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SURVIVING MY OWN STUPIDITY

Chapter 6

Meet the Uchihas

Uchiha Sasuke carried the battered and unconscious Sakura towards his room.

He laid her down his king sized bed.

He looked at her for who-knows-how-long and sighed before turning to get his brother.

"Hey otouto." His brother, Uchiha Itachi, a renowned doctor specializing in orthopedics, entered the room carrying his medical kit."Who's this, Sasuke? This is the first time I saw you bring a girl home."

The younger Uchiha looked at the girl sleeping on his bed, still in her wet clothes and an expression of pain on her face. "She's my schoolmate. I saw her being beaten up by some low lives. Could you check up on her?"

"Of course." Itachi smiled meaningfully at him which he ignored. "Call the maids. I can't check up on her with her clothes like that."

"Yeah, sure." Sasuke went out of his room with his hand on his pocket.

He didn't see the smile that lingered on his brother's face while looking at him leave and to the sleeping girl who seems to catch his attention.

"Hm. This is interesting."

I'm standing in this really really dark place.

I can't see anything and the air in here is really heavy.

I tried to talk but no voice came out.

I looked down on my lap for God-knows-how-long and I'm starting to get scared.

'Somebody… please help me.' I pleaded as tears start to sting my eyes.

Then a door opened and a white bright light entered.

The light blinded me for a moment but when my eyes refocused, I looked at the room I was in.

I realized I'm in my room in my apartment but the thing is everything is white.

Then I saw a figure of a woman came in the door.

Mom? It's my mom!

I tried calling out but still no voice came out that I started to run towards her but the more I ran, the more she became distant. It's as if the distance between us was far when in fact she was just a few steps away.

My sight blurred as big fat teardrops fell continuously on my cheeks. I wiped it as I ran only to be replaced by warm and fresh ones.

My mom smiled at me and opened her arms.

"Mom!"

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"Mom…" I opened my eyes.

Huh? Where am I? My apartment's ceiling is not white and definitely not cemented.

I sat up. Huh? Whose t-shirt is this? It's really big for me that the sleeves actually passed down my elbows and its neckline is already on top of my chest.

I gaped at my arms. What's with all this bandages? I touched my cheeks, there's a plaster covering it. I also felt a sharp pain on my right side as I moved to get off this really wide bed.

"Owww…"

"You shouldn't move too much. You have two fractured ribs on your side and your body is full of severe bruises and cuts. But since I'm such an amazing doctor, I treated you and you're now as good as new." I turned to my side and saw a man smirking while putting down a thick book on the side table and sat properly on the couch beside the bed.

Uchiha Sasuke? No. This man's ,much older. His hair is ponytailed neatly and he looked really tired with those eye bags. Wait, eye bags? Hm. No, maybe not. But stil…

He started walking towards me and my hands automatically clutched the comforter and pulled it over my chest. "Uhm, may I ask who are you and where am I? I mean how I got here 'coz I'm supposed to be… at the…" I trailed of. Oh. OH! I remember now. I was beaten up by those pathetic rich brats. Geez.

The man smiled and sat on the edge of the bed. "My name's Uchiha Itachi. You can call me Itachi. You're at the Uchiha Manor's main house. I don't know how you got here but my brother seemed to be really worried about your welfare."

"Your brother?"

"So you're finally awake." A familiar voice came from another door.

I turned and saw Sasuke… without a shirt on, only black pajama pants and holding a towel on his head. Beads of water slide down his torso. OH. . How did he hide those muscles in our uniform? HOW? I can't believe this. He looked like a male supermodel. Heck, he's Japan's very own Adonis. Hamanahamanahamana.

I blinked and tried real hard to make my eyes stay on his face before he notice that I'm drooling over his muscular and sexy and gorgeous and… I shook my head. " Itachi-san said that you brought me here."

He shrugged. "Aa."

I stared at him. Was that a yes? But as I stared at him, my already sinful eyes dropped down his waist. Oooh. "U-uh. Thank you so much. I owe you big time."

"Hn."

An awkward silence filled the room…

"SO! Miss Haruno… I had my assistant check up on your background status and I found out that you were just recently kicked out-sorry for the word-of your apartment for seventeen years and you currently have nowhere else to stay." Uchiha Itachi told me.

