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Guest-Anyone will be angry if they were in his position.
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Sakura stood impaled on her feet as she stared at one Sasuke Uchiha who was currently sitting in her apartment like he owned the goddamned place. Her mouth hung open as she involuntarily dropped her handbag on the ground.
"Welcome home Sakura."
His words were laced with malice as he looked at her with animosity. Neither one of them moved from their positions as their eyes were engaged in a secret battle of its own. Sakura took a deep breath as she tried to calm the volcano inside her that was waiting to erupt. All the words left unsaid these past years were begging to be released.
No more running away now. It's the time to have a one on one talk.
Sakura clenched her fist as she pointed an accusing finger in his direction.
"How Dare You Break Into MY House?"
She tried to muster as much disgust as possible in her words as she spat at him. Sasuke kept a deadly cool façade as he got up and took a couple of steps towards her.
"I have a daughter."
He asked more like stated as his face remained emotionless but Sakura knew otherwise. She didn't have any time or patience to play his little games as she chose to ignore his words before hissing once again.
"I could fucking get you arrested for breaking into my house Uchiha."
His lips twisted into a mocking smile as he folded his arms over his chest in an intimidating manner.
"Really? Now Haruno! Go ahead."
She wanted to wipe that smug look from his face as tried to belittle her. Oh she knew alright that Uchihas were a big name in the country and police wouldn't dare lay a hand on them. Damn the corrupt system! She knew that she couldn't match their social status but she wasn't the one to get scared by the likes of Sasuke. She would have to beat him using his own methods. Fire against Fire.
"Really Uchiha? How LOW can you go? People like you think that you are above everyone just because you have the MONEY! Daddy's little spoiled boy who gets everything served on a gold platter. I see you haven't changed at all."
"And you are still an annoying Bitch. Actually you are worse than before."
Sakura took a giant step towards him as she snarled furiously.
"FUCK OFF ASSHOLE BEFORE I SMACK THAT UGLY FACE OF YOURS!"
Sakura have learned judo for five years in her school days and she was more than capable of doing bodily harm on anyone. Although deep inside, she knew that Sasuke was much stronger than her but she won't give up without trying. He didn't pay attention to her threats as he grabbed her shoulder roughly before yanking her towards him. She moved her free hand to punch him as he ducked before grabbing it too and holding them under his firm grip. Sakura turned her leg to swipe him off his feet before he countered her with his strong thighs. Sasuke lost his footing in doing so and tumbled on the floor, taking her with him. Sakura winced as she felt the hard marble floor beneath her and looked up to find Sasuke hovering over her. He still had a tight grip over her hands and her legs were in a deadlock position under him. Dammit!
"LET ME GO JERK!"
"NO! I NEED SOME ANSWERS FIRST."
She tried to wrestle with him but it was of no use as her body was already fatigued from work and Sasuke was much stronger than her. Damn male testosterone!
"I have a daughter."
He repeated his previous statement again as she resisted the urge to snort at him. Who did he think he was to come barging into her apartment and her life after all these years and trying to claim her daughter.
"No. I have a daughter. You were merely a sperm donor!"
She snarled lowly at him as his eyes turned dark at her words. Sakura tried to look away but he forced her chin to make her look at him. She was going to pay for what she did to him. All these years! He missed five years of his daughter's life because of her. There was a hell to pay for that.
"I am going to fight for the custody of my daughter. Do you hear me Haruno? I am going to take my daughter back with me."
She was horrified by his declaration as her eyes became frantic. His face showed no signs of mercy as he gave a hollow chuckle to her.
"You are right Sakura. I am the type of asshole who would go to any extent to take what's mine! I am getting my daughter back."
Sakura could feel herself reaching her breaking point as she glared daggers at him. This was the last straw for her. She slammed her head over his in a quick motion as he jerked back and she chose the opportunity to break free of his hold. Sasuke clutched his head which was throbbing badly as he looked up at the vixen that was standing now. He narrowed his eyes at her as he too got up. Before he had a chance to react, Sakura slapped him hard on his face as he tumbled a little.
