A/N: Hey ya peoples! Sorry for the long wait on the chapter but my life has been chaos with all the stupid fundraisers and on top of that the projects, homework, and insanely hard tests I've had to complete. And I just got a new laptop because my other one sort of crashed and let's just say my other laptop doesn't have a USB jack and I have to somehow recover over 200 of my sacred documents and homework but the good thing is tomorrow starts spring break which is like a week off so…well yeah… Plus, I only got twenty eight reviews when the story is on over 100 people's favorites…ahhh…anyway please read and review!
Chapter 11:
One Huge Family or Maybe Not
"Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."
~Author Unknown
(I honestly found this quote funny because it is so true! I'd be considered a nut!)
Part 1: Sakura
You now how they say a day can last a thousand breaths but the breath that is most important will come from within-well that's how I feel right now. Sakura was lying on her bed, waiting for sleep to take over her. It wasn't like she was not tired, she really was, but she kept thinking about Sasuke.
Sasuke was the main priority, she thought to herself. Even she could not deny that everyday that she had gone to school and found him not there, turned out to be a little depressing. To Sakura it wasn't the same without Sasuke, the new rock or obstacle in her life. Kin somehow loved him and accepted him for her replacement father but as a whole, Sakura deep down inside was still pondering over what to think of Sasuke. She knew that she would not fall asleep till late yet again…and then, well she would be awakened early by Kin who wants to go visit Sasuke…
Sakura sighed and sat up, turning on her lamp light in the process. She got out of bed slipping on her fuzzy green slippers and made her way to Kin's room where she found her daughter cuddled around a teddy bear that Kin had long ago called Win. Sakura still had yet to figure out why her daughter called a teddy bear 'Win' but Sakura wouldn't complain. Silently, she walked up to her daughter kissing her small petite forehead and then pulled the covers over Kin's small yet cute form. Sakura smiled down at her daughter wondering why all those years ago, why no one would accept Kin.
Sakura sighed again and walked out of Kin's bedroom, closing the door and shutting it softly so it wouldn't let off the tiniest of sounds to wake her daughter. With all due intent Sakura moved towards the kitchen where she made a cup of tea and returned back to her bedroom. Once back in bed, Sakura carefully held her tea cup and sipped while at the same time she thought about Sasuke.
Overall, Sakura thought, she could not comprehend Sasuke. Sometimes he was a stupid jerk and sometimes he was kind and helpful. Some students said Sasuke was in a gang…well Sakura couldn't believe that, because gossip might as well stay as gossip because that's all it is.
Inside her head she created a list of why Sasuke was a good guy and why he was a jerk.
Why he was a good guy:
He told Kin that he would be her daddy.
Kin loved him.
It seemed he loved Kin.
He somewhat understood how Sakura felt about her family.
He had an unusual personality.
He sometimes said some very insightful things.
He hadn't had really bothered or bugged her about the secret she was keeping and it seemed he sort of respected her for it.
Why he was a jerk:
He wouldn't leave her alone.
He kept pulling pranks on her.
He liked to torture people.
Because he is who he is.
Sakura gawked as she was trying to add more reasons to the list of why he was a jerk and she found the last idea on the list was extremely childish.
Agh…she thought, what could or should she do about a jerk like him who drove her both crazy and happy. Then something dawned on Sakura.
What if…she was falling for the Uchiha?
No…Sakura rejected that idea faster then she could even begin to process it. She didn't need romance in her already complicated life… so she did what she figured was best to do…she put her cup of tea on the night stand and rolled over putting her head on the mattress and the pillow on top of her head.
She was going to will herself to sleep whether she wanted to or not…
Part 2: Itachi
Itachi woke with a groan and rolled over accidentally hitting his head on the nightstand causing him to say some very ungentle-men-like words. Itachi was fully awake now and decided since he hasn't been in Japan for so long that he might as well go on a jog. So reaching for the clock and checking the blinking clock that read 9:30 am he groaned again but somehow didn't care that this was the first time he has slept in, in a couple of years. With his good night's sleep he threw on a pair of shorts and a baggy T-shirt and jogged down the stairs to the front door where he was greeted by the maid, Mish.
