Warning: Utter Randomness
"What is it that I can't give?" He asked softly, not letting her go.
"My mother."
M
Y
T I M E M A C H I N E
Sasuke stared in silence at his newfound human plushie and wondered if his ears had failed him. "My mother." was definitely the last thing he had expected to hear. He stared and he stared hard. For a minute, Sakura's eyes looked as cold as his. (For a minute.) Then resentment and emotions started to fill those empty orbs as she looked away.
He thought she was going to cry but she didn't. Instead, she just focused her gaze at some invisible object in the air. She looked like a doll in his opinion. Sakura chuckled bitterly on the inside as she refused to look back into Sasuke's penetrating gaze. I wonder how he's going to reply to that…
"So if I give you your mother, you will fall for me."
"What?" This time, she was the one who was shocked and for a moment she really did believe he was going to give back her mother.
Inner Sakura: Snap out of it…
Sasuke just looked at her in a thoughtful acknowledging manner and repeated his statement. "You heard me. If I gave you your mother, you will fall for me."
Is this a joke?! She screamed inside her body and stared at him with wild eyes. He didn't sound like he was teasing but then again he didn't sound like he was serious either. If he seriously liked her that much and wanted her to fall for him, he sure didn't look like it. It was more of a simple sagacious statement. "This isn't funny Sasuke."
"I'm not trying to be." He shrugged with a grin. "Like I said, I'm curious. I want to know just what kind of a guy you would fall for."
"Someone that's totally different from you." She muttered hating his manipulative nature.
"Ouch." He pouted innocently and released her from his grasp. Sensing freedom, she immediately pushed herself away from him and stood up. Her chest felt oddly cold having been used to Sasuke's warmth in such a short amount of time.
Ignoring the longing for warmth again, she smoothed out her skirt and looked at Sasuke who was still sitting comfortably on his bed. "Sometimes I wonder…"
"Hm?"
"Sometimes," She repeated looking at him with an unreadable smile, "I wonder what goes on in that brain of yours and if you're ever true to your words…if you know what I mean."
"Do I?" He answered coolly.
Sakura just shrugged. "Who knows…you seem to be capable of everything a human can do and yet you're overreaching, claiming that you can do something godly. Think again Uchiha, no matter what, you can't bring her back…what's done is done, I've accepted that a long time ago - you can't go back in time, the past…nor can you make me fall in love with you."
Before he could reply she bowed courteously and left. He couldn't help but wonder if she was tired of his controversies. Nonetheless, he was determined. Sakura had underestimated him.
He wasn't just the God of Sex. He was a something more that she will just be about to witness.
And.
There was no way. NO way, he couldn't make a girl fall in love with him. He hasn't lost in his own game, not yet, and never will.
He smirked. No way.
She will fall in love with him for sure like the rest of the bunch.
A Day
Sakura stood quietly as she watched Sasuke play basketball with his school friends in his room. Ever since that day, Sasuke hadn't teased her or attempted to share a few words with her except for the occasional 'Haruno, bring me a sandwich' or 'Haruno, get me my clothes'.
The only significant thing he had said over the past week was today when he told her to put on his mother's black wig again when his friends came over to play basketball. Truth to be told, she missed arguing with Sasuke. It had been fun and somewhat refreshing to argue with someone in the lonely dull mansion. Now that he stopped, her life had gone back to the old boring maid lifestyle with an addition of constant death glares from other maids including Banana.
She couldn't help but think maybe Sasuke was mad at her for what she said that day. But what I said was the truth! He can't believe himself to be a god or something that can bring another person back to the past! And there's no way I would fall for that playboy liar…no way…
"One-Sixty-Seven, ball!"
"Wha-?" Before she knew it, a brown leather basketball flew her way and hit her square on the forehead with a loud thud. "WHAT THE FUUU--"
((-Rap critics they say he's "Money Cash Hoes", I'm from the hood stupid, what type of facts are those,- If you're havin' girl problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one-))
"Yeah?" Sasuke greeted impatiently, picking up his sleek black iPhone and running over to Sakura who was cussing like hell. "Some other time Karin, I'm busy at the moment. I'll call you back later."
"Hey! I heard a girl's voice! Who's th-"
Sasuke, not bothering to let her finish her sentence, threw his phone to Naruto and knelt down by his maid in distress with a teasing grin. "Jeez, can you be any more observant and ladylike?"
"Well I'm so-rry sir for not paying attention to your boring game and for offending you with my colourful ABC language. I mean…I did get hit by your fucking basketball you know…and it did hurt like a mother having a baby." She replied sarcastically, rubbing her bruised forehead, and momentarily forgot that his friends were there.
