A/N: I’m really happy that everyone who has reviewed likes this story. Makes me glad! –grins happily- Another thing, I’m not bashing Sakura. I know many people don’t like her, but I’m not going to openly bash her. She’s human. She just tends to be one of the more annoying ones, though. XD
Warnings: OOC, Language, slightly bitchy! Sakura, slightly obsessive fan-girl! Sakura, Suggestive Sasuke, Mean! Naruto, mentions of SakuNaru, very much one-sided SasuSaku, SaiSaku, and SasuNaru.
Ages: Sasuke: 26, Naruto: 22, Sakura: 23, Sai: 25, and Itachi: 31. More ages later.
Disclaimer: Sasuke leaned down and captured Naruto’s lips in a passionate kiss, while simultaneously running his hands up and down the blonde’s soft body. He pulled away and whispered slightly panting in the blonde’s tan ear, “Say it, Naruto.”
A groan was heard from beneath him as Naruto tried to focus, the pleasure clouding his mind. Using as much concentration as he could muster in situation like this, he said softly, “C-Cherry Jade doesn’t own me. Y-you do, Sasuke.” The raven haired man smirked, loving the answer.
Enjoy!
L o v e D e e p e r
March 16, 2007
By: Cherry Jade
Please,
I cannot erase, I cannot forgive, the bad treatment
I will not escape, I will not fear, filling up my days
It was bright; my eyes are as blue as the sky
-Blue as the Sky by Chaka
-::-
Sakura arrived at their (hers and Naruto’s) apartment door and took a deep breath. She had received Naruto’s message. It went something like this: “Haruno, meet me at my apartment after work today at 5. I’m getting off early. If you’re not there, then you’ll find your stuff outside.”
There were two things wrong with that message.
One, Naruto was already calling her by her last name like she was some sort of stranger and two he called his apartment. Her name was still on the lease damnit! Plus she still had a copy of the key, she was going to march right in and take her stuff out of the boxes. When she finished putting her belongings back, she was to stay until Naruto came home and fight for their relationship.
Sakura took out her key and put in the lock and tired to turn right to unlock it. But the stupid thing didn’t budge. She tired again and got the same results. What the hell was going on? She walked down to the landlord’s door and knocked. She waited and the door creaked open finally and Shiranui Genma stepped out. He looked like he had been awakened by the knocking.
He had scowl on his face and his brown eyes glared at her. “Do you need something?” He said irritation clear in his voice.
Sakura had a strained smile on her face. “Yes, um you see my key doesn’t work for my door anymore. I was wondering if you had an extra.”
“Name and what apartment number?” Genma said irritably. There were plenty of things he could be doing right now than this. Like for example, sleeping.
“Haruno Sakura and 1023.” He grunted, turned and went back inside. It was a minute before he came out and he raised an eyebrow at her.
“You don’t live here anymore.”
Sakura blinked, thinking she misheard him. “Excuse me?”
The irritation creped back into Genma’s voice, “I said You. Don’t. Live. Here.”
“I don’t see how that’s possible. Both Naruto and I signed for the apartment.”
He smirked and handed her a piece of paper, “Well according to this document, your name as of Saturday has been taken off the lease. Plus he changed the locks and I have the other set of keys.”
The rose pink colored hair woman couldn’t believe this. Naruto just took her name off the lease just like that? How could he? Did he want to work this out at all?
Genma stared at her wondering when she was going to give back the paper so he could go back to bed. Work didn’t start until ten and she was taking away precious sleep time.
“Are you done looking at the paper?”
Another false smile appeared on her face. “Could you maybe…put my name back on the lease?”
“That would be up to Naruto,” Genma said calmly. He was going to hurry this little conversation up.
“How about giving me the keys so I can get my stuff?” She tired again.
“Can’t. That would be trespassing on someone else’s property.”
Sakura’s green eyes narrowed, her patience becoming short with this man in front of her. “I used to live there.”
The glare was returned, “And now you don’t.”
She tossed the paper back in his face. “Just you wait, by the end of the day you’ll put my name back on that fucking lease.”
Genma rolled his brown eyes and went back inside. “Tch. Whatever.” The door closed immediately after that comment.
Sakura clenched her hands into tight fists. She smirked darkly; she was going to pay Naruto a visit right now.
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Chapter 3:
Surprise!
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“Sasuke!”
