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Ummm, i really don't have much to say here, so, please enjoy chapter 8!
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Sasuke and Sakura both lay in straight jackets on the Konoha Police station floor.
They were both still completely knocked out from the tranquilizer darts they had been hit with.
Two police officers stood over them watching them.
"So how long do you think they'll be out?" One of them asked the other.
"I don't know. It could be any time now. That boy over there though..." He gestured towards Sasuke. "He won't be awake for atleast another half hour. He was hit with three tranquilizer darts, where as the girl was only hit with one."
"Hn."
They paused as they both continued looking at them.
"The girl is pretty..."
"You can say that again. I wonder if her hair color is natural..."
"Ne...Doesn't this seem like the perfect opportunity?"
The police officer looked suspiciously at the other. "What do you mean?"
He looked back at him with a provocative look on his face. "Come on, It's not every day you get a pretty teenage girl, powerless to do anything, Nobody around to catch you...OUCH!"
The police officer was hit with the back of a book by the general coming in. "Thats quite enough!"
"G-Gomen nasai! I was just playing around."
"Well next time, don't be such a baka, and.."
"SSSSSHHHH!! You guys! The girl is waking up!" The other officer interrupted.
Sakura moaned quietly. She rolled onto her side, and sat up to look at the officers. She gasped.
"N-Nande! Why am I in a straight jacket, and who are you people?!" She then saw Sasuke. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SASUKE!" she screamed "If you've hurt him I'll never forgive you!"
She then wriggled over to Sasuke, (with difficulty due to the straight jacket) and looked down over him before the general pulled her to her feet.
"It's okay. He is only tranquilized, he's perfectly fine. Uchiha Itachi called us to get you. He was worried about you guys. Now," Said the general, pulling up a chair for them both "Can you tell me exactly what is going on please, young lady? First I'd like your name and the name of that fine lad over there."
Sakura had no choice. She was the vulnerable one in this situation, she was the one in a straight jacket, with Police around her. So she had to tell. She told her name, address, which school she went to, and also who Sasuke was. She told all about how Sasuke and her had run away together, about how she had run away from her house, and how she had spent a night at Sasuke's house before running away. The whole time, the general took notes, and Sasuke was still completely knocked out. Sakura kept sending worried glances in his direction while she told.
"Now, there's one thing you haven't yet told us..."
Sakura was silent and looked down at her lap.
"Why did you run away?"
Sakura averted her eyes from those of the general's. "I was having a hard time with homework and school and needed to get away from it all" She said slowly. Don't tell about the abuse..." She thought over and over again in her head.
The general cleared his throat. "I'm afraid I don't believe that. We've already had our medical nins look at you. Those bruises and cuts you have? They are hand inflicted..." Sakura kept her head bowed. Slowly, small tears began to drop onto her lap. "And we also have a witness. A boy named Hyuuga Neji. He says he goes to your school. He said he saw with his Byakugan your parents beating and abusing you..." Sakura remained silent.
There was pause before the general spoke again. "Sakura, you do know that anything you say will stay in complete confidentiality with us. We're not going to tell anybody.
Sakura had had enough. It was finally time to get things out in the open.
"Alright!" She finally burst out. "My parents abuse me, okay?! They beat me, and harass me, and smack me around the face nearly every day! They make me do all the chores for them, they make me make dinner for them, and sometimes, they even bring round their friend to rape me! Okay! NOW YOU KNOW! Are you happy?!"
The general stared at her with wide eyes. Tears rolled down Sakura's cheeks. After a few minutes of thinking, the general finally spoke "Well, we have eough evidence. Ontop of Neji, we have several other witnesses of your abuse. Your parents will most likely be taken to jail I'm afraid...But that's all down to the trial. For now, someone will have to adopt you...We have an agency near by who will..."
"I'll do it." Sauke said
Everone turned to look at Sasuke, who was now sitting upright.
"Sasuke!" cried Sakura in relief.
"What did you say?" Asked the police officer.
"You heard me." Sasuke repeated. "Sakura can come live with me. My brother Itachi already looks after me, we could use one more in the family. And yes. I know the circumstances. I've been listening." He then looked at Sakura and smiled.
The general thought for another few moments. "Well, as long as Itachi and Sakura's parents sign the contract, then you're both free to go, and you can start living with Sasuke as soon as you want. Me, I see no problem with this."
Sasuke and Sakura were let out of their straight jackets, and upon doing so, enveloped eachother in a deep, long, passionate kiss that seemed to last forever until they both had to come up for air.
Sakura's parents signed first. At first, Sakura's father denied it, saying he never abused Sakura, yelling over the police men that he had the right to live with his own daughter before Esmee put her hand on his shoulder and simply said "It was for the best. They would have found out sooner or later..." Sakura's father signed the adoption contract bitterly before being put in handcuffs and mumbling how he would be better off without that useless waste of space around. He shot Sakura probably the filthiest look he had ever given Sakura in his life as he got into the car and was driven off.
