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Rich Boy, Poor Heart II

Chapter 8

JULY 16

'That's…Karin…?'

Sakura sucked in a quick breath. Karin was…beautiful. She had red silky locks, and a gorgeous body. It was like she was made to be in magazines and TV commercials.

In no time, Karin had latched herself onto Sasuke's arm. He cringed.

"Karin, get off," He commanded, obviously disgusted. Sakura only stood by awkwardly, wondering what she should do.

Then, when everyone least expected it, Yumi entered the house. And when she saw Karin, she instantly glared. It actually looked like the girl hated Karin a lot more than she hated Sakura.

"Slut, get out of this house!" She yelled. Karin only smiled back and clung to Sasuke even tighter. Yumi let out a frustrated sigh and was about to go and tackle the red head, until Sasuke's dad came down the stairs.

"Ah…Karin-san. It's a…pleasure to see you," Fugaku spoke calmly. Karin finally restrained herself from the Uchiha teen and bowed down politely.

"Konichiwa, Uchiha-sama. I'm here on behalf of the Gane family to discuss the current situations," She said respectively. Fugaku nodded silently and motioned for her to sit down on a chair.

Karin crossed her slender, naked legs and smiled coyly. Everyone was giving her a harsh stare, but no one said anything. The red head cleared her throat loudly and pushed up her glasses.

"I'm sure my father has talked to you about our partnership," She said first. Sasuke's father nodded.

"Yes. Even though the situation is a bit unfair, I know what may happen to our partnership," He replied. Karin frowned for a second, but began smiling again.

"Well, then…I'm basically here to discuss the wedding plans," She said smoothly. Mikoto frowned.

"Um…excuse me?" Mikoto said. Karin turned to face her. "Yes, Uchiha-sama?" She questioned.

"Well, there's a problem. My son is already in love with someone else," She replied, quite happily. The girl sighed.

"We'll just have to break the news to that girl, now, won't we?" Karin asked, looking at Fugaku now. Sakura's breathing hitched a bit, and Sasuke quickly looked at her. Ino and Naruto nearly stood up from their seats, but Shikamaru held them back. Itachi crossed his arms and shook his head. Rain's hands were balled up into fists.

"I'm afraid…" Fugaku started. "You can't do that," He finished. Karin's smile completely disappeared this time.

"Uchiha-sama, my father can completely cut our relationship with the Uchiha Company. It won't do anything to us. We can make more partnerships in a matter of weeks. But your company is going to have more trouble pulling through. And I know for a fact, that Uchiha's are very protective about their pride and honor," She answered back as she clicked her heels on the floor.

Before Fugaku could say anything else, Karin began talking again. "Besides, who's this girl that Sasuke-kun is 'in love' with?" She asked distastefully. The room was silent for a few seconds.

"That would be me," Sakura said as she stepped up. Karin quietly looked at her, up and down. The pink-haired girl stood there timidly, waiting.

"Pink hair…chubby face…flat chest…no defined leg shape…hm…" The red-haired girl spoke confidently. "I really don't see what's so special about you," She stated.

"As if you're any better!" Ino shouted and Shikamaru quickly put a hand over her mouth.

"Ino's right!" Yumi yelled. Everyone was surprised. Ino gave her a confused look.

"You think it would be right to come in here, and ask Sasuke to marry you, threatening him with the Uchiha-Gane partnership?" Yumi blurted out angrily. Sakura looked at her gratefully. Karin stared hard at her and her eyes did not phase.

"At least I know how to deal with things. You're just some girl who's hopelessly in love with someone who hates her," The red-haired girl countered back. Yumi's throat went dry, and she found it hard for her to say anything else.

"I don't hate Yumi," Sasuke said seriously. Yumi craned her neck to look at him, and she was nearly in tears.

"Sure, she gets annoying sometimes. But…I don't hate her. I couldn't. I've known her since we were little, and the worse thing she's done was…loving me. I can say that you are one of the worst people on this planet," Sasuke said clearly, without a pause. Karin looked at him in shock.

"You're kidding me, right?" She said loudly. But she quickly calmed down, and merely began smiling again.

"But…I know you would never risk your precious Uchiha Company," She pointed out, mainly looking at Fugaku. He gritted his teeth, and nearly looked helpless. Itachi quickly stepped forward and put a comforting hand on his father's shoulder.

"Father, call off the wedding," He said clearly. Karin cocked up an eyebrow. "Hm? Are you really sure about that?" She asked, taunting him. He smirked.

"I'm sure of this. We may be in debt for a while. But once I take over this company, I'll definitely turn that around," Itachi said, determined. Rain smiled from behind him.

Fugaku turned around to face him, speechless, but grateful. Karin scoffed.

"Things won't always go as planned, you know," She replied carelessly.

"No…I'm pretty sure this time," Itachi answered back, crossing his arms. Karin frowned. "So…" Itachi continued smoothly.

"You can go threaten someone else into marrying you, but not Sasuke," He finished. The red head stood up from her seat.

"You Uchiha are all full of bullshit anyway!" She yelled as she picked up her bags. "But know this," She stated.

"This won't be the last time you see me," Karin said angrily. Sakura walked forward. "Ah, you came all this way! So…would you still like to stay?" She asked politely. Karin glared at her.

"Stop trying to be such a good girl. I'd actually rather not stay here with people like you," She replied harshly. Sakura sighed. "Okay…" She trailed off.

Without another word, Karin summoned one of her servants outside to carry her bags, and left the summer home. Ino yawned and stretched loudly.

"Well! That went a lot shorter than I expected!" The blonde announced. Hinata let out a sigh of relief and sank deeper into the couch. "I-I'm glad she's…gone," She said.

Mikoto turned to her husband, worried.

"Gaku-chan…" She started. To everyone's surprise, the man chuckled lowly.

"Huh…I'm sure my eldest son will be able to take care of things just fine in the future," He said, smirking. Itachi seemed speechless for a while, before replying, "I won't disappoint you,"

"Ino-chan…what a day!" Sakura said loudly as the two crashed onto her bed. Ino grinned.

"That Karin got what she deserved!" The blonde shouted happily. Sakura smiled lightly, then sat up.

"Ah…you know…Yumi-chan isn't that bad," She said thoughtfully. Ino nodded slowly.

"Yeah…maybe should do something special for her…" Ino replied honestly.

Knock knock…

"Eh? Come in!" Sakura called out. The door opened and she instantly blushed. The blonde girl next to her grinned.

"Hm? Sasuke? Why are you here at one in the morning?" Ino asked, suggestively. Sasuke's cheeks turned pink and he didn't say anything. Ino rolled her eyes.

"I see…you want me to leave. Well, I think I'll just stay here the rest of the night," She said stubbornly. The look the Uchiha gave her almost frightened her. She shuddered slightly.

"Actually…I think I'll spend the night with Shika-chan! Goodnight, Sakura-chan!" The blonde said as she quickly left the room. Sakura giggled.

"Sasuke-kun, you're so scary!" Sakura said. He ruffled his hair and sat down on the bed next to her. "Am I?" He asked in that rare, extremely deep tone of voice. She blushed. Then, sighed, causing Sasuke to give her a worried look.

He merely cocked up an eyebrow at her in wonder.

"The company"— She started, but Sasuke quickly cut her off.

"The company will be okay. Sure, we'll have some difficulties for a few years, but in the end, it'll be fine," He assured her. She frowned.

"If you just marry Karin, then you guys won't have to go through those bad years…" She pointed out. The Uchiha groaned and shook his head.

"You don't get it," He mumbled. She frowned. "Get what?" She questioned. He scooted closer to her, unaware of her embarrassed face.

"Sakura, we're doing this for you. I'm sure you'd rather have the company suffer than have me being miserable, right?" Sasuke asked. She widened her eyes, realizing that she had never thought of it like that.

"Y-yes…" She replied. He ruffled her hair.

"Then stop worrying," Sasuke told her strictly. Sakura looked up at him and smiled brightly.

"Well…you'd better get some sleep now. We're probably going to do a lot tomorrow," Sasuke said as he stood up from the bed.

But she grabbed his wrist and stopped him from walking away. He turned around, confused.

"Can you…stay?" The pink-haired girl asked him with a pouting face. Sasuke looked at her carefully.

"I…I think it would be better if you slept by yourself tonight," He replied with some difficulty. She pouted even more.

"Why?" She asked him. He shook his head. "Good night,"

And with that, he left the room and closed the door. Sakura was left completely confused and hurt.

'Why…?'

END OF DAY JULY 16

A/N: This is crap. It really is, haha. BUT, I'm already working on the next chapter! The next chapter is half way done, and I'm probably going to release it sometime next week!