Said man moved his intertwined fingers away from his mouth. He raised a fine dark eyebrow rose and smirk adorned that handsome face.
“We meet again, Naruto.” Naruto shivered involuntary and a small blush dusted those tanned cheeks. He still couldn’t understand how Sasuke said his name like that. His voice was so seductive and deep. It should be a sin or something.
Sasuke saw the reaction and his smirk got a little wider.
“W-What, I don’t understand,” the blond hair man spluttered, suddenly embarrassed. The first man that he ever slept with was his new boss!
“Apparently I’m your new boss.” It was said haughtily and like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Cerulean eyes narrowed, “You ass, I can see that.”
“Is that anyway to talk to your new boss, Naruto.” Sasuke got up from his chair and walked around his desk. He stopped when he was a foot away from the bright eyed young man. Sasuke eyed Naruto up and down. He was dressed in a black suit with a dark sapphire dress shirt that brought out his eyes. Blonde hair wasn’t spiked this time causing his hair to look like he had just got out of bed. His bangs fell slightly in his eyes. Inner Sasuke licked his lips, salaciously. Naruto simply looked delicious.
Startled by the sudden closeness from his onetime lover, Naruto struggled to get his next question out. “D-Did you already know that I-”
Sasuke cut him off. “No. I found out on Saturday when I read your file.” The dark haired man eyed the blonde carefully, watching for his reaction to his next question. “Did you figure out who I was when I told you my name?”
The blonde rolled his eyes but Sasuke could the honesty in them. “Are you kidding me? All you said was your first name. Plus there could be a million Sasukes in Japan!”
“There are only 2054.”
Naruto didn’t comprehend what Sasuke was talking about. “What?”
It was Sasuke’s turn to roll his eyes, “I said there are only 2054 people in Japan with my name.”
Blue eyes widened comically, “Are you like…” Then Naruto’s voice dropped to a whisper as if he didn’t want other people to hear, “…obsessed with yourself?”
Sasuke’s eyebrow twitched and a smile tugged at his lips. “No.” The dark haired man wondered if all their mornings together would be like this, because if they were, then he was going to love it.
“Sure?” It was said light and jokingly. Naruto’s ocean blue eyes sparkled with laughter that he hadn’t felt in the pass week.
“I’m pretty sure, usuratonkachi.”
§§
Sakura walked to into the entrance of Uchiha Industries and couldn’t help but notice the name of the new company. Naruto had mentioned before that his old company was being merged with another. But he hadn’t said what the company new name was. The name Uchiha pulled something deep inside her. Images of a dark eyes and bluish black haired man came to her mind and she pushed them farther back in her mind. She wasn’t even sure Sasuke was working here; after all he did have a brother, so it could be him…
Sakura came to a brown haired woman sitting at the desk on phone while typing something quickly.
“Okay sir. Thank you very much and have a nice day.” The receptionist put down the phone and glanced up at the pink haired woman. “How may I help you ma’am?” She asked politely. Inside she got the feeling that this woman in front of her was trouble.
For the third time that day, a fake smile lit up her face while eyeing the name tag on the desk that read TenTen Cheng. The pink haired woman began extra sweetly “Yes, hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what floor Uzumaki Naruto is on.”
“He’s meeting right now with Uchiha-san. You’ll have to wait.” Sakura’s mind worked quickly to overcome this little problem.
“Well you see, I’m his girlfriend and the landlord said someone tried to break into our apartment. I wanted to talk to him face to face about changing the locks.” She put a worried look on her face for good measure.
TenTen sighed, feeling some compassion for the woman in front of her. “Fine. Take the elevator to floor 26. When you get off, take a right. You’ll see his name on the door.”
“Thank you very much,” the false worried expression completely disappearing from her face as soon as TenTen said what she needed to hear.
“You’re welcome,” TenTen said dryly. She had a feeling that woman was going to be thrown out of the building soon. She’d let Uchiha-san deal with her.
«SasuNaru»
There was silence as the last word Sasuke said rang in the air. It lasted for about a minute before the blond broke it.
“What did you call me?” He said quietly. He was positive that Sasuke just insulted him.
The smirk on Sasuke’s face returned. “I believe it was usuratonkachi, if I’m not mistaken.”
“Are you insulting me?”
Sasuke took up a thinking pose and paused. Then he resumed his normal stance. “I think I did.”
