Chapter 5:
Deception.
Sakura saw no one, no one at all. Who was he talking about.
"There's no one here. What's going on?" Sakura asked. She was very naive about what was about to happen.
"When I said 'they' I meant me." Sasuke said like he knew everything.
"Whatever, I don't care."
They went into the dining room and sat at the kitchen table. There was an awkward silence. Sasuke was looking, ...no not looking..staring. "What?" Sakura was a little creeped out by the constant staring.
"Nothing, I was just spaced out."
What am I doing here? This isn't even my house! I can't do this to her any more. I have to get her outside.
"...your bathroom?"
"What?"
"I said 'where's your bathroom?'" Sakura said nervously.
"Around the corner."
Sakura got up and went that direction, but Sasuke noticed something in her hand and tosed it to him inconspictusly. He unravaled it and his were in amazement and surprise. He was kind of relieved, except for the fact that he had been coaght.
He read it in his mind 'I can see them!' This is not good.
"So Sasuke what did you want to know?" Sasuke jumped. "I think you got what I mean."
"So do you know where they are?" Sasuke smirked. He knew she knew, they didn't.
"Neji's behind the plant, Kiba's in a pot, and the rest of them are along the walls. Oh, and Ino's in the shandaleer." Sasuke's mouth dropped and they all came out...and Ino fell. "So once again, what do you want to know about me?"
"Why are you not mad that Sasuke set you up?" Ino asked idioticly.
"Well, if you must know, I didn't really expect anything real to come from him." Sakura walked over to the back of Sasuke's chair and leaned down to where her head was resting on his. "I don't get one thing though, did you really mean all the things you did?" She pulled his head back to where hers was looking directly down on his. "Well?!" Sakura thrust Sasuke down to the floor and he was still in his chair.
"Can I talk to you alone?!" Sasuke hinted.
Sakura bent down and grabbed the back of the chair and dragged it out of the room. Sasuke crossed his arms obviously, this was not the exit he wanted to make. Once they were in another room,
"Tell me the truth. I have to know what's going on in your half-a brain cell." Sasuke wasn't that offended, infact he thought he diserved it.
"I..I..don't know. Infact before Ino bombarded me I was thinking about it, and I just don't know. They put me up to this, and you were sugar high."
"I thought I was acting strangly. So is that why I acted like that?" Sakura was sad.
"Yeah, I guess. Ino slipped about ten crushed sugar cubes into your lunch. But there is one person who's inocent." Sasuke was
"Yeah, who?"
"Naruto."
Sakura didn't want to say anything, but couldn't stand the silence.
"Why are you protecting Naruto? Don't you hate him, or something?" Sakura went over to a window.
"I don't want him to get suck down a hell hole he didn't create...for once." Sakura chuckled and then cut off imediatly. She heard something by the door.
"You do know they're listening in on this, right?" Sasuke noded and walked over to her.
"If you don't want them to find out about your life history, climb through the window." Sasuke pointed to the other window above the bed.
"Do you honestly think I'm going to just run away?" Sakura tested him. If he didn't understand that she wasn't a whimp, then he must dumber than she thought,
"Well no, I just thought you might not want to unmask all the mystery of the infamous Haruno Sakura." Sasuke said doing his cast-a-spell-on-you spirit fingers.
"I didn't say I was going to tell them the truth." Sakura got a mischievious look on her face. "I'm bored in here. See ya. Idiot." Sakura waved her.
Sakura walked out of the room, a drab look on her face. They had given up trying to understand what they were saying through the door, all they ever got was a bunch of giberish.
What were they talking about for so long? Ino thought.
Sakura went to the door, looked back at the dumbfounded boys.(yes, she thinks Ino is as stupid as a boy.)
"If you're not going to ask me something, then I'm leaving"
Sakura started to turn the nob.
"W..wait." Sakura didn't stop with the nob. She felt Sasuke wrap his hand around her wrist.
"What do you want?!" Sakura was pissed off.
