Hello everyone. This is a new story I've been working on. I hope you all enjoy reading it ^^

Suki Yakamora's age: 18
Sasuke's age: 20
Itachi's age: 25

Chapter 1. A night of fun and a weird meeting

Suki sighed as she let her yukata fall to her ankles. It had been a long day and she really needed a bath. She stepped into the bathroom, turning on the water and letting the bathtub be filled with fresh, warm water. Pouring some peach-flavoured cream in it, she stepped in and let the warmth engulf her.

Again, she sighed. She loved being a geisha, but every now and then she would be completely exhausted. Pouring some peach-flavoured shampoo into her long, brown-redish hair, she recalled the day she had decided to become a geisha. She had been with Tsunade-sama, a close friend of her mother. Tsunade-sama owned a night club, but not a regular one; the most beautiful geisha's from the continent worked there, and from the moment Suki had laid her eyes on those beautiful dresses and their lifestyle she had decided she wanted to become a geisha too.

After both her parents died six years ago, Tsunade-sama had become her guardian. When she had reached the age of 16 she asked Tsunade-sama if she could work with her. Tsunade had had doubts at first, but after much consideration she happily obliged. Within two years Suki had become the most beautiful and best mannered geisha working under Tsunade. She was the girl every man wanted to be entertained by.

Suki smiled to herself as she washed the shampoo out of her hair. Yes, she was happy with the way her life turned out. She had never been satisfied until she was the best. She had fought for her place as the best geisha in the continent. Lowering her body until the warm water was all the way up to her chin, she smiled again. She closed her eyes and let her thoughts wander for a while. After what seemed to her like an hour, a knock on the bathroom door disturbed her thoughts.

"Yes?" She called out to who-ever was standing at the other side of the door.

"Lady Suki, you have to get to bed. It's late and Tsunade-sama wants to see you at 9 tomorrow morning." Mikomi, her 'maid' called to her.

"I'll be right there, Mikomi."

Dragging herself out of the bathtub, her wet body met the cold surroundings which made her shiver. Quickly she grabbed her king-sized towel and wrapped it around herself, drying herself. Upon opening the bathroom door, she found Mikomi waiting for her and handing her her nightgown. After brushing her hair she went straight to bed, quickly falling under sleep's spell.

The next morning she got woken up quite early. Of course, she had to see Tsunade. Mikomi took out a sky blue yukata for Suki to wear. She put her hair in a neat bun, but Suki refused to wear the white face make-up. She decided to go for the more natural look today. Normally Suki never wore the face make-up, but she used to wear lipstick and eye make-up. This time she only applied some dark coloured eye shadow to accentuate her sky blue eyes.

Putting on her zori's, Suki left for her meeting with Tsunade. It wasn't that far though. All the geisha's working under Tsunade lived near the club. After a five-minute walk, she entered Tsunade's club and found Tsunade sipping her coffee. When she noticed Suki walking in, she smiled.

"Ah, good morning Suki. Glad you came." She put her cup of coffee down and gestured Suki to sit down.

"Good morning, Tsunade-sama. May I ask why you wanted to talk to me?"

"Yes of course. There will be a party tonight from one of your regular customers; Akasuna Sasori. There will be lots of his friends and he specifically requested you to join him."

Upon hearing Sasori's name, Suki started to smile. Sasori was indeed one of her regular customers and they got along quite well. In fact, she actually felt slightly attracted to the 21 year old redhead.

"I will be there, Tsunade-sama." She smiled at her politely.

"Good. Be here at 8 o'clock."

Suki nodded her head and thanked her. After drinking a cup of coffee together she left. Time flew by, and before she knew it, it was already 7 o'clock. Mikomi came over and handed her a sky-blue kimono which was slightly darker at the bottom. Suki decided to let her hair down, knowing that is how Sasori likes it. After putting on her eye make-up, she looked at herself in the mirror and smiled content. Noticing it was almost 8 o'clock she quickly put on her zori's and left for the club. Tsunade was already waiting for her, even though Suki wasn't late at all.

Just after 8 o'clock, Sasori arrived. When he noticed Suki inside, a smile grew on his face.

"Hello Suki. Glad you could make it." He took her hand and placed a quick kiss on it.

"Good evening, Akasuna-sama. I'm honoured to be here." Suki blushed slightly. She didn't know why though; he just had that effect on her.

"Good. And please, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Sasori?"

"Gomen……Sasori. It's policy, but I'll try to remember." She bowed her head in respect.

"Don't worry about it, Suki. Now please, come with me."

Suki nodded her head and followed Sasori. In the time they had been talking, a lot of Sasori's friends had showed up. He introduced her to almost everyone; from his younger cousin called Gaara to his friends called Deidara, Tobi, Pein and Itachi. They all seemed like nice people to her. There was something about this Uchiha Itachi though, and she couldn't quite put a finger on it. Maybe it was the way he looked at her or something. To be honest, it was kind of creeping her out. Deciding not to pay too much attention to it, she sat down next to Sasori and Gaara.

