Chapter 3
AN: note to self, don't agree to go work for your dad. Like ever! Honestly I helped around in the university for like 6 days and couldn't get a second to myself at all! Nonetheless, here's another chapter. I'm away traveling for the weekend so maybe these palm trees can get me to write better. I'm sorry about the typos in the last chapter as well you guys. Honestly I suck so hard.
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Sakura couldn't breath. She felt heavy, weighed down. She squirmed in place, trying to rid herself of the weight on her chest. She rubbed her eyes, attempting to rub the sleep out of them. She heard a grumble, it vibrated through her own chest, as if she made the noise, and felt something warm wrap around her waist. Sakura opened her eyes, initially blinded by the warm light of the early morning streaming into her room, in rays of what looked like golden silk. She blinked and looked down at what was weighting her down. Sasuke. It was Sasuke. Somehow through the night he had managed to rest his face on her breasts, in search of warmth no doubt. Sakura smiled down at him and ran her fingers through his soft charcoal hair. She wondered whether her children would have hair like his, soft, fine reminiscent of dark spun silk. What am I even thinking about! Sakura chastised herself as she felt blood rush to her face. She had known for a long time that Sasuke I intended to rebuild his clan. However he had never said he wanted to do it with her.
Sakura let out a small sigh and threw her head back on the pillow. Her hands continuing their trek through Sasuke's hair, rubbing her fingertips gently on his scalp. "What are you sighing at, Sakura?" Sasuke grumbled from under her chin. His voice rough and dry. He sounds sexy. Sakura thought to herself and began. "Oh it's nothing." She pat Sasuke on the head. "So did you have a good sleep? Or do you miss the trees and the dirt?" She said with a giggle. "Hn" Sasuke snuggled closer to her and sighed. His arm wrapping around her tighter. Mumbling somethings Sakura couldn't quite make out, face scrunched up. He's adorable. "You act like such a child in the mornings." Sakura laughed. Sasuke glared at her "I do not." "Right. Of course you don't." Sakura said, satisfying Sasuke's need to feel dominant. A warm smile spread across Sakura's face as she feathered her fingers across Sasuke's cheek. She loved him more than she dared ever say.
Sasuke gave her a look and laid his head back down. "When do you have to go into work?" Sasuke asked, his voice still rough from sleep. Sakura looked at the clock hanging on her wall, "In about an hour." Sakura answered. "What'll you do when I'm gone?" "I don't know. I haven't planned anything." Sasuke mumbled. His eyes still closed, even though he was fully awake by this point. "Maybe you can find Naruto and the both of you can do something fun. I don't think he has any missions for quite a while." Sakura suggested as she tapped him on his side lightly, so he'd sit up and she could climb out of bed. I don't want to, but I have to start getting ready now if I want to get to the hospital on time. Sakura felt Sasuke's eyes on her body. Watching her leave, she felt his gaze trail up and down her. His powerful eyes burning a trail down her body. Sakura grew embarrassed. " Oi! Stop being a pervert and go sharpen your stupid sword or something." Sakura said over her shoulder with a giggle.
She was about to open the door to her bathroom when she felt a gust of wind and felt sasuke whisper by her ear, "Whats wrong with admiring what is mine, hm?" Sasuke chuckled, kissed her temple and made his way down the hallway. Leaving a very embarrassed flushed Sakura gawking by the bathroom door.
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"You done, little shit?" Tomoe asked his assistant. "Yes sir." He heard In reply. "Good. Now let's get this to the printing press and by sunrise tomorrow morning, we'd have sold at least a couple thousand copies.
Sure enough, by first light the following day, Tomoe had become a significantly richer man.
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Sasuke and Sakura ate their breakfasts in relative silence. It was not uncomfortable though, it was warm. Comforting. It felt as if they knew each other well enough, and were confident enough in their relationship that they did not feel the need to fill each second of each minute with pointless chatter.
"Sakura, you best hurry up if you want to get to the hospital by nine o'clock." Sasuke said softly his lone hand resting on her lower back, rubbing slow circles on her pale exposed skin. Sakura hmed and stood up placing a chaste kiss on his cheek, before turning around and making her way to their shared bedroom. Sasuke busied himself with clearing up the breakfast Sakura had whipped up. Once the kitchen was immaculate, he also headed into the bedroom, intending to get dressed so he could walk his girlfriend to the hospital.
Sakura dressed in a Chinese style dark pink dress with her doctors coat over the top. She turned to Sasuke as she pulled her white heels on by the front door. "Will you be ready anytime soon Sasuke-kun?" She asked jokingly. Sasuke glanced at her from the couch packing his ninja tools into his satchel, and said "If I'm going to be around Naruto, this is essential." He said monotonously. Sakura cocked her head to the side in a questioning manner, and asked "How come?". Sasuke sighed. "He attracts trouble, does he not." Sakura laughed, "Right. Sorry I forgot." She said between giggles. Sasuke finally got up from his spot on the couch, bandaging his pouch of ninja tools to his thigh, giving Sakura a chance to fully appreciate how attractive her boyfriend really was. He dressed plainly, wearing a black sweatshirt over dark grey slacks and black ninja sandals. On Sasuke's body the outfit looked expensive, classy even. His hair was still down, and long and messy, but oddly enough he pulled it off, made it look styled. Sakura smiled at him and said, "C'mon Sasuke-kun, we gotta get going." Sasuke hned and opened the front door.
Sasuke and Sakura turned towards the main road though konoha and immediately felt uncomfortable. Sure, they were both used to stares. Both of them being considered celebrities and having well known faces. That and Sasuke had a purple eye too, so that attracted attention on its own. However these stares were way more intense than usual. Sakura felt small, vulnerable almost. Everybody on the road, both faces she recognised and those she didn't had their eyes locked on her and Sasuke. She watched as people slowly peeled their eyes away and began whispering to each other. She felt Sasuke stiffen next to her. He took her hand in his and started walking faster, almost jogging. "Sasuke-" Sakura began. " I didn't think my presence here would be such a bother after all these years. Clearly I was mistaken." Sasuke said keeping his eyes schooled forward, trying to ignore the stares of the people they passed by. "No Sasuke-kun! I'm sure that's not why their staring at us! Everybody has forgiven you! Nobody cares about any of that stuff anymore. You've repented! You've done everything you possibly could've done." Sakura said in a chastising manner. "Hn." Sasuke ended the conversation. Sakura wasn't sure if he believed her or not. But he clearly had no intention of talking about it anymore.
Sasuke slowed their pace once the hospital was in sight. His hand still clasped around her's. She felt his breathing slow next to her since there were significantly less people on this road than before. Nonetheless people still felt the need to stare at both of them. Men snickering to themselves and running their eyes up and down Sakura perversely. She didn't mind when Sasuke did it, enjoyed it even. But now she felt the need to punch their faces in, but Sakura decided not to, choosing the high road. She squeezed Sasuke's hand a little tighter, earning a reassuring squeeze back.
They stopped under a tree near the entrance of the hospital. "Sasuke-kun , you need to stop putting yourself down like that. I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for everybody's behavior ." Sakura said softly, fisting her hands in Sasuke's shirt. Sasuke bent down, hand on Sakura's nape and pressed their foreheads together, feeling no need to stop himself, since they were away from prying eyes. He grunted and gave her a chaste kiss. "I'll figure this out soon ok.." he said gently. His hand moving up to her cheek, his thumb slowly rubbing circles against her. "Yeah. I'd like to stay like this forever, but I've got to get going before shishou comes for my head." Sakura giggles pressing her palms flat against Sasuke's chest, before turning on her heel and making her way toward steps of the hospital.
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As Sasuke stepped out from under the shade of the tree, he heard hushed voices from a little ways away. He stopped in his tracks and settled against the tree casually, intending to listen in. "Yo! Did you see Sakura-san climb up the stairs just now? I'd give up anything just to grab that ass once." Sasuke's eyes bulged out his head. "Don't even get me started!" He heard another voice say. "A pretty face and that bagin body! I'd pay money to see the tits she hides under those clothes." "Right! What I wouldn't give for her to grind down on me." Sasuke's hands balled into fists. He was beginning to lose his cool, before he could go out confront the perverts he heard the other man say, "Too bad she's too busy feeling up that damned Uchiha. That little bitch probably has a tiny dick too. Pretty boys never have anything special." Now Sasuke felt both angry and offended, he was plenty above average, he was an Uchiha, thank you very much. "Why'd she even get with him in the first place?" Sasuke bristled to a stop. Why did Sakura get with him... "All he has a a pretty face and a good body. Besides that what redeeming quality does he even have. He's a traitor for fucks sake." He heard the other man say. He was a traitor. He had nothing to offer Sakura, hell he couldn't even stay by her side most of the time. "She'd be better off with one of us than that criminal with a shit personality." He heard a man say as they walked off towards the hospital, oblivious to the fact that Sasuke heard everything they said. He wanted to tell them to stop. He wanted to beat their faces in, stick a chidori through their hearts. Punch them till they fall and kick them once their down. But he didn't. He remained in his spot. Frozen. Eyes trained on the ground beneath him.. maybe Sakura really was better off than with a criminal like him. He began to think. That's when it hit him.
How did these men even know that Sakura was with a criminal like him in the first place! This was the first time they have ever held hands in public. They have never behaved intimately, or in any way that would lead people to believe they were involved with each other, outside of Sakura's apartment. He knew Sakura never told anyone outside of their friend group of their relationship. And he trusted his friends enough to know they wouldn't rat them out. Sure Naruto May be a a little loose lipped and a little air headed, but he'd never tell. At least on purpose... Sasuke suddenly felt the need to ask that usuratonkachi a couple of questions. Schooling his features into a scowl Sasuke leapt up to the roofs, intending to avoid further awkward stares.
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The feeling of eyes on her body never eased up as Sakura entered the hospital. She'd learnt to control, her temper better as aged, but she began to feel her blood boil. Why were these people staring her her and Sasuke so much! What has she done! Maybe she has something on her face. Sakura hastened her pace to her office and cracked open her small mirror in her desk. She had been inspecting her face when her assistant timidly walked into her office. "Good morning senpai. Shall I start sending the patients in.?" She asked. "Yes. Send them in." Sakura deadpanned. Her assistant stared at her, probably due to to her foul mood, but she finally nodded her head and left with a "Yes. Sakura-san." Sakura was in no mood for small talk, her good mood from the morning after waking up with Sasuke dissipated after that horrendous walk.
The rest of the morning went by without much fuss. Sakura got through half of her patients and decided to take a break for lunch. She put away her glasses in the drawer in her desk and stood up, her chair screeching against the floorboards. Sakura made her way to the door, heals clacking as she went along. She grabbed the doorknob ,but stopped when she heard whispers outside of her door. She recognized the voices, they were two nurses. "I can't believe Sakura-san even showed up today!" She heard on of them say. "I know right! I would've taken a week off if something like that happened to me! How embarrassing!" She heard the other reply. "I mean they looked hot though right. The both of them make a good couple." The other started, "Would be hotter if it was Sasuke and me though, hey?" The nurse giggled. "You're such a slut you would've posed for the pictures too!" The other nurse said as they broke out in laughter. Sakura waited on the other side of the door until the sounds of the Nurses giggles died down. How did they know Sasuke and her were together... Why should Sakura be embarrassed... What pictures... She was left confused and at a loss for words... Sakura slumped against the door with a sigh, staring at the ceiling, trying to wrap her mind around the whole thing, when she felt a rapt knock at the door. "Sakura." She heard. "Tsunade shishou!"Sakura breathed as she pushed herself off the door to her office as it swung open and slammed on the wall.
AN: ahh I'm sorry it took me so long to update again. I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter! I feel like I'm kinda getting the hang of this. Maybe. I don't know. Anyway! I have a question, would you guys be interested in some kiribaku action? I've been so obsessed with boku no hero academia lately and Kiribaku gives me all the feels! But all the fan fiction I found for kiribaku was on ao3 and I won't lie ao3 intimidates the living crap out of me. Sorry for rambling. T^T anyway, I'll try to get better at updating. Thanks for dealing with my bullshit. :3