Okay, okay, I know I have other stories that I should be updating on. I KNOW.

But, this idea was just so…consuming. I developed this crazy plot while I was finishing up my own summer work.

I was talking with my younger bro' and I was like:

AJ: "I've gotten so much done already!"

Bro': "Yeah…whatever."

AJ: "Wouldn't it, like, totally suck if I went to take a shower and someone broke in and stole my laptop?"

Bro': "Uh huh…Hey, AJ! I'm watching iCarly!"

AJ: "…I'll just go take my shower now."

o.O

What sucks is that I'm not even kidding. XP

Disclaimer: I do not own…a life. Oh, wait! This is for Naruto…Oops.

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Summer Work for the Win

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Sakura sat in the living room of the small rental. It was decently decorated and actually had a rather large television…Too bad she knew she couldn't turn it on.

She frantically alternated between peering at a small book and typing on a laptop. Anyone who knew Sakura well could probably tell you that she was a procrastinator. She had three essays due the next day and only one of the aforementioned essays was complete.

The essay she was working on currently was for a book called The Jungle, which, unfortunately for Sakura, she hadn't completely read. She had read a little over a third of the novel, so she was hysterically going through what she had read to find points for critical analysis. Sadly, even the most intellectual of persons is forced to take a break.

Sakura set her laptop to the side and stood on her feet, stretching back her arms and waiting for the prominent cracks from her back. "Oh! That feels so nice!" she sighed as she walked to her room. Sakura picked up her small stereo, unplugged it, and moved it to the bathroom. "I think I take a shower, it'll definitely recharge my mind!" she said out loud to no one in particular. She returned to her room and flipped through her CD case. After making her choice, she returned to the bathroom.

She put the Mindless Self Indulgence CD into the player and hit play.

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Sakura emerged from the bathroom, still toweling her pink hair. She made her way to the kitchen and started making herself some coffee. After adding milk and creamer, she happily walked toward the connecting living room intent on resuming work on her essay.

"Oh my GOD!" she screamed as the coffee cup fell to the ground and shattered. "My laptop! No, no, no, no, no! No!" Sakura furiously scrambled around the couch where she had been sitting earlier. The idiot thief had taking the laptop, and only half the plug. All that was left of her laptop was the cord that plugged into the wall. "No!"

In addition to the laptop, the front door was still thrown haphazardly open. Sakura guessed (with knowledge that comes from watching Criminal Minds) that this crime had only occurred maybe five or ten minutes ago. She deduced from the clock that she had been in the shower for only a half-hour. She hadn't heard anything in the shower to even suspect that someone had broken in and stolen her laptop. Then again…she was listening to Mindless Self Indulgence…

"Oh, crap…I can't start over on my essays…and I can't turn them in late if I want to be in the AP classes…" Sakura's brow furrowed, "I need a plan. I need to find my laptop." Sakura stalked to her bag and dug out her cell phone. She flipped it open, typed in the number, and waited for an answer.

"Yo?" a male voice sounded from the small device.

"Hey, it's Sakura," the pink haired girl said quickly. "Listen, I need your help, Naruto. My laptop was stolen while I was in the shower-"

"Someone broke into the house while you were in the shower! I kill that bastard!" Naruto shrieked loudly.

"Ya okay, more importantly, my laptop-"

"I'll definitely help you kill that perverted sicko!"

"N-A-R-U-T-O. My laptop is what I'm concerned about. I wasn't done with my summer work!" She said exasperatedly.

"Just ask for an extension. What really matters is that your virtue has been corrupted-"

"Please, for the love of Hidan's God, shut up. I'll be over in about twenty minutes." Sakura shut her phone, terminating the call. "Dumbass."

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Sakura pounded on the door of her idiot friend's apartment. The poor fool was an orphan, but remained optimistic about life in a way none of his friends could really understand, making friends with any and all passerby.

"Naruto! Open the door!" she yelled.

"Hold on! I'm straightening up! It's not decent!" Naruto yelled back from within.

"Like it's really going to make a difference! Now, open up! Time is of the essence!" She screamed, kicking the door several times before it shot open to reveal a disheveled Naruto.