"Uh. Yes, that's right." I admitted seeing how lying would not help me in this situation and these guys are not the bad guys. Those filthy bitches are.

I looked up at him and he's smiling meaningfully. I don't have any idea where this is going but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it one bit.

Sasuke's looking away when I turned to him.

"So…" Itachi-san cough to get my attention. "…do you want to stay here? You don't need to pay any rent and everything's provided. Food, shelter, pretty much everything that a girl like you needs."

"W-What?" I looked at him like he grew another head. I collected what's left of my sanity and fixed my question. It's not polite to keep stuttering like an idiot if my welfare is at stake here. "I mean why are you doing this for me? You don't know me. I'm just Sasuke's classmate and-

He smiled again that made me stop talking and gawk at him. Ooh, that irresistible smile of his makes me want to scream 'YES!' "As expected from Konoha Gakuen's academic scholar, you saw through me. Well, our family wants a girl to be a part of our family. Mom and Dad are too old-don't tell them I said that, 'kay?-" I nodded. "Good. Baby making is definitely impossible. Adopting is one option but they want Sasuke and me to get married and bring our wives here so they'll have a daughter. I think you're perfect for the part and when they find out that Sasuke here brought you here and you have no where else to go, I'm sure they won't let you go."

"I-I don't know…" I looked up to Sasuke again, pleading.

He just stared back at me then sighed. "You should do what he says, he doesn't bite and I don't mind."

"B-But…" Damn. How did I end up in this kind of situation? I made my Ino, Hinata-chan and Tenten worried. They'll probably kill me once I told them what had happened. I sighed. Stay here for free? Hm. Maybe I should ask them to make me work but what kind of work? Hm. Maybe I should decline, but where am I going to stay? My salary in delivering milk and newspapers are not enough, so is the restaurant's pay. What should I do? What should I do? Okay. Calm down, Sakura. Calm dow-

Itachi-san tap on my shoulder ended my trance. He smiled that irresistible smile again. " Don't worry, Miss Haruno. You'll be okay. It would be more convenient for you and otouto since you both go to the same school."

The realization hit me. "Sasuke's fangirls are totally gonna skin me alive if they knew that I'm living with him. I was beaten up just because they saw me hanging out with him at the Hyuuga Foundation Festival and now-"

"That's the reason you got beaten up? Because of me?" Sasuke's voice raised a little, startling me. His face is in a total frown; his brows furrowed and his mouth pulled down.

"Y-Yes, they cornered me and those muscled women who looked like wrestlers they're with started to punch me and kick me. I thought I felt a metal stick…" I trailed off, thinking about the scary experience.

"So that's where those long bruises came from." Itachi-san turn to his brother. "This is somewhat your fault, otouto. Those fangirls of yours are really aggressive. You should control them. Look at my fangirls, they're all so adorable." Sasuke glared at him. "He he. Anyway, that more of a reason for you to accept our offer. Let Sasuke here atone for his crazy fangirls mistake in ruining your pretty face and body."

I flushed. "W-What? Wait! I-Umpf!" Sasuke threw the towel he's holding on my face. "What was that for?"

His face returned being expressionless. "You're gonna stay here. I don't need your approval. That girl's room that my parents and my brother here designed will be of use now. Your things will be settled there once it dries. Rest now. Aniki, you should leave. She can't rest if you're there watching her. I'm gonna tell Mom and Dad, I'll be right back." Sasuke said before he walked out of the room, leaving me and his brother speechless.

"Wow. An angry Sasuke is scary." I mumbled.

Itachi-san chuckled, a strange glint of amusement in his eyes as he stared at the door where Sasuke went out. "That's the first time I ever heard and seen him turn his overprotective side to a female other than our mom. You must really someone important to him"

I lay on the bed, my back facing him. I couldn't let him see the blush that crept up my face at that statement. "I really have a bad feeling about this."

I woke up from dreamland and saw that it's already night time, the windows on my right showed that.

The only light in the room are the lampshades placed on top of the side tables on either side of the bed.

