Chapter 6 ---- Itachi's Return
Since Sasuke accepted his own feelings for Sakura, one thing was stuck in his mind. It was Itachi. Itachi was not a college drop-out. All Sasuke knew was that Itachi could really be a threat to his life. Ever since he could remember, Itachi only knew violence. Sasuke, physically, knew this. His parents could no longer control Itachi. Nothing but his own desire mattered to him. Compassion had no room in his heart. People feared Itachi and Sasuke hated the fact that he was his brother.
It was another weekend. A group project for science was due Monday. Sakura invited Sasuke to her house, but Sasuke said that it is better to work in his house because his parents were not going to be home for a week. Sakura agreed and decided to go to his house.
Sakura was walking to Sasuke's house. She arrived at his house. When she was about to ring the bell, she heard something crash inside the house. It sounded like some kind of glass or silverware. Before he could do anything, she heard another crash.
"Sasuke-kun!" she opened the door and went inside. There was a trace of dirt on the floor, meaning that someone entered the house without taking the shoes off. The trace led upstairs. Sakura was overtaken by this gruesome feeling that something horrible might be happening to Sauke upstairs.
"Sasuke-kun!" she yelled from downstairs.
"You disgust me!" someone yelled upstairs.
She started running up the stairs. As soon as she turned around for another flight, someone bumped into her with great speed. They both ran into the wall.
"Owww…" Sakura opened her eyes and was shocked to find out that it was Sasuke. He was bleeding and weak. "Sa…Sasuke-kun, are you ok?" Sakura asked frantically. He was evidently not ok.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked as she held Sasuke in her arms.
"Who am I? I am Uchiha Itachi," Itachi answered.
"Uchiha Itachi..!" Sakura thought.
Itachi started coming down the stairs. Sakura tried to get Sasuke to get up but he could not. She said, "Sasuke-kun! Get up!-----AH!"
Itachi grabbed Sakura by her throat.
"So Sasuke's got a girl," Itachi showed an eerie smile that was abhorrently cold.
"Don't touch her…." Sasuke said as he grunted.
Sakura kicked Itachi in solar plexus and Itachi let her go.
"You!" Itachi was going to get Sakura.
Sakura took off her backpack and swag with full force across Itachi's face. Then, she carried Sasuke down the stairs. Itachi watched her carry his brother away from him and out the door. She took out her cell phone and was about to call the ambulance.
"I'm fine..," Sasuke managed to tell her.
He lost his consciousness and he was suddenly inert. Sakura fell to the ground since Sasuke's weight suddenly pulled her down.
"Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!" She yelled.
Sasuke woke up on a bed. The blurred vision became clear and he got up to look around. The bed was pink and the room was neatly organized. He saw Sakura's backpack on the floor. Sasuke's heart was beating really fast. He was also wearing a big t-shirt and shorts. He blushed and could not do anything but be overwhelmed by embarrassment.
The door opened and Sakura came in.
"You're awake. This is my home. Don't worry," she came by the bed and put down the tray, on which there was a glass of orange juice.
"How..," Sasuke started.
"You collapsed in front of your house. So I called Naruto's help me carry you," Sakura smiled.
"…," Sasuke was happy but was also very embarrassed.
"And um…those are Naruto's. The t-shirt and the shorts," Sakura pointed at Sasuke's t-shirt. "Have some orange juice," she said.
Sasuke took the glass and drank the orange juice. He coughed a little.
"You're safe here. I don't think you should go home," Sakura insisted. "For now, you should rest. Luckily your injury was not too bad."
Sakura put her hands on Sasuke's shoulder and urged him to lie down again. She put the comforter on him and stood up.
"Sakura…you're kind," Sasuke said.
"Thanks…I just wanted you to be safe because you're my friend," Sakura replied.
"Are you afraid of Itachi?" he asked.
"Oh. No, I'm not. He's such a horrible brother, unlike you," Sakura shook her head. "I'm going to turn the light off…my dad gave me a special permission to let you sleep here tonight." She smiled.
Sasuke felt safe and he was happy that he could sleep on her bed.
"I'm going to sleep in my mom's room, so don't worry. And…Naruto's window is right outside of mine so you can talk to him if you want," Sakura went out of the room.
Sasuke immediately fell asleep and did not wake up till the morning.
Next morning, he opened his eyes and found Sakura looking into his face. His eyes widened and he jumped up.
"Don't move! I was going to put a band aid on your cheek!" Sakura said.
Sakura put the band aid on his cheeks. Sasuke was blushing but Sakura did not notice.
"I called Ms. Kureinai (the science teacher) and she gave us a four-day extension," Sakura told Sasuke.
"Thanks..," he said.
"You can't go home for a while, can you? I don't think you should," Sakura asked Sasuke.
"Does that mean I get to stay here…?" Sasuke wondered.
"Naruto is going to let you stay at his house for a while, so you won't feel comfortable here," Sakura smiled.
Sasuke sighed and bit his lips.
Sakura went out of the room and brought Sasuke's clothes. They were soft and smelled good. Sakura went out again to let Sasuke change.
"Yo! How're you feeling?" Naruto came into the room.
"Good," Sasuke answered without looking at Naruto.
"Geez, but that was really bad. Yesterday. Sakura was almost crying on the phone. I was so surprised and thought that someone died or something," Naruto said as he put his hands on behind his head.
Sasuke looked at him and said, "Thanks."
"Oh. Sure. No problem. You're a good friend, Sasuke," Naruto grinned.
Sasuke and Naruto said thanks for Sakura's family and went to Naruto's house.
Author Note: Did I do ok with the Uchiha brothers? That was only a bit of their relationship, though. More is coming up. I greatly appreciate your reviews! This is my first story to post on fanfiction.