"I think I did mean half or more of what I said."
"The fake sincerety part or the love deception? I'll let you answer the rest of the questions." Everyone was staring at Sasuke wondering what had happened between the two of them.
Sakura slamed the door. And left a center of attention for Sasuke.
Sakura felt like punching someone, or aleast breaking something. But she felt something else too, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
"...in my house?" Sakura was torn from her thoughts, and caught off gaurd.
"Hmm?" Sakura asked still caught in a web of her thoughts.
"What the hell were you doing in my house?!"
Sakura didn't know if it was her eyes blured by the rain or just her imagination. This guy, who stopped her...standing in the rain, was pretty hot. She squited her eyes to figure who was talking to her. Scratch that he's not hot when he's him.
She wasn't in the mood for talking.
"Piss off!" Sakura didn't even take one step and already had ahold of her wrist. He spun her around faceing him.
"Just because we don't live together anymore, doesn't mean that you can shoot your mouth off at me!" He yelled in her face.
"And as long as that's in play I and we're not under my fathers rule, I can say and do what I want." He hadn't let go of her yet.
"Not at my house you can't."
"It's not you're house, my family payed for this house to get you out of ours!" Sakura hit him hard with the truth.
Top that. She thought.
"Stay off my property." He said coldly.
"Oh, and I'm the least of your problems, there are about 10 other kids on your property."
"Damn it!" He cursed under his breath.
He stomped his way up to his house after he made sure Sakura left. He walked in to find Negi, Kiba, Temari, a beat up looking Ino, etc. all in a pouncing position in a circle around Sasuke. And Sasuke in a fighting stance. "Uh, Sasuke, I know I said you were allowed at my house any time but, I didn't expect you to be throwing wild parties." He said confused, speechless.
"Um, I didn't throw a party, they did." Sasuke said refering to everyone surrounding him.
"Back on toppic- what happened between you and Sakura?!" Ino shouted very frustrated. They hadn't gotten anything out of Sasuke since Sakura left.
"That's my business! Keep your gossip seeking paws away from me!"
Ino couldn't take much more of this, so..
"Pin him to the floor!" They all started to move closer to him.
"If you don't want broken limbs then I suggest you stay away from me." Sasuke looked at Him for some kind of help.
"I suggest running very fast." He whispered. Opened the door and Sasuke bolted out of the room, as did the rest of them. Sasuke had to hop the big gate, that only a person with his stregth could do. He gradually climbed his way up the gate and threw himself over. He feel with a hard thud. Quickly recovered and darted down the street. Only one thing slowed him down, Sakura.
Sasuke was running alittle slower, but fast enough to grab Sakura and pull her along away from the gossip craving people behind him.
"Hey! What are you doing?! Let go!" Sakura tried to pull away, but his grip was firm and hard. Then she saw the pack of wild idiots trailing them and picked up speed and started pulling Sasuke along.
"Why are they chasing us?" Even though Sakura knew the answer she wanted to hear him say it.
"Um.. well" Sasuke stuttered trying to pick up speed. "They.. want to know if I like you." He mumbled
"And you refused to tell them. Smooth move." She said with a great amount of sarcasism. "You could have just lied."
"Is that your solution to everything?!" Sasuke said angry for some reason.
"Well it sure as hell keeps them away from me!" Sakura shouted back. "Can you jump high?" She asked ramdomly.
"Yeah. Why?"
"When we round this next corner jump in one of the trees." Sakura had been in this area lot, it was the way to her house. Sasuke noded.
How does she know this area better than me?
They part hands and jump in the woods. The stupid pack of idiots run past.
Typical. Sakura thought.
At the same time they peep out. Look at each other, both covered in dirt and leaves. They start laughing uncontroably. What was the point? Neither of them knew their feelings.
An awkward silence approches them. Sakura speaks up.
"I'm going home."
"See ya." They turn away from each other and walk away. Both feeling a pinch of pain, and wondering what the word around the school would be.