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT? SHE IS MINE! I WAS THE ONE WHO KEPT HER IN UTERUS FOR NINE MONTHS. I WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE HER BIRTH! I SPENT SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TAKING CARE OF HER WHEN SHE WAS ILL. SHE IS MY LIFE! I WON'T LET ANYONE TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! BRING YOUR BEST LAWYERS TO THE COURT SASUKE! NO ONE CAN TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME."
She was shaking with fury now as she kept her hand over her racing heart. Sasuke seemed unaffected though as it only served as adding fuel to the fire. She was turning everything around and making him the culprit while actually it was her who was at the fault.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT HER? IT WASN'T MY FAULT THAT YOU KEPT HER A SECRET FROM ME. SHE IS AS MUCH MY DAUGHTER AS SHE IS YOURS!"
Sakura gave him an incredulous expression as she shook her head. She backed away and slumped on the couch as she gave a mirthless laugh. Sasuke could feel his blood boiling at this point as he punched hard on the wall. He was sure that if things went on like this, he would end up killing someone. And that someone was still not taking things seriously as she kept laughing.
"I didn't tell you."
Her laughter had submerged now as her voice was full of grave.
"I called you the very next day after I found out I was pregnant. It was you who told me to fuck off through your little girlfriend."
She had no more energy left to scream as she spoke slowly but loud enough for Sasuke to listen as he turned his face from the wall.
"What are you talking about?"
He appeared confused as Sakura turned her burning eyes in his direction. She gritted her teeth as she spoke once again.
"Don't act so ignorant Sasuke. When I called you, a girl picked up and I asked her to give the phone to you. But you know what you said? You asked me to fuck off. "
"Sakura what…."
"Don't. Don't interrupt me. You want answers right, I am giving them to you."
She raised her finger to shush him as she broke the eye contact with him and stared in front. Those were one of the hardest days of her life but she won't appear weak in front of him. She wasn't the old Sakura anymore. She wasn't in love with him now.
"I was hurt but I never wanted to keep the truth away from you. That's why I called you again. A couple of times in fact. But every time I did, I was redirected to your assistant and he firmly stated that you specifically asked him to never let a Sakura Haruno through. I even told him I was pregnant. But you know what he said. He called me a gold digging slut who was only after your money."
Sakura tried to hold back her tears but reminiscing the harsh memory made them fall freely from her eyes. She covered her face with her palm as she sobbed in it. It couldn't be helped. She was sick of everything. She didn't want to listen to anymore harsh words from Sasuke now. She was done with it. She took deep breaths to calm her raging nerves and wiped the tears from her eyes.
A thick silence settled over the room as both the occupants didn't speak another word. Sakura was surprised by any lack of response from Sasuke as she slightly turned her head to look at him. He was frozen on his spot as his eyes held a faraway look in his eyes. She didn't want to know what he was thinking as she got up and slowly tip toed towards him.
"I hope you have got all your answers now Mr. Uchiha. Now can you please leave my apartment? I have to sleep."
Her voice snapped him out of his reverie and he glanced at her. His eyes held an unspeakable emotion as he blinked.
"When?"
She frowned in confusion as he turned himself to face her fully.
"When did you call?"
Sakura wanted to give him another one of her harsh reply but something in his voice made her think twice as she did a quick calculation of the time.
"I found out almost six weeks after you left. I was almost three months along then. It was late September when I called you."
She rubbed her shoulders in a comforting manner as she watched Sasuke who seemed to be fighting an inner battle at that time. She sighed with drowsiness as she shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay then. I am going to sleep in my room. I hope you can see yourself out without my help."
She had barely taken a step when his hand caught her wrist. Unlike before it wasn't a rough grip as she stared at him with annoyance. Sasuke was still not looking at her as he mumbled.
"I never got your call."
