Hello guys, finally passed chapter 20, took me long enough :l

Anyway enjoy:)

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Chapter 21

Everyone turned to stare. Did he just stopped her?

"Sasuke?" She asked with a questioned look, his hand still holding hers.

"….." There wasn't a reply, it wasn't that he doesn't want too, he just doesn't know how!

What am I doing? Though he asked himself, his hand didn't let go of hers.

Seeing his struggle to find words, Naruto sighed knowing it will take a long time or maybe never for him to get anything out of his word-less mouth. The blonde scratched the back of his head deciding he will help him out this time.

"Sakura-chan," Naruto went over to where the orange hair male's desk was and picked it up before placing it in the spot where her desk should have been.

"use his, he's off class today anyway," The blonde gave her his 1000 watts smile which made the males around him backed up from his unusual behavior and the females' faces crimson from the overwhelming smile.

"Right?" The Uzumaki looked at the orange hair male without wavering his smile, though Naruto didn't show, the boy can feel the uneasiness creeping up his spine. It was suffocating him, that smile was filled with something he couldn't tell, if he was to describe it, it felt like what people called a killing intent. A drop of sweat rolled down his face each second that passed and his legs started to shake.

"Is that really fine, Jun-kun?" Sakura turned to asked him but he barely even recognized someone called his name. His eyes nervously avoid Naruto's and his mind screamed at him to leave, faster the better.

"H-huh, o-oh, of of course… I-I…" He gave the blonde a final nervous glance."I-I don't feel too well today." He quickly grabbed his bag and leave in a hurry. Not even dared to look back.

As if finally realizing he was still holding her hand, Sasuke let go and threw his bag on the desk before sitting down. Hands clenched tight in his pocket. He knew Sakura can manage small cases like that, what was he going to do anyway?

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Lunch came rather quickly as the school bell rang for the short break. Students rushed out nearly pushing each other to buy their lunch. The classroom quickly emptied with only a few who brought their lunches and decided to chat here instead of the cafeteria.

Sasuke and Naruto have ditched half way during the class without her noticing. Even though she has told herself this morning that she wasn't going to let them leave until the class is over. It was either they left too quietly or she was too focus on the class material, but still, no one has said anything. Not even the teacher who is facing the students said a word or at least made a change of expression about them leaving.

It was near the end of the class when she finally realized they were gone.

Giving a tiresome sighed, Sakura reached into her backpack and took out her book for the next class before leaving the giggle filled room.

The sky was grey and the sound of the winter wind sent chill up her spine. It was cold but at the same time quite and peaceful, the silence was all she needs. Setting herself under a tree which the leaves had all fallen, Sakura took out her book and started going over the lessons she missed for the last 2 weeks she was absent.

Seconds ticked by then minutes, she was in for about 10 minutes when her stomach groaned with a loud protest but she quickly ignored it since there is no way she could feed it now. Her last saving was used up when she gave Sasuke the only 10 dollars she had to paid off a little of her ankle treatment money. She was glad that working in the Uchiha mansion provided her a roof and meals, or else she will be living on the street until she earns enough to pay a rent.

Ignoring the continuous protest, she tried to focus on her reading but her stomach only made it more difficult. She drink a lot of water in the fountain she founded nearby and rubbed it hoping it would calm down, but it only did little.

Moments later, she sighed and set the book down before bringing her knees in front of her chest, just maybe a new position would settle down her hunger. Barely 30 seconds later, she was suddenly hit with a ice freezing water soaking her down to bones. She gasped in surprise when the coldness washed over her, the water didn't stop and she tried to cover her face from the water that was continuously hitting her.

Standing a few meters away, a couple of students stood there with a hose pointing at her. They laughed and said something she couldn't hear as the water keep attacking her. She told them to stop but her voice was lost among their laughter and the noises the water was making. That's it, she had reached her limit when they made no move to remove the hose. It was ice freezing cold to began with and her hunger has made it worse but now they couldn't even let her rest in peace and finish her studying.

She stood up, ready to give them a lesson and let them try how cold it felt to have freezing water over them in middle of December.

Barely on her second step, a loud scream from not far away made her pause.

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"Why the hell did they help that fucking bitch!?" A frustrated growl came out of his throat as he walk beside his friend. Every since the morning event after he failed attempt to throw the can at Sakura, he had been sulking in a really bad mood.

" Koji, calm down we can make her pay next time. It's not like she's getting anywhere." His friend simply answered.

"I just don't fucking get why the hell Uchiha-sama and Uzumaki sama even talk to that lowly whore?" He kicked a trash can hard making it rolled across the floor, trash spilling everywhere.

