What do I do with you?

When the Fourth Shinobi War ended, peace finally fell over Konoha and the other villages. Sasuke understood that he had to cherish his brother's wish to protect Konoha and so, he decided he would try his hardest to become the Hokage and be able to watch over the village properly. At first it was hard for people to accept him and the talk behind his back was on going, yet the Uchiha never faltered from his spot and stood his ground against rude comments and such.

Even Naruto found his decision suspicious and kept his distance for a while, yet, because of Sakura fawning over the raven haired boy, he had to also come in contact with him. Their friendship started again, now stronger than before from the blonde's point of view and even Sakura, that once had a little crush on Sasuke, now it turned greater and bloomed into love towards the man. Of course, Sasuke wasn't looking for love so naturally he remained the same cold shoulder for her, but she was fine with even that as long as she could be in his presence.

Three years passed along and the two boys started bickering again as they both tried their best to become Hokage, so Naruto clearly saw Sasuke as his rival and acted as such. They had their sincere moments too, when they would train together or spend some time just gazing at the sky once in a while. Sakura of course, was supportive of Sasuke and continued her normal behavior with the blonde.

Now Sasuke and Sakura were returning from the training grounds and they were both hungry, so they stopped at a small restaurant, one at which Sasuke liked to eat almost all the time. It wasn't really the great taste of the onigiri with okaka, but because of a certain person that happened to work there all the time and always serve his meal. This was the first time Sakura came with him, mostly because she insisted that they would eat together so when she saw the restaurant, she immediately fell in love with the ornaments and the coziness that it emanated.

As much as he came here, it seemed that this person never noticed him. She never looked him in the eyes or bothered to talk much, neither did he because that was his nature, so the only exchange of words was the order and the bill.

"Ah, Sasuke-kun~ This is so pretty" the pink haired woman cooed as she sat down across from the raven haired male. His onyx eyes were looking around and when he spotted the very light brown locks, he made a sign with his hand. The girl had just finished taking the order of another couple, so after she placed the orders, she quickly came to their table with her usual smile plastered on her light pink lips.

"Yes~ How may I be of help?" she asked in a surprisingly soft tone compared to her bubbly appearance. "Omusubi and okaka" he stated without even glancing at the menu on the table. The girl quickly scribbled it down before glancing at Sakura who was just staring at Sasuke "And you miss?" the girl politely asked, breaking Sakura's stare "I uh..the same as him!" she quickly stuttered giving the girl a smile.

"Ah, I see, a couple" the waitress smiled to herself, scribbling down Sakura's order and making her blush lightly "Haha…well" "We're not a couple" Sasuke interrupted, not even looking at the young woman.

Realizing her mistake, she blushed in embarrassment just as Sasuke turned to look at her "I apologize, I didn't mean to" and after she bowed, she ran off to give the order. The Uchiha only stared after her with no expression before he let out an inwardly 'hn' and turned to gaze out the window.

"Nana-chan, are you alright?" asked one of the waiters, noticing her red face "Yes, Yes, I'm fine, I just talk too much sometimes" she chuckled as she waited for the orders to be done. While she did so, her sky blue eyes turned to gaze at the table where the previous incident happened, taking notes to shut up next time she serves the food.

"First order is done, Nana" the chef announced, placing the bowls of ramen on the counter and as soon as he did, the blonde was off with them at the table she first took the order from, bowing after she set the plates and wishing them to enjoy the meal.

Nanami was a very respectful girl, that was also the daughter of the woman that owned this restaurant. She was 19 years old now and working hard to put money aside and one day open her own place, only not a restaurant but a tea shop. She didn't exactly like preparing food like this, instead, she liked baking cakes, making cookies and sweets that could go perfectly with different types of tea. The girl didn't come from a very prestigious family, in fact, she only went to Konoha Academy because she was forced to and she knew the basics of being a ninja, yet she never saw it as being fit for her. Instead, she liked to play the flute, bake, read books and paint.

Her father was never happy with a frail girl like her and even though he was an ANBU, he couldn't bring her to follow in his steps. She wasn't meant to be a fighter. So after her father died, she remained with her mother, helping her with the restaurant and also being paid for it. It was a good job because she liked serving people good food and seeing them smile and enjoy it, it also brought a smile on her face.

"Nana, second order is done!" came the voice of the chef again. She quickly walked up to the counter and took the four bowls, each two on her each arm, trying her best to balance it towards the table. Just as she was getting closer, someone passed behind her, poking her accidentally on her waist and startling her, making the bowls fly up in the air from the sudden reaction.

The food was all spilled, on the ground, on the male and on the table. Sakura gasped and Nana could just watch petrified as the okaka lingered on the male's shirt. Sasuke only stared, not knowing exactly how to react at the now kneeling Nana.

