Summary-I was just sitting by the window of my favorite coffee shop, just reading the paper. When I hear a voice that took me out of my concentration. There Standing in a light peach summer dress, was a girl that left me breathless. But who is she?
Declaimer- OH- OH- guess what its still hasn't changed- I still don't own Naruto.
Authors note- this is a SASUKE- SAKURA fiction…it'll kick in ; just wait ha-ha. Tell me how you all like it, and suggestions are always welcome, and I will give credit if I decide to use them.
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Last Time
"Good morning Miss Yamanka, I see you're still making your rounds for Miss Haruno again. Is she still busy? I heard she hasn't left the hospital in two weeks."
"Miss Haruno, the child in ER has already been placed in the recovery room, and seems to be doing extremely well. And the child in room 310, her blood pressure seems to be high, no signs of broken or fractured bones, no sprains, no nothing just high blood pressure."
"If I hear that you have stepped within ten feet of this hospital I will suspend you…and God help me Sakura if you ENTER this hospital I will have you on probation which means in your term, you will NOT be allowed to enter until I say so. Is that understood?"
"Dobe, I'm going out to get a drink real fast, I'll be back. Don't touch anything or I'll kill you"
"Hi, it seems we meet again."
"Well my boy, I'm Sakura's grandmother."
I could only stare at the smiling old lady with wide shocking eyes.
CHAPTER
THREE
The sound of her cries and the voice he hears
If a goddess cries so many tears
Is there someone to wipe them all away?
I know I want to be that someone
To take her fears away
I could only stand there with my hands buried in to my pant pocket, as the cool outside air blew through the strands of my hair. She had a smile on her face as she looked at me, then placed the thing she was knitting down on the small brown wooden table located by her.
"Why don't you come inside, I'll make us a nice hot cup of tea." I heard her tell me in a soft elderly voice. I hesitated for a moment, before walking up the steps and entered her house.
Her house was homey; it held a certain warmth loving touch to it. Picture frames were all over the place with different people. A nicely carved dark wooden table sat in the middle of the room with a brown couch leaning against the wall and a dark couch on the opposite side.
"Oh…did that table catch your attention dear?" I heard this grandmother's voice come out of no where. I nodded my head then shrugged my shoulders while taking a seat on the black couch…excuse me black uncomfortable couch.
"This table hasn't been in the family all that long, it was made by hand though" I looked at her in a surprised way then turning my attention back to the table where she placed a tray that held two cups of tea and a plate with cookies on it.
"Sakura's dad, who is my son, built this table when he was eleven years old. Every design you see carved into this table my son did. Such a gifted young man my son was, he had the ability to sweep any woman off of her feet with just one look. He had a smile that could make a girl go weak at the knees, and eyes that would have you trapped in a spell for days. However he was such an angry young man, and often kept to himself…that is until he became extremely ill and was placed in the hospital for months. That was where he met Sayuka Sakura's mom…they dated for years, and Tanju began to change into a handsome loving man, he became a doctor, while Sayuka became a nurse. Sakura was born a year after they married."
I listened, but I was getting bored with her story telling of her granddaughter. "Why are you telling me all this?" I asked in a cold voice, all I received was an elderly laugh from this old woman.
"Because you want to know every little detail of my darling grand daughter don't you? Don't deny it, you have your guard on, I could see it in your eyes. However my boy my son had that same expression on his face when he first laid eyes on Sayuka. Its no mistake that we ran into each other today….Mr. Uchiha"
How the…I didn't remember giving her my name? I questioned to myself, right when I was going to reply to this old woman, she interrupted me.
"I know who you are, I knew your father's dad, but that's on a whole other level." I cut her off.
"What do you mean that her fiancée is a lowlife?"
Her eyes closed half way looking down to the ground; she took a big sigh before answering my question.
"My granddaughter lives only for the people and no one else." I blinked a few times trying to think of how that would even come close to an answer I been waiting for.
"And her boyfriend, doesn't she live only for him?" I asked, holding the tiny green glass tightly in right hand.
She gave a small chuckle before getting up, then walking slowly over to one of the pictures on the far end of the room. Picking it up in her old wrinkly hands, looked at it for second before turning around.
"She says she loves him…I may be old my boy, but I'm not stupid. I could tell behind all the make-up she wears she cries all the time."
I didn't say anything just blinked again, and then sat my tea glass down "What do you mean? You're not answering any of my questions you old hag" I hissed getting angry, I glared deep into those old green eyes of her, before she walked over to me and pinched my cheek.
"You're just like my son, he told me the same thing…two nights before he died…"
BAM- I felt like I was just about ready to have a heart attack. "You see, when Sakura turned fifteen that was when she first met Sai A.K.A her fiancée or boyfriend to you. He always looked so pale, fragile, and emotionless…just like you now. She vowed that she would make him happy, but he not once cracked a smile even when she tried."
In the past- Fifteen year old Sakura
"Why…Why can't I make him smile?" Young Sakura cried into the arms of her grandmother who was rubbing her head.
"I never did like that boy Sakura; honestly you could do so much better." Said a soft voice hugging young Sakura from behind.
"No mother…I care so much about him…I love him…and I…I just want him happy" She cried louder this time clinging to her mother while burring her head into her mother's stomach.
"Oh my darling, you're too young to know what love is, it took me and your father so long to realize we loved each other. If you can't make the one you love happy, then maybe there's a reason why. You want to make him happy even if it means you suffer, but what if there's someone that makes him happy and him in return to her." Her mother answered while stroking her hair gently.
"He makes me happy mother." Young Sakura cried while pulling away to her mother.
