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Chapter 3, yeh!

Chapter 3: Reward

"Ne, Sasuke-kun, why are you so quiet?"

I looked up from the ground, which is where my eyes have been while Sakura chatted away. Sakura was smiling with a curious expression spread on her face. I suddenly felt protective- what right did she have to ask me? (When you think of it, that didn't make any sense…)

"What does it matter to you?" The words came out, harsher than usual, on their own. Sakura looked impassive, but her eyes were showing hurt. She, sensing I could see through her, looked away and spoke back coldly.

"I'm sorry Sasuke-kun. I didn't know it was personal." Her voice seemed to be a million miles away. It didn't sound like she meant it, her eyes narrowed and her arms crossed. I tried to apologize, but it didn't come out right.

"Hn. Whatever." I mentally groaned, couldn't talk to her for five seconds without screwing up. She turned towards me, in a blindingly quick motion that should have given her a whiplash, her hair tossing and landing across her shoulder. Her eyes, if possible, narrowed more and were radiating off horrible anger vibes.

"Excuse me! You know what – forget it! I don't need a friend like you!" She started to storm away, but I grabbed her wrist. I forced her to look me in the eye (she was so stubborn).

"Sakura. I'm… sorry. I'm not used to talking to people…please…" I struggled for words, looking like a complete idiot. What kind of person, let alone a girl, would forgive me with that? But, even as that thought passed in my head, her faced softened. She smiled, nodding once, before grabbing MY hand and continuing to walk.

"Sakura…why do you want me as a friend?" Even I heard the desperateness in my tone. She stopped, turning to murmur her answer, and then continued walking while dragging me along. My face was expressionless but on the inside, I was glowing with joy (only Uchiha's do NOT glow with joy on the outside).

'Silly Sasuke-kun…I think you're a great person…I'm honored to be your friend'

Fugako ran his hand through his jet black hair, irritated, as he stormed angrily around his room. "When was Itachi going to-?"

We the pimps in the club- drop it like it's hot, drop it like it's- (A/N: I HAD to do that for his ringtone XD)

Fugaku flipped opened his sleek silver cell, and spoke to harshly to his eldest son.

"What took you so long!?" Ignoring his fathers tone, Itachi spoke calmly.

"Why hello, father. Me? Oh I'm doing great, thanks for ask-"

"Itachi! Stop screwing around! You know what will happen if Sasuke's out there without us! He'll have no control!"

"Fine, sheesh. I saw him running then he ran into someone, quite literally, and then they walked off. I have no idea where they were going- it looked somewhere south…"

"Alright. I'm coming down so stay there."

-click-

Fugaku quickly hung up his phone, stuffing it in his pocket, running out the door.

-click-

Itachi flipped his long black ponytail over his shoulder. He huffed as the phone clicked, signaling his father hanging up. He sighed.

Doesn't anyone bye anymore…?

"GAAAAAAAAAH!! NO!!" Sakura was running around, crying in hysterics. I was trying to calm her down, which was incredibly hard.

"Sakura, calm down! What's wrong?" I half begged for her to stop running, I was lucky no one was around but us and some trees. She stopped, trudged over to a nearby tree, pointed at its bark, and then continued running. I quickly looked over on the tree.

"Huh…? A wanted poster…? Holy-! Sakura!"

"I know!!"

I looked, shocked, at the seemingly innocent flyer.

REWARD!! PLEASE FIND THE PRINCESS!!

((Picture of Sakura here))

She has been kidnapped.

Find her alive, not dead

The King and Queen demand to have the princess back with them and have a high reward:

$1,000,000,000,000,000,000

(A/N: Yeh, they're loaded xP)

"Sasuke-kun; I don't want to go back there! Not when I just got out!" Sakura was desperately hanging onto his ragged sleeve, tears threatening to pour out. I silently agreed- I didn't want her to go back either…

"Well…Sakura…I can help, ano, protect you…I guess…" Her eyes lit up as she jumped up to hug me (to death).

"Thanks Sasuke-kun!! I don't know how to repay you!!" She was jumping now, as she hugged me. I felt my cheeks flare into that annoying blush. Heh, she could repay me by letting go… (Or maybe giving me more hugs).

"Sa-ku-ra! Can't breathe!" She let go immediately, muttering an apology. There was another one of those silences. She sure was a moody girl…

"So…ano, where should we go?" Sakura looked up, staring somewhere past me.

"There…" she whispered, pointing behind me. I turned around and saw…an old shack? Why should we hide in some old shack, that look's like no one has been there for ages?

"Uh…you sure about that? It's kind of…" I cringed as a big chunk of roof fell off the hopeless shack "old…" She glared at me, probably because I dared to defy her.

"No! It's not that old" Another good chunk fell off, Sakura winced at the sickening sound "It's just a bit…worn." Yeah, worn like completely useless.

"Look. I know you're used to having it your way, but I'm not going to hide out in that death trap."

"Sasuke-kun! You don't get it- that's the place I was born at!" I looked at her, stunned.

"Ms. Fluffed-up Princess was born there? Didn't see that…But still, wouldn't that be one of the first places your parents look?" She glared at me. (She does that a lot…)

"You know what- JUST FOLLOW ME!!" She said/roared, grabbing me hand and pulling me toward the shack. (Someone should go get some anger management lessons…) I started once more.

"You sure-"

"Shut up."

END OF CHAPTER 3….Sorry it took so long…

I only made four pages…I was trying for six –wah-

Oh well….

-Ashley Rose