A/N: Here's a new chapter! Luckily I updated faster then the last chapter!
"Text": Talking
'Text': thinking
Text: Song lyrics
Text: Inner Sakura
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I do not own the song "Say Okay" by Vanessa Anne Hudgens. I just own Chiyo, Meg, Nicole, this plot, and some other things that aren't really worth saying.
Chapter 13: Say Okay
"So Ten-Ten's okay?" Sakura asked hopefully to the phone.
"Yeah, she has a few broken stuff but the nurse and doctor said she'll be okay," Hinata's voice said through the phone.
Sakura gave a cheer as she leaned against the hallway wall. Even though it was early in the morning and Sakura was as sleepy as heck, she couldn't have been happier when Hinata said Ten-Ten would be okay.
"I'm going to check on Ten-Ten again and I can't bring my cell phone in the room," Hinata informed Sakura.
Even though Sakura knew Hinata couldn't see her, she nodded.
"Okay. I probably have to go to. Give Ten-Ten a big hug from me and tell her I'm glad she's okay. Bye Hinata."
"Bye Sakura. I'll tell her that."
When Sakura saw the cell phone screen say 'call ended', she closed it and sank down to the floor. She checked her phone for the clock since there were no clocks in the hallway.
6:36 AM
Even though Sakura was known for sleeping in, she didn't want to go to sleep. She secretly hoped that she'll fall asleep while going to Sasuke Uchiha's mansion and the driver would take her back here so she wouldn't see him. She wasn't up for him and his mood swings.
It's only been two days and the major events of her lifetime happened. First the Sasuke Uchiha just got in a fight with someone because of her (which was one of her dreams since she became a Sasuke fan girl), she was almost fired by a non-paying internship, and her best friend almost died.
Well, at least the last event was okay but for the other two… Sakura wasn't that sure.
Even if her best friend was in a life or death situation, Tsuande will not tolerate Sakura slacking off especially since what happen yesterday night. Sakura felt fine but she didn't want to go.
It was weird. Sakura, one of the most obsessive fan girls of Sasuke Uchiha, has a chance to go to his mansion and talk to him and she didn't want to go. Maybe it was a strange reaction to being shock and staying up all night worrying. Maybe it was a sickness.
Maybe it was the fact that even if her fantasy turned to reality, it's not how she planned it.
She didn't want Sasuke to think she was annoying one moment then getting jealous the next. She didn't want a wall between Sasuke and herself and she had to climb it to find out about him. She just wanted Sasuke to flat out say to her "I, Sasuke Uchiha, love you Sakura Haruno. Please be my girlfriend."
6:40 AM
Sakura knew that what she wanted would never happen. He wouldn't say that no matter what. Sasuke had pride. And that's why Sasuke was so frustrating to Sakura. He was like a puzzle that could never be solved because some of the pieces were missing.
6:42 AM
Sasuke couldn't always be so depress and isolated. Something must have happen to him when he was young. But he would never say it to her. He won't even answer the questions she would ask him. There's a wall between them. Since the first day, Sakura was trying to break down the wall but Sasuke kept it strong. He kept it so Sakura would have mixed feelings.
6:43 AM
Sakura was naÔve, she knew it. Her friends knew it. Random people that talked to her for a minute knew it. So Sasuke knew she was naÔve so why won't he guide her? Guide her to his heart? Break down that stupid wall?
6:43 AM
Time goes by slow when you want it to go slow but you knew you actually wanted it to go really fast.
With a sigh, Sakura got up and walked towards the loft. Chiyo was always the first to wake up and she's always waking up like around six so she was there. So Sakura didn't find it a surprise to see Chiyo on the couch, probably working on her book. It's the only thing that Chiyo writes. But it was a surprise to see Meg up since she's also a sleep in kind of girl. The surprise came to a 'oh yeah' kind of thing when Sakura saw Meg sitting next to Chiyo playing her new pink Nintendo DS that she bought yesterday.
"Hey Sakura," Chiyo greeted. "Is you friend Ten-Ten okay?"
"Yeah, is she?" Meg asked, although she was memorized with playing her game.
"Yeah, she is," Sakura said with a smile as she reached for a cereal box in the pantry. "But I don't really want to do anything today because I'm still…"
"Traumatized?" Chiyo guessed.
"Yeah," Sakura said. "How'd you know?"