A pause, then, “You teme! How dare you insult me?! I’m your secretary! You’re suppose to”
The opening of a door cut Naruto off.
-::-
Sakura came to the door just like the receptionist had said, but the door next to her boyfriend’s caught her eye. On a gold plate that was bolted to the door it read ‘Uchiha Sasuke, Chief Executive.’
Her crush from college was Naruto’s new boss. She couldn’t believe this. Sakura opened the hesitantly and peeked her head in.
Two heads turned toward the door. Black and blue eyes glared at the pink haired woman, but it was Naruto that spoke first. “Haruno, what the hell are you doing here?” He took a step toward her.
But Sakura didn’t hear him; all she could do was focus on the handsome man that was behind Naruto. He hadn’t changed at all. He had still bluish black hair still framed that god like face. Sasuke’s black eyes were still as intense as ever and dressed in a suit just made him devastatingly handsome. She felt herself get weak in the knees.
“Sasuke-kun,” she called out, falling into old patterns from college.
Sasuke glared, annoyed that some wench had interrupted his and Naruto’s playful banter. ‘Who is this woman?’ he thought to himself.
Emerald eyes looked hurt when Sasuke didn’t look like he recognized her. “Don’t you remember me, Sasuke-kun?”
Naruto stood with a clueless look on his face. Did Sakura know Sasuke from somewhere? Were they acquaintances? Maybe she knew him from college or something…
…He turned to the Uchiha and then it clicked. The way Sai looked like bootleg version of Sasuke, how his ex gushed over his new boss like some fan girl, how her emerald eyes looked brighter with such excitement …It all made sense. His head bowed making his blond hair cover his beautiful ocean blue eyes.
A dark chuckle came from the blond, “You know Sakura you’re a piece of work.” The other people in the room turned to the angry sapphire eyed man. His voice became louder with every word that he spoke. “You are so pathetic, still clinging to a guy who doesn’t even remember you! You make me-Mmm.” Naruto struggled against the strong hand that covered his mouth.
Sasuke’s hand covered soft lips and he relished the feeling. He used his left hand and brought the small blond closer in his body until his chest touched Naruto’s back. He began whispering into a tan ear. “Be quiet usuratonkachi, you’re being too loud.” The smell of Naruto’s shampoo was slightly intoxicating him. He needed to focus on the matter at hand!
Sakura couldn’t help but feel jealous at the sight of Sasuke practically hugging Naruto. All her boyfriend had to do was be loud in an office to get Sasuke to touch him, while she had tired everything just to get him to talk to her.
Naruto immediately hushed and stopped struggling. Sasuke smirked inwardly, it made him proud that he some kind of control over the blond. He continued quietly, “I want you to go in your office and cool down, okay?” The blond nodded, causing soft locks to brush against a pale cheek. The raven haired man reluctantly let go of the other man. With one last glare at Sakura, the azure eyed man turned around and headed to the connecting door that led to his office.
When Sasuke saw the door shut, he quickly turned, his glare becoming fierce. He remembered what Naruto had called this woman standing before him, “Haruno, I do not appreciate you upsetting an employee of mine. Get out.” He stated coldly.
Sakura tried to smile her best smile hoping it would work on Sasuke, “But Sasuke-kun, he’s my boyfriend you see and–”
“Do your boyfriends normally call you pathetic?” The Uchiha raised a dark eyebrow at her, mockingly. The pink haired woman eyes widened at the low blow. How could he be so cruel to her? “Leave or I’ll call security.”
“Fine,” she rasped out, giving up. She turned to let herself and opened the door but stopped and faced him again. “I missed you.” The dark haired man glared didn’t soften at all and she flinched. He didn’t remember her at all. The door finally closed. He ran his pale fingers through his bluish black hair and sighed.
♥♥
Naruto couldn’t believe that he had acted so unprofessionally in front of his new boss. Wasn’t he supposed to show that he was the best person from his old company that could keep up with the fast paced Uchiha Industries? He would understand if Sasuke fired him right now.
Sasuke opened the door and saw the blond staring into space. Said man turned to face him. Sapphire eyes looked remorseful. “I’ll…” he began softly, “I’ll understand if you want to fire me. I acted incompetent when I was supposed to displaying professional behavior on my first day. I’ll leave right now.” The room was filled a tense silence. Naruto took the silence as a yes and got up from the chair to leave the room, but his boss blocked his path.
