I have finally decided to update. For all you sasusaku fans out there, this chapter has major fluff. Personally, I think my ending to the chapter sucked, but it was the best I could think of. Oh, and I'm also starting a new story that I've had in my head for a while now and have finally written it down.
To Save A Kingdom
Aly, AJ, and Ellie (no, their names didn't come out like the singers' names on purpose. They're short for their real names which you'll learn later in the story) are three best friends that are practically sisters. But when a young warrior named Gaara seeks them out to help save his kingdom from invading demons, their world will be turned upside down. They'll meet many new people including more warriors named Sasuke, Neji, Kiba, Naruto, Shino, and Shikamaru. They'll even meet enchantresses named Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, and Ino. But even though their powers are some of the strongest in the kingdom, will it be enough to defeat the demons and whoever the mastermind is behind this whole uprising? Or will their sisterhood be lost along with the lives of the warriors and enchantresses that go along with them? Pairings will be: sasusaku, nejiten, hinanaru, inoshika, gaaraoc, kibaoc, and maybe shinooc Plz read!
Now, on with the story!
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The day was doomed to be a bad one from the start. First, the sky was a dark grey and looked like it was going to start pouring rain any second. Second, Sakura was running late, again.
Said girl was running down the street, her pink and black messenger bag hitting her leg repeatedly. 'If Sasuke almost hits me again today, I swear I'll rip his body to pieces.' The image of Sasuke being ripped into little pieces cheered Sakura up slightly.
But if Sakura had been in a better mood that day, things may have turned out differently.
Luckily for Sasuke, he had been running ahead of Sakura that morning. As she walked onto the school grounds, she noticed Leonie sitting slightly apart from the others.
"Hey, guys!" Sakura called out as she walked over. All of them yelled back, "Hey, Sakura!" All of them, that is, except Leonie. She just muttered a quick hello and returned to the thoughts Sakura couldn't even begin to imagine.
"What's with Leonie?" Sakura asked quietly. "I don't know, it probably has something to do with Rebecca since she isn't here today," Tenten whispered back. Sakura looked up in surprise, just now noticing her missing friend.
"Hey, Leonie, where's Rebecca?" Sakura asked the quiet girl, ignoring Ino who was frantically signaling for Sakura to not ask. Leonie sighed. "Since you're her friends, I suppose you have a right to know. But you have to promise me not to whisper a single word of what I'm going to tell you."
Sakura could see the seriousness in Leonie's eyes as she nodded along with the others.
"Last night, something terrible happened. Rebecca went to the park after she got home to go think. But ten high school guys tried to rape her." Shock and outrage rippled through Sakura. "Th-that's terrible!" Hinata cried. Tenten cracked her knuckles as she imagined what she would like to do to those guys.
"That's not even the half of it," Leonie continued over the chaos her words had created. "One of the guys had hit her in the back of the head with a large rock. She started bleeding pretty badly from the head and would've died if someone hadn't helped her."
"Who was it?" Ino demanded. "I'm sorry, but I promised not to tell anyone who it was. If I told you, Rebecca and the guy would both be after me." Before anyone else could demand Leonie tell them more, the bell rang. "This conversation isn't over yet!" Ino yelled as the stampeding crowd of students dragged her away from Leonie.
The rest of the morning blurred together for Sakura. Lunch was a memorable occasion, however. (I always make things happen at lunch. shrugs Oh well, on with the story!) Sakura was sitting with her friends, waiting for them to finish eating. Ino talked nonstop about what had happened to Rebecca.
"Ino, will you just shut up!" Sakura snapped when they went outside. "Someone's in a bad mood," Sasuke commented from behind Sakura. "Go away cockatoo hair," Sakura snapped again. "Well, you'll want to hear what I have to say. It's about the dates," he responded coolly.
Sakura immediately shut up.
"We got tickets to a STAIND concert…" (I have no clue what this band is. I just asked my friend for a random band and this is the one she gave me.) Sasuke's explanation was cut short by excited squealing.
"How is this a punishment?" Leonie demanded. Sasuke smirked. "You have to stay with your date the entire night." "WHAT?!" Ino screeched. "Hey, where's Emo Girl?" Sasuke finally noticed that Rebecca wasn't there.
