A/N: Just out of curiosity, who actually reads this? Lol so anyway here I am with another chapter and here's a look into my daily life. So okay, Saturday is my birthday right, but my best friend Krystina- Chan and my awesome boyfriend, Max- Kun decorated my locker with a different balloon and wrapping paper and plan on doing it all week. It makes me so happy to have them. Well onward to the chapter shall we?
Oh by the way, Suigetsu was originally in Sasuke's band as a back-up singer and bass guitarists. I haven't pointed him out as a main character till now though. I sometimes type in Shikamaru instead of Suigetsu too, but I thought Karin and him would be kind of cute.
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Sakura
When I walked down the stairs and into the living room I saw Neji, Tenten and Temari sitting ten feet from each other in an awkward silence. Tenten seemed beyond pissed and Temari didn't seem at all fazed. Neji lookedup at me and I inwardly cringed.
"You didn't tell her?" I asked through cringed teeth. He shrugged nervously and I sighed, sitting down next to him.
"You knew about this?" Tenten asked, obviously about to snap at me like she had at Neji. I nodded swiftly and took initiative, considering that the conversation was never going to get anywhere without me.
"So, Temari, how have you been?" She smiled warmly.
"Not so great. My father knows where Neji is and if I don't convince Neji to come back, the companies will start to compete again and… he'll take back Hinata to force the peace treaty again." I nodded.
"I'll talk to your father, now that he has threatened to take Hinata it has become… personal for me, and don't try to stop me Neji. You lost all say in this problem when you forgot to tell Tenten." I sat up and sighed, "Temari, thank you for telling me ahead of time." She gave a slight nod and stood up too. She looked at Tenten and smiled.
"Neji and I were forced to marry. I don not love him and he does not love me. So don't take it out on him. Our families are fucking crazy." She turned and said goodbye before leaving. Neji and I met gazes before he got up and took off down the hall to Hinata's room.
"Talk to me Sakura." I looked at Tenten who was fed up with everything.
"Talk to Neji, he'll tell you everything. I promise." I put my hand on her shoulder and gave her a hug before walking back upstairs and collapsed onto my bed. I laid there for a while and took a deep sigh. I had met Mr. Hyuuga before; he had been one of my fathers' friends. Then again, that was a long time ago.
I got up and hunted through my closet for the most professional thing I could find- a pair of black slacks and a purple silk shirt with black ballet flats. I then grabbed my keys and went out to the living room where Naruto was leaning against the door plane. The look on his face was serious, which was rare for Naruto. I gave a friendly sympathetic smile. "I'll take care of everything. I promise." He gave a small nod, but put his hand out to stop me from going outside. His bangs fell into his face.
"What if we can't fix this, Sakura? I'd… I can't give up Hinata, but… I don't want Neji to have to give up Tenten."
"Naruto, that won't happen—"
"BUT WHAT IF IT DOES?" His yelling startled me and I knew he was really torn. He slid down the door plane into a sitting position. "Why can't anything be easy for us? It's not fair." I knelled down and then tackled him with a hug. He lost his balance and we both fell to the floor. He looked down at me shocked, but I held his waist tight.
"Don't say that! I have fought too hard to just let him take away my friends!" Naruto was silent and I looked up at him and saw him looking down at me with a sad smile. He finally hugged me back and patted my hair.
"I'm sorry, Sakura."
"Don't apologize, Naruto. I'll fix this… I have to."
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Karin
I looked up at the graying sky, feeling the occasional drop of water hit my face and slide down my cheek to the floor. I had changed into a black mini dress and pink stilettos and now stood outside of a huge club. It was the only thing I could think of to get my mind off of what had just happened this morning. I was currently standing in a huge line and let out a sigh.
I was close to door and when I finally reached the red velvet ropes, the security guard refused to let me in.
"Sorry, but the club is full." His black eyes stared at me in disgust and I rolled my eyes.
"You've got to be joking." He cocked his left eyebrow at my unfortunate problem. I growled deep in my throat, and then felt a cool hand slip over my shoulder. Everything had gone quiet behind me and the guard looked up at the man.
"She's with me." The voice was smooth, and I closed my eyes, feeling my heart beat increase. The guard nodded and opened the rope, letting us both in. I looked at the arm wrapped around me and then to the man connected to it and saw Suigetsu looking ahead. He was wearing black leather jeans with black fishnet see through shirt. He looked good and I realized I was blushing.
I broke apart from him and looked up into his gaze. He smiled with my feistiness.
"I didn't need your help," I said over the loud music. He shrugged and wrapped his arm around my waist, leading me upstairs to the VIP section. It was quieter up there, and there wasn't as much smoke. A few guys walked over to speak to Suigetsu, but their conversations only lasted a few moments. Finally, we sat at a small steel table. Enjoying a few beers. It was awkward and we sat in a silence that suffocated me. He wasn't looking at me, but rather at the dancing bodies below us. I thought of what to say to him, I'm sorry… no that wasn't even close to what he deserved. A new song- one of my favorites- came on and a smiled a little. ( I Wanna: All American Rejects)
I never thought that I was so blind
I can finally see the truth,
It's me for you
"Let's dance." I said standing up and walking downstairs into the screaming crowd. I made my way to the middle and felt Suigetsu's hand twist me to face him.
Tonight you can't imagine
That I'm by your side
Cause it's never gonna be
The truth too far for you
But can you hear me say?