The raven haired man raven raised an eyebrow, “Who said that you were fired?” Sasuke wondered when the handsome blonde had gotten the silly notion into his head.
Blue eyes glanced up in surprise, “So you’re not…” He couldn’t tell why he felt so relieved that Sasuke wasn’t going to fire him. He told himself that he wanted to make a good impression on his new boss. That thought didn’t stop the feeling from bubbling up inside him.
Sasuke shook his head causing his bluish black hair to swish and fall back into place. “You were upset. You didn’t know that she was going to show up here.” The raven haired man wondered when he had become so understanding.
Suddenly Sasuke’s arms were filled with a warm body. Slightly muscled arms wrapped Sasuke’s neck. The smell from Naruto’s hair drifted to his nose and he couldn’t help but breathe deeply. He smelled so heavenly.
“Thank you,” the blonde breathed under his boss’ chin and right on his neck. The action caused the pale man to shutter slightly. Sasuke in turn wrapped his arms around the small blonde giving him a slight squeeze in return. They stayed like that for a moment before Naruto pulled away smiling.
“Thank you so much Uchiha-san,” Naruto said happily.
Dark eyebrows furrowed, “Why are you calling me Uchiha-san?” The Uchiha was confused. Not even fifteen minutes ago Naruto was calling him Sasuke. What changed?
“Ano,” Naruto began nervously, thinking that he had offended Sasuke in someway, “My last employer thought it was rude to call people by their first name, so it’s kind of a habit.” Naruto rubbed the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.
Midnight eyes bore into azure ones, “Well I want you to call me Sasuke, alright?”
“Why?” ‘Because,’ Sasuke said mentally, ‘I like the way you say my name.’ The Uchiha knew he couldn’t tell his secretary that little tidbit of information. Not yet, anyway. To cover up his pause and simultaneously wishing away his blush, he glared at Naruto.
“Don’t question me.”
“Why?” Naruto liked being able to irritate his boss; he could never joke around his with his last employer. Orochimaru was and probably still is a tightwad.
“Hn.” Sasuke walked back to his desk and he felt the blond following him. Finally he reached his seat and sat down, staring up at his secretary.
“How come I shouldn’t”
“I want some tea,” Sasuke interrupted him, completely changing the subject.
Blue eyes filled with confusion. “That’s great.” Naruto didn’t understand why Sasuke said that.
“I want you to get me some tea. Make it green tea with two spoons of sugar. Get going.” Sasuke didn’t like overly sweet things and he wasn’t about to start now.
“Tch,” Naruto glared at his boss and crossed his arms, “I don’t see anything physically wrong with you. Get it yourself.”
If possible the smirk grew wider on his handsome face, “Would you like to come over here and check for yourself? I would love if you performed the examination yourself,” he leered lecherously.
A hot blush rose of tanned cheeks and ocean blue eyes widen at the implication. “You…t-teme!” He cried indignantly.
The Uchiha merely shrugged, “You said that there was nothing wrong with me. I just offered if you wanted to make sure your facts were correct.”
“Fine. I’ll get your stupid tea,” Naruto growled lowly, deeming this conversation stupid. The blond turned around and headed for the door. He started muttering under his breath and Sasuke could only imagine what he was saying.
Soon the blonde returned with a steaming cup and handed it to Sasuke. “Here.”
The Uchiha took it and cautiously took a sip. This was good. Better than what his last secretary would make for him. It had the right amount of sugar and was just perfect.
He put the cup down and smirked. “Very good, Naruto. Just the way I like it.” The blond couldn’t help but blush at the compliment.
“T-Thanks,” he shyly, looking at the floor. The dark haired man found the action cute. But of course cute wasn’t in his vocabulary so he banished the thought from his head.
Sasuke stood up and grabbed a stack of files off his desk and held them out to his secretary. “Here. I want you to type up some contracts. Have them before lunchtime.”
Naruto nodded and took them into his office.
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“Thank you, Hoshigaki-san for scheduling the meeting with Itachi. I’ll be in Hong Kong within the next week to discuss the merger Sannin Corporations. Yes, you too. Bye.”
Sasuke hung up the phone and sighed to himself for two reasons. One, he would be seeing his annoying older brother again and two…well he once again hadn’t been able to concentrate on his work. All his thoughts had been centered on the blonde once again.
