Like a Star
04
A/N: This chapter was pretty hard to write. Damn. The ideas just stopped flowing. .
P/S: Alot of you had requested for Sakura to not go all fan-girl on him.
Disclaimer: You know what, sue me.
Whatever Naruto had just said had been blanked out, she was too pre-occupied with the view of the nights scenery; the flowers vibrant pink had turned to a deep pastel crimson, and the waters sparkled and reflected the moonlight. Seoul was just as beautiful at night as it was during the day, she thought.
'What?' Sakura was puzzled.
'He's right outside,' Naruto repeated, eyeing the entrance.
Sakura turned around and faced the glass door, expecting to see a young ordinary looking businessman to walk in and introduce himself to her as Onyx.
But no, what greeted her was an attractive looking boy, no older than nineteen. He walked inside with a black muscle-fitted shirt and worn out jeans, his hair was wildly styled and he was walking to their table.
'Sakura,' Naruto said which startled her.
'Meet, Onyx.'
Sasuke sat down at the corner of the table, emitting a disbelief gaze from Sakura.
'You are...' she started, but couldn't seem to find the right words to say.
'Onyx.' He offered his hand and shook hers. He grinned, 'Yes. Im Sasuke.'
Naruto looked at Sakura whose face was almost drained out of color and back to Sasuke, eyeing his casual appearance.
'Man, I thought you were gonna dress up?'
Sasuke lifted an eyebrow; he found the question a little bit offensive, 'Why would I do that?'
'Uhh...Geez I don't know, to avoid getting raped maybe?'
His dark eyes scanned around the empty cafe.
'I don't see any media here.'
Naruto's shoulders slumped forwards and he waved his hand to dismiss the conversation.
'Nevermind.'
Sasuke's attention was returned to Sakura's pale face.
'You okay?'
A few hours had passed ever since Sasuke's arrival. Sure Sakura was a little —okay maybe more than that— star-struck, but she managed to keep her cool and restrained herself from glomping him. She was still sane, mind you, and had the sense to realize that this guy was her friend instead of some pin-up poster model. Nevertheless, they had enjoyed themselves and Sakura was a little more than surprised to sense the comfort she felt being around the both of them.
The place had long been empty so they had done the waiters and waitresses a favor by leaving the place, it was already past midnight and Sakura was exhausted.
'Thanks for lunch Naruto!' Sakura said and smiled.
Naruto shook his head and his blonde hair shook wildly. 'Dont mention it, anytime.' He winked.
The sky was too dark to have any hint of hue in it, mostly just mixes of dark blues and black. The stars had long gathered to glitter a pathway in the darkness which was accompanied by the full broad moon. Sakura turned around to wave at both of them, saying she would just head back to the hotel—
'Are you sure you dont want anyone to walk you back?' Sasuke asked.
Sakura turned around and stopped mid-step.
'You guys go ahead, I'd take a cab home.' Naruto said and started walking away, leaving both Sakura and Sasuke alone.
While she looked around the empty area, she noticed dark sinister alleys and roads that were pitch black that you could hardly even see where it was going.
No doubt, it was definitely not a place for a tourist to walk alone.
Sakura smiled, 'I'll take up that offer.'
Sakura was surprised that Sasuke offered to start the conversation first.
'So, were you startled?'
She turned to look at him, confused.
'About me being Onyx, I mean.'
'Yeah, pretty much.' She laughed. 'Sort of, still am.'
Sasuke nodded and shoved his hands in his denim pocket.
It was Sakura's turn to say something; she despised awkward silences.
'So...'
'Yeah.'
Sakura didn't know what to say, so she said what came up first in mind.
'You look good.'
She mentally slapped herself in the head.
'I mean you know, in casuals and stuff—'
Sasuke eyed her weirdly and shrugged it off.
'Thanks.'
She laughed sheepishly and sighed. 'I'm sorry, I'm still not very used to it. It's the first time I've talked to you in person.'
'As Sasuke?' he asked. 'Or, as Onyx?'
It was quiet for a while when Sakura sunk deep in thought, leaving his question hanging.
'As Onyx.' She answered. 'I'm just so glad to have finally met you, you know?'
Sasuke smiled.
'Me too.'
As they entered the hotel, staffs and guests that were about to check in gasped and gawked at him, but he shrugged it all away, ignoring it like mere dust. For Sakura, however, felt very uncomfortable being gazed at so intently, she wondered how he was so used to it. I guess being famous had its pros and cons; you never really get your own space to breathe.
After the lips of the elevator had closed shut, she turned around to look at Sasuke whose gaze was fixed at a distance.
'Where are you staying currently?' she asked.
He turned to look at her and she noticed the faintest of red in his eyes.
'Around the area, the hotel across this one.'
She kept looking at the veins that popped red, 'You look tired.'
He laughed silently without humor.
'Aren't I always?'
The door opened and revealed an empty carpeted hallway.
Sasuke held his hand against it so it wouldnt close; she took it as an indication to step out first, he followed her after.
Sakura raised her eyebrow questioningly, 'Don't you wanna go back to your room?'
'After I make sure that you're safe in yours.'
She rolled her eyes, 'I'm not a kid you know, I can walk that much without being kidnapped.'
'You'd be surprised.'
Sakura let out a low growl and ignored the remark.
They both reached in front of her door and stood in silence.
'I guess I'll see you soon?' Sakura said, looking up at Sasuke. Damn he was tall.
He nodded and leaned in, bending slightly to hug Sakura's petite figure.
'Have a goodnight sleep.'
Her heart raced to the heavens as she returned his hug.
'You too.' she smiled.
After he walked away and waited for the elevator to open welcomingly to his presence, he turned to sneak a last quick glance of her.
'Hey, Sakura?' he called out.
She quickly turned around and saw him standing inside the elevator.
'Glad you came.' he said, and the door closed.
The next morning, while all the birds chirped happily outside and the atmosphere remained a modern fairytale, deep in the lair of a cheap motel room lived a witch; we liked to call her Karin.
So with her monstrous hair and smudged red lipstick, she rose from bed with yet another man she couldn't recall his name. The sight of the newly fresh made newspaper sat lifelessly on the centre of her coffee table.
A new fling? Or the real thing? that was the headline on the very front cover of the page. And there, framed perfectly in black was the picture of Sasuke and Sakura walking the empty streets of Seoul to the hotel.
'I've never seen her before.' She hissed with disgust, wiping another smear of lipstick from the corners of her mouth.
She looked outside her dusty window and saw crowds of screaming girls and cameras all over, and the sight of Sasuke walking down the streets with his manager.
Her lips curved to a crooked smile, grin, or whatever that ugly smirk across her face was.
'He's mine—' She sneered to herself, and took a thick black marker from her purse as she scrawled Sakura's face out.
'Bitch.'
A/N: Read/Review&Fave! -hands cookies- (P/S: Sorry for the short chapter :( )