Sasuke is the most handsome man in movies today. His dashing looks and cool demeanor made woman fall to their knees. It was no wonder he was dating the most popular girl Sakura. It was most fitting for them to end up together, at least that was what everyone thought. Naruto was a good friend of Sakura, and also her lover.

Have you heard of famous couples paid to go out? Well its true most of them live together have absolutely no interest in each other. The same thing was happening to Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke couldn't stand the girly, preppy Sakura that only thought about herself and her looks. While Sakura couldn't stand such a stuck up guy, he was totally boring to her. She preferred the funny Naruto she had fallen in love with, Sasuke would never be able to compare to him.

Naruto would do anything to separate the two and claim his love Sakura. This is where the story starts…

Sasuke looks around the art gallery, he has never been the type to blow time looking at things like this. That was until she looked at the painting on the wall. He looked at the angelic face portrayed on canvas. Her long silky hair, along with her big, round, empty eyes hypnotized him. He placed his glass of wine to the side and drew closer to the painting. Could someone so beautiful truly exist in this world?

Naruto walked up to his still friend. He smiled and turned to the painting Sasuke seemed so interested in. He couldn't but find her attractive. Suddenly he noticed that it was a familiar face. He thought back to when he studied theatre in college. There was a quiet girl who was always the star of the show but one day she quit and he never heard of her again. Too bad he couldn't remember her name.

"It's a nice painting." Naruto said snapping Sasuke from his thoughts. Sasuke seemed embarrassed, his mind wondered too far from reality. For all he knew that woman didn't exist. "You should buy it." Naruto lifted his cup and took another drink. He pat Sasuke's back and walked back to the laughing crowd. Sasuke lowered his head in a smile.

Sasuke found himself walking away though he hated being so far from the painting. The artist was about to leave when Sasuke caught him.

"That painting," he pointed to it, "how much do you want it for?" Sasuke asked. The artist had to take another look at it before deciding a price. Soon Sasuke became anxious.

"She's a true beauty I say and she's my favorite model. I'll give it to you for a good price." The artist contemplated. But when he turned to horror struck actor he got a little jittery. "You don't want it anymore?"

"Yes, I want it but did you just say she was a model?" Sasuke said with his mouth dry. The artist nodded in confusion. Sasuke smiled, this was it!

Somewhere else…

Hinata wrapped her neck with her favorite scarf. She didn't want to lose her voice anytime soon, so better be safe then sorry. She stepped out to the cold street walking steadily. It was dark and the lights flickered. A noise made her jump and she held her heart that nearly jumped out her chest. For some reason she was a little more jumpy then usual.

She internally encouraged herself to get going. After just a few steps she found someone blocking her. The men smiled and she tried to avoid him. He grabbed her shoulders. She tried to shake him off but he didn't let her go. She could hear others approaching down the alley. Hinata starts to hesitate. This wasn't good, she needed to escape.

Hinata kicks the man in the groin. As he bent over she ran across the street. BEEP! She turned to noise and the car hit her lightly. If it hadn't been snowing the person could've killed her. Someone in the back of the car comes out a little pissed. The man takes off his fancy hat and shows his bright yellow hair.

"I'm sorry I was being chased and I had to run away." Hinata bowed down for forgiveness. She was relieved, what would've happened if they took her away? She looked up to find the guy chuckling. She questioned his reaction.

"That's ok, but I have a proposal. Let me drop you off at your home and I'll forget all this." He guy offers his hand. Hinata narrows her eyes and takes it. Was she going to trust him? He didn't seem to be a bad person so she got in the car. "The name is Naruto." He said while closing his door. "Where do you live?"

"I'm going to the hospital." She said. "My mother is waiting for me tonight." She tried not to talk to him too much about herself. She closed her eyes and remembers her fragile mother that lay in the hospital bed all day. How could such a radiant and wonderful person get brain cancer?

"I'm not going to pry but are you modeling to pay for your mother's hospital bill?" Naruto asked her. She turned to him rather confused about his comment. "I use to go to college with you, at that time I wasn't such a big shot like now. I didn't understand why you quit when you were so good, but now I think I have a good idea." He tried to say with out giving too much pity in his tone.

"Naruto," she thought hard, "You were the braces guy." She laughed to herself. "That was a different time, such a long time ago." Her eyes were distant. She lowered her eyes and pulled her hair behind her ears. "I guess I did have to change everything for my mother. But as long as I'm with her I'm happy."

"What if I said that I can pay the entire bill, what would you say?" Naruto asked her. She raised her eyebrows.

"I wouldn't allow that, I'm independent I can pay for my own bills. I don't need someone I don't know playing around with me and my life." Hinata was offended. Who did he think he was?

"Hinata, I will pay for your mother to get better. I'm an actor I have tons of money. I know that with the salary you have you will never be able to keep ends meet. You spend it all on your mother that you don't have any for yourself." Naruto stated. Hinata ego couldn't hurt anymore. She eyed him. "I'll hire you to do a big job and I will pay you for your services."

"A job…" Hinata thought. "If it's a job then ok, but you should keep in mind I'm a model not a whore." Hinata had been conned many times before she wasn't going to fall into traps anymore.

"It's a simple job and you could start tomorrow." Naruto smiled. "But before we do we need to go shopping for some clothing. You need to look your best." He took a look outside his window. "Say hello to your mother." Hinata opened her door and walked as fast her legs could take her in. Finally she made it to her mother's room.

The pale woman with IVs slept silently. Only her heart meter was heard as Hinata took a seat next to her bed. She ran her hands through her long hair and hummed her mother's favorite song. There was a quiet knock on the door. It was the doctor who had been treating her mother for these passed years. The gestured her to come out so she followed him to the hall.

"I've done some exams to see the progression of the cancer." The doctor handed her the results. Hinata started to read the fine print. "If I was you, I would take her home so that she could live the rest of her time happily. I'm sorry." The doctor touched Hinata's shoulder and walked off. Hinata wiped the tears that escaped. She returned to room and her mother sat up.

"Mom you should sleep." Hinata crossed her arms and smiled hoping the darkness would hide her red eyes. Her mother just simply placed her hands on Hinata's lap. "Mom…"

"Hinata, how long are you going to take care of me?" Her mother's raspy voice asked. "You quit school and life to stay here and watch me die. I don't want this for you. I want you to live, make friends fall in love give me a grandchild. Don't waste the precious time you have with me."

"Mom first of all, I love my job. Second, I have tons of friends I just don't bother to hang with them all the time. Third, I don't need a man telling me how to live my life. Lastly, you know I don't want children I rather adopt one from a starving country." Hinata placed her hand on her mothers. "Don't worry I like spending my time here."

"Don't make excuses one day you'll regret this." Her mother signed giving up her fight. "I'll just have to wait for when I drop dead." She whispered to herself. She lay back down as Hinata got on the chair. She took an extra pillow and laid it down on the chair next to hers. She placed her head on the pillow and drifted to sleep. How would tomorrow be was her last thought.