A/N: Hello fellow readers. Well, as you may tell, this is my truly first fanfic, and hopefully not my last. I hope you get through this journey with me through the thick and the thin. I'm not a sensitive person, so if you have any comments on how I should improve, please speak up and tell me. I'm also thinking about making this story a little lengthy, so if it's a failure to you, by all means go, the imaginary door is over there, ahahaha ha aha…..*sweat drop* Anyways! Yes, this is going to be a sasusaku story with some naruhina…and well..for the other pairs you ask? You'll see for yourself. This is Chapter one, and also my first entry to this site, so I hope you enjoy, and if you don't then go eat Nutella instead 0,o! Also, this is an introduction chapter, so please be patient with me. That's all folks! Mwah.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, sadly. :*

" You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

Chapter one.

Character description, Obligated

Sakura Haruno-Sakura is a flower, yet she hasn't had her chance to bloom yet. About a year ago, her parents left Japan to find "better opportunities". Sakura has always been cheerful, and learned to stay that way. Now Sakura lives with her aunt Tsunade, who is facing hard times, but she meets Hinata Hyuuga, her now close friend. Later on in the story, due to Tsunade's tight budget, Sakura will be obligated to find a job. She's only 17, what can she be? A maid. A maid in the Uchiha mansion that is.

Sasuke Uchiha- Sasuke hasn't been the peppy one, and his parents' car accident hasn't helped either. About two years ago, his kaasan and tousaan got into a car accident which toke their lives away. Sasuke has always been obligated to act as if nothing happens. He has locked up all his sorrows and hid it inside, where he makes sure no one can open them. Sasuke has always been one of the prince charmings of KHS (Konoha High School, school of the spoiled rotten rich kids) where he has his friends, and loud mouth best friend, Naruto Uzumaki.

Hinata Hyuuga- Hinata was adopted as a baby by Tsunade, who she considers her mother. She wasn't rich, didn't have everything she wanted, and hasn't had all the dolls she wanted as a child, but she was still thankful. When Hinata was 15, a girl had come to live with them. This girl was Tsunade's niece. Sakura Haruno. She became best friends with Sakura. She didn't want anything but to live happily with her mom and her best friend. Things were going great until her abusive step dad, Yuji, moved in with them. Yuji always robbed Tsunade from her money. Hinata was also obligated to work as a maid with Sakura in the Uchiha mansion. She had no other choice seeing her mom in this state.

Naruto Uzumaki- Naruto is the knuckle head of the group. Just always getting himself in trouble is what he is good at. As a kid, Naruto's father owned the Uzumaki Corporations, and had a cold hearted friend that was just plain mean, that owned the Uchiha Corporations. His father's friend had a son, Sasuke Uchiha, who Naruto never liked, and was sure Sasuke felt the same about him. But as their fathers kept meeting and becoming closer, both small boys where obligated to become best friends. It is a strange friendship they have...

Tsunade- Tsunade had a responsibility after adopting Hinata many years ago, and now her responsibility has increased when her sister gave her Sakura and just left. Tsunade meets Yuji and thinks she is in love with him, but he is just an abuser. She is obligated to stay shut about it, because if she wants a divorce, she won't be able to pay it off. She's already in debt. Hinata and Sakura have a plan to help her, they'll find jobs.

"Ahhhh! Ahahahaa…Yuji! I'm sorry!" Tsunade sobbed. As usually, while Hinata and Sakura were supposed to be studying, they just sobbed in horror next door, in their small room, the room that was a feet away from Tsunade's. Hinata suddenly got off her feet. Without thinking Sakura held her arm and pulled back lightly. "Hin...Hinata?" she looked at the dark haired girl's eyes that were filled with tears. "Sakura, I can't anymore! I'm tired of my mom being beat every night! Enough is enough!" then Hinata broke out a sob again. Sakura consumed the light eye girl's words. Hinata was right. How come they never stepped in? Were they scared…were they being cowards, or did they just not want to see Tsunade, the strong aunt Tsunade, the brave mother Tsunade, in the state she was in. "Hinata, let's go!" Sakura agreed. Both girls left there room, shoulder to shoulder, and as Sakura slammed open Yuji and Tsunade's bedroom door, both girls winced at the sight of Yuji taking out a knife. "NO! Mom!" yelled Hinata. "Aunt Tsunade!" Sakura yelled in shock as both girls were running to her rescue. Yuji was shocked at first, then frustrated. How dare they come in like that?! How dare they interfere? Brats, he thought. As both girls where coming towards Tsunade, he dropped his knife and let out his whip. Whip, whip, whip. He cornered them both near Tsunade, and all three got the time they needed. He grinned evilly as Tsunade tried to get up and help her girls, but all three just shared their cries and screams. Yes it did hurt, but they got hurt together. Since that night, Sakura and Hinata didn't care anymore and just interfered every night. Tsunade gave up on telling them to stop because they wouldn't take her words. As a part of her felt pained by the sight of her daughter and niece being hurt, another part felt well. Well at the fact that they shared their screams together, and the next morning, the next morning is like nothing happened. No one opened their mouths about it.