"Well in my book ("Again with the book!" Meg exclaimed, although she was still playing) the guy is telling about the girl about his life and I'm using traumatized because that was how the girl felt when she found out the tragic past of the guy."
"How do you get these ideas?" Sakura asked, as she grabbed a spoon and took a bite from her Captain Crunch cereal (A/N: I love that cereal!) while sitting down next to Meg to watch her play.
"Just by thinking I guess," Chiyo shrugged.
"You guys should get a Nintendo DS!" Meg demanded the two, changing the subject. "We can all connect and be DS buddies!"
"…DS buddies?" Sakura asked. "We're already friends. Why do we need to be DS buddies?"
"Wait until Meg tells you about splitting all our money to buy a Nintendo Wii to have "Wii Parties"," Chiyo said, using air quotes on "Wii Parties".
"Hey, we need to do something to get guys and Wii Parties would be cool! But some of us don't even need Wii Parties to get two guys," Meg said, nudging Sakura at the last sentence.
"Stop! Sasuke was just jealous for some reason and I think Said is scared of me now!" Sakura complained.
"And that reason was probably love," Meg commented.
"Or maybe he thinks of you as his sister and wants to protect yo—Ow! Meg!"
"Don't say that Chiyo!"
Sakura glanced at cell phone for the time: 7:00AM. It was going to be a long day.
"Why am I even asking you two?" Sakura sighed.
"Because Nicole will bite your head off if you talk to her?" Meg guessed.
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The time eventually went forward faster after Sakura took a shower, got dressed, and just went online until eleven where she left the hotel and drove to Sasuke Uchiha's mansion. Chic Chick actually gave each of the interns a car. Even though it was only for the summer, they can use it whenever they wanted and Sakura loved them more for that.
Even though she was suppose to be at Sasuke's place at noon, she didn't know where he lived and had to follow directions from a piece of paper and Sakura was one of those people who took a long time to find places.
"Okay," Sakura said, looking at the paper during a stoplight. "Go two miles…sorth? What's sorth? Wait! That's north! …Or is it south?"
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"You have stolen my… damn it!" Sasuke cursed, as he threw his pen at the table.
Since Kakashi told Sasuke that Sakura wouldn't be coming today, he devoted today to write a new song today to sing for Monday's concert. The problem: he couldn't think of anything to write about! He was having a song block!
Monday was actually a special day because after the concert, Sasuke has to go to London to record something for the new album. But to make an album, you need songs and to get songs you need to write them and Sasuke couldn't write!
"Pull yourself together Sasuke," Sasuke said to himself, taking a deep breath in and grabbing his pencil. "You need to write a song by Monday and it's already Saturday. At least I have all day to write this."
"Mr. Uchiha," a butler said as he knocked at the recording studio door. "There is a Miss. Sakura Haruno to interview you for the Magazine Chic Chick."
Sasuke was excellent at hiding his emotions and showing calmness. He probably even practiced them in the mirror every morning. So when the butler told him Sakura was there, Sasuke remained calm.
"Please send her inside," Sasuke said, monotone.
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"Mr. Uchiha is in the recording studio. It's down the stairs and the door to the right, Miss. Haruno," the butler said to Sakura, who was still looking around everywhere… his mansion was huge!
"Huh? Oh, okay. Thank you," Sakura said, as she quickly walked inside the mansion and bit her lip.
'Must. Resist. Fan-girlish. Scream,' Sakura said in her mind.
Why are you resisting it! You're actually in Sasuke Uchiha's house! OH MY GOSH IT'S AS GORGEOUS AS HIM!
Inner Sakura was right. His mansion was gorgeous that she couldn't explain. She wanted to take out her digital camera and take pictures of it. But, as a journalist, it would be wrong to do that. …Sometimes being a journalist sucks.
"Hello Sasuke-kun," Sakura said, coming into the recording studio.
"You could knock," Sasuke said, clearly acting annoyed.
'…Why does he act jealous one time and then annoyed at me the other time?' Sakura asked in her mind.
Wait… I was thinking about this earlier! WTF!? Do I have nothing better to think of expect this?
"Sorry, Sasuke-kun but I do have to ask you lots of questions for Chic Chick," Sakura reminded Sasuke.
"Ah, yes, so what are your questions?"
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1:45PM
For an hour and forty-five minutes, Sakura has been asking Sasuke questions. Just regular questions like what kind of song genre do you like to write and sing about, what's your favorite song, what do you do in your spare time, etc.