When Naruto had walked in and discovered that it was him, his one night stand. He had been afraid that the blonde man would see their one night as an opportunity to get ahead in the company and try to blackmail him. But he was very surprised and pleased to see that the Naruto acted normal around him. The blonde had treated as a boss and a person. But one thing was still on his mind though …
…That hug his secretary had given him. Not many dared to hug the Uchiha. But Naruto had just thrown his arms around him not even caring what would happen. Did the blonde know that he would have that kind of effect on him? He doubted it.
He did find it out of character when he didn’t fire Naruto. If it had been anyone else they would have left the moment he heard that raised voice. But Sasuke supposed it was because he was liked Naruto. That happen didn’t happen very often. Sasuke wasn’t fond of people. They got on his nerves and most times had a motive. He could count on one hand how many people he actually tolerated. Naruto was different and he liked that.
Sasuke couldn’t help but smirk to himself. That Haruno woman showing up here was perfect. He didn’t know the whole situation but from what he could tell this was clear sign from cheating. And to add insult to injury she was infatuated with the Uchiha. Sasuke vaguely remembered some pink haired girl from college. She didn’t really strike any specific memories other than the fact that she was obsessed with him like all the other girls.
His only question was how did an obsessive girl like her get a hold on someone like Naruto? The Uchiha shook his head, it didn’t matter. Naruto would never take her back. Sasuke had felt the anger pouring off the blonde when he was yelling at the pink haired wench. He was single now and all Sasuke’s for the taking.
Two potential problems surfaced from that little thought. One, Naruto might not want to be with another man and the second was the blonde probably didn’t want to be in a relationship right now. But that didn’t matter either. An Uchiha always got what they wanted.
Onyx eyes glanced at watch on his left hand. It was a little after twelve. He was going to take his secretary to lunch and tell him that they would be going to Hong Kong this Sunday coming. Personally, Sasuke couldn’t wait.
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Uzumaki Naruto typed the last of the 20 contracts that his boss handed him to finish. He drew in a big breath and exhaled slowly. It had taken him four hours. Why? The files that Sasuke had given him were concept ideas for the contracts. They contained the wants and needs from both companies and warranties for how the contract was going to last for.
The blonde would have finished earlier if he hadn’t been so distracted. He couldn’t believe that his ex had shown up here. But that didn’t bother so much as the fact that his boss, Uchiha Sasuke, was the one that she had fallen in love with back in college. And from the looks of it, still hasn’t let go of his image. No wonder she slept with Sai, she probably thought it was Sasuke in her mind. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to forgive Sakura for a long time. Naruto wasn’t upset with Sasuke at all, in fact he pitied him. Being rich and no one to love you for whom you were. Stacking the files in a neat pile in alphabetical order, his dark haired boss plagued his mind. He couldn’t believe that he had hugged his boss. The feeling of not wanting to be fired, coupled with Sasuke letting him stay overwhelmed him greatly. Ever since he could remember he had been an impulsive person. This time it was no different. He was happy that he wasn’t going to be fired and instinctively threw his arms around his boss. He knew he was going to have to restrain himself a little bit better.
His thoughts then led to that comment that Sasuke made earlier. It had been so…sexual. He shuddered. It wasn’t as if he had anything against gay people; in fact in high school and two years prior to meeting Sakura he had dated a couple of guys. He was what he liked to call himself an equal opportunist, the official term for that was bi. But he was happy with his decision, though he did prefer men to women.
...He just wasn’t used to other men making those kinds of comments toward him. People who usually made those types of comments wanted the person they were directed to. But Sasuke didn’t want him, right? Naruto shook his head. Besides even if Sasuke did hypothetically want him, he wasn’t looking for a relationship right this minute. He had just had a horrible break up with his cheating ex-girlfriend. He wanted to enjoy being single again and for as long as possible.
Did secretary/boss relationships even work out? Once again the blonde shook his head. He would never have to worry about that ever.
Naruto had no idea how wrong he was.
♠♠
Igarashi Sai walked into his apartment, tossing the keys on his counter. He took a seat on the couch and leaned his back to rest on the soft cushions. Today work had been horrible. His boss had yelled at him for being distracted. He couldn’t help himself.
