Sasuke's P.O.V.
Iruka Sensei yelled over the class to calm them down. Once he finally got their attention, he explained the assignment.
"Group projects everyone! I have assigned partners for everyone so when I call your name I need you to move to the same table as your partner."
Sasuke's eyebrows dropped.
'Why couldn't I just work alone? Work would get done much faster without a partner, especially a female.'
Sasuke couldn't stand women right now. He still thought about what happened a week ago. Karin killed his unborn child. He dares not to forgive her.
"Haurno Sakura!" Iruka Sensei looked around the classroom. "Sakura. Is she absent today? Huh?"
Iruka Sensei spotted pink hair all over half of the table. The girl's head rested on the table and her eyes were closed. Iruka Sensei gripped his pen. "Wake up you!" He said flinging the pen, hitting her directly on her forehead.
The pink haired girl sat up fast. Her eyes were wide. She looked around the entire classroom like she was lost. She rubbed her forehead which had a red spot for the pen.
"Why did you throw that at me?" She asked rubbing her eyes.
"Why are you sleeping in my class Sakura?" She just looked at him.
"We're doing group projects." He looked at his clipboard and schemed for her name again. "You're partner is Uchiha Sasuke."
Every girl in the class gasped. Sasuke shook his head. Sakura eyes were wide.
"Um… Sensei… can I work by myself?"
"If you were to work by yourself it wouldn't be a group project now would it?"
'At least she's thinking right.' The raven haired boy pretended to read through his book that was placed in front him as Sakura made her way to his table. He peeped out of the corner of his eye. Thin but thick. Her breast looked about a B cup but her ass and hips were just right for any guy. Sasuke could tell by her body language that she wasn't a virgin. When Sakura took her seat she tossed her long pink hair over her shoulders. There was a bluish black spot on her cheek.
'A bruise?' Sasuke's eyes widen a little. 'Long pink hair and a bruise on her face. Must have been the dumbass I hit with the door.' Sasuke thought.
"Listen up! Listen up!" Iruka Sensei yelled over the class to calm them down. "Your groups will be assigned a random topic to do a presentation on. It is due in two weeks. You will have plenty of time to team up with your partner and be ready to present it to the class." He said as he walked around the class handing each group a rubric paper with their topic. Sasuke looked at the topic with wide eyes.
Abortion.
'What the fuck!' He tossed the paper to the side, making it float right in front of the pink haired girl. He watched as she picked up the paper and read it.
"Well isn't that interesting." She said sounding sarcastic. She placed the paper down on the desk. Her hand was wrapped up with bandages with the rest of her arm covered by the sleeves of her hoodie.
"How do you want to work on this project?" The pink head asked.
"We're working on it during school only. I don't have time to waste afterwards." Sasuke said coldly. He was so aggravated with Karin that he was taking his anger out on someone he didn't even know.
"I can't work on it after school anyway. I have other things to take care of." Sakura said snapping at him.
'Bitch.' The raven haired boy thought. He said nothing more. He was going to waste his time going back and forth with her.
"Hn."
Iruka Sensei made the class spend the rest of the hour discussing their project, while Sasuke and Sakura just sat there. Both teens had a bad vibe toward each other. When the bell rung for class to end Sakura had immediately left out of the classroom.
'The hell she in a rush for?' Sasuke thought. She just made him think that she was a nerdy school girl rushing to her next class.
Sasuke took his time to go to his next class. On his way there he noticed a certain someone leaning against the wall waiting for him.
He smiled slightly. "All hail King Dobe." He only made his friend twitch with anger.
"Who are you calling a dobe you fagget?!" Naruto yelled balling up his fist.
"Lower your voice you damn virgin." The raven sighed heavily. The blonde's face grew bright pink.
"What?!"
"Uzumaki. Uchiha. Classroom. Now." Kakashi Sensei demanded as he stood in front of the door with his arms crossed. Sasuke swore he was the strangest teacher ever. He always wore a hospital mask and had his right eye covered. Everyone just guessed he was a germ freak, but Sasuke just thought he was strange. You don't see someone with only part of their face out every day.
"Everyone take out your Pre-Cal books, turn to page 528, and work problems 5-42." Kakashi Sensei said sitting at his desk reading his novel. He was so into that book that he didn't even both to pick his head up to look at the class.
"Also, this is a group assignment."
'What is this? Group day or something?' The raven thought. He was distracted from thinking by the clanking sound of a desk hitting his.
"Your presence is annoying."
"Your face is annoying." Naruto said.
"And so is your come back loser."
"Shut up."
"Hn."
Naruto sat down in his desk. Both teens took out their math books and something to write with.
"So what's up with you and Karin?"
"What do you mean?" Sasuke quickly answered.
"Dude you guys broke up and I had to find out from gossip. You didn't let me know about anything."
Sasuke tried to focus on his work but couldn't. He was building up his rage again. He swore his blood was boiling.
