Disclaimer: I don't want to disclaim anymore! I made it perfectly clear in the previous chapters!
Things are moving fast in the relationship department! I read previous chapters and there really wasn't any talk between Sasuke and Sakura but I guess the attraction is really one-sided! You know, Sasuke's attraction (although he still doesn't acknowledge it) to Sakura is the only attraction between the two. Anyway I'm gonna clear up things in this chapter! Man! This is what I get for not planning ahead of time! Everything is so jumbled up! I'm starting to not know what's what! Don't be surprised if I asked you what's going on with my story! ;P
Anyway, on with the fic…
Sakura and Sasuke sat next to each other although a little apart while leaning on a tree. Sakura started scolding the idiot Naruto who was dangling from a branch in a voice so loud that Sasuke has to resist the urge to cover his ears. "Can't you yell a little louder?" Sasuke said sarcastically.
"BITE ME!" she yelled back in a louder voice. This time Sasuke really did cover his ears. "Ouch! My ears! They are gonna bleed from your ugly, loud voice!" he yelled back.
"MY UGLY VOICE? LOOK WHO'S TALKING! MR. UGLY JERK-SAMA IN THE FLESH!" she yelled.
"It better than being Big Forehead-Squeaky Voice!" he said nastily.
Her eyes flamed anger. Her face went so red. "JERK-SAMA!" she positioned herself in a fighting stance. "WE. FIGHT. YOU. DEAD!" she said pausing after each word. 'Oh yeah! She's mad! Hoo boy! Now I gotta fight with a pathetic weakling who doesn't control her anger and has muscles but no brains or strategy!'
"Me dead?" he said in a bored voice. "You can't lay a punch on me! Last time was just a fluke now I know what kind of weakling idiot you are!" he said harshly.
That was the last straw. "YOU DIE!" she yelled charging towards him. She tried a punch but he dodged. "LUCK! YOU GOT GOOD LUCK FOR DODGING MY PUNCH!"
"Luck has nothing to do with it! I train and your punch was easy to dodge. You aren't the only one who is fast!" he called out.
"Oh, sure!" she said in a low, calm voice which surprised everyone. "But I was wondering! How's your black eye?" she taunted mischievously.
'Shit! If I say it doesn't hurt she will taunt me even more! My patience is about only like ZERO! I had it up till here with her! I'll just tell the truth! Yea! That'll piss her off big time!'
"Oh it hurts a lot!" he told her while he covered his eye with his hand and then he smirked. "I'll make sure I'll return the favor!"
That pissed her off big time. You could almost see a volcano erupting from her head. 'Yup! She's gonna lose it!' thought a certain blonde monkey who was watching everything from a branch. He should feel guilty about being the main reason for a fight but they were both itching for a fight since they met. So it'll happen sooner or later. Both of them would lose their patience immediately when they are together but he could tell that Sasuke-Bastard liked pissing her off while Sakura is just plain hotheaded. Anyway, back to his guilt actually he had no guilt to begin with! He was vastly amused by the scene before him. But he felt guilty for not feeling guilty!
Back to Sakura and Sasuke, they were starting to get serious. "Just try Jerk-sama!" she was getting serious. Very serious, judging from her low, threatening voice. 'Nobody calls me a weakling and an idiot and gets away with it! First he calls me weak and now he threatens me! The nerve of him! I'm gonna show him!'
All anger suddenly left her face. Her mouth was set in a grim line. She closed her eyes and made a bunch of seals. Sasuke's eyes went wide! That seal! Nobody is supposed to know it but the Uchihas. It's the special fire technique that the Uchihas specialize in. She is serious! 'Where in hell did she learn that technique! Best that I get prepared now!'
She opened her eyes and charged toward Sasuke. She started spinning around him in a ridiculous speed. 'Wow! I knew she was fast but not that fast! I can't see her well! I must know where she is!'
"Not bad! But is that all you can do? Run? Well it must be handy for you! Like when you run away! I guess in the end you are just a fast weakling!"
