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Wow...
It's been a whole five months since I updated. You all must hate me. But either way...
Here's another chapter of Ice!
Thank you, everyone that reviewed!
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"Please tell me you're joking." Sakura pleaded.
"Nope! Just one room for the two of you!"
"I am not staying with, with, with him!" She pointed dramatically at her ice skating partner who merely grunted in response. "Please don't make me, Sensei! PLEASE!" She attached herself to the silver-haired man's arm and jumped up and down.
"Sakura, you're acting like a child. Don't make me give you two my room that only has one bed." She immediately stopped and took a step back from her teacher. "But then, would it really matter?"
"Yes!"
"Okay then." Kakashi tossed the room key to Sasuke. Said person caught it and stuck it in his coat pocket.
"Why does Sasuke get to hold the key?"
"Because you would lose it, Sakura. Now grab your luggage and go to your room before I make sure that you two only get one bed." He ushered the pair to the elevator and pushed them into the waiting space. "See ya." The glass door closed and Sakura pounded on the glass, mouth moving soundlessly, most likely shouting obscenities at him. He simply waved at the two as the elevator went up.
"I just hope the elevator doesn't break down, or else Sakura'll be after my skin." He turned and walked to the rotating doors.
---In the Elevator---
"Just who does he think he is, making us share a room?!" Sakura huffed, crossing her arms grumpily.
"Stupid."
"Who? Him or me?" Sakura pointed at herself to emphasize her words.
"Both of you. Him for the room and you for acting so childish about it. It's not like I'm going to do anything to you anyway." He said snidely.
"CHILDISH! How dare you insult me! You meanie!" She stomped her foot angrily.
"Meanie?" Before he could stop himself, an eyebrow raised by instinct.
"Hmph." She slumped against the glass wall, fuming as they passed floor after floor.
The elevator began to slow and it stopped suddenly, the lights going out completely.
"What happened?!" Sakura grabbed Sasuke immediately.
"The elevator stopped."
"I know that! But why?"
"You expect me to know?"
"Yes, Mr. I'm-so-smart." She stuck out her tongue at him, though he couldn't see it and let go of his arm. "You always act like you know everything, so don't you?"
"I do not act like that."
"Yes you do."
A small 'Hn' was heard and everything went silent. Five minutes passed with only the sound of breathing in the dark elevator.
"Sasuke?" Sakura was first to break the silent spell.
"Hn."
"I'm scared." She looked around for him and saw the slight silhouette of his body against the glass of the elevator.
"You're scared of the dark?" Sakura heard a small chuckle make its way up Sasuke's throat. She frowned, groping through the dark to find Sasuke's pant leg.
"Got a problem with that?" Sasuke could almost see the pout beginning to form on Sakura's face. "If you do, take it up with my lawyer."
"Lawyer?" Sasuke asked dubiously. He felt the pout turning into a scowl. "Can you even afford one of those? My uncle is a lawyer, and he charges two hundred an hour." Satisfied with the retort, he leaned back and smirked.
"I'll have you know..." Sakura began before pausing, thinking of a comeback. "Okay, so I don't have a lawyer, but I bet I can beat you in an argument any day, pretty-boy!" Sasuke immediately sat up at the name.
"Pretty-boy? Who's a pretty boy?" He growled, grabbing Sakura's wrist and squeezing lightly. "You'll pay for that one, annoying."
"Annoying?!" Sakura shrieked, pulling at his hand. "I'll have you know I was elected 'Most Helpful' in elementary school!"
"Maybe it's you attempts to be 'helpful' that make you annoying!" Sasuke kept his grip on her wrist firm and unyielding to Sakura's attempts to pull it off.
"What?! Why, my mom and da-" Sakura closed her mouth and stopped struggling against Sasuke's grip. Her head suddenly dropped and her eyes stared at the floor. "Well, I suppose they didn't really care when I brought home the plaque. After all, it was only Naruto that congratulated me over and over again."
"They didn't care?" Sasuke released her wrist and tilted her face up. "What do you mean by 'they didn't really care'?"
Sakura's eyes closed in memory. "When I got home that day..."
---Flashback---
"I'm home!" A young Sakura opened the door and called into the house. "Is anyone there? I won 'Most Helpful' at the awards ceremony," There was no answer, and Sakura opened the door wider. "I brought Naruto home with me so we could play his new video game." She pulled a ten year-old Naruto into her home. "Mom? Dad?"
"Sakura-chan, maybe I can come over later when your parents are home." Naruto tapped the pinkette's shoulder. "It doesn't look like they're back yet."
"Nonsense, Naruto. Mama and Daddy said you were welcome any time, no matter what," Sakura lightly bonked him on the head and pulled him up the stairs. "We can play until your grandfather comes to pick you up." They sat down in front of Sakura's TV and she turned on the game system.
---End Flashback---
"And that's it?" Sasuke snorted, letting her face drop back down. "So they were working late. My parents do all the time."
"Sasuke... You don't get it." A tiny drop of liquid dropped to Sasuke's shirt sleeve. "That day, they weren't working late. They always leave a message on the answering machine if they're going to be working late." Another drop joined the other on his sleeve. "When I went to the kitchen with Naruto to make some ramen for a snack, I checked. There was nothing." By now, her shoulders were shaking badly, and his sleeve was dampening rapidly. She looked up, green eyes shining with tears. "I got a call from the hospital later. My parents... My mama and daddy... Some idiotic drunkard hit their car after Daddy picked Mama up from work."
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...It stinks, no? I had to crank a third of this chapter in ten minutes because there was no school today, and I haven't updated in forever.
IMPORTANT: Ice will be on hiatus until plot bunnies come bouncing back into my head. I may update every once in a while, but I can't promise anything. Currently, I will be working on my Prince of Tennis (Tennis no Ohjisama) fics, because that is what I have inspiration for. If you have ever seen Prince of Tennis, please take a look at Memories Lost and Obsessive Compulsive.
Please review, and if you want, give me an idea so there's not another five months until my next chapter!