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"talking"

'thinking'

A month passed since Sasuke was in the hopsital, he's been going to phsyical therapy during the time, trying to gain full control of his left arm again; it was his non-shooting arm but Jiraiya was right, he wasn't half as fast as he normally was. And speaking of the council leader, the man had left the city the day after Sasuke woke up; and hadn't returned yet to have that discussion with him. Sasuke was just lucky he left before Naruto got the chance to tell him about what he walked in on the day before.

The moment the two realized he was in the room, Sakura immediately tensed up, and if it hadn't been for his arm around her waist she would have jumped off Sasuke's lap. "N-Naruto!" Sasuke released his grip on her waist, and she slowly slid off the bed, never taking her eyes off her brother.

"What the hell do you think you were doing to my sister Uchiha?" The blonde still didn't trust Sasuke, he knew he was hiding something and didn't like that he was getting so close to his sister.

"Naruto I wa-."

"Stay away from her Uchiha, and don't even think about touching her again!"

"Naruto I was the one that kissed him!" Sakura blurted out, angry that her brother would accuse Sasuke of doing such a thing. Naruto was ballistic hearing this and went into a screaming match with the young girl, but Sakura was just as fierce in her anger at her brother. Sasuke was quite sure she could take Karin in a verbal alteration; however, if Karin pulled out a gun again, and she most likely would if she met up with her a second time, Sasuke couldn't let that happen. And so that's what lead Sakura and himself to be basically under house arrest for the past month, only allowed out with one of Jiraiya's own guards.

Sasuke made his way up to the black limousine, ironic how just a little over a month ago he despised people that flaunted their blood money and now somehow he's taking part in it.

"Uchiha-san how was your session today?" Sakura was sitting inside the car, accompanied by a guard, just like everyday he went to a therapy session. Seeing her smile made his guilt wash away, he could see in her eyes that she hated being in that car, but it was the only way her mother would allow her out of the house.

"Hn."

"When Uzumaki-san asks you a question, you are to answer her Uchiha." The man sitting at the end of the bench seat, clearly a Hyuga by his white eyes, spoke with a hint of malice in his voice.

"No, no it's okay Daichi-san, he doesn't have to answer me; it's his privacy."

Sasuke was a little irked that she seemed to know the other man so well. A first name bases takes years and sometimes even intimacy to gain that, and Sasuke didn't like that idea. He was never fond of the police, even special forces that were there to protect the one woman that he holds precious to him now; and for it to be a Hyuga of all people, who seemed to have an interest in her didn't sit well with him.

"Of course Uzumaki-san."

"Can you ask Danzo to take us home please?"

"Of course my lady." When he turned to the driver in the front of the car, Sakura gave Sasuke a quick peck on the cheek, and then a gentle smile.

Even with her brother's threats to his life, and his fights with his sister; it seemed that little Sakura had a thing for her body guard. Oh sure, when around her family and other people everything was on polite and proper terms, she referred to him as 'Uchiha-san' and she was 'Uzumaki-san' or 'Sakura-san'. But alone... was completely different, being home alone for a month the two have become closer. Nothing sexual of course, Sakura was far to innocent to start that with anyone yet; and Sasuke was sure he'd be six feet in concrete if he touched her right now. So now things were going slow, set at her pace, again something new to him and he was interested as to how far she would take it. A kiss here and there when they were alone and she would occasionally hold his hand when she was in one of her depressed moods.

"Naruto! Naruto, we're home!"

"Miss Sakura, your brother isn't here, he went to go see Miss Hinata."

"Thank you Yuki-san, I really wish he would pick one house and stay there. When his royal highness decided to come home later tell him we'll be in my room."

"Your room Miss Sakura?" Sasuke was surprised by her bold statement, and he could tell the older servant was surprised also.

"Yes, that's what I said, come on Uchiha-san." She wasn't actually ordering him to follow her, but she knew he would follow anyway. He never liked hanging around the rest of the help in the house.

