Chapter 2
"E-entourage?" I stuttered. What was he talking about? Maybe they were smoking something in their garages too. "What are you speaking about?"
What are you speaking about? What are YOU talking about Sakura, you sound like a blubbering idiot! I thought, immediately wincing at my inability to speak correctly.
"What I'm 'speaking' about, Sakura, is the arrangement that Lady Tsunade and my father came up with," he waited for it to suddenly dawn on me. I still didn't comprehend. "Obviously they haven't told you yet." Sasuke sighed. I kept looking at him as if he'd grown another head.
"Tsunade is afraid for your life." Sasuke looked me up and down. I felt violated under his intense stare. "You obviously can't defend yourself if anything happened, seeing as how weak you are." I scowled at him.
"I still don't understand." I said, shaking my head. "You've been inhaling too many fumes." I added, and turned around to walk off. The sound of four engines starting echoed in the street and I turned around to see the foursome following me on their bikes. I began to walk faster, and Sasuke rode at my pace right next to me on the sidewalk. "Why are you following me?" I asked, quickening my pace. He easily kept up with me.
"I already told you." Sasuke replied irately, keeping his eyes ahead in the road.
"No you didn't, I still don't get it at all." I said, stopping abruptly.
"God you're stupid." He shook his head. The two boys and sole girl behind him looked irritated as well. I felt a blush creeping up on my face. It wasn't my fault he wasn't explaining himself clearly. I clenched my fist and started walking again. Up ahead, there was a tiny side street I could take that would make it longer for me to get home, but it'd be so much better to walk in the direction without Sasuke and his keen ability of making me feel like a complete moron.
My heart started beating faster as we got closer to the side street. As we neared it, I started sprinting, turning around the corner and running as fast as I could.
"What the hell?" Sasuke yelled, and he hit the clutch, speeding up the street to try to head me off. I sprinted through the other side of the side street and began running up the street toward my house. Tires screeched behind me.
Crap! How'd they catch up so fast? I panicked, and looked behind me. It wasn't bikes, however. It was a GMC Denali, and it was coming up quick. They have cars too? As the car got nearer, I noticed that there weren't any of the Hawk in the car. They were men…with masks on. My heart was about to beat out of my chest. I looked to my right and saw Sasuke riding up, a look of horror on his face. The Denali screeched to a stop and a man in the passenger side seat grabbed me. I began screaming and kicking, and as soon as he grabbed me and threw me in the back of the car, they began to speed off.
"What are you doing with me?" I screamed, and the man in the passenger side seat reached behind him and slapped me in the face. I gasped and clutched my face, my eyes tearing. I began to shake too, shudders going up and down my spine.
A cell phone went of somewhere in the front, and the driver answered. "Springfield has been acquired," was his simple response.
Acquired? What is going on? I thought, wrapping my arms around my torso. I bit my lip to keep from speaking; I didn't want to get slapped in the face again. I started looking around the Denali. There were no existing handles on the inside of the car. This car has been manufactured to keep people from getting out. I thought, my stomach sinking.
Something big crashed up against the right side of the car and I screamed as I was sent flying into the left door. I righted myself and looked out the window. Sasuke was on his bike, and he had slammed up against the door. He was obviously trying to open the non existent handle, and when he couldn't find one he slowed down a bit. I looked to my left, and saw Jugo on his bike outside. Further inspection revealed that Karin was in front of us in a yellow Camaro. Behind us, Suigetsu was following in a bright blue Corvette.
I began to feel slightly hopeful and relieved when the passenger pulled out an AK-46. Oh god! Oh God! I panicked. Images of the Hawks blood on the pavement made me feel sick. The passenger rolled down the window and began loading the gun. In a split-second decision, I took a deep breath and lunged at the passenger, grabbing his arms and knocking the gun to the ground. While struggling in the front, I kept hitting the driver who swerved on the road. The passenger began to hit me and push me, attempting to get me off. I kept holding on. He started hitting my face, and stars started to appear in my eyes. As a last resort, I bit his hand as hard as I could. He cried out and tried to push me off him but I refused to let go, and even began to hit him back.
