Chapter 2 - "FIGHT!"
By Uchiha-Griffin
THIS STORY IS PURLEY FANMADE AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE ACCTUAL NARUTO SERIES. ALL CHARACTERS BELONG TO MASASHI KISHIMOTO. ENJOY, AND REMEMBER: SASUSAKU FOREVER!
ITC: Sakura gets into some trouble and The Emperor steps in to help.
A/N: Hello faithful "ALITD" Readers! I will be at summer camp for the next week. I promise to post a chapter when I get home!
At lunch, Sakura was going to her usual place to eat lunch - The table farthest away from everyone else - but when she was halfway there, she was suddenly surrounded by the "Emperor's Fangirls", fronted by the president and head cheerleader, Ino Yamanaka. "We heard you were sitting with Sasuke in math, Billboard Brow." She said, smiling arrogantly. All the fan club members nodded in unison. Sakura cringed. This was coming sooner than she expected. There was no supervision outside that day. The girls would get away with it.
"We just wanted to let you know we can't let that happen. Not that he would ever fall for YOU, you little…" Ino said, but Sakura boldly cut her off. "Look, it's not my fault!" Sakura screamed, sinking back from Ino. A few people turned to watch the scene unfolding in front of them and walked over to watch if there was going to be a fight. "He said he hated me and everything! I hate him too! So don't think I'm going to ever love him again!" Sakura added. She didn't notice the Emperor himself was watching and hearing everything from just a few feet away. "Don't talk back to me." Ino said, her eyes narrowing. Her hand raised.
"Take that, you whore!" Ino said, her hand slapping Sakura so hard it threw her to the ground and her glasses flew off her face. Sakura placed her hand on her cheek as tears came to her eyes. "I'm sorry." She whispered while steadying herself on her hands and knees. "Oh, you will be." Ino said, placing a foot on Sakura's arm. Sakura screamed out in pain when Ino stopped down. There was a snap. The group around her had grown larger. Sasuke was just behind one of the fan club girls. "Stay away from the emperor!" One of the girls yelled at Sakura and kicked her in the side. Sakura coughed up blood.
Sasuke stared in horror. Soon all the girls joined in, kicking, stepping on, and punching the pink-haired girl. All the guys, especially the jocks, were yelling, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Sasuke was amazed. Sakura wasn't even fighting back. But someone had to stop this. He walked over calmly, in the midst of the chaos, to where her glasses were, amazingly not stepped on. He picked them up and held them lightly in his hand. Then he bravely stepped into the circle.
The whole place was in an uproar. Seeing Sakura get beat up was fine entertainment, in their books. But the whole place went silent when Sasuke suddenly came up behind Ino and grabbed her wrist just as she was about to knock Sakura out. "Stop it, Ino…" Sasuke growled, his voice words cold. "…you bitch." Ino's mouth dropped open. Sasuke just called her and bitch? Why was he defending Billboard Brow? Didn't he love her? She was president of his fan club. He should love her! Everyone in the room was shocked. Meanwhile, Sasuke picked up the bloody, passed-out Sakura bridal style and walked toward the office. The crowd parted for Sasuke like Moses with the red sea.
"Miss Shizune?" Sasuke asked when the black-haired secretary didn't look up. "Huh? Oh… what is it Sasu… OH MY KAMI! What happened?!" She yelled. "She got beat up." Sasuke said remorsefully. "By whom?!" Shizune said, frantic. "Ino Yamanaka and her whole group of cheerleaders." Sasuke answered, his voice flat. Shizune looked on the verge of tears. "The nurse is on her lunch break… what will we do?!" "I'll take her to Konoha hospital!" Sasuke said, determined. "Please do! AND HURRY!" Shizune replied.
Sasuke carried Sakura out to his car. She looked paler every second. She was still dripping blood from a gash on the back of her head, and one on her side. Her pink hair was disheveled, and her clothes had tears in them. There were still tears in her eyes. Sasuke bit his lip as he scowled. He could have said many explicit things at that moment regarding the cheerleaders but he settled for, "Dammit." He found it hard to drive when he was so pissed. But somehow he made it to Konoha Hospital.
The front-desk receptionist gasped at the scene before her.