A/N: Sorry for the long wait(Well, if you're waiting)..For this chapter..well, you know if you read my last chapter then you'll now but it's okay, for this chapter, they're getting closer teehee ..PLEASE REVIEW!!! I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE INO THINGY SO THAT IT WON'T BE TOO LATE..---Fallen-Skii
Some guides for my story:I should have posted this at the very beginning but I keep on forgetting..
- Change of parts in a scene
- Normal things ;P
-A/n; Chapter Titles; Emphasized words;
- Thoughts; Flashbacks/Ends; Emphasized words No. 2
- For mine only! –insert evil laugh here-
Chapter 5: The Lost Necklace
Sakura harshly opened the refrigerator; there's nothing. Then looked under the T.V set; there's nothing. She went back to her room where all of her things are lying everywhere, chairs overturned, bed sheets on the floor, pillows lying at the study table, clothes scattered everywhere. She opened her bag and pulled all her things out of the bag; but still, there's none
'It must not be lost, it can't just be removed' she expressed an extremely worried and uneasy look on her face until she heard a phone ring.
Sakura marched to the direction of the phone and picked it up, "Hello?"
"Sakura-chan! Are you okay there?!" her dad spoke at the other line with the usual cheery and loud voice
Sakura scratched the back of her neck, "Yeah..I think so dad" she sounded obviously not convincing
"What's with that voice?"
Sakura sighed, "Please don't get mad if I'll tell you…" she sat down at the chair beside the table where the phone is placed.
"Let me guess…you already have a boyfriend?!" he delightedly guessed. He was actually hoping his daughter to be more matured and that means getting a boyfriend.
"Why do you always ask that?!" she replied in a high tone
"Oh I see, so you still don't have," he replied with a disappointed face, "…so what is it all about?"
"I think..I dropped my necklace..and now..I don't know where it is"
"Hm..that's bad"
"Very bad, that's mom's last gift to me. I can't just drop it like that"
"Then probably you just misplaced it. You have been studying tirelessly for days; maybe your mind is just bombarded with school"
"I checked everything here and it's really missing"
"But actually that's good!," his voice suddenly changed to a cheery one, "Do you know what your mom said to me about your necklace?"
"And so? It's NOT good!"
"If you dropped it, then the person who will find it will be forever have a strong bond with you"
"DAD, how will I ever convince you that there's no one who'll interest you to be my boyfriend?"
"I'm telling the truth, Sakura-chan" he said smiling
"Hm, that really doesn't make sense"
"Don't worry. It might be in the hands of a good person. Did you eat already?"
"Not yet, I'll go to school to look for it"
"Just promise me that you'll eat lunch and bring your phone with you"
"Yes dad"
"Bye"
CLICK
She breathed heavily and later get dressed up to go out; she's wearing a white sleeveless shirt, a dark green "maong bolero"(a jacket). Capri pants and sneakers, her hair tied up in pigtail. She went out and rode with her bike on her way to school.
"You're staring at that thing for almost an hour" Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, said. He's the number one most popular and rich model in Japan, no doubt, because he bears the last name, Uchiha. Being an Uchiha means being rich and famous.
"Hn, don't give me shit in the morning, get out of my room," Sasuke replied while lying with his chest facing the bed at his bed as he's staring at the necklace lying at his bedside table.
Itachi chibi chuckled while watching his brother just ignored his presence, "Is it a new girl?" he sat on the floor and opened Sasuke's television.
Sasuke didn't reply but he shifted his position to face the ceiling
"Why can't you just return it to the owner? It's not like that thing is something valuable" Itachi said while watching Spongebob.
"Turn it off" Sasuke said, ticked off of the sound coming from the show
Itachi obeyed and turned the T.V off, "Who owns that anyway?"
"Why would I tell you?" Sasuke plainly said
"Why won't you just tell me that it's another fan girl that you hit last night?"
"She's not a fan girl" Sasuke retorted as if telling him to watch his word
"That's scary," Itachi murmured, "then why won't you just return it?"
"I'm going to return this OK?" Sasuke said annoyed by his questions. Yes, it's final, when he'll see the girl then he'll return it, then it's all over, everything will be finalized, case closed.
