Sorry guys in the last chapter I made Naruto a bad guy. Well, you will find out soon why he has changed from sweet and caring to a bad boy. This chapter is going to be the lowest point in the story so please bear with me. Many of you have been affected by Sakura's suffering. I promise you this is the last chapter that carries the angst. The upcoming chapters will be her transition from a weakling to a strong women. So without further ado. Onwards!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Naruto.

Chapter 6: Nightmare

Half an hour later, Sakura had changed into a V-neck, cream coloured, full sleeved satin shirt which was tucked into a knee length, black pencil skirt. Her low-heeled white pumps were donned on her feet. She brushed her hair back and wound them into a bun behind her head. She clipped on her badge just above her left breast. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. No one could tell that she had been crying her heart out just 30 minutes back. She took a deep breath to collect herself.

"Come on, Sakura. Roll with the punches. This is not the time to give up. Calm down. Everything will be fine."

"Are you guys having fun?!"

She heard the voice of DJ Lolly. She walked out of her bedroom onto her balcony. She looked over the railing down at the activity deck.

"Yeahhhhhh!"

She heard the men and women down below scream. The music became even louder. She just stared impassively at the scene below her and sighed. She turned around and walked out of her room. Her movements were almost robotic. As if she couldn't feel anything, as if she was a living corpse.

She reached the activity deck and the party, if it was possible, had turned wilder. People were in their own world, world of dance and booze. She saw that the staff were still serving snacks to the guests.

"Well, these people might not need food but the staff does. They have been serving them for the past 3 hours. They need a break."

She saw Sally coming with an empty plate, making her way to the kitchen to refill it and serve the guests again.

"Hey, Sally" Sakura shouted over the music and beckoned her.

"Sakura" Sally's eyes suddenly turned sad. "I am really sorry that happened to you", she said solemnly.

"Oh that! It's okay. Stuff like that happens once in a while. I can handle it." Sakura plastered a fake smile on her face and before Sally could say anything she blurted out, "You guys have been working really hard for quite some time. I think it is time you guys took a little break."

"I think the boys should go first and eat something. They have been serving longer than us. Plus you cannot serve anyone alone. Why don't we eat in shifts?" Sally suggested.

"Yeah, I think that will be alright." said Sakura.

So, Sakura with Sally, Trudy and five other women servers took over the work from the boys and asked them to have lunch. The boys just looked gratefully at the girls and then made their way to the dining area.

Sakura with all the other servers resumed their jobs. The people were too drunk or consumed in one another to notice her or comment on her. For a while, everything went smoothly. She came to a woman who was so drunk that she was barely standing on her two feet. As Sakura was weaving her way around her, suddenly the woman turned towards her and promptly bend over and vomited. Sakura just moved away in the nick of time, preventing any mishap, otherwise her dress would have been soiled for the second time. Before the woman could topple, Sakura caught her and made her lie down in a beach chair beside the pool. She was contemplating as to how to clean the pool of sick before somebody stepped in it when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to find Sally.

"It's okay. This happens all the time. I will show you how we handle such sickening disasters." she made a face but gave Sakura a reassuring pat.

"Oh thank you!" Sakura breathed out weakly.

"Let me introduce you to… Mrs. Vacuum 500." Sally pointed to a machine, "The greatest machine made for wild parties like these."

Sally switched it on. The machine suddenly came to life. She hit a button on it. The machine whirred and made its way towards the dirty spot and in an instant vacuumed it up and then cleaned it spotless. The machine came back to its original position and stopped. Sally switched it off.

"See, so simple." she smiled at Sakura.

Sakura felt like running over and hugging the machine. She could also tell by the way Sally was talking to her, as if to make her regain her confidence. Sakura felt happy, to have such a nice person as her employee, she could tell that they were going to be great friends by the end of the cruise trip.

Sakura just smiled in return. They both returned to their job of serving.

"Hey, bitch" she heard a woman call out to her, "What kind of establishment are you running, hmmm? Why didn't you serve me, asshole?"

"Ma'am, I just asked you and you said you didn't want it." Sakura replied politely. She looked clearly drunk to Sakura.

