Business Affairs
Some say that a drunk driving accident happens once every fifty minutes. Who would have guessed that at this one minute, out of all the other people in the world, two individuals would meet and slowly, their lives would become more and more intertwined.
Chapter Six ~ The Life Changing Decisions
A/N: I loved the reviews for last chapter, they were all so sweet! Thanks so much for them! Enjoy this chapter:) Hope it answers your questions, if not well ;]
Precap: "Yeah, fine. I won't even talk to her ever again. If she called this moment, I wouldn't even pick it up." Gaara said earning a small smile from his brother.
"That's the spirit..." Kankuro said, but continued to shake his head in disapproval. His brother was an idiot...
"Never...ever...ever." The redhead spoke as finished the last bits of his hazelnut iced coffee. Suddenly, Gaara's phone rang.
The phone read a number unfamiliar to Gaara. He picked up the phone. "Hello..."
"Gaara...it's Sakura...We need to talk..."
With Gaara...
"Uh...okay? Where or would you like to talk over via phone?" Gaara asked, breathing hard. He was barely able to speak, he was so nervous. What could the girl want to talk about with him? Was she going to slap him again or was she going to agree to his offer. The redhead hoped it was anything, but a slap. A slap...would hurt. When thinking of the slap, Gaara put his free hand on his cheek and rubbed on it.
"Starbucks." The rosette responded over the phone. Gaara rolled his eyes, there she went with being cold and harsh. And, from what Gaara could even remember, this pink headed girl didn't even say "Hello" or "Hi." She just went straight to his name, at least she said his name...
"Okay, when?" Gaara asked, of course he earned a quick response from Sakura.
"Five minutes, I'm on my way there..." Sakura spoke as Gaara's eyes grew wide, Sakura was coming soon and Kankuro was still sipping his coffee.
"Okay, I'll se-" Gaara said, but before he could say anything, the phone who hung up. Gaara sighed again, this was going to be one awkward conversation when they were face to face again. The redhead paused. "Damn...we are having coffee. What if she gets hot coffee...what if she picked Starbucks so she can throw her hot coffee on me. Damn it!"
"Kankuro. Leave." Gaara demanded as his brother looked up from his coffee back at his younger brother.
"What? Why?" Kankuro asked when raising his eyebrow, but continued to sip the hot drink.
"I...I...I have a business partner meeting me here. And, I don't want to be seen with you." Gaara commented as Kankuro looked offended.
"You do remember I got you out of jail, right? Not some hobo on the other side of the street..." Kankuro responded, Gaara shot his brother a glare.
"You do remember that there is no hobo on the other side of the street because you aren't there..." Gaara responded earning another glare from his older brother.
"Gaara, I'm going to sip my coffee as slow as I want and you can't stop me." Kankuro whined as Gaara sighed and got out of his seat.
"Fine. I'm going to the other side of Starbucks." Gaara announced as Kankuro shrugged and took another sip of the bitter drink.
On the other side of the coffee shop, Gaara dialed Kankuro's number on his phone. Kankuro picked up the phone, ignoring the fact to look at his Caller ID.
"Hello..." Kankuro greeted.
"Kankuro, this is Sasori. You need to get ready for your show. Your show is being rescheduled for later this afternoon. So you need to get ready. We have a new script for you..." Gaara said, but used a more manly face.
"Okay! I'll meet you at the usual spot, Sir. Though, I've got a question. Since when did your voice get so deep?" Kankuro asked as Gaara banged his head on the wall.
"Puberty, now get your ass over here." Gaara demanded before hanging up the phone. Just as Gaara thought would happen, Kankuro picked up his coffee and ran out the door. Gaara grinned as he took a seat at where he sat before.
A few moments later, a girl walked through the door. Her eyes were a light red color to express that she was crying on the way to the shop The tears that were slowly going down her cheek were still there, so it was obvious she was crying.
Gaara recognized the girl only by her pink hair, it was Sakura. Sakura sighed as walked into the coffee shop. The aroma of coffee beans filled through her nostrils, the smell of coffee was a favorite smell of Sakura's.
While Sakura was smelling the air, a certain redhead appeared in front of her. "Oh, you came on time. Are you drunk?"
"Just as I expected a snide remark. Anyways, no I'm not drunk. Want to smell my mouth?" Gaara replied, attempting to make a snide remark.
"The only way I can tell is if you get on the wheel, but I wouldn't dare to tell you to do that otherwise you may kill other babies. You know babies that haven't even come out of their mother's womb yet." Sakura shot back, she was angry, super angry. The rosette could have sworn she saw Gaara shudder for a second. At least he could tell that she was angry.
"Want some coffee?" Gaara asked, ignoring her previous statement. If it had been anybody else, he could have said something much much worse. Though he decided not to and kept his mouth shut.
"I can do it myself. You've done enough..." She grumbled while walking towards the cashier.
