THE OBJECT OF MY OBSESSION

"Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate.

Incurable, in each the wounds they make."

Sakura looked down at the man who stolen her heart when she was child as she moved some of his hair back to look fully at his face as he slept, she still couldn't believe that she finally got the man of her dreams. Both of their families hated the fact they were together, it was due to the loss of family financial income and gossipy rumors among business colleagues and friends. Now they even had the detestation of the Namikazie family along with Naruto and their friends. Their scenario played like a fairytale, the princess who belongs to a ruthless family who treated her like scum and a future filled with despair with a man she didn't love. Then rode in prince Sasuke to save her from her hellish nightmare of a life, he was everything she hoped for. Smart, handsome and she had his heart completely. She knew that they were met to be together forever. Not even heaven or hell could separate them; it was a true love romance. They were the modern day Romeo and Juliet except without the suicide part. She cuddled closer to the sleeping Uchiha as he wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer as she heard his heartbeat and smelled his manly scent. She would do anything for this man. She did everything to get him and she would do anything and everything to make him stay, all her dreams, hopes and desires lie within being only with him. She started to reminisce on the day she met the love of her life, one Sasuke Uchiha.

Ten years ago…

"Remember Sakura I need you to make friends with the little blonde boy over there with the spiral on front of his shirt. He is very important for your future; this boy when he gets older can give you everything in life. All you need to do is be his best friend, that's all." Mebuki straighten up her daughter's appearance.

Mother and daughter watched as he played soccer with the other kids. He seemed to be really close to the little blonde girl called Ino, the red haired girl called Karin and three little boys named Shikamaru, Choji and Sasuke.

"He looks sort of dumb with that grin, what about the dark haired boy who's he's playing with. He's seemed like a nice boy, can I be friends with him instead?" Sakura couldn't take her eyes of the dark haired little boy as he ran up the field with the soccer ball.

"Sakura for once in your life listen and do what I say! It cost me and your father an arm and a leg to get you to go to his school. We did this for you! All you have to do is be friends with Naruto Namikazie, that's all. You do this and you'll make me and daddy so very proud of you. Now just act casual and greet him, tell him that you go to the same junior high school as him." Mebuki scooted her daughter toward the group of friends.

Sakura heart was beating fast, she was always nervous about meeting one person now she was about to meet five kids her age. She steadily walked toward the group thinking of what to say with her head down when she ran directly into the dark haired raven boy and was knock down.

"Ouch…! That hurts." As she felt her rump from the fall.

"Sorry, you all right there? You should watch were you're going, you could have walked into a pole or traffic." He lowered his hand so he could help her up.

"Thank you." She grabbed his hand and smiled.

"Wow look at the lady killer Uchiha, who's your friend?" Naruto came by and smacked him on the back so hard it made loud thud sound.

"Shut up dobe! I knocked her…"

"Off her feet with your good looks?" Naruto and the rest of the group started to laugh.

"Hey your Sakura Haruno right? I recognize that pink hair of yours." Said Ino as she wiped away her sweat with her towel.

"The brainiac of the junior high or the Goddess of the Great Grades as they like to call her. So this is her? You put Sasuke to shame on that school competency test; you might be on Shikamaru level if he decided to stay awake for the test." Naruto toss the soccer ball to Choji.

"Hey want to hang with us? That loud blonde is my cousin Naruto, that emo over there is my boyfriend Sasuke. The lazy one is Shikamaru and the blonde girl with a professional fashion sense is Ino and the fat boy over there is Choji." Karen pointed to each of them.

"I'm not your boyfriend!" Yelled Sasuke with authority.

"And I'm not fat you red headed nit-wit, I'm big boned!" Choji was ready to knock her head off for that comment.

Sakura smiled at the group, they were a tightly knitted group of friends that acted if they were family of brothers and sisters. She couldn't help but feel like she belonged with them. Then she noticed a group of women coming their way. Two blondes, two dark haired women, one large brown haired woman and a deep red headed woman who hair looked like fire. Naruto went to the older blonde woman as Sakura heard him call her granny which seemed to make her mad as she chased him to the red head woman as he called her mom to save him from his grandmother. They all discussed where to take the children for lunch when they noticed an extra child.