This was almost too much for Sakura to handle. She started tearing up. Throughout all the abuse, she had always thought that her father had atleast loved her through all of the fighting anf hitting. She started to cry.
Sasuke put his arms round her and embraced her into a sympathetic hug, Sakura sobbing into his shirt. "Sssshh, don't cry Sakura, you're coming to live with us...Everything is going to get better from now on, I promise..." He lightly kissed the top of her head.
Itachi was easier. Opening the door, Itachi was greeted with Sasuke shovin the adoption contract in his face and saying "Guess what Itachi, Sakura's coming to live with us for a while, now sign the contract!" Sasuke led Sakura through the door past him. Sakura stopped and turned back to him. "By no means do you have to agree Itachi, It's just an idea, and I'd be happy to go live with someone else if you're not satisfied and..."
"It's fine! I'd love for you to live with us!" Itachi said with a weird look on his face, almost too happily.
Having a cute girl live in the same house as us?! HELL YEAH! He thought dirtily to himself.
Sasuke gave Sakura a quick tour around the house. "So, what do you think?! Good enough for ya?!"
Sakura's eyes filled with tears of joy. "Oh, Sasuke! I can't believe this is happening! It's too good to be true! Thankyou soooooo much Sasuke, I don't know how I can ever repay you!"
"How about a kiss?" Sasuke said with a smirk. Sakura smile and leaned forward, pulling him into a long, deep kiss. Sasuke pulled her body closer to his, one hand stoking through her soft hair, the other hand rubbing up and down her back. Sakura kissed him more urgently, one of her legs entwining round Sasuke's leg.
Itachi stopped at the door. "Whoa, guys get a room..." He said before walking off. The two stopped and looked at eachother and giggled.
And so Sakura was living in the Uchiha house. She would often help around the house excessively, doing all the chores and cleaning up, and at Itachi and Sasuke's protests would simply say that it was the least she could de for them letting her live with them. Every day, Sasuke and Sakura would go to school, (leaving the house at seperate times, as they didn't want everyone else at school knowing just yet) and come back taking different routes. Often, when coming back home from school, there would be a manic kissing session, having been deprived of eachother for the whole day. Sakura's bedroom was just opposite Sakura's, but Sakura often slipped into Sasuke's room for a cuddle when she felt like it.
Sakura was finally happy. She started gaining weight so she wasn't terribly skinny and undernourished anymore. Her grades at school went up. She stopped feeling stressed all the time, and finally felt like she could relax. The Uchiha house was just like her haven. And living this with two of the most friendly people she had ever met was just paradise to her.
It was six weeks since Sakura had been living with Itachi and Sasuke. It was a beautiful saturday morning. Sakura awoke from Sasuke's bed, Sasuke's arm draped protectively around her, his eyes closed and his breathing slow and heavy. She got up to prepare some breakfast for both of them.
Sasuke came into the kitchen. He saw Sakura eating her breakfast and the bowl that she had prepared for him next to her. He plopped down next to her and started eating.
"Ohio, Sasuke!" Sakura greeted happily, pecking him lightly on the cheek.
"Ohio! Thankyou for making breakfast Sakura."
Sakura swallowed down her mouthful. "Oh, it was no proble..."
Sakura stopped in mid sentence and the smile wiped instantly off of her face. She put her hand to her mouth, a shocked expression coming over her face.
"Sakura? What's wrong?!"
Without warning Sakura jumped up and sprinted to the bathroom. Bending down over the toilet, she leaned over, and vomited.
"Sakura, are you alright!" Sasuke said running to her side and crouching beside her, his hand coming to rest on her back.
Sakura nodded lightly before she leaned over and vomited again into the toilet bowl. Sasuke got a tissue and wiped her mouth.
"You were sick a few days ago too, weren't you?" Sasuke asked. Sakura nodded avoiding his eyes. "Oh, Sakura, I'm so sorry you're not well, You shouldn't have gone to school yesterday..." Sasuke said worriedly pulling her into a hug.
Suddenly, Sakura had the biggest shock of her life.
She thought hard in her head. Vomiting. Hormonal bursts recently. Recently having to resort to hoodies and leggings. Wait, when was my last period? Oh god, six weeks?! It couldn't be!
OH GOD, I'M PREGNANT!!
Sakura stood up. "I'm fine Sasuke, thankyou for taking such good care of me. I'm sure I'll be better by tomorrow... Thankyou so much for looking after me like this." She hiccupped.
Sasuke smiled at her warmly. "Just remember, I'll always be here for you..." He said giving her hands a little squeeze.
Later that day.
Sakura strode through the shopping mall, a newly bought pregnancy test in her hands. She headed towards the women's bathroom. She had to find out now, As soon as possible.
Sitting down on the toilet, she peed onto the little blue tab. Now all she had to do was wait.
The next three minutes were the longest minutes of her entire life.
Finally, the little sign came up on the screen. Sakura looked down at it in terror, her heart beating a thousand times a minute.
Oh god no. Please no! What am I going to do? What in the world am I going to do?!
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So, I've left a bit of a cliffhanger there!
I hope you all enjoyed it!
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