Naruto barged into the Uchiha mansion. He ran in. He paused. "Itatchi". Itatchi stared at him with his eyebrows raised, "Naruto, your here pretty...early", Itatchi said unenthusiastically. Naruto just ignored his best friend's older brother and ran up the huge rugged stairs, bumping into all the maids that passed by him. He barged into his best friend's room, and this would be the second time he has done it. "Teme! Teme get up!", Sasuke shot up, trying to take in what the hell is going on. Then, noticing that it is his loud mouthed best friend, he mumbled a few curses, while pulling the covers over his perfect body. Sasuke stared angry with his dark onyx eyes, and fixed his ebony black tresses. "What do you want dobe?! It's 6:30 in the morning, school still doesn't start", Sasuke tried to yell, but he was to tired.

"Teme, there is going to be a party at the Inuzuka's on Saturday, we are inv- "

"-Dobe there is always parties, and the same crap happens at them, and if your here to ask me if I'm going, my answer is no.", Sasuke got off his bed this time, too awake to go back to sleep now.

"Sometimes I wonder how on earth are we friends?", Naruto said while putting his fingers through his hair in a confused matter.

It was early spring, which meant summer is almost here. All the seniors at Konoha High School were excited for prom, graduation, and the beginning of freedom. Well all...except Shikamaru. Shikamaru was the lazy boy. Nothing seemed to be worth trying hard for in his point of view. "What a drag. I don't plan on becoming something...big...like all the other snotty kids in this school." He argued with his childhood friend Ino Yamanaka. It was too early in the morning for this, he thought. They were early to class, with a few others, waiting for their class mates and silver head teacher.

Ino was the definition of a perfect girl. Big azure eyes, lean fit body, Long blonde tresses, and no split ends. Split ends were a nightmare to her and her beauty. "Come on Shikamaru! shouldn't your dad be a role model for you? He does own the Nara Corporations and well...he's a frekkin millionaire!" she added. That was Ino, always adding exclamation to everything she said and thought. "Shikamaru you are such an under achieve-"

"-Code red! 3 O'clock!" Ino whispered. Ino was now facing her best friend Tenten, completely ignoring the fact that she had a conversation with Shikamaru a couple seconds ago.

Tenten suddenly sat up in her chair. She started fixing her brunette hair into a perfect bun, and put on a hint of gloss. "How do I look?" she whispered back, all nervous.

Neji Hyuuga walked in with Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto was making a fuss about how he shouldn't have gotten a ticket for speeding. One more and he would head to court. It wasn't his fault he had a sports car that tempted him to go a little faster. Yeah, 20 mph is a little faster for Naruto Uzumaki.

"Dobe you skipped three traffic lights, be thankful the cops haven't noticed", Sasuke told him in an annoyed matter. "Naruto you are always getting in trouble!" Ino scolded, adding to what Sasuke said.

That night, when Sasuke sat on the dinner table, it was just him and Itatchi. It has been two years since his parents got in that car accident, and ever since, he hasn't been the same. He hasn't ate the same, slept the same, nothing was the same. He knew Itatchi still had a hard time too, but Itatchi is more of a heartless person.

"So I might have a party next week with my friends from University. You know, the usual Sasori, Deidara, Rose-"

"Your girlfriend?", Sasuke purposely interrupted.

"She's not my girlfriend", Itatchi told him for the tenth time.

"Hn. I'm going to bed." Sasuke wasn't in the mood to have a conversation, and wasn't in to mood to especially have a conversation that is leading to no where with his older brother Itatchi. Sasuke got up while a maid came in a blink of an eye and toke his dirty plate. He never understood why these maids were so strict about their jobs as if they would get fired if they did anything too slow. Well at least he wouldn't fire one. They showed no respect towards their own selves, it just disgusted him. Sometimes he wished he wasn't part of the high class. Sometimes he wished he wasn't the son of the Uchiha Corporation's President, but just son a typical Uchiha. Now that his father is dead, he and Itatchi will have to hold the company still. Sasuke never wanted to become a business man, but throwing his father's hard work and dedication was just too hard.

That night, like other nights, he had nightmares. Vivid ones, involving the accident his parents had. "Kasaan! tousann!" sasuke saw a trail of blood while the ambulance gave up on his parents. "Sasuke I'm not dead" his mother said. "Sasuke where are they taking my body? Sasuke?... Sasuke?" Sasuke jolted right up, feeling his heart pounding faster than light. Kasaan I miss you. He toke a few breathes.

A/N: Well I hope you liked it, and if not..no hard feelings ahahaha :*( .. Anyways, I'll try to update twice a week, but if busy, maybe once a week. Please give me feedback so I can know how to improve, and please review, arigato! ^_^