Wedding Dress Trauma : Lady Uchiha (sequel)
Chapter Fifteen : Foolish Fool Of All Fools
Yamanaka Flowers…
Another bright morning to sprinkle some flowers before customers would show up later, Ino quietly worked as she yawned due to the restless night. She has been taking care of her heartbroken friend as Sakura had been weeping all night.
Uchiha Sasuke. The name of that jerk had Ino denting the bottle in hand. She is furious to what that man had done to her poor friend.
"Useless men!" she gritted her teeth.
CLANG!
Speak of the devil, here comes Sasuke.
Out of all people, why must he be the first to ruin her day. He was smart enough to figure out where his wife was, no, Sakura…as if he had treated her like one and he still had the guts to show up.
"Ino—"
"What are you doing here jerk!" Ino snarled. "Don't think Sakura will forgive you this easily neither do I!"
"I am not looking for Sakura. I am here to speak with you."
That was a surprise.
"I need to know," Sasuke initiated. It was the first time that Ino had faced an uncertain Uchiha Sasuke who rarely hesitated in his actions. "Sakura' affair—"
"Why you little! How dare you say that! Affair?! You mean it's you who's having an affair with that red head!" Ino threw her sprinkle bottle at the male. "You men are terrible!"
"Never! How could I ever have an affair with her!" Sasuke defended.
"Prove it then!" Ino was preparing another bottle to hit him.
Prove…How is he going to prove his innocence?
It not that he had recorded what he had said in France. Sasuke searched around, there, he spotted a pair of scissors Ino used for flower-trimming.
He grabbed it without hesitating.
"What are you doing?!" Ino's eyes widen.
"If I lose one hand, I won't be able to touch other women right."
"Alright. Alright. I believe you, just don't get my shop all bloody. Yesh!" he had her frightened to his recklessness. And if she hadn't stopped him, he might have done it, or maybe he was just acting…
"Tell me, Ino. I am sure you know something about a dark haired male Sakura has with her, I heard that his name was called Sai." Sasuke's tone voiced serious, his brows arched into a frown and he is desperate for an answer.
"Sai?" Ino's eyes widen in surprise. "Hahahahahaha!" her abrupt laughter caused the Uchiha to stare at her like a mad woman.
He patiently waited for the blonde to finish despite of being irritating. She left him stranded dumbfound without any clarification. Ino was laughing so hard till her tears were welling.
"Sorry, I could not help but to laugh on that nonsense you just spouted!" chuckling, she wiped her tears off.
Sasuke was speechless, standing there being clueless.
"You silly boy!" Sasuke twitched by what she had called him.
"Sai is Sakura's childhood friend and so does mine! The three of us were nothing but like brother and sisters! You're so dumb!"
Sasuke's brows arched in surprise.
Oh, man…
What a fool he had been. He felt his head spin.
"What am I supposed to do…" Sasuke uttered.
"I'd suggest that you apologize and sort things out," Ino folded her arms, she noticed the raven male's expression turned into dismay.
He sighed.
"I don't think that is going to work," subsequently, he handed her an envelope. Ino came to feel the slight weigh it carries, a ring came to hand when she poured out its contents.
Sakura's ring.
"What? A divorce?!" Ino looked up from the letter.
She watched Sasuke who turned exceptionally silent. He was out of ideas, he had not portray such weaknesses before others.
Ino was rendered speechless too, she had not heard Sakura mentioning about a divorce last night. And whenever Sakura makes a decision, she is serious about it.
"Don't just stand here. Do something or do you want to let her go like that without a fight?!"
"What can I do? She left that letter on my office table this morning without bothering to see me," Sasuke is getting a headache.
"Maybe…" Ino's hanging sentence caught his attention. "Maybe you could get Sai to talk to her. She is rather obedient towards him."
At least that was something. Some hope.
Meeting Sai...
Waiting at the esplanade as Sai requested him to, Sasuke began to feel nervous himself.
What is he going to say to Sai?
Will Sai help him when he had given him a shot in the face during their previous meeting?
Currently, his mind was filled with the anxiety he could get.
Soon, approached a recognizable male, it was no mistaking that the person was Sai. The bruise on his cheek only but to add to the guilt in Sasuke.
"Sai," he called.
"If you have something to say, get it quick. I have no time for you, Sakura's waiting."
A provocation. Sasuke must stay calm, don't be swayed by words.
"I know Sakura doesn't want to see me, I thought you could talk to her about reconsidering the divorce."
"So you are regretting it now? Afraid?" Sasuke zipped his mouth to another provocation Sai is fond of.
"I know I was a fool and I am. I should have listened to her, I shouldn't have doubted her…"
"Save it. You did not even consider in respecting her, do you know how heartbroken she had been after what you've said?!" Sai was thrown into anger. "She hadn't sacrificed anything? Nonsense, she was stupid enough to bet her life for your sake!"
That struck Sasuke. What does he mean that Sakura had wager her life for him?
Why didn't she mention anything about this?
Why does Sai only knows about this and not Ino too?
"Tell me, Sai. What happened?" Sasuke begged.
Sai ignored him at first not until Sasuke went down on his knees, he begged with his head lowered. He felt hopeless that he knew nothing.
Please, tell me…" his voice was cracking.
Sai sighed. How dramatic…
"This is why I hate to be the middle man…" he complained. "Stomach cancer."
"Wha-?!"
"I'm Sakura's gastroenterologist. She had undergone some serious dieting and consuming all those slimming pills for intense weight loss despite of having a sensitive stomach. And painkillers worsened her condition."
Sasuke remembered that Sakura had been acting weird, giving him excuses to avoid having lunch with him, she was missing during dinner, the severe stomach pains and painkillers…
Oh, he had been so blind…
How can he say she had done nothing for his sake when she was actually trying to get in shape for his sake!
He had been a fool.
The foolish fool of all fools!
"Why…why didn't you tell me Sakura…I didn't mean to say all that…I just…" he felt the loneliness shroud him, trembling to the guilt that he is suffering.
Unexpectedly, Sai lent Sasuke a hand to his feet and wore a sincere smile.
"Sakura did not want to burden you, that is why she decided it on her own," said Sai gazing out into the far horizon.
"You are a good man, a good husband, I believe that."
"Excuse me…?" Sasuke was unsure to the sudden change that Sai was implying.
"The way you demand for Sakura and this bruise, proves your worth for her. I envy you Uchiha Sasuke," Sai smiled. So he was testing the Uchiha back then. "I want Sakura to be happy, only you can do that."
"How? She doesn't even want to see me…" Sasuke snorted in disappointment.
"That's the reason you called me out, right?" Sai smirked.
Chapter 15!
Hope you enjoyed it. I will work on the next chap as fast as I can…oh, my poor eyes…
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See, Sasu is still the good guy..teehee. I love him so much!