"You lying whore. I will teach you a lesson." she ran towards Sakura clearly with the intention of pushing her in the pool. Understanding her intentions, Sakura just side-stepped.

SPLASH!

The woman fell into the pool. She resurfaced and yelled at her.

"How dare you push me? Sasuke, your staff is so incompetent, especially, this pink-haired skank." she screamed at the top of her voice.

"I didn't do anything….." Sakura sputtered out.

"Sakura" she hears Sasuke behind her, "Take a walk with me."

"Sasuke, I swear I didn't push her!" Sakura looked at Sasuke pleadingly.

He just sighed, grabbed her elbow and pulled her away from the crowd.

She could hear snickering and whispering as they passed by the onlookers.

"What is wrong with her?"

"Why is she even here if she can't do anything right?"

"Looks like she is about to cry."

"Look at her hair, such a weird colour. Ewww!"

"The more you give to these menial people, the more they want to take. Hmph!"

"Yeah! No idea why Sasuke hired this punk. Look at her hair."

She looked up and the first person she saw was Kiba. He was laughing so hard that his whole face was red. He looked at her and showed her a sign of thumbs down.

Sakura felt enraged. How could Sasuke let this happen to her? Even when she had always been on his side? She felt a sense of betrayal.

When they had moved away from the crowd, she pulled her elbow out of his hand.

"How could I push her, Sasuke? My hands are full with this plate of food." she inquired angrily.

"I know it's not your fault, baby. Sarah was just drunk. She doesn't know what she is saying." said Sasuke gently.

"Then, why couldn't you say that in front of all those people." asked Sakura clearly hurt.

"Sakura" sighed Sasuke, "I have to maintain relations with these people. Uchihas have a status in the society. I can't ruin that."

"But, you can ruin your relationship with your best friend." She scoffed.

"That's not true" Sasuke was clearly frustrated, "I-

"Oh, Sasuke!" they heard Karin call out to him.

"Coming baby!" Sasuke said, "Look why don't you take a break. Just don't show your face to these people for some time, okay?"

"Sasuke-"

But Sasuke had already walked off to join Karin.

Sakura gave a frustrated scream.

"What's wrong with Sasuke? Since, when did he start behaving like these rich brats? And, when did he care about his status? This is so frustrating!"

"Sakura?"

Sally's voice broke Sakura out of her confusing thoughts.

"The guys have finished their lunch and looking at you, I think you could use a break." she said sympathetically.

"Yeah, let's just go" Sakura gave an exasperated sigh.

Sally and Sakura made their way to dining room. They piled their plates with food and sat down at a table. While eating, Sally looked at Sakura. To her Sakura looked as if her whole world had turned upside down, which is exactly what had happened.

"Sally" Sakura said quietly, "What do you know about these parties?"

Sally looked at her for a second before replying.

"Sasuke throws these parties at least once a year and sometimes twice a year. Every time, the party is always like this. People getting drunk and doing anything and everything they can….well….. to satisfy themselves." explained Sally sheepishly.

"Even Sasuke?" Sakura asked.

"Even Sasuke" replied Sally. She gave a pained expression to Sakura.

"You love him, right?" she asked Sakura.

"Why does it matter if I love him or not? Apparently, he doesn't." Sakura gave a bitter laugh.

And Sally couldn't deny her statement.

Sakura and Sally went back to the activity deck. The sight that greeted Sakura made her stop in her tracks. Almost everyone had taken off their clothes, and the party had turned wilder than even the most of the wildest parties. Sakura just couldn't believe it. What kind of party was this? Sally's words finally sunk in. She grabbed onto Sally's arms.

"Sally, I can't work in this environment. Please." Sakura pleaded.

"You don't have to Sakura, okay. Even Sasuke said to take a break. I have more experience of handling these parties. I will take over." she said softly and patted Sakura on the head. Sakura just looked gratefully at her, with tears in her eyes.

Sakura walked back to the dining room, got another plate and filled it as much as she could with food. She walked to DJ Lolly and handed him the plate, who looked gratefully at her. He put on a peppy number and came to her.