Sakura had been on his mind the entire time. He had tried to reach her on the weekend but she didn’t answer her cell. He tried calling her again at her apartment to see if she was alright but he didn’t get any answer. He didn’t risk leaving a massage and upsetting the blonde. Sakura and Naruto were probably still arguing over her mess up with him. They probably already worked through it and were back together, happy. He groaned out loud. He didn’t want to think about things like that.
Sai rubbed his forehead and brushed short dark bangs from his eyes. Friday when he met up with her, he hadn’t planned on sleeping with her. But she was so beautiful sitting there, her emerald eyes lighting up when she spoke him. He couldn’t help himself so he kissed her. He never expected to make love to her. He most certainly wasn’t expecting to get caught either. Talk about getting caught with your pants down.
Sai knew that he cared for Sakura deeply. He felt like he had known her for years, even though he just met Sakura a couple of weeks ago. They had so much in common and they connected so well. He had girlfriends in past but none of them had the same interests he had. He found that in Sakura. He sighed, deeply.
He just wanted to apologize to Naruto and ask Sakura if they could still be friends. In fact he was going to Sai’s thoughts were interrupted by loud yelling coming from next door.
He sat up, contemplating what he should do. There was more yelling. Sai listened carefully this time and he could definitely tell it was Sakura’s voice. He got up quickly and made his way to the door.
He would help protect Sakura and comfort her.
§§
It was after five when Naruto left Uchiha Industries. He crossed the bustlingly streets and hurried to get across. He continued down the familiar road to his apartment complex. He certainly wasn’t expecting his boss to treat him to lunch. But he should have sensed the hidden motive. He had been eating his desert when Sasuke had calmly told him that they were going on a business trip. Working one day and already going somewhere.
When he had work for Sannin-san, he never went anywhere. But then again, he hadn’t been secretary so…but that wasn’t the point. He was going to Hong Kong with Sasuke to visit the head of the company, Uchiha Itachi. He had rumors that guy was seriously creepy, and that was saying something because Orochimaru was pretty creepy himself.
He finally came to his building and walked inside. He got on the elevator and pressed the button for his floor. He immediately went back to his thoughts. Sasuke said that they would have show statistics that merger went well and things of that nature. But their main goal was to ultimately impress Itachi. And from the way Sasuke said it, that was going to be a challenge. He really hoped that he helped his boss succeed. Then he would prove his worth to the company. That was his goal for right now.
The elevator doors opened and he stepped out, making a right to get to his apartment door. He mentally groaned at the sight that greeted him. Sakura was standing at his apartment door waiting impatiently. He could tell by the way that she was tapping her foot. He took another step toward her and she quickly turned her head to face him. Naruto had hoped against hope that maybe she would show up tomorrow. He wasn’t exactly pleased with her after the stunt that she pulled today. She could have potentially cost him his job.
She moved out the way when he came to unlock the door. Blue eyes glared at her, “Just hurry up and get your stuff. I’m not in any mood to deal with you. ”
He noticed the miffed look on her face, but other wise he ignored her. He opened the door and walked in setting his briefcase on the couch. The pink haired woman was amazed at the sight of boxes that greeted her. Naruto was really throwing her out. Well she just had to change that didn’t she? She looked at Naruto, whose back was turned in the fridge grabbing a soda.
Sakura turned quickly and opened the box quietly. Clothes were in this box and she began taking out some when a voice stopped her. “What are you doing?” Sapphire eyes stared at her furiously. He had turned to set his soda on the counter and was shocked to see her unpacking her things. Did she forget the reason that he had even let her into the damn apartment?
Green eyes narrowed, “Naruto, I am not leaving. We’ve been together for two years and you just can’t throw it away because some stupid mistake that I’ve made. We can be happy together again. You just need to forgive me.”
Naruto laughed darkly, amused at little the speech. “Sakura, do you remember when we watching that talk show that had the episode with the cheating spouses?”
The pink haired woman thought back to what Naruto was referring to. It happened on a Sunday earlier this year. There was a married couple and they were both cheating on each other. Sakura didn’t know what that show had to do with what was happening right now. “Yeah, so?”
“Do you remember what I said after that show was done?” The blue eyed man asked patiently.
“No,” she lied, wanting to find out what this topic had to with the situation at hand.
The blonde gave a false smile. “Let me refresh your memory. I told you that if you ever cheated on me that there would be no second chances.”
“I thought you were joking about that.” That day Sakura had no idea that Naruto was being serious. She thought that he had just been upset with the show or something.
Sky blue eyes hardened, “Well I wasn’t. Now take your stuff and go. I’ll even help take them down to your car.”
Defiance rose in the small woman, “No! I won’t leave. I have as much right as you do to be here.”
Naruto’s patience was thinning quickly. “I don’t want you in this fucking apartment! What part of that aren’t you understanding?!” He roared angrily at her.
The clothes that she had in her hands she squeezed tightly to her body. She started to move into the living room, but Naruto got in her way. “Move Naruto,” she said firmly. “I told you I’m not leaving.”
“Fine be that way,” The blonde spat out. Naruto went for her knees and heaved her over his shoulder. The action caused the clothes to fall to the floor.
Sakura was surprised. She had forgotten had quick Naruto could move. She pounded her fists on his back. “Put me down! I’m not leaving! Help! Someone He” She was cut off by the blonde’s loud voice.
“Shut the hell up!!” He moved toward the door and opened quickly. She was still screaming and quite frankly Naruto didn’t care at this point. He stepped outside and saw Sai coming toward him.
“What’s going on?” The dark haired man asked, wanting to know why Sakura was yelling so loudly and why Sakura was thrown over Naruto’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
Angry blue pools stared back him. He set Sakura down not so gently. She stumbled and fell at Sai’s feet. Sai quickly helped her off the ground and she turned to face Naruto.
“Obviously,” Naruto spoke, his voice sounding harsh to everyone present, “My ex was making a scene.”
“I was not! He threw me out of my apartment,” Sakura said indignantly.
“You mean my apartment. Your name isn’t on the lease anymore.” The pink haired woman was scared at how calmly Naruto was talking. She realized that quiet anger was the most dangerous one.
Another voice spoke up, one that Naruto didn’t want to hear at the moment. “You just can’t throw her out. At least give her time to find somewhere else to live,” Sai said trying to be the voice of reason. Sakura nodded her agreement.
“You know Sai, I don’t remember asking for you advice. So why don’t you keep it to yourself? What Haruno does now is no longer my concern.” Sakura flinched at the use of her last name.
An idea popped up in the blonde’s head, “Say Sai,” he began in a mockingly nice tone, “Why don’t you take your new lover in? You seem to be so concerned what happens to her. You and Sakura can be roommates now!” He smiled cruelly for emphasis.
Sakura took a step toward Naruto and tried to plead with him. “I don’t love Sai, Naruto. I love you!” Sai felt a sting of pain from Sakura’s declaration of love toward Naruto and not him.
Naruto smirked, his blue pools expressing spite, “You don’t love me Sakura. You probably don’t even like Sai, there. It’s all about Sasuke, right?” The small woman flinched harshly at the comment. She never expected him to throw Sasuke back in her face. The dark haired man briefly wondered who Sasuke was. Sakura had never mentioned him in their conversations together.
The blonde sighed suddenly and looked at Sai. “Look I’m tired. I’ve had a long day and I would like to rest. Sai, as much I detest you right now, could you be a good neighbor and take Sakura in until she finds somewhere to live.”
Sakura was ready to protest when Sai cut her off, “Sure.” Sai left Sakura’s side and helped the blonde moved the boxes from the apartment. Naruto had packed the things neatly so there weren’t many boxes. Soon all her stuff was outside the door, along the wall. Sai put the last box done and turned around to see Naruto going back inside his apartment.
The pink haired woman watched him with watery eyes. It was really over. Naruto was finished with her and it looked like there were going to be no second chances. She quickly wiped her eyes and more tears filled her eyes, she had to give it one more shot. “Naruto, please, can just forgive me?” Sakura pleaded in a broken voice that sounded pathetic to Naruto’s ears.
Her answer was a closed door and her cries got louder. Sai wrapped his arms around the small woman, trying his best to comfort her. Feeling heartbroken, she put her thin arms around Sai pulling him closer, trying desperately not to feel alone. She could only hope that she heart would stop hurting so much.
-Owari-
On the next chapter of Love Deeper: When it rains, it pours. Naruto has to end up spending the night with Sasuke because of a huge storm. Yeah! Also Sakura has a plan to get back Naruto. Will it work? Or will Naruto see right through her deception? Tune in!
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