Um...; Yeah, I have no real excuse for this...It will be at least 3 chapters, mostly from Sakura's POV...Oh, and it's Sasu/Naru, if you couldn't tell...Modern-day, reincarnation fic...AU, because the Ninja villages existed in the past of their world...get it?

Dedicated to all of the people who can't stand Sasu/Naru, but read THE BET, anyway. Sorry that it's another Sasu/Naru (sort of...I don't even know if they'll meet until the end), but Sakura plays a big role...

Dear Sasuke,

You don't know me, so you're probably wondering why I'm writing you so informally. I'm not sure if I could explain it to you. You might think I'm crazy, that I'm a stalker just after you for your family's money, that I saw your picture and fell in love with you, there are lots of reasons you could simply put this letter down, but I really hope that you won't do that.

To begin my REAL letter, I want to talk about you. I'll start by listing facts that I know about you. 1) You are the youngest son of the Kobayashi family, which runs a multi-billion dollar corporation. I have no idea what they DO, honestly. 2) You have an older sister in college, who'll eventually share the running of the company with you. 3) You are handsome, and I'll bet lots of girls like you. You aren't interested in them. 4) You have few close friends and are known for being a bit of a loner. 5) You're fluent in English, which is how you are reading this. It's a good thing, too, because I don't think I'd want a secretary or someone reading some of the things I'm saying.

Now, this is where I'll start getting a little more personal, but I hope you don't take any offense. 6) You hate sweets but love plain foods like dango. 7) You're even more strict with yourself than you are with others. 8) You're a black-belt in two or three types of martial arts. 9) You try to act mature and aloof, but you're still just 14, like me. 10) That's why you're still reading this; you're curious.

Next, I'll tell you a little bit about me. My name is Haruhi Sakurazaka; I live in San Francisco, California. I'm an orphan, but I've lived with a kind adoptive family for the past seven years. When I was four, a boy was brought to the orphanage. My first memory is of naming him: Naruto Uzumaki. He has blond hair and blue eyes, so no one--not even me--knows why I gave him a Japanese name, especially such an odd one. We think that it had something to do with living in a mostly Asian neighborhood. My adoptive family is Japanese, so I changed my name to theirs, even though, like Naruto, I'm not Asian.

Since that day, Naruto has been my best friend, my brother. He's goofy, and an idiot, and strong, stronger than I'll ever have the opportunity to be. He gets in trouble in school, ditches class and doesn't pay attention when he IS there, but he still says, to anyone who'll listen, that he'll definitely 'be someone important, someday!'

Like I said, Naruto is stronger than me; he's had to be. I was lucky, there was only a short amount of time between my parent's deaths and my adoption. Now, ten years later, Naruto still hasn't been adopted. I don't know if his case-worker took an instant dislike to him, or what, but somehow, he ALWAYS gets put into abusive or negligent foster homes. For ten years, he's been shuffled around, ignored and hurt by people he was supposed to be able to trust, and he's never stopped smiling, never stopped believing that he'll find a family one day.

Of course, I didn't know any of that until about a year ago, when the police showed up at my doorstep to ask me questions. He was in the hospital, with multiple breaks and a concussion. Evidently, one of the other kids in the house had gang connections and didn't like something that that moron had said. Do you know what it's like, to hear about something like that and know that you'd been too blind to see?

He's fine, now, of course, and actually staying with someone decent for once. A martial arts instructor, actually, and a friend of my mother's. Once she heard about his circumstances…well, it'd be hard for my parents to arrange to adopt him, but Mom asked everyone she knew, and finally Iruka agreed to let him stay there. It's only been a few months, but I think that they're already acting like a father and son. Iruka's always yelling at Naruto, and Naruto's always whining about how Iruka's 'no fair!'

Well, this is a rather abrupt place to leave you, but this letter was just to introduce myself. If you've gotten this far, thanks.

Haruhi

Dear Sakurazaka-san,

Kobayashi-sama sends his thanks for your letter. However, due to his busy schedule, he is unable to answer many of them, but be assured that he reads and appreciates each and every one.

Suoh Tanaka

Kobayashi Corp. Public Relations

PS He really did read your letter, miss. I've never seen him look so startled. I do hope that you write him again.

Oh, and if you couldn't tell, Haruhi is Sakura...