Chapter Eleven

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The two red headed brothers sat at their dining table, leaving their dinner untouched, pondered about the rosette they met earlier that day. They both had the same thought running through their heads, 'Why does she seem so familiar.'

"Gaara, Sasori." The sound of their mother's soft angel-like voice snapped them out of their daze. Sakumo looked at her sons with concern; sure they were usually quite but not zoned out. "Is something the matter?"

"It's nothing," Gaara replied as he began eating his now cool meal in silence. But as time slipped by, he began to zone out once again.

'Why does she look so familiar?'

"Where is she?" Tenten looked at her watch while tapping her foot impatiently. The rosette was nowhere in sight when everyone woke up for breakfast. Her room was tidy and neat, as if no one had touched it. The only sign of someone being there was a white gym bag sitting on top of the bed. Tenten sighed, an hour had passed since breakfast and the rosette hadn't shown up yet. "She better be here in ten minutes."

"D-don't w-orry Ten-ten, Sakura-chan will be h-here." Hinata's shy voice carried the frown marks on Tenten's forehead away. Tenten smiled, she could always count in Hinata to lift any worries off her shoulders.

"Alright, let's pair up! Who's riding with whom?" Tenten clapped her hands together smiling brightly as she eyed a certain Uchiha. She began pairing everyone up but stopped short when she announced, "And Sakura will be riding with Sasuke."

"What do you mean that pink haired freak will be riding with my fiancé?" Ino's shrill voice raised above everyone's. The idea of her not riding with her husband to be was absurd. "I think I should be riding with Sasuke-kun!"

Ino latched herself onto Sasuke's arm and batted her eyelashes, "Right Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke took a glance at his silver watch; Sakura had exactly six minutes left to get here. Sighing, he replied in a monotone, "Hn."

Ino whipped around to face Tenten, her long luscious blond hair cut the air like a whip. "See? Even Sasuke agrees that I should ride with him!"

"You and Uchiha in a car? Together? For three hours? There's no way you'll make it." Temari commented on the surreal situation. "It's impossible. You won't even make it pass traveling a mile from here."

Ino glared at the dirty blond which she gladly returned. "I dare you to say that again."

Temari smirked, like Ino was going to scare her. "I said it's impos-,"

"I'm sorry! My co-worker came in late to cover my shift!" Sakura came sprinting down the sidewalk; Ino averted her glare onto the incoming rosette and sneakily stuck her foot out. Failing to notice Ino's foot in her rush, she lost her balance and slammed into Sasuke's shoulder. "Sorry!"

Sasuke grasped the rosette by her arms and helped her regain her balance. Sakura stumbled over her feet a couple more times before finally steadying herself. Unknowingly, Sakura's arm was locked with Sasuke's, either one making a move to untangle their arms.

The teens took in sight of Sakura's appearance. Her cheeks were flushed and she was panting out of breath. She was nowhere dressed for swimming; she still had on her work clothes, consisting of a red tee and jeans.

"What the hell is on your face?" Ino asked disgustedly, her face twisted into a sour look.

"Huh?" Sakura untangled her arm and wiped her palm across her cheeks. Sasuke saw a smudge of chocolate on her cheeks, the corners of his mouth tilting up slightly.

Dear Hinata came to the rosette's rescue. Handling Sakura a compact mirror and tissue, she began helping the poor rosette clean the mocha sauce off her face. Unlike other girls, who would've flushed with embarrassment, Sakura calmly cleaned herself and ran into the Uchiha Manor.

"S-Sakura-chan, where are you g-going?" Hinata shouted at Sakura's retreating back.

"Don't worry. I'll be out in a few." Sakura shouted back over her shoulder as she disappeared into the mansion.

The teens shook their heads and began piling into their respectful cars but stopped in their steps when Ino yelled. "Who am I riding with now?"

Tenten surveyed the issue and shrugged, "Why don't you figure that out blonde?"

She shut her door and Neji backed out onto the road, driving to their destination. Ino stood there, mouth hanging wide open at the bun haired girl's response.

