Chapter 2: Terms of Contract

"What do you mean the terms are absolute?! The moron made his wish without thinking! How can that be right? There must be a way!" yelled Sakura to her phone as Naruto watched her stomp from one side to the other with a meek expression after the fearsome girl ordered him to sit down and stay put; he wasn't even allowed to go to the bathroom.

Naruto failed to hear what was replied to Sakura but judging her expression was enough to see that it wasn't what she expected when the girl hissed and said "And how can a guy be satisfied if he already got his wish fulfilled?! Shouldn't his soul be taken now?!"

That made Naruto jump back on his seat and putting a hand to his chest felt reassured over knowing that nothing had happened to him yet.

Looking back to Sakura, the boy saw her blush madly and grabbing the phone threw it at the wall, just above Naruto's head. To his surprise the phone didn't broke and instead buried itself on the wall.

"How do they dare to suggest such a thing!" growled Sakura breathing heavily with a blush still on her face.

Gulping, Naruto asked "I-Is there anything that can be done to change the wish?"

Sakura directed him a murderous glance and breathing in long and hard replied "Apparently the wish is absolute and I have to fulfill it to your heart's satisfaction…whatever that is"

"A-And what did they suggest?" asked Naruto having a vague idea.

At that Sakura blushed again and frowning said "T-The morons said that I-I should…you know…that it isn't a big deal for devils…"

Naruto got the gist and lacking better judgment said "Oh…you mean you and I should have…"

Naruto stopped when he felt a chill go down his back while peering on Sakura's fierce and yet shy gaze.

Laughing awkwardly Naruto said "D-Dates and stuff! What did you thought I was going to say silly?!"

Sakura observed him suspiciously and sighing said "I-I guess…but I haven't given up on modifying the contract. There must be a way to squirm free from this! I mean, we are devils for crying out loud! We invented the fine print that screws everyone!"

"Makes sense…" said Naruto feeling slightly hurt that not even a devil would consider being his girlfriend. Not that he wanted a devil for a girlfriend in the first place but then again…

Sitting down next to Naruto the girl sighed defeated and watching the hour turned to Naruto with an annoyed expression and said "Look, I am going back home tonight. I'll see with my supervisor this issue and get back in contact with you. Don't you dare to ignore your messages!"

"Alright…." Replied Naruto wondering if this was how it actually was to have a real girlfriend.

With that Sakura picked up her stuff, removed her phone from the wall with ease and putting on her jacket headed to the door where she stopped and blinked making all the maliciousness from her face disappear.

Turning to Naruto and with a faint smiled said "Also, try not to die"

That made Naruto go stiff as Sakura skipped out of his apartment closing the door behind her loudly.

After a few moments Naruto finally relaxed somewhat and staring at his smashed bat and the whole on his wall wondered if all that had been real right now and if he was actually the victim of a new comedy show.

After a few minutes of naively waiting to see if such was the case Naruto got up and cleaned the mess and being unable to get to sleep decided to clean the whole apartment already for the girl was actually right to think it was a dump.

Finally feeling some fatigue seeping into him, Naruto went straight to his bed and looking at the ceiling said "Man, in what mess did I get myself into?"

Turning to his side and closing his eyes Naruto whispered "Was it so wrong for me to wish for something?..."

The Next Day

Naruto woke up and seeing the Sun entering through his barred dirty window he nearly panicked as it was a school day but seeing that it wasn't so early decided to simply skip school for that day. Not that it mattered much since his grades were appalling and he really didn't want to deal with all the crap that went on at School.

Getting up he walked to his small living room and seeing the hole on the wall where that Sakura devil had thrown her seemingly invincible phone, sighed in defeat and shook his head still having a hard time getting his head around what happened last night.

Riled and challenged by a classmate's poor choice of words, he had decided to call a "Call Girl" over to his place to get laid and call him off on his bluffing regarding his success with girls and whatnot. Naruto was certain he was full of it and was lying left and right, but then again Naruto was also a hot head and easily goaded into the dumbest things.

"Should have wished for some wisdom…" mirthlessly said Naruto as he opened his battered fridge looking for some food.

Deciding for a bowl of remaining cereal Naruto got to the table and there he plugged his old model cell phone to the current just in case Sakura called. Last night's warning had been quite clear on that regard, though he wondered how she had his number, then again she was a devil that traded souls for wishes.

"You really did this time Naruto, a mess you aren't getting out from…" complained Naruto grimacing for a second before sighing and continue eating his breakfast.

At Sakura's Home

Sakura had arrived late the night before and well after her curfew which brought down the ire of her parents but one look to her quite deep frown made them simply say a meek "Good night honey!"

Unable to sleep Sakura had spent much of the night reading her manuals and reference books on devil contracts and despite their thoroughness she failed to find a flaw she could exploit to get out of the deal.

Of course she could always kill Naruto but his soul's size was simply too much of a waste and being the over achiever she always was, she wouldn't give up just like that.

At the next morning, she went to the living room of her house and after pressing an extensive and complicated series of numbers on the remote the screen went black and then connected to a screen with an inverted five pointed star.