"Can I get the Cinnamon Dolce Crème Frappuccino?" Sakura asked the cashier, who nodded. The cashier looked to Gaara, who bit his lip to decide.
"I'll just take the Caffè Misto." Gaara told the cashier who nodded again. "Anything else?"
Gaara and Sakura shook their heads. "That'll be $7.98" The cashier said as the two got out their money.
"I'll pay.." Gaara said as Sakura shook her head. "You may be made of money, but I have money too...I'll pay."
"I definitely said I'd pay first. So I'll be paying." Gaara spoke, but Sakura once again, shook her head. "I thought of the idea of Starbucks. So, I'm paying."
"I was here first. Actually, I've been here." Gaara replied. Sakura rolled her eyes as she sighed. "I'm paying."
"No I am." Gaara said.
"No! I am!"
"NO! I'm paying!"
"No way! I am!"
"Guys! Guys! Calm down. Why don't you pay for each others?" The cashier suggested, the bickering two nodded and did as the cashier suggested. One of the employees grinned when seeing Gaara.
"Getting more coffee? Hazelnut again?" The employee stated, Sakura gave Gaara look. Gaara glared at the employee, who ran away laughing.
After getting the coffee, Sakura and Gaara sat down.
"What did you want to talk about?" Gaara asked as Sakura took a sip of her drink. The drink was delightful, the strong smell of the cinnamon which made a warm feeling her body. Then, the creamy taste from the whip cream that had been layered on top of the ice cold drink.
"I have my decision..." Sakura answered, Gaara took notice on how she got a cold drink. At least he wouldn't be getting burned. But, the thought of her pouring ice cold coffee down his shirt was not pleasant.
Sakura fiddled with the straw on her drink as Gaara took a sip of his coffee. The milky beverage found it's way into Gaara's like spot. The only reason he got hot coffee was just in case Sakura threw hot coffee at him. He'd be able to throw it at her.
"Well, what is it?" Gaara asked, feeling the awkwardness grow between the two.
Sakura took a long sip from her beverage, it was her way of giving herself time so she can rethink her decision otherwise she may regret it for life. Gaara tapped his fingers as he placed his hand on the handle of the coffee mug provided to him. The strong taste felt relaxed with the frothy steamed milk. This type of coffee was one that he could drink on a cold winter night when there was no electricity and he was sitting in a cabin, possibly with a book in his hands near a fire. That would be perfect.
"My decision is that I'm..." Sakura said, but was interrupted by a vibration on her phone. The call...it was from Sasuke. This was the second time he had called, she had to pick up the phone otherwise he'll get more worried.
"I'll call him back in a second..."
"My decision is that I'm..."
At the Hospital...
It was the next morning and Sakura had woken up on her bed. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, she forgot she was in the hospital. Last night, all she could remember was that she was kicking and screaming in her sleep since she was upset over the loss of her baby.
Tsunade and Shizune had to check in multiple times to make sure Sakura didn't do anything hasty such as kill herself or anything like that.
The emerald orbs looked around the room, everything was scattered around. Suddenly, the door opened. It was Tsunade, the female walked towards the rosette with a small smile.
"How are you feeling, darling?"
"I could be better...if I had baby." Sakura grumbled, she was unsure if Tsunade heard her or not. But, Sakura replied again, this time louder. "A little better."
"Well, you can be discharged today. We have your discharge papers, of course if you want to leave today. You can leave-" Tsunade spoke, but was unknowingly interrupted by Sakura.
"M-may I leave today? I have a lot of things to explain to the father..." Sakura responded as Tsunade nodded, understanding the situation. Tsunade gave Sakura the required papers and Sakura filled them quickly. She handed them back to Tsunade, who nodded and left the room. Though, the blonde woman would return shortly.
Next to Sakura, on the table was the card. Gaara's card. She still had it and the thought of Gaara in jail went through her head. "I..." Before Sakura could think or say anything, her phone buzzed. The Caller ID stated 'Sasuke'. Sakura groaned as she thought of what action she should do next. Should she pick it up or not? If she picked it up, she would have to go through a series of questions. And, frankly, she didn't even know what to say about the baby. Should she lie and tell him the baby is alright? Then somehow find time later to say "Oh hey, Sasuke. Our baby died. I didn't say anything because I didn't want you to become emotionally angry. So, I figured now is a better time. You know?" Sakura rolled her eyes and decided to ignore the call. Though, she didn't press anything otherwise Sasuke would she is ignoring his calls.
Tsunade returned and told Sakura she could go.
"You told my boyfriend about the accident, right?" Sakura asked as Tsunade nodded.
"Also, do you have any idea on whether the man who was part of the accident...if he is out of jail or not?" Sakura questioned as Tsunade shook her head.
"Well his brother is in town according to records. So, he should be bailed out soon hopefully. I know by law, he has to stay in jail for one night." Tsunade explained as Sakura nodded. So, he may have been out of jail, by now.