"Yo Yamanaka, shut your mouth, you're drooling." A green Mustang pulled up and Temari appeared as the tinted black windows rolled down. Ino quickly shut her mouth, her face turning red with embarrassment. She opened her mouth for a witty comeback but the car shifted into reverse and backed out, its engine roared like a mighty lion before disappearing down the road.

Ino stomped and growled in frustration, cursing all of Sasuke's friends in the process.

"You can ride with me," a voice spoke up from behind.

She spun around and saw a cute boy with brown haired, holding the passenger's door of his car open and motioned her to ride with him. For some reason, Ino smiled and accepted the boy's nice invitation. She slid into the seat and buckled herself up. Once he got into the driver's seat, Ino introduced herself with an extended hand. "The name's Yamanaka Ino."

He gave her sweet smile and shook her extended hand, "Kiba's the name."

Sakura came bounding out thinking that she made it out just in time, but she thought wrong. None of their friends were there, to be precise, no one was there. Well aside from, Sasuke, who was leaning against the passenger's door. He wore a pair of white basketball shorts and a navy tee with a grey jacket. She tugged at her own jacket and realized it was the same one he wore with the Uchiha name etched on the back.

Sakura was also shocked to see that the matched all together, from head to toe. The same colored v-neck, the same basketball shorts, the same pair of Adidas, and of course their grey Uchiha jacket.

"Where did everyone go?" Sakura did a 360 to make sure that she wasn't missing anyone but true to her words, no one was there.

Sasuke glanced at his silver watch, "Hn, five minutes not bad."

He opened the door for her and left the question unanswered.

"Alright then, be like that." Sakura muttered as she got into the car.

Sasuke smirked as his hand laid on the steering wheel in a lazy manner, while his other hand rested in the shift. The engine purred to life as they backed out and made their way towards the Uchiha Lake House.

The car ride was silent 'til the car came to a gradual stop at a red light. Sakura opened her mouth in an attempt to start a conversation, "Shouldn't Ino be riding with you? I mean she's your fiancée."

The light turned green and the car began traveling again, "Hn."

"That's not an answer."

"Hn,"

Sakura turned and faced Sasuke, "You know you make it very hard to start a conversation?"

"You know you're annoying?'

"You know your insults are lame?"

"You know you're worst then Naruto?"

"You know your hair resembles a chicken's ass?"

His onyx eyes narrowed upon the rosette, "Hn."

"What no comeback?" Sakura placed a hand on her chest in a fake shock manner and gasped, "What? The Uchiha Sasuke can't make a comeback? No the world is ending."

"Hn, at least I don't have a hair color that looked like a unicorn threw up all over it."

Sakura was stomped, and it irked her even more at the sight of Sasuke's smirk. "No it doesn't."

"Hn,"

She slumped lower into the seat in defeat, "What's wrong with unicorns anyways?"

"Hn, in the pass life I was a unicorn and fell in love with a beautiful pure pink unicorn. But she didn't love me back so I found a bridge and jumped off of it." He replied in such a calm tone that it was hilarious not to mention the silly story itself.

Sakura couldn't maintain herself any longer and burst out laughing hysterically, "Oh my gosh….you're kidding right?"

Sasuke smirked, "Aa."

Sakura clutched her stomach, bending over in laughter. It was most definitely a once in a lifetime experience to hear such a story coming from an Uchiha's mouth. Her angelic laugh filled the car with warmth, music to Sasuke's ear. It was sweet and innocent unlike her feisty attitude.

Sakura had finished a quarter of their homework as Sasuke pulled into a gas station. He slid out the car and proceeded with refueling the car. As Sakura looked up though, she found Sasuke making his way towards the store. Sasuke maneuvered through the aisles to the drinks, and grabbed a soda. Sakura returned her attention back to her book.

The gas pump 'clicked' signaling that it was done; Sasuke took the nozzle out and placed it back. The driver's door opened as Sasuke slid in. Sakura saw an ice cream cone placed in front of her through her peripheral vision. She glanced at Sasuke; it was not like him to do something like this.

Taking the cone, she questioned, "Are you okay?"

"Aa," Sasuke looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

Sakura narrowed her gazed once the Uchiha, "Who are you and what have you done to the jerk face Uchiha Sasuke?"