The Q and A has actually been going quite well. No arguments, Sasuke didn't make any rude comments, and no reason for Sakura to over analysis things.
But Sakura still had to say sorry to what happen to Sasuke. Sakura didn't even want to say sorry to Sasuke. She did nothing wrong, Sai did nothing wrong, Sasuke was the one that did something wrong! He punched a guy! And acted like it was nothing!
"Is that it?" Sasuke asked.
"No, I'm sorry for what happen yesterday," Sakura said, trying very hard to actually sound like she meant it.
"Well, you should be. Apology accepted," Sasuke said, calmly.
"Even though you should be apologizing to me," Sakura mumbled coldly.
"What did you say?"
"You should be apologizing to me!" Sakura spat at Sasuke. "I mean what did I do wrong? I did nothing! You were the one who punched Sai! And I thought you didn't even like me?"
Sakura stopped a while to stop herself from crying and to wait for Sasuke's reply but he just stared at Sakura so she just continued talking.
"In her first meetings, you called me annoying and then yesterday you get into a jealous rage?! What's the matter with you!" Sakura cried out. It was more of a demand then a question. She tilted her head down and covered her face with her hands so Sasuke couldn't see her tearing up.
"Sa-Sakura," Sasuke said, reaching a hand towards her cautiously but Sakura backed away.
Sakura let her hands slither to hold her short hair back but her head was still tilted down.
"If you wanted to go out with me then you could have just asked because that's all I wanted since I first saw you," Sakura said softly.
"I'm sorry Sakura, but I don't like you that way," Sasuke said as he walked away.
He's so infuriating!
'He is,' Sakura agreed, as she got up and started to play with the volume boxes and the technical stuff in the recording studio.
With Kakashi's help and her own smarts, Sakura knew how to change music and make her own music. A weird unknown fact about Sakura was that she loved singing and writing music. Only Ten-Ten, Hinata, and Ino actually knew about it since they burst into her room while she was playing the piano and singing some song she made up.
The beat Sakura made up was what she would define as cute. It was just a couple of simple notes but Sakura knew what she wanted to do with the melody and what the song was going to be about. …Hopefully she wasn't going over any important songs for Sasuke's new album!
'Why won't Sasuke just open up to me?' Sakura asked herself as she got ready to sing. 'Sasuke-kun: this is for you."
You are fine
You are sweet
But I'm still a bit naÔve with my heart
When you're close I don't breathe
I can't find the words to speak
I feel sparks
But I don't wanna be into you
If you are not looking for true love, oh oh
No I don't wanna start seeing you
If I can't be your only one
So tell me
When it's not alright
When it's not ok
Will you try to make me feel better?
Will you say alright? (say alright)
Will you say ok? (say ok)
Will you stick with me through whatever?
Or run away
(say that it's gonna be alright
That it's gonna be ok)
Say Ok.
When you call
I don't know if I should pick up the phone every time
I'm not like all my friends
Who keep calling up the boys, I'm so shy
But I don't wanna be into you
If you don't treat me the right way
See I can only start seeing you
If you can make my heart feel safe
(feel safe)
When it's not alright
When it's not ok
Will you try to make me feel better?
Will you say alright? (say alright)
Will you say ok? (say ok)
Will you stick with me through whatever?
Or run away
(say that it's gonna be alright
That it's gonna be ok
Don't run away, don't run away)
Let me know if it's gonna be you
Boy, you've got some tings to prove
Let me know that you'll keep me safe
I don't want you to run away so
Let me know that you'll call on time
Let me know that you won't be shy
Will you wipe my tears away
Will you hold me closer
When it's not alright
When it's not ok
Will you try to make me feel better
Will you say alright? (say alright)
Will you say ok? (say ok)
Will you stick with me through whatever?
Or run away
(Say that it's gonna be alright
That it's gonna be ok)
Say OK
(don't run away, don't run away)
(say that it's gonna be alright. That it's gonna be ok, don't run away)
Will you say ok
(say that it's gonna be alright. That it's gonna be ok)
Sakura closed her eyes as she gave a satisfied smile. One of her best even if she made it up just now.
Click!
"Huh?" Sakura said, opening her eyes and turning. Someone turned off the recording music.
"That was beautiful Sakura…"
Sakura gasped in surprise. "Sasuke-kun?"
