Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Death Note, if I did, there'd be crossovers and Sakura would be paired up with everyone
WARNING: OOCness (Mostly Watari)
Anyways, enjoy!
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When Sakura had signed up for staying at the orphanage, this is not what she had in mind. She was currently stuck with sweeping the floors, which wouldn't be much of a task, if the house weren't so huge.
She felt genuinely lied to. Was this really a house of crime solving geniuses?
She sighed, a pain slowly developing in her back. Apparently, the free-loader was supposed to do all the work in the household.
'Bullshit…' Thought Inner Sakura
She hadn't refused, of course, as he had gone to all the trouble of washing and patching up her clothes. They looked brand new! Her ribbon was of course, also returned. She did have her complaints though, for one, she had to do the chores in the gigantic house. Second, she had the crappiest room in the house. And lastly, did she mention she had t do all the chores in the house?
Of course, there was no way she'd leave the household, it was her only chance she had at finding Ino. She'd fallen around that house, Ino was sure to be around the same area, right? And if she was, it was only a matter of time before she found this place and they could once again be reunited!
"Hey, pinky, how long are you planning on staying in my room?" Asked a certain dark haired man with dull green eyes and skin slightly darker than hers. He looked around her age, if not a bit older, and he was eating out of a jar of strawberry jelly.
She smiled gently
"Whammy told me to clean up everyone's rooms" She said and resumed her sweeping
"That's not what I asked you" He said
"Well that's what I'm telling you. I'll leave when I'm done cleaning, so be patient" Sakura said
His eyebrow twitched as he slipped another scoopful of his precious strawberry jam into his mouth. He took a seat on his bed and stared the girl down. He'd never seen her around, if he had, he'd definitely have remembered that pink hair of hers.
He then noticed her stiffen up
"Will you stop watching me? It's freaking me out! Go away!" Sakura said
"You're kicking me out of my own room?" Asked the boy, a spoonful of jelly in his mouth
"Yes, yes I am." Sakura stated clearly
"Sorry to disappoint you but I can't afford to have you messing up my room. You might break something." He said
Sakura's eyebrow twitched
"Hey now! I've carried books this-she outstretched her hand above her head-high and have never dropped a single one!" Sakura said
'I'll chose not to mention tripping every morning in my blankets' Sakura thought as she puffed out her chest in pride
"This high, huh? Bravo, now you can enter the circus." He said, slipping another spoonful of jelly from his jar into his mouth, savoring the taste
Sakura turned to him and the boy prepared for her screaming tantrum
Instead, she smiled, and then laughed!
"Hahaha! The circus! That'd be a show! I've got the pink hair for it!!" She screamed in between fits of laughter
The boy stared at her awkwardly, was she crazy? He'd just insulted her, and she agreed with him
What surprised him even more was the laughter bubbling up from his stomach. He fought valiantly at holding it back, but soon found it futile as he joined in along with her
"You're such an idiot!" He said, laughing. He didn't think he'd ever met a more naïve girl than this one; he had to wonder how she'd gotten into Whammy's in the first place
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After the fits of laughter, Sakura was able to finish her work without any interruptions. The boy, watching her every move. She chose to ignore it, that is, until
"Why are you doing this anyways? You know Whammy won't do anything to you if you don't do it. He's a real pushover" Said the boy
Sakura continued sweeping with a gentle smile on her face
"I gave him my word that I would do it, and I can't go back on it." She said
"Why?" He asked
"Because it's wrong to go back on your word, for example, I know it wouldn't feel good if someone went back on their word to me, so I wouldn't want to wish that upon anyone else, even if it's something as small as sweeping the floors. I gave him my word I would do, so there's no way I'm going back on it!" She said
The boy glared at her
"That doesn't make any sense. You don't go back on your word even though you know others will go back on their word with you? Why should you care about other people's feelings? It's not like they're ever going to repay you for being honest" He said
Sakura shook her head
"You shouldn't do good things expecting something in return, because then it's not a good deed! If I were getting paid for doing this, then it'd just be business. Plus, what does it matter if others don't treat me the same way I treat them? It makes me unique, and just because the whole world goes back on their word, doesn't make it right for me to go back on my word as well. On the contrary, if I show people the happiness that comes with keeping your word to the world, then they might want to do it too to share and spread the warmth in their hearts called kindness!" Sakura said, turning to him with a gentle smile
The boy truly didn't know whether to call the girl a genius or an idiot. Was there really someone out there with such pure thoughts, or was she simply deceiving him into thinking in such a way, in which case, she was smarter than he'd given her credit for.
