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A/N: Updates will be slow until I get into the swing of things. Also I'll end up editing each chapter a couple of times.

Edit: 6/8/15: I updated this chapter, so if you've read this before the date specified, you might want to read it again.

Edit: 6/18/15: Updated this chapter again, just minor gramatical errors though.

Sakura examined her parents for any signs of them admitting defeat.

She had been trying to convince them that the act of living by oneself was completely beneficial to both them and her.

(Although Hinata would be her roommate and both her parents were fond of the soft spoken Hyuuga)

For an hour now- she'd been keeping count- Sakura had thrown fact after fact, tried her best to argue against whatever objection her parents could come up with, as well as soothe any possible worry that was brought up.

("Yes mom, the area is completely safe."

"No I'm sure there aren't any gang- well I don't think so anyway."

"Dad for god's sake I'm 19! You can't tell me to stay away from boys.")

She could almost see her mother's defense crumbling and that alone was enough to calm any worries she herself might have had. Because if her obstinate mother was willing to let her decide on her own then her father, who really was too soft-hearted, would soon follow.

"Are you positive this is what you want, Sakura dear?"

Mebuki Haruno saw herself as reasonable. She wasn't too restricting when it came to her only daughter, yet she made sure her child knew the possible downsides of what she might be getting into, and discouraged her accordingly. Living by herself in a city neither she nor her husband had ever visited, and where they did not have any connections in, unsettled Mebuki. Especially since Sakura was fresh out of college.

When Sakura only nodded, determined to see this through till the end, Mebuki sighed and looked at her husband as if to signal 'your turn'.

"I know you want to live more independently, but maybe you should reconsider sweetheart." Shion Haruno interjected half heartedly, wiping the last of the dishes clean and coming to stand behind his wife. He looked at his only child and silently marvelled at how much she had grown, from a cautious (although truth be told she still was very cautious) and self-conscious 12 year old girl, to an independent and strong willed 19 year old woman.

In a last ditch attempt he tried, "Didn't Ino-chan say she was looking for a roommate?"

Shion tapped his wife's shoulder, a gesture to communicate that he would try his best to dissuade his daughter one last time, and shifted uneasily.

Mebuki briefly looked at her husband and then her at daughter. She could almost see when Sakura had realised that she'd won this particular argument and didn't know whether to feel proud or annoyed. She, as a lawyer, wasn't fond of losing. My daughter is much like me in that aspect.

Sakura wrung her hands together, nervous despite knowing that there really were no more objections her father could throw at her anymore, and then quickly placed them flat on her knees when she noticed her father glance at them, "Daddy, Ino's going Ame-U."

Shion continued to stare at his daughter in mock bemusement, moving to come sit across from her. He placed his hands on his knees in a mimic of his daughter, "So?"

The act just caused Sakura to straighten her back, because despite her many similarities to her mother she was undoubtedly her father's daughter.

Mebuki felt herself sympathising with her daughter somewhat, her own father had been quite adamant in his refusal to allow her to leave house. Although he did let me go eventually.

Sighing, Mebuki decided that this had gone on long enough and stood to place her hand warningly on her husband's shoulder. She didn't find anything amusing about her husband pretending to act clueless and knew that Sakura would only get frustrated in a matter of seconds, that was something she shared with her father. As well as that hair.

"Now, now. Honey, maybe we should let Sakura decide where she's going to live herself," Mebuki smiled at her daughter and was amused to see her visibly relax at the gesture, "She seems to be set on moving out and she is 19 after all. You were married to me by that age, despite your mother's refusal to let you out of the house long enough to propose to me."

Shion gave his wife a look she couldn't quite interpret, before he briskly replaced it by one of defeat. Combing his hand through his hair, he groaned, "Fine fine."

Sakura let out a high-pitched squeal of delight and launched herself across the coffee table, right into her father's startled self, "Thank you!"

"I want you to call me every week though!"

"Thank you!" Sakura repeated, standing up and wrapping her arms around her mother who returned the embrace whole heartedly.

Shion looked at his daughter fondly and prayed to God that her new living arrangements would be good for her. Or so help me God I'll bring her back myself if my daughter so much as sounds unhappy.

To: Forehead
From: Princess Ino
12:45pm
Subject: gonna have so much sex xoxo

Heyyyy Forehead! here's my new address 44 Rain lane, 123456
make sure to send me lots of gifts k?k

To: Pig
From: PinkFlash
12:50pm
Subject: You wish

Here's mine: 123, Suna road, Kaze Capitol
Like hell I'll do that pig! You should be the one sending ME the gifts.