"It's a lovely morning, Itachi. Are you going for a jog?" Mish saw that Itachi had not showered and decided that this was the best conclusion for why not.
Itachi nodded his head and said, "Tell Sasuke I'll be back in about an hour if he's awake, otherwise let him sleep."
And with those words said, Itachi was off sprinting through the gates, and what looked liked to be a horde of Sasuke Uchiha fan girls. Itachi shuttered as he realized that his brother had a horde of them like he did. That was something Itachi always said he could without.
Itachi was twenty minutes through his jog when he noticed a pink haired girl probably around fifteen or sixteen walking with what looked liked to be a soft colored five year old red head, but what caught his attention was the fact that the girl was holding a soup pot, while trying to hold the little girl's hand. She was headed the same way Itachi was heading so he decided to give the girl a hand.
"You need some help there," Itachi said jogging up beside the two girls.
He saw the pink haired girl blush and shake her head, "No thank you."
"You sure," Itachi said now slowing to a complete walk and fully addressed the girl. "I'm headed the same way as you are, it wouldn't hurt to let me carry it."
Before the pink haired girl could respond to what Itachi was saying, the little girl pointed a finger at him. "You look like daddy!"
"Kin, where are your manners?" The pink haired girl demanded.
"I'm sorry about that, but now that I look you do resemble Sasuke." The pink haired girl looked at Itachi puzzled.
Realization hit Itachi at that moment and he now understood what his brother had said. The pink haired girl he assumed was Sakura, and the little girl was the one who thought that he was her father.
"You are Sakura aren't you?" Itachi said, "I'm Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's older brother."
Before the pink haired girl could respond, Itachi took the soup pot from her hands because yet again, he assumed she had made the soup for his 'sick' brother.
"You're daddy's brother?" Kin clamped her little hands together and hugged Itachi who held the soup pot higher so she couldn't bump her head on it.
"Kin settle down," Sakura was trying to take control of her little angel. "I'm sorry she's being rude. I'm Sakura Haruno. It's a true pleasure to meet you and thanks so much for carrying the soup pot."
"My brother has talked about you but I never pictured a sweet girl like you."
Itachi wanted to know what this girl was made of because he wanted to make sure that his brother would not get hurt again and that if he did he could go to her instead of beggig his poor defenseless brother for help.
Sakura blushed, "Please, I am not sweet. Your brother has probably spoken of all the stupid pranks I've pulled on him."
"Really, my brother said nothing about pranks," Itachi wanted to learn more…hey you cannot blame a guy for being curious.
"You're my uncle aren't you?" Kin stared up at the older Uchiha with bright eyes.
"For you anything, sweetheart," Itachi bent over and kissed Kin upon her brow.
Even Itachi had to admit the little girl was a charming sweetheart who could probably melt the heart of the cruelest of people.
Ten minutes later…they arrived to Sasuke's manor and Itachi, the gentleman that he is escorted them inside and up to Sasuke's room where they found that Sasuke was still sound asleep.
Part 3: Sasuke
Sasuke groaned as he felt something tugging on his covers. He hated-no absolutely loathed being woken up and it didn't help that his head felt like a bulldozer ran over it.
"Leave me alone," Sasuke mumbled only to have someone tug on the sheet even more.
Sasuke was just about to yell at whoever it was who was waking him, but decided against him when he heard the words, "Daddy, time to rise and shine!"
At that exact moment he realized two things. One he had slept in till really late. And secondly, Kin and Sakura were in his messy bedroom. Sasuke could not figure out why he was so ashamed of his bedroom, but right now he felt embarrassed because they were in his room, which for all he knew probably had things Kin shouldn't see till she's older lying around.
Sasuke opened his onyx eyes, to find that Kin was just about to pounce on him. Before she could though, to Sasuke's utter relief, Sakura picked her daughter up and moved her slightly father away from the bed so she wouldn't be able to pull the same maneuver again.
"Kin, Sasuke's been sick," Sakura said and mouthed a silent 'I'm sorry,' to Sasuke.