I sighed and stood up. My body doesn't hurt that much anymore though I feel sore in every inch of my body.

Deciding that waiting here would let me nowhere, I walked towards the door where I saw Sasuke went out a while ago.

I looked both ways before stepping out of the room.

I gasped as my feet sank on the hallway's gold carpet. It's tickling my bare feet.

I looked around again, no sign of anyone.

Almost all of the furniture here have the Uchiha symbol engraved on it. Even the picture frames!

I was going to look at the picture frames when I heard a door closing.

The sound came from another hallway adjacent to the hallway where I'm in.

Should I go there?

I glanced at the room where I came from. Huh? Where's the room? Why was it replaced with a wall? And why are there many doors there? I didn't see those when I passed there! WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER?

I gulped. This is it. I'm lost. I need to go to that hallway where I heard a door closing.

I half ran to get there. It seemed like the hallways here are going to eat me alive.

So, I'm here now and another problem comes up. Which one of these doors has people in it?

I walked slowly and listened on each of the doors.

But on my fourth door, I heard muffled noises at the last door in the hallway. The Uchihas must be there. I must not eavesdrop. But isn't it proper courtesy to greet the owner of the house you're currently in? Ah, you're so smart Haruno Sakura.

Quietly, I tiptoed towards the room and saw that the door was slightly ajar.

I peeped into the space and narrowed my eyes. The people inside are blurred then I realized that the contact lenses I was wearing earlier are no longer present neither are my glasses.

From the silhouettes that I'm seeing, there are two people (I'm positive they're men.) inside who are standing and talking lowly.

Tsk. I must go back to Sasuke's room before someone catch me eavesdropping.

I turn around…

"You must be the girl that my three boys are talking about." I met face to face with the gorgeous wife of Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, the woman behind the chain of hotels and resorts under the Uchiha Corporation. She's wearing a white office attire which complimented her long raven hair. She looked like a supermodel in an office attire.

"U-Uh, I'm Haruno Sakura. Sasuke's schoolmate. Nice to meet you, ma'am." I bowed and saw that I was wearing a blue boxer underneath this huge black shirt.

Heat crept up my neck to my cheeks. I AM WEARING UCHIHA SASUKE'S BOXER! This is so embarrassing…

My internal turmoil was cut off by a laugh from the woman in front of me. "You're so sweet, Sakura-chan. Anyway, I'm Uchiha Mikoto, those naughty boys' mother. I preferred to be called Mikoto by my family members." Mikoto-san smiled kindly at me.

'Family member? That's…"

"Thank you, Mikoto-san." I also gave her a smile.

I felt uncomfortable at her serious gaze as she looks at me. It seems to me that she's taking mental note of all my bruises and she looked scary. Scarier than Sasuke's. Seriously.

I watched her expression change instantly and grinned at me. "Now, now, let's go in. I'm going to introduce you to my dear sweet husband. They're all probably waiting for us, well, me actually."

She pulled my wrist and barge into the room, making the three men inside gawk at their sudden entrance.

"Mikoto…" A man stting in front of a mahogany office desk called out. Neither Sasuke nor Itachi-san looked like him. He looked strict and scary. And a snob. Did I already say scary?

Mikoto-san let go of me, leaving me standing awkwardly in the middle of the room while she walked graciously towards her husband and gave him a peck on the cheek. "I missed you today, Fugaku."

"So did I, Mikoto. But you're here now, that's all that matters."

Sasuke and Itachi-san both rolled their eyes at their parent's public display of affection.

I caught Sasuke's eyes and he walked towards me, grabbing my hand and made me sit on the chair in front of his father's desk. "Sit. You look like an idiot standing there."

I frowned at his comment and looked at our still intertwined hands. 'What a rude guy… but a sweet one as well.' She smiled to herself.

I felt his hand tighten. "Are you still hurt?"

I looked up to his face and saw that he's looking away and BLUSHING! I smiled sheepishly. "I'm fine. I felt so much better when I slept. Thanks to Itachi-san and you."

"Hn." He shrugged and turns to his family.

All the while left me wondering if he's not aware that he's still holding my hand but he wouldn't be gripping it if he did not know it.

