I've seen suspense rising from every one of you, lol. Sigh, stupid for not banning us from replying reviews in our stories. Anywz dum dum dum……I present….
Chapter 25 – Worries
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Sasuke groggily sat up and answered his cell phone.
"Yeah?"
He answered the call and rubbed his eyes. He then looked at his clock; it was six-o-clock in the morning.
"Hello Sasuke." A deep elderly voice answered back.
"Father?" he said hesitantly and frowned.
"Aa, I see you haven't forgotten about me." Fugaku remarked.
"Hn, what do you want?" he asked impatiently. He and his father weren't always on the best terms. His father only calls him when something important is about to happen.
"Show some respect to your elders," Fugaku scolded, "anyways there's this really important business party that I need you to attend. I won't be there till after the party so you would have to fill in my place for the time being. There are some company representatives whom I want you to introduce yourself to, after all in the future you will be inheriting half of the family's business." He explained.
Sasuke just scowled.
"After I arrive back to Japan I want to discuss some things with you." His father continued.
"I don't want to discuss anything! Tell Itachi toattend it! And I am not going to that stupid party!" Sasuke hissed angrily.
"You will respect your father's wishes and go tomorrow!" Fugaku growled with equal fury.
"NO!" He shouted this time.
"You will or else, I will make you move to America!" The elder threatened deadly.
"You can't do that to me!" Sasuke cried and punched the wall.
"I will and I will sell the mansion and fire all the staff and make you come here if you don't go!"
"Whatever." Sasuke muttered and slapped his cell phone shut. He sank down into his bed and stared at his ceiling. Shadow trotted over to the side of the bed and whined sensing his master's stress.
I hate you, old man!
Without looking he placed an arm around Shadow's neck and continued glaring at the ceiling.
"I hate his guts." He stated, talking to his dog. His eyes still unmoved from the ceiling.
"If I leave, I'll leave everyone and Sakura. But I have a bad feeling about the stupid party. That old man is going to talk about the canceled arrange marriage for sure….stupid old man!" He cursed again.
Right now he hated his life. If only he wasn't born in the Uchiha family…If only he was set free from the chains of being an Uchiha…
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In America—
Fugaku placed down the receiver and rubbed his temples. He was frustrated and angry at Sasuke's rude attitude and ever angrier at the canceled marriage. But at least for now, he knows that Sasuke will go to the party. After that he and Sasuke are going to have a long serious talk.
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"Sasuke, are you ok?" Sakura asked and tilted her head. He was oddly silent and he kept on looking outside.
"It's nothing." He answered monotonously and took a sip out of his cappuccino.
"Oh ok then." Sakura replied disappointedly. She jus wished he would tell her what's wrong.
She observed his features a little as he looked out the café's window again. Her eyes could see colors now. But if you ask her to see something far away, everything would be a blur. As for her memories, she could practically remember her whole life now.
Tsunade explained that probably the second fall must have triggered her lost memory somehow since it was similar to the first one. People tend to remember things if things happened twice. The second fall was like a déjà vu.
Sasuke had zoned out again. She didn't want to break his thoughts so looked at his face while eating a chocolate cake. Raven spiked hair that had been partly gelled, light tanned face that was virtually flawless. Obsidian pupils staring into nothingness and a well toned body to make him the perfect hottie.
"Sakura." He said suddenly, making her jump.
"Huh?"
"Want to accompany me to a business party tomorrow?" he asked casually with a grin.
"A business party?" she echoed,
"Yeah, my father is making attend the stupid party and I don't want to go alone since its going to be super boring." He explained.
Inner Sakura: So that's what on his mind.
"Um sure, I'm free all the time. Although I've never actually been to a business party before." She answered and finished the last bite of the cake.
"Don't worry, you don't do anything. All you do is dress nicely, walk, eat, and talk." He said curtly with a nod and gulped down the rest of his cappuccino and left some money on the table.
Bringing Sakura wouldn't hurt right? I mean, father isn't going to be there until after the party. Plus I got nothing better to do at that stupid event anyway…
"Sasuke!"
"Huh?"
"You're lost in space again." Sakura stated.
"Am I?" He asked calmly, regaining his composure.
"Yeah, are you ok?" She asked suspiciously.
"Hn." He mumbled with a nod.
"Are you lying to me?" Sakura asked, eyeing him.
"I'm not!" Sasuke said quickly while stepping backwards.
She looked at him for a long time, still unconvinced.
"Hey, didn't you say you're able to take care of Yuki now? She misses you a lot and won't stop meowing everyday." he said, changing the subject.