Sakura's Room....

"You do realize that the special forces officer was still standing there when you said that correct; he will most likely report that back to your father. He will think I'm taking advantage of you... like your brother already does."

"I don't care what he does, and daddy isn't like that. Maybe if he does tell him then everyone will leave us alone and allow us to leave the house without a body guard; I'm tired of them following me around all the time... girls need their space!"

Sasuke watched as Sakura plopped down on her bed, stretching to get in a more comfortable position. Sasuke ignored the raise and fall of her chest, or how perfect her breasts were in that tight little t-shirt... or the fact that when she had her arms over her head like that, showed enough of her tight stomach for his mind to wonder.

"Did you forget before this happened, I was the one that followed you around... as your body guard?"

"But you were different, you didn't care where we were going. You didn't ask me the most obvious questions in the world; you let me have my space." She suddenly sat up with a thought on her mind, "Sasuke, can I see your wound?"

That threw him off guard," Why do you want to see that?"

"I just... I've never seen one up close, I want to see what happened to you."

"Hn... I warn you, it's not pretty."

"I think I can handle it." The princess hopped off the bed a little too eagerly, and approached him helping him out of his sling and removing the cloth patch that covered the wound. "I don't understand, how could someone willing wish to wield such a deadly weapon that could take so many lives. The wound is almost gone though... does it still hurt?" Sakura carefully examined the healing bullet wound. Her mother was able to get all the metal from his body and luckily it didn't hit the bone, just tore a little of the muscle and nerves causing the motor skills in that arm to slow; and that's why he was in therapy.

"More of an annoying pull then hurting."

"That's good to hear, you should put something on it or you'll have a bad scar there."

"Scars are not new to me, I'll live."

"You have others?... Can I see?"

"No you may not! Sakura, why is he in your room!?" Naruto's angry voice caused both the others in the room to roll their eyes.

"Naruto haven't you ever heard of knocking?"

"When my little sister is in her room with a guy alone... I don't need a reason to!"

"And what did you think we were doing?" Sakura moved away from Sasuke to stand in front of her brother, arms folded over her chest, tapping her foot on the carpet waiting for his answer.

"Um... well I."

"Do you think I'm like Ino, allowing any guy to come near me? And though you may think it, Uchiha-san isn't a pervert like you!"

Sasuke didn't feel comfortable being in the room while the two fought, he also didn't have his gun on him which left him uneasy. While the siblings continued to bicker Sasuke slipped passed Naruto to enter the hall he then made his way into his room fully intent on getting a shower.

Just as he dropped the gauze and sling on his bed, his phone at his hip started to vibrate. This confused him however, who would be calling him? No one knew his number except the people that were in this house. But Sakura and Naruto didn't need to call him when they were right across the hall still screaming at each other, and Tsunade and Jiraiya never called him; so then who?

Pulling the phone out he quickly read the number and grew angry seeing who it was; he didn't know why but he answered it. "What do you want Karin?"

"Oh Sasuke-kun you're okay thank god. I was so worried about you!"

'Yeah... so worried that you call a month after the shooting.' "What do you want Karin?" Sasuke repeated with a hiss, he had his phone in a death grip trying to control his raging anger as to not let his voice rise and catch everyones' attention on that floor.

"Well I wanted to make sure you were okay, and I also wanted to tell you that I was able to convince Orochimaru to forgive you for the botched up job. You're stressed and he knows that, he wants to send you on an nice, relaxing vacation; I'll handle the little princess. And when the family is dealt with and Orochimaru is the new leader of the council, you and I can take an even longer vacation together... maybe to France of some place else in Europe," her voice suggested that she planned more than just laying on the beach.

"Is Orochimaru at the mansion now?" Sasuke chose to ingore her sluttish comment, he needed to finish this now.

"Yes... Orochimaru's here, he's having a meeting with some of his friends, why?"

"I'll be there in an hour, I want to speak with him."