"Katon Housenka!" the taunt worked alright but in the worst way possible for him. She didn't respond to him but attacked him. 'Great! The taunt worked only in the way I didn't want it to work! She is supposed to yell so I will know where she is! Not attacking me from who knows where! Shit! I gotta dodge'em!'
He successfully dodged them but still he got scratches and slight burns here and there. 'Shit! This is not going so good! Gotta act fast! And I have to know where she learned the Uchiha's fire technique! I have to know!'
Sasuke looked right and left while he tried to find an opening and that's where he will attack her and pin her to the ground just in case she gets up again which he is very sure that she will. She is more stubborn than a mule and so hotheaded. He is very sure that she doesn't accept losing at all! He carefully scanned her movements and checked for any openings. She stopped and faced him. 'NOW!' It was now or never. He quickly dashed forward to her. Sakura quickly got into position and tried to figure out where his aim is. She really isn't aware of any of her openings so she let her instincts and her enemy's movements tell her where their aim is.
'LEFT! He's gonna strike my left side!' she positioned herself to repel his attack. 'He is fast!'
'Wrong move Big Forehead-chan! I won!' Sasuke suddenly disappeared. Sakura couldn't help but feel panic. 'Where is he!'
She turned her head left and right searching for a sound or movement but there was none. Suddenly a sound came from behind her. "Scared Big Forehead!"
"YOU- !" She was cut off as a strong hard kick landed on her right side. She gasped as a she fell hard on the ground. She landed face up and with her eyes closed from the pain in her right side. It really hurts. She groaned and her eyes flashed anger as she was about to get up for revenge. She felt a crushing weight suddenly pinning her down. 'What the hell! Wait! Something smells nice! I wonder where the smell came from!'
"I thought you would get up!" a low husky yet almost as smooth as honey voice told her. She opened her eyes only to see her "enemy" on top of her!
"You! Get off of me you pervert!" she yelled as she squirmed under him. She didn't like the feeling of him on top of her and she also didn't like knowing that the source of the nice smell was him! "Let me go! So I can punch the daylights outta ya!" she said while squirming and struggling to get away from his crushing weight.
"I would love to get off of you!" she stopped struggling and looked at him disbelievingly. Sasuke didn't like the way she is looking at him now and she also did call him a pervert. That is the last thing he is and wanted to be called. A pervert! LIKE HELL HE IS! Although he can't help but feel something big and squishy under him. He blushed when he realized what it is. 'HELL! I AM NOT A PERVERT! GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF! Why am I blushing! This is stupid!' "Listen Big Forehead! I am not a pervert and I need to know something from you!" he told her harshly.
She was surprised at his sudden change of attitude. One moment he is a cheeky, naughty little pervert who is blushing like an idiot because when she struggled a little too hard a moment ago her chest came in contact with his flat, muscled chest. 'OH MY GOD! NOW I SOUND LIKE A PERVERT! Although I can't help it!' it was her turn to blush.
Both of them were lying on the ground and blushing like idiots while a certain blond stared at their blushing faces. 'What the! Things are moving too fast! Geez! They are perverts already! And Sasuke-Bastard gets to feel Sakura-chan's chest! No fair!'
BACK TO SAKURA AND SASUKE…
"Listen! You have to tell me where you learned that technique!" Sasuke told her. Actually more like he demanded she tell him.
"fine!" she quickly agreed which caused Sasuke to look at her skeptically. He truly didn't believe her quick answer. She explained herself quickly.
"I am curious to know why you are so interested with my technique so I will tell you only if you explain everything to me!" she said. "It's only fair! We are both gonna exchange important information and we both must tell the whole truth! Nothing but the whole truth! Do not leave anything out! Understand!" she told him in a mock-innocent expression.
"The whole truth?" he sighed. "Okay but you have to tell me everything and I will tell you all without leaving anything out!"
It was a fair deal! "Okay! And if you would be so kind as to remove your person off of me!" she said sweetly but you can also hear the embarrassment in her voice.
He blushed. "Um, er…yeah…" he muttered sheepishly. He got off her and they both walked to the tree where Naruto was grinning like an idiot and was still dangling from the tree branch. They both sat under the tree while Naruto dangled from the tree branch.