"Sakura!" I heard a voice call out to me. I opened my eyes and saw Sasuke on his bike, the Corvette on the other side of him. He held out his hand, and I scrambled out the window. The passenger grabbed me by my waist and yanked me. I screamed, and Sasuke grabbed my arm. I pulled him closer and he hit the side of the car, grunting slightly but he regained balance. By this time, the Denali was driving on the wrong side of the road, and a car was coming.
"Shit…" Sasuke muttered, and pushed away from the car.
"Sasuke!" I screamed, my hands scrambling to find his, simultaneously avoiding being pulled completely back into the Denali. The car went by, and Sasuke was again next to the car, and he grabbed my hand.
"Sakura, jump! I have you!" He yelled. I scrambled out, making sure to knee the passenger in the groin. He let go of me with a cry of agony and I jumped onto the motorcycle, my feet on the back of the seat, and then fell into the back seat of the Corvette. The sports car began to decelerate quickly, then spun out and began heading in the other direction.
My heart was still racing, and my breathing was irregular. "Oh my god, oh my god…" I kept repeating.
"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" Suigetsu asked me. I didn't answer. My head was killing me and I could feel bruises forming all over my body.
"Do I look freaking okay?" I finally screamed out. He didn't answer, and just kept driving. The drive home seemed to be seconds long even though I knew it was longer. We stopped outside the gates to my home, and I jumped out of the Corvette. I began quickly running up, and a warm, rough hand grabbed my wrist.
"Sakura, what the hell?" Sasuke said, forcefully spinning me around to look at him. "What were you thinking, if you hadn't run off in the first place that would never have happened." I ripped my wrist out of his hand, scowling at him.
"Well I am so sorry that I knew how to react to a situation like…like that. I don't even know…what the hell was that…Oww.." I groaned, rubbing my arms slightly. I hurt all over. I felt blood drying on my face. I'm sure I look lovely.
"SAKURA!" yelled a loud, rambunctious voice from behind me. I turned around and was enveloped by Tsunade as she squished my face into her breasts with a hug. "Oh god, my baby! Are you okay?" She pulled away from me and gasped as she took my appearance in. "What have they done!"
The sight of Tsunade brought tears to my eyes and I quickly began to wipe them away. I didn't want Sasuke and the rest of the Hawk to see them. "What the hell, Uchiha Sasuke!" Tsunade called, leading me inside. "All of you come in! Protection my ass…" She led me inside and took me to the guest restroom, pulling out rubbing alcohol and bandages. She cleaned my cuts and bandaged them up. I looked in the mirror at myself as she was working on me and had to look away- I looked horrible! She finished and I tried to fix my hair, but my make up was already running down my face so I wiped away running mascara and left it alone.
When I came outside the Hawk were in my living room. "Sakura, sit, baby." Tsunade told me and I sat at the seat farthest away from the group of boys, who were all cramped up on my couch.
"Can someone please explain to me what's going on?" I demanded, looking around at all of them. Tsunade didn't answer, but pulled out her phone and dialed a number.
"Uchiha…get down here now. I don't care. Get down here." Tsunade said sternly and shut her phone. Sasuke sighed in frustration.
"What'd you call my father for, Tsunade baa-chan?" Sasuke complained.
"What do you think I called him for, baka?" Tsunade replied, putting her hands on her hips. "Your brother will be joining us too." At those few words, not only did Sasuke look frustrated, but the other Hawk members began to look pissed.
"Will someone please tell me what's going on?" I tried again, exasperated. Tsunade sighed and sat down on the chair across from me.
"Yes, Sakura-chan. As you know, thanks to recent investments and stocks, Haruno Co. has been doing very well recently. As a result Haruno Co. has become even more influential and wealthy," Tsunade began.
"It's got nothing on Uchiha International." Sasuke mumbled under his breath. Tsunade shot him a look of apparent disapproval, and Sasuke just glared back.
