An Arranged Marriage { A SasuSaku fanfic }

Chapter 17- Kakashi

"I need you to pull up everything on the Akatsuki."
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"The Akatsuki? Why?" Sasuke asks, yet I silence him.

"Your wish is my command." He dramatically says and I smile. A few seconds later he pulls up a computer file. "I'll go get the hard copy." He adds and I nod, taking his seat as usual.

"What's going on?" Sasuke asks.

I look at him. "Sasuke, I have a strong belief that they're after your mother." I respond, and his eyes widen.

"W-what?! They can't-"

"They can. And if I'm correct, one is an expert on poison." I respond, scrolling through the file.

"And here you are." Kakashi says, setting the file next to me.

"Do you know anything about the one that uses poison?" I ask him, not finding anything in the file on him.

"Ah, yes. Apparently his name is-"

"Officer Kakashi, you're needed." A police officer says, bursting through the door.

"Excuse me." Kakashi says, standing up. I sigh, looking through the file.

Diedara, Kakuzu, Kisame, Sasori- wait!

"That's him!" I yell, slamming my hand on the desk. A gunshot sounds nearby and I freeze as Sasuke carefully peeks out the door.

"Nobody. Let's go." He says, motioning for me to follow him. I log off Kakashi's computer and follow him, and we head out the door, the hard copy files tucked under my arm. We sneak out the front door and start to walk outside. We pass an alleyway and I hear a muffled sound. I stop walking, and Sasuke stops a few steps ahead of me. I pull out my phone and illuminate the alley, scanning the surroundings. My eyes widen upon seeing an unconscious and bloodied Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei!" I yell, dropping the file and hurrying to his side. I scan his body for exterior injuries only to gasp, realizing he was shot. Thankfully, his bullet-proof vest took most of the damage, yet there still is a lot of blood. I rip my shirt and tie it around his bleeding lower abdomen, then fumble around my pockets to try and find something better. I slightly smile, grabbing the small wad of gauze just big enough to wrap around him, and wrap it around him.

Sasuke drops by my side, the file in his hand. "I've called an ambulance. They'll be here shortly."

"Thank goodness." I whisper. Then, a thought comes to mind.

The Akatsuki did this... They know...

The note I discovered in his pocket also doesn't help. I take one glance at it and immediately crumple it in my palm, terrified.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi-sensei. Forgive me." I mutter, taking his gun.

"What are you doing?"

"The Akatsuki will target us. This was a warning." I reply.

"Well, I'll take the gun."

"I can handle it." I argue as the sirens start to get closer.

"No, I'll do it. My father trained me on how to handle a gun. I know how to shoot." He says and I nod, handing it to him.

"Alright."

The ambulance pulls up and we step back, Shizune one of them. Sasuke suddenly drapes his cloak over me. "Your stomach is visible. Hn." He says.

"Oh, thanks." I blush.

"Sakura, do you know what happened?" Shizune asks as her fellow paramedics put Kakashi on a stretcher.

"Not really, I-"

"Obviously he got shot. My father and the rest of the Uchiha's will find out who caused this." Sasuke responds behind me, and I slightly smile, internally thanking him. If I said something more, she would for sure question us and we wouldn't be able to leave.

"Alright. Thank you." She says, heading to help her fellow coworkers.

"Bye." I reply and Sasuke grabs my hand, taking me away from the horrific scene. I clutch the small piece of paper in my hand, terrified to open it again.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asks as we get in the car.

"N-nothing." I shakily reply.

He sighs. "Sakura, there definitely is something wrong. We're in this together now, you know you can trust me."

"I-I know." I sigh, shakily putting the note into his outstretched palm.

This was a warning, Sakura. Sasuke.

His eyes widen in surprise, and then he scowls, ripping the paper to pieces. "How'd they know our names?!"

"They're the Akatsuki, Sasuke." I remind.

"Damnit. Looks like I'll have to talk with father about increasing the security around here." He says.

It was silent the rest of the way.