"I didn't know you could sing and very well," Sasuke said, as he walked into the room where Sakura was singing.
"We didn't really talk about our past," Sakura said coolly.
BURN!
"Sakura," Sasuke began but he just sighed.
"What?" Sakura asked, clueless.
"What I'm about to tell you must be kept between you and me. Don't write it down, don't tell it to Chic Chick… Don't. Tell. Anyone," Sasuke said, his voice that was so serious, it made Sakura just nod her head.
"Okay, as you know my mom, dad, and older brother Itachi was famous," Sasuke started to say before he sat down as Sakura took a seat as well.
Sasuke's mom was an old singer that sang now classic songs in the 80s or something around that era. Sasuke's father was a famous actor who was in classic movies. Sasuke's older brother, Itachi was an actor whose stocialness can give Sasuke's stocialness a run from his money. Sakura sometimes forget that Itachi was related to Sasuke, not because of their looks (they look to much alike) but for the fact that they never talk or seen together.
"My brother was actually nice to me at one point in my life," Sasuke continued talking. "But when I was ten… it all changed. Itachi came home drunk or something like that and he started to yell at me. He called me a stupid bastard that only got famous by connections and that I would never amount to anything. It hurt me deep inside. I was young so I believed him but I just wanted him to stop talking… to stop making me feel appalled with myself. But he didn't. He did something worse…
He slapped me. I remember touching my hand where he hit me, not believing that he did that. But when he slapped me again, I believed it that time. And as he kept on hurting me I just cried and begged him to stop. But as everything I whimpered or begged, he just hit me harder. I remember seeing blood everywhere. On the places he hurt me, on his hands, on my hands because I was trying to make the bleeding stop. As he hit me, he kept on saying that I'm worthless and anything else to make me feel bad physical and emotionally. I didn't know how long I lasted but when I just remember the world going black.
The next thing I know I was in the hospital. My parents told me Itachi found me lying on the street and said gangsters beat me up and I almost died if Itachi didn't "save me". I screamed that Itachi was the one who hurt me but they didn't listen. My parents both thought it was best for Itachi and I to stay away from each other so my dad moved with Itachi to New York while I lived here with my mom.
But before Itachi left, he threatened me. He said if I told anyone he was the one that hurt me then he would kill the one most precious to me," Sasuke concluded.
"Sasuke-kun, just because he said he'll kill someone most precious to you, doesn't mean you should shut everyone out," Sakura said, saying the first thing that came into her mind.
Sakura did that, say what was on her mind first then think about it later. It was silent as Sakura started to think.
'Would you get close to anyone if you knew someone might actually kill them?' a voice asked in her head. 'I mean it's like once you get to like the person, they're dead because of you. If someone threaten that, you wouldn't be close to anyone, would you?'
'No,' Sakura answered the voice.
The silence killed her. After Sakura started to comprehend everything and start to listen to Sasuke, it was silent. He was silent.
He was just staring at her with the same monotone frowning expression he always had. Sakura was just staring at him… her mouth a bit open, which she closed once she noticed her mouth was open.
Sakura wanted to say something, anything! She opened her mouth but her phone started to vibrate.
"Oh," Sakura said, as she got her phone from her pocket and flipped it open. It was Tsuande. "Hello?"
"Sakura!" Tsuande's voice exclaimed through the phone. "I need you here! You have an assignment! Are you done with your Q and A with Sasuke Uchiha?"
"Yeah, okay, I'll be right there. Bye," Sakura said lamely as she pressed the red button to end the call.
"You have to go?" Sasuke said, indifferently.
"Um… yeah," Sakura, said, getting up. "I'll see you on Monday night Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke watched her rush out of the room, close the door, and leave Sasuke alone.
"You have stolen my heart," Sasuke sang, smiling as he finished the lyric he was previously working on.
A/N: The line Sasuke was working on is "Stolen" from Dashboard Confessional and like I say earlier, "Say Okay" is from Vanessa Anne Hudgens.
So that's the end of that chapter! I'm pretty happy on how it turned out!
Next chapter: Well it's Hinata and Naruto! And also the end of that voting thing so read chapter… 9 I think to see what's up with the next chapter. But it's basically about Naruto seeing the new Hinata at a party!
Hopefully I update soon! Since I have like 26 more days more days of school, I'll be updating more when school's over! I'll update a lot in the summer I hope!
So please review but no flames!