Sasuke, calm down." Kakashi was smiling underneath his mask. "I know this is routine for you. But I wanted to distract your thoughts. It's oozing out and you will scare ordinary people away. Sasuke released again an irritated grunt. "Just think, both of you will be in the medical field. So you will understand each other better." The assistant tried to pacify the irritated heir.
"We are a sea apart!" The young man raised his voice. "How can things work that way?" The male placed his right hand to massage his temple. "When we were together our communication already sucked," Sasuke explained with a defeated sigh. "This distance is bound to be a disaster." He ran his hands through his soft locks. "I made so many songs for her damn it! She did not even react to any of them!"
Kakashi swayed his head sensing the sadness and frustration from the celebrity. He has seen how much Sasuke likes the girl since forever. In his opinion, the lady values the musician. It is just that she is too preoccupied with her ambitions. Plus Sasuke being Sasuke is quite confusing just the same. The lad always showed through actions how he cares, but his mouth messes up denies it. "Speaking of communicating." The masked assistant began to mutter out loud. "If she were here right here, right now what would you tell her?"
The man glared at him accusingly. Is the elder man making fun of his predicament? "Is this all a joke to you Kakashi?" The musician was fuming. "Why are asking a stupid hypothetical question?" The celebrity's voice was shaking. "You probably are assuming that I will mess up and say something stupid."
Kakashi smiled underneath his mask and scratched the back of his head. "Let's call this a practice confession." The older man tried to pacify the angry rock star. "You should rehearse what you need to say to increase the effectiveness." Then assistant pulled up his phone. "Here let's record it too so you can hear and do corrections."
"Kakashi, do you think I am stupid or something?" The younger replied with a blank expression. "As if I will be caught dead on your scheme." The lad exhaled tiredly. "You might use it to blackmail and make fun of me. Nice try but I am not that desperate." Why that geezer did even ask him to do a stupid thing? Honestly, he is a freaking adult.
The latter clapped his hand three times with his eyes smiling. "There, now you have finished fuming you feel better now?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow and stared blankly at the man across from him. "You were such in a foul mood, now you better." The elder consoled. "Now you can start doing hair and make-up while not suffocating the stylist with your aura." Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and headed to his dressing room. "Oh, the pain of sweet love." The older man whispered to himself.
Sasuke was settled on his chair while the hairstylist started to do his hair. Getting the rock star was not difficult. Due to his innate handsomeness, all they need to do is apply some hairspray on his locks. As for his face, the celebrity would need some light foundation, eyeliner, and lip tint so he will look great amidst the spotlight. The people working with the star have been with him for years. They already know his mood swings but despite that, all are aware that the young Uchiha is very kind. He is generous to his staff even if he rarely smiles. He also has a strong sense of justice but kind of practices tough love to a degree.
It is an open secret to Sasuke's loyal staff that he has one ultimate love. Though besides Kakashi no one knows what the lucky lady looks like. From the look of things, it seems the feelings are unrequited. Many have high expectations of the mysterious love interest. She must be beautiful and smart. Sasuke will most likely not have anyone less than that. Of course, the woman most likely has a great personality. It is assumed she is good friends with the prodigy because there is no way the Uchiha will fall in love at first sight.
The hair and make-up were done in less than an hour. Sasuke checked his phone but there were no messages from his mother. Did she convince Sakura to come? Kakashi entered the room and asked a question out loud. "Sasuke, would you like your late lunch here or you would rather eat out?" Sasuke quirked an eyebrow. Kakashi knew he hated going out when he is all dressed up for a performance. He hates it when the paparazzi takes pictures of him headlining it "Gorgeous Sasuke Uchiha goes to …"
"Kakashi, what's with you asking stupid questions?" The celebrity sighed. "I will have lunch here, you know I don't like going out looking performance-ready." The man nodded and held up an "Ok sign" and exited the room.
