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Well, here is the next chapter! I'm sorry if it's not the best chapter but I had to write something to get the plot moving. And thank you everyone for all the great reviews! And most of you are wondering whether this will end up Sasuke/Sakura or Itachi/Sakura. Truth is, I honestly don't know yet. So yea. Enjoy the chappie!
Last time:
"Sakura! Come here and meet your fiancée!" Ordered her mother, who was overjoyed.
A sigh escaped Sakura delicate lips as she walked out of her room and into the hall. She looked up and her eyes widened as she saw the man who was to be her future husband.
"Sakura, this is your fiancée, Uchiha Itachi."
This time
Sakura stared wide-eyed at Itachi, momentarily forgetting to breathe, 'He... He's my fiancée!'
"So this must be your daughter, Sakura." Itachi's mother started as she looked at Sakura, "You're a very pretty young lady."
The pink-haired teenager blushed lightly as she smiled at the woman, "A.. arigatou..(thank you)" She turned her focus back at Itachi, who's face lacked emotion.
"Now, why don't we go to the living room and sit down to talk, hm?" Sakura's mother said with a bright smile, motioning for everyone to go to the living room.
Once everyone had sat down, Sakura on the couch with her mother beside while Itachi and his mother sat in comfy leather chairs across from the couch while in-between them was a glass table with several dozen magazines below it.
"Where to begin..." Muttered Mrs. Haruno before glancing over at Itachi, "Itachi-san, your mother told you about this engagement several weeks ago, correct?"
The boy nodded as his gaze landed on Sakura's mother, "Yes. I was informed about several weeks prior to this meeting."
Sakura blinked. "Wait! So you mean he knew about this a few weeks ago while I just found out less then half an hour ago that I was engaged?"
Sakura's mom sweatdropped lightly, "Yes... the reason for that is that I kept on forgetting to tell you.. hehe... my fault.."
A deep sigh escaped Sakura's lips, deciding that today was the worst day of her life. 'Why is all this happening to me today?'
"Ne, Hisa-chan, can you help me prepare dinner?" Sakura's mom asked with a light wink.
Itachi's mother smirked and nodded, "Of course." Both women stood up and walked to the room, leaving Sakura and Itachi alone.
Silence reigned for a few minutes, with Sakura wondering what to say while Itachi just sat there with his eyes closed.
Sakura decided to break the silence. "So umm..."
The older Uchiha's eyes snapped open already narrowed into a glare, which startled Sakura, "First off, do not assume that I like this engagement the least. The only reason I am doing this is because my mother said that this was arranged before my birth so I will not dishonor my family by calling it off. And do not think that just because we are engaged that I like you or ever will because I consider you inferior and a stupid, whiny prep just like everyone else like you."
Sakura was speechless for several seconds before her eyes narrowed as she glared at Itachi, "Do you honestly think that I like this engagement either? No! Alright! I hate it and the fact my mother never said anything about to me! And you know what else I hate? You!"
Itachi growled before smiling a fake smile. "Good. We understand each other. Hopefully death will come and claim your soul before our wedding, Sakura-chan."
"Or hopefully a truck will run you over on our wedding day and you can go to hell where you belong, Itachi-kun.." Sakura retorted with a smug smile.
Oh yes, you can just feel the love between these two.. It'll send shivers down your spine.
Before their fight could get violent, their mothers came back in with plates of food that was just cooked and set them down on the table, "Dinner's served!"
As they began eating, Sakura and Itachi avoided eye contact while their mothers began talking about random things.
After several minutes, Itachi's mother turned and looked at Sakura with a smile on her face, "So, Sakura-chan, why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?
The pink-haired girl blinked before smiling, "Well, I'm 16 ½ , I go to AkaiTsuki High school, my GPA is 4.7. I enjoy reading, drawing, and horseback riding."
"My, isn't that a coincidence. Itachi-san and I like to go horseback riding too. Actually, we're going to my cousin's ranch this weekend since she has the most beautiful horses. Say, would you like to come along with us?" Mrs. Uchiha asked while smiling happily.
Sakura blinked before looking over at her mother who was smiling sweetly which meant 'say yes or else.'. The emerald eyed smiled wearily, "Umm.. Sure..." 'Great! A weekend with the devil's spawn.'
Tenten sighed as she looked through several of her horoscopes, all of which said something along the lines of 'No matter how bad you think it is, some one always has it worse. Just wait and something will help when you least expect it.'