"Sasuke what happened?" The blonde asked. He could see that his best friend cared for him and just wanted to be there. They've been there for each other since they were young. And Sasuke knew Naruto was there for him.
"Sasuke?"
"Karin had an abortion."
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Sakura's P.O.V.
8:45 P.M.
Sakura walked into the back of the building. She carried her small child on her hip. Riri reached up to her pig tails and started to pull out her green bows.
"Riri stop it." Sakura said. The child continued to pull at her bows. Sakura made it to the dressing room. No one was in there.
"Riri why?" The young mother said as she looked at her daughter's hair. She took out both bows and one of her pig tails were down.
"Let me fix your hair." Sakura said trying to put the child down. Riri refused to let go of her mother.
"Riri come on. Be a good girl." She desperately tried to break free but the child refused.
"Riri. I beg you. Please don't make me have to." Her child just stared at her with her big emerald orbs while she pulled down her pigtail.
"Sorry sweetie but you asked for it."
Sakura popped Riri on the butt then forced her off her hip. You could see those big orbs get watery and tremble with sadness. Riri begun to scream.
"Riri no!" Sakura raised her voice and clapped her hands loud. The child stopped and looked at her mother.
"No! No! No!" She clapped three times. Riri clapped right after her. The young mother crouched down to her daughter.
"No screaming, ok? Inside voice only." Riri shook her head in agreement. Suddenly someone burst through the doors.
"Who the hell is doing all that screaming?" A man yelled. He had long white hair and looked pretty much in his mid-fifties. Sakura stood up quickly and Riri grabbed onto her legs.
"I'm so sorry. My daughter... she-"
"Who are you?" The man asked.
"Sakura.. Sakura Haurno. I started the weekend." His expression changed from being angry to full of rejoice.
"So you're the beauty I didn't get to meet!"
"I'm sorry but I'm confused."
The older man chuckled. "I'm the owner doll."
Sakura's eyes nearly popped out her sockets. "You're telling me that you are-"
"Master Jiryia in the flesh!" He said throwing up a thumb. "Sorry we couldn't meet before you started working. I have more than one business to run." He walked over to her. Sakura grabbed her daughter's shoulders.
"Relax. I'm not going to do anything to you." Jiryia looked down at Riri. "Hey there!" Riri just stared at him like she was daydreaming. "She's a quiet one."
"Y-yeah. She doesn't really talk."
"Shy?"
"... Autism. "
Jiryia's eyes gotten wide. "I'm sorry."
"It's cool."
There was a small pause.
"So what do you do here? Mushi discussed your job with you?"
Sakura remembered him. Mushi was just like an assistant manger. He took care of things when Master Jiryia wasn't there.
"Oh. I'm a bartender."
"Bartender huh? Aren't you a little young? You have to be 21 to serve alcohol. "
Sakura gulped hard. "I'm only a year younger then the legal age."
"Oh really?"
"Really."
Jiryia let out a chuckle. "You can't fool an old man. How about you confess now."
Sakura gritted her teeth. She was caught.
"I bet you're still in high school. You look like you're a teenager."
Sakura shook her head. "I'm sixteen."
"Mhm."
"Master Jiryia I can explain."
Jiryia put his hand out. "Explain what? That I have a sixteen year old serving alcohol at a strip club? Do you know how bad that makes me look?"
"I-"
"Shh." He was looking dead into her eyes. "Are you desperate for the money?"
Sakura shook her head yes.
"Why?"
The young mother picked up her daughter who was rubbing her big eyes. She looked at her then looked back at him.
"To be the best mother I can for her. It's just me and her in this world. I have no one to support us. Her medicine is expensive and so is her daycare. She deserves a great life. Something I never had."
Sakura could feel the tears build in her eyes.
The older man sighed. He patted the girl on her head. She slightly flinched.
"I hate to say this but I don't want bartending."
"What do you mean?"
"I want to you dance."
"You want me to be a striper?!"
"Look, that's where the real money is. I'm trying to help you out. I already don't like the fact that you are sixteen. It's either you'll do it or you just have to find another place to work."
Again Sakura grit her teeth. She had to come to a decision now.
"I'll do it."
"Fantastic! Now I'm going to get one of the dancers to help you around here. Don't tell anyone you are under age. When you're here you're eighteen got it?"
"Yes."
"Also, you can't be a stripper without a stripper name." Jiryia thought for a moment. "Hmmm. How about Cherry?"
"Huh? Why?" Sakura tilted her head.
"Doesn't Sakura mean cherry blossom?"
"Right-"
"Then it's settled!" He yelled. Sakura swore she was going to have a heart attack if he yelled again.
"Welp I'll be heading out now. I have a business to run." He said as he started to walk off.
"Master Jiryia!" Sakura said stopping him in his tracks. "Yes doll?"
"Thank you." She gave him a smile.
Master Jiryia smiled back. "No problem."
And as he said that he left.
And that's a wrap for Chapter 3! Chapter 4 will be available soon! Be on the look out! MUAHHH! I love you guys! -Cho