"I still think you have some issues but…..OKAY! I miss her too!" she chirped bubbly, making Sasuke sweat drop because of her sudden mood change.
They got back to Sasuke's mansion and Sakuraand Yuki got reunited again and they decided to go to the park with their pets.
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"Sasuke, you said we're supposed to dress nicely! And what do u wear? A collared shirt and pants! That's not fair! Go and get wear a tie and a jacket! I had to wear this stupid dress!" Sakura whined.
She was wearing another, yet again, gorgeous spaghetti strapped green dress that went slightly below the knee.
Sasuke grumbled, and dragged himself upstairs to get a tie and a formal black jacket. When he came down, Sakura examined him and nodded an approval.
"Hmph. That seems fair enough. You go through the pain of wearing a jacket and a tie while I go through the pain of wearing this dress." She snickered. He has to share her pain.
Jin chuckled quietly behind them, watching the two teens in front of him. Then he led them to the limo and drove them to the party's destination.
When they arrived, they got out and looked at the place. They had arrived at the Konoha city hall.
"Wow, this place is big! Although your mansion is bigger." Sakura noted.
"Yeah, let's go in. People are staring." Sasuke muttered and led her to the entrance doors.
Two guards were standing on either side of the doors dressed in suits. Sakura noticed that they both carried a gun at their side.
Inner Sakura: This party must be important…
Sasuke showed them their pass and they went in. Inside was a huge ball room, and food was laid out on tables. Waiters were serving either punch or wine to the people. There were around one hundred or so business people.
"Hello, you must be Uchiha Sasuke. It's a pleasure to meet you, you can call me Sheldon. I'm one of your father's business colleagues. This is my wife, Ichigo." Sheldon introduced.
His wife smiled, she was a beautiful blond with blue eyes. Sakura smiled back, while Sasuke nodded.
"Nice to meet you, this is Haruno Sakura, my date." Sasuke introduced smoothly.
Inner Sakura: Wow, this is the first time hearing Sasuke say that openly…he must have a lot of practice with this kind of stuff…
"It's my pleasure meeting you." She replied politely with a smile.
"You look very nice today Haruno-san. Anyways Uchiha-san, about your father's latest proposal….."
And so, Sakura just let Sasuke handle all the business affairs and spent the time observing or chatting with Ichigo and other maidens. It seems like everyone wanted to talk to Sasuke.
"Finally, a little peace and quiet." Sasuke said relieved. The party was not over yet, but it was noon so everyone had gone to eat the food that had been set out for them.
"Do you always have to go to these parties?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, and I'm getting tired of it. It's even more annoying than you." He teased.
"Jerk!" Sakura hissed and smacked him on the back of his head, playfully.
"Oww…."
"Oh come on, it doesn't even hurt." Sakura scowled.
"Oww……..yeah your right. It doesn't hurt." Sasuke said in a normal voice after.
"Heh, whatever. I'm hungry, let's go eat something." She said and went over to get some food.
"Sasuke, try the cake!" Sakura suggested.
"I don't eat cake." he retorted.
"But its good!" she argued.
"I don--"
"Long time no see son, how are you doing?"
A voice interrupted them. Sasuke and Sakura whipped around and came face to face with Fugaku.
"What are you doing here father? I thought you said you wouldn't be here till tonight!" Sasuke said, breaking the silence.
Inner Sakura: This is Sasuke's father? What's going on?
They looked beside Fugaku and found that Sasuke's mom had came too. The elderly father suddenly noticed a girl beside Sasuke and his eyes narrowed. The distance between this girl and Sasuke was too close to be just friends...
"Who is this Sasuke?" he demanded in an angry tone.
Sasuke eyed his father for a moment then looked at his mother. She nodded and made a signal to urge him to start introducing.
"Mom...dad, this is Haruno Sakura, my date. Sakura, these are my parents." he introduced slowly.
Sakura smiled nervously and bowed gracefully. "Nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha."
"Your wha--"
"Sakura lets go out and have some fresh air." Mikoto interrupted her husband and quickly pulled Sakura away.
"Sasuke, we need to talk...PRIVATLY." Fugaku said in a low voice while watching his wife and Sakura go outside. He then led him to a sound proof room upstairs and they sat on the couches face to face...
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"Are you okay back there Sakura? You seem to be trembling back there." Mikoto said worriedly.
"I'm okay, although I don't think Sasuke's dad is..." Sakura trailed off.
"Don't mind him. My husband is always grumpy. You look beautiful today Sakura, lets take a stroll now." Mikoto chirped, changing the subject.