"Not mine; it was the blonde idiot who threw it." He smirked. Although he also wanted to add 'How did you know it hurt like a mother having a baby?' along with his statement but outsiders were around.
"I'm s-sorry?" Naruto stammered in the back as he gradually recovered from shock along with Suigetsu. If his eyes weren't mistaken, did Sasuke just threw his newly bought iPhone carelessly at him and run to this maid's side as if he 'cared' for her well-being? And did this maid just swear oh-so-rudely-in-an-ahem-fashion at her boss as if she's not in love with him unlike his other maids AND get away with it?
Playboy or not, ice man Sasuke always regarded women as trash and if yes indeedy he was currently seducing this maid, there was still NO WAY he would've picked a woman over his technology or show signs of seduction in front of them unless it was a dare. And there was NO WAY he would just let anyone who offended him so casually slip away without insulting back knowing that major genetic disease that all Uchiha's carry known as Super Uchiha Ego aka S.U.E.
Na-uh.
Women to Sasuke was trash. Toys. A game. Nothing more.
They were unworthy and their values were placed lower than his possessions. But to see Sasuke cast aside his iPhone so instinctively…
Something was going on and he, the holy awesomely awesome great Uzumaki Naruto, doesn't know about it. –Le Gasp!- This meant only one thing. Time for Uzumaki the Great to find out.
"Hey, are you ok?" He asked, running over to the maid he had just hit. She seems cute...weird eyes and hair colorization though…
Sakura, in response, looked at the blonde stranger with wide eyes and nodded.
"Sorry about that, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke-bastard's number one best friend." He introduced with a big smile.
"Ah…nice to meet you too sir." She bowed, not knowing what to say. Her forehead still throbbed like hell. However, the blonde seemed approachable and friendly enough - more so than that other sinister looking silver-haired friend of Sasuke's.
"So what's your name-"
"Yo, let's get back to the game dobe," Sasuke rolled his eyes and interrupted the blonde before he could pry anymore knowing his nature. He couldn't let him know about Sakura yet. Especially with Suigetsu around. "Go get some ice packs One-Sixty-Seven. You're dismissed for the rest of the day."
Sakura flashed him a look of confusion before nodding and going out of the room, but not without Naruto noticing a strand of pink under the black. "Hey, what's that pink thing under-"
"Dobe, where's my phone?" Sasuke interrupted again and pushed Naruto towards the basketball court.
"Over here, but I thought I just saw-oh never mind…you'll probably think I'm stupid or something…"
"Well, technically…you are stupid." He muttered and glared at Sakura urging her to leave the room before anything else happens.
"Heyy! I'm not stupid you bastard!"
"Right, tell the whole world that and I'll show off my nude ass if they agree with you." He smirked and looked over at Suigetsu who was being awfully quiet. "Something wrong?"
Suigetsu snapped out of daze at the cool yet demanding voice and smiled, shaking his head. "Nothing, nothing at all. Let's play."
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, tossing him the basketball. Somehow he wished he couldn't tell that Suigetsu was lying.
"So you'll really show off your nude ass if they agreed with me?"
"Shut up Naruto."
-xXx-
"Man, I need a facelift…"
"Sighh…can we please get back on the topic piggy?"
"Dude, I need to cut my nails too…"
"Aargh, I give up…"
"What did you say?"
"...I said, I have a sudden urge to masturbate right now."
"Oh ok…now where's that nail trimmer- wait…WHAT?!"
"You're hopeless."
-xXx-
Another Day
"Haruno, when's your birthday?"
"My what?" Sakura blinked in surprise as Sasuke twirled his pen lazily and leaned back on his chair.
"I said, you deaf person, when is your birthday?"
"Uhh…" She looked at him utterly confused. This was probably his second time saying something significant to her ever since that day. But that wasn't the point. The main point was, whenever he decided to say something significant to her, why are all his statements so inconveniently weird?
Sasuke didn't seem to notice the oddity behind his questions and raised an eyebrow. "Are you an orphan?" He asked bluntly.
"What?! Hell no! When I said my mom passed away, that excludes my dad thank you very much!" She huffed glaring at him hoping he did not set off a bad omen.
"Then how come you don't know your own birthday?"
Sakura scowled and crossed her arms. "I do know when my birthday is. It's just that your question threw me off track."
"So when is it?"
She thought for a moment and counted with her fingers. Let's see…the last time I checked…it was March fifth…so that means…today is…
"Today."
"Huh?" Sasuke looked at her in confusion and saw that Sakura's eyes were slightly widened.
"Today." She repeated in a bewildered manner.
"What about today?..."
"Today as in…my birthday is today?"
Sasuke quickly checked the date on the bottom right of his computer screen and arched his eyebrows even more. "March 28th?"
She just nodded and looked at herself in awe. Wow…I'm…eighteen… She can't believe she had just forgotten her own birthday. That also explained why Ino sent her a bunch of text messages today which she haven't even bothered checking.
"Oh…ok." He answered emotionlessly and growled in his mind. So much for his brilliant strategy of winning his own game.
"..."
"Why did you ask?" Sakura asked curiously, breaking the awkward silence.
"Because."
"Because…"
"Just because."
Inner Sakura: I should've just shut up.
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Sakura quickened her pace as she walked down the hallway to her bedroom. She hoped Banana hadn't fallen asleep yet. They really needed to talk and straighten things out. Ever since that day when Banana inconveniently mistaken that she and Sasuke had something going on which they clearly didn't, Banana had been going to bed earlier than usual to avoid her and had been giving her the I-Don't-Know-You treatment.
Come on…come on…please be awake! She pleaded and swung open the door.
-Snore-
"Great." Sakura muttered angrily as she watched Banana huddle under her blue blanket snoring softly. She failed for the fifth time trying to catch her awake. Damn Sasuke for keeping her preoccupied up till now. Seizing her clothes and towel irritably, she stomped her way to the bathroom and took a long hot shower thinking of ways to ditch her job tomorrow.
Sighing, she slipped on her comfortable blue cotton pajama pants and a large white T-Shirt that allowed her to move about easily. Thank god it was night –the moment of the day she treasured the most for it was the only time she could get out of that scratchy maid uniform and out of Sasuke's face.
Inner Sakura: Free at last!
She cheered opening her door and ready to pounce on her bed that had been welcoming her since forever.
"Yo."
Eh? Last time she checked, all her bedroom appliances couldn't talk. Blinking hard, she checked again and the first thing that came into her mind was the grim keeper. But then her mind started to turn and register, making her heart fall.
"What the hell are you doing here?!"
She thought she was free!
"I'm taking you somewhere." Sasuke said casually, lying on her bed as if it was his own.
"Where? To hell?" She hissed, hoping Banana was still sound asleep.
"Something even better." He smirked and got off of her bed smoothly before grabbing her arm.
"Hey! You can't just take me where ever you like! I didn't even say ok yet!" Sakura tried to shout in a whisper and yank her hand away but failed miserably.
"I can because I'm you're boss. Now get a move on before we wake up the others." Sasuke said in annoyance and pushed her into his Porsche.
"Fine Mr. I-Think-I-Can-Do-Anything…my ass! Where are you taking me? This isn't some kind of kidnapping is it?!"
Sasuke just paused and look at her for a second.
"I'm not an alien –cough- you know. So don't look at me like that."
"Ha, well you must be one to think I would kidnap you. Why would I even want to kidnap you when you live in my house? That doesn't make sense…"
"You don't make sense!" Sakura shot back and stuck out her tongue.
"Oh?" He said in an amused tone as he sped down the empty street. It was two am in the morning after all and hardly any people were outside apart from the hoodlums.
"Yeah! Do you know how much trouble you've caused me?! Right now Banana, my only friend in this goddamn mansion, won't talk to me because she thinks I betrayed her!"
"Who the hell is Banana? Are you talking about some kind of fruit?"
"NO! I'm talking about one of your maids you ignorant fool! My roommate!" Sakura threw her hands up in exasperation. It annoyed her how Sasuke wasn't the least affected by her anger. Say sorry or something!!
"Why the heck is she called Banana?"
Inner Sakura: You're as hopeless as Ino...
"Uhh…why the heck are you called Sasuke?"
"Fine, what did you do to make her think you betrayed her?"
"By becoming your personal maid. Now she thinks I'm trying to get you…psh, like hell. So you see…it's all YOU'RE fault."
"Hey don't look at me," Sasuke rolled his eyes. "It wasn't my fault that she didn't have enough trust in you."
"..." That shut her up. What Sasuke said was indeedy true. "Well…she's human." She replied slowly, still trying to defend her 'friend'.
"Hn…you know, if you drink milk and eat banana at the same time, you'll get some seriously explosive diarrhea." Sasuke recalled witnessing a gruesome sight of Naruto and…yeah.
"What?!" Sakura half cried in confusion and deeply raised an eyebrow. "Nice information but what does diarrhea have to do with anything!"
"Nothing, just something that popped into my head." He smirked and pulled his car to a stop. "We're here."
Sakura blinked and looked out of the car to find a grassy meadow illuminated by the moonlight. She had to admit, the place was very peaceful and pretty but…
"Are you going to seduce me?"
Sasuke just kept wearing that trademark smirk and got out of the car. "Are you seducible?"
"No." She answered and got out of the car herself. A light warm breeze swept against her body and strange enough, she somehow felt at peace with the jerk.
"I wasn't going to anyway. I like sexier ladies."
"What?! Are you saying I'm not sexy?!" Sakura growled following him as he made his way towards the middle of the meadow. The undisturbed knee-length golden-green grass parted as they cut across.
"Are you trying to suggest something?"
"Wha-N-No…B-But-"
He cut her off.
"Look."
She did. Her eyes followed his outreached fingers and walked the imaginary path his index finger had made. And then she saw - a vast black canvas with hundreds, no, billions of dazzling white, blue, red, purple, and golden stars.
"Did you know," Sasuke bent down and huskily whispered in her ears. "That light travels 299,792,457 meters per second?"
"No, light travels 299,792,458 meters per second." She corrected without thinking, still in a state of daze from the hidden wonders of the universe.
Sasuke grinned at her answer and continued. "You see those clusters of bright stars behind me?"
One…two…three…four…
"I see seven."
"The cluster is known as Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. In old times, Matariki were used as navigators and have been regarded as a symbol of the new years. See that blue-white brightest star among the seven?"
"Yeah…"
"That's Alcyone, the brightest star in the constellation, 440 light years away from earth…"
"Why are you telling me this?" Sakura furrowed her delicate brows not comprehending. He didn't make sense at all...
Sasuke just smirked and took a step back drawing her forest green gaze towards his own piercing obsidian ones. "Just think, 440 light years away. If it takes that light, that travels faster than anything in this world, to travel for 440 years to get to earth…what does that mean? What are we actually seeing right now?"
"What are we actually seeing right now…" she echoed softly, thinking. For some strange reason, an image of her mother appeared in her mind. Then, it clicked.
Her eyes widened in astonishment making Sasuke chuckle proudly. There was nothing he can't do. Not only was he the God of Sex. He was the Master of Manipulation. A prankster. A prodigy. A genius.
"Still think we can't go back into the past Sakura? Well guess what? We're looking at the past right now girl." Sasuke concluded his physics lesson with a light laugh.
It was that moment when a sense of respect, awe, and interest sparked within her heart making it pump excitedly, faster than ever before. And not only did her world of the outer universe broaden but also her perception of Sasuke as well. She hated to admit it, but he suddenly looked hotter than before.
"Quit staring, I know I'm hot." He teased and watched as that amusing angry expression of hers appear on her smooth face.
"D-Don't flatter yourself! Just because…just because…" She trailed off with a small smile that she had been trying to suppress down. Just because you showed me this…
For once in her life, she felt as though she could move on again and let her mother go and rest in peace in the heavens. There was no longer regret and sorrow in her heart but only a feather of lightness. Who would've thought the stars would show her that. Who would've thought he would show her that.
Sasuke watched his maid as her graceful pink hair flutter softly against the cool breeze and her white shirt pressed against her curves from the impact of the gentle wind. She looked pretty amidst the green grass that glittered under the moon. (For a moment.) The way she tried to tune with nature by stretching out that elegant neck and arching that back of hers, she looked so full at ease as though a heavy weight had just been lifted off her shoulders. Strange enough, he felt content and light as well. And for once in his life, he felt he had done something right.
"Hey." He called gently, bending down once again until their nose barely touched.
She didn't move nor blush. But hell, her heart was pounding like mad.
"I brought you the past; will you fall for me now?"
And for a moment, she thought she was going to say yes.
Fin
Hahaha, done!! Corny, OOC, and random as hell right? But meh, I actually liked this one. And for once, Sasuke and Sakura are actually going somewhere with their love life! Sasuke's ringtone:
Jay Z - "99 Problems"
It's a bit inappropriate, but u'll see why I chose it. If not, you probably already know since the lyrics are kind of obvious. Which leads me to another point, yes...it's sad that Sasuke is just trying to earn Sakura's love for fun, but meh... he's human and for now. He doesn't have a heart. He soon will though :)
The whole little physics idea had been killing me ever since last year and I had always been trying to fit it in one of my stories but could never find the right moment. But alas, here it is! Who would've known physics was actually helpful lol.
And yes if you had noticed, I had a little "A Walk to Remember" moment when I was writing this. If you don't know what it is, it's a movie and I highly recommend it. It is really really really really good. And sweet haha. But anyways, back on business.
Re-edited on December 25, 2008