"Do you like that girl?"
"WTF?" Sasuke cursed, just where the hell did that question sprout from?
"Who's she anyway? You seem so mad"
"Stop it okay? She's my classmate, a new student, and now..shut up" Sasuke said with his glare almost burning his ceiling.
"Ah? Sakura Haruno? The girl Naruto-kun told me?"
"Whatever" Sasuke stood up and grabbed his car key at the table
"Where are you going?" Itachi's eyes followed at his moving figure
He looked back and glared, "If you're not going to leave, then I'll leave," he closed the door behind him.
"Why is he always ignoring me? I'm supposed to be older than him right?"
'Where am I going anyway?' Sasuke thought. For 20 minutes, he just kept on turning and turning his car to some place.
'I have a mall show later, but just..what's happening now?'
Sasuke recalled his conversation with his brother that really made him walk out. Was he just avoiding his questions? But he can answer it, he's an Uchiha after all, all questions would be answered in a smooth, genius way. And when Itachi asked if he likes that girl, then the right answer is really that..
"WTF!!" Yes, that's the answer earlier but he also cursed by this time because of a person riding a bike suddenly crossed in front of his car.
With Sakura...
She breathed heavily like it's her last breath and her heart started pounding hard and fast as if it will come out. She slowly turned her head to look at the person who almost bumped her, but unfortunately she can't see the person inside.
The person driving the car slowly opened the window revealing the jet black spiked hair and the obsidian eyes, "Sakura?"
Sakura's eyes widened "Sa-sasuke? What are you doing here?" Just what is a big celebrity doing in a place near a wet market?
The cars behind Sasuke's started to beep distracting the two.
"Okay, I'll go ahead. Bye, Sasuke" Sakura biked away from Sasuke. She actually got nothing to say after their small talk that turned out to be a big talk when her friends explained to her what exactly is Sasuke trying to say at that time.
He said to forget it and she respects that. She WILL forget it. And that's it.
"Pinky" A familiar voice called from behind as she biked faster ignoring the voice.
'Ignored again? WTH?' Sasuke thought really getting pissed of how Sakura ignores him every time he'll try to talk to her. He watched her back and her hair playing with the wind. 'You'll not ignore me this time…you'll turn your head and ask me something'
Sakura slowly turned her head and quickly asked, "Are you following me?"
Sasuke smirked, he really is a genius, "Where are you going?"
"Answer my question-" but before she got the chance to answer back she bumped into a post and fell down in a sitting position.
Sasuke stopped his car at the side of the street and chuckled while looking at Sakura's current position.
Sakura rubbed her reddened forehead "Oww..my head' Sakura groaned in pain. Sasuke got out from his car.
"Stupid moron" Sasuke plainly as he stretched his arm forward.
She just looked at his hand
Sasuke got annoyed "I'm trying to help you, you know?"
She pouted by his rude reply but she just took his hand as Sasuke pulled her up and helped her balance
"Idiot" Sasuke murmured
"What? You already called me a moron, then an idiot, what more are you going to say?" Sakura replied not happy with the words Sasuke are saying.
"Next time look on your way, not on my face"
"But I was talking to you that's why I'm looking at you" Sakura replied innocently as she finished dusting her pants.
"Sa-sa-suke U-chiha?!!" a girl squealed in disbelief as she started to get so excited
"!"
"!"
The girl caught everyone's attention which caused a crowd to surround them, all shouting for Sasuke's name.
'Oh shoot...I know' Sakura grabbed Sasuke's arm and run somewhere. But even how far they are, people are just aware of how Sasuke Uchiha looks like.
"Sasuke, can you go faster?!" Sakura commanded. They soon baffled the crowd and they ended up in an alley.
"Pant-pant-pant" Sakura laid her hands at her hips as she sat down the ground
"Thanks for that" Sasuke said as he again helped her stand up.
"I just need to put something on you so they won't notice you" Sakura searched through her pockets then took out a pink handkerchief
"…"
Sakura made it a bandana then put it on Sasuke to cover his hair. Sasuke tried to remove the bandana but Sakura stopped him.