"I'm so sorry!" she blurted out, standing up on her feet and taking her handkerchief from her dress's pocket, doing her best to wipe off the smudges of the food. "I didn't do it on purpose, I'm so sorry…It was an accident" she continued, clearly shocked and scared as she continued to wipe. It was to no avail, the food was gone and his shirt was dirty because of her.

She took a step back and bowed again and again asking to be forgiven "Because of my mistake I will have the order remade and it will be on my account, so please accept my sincere apologies" she spoke, her big blue eyes looking at both of them.

Sakura finally snapped back to reality and glared at the waitress "How dare you do that to Sasuke-kun? Look at his shirt, it's ruined! How do they even let clumsy people like you serve others?" she yelled, placing her hands on her hips as she stood up to look down at the shorter girl that now cowered a step away from the pink haired woman. "Do you know who we are? We are the heroes of this village, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke, does he deserve to get food spilled on him?" and Sakura was quick to judge because she saw a lot of people do bad things to Sasuke for the actions in his past, when he walked away with Orochimaru. Naturally, she thought Nana did this on purpose as well.

"I'm sorry miss, it was an accident!" the girl spoke again softly, bowing lower and standing like that, her wavy long locks falling over on her shoulders and from her back. "I will bring the order again in a few minutes, please accept my apologies" and after she added this, she was gone, not showing the fact that she was on the verge of crying at this moment. This never happened and she felt so embarrassed for the accident, she didn't even know how she could apologize more.

"The last order, again please" she tapped the counter and the chef looked at her oddly before starting on it again. As she waited, Nana calmed herself down, peering towards the two worriedly.

"Sasuke, we should go, this must have been humiliating for you" the pink haired woman spoke, her hand falling on his shoulder. He couldn't say anything to her, and as much as he was supposed to be annoyed, he wasn't. He saw how it happened and it wasn't the girl's fault, yet she still apologized for it over and over again and most importantly, she touched him. It wasn't intentionally, but he felt her hand over his chest as she tried to clean his shirt and then her eyes, he never saw her eyes this up close.

"No…she didn't do it on purpose" he finally spoke, snapping back as Sakura's hand patted his shoulder. "How can you say that?" "Shut up" he finally muttered, getting annoyed with what she was doing. He didn't like being argued with and Sakura kept prodding, something he again, didn't enjoy. The female was left speechless and simply ceased her talking, glancing towards the waitress that was now cleaning a table.

When the order was done, the blonde rushed to get it and this time, she slowly made her way towards the two, carefully placing the food down "Enjoy the meal and again, my apologies" she bowed as she stepped away "Stop apologizing" the male suddenly spoke, making her look at him curiously "It's annoying" he concluded, taking a bite of the onigiri. She once again flushed and hurried away from their space. How stupid she felt…

After they were done, Sakura quickly stood up to leave and when she saw Sasuke still sitting down, she regarded him with a raised eyebrow. "Sasuke-kun, we must leave now, she's paying" the perky pinkette stated. However, the Uchiha had other plans and while he was ignoring Sakura completely, he pulled out some money and placed it on the table before finally standing up as well. "Sasuke…why are you paying?" she tried again "If we were to punish everyone for their every mistake, where would I be now?" and with that, he shut his colleague up and left the restaurant, Sakura hot on his trail.

As Nana walked over to clean the table and take the dishes, she spotted the money, but they were already out and far by then. The woman took the money and stuffed it in her pocket, already knowing what she was going to do. The fact that he still paid, even if she said she would correct her mistake, it humiliated her further.

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The next day, Nanami woke up early and took the day off because she had something more important to do. Her mother was already away and she was left alone in the house. Even if she had breakfast prepared, it was lonely eating it alone, but why would she complain? She simply sat down and ate quietly, staring at the money she had from yesterday from that boy that was supposed to be an Uchiha.

Truth be told, she heard the stories about the clan, she knew about the stories involving him as well, after all, villagers talked a lot. Even so, he didn't seem like a bad person, but then again, she didn't know him as well as others did, so her opinion didn't really matter much. After finishing her meal, the girl got dressed in a white plain dress and some sandals and she was gone to find the house of Uchiha Sasuke and return the money to him.

The villagers that she asked as she walked through Konoha were nice enough to give her the info she needed and soon enough, she found herself in front of a compound's gates, possibly where the Uchiha clan resided before it was slaughtered. Entering there, she didn't want to, so she just remained near the gates, after all, at some point he was going to come out or come back in, right?

Her assumption was right, but very late, because she was left standing and waiting for at least four more hours. He came out of the compound just as she was about to go look for him through the village and ask again the villagers. When he saw her and she saw him, there was a tinge of a spark that ran through her body, but she shrugged it off and turned her body to face him completely.

"Good morning, Uchiha-sama" she bowed politely as the male only stared down at her "What are you doing here?" he urgently asked, not even caring to respond to her greeting. She somehow lost her focus when he did that and blushed lightly, sitting up and looking with wide eyes at him "Ah..well…yesterday" she mumbled "the food incident..I'm sorry" she mewed shyly, gazing elsewhere. This was a very embarrassing situation.

