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Chapter 10: The New Student
Sakura's POV
It was Monday morning, two days after my last encounter with Sai. Sasuke was still pissed off by the end of the day but I was glad it didn't distract him from work. Sasuke was a professional, after all. He wouldn't allow his personal life to affect his career. And I admired him highly for that.
I was excited for school on Monday because of one reason; Sasuke would be there. He didn't have work that day and sent me a message on Sunday to tell me that he would be going to school the next day. I didn't get to meet him on Sunday because he had work so I was really anticipating for Monday to arrive.
When I arrived at my classroom, I felt a wide smile appearing on my face when I saw that Sasuke was already there. Of course, I wouldn't be so careless as to run to him and give him a bear hug. Our relationship was supposed to be kept a secret from the public. Only our closest friends know about us. If people were to know that we were dating, there would definitely be a huge commotion. And that was something neither Sasuke nor I wanted to face.
So instead of acting like an overexcited girlfriend, I took my seat in front of Sasuke calmly. I turned over to him and greeted normally.
"Good morning, Sasuke."
"Morning."
I was relieved to see that Sasuke was looking rather refreshed. The dark circles under his eyes were less obvious and there was more color on his skin. I assumed work went smoothly and he was able to get enough rest on Sunday night.
I was talking to Ino as we waited for Kakashi-sensei to start our homeroom session. He was late, as usual. We didn't even bother looking for him anymore. He would eventually come and give us some lame excuse for his tardiness. We're all used to it.
Apparently, Kakashi-sensei had a good reason for being late that morning. And when I found out that reason, I really hoped it was a lie, just like all the other excuses he would tell us.
"We have a new student today."
There was a commotion in our class since it was rare to have a new student in the middle of the school year. Everyone waited for the new student to enter the classroom and I did too. But I felt my breath stolen away from me when I saw who it was.
My classmates reacted differently from me though and I understood why.
The new student was Sai, the rising actor who had been gaining more popularity lately. How could my classmates not overreact?
"Oh my goodness, is that Sai?"
Ino was grabbing my arm as she stared at the newcomer. She was definitely infatuated by Sai's good looks and I wasn't even surprised. As for me, I was beyond shocked and confused.
I had a really bad feeling as to what would happen next.
Sasuke's POV
"What is he doing here?"
I could feel my blood boil as I glared at Sai. He definitely had a hidden motive for transferring to our school. After all, it was too sudden and too much of a coincidence. Out of countless schools in Tokyo, he chose to come to this school. Something was definitely wrong here.
Whatever he planned to do, I was going to keep a close eye on him.
After what happened on Saturday, my hatred towards him grew ten folds. This time, I had a good reason for it. It was the way he was looking at Sakura. The way his eyes turned soft as he spoke with her. And the smile he gave her before walking away.
I was greatly disturbed and I hated to see him acting that way. I wasn't planning to let him get his hands on Sakura.
I loved Sakura and she belonged to me. And I would make sure nothing would change that fact.
Sai looked towards me and he had his signature fake smile on. I intensified my glare at him and was clenching my fists. He was pushing me towards the limits of my tolerance and I wasn't letting him go that easily.
Sakura turned her head over her shoulder towards me. She appeared to be confused but there was a hint of concern in her eyes. I realized she was worried that I might be upset, which I was. But I didn't want to make Sakura more worried so I softened my expressions, pretending to be less unhappy than I actually was.
But my pretentious façade vanished immediately when Sai waved at Sakura in an overly friendly way. I saw Sakura jumped a little in her seat and the fact that all eyes in the classroom were on her didn't help her calm down.
I sent deadly glares towards Sai but was completely ignored by him. He was still smiling at Sakura as if they had been friends for the longest of time.
Kakashi-sensei noticed it as well and he just had to make things worse. I swore I would one day murder that masked teacher of ours.
"Do you know Sakura, Sai?" Kakashi-sensei appeared to be slightly surprised.
"Yes."
Sakura looked like she was about to say something but Kakashi-sensei didn't give her a chance to do so.
"That's great news. Sakura, since you know Sai, I'll put you in charge of showing him around later on."
