Hello! :) I'm back with another story. I know, I know I haven't updated my other stories yet. But don't worry they will come. :)

Anyhow, here goes another love story for Sasuke and Sakura.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto. ^.^

MAID Chapter 1: The Deal of My Service

The gentle breeze brushed through her long bubblegum hair as she stepped on her paddle on her way towards the mansion. Today was her first day of work.

"Oh Kami-sama! I'm so going to be late" bubblegum haired girl said as she took a glance on her watch.

Sakura's POV:

I'm Sakura Haruno, your average teenage girl. Well, not entirely average. You see, my family owns the Haruno Industrial Estate as well as the General Hospital in Konoha. Aside from my family background, the Harunos are well known for their peculiar physical trait such as the hair colour. My brother, Saturo, has distinctively a natural hair colour of vivid lavender (pink-purple tint) while I have a natural hair colour of pink similar to my dad's. My brother and I both have emerald eyes. That's enough for appearance checks.

I'm on my way to work. Work? Damn right. The thought of it still tingles through my entire body system. I've never worked much for money. It's not that I brag about my family being rich. I'm just nervous. I'm afraid that I might screw up this "work thing" and eventually lose the job. I, being a thoughtful and caring friend, agreed to do this because of my best friend, Ino Yamanaka. She needed a job to pay for her mom's hospital bills after having Myocardial Infarction. Doctors have been looking after her health. They then found a tumour in her body yet unable to determine whether it was benign or malignant. Her mom was advised to have her check up in Suna General Hospital, another hospital co-owned by the Harunos. She was to be admitted in Suna for the equipments in our hospital here in Konoha had been under repair and waiting for it may cause further dilemma.

My family offered money to help them yet they refused it. It didn't mean as an insult. They felt more in debt to us if they accepted the money. Ino's family business has been going well until that one frightful night. Mrs. Yamanaka was at the Flower Shop doing the inventory and audit since it was the end of the month. A group of hooligans barged in the store, robbed the profit that they earned for the month and trashed the garden. It was such a big disaster for them that Mr. Yamanaka had to work extra hours in his work. Now, they needed extra for the expenses that they may have and will have while in Suna. Ino didn't want her father to increase his chance of being over fatigue. So she applied as a servant maid of one of the very rich family in Konoha.

Her dad agreed to this but there is still a problem. They still have to open the store despite of what had happened. Ino was basically well trained with running the flower shop. She had to take over and leave her job. Her brother, Ichirou, is currently attending University classes during the day and works in his part-time job at the Ichiraku. In order to help her, I stepped in to be her in her work as a servant maid. This was obviously very stupid and out of the blue.

"Forehead, are you out of your mind?" Ino said trying to hold in her laughter.

I glared into Ino's powder blue orbs. It wasn't just a glare. It was…different. It was serious. I smiled along with my eyes. This made Ino confused…very confused.

"I know." Silence came then I sighed and spoke again.

"But it's the only thing that I can repay the person who saved me. I know you may not know it but I owe you big time Ino."

"You never borrowed money from me Sakura. Why do you owe me big time?" Ino asked obviously dumbfounded.

"Well, Ino-pig, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be myself now. I wouldn't be the Sakura who could speak in crowds and have confidence in myself to converse with other people. If it weren't for the friendship that you offered me when we were kids, I would probably just crumble myself in a corner and keep my mouth shut and wait for an invitation to speak up. I owe you more than money can buy. This is one way I could repay you and will always repay you forever." I explained to her sincerely.

"You will forever be a servant maid? That's got to be difficult. You have a life cut out for you." Ino spoke innocently. She obviously knew what I meant.

"NO you IDIOT! I will be by your side supporting you and helping you in every way possible." I smiled as I spoke to Ino.

NORMAL POV:

Ino was not surprised of how her pink-haired friend decided on helping her. The extent of being a servant maid and working for a rich family was more than what she had expected. She knows pretty well that Sakura grew up with nannies and servants. She never even touched a dish cloth for all I know. Ino thought to herself as she was trying to find a way to save her friend from doing such. Yet, she couldn't find another way but to quit the servant maid job and she would focus on the flower shop and garden. She was about to save her friend's freaking ass from being a servant maid when she was cut off.

"I know I don't have experiences in doing housework but I will definitely do my best. This will give me advantages in learning and understanding others. You know how I would love to be a doctor. Blending into their environment would be a good change" came the pinkette's explanation with a genuine smile.

Ino couldn't help but agree to this offer and advised her to wear a platinum blonde wig and wear contacts similar to her eye color-powder blue. That way, the people wouldn't recognize her and make a fuss about one of the richest heiress in their town working as a servant.

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Aki-chan