"Hn,"

Sakura took one last glance at Sasuke before happily licking her ice cream in delight. She bit into it, her teeth tingling at the coldness. But shortly after, the creamy goodness slowly melted in her mouth, sending her taste buds a sensational feeling of glee. But a sudden cough, shook her out of her daze, "What?"

"You're weird."

"I've think we've established that already," Sakura stuck her tongue out in a childish manner.

"Hn,"

"What are you grunting about now?" Sakura inquired. "So a girl can't fall in love with an ice cream cone?"

Sasuke sighed; this was going to end up nowhere. "Hn,"

Sakura's left eye twitch in annoyance at the young Uchiha's blunt answer. "Sasuke."

"Hn?" Sasuke turned to face the rosette but realized that it was a bad move. Sakura shoved the ice cream into his mouth, it was cold and disgusting. He quickly made a move to remove it from his mouth but Sakura grabbed his hand forcing him to eat the sugary sweet ice cream content.

"Eat it,"

Sasuke sent her a death glare, which was so deadly that it could've killed her on the spot.

Sakura was not afraid, not one bit. Sakura too gladly returned the death glare, "Eat it."

The ice cream had started to melt and it began dripping from his mouth, it was disgusting. Sasuke took his free hand and quickly deposited the ice cream from his mouth and back into Sakura's. The next few moments were a blur. He turned the car into the sidelines, then proceeded to stuff the remained of what's left of the ice cream into Sakura's mouth. Sakura's eyes widen and smacked Sasuke hard on the arm. That was going to leave a bruise. The game ended with Sasuke as the victor and Sakura as the loser, much to her disappointment.

Sasuke buckled himself and shifted the car back onto the highway, smirking at the shocked rosette sitting in the passenger's seat with ice cream stuffed in her mouth with her cheeks puffing out like a chipmunk. Sakura had never looked so innocent, with her eyes wide open and stuffed cheeks. He pulled out his phone and snapped a picture of the hilarious sight.

The car began to slowly twist and turn through the mountain, passing grand lake houses before turning onto a private driveway. The sun's rays gleamed through the leaves as the wind whistled through the distorted tree trunks, carrying the earthy scent into the car. Birds chirped while some flew high in the sky, their wings spread wide apart like eagle's wings. It was a calm and relaxing setting for Sakura, something to take her away from her hectic teen life.

Moving deeper into the woods, a massive lake house emerged. It was reserved on a quite piece of land with a forest surrounding it like a barrier. The house was at least three stories high with panoramic windows overlooking the lake. Looking to the left was a sandy area that led to the water. Just down the sandy strip was a dock with a yacht floating peacefully over the calm ripples. To sum it up, the place was remarkable.

Sasuke parked the car on the side of the driveway along with the rest of the luxury cars. They got out and walked up the stairs. Sakura was greeted by a dozen of raven head kids at the door; they showered her with questions and hugs. Some clinging onto her arm, some being polite and kept their distant but had excitement gleam in their eyes at their guest.

"Are Sasuke-niisan's friend?"

"Do you guys go to school together?"

"Your hair is so pretty,"

"Will you play with us?"

"Will you color with us?"

"Why are you wearing Sasuke-niisan's jacket?"

The group of kids gasped, "Are you Sasuke-niisan's girlfriend?"

Sakura blushed bright red to the roots of her pink hair; before she could answer anything the kids erupted into cheers and began singing. "We're going to have a new neechan!"

To Sakura's relief, someone came to her rescue. "Alright kids quit messing with Sakura; she's probably tired from the long car ride. Come on, let Sakura rest. You can talk and play with her later."

The kids slumped in disappointment but either less did what Mikoto told them to do. After they left, Mikoto turned to Sakura and she was enveloped into a big warm hug. "We're so glad you could make it dear."

Sakura hesitantly returned the kindhearted hug. "Thanks for inviting me Uchiha-san."

"Oh, no need to call me that." Mikoto waved her hand smiling. "Call me Mikoto. It makes me feel old."

Sakura nodded, "Well it's nice to meet you Mikoto."

"And here we are," Mikoto said as she pushed the door open, "your room."