She enjoyed the conversations they were having. Every now and then she would excuse herself and got something to drink for them. Standing at the bar and waiting for a new bottle of Sake to be served, she noticed Itachi's stare upon her for the hundredth time that evening. The bottle of Sake was handed to her and she was on her way back to Sasori, only to find Itachi walking towards her. Right before she could take her seat next to Sasori, he reached her.

"Good evening. It's Suki, right?" He asked with a little smirk on his face.

"Good evening, Uchiha-sama. Can I help you with something?" She put on her nicest smile and fought back the thoughts of ignoring him. She was of course very mannered and would never ignore someone. "And yes, my name is Suki."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Suki. Tell me, how does such a beautiful young girl ends up here tonight?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Uchiha-sama. Sasori personally requested me to be here tonight. He's one of my regular customers." She explained.

At hearing her calling Sasori by his first name, Itachi looked at her more deeply.

"Aren't you supposed to call him 'Akasuna-sama'? He raised an eyebrow, not really sure what to think.

"Yes, officially I should. Every time I call him 'Akasuna-sama' though, he tells me not to call him that and call him 'Sasori'."

Itachi nodded his head in understanding and seemed deeply in thoughts. Suki tried to figure out what he was thinking about, but she couldn't find any hints in his eyes. They seemed empty of any emotion, which made a slight shiver run down her spine.

"How can someone close himself like that?"

From beyond Itachi, she saw Sasori laughing with his cousin. Just the sight made her forget about the slightly weird conversation with Itachi.

"If you'll excuse me, Uchiha-sama. Sasori is waiting for his Sake." She bowed her head in respect and resumed her seat next to Sasori.

Meanwhile Deidara had joined them and Suki pour Sasori, Deidara and Gaara a glass of Sake and tried her best to concentrate on the conversation they were having. She found it hard though, because she could still feel Itachi's eyes staring at her. When the conversation was running dead she decided to ask Sasori about his friends, hoping to find out something more about Itachi.

"Well, Deidara's, Itachi's and our families have been close friends for a very long time. Since the three of us are about the same age, we naturally grew up together. Deidara here is the joker. I really have no clue of how he managed to live the life he's living now with that attitude of his. All he cared about was partying!"

Sasori explained while everyone else started to laugh at his comments.

"It's true though! I've never been into studying and being serious and stuff!" Deidara joined in, also laughing at Sasori's explanations.

Deidara took over from Sasori and continued.

"Itachi on the other hand; he's always very serious and thinks laughing is a sin or something! That it would kill him! Seriously, he needs to get laid someday soon!"

Everyone started laughing again and Gaara nearly choked on a sip of Sake. Suki laughed too. Not out loud of course, that would be rude. But just a little giggle.

"Yeah, if only he could loosen up a little he'd be quite fun actually. He'd be more like his brother…" Sasori agreed with Deidara.

A brother being mentioned got Suki curious.

"Uchiha-sama has a brother?"

This time it was Gaara's turn to answer.

"Yes, he does. He's called Sasuke and he's 20 years old. They look quite alike in appearance, but their characters are completely different. Sasuke is more like Sasori, I'd say."

Gaara patted his older cousin on the shoulder.

"Yes, and anyone looking like me can't possibly be boring!" Sasori made everyone laugh, yet again.

The conversation continued and Suki got to know a little more about Sasori and his friends. The rest of the night was filled with laughter, a lot of Sake and the occasional stares from Itachi. And you know what they say: time flies when you're having fun. Before Suki knew it, it was already time for most guests to go home again. Luckily for her, Sasori was the last one to leave. While the cleaners were already picking up the mess, Suki walked along with Sasori to his vehicle.

"Suki, thanks again for accompanying me tonight. I hope it wasn't too boring." Sasori seemed to have drunk a little too much, because he couldn't really walk in a straight line anymore.

"Again, Sasori, I am honored I was invited. And it wasn't boring at all, I really enjoyed myself." She suppressed a giggle when Sasori almost tripped over his own feet.

"I'm glad he has a driver!"

"Good. I'd hate myself if you had been bored!"

Sasori nearly tripped over his own feet again, this time taking hold of Suki's arm in a reflex. Because of the sudden force she crashed into his chest. Almost immediately a slight blush spread across her cheeks. Sasori didn't seem to notice however; he held her to his chest in a hug. Suki was enjoying every moment of it, inhaling his scent. The moment got ruined by Sasori's driver; he hit the horn a few times. Sasori let go of Suki and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek, turning Suki's light blush into a deep shade of red.

"Can't wait until I see you again, Suki!"

Sasori stepped into his car and the driver took off. Suki stayed behind, touching the spot Sasori's lips had been on a few moments ago. With sparkling eyes she re-entered the club. There she quickly gathered her belongings and went home, her mind still with Sasori. After taking a quick shower she drifted to sleep, her dreams occupied with a certain red-head.