"Ne, Sakura-chan, why do you always kick my door!" He sighed. "It must be because I'm so hot that you can't wait to see me."

"Yeah, totally. Now shut the fuck up and let me in!" She scoffed.

"Fine, fine. Deny it all you want…"

Sakura knocked him to the side and made her way to the couch in the middle of the room. She nudged a giant pile of clothes to the ground and took a seat. "Now, I need your help because my laptop was stolen and I need to finish my summer work. Your thoughts?"

"Um," Naruto sat down beside her in thought, disregarding the clothes although they were littered all over his messy floor. "Did you try Sasuke? He has the hots for you and is way smarter than I am."

"Sasuke…" she groaned. "Do I have to?"

"Not to mention," Naruto continued, leaning in as if to tell her a dire secret, "Itachi has ties with Akatsuki. If anything, Itachi might know something…"

"Hmm…okay. Let's go!" Sakura jumped up, hauling Naruto to his feet.

"Wait, both of us?" Naruto barely managed.

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Sasuke was lounging in his living room with his brother, leisurely watching stupid shows in their sleepwear. Each was clothed in shorts too big for their lean frames and baggy tee shirts when the doorbell rang.

The two shot up from their places and raced for the door, Itachi defeating Sasuke with ease. "Hello, Sakura-chan." Itachi greeted silkily. "If I had been aware of your coming, I would have been sure to have worn my best suit and procured the most beautiful flowers in Konoha."

"Itachi…" Sakura blushed. "You're such a shameless flatterer!"

"It's the least I can do for one so beautiful." Itachi reached for her hand and placed a delicate kiss on the back of her hand while Naruto and Sasuke gagged in disgust.

"Brother, your gross attempts to flirt with Sakura are ineffective! We all know that Sakura and I are destined for each other!" Sasuke pushed Itachi out of the way, smiling brightly as he inhabited the doorway, striking a 'sexy' lean against the frame of the door. "So, you decided to end this chase, eh? Came right to me."

"Actually, teme, Sakura really came to talk to Itachi." Naruto chuckled.

Itachi easily knocked his brother out of his way, resuming his position as gracious host. "Sakura-chan, please, come in."

"Gladly!" she said as she took his arm. She gushed, "It's so nice to know that there's at least one Uchiha brother with a gentlemanly nature!"

"Of course, Sakura-chan. Sasuke has never quite reached my prowess in any field." (Ooh, burned) Itachi chuckled as he led her to the kitchen. "Shall I make us some tea?"

"That would be lovely," Sakura smiled at the older boy before turning to the other two with a glare. "You two can leave."

"But, Sakura-chan!"

"I'm not leaving you with my brother!"

"Leave. Now. Or. Else." Sakura's glare blazed, boring into their souls with a cold chill. The two jumped and edged backward into the other room. Sakura waited until the two were out before closing and locking the door.

"So, why is it that you've decided to pay me this visit?" Itachi smirked as he poured the hot substance into two mugs.

Sakura took a seat at the dark wood table and received the mug of tea. "Almost an hour and a half ago, someone broke into my house and stole my laptop while I was in the shower."

"Why not go to the police?" Itachi chuckled.

"You misunderstand. My summer work wasn't done and it's due first thing tomorrow. No extensions." Sakura sighed. "I hoped you could use some of your…connections to assist me."

"Gladly, but as this involves Akatsuki, we'll have to ditch those two." Itachi pointed at the door where the two were surely, and unsuccessfully, trying to eavesdrop.

"I figured as much. Got a plan?" Sakura asked.

"How else? The garage is right through there." Itachi nodded toward another door opposite the one to the main room. He smirked, "Ever been on a motorcycle?"

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This wasn't supposed to be a multi-chapter fic!

But for the grand plan to reach its full potential, it is unfortunately required!

Your thoughts?

Review.

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Side note: Omg…I was watching Silent Hill for the first time while typing this…omg. I love scary movies, but that was so badass!

Dedicated to those who actually read my stories!

And to Bloody Diamond of course. XP