Greetings! I'm Reiko-chan and this is my first story, well placed on here that is, and I hope you all enjoy!

Disclaimer- I do NOT own Naruto because if I did Sakura would be the main character...

Right, now I give you Innocent Face, Deadly Game

Delicate fingers strummed the guitar gently as the song chords came rushing through her mind. It wasn't something that usually came to the young rosette. Mostly it came whenever she had a bad day at school... Okay so yeah they did come all the time. But the day at Konoha High was forgotten when she had picked up the beautiful red Gibson. Finely tuned by her own hand, Sakura let the gentle words flow as she sung them out into the cold apartment. Her mother wasn't home from the shop yet but that never bothered Sakura since the older woman usually came home around 10 anyways. Sakura always made sure she had diner at the table ready and waiting. Mebuki Haruno was a overworked business woman after all and if Sakura didn't make sure she ate, she probably never world.
As screaming erupted from the alleyway next to her apartment the lyrics to her new song were drowned out and she quickly ran to my room. Sakura and her mom didn't live in the nicest of neighborhoods. But what could they do about it? It was all her mom could afford after Sakura's father had left with everything. Now hiding under her covers she wished that he was rotting in hell. Kizashi Nakamura didn't know what it was like to run to school every morning or what it was like to work to the bone like her mother did each and everyday in that little corner store just down the street. Just the thought of her father made her want to punch another hole in the already hole covered beige walls.
Instead, Sakura picked herself out of bed and went over to the other balcony. She picked a cigarette from the pack in her pocket, quickly lit it and took a drag. She had started the nasty habit when she was 14, nearly three years ago, when her best friend Ino had started. Except she did it to act cool. Sakura did it because the stress she was under to get her mom out of this godforsaken place. If her mother noticed she didn't say anything. Honestly Sakura guessed she knew, but they both had their bad habits. The house would always smell like smoke when Sakura woke up and when her mother saw that Sakura was out she would always leave her a couple packs on the table. Always leaving a note joking on how they both should quit.
"Sakura-chan!" Said pinkette looked over the banister and saw her best friend waving with a goofy grin on his whisker-scarred face. Sakura couldn't help but smile and waved back to him. "Let me in okay?" She nodded and walked back into the apartment, taking another drag of the half-done smoke, and counted to three before she opened the door. On time, Naruto rushed in and immediately did a belly-flop on her couch where he was usually found when he wasn't in his room. He practically lived across the street but his parents had been killed seventeen years ago in a drive-by shooting. Jiraiya was his guardian but Naruto hadn't heard of him since he was twelve. He just disappeared. So Sakura's mom did the mom thing and offered her home as a place when he needed it. Meaning Naruto was more like the rosette's brother than anything else. She had known him since she had first moved here and that was about ten years ago. He called Sakura's mom, mom, even brought his things here, and we fought like actual siblings. When he got paid from his job at his favourate ramen bar, he would bring whatever groceries he bought over here. Sakura honestly didn't mind, her mom had the extra bedroom that had been made into Naruto's. He was even talking about selling his apartment and coming to live permanently with Sakura. She would love for that to happen. After all, Sakura did call him her brother whenever she talked about him.
"Hey Narutard, did you get paid yet? We're running low and I don't get paid till Friday." Sakura yelled at Naruto as she made her way over to the kitchen. Squishing the cigarette out in an ashtray on the way to the fridge, she took a quick look and saw some left over salad from the night before, some beer, the regular condiments, and some moldy lasagna. She threw that out with her nose plugged.
"No. Can Mom wait till Sunday? Ichiraku's is paying me then." His response was muffled by the fabric of the couch. Sakura smiled as his favourite show popped up on the TV, Pokemon, something she had grown accustomed to hearing after school. Sakura realized she felt safer with Naruto with her.
"Yeah I can make KD and I think we have one more bowl of instant raman for you. Besides I get paid tomorrow." She called back and heard a 'WOOHOO' in response. Thursday isn't turning out to be too bad...
"Hey Saku, is this a letter from your dad?" The pot of water Sakura was about to put on the stove fell out of her hands. She knew she had grabbed the mail but hadn't actually taken a look at it. Obviously Naruto heard the clatter and came rushing in. "Sakura? Are you alright?" She couldn't respond. What did her abusive son-of-a-bitch father want now? Breath Saku. Breath. She told myself and turned to face Naruto.
"Yeah sorry, just slipped." Sakura chuckled but Naruto had known her way to long to know that her reaction was from hearing about Kizashi.
"You're not okay, Sakura. I know that look. Here." Naruto grabbed Sakura's pack of smokes from her jean pocket and took one out. "This will be the only time I actually make sure you have one." She knew Naruto disapproved of smoking but hell, in times like these, it worked. "I don't want you breaking your hand again." He was right. Sakura had broken her hand once from punching a brick wall. That was a couple years ago. Again same situation. Kizashi had tried to ask her mother for money. Even tried to make contact with Sakura by coming to her school. He was just lucky Naruto had been there because she would have crushed the man right there. Sakura took the smoke he held out to her and immediately lit it.
"Okay hand it over."

