Sakura sighed and tried to think of her next move. She couldn't let Sasuke see Itachi picking her up. She had to make it look like she was going home and then she could wait out in front of his apartment. What could she tell him though? He would have to drive her home so the only thing left to do is sneak out. Now she had to figure out how and she had to think fast because it was already ten o clock.
He didn't have a window so she would have to walk out the front door and it's not like he wouldn't see her doing that. Sakura then remembered the balcony and the sliding door. Perfect. She smiled at Sasuke.
"Can I step outside? I think I need a bit of fresh air." She said as she wiped away the wetness on her cheeks. Sasuke let his face fall blank again obviously a sign that the sentimental moment was over. He just shrugged and walked through his room door. Sakura rolled her eyes and got up to follow him.
Sakura found that the door led right into the living room and once she was there she looked around for Sasuke. She didn't see him and so she decided to forget about it and walked to the sliding doors on the other end of the living room. She opened one of the glass doors and stepped outside shutting it closed and then turning to see Sasuke's back. He was leaning against the rail and alarm shot through Sakura. What if he saw Itachi?
Sakura hastily took the few steps necessary to stand by his side. She sighed in relief when she took note that Itachi was apparently late. She saw Sasuke give her a sideways glance and she just shook her head to tell him it was nothing. She tried to think of a way to get Sasuke back in the house so that she could sneak out and then an idea hit her when she saw goose bumps on his arms.
"Sasuke I'm freezing my ass off! Why'd you have to take my jacket off anyway." Sakura complained furrowing her eyebrows in frustration. She had to act like her normal self so that he wouldn't be suspicious. Sasuke shrugged.
"I was curious. You always wore a jacket to school even in the middle of August and I just wanted to know what you were hiding." Sasuke said and then he sighed turning around to walk back inside. Sakura could feel a sort of rush of excitement when she heard him close the sliding door.
She looked over the end of the railing and saw a car parked right beneath her. She felt adrenaline pumping through her as she gripped the railing with both hands and climbed over it. Now she stood holding onto the railing knowing if she let go she would fall and that was exactly what she wanted. She let go of the cold black bars and pushed off the edge of the balcony with her feet. She swung her arms in the air trying to slow her descent but it didn't matter. Sakura could feel the wind blowing her hair every which way as she fell two stories down, heart pounding" brain not even working. All that she heard was the instinctive need for survival and she let her reflexes take care of that need.
Her feet hit the car first and she felt a sharp stinging pain shoot up her ankles and even go through her calves. It was so sharp it made her legs buckle and she fell on her butt, using her hands to ease the fall. Now she felt that jolt go through her wrist: not as severe but still present. The loud sound of the car alarm went off the second she touched its metal and she jumped off of the car hood, ignoring the throbbing pain in her wrist and ankles and the ache in her ass. She just ran as fast as she could and thanks to her training that was pretty fast.
She watched as a car pulled up in the parking lot and she ran for the passenger's door. She threw it open and jumped into the car on pure instinct. The car was off, racing out of the parking lot before she even closed the door.
Sakura looked at the driver and wasn't surprised to see Itachi. She somehow knew it was him. She was panting and sweating and she must look like a wreck but she knew he wouldn't care and neither did she. She was trying to push the pictures of him murdering his parents out of her head because as much as she wanted to ask him if it was true and beg him to tell her Sasuke had lied: she knew he hadn't. Itachi had murdered his family just as Sasuke said and Sakura knew that was the truth. The only question was did she care?
Her emotions told her she did as she felt bile in her throat and her eyebrows furrowed and her eyes narrowed.
"You murderous fuck." She hissed through pants but he didn't even spare her a glance. He stayed emotionless and she had a feeling he was high.
"You still came didn't you? Will you stay?" He asked blatantly and Sakura found herself nodding confirmation. She needed the drugs and she would stay. She obviously cared but not enough. She could defend herself but she had a feeling Itachi wouldn't hurt her anyway. He just saw how hurt she was and gave her a solution. He gave her an escape and that was all she needed. He didn't try to befriend her or trust her. He knew that wasn't what she wanted. He gave her what she wanted: no strings attached and she liked this relationship. He gave her an escape and there was no trust or friendship involved.