Sasuke's eye twitched "What's this?" he can definitely see it's pink.
"Would you rather be chased by everyone?"
"Hn"
She took out another handkerchief, this time it was a white one. She folded it and placed it around Sasuke's head to cover his forehead "Perfect, it looks like you just got a first aid treatment" Sakura laughed at him but quickly stopped.
A root popped out from Sasuke's head
Sasuke's eye twitched "I look like a psychopath" he murmured
"Okaa-san(Mother), is that person dangerous?" a kid asked his mother after seeing Sasuke
"Son, let's just go" the mother gently keep the child from seeing the 'dangerous' person
"Otou-san(Father), is that person a girl or a boy?" another kid asked pointing his finger to Sasuke
"Just don't look"
Sasuke twitched at every glance that he'll receive. Isn't that just making him noticeable instead of being unnoticed by everyone?
Before Sasuke would start another argument, they reached the place where they are harassed earlier. They found Sakura's bike still at the place and same with Sasuke's car.
Sakura frowned as she bend down and poke her broken bike 'Oh no, I need to use my allowance for this' she sighed.
"We need to bring that thing to a repair shop" Sasuke stared at the poor bike
Sakura smiled, "It's okay, I can do it by myself you actually don't have to help me with this," Sakura opened her eyes and asked, "You have to go somewhere else right?"
"Hn. Not really" Sasuke grabbed the bike and made it stood
"Oh, so I guess, it's fine" Sakura and held the bike by the side as they started to look for a shop.
"Where are you going anyway?" Sasuke asked with his hands inside his pocket
"School, cause I'm looking for an important thing, a necklace...wait," Sakura spotted a repair shop, "..there's a shop there" Sakura made her way to the shop
'…' Sasuke followed and found Sakura talking to the person there
"You can get it tomorrow" the guy from the shop told Sakura
"Thank you" Sakura replied as she exited the shop. Her mind wandered around a lot of things as she forgot that she's actually with someone right at this moment. She thought, 'Then how am I going to get to school today?'
"Let's go now Pinky" Sasuke said making their way back not actually noticing her spacing out.
Sakura snapped back, "Where are we going..ah" Sakura looked at him with the you-know-look, "I have to go to school..and..I guess you're not?"
"I'll drive you there, school's pretty far from here"
"bu-but it's okay I can just walk-" Sakura waved her hands in front of her while smilling
Sasuke turned his back and changed the subject "The necklace..."
"Huh?"
Sasuke took out the necklace from his pocket and showed it to Sakura "This is what you're looking for, right?"
"W-why do have that?!"
Sasuke put it back to his pocket "You dropped it"
"Then can I have it back?" Sakura looked at him with her big emerald eyes as she reached out her palm like she's begging for alms
Sasuke smirked "In one condition..."
Sakura pouted, nervous with what the condition is all about
Sasuke leaned down close to her face "Stay with me for this day"
"For what? It's not like I can be your security guard or something"
Sasuke straightened himself "Just do it or.."
Sasuke dropped the necklace from his hand, showing it to Sakura, "this would be mine"
"How about another condition?" Sakura asked as Sasuke kept the necklace inside his pocket
"You don't want my offer?"
After the root beer incident, the rat incident, the bulletin board incident. How can she convince herself that staying with the Uchiha will be safe?
"Then thanks for the necklace, I can sell it and earn a small amount of money that I don't really need or probably I'll give this to my dog as a surprise" He turned his back smirking
"..Okay…if that's what you want" she said with her head down as she marched pass Sasuke.
'Is that necklace really that important?'
"Tsss.." She examined Sasuke as he was driving quietly for some minutes now, 'Just what happened to his helpful side? Or the Sasuke-bully in school? Why does he need me to come with him as if I would be a big help?' questions continued to flood on her head.
"What are you staring at Pinky?" Sasuke still saw her staring while driving
"How many times do I have to tell you I have a name?" Sakura irritably said
"Is it my fault that I keep on forgetting your name?" Sasuke plainly asked, as if that he doesn't really remember her name.
"Me? You don't remember? And you only remembered my pink hair?"
"More like it"
Sakura sighed as she crossed her arms across her breast, "You could have been a little nicer if you'll even remember a person's last name"
Sasuke looked at her at the corner of his eye. He was now confused as he saw Sakura looking outside the window with emotionless face that he really can't understand. Just what is she feeling right now?
"Did you eat already..Sakura Haruno?" Sasuke emotionlessly said
"Eh?" Sakura quickly looked at him, "So you do remember my name?" Just now, she was staring at the sky feeling awe at the great view she's seeing.
"Did you?"
"Ahh..yeah, I think I ate enough—" before Sakura would finish, her stomach protested from the statement that she tried to say
Sasuke smirked, "I just realized," he looked at her, "you suck in lying"
Sakura gulped as she walked pass by the tables at the classy restaurant. For each table, she would notice the customer with a familiar face that is usually seen everywhere. It's just an eye-popping experience for a commoner to step in a posh restaurant, but with the help of the most famous Sasuke Uchiha, then there would certainly be no problem.
She looked at the back of Sasuke, "A-a-no, I think I just have to take-out outside cause I obviously can't afford to eat in this kind of place" she said as she continued to follow Sasuke
Sasuke stopped as he found an empty table for two. He suddenly grabbed Sakura's arm and forcefully sit her to the chair.
"He-hey! That hurts you know, you can just ask me to sit but just don't force—" Sakura was cut off when Sasuke already asked the waiter for their orders.
"Make it fast" Sasuke told the waiter
"Yes, sir" the waiter left and gave the orders to the person assigned
Sasuke looked at Sakura, "You would annoy me to-" Sasuke stopped as he faced Sakura whose face is really blank with her mouth open, "..I already ordered, I'll pay for it"
"That's just not right..I also don't want to be forced to be your slave just to pay back for everything you've done" Sakura said still with that stupid face.
"Can you stop thinking about that?"
"Is there something that you need that's why you gave this condition? Answer me honestly"
Sasuke looked at her in her eyes, "No, that's it"
Sakura paused for a while, "So, you're really okay to accept me?"
"What?"
Sakura looked down, unsure if she'll say a good thing or not, "Am I just a bullied commoner person in your eyes? Because.." she rubbed her head, uneasy if she'll say what she wanted to say correctly, "Ummm..you know," she faked a small laugh, "I am also studying in the same school as you do and if you really retired in bullying me then at least I can retire too of being bullied, right?..and if everything would just end that I would be just that kind of person..then i-it simply ended without settling the problem..r-right?..I'm also your schoolmate, you know?" Sakura faked another laugh to save herself
After 3 seconds..
"I don't get you" Sasuke said plainly
Sakura's head hit the table in a chibi form, sign that she gave up on explaining, "Nevermind, just..don't mind me"
"Hn" Sasuke looked at her, cause he really didn't get anything..even if he's a genius. Sasuke suddenly sat up as he felt his phone vibrated inside his pocket.
He took his cell phone out and flipped it open, "Hn?"
"Sasuke don't forget the mall show at 8 o' clock, don't get lost!" Kakashi said delightfully
Sasuke hung up as the waiter came to give their orders
Sakura smiled as she raised the spoon and fork and delightfully said, "Itadaiki-" Sakura was cut off as Sasuke took the turn to ask her
"Why do you want to get the necklace so badly?" Sasuke asked plainly but really curious of the worth of the thing
"That's not just a simple jewelry that girls usually wear" Sakura slightly looked down
"…and so?"
"That's my mom's gift for me when she died.." she said as she looked up at Sasuke, "..and she's not just a simple wife for a husband, she's really an incredible person"
"..Oh"
Sasuke looked at the birds in front of him that are currently being fed by the pink haired girl who brought him to a lot of humiliation for the day. And now, Sakura have forced him to go at the place where people usually gather, a place he's never been before, and a place for common people, none other than the public park.
It's a good thing that Sakura's plan worked..or else the cycle from earlier will repeat. Sasuke's eyes looked up at the cap he's currently wearing. It's a cap made by his fan club, and he has no idea how it even reached his car. And to add to the humiliations he had so far, the cap says 'I love Sasuke-kun forever'. His eyebrow twitched more as he remembered how the cap was forced to be worn on his head. This really adds to the humiliation..but one thing he wants to say to the people seeing him with the cap..HE'S NOT GAY.