Sasuke knew he shouldn't be looking for the blonde idiot especially when he lived in the 'ghetto' part of town. His crisp Konoha High Uniform immaculate as he walked down Forth Street though the dirt seemed to still make it's way unto him. Man Itachi is going to kill me... Sasuke vaguely remembering this morning when his older brother asked him to keep himself decent today because of Tsunade's visit. The Mayor of Konoha was wanting to check in on the Chief of Police and she liked to do it personally.
This was all Naruto's fault. He shouldn't have let the idiot borrow his notes, Sasuke knew he would end up taking them home with him. Now trying to remember the dobe's address Sasuke's nerves where at breaking point. Anger pulsed through his veins as he spotted Naruto's apartment and Sasuke pretty much stomped the whole way there. But getting up to his apartment door made him grumble curses. The door was ajar and it looked like no one had lived there for a good couple of years. Sasuke remembered when the walls had been covered in pictures but now bare, or how it always smelled like ramen but now smelled like mildew and dust. Sasuke hadn't been here since he had been ten, back before anyone even looked at the kid. So the rumours were true. He was shacking up with that stupid Haruno. "Great. Now how am I going to fi-" He was cut off by a note dangling on the fridge. Sasuke ripped it off it's magnet and quickly read it.

Hey if anyone needs the one and only Uzumaki (that's me!) Catch me at Mom's place.

But his mother was dead, same as his father. "Than who?" Sasuke sighed and kept reading the sloppy handwriting.

Mebuki Haruno's apartment is the one across the street, the number is 203. If I'm not there, I will be shortly. Just ask my sister.
Thanks Naruto

Wait... Sister? Sakura's mom was Naruto's mom? What? Sasuke was more confused then ever, and began debating whether he really needed those notes or not. There was test tomorrow and it was Law. Sasuke couldn't fail this test it would determine if he could get into Konoha U. Giving a sigh Sasuke turned and slammed the door behind him as he left the apartment. Quickly crossing the road Sasuke looked up at the other run down building and decided that he was never going to let Naruto borrow his notes again. If he was so intimate with Sakura than he could borrow hers.
Finding the door marked 203, Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself. He raised his hand to knock but heard a loud scream and something breaking. His brow furrowing, he questioned the sanity of Naruto. Sakura Haruno was rumoured to be usually strong, dealt with gangs, and snuffed drugs. Biting the inside of his cheek he knocked on the door. "Coming." He heard a feminine voice answer. Then a deeper voice that could only be Naruto telling the other voice to be calm and that they would figure it out later.
Then the door opened. The five foot four rosette glared up at Sasuke with such an intensity that Sasuke knew if he wasn't as stoic as he was he would have screamed and ran. But Sasuke was a Uchiha. And Uchiha's never ran. For anything. "Can I help you Uchiha?" Ah, so she knew about him after all. Naruto's voice rang out behind Sakura as he appeared behind her.
"Oh teme! Come on sis, let him in. I have his notes." Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and made himself calm. At least Naruto still had his notes. Sakura gave looked up over her shoulder at Naruto before sighing and moving away from the door. Naruto swung his arm around Sasuke and pulled him into the small three bedroom apartment. "Sasuke-teme, that's my foster sister, Sakura Haruno. I'm sure you know about her." Naruto said releasing Sasuke and flinging himself at the couch.
"Hn," Was Sasuke's only reply. He didn't really care but he hoped Naruto would give him his notes soon. The longer he stayed the more annoyed he became. Sakura had disappeared back into the kitchen but Sasuke could smell freash smoke wafting from there. It was only cigarette smoke but Itachi would smell it and accuse Sasuke of doing it. "Give me my notes dobe."
"Now now, hold on." Naruto waved his hand sitting up. He grabbed for his backpack and opened it. Sasuke noticed how his eyes widened in fear at the sight. "Umm... Yeah about that." Naruto chuckled. Sasuke noted the nervousness in it and rolled his eyes.
"You don't have them with you, do you?"
Naruto chuckled again and looked up at Sasuke. "They're in my locker... Sorry teme."
"Hn. You're just lucky that class is third period, dobe." Sasuke said a scowl forming on his face.
"Hey idiot," Sasuke looked over to the kitchen door about to retaliate but saw Sakura poking her head out looking at Naruto, a smoke dangling from her lips. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mom just texted me saying she'll be home early. Either invite Sasuke for diner or kick him out. Just be showered and ready for Momma."
"Gotcha." Naruto replied before looking back over at Sasuke. "Sorry bro, but I'm going to have to kick you out. We barely got enough food for the three of us." He stood and walked Sasuke to the door. The Uchiha narrowed his eyes at Naruto.
"You're going to explain this," He pointed at the kitchen where Sakura was beginning some Kraft Diner. "To me tomorrow right?"
Naruto gave him a shit-eating grin and a thumbs up. "Sure teme." And the conversation ended when Naruto closed the door behind Sasuke. Well... That was interesting.