Sakura rolled her eyes as she didn't want to get into a fresh round of argument with him now.
"Sure Sasuke."
She said sarcastically as he faced her now and moved closer to her. He closed his eyes momentarily as she bit her lip.
"I never got a call from you. It wasn't me who told you to fuck off. I…"
"It was your voice."
Sakura hissed and removed her hand from his hold before rubbing it against her jeans disgustingly. If he noticed it, he didn't say anything as his dark eyes bore into her light ones.
"No Sakura. I. Never. Got. A. Call. From. You."
He took a deep breath before continuing.
"There was a lot going on there. I barely got any time to sleep much less take a call. I gave my office number to everyone and they have to go through my PA to..."
He paused as a light bulb went on in his head. He only ever got calls from Naruto back then. It was six months later that he got his own personal number. His secretary informed him about every single call he got but he never mentioned Sakura. Sasuke had to be sure now.
"Sakura. I want the number with which you called me."
"Really? It's six years too late to be asking that, don't you think?"
"Sakura. It's really important."
She was reluctant to deny him but she knew that it would only lead to more drama and even more debate between them and she was in no mood to deal with it. She gave him a suspecting look as she grabbed her phone from the purse and searched for her old number. She opened it and shoved the screen in Sasuke's face as he typed furiously in his phone and dialled a number.
For the next thirty minutes she listened as he talked, yelled and muttered profanities at god knows who and leaned on the wall silently. She didn't want to believe him. How could that be possible that someone would try to keep her away from him? Sasuke must be lying. Yes. That's it. She spared a glance in his direction and noticed his tense body language. His eyes had dark circles and his face held the tell tales signs of wounds. She was sure that it wasn't her handiwork. Did he get into a fight with Naruto? Her blonde friend was the only one who could do any kind of bodily harm to Sasuke.
Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he fisted his hairs harshly. Sakura never wanted to believe him. But if she remembered from the past, Sasuke wasn't the kind of person who lied. He always spoke whatever was on his mind no matter how harsh his words were. What if he was speaking the truth? She didn't want to think about it as he hung up the call and his shoulders slumped ever so slightly. She waited for him to speak.
"There were people who took care of my business. They didn't want a distraction in my way of becoming CEO. Apparently my pregnant ex-girlfriend was one. They never gave your calls to me and told you that I wanted to do nothing with you. My voice you heard was a hoax too. "
Sakura gaped as she removed herself from the wall. This wasn't right. All these years she spend hating him were a figment of lies. Things weren't supposed to turn this way.
"What do you mean?"
"It was my PA Kabuto and company's shareholder Orochimaru. Uchiha corps was on verge of bankruptcy then and without me, they would have lost millions of money. They knew that if I learned about your condition I would have flown back to Japan Sakura."
Sakura ignored the tingling sensation which crept into her heart at his last line. Was he capable of doing that?
"I can't believe that I missed out my daughter's birth because of those scums."
He said more to himself than her as he growled at the dire circumstances. The atmosphere grew heavy as both of them were lost in thoughts of their own. Only one question lingered through their mind. What now?
"I want to be a part of my daughter's life Sakura."
It was unexpectedly Sasuke who broke the silence as he spoke in a heavy voice. He looked hopefully at Sakura who licked her lips and massaged her forehead. It was too much to take for her. Their situation was still too complicated. She still hated him. But should Sarada suffer the consequences of her parents toxic relationship? Didn't she deserve both of their love? Wasn't this what Sarada wanted?
"Tomorrow. Come back here in the evening. She will be there."
As she watched Sasuke nod slightly to her and a ghost of smile appear on his face before he disappeared from her apartment, she wondered if it was the right thing to do? What happened between her and Sasuke was in the past but their daughter was the present. And she was more than willing to make sacrifice for the sake of her daughter's happiness.
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This chapter was really tough to write as I kept writing and erasing it again and again. I had no idea how it turned out in the end though. I didn't use first person POV here as I wanted to show both of their emotions at once.
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~Sora