"What?" Sakura hissed under her breath and I could feel her anger from where I was. She was definitely pissed off. And so was I.
"Now that's settled, why don't you take a seat, Sai."
When Sai walked pass me, he gave me yet another one of his fake smiles. It made me sick in the stomach and I couldn't stop my glare from intensifying.
I had never met someone who angered me more than him.
Sakura's POV
The time when Kakashi-sensei had asked me to visit Sasuke and pass him some handouts, I was pissed off.
But this time, I was in a whole new level of anger. I couldn't even use words to describe the swelling emotions inside me.
After school had ended, Kakashi-sensei approached me together with Sai and asked me to show him around the school. I felt glares from girls around me for having the 'opportunity' to get close to a popular actor. As if I saw it as an opportunity, it was more like a curse.
Why did I always end up being the most hated girl in school? What had I done to deserve this?
I glared at Kakashi-sensei with all my might before surrendering to his request.
I shuddered slightly at the thought of how upset Sasuke must be. While I was showing Sai around, I caught sight of Sasuke leaning against a nearby locker. He was openly following Sai and me, which wasn't exactly a wise thing to do.
If anyone would notice Sasuke's odd actions, they might cause a big fuss. An unnecessary gossip might start spreading around the school. I grunted at the thought of having to go through being the topic of gossips.
I gave Sasuke a thoughtful look, hoping that he would understand what I was trying to say. He seemed to know what was on my mind but completely ignored me. He just kept his stoic face on as he continued following us.
Sasuke had never been so stupid and I sighed at that thought.
"Thanks for showing me around, Sakura."
My eyes left Sasuke's when Sai suddenly spoke. I turned to look at him and he had a smile on his face as he looked around. Surprisingly, he had yet to bring out that rude attitude of his.
"Why did you suddenly transfer to our school?"
I had been wondering about that since it happened so suddenly. When someone transferred to a new school in the middle of the school year, usually it was because they had to move towns or something as major as that. Or that student got expelled from their previous school. Even though Sai had a problematic attitude, I doubt he was the type to be expelled so that was out of the question.
"Would you believe me if I said it's because of you?"
I stopped on my tracks and felt my face burning up. I turned to look at him and more heat radiated from my skin when I saw the seriousness in his eyes. No matter how much I wanted to believe that what he said was a lie, his eyes were saying otherwise.
It took all the sanity inside me to regain my composure. I turned my eyes away from Sai's and quickly started walking again. I wasn't going to allow him to mess up my mind.
"Stop saying such nonsense."
I wanted to get things over with and was walking in a faster pace than earlier. But I was stopped once again. This time it wasn't my own intention but it was Sai who had grabbed onto my hand.
I was completely startled and turned towards Sai. He was looking at me with an unreadable expression and hated that. I hated how I was often unable to understand what he was thinking in that head of his. It would always trigger an unusual curiosity inside me and I despised that.
It made me feel as if I was interested in him or something.
And I definitely did not have any interest in that guy. That was for sure.
"What do you want?!" I snapped at him and tried to release my hand from his grip. It was futile though since he was much stronger than I was.
"I just want to say that I'm interested in you, Sakura. And I would like to be friends with you."
The earlier heat came back running throughout my body as I stared into the dark eyes in front of me. I couldn't fully comprehend the current situation and I was glad there wasn't anybody around to witness our interaction.
Well, there was one person, one very angry person.
My hand was suddenly released from Sai's and held by another person. I quickly looked up and much to my expectation, it was Sasuke. To be more precise, it was a very fed up Sasuke Uchiha.
He looked even angrier than the time Sai talked to me on Saturday. He was glaring so intensely at Sai, as if he was trying to blast his head on the spot. His grip on my hand was getting stronger by the second and it was starting to hurt. But seeing Sasuke looking so fierce, I was too afraid to speak up.
"Don't you dare touch her again." Sasuke's tone was threatening and he looked dangerously wild. Even though he wasn't directing his anger at me, fear was haunting me as I stared at him. It was unbelievable that Sai remained so composed and calm.
"You don't have to be so angry, Sasuke. I just want to be friends with Sakura."