"I can't believe you're leaving me, Sakura-chan! Who's gonna help me prank the Bastard now?" Naruto complained, pacing another box into the back of his hideously orange van.

Sakura eyed Naruto with envy. Here she was sweating buckets in nothing but a tank top and sweats, and he looked as if he could run a 10K marathon. Her daily visits to the gym to improve her stamina had been helping, but just looking at Naruto and his relentlessly energetic self tired her out.

"And what's gonna happen to our ramen nights? What about-"

Sakura contemplated going back inside her house for some ice tea, her mother would have no doubt left her some. Unless her father had stolen it instead.

"-and you know the Bastard won't-"

There were 4 more boxes left on her parents' driveway and Sakura was too excited at the prospect of finishing her second step in moving out (the first being asking her parents) to bother stopping now.

"-and then you know the old man-"

She was almost willing to let Naruto's incessant chatter continue.

"-so he-Ow! Sakura-chaan!" Naruto whined, holding his head gingerly from where she'd slapped him.

Almost.

Sakura rolled her eyes, no matter what happened Naruto would always react to it loudly. He was probably the biggest drama queen she knew. Although compared to Ino and Sasuke...

Naruto smiled sadly, the hit momentarily forgotten, "I still can't believe you're leaving, Sakura-chan."

"Believe it." Sakura bent downwards, struggling slightly to pick the heaviest box she could. She silently cursed herself for not packing lightly and turned to face Naruto, "I'm going to Kaze Capitol and that's too far for me to stay here."

Okay so that wasn't quite true. Kaze Capitol was an hour away by car and there was a train line that went directly from the station near her home to the station in front of Suna-U, but that would take 45 minutes in total and Sakura didn't have the energy to make that trip daily.

"Why can't you stay with me or the Bastard?"

Sakura sighed, setting the box she was carrying beside the one labelled 'books' and made sure nothing was loose before she gave Naruto the best impression of her mother's signature 'you're being stupid and I am not impressed' look.

"Naruto."

"Sakura-chan?"

"Sasuke's attending Sound Academy, no idea why," Sakura sighed, both at Naruto, and what she had told Sasuke to be the 'worst decision of his life' (which, admittedly, had been taken quite badly by the raven haired male), and massaged her slowly aching temple, "and you're on an apprenticeship with Jiraiya-san. Travelling the country."

Naruto huffed, practically admitting defeat (Sakura counted herself lucky because once Naruto got an idea into his head, he usually never let it go), and placed the last of the boxes in the back of the van. Sakura moved so he could shut the back and lock up before heading to the front to sit in the passenger seat. Naruto made his way to the wheel a moment later.

She put on her seatbelt and searched through the compartment to find the mix tape Kiba and Shino had made for her 18th birthday, it was a lovely blend of R&B and Indie that Naruto liked too. Although Naruto likes pretty much anything people work hard on no matter what the quality.

Last Sakura had heard, though, was that Kiba had been arrested for something stupid like excessive noise pollution, and that neither Shino nor his sister had bailed him out until the last minute.

"Hey Naruto?"

"Yeah?"

"What are Kiba and Shino doing?" She asked.

Naruto scrunched his nose, confused, "Hinata-chan said they were attending Sound too. Why?"

"Ah, so they're still doing the whole DJ music gig." Sakura mused, inserting the tape and pressing play.

As the music began to play Sakura leaned back against her seat, and was about to prop her feet on the dashboard when Naruto spoke up.

"Hey, Sakura-chan?"

"Hm?"

"You'll still visit right?" Naruto put the car into gear, his face warming up at the question and he ducked his head. Sakura smiled at the gesture and leaned over to brush her lips over his scarred cheeks.

"Of course, Naruto."

To: Hinata-chan
From: PinkFlash
01:29pm
Subject: Hey Roomie!

Hiya! Are you at the apartment yet Hinata? I'll be there in half an hour.
P.s. The idiot says hi and that he loves you ;)

To: Sakura-chan
From: Hinata Hyuuga
01:30pm
Subject: Re: Hey Roomie!

Hello, Sakura-chan. Yes, I am there and so are Kiba-kun and Shino-kun.

To: Naruto-kun
From: Hinata Hyuuga
01:32pm
Subject: No subject

I love you too, Naruto-kun.

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