Eventually the screen changed and was now showing the ample barely concealed bust of a woman being filmed from the wrong angle.

"Does she do it on purpose to annoy me?!" furiously thought Sakura placing her hands on her more modest chest.

"So how did your first harvest go, Sakura?" asked the woman on the screen in a proud tone.

"Ah well, there was an issue you see…" meekly said Sakura making the woman on the screen cross her arms under her ample chest.

"An issue huh? Well let's check the system then. I avoided checking before for you to give me the details you know?" said the woman slightly shuffling.

"It seems a contract was indeed signed but the wish is yet to be fulfilled with this Naruto Uzumaki…oh my, he seriously asked for YOU to be his girlfriend?" asked the woman between bursting into laughter and trying to keep a serene tone.

"He didn't! He made his wish without thinking and the damn thing signed me in! I have been reading to see if I could squeeze myself out of it, but I can't find anything. Say is there a way to get out of the contract?" asked the girl going from furious to almost pleading.

The woman hummed for a second before saying "So, you messed the order of things and forged the contract before letting the client know well what he was getting into, right?"

"How did…No, but the guy is a total moron!" countered Sakura blushing slightly at being caught.

The woman snorted and replied "You do know that you are trying to lie to a devil right? In any case, I am not surprised, in your eagerness to achieve you always skipped steps. But if I recall right, on this business there is no skipping steps. I mean we invented bureaucracy to make things go by the book…and foster some corruption to speed things up among humans!"

Sighing Sakura said "I understand…but then again is there no way to get out of this?"

The girl hummed again and slightly pushing her chest up said "Well, you could always kill him but that would count as a loss in your record. And on your very first assignment no less"

Remembering the sad look on Naruto Sakura replied "Is there a way to not kill him and get out of this?"

The woman sighed and said "Well, I could have legal find a technicality, but then again those guys made these things iron clad. My advice would be to simply fulfill the wish as soon as possible and move on. Plus the experience could come in handy for later requests"

Sakura blushed at that and figuring an answer asked "And how do I fulfill this wish?"

"Oh, well guess you could take him to a love hotel and you know, go down on him!" asked the woman giggling making her bust tremble.

"Are all devils so perverted?" wondered Sakura with a growl knowing that devils were sin incarnate…

"By the way, what was this Naruto's soul's worth? I mean, to tie down a devil to him he must be quite a boon. Unless you are worthless yourself!" asked the woman with a cruel mirth.

At that Sakura's eyes went wide and shuffling began to say "Ah well, you see! My measuring glass, kind of broke when I used it on him…but I reckon he is quite the prize"

The woman growled and said "You know those things are expensive Sakura, I am discounting it from your paycheck. Good thing they transmit their information on live to the main servers. Let me check for a second"

The woman turned then and after some typing Sakura heard her gasp and once again type something and quickly turning went for her desk phone and made a hushed call asking for confirmation.

Getting an answer the woman went back to the camera and still avoiding to show her face said "Second Class Devil Sakura Haruno, do you know what you just stumbled with?!"

"Ah…no" said Sakura not figuring what her superior was all about. She knew Naruto's soul was good haul but this seriousness clued her into something bigger.

"You stumbled with one of the fated ones! Who would have known?! In any case, this is something that I'll be ordering you to bring in home girl! I hereby command you to do everything and anything required to secure Naruto's soul to our faction!" commanded the woman with all humor gone from her voice.

"A fated one?...Naruto?..." breathed Sakura knowing that for her first assignment this was probably too much for her.

"Excuse me ma'am but, shouldn't this be handled by a First Class instead? Sounds too important" said Sakura hoping to dump the duty on someone more experienced.

The woman remained silent for a second and then said "Ideally I would but since a certain someone decided to skip steps, I am afraid that you are the one in charge of things"

"I see…" sighed the girl with a slight blush on her face.

"Sakura Haruno, just so we are clear on something. This is your duty now and failure will not be tolerated. Fail and there will be consequences young lady" warned the woman on the screen making Sakura straighten up and gulp down before nodding her understanding.

The woman, in a softer tone said "Nevertheless this is a unique case…so we will lend you a hand here and there to make your mission a success. Now I have some other business to attend to, so be certain to start working on this ASAP!"

With that the woman closed the link and the screen went back to the usual program it was before.

"Man…guess this is my own mess to deal with. But Naruto a fated one? One wouldn't even give two seconds to a guy like that at first glance" thought Sakura standing up and ignoring her parents who saw her walk upstairs to her room.

Dropping on her bed Sakura thought of the sad looking boy and said "But this is so unfair…my first boyfriend to be such a loser"

Sitting up she saw her lap top and getting to it thought "Well, guess the best way is to simply get it done as soon as I can. Plus this doesn't count, this is my job!"

With that Sakura got to make notes and research on how a proper young couple should behave…

Next Day at High School

"Sakura never called back…well, it's not like I want my soul taken anyway" gloomily thought Naruto as he made his way to school after skipping the day before and simply stay put waiting for the she devil's call that never happened in the end.

Sighing Naruto turned the corner and from a distance observed the entrance of the school where many students in uniform walked to chatting and laughing among themselves. Some of the boys made cat calls to the girls who would either take offense of giggle; if the guy was correct.

Hunching slightly Naruto sighed and taking a step thought "Man, what's the point? I would be better off getting a full time job somewhere…"

Closing the distance Naruto faced once more the typical scorn of his school mates who knew him to be an annoying prankster, bad in sports, a pervert (Due to numerous unfortunate circumstances) a delinquent who would get into fights and least but no less due to having bad grades as well.

Naruto knew that most would just stay clear from his way but there were some who would give him a hard time if they felt like it. So he made something of an art to avoid them though they would find him eventually if they wanted to, after there is only so much stealth you can do at a school.

Near the school gates Naruto noticed a person he really wanted to avoid and so proceeded to crouch slightly and hasten his pace to get in already. But as fate always played for him that one person did notice.

"Naruto Uzumaki! What are you doing sneaking around? Up to no good I guess!" said a feminine voice making the blonde boy sigh in defeat.

Mustering his best smile, which turned out to be a forced smirk, Naruto turned and said "Morning Ino…"

In front of him an attractive girl of platinum blonde hair covering part of her face and the rest tied in a high ponytail stood frowning in her uniform of green jacket, white shirt and blue skirt.

"It's Good Morning Ino! You brute…Anyway, where were you yesterday?" asked the girl with a cruel smile indicating that she already knew the answer.

Naruto averted his gaze from the girl and slightly backing away said "I felt sick, so I skipped classes"

"Is that right? Are you certain you didn't have anyone come play with you the night before?" teased Ino making Naruto do wide eyed.

At that Naruto blushed slightly and stammered "O-Of course not!"

"Really now? Weren't you going to call for some "company"?" Further teased Ino loud enough for several heads to turn and become acquainted with the situation.

"W-Well, I didn't alright?!" countered Naruto turning to leave at once.

"I don't judge you, you know?" said Ino surprising many and making Naruto stop for a second.

"I mean, that's the only way someone like you will get some love" finished Ino with a cruel smirk making Naruto grit his teeth painfully before sprinting away amidst the laughter of his schoolmates.

As he ran Naruto thought "Can't believe I ever had a crush on her!"

Managing to escape from the ridicule and brushing aside a few escaped tears, Naruto jumped at the vibration of his phone in his pocket and bringing it out saw he had a new message waiting for him.

Opening the message he saw it was from the number gave Sakura gave him the day before, but also warned not to call to.

"What does she want?" wondered Naruto as he read the message and after having done it once, his eyes bulged as they read the text over and over.

Immediately after he slipped the phone into his pocket, he ran as fast as his legs let them towards his classroom as the bell rang for the beginning of the first period.

Tackling several people along the way, Naruto finally reached the classroom whose door was already closed. But unheeding that, he turned the knob as he used his momentum to basically throw the door open and basically drop into the classroom face first.

Greeting his teeth as his face hurt, Naruto lifted his face and right in front of him stood the devil Sakura Haruno clad in a female uniform for his school looking down on him with unveiled contempt.

"You are late…" commented Sakura as Naruto picked himself from the floor feeling strangely embarrassed for some reason.

"Sorry…" managed to say Naruto scratching the back of his head, but Sakura didn't acknowledge the apology and simply stared back the surprised class.

"Where's your seat?" suddenly asked the girl making Naruto point to a corner in the back by the windows of the classroom.

Sakura huffed and muttered "Figures…"

She then walked up to it and took the available spot next to it and said "Come seat so class can start already"

"Yeah…" replied Naruto picking his bag and meekly walking after her, but just before he sat down Ino turned about with confusion on her face.

"What's going on?! You know this moron?" asked Ino addressing the newcomer who barely regarded her with her jade green eyes.

Closing her eyes and with obvious annoyance she replied "Yes I do, he is my b-boyfriend"

Naruto went pale and then blushed as the rest of the class' jaws slackened before they started to mutter between one another somewhat in disbelief and somewhat in bewilderment.

"H-How?! Didn't you called yesterday for a…" began to say Ino when Sakura interrupted her and explained "We met online and kind of just hooked up"

At that Ino blushed as the class mutterings changed to some weird admiration for Naruto and on how Ino spread a somewhat malicious rumor that he had called for a call girl…

Ino sat down growling about wringing Kiba's neck next time she saw her while Sakura grinned in an almost feral manner at Naruto who debated himself between being grateful or fearing for his soul…

With the class now settled down, Naruto took the chance to lean over to Sakura and whispered "What are you doing?!"

Sakura's eye twitched and quietly replied "What do you think? Fulfilling the contract to get your soul"

"But why move into my school?!" replied Naruto thinking that his school life was going to get a whole new level of worse because of the devil beside him.

Sakura turned slightly look at him and said "You said you were a loser right? Well, I am going to fix that for you and then take my due, so you better appreciate the effort I'll make!"

Naruto actually blushed at that or some reason and looking down he muttered an inaudible "Thanks…"

AN: Done!

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