Sai's monotone voice along with his fake smile sent an uncomfortable shiver down my spine. I didn't really understand what was it between the two of them, but the atmosphere around us became thick and almost unbearable. I wasn't sure if it was simply rivalry them or there was something deeper than that.
"I don't want you anywhere near my girlfriend."
Sasuke wasn't even asking properly. He was practically ordering Sai to do as he said. If it was even possible, Sasuke had appeared to become even scarier. I gulped in nervousness, not knowing what to do. At that moment, I could only manage to stand still and keep my mouth shut.
I felt so vulnerable and useless. It was a feeling I had despised for as long as I could remember.
"It's not nice of you to be so possessive, Sasuke. It's unfair for Sakura."
"I don't need you to tell me how to act."
With that said Sasuke dragged me away from Sai and didn't even look back once.
Sasuke's POV
If there was a word that described a person who was mad to an incredible extend, I would use that to describe myself.
When I noticed that Sakura already had her bag with her, I directly dragged her to where I parked my car. The school was almost deserted at that time and only a few students and teachers were left. There were questioning stares directed at us but I didn't care.
That time, all I wanted was to get Sakura as far as possible away from Sai. I hated myself for being so easily jealous but I couldn't help myself. When I saw Sai holding her hand, I could no longer just stand and do nothing. I was beyond furious and I wasn't going to let these strong emotions stay inside me.
Sakura was unusually quiet and just allowed me to drag her along. I knew I was scaring her and I was blaming myself for that. I lessened the strength I placed on the hand holding onto her, not wanting to hurt her more than I already had.
When we reached my car, Sakura entered the passenger's seat without a word. I had never seen her look so scared and I was honestly feeling very guilty. But I was too consumed by anger to speak and drove back to my apartment in silence.
Sakura was slightly trembling when she entered my apartment. I closed the door with more force than necessary and the bang produced made Sakura jump in shock. More guilt came to haunt me when I saw Sakura looking even more terrified than she was when she was in the car.
I knew what I had to do. I needed to hug her gently and apologize for my behavior. I would then assure her that I wasn't angry at her and all my frustration was directed at Sai. I should make her believe that there was nothing she should be afraid of and that she shouldn't be so scared.
But my stupid emotions had taken over me and I did none of those.
Instead, I roughly pulled Sakura to my bedroom and pushed her onto my bed. Fear was apparent in her eyes as I positioned myself on top of her. I didn't need a mirror to tell me that I was looking at her with icy eyes.
I tried to tell myself to stop acting like a bastard and apologize for everything I had done. But my voice couldn't find its way out of my mouth. I was blinded by anger and I did things I knew I shouldn't.
I fiercely kissed Sakura and ignored her when she tried to resist. She was trying to say something but I deepened our kiss instead. I felt Sakura jump when I touched her tongue with mine. My acts were supposed to bring pleasure to her but instead of that, I was bringing her fear and terror.
I continued my unforgivable act until I felt something cold against my cheeks. My eyes shot wide open, as if I was finally snapped out of my stupidity.
I slowly pulled away from Sakura and was afraid to meet her in the eyes. I knew what to expect but I felt so guilty that I was scared to see the truth. But I deserved the pain to find out what I had done to the woman I love.
I backed away far enough to clearly see Sakura's crying face. Tears were falling continuously from her watery eyes and her cheeks were completely drenched. The earlier fear in her green eyes was replaced by pain. She was hurt. And I was the one who had inflicted the pain on her.
"I'm sorry, Sakura."
I hated myself so much that I didn't even know it was possible. Needless to say, I just had done something I regretted most in my entire life. I should be showering Sakura with love, not terrorizing her with my own uncontrollable emotions.
I removed myself from Sakura and sat on the edge of the bed. I really wanted to hug her, comfort her and show her how sorry I was. But I no longer felt like I had the right to touch her. I was beginning to feel that I didn't even have the right to love her anymore.
I didn't deserve her.
But Sakura was feeling otherwise. She timidly but lovingly hugged me from behind. I could hear her soft sobs and her tears were falling onto my shirt. She wrapped her arms around my stomach and laid her head on my shoulder.