After a few seconds, the door swung open again. A boisterous voice followed. "Teme congrats on the sold-out concert!" Naruto the self-proclaimed best friend greeted. "So did your guest accept your invitation?" The facial expressions of the latter turned sour. "Oh, she ditched you. No wonder you had that episode on TV last night." The blonde said nonchalantly. "Honestly man what were you thing going all sappy like that?" The onyx-haired man refused to answer. "Did you know that majority of the female population now are hallucinating you called out to them?" The rock star crossed his arms. "But I can't blame your act of desperation. I mean it has been years since...offf" The speaker was cut off when a shoe met his face. "Teme! What's the big idea?!" Naruto burst out angrily. "The sole of that boot was too thick."
"Shut up Dobe." The Uchiha heir commented. "If you have nothing productive to say leave me alone."
"What leave you alone and sulk. Dude this is your biggest concert ever." The blonde stated loudly. "I am going to make sure you will enjoy this day." Sasuke just rolled his eyes. There is only one person who can give him full happiness. She is here but refuses to see him. The Uchiha thought he must have been an evil villain in his past life to deserve this. "Oi Teme, you know Tenten Neji's girl is your mom's bodyguard right?"
"I know mother met with Sakura this morning." Naruto's jaw dropped and from the looks of it, his surprise was spoiled.
"So you know she is here but why do you have a stick up your ass?" The orange-clad man inquired. "She will most likely come."
"How do you know?" The solo artist challenged. "She should have at least called me by now. Or maybe mother could have told me something." The young heir stated. "There is no sign that she will come to see me."
"Well, Tenten said they just finished shopping for clothes with Mikoto-san." The whiskered boy talked casually. "So maybe she will see you after your meet and greet?" The blonde stated with a smirk on his face. "You know Sakura-chan does not tamper with your schedules. So she will most likely come after." Sasuke gave an as if look at his friend and did not comment. "Come on Teme, why is Kakashi setting the opposite room if she isn't coming?"
Setting up the other room what? Sasuke immediately dialed Kakashi's number. The assistant answered after her rings. "Kakashi what is the Dobe saying that you are setting up the next room?"
"Well, Mikoto-sama and Sakura-san will be meeting you after the fan meeting," Kakashi said in a sing-song voice. "Since you wanted to have lunch here, took the initiative to at least have a nice to welcome them with." The assistant merrily stated. "I mean you have not seen her for so long it's but right to have something special."
"Kakashi, you know she was and mother were coming," Sasuke spoke while Kakashi confirmed from the other line. "Why did you not tell me?" The rock star was getting furious.
"Sasuke, I was telling you but you were not listening." The assistant explained. "Then you lashed out about the routine stuff you do every fan meeting." The masked man continued to expound. "I thought you did not want to hear any more of it, but we do need to prepare you to know."
"Kakashi.." Sasuke was trying his best to keep his cool. "Next time explain things more clearly." The elder snickered from the other line.
"No Sasuke, next time you listen. Then maybe you and Sakura can get somewhere."
Sasuke gripped his phone tightly. It was finally happening, he and Sakura will meet after his fan meet. Now he wants to get the event done and over with. Seeing the change in his expression, Naruto smirked. "You know Teme, get your mind working on what are you going to do once Sakura-chan arrives." The solo artist put away his phone. "You should think of what you would want to say."
First Kakashi then now Naruto, is this a sign he should start thinking of what to say to the girl. What does he want to tell here? Here was so much and he has the poorest vocabulary. He kept silent and began to think of it seriously. "Oi, don't overthink Teme. Just be honest, say the first thing that comes to your mind when you see her." What does come to his mind when he sees her?
Sasuke recalled her lush lips, sparkling green eyes, and soft pink hair. She had the scent of strawberry and vanilla. He was not the type to like things associated with sweets. But Sakura is an exemption. "You are beautiful." That is something he would most like to say. But isn't that to cliché? The girl probably heard it from numerous men it most likely means nothing to her. "I missed you a lot." It was another thought that came to mind. That phrase is his true feelings. He missed her a lot that is probably the best thing to say.
"Teme, why not call your mom? You speak to Sakura-chan through her." Naruto suggested interrupting his thoughts. "You are dying to hear her voice right?" The latter teased with a knowing look that his blue eyes shimmered in amusement.
"I am not in a hurry Dobe." The Uchiha retorted. He did not want to appear too needy. But he does want to just hear her, he needs to be close to her. Of course, he will not utter it out loud. "Are you done bothering me? If yes go ahead and leave." The blonde grinned and swayed his head. It is one of those days his friend will sit with him in silence why Sasuke contemplates. It has always been the orange-clad boy's way of consoling him. The rock starlet out a small grin escapes his lips. "Do you think she wants to be here?" The solo artist manages to let us his inner thoughts.