The room was, of course, big, with cream-colored walls. But that wasn't what caught Sakura's attention; the room had a magnificent view of the lake, gleaming in the sunlight. It was covered with white blinds. To the right, Sakura saw a king size bed with a light blue comforter and matching pillows, a white blanket folded over the foot. A desk sat nearby, a chair tucked underneath.

"There's a bathroom too," Mikoto said pointed to the left. "And there's a closet in there too."

Sakura observed the room; she went over to the bed and sat down. Sakura ran her fingers over the blanket, the coolness seeped into her fingertips.

"Well I'll let you rest," Mikoto stood at the door frame. "I'll call someone up to notify you when dinner arrives."

Dinner had just ended moments ago; the Uchiha family was welcoming, hard to believe though. Sakura was surrounded with warmth from the elders and excitement by the little kids. She was currently sitting with the kids she met earlier, coloring. The living room was like an art studio. Markers, crayons, and pencils were scattered everywhere. While pieces of art work were found here and there.

Sakura was helping them color a big picture of a forest. The little ones were in charge of the flowers, while the older ones were in charge of the sky. As for Sakura she was in charge of the animals along with Daisuke.

Daisuke was a cute five year boy with raven hair just like Sasuke; he was like a mini Sasuke. But instead of pools of onyx, he had light grey mixed with a bit of onyx eyes. They also had a hint of a blue hue to it too.

"Sakura-nee-chan?"

"Hm?"

"I like you." Daisuke commented as the others chorused in agreement.

"You're so much better than that witch, Ino." One blurted out. The girl nearby quickly clasped her hand over his mouth.

"Shh! She might hear you!" She hissed.

The group of kids whipped their head around, hoping that Ino didn't hear it. But their delight, she was nowhere to be seen.

Sakura raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong with Ino?"

Even though she knew the answer clearly herself, Sakura wanted to know the reason for them.

"She's annoying and loud."

"Yea and she's mean. We asked her to play with us but yelled at us and called us stupid."

"And she's a two faced slut!"

Sakura widen her eyes and scolded the foul mouth boy, "Daisuke! Watch that mouth of yours! I do not tolerate that kind of language coming out of your mouth. Same goes for the rest of you guys. If I hear one more foul word coming out of any of your guys mouth, it's going to be washed with soap and I won't ever play with you guys again."

"No! Don't leave!"

"Then have I made myself clear?" Sakura stated firmly.

"Yes Sakura-nee-chan."

Sakura smiled, "Alright then."

They returned back to their coloring, but suddenly Mikoto came in. "Its bedtime."

"Awww! Can't we play for a little longer?" The kids cried.

"You can play tomorrow," Mikoto started to gather up the kids and smiled at Sakura before she left the room.

Sakura had decided to take a stroll before going to bed. To her surprise, she found Sasuke sitting on by the water with Shadow. She made her way over and plopped down on the blanket.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Sakura questioned as she rubbed Shadow's head.

"Hn, shouldn't you be too?"

"True," Sakura responded.

They looked out into the distant and watched the sun set. It was quite amazing, it was at least nine now, and the sun had just begun to set. The once radiant disk became a soft but bold orange, slowly descending in the horizon turning the sky above it a majestic purple. Sky was like a rainbow; red orange at the horizon. As you looked higher in the sky, it was yellow then green then the midnight blue sky. But it ended with a purple-ish black color.

Time ticked by and Sakura felt herself drifting into the hands of slumber, she shut her eyes at the sight of night falling over.

Sasuke felt a sudden weight upon his shoulder. He looked down on his shoulder and found Sakura's head prop against his shoulder. He didn't make a move to remove her head nor to shift her into a more comfortable position. He let her sleep against his shoulder, and listened her steady breathing. Bit by bit though, Sasuke too felt sleep consuming him. At last he fell asleep to the sound of the soft rolling waves and Sakura's steady breathing.

A/N: Well there's a semi-nice fat-ish chapter for you! (Not really)Nine pages! Do I hear some applauses? For those that didn't know what 'niisan' and 'neechan' means. Niisan is bolder brother and Neechan is older sister. All of those kids aren't Sasuke's siblings but they're his cousins but the just call him brother. Anyways review! Chapter Twelve here we come!