"Sakura, I don't deserve your love after what I had done."
"I don't want you to talk like that, Sasuke."
I was startled at the ferocity of Sakura's tone. But she wasn't angry at my harsh actions from earlier. She wasn't even angry in the first place. It was fierceness she portrayed to cover up the pain she was going through. She was really hurt and it was my entire fault.
"I was so scared, Sasuke. And it's not because you were rough with me. But I was scared you might leave me. I know you're not angry at me but for some unknown reason, I was worried that you will abandon me. I almost couldn't recognize you back there and I had no idea what was on your mind. So I thought that you might consider not loving me anymore, Sasuke."
"Sakura." I turned towards her and caressed her damped cheeks. She was sobbing under my touch and I felt pain in my heart when her tears touched my skin. I had completely forgotten my anger and all I wanted to do afterwards was to comfort the love of my life.
At that moment, she looked very fragile. I wanted to hold onto her gently so she wouldn't break. I wanted to love her properly, so I wouldn't be so stupid to hurt her all over again.
"I'm so sorry for hurting you, Sakura. Believe me, I will never leave you. I love you, I really do."
I wrapped my arm around Sakura's head and placed it on my chest. I let her cry on me as I stroked her beautiful pink hair. I took in her familiar scent to assure myself that she was still there. She was in my arms and I swore that I wouldn't do something to hurt her again. She didn't deserve such pain and deserved all my love instead.
"You don't have to apologize, Sasuke. I know you don't mean it. Please stop blaming yourself."
I tightened my embrace and placed a kiss on Sakura's forehead. I was treating her so carefully as if she was a delicate being. The hug was strong yet loving and I was glad that Sakura's sobs had completely stopped. At least she was starting to feel better already and I was glad.
Sakura slowly pushed herself from me until she was able to look at me in the eyes. Her eyes were still watery but there wasn't any trace of fear or pain anymore. Her eyes were filled with love and it warmed my heart instantly.
Kami-sama, did I really deserve the love of such a wonderful woman?
Sakura's POV
He was hurting as much as I did and I could feel it. He didn't mean to hurt me in the first place and I could feel it. And most importantly, he loved me so deeply and I could feel it.
I looked into his dark eyes and saw guilt behind them. He was really sorry and I really wanted to comfort him. I wanted to show him that I was fine and I wasn't blaming him at all.
I reached for his lips and kissed him gently. I saw his eyes widened slightly in shock before I closed my eyes to savor the softness I felt upon the contact. It didn't take long before Sasuke returned the kiss and I felt pleasure spreading throughout my body.
Sasuke gently pushed me down onto the bed, not breaking the kiss all the while. He gave equal attention to my neck and collarbone with his lips and I didn't stop my moans from escaping. Sasuke was showering me with soft and loving kisses, as if he was trying to erase the pain he had caused earlier. I didn't even blame him for that but I allowed him to continue what he was doing anyway. It was giving me immense pleasure, after all.
I grunted in disappointment when Sasuke's lips left my skin. He smirked at the look of my face and I pouted in response. Sasuke placed his forehead against mine and smiled so sincerely. As most people know, Sasuke wasn't exactly the type of person to smile often. So when he actually gave me such a heartfelt smile, I melted instantly.
I felt my eyes becoming watery all over again but it was for a different reason this time round. I felt so much love radiating from the man in front of me and I couldn't even begin trying to describe how happy I was.
Did I really deserve to be loved unconditionally by Sasuke Uchiha?
"I love you, Sakura."
"I love you too, Sasuke."
There was one thing I knew for sure; I loved Sasuke too much to be letting him go.
Author's Note: So there is some drama in this chapter. I hope you guys liked it! Anyway, I'm planning to add even more intimate scenes soon so I hope you guys won't mind. So I'll most probably change the rating of this fanfic after the next chapter will be posted. As usual, please leave a review on your way out! Believe me, reviews are very valuable and I appreciate every single reader's opinion and suggestion. Go ahead and blast me with your thoughts on this fanfic so far! Thank you for reading and see you on the next chapter!