I gripped his hand back and blushed.

I also looked at the three other Uchihas and they were all grinning like idiots.

Sasuke glared at them.

Itachi-san laughed. "I told you, tousan! Sasuke acts differently with this girl."

"Hn. I can see that." Fugaku-san nodded and smirked at my confused expression. "You see, my dear, Itachi here informed me about the events inside Sasuke's room earlier. I couldn't believe it at first since Sasuke never did like the girls that we arranged for him to marry so my older son is thrilled to know that you're an exemption to his irritation to the opposite sex."

"Nah, I'm no exception. He calls me annoying all the time.In fact, I don't think his irritation limits to the opposite sex only. He loathes all human being." I informed them wile waving my hand sideward.

Hearty laughs filled the study as the Uchihas laughed at the younger Uchiha who seemed to find nothing funny about my statement and preferred to squeeze my hand gently.

"But… I wasn't joking." I murmured and Sasuke shot me a ruthless glare.

"Ah, Sasu-chan. You should be ashamed of yourself. It's not nice if your wife thinks that way about you." Mikoto-san scolded her younger son.

'Ah?' I gaped at her. 'W-W-W-W-W-W-Wife?' "U-Uhm, Mikoto-san, there seems to be a misunderstanding here. Sasuke and I are just schoolmates. No more, no less."

Mikoto-san shook her head at me while ignoring Sasuke's glare whether about me being misunderstood as his wife or the nickname his mother called him, that I don't know. " Naw, Sakura-chan. It has been our family's vow that they are not allowed to bring a girl home unless they're willing to marry her."

I looked up to Sasuke (again) and saw him turning away. "B-But…"

"And besides, we all want to have a girl in this lonely mansion; they always pick on me just because I'm a girl. Can you stand it if I'm being picked on by these ruthless men?" She asked me while wiping tears from her obsidian eyes, looking so pitiful.

I didn't see the She's-lying-she-is-our –boss-here-and-she's-cruel look of the three male Uchiha.

"Mikoto-san…" I stood up and let go of Sasuke's hand to hug the only girl the Uchiha family.

"Sakura-chan?"

"Alright! I'm going to stay here! I won't let you get bullied by these guys! I'll protect you no matter what!" I cried while hugging her. THESE GUYS! HOW CAN THEY PICK ON THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! " They're gonna pay for that, Mikoto-san! Just because we're women doesn't mean they can pick on us! We'll have our revenge!"

"Ah, Sakura-chan! Thank you so much! Thank you so much. We'll make them pay for all the bullying they've done to me. I'm glad you're on my side!" Mikoto-san also cried and pats my head. "You don't know how happy I am today. After your fully healed, we're gonna go to a spa to relax! And then we're going to shop for clothes! And then we're going to buy some make-up! And then we're going to have our hairs done! And then-"

"Kaasan, before you do that. Let's make sure Sakura-chan here is already feeling better. And I think she isn't now because of all these things happening to her." Itachi-san tapped her and Mikoto-san's shoulder before facing her and mess up her hair. "Welcome to the family, Sakura-chan. From now on, call me Itachi-niisan, okay?"

I nodded, speechless.

Fugaku-san coughed, wanting everyone's attention. "I called Tsunade earlier and asked for a background check. I admit I'm surprised. An academic scholar like you has all my respect. You work for yourself and still got top grades? That's amazing. Much amazing than these two brats who are always top 2."

I blushed. "To be complimented by Fugaku-san is really an honor for me. It's my dream to enter Konoha Gakuen no matter how spoiled everyone is in there. I need to work hard and do my best. I want this so much that I'll definitely work for it."

Silence filled the study.

I watched everyone smile at me. From Fugaku-san's proud smile, Mikoto-san's sweet smile, Itachi-niisan's irresistible smile… and Sasuke's mischievous smirk.

I returned their smile with the best smile I ever had. All the happiness I'm feeling and the feeling of belongingness in a family, I want to thank them through this smile.

"Oi. Stop smiling like an idiot." Sasuke suddenly grabbed my hand again, feeling the warmth that was missing when I let go of his hand earlier. "You need to rest and eat. You're still healing and staying up late is not good for your health. I asked the maids to prepare a meal for us in your room so let's go."