Sakura had finally had enough. Stalking over to where Sasuke stood smirking, she punched him straight in the face. Shock crossed Sasuke's face as he stumbled back. "I hate your stupid arrogant attitude. I hate how you think you know everything and that you're the best. You're nothing but a stuck up bastard," Sakura hissed.
Sasuke finally recovered from the earlier surprise. "So you want to fight?" Sasuke said, everything about him like ice. Sakura just smirked and aimed another fist at his head. He blocked it easily and hit Sakura in the stomach. Before Sakura could retaliate, Kakashi appeared out of nowhere. "Both of you, principal's office, now," he said in a dangerous tone that left no room for argument. Sakura stormed off with Sasuke following behind.
In Tsunade's Office
"…and I can't believe you two would do this. Sakura, you've only been here a week, and you're already getting in trouble. I'm very disappointed in both of you. It's detention for you two after school. You'll clean the roof of all the graffiti. No going home until every last drop of paint is gone."
"But it's supposed to rain this afternoon," Sakura protested. "Then finish faster."
Sasuke sat through the entire meeting scowling. As they walked down the halls after being dismissed from Tsunade's office, Sakura suddenly turned around and pointed a finger at Sasuke. "This is NOT over. I will get back at you in some way." Then she stalked off to art class.
"Are you in serious trouble?" Leonie asked as Sakura stormed into the classroom and handed the teacher her pass. "I'm stuck in freaking detention with the asshole Sasuke until we clean off all the paint on the roof," Sakura snapped as she grabbed a pencil and started drawing.
Leonie winced. "That's going to take you a long time." Sakura growled in annoyance. "You're not helping."
All the clocks seemed to move at an accelerated pace. It was almost as if fate wanted Sakura to be in misery as soon as possible. All too soon, the final bell rang for the end of school. Students stampeded out the doors, except for Sakura, who dragged her feet all the way to the janitor's office where she was supposed to report in.
"You're one of the students who're supposed to clean the roof?" the head janitor asked, looking skeptically at Sakura's bright pink hair. Her eyes narrowed at the implication she was weak. "I can work just as hard as anyone else." "If you say so. Put on the gloves and start mixing water with bleach. That stuff's really strong, so be careful."
Sakura grabbed the green hose and put it into the giant twenty gallon bucket. Turning the metal knob to start the water, Sakura searched for the bleach, all the while wondering where Sasuke was.
Twenty minutes after school had been let out, Sasuke ambled in. A pair of rubber gloves hit him in the face. "Put these on and help me carry the bucket up to the roof," Sakura instructed. "Who made you in charge?" Sasuke glared. "The head janitor since I got here on time, unlike some people," Sakura responded smugly. Sasuke didn't argue, but he grumbled the entire way up to the rooftop.
For a time, the only sound was of the sponges scrubbing against the roof.
Sounds of rumbling thunder increased as the hour passed. Then suddenly, with a huge crack, a bolt of lightning tore across the sky. Black, angry clouds boiled up, giving the scene a nightmare-like quality. Another resounding crack and another bolt of lightning shot across the sky.
Sakura froze and started trembling uncontrollably. "Don't tell me you're afraid of little storms," Sasuke teased. Sakura just sat there, wide-eyed with terror, horrible memories of her past ripping through her mind. Genuinely concerned now, Sasuke crawled over to where Sakura was.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Gently shaking her shoulder, Sasuke repeated the question when she didn't respond.
Just then, there was another huge crack of thunder, and a lightning bolt lit up the darkened sky. Sakura screamed and clutched Sasuke's shirt, sobbing, as it started pouring rain. Hesitantly, Sasuke put his arms around the sobbing and terrified girl. She started muttering the word no over and over, louder and louder, until she was screaming. "NO! Mother, Father!"
In a fit of hysteria, Sakura pushed Sasuke away and started running.
"Sakura, no! You're running straight at the edge!" Sasuke yelled, sprinting after her. Too late, the sight of the edge of the roof penetrated Sakura's crazed mind. She tried to stop, but the roof was slick with rain, and she skidded over the edge.