"She would not come if she did not." The blue-eyed man confirmed. "Sakura-chan had always loved your music." The speaker explained further. "She just happened to have dreams of her own and as you went for it." Why did their dreams have to be so different? "But they say if it's real, no matter the circumstance everything will fall into place." The blonde spoke knowingly. "Have you grown tired of waiting Sasuke?"
Hearing the familiar question caused the Uchiha to stiffen. It is a stupid question, he will never grow tired of waiting for Sakura. But just because he does not mind waiting does not mean he is not hurting. However, he cannot tell her that. It is selfish to blame her for his misery. He chooses her and this is the consequence of the choice. All he could do is work hard so she will choose him.
"I am sure she is waiting for you to Sasuke." Naruto managed to say out loud. The confidence in his voice made the rock star smirk once again. "You have to believe me, I have a knack for these things." The latter did not comment and kept his mind blank to calm himself. "You know it was always a mystery to me.." the blonde continued his train of thought. "You two were always together, did you never get yourselves caught in the moment?" The onyx-eyed man swayed his head and the response earned a whistle. "You have got some self-control man. I mean Sakura-chan is hot, it's impossible not to give in." The statement earned him a glare from the heir.
Sensing the menacing aura coming from the Sharingan CEO the visitor tried to compose himself. "I am just stating the obvious don't get so worked up man." Naruto was sweating and a hint of nervousness is in his voice. "It must be pure love. You got it bad since you liked her since forever." The other man decided not to comment on the obvious. "You might not believe me but I think she likes you too."
"First you say she is waiting for me, then now likes me. Naruto what's with your imagination?" The Uchiha grunted, how can he give him false hope like that? The girl did not even respond to the numerous songs he composed for her.
"Did you ever think that maybe she had no time to listen to your songs?" The blonde blurted out. "Maybe she expected you to call or send a message first like a normal human being?" Naruto stared at Sasuke with a stern look. Knowing him, the prodigy would not have made the first move. And from what he is aware, Sakura will most likely be too engrossed with her studies to notice. What if his two friends have been suffering all this time?
"If she wanted to there are many ways to do so." The onyx-eyed man stated.
"Sasuke, for the record you are the one in love here." The visitor explained in an exhausted tone. "So you are supposed to come after her. You have to move and win her heart." The latter did not comment, a strong indication he did not make the actual effort. "You know Teme, sure loyally waiting is great but nothing is going to happen unless you act on it." Sasuke looked away. "Just tell her. You might be surprised."
"How do you know she would choose me?" The rock star asked with uncertainty in his voice.
"Neji is going to kill me." Naruto managed to mutter out. The heir's brow was raised, what does Neji have anything to this? The blonde had a silly grin that it seems he is a fix. "Well, we both know Sakura-chan's address in London right?" The latter nodded. "Back then before Neji and Tenten were together. He was kind of into Sakura-chan." The temperature in the room began to fill chilly. "He asked me her address and went to London to see her."
"What?!" Sasuke could not believe it. The nerve of Hyuuga goes under his nose. He suddenly stood up from his position and approached Naruto with ill intent oozing out of his body.
"Now, now Sasuke it is in the past." The blonde explained while sweating. "She turned him down. Why else would Neji be with Tenten now?" Hearing that fact calmed the Uchiha a bit so what does turning down Hyuuga relate to her liking him? "Sasuke, it Neji after you the bar is Neji she turned him down and yeah since everything is out Gaara too."
"You carelessly gave her address to random men?!" Sasuke felt his blood boil again.
"Oi! They are good guys who are from prestigious families." The blonde argued in a defensive stance. "At least they were not afraid to confess to her." Naruto crossed his arms. "You should learn from them. They were brave."
Sasuke rubbed his temples. What if she said yes to either of them? He would have been beyond devastated. Thank goodness she did not accept them. But will she accept him? "She came to see you stupid." The blonde spoke as if reading his mind. "They went to her, she is going to you. See the difference bastard."