"She-" He paused when his eyes traveled up the person who the trash can hit. Standing in front of him was none other than the Uchiha who clearly doesn't seem happy to see him again.

"So-sorry,I-I didn't mean it U-Uchiha-sama…. p-p-please forgive me." Without thinking, Koji went down on his knees and bowed in front of him apologizing fully with fear.

Sasuke watched the boy bowed repeatedly asking for forgiveness but he only smirked in return. What he just said had made his mood much worst than it already was. He wasn't in a great mood every since the morning and seeing him again is just great. Its time he need to release some frustration.

"Take back what you just said." He stepped on his head making Koji's forehead touching the rough ground. "I-I take back what I said." His words shaking as he closed his eyes.

After those words left his mouth, Sasuke's foot leave his head but only to receive a forceful kick to his face. Koji rolled on the ground yelping while clenching to his broken nose, blood rushed out immediately across the floor.

He groaned in pain but the Uchiha only smiled in return. The reaction was better than he thought. He went over where the boy lied fearfully on the ground and deliver him a kick to his stomach. Koji heard a few cracks the moment his foot connect with his abdomen and knew his ribs has been broken severely.

Before he could even react, Sasuke grabbed the boy's hair and started dragging him to a wall. "P-p-please d-don't." Head swimming with dizziness as the pain on his nose and ribs rushed up his head. The Uchiha's grip tighten on his scalp and Koji felt as if his hair is going rip out from his head.

Sasuke ignored him and stopped a little before throwing him at the wall with enough force to crack open his skull. He watched with a satisfying smirk waiting for the male to hit the wall. He will hit head first just the way he wanted it.

It was clearly that it wouldn't happen the moment the pinkette appeared catching Koji before he could hit the wall.

Holding him carefully because he couldn't stand on his own, "Take him to the hospital." Sakura carefully handed the injured boy to his friend who was too scared to do anything. The male quickly took his badly hurt friend with a silent 'thank you' and leave the scene hurriedly without a back glance. His heart nearly stopped the moment Sasuke grabbed Koji's head. He was sure he was going to die.

Once they are gone, Sakura walked or more like stomped towards the Uchiha, clear to him what she is going to say.

"Stop doing this kind of thing! He was hurt so badly, what had he done to you?!" Her voice was louder with anger added into it. Sasuke only glared down and ignored her, not willing to give any response.

"Answer me! Sasuke, he could have died!" She grabbed his collar and pulled him closer forcing him to look at her.

"I don't give a shit." He said in monotone without looking at her. The next second, he felt a hard sting on his cheek; the force was strong and it hurt a whole lot but he remained where he was without showing any sign that it hurts.

Sakura had slapped him hard, no, she should have done it harder. He deserved it after all. " How could you say that….it was a life we are talking about!" Sasuke glanced in her way to see a expression that made his heart sting more than his cheek.

She paused bitting her lower lip to control her emotion, but it did little.

"Once a life is gone, it's gone! …..There is nothing can be done to get it back, do you understand…." Her voice trailed down quietly. She couldn't help it, how could he take a life that way. It is…so important that no one has a right to take it away.

"How much would his parents hurt if they know their son is dead… How would his friends, relatives, feel…" Her eyes on the ground, feeling tears bubbling in her at the thought of her own family and her grandma, but she wouldn't let them fall.

"I don't care."

Her lower lip was now bleeding from the amount of force she put into it.

"…..then….what if I….died?" She barely even noticed what she just said, she didn't mean to say it and she knew he wouldn't care. He wouldn't care about her, she is no important in his life. She was just once his friend…..

"No." Her head lifted up at his unexpected answer; Did he just-

" Teme, Sakura-chan…" Naruto waved and ran towards them when he spotted the two from the first floor window.

"Sakura-chan?! Why are you all wet?" The moment he saw her wet form, he quickly took off his jacket and place it over her shaking shoulder. He knew how cold it felt, though it doesn't bother him, he knew she has a low cold tolerance.

"Naruto, thank you… I-I just accidentally messed up the water hose, but I am fine." She lied hoping he wouldn't worry.

"Be careful next time, is so damn cold. Come, I will take you to the nurse office." He started leading her way, but turned around to get Sasuke's stubborn ass over.

"Teme-" When he turned around, Sasuke was already gone. He gave a sigh of defeat and took Sakura to infirmary. He knew Sasuke is worrying sick anyway, he wouldn't let her stay cold like that.

The girl turned around to find Sasuke already gone, she want to hear, she wanted him to finish his sentence.

She just wanted to know if he understands.

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Still need the Akatsuki ideas, pleases:) Oh and some Orochimaru plot as well, the eviler(is that even a word...) the better