"So how have you been? I heard from Sasuke that you had an accident. Its a blessing that you're only temporary blind." Mikoto continued.
"I'm fine now and my eyesight is getting better." Sakura replied.
"That's good, although its such a shame that they have to cut your hair."
"Oh, it will grow back, it just takes some time." Sakura assured.
"Good, because I'm sure that Sasuke likes it when you have long hair." the mother teased.
Sakura blushed and nodded timidly without saying a word.
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"Is she the reason why Ino broke the engagement? What is her family status? I know this whole thing has to do with you! Since you were little you've been wanting to break the engagement! How long have you've been playing around with girls? Do you know how much trouble you have cost me? Do you know how important the Yamanaka family is to our company?" Fugaku exploded while pacing back and forth in front of his son.
"No, because you even went as far as breaking poor Ino's heart and decided to date some girl! Its a good thing that there was space available on the plane yesterday morning! Without it, I wouldn't even know you were playing around with girls." He boomedbefore Sasuke can even reply back an answer.
"In reality, girls just want to target you for wealth! They don't care a single thing about your well being, only fame and riches. You were lucky enough to have a girl that actually loved you and have the same status as you! Isn't it better to marry somebody who knows what your life is like? Ino is a sweet girl, you'll learn to love her." Fugaku continued his lecture.
"Are you done yet?" Sasuke as coldly, glaring at him as hard as he can. It was his turn to argue back. Without letting his father speak on, he cut him off and spoke in a angry, cold voice.
" F.Y.I dad! I am not a playboy! Sakura is the only girl I have gone out with for the past six months! I don't care about her family status or her wealth, I don't even think its even that important! You're right, that I've been wanting to break the engagement since I was a little child, but it was Ino who broke it and she did it on her own will! The marriage wouldn't have worked anyway! Ino would have never recieved the love that she wanted from me anyway! Besides, Ino did love me, please note the past tense there. She is having her eyes on some other guy now and I'm thankfull for that. Now I only see her as a friend and at least she will be more happier with that guy then she will ever be with me."
Sasuke drew in a deep breath and continued.
"What do you know dad? All you care about is money! Get a life dad, because the world doesn't revolve around green papers! And you don't even know a single thing about Sakura except the fact that she's a normal girl! I know a crazy, idiotic fan girl when I see one, and whether or not you're around I can take care of myself. You've already controlled my life long enough, and thank you for giving birth to me, but I don't want to live in your prison anymore. Bye."
It was the first time ever have he spoke so much of his opinion in his life. Sasuke got up, bowed deeply, and walked out the door away from his dumbstrucked dad. He still respected his dad, but his dad also has to respect him too. Walking out the city hall, he saw his mother and Sakura walking around. They saw him and waved.
"Hey Sasuke!" They called.
He ran up to them and nodded.
"Everything alright?" Mikoto asked, eyeing her son.
"Yeah, well anyways I'm going to go now, and I'll be staying over Naruto's house." Sasuke announced.
"Ok, I'll tell your dad. Bye dear, bye Sakura!" Mikoto bidded.
Sakura waved back and left with Sasuke.
"You okay?" Sasuke asked. Sakura seemed to be lost in thought.
"Uh huh, I'm fine. I had a nice talk with your mom." she answered, and smiled.
"Oh, well thanks for keeping me company. I swear, I would never go to one of those parties again." he vowed as he stopped the car in front of her house.
Sakura chuckled and stepped out.
"Bye Sasuke." she said with a smile and kissed his cheek.
"Hn, see you." he grinned and drove off.
Sakura closed the door and sighed as she leaned against her door.
Inner Sakura: Sasuke's dad is soo scary...what if he doesn't like me...maybe he's mad about the canceled engagement...
Yuki trotted by at the sound of the door and greeted her master by rubbing her body against Sakura's legs.
"Hey Yuki, I just hope everything will turn out okay..."
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Sasuke lounged on the couch and stared blankly at Naruto's TV while Naruto cooked ramen.
That old man...I wonder what he's going to do now...I'm sure that he got everything that I said...but knowing him, he's a stubborn old fool...he better not do anything to Sakura...
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Merry X-mas everyone! Omg, I am so sorry for not updating...I was suppose to update like around the 16th, but I my parents suddenly gave my cat away and I was so depressed that I didn't even want to touch the computer. I promise that I won't let that get in my way again. I also apologize for this not-so-very-happy chapter and the grammar mistakes since I didn't proofread it and typed it in a rush, but I updated! Until next time!
D.A.K
