SMOKESCREEN
CHAPTER 2
Thoughts.
- Sasuke at age 3 -
"Sasu-chan." The female Uchiha called out to her son.
"Kaa-san!" exclaimed the raven headed child as he ran over to give his mother a hug. As he notices a fluff of pink behind her, he quickly pulled away and peered over in curiosity. "Kaa-san? Who's that?"
With a soft smile, Uchiha Mikoto step aside to reveal a pink hair girl with huge emerald orbs that stood out against her tear stained face that clearly displayed sadness and fear.
"This is Sakura-chan, dearie. She'll be staying with us from now on." Then placing a cheery façade, the older Uchiha added,"And being the tough man you are, do promise protect her and make sure she stays happy. Alright?"
The young boy was unbothered, but his mother's sadness in her voice went unnoticed by him, and he didn't want to see her upset. With a firm nod, he looked up to the woman," Yes kaa-san, I'll protect Sakura-chan."
Then turning to the girl, he smiled cheerily and reached a hand to her,"Let's go play."
Slowly reaching out, the pinkette gave a soft nod, earning a grin from the obsidian hair boy.
SAKURA'S POV
Bright sun rays awoken a certain pink hair girl, as she realized she had been back in her room. Unwilling to wake up for school the girl lay still for a couple of minutes before she dragged herself to the next room.
Allowing herself to plop on the navy blue king-size bed, she began to doze back into sleep as she attempt to poke Sasuke awake.
"Sas-ske-kun. W-wake up. Got- ta go school." It was hopeless. Sasuke was never the early riser ever since he started senior high. And of 'cos with all his busy time spent with the girls. I'd be just as exhausted.
Dazedly, Sakura reached up to his face, giving his angelic features a hard shove, immediately annoying the young man.
"Tsk."
"-Ake up Sas-ke." The girl muttered a little louder as she stifled a yawn.
"You're not awake either." Grumbled the figure beside her.
"You wake up first." Sakura started whining as she kept her eyes close, a frown forming on her face.
"No, you stupid. –Are just g-onna *yawns* go back to sleep."
"You're the stupid one, h-hurry get up. You're falling back to s-sleep already." Then with intent, she pinched him hard on his arm, immediately earning a yelp from Sasuke as the young Uchiha sat up.
"Damn you Sakura." Sasuke muttered under his breathe, but it was audibly to Sakura, as she gave a small smile before falling back to sleep. Thoroughly annoyed, Sasuke gave the girl a rough ruffled through her pink locks before he finally got out of bed. "Annoying."
SAKURA'S POV
Falling back to sleep meant that she was going to be late for class. Despite how the petite girl had rushed through into getting ready she was still going to be late whilst having to wait for morning traffic.
Sasuke had long left for school as how he has his own license and car even, as a matter of fact, to be precise, in his shiny new silver Jaguar XKR.
It wasn't much of a bother as how he would drive her around in it once in awhile. Furthermore it'd be weird for them to arrived school together seeing how barely anyone knew of their relationship.
Finally the limousine stopped in front of the school gates, and at instant the door swung open and the pinkette ran straight ahead to class without even heading to her lockers.
She managed to head right into class just before Iruka-sensei stepped in.
10 minutes after class starts, in came the ebony hair teen, much like the day before, and in fact, like everyday. Striding over to his usual seat, he gave Sakura a smirk, and the same response she gives him like any other day. She never understood why he had to have the same routine every school day.
Seriously, going to school early just to have makeout session?! Secretly she turned towards her childhood friend, an action she barely does in the public's eye, Sakura mouthed,"No life." Only to earn herself a bemused expression from the pale skin male.
Unfortunately, their teacher had caught them, called for their attention immediately. "Sakura, Sasuke. Can I have your attention please?"
At instant, the two teens turned to the front and pretended to have done nothing. However, Sakura knew well enough that she had already been earning glares from his fan girls.
Yet, she didn't know that much to have sense a certain ill-bidding intent from the red headed girl at the corner.
Sakura has a reputation in school. Not one where everyone loves her, but one where she was accepted without a doubt. This came especially strong from the Sasuke Uchiha fanclub, which included every single female species in school minus her clique, and those that were already taken, which were far from many.
However, simply from the minor incident during morning class had greatly tarnished that reputation. The one moment that she made contact with the Uchiha.
Stupid Sasuke. She blamed him alright, seeing how girls were glaring at her everywhere she went.
Despite occasionally having him with the clique during lunch, Sakura barely even looked at him, unless so happened whatever topic was directed at the ebony hair male. Even as compared, Ino and the rest were much safer than her when they spoke to him, seeing how they've got boyfriends of their own. Yet, never Sakura, even when she was dating, never once she stepped over the line and the fan girls had loved that very much.
Hence, that one action caught, shook the girl a little. Yup, anyone would too once they finally have a taste of the death glares directed at them by those fan girls. Crazy shit.
SASUKE'S POV
Turning towards the board, the young playboy forced himself to pay attention as he silently cursed under his breathe for being warned by their teacher.
Technically it was fine with him if their teacher did so, the only problem was with Sakura. And clearly the Uchiha knows how much his childhood friend didn't like his fan girls, and how scary they could be to other girls.
Sighing, he shook his head and tried to focus on the lesson, when he caught sight of what the pinkette was wearing. Doing a double take, he realized it was his shirt she wore, the one that she borrowed while interrupting his fun, over a tank top that had shown a bit more cleavage his parents would approve, and dark coloured shorts that flaunted her slim legs. Gaping a little, not because of what she was wearing, his parents weren't in town anyway, hence her slightly bold dressing, but because how hot she thought she looked.
Then again, Sakura had always been pretty looking. Not as hot as compared to some of those hot chicks he had bagged before, but pretty enough to gain attention from the male hormones. Right now it was gaining his as well.
One might say it'd be pretty comical for one who actually grew up with her, has first hand to the girl, since they are bestest of friends, excluding Ino or the dead last. And it's also a fact that he had always found the young Haruno breathtaking to even glance at, especially her pair of glittering emerald orbs. He never knew how she pulled it off, but she did.
Maybe, maybe he would admit, to himself. And yes he did, had a crush on her - one that was so long ago, before she had her official crush on that Negishi dude, and had her first heart break. And yet before he could have said anything else, she moved on again, leaving him to eat dust. Damn all those guys, damn himself. If Sakura was never gonna look his way, no point, and so he shall move on like how she did.
First ups- he turned towards the ruby hair female and gave her a smirk.
Karin returned the attention; clearly she wasn't listening much to class. Leaning towards her, Sasuke whispered close into her ear, "Meet me at my locker after school."
A/N:
Hello readers. I've got my second chapter of Smokescreen up now.
It's much shorter than the previous one, but this will most probably be the average per chapts I'm writing.
Despite the not so flattering amount reviews and stats I've received, I'm pretty much determined to continue with a couple more chapters at least.
So bear with me. If you think anyway my story could be improve, well do drop a note.
And, well hope you like this one.
Thanks much to Ms. cinnamon, this one's dedicated to you :D