~Bulletproof~ SasuSaku Mafia Story

Chapter 13 ~ The Siblinghood

The doomsday hour came sooner than expected when Suigetsu woke Sakura from her momentary slumber.

"Come on, sleeping beauty, we gotta get you dressed."

"Ugh... get me dressed?" Sakura sat up rubbing her eyes.

"What, did you want to meet the gentlemen in your panties?" Suigetsu took the dress he had hanging over his arm and laid it carefully on the bed.

"I'll wait in the bathroom."

"Do I have to wear this thing?" Sakura stood up from the bed and stretched.

"Yeah, Uchihas have an all-black dress code at all formal events or family gatherings. They even wear all black at the Ball! Very unusual, huh?"

"The Ball?" Sakura looked at the dress. It was a plain off-shoulder black midi dress. At least these rats had some sense of style.

"Ohh shit, of course you don't know! Every year Sasuke hosts a massive ball, which is like, so sick. It's also like crazy exclusive but basically every major player in our, um, world is present."

"So it's a big mafia dance event?" Sakura chuckled, "are they all bonding over their crimes and horrors they commit?"

"Basically, to be honest." Suigetsu giggled from behind the bathroom door.

"I'm ready, by the way."

Suigetsu skipped out of the bathroom.

"Ohh you look like some sort of mob diva, love it!"

"Can it, Suigetsu, I'm stressed enough."

"I wouldn't be, to be honest. You are one of us at least for now, as much as you hate to hear it. They have no reason to be on your bad side."

"If only they thought so rationally." Sakura brushed her hair in the mirror. "Let's go."

Her legs had to be convinced to keep going each step of the way, and the closer they got to the destination, the more her legs resisted.

"This isn't the way to Sasuke's office..." Sakura looked over at Sui nervously.

"Yeah, we're going to the conference room."

"Sounds scary." She mumbled.

"Okay, we're here, take a deep breath."

They had stopped at the very end of yet another mysterious hallway. The lights in the corridor were dim, and the door in front of her looked more like a gate. How excessive.

Suigetsu opened the door and walked in, Sakura following sheepishly.

"I brought our main event!" Suigetsu announced proudly, making Sakura curse him out in her head.

She looked around the room. It was the size of the largest classroom at her college. Every wall was mostly glass, revealing beautiful nature in the background. They seemed to be facing away from Konoha.

The few walls without windows were covered in shelves of alcohol. There were several velvet loveseats with corresponding coffee tables, with a large wooden table in the middle. Every chair around it looked like a king's throne. Again, how excessive.

Her eyes fell onto the men occupying those luxurious chairs. She saw Shisui first, who was looking at her with scrutinizing eyes. She felt goosebumps immediately. Next to him sat Izuna, who gave Sakura a warm smile - easing her goosebumps. Next to Izuna sat a man she had never seen. He looked older, a bit too old to be Obito. He was avoiding eye contact with Sakura by looking out the window. Who was he? Sui had not mentioned anyone like that to her.