"Thanks, Sakura. I was starving." he bit off a chicken leg and with his mouth full he said, "You had a rough day, didn't you?" When Sakura didn't answer he continued, "Well looking at those people, I would just say they lost their minds. And don't worry, all of the mean things they said and did was just because they are drunk. Don't take it to your heart, okay". When she still didn't say anything, he just sighed. "Okay, give me one of your amazing smiles. I think it's hidden here somewhere. Come on! Please! Smile!" She gave him a small smile. "Yeah! There it is. You know, you look better when you smile." This made her smile widen. "Hey, why don't you stay with me for a while, hmm?" he asked her.

"Okay" she said.

He went back to his work after finishing his food and Sakura sat beside him. She looked over at Sasuke who had discarded his shirt and shorts, and was in his swimming trunks with four to five girls around him, including Karin.

"Was this really her Sasuke? Who was using the girls so callously? Why did he ask me to come anyway? It's not like he is dying to spend his time with me. He looks much more happier with people of his own 'status'."

She realized that actually she knew nothing about this side of Sasuke. These rich people, with their busy hectic lives just came here to release their tension. A way to get lost in the world of lust and do whatever they please, just to come home a much happier person.

"That is why Sasuke looked so happy every time he returned from one of his cruise parties."

People stopped having food after a while, but the alcohol consumption continued. The staff moved into the bar to help the bartenders with their workload. 'Mrs. Vacuum 500' had to move in much more often now. Sakura went up to her room to get her laptop and over the ear head phones. She sat by Lolly and made her own music on her laptop.

After a while, she looked up to see as to how the party was going on. She was shocked to see that an orgy was taking place. She felt as if she would barf any moment. She looked over at DJ Lolly, who looked lost in the music.

"How could this not affect him?"

She turned off her computer and decided she had enough bad surprises for the day. She decided to go to her room and turn in early. She informed Sally who just nodded.

She reached her room and entered to find Karin on her bed wearing a very sexy lingerie.

"What's wrong with you? How dare you enter my room without knocking?" Karin screeched at her.

"Your room?" Sakura questioned.

"Yeah, Sasuke gave it to me. See even all of your stuff is gone" she said in her irritating nasal voice.

"Sasuke….." she just said quietly.

"Sakura" she heard Sasuke behind her, "Will you come into my room for a minute?"

"Sure" she replied unfeelingly.

She walked to his room as if in a dream, no, a nightmare.

"Sakura, listen. Karin was a special addition to the party and well, all the other accommodations are full. So, I had to give her this room. I hope you don't mind." he said nonchalantly.

"I thought she was sharing a room with Cherry." Sakura whispered.

"Yeah, but you know she is a model and is used to having her own room, so, she is a little uncomfortable sharing. I hope you understand." explained Sasuke.

"Of course" she whispered.

"Great! Thanks Sakura! Also, your stuff has been moved down in the staff quarters, Okay?" Sasuke had visibly brightened after her acceptance.

She just nodded dumbly.

Sasuke looked at her for a minute and then pulled her into a hug.

"I know, baby, it has been so stressful for you. Coming to a new place, new environment, meeting new people. And no matter what anyone says, I believe you are doing an excellent job." he said to her gently.

He rubbed her back and patted her head lightly. Sakura just held on to him tightly, revelling in his warmth.

He gently extracted himself from her and she gave him one of her cute, small smiles.

"Yeah! That's the spirit. Okay, so your sleeping quarters is just below the deck." he continued while moving towards the door, "I think it's pretty comfortable, well that's actually what staff has said. I have never gone there myself. By the way, I think sending you down there is a very good decision because other staff members might think that I am giving you special treatment. We can't have them thinking that, right? So, well, enjoy your new room. Bye." he finished, opened the door and left.

Sakura stood there, immobilized. She felt as if someone had slapped her very hard.

"Oh my god! How could you Sasuke?"

Tears started welling up in her eyes.

"I thought I was more than a staff member. I thought I was your friend. Special treatment! What the staff might think?! You never cared about that before. Even at Uchiha manor I am given special treatment, no, not even special treatment, I am treated like a family member. You have so easily changed my status from 'family member' to a 'staff member with special privileges'. What has happened to you? These thoughts, don't look like they belong to your? I don't even know who has been influencing you and you, the mighty Uchiha, falling easily into their trap. Believing their trash talk!"

