I am baaaack peoples!
Sorry to have this chap so late, but to compensate we have 7 Word pages \o/
Disclaime: Naruto doens't belong to me, but I like to play it with it characters.
But please don't be in love with someone else
When the group decided it was time to go home, it was 5:40. They split the cabs as always and Karin rode with Juugo and Suigetsu heading to their dorms.
"Do any of you knows why Sasuke left?" Karin broke the silence "Was he feeling unwell?"
"I don't know, I didn't even realised the left until now"
"What great friend you are!"
"Hey I was actually busy! I didn't spent my night glued to someone who doesn't even notice me." Suigetsu couldn't help himself as he teases the redhead
"Hey you asshole, Sasuke notices me" she screams "I am the only girl he actually talks to on daily basis and don't get annoyed by it" she smiles triumphant.
"Whatever makes you feel better"
"What about you Juugo, did you see Sasuke?"
"I saw him leaving with Sakura-san, he said he was taking her home"
"See Karin, that's how much Sasuke likes you!"
"Just because Sasuke-kun is a gentleman and took her home, doesn't mean he stopped liking me, just that he cares about his friends!"
Both Juugo and Suigetsu eyes crossed at Karin's quick dismissal of what's right in front of her. Both men didn't know how to explain or make her see the obvious. It was times like this they cursed the ability of the redhead to make girl-friends.
Looking back at her, the white man noticed she went from thoughtful to sad even after her fast explanation about Sasuke's character. To break the ice, Suigetsu decides to do what he's best at: provoke Karin until she forgets what's making her sad.
"Yeah, keep telling yourself that spitfire"
"Suigetsu!" she screamed "Have I not told you not to call me that?!"
A year later, Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, had his first child: a son named Ichigo. The Uchiha's being a wealth family, decided that a welcome party was in the loop. It was to be held in the Uchiha manor and Sasuke could call his closest friends to attend.
Being a family party held to someone she only saw a couple of times, Karin was not expecting to be invited, but was hoping immensely. So when Sasuke, invited not only her but all his friends as well, the redhead saw a chance to impress: as expected her future in laws where gonna be there. So she went and bought the simplest but elegant dress she could find,It was not a gala event after all.
Sasuke offered to drive them to his house in a 40 minutes drive outside the city. They decided to meet in front of the Uchiha's room. After knocking insistently, calling his phone and a lot of time waiting for a signal, Juugo receives a message from the dark haired man, saying he's waiting at KU's parking lot.
After listening to the message, Karin and Suigetsu looked at each other and ran there. The first one in the front seat would control the radio and the A/C. The best part was traveling along with Sasuke and so much time to look at his face without becoming awkward.
Karin being in sneakers was great competition, but with high heels and the unstable floor, she felt after a harder encounter with the white haired man to see who would . Making Suigetsu the winner of their little maratone.
"You little piece of shit! That's cheating and I could have hurt myself!" Listening to Karin's screams, Suigetsu stopped in front of the passengers door, looked back at her and started to make faces until she was just as red as her hair from anger.
The red haired girl was being helped up by Juugo, while Suigetsu opened the passengers doors. To be met with a little pink body throw over the car gears in a heat make out session with their emo friend, which hands started to travel south…
"Ops! I think I disturbed something!" he interrupted grinning.
"Oh gosh!" recognizing the voice, Sakura flew away from Sasuke and turned bright red. "Suigetsu-san I am so sorry!"
"Nah, there's no problem as long as you are using condoms. Little Ichigo is the only little man we need around for now" he laughed out loud and when to the back seat to settle himself.
"Stop now Suigetsu" said Sasuke. His girlfriend was already red enough and literally speechless. and if you know Sakura you know she never gets speechless. "Where are the other two?"
"They will get here as soon as - "
"What happened water head, did you give up the front seat?" interrupted Karin.
"Nah, Sasuke already has company"
"Karin-san, Juugo-san" greeted the pinket "How are you?" she smile.
"Are you feeling ok Sakura-san?" asked Juugo, concerned "You are a little bit red."
"I'm ok, no need to worry" she smiled shyly
"Are we going or not? We are getting late" Said Karin with arms crossed. I thought she would be to busy to come again. She even missed Sasuke's birthday.
"Karin is right, we need to go" starting the car, Sasuke waited for Juugo and Karin to settle in the back seat before driving away. Karin observed the interaction going between the other four people in the car. Everyone was participating in a subject she had no interest in. Even Sasuke would make a comment about it every now and then.
Arriving at the house, they were welcomed by Sasuke's parents. Both Mikoto and Fugaku were glowing with wonder and joy at the arrival of the new Uchiha. They made you feel at home, even if Fugaku looked a little steadfast, with his little to no words answers and grunts.
Karin realized that the reception they both gave Sakura was a bit different from the ordinary. Mikoto was super solicitous with her, however with the rosada, she made him want to hug her and talk for good minutes. Even Fugaku, who had a cooler reception with everyone who arrived at the party, stood by his wife and asked her a few things.
Following the voice of Naruto and Ino, they all turned to the noisiest group of people in the room.
After a while, Itachi and Izumi arrived at the party with little Ichigo. The new parents came out introducing the new family member to the few invited guests, both relatives and friends. When they both arrived at the wheel of friends, everyone came together to look first hand at the youngest Uchiha.
"Congratulations Itachi-san and Izumi-san" said the redhead respectfully.
"Thank you, Karin-san" said Itachi
Sakura, Ino and Hinata crowded around Izumi and started to say how cute and little Ichigo was and how he was going to grow to be as handsome as they parentes. Making baby noises and faces, Naruto tried to entertain the baby that soon after started to cry.