"Hey mom, can our new friend Sakura come with us? She's really cool and smart." Naruto started pleading with his mother.

"Taking someone's child without permission is kidnapping dear, maybe next time when I meet her parents sweetie." She pulled her son's cheek as he yelled ouch.

"My mom is over there sitting at the table if you would like to talk to her?" Sakura pointed to her mother at the picnic table.

Tsunade and her daughter-in-law went to introduce themselves to Sakura's mother. The two exchange pleasantries to her mother and invited her to come as well. They told her that lunch would be on them and they hope she could come. She accepted their invitation and followed them back to the large group. Mebuki saw her daughter talking to the boy she told her to, this put a smile upon her face. She told them that before they go she wanted to straighten herself up and her daughter as they headed toward the bathroom

"Sakura you did very well keep doing what you're doing and the world is yours. Make Naruto your soul purpose in life and you will be forever happy. He will take care of our whole family when he gets older and marry you. Make sure that you pretend to like him until he truly likes you, scratch that make him love you no matter what. This is all you have to do my perfect little child if his heart is yours so is his fortune."

Finally things would go their way for the Haruno family if Naruto would fall in love with their daughter. But can happiness truly be measured by money?

One year and three months later….

"I see you spend all your time with Naruto do you like him or something?" Asked Sasuke as he talked to Sakura at the school locker.

"No we're just friends, I just go over to his house to help him with his school work that's all." Sakura blushed hard over the scowling Uchiha.

"Since were at that age of dating, why not go out with me tomorrow? I mean if you like?" Sasuke was lost for the first time with his words.

"Like a date, date? Really? Just you and me only?" Sakura heart was racing; she thought she would have a heart attack right on the spot.

"Yeah, we can go checkout a movie or go to an arcade. Or you can pick something you like to do." Sasuke for the first time flashed all of his teeth with a smile.

"No that's fine; you can pick me up at my house at noon, ok?" Sakura couldn't believe it, every girl had their eyes on Sasuke and she was chosen by him to spend time alone. Her greatest wish was coming true.

Both teens were nervous and couldn't look at each other in the eyes; both couldn't wait for the next day.

Sasuke wandered back and forth in front of the Haruno's home wondering how to approach Sakura's parents. Sure he met them on numerous occasions but this was the first time he would ask to take their daughter out without the rest of the group. He slowly walked to the door and rang the bell. Kizashi Haruno answered the door. He told Sasuke to come on in and to make his self at home as he sat back down to watch the Cavs and the Golden State Warriors highlights. Mebuki walked in and saw Sasuke sitting on the couch.

"My, what brings the young Sasuke Uchiha over on a fine Saturday afternoon like this? You and the group going on a little adventure today?" Mebuki came and sat down next to Sasuke and her husband.

"No it's just me and Sakura today." Answered Sasuke.

This got both of the parents' attention.

"Like a date?" Both asked at the same time.

"Yes. I'll have her home before six, we're just going to the movies and get something to eat." Sasuke was known for keeping his cool but he was literally sweating buckets as Sakura's parents gaze never left his presence.

"I'm sorry Sasuke but didn't Sakura tell you that we had family plans around one o'clock. Maybe some other time you and Sakura could go out." Mebuki stood up and looked at the young boy.

"Oh she must've forgot, well tell her to call me when she gets back. Maybe we could go get something to eat instead." Sasuke stood up and walked to the door and said his goodbyes to her parents.

"Calm down Mebuki, don't jump to any conclusions." Kizashi stood up to stop his enraging wife from making a grave mistake with their daughter.

Mebuki flew past her husband and headed toward her daughter's room as she jump up the stairs three at a time.

Sakura stood their looking in the mirror at her new outfit twirling around hoping that the boy of her dreams would think that she looked like an angel in it. She couldn't wait for Sasuke to come over; this was the day she was waiting for since she met the little emo of her life. As she stood there staring in the mirror she noticed her mother in the background. She never saw such anger in her mother's eyes in her life.

"Mom what's wrong? Did something happen?" Sakura backed up in fear from her mother.

Sakura's mom rushed her and pushed her to the wall with such power it forced the wind out of the young teenager's lungs as she tried to scream.

"Didn't I tell you to stay by Naruto's side! You're going to go out with his best friend! Do you know what kind of problems this will cause once he tells Naruto of your so called date! This is your future, our future that you're ruining! Call Sasuke and tell him that you like Naruto, and then you go over to Naruto's house and tell him that their was a misunderstanding between you and Sasuke going out. Then you go and tell Sasuke that Naruto is the only one you like and that you like him only as a friend." Mebuki kept her daughter pinned to the wall.

"No I won't! Naruto is a really nice guy and I'm not some gold digging hoe! I can go to college and become a doctor and make my own money! I like Sasuke Uchiha! Do you hear me, I want to be with him!" Sakura screamed at the top of her lungs.

"You ungrateful little bitch! Just who do the fuck you think you're talking to? We got you into that school to make your life as easy as possible so you would never have to worry about money, shelter or food again. This boy you like can never secure you future financially. All his relatives' works for the Namikazie family for Christ sakes, the Namikazie pay for them to have a secure business future. Now do as your told Sakura I don't want to hear anymore of this teenage angst love bullshit!"

"No! Every second you make me spend with Naruto I began to hate him! Every breath, every sound he makes even his scent it makes me want to puke! The more you push me toward him the more I despise him. The sad part is that he treats me as a good friend and it's making me feel less than human being because of what you're making me do!"

"So you think that Sasuke is your soul mate huh? Did he tell you that just a week ago his family asked for a marriage proposal for him and Karin Uzumaki?" Mebuki looked at her daughter to make her understand.

"That's a lie! You're trying to trick me so I won't go on a date with Sasuke!" Sakura struggled to get away from being pinned to the wall by her mother.

"Am I? Then call and ask Naruto about the family proposal, it was agreed that the two would marry when they turn twenty years old. It was the talk at the table last week." Mebuki let go of her daughter and took Sakura's phone and handed it to her.

Sakura looked at her mother as she was handed her phone. Sakura hesitated as she looked for Naruto's number. If it was true then why would Sasuke ask her out on a date? The more she thought about it the more she didn't want to make that call. She could hear her mother screaming make the "damn call and ask". As she called Naruto she kept praying that he wouldn't answer.

"Hey Sakura what's up?" Naruto sounded so up beat and happy.

"Nothing much, I just heard a strange rumor about Sasuke and I wanted to ask you about it. That's all."

"What strange rumor? Sasuke usually keeps to himself and to his close friends so if it's bad than it a hundred percent not true. You should know that Sakura." Naruto voice seemed to change with disappointment.

"No, no, no I heard this rumor that Sasuke and Karin are betrothed. Isn't that hilarious? Like those two are actually going to get married." Sakura played it off hoping that Naruto would think it was just a silly rumor that she halfheartedly wanted to know.

There was complete silence for a couple of seconds.

"Well it's true, sort of. Sasuke asked for them to be engaged so he asked his parents to set up a marriage proposal. Both of our parents knew this would eventually happen since they are childhood friends. So both parents accepted the engagement contract but its better if you don't tell anyone else at school about this. They should have a normal school life instead of being teased by the other students. Plus they will get married when their twenty so things could easily change but I don't really see that since they both spend insane amount of time with each other."

"They spend that much time together?" Sakura heart was breaking on every word Naruto was saying.

Naruto started laughing." Of course, why would Sasuke ask for them to be married if they didn't? They're soul mates Sakura, even I know that."

Sakura tears began to flow down her cheeks steadily the more she found out about Sasuke's life. She told Naruto that she would call him back later.

"Satisfied with the answer you received? Your future is not with Sasuke but Naruto, did you really believe that Sasuke would love you more than his betrothed? Karin has money, power and the Uzumaki and Namikazie name and fortune. Now what do you have to compare to that Sakura? Do you think that Sasuke would choose less instead of more? Sasuke knows what kind of future he wants and it doesn't involve you." Mebuki hit Sakura with a cold slap of reality.

Sakura looked for Sasuke's number and called him.

"Hey Sakura, I stop over but they said you have plans. Do you want to do something later?" Sasuke sounded really excited to hear from her.

"Sasuke I think that we shouldn't spend time alone, I think that we should just be friends. When we're around the others act normally and let me have a normal school life. You should concentrate on Karin for your future marriage." Sakura could literally hear her heart shattering into a million pieces as she hung up the phone." Satisfied mother? I'm going to Ino's house." She left her room and headed to the door to see Ino.

Sasuke looked at his cell phone; he wanted to tell her that it's just an agreement to marry in the future and that things can easily change. But he was so shock on what Sakura said he was lost for words. He decided to take a long walk and clear his head.

NARUTO TURNS FIFTEEN…A YEAR HAS PASSED

"Hey Sasuke what do you think about Sakura?"

"She's alright I guess, why?"

"Well you two seemed to be avoiding each other more than usual and you rarely speak even when we're in a group. If you want I can try and smooth things over. Friends shouldn't hold grudges." Naruto passed the basketball to Sasuke for him to shoot.

"We're cool, but why bring her up? There has to be a reason." Sasuke took the shot.

"Well she kissed me last month; it was like out of the blue. People always assume we were a couple but I always thought she liked you for some reason. Then I found out you like my cousin, that'll tell you I don't understand who likes who." Naruto started to laugh.

"She kissed you? Like on the cheeks? Or did she kiss you on the lips?" Sasuke heart was hurting if it was on the lips.

"She kissed me on the lips and then she put her tongue in my mouth. Now that really surprised the hell out of me. She told me that I was the first boy she kissed and hopefully she was the first girl I kissed. I started to see her in a new light; I think I've fallen for her. That's why I'm trying to make things better by making you two friends again. It would be no fun if you two weren't part of my life because of some silly little squabble.

"Don't worry we'll work it out, after all you're our best friend." Sasuke wanted to cry but his pride stopped him.

The two continued to play basketball but Sasuke heart wasn't into it. All he could think about was Sakura and Naruto sharing a kiss with their tongues together. He decided to make up an excuse to leave so he could get his bearings on what to do and it started with Sakura.

Sasuke called Sakura on the phone to discuss her and Naruto as he headed home.

"What do you want Sasuke?"

"So you kissed Naruto?" He sounded so casual without any emotions what so ever.

"Yeah and what's it to you? You got Karin remember? What I do with Naruto is none of your business got it!"

"You know as well as I do that you wanted your first kiss to be with me. You may care for Naruto but you don't love him the way you love me. That's why you want talk to me and you avoid me but look my way when you think I'm not paying attention. Naruto can only fill ¼ of your heart while I can completely fill it. No matter what Sakura I am the one you truly love for here and now and ever more." Sasuke was speaking from the heart that made Sakura cry.

"Don't call me anymore Sasuke, let me be with Naruto. He is the boy I truly want to be with." Sakura hung up the phone as she cried on being so cruel to Sasuke. She knew that he was right…he was always right when it came to her.

CONFESSION

"I can't believe that Sakura confessed that she loved me Ino, I mean I thought I would be the first." Naruto cheeks were still red as he remembered what happened yesterday after the school homecoming dance.

"Yeah I can't believe it either, so what are you going to do? Will you two be a couple or just be close friends?" Ino talked to her best friend who looked clueless.

"I like her Ino and I mean a lot. She's always there for me, always encouraging me to do better. She even comes over to tutor me, my grades are excellent now and my parents really like her especially my mom. So yeah I want her to be my girlfriend.

"Yeah I'm so happy for you Naruto, treat her like a queen and always stay the sweet person you are, okay?"

"You got Ino; after all she is the girl I love." Naruto couldn't believe the words that came out of his mouth.

Ino just smiled at her friend, she was truly happy from the bottom of her heart.

A Couple of Months later…Heart Ache

"Hey Sasuke I'm thinking of breaking up with Sakura. She seems real distant and she always seems to be in a bad mood. I think the novelty of going out with me has worn off and I'm not her type. It's better to end this now than to drag it out and really be heart broken. I just hope we will still be friends afterwards." Naruto looked so sad that he couldn't even look at his best friend.

Sasuke couldn't believe it; he finally had a chance to tell Sakura his true feelings. Even though he felt Naruto's pain, his heart was finally happy once again. This time Sakura would hear his true feelings from the heart. He was wondering if he should tell Naruto about his feeling for the pink haired beauty who he couldn't get out of his head. He figured it would be better to see how things played out first before he told him and Karin about him wanting a relationship with Sakura.

"Naruto I have somewhere to be right now can we talk later about this?"

"Sure Sakura invited me over her house to talk, I feel real nervous about going since I'm about to be a deliverer of bad news. I'll call you once I leave Sakura's house, take care Sasuke."

Sasuke ran outside the school and called Sakura hoping she would pick up, she never did. He left text after text but she never responded to any of them. He thought of what to do, he decided to go over her house after Naruto finished breaking up with her. He wondered how she would respond after Naruto broke up with her and then he confessed within an hour of their breakup. Sasuke couldn't hold back his feelings anymore; usually he was emotionless when it came to the opposite sex but some how Sakura was different from any girl he met.

Sasuke had what he wanted to say to Sakura planned in his head all day; how he wanted to tell her he wanted to be hers and no one elses. His heart was racing with excitement the moment of truth was around the corner, it was all or nothing. Sakura would know his true feelings. As he walked in a happy stupor on seeing Sakura he bumped into Naruto coming around the corner.

"Hey Sasuke what are doing over in this neighborhood? Have you come to see Sakura?" Naruto looked at Sasuke suspiciously as he waited for an answer.

"Yeah I wanted to clear any misunderstandings with us and ask her to tutor me in trigonometry since she aced the last five exams."

Naruto looked at Sasuke and smiled.

"I'm glad that you're making an effort to fix your friendship with her. But I think Sakura would like to be alone right now she needs her rest."

"It's just seven thirty, why would she need rest?"

Naruto smiled at his friend. "We just finished making love. I was going over there to break up with her and she told me that she was acting so strange because she wanted to advance our relationship even further but didn't know how to tell me without being shy or embarrassed. Her parents weren't home from work so she led me to her bedroom and we made love. Not once, not twice but thrice."

Sasuke sunk into a deep depression so quick that he thought he would lose his mind on what was told to him so casually. He had so much anger in him; he began to hate the situation between Naruto and Sakura. He took and touched the girl he fell in love with, this was an inexcusable act and Naruto was guilty of betraying him. He put on a false smile and walked away from his best friend. Naruto thought Sasuke was acting weird so he let Sasuke go about his business with Sakura.

Sasuke came to the front porch of her house and seen the door was cracked opened, he lightly knocked on the door and called her name. He walked in to make sure that Sakura was alright as he headed up toward her room. As he came to her room he saw her sitting on the bed crying. Her eyes were blood shot and her voice sounded like she was crying for hours. This surprised Sasuke; he came to tell her off but this sight of her caused pain in his heart as she sat their catatonic.

"Sakura." He said her name in a whisper. "Why? Why did you sleep with Naruto?"

"Because he wanted to break up with me, I couldn't allow that." Sakura tears rolled down her face as she heaved for air.

"Sakura what ever is going on and making you this miserable talk to me, I know that you don't love Naruto. You love me and I'm in love with you also, there is nothing the two of us can't overcome."

Sakura finally looked at the raven headed boy she loved for so long standing there hoping to help her. She got up and ran into his arms crying.

"Sasuke, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me; I made a very bad mistake. I shouldn't have listened to my mother. I've ruined myself and destroyed my pride for my mother's ambitions; I'm a nothing but a stupid slut!"

Sasuke grabbed her and held her tight. He told her to tell him everything from the beginning starting with her mother plans to the relationship with Naruto. Sakura continued to weep as she told Sasuke her mother's plans for her future. She was told to literally be like an obedient wife in training, that she should do everything Naruto tells her and to be totally submissive to his desires. Naruto was her first, middle and last priority in her life. Sasuke listened to it all; her family was similar to his. They always pushed him and Karin together but not to this extent. Sasuke's parents were the ones that went to the Namikazie's behind his back on the marriage proposal of Karin Uzumaki. Once he confronted his parents they went back to Naruto's parents and told them to let the children make up their own minds if they want to be together or not when they got older. Kushina and Minato agreed and their and were no hard feelings.

"Once I leave for college I'll get a doctors degree and be away from that controlling bitch of a woman called my mother! I always wanted you to be my first, never Naruto! Please help me forget what I've done, please let me erase that mistake and let you be my true first time making love."

