ne, i can't believe the third chappy is up! XD cuz i'm a very lazy nyako oi. wellz enjoy then! XD
Work Work
Sakura walked carefully into the office. She was hoping that Sasuke would never cross paths with her, so that she wouldn't have to explain her strange behavior at the train station. While she knew it was virtually impossible, she was still hopeful. When she was within three steps of her desk, she heard an "ahem."
Turning very slowly, wishing like hell it wasn't whom she thought it was, she turned around with a pleasant, but slightly nervous smile.
"Ah, ohayoo gozaimasu, Sasuke-sama!" Sakura said, a little louder than necessary.
"Ohayoo…" Sasuke returned. He raised an eyebrow at her, seeming to be in deep thought. He watched her through his cold, dark eyes for a good few seconds, while Sakura was very confused.
"Ano…Sasuke-sama, is there anything I can help you with?" she asked. Hmm…I hate his stare…no matter how cute he is…
He turned away coldly and said, "No." With that, he walked away. Sakura watched him stop at a group of guys to say something about their lounging about. They all scurried back to their desks like scared mice in seconds.
Oh the terror! Oh why me! Sakura silently wept to herself. Seated at her desk, she got to work.
"Sakura-chan, ohayoo," Ino greeted her who walked into the office.
"Oyahoo!" Sakura returned happily. She, then, went to get coffee for the both of them. Walking into the kitchen, Sakura stopped when she spotted the young boss, again, sipping his coffee and staring out the window. After hitting herself twice on the head, Sakura gingerly walked in. She poured two cups of coffee without saying a word to him.
"Is that how you show respect to your superiors?" Sasuke suddenly asked, surprising Sakura. He turned and gave her a cold stare. It sent chills down Sakura's spine.
"Eek gomen nasai!" Sakura apologized. "Ano, ohayoo."
"Ohayoo."
Once again, oh the terror! She looked up after pouring the coffee and found Sasuke looking at her with an expression she couldn't quite understand. She looked away quickly.
Um…Feeling her face burn up, she quickly muttered something and left the kitchen. Okay um…what was that…Shaking her head a few times as if that could clear the confusion in her head, she took a deep breath and gave Ino her coffee. Returning to her desk, she felt relieved to look at letters and numbers all day.
Several times during the day, Sasuke would randomly walk past her desk and dump a pile of folders on it meaning for her to work on. The first time surprised Sakura, the second time got Sakura wondering why so much work, the third time got her annoyed and the fourth time got her steaming angry. What is he trying to do! Kill me!
However, he never showed any emotion or whatsoever. He kept his demeanor strictly professional and cool. Sakura doubted that anyone had ever seen him portraying any sort of emotion at all. Sakura couldn't figure out what was going through his mind. Why is he so goddamn mysterious…? And mean to me!
"Is he trying to kill me, Ino?" Sakura asked Ino behind her. "He's been giving me wayyy too much work today…"
Ino only smiled and laughed. "Oh don't worry, Sakura. He's like that. Although I do have to admit he's giving you a lot of work. He usually doesn't start till you've been here for a little longer or when he's ticked off…which I doubt is the case for you."
Sakura's hands went to her head. "Oh great…I've probably made him mad by not saying hi to him in the coffee room.."
"Hm?" Ino asked, looking up a little perplexed. "He usually doesn't care…he prefers people not talking to him, well, maybe except for business…"
"Omg! Hoi…what have I done to him then!" Sakura asked a little wide-eyed and sniffling. "He must really hate me then and wants to torture me…"
Ino laughed, got up and tapped Sakura on the head. "Don't be silly, Sakura."
When the time for lunch came, Sakura gladly grabbed her bag and sprinted out of the building. Deciding that she wanted to have some seafood that day, she crossed the street to the plush new seafood place that attracted many lawyers and celebrities.
Walking slowly in her high heels, Sakura looked for a table. The place was crowded. Apparently, everyone knew a good place when they saw it. She saw some people from work. A waitress came up to direct her to a table. Sakura nearly fell over when she saw which table she pointed at. It was no other than Sasuke himself sitting at the table, sipping his tea slowly and ignoring all the women who hung around them. Sakura had no intention of sitting across from him. Sakura turned to the waitress and was going to say something when Sasuke looked up, once again staring out from his cool, dark eyes.
"Eh…never mind," Sakura said quickly. She wanted to turn and leave, but if she did, it would make Sasuke wonder and besides, he'd already seen her.
"Hi," Sakura said, sitting down. He nodded in return. Oh great…how am I going to eat with him watching…
She ordered her food and decided that his presence wouldn't stop her from eating. She stuck a morsel of lobster meat in her mouth. Then a tall, good-looking guy came up to their table. He introduced himself as Kano, shook hands with Sasuke and sat down. Obviously some business associate…thought Sakura. Suddenly, Kano turned his attention to Sakura, whose cheeks turned pink. She looked away, not knowing what to do.
Sasuke cleared his throat and said in his usual emotionless tone, "Kano, Sakura. Sakura, Kano."
"Konnichiwa," Kano said pleasantly with a smile that made Sakura turn a shade pinker. "Do you work with Sasuke-kun?"
"Hai," Sakura answered quietly.
"Ah, I see." He gave her another heart-melting smile.
He started chatting with both of them. Sakura soon found out that Kano was a close friend of Sasuke's. He was very funny and charming Sakura had to admit. Sasuke didn't talk much. She couldn't help noticing the odd expression on Sasuke's face. It was her first time seeing it and she couldn't read it any better than she could with his usual cold one.
"…and then it turned to me…! Imagine…well of course I was surprised…!" Kano kept up a pleasant and light-spirited conversation and it did help Sakura to be in better spirits. Sakura blushed easily at his smiles and giggled at his jokes, while Sasuke would just nod.
Suddenly, Sasuke stood up. "Um, excuse me, carry on. I just remembered I have some work that I have to attend to."
"Awww, Sasuke-kun. Do you really want to leave so quickly in the presence of such a pretty girl such as Sakura?"
To Sakura's downright surprise, she thought she saw a look of aggravation quickly sweep across Sasuke's handsome features, but quickly vanished. Whoa…what was that…did I just imagine that…or..?
"I'm sorry, but I must leave." Sasuke gave a slight bow and left. His power and presence still hung about the place though, showing how influential and how much people, especially women, hung on his every word and being. Just when he left, he and Sakura made eye contact…just for a brief moment. Sakura, shocked, looked at her food and fiddled with her fork. She looked up again just fast enough to see what she thought was a hint of a smile playing on his lips. It left Sakura dumbfounded and baffled…
