Windswept [ SASUSAKU - Modern AU ]

Chapter 6: The Uchiha

I stared at the phone in my hand, my mind was trying to come up with reasons on why I had every right to do this, but all I could think about was how I didn't have any good reasons at all. I'm not sure what I was hoping to gain from this phone call, but I needed more information than the little that I had received; I have to know more.

I've always hated being in the dark about things, it frustrated me to no end when people knew something big that I didn't. I wasn't the type of person who had to be up in other peoples business, only when it concerned me or my friends. But this situation is unique, it involved both me, my friends and my family, because if what Sasuke said was true, and the constant warning's Naruto gave me, I needed to know what I was getting myself into being friends with Sasuke.

I don't like having to keep secrets from people, it made me feel like a liar, so I certainly did not like secrets being kept from me. In all honesty, I don't have the guts to actually ask people questions that help me to understand them better because I don't think I could handle it if they shut me out, or got so seriously mad at me they were planning a hundred and two ways to torture and kill me; so the idea of asking Sasuke what he meant by 'secrets' seemed like a stupid idea, and his family is pretty powerful in Japan... who's to say he won't get his parents to ruin my life..?

Taking a deep breath, I pressed the ten digit number into my phone and put it on loudspeaker, placing it down beside my Macbook. I wrung my hands anxiously as I listened to it ring, once.. twice.. three times.. before the person on the other end answered, his apathetic and emotionless voice sounding loud in my quiet room.

"Sakura?"

"Hey Sai," I said, smiling softly. I haven't talked to Sai since the beginning of the year, I felt bad that I had to call him after so long on business involving some other guy. I have known Sai for about five years, and he's an exceptional painter, but he also had the smarts and skill to be a great hacker, I've never actually asked him to hack into anything for me before, so I was a little worried he'd reject or ask too many questions as to why I wanted him to do this for me.

"It's been awhile since I've talked to you." he said, his emotionless voice sounding softer than it normally did. "What's up with the unexpected phone call?"

I gulped. "I actually wanted to ask you for a favour, if you don't mind." I mumbled, biting my bottom lip. "I need you to hack into the Uchiha Incorporation files." I hoped my voice came out strong and confident. "It would also help if you could get personal information on the Uchiha family, send them to my computer and make sure either of us don't get caught." I continued. "They're head of the police department here in Konohagakure, they're smart too."

There was a short silence on the other end, before a grunt I would've missed if I wasn't paying attention came from my phone before I heard typing on a keyboard. I turned to my Macbook and turned it on, waiting rather impatiently for all the files to show up.

"I'm not going to ask why you're doing this, Sakura." Sai said, his voice hard and serious. "But the both of us could get in trouble. I'm pretty good with making sure no one finds out anything, but just incase, I want you to have a backup and if you come under any suspicion, call me and I'll wipe everything off your computer."

I smiled at my longtime friend and nodded my head even if he couldn't see it. "Thank you so much for this, Sai."

"You're welcome, Sakura." The line went dead.