Izumi excused herself to tend the baby and left to the kitchen. Her husband stayed behind and look to he pinket and his little otouto behind her.
"Sasuke, Sakura would you mind coming a long? Me and Izumi have something to ask you two" he finished with a smirk
"Sure, come on Sasuke" Sakura grabbed his hand and dragged him to the kitchen.
When they came back, Sakura was basically glowing with pride and Sasuke's neck was as red as Karin's hair.
"What happened in that kitchen, Forehead?" teased Ino "You both are sort of red… Did Sasuke finally popped the question?"
"Ino! You know me and Sasuke are not like that"
"Why they always make this sort of jokes? Nobody think is funny"
"But actually, something happened… Izumi and Itachi asked us to be Ichigo's godparents!"
"I still don't understand why I was not chosen!" the voice came suddenly and scared the shit out of her. She slowly turned around and saw one of Sasuke's relatives. He was tall with a exotic curly hair - exotic for a Uchiha at least - and the biggest goofiest smile she has ever seem. "Our friendship means nothing to you, Ita-kun~"
"That might be cause you are not mature enough Shisui" said Sakura
Saku-chaaan, so mean~~" whined Shisui "How can you say somethin like that to me!"
Sakura knew everyone from the party, all Sasuke immediate relatives gretead her during the party, some stopped and even had a conversation with her.
"Actually! Sakura-chan!" interrupted Naruto "When you were going to tell us?"
"Tell you about what, Naruto?"
"About Tsunade-obachan proposal?" said the blond happy
"How do you know about that?" you could detect by her voice and body language that Sakura was getting nervous.
"Jiraiya-ojichan told me this week when he came to visit! I'm so happy for you!" ignoring Sasuke's glared and Sakura nervous nervousness he still talked "Specially cause you never agreed with me and pops talking to her about you" he went and hug the stiff pinket, still oblivious to the reactions of the people around him.
Sakura gazed all her friends before her sight caught Sasuke. He looked stress and his mouth was a straight line.
Karin watched the interaction between them, their eyes locked and the time seemed to stop for a moment.
"When you were going to tell me" Sasuke broke the silent moment with a whisper
"Soon… She asked me before I came here... Told me to think about it." Sakura didn't want to talk about this right now. It was such a delicate topic to be discussed wide open in a party.
"How long?" he pressed.
"There's somewhere we can go to talk, please?" Sasuke didn't even answer her and started to walk in the direction of the stairs. Sakura followed him cursing Naruto and his big loud mouth
The party was almost over when Sasuke and Sakura came back. Ichigo and his parents left already left and only Karin, Juugo and Suigetsu where there from their group of friends.
"Let's go" was the only thing Sasuke said before turning and say goodbye to his parents.
The ride back was absolute silence, not even Suigetsu attempted to say something.
Sasuke dropped Sakura at Ino's house and went straight to KU afterwards. Juugo and Suigetsu left as soon as the car stopped in the parking lot. Karin, curious about Sasuke cloistered behaviour stayed in the car.
The redhead look at him. Sasuke head was down in the car wheel and she could hear his breathing growing heavier. They both spent time in the car in complete silence. When Sasuke finally looked at her, the only word she could use to define herself was lost. The great Uchiha Sasuke, had the most lost look she's ever seen in anyone before.
"I thought you were gone with them." he huffed "I thought I was alone"
"Not yet, I thought I'd better stay and see how you were ..." getting some courage she continued "You'll never be alone as long as you have me"
After her mini confession, the car went back to being quiet, but the mood was milder. Karin felt a little defeated. Should she be a little more explicit? After a year demonstrating her interest and love to him, did she need to be more open? Or this was his little sensitive way of give her a way out, before making a fool of herself?
"So... You want to tell me what happened?" she pushed her luck, hoping he would at least rely on her to listen about his worries.
And he did. He explained all his love story - his fucking love story - with Haruno Sakura. How they meet through Naruto, how in love she was with him but never said a thing until High School and he spent a lot of time explaining and how difficult it is for the two to date at a distance.
"She received a proposal, a great one" he was looking at the ceiling a mountain of thoughts crossing his head. "I could never ask her to say decline it…"
"But you wished she had talked to you about it sooner." she completed
"Yeah"
"Well I know you didn't ask for my advice, but I think you should talk to her." he tried to interrupt her, but she glared at him "Sasuke, you didn't talk to her today, you vomited you angry on her. Sakura said she would be talking to you later on, maybe tomorrow or the day after, but she would bring it. Unfortunately Naruto has a loud mouth" both of them snorted.
"I think loud mouth is a understatement" he said, making her laugh.
"Karin…" their gaze locked "You are a great friend"
'Definitely a sensitive way of give her a way out'
Sasuke was gone for a week before coming back Konoha. He left with a note saying he was going to make a little visit to Kiri for "business" purposes.
When he came back, with the biggest, arrogant and most happiest smirk on earth declaring during lunch time that he and Sakura were engaged the hole table went wild.
"How's your future with the prince charming coming together now that he's engaged?" Suigetsu mocked her, while everyone was listening Naruto bug Sasuke for some details
"I already knew about it" she smirked, yep, total copy of the Uchiha's
"What do you mean by that?
"I mean, he spent 5 days trying to talk to her, until he called me and asked for help." all the girls and Naruto turned to Sasuke and laughed. Who would have thought little evil Uchiha would beg for his girlfriend attention. Finishing her juice she went up and left the table.
'Coming to Konoha, was definitely the best thing I ever did'
This is my first baby after years of only reading Fanfiction. Also, the first story with chapters that I actually finished! I apologize again for my English, all the beta readers I contacted were not available.
Be kind and let me know what you think!
Thank you so much for choosing to read this story!
