Hey guys, this is the new chapter. I missed this in the first chapter. So, I am redeeming myself in this one. The last chapter's name was Sakura Haruno. Pretty obvious, I know but I have my reasons. The last chapter was a kind of character sketch of Sakura and also shed some light on her feelings. This chapter's name is Sasuke Uchiha. Again obvious, I know. Well, this chapter is a character sketch of Sasuke but not much about his feelings will be disclosed. So, without much ado I will let you guys move on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: I missed this the last time so here it goes. As everyone knows, I do not own Naruto. If I did it would be all about SasuSaku.
Chapter 2: Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke Uchiha stood in his office, staring out of the full length glass windows behind his desk. As far as his eyes could see there were just skyscrapers, and all of them belonging to the Uchiha Empire.
His thoughts went back to the events of this morning. Sakura was so warm and soft against him. She was the only thing in his life which was stable. He remembered his walk back to the house with her after watching the sunrise.
"I thought you went to your room to get some sleep. What happened?" she asked.
"Well, I was going to but then I saw you standing near the pool from my window and I figured you must be missing your parents. So, I came to cheer you up" he said, taking her hand in his hand and giving it a squeeze.
"So, Was I able to?" asked Sasuke.
"What?" asked Sakura, looking confused.
"Cheer you up" answered Sasuke softly, giving her hand another Sasuke.
She laughed. Her melodious laugh sending a shiver down his spine.
"Of course, you did" she answered and gave him a soft smile which he returned.
They walked back to the house hand in hand.
He was ready by 9 o' clock to leave for work. He took one last look at his reflection. Giving one good eye to his attire and hair, then, he picked up his brief case and walked down the stairs. He had just reached the front door of his house when a soft cough stopped him. He turned around to find Sakura with her hands on her hips and a stern expression on his face.
"Where do you think you are going, Master Uchiha" she said in a low voice.
"Work" he answered looking confused.
"Without having breakfast? How many times do I have to tell you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day." she huffed. She was wearing a white blouse with a black pencil skirt. Her legs were covered with black stockings and black pencil heels were donned by her feet. Her hair were tied back in a high ponytail.
"Aww…. Sakura-" started Sasuke.
"Don't you 'Sakura' me. By the way, as long as I am in charge you will never leave this house without having breakfast. Now, make your way to the dining area this instant" she said, "And, don't make me repeat myself" she said, as he opened his mouth to say something. He quickly shut his mouth and shuffled to the dining room where he found his parents already and halfway through the breakfast.
"Why do you even try?" said Fugaku from his head seat, grinning widely, "You know she will always catch you."
Mikoto just giggled, who was seated beside her husband. Sasuke, on the other hand, huffed and took a seat beside his father, opposite to his mother. He put his briefcase on the chair beside him. He took two buttered toast, put an omelet between them and took a huge bite.
"So, what's the agenda for today" asked Fugaku, all business.
"I am going to fire Anthony White" answered Sasuke, his father's eyes widened. "He was caught doing some illegal activity" continued Sasuke.
"Well, he had it coming." replied Fugaku.
Sasuke finished his breakfast and downed the whole glass of fresh orange juice with two gulps.
"Well, I am off. Bye, mom and dad" he said, who just raised their hands in reply.
He picked up his briefcase and made his way to the front door. He stopped in his tracks when he remembered something. He looked at a maid standing near the door.
"Hey, where is Sakura?" he asked her.
"She is in the kitchen, Master Uchiha. Do you want me to call her?" she asked. He nodded and in return, she bowed and made her way to the kitchen. He tapped his feet and looked at his watch impatiently. Within a matter of seconds, Sakura walked out of kitchen carrying a tray of sliced tomatoes.
"Ooohhh, tomatoes!" he exclaimed. He took 3-4 slices of tomatoes from the tray, when she reached him and swiftly put them in his mouth.
"These are not for you!" she cried, "These are for Mr. Uchiha!"
Sasuke pouted which made Sakura laugh out loud. She offered him more. He smiled and swiftly put half a dozen of them in his mouth.
"So, what did you want?" she asked him.
He finished his mouthful of tomatoes.
"We will visit your parent's grave in the evening around 5 pm" he said solemnly.
She just nodded with her head bowed down and her eyes on the tray of tomatoes. His eyes softened and he gave her a kiss on her bowed down head. She looked up in surprise. Sasuke bend down his head to her level and tilted his face.
"Okay?" he asked her gently. She nodded and he straightened up.
"Okay, I am going now." he said. She just stepped forward, shifting the tray in one hand, fixed his tie with one hand. He was wearing a black business suit which was immaculately clean. She could smell the crisp scent of his cologne, soap and something with a hint of maleness. His hair stood up in his signature chicken style and he was…. delicious. The thought had popped in her head, just like that. So, she did what was best to be done in this situation. She stepped back before she did something she might regret.