Sakura saw an orange bottle sitting in a compartment next to her. She reached for it and picked it up to observe it. Once again the label was ripped off and there were four pills in the bottle. Sakura looked at Itachi but he kept his eyes on the road. She saw him turn into a dark alley and could only wonder why. He pulled the car over and finally looked at her.
"Take it or leave." He commanded but not cruelly and Sakura nodded. This was what she wanted right. She opened the child proof cap with ease and poured the four pills into her mouth swallowing them dry. She felt a lump in her throat but it was only a few seconds before she started to feel the effects of the drugs.
She felt everything speed up, first. Her heart beat sped up and her head began to pulse. She felt like she could go for days without sleep and she probably could. All of her senses were heightened until she thought she could here everything and smell everything and everything around her alerted her to its presence and she felt everything all at once in a messy jumble of thoughts that didn't quite reach the conscious part of her mind. Sakura tightened her muscles and curled her fist and squeezed her eyes shut with furrowed eyebrows.
It was then Itachi reached over and used his hand o cup her cheek. He made her face him but her eyes were closed and she refused to open them. She felt a warm presence smash roughly against her lips and knew what it was. He was kissing her and she knew it was wrong but the part of her that knew that was gone. It was left in reality while she had her escape and she didn't care what she had to do to get it.
She thought this even as Itachi grabbed both of her wrists and pinned them against the window, as he violently turned her body to face him and he climbed on top of her still roughly kissing her. No, she didn't care. She was lost for now and she liked it this way. She didn't care who else she would hurt because Sakura Haruno was okay right now and that was her top priority. Or at least it was that night.
Sakura woke up the next morning in her own bed. She was still in the clothes she had worn the night before and everything that had happened was a blue. She remembered her conversation with Sasuke and she remembered jumping off of his balcony and getting in the car with Itachi. She even remembered taking the drugs and kissing him. She didn't think she lost her virginity that night but she didn't know exactly how far they had gotten. The drugs made her mind fuzzy and she was partly relieved she didn't remember. Maybe that would make lying to Sasuke a little easier.
Sakura swung her feet off the bed and put them on the floor. She immediately felt a sharp stinging pain in her ankles and hissed in pain. Unfortunately the bottle of Aspirin was in a cabinet in her bathroom. She needed to take a bath anyway. She wouldn't be able to stand in the shower and she couldn't go to school dirty like she was. Slowly she started to put more and more of her body weight on her feet, moaning and groaning the whole time, until she was standing. Now she started taking the necessary steps towards her bathroom and walked very slowly. She almost couldn't believe she had sprinted right after falling on her ankles the way she did.
Soon Sakura found herself in her bathroom opening a medicine cabinet and digging around for the Aspirin bottle. She found the white bottle with it's red label and opened the child proof safety cap popping two of the white pills in her mouth and swallowing them dry, just like the drugs.
Sakura threw the bottle carelessly on her vanity and walked over to the bath tub. She bent down slowly and heard her ankles crack as she winced in pain. She managed to turn the facet and plug the drain. Slowly and painfully she pulled her shirt off and then undid her bra. She realized there was no way she would be able to get her jeans off without sitting so she let herself fall non to gracefully to the floor so she could pull off her jeans. She pulled off her panties too and then got on her knees. Sakura put her hands on the side of the bath tub in an effort to help her stand up but a jolt went through her wrists and she remembered that she had hurt her wrists as well. Sakura winced in pain and sighed as she fell on her butt again. She realized she had to get in the tub though so as furrowed her eyebrows and closed her eyes as she ignored her protesting joints and stood up put one leg in the tub and then the other. She let herself plop in the water and she didn't pay mind to the water that splashed out the tub. Right now she just wanted to enjoy a warm bath and relax. She had to say that she was relieved she was going through all this pain though. It was keeping her mind off of Sasuke and Naruto and all the other thoughts that had been haunting her mind.