"Really now, I don't see a happy child, I see a young girl pretending to be in love…my darling there's going to be a time when you'll realize your in love, and when it happens you'll never want to let that man go. Listen to me Sakura…I'm always right, I have never stirred you wrong before, Sai is not the one to take your heart."
"I HATE YOU OF COURSE HE IS!"
"After Sakura yelled that, Sayuka went out and never came back home….Sakura blamed herself, so she stays out in the hospital saving lives, because she couldn't save her dads life when he was in a car accident…and she couldn't save her mom from leaving."
"That's the reason why she cries all the time?" I asked oddly.
"Well how would you feel if your engaged to someone who smacks you across the face all the time, does drugs, curses, never smiles, never laughs, always putting you down…he sickens me…Sai told Sakura that it was her fault her parents didn't approve of him…but he told her she was his…so she believed he loved her."
"Yeah…I guess I can see where you're coming from now…" I sighed while scratching the back of my neck with my eyes closed.
"Sai will be gone for six months, so I hope you can offer her a place to stay." I cut this old woman off before she could even finish explaining what she meant.
"Wait what do you mean when you asked me to offer a place to stay?" I hissed out angrily. Who did this old woman who I didn't know anything about ask me to house her granddaughter?
"I'm throwing Sakura out of my house" I could only stare in shock at this old woman, how she could say she was throwing out her granddaughter with such a cheerful expression.
"Don't get me wrong Sasuke, I love my granddaughter, but this house holds so many bad memories for her. I believe once she's out and about she'll be happier, and then maybe she'll realize that Sai isn't the man for her." Again with the cheerful expression, I could only nod in reply…but I was happy that she was going to stay with me and no one else.
"I'll do it, but on one condition…you tell me why? Why did you choose me to take Sakura away?" I asked curiously, I watched this old woman look at me with a smile on her face and old hands resting on her lap.
"There's something about you, I feel at peace at…but I feel as if you can't let go of something either…maybe I'm just a foolish old woman, but I feel the same aura around you that's the same with my son when he first met his wife…"
Before I could respond, both our heads were turned towards the entry. "Grandma what's…Oh Mr. Uchiha I didn't expect to see you here…Grandma did he follow you when you were out? Are you stalking me?" She asked sternly while sending a fierce glare toward me, I could only smirk in reply to her.
"No darling. I invited Mr. Uchiha here, because we were talking about arranging you to live at his house."
"WHAT WHY WOULD YOU? WHY WOULD YOU KICK ME OUT GRAND MOTHER?" I heard Sakura yell at the top of her lungs, I swear I'll probably end up deaf before I get home tonight.
"Because I don't want you living here with me any longer." Great I'm stuck in fight between the elderly and the youth…this is going to take awhile I sighed inwardly.
"Grandma…"
"You don't have to live with him darling, you can live on the streets or whatever you want, and you have money by your own house or something as long as you're out of mine. Good night Mr. Uchiha, Miss Haruno I'll be retiring for the night, you both know where the door is don't you?"
And then the old woman was gone, leaving me sitting on the couch with an angry granddaughter yelling out in frustration.
"Are you done yet?" I asked tiredly while rubbing my eyes.
"What the hell happened between you and grandmother?" I didn't respond to her question, just folded my arms and closed my eyes.
"Pack your stuff, I'll meet you outside." I coldly told her then taking out my cell phone to call Taka to pick us up at her house.
"I'm not staying with you." I heard her hiss back at me, I turned around with my cell phone at my ear.
"Taka, come pick me up in front of the hospital, ok. Bye." I removed my phone from my ear then placing it back into my pant pocket.
"Then do what your grandmother said for all I care and sleep on the streets." I hissed back glaring deep into her green eyes.
Do what your mother says for all I care…
I felt like I did this before, me glaring deep into the eyes of someone I longed for…I felt like I was repeating everything all over again…
I have other people I could go to you know!
"I have the hospital." She hissed back trying to equal my glare. I glared deep into her green eyes deeper than before, when her eyes suddenly widen, and changed to a purple color just for a split second.
Then go to them, I don't have time to for this
"Then go there, I don't have time to put up with your games. If you're coming come, if your not, good luck where ever you go." I icily replied…I didn't want this; I didn't want to yell at her, she's just so innocent looking.
Wait…I'll go with you; just…just give me some respect…that's all I ask of you.
"Fine, I'll go…because grandmother trusts you so much. Give me a few minutes." I smirked at her when she finally decided to come with me. The woman I have desired, and wished for so many nights ago was finally coming true.
"Wait" I called out to her, grabbing her wrist so she wouldn't take a step more. She turned to me looking at me with those beautiful green eyes.
"What?" She asked me raising an eyebrow, I didn't speak just look at her and her to me.
"What's your name?" I asked her pulling her a little closer to me, I was one inch away from her face, and I could see the shock in her face when I pulled her closer to me.
"I…I…I'm sure…that…m…my grand…grandmother t…told you" I thought it was cute the way she stuttered in reply.
"Yes she did, but I want you to introduce your name to me, not the introduction from your grandmother." I whispered into her ear, and then smirked when I could literally feel the heat radiating from her face.
"Sa…Sakura Ha…Haruno" She released herself from my grasp then ran up the stairs to her bedroom to pack her things, leaving me to chuckle in amusement.
Why are you laughing at me Sasuke?
My eyes instantly narrowed when that voice came into my head. I turned my head over to see a picture of her hugging her so called lover.
You make me weak at the knees…I'm so in love with you…
Sakura….Haruno…
I smirked then grabbed at my chest hard….
I'll steal that heart…and give you a new one that no one but me can touch.
She doesn't need someone who treats her poorly…
She needs a real man…
Next time-
"This will be your room"
"What are you some rich pig"
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