Author's Note:

Please be kind guys! I'm a long time reader but a first time publisher, I had this plot in my head for a while so i thought 'Hey why not?'
Also, apologies in advance if formatting looks weird, still getting used to navigating the story publisher :(

Disclaimer:

I don't own anything, characters belong to Kishimoto sensei :P

Chapter 1- Arrival

"Sasuke honey, she's almost here will you please make sure you look presentable when she arrives?" Mikoto called out from the foyer of the Uchiha manor.

Sasuke let out a brief grunt to let his mother know he heard her. He made his way past her and up the stairs to change into something his mother would consider 'presentable'. Ever since his father's old friend had given him a call a few weeks ago, both Sasuke's parents had been working overtime to ensure their house was in perfect condition to accommodate for the arrival of their guest. Sasuke didn't understand why, it wasn't as if the maids didn't keep everything in orderly fashion all the time anyway.


According to his father, an old friend had reached out to him a few weeks back. From what Sasuke understood, the Haruno's had been neighbours to the Uchiha's years ago before his father, Fugaku, started his own company, made it big, and moved their whole family to a larger house at a wealthier part of town. He couldn't remember much of the Haruno family as he was only little when they had moved, he only had the faintest memory of a little pink haired girl who would come over to play with him. Now, their old neighbour, Haruno Kizashi, was sending his daughter to live with the Uchiha's for a semester.

Sakura gazed out of the window as she sat in the back of her town car. The Uchiha's were kind enough to book a chauffeur to pick her up. 'Just how rich were these people?' she wondered to herself. As the houses on the side of the road continued to grow in size as they drove past, Sakura came to the conclusion that they must be very rich.

Sakura wasn't smug or arrogant by any means, she had grown up in a rather normal family with a mum and dad. She was the only child but wasn't spoilt much and didn't have many talents. But she was intelligent. The young girl took pride in being one of the top students in her class, she had been overjoyed when she managed to score one of the few rare scholarships offered by the infamous Konoha Academy. The only problem was, Konoha Academy was located in the centre of Fire Country where all the wealthiest and most financially successful families lived and the Haruno's lived almost four hours away. That was when her father decided to reach out to an old friend and send Sakura to live with the Uchiha's for a semester.

Finally, the driver pulled up to a huge metal gate and waited a few seconds for the doors to open before proceeding down a long driveway. The driveway was lined with beautiful palm trees on either side and Sakura felt her jaw drop when the mansion finally came into view. It was huge. Bigger than any of the houses they drove past on their way here. A beautiful three story mansion built with white cobble stones and an elegant grey tiled roof stood before her. In the centre of the driveway a fountain trickled and gleamed in the sunlight. Sakura stared at the house in awe, the sheer size of the manor must have been at least 8 times larger than her parents' place.

She was snapped out of her daze when the double doors opened and Fugaku walked out with his family in tow. They just screamed elegance, Fugaku looked like a proper patriarch in suit and tie, his beautiful wife Mikoto standing next to him dressed just as elegantly. Behind them were two boys, she vaguely remembered playing with them when she was younger, Itachi and Sasuke.
"Welcome Sakura," Mikoto enveloped her in a hug, "please make yourself feel at home while you're here."

After introductions and welcomes were exchanged, Mikoto lead Sakura into the manor. The inside was just as impressive as the exterior. The foyer was wide and spacious with a tall ceiling and a chandelier hanging in the middle. Two stair cases adorned either side of the foyer, curving upwards until they met each other at the second floor.
"Our butler will take your bags to your room, Sasuke, Itachi, will one of you give our guest a tour of the house? I'm sorry I can't stick around Sakura, but Fugaku and I have an important meeting with a client," Mikoto apologized. And with that, Sakura was left standing alone in the Foyer with the Uchiha brothers.


Sasuke silently observed the girl in front of him. She was short, petite, with long flowing pastel pink hair and the brightest green eyes he'd ever seen. He'd never seen that combination of hair and eye colour before, after all, his whole family had the darkest shade of black hair and black eyes you could imagine. She was too colourful he decided, and when he finally made eye contact with her, she blushed, making herself even pinker if that was possible.
'Great another fangirl,' Sasuke inwardly rolled his eyes.
Before Itachi could even protest, Sasuke had walked off. 'Nii-san can deal with her' he thought bitterly. Like hell was he going to babysit this girl all semester. Just because they were the same age and would be attending the same school Fugaku had expected him to look after her.
"Sasuke, her father and I are very close" his father had said in a no nonsense tone, "I expect you to look after her and help her integrate into the new environment seamlessly. The kids at Konoha Academy come from rich, privileged backgrounds, and many can be quick to judge."
Sasuke had scoffed at this, but hearing the strictness in his father's voice, he knew this was a command and not a request. Even so, it was his final year before graduation and he was not prepared to have a pink haired leech stuck to his side all semester. For all he knew, she would probably end up like one of those annoying fangirls at school, the only difference is, he would have to put up with her at home too.


Sakura was absolutely at a loss for words after the tour of the manor. She had no idea some people were rich enough to have a cinema room, library, private gym, indoors and outdoors swimming pools, and a tennis court all under one roof.
"This is your room," Itachi motioned towards the door, "my room is down the hall if you need anything and Sasuke's room is across from yours."
"Thank you Itachi-san," Sakura nodded and headed into her room to get settled in, it would be her first day at the Academy tomorrow and she intended to get a good night's rest in order to be alert on her first day.

The pinkette woke up before her alarm clock the next morning, excited to finally attend the most prestigious school in town that she had heard so much about. Swiftly pulling on the school uniform Sakura did a quick twirl in front of the mirror to check how the uniform looked on her. She decided she looked good in the white blouse and black skirt, the Leaf Village insignia sat proudly on the right pocket of her top. Practically skipping down the stairs to the kitchen she blushed when both Uchiha brothers stared at her as she joined them at the dinner table.
"Sasuke also attends Konoha Academy so he will be driving you to and from school," Fugaku spoke without looking up from his newspaper. "On days when he has soccer practice in the mornings, Itachi will drive you."
Noticing Sakura's confused expression, Mikoto continued, "Itachi attends Konoha Private College next door to the Academy, he's studying Corporate Law and Business Relations in order to take over Fugaku's law firm when he's older". She was practically beaming at her oldest son as she said this.
Sakura couldn't help but giggle at Sasuke's scowl, was he jealous of his older brother?
"What?" Sasuke spat almost venomously at her, his glare was enough to shut Sakura up immediately. Standing up and grabbing his car keys he added "Hurry up, unless you want to walk to school."

Sakura was confused, where did the kind little boy who used to come over to her place to play with her go? She didn't remember Sasuke always being so cold and detached.
"So, how's Konoha Academy? Do you like it?" She tried to break the awkward silence in the car.
"Hn."
"Well, my class schedule says I have History first period, what about you?"
Sasuke let out a sigh, he wasn't usually one for conversations but he had a feeling she wouldn't stop unless he said something, "Look, just because we go to the same school doesn't mean we're friends."
"I…I was just trying to make conversation…"
"You're annoying."
Sakura looked out the passenger window and hoped he wouldn't notice the tears that were threatening to form, she had no idea what she did to make him hate her so much, this was going to be a long semester.

Author's Note:
If you're still here, thanks for reading to the end of the chapter! :)

I have most of the story already written up on my laptop, but I was contemplating whether or not to upload it for the longest time because I wasn't sure if anyone else would enjoy it apart from me haha

I just have to write the ending and epilogue so if you enjoyed please leave a review it would boost my confidence a lot and I'll keep uploading the rest of my chapters that I have written :)