She smiled at him and he gave another kiss on her hand. The butler, Bob, opened the front door for him. He walked down the steps towards his chauffer driven Mercedes. His driver, James, took his briefcase from him and opened the door of the backseat of the car for him. Just before getting in, he looked back. Sakura was standing on the top of the steps. She waved at him and he waved back. He got in the car and the driver who was already seated in his place by then, drove out of the Uchiha Manor. The last thing Sasuke saw, was Sakura still standing on top of the stairs and waving him goodbye, before he was out of the manor.
His thoughts were rudely interrupted by the ring of his phone. He walked over to his desk and pushed a button on it.
"Yes, Cheryl" said Sasuke
"Sir, Mr. Anthony White is here to see you" chirruped his secretary.
Well, I have to take care of this jerk.
"Send him in" was his grim reply.
Anthony White was one of his business partner, head of Kono developers, which fell under the many endeavors of Uchiha Incorporation. He was one of the trusted partners and was with the company when Fugaku was running it. But when Sasuke came to power he realized that Anthony was just a sleazy old man and had been using the excuse of being friend to stay connected with the Uchiha's. Sasuke had his suspicions that Anthony was involved in illegal activities but he had never been able to prove it. For four years, Sasuke had been tolerating this man. "But not anymore", thought Sasuke. He had hired a private investigator recently, his good friend Kiba Inuzuka, who was freshly out in the market. He would have done this years ago but he didn't trust just any PI to carry out this job. When he came to know that Kiba had finished his course and had opened his own investigation unit, he decided to take an action. Kiba was more than happy to help Sasuke.
Sasuke took his place on his comfortable office chair. He put his elbows up and interlocked his fingers in front of his face. There was a short knock on his door.
"Come in" said Sasuke.
The door opened and in stepped Anthony White. He was a tall man, though not as tall as Sasuke, with a head full of white hair. He walked towards Sasuke, who in turn stood up. As Anthony reached his office desk, Sasuke extended his hand for him to shake. Instead of returning the gesture, Anthony sat down in one of the chairs placed opposite to Sasuke across the mahogany desk and propped his feet on the table.
"Why did you call me here, Sssasssuke" he sneered.
In reply Sasuke just threw some photographs on the table in front of him. Still wearing an insolent smirk, Anthony picked them up. As he gazed at the first picture his facial features changed immediately. His cheeky expression was gone and was replaced with shock. He immediately put his feet down and started sifting through the photos rapidly.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS, SASUKE" he roared.
Sasuke seated himself in his chair and crossed his legs.
"You tell me" he smirked "I think that is you in the picture, doing business with a drug dealer. If you have forgotten how you look like and are not able to recognize yourself. I will be happy to show you a mirror."
"That's not what I meant" he spat "I want to know how the hell you got these."
"I have my sources" said Sasuke simply.
"HOW DARE YOU HAVE ME INVESTIGATED!" he roared again.
"I dare very easily, Anthony. I had my suspicions on you for a very long time and that way you conduct your business but I always overlooked it for the fact that you and my father are very good friends. But not anymore. You have become a liability for Uchiha Incorporation and I cannot tolerate a weak link. You have failed to work as a part of this incorporation and you deserve to be reprimanded. I have already filed a case against you and you have been removed as one of the partners of this incorporation. In simple words, You Are Fired." he replied furiously.
Anthony stood up angrily.
"You….. You…..You" he sputtered.
"Get out of my office" growled Sasuke.
Anthony gave him a last dirty look before storming out of his office.
Sasuke pressed a button on his phone to connect to his secretary.
"Yes, sir?" came his secretary's calm voice.
"Cheryl, Give Anthony White his termination positively" he said. They didn't call him the most ruthless businessman for nothing.
"Yes, sir and Sir, Mr. Neji Hyuga is here to meet you" she replied.
"Send him in" said Sasuke.
Neji Hyuga was one of his business partners and the head of very reputable Hyuga Corporation. He was known for his very keen sense of business. Sasuke stood up as Neji entered the room.
"You know, you are supposed to knock" muttered Sasuke.
"Whatever, man" laughed Neji. "By the way, these are the reports of our new project and before you ask me the launch was very successful. Congratulations, you just signed a billion dollar deal courtesy of 'moi'." said Neji and took a mock bow.
"Man, I am impressed" said Sasuke giving him a mock salute and Neji gave a throaty laugh.
"So, How have you been?" asked Neji.
"Well, I-" began Sasuke.
Suddenly, his door burst open and in came his best friend, Naruto Uzumaki.
"Hey, bastard" said Naruto with a wide foxy grin on his face.
"Why don't you guys ever knock" muttered Sasuke angrily, making both Neji and Naruto laugh.
"Sorry, sir. I told him to wait but he just didn't listen" said Cheryl hurriedly as she came in running.
"That's okay, Cheryl" said Sasuke.
"Okay, sir….Thank you, sir….Sorry, sir" stuttered Cheryl as she backed out of his office.
"Wow! That poor girl is so afraid of you. You keep everyone on their toes, don't you Sasuke" said Naruto cockily.
"I have to, dobe. Running a billion dollar company is not easy." sighed Sasuke.
"You know what you need" said Naruto. Sasuke looked at him questioningly.