"Idiot!" Sakura muttered.
They both sat and Sasuke looked at Sakura with intense eyes. "Tell me!" he was serious and his voice is grave-like. There was some strange feeling lurking in his heart and mind that he can't seem to shake off. 'She did one of the Uchiha's fire techniques. There are no Uchihas except me…and Itachi…it can't be him!'
She looked in his eyes and was taken back by the intensity of his eyes. All traces of emotion were drained from his face. The only existing emotion is the deep grave seriousness. She could see a murderous glint in his eyes. 'Why is he like that all of a sudden? I guess it's really that important! Maybe I should tell him the entire truth! I guess I should…sigh here goes nothing!'
"When I left Konoha, I was alone. I was lost and I had nothing. I was starving and cold. In short, I was at death's door but my deep hate for the Hokage and that…ma- no, not a man! A demon! With evil, yellow eyes of a sly, disgusting snake!" her voice shook with venom. She paused and took a deep breath. "To tell you the truth, it really wasn't the Hokage's fault! At that time I just needed someone I could blame and the Hokage was the most appropriate person to blame at that time. So I just blamed her and convinced myself it was her fault because I had no idea who the other monster is! It's pathetic! I know! But it kept me going!"
Sasuke was silent but he listened to her intently. He heard her story from Naruto but hearing her story again from her was different. It touched a corner of his heart that hasn't been touched for the longest time. You could here the pain in her voice. Although he was getting a bit impatient he still listened. He really wanted to hear her story but he wanted the name of the one who taught her more but he still listened because he too had a story to tell.
"…two days later after I left I collapsed in the woods." He missed what she was saying before that because he was lost in his thoughts but when he heard the word collapsed it brought him back to reality and her story. He really couldn't imagine her collapsing. "I was exhausted and was about to close my eyes into who-know-how-long-it-will-take sleep! I thought it was the end. I truly believed that I was collapsing into a never ending sleep. I truly believed I was going to die because I was dying anyway, physically and…emotionally. Anyway, I was about to close my eyes when I heard the rustling of dead leaves on the ground from footsteps. It was getting closer until it stopped right in front of me. I heard a man's voice but I could barely hear what he was saying but I felt safe somehow. Just before I close my eyes from exhaustion I saw his eyes. His eyes…seemed to carry all the sadness in the world! I have never seen such sad eyes before! I closed my eyes and felt the warmth of a cloth covering me. Then I don't what happened after that. I drifted into a deep sleep. I woke up after what seemed only minutes but it really was morning. I looked around and then remembered the man but he wan nowhere to be found. I felt sad but then I heard a voice. A man's voice. He called good morning and sat next to me. He didn't ask anything about me but just talked about himself. He was very kind, I decided I should tell him about myself. So I did. He was startled and amazed. He taught me that jutsu and many other techniques. He trained me for 2 years! I am forever grateful for him! He was powerful but kind. He was so kind but there was something about him that still troubles me a lot. His eyes and smile were so sad and he looks as if he experienced many disasters in his life. After 2 years of hard training, when I turned 12. He left and told me that someone will be looking for him and wants to kill him soon. So he has to leave to keep me out of danger. I cried, again, for the first time in two years! I cried. After he left, I was on my own. Teaching and improving my techniques and speed until I am what I am now!"
"Woah! Your story is amazing Sakura-chan!" Naruto who was dangling from the tree came down to listen to her point of view.
"Yes," came Sasuke's agreement, "but you haven't told us the name of the man! What is his name?"
"His name is…" she paused and her face had a very strange expression. Her expression softened and you can see respect and admiration for that person written all over her face. "My teacher and savior's name is…Itachi!"
A/n: GOMEN! SORRY! ASFA! JE REGRETTE! FOR THE LONG UPDATE! I WAS DROWNING FROM ALL THE TESTS AND POP QUIZES! I AM SO SORRY! I KNOW IT'S BEEN 10 DAYS! I AM VERY SORRY BUT I HAVE A FUTURE TOO! AND I NEED TO GRADUATE WITH GOOD GRADES SO I CAN GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MY DREAMS! Sigh! I really need to get good grades but with my current GPA I will be lucky if I got into a decent private college! I hate this big time! Anyway! Sorry for the long update!
