" Come Together"
Chapter 3 " Sasuke's House"
It had been two weeks since Sasuke and Sakura worked on their project together. They ended up getting an A and ever since then they had been talking more during class and during lunch. Occasionally Sasuke would end up going over to Naruto's apartment to hang out with Sakura and him after school. Sasuke had quit going to the clubs since the last time he went, he ended up missing Sakura and even felt guilty being there with another girl but he never told anyone else his feelings. Neji didn't think much of it, he figured he was just getting bored of their routine.
It was saturday and Sasuke was home alone watching tv in his living room. He glanced at his phone and noticed it was around 3:30 pm and went to his contact list and dialed Naruto's number.
' Maybe Naruto and Sakura would want to come over and watch a movie or something. Why can I not get that girl out of my head?'
Sakura was walking into the living room and spotted Naruto's cell phone laying on the coffee table.
' I bet Naruto forgot to take his phone when he left earlier to go hang out with Hinata.' Sakura thought.
Just then Naruto's phone was ringing off so Sakura went over to the table and picked up the phone to noticed it was Sasuke calling.
" Hey Sasuke, it's Sakura."
" Oh hey Sakura... is Naruto with you?"
" No that idiot left a while ago with Hinata and forgot his cellphone here. I swear he has the worst memory."
" Yeah you got that right."
" Well when he gets back I will tell him that you called."
"Oh I see, well I was just calling to see if you guys wanted to come over to my house and watch a movie or something but since he isn't there..."
" Well I can come over. I have nothing to do today and Naruto and Sai aren't here so it's pretty lonely here but wait I don't have a ride though."
" I can come pick you up. Be there in 20 minutes."
" Okay see you then bye."
" Bye."
Sasuke went up stairs and got changed then went out his house to go get Sakura. About 20 minutes later, Sasuke drove up to Sakura's apartment and saw Sakura was already waiting outside for him. He stopped the car and Sakura walked up to the car while smiling at him and climbed into the car and he drove off.
" Thanks again Sasuke for picking me up. I was bored to death in there. I guess I'm used to Sai or Naruto being there." Sakura said
" Not a problem, I was getting bored myself at the house. I guess today is just a boring day huh."
" Yep." Sakura said while smiling to him as he smirked back at her for a second then continued to have his eyes back onto the road.
The rest of the car ride was quiet but neither of them really mind. Sakura was too busy looking at the scenery while Sasuke was being himself and not talking. When they got to the house, they both got out of the car and went into the house. Sakura followed Sasuke into the kitchen and stood there while Sasuke opened up the fridge.
" Do you want anything to drink?" Sasuke asked while looking into the fridge.
" Water will be fine." Sakura responded.
" Hn."
Sasuke grabbed a coke for himself and went over to the counter and got some water and gave it to Sakura.
" Thanks Sasuke, so what should we do?" Sakura asked while sipping on her water as she followed Sasuke into the living room.
" Do you want to watch some tv?" Sasuke asked as he sat down on the couch and waited for Sakura to sit next to him.
" Sure." Sakura choose to sit next to Sasuke while he started to flip through channels. After a few minutes they decided to watch some comedy that was on tv.
" Well look at what we have here? It's been a while Sakura."
A voice was heard as Sakura turned around to see Sasuke's older brother standing by the couch as Sasuke looked at him with a confused face.
' How does my brother know Sakura?'
Sakura stood up from the couch and ran towards Itachi and gave him a hug while Itachi returned the hug as Sasuke also stood up from the couch.
" Itachi! What in the world are you doing here?"
Sakura asked as she got out of the embrace and felt Sasuke standing next to her.
" You silly girl I live here of course with my foolish little brother."
Itachi said while pointing to Sasuke.
" Can someone tell me how the hell do you guys know each other?" Sasuke demanded.
" Oh sorry Sasuke for leaving you out of this. Me and Itachi used to hang out when he went to school in Sand Country."
Sakura explained to Sasuke but he still didn't like the situation because he knew his brother all too well and his brother is a player just like he was.
" Don't worry little brother, we are just friends so don't be getting all jealous, but anyways... Sakura what are you doing here I thought you still lived in Sand Country?"