'Yea.. Neji-kun never liked me before so why am I so upset.. ' Tenten laid down on her bed so she was staring up at her navy blue ceiling. She closed her eyes and allowed a deep sigh to escape. When she open her eyes, she saw a face with two fuzzy eyebrows above her. She shrieked and slapped the face, causing it along with the rest of the body to fall off the bed.
The tomboyish girl blinked before looking to the side and Lee lying on the ground with swirly eyes. "Lee-kun! Gomen ne!(I'm sorry!)Wait... What are you doing here!"
Lee smiled as he sat, rubbing his reddened cheek, "Can't I come visit my best friend every once in a while?"
"Of course!" Tenten replied as she helped her friend to her feet before both of them sat down on the bed.
"So, why so sad?" Lee asked as Tenten put on some music.
Tenten blinked as she looked at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well.." Lee began, "You look sad and I almost saw you cry at school and you never play 'No More Tears'(1) unless you're really upset about something."
The girl smiled lightly as a chuckle left her lips. "You know me too well, Lee-kun."
"Well, you are my best friend. Not even Gai-sensei is as close to me as you are." Stated Lee.
"That reminds me.. Are you and Gai-sensei.. you know.. going out... as boyfriends?" Asked TenTen.
Lee stared at her for a second before replying, "I love Sakura-san not Gai-sensei! Gai-sensei is Gai-sensei and I want to be just like him!" Exclaimed the boy with large eyebrows as tears of joy began flowing from his eyes. "Gai-sensei!"
A sweatdrop formed on the back of TenTen's head. 'Umm.. he's scary when he gets like this...'
Once he finished crying tears of Joy, Lee looked back at TenTen, "Now that I answered your question, you answer mine. What's wrong?"
The brunette stared at him for a second before looking down at her lap, "Neji-kun has a girlfriend..."
"Oh." Muttered Lee.
TenTen's eyes started shimmering lightly as she forced a weak smile to appear on her delicate face, "It just shows that he never liked me. I mean, why should he.. I'm just a worthless little girl that believes in horoscopes and likes heavy metal... Why would someone like him like me?" Two arms gently wrapped around her and pulled her into a friendly embrace. She leaned into the embrace as silent tears ran down her face.
"Shhh... It's alright... I understand how you feel.. Believe me.. It's the same way with me and Sakura-san.. I know she never has liked me nor ever will.. But, I'm alright with it because I have a friend like you with me." Lee said as he hugged Tenten. He looked down at her and smiled, "Sides, unlike me, you're cute. Neji is just blind. Unlike Gai-sensei! He sees all, knows all, and is all!"
TenTen chuckled before looking up at Lee with a bright smile on her tear-stained face, "You're crazy Lee-kun.."
Lee flashed his famous smile with his teeth sparkling, "Not crazy.. Just special."
Sakura forced a fake smile as she and her mother walked the two Uchihas to the door.
Itachi's mother smiled after having put on her shoes. "So, we'll pick you both up on Saturday, alright?"
"Sounds fine. We'll see the two of you then." Mrs. Haruno then shot a look at Sakura that said 'Say goodbye or else.'
After having sighed mentally, Sakura smiled, " It was a pleasure meeting you, Mrs. Uchiha.." She looked over at Itachi with a slight glare, "You too, Itachi-kun."
"You as well." Itachi emotionlessly added before saying good bye to Sakura's mother and leaving the room.
"Sayonara!( Good bye!)" Sakura's mom exclaimed as they left before she looked over at her daughter, "So, what do you think?"
The girl blinked as she looked at her mother, "What do you mean?"
"Of Itachi-kun..."
"Oh... he's great!" Lied Sakura while what she wanted to say 'He's a stupid, too cocky son of a bitch that not even a mother pit bull would love!' but she managed to restrain herself from saying that, "I think I'll go to bed early tonight. Good night okaa-san.( mother)" The girl quickly walked to her room, closing the door behind her. She jumped on her bed and buried her head in her pillow, 'Why do all these bad things have to happen to me?'
1. 'No More Tears' is a song by Ozzy Osbourne for those of you that don't know.
And that was chapter 2! Like I said earlier, I'm sorry if this chapter was bad but I promise the next chapter will be longer and better! And no, there will not be a triangle between Lee, Tenten, and Neji. Lee and Tenten are just really good friends. Well, please review! Ja ne!