Shinobi Darkbeak thanks for always supporting my story and always reviewing! You have been very patient with me!
Dark-kunoichi thanks for reviewing again and please review always! As for the new title, all thanks go to Ilove inuyasha44! She was the one who gave me that title! Also, I did this chapter with you in mind although Sasuke did win in the end but only because Sakura still doesn't know her weaknesses! Otherwise he has no chance against the might Sakura! Mwahahahaha! I could never hate Sakura no matter what! I never did think she was a whiny crybaby but more like kinda little annoying because she doesn't get up and go and become stronger until in the chunnin exam! I really admire her a lot! I think the next chapters will really satisfy you! Especially the ending! I know the ending is so great but I am worried about the words! I don't know how I will write down what I want! I am never good at telling people about what I want or anything for that matter! I am talkative but I don't explain myself well. Anyway, keep on reviewing always!
Ruriko89 I am glad you will always review:D thank you so much for saying that my stories are magnificent! I am so glad! I couldn't believe that you said that! I read it like only 10 times! I promise you I will always do my best to make my story as best as I can for everyone!
GothMistress yup! They are friendly enemies now but they still don't like each other! They don't hate each other though! Wasn't it weird that Sasuke was smiling? Could you imagine him smiling? Maybe! But smirking? Definitely! It suits him perfectly!
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SKYBLUE1010 I know that last chapter was short. It really was only to fill you in about the teams and Sasuke and Sakura's relationship so far! Things are going to develop real soon! I know I took a long time updating! I am so very sorry but I can't help it! I have a very busy schedule! But don't worry! I will always write and I won't stop writing something when I am in the middle of it! When I start something, I finish it no matter what! And I finish it as soon as I can so I can read all of your fabulous reviews!
Iloveinuyasha44 thanks for reviewing! I hope that I helped you enough and I look forward for your fic! If you need anything just ask me anytime! And always review! I know I told you I will update on Tuesday but there was a parent-teacher conference in school and I was so depressed even though all the teachers praised me! I was still not the best! I am obsessed with being number 1! It's a very troubling flaw! Really! It doesn't make you rest at all!
Midnite devil my dear stupid cousin! Thanks for reviewing! I love you so much but I can't help but say you are very stupid! Almost nobody reads the reviews but only the authors but when u write I will read it and IF its good I will tell ppl to read it! Ok! Mwahahaha! It's my turn to be evil Guru Guru Icey-dono! It's not fair! You always drive me crazy and know every freakin' thing that annoys me! (Which is almost about everything!) And I am NOT a Hothead! You understand! Otherwise I'll punch ya real hard! (That was an empty threat! How can I hurt your cute face:3 ) and your review has a bunch of typos! Its moi not mowa! I thought you were kissing! And its tchao no chaw! And its Gaurdian not Gardin! It's already misspelled but I write it that way and I like that way! Call me stubborn but I don't care! And what annoyed me most was you wrote "we are both GOD!" you idiot! It GOOD! NOT GOD! I CAN NEVER REFER TO ANYTHING OR ANYONE AS GOD! Wallah intay '3abia! O gelteeha! Ya leit il edrasa sahla mithl il ketaba! A555! Chan zein ya me3wda! O review kil mara! Fahemtay! Wanasa! Intay my 50th reviewer! 7abeebty! O also my 51st reviewer! Hayuty:P
Ps: I don't get it! We took an IQ test and I scored the highest but it still isn't bringing me the best grades! I took the classic IQ! It was meant for adults but I scored 125! I don't know how much that is according to my age group. What are IQ's are anyway! They are stupid! Ppl are getting affected with it but I don't give a damn! Anyway! Keep on reviewing and I am so sure that this chap had a dozen typos and errors! Hagane-girl! Help me fast! Oh and I hit 50 reviews! Yay! All thanks to my Ban-like cuz! Midnite devil!