'Thanks,' Sasuke couldn't help but mouth back to her.
"Can I give you a hug, daddy?" Kin had her little face in a full wanting pout and Sasuke just smiled at how cute she was especially when she threw her arms around his neck. He was wondering why he had been so depressed before, and he was happy until Kin uttered the words 'I love you daddy,' into his ear.
He still questioned his right to be her false daddy. He still couldn't believe that his life had taken a drastic turn and had landed him here. Was there an end to happiness and freedom? He hoped not because the road he was about to go down seemed more morbid and lost than the road he was on before. The currents were turning, and he Sasuke Uchiha admitted that he didn't know what to do. Should he swim back to shore or help rescue the drowning people or was he a victim himself? Was he the actual drowning victim?
Answers to his problem would not come easy, but that didn't mean he didn't want them to come easily.
Before long, he realized that Sakura and Kin were watching him and trying to understand his reaction to Kin's loving hug.
"I'm sorry, I've been a little out of it lately," Sasuke murmured and knew that a slight blush was adorning his features, he just didn't know why.
"A little?" He heard his brother say and realized that Sakura and Kin weren't the only ones in the room with him, his brother was there standing against the bed post with a large smirk present upon his beautiful face.
"I brought you some soup. It should make you feel better," Sakura said this, but to Sasuke it felt like Sakura was going to say something else instead.
Itachi was the first to speak to break the settling silence. "Kin why don't we leave your parents for a moment? You and I can go on a grand tour of Sasuke's huge house."
"Okay," Kin said, as always she was easy to please.
Sakura shot Itachi a 'thank you' look and once Itachi and Kin had left the room Sakura faced Sasuke.
"Sasuke how are you really?" Sakura was looking him directly in the eyes.
"I've just been really depressed," Sasuke answered truthfully.
He decided to lay his head back down onto the soft pillows while Sakura pulled up a chair to the side of the bed facing him.
"Sasuke, can I speak freely," Sakura addressed him almost desperately.
"Yeah," Sasuke didn't know what Sakura was about to say and maybe if he did, he could have stopped her before things got out of hand, but he didn't.
"Sasuke," Sakura stated with her head held high, but her face turned away from him. "I'm truly grateful for what you have done, I mean, accepting Kin as you're somewhat daughter but I think that you aren't ready to handle it. You and I both know that this is more or less true, and I have decided that it would be better for me, if I lay cool for a while. I just don't like hurting people and I know that this is hurting you.
"Don't lie to me and say it isn't, because the look on your face and in your eyes gives you away. I just, I've been somewhat of an emotional wreck too, and well I don't like this feeling that is inside me. You do wonders to me Sasuke, you make my heart want to burst but at the same time I think you're a cold hearted jerk. Don't get me wrong, the sacrifices you have made and even the commitments you have made to my daughter, I will be ever grateful for but all the same..."
Sakura paused for a moment, and Sasuke thought of all things she was trying to tell him. He didn't quite get it, what could she be trying to tell him? Was she trying to say that she didn't want Sasuke around anymore? And why would she think him a cold hearted jerk, was it because he was always so means towards her but there was an explanation to that-she started it first.
"Sasuke, this is hard for me, to say these words."
Sakura now looked him straight in the eyes. It felt like she was seeing straight into his deepest being-his soul.
"I don't think we should be friends, I mean, I don't know how Kin will feel about this decision I have made, but Sasuke you make me an emotional train wreck, and I don't like it!"
Sakura looked like she was about to cry.
Had she just broken up with him? Was she trying to say that they shouldn't be friends?
Sasuke's reaction to her words even surprised him, but more than that for some reason he just didn't feel like saying goodbye to her. Sasuke grabbed her hand that was lying on the bed, causing her to look up at him and that's when he did it.
That's when he wished that he had self control.
Sasuke kissed Sakura on the lips, but neither Sakura nor Sasuke parted their lips for a few seconds.
It was their first kiss, and in Sasuke's mind, he hoped it wouldn't be their last one as well.
Part 4: Sakura
Sakura couldn't believe it-Sasuke had just kissed her.