Flashback:
"Sasuke?" Sakura called after noticing him just driving to what seems like no destination for about 15 minutes
"Hn"
"Where are we going now?"
"…I don't know" Sasuke plainly replied
Sakura sweatdropped, "so you just have been wasting your gas all the time?" she murmured and sighed
"…"
Sakura tried to think of some place they can go to until she spotted a park nearby, "Hey! How about we go to the park?"
"You wanna be harassed again?" Sasuke said, annoyed that the girl haven't learned yet of what happened to them earlier.
"Uhh..then," Sakura looked around the car looking for anything for disguise except for the handkerchief thing, she spotted the 'I love Sasuke-kun forever' cap behind the car, "Here!" she grabbed the cap and raised it for Sasuke to see
Sasuke's eyebrow twitch as he look at the cap, then the person holding it who currently has a dog smile which is kind of stupid and moron-ic.
"Come on!"
"…"
-End of Flashback-
"Sasuke?" Sakura called as he showed him her hand with feeds; "You want to try?" she smiled sweetly at him like they had been friends for a long time.
Sasuke took the offer and fed the birds, 'This is weird'
How can this be not weird? He only does cool things and not things like this: feeding the birds, stroll down the park and things like that.
And besides..
Sasuke looked at the pink haired girl as she was watching the birds eat with serenity seen on her face.
Is she a girl..just like the others? Is he being a victim of her plans? Just what is she..not drooling for him? Should he trust her?
"Oi" Sasuke called not looking at her as Sakura looked at him plainly
The wind brushed pass them as the birds flew away, leaving the two alone at their bench.
Sasuke looked up at the sky and observed the clouds as he said, "What do you think..of me?"
"What do you mean?" Sakura innocently asked unaware of his thoughts at the moment
"..What do you think of me?" Sasuke repeated with the same tone as he still is not looking at her.
What she thinks of him? At first, the bully, arrogant, self-centered, obnoxious person. That might probably be the first thing that she'll come up with as his enemy. As a girl, he really is pretty, cool, handsome and the perfect guy that every girl would wish to have. And as a person, just like how she noticed Sasuke since this morning, he really is someone who seeks to be just a person that he really is.
"You are a person who has a great talent to hide your own emotions from everyone" she finally said as she joined Sasuke in looking up at the sky.
"Hide?" Sasuke asked. He really wasn't expecting to receive that kind of answer.
"You bully, you hurt, you destroy anyone..because you think that's the way to show your powers" she said, "you're showing great powers to everyone for them to fear you, so you can protect the people, the things and the values that you have. You're actually a good person.. you act so cold just to not let those people worry about you..that's what I think"
Sasuke turned his head at her with his eye sort of wide from the great surprise.
"You might really be the best person that everyone likes, but as I got to be with you today.. you're seeking for someone to understand that you are just the silent, sad, cold person..that does good things for the people precious to you. And, as well as for everyone to understand, that you're just a person that wanted attention as to who you want them to see who you really are..that's what I think" she then looked at him and stopped after seeing Sasuke's expression.
"I-I'm sorry..d-did I say too much?!" Sakura panicked in chibi form. Then the fish ball cart caught her attention, "I-I know! Do you want me to treat you? Do you want fish balls?" she asked still in chibi form.
Sasuke who is still hasn't regained his self back only responded words that can answer her, "I…fishballs..don't eat"
"Don't worry! It won't really kill you or something" Sakura innocently replied
Sasuke then nodded as Sakura stood up and went to the fish ball cart
'I'm good in hiding my emotions?'
Sasuke stared at Sakura as he smirked, 'Stupid girl' he stood up and went up to Sakura
'Is there something wrong with him suddenly asking major questions like that?' Sakura thought as she placed her thumb under at her chin.
"Miss, here's your change" the guy vendor called her attention but he noticed the girl spacing out for a while. Sasuke noticed the same as he walked up to Sakura.
Sakura's eyes widened in realization as a small movie played inside her head, 'Probably! A girl confronted him and told him of his rough attitude, then she beat him up like hell. So, Sasuke is so depressed that he's opening up topics with people about attitudes and stuffs!"
"Miss! Are you okay?" the vendor once again asked but didn't receive any answer back as Sasuke just watched
'Yeah, that's probably it!' she nodded but just right after she made a story with Sasuke and the mysterious girl, someone pulled her hair roughly from behind.
"I-itai!" Sakura cried in chibi form as she tried to get Sasuke's hands off her hair.
Sasuke just stood motionless while looking at her with annoyance, "Up to how long will you keep me waiting just for you to finish whatever you're thinking?"
"Sa-sasuke! Let go! It hurts already!"
The vendor just sweatdropped at the scene in front of him
"If something happens to me because of that fish ball, I'll make sure that you'll wake up with leeches as your hair" Sasuke warned. He was now on his way to the concert as he was lecturing Sakura about street foods.
"Just because you're rich doesn't' mean that you can't eat fish balls" Sakura protested
"That's why I'm telling you that it's not good! It lessens your life span" Sasuke retorted
"Then why did you eat at the first place?!"
"If you did not force me to eat at the first place!"
Flashback:
"I'm telling you I'll not eat that" Sasuke eyed the fish ball stick she's asking Sasuke to eat.
Sakura childishly pouted, "Hey! At least consider that this is my treat and this rarely happens!" Sakura innocently retorted
"Then thanks for your offer but I told you even before that I'm not eating fish balls" As Sasuke looked down at her but-
Sakura successfully pushed the food inside Sasuke's mouth, "Now eat that!"
End of Flashback
"Oh..yeah"
"Tsk! I swear if you get a boyfriend, that person would really get sick of the pointless things you're saying"
"Hey! That's mean" Sakura innocently protested
"Why? Do you have one? Do you have anyone that's interested in you?" Sasuke mocked. Yeah, as if he'll believe that someone got interested with a moron girl.
"I-I don't have, but what you just said is just mean. I also want to get married someday you know!" Yeah, Sakura's dream as a woman
"Then get male prostitutes there, I'm sure at least they would like you" Sasuke coldly said, he really was in a good mood to belittle today.
Sakura's mouth opened to protest but she ran out of words to say, he is just so mean. But, "I have suitors you know.." Sakura crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow at Sasuke
Sasuke blankly looked at her and then scoffed, "And you can count them with a hand"
Sakura gave up and just stuck her tongue quickly in a childish way, "This is really the first time I met the God of obnoxiousness" she murmured
"You said something?"
"No, nothing really"
Sasuke got back to the topic of the suitors thing, he smirked, "then if you have a suitor, how come you don't have a boyfriend yet?" he mocked
"It's not like I can answer them immediately" Sakura replied
"Huh?"
"It seems like," Sakura looked up with her point finger lying at her chin as she thought of how her dad handles her suitors, "they go through dad's harsh treatments"
"And you don't care?"
"I..not that I really don't consider them but.. I don't know most of them"
"…"
"You know, you can't give yourself to the person you don't trust"
"Right"
"How about you?" Sakura pointed her fingers at Sasuke as if accusing him of being a suspect for a crime, "You get girlfriends that you don't even have feelings at! Do you know that's bad?" she protested innocently.
"I have no choice, they're the one forcing me to do it" Sasuke then looked at her at the corner of his eyes, "And you.."
"What about me?" she asked still not putting down her accusing finger
"You're the most abnormal girl"
Darkness suddenly surrounded the chibi Sakura as she was again belittled with Sasuke suddenly changing the whole subject to her and just her. Well if that's how Sakura understood his statement.
A/N: This is a new A/N, I really had fun editing this chapter, its really so much fun. They're both like a real thing already. If you noticed I almost revised all their conversation thingy. Haha! You guys are really making me happy! So to all you guys reading this fanfic, if you also want me to be happy please submit a review.Thankies very much and God bless guys!! See ya in the next chapter –wink-
kaye katvillasenor: When I finished this story? That would be too long..Thanks for the review and review again next time. .
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