Sakura had some serious business to talk about with this bastard. Sakura gathered her belongings and left the hospital. She had an appointment with both Kurenai and Tsunade in two days, so she would be returning to the hospital soon. At the moment, Sakura needed to worry about how she was going to meet up with Gaara. Where? And, how was she going to get there?
"Oh...I wish there is a taxi outside." The girl muttered, just as Sakura did not want to happen. A taxi was no where in sight. Sakura sighed as she began walking, suddenly a car stopped in front of her. It read the words "TAXI"
"Dream come true..." Sakura muttered as she got into the taxi. That was when she began calling Gaara. "Starbucks." The rosette told the driver who began driving to the destination.
Finally after a few moments Gaara picked up the phone. "Hello..." He said.
"Gaara...it's Sakura...We need to talk..." Sakura abruptly said.
"Uh...okay? Where or would you like to talk over via phone?" Gaara asked, Sakura could hear hard breathes over the phone. She rolled her eyes and answered the question.
"Starbucks." The rosette responded over the phone.
"Okay, when?" Gaara questioned.
"Five minutes, I'm on my way there..." Sakura spoke as she looked at where she was. Damn right she was, she was only five minutes till she reached the coffee shop.
"Okay, I'll se-" Gaara had been speaking, but Sakura didn't want to hear his voice anymore. She hung up the phone and sat in the car, sighing. She finally decided what to do, but what is the right thing to do? It would kill him...kill him so much.
Finally, the rosette reached the Starbucks. She had been crying in the car because she would be killing him. And, she didn't ever want to disappoint him. Disappointing him would be the last thing to ever happen. He'd say she was careless...
After a steamy dissing contest between Gaara and Sakura when Sakura walked in, the two ordered their drinks. Of course, there was another argument, but with the helpful cashier, everything was resolved.
When sitting down, Sakura decided it was time.
"What did you want to talk about?" Gaara asked as Sakura took a sip of her drink. The drink was delightful, the strong smell of the cinnamon which made a warm feeling her body. Then, the creamy taste from the whip cream that had been layered on top of the ice cold drink.
"I have my decision..." Sakura answered, or she thought she did. She didn't know, she was panicking..
Sakura fiddled with the straw on her drink as Gaara took a sip of his coffee. "Well, what is it?" Gaara asked,. Sakura figured he asked only because there was awkwardness which was true. Till Sakura answered, there would be lots and lots of awkwardness.
Sakura took a long sip from her beverage, it was her way of giving herself time so she can rethink her decision otherwise she may regret it for life. Gaara tapped his fingers as he placed his hand on the handle of the coffee mug provided to him.
"My decision is that I'll..." Sakura said, but was interrupted by a vibration on her phone. The call...it was from Sasuke. This was the second time he had called, she had to pick up the phone otherwise he'll get more worried.
"I'll call him back in a second..."
Sakura took one long sip of her beverage before continuing with her incomplete statement. It was going to take a lot of guts to say the following:
"My decision is that I'm...ready to have the child with you."
A/N: SURPRISED? (: I hope so, hehe! Sorry, I dragged on the chapter by adding Sakura's side. I didn't want to end the chapter so shortly, I mean after news like THAT! I don't think so. :D
Anyways, what did you think of the twist? What will Sasuke have to say about this if Sakura picks up the phone? Speaking of which...is she? Is Gaara ready to have this child?
And, most importantly...will Kankuro realize his younger brother tricked? Ooo! And, something more important is that is...what is Kankuro thinking when he reaches his usual spot? Wherever that is...
Haha, Well I hoped you liked the chapter. I decided to do some shoutouts instead of actually saying your name, I'm going to reply to your review because as you may have noticed this time around I did not get the chance to reply to your review.
Cindy Medeiros - Well, now you know! What did you think of the surprise/twist? (:
Gummybear – I'm glad you liked the chapter. What did you feel about my little surprise there? Ooo...good question about when Sasuke is coming in play again? Let's hope soon I mean...Sakura is about to be a very very naughty girl! Cheating on him...D:
Joele – I don't know whether I bored you last chapter, if I did...I am so sorry! Though, I'll keep your advice on the updating and all in mind. I don't think I'll be updating this chapter for sometime because one.) I'm busy and two.) I'm going to need think of what else happens!
King of Thieves – Thank you very much! :D
Neobardock7621 – YOU! :) Thanks so much your review! I hope your questions got answered and if they didn't get answered in this one...well, in future ones they will be...or will they? ;D Thank you for the chapter title! I will go change that as soon as I post it! Thanks, dude! :D Also, I forgot if I responded to your message or not. If I didn't, well I'm extremely glad you liked and laughed at Kakashi and Asuma's part! I will admit their part was fun to write, a chuckle escaped my mouth a lot during that time. (:
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