Don't throw me away
And there's no way out, I
Gotta hold you somehow
I put my hands on his hips and leaned in closer, my body grinding against his. His body rubbed against mine and his left hand wrapped around the small of my back while the other came dangerously close to my butt. I smirked, our bodies grinding to the beat of the song like the other people around us.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you
you wanna touch me too
Everyday, but all I have is time
Our love's the perfect crime
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you
you wanna touch me too
every way and when they set me free
Just put your hands on me
Take everything that I know you'll break
and I give my life away so far to you
Can you hear me say
don't throw me away
There's no way out
I gotta hold you somehow
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Everyday, but all I have is time
Our love's the perfect crime
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Every way and when they set me free
Just put your hands on me
Tonight I'm weak
It's just another day without you
That I can't sleep
I give it away, away all for you too
Hear me say, don't throw me away
There's no way out
I gotta hold you somehow
All I wanna do is touch you
When the song finished, the DJ didn't hesitate to jump into another song, but Suigetsu and I stopped. I looked up to him in confusion and followed him outside. The street was quiet and nobody was outside. I spotted Suigetsu's black viper a few parking spots away.
"Is something wrong?" I asked, my hand wrapped around his upper –muscular- arm.
"No, I'm just…" I looked up at him curiously, "you can't run away like that and then dance with me like that." He pulled his arm out of my grasp and took out his keys to unlock his car door. I scoffed.
"What do you mean?" I asked angrily.
"What I mean is," he said opening the door, "you ran off Karin. Whatever, I'm over it. I could care less who you're with, but you… dancing like that with me … it makes me want you." His words were like a smack to my face.
"That's not fair! You didn't have to help me get in. You didn't have to dance with me!"
"How could I say no to you?"
"Easily! It's only a two letter word Suigetsu!"
"You wouldn't understand!"
"Explain it then!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No."
Yes!"
"Ugh! Whatever, I'm out of here." He reopened his door but I caught his arm and pushed his body against the car.
"No—" I started, but was cut off by his lips on mine. I froze, unsure if I should push him off or not. All my feeling rushed to the surface as I felt him slip his arms around my waist. My brain became fuzzy, and I closed my eyes. I was attuned to everything: his rapidly beating heart and mine. I felt his tongue run across my bottom lip and I snapped back to reality. I was done fighting him, I wanted him… I wanted him bad. So, I kissed back, harshly. He flipped us around so that my back was against the car and his body stood as close as possible against mine. Then he broke away. I looked up at him, and leaned in to kiss him again, but he pulled away quickly, got into his car and started the engine. It surprised me and I realized he wasn't happy. I watched as he drove off and I stood there dumbfounded. I had missed my chance with him. I had hesitated and now here I was… alone.
It had decided to start pouring while I walked home. I had discarded my pumps into a trashcan a while ago and was now making my way across a bridge. A bottle of haft- empty vodka was in my left hand. I heard Suigetsu's car before I saw it drive up. I knew he had spotted me because he broke, the red lights decorating the dark road. The bright street lamps blocked my view of him but I heard him get out of the car and shut the door. The sound echoed in the empty space around us.
I got mad and turned the opposite way and started to walk away from him. I heard his footsteps and for a minute he followed me before speaking.
"Are you really going to ignore me, Karin?" Anger flushed my cheeks and I turned to face him, my finger pushing into his chest.
"Hell yes! You, Suigetsu, are a jerk face."
"A jerk face," he repeated, smirking. That smirk irritated me and I slapped him across his stupid smirking face.
"You left me in the fucking rain to walk home!" His face stayed to the side and I saw my red handprint form on his cheek. I tried to look into his eyes, but his hair hung low, hiding them. We stood like that for a moment before I whispered.
"Can we just go home please?" He nodded, and I walked with him back into the car, climbing into the passenger seat. He turned on the heater and didn't bother to put on his seatbelt. After a few moments of driving in silence, he cleared his throat.
"I wasn't really thinking. I was confused. I don't know what to do about you. I know that I love you, I always have, but it's like I'm afraid to actually be with you. Who knows, one day you might just get bored or run away like you did this morning. When I left, I drove around town thinking about you, about us. I know you were drunk at the club, so I didn't want to do anything because you might have woken up next to me disappointed. The kiss… it wasn't planned. It just… happened and I liked it a lot. And then you kissed back and for a moment I thought you might have loved me, but then I remembered the drinks you had at the club and I knew that that kiss was probably because you were drunk."
"Anyway, when I finally returned home I saw your Porsche in the driveway and figured you were home, but I couldn't find you. And then… Sasuke told me you had walked… and I freaked out. And now, here I am."
I looked at him; he was looking straight ahead to the road. I looked down and brought my feet up to my chest, hugging them and sneezed. Great now I was sick. I saw Suigetsu's hands tighten on the steering wheel, making his knuckles go pale. He felt bad, and now I felt bad.
I reached my hand over and rubbed up his arm, and then at his hand. He looked at me curiously, his deep eyes gazing down to my hand. He loosened his hand and I took it into my lap, my fingers intertwining with his. I felt him stiffen and then relax as he drove the car with his one hand.
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Suigetsu
When I pulled up into the parking lot, I noticed she was laying her head on my shoulder, her hand still holding mine. I carefully untangled myself from her and walked over to her door. She had awoken a little from my door closing and I grabbed her hand and pulled her close to my chest, then lifted her up bridal style.
"Let's go," I said carrying her up to the door, opening it, and then carrying her to her room. I shut the door behind us and set her on the bed. I covered her up and turned to leave.
"Suigetsu." I looked at Karin and met her qaze.
"Yea?" I asked.
"Come lay down with me please?" She begged. I smirked and took my shoes off, lying down next to her. She turned to face me and cuddled into my side. Her hand caressed my cheek and then she kissed me before resting her head on my chest.
"Suigetsu…"
"Yea?" I asked carefully. The kiss left a tingling sensation on my lips.
"I love you." I smirked and ran my fingers through her hair.
"I love you too."