GENDER BENDER

Another fanfic I can't help but write! I hope you guys enjoy it! :D

I DO NOT OWN NARUTOOOOOOO :((

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CHAPTER ONE

"Otouto! I'm home!" A 15-year-old pinkette smiled cheekily as she switched to her house slippers and closed their apartment door. "You know, nii-chan's comng home tonight, so I saved up for some extra tempura I bought a while ago."

The pinkette set the paper bag on the table and placed her school bag on the small sofa. "Otouto?" She called and puffed her cheeks. "I told him to be home early… It's Tuesday, so he should have been dismissed an hour ago…"

The cherry-haired girl marched up to her brother's room. "Otouto!" She tried to open the door, but it was locked. "SUZAKU HARUNO, I SAID NO LOCKING OF DOORS IN THIS APARTMENT!" She shoved her skirt pocket for the complete set of house keys.

"Oh, Suzaku, you are dead meat…" She mumbled as she fumbled with the doorknob. The girl sighed with relief as the door opened.

"Suzaku Haruno, why did you—" Her emerald eyes widened at the sight of her unconscious brother on the floor. She ran to his side.

"S-suzaku? Otouto? Wake up!" She shook the body of her twin brother. "Suzaku, this is not time to be joking!" She shook him harder, worry filling up her mind. "Su-suzaku!"

Her hand darted to her brother's phone on his bed. She dialed her older brother's number.

Riiiing… Riiiing…

Click.

"Otouto?"

"Nii-chan, Suzaku's out cold!"

"What? Sakura, check his temperature…"

Sakura placed her hand on Suzaku's neck.

"He… He's burning, nii-chan!" Sakura held back the tears. She had never experienced this in her 4 years of living alone. "What should I do?"

"Call the hospital. The two of you go there, I'll catch up."

"Then?"

"Just… Just take care of Suzaku. I'll be there as soon as possible."

"O-okay…"

Click.

Tears streamed down Sakura's cheeks. Sure, Suzaku had been hospitalized a few times, but he never fainted, and he never got a fever this high.

"S-suzaku, it's okay, just hang in there…"

And she dialed the hospital number.

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She's been walking back and forth outside of Suzaku's room. A lot of doctors and nurses have been running in and out of the room for about two hours.

"Sakura, where's Suzaku?" A smooth voice called. Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes and took a look at who called her.

"S-s-sasori-nii-chan…" Sakura hugged her older brother and cried on his shirt.

"It's okay, I'm here." Sasori hugged her back. "Where's Suzaku?"

"In there." Sakura pointed to the door with the numbers 602 posted on the surface. "They have been checking him… I was told to wait outside."

As if on cue, a nurse went out of the room. "Ne, Sakura-san, you may visit your brother. The doctor would explain." She smiled kindly. Sakura took Sasori's hand and walked to the room, only to be greeted by an unconscious Suzaku and a busty, sandy-haired woman who looked like she was somewhere around 30.

"Ah, you must be Sakura Haruno, Suzaku's twin sister." The lady smiled. She raised her eyebrow at the sight of the red-haired man.

"This is Sasori Haruno, our older brother." Sakura explained. "He supports Suzaku and I because okaa-chan and tou-san passed away 7 years ago."

"Ah, I'm really sorry to hear that." The older woman frowned. "Anyways, I am Tsunade, and I will be taking care of little Suzaku here." She smiled.

"W-wait, Tsunade-san? As in—" Sasori's eyes widened a bit.

"Yes, I am the headmistress of Suzaku's school, Konoha Boys' Academy." Tsunade smirked.

"N-ne, you're Tsunade-sama, the lady Jiraiya-sama's been rumored to be dating?" Sakura's expression changed to a surprised look.

"N-NANI?" Tsunade's face turned pink. "Wait, do you study at Konoha Girls' Academy?"

"Hai! Jiraiya-sama is our headmaster there!" Sakura shuddered a bit at the thought of her perverted principal.

"Uh, can we get back to Suzaku, please?" Sasori sweatdropped. 'What am I, a wall?'

"Ah, y-yes!" Tsunade waved her hand around.

"Got distracted by Jiraiya-sama's name, eh?" Sakura whispered with a sly smile on her face. She earned a glare from Tsunade.

"Anyway, we are still running tests on what is going on with Suzaku. His fever went down a little bit, though I can't let him leave the hospital for about, a week or two." Tsunade read her clipboard. Sakura and Sasori were shocked at the doctor's conclusion.

"Wait, Tsunade-san. Being the headmistress of Suzaku's school, you know that if he's absent, he—"

"He'll lose his scholarship!" Sakura finished Sasori's sentence. Tsunade sighed.

"I'm afraid so. Especially since I let him go when he was absent for already one week last year." Tsunade rubbed her forehead.

"D-demo, Tsunade-sama, we're on a tight budget! I'm not enrolled in a scholarship, and Suzaku's hospital bill would be really high! Not to mention our apartment rent and…" Sakura started rambling on their expenses.

"I do understand that, Sakura. But do consider that Suzaku's life may be on the line here." Tsunade interjected, receiving wide-eyed stares from the two Harunos. Tsunade sighed for the nth time that day. "Suzaku may have to drop school if you consider your budget."

"He can't do that, Tsunade-san. We need his scholarship!" Sasori shot back in a calm manner.

"What if I drop school?" Sakura told Tsunade.

"It wouldn't affect Suzaku's scholarship. It would still end, leaving the both of you school-less." Tsunade answered. Sakura was on the brink of tears, while Sasori was lost in his thoughts, trying to formulate a plan.

"Wh-what's going on?" A weak voice said. Sakura, Sasori and Tsunade turned to see Suzaku rubbing his eyes. "Where…?"

"SUZAKU!" Sakura cried as she hugged her twin brother. "Baka-otoutou! Passing out on me like that!"

"Ne, Sakura, I told you not to call me otoutou…" He groaned. Suzaku smiled when he saw Sasori. "Onii-san! You're here!" Sasori smiled and hugged his two siblings. Suzaku hugged back when he saw his blonde principal inside the room.

"Eh, Tsunade-sama, what're you doing here?" He asked. Tsunade sighed [once more] and explained the story with the help of Sakura and Sasori.

"Wait, so I'm sick, again?" Suzaku asked, his hand being held by Sakura.

"Yes, and you know pretty well that this would affect your scholarship." Tsunade nodded.

"Then what? It's like saying that I'm totally screwing up our budget!" Suzaku said angrily.

"Suzaku, it's not your fault…" Sakura tried to calm her brother down.

"Then whose fault is it, the tooth fairy's?"

"Enough." Sasori said, silencing Suzaku. He had his arms crossed over his chest. His eyes were closed and his face was serene. "I have a solution, but it would only work if all of you would comply with it."

"Ne, Sasori-nii-chan, what is it?" Sakura looked at her brother.

"You," he started, his brown eyes staring intently at her emerald ones, "would take Suzaku's place in school.

"WHAT?"

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Ne, there it is!

Wahaha, I hope it was okay : This chapter's just an intro, so yeah. I really want to get to the SasuSaku parts already :))

Ah, gomen-nasai for late updates : Screw my schedule :|

Ah, yes, I love Sasori-kun :3 I just HAD to put him here!

Anyways, thanks for reading!