Chapter 43 – Mikoto's Chapter (Part 4)

I had been waiting seventeen years for this. I had waited seventeen long years for this. Finally, my baby Sasuke and Sakura were together! If only Mebuki and Kizashi were home to confront and congratulate the couple. I waited anxiously in the living room for Sasuke and Sakura to get home. Itachi came for this as well as Fugaku.

Sasuke was the first to come home. I made him sit down with us under the pretense we were eating dinner. We all played it cool like we didn't know. We kept it cool till after dinner when Sakura came home.

"Sakura, please come to the living room," I called to her as I forced everyone else into the living room. I saw Sakura look to Sasuke who sat as if meditating.

"We received a call from Principal Sarutobi today about a room being defaced with a photo of you two. He said it was not your fault or anything. But I was wondering what the photo was of," I lied since the principal told me. Sakura blushed and Sasuke looked irritated.

"Um…it was of us…kissing," Sakura mumbled her answer. It took all my strength not to squeal with delight.

"Kissing?" I feigned surprise.

"Stop pretending. We all know the picture was of us kissing," Sasuke snarled.

"I'm so happy for you two!" I jumped up and pulled them both into a hug, "I've waited so long for this!"

"Waited for what?" Sasuke pushed me off.

"For you two to become a couple," Itachi spoke.

"We're not a couple," Sasuke denied.

"But you two kissed," I pointed out the evidence. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Sakura's been kissed by Kakashi-sensei. Are they a couple?"

"That was different. That was to save her life," itachi backed me up.

"Sakura's also been kissed by Nii-san. Are they couple?"

Itachi and Sakura looked at Sasuke in horror. I had almost forgotten about Itachi's kiss that I had learned of by passing his room.

"How did you-" Itachi started to ask Sasuke.

"I saw it," Sasuke answered. Sasuke saw and didn't do anything?

"But that was different. I was trying to get you to react to it," Itachi defended himself. He had?

"I thought you said you were in love with Sakura?" Fugaku entered the discussion.

"How do you know I told Sakura?" Itachi looked to his father.

"Your mother overheard you two."

"So you were the one outside the door. I thought it was Sasuke. I was just saying that to get him to react!" Itachi revealed the truth. He turned to Sakura.

"I'm sorry for lying to you, Sakura. I was just trying to help," Itachi said.

"I can't believe you did all that just to get a reaction out of Sasuke!" I was appalled.

"Let's get off of me and back to Sasuke kissing her, please," Itachi tried to shift the conversation.

"Right. Itachi's kiss was just an attempt to get a reaction. That did not make them a couple!" I stated.

"Well, Sakura and I aren't a couple either. I barely kissed her. It didn't mean anything. I was just trying to get her to shut up," He explained.

"Sure…" Itachi and the rest of us did not believe him.

"It's true. I don't like her at all. She so damn annoying!" Sasuke stood up. I wanted to slap him. How could he say such things?

"I think I should go," Sakura suddenly stood up.

"No," I told her.

"I don't want to be where I'm not wanted. Please, excuse me," She bowed and rushed out of the house.

"Sakura!" I went after her. She ran as soon as she was outside the door and I was not fast enough to catch up with her. I returned into the house furious.

"What is wrong with you, Sasuke?" I heard Itachi yelling at Sasuke.

"Leave me alone," Sasuke started to walk away from us.

"Sit down," Fugaku ordered. Sasuke obeyed. I watched as Fugaku got up and walked over to Sasuke.

"What you have done is very shameful," Fugaku spoke lowly. Sasuke looked up as if surprised.

"I don't care if you don't like her. I don't care if you find her annoying. But I do care when you lead on a girl like Sakura who loves you. If you do not like her and find her annoying then you do not kiss her. Even if it were to 'shut her up' like you said. If a girl likes you and you do not like her then you do not kiss her and embed false hope in her then humiliate her like you did tonight with Sakura. Sakura loves you too much and will cling to any piece she can that may prove you might remotely like her. Giving such pieces when there is no real chance is something that an Uchiha man does not do. Uchiha men are honest and upfront with feelings when it comes to love. We do not toy with girls' hearts."

I loved Fugaku so much.

"Itachi, please try to find Sakura. Sasuke, go to your room," Fugaku ordered. The two boys went their separate ways and left Fugaku and I alone.

"I can't believe him," Fugaku sighed. I went to Fuagku and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"I loved your speech, Fu-kun," I kissed his chin.

"Hn."

"I hope Sasuke and Itachi take it to heart," I leaned against his shoulder.

"Me too," He sighed. I loved my Fu-kun so much.