"You need a vacation. No, I take that back, you need to get laid, man." said Naruto cheekily.
"Right on!" agreed Neji.
Sasuke just laughed.
"Seriously, man. When was the last time you did a woman?" asked Naruto.
"It has been a while…." mused Sasuke.
"So, what the hell is wrong with you? Why aren't you? Are you having erectile dysfunction or something?" queried Neji. Naruto gave a loud laugh on that remark whereas Sasuke just let his feelings known by his infamous glare.
"There has been a lot of things going on." Admitted Sasuke, "I have been caught up with work and stuff."
"Those are just silly excuses." countered Neji.
"Well, what about you guys?" said Sasuke exasperatedly.
"Man, I am married. I can get sex whenever and wherever I want!" exclaimed Neji.
"Yeah and I get laid at least once a week, if not more. Believe it!" yelled Naruto and gave a thumbs up sign.
"Not so loud, dobe" said Sasuke irritatedly, gesturing by covering his ears.
"Oops!" said Naruto sheepishly.
"Whatever" said Sasuke shaking his head, "Oh! By the way, Uchiha Incorporation needs another research and development lab. So, as you have just scored your architecture degree, I was thinking of assigning this project to you. So, do you want in?"
"Really! You mean it!" exclaimed Naruto, "I mean, of course, I will build you the best R&D facility in the whole world!"
"Perfect! I will draw up a contract by tomorrow." said Sasuke.
"Don't change the topic, Uchiha." said Neji, "You need a vacation….. Badly….."
"Fine! It is time I threw another cruise party on Anemistí̱ras." declared Sasuke.
"Yeah! Woohooo!" yelled Naruto.
"Dobe" smiled Sasuke.
"Yeah. Maybe a vacation might do me some good." thought Sasuke. His body seriously needed a release. It had been a long time since he had lost himself in a woman.
Sasuke just smirked at the thought of vacation.
Around 5:15 in the evening, Sakura was seated in his car with Sasuke beside her. She had changed out of her formal clothes into a sundress. It was white, sleeveless dress with a floral print on it. It had a round neck and reached to her knees. She was wearing white heeled peep toes and her legs were bare. A bouquet of flowers was placed in her lap. She was looking out of the window, absorbing the scenery while Sasuke was on his phone with one of his clients. She was humming softly when he shut off his phone and took her hand, which was placed on the space between them, in his and squeezed. She looked at him and he smiled reassuringly, which she returned timidly.
The car stopped and Sasuke let go of her hand. Both of them stepped out from their respective sides and made their way to the cemetery. Sakura was carrying the bouquet in her hands and Sasuke was walking beside her. They both stopped at her parent's grave. She stepped forward and knelt down to place the bouquet on the grave. She stood up, stepped back and stared at the grave. Sasuke wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her to his side. They stood like that, staring at her parent's grave. After a while, he felt her shaking against him. He looked down and found her crying. He put his long tipped index finger under her chin and tilted her face up to see it properly, which seized her shaking for a second. She looked at him wordlessly. She blinked and fresh wave of tears ran down her cheeks. He pulled her closer and the hand that was gripping her shoulder a second ago, was around her waist. Her head dropped and she started shaking again. He tipped her face and just looked at her. Onyx met green again, for the second time in the day.
"I miss them so much, Sasuke" she choked.
She dropped her head on his chest and her hands placed themselves beside her head, one placed on his heart and the other fisting his coat. His other arm automatically wrapped around her waist and he pulled her closer into an embrace. He could feel the force of her grief as a wave of fresh tears wracked her body hard. She was trembling in his arms and he tightened his grip around her waist and interlocked his arms around her.
"I know, baby" he said softly. He gave a kiss on her hand and stroked her soft, smooth and long pink hair which swayed in the wind.
They stood like that for a long time. After sometime, her shaking stopped but they still didn't let go of each other. Both of the reveled in the warmth of each other's embrace. They both watched the sun set. Both of them were so lost that neither of them noticed the sky turn dark and stars come to life.
A light cough brought them back to present. They both saw James standing in front of them.
"Uhh….sir, I think we should go back. It is getting quite late." he said.
Both Sasuke and Sakura sprang apart. There was slight blush on Sakura's face. Sasuke on the other hand just nodded.
"Fine. You wait by the car we are coming." he said. James nodded in response and made his way back to the car. They both gave a last look at the grave.
"Bye, mom and dad. I love you both very much." she whispered.
They both made their way back to the car. Once seated, Sakura gave a huge sigh which made Sasuke look at her.
"Sakura-" he began.
"Thank you, Sasuke" she whispered, "For coming with me to visit my parent's. It means a lot to me". Her hands were fisted around her dress in her lap. Sasuke just looked at her for a moment. He took her hand in his, which made her look at him.
"No problem, baby" he said. He took her hand to his mouth and placed a soft kiss on her knuckles, which made her blush. She placed her head on his shoulder and entwined her fingers with him. She gave a sigh of pure bliss. They rode like that with her head on his shoulder and fingers entwined with his to the Uchiha manor.
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