"Just because I paid the food doesn't mean I like you…so stop stalking me now" he grunted, clearly irritated. Her eyes snapped up to him as he said this, making her face turn into a tomato "No!" he also seemed surprised by her sudden loud tone "I don't like you at all…I mean…I'm sorry for what happened yesterday and I'm here only to give you back the money" she blurted everything out, her eyebrows furrowing together as she pulled the money out of her satchel that hung over her shoulder and towards him.

"I am a woman of my word and I said I would pay for my mistake…so please take your money back, I can't accept it" and even she was unsure just from where her courage came from. Her eyes were shut tight as she held the money up to him. And the silence that followed after was excruciating.

"Just take the money and go home" he finally muttered in a more calm tone, making her open her eyes and gaze at him incredulously. "No…I can't accept it, so please take it back" she insisted, her voice already cracking a bit "Otherwise…I will stay with you until you accept it back" and that made him raise his eyebrow at her.

"Suit yourself" and he passed by her like she didn't even exist. The girl kept to her word and followed him through the village. When he stopped, she would stop and every time he glanced back, she was there, blushing embarrassed but still following him like a puppy. The route for the day was towards the training grounds and as long as he trained, she sat down in the grass, watching in awe.

A large ball of fire left his mouth and as scared as she was of fire, she couldn't help but admire its capability to destroy everything in its path. He kept doing all kinds of tricks and even fought his own clone at some point. Nana was left gawking at how strong he was and somehow she felt helpless along the way. As he landed from an attack he performed, making his clone disappear, he caught her eye and smirked to himself.

The now sweaty Uchiha made his way towards her, startling the blonde when he plopped down beside her. Her baby blues looked at him curiously as he used a towel to wipe away the sweat on his face, tossing it in her lap, to which she whimpered, not very keen on having a sweat filled towel on her nice white dress.

"Why do you want to give the money back?" he suddenly asked, drinking some water from the bag he had with him. "I…I keep my word…and I was humiliated when you…did that" she whispered, looking down at the towel, not daring to shove it away.

Her answer made him look down at her "Why humiliated? You weren't guilty to begin with" he stated. She didn't answer and he thought that she just ignored him now, but when she turned her teary eyes to meet his, he knew that he touched a sensitive chord. "I…I keep my word…so please accept it…back" she managed to say, trying her best not to sniffle or cry.

He couldn't stand it. He couldn't stand how innocent she looked, how angelic her whole presence felt, how much her tears made his heart ache just a bit. He couldn't stand it at all, so he chose not to look at her. From the moment he first saw her, when he first stepped in that restaurant by mistake and because he was too hungry, that was when his heart finally skipped a beat. He was feeling down and sat alone, surrounded by laughter from others and she noticed that when she took his order.

"Don't be so sad, tomorrow is another day, it will get better and better, have faith" she said to him and she was right because every day he would come there, he would feel better after seeing her face even if she never remembered him. All the time he would stay there longer, even after finishing his meal. He knew her name, her age, the fact that she wasn't a ninja, that her mother ran the restaurant and that she liked to serve others the meals just to see them smile. He knew all that, yet he could never bring himself to catch her attention, he always told himself that he had no need for a woman in his life, because all he needed was power and that had him obsessed for a while but at the end of day, he always found himself entering the small restaurant and looking for the woman he yearned for.

"I'm not hanging my decision" he finally answered her. Nana's eyes widened further and she grasped his arm with her little hand, tugging at it "Please…accept it back" she begged again and just hearing her voice on the verge of crying, it drove him crazy. He yanked his arm away from her grasp and stood up.

"Do what you please, I will never accept it back" his cold reply made her sadden even more and she also stood up, the towel falling on the ground as she did. Realizing this, she quickly picked it up and held it to her chest.

"Uchiha-sama…what am I supposed to do now? I have to repair my mistake…so please, ask anything of me!" she yelled, not knowing what to do anymore. This took him off guard and his eyes widened in surprise at her demand. She couldn't see it, but a crude smirk played on his lips.

"I do need someone to cook and clean since I am busy with training and going on missions" he stated, turning to gaze at her now hopeful eyes.

"A maid you mean?" she asked, tilting her head to the side "Yes" was his simple response. The girl smiled widely and nodded eagerly "I will do it! If it means repairing my mistake, I'm going to do it" she grinned happily, that finally he agreed to something.

"You can start tomorrow…after your work" he shrugged and yanked the towel out of her arms, but she pulled back "No, Uchiha-sama, I will wash it and have it back to you tomorrow" and he just stared at her, almost risking getting lost in her smile.

"Whatever"

"Thank you Uchiha-sama"

"…Shut up"

"Yes, Uchiha-sama"

"…Tch…"