I was dragged by him before I got the chance to say goodbye and goodnight to his family.

"Mmm! This is so good, Sasuke!" I exclaimed happily as I took a bite on this beef strips. I rarely had beef before because it's too expensive and this beef's taste screams TASTY, DELICIOUS, YUMMY, and DELIGHTFUL in every bite!

Sasuke just continue eating quietly across me.

We're on the balcony connected to my room. Let me tell you, this balcony is like a mini garden with all the flowers and this mini lanai is superb! Sasuke made the maids prepare our late dinner here and the ambiance and the night breeze is perfect like the two of us are in a date.

'WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT, SAKURA? The Uchihas are nice enough to let you stay in their mansion and here you are thinking about a date with Uchiha Sasuke! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!' I mentally slapped myself.

My room, where Sasuke and me are, is a really wide (bigger than my apartment) and really white with pink frills and ribbons and stuffed toys in every corner. Personally, I think it's… PERFECT! I love everything! The frills and the ribbons are definitely my type! The stuffed toys here are SOOOOOOO CUTE!

Well, I never had the chance to own such toys because my mom doesn't like luxury and she considers toys as a sinful luxury for poor children. I am such a pitiful child but I'm happy my mom raised me like that because even now, when I'm able to at least afford those things, I never did buy. It's more practical to buy food to eat than toys to play with, right?

"Oi, what's the matter?" I felt something poke my forehead.

I glared at Sasuke and at the handle of the spoon that he used to poke my forehead. "It's nothing. I just remembered something."

He smirked at me and I felt my heart fluttered unsteadily.

I looked down and found that looking at my food is more proper than looking at Sasuke's sinfully handsome face.

Another silence.

"Ne, Sasuke…"

"Hm?"

"Why are you doing this?" I saw Sasuke stiffen and though I'm not looking at him, I can see him stare at me intently. This question has been bothering me since we got out of the study where his family was. I refused to meet his gaze and kept on talking. " I mean it's not like I'm not thankful because you saved my life from those… but Itachi-sa- I mean –niisan and Mikoto-san said that this isn't like you so yeah… I'm just curious." I told him while munching on a pickle.

He held my curios gaze with an emotionless one of his. He put down his ceramic chopsticks and crossed his arms against his chest. "You want to know why I saved you?"

"Uh… yeah?"

Sasuke smirked. "I saved you because I owed you for making the Hyuuga Foundation Festival a little less boring for me."

I gawked at him. "WHAT? That's it? That's your reason for saving my life? What the he-"

"… and it made me angry to see you get beaten up by those pathetic excuses of a woman." He added very seriously.

That shut me up. My head is in spirals. Uchiha Sasuke? Angry because I was beaten up? He was worried about me? I can't believe this.

I stared at his deep onyx pools. There was some emotion there that I couldn't recognize but at the same time familiar. It made my heart sped up. I felt heat on my cheeks and I looked down and focused on what I was eating. "U-Uh. T-Thanks, Sasuke-kun."

I saw him shot a surprised look at me.

I smiled sheepishly. "Is it okay if I called you that? It seems fit if I'm going to live here, right? He he."

'Pathetic excuse, Sakura! Sasuke-kun's going to think you're such a stupid little fangirl! Geez. Way to go!' I scolded myself for looking like an idiot in front of this uber hot hunk.

I heard him scoff.

I looked up and he's trying hard to hide his laughter.

My eyes narrowed at him. "What is so funny, UCHIHA?"

He chuckled at me and reached his hand out to caress my cheek. "Hn. I never thought that someone as annoying as you can be cute."

"WHAT THE HELL!" I jerked out of my seat and rushed inside the bathroom.

I locked the door and sat against it, pressing my hand against my chest where my heart beats in an unbelievable pace.

Damn that Sasuke… Oh my gosh. What is this feeling? I can't possibly be falling for that hunkable hunk?

Outside the bathroom door, Uchiha Sasuke also leaned against it with his eyes closed and his arms crossed.

"Cute." He smirked and returned to the lanai on the balcony.

End of Chapter 6

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