"Oh... I'll go tell him then, I look forward to seeing you soon Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke snapped his phone shut and threw it on the bed, not wanting to deal with that right now. He had just managed to get his shirt off when a soft knock came from the door.

"Sasuke... is everything okay?"

'Sakura!' Hearing his charge's voice at the door caused him to panic. It was just now he realized that the screaming match between the Uzumaki's had faded during his phone call and now he was worried about how much she had heard.

He knew eventually she would learn that he was hired by the snake to kill her. She would most likely hate him and never wish to speak to him again, he could probably live with that; but the look of betrayal that would be in her eyes was something he couldn't stand. She was too innocent and pure to be hurt so badly by someone she cared about, with everything in his soul Sasuke would prevent that from happening to her; he didn't allow the thought that he was doing this more for himself than her cross his mind.

He opened the door prepared to answer any questions she may have, all of which he would divert away from his latest phone call, he was quite sure he could distract her with another topic.

"Sasuke are you... oh my!" Sakura's eyes widened as she was literally met with the bare, tan, god like chest of the man she was falling for; all coherent thought left her mind at that moment. Quickly realized she was staring at him inappropriately, Sakura averted her gaze away from him like a good girl should, a heavy blush to her cheeks.

"Did you need something Sakura," Sasuke couldn't hold back the smirk as he realized why she was so embarrassed, this was going to be easier than he thought.

"Uh... well... I heard you yelling, and I thought t-that you might be in pain."

"Hn... I'm fine."

"Um... okay my mom just got home and she wants me to go shopping with her, so we'll probably be out all afternoon."

"Aa." This was perfect for him because now that she would be out of the house, he could leave without her wishing to accompanying him; there was no way he would allow her to the Sound mansion anyway.

"I know you probably don't want to go with us, but Naruto will be around, so you can hang out with him," Sakura was trying to be helpful, but her suggestion didn't interest him; no he planned on sneaking out to confront his old boss.

"Hn." Sakura smiled and then turned to walk downstairs.

After his shower, Sasuke rewrapped his arm deciding not to put it in the sling; he too went downstairs, heading to the kitchen to get something to eat before he left. He knew his mission just got harder when he saw Naruto sitting in the kitchen. Mimi just placed a plate of food in front of the prince, and another at the empty seat in front of him.

"Sakura-san told me that you haven't eaten yet Uchiha-san, I had a feeling you'd be coming down."

"Thank you."

The minute she left the room is when Naruto turned on him.

"Let's get one thing straight Uchiha, you and I know the world my family lives in, and you know Sakura doesn't; I won't have my sister getting involved in this world. She's studying to become a doctor, and when she does become one I'm getting her out of the city so she can have a normal life. I don't want you in her life, I don't want you dragging her into this life. You need to remember that you are her body guard... nothing more."

"Hn, you're sister is an adult, she may do as she pleases with it. If you wanted her so badly to not be a part of your world then why were you allowing her to get so close to Sai?" Sasuke was calm in his questioning, knowing Naruto wanted to get a raise out of him.

The plan backfired however when he was the one that became angry. "Sai had no part in what our fathers do. His mother wouldn't allow him... he was perfect for her."

"Hn."

"Does that bother you? That she actually had someone that deserved her?"

'He obviously wasn't faithful to her if he sleep with Karin before she killed him.' "I know I don't deserve her... no man does, but it is her decision who she wants to be with not your family or you. If she wants to be with me I will do everything in my power to make sure she is safe. And if she chooses another, then I will be at her side as her guard until she releases me herself; I think I've proven who my loyalties is with after what happened at the banquet."

"You might have gotten my father's approval after that little stunt, but you don't have mine, I'm watching you and when you slip up... I'll kill you."

Note: So Naruto doesn't like that little sister is falling for the shady body guard. What's going to happen next when Sasuke goes to confront Orochimaru? Will the older man finally kill the boy? Or is what Karin said true... and what will Sasuke say?

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