"Like I was saying, this puts your life at risk. The Harunos have a rival company, the Hyuugas. If anything were to happen to you they would be able to buy up the company. We got an anonymous tip that you were the target of an attack. Therefore, I talked with Sasuke's father and he agreed to allow Sasuke and his…friends…to protect you, and make sure you are kept safe." Tsunade finished.
I sat there and stared at my hands. I then looked up and stared at them. "Someone wants to kill me?" I hated how meek my voice sounded. I felt cold and I shuddered a bit. I hadn't feared being killed in a long time. The last time I felt like there was a possibility that I could die was that day so many years ago. When I looked into the scarlet red eyes and saw the pure blood lust.
"Yes." Tsunade said carefully. "But it won't happen. I won't let it." She assured, nodding.
"Yeah nothing will happen with us around, either." Sasuke said.
"No!" Tsunade said. "After today that shows me that you aren't capable of protecting her! Look at her!" Tsunade said angrily. The doorbell rang and the house help answered. A man dressed in a traditional yukata, his black hair drawn back in a pony tail entered the sitting room. He had stern eyes and a straight posture. The first person he looked at was Sasuke. Their eyes connected and the man quickly looked away, and looked towards me. I was taken aback a little, as he began to walk toward me.
His appearance was very intimidating, and the closer he got the more so he became. Suddenly, he bowed down, lowering his eyes as well. My mouth dropped open. One of the most powerful men in perhaps the world was bowing to me. Sasuke and the rest of the Hawk looked shocked as well.
"Gomenasi, Sakura-chan." He said, keeping his eyes down. He stood up and a blush crept up on my face. "I apologize that my idiot son put you in such a dangerous situation." He continued, sending an angry flash at his son, who looked away.
I simply nodded, at a loss for words. "You obviously deserve better protection than what my son and his moronic friends can provide."
"Father- please, I had it under control! I-" Sasuke said, standing up.
"Hold your tongue!" His father spat, scowling at his son. I looked at Sasuke who looked down, his fist clenching. He looked rather pathetic. I would say pitiful except he didn't look pitiful. Pitiful would imply he looked kind of sad or cute in his pitifulness. He looked defiant and angry. But I couldn't help but feel sympathetic for him. His father was obviously a hard man and difficult to please. I also selfishly didn't want Sasuke to be mad at me.
"Please, Uchiha-sama." I spoke up. "It was my fault. I ran off after they told me to keep with them. If I hadn't tried to lose them, those men wouldn't have gotten to me." Sasuke looked at me, a slight surprised expression on his face.
"Sakura!" Tsunade said, staring at me.
"No, Sakura-chan, don't try to cover for my son." He said, shaking his head.
"No, really, Uchiha-sama. If you would allow them a second chance, please. It was stupid of me. I assume all responsibility for this occurrence." I bowed toward Sasuke's father. "Please."
I kept my head down, an awkward silence pressing in from all sides of the room. Sasuke's father exhaled a frustrated sigh. "Usually I am not so lenient, but since you insist, Sakura-chan I will allow this debacle to go excused. Now that you have told me the full story as well, I advise you to be more careful in the future. This situation is not one to be taken lightly." I rose up as he turned to Tsunade. "Also, Tsunade, I wanted to speak to you about night protection. As you know, Sasuke can take care of Sakura during school and when she is out during the day, but my son has school and I want him to do as well as he can. Therefore, my older son will be watching during the night."
As he said this, the living room door slid open. I tensed as a tall, lean figure walked in. He looked at me, and my breath caught in my throat. His hair was pulled back. He had black jeans and a black shirt on under a dark leather jacket. All this was ignored as I looked into his eyes. I had sworn for a second that his eyes had flashed red. His hair pulled back…red eyes, my parents blood spattered on the floor, scarlet dripping from his mouth.
"Sakura, this is eldest son Itachi. He will be taking care of you as well."
How long has it been? I know please don't kill me. I've been really busy, I swear, but I haven't forgotten about you guys. I'm off to update Damaged, so be sure to read that as well. Thanks (: