God this came to me the night after I started Cherry Basket. I have an idea of were this stories going but it may be short.

Ok for those of you who don't know what card counting is here the definition- Card counting is a card game strategy used to determine when a player has a probability advantage. Counting cards in blackjack is that a deck of cards with a higher proportion of high cards (tens and aces) to low cards is good for the player, while the reverse is true for the dealer. A deck rich in tens and aces improves the player's odds.

This story takes place in sin city Las Vegas and the Naruto characters have no ninja skills, but their able to fight hard. And their all about 21 years old.

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Oh and don't forget people card counting is pretty much illegal in the casinos because they lose more money when its used.

Sakura walked into the casino on a lively Saturday night . She was in a long black Chinese style dress with long slits going up high on her legs and her long pink hair falling to her mid-back. Today she had 1,000 dollars to bet. Kinda low for today, but she intended to make that into 4,000 at the lest and the casino would notice how much she made and would offer her a fine room in the hotel, hoping that she will spend more there. Sakura was a card counter and by her she was one of the best in Vegas She goes out pretty much every night to one of the dozens of casinos on the Vegas strip to cheat the casinos. And she's never been caught.

Sakura walked over to the favorite game, Black Jack. She played other games at the casino like the Roulette weel, Craps, Poker and the slot machine. But Black Jack was the game she could pretty much guarantee she could win at. She choose her table very carefuly she toke into account where the sercuity was and what players were at the table. She choose a table in the middle where there were three boys. A raven haired one, a blond and a red hair. While the dealer was a girl with long blond hair in a high ponytail.

"Mine if I join you gentlemen." She said. The boys looked up from their games and smiled at her. Sakura sat down between the red head and raven haired boy, while the dealer handed her cards. They all watched intently seeing which cards came up high or low. A cocktail waitress came to the table with drinks the boys had order earlier. She had long purple hair and pupil-less eyes.

"Anything for you miss." She asked.

"Yes a Sex on the Beach please." Sakura said smiling also hearing something coming form the blond to the raven hair boy sitting next to her. Turning her attention back to the game she saw it was to her advantage. This hand she bet 100 dollars. Pretty soon she had 2,000 dollars and the red head was doing well too. A men came over soon Sakura put on a straight face she knew she hadn't be catcht.

"I'm sorry but this game is over." He said "sir please come with me." He said to the blond. Sakura picked up 2 1,000 dollar chips and some smaller ones and walked over to the slots and started playing. But soon a hand toke hold of her wrist

"Your pretty good at Black Jack and card counting." A strong man said form behind her.

"And you and your friend aren't. Thats why your partner got catch." She said. Sakura turned around to see the handsome raven haired boy.

"Aren't you worried about your friend he's probably getting finger printed and photo takened by now."

"No this happens a lot to him. Which means I need a new partner. Intersted.

"No I work alone."

"Think about it, it's easier when theres more people looking out for one and other and a bigger pay off. The names Sasuke."

"I said no. Now get lost."she said, but he lend in closer to her face.

"Fine I have to get that idiot anyway, but we will be seeing eachother again with your skills pretty soon you'll be wanted by the other teams. But my team is the best there is remender that and this," he whispere the last into her ear then softly kissed her.

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After Sasuke little display of affcetion Sakura need to clear her head. She went back to playing Black Jack. Back in her element she was winning big time! Betting 500 and more a hand was getting her some attention. She was up to 10,000. pretty good for only a couple hours on the tables. Some people were coming around to watch her. She was also having a lot of alcoholic drinks but she was able to keep her game up for the time.

"Excuse me Miss, are you staying in the hotel?" a important man asked her.

"Why no." Sakura said sounding innocent even thought she knew what was coming.

"Then on behalf of the Hotel and cosino I would like to offer you a night in one of own master suites." He said.

"thank you. May I go to the room now and come back down in alittle bit." Sakura said while gathering her chipes.

"why yes may I recommen dinner in one of own 5 star resturnats."

"Yes that would be lovely." Going to the counter with the man she got her room key and the bag, with clothes she had in holding. The room had a small sitting room outside the main bedroom with a glass table, oak desk, and a large tv with other nice things in the room. The bedroom had a king size bed with white sheets and a dozen pillows on it. There was also a large tv and closet. The bathroom had notting but white marble with a hug tub and saparate shower.

Sakura went down to the restaurant and sat at the bar section. She order a salad and red vine. She could feel mens eyes on her but didn't care. Let them stare at what they cant have. She thought. She had a few more drinks, you could say many or enough to say she was drunk. but she wouldn't let it show. When she asked for the check.

"No need Miss. A young man that was in before said he would cover it." The waitress said.

"Really. What did he look like?" Sakura asked. Must have been that Sasuke man. Couldn't get it thought his head.

"Let me see. He was very young, good looking too and he had red hair. Oh and he had a tattoo with the kanji for love on his forehead." Said the waitress. The red head must be working with Sasuke. She let it go and walked drunkenly to the elevator and lead against the back wall closing her eyes. God I have to learn not to drunk like this when I win big on Saturdays nights. She didn't notioce someone else get on the elevator and stand next to her. Someone with red hair. She looked up as the elevator came to her floor and stumbled out leaning against the wall, but fleet someones arms help her walk to her room and take the key card from her small strap purse and unlock the door.

"Wait. Whats going on? Who are you?" Sakura said as her brain came back to life to see someone was pushing her in to her room.

"Don't worry I'm not going to do anything. I'm Gaara but I no one seems to know yours." He said. It was turn Sakura didn't give out her name, she used

a fake name and ID of Chiyo Lin on credit cards and when she checked into hotels.

"Uhhhhhh" Sakura moned as her head hurt like hell. The room was spinning to her. She truned to face Gaara.

"What do you want?"

"nothing just wanted to help a young women in need." He said. Sakura looked deeply at his face.

"wait. You're the guy I played Black Jack with and you paid my bill for dinner."

"Yes" he said turning her around and led her into the bedroom.

"Why did you do that? I won a ton tonight I didn't need you to pay for my night."

"Only because I would like you to hear me out about an offer."

"No No I'm not joing anyones team." Sakura yelled facing him again. Gaara frowed at her for yelling at him after he had just helped her and probably saved her from being taken advantage by someone in the hotel. Gaara throw her on the bed. Sakura looked up very pissed to see Gaara was already gone. She got up and toke off her dress to revleal a pink bar and matching panties, then fall back onto the bed and under the covers and fall asleep in moments.

Ok first chapter done. Hope someones likes it. My mom was fooling around with my Word and stoped the spell check so im going to try and fix that.