Sasuke's hand gripped hers just in time. A fraction of a second later and she would've been too far to reach. "Hold on, Sakura! I'll pull you up!" Sasuke called. Not one of his words penetrated Sakura's sheer terror. She wouldn't ever admit it, but Sakura was terrified of heights. Now, she was dangling fifty feet in the air in the middle of a storm. It was all her worst fears in one moment.
But then she was slowly being pulled up by Sasuke until her feet were on solid ground.
"Are you okay?" Sasuke asked worriedly. Suddenly, Sakura hugged him tightly. "I was so scared," she admitted, trembling uncontrollably again. At first Sasuke stiffened at the contact, but her gave in and put his arms around her.
"Why are you so terrified of storms?" he murmured into Sakura's silky hair. Sakura sighed. "The night my parents were murdered was a stormy night like this. And the note that was left on my mother's body said that the killer would return for me on a day exactly like the one my parents died on." And then she started to sob. "My parents were kind, honest people. They didn't deserve to die like that. And next to them, written in their own blood, were the words: Die, scamming frauds!"
At that point, Sakura lost all semblance of control.
They stood in the pouring rain for what seemed like hours, Sakura sobbing into Sasuke's shirt. As the storm subsided, so did Sakura's tears. "Are you okay?" Sasuke asked yet again. Drawing in a shaky breath, Sakura replied, "I think so. Just the thought of that night is more than I can take."
"Then don't think about it," Sasuke murmured as he ran his fingers through her silky pink locks. Sakura just snuggled up to him. For the first time in a long time, Sakura felt peaceful and safe. The moment was perfect, and Sakura would have stayed there forever if not for the chilly wind that started blowing. She started shivering, finally noticing how drenched their clothes were.
"S-Sasuke, I'm c-cold," Sakura chattered. Opening his eyes and lifting his head from where it had been resting on top of Sakura's, Sasuke noticed the paint was gone. "Lucky for us. The rain washed all the paint off. Let's go back to the janitor's office and look for blankets."
Sasuke's POV
Shivering the entire way, Sakura walked ahead while I carried the bucket. Trying desperately not to stare at the way Sakura's wet clothes clung to every curve, I stared at the water sloshing around in the bucket. But then my gaze would inevitably always wander up to Sakura again until I mentally slapped myself.
I'm not like those perverts who always stared at girls!
But her body's so hot…No! I have to remain strong in this time of temptation!
But look at the way her wet hair shone and her hips swayed when she walked…Damn it, I have to stop thinking like this!
Normal POV
Sakura could feel Sasuke's gaze on her as they walked back to the janitor's office. Oblivious to his inner struggle, Sakura turned around. "Sasuke will you qu-"
The rest of her sentence was cut off as Sasuke crushed his lips on hers. Her widened jade eyes met his onyx eyes. She saw love, not lust. Slowly, her eyes fluttered shut, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. His arms snaked around her waist and pulled her as close as possible.
At last, they broke apart, panting. "What was that for?" Sakura demanded. "I finally noticed how beautiful you are," Sasuke replied huskily. Shocked silence met his statement. And then Sakura fainted. Since his arms were still around her waist, Sakura was in no danger of hitting the floor.
Sasuke lifted her bridal style and carried her the rest of the way to the office, bucket lying abandoned on the floor.
A blanket was sitting on the couch already, so Sasuke sat down and laid Sakura's head in his lap. The couch was made of a silky material that was very soft. He could feel his eyelids drifting shut. 'I'll just sleep a few minutes,' he thought as he lay down next to Sakura and pulled the blanket over both of them.
Next thing Sasuke realized was the janitor was shaking him awake. Blinking blearily, Sasuke just stared blankly at the janitor, not one word registering in his sleep-deprived mind. He didn't remember exactly how, but Sakura was asleep in the back seat of his car as he drove her home. But she woke up in time to get out of the car. And somehow Sasuke made it back to his house without causing an accident and collapsed into his bed.
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Heck yes, I finally updated! I am seriously sorry that it took me this long to update. I always have the chapters written ahead of time. It's just the actual typing it up that's the issue. I get sidetracked from what I got on to do and end up watching Bleach or something else like that.
Also, people, if you don't review, I'll think that you don't like my story and I won't bother updating if you people don't like my story. So please, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!