The look in her eyes, however, told him she truly believed in the kindness of other people's hearts
They were hypnotizing, and for a second, he actually thought she was right.
However, he instantly snapped out of it and muttered a "whatever" under his breath as he scraped at the bottom of his strawberry jelly jar with his spoon, gathering the remaining bits of it
A light 'pop' was heard and he looked up to see the pink haired girl holding out a now opened jar of fresh strawberry jelly. She smiled
"I got it from that shelf over there" She said, pointing to his 'stash'
She giggled
"You must like it a lot, there's hundreds!" She said
He was momentarily hypnotized by those dazzling jade eyes once again
He then proceeded to taking the jar from her outstretched hand, fingers lightly grazing hers
Once Sakura was sure he'd gripped it, she brought down he hand and took a look behind her
"Alright, this room seems just about finished; sorry for taking up your time, see you around, stranger!" She said, waving as she prepared to exit the room
"Haruno san!" He called out
She turned around with a "Yes?"
"BB" He said
"BB?" She questioned
"My name's not 'stranger', it's BB" He explained
Realization dawned as she recalled Whammy's speech about names and how their initials were used
Sakura turned with a grin
"Alright, BB, no need to be so formal though, just call me 'Sakura'." She said
BB smirked and followed her out the door. He leaned on the door frame as he watched Sakura head down the hallway, his shinigami eyes glinting.
'Things have become a little more interesting' He thought to himself, slipping a spoonful of jelly into his mouth
Poor, naïve little Sakura hadn't even noticed she'd never even given out her name to the guy.
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The next day, Sakura had moved up from sweeping floors to raking leaves; joy.
It was winter now, and she was forced to put away her red dress in place of a red kimono. Why a kimono, she would never know. She believed Whammy enjoyed dressing her up, but that remained to be proven. No new news of Ino had shown up, and it had already been a month.
She looked longingly outside the Main gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of light blonde hair a shimmering blue eyes
'It's cold now, is she warm? Is she safe? Is she alive?' Sakura thought
She instantly shook her head at the last thought
'Ack! I can't be thinking of those types of things right now! I've got to keep hope alive! She has to be alive!' Sakura thought
BB was no help at all, during the fall she refused to remove her dress because it was the only thing she had that reminded her of her home. Dresses plus the fall breeze do not mix well.
FLASHBACK
"I'm telling you, you're going to catch a cold with that thing on, if you're trying to seduce me, do it when you're older and have something to flaunt" BB said. They were currently sitting atop the brick wall around Whammy's House. He had chosen to sit down, while Sakura was standing up, staring off into the distance, looking for something with hopeful eyes
She did this often, he noted. She was expecting something, at the time, however, he truly didn't care for what it was. He could see the goose bumps on her legs and she was holding herself for warmth. She was just being stubborn, he thought as he slipped another spoonful of jelly into his mouth
Sakura blushed maddeningly, and just when she was about to retort, a particularly harsh gust of wind hit them as her dress was blown upwards
BB dropped the spoon back into his jar as he gaped with widened eyes at her. His sharp mind instantly memorized her pale, soft skin and the cute belly button perfectly situated in the center of her abdomen. It didn't go any higher than that, though it didn't need to as a certain piece of cloth caught his eye. He gaped at it long and hard
"EEK!" Sakura screeched as she tried to hold down her dress against the prevailing winds. It soon stopped and she sighed in relief. She turned to BB to continue her earlier conversation to nag to him about how she wouldn't be caught dead seducing men because it was stupid and how she believed in true love when she noticed him gaping at her
She raised a brow in question and asked
"What're you looking at?"
BB instantly snapped out of his stupor and replied with a smirk
"Nothing… strawberry panties girl"
Realization donned on her and she had locked her self in her room for the rest of the day after screaming about how she couldn't get married anymore
END FLASHBACK
Anime tears rolled down Sakura's face at that recollection. She was no longer pure, how would she face her mother? BB didn't help in her pain at all after that, and he proceeded to refer to her from that point on as 'strawberