RainFall

22.

Sakura was at work, and Sasuke was hanging with his daughter.

"Papa, train me!!" Sarada told him. They were getting a snow cone, and Sarada really wanted her father to train her.

"Hm.. Should I?" Sasuke said to her.

Sarada pressed her hands together, and mouthed the words: "please."

Her father sighed, and gave in. "Fine." He said. "Let's get started." They went to a area where there were no people, and started to train her.

After 30 minutes of training, Sarada layed on the ground, huffing, out of breath.

Her father reached his hand out to her to help her up, and she grabbed it, smiling.

"Thanks papa." She said. "I'm gonna be stronger next time!"

Sasuke smiled.

"How about we go somewhere to eat?" He said.

Sarada nodded. "Let's go to ichiraku!!" She said, and grabbed his hand.

As she was dragging him to ichiraku, he began to think about Sakura. He wondered if she was okay, he wondered what she was doing. But he didn't need to worry, right? His wife is not a weak woman.

"Papa, come and sit." Sarada told him, and he sat next to her.

Their ramen came, and they began to eat.

"Papa?" Sarada said. "Can I ask you something?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Have you ever kissed mama?"

Sasuke choked on his noodles. He wasn't expecting that question, but he quickly took a chug of water and smiled.

"Yes."  He said, and that made Sarada's eyes sparkled and she smiled widely.

"Wow? Really, papa?" She said, taking a slurp of her noodles. "You must have done it in secret."

Sasuke finished his noodles, and stood up.

"Are you ready?" Sasuke said to her.

Sarada nodded, and stood up beside her father.

"Papa, I'm gonna go hang with Boruto and Mitsuki." She said to him. "I'll catch you later!!" She ran off into the distance, and her father waved goodbye to her.

"Hm.. " Sasuke said to himself.

Sakura was typing something up on the computer, and there was a knock on the door. She opened it, and it was one of her assistants.

"Mrs. Sakura? A man wants to see you. " her assistant said.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. Maybe it's her husband? She thought, while smiling to herself. She walked out of her office, and there was a man standing there. But it wasn't her husband. It was a man she had never seen before. Maybe he was here for a check up? Or maybe he's in need for medical attention? But she didn't see any wounds on him.

"May I help you?" She said to him.

"Hmm, yes." The man said. "My name is Kevin. And I was wondering if I could apply for a job here."

A job? He wants to work here? Why?

"Uhh, what do you specialize in?" Sakura asked him.

"Oh, I make great medicines." Kevin said to her. "I could be a really huge help here."

Sakura wasn't really sure if she should hire him. She seemed.. Suspicious of him. His name was Kevin, right? She's never heard of that name before.

She smiled. "Your name is Kevin right?" She said. "I'm sorry, but-"

"Please ma'am." Kevin begged. "I have to get a job. I have a family, and were running low on money."

(Kevin is Aku, by the way.)

Sakura sighed. She started to feel bad.

"Fine." She said. "But were going to have to.. Make you sign something. And ask you a few questions." 

Kevin smiled, and thanked her.

"So when do I start?" He asked.

"Hm, tomorrow." Sakura said. "Really depends. And, what type of medicine do you make?"

Kevin folded his arms.

"Sleeping medicine, healing medicine, pain medicine, energy medicine." He said. "You know, that type of stuff."

"Hmm.. Pretty good.." Sakura said. "Alright, you'll be going with my assistant to go sign something."

Kevin nodded, and walked with the assistant.

Sakura watched him walk away, and she just walked back into her office.

But when she walked in there, she noticed someone standing there.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey." Said a voice that made her face heat up.

"Is that you Sasuke-kun?!" She said, and it was him.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him.

"Decided to come and see you." He said. "How are you doing?"

She rubbed her arm, and looked to the side blushing.

"A man came in.." She said. "Wanted a job here."

"A man? Who." Sasuke asked coldly. "Where is he? Did he do something to you?"

Sakura laughed, and shook her hands. "No! No! He didn't do anything like that.." She said. "He just, wanted a job.."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

A random man.. Wanting a job here.. Sasuke thought. Could this mean..

Sasuke tightened his fist.

Don't tell me.. The man is Aku.

"Sakura, what did this man say?" Sasuke asked her.

"He said he made medicines." Sakura said.

Medicines..? Crap. Sasuke thought in his mind, anger rushing to him already that maybe, just maybe, Aku had interacted with her.

"Sakura, you cannot hire that man." Sasuke said to her.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why? Sasuke?"

"don't hire him." Sasuke said again, placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Sasuke.. What are you talking about?"  She said, with a worried look on her face.

Sasuke gritted his teeth. "I'm telling you not to hire him. Easy, right?" He said coldly to her.

Sakura backed up from him.
"Sasuke.. What's gotten into to you?" She smirked. "Are you jealous..?"

Sasuke's fist tightened harder.

"I  SAID NOT TO HIRE HIM!!" He yelled all of a sudden, and that made Sakura jump.

Fear spread upon her face, and she could feel tears form in her eyes.

Sasuke untightened his fist, and a sad look went onto his face.

"Sakura, I.." He said. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell."

He walked up to her, and gently rubbed the side of her face. "There's just something going on." He said. "Just promise me you'll be safe?"

Sakura blinked her tears away and slowly nodded. "I just.. " she said while looking down. "Need to go do something.."

She backed up from him, and walked away.

Did he mess up?