HE HAD KISSED HER!
How had this happened, she had never led him on has she?
"Sasuke," Sakura whispered once he had broken the kiss.
"Just shut the heck up," was Sasuke response as he managed to somehow pin her arms to the bed.
What was he thinking? What was he going to do to her!
As his lips descended down on hers once again, she resisted.
What more could she do? She didn't want to open her heart, she didn't want to have to learn how to love or like!
"Sasuke," his names came off her lips sharply. She tried to push him off, after succeeding in braking off there second kiss. "Don't do this!"
Sakura the whole time hadn't realized what was happening until she forced Sasuke's head up, and she felt something wet hit her face. Sasuke was crying.
Tears were dripping from his eyes, "Don't leave me after I've figured out some of my life. I still need support!"
Sakura could see an anger in his eyes, one she had never seen before. Sakura was dumbfounded and at a loss of words because in reality what could she do? There weren't many options and the ones that were presenting themselves would lead to something she didn't want to think about.
Sasuke looked split, so split to the point of what looked liked insanity.
"You know what," Sasuke said viciously. "I don't care if you leave or not, because frankly you'd be like all those other people!"
His words were like venom, they hurt her. They turned her heart to butter, because those words were true. She was hurting him, and possibly even all her new friends and Kin, because of the stupid rash decision she had come up with. She was screwing up, but why should she care?
"Sasuke," Sakura's voice was rubbed raw.
His eyes bored into her. They made her feel broken, they made her feel hurt, and they made her feel pain. Why was she doing this? Why was she hurting herself and everyone else?
Yes, you could say there was a reason why she was hurting Sasuke now, but did she have the guts to tell him or the world about her problem- NO.
"Sasuke I'm…" Sakura's words were cut off as Itachi and Kin burst into the room and saw Sakura pinned to the bed with an every miffed Sasuke on top.
When the two had walked in, Sasuke let go of her.
"Get out now!" Sasuke nearly shouted into Sakura's face.
"I'm sorry," Sakura sad again, but she new those words now meant nothing to Sasuke.
"Mommy, Daddy what's wrong," Kin whimpered and rushed up to the two emotional kids.
"Nothing," Sakura whispered not looking Sasuke's way. "Your…daddy just needs to go back to bed and it's time for us to go."
"But…" Kin whined.
Part 5: Itachi
In the background, Itachi was watching the scene unfold with a confused expression. He had no idea what exactly was going on. One minute his brother and Sakura looked to be friends and now they both looked hurt-Sasuke betrayed and Sakura guilty.
By the end of the day he would get his explanation because his brother needed to be fixed inside and he could see that Sakura had hurt him even more then he had been hurt before. Did she break up with him?
Itachi watched as Sakura nearly dragged Kin out of Sasuke's room.
Itachi watched Kin's confused, childish eyes fill up with what looked to be tears.
Itachi watched as his brother broke down yet again.
Itachi watched as his brother broke down and completely, full out cried.
Itachi watched as his brother shattered the night that lay on the nightstand next to his bed.
Itachi watched as Sasuke cried out Sakura's name in the same way a man addicted to beer calls out to his bottle when someone takes it away.
Itachi watched as his brother finally looked up at him and glared angrily at him.
Itachi watched as his brother finally got the nerve to ask him for help.
And Itachi watched and listened to his brother who was clearly madly insane or hurt with what Sakura did to him.
And now Itachi too was confused as to why Sakura would ever leave Sasuke, a man always true to his word.
End of Chapter
A/N: I truly admit for some reason this turned out to be a very boring chapter at least to me. I had developed a slight case of writer's block because I know where I want this story to go, but at the same time I'm trying to build up to the climax and resolution. I hope this chapter was not at all boring for you, the reader!
I hope to update in a couple of weeks, but my AP European History Exam is coming up, May 8, and I've been studying my butt of for it since the test is $86.00! So I was hoping you guys would be kind enough to review! 32 reviews please, that's not asking a lot, so just if you read the chapter review even if you don't want to because I do accept one word reviews like cool or sad!
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P.S. My spelling and grammar might be a little bad, sorry!
