Comical

Chapter 1

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

"We need a plan," Sakura sighed in frustration, "the statistics have been dropping lately."

Sakura, head publisher of the highest paid company in all of Konoha, was in a train wreck.

And whenever she's in a dilemma, the first person she vents to is none other than Yamanaka Ino.

"It doesn't hurt to hire an assistant Sakura," Ino mentioned as she finished up her protein bar. The pink headed girl looked at her best friend thoughtfully.

"That's surprisingly not a bad idea," Sakura whispered to herself. She slowly leaned off the kitchen counter, grabbed her purse, and headed halfway out the door. "I think I'll stop by the bakery, do you want anything?"

"Nah, I'm good," Ino replied, "Karin will be home soon, so I better stop by the office."

"Oh...right, the red headed devil," Sakura stated as she rolled her eyes.

"How long will you be sharing this place with her anyways?" Her blonde friend asked.

"Until this company does better," Sakura sighed as walked out the door of the three bedroom condo.

Ino followed.

Ryoko Bakery

Sakura entered the shop with an aroma of wheat and baked goods.

"This line is so long," Sakura said as her eyes roamed the shop. The bubblegum haired girl stood behind the last person and repeatedly glanced at her watch. She impatiently tapped her foot as the line grew shorter and shorter.

"Number 34!" A grey haired man with a collared shirt called out. Sakura flinched and stepped forward.

"Finally!" Sakura thought to herself as she received the receipt. She then grabbed onto the plastic bag of baked cuisines and walked towards a nearby empty table. As she situated herself—she realized she had no napkins. Feeling lazy but starving, Sakura unwillingly stood up, and walked towards the counter again. Quickly grabbing her napkins; her foot slipped on the glossy floor and she clumsily grabbed a hold of the nearest source of support—a man's sweater.

"I'm so sorry!" Sakura apologized as she gathered the fallen napkins and stood up in embarrassment.

"Watch what you're doing next time," he said angrily.

Sakura looked up in humiliation and gazed at the current victim. A man with raven-colored hair and interesting features stood before her. His skin looked slightly pale, and he dressed rather classy.

"Hn, idiot." He locked eyes with her.

Sakura shot him a dirty look and scoffed at him for insulting her intelligence.

"Rude," Sakura thought, and immediately returned to her table.

"How ignorant!"

The female employees of Konoha's Digest exclaimed. They were gathered in a complete circle around Sakura.

"Exactly!" Sakura said after finishing narrating the incident.

"If I were you, I would've back-talked that girl!" Ino responded.

"The girl you're talking about was a guy," Sakura teased back.

"Was he cute at least?" she asked.

"I don't have time for petty things like this," Sakura said ignoring her friend's comment, "besides, my job is my main priority."

"He was cute wasn't he?" Ino joked.

Sakura glared at her friend and continued editing the stories for the 54th issue.

"She's way too uptight," Ino mumbled as the co-workers all returned to their cubicles.

Sakura sighed.

Devil's Condo

"I'm home!" Sakura called out as she scattered her keys onto the kitchen counter. She came home to Karin laying comfortably on the floral love seat in the living room.

"Why were the lights left on all morning?" Karin asked her deviously.

"Sorry Karin, I must've forgotten," Sakura replied in annoyance.

"Do you pay the bills?" Karin shot at her. "That's right, I thought so. Next time watch what you're doing."

The tension in the house rose, and Sakura stormed into her room. "What a bitch," she muttered as she shut off the lights and went along with her usual routine. 'A good book always solves everything.' Sakura opened her book to the page she left off and read in satisfaction. 'I need to move out as soon as I can.'

Sakura grabbed her cell phone and dialed Ino's number.

"It's late, Sakura."

"I know Ino, sorry, I just need a place to stay."

"What happened!" Ino shouted through the phone. "Did that moron throw you out?"

"Trust me, I'd rather throw myself out."

"I wish I could help Sakura, but I'm all out of space."

"Ino, could you at least try?"

"Alright, I'll see what I can do," Ino paused for a second, "for the time being, ask Boss Iruka to hire you an assistant."

"I'm perfectly fine on my own Ino," Sakura responded, as she flipped through her address book.

"I'm guessing you want to live with hot head over there and fail at your job!"

"You're right, I'll ask Iruka tomorrow," Sakura gave in, "I seriously need to find a new place to stay though."

"Why did you move in with Karin again?" Ino asked.

"I'm in debt with her," Sakura continued, "she helped pay my medical bills after that severe accident last summer, and she pays for the house bill."

"That still doesn't give her the right to treat you like a dog," Ino defended her, "why don't you pay your own bills?"

"Like I said Ino, the company needs to get better," Sakura stated. "Hold up."

Sakura pressed hold and switched to the other line.

"Hello?"

"Sakura, the sales are slowly decreasing, and we'll need you over here at 6AM to meet your new assistant," the caller spoke in monotone.

"Sai? Whose my new assistant?" Sakura exclaimed.

"Iruka stated to get here at 6AM, I'll be there tomorrow as well, dress conservative and professional please."

Sakura had a confused expression on her face. "Damnit Sai who is it?"

Your call has ended. Sakura began panicking at the thought of a new assistant.

"Hello?"

"I'm back Ino, sorry about that."

"What's going on?"

"I've got a new partner..."

"Great! Now you can move out of that pig's house!"

"Easier said than done Ino!"

"Whose the new partner?"

"No idea, I'm hoping it's a girl," Sakura said nervously.

"I don't," Ino said giggling through the receiver.

"Funny. Either way, there's going to be a change in the company."

"Yeah, well good luck hun," Ino reassured, "I need to get to bed, I've got a style column I'm working on!"

"Fabulous. Bye Ino!"

"Bye love, call me anytime!"

Your call has ended.

5:45 AM

'What shall I wear?'

Sakura raided her closet to find something neat and professional as possible. After several minutes, she selected a slim bandaged pencil skirt and a fitted white v-neck.

'Perfect!'

She slipped on a size 3 pair of black leather dress shoes, and twisted her delicate pink hair in a tight bun. After getting dressed, Sakura grabbed her belongings and headed for the door.

Konoha's Digest

"Ah, there you are Sakura," Sai said with an over exaggerated smile.

"Hello Sai," Sakura beamed. "May I ask what I'm here for?"

"I'd like for you to meet your new assistant," Sai continued, "this person has a Publishing Master's Degree, and would be a great deal of help with this profession."

"That's wonderful," Sakura grinned. "Will I need to interview this person?"

"Already ahead of you Sakura, I already did, and he's the best candidate," Sai continued, "he's actually here in the building at the moment."

Sakura became uneasy.

'It's a he.'

"Right this way Sakura."

Sakura followed the co-head executive down the hall, and walked towards the lounge.

"Ah, here we are, Uchiha Sasuke meet Haruno Sakura," Sai smiled, as he welcomed the guest sitting comfortably on the tan chair.

Sakura smiled and glanced at the familiar face—her jaw dropped.

"Y-you're that rude man at Ryoko's!" Sakura shrieked, her eyes widening and an angry expression on her face.

The man that stood before her looked just as surprised and rubbed his temples in aggravation.

"You two have met before?" Sai asked standing awkwardly in the middle of the two.

"This asshole insulted me!" Sakura accused.

Sasuke stood there with an irritated expression on his pale face. He sighed and stood in a structured posture. Slowly, he leaned closer to the pink haired woman, and took a deep breath, "Moron."

Sakura stood in astonishment.

"What?"

"Haha...welcome to Konoha's Digest, Sasuke." Sai nervously smiled.

This is going to be a long and hectic job.

A/N: This is my official first chapter for my new story, 'Comical.' I made sure I took my time on this story to make sure I didn't butcher a good idea. I hope you enjoy, and don't worry; there will be a lot more interesting things happening and slight complications.

Thank you for reading so far, reviews is greatly appreciated!