"Didn't I say you couldn't leave? I've told you before. I always get what I want, and there's nothing I couldn't get. You won't be returning to your country, Sakura...Because you're mine."
"What are you talking about? This can't be happening. No. No!"
CHAPTER 8: Escape
"W-what do you mean? You can't do something like this, Sasuke. You can't forbid me to go back to my country. Just who do you think you are to do such a thing?!" Sakura demanded.
All traces of fear disappeared from her eyes just by the thought of not being able to return to Kirigakure.
The Land of Mist was where she grew up. It was where her life had always revolved. Memories, good or bad, were all spent in that place, and even if her life had been in shambles for quite some time now, Kirigakure was her home, it was where she belonged.
But this man was acting as though she could never return. Why? Because he simply wouldn't permit her?—And so she needed answers.
Just who the hell was he to do such a thing?
Sakura watched Sasuke inhale before looking at her squarely in the eyes, and it was indeed a mistake for her to meet the man's gaze.
When green eyes clashed with dark ones, a cold shiver ran down her spine as all traces of kindness and amusement disappeared in those deep onyx eyes of his.
Suddenly, Sakura could no longer recognize the man in front of her as a menacing smirk replaced the amused one he always gave her.
"I am the leader of The Great Kyodaija, the most powerful organization in all of the five great countries."
Sakura stepped back as everything made sense to her now.
The private jet, the body guards, the wealth, and the fear from all those people in the party.
What they all said was true. Everything she heard was true.
The murders, the killings, people eliminated just because they betrayed the mafia…
Did Sasuke kill them all or did he order his men to kill for him? Was there even a difference? He was the type of man who has blood in his hands and she couldn't imagine herself ever feeling something for him.
'No. This can't be. I knew it things were too good to be true. I can't believe I let my heart be swept away by someone like him. Why am I so stupid?!'
"I'm going back to Mist!" She screamed as she swiftly turned away from him and moved to dash towards the nearest elevator.
"And how would you do that?" She heard him ask, and she knew he was right. How would she leave Konoha without money, without anything?
Sakura faced him, eyes full of contempt.
"I'll wash dishes, serve tables, anything! If you say I can't go back then I'll just have to find a way to do it on my own!"
Sasuke smirked as he casually tucked his hands inside his pockets and started to walk in her direction.
"In that case, I have a great proposal."
In few short strides, he closed the distance between them, grabbed Sakura and twisted her, so that she was facing the men he was talking with a while back.
"You can sell your body." He whispered, but loud enough so that even the group of men who were a few steps in front of them heard it.
"If I allow each of my brothers to buy you for the night and allow them to have their way with you in exchange for a payment, I'm pretty sure you'd come up with enough money to even buy yourself a new house—not like the tiny rat hole you call home."
"What?! How dare you! Let go of me! Let go of me!"
"Oh? You don't want it? Then why don't you sell your body to me?" Sasuke whispered as his hands traveled down her body until his left hand slipped under the slit of her gown.
"In one night I will claim you and take your innocence, and you will scream with pleasure and beg for more."
"Stop it! Stop it! I said let me go!"
And Sasuke did, causing her to face him in anger as her right hand flew to his face, ending in a resounding slap that even made Genma and Naruto flinch. But Sasuke only smiled.
"If you were able to hit me, it's because I let you."
"How could you be so cruel?! I thought…I thought you were different! You made me believe in your lies. You…you're disgusting." She spat and quickly made a run for it.
Sakura couldn't believe it. How could she be so naive? From the very beginning she knew that there was something wrong—the kidnapping, the whispers, that arrogant smirk on his face, their first encounter—she knew everything seemed too good to be true!
How could she be so stupid?! Was there something wrong with her? Was she a masochist?! Did she really want to escape her life so bad that she allowed herself to be deceived like that?
'God, I'm so stupid.' She muttered under her breath as she harshly wiped the tears from her face before she got herself on the elevator and pushed for the ground floor.
It was Genma who broke the awkward silence by whistling before voicing out his opinion.
"Well, that was a little harsh."
"Aren't you going to follow her, Sasuke?" Naruto asked, worried as he followed Sakura's frame with his eyes before she disappeared on the elevator.
Sasuke merely rubbed his chin and straightened his tie.
"Just leave her be."
"Are you serious?! She doesn't know her way around here! She might get lost! We're not the only bad guys here Sasuke. There's a lot of dangerous people outside this building." Naruto insisted.
"I said, just leave her be!"
"Sasuke's right. We should just let her go for now...because if we were to follow the rules and be strict about this…that woman has to die. She just hit the boss. Her death shouldn't even be swift." Sai casually mentioned. "Right, Kakashi?"
But Kakashi remained silent. Instead, he was observing Sasuke.
This was the first time Kakashi saw his brother fume in obvious anger…and because of what? Because of that stupid woman he brought home?
"Kakashi? Genma? Say something." Naruto begged. That's when Genma spoke.
"Sasuke, it's your fault why things ended that way. Why'd you have to say such things to provoke her? I say you deserve that slap, and she has a mean right hand by the way. Imagine if that was a punch? Right? Right?"
But no one was laughing...
"Anyway. I'll be sending out some of our men to look for her. Naruto's right. Konoha is a dangerous place. Especially at night. She's still a woman, Sasuke."
"Didn't you just hear what I said? I said leave her be!"
Sasuke looked at each of them in the eye and dared them to make a move. When nobody budged, not even Naruto who was the most persistent, he turned his back onto them and walked back towards the function hall.
"Let's head back. The guests are probably waiting. A lot of multi-million dollar investments are waiting to be signed."
Genma and Naruto couldn't do a thing except to follow the others. But when Naruto fell into step beside Kakashi, he whispered his name and begged for his consideration.
Naruto knew that if Kakashi wanted, his power could be as equal as Sasuke's. Furthermore, he also had the capacity to make Sasuke agree on anything he said. And so Naruto tried.
"Kakashi, please."
But like his other brother, Kakashi merely gave him a side glance before he spoke.
"I don't give a shit whether that woman ends up dead in the morning. She's a pest, and you know it..." Then he walked away.
Naruto stopped walking and just looked at Kakashi's back.
Sometimes he wondered why his brothers ended up so heartless.
Was he the only one left normal among the group? Well there's Genma. Wait, he's a heartless bastard too—juggling women, left and right. He might have just taken pity on Sakura because she was cute.
'What's going to happen to her now?' Naruto wondered while he followed his brothers back hoping that Sasuke would change his mind at the very least.
TBC