" Well me and Sai moved over here because Dr. Tsunada had to get transferred over here. Sai is still with his band though and they are doing very well." Sakura said.
" That's good to hear, hey are you going to stay for dinner?"
" Well I wasn't thinking about that but if you guys want me then sure." Sakura happily agreed.
" Great you know what? You should make us dinner and show Sasuke here how great of a cook you are." Itachi said
" Sure I'll go ahead and start making dinner you will help me right Sasuke?"
Sakura looked up at him and he nodded his head.
" Great I will meet you in the kitchen then."
Sakura walked into the kitchen, leaving the two brothers behind.
" Itachi why would you want her to make us dinner when she is our guest?" Sasuke asked.
" Come on brother when was the last time you had an actual home cooked meal and trust me she is as good as mom."
Itachi said as he started walking up the stairs to his bedroom while Sasuke went to meet Sakura up in the kitchen.
" Hey Sasuke, what would you like for dinner?" Asked Sakura as she saw him walk into the kitchen.
" Can you make some meatloaf? My mom used to make it and Itachi did say that you are a good as a cook than my mom so I want to see if he's right or not."
Sasuke said as he walked to the fridge and got out the ingredients when he saw Sakura nod her head.
" Of course! I met Itachi a few months later after my mother died and me and Temari, one of Sai bandmates, used to hang out with him and his fraternity friends. Itachi and his roommate Kisame didn't know how to cook so once in a while me and Temari would stop by and I would make everyone dinner."
Sakura explained as she started to mix all the ingredients together in a bowl Sasuke had brought out for her.
" Oh I see so I guess you and my brother were pretty close huh?" Sasuke asked as he watched her make dinner.
" Yeah he is like an older brother to me. You see, the way we met, I don't want to get into it but lets just say he saved me from a situation and ever since then we were friends until your parents died and he choose to move back to Leaf city instead of staying in college."
" Hn."
" Okay the meatloaf just needs to cook so what would you like to do until then?"
Sakura asked then watched Sasuke walk out of the room and she followed him into the living room and watched more tv until dinner was ready.
About an hour later dinner was ready and Sakura, Sasuke and Itachi sat together around the dinner table enjoying the food. Sasuke couldn't believe that Itachi was right in her cooking.
" So Sasuke, what do you think?" Itachi raised an eyebrow as he whispered to Sasuke.
" Hn... it taste just like mom's cooking." Sasuke said as he looked down on his food which Sakura took noticed of his actions.
" Hey Sasuke, if you don't like it you don't have to eat it. I'm sorry I should of not had made dinner."
Sakura stood up from her seat knowing why Sasuke had looked sad. It was because earlier he told her his mom used to make it and it reminded him of his mom. She hated it when she made someone else sad and felt really bad about the situation. Sasuke noticed her getting out of her seat.
" Sakura wait no it's really good. I'm really glad you made it."
Sakura looked up when she heard Sasuke talking to her and noticed his eyes were glued to hers.
" Thanks Sasuke." Sakura smiled but all of the sudden, she got a little dizzy and started to fall over to the floor but Sasuke noticed her actions in time to catch her once again before she reached the floor.
" Sakura!"
Sasuke yelled out as he cradled her into his arms while Itachi got up from his seat and rushed towards the two.
" Sasuke, she's going to be okay. Just take her somewhere to lay down while I take care of the dishes and the leftovers down here."
Itachi suggested as Sasuke just nodded his head to him and picked Sakura up bridal style and walked her up the stairs. When he reached to the top of the stairs and wondered where he should take her.
' I could take her to Itachi's room but I don't want to leave her alone with him in his bed... well there is my play room but I really don't want her to be on the same level as those other girls... well I guess I have no choice but to have her stay in my room.'
Sasuke walked past his play room and Itachi's room and reached to his door. He carefully got his room key out of his pocket without making Sakura uncomfortable and opened the door. He walked into his room and towards his queen size bed and laid Sakura on the bed with her head on one of his pillows. He couldn't help but stare at her as she looked so peaceful and perfect while sleeping on his bed.
" Sasuke! Where did you go?" Itachi yelled out as Sasuke quickly got out of his room and met Itachi near the stairs.
" Shut up what if you wake her up?" Sasuke hissed at him while Itachi began to chuckle.
" Relax brother, she did pass out remember so I'm pretty sure it might be an hour before she wakes up." Itachi said while walking up to him.
" Hn."
" So where did you put her at? Please don't tell me that you put her in your playroom."
" Of course not! She is sleeping in my room. By the way... how did you and Sakura meet anyway?" Sasuke asked.
" Well you see it was a few years ago, when I was living in Sand Country.... I went to a party at someones house with Kisame to get drunk and I ended up upstairs and I hear a noise and so I went to see what was going on. I opened up the door to find some asshole raping her. She was in tears and tried to get him off of him so I went in and beat the living crap out of him."
Sasuke stood there in shock taking in the information that his brother just gave to him. He couldn't help but feel angry inside of him.
' So that's why Sakura didn't want to talk about how her and Itachi met. How dare someone put their hands on her.'
Itachi noticed his sudden change in his mood but continued to talk anyway.
" So afterwards, I took her to my apartment and we stayed up all night talking about her mother's recent death and how that was her first time with someone so I felt like she needed a friend especially how sick she was so I decided to play the role of an older brother to her and we started hanging out."
" So you and her never did anything... right?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow. Itachi sense is jealousy raising within his brother.
" No I know I'm a player and I love the ladies but watching an innocent girl like her getting raped was something I could never get out of my mind and I wouldn't ever want to do something like that to her. I love her as a younger sister. By the way, how did you two end up knowing each other?" Itachi asked.
" We have a few classes together and she is one of Naruto's roomates."
" Ah I see... well I guess you should go check on her then."
" Hn."
Sasuke got up from leaning on the wall and walked back into his room to check on Sakura with him closing the door behind him.
' My brother must really like her for putting her in his room. No one is ever allowed to go in there not even Naruto. This will be interesting.'
Itachi said to himself as he walked into his room and closed the door behind him. Sasuke decided while Sakura was sleeping he would get his homework done. He didn't want to watch the tv that was in his room in case it would wake her up so he wanted to make as less noise as possible. When he was done with his homework he realized how late it was and was getting tired from watching over Sakura and doing his homework. He walked towards his bed to noticed her still sleeping on his bed so he changed into some sweat pants and a tee shirt and crawled into bed beside her. He wanted to be close to her in case something might happen. He stared softly at her expressionless face and had one of his hand reached to her face and carefully pulled some of her hair out of her face and behind her ear.
' Goodnight Sakura.' Sasuke thought then closed his eyes and began to sleep.
A few hours later, Sakura had finally woken up. She opened her eyes and she was surprised to see Sasuke sleeping right beside her on his bed. She slowly rose up and looked around to see where she was, causing Sasuke to wake up. Sakura took noticed that he was waking up then she remembered passing out during dinner. Sasuke opened his eyes and noticed emerald eyes looking down at him.
" Sakura? Are you feeling any better?"
Sasuke asked in concern. He then realized that they were sleeping in the same bed together without Sakura even knowing where she was. He was about to explain to her the situation and why they were sleeping together but she started to speak before he got a chance to.
" Yes I am. Thanks for watching over me Sasuke. What time is it?"
Sakura asked in a tired tone of voice which Sasuke took noticed so he turned around on his bed and grabbed his cell phone that was on the stand next to his bed.
" It's two in the mourning. Go back to sleep."
Sasuke said as he started getting out of the bed. Since she was feeling better now he figured she would be uncomfortable still being in the same bed as him.
" Stay with me, please? I trust you."
Sasuke looked over his shoulder and looked into her pleading eyes that he couldn't say no so he crawled back into bed right next to her. He laid on his back and closed his eyes but opened them wide when he felt something laying on his chest about ten minutes later. He looked down and saw Sakura was sound asleep with her head on his chest and her arm wrapped around his stomach. He couldn't help but created a smile on his face as he wrapped his arm around her waist and closed his eyes again. He was definitely feeling something for this girl since this was the first time he had ever cuddled with a girl while falling asleep but he couldn't complain, he was enjoying it.