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Song of the day- Float on by Modest Mouse
I own nothing but the plot.
Sasuke pulled up to Sakura's driveway before putting it into break and pulling the key out of the ignition. They sat there for a moment of silence, staring out of the windshield. Sighing quietly, Sasuke turned to look at Sakura.
"Uh…Sakura. I'm sorry about him back there."
Confused, she turned to him with wide eyes and a scrunched brow. "What do mean?" She asked, a smile forming on her lips. "He's nice, you have nothing to apologize for."
Sitting back stiffly in the seat, Sasuke resumed looking out of the window blankly. "Yea…sure." He mumbled. "…Just, if you see him again…stay away, okay?"
Sakura giggled quietly, pushing her bangs away from her face and pulled them behind her ear. "Look, Sasuke, siblings can get on your nerves. I should know, I have a brother of my own. It's their job, but it doesn't mean they are bad people that should be avoided." She finished, chuckling into her hand once again.
"Just…" Rolling his eyes, he sighed once more. "Never mind, I guess." He turned his head to look at her, as she smiled at him, grabbing her things off the floor. "Damn…she better stay away from Itachi…he will ruin the whole plan."
"Hey Sasuke, where are you…and who might this be?" A deep voice rang through out the room, first questioning, and then dissolving into seductive. Sasuke's breath hitched, as he attempted to keep his eye from twitching in annoyance.
Turning around they came face to face with a fairly tall male. His black hair was kept back in a low tail at the nape of his neck, and his even darker eyes were piercing.
Sakura's eyes glanced over at Sasuke, wondering if he was about to introduce her, or if she would have to do it herself. A little surprised, she saw him glaring slightly at the older looking male, while the newcomer never even sparred Sasuke a glance, keeping his eyes glued to Sakura with a slight smirk adorning his handsome features.
Clearing her throat, she smiled politely and bowed down slightly. "Hello, my name is Sakura. Haruno Sakura." As she her back returned erect, she noticed that the taller man was suddenly many feet closer to her than before.
Looking slightly astonished at his closeness, Sakura's eyes widened as he reached down for her hand. Grasping it lightly in his own, he lifted it up, and left a ghost of a kiss on the back of her hand, never breaking the eye contact. Sakura admitted to herself that yes, it was corny, and was in almost in every sappy love romance movie, but it did make her cheeks redden and her heart flutter.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Sakura-chan. Sasuke must have told you about me, I am his elder brother, Itachi." He exclaimed, still holding her hand in his. As the name 'Sasuke' was spoken, Sakura guiltily remembered the boy's presence. Not even being given the chance to turn to the younger brother, Sasuke yanked Sakura's hand out of Itachi's.
"Actually, I never got to that…and I wasn't really planning on. What are you doing here anyways? I thought you left back to college yesterday after dinner." Sakura was about to chastise Sasuke for his rude tone, but held back. She didn't really want to get caught in family affairs.
"You obviously weren't paying attention last night, were you? Since I had schedule rearrangements, I ended up not having a class until four on Monday's. I decided just to stay home for the weekend."
"Why the hell did you have to go to a local college? I thought I would finally have gotten you out of my hair when high school ended for you." Sasuke started to usher Sakura out of the door, but she could hear Itachi's voice even though she exited the house.
"Don't be absurd Sasuke. Even though I am at college, you can never get rid of me." Smirking, Itachi leaned against the doorframe. "I am your beloved aniki after all."
Scowling, Sasuke grasped Sakura's forearm and dragged her over to his truck. Over her shoulder Sakura yelled awkwardly, "Uh, it was nice to meet you." "…I guess" she added silently to herself.
"Oh, it was a pleasure to meet your acquaintance as well Sakura-chan." He replied, handsome smirk in place.
Scurrying up into the passenger seat, surprisingly without the aid of Sasuke, Sakura buckled her seatbelt, just as Sasuke turned on the engine, and backed out of the driveway. She peeked out of the half open window and saw Itachi, still standing at the doorway, smirking.
"He is obviously attracted to Sakura…I have to keep them away from each other, or the whole plan will fail."
"…Hey, you okay?" Sakura asked, eyebrows furrowed in concern. "You were kind of spacey there."
Shaking his head lightly, Sasuke looked back over at her and smirked reassuringly. "Yea, I'm fine."
"Okay." Sakura smiled at him grabbing her sweatshirt and sliding awkwardly from her seat to her driveway as Sasuke suppressed a chuckle. "So I will see you Monday?"
"Actually," Sasuke suggested. "Shikamaru is planning to have a party tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised if you hear about it later from Ino. You want to go?"
"I have to take advantage of all situations I get with this girl." Sasuke thought grudgingly.
"Oh, um…" Sakura's eyes widened as she brought her index finger to her chin and looked down at her shoes in thought. "I might go, I will have to think it over though."
"Well give me a call if you want to go, I can give you a ride."
"Oh! You don't have to!" Sakura insisted. "I can just get Ino to bring me."
"Ino will probably be helping Shikamaru set up, and you don't know where he lives…and your car looks like it might try and kill you if you try and push it past thirty-five." He chuckled looking over at the car parked to the right of him.