She stood there and cried for a few minutes. After composing herself, she walked out of her room to go and find Sally. She found her on the opposite side of the activity deck. Away from the noises.

"Hey, Sally. Sasuke has shifted my stuff in the staff quarters. Can you show me where that is?" Sakura asked her, smiling to cover up the fact that she was breaking up inside.

Sally just noted her expression mutely.

"Of course" Sally replied kindly, not commenting on the fake smile etched on Sakura's face, "Follow me."

She showed Sakura her room. Sakura was happy with the room. It wasn't that bad. Although it was nothing in comparison to the room she had before and was much warmer due to the machinery of the ship whirring nearby, but still she was content with it. Also, she would be sharing her room with Sally, whom she had come to like very much.

Sally and Sakura shared some girl talk till it was time for dinner.

"Don't you think we should go and see about the dinner?" Sakura asked her.

"No, girl. All of the people must be out cold by now and those who are not must be about to. So, I will just go up and put this party to an end with the help of some people." Sally explained.

"Okay, then let me help you." Sakura said eagerly.

"Okay but try to stay away. I don't know what kind of problem they have with you but you better keep a safe distance. I am serious, Sakura" said Sally.

"Fine. I will. By the way I heard you the first time." Sakura said mockingly.

Both the girls made their way up to the deck.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!"

There were a large number of people passed out on the activity deck. Those who were standing were also swaying on their feet ready to topple any moment.

"I have to put a stop to this madness. Otherwise someone might get hurt real bad, or worse might drown in the pool. And where the hell is Sasuke?!"

"Sally tell the staff to not serve anything anymore, no drinks, no food, nothing. Tell the boys to carry the guests back to their room. I will get the bar closed up. Hurry up before some mishap takes place. The party has officially ended" Sakura said frantically.

She went to the bar and told Matt to close it up. She told Lolly to stop playing the music. Then, she made her way to help the staff with the unconscious guests. Sakura was back at the head of the chain of commands.

Within few minutes, the activity deck was cleared. She went to check up on the bar situation and saw a woman fighting with Matt for a drink. She marched towards the lady.

"Excuse me, miss. The bar is closed for the day why don't you move back to your room." She informed her politely.

"Bu…. I….wanta dink" the woman slurred, clearly not even able to make a complete sentence.

"Ma'am, the bar is closed. You can have your drink tomorrow." she said firmly.

"No….no…..waaa…..dink" she resisted Sakura.

"I am sorry, ma'am. I can't help you with that. If you will please let me help you to your ro-" Sakura started.

"Why…..you…..pinky….bitch" she screamed.

"Ma'am, there is no need to use that kind of language-"

WHAM!

Sakura reeled back with the force of the women's slap. Something inside Sakura snapped. She was so furious that her whole body shook with its force. But before she could retaliate she heard a thud of a body falling. The force with which the woman had hit Sakura was enough to drain out her last remaining energy and thus, she had passed out.

Sakura looked at Matt.

"Take her away, please" she said through her gritted teeth.

"Sasuke, I want to have a long talk with you." she thought.

Sakura made her way towards Sasuke's room. She was so mad that she was literally stomping towards his room. Just before she could knock she heard something.

A moan

"Karin"

"Aa….Aaa….Aaaaahhhhh…Sasuke" Karin moaned.

Sakura froze.

She had come at their time of love making. She just stood their frozen while her heart was breaking softly.

"Fuck" Sasuke groaned out.

Her body started shaking again as she felt tears brimming in her eyes again. Her anger was forgotten and her heart broke in half. She just walked away in daze.

She found herself gazing at the deep bottom of the ocean. She was on the bow side of the ship. She didn't know how she got there and how long she had been standing. All she knew was that she was breaking into pieces and nothing in the world could make her whole again.

She is crying too much is she not. I want to apologise to everyone who are finding it heart breaking but soon everything will change and Sakura's going to be on top the world. Stay tuned. As I said this chapter is the lowest point but after the story is going to go uphill.

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