She quickly pulled down Sasuke's head and gave him everything she had in a kiss. This nearly took away his breath and got his heart beating so rapidly he could feel it through his chest. Nature started to take over as he responded to her kiss, he pulled her closer and grabbed her butt and massaged it gently. The two newly acquired lovers explored their lust and affection for each other. Their bodies seemed to merge naturally as they continued to kiss each other as she led him to her bed. She pulled him down on top of her as she removed his shirt as her tongue licked his chest erotically. Many things started to go through the mind of Sakura, she just slept with Naruto and now she was sleeping with his best friend in the world. She started to think maybe she was some kind of slut or whore. It didn't matter her pain was being erased by the boy she loved, Sasuke was her first, Naruto was just a grievous error in her judgment that she had to live with the rest of her life. They removed their clothes as they looked in awe of each others bodies; she lifted her legs and guided Sasuke to her womanhood so she could give him her all. As Sasuke entered her, he gasped as he felt her tightness, wetness and warmth. The two continued to make love forgetting their troubles as a new liaison between the two lovers were being forged. Two parts of their relationship was being built, one on love the other in deceit.

Sakura memory of that night was etched into her soul; this was one of her joyous memories as a teen along with sorrow. It began with a living hell being with someone she didn't love to be with someone who loves her in return. She turned over from looking at her lover so she could go to sleep.

Sasuke woke up as he heard his cell phone ringing; as he looked at the number it was his father calling him.

"Sasuke our law business is in danger of going bankrupt! All of our clients have cancelled their contracts and no other company seems to want to do business with us. Your relationship with the Haruno woman is costing you your family and birthright of the company. Everything is crashing down on us, we don't have enough to make payroll. If this continues I'll have to let some of our family members go along with some of the staff, the Namikazie family must have pulled in a lot of favors to hit us all at once. We called Itachi to comeback from Kumogakure to help us out, you need to leave her and go back to your wife Karin. I can't see us staying in business like this another three months; this is taking a toll on your mother's mental and physical state as well. Kushina and your mother were best friends since they were nine years old, now they don't even talk because of your selfishness. End this adulterous affair so we can all go back to our normal lives." Sasuke's father waited for his son's answer.

Sasuke never replied and hung up the phone. As he was about to put the phone back on the night stand he saw a text message from Karin from earlier in the day. As he read the message he frowned.

"Enjoy your little hoe and new life but keep in mind everything comes at a cost. You've taken my dream of making a family and given me a nightmare of a cheating husband who never loved me. I don't need revenge or need to be avenged from your cruelty; your selfish behavior will be your undoing.

Your soon to be loving ex-wife Karin.

Sasuke realized that Karin loved him completely and that if he had a time machine he would go back and change everything. He married Karin to save his father company and now it was on verge of going bankrupt once again. Now he won't have Karin's money or influence to help his father's law firm. He sent a text telling Karin that they should talk tomorrow; he finished the text and laid back in the bed as he pulled Sakura closer to him as they slept perfectly together.

Naruto pulled Hinata closer to him as he watched her sleep, he couldn't help but be amazed on how beautiful she looked as she cuddled close to him while laying on his chest. It looked as if her pale skin glowed in the dark and her curves were all in the right places that made her even sexier than the first time they met. The more he looked at her he wondered what he ever saw in Sakura. This woman eased his pain with her body, something that no woman has ever done. Sure he had sex with women before but with her it was different, the way they had sex it was passionate and uninhibited. They both crave each others attention and body but Naruto didn't know exactly what she wanted out this situation besides sex. It didn't matter what she wanted, she could have it. He was reminded of that old saying.

A woman who asks for everything gets nothing but a woman who asks for nothing will get everything.

"Sakura I never thought I would ever hate you, I tried my best to forgive and forget but how you did me, all I can think about is how much I want to pay you back in full. You and Sasuke destroyed Karin's dream of a family, Sasuke knew since both her parents died she yearned to make a family for herself. The craziest thing is Karin will take care of both you and if she needs my help she's got it." Naruto's thoughts about his two traitorous friends made his blood boil.

For a person to go from love to hate so easily, first had to love that individual endlessly from the bottom of their heart.

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