"Hey, it may be old, but it has class. Okay…" She said reaching into her purse and pulling out an old receipt and a chewed blue pen. Handing it to him she told him to write his number down. Once receiving the two items back, she tore off an end that was not written on, and scribbled down her cell number. Handing it to him, she pocketed her pen and paper once again. "I will call you later I guess."
"Alright, see you later." He said as she closed the passenger door. He leaned his arms on the steering wheel and watched as she struggled with the key and lock for a moment, before entering the house. Sighing, he pulled the car into reverse and pulled out of the driveway.
"So are you planning on going to this party?" Akira said on the other line of the phone. Sakura could tell he was eating by his muffled voice.
"I don't know. Maybe not. It's just my first week here." She said, raiding through the cabinets looking for something to eat for herself, realizing it was around five already.
"Well didn't you go to a party, like, your first day there?"
"Yea, but that was before school had started. It's just my first week of school, and I already have a huge assignment for my Lit. class. The party is tonight, and I haven't even started my project yet." Pulling down a foam cup, from the cupboard, she headed over to her pots and filled one half way with water. "Guess its ramen tonight…again."
"You really should go out there and meet new people. Have some fun Sak, its your junior year in high school, and you act like your thirty-five." She could hear the suppressed chuckle in his voice and mimicked his with her own, filled with sarcasm.
"Very funny. Maybe your right though." She placed the pot on a burner, and flicked it on. Covering the top, she set the timer on for ten minutes.
"I know I am right…" There was a pause of silence as Sakura listened for any background noise. "Your friends really miss you, you know."
"Oh don't I know." Sakura sweat dropped. "I can't even count the text messages and phone calls I have gotten from those four." Sighing, she opened the container and pored its contents into the bubbling pot.
"Hey," She could hear the convincing tone in his voice and immediately raised an eyebrow. "You know, we were going to meet up for Thanksgiving in like two months, but you know my birthday is in three weeks…" He trailed off, as a smile slowly spread on her face.
"Yes, I will come back for a weekend. I wouldn't miss your twenty-first birthday for the world. My little boy is becoming a man." She said with fake pride as she pretended to start tearing up and sniffling.
"Ah, Sak, you're the best imooto a guy could ask for!" She heard him shout, followed by a large crash.
"…Onii-san…what was that?" Sakura asked in amusement, pulling the pot off the burner as the timer started to beep.
"Oh! Nothing Sakura." He started to chuckle nervously as she herd him mumble, "Daichi is not going to be happy about that…"
"Did you break something of your roommates again?" With a stern tone she asked. "I swear, how that boy is able to put up with you, I don't know."
"Hey! We have been friends since seventh grade, he should be used to it by now. I have to go though, talk to you later?"
"Always." Happily, Sakura poured some of the water from the pot out into the sink, watching as the steam rose.
"Love ya!" He shouted before hanging up. Sakura could barely make out his mumble afterwards of, "Now where is that damn super glue?"
Pulling the phone away from her ear, she pressed the end button, and smiled as she saw the back round of her phone. Her, Temari, Kankuro, Deidara, and Gaara at the park, playing on the swings and slide, large smiles stretched across all of their faces…well, except Gaara, but the smirk he adorned was close enough. A little confused, she noticed a small envelope in the corner of her phone. "Must have gotten it while I was on the phone…" She thought, clicking open her text messages. "I swear, if it is any of those four…they have such bad separation issues."
To her surprise, it wasn't any of them, but the name above the message read, "U. Sasuke". Setting the phone down for a moment, she pulled out a ceramic bowl, and lifted the cover off the pot, pouring the noodles and broth into the bowl. The smell of chicken and spices filled through the kitchen, as her mouth watered slightly.
Putting the dishes inside the sink, she picked up her phone once more. Scrolling down, she saw the text that was meant for her. "Hey u still want 2 go 2 the party? – Sasuke"
Mulling over it for a minute, she pulled out a pair of wooden chopsticks from a drawer and lifted a noodle to her moth, chewing it thoroughly. Setting the utensil back in the bowl, she flipped open her phone once again. "What time does it start? – Sakura"
It was only a moment before her phone buzzed in response. "7 but ppl wont start showing up till 8 – Sasuke"
Glancing over at the clock attached to her microwave she saw that it was just a little after five thirty. "Yea, I think I will go. Do you not mind picking me up still? – Sakura"
Slurping at the broth, quite unlady like at that, Sakura sighed as it warmed her stomach. The phone buzzed once again, louder this time as it was resting on her granite counter. "Not at all, c u round 8 – Sasuke"
Finishing up her noodles, Sakura went down through her contact list on her phone, stopping at "Y. Ino"
"Might as well let her know I am going." She thought, pressing the call button and bringing the phone up to her ear.
Okay, I was on vacation for a while, and I couldn't work on writing this (POO!), but I have finally finished this chapter. Now things will start to get interesting! I am pretty excited to write the next chapter, and I hope you feel the same way about reading it! Thank you so much! And sorry about the wait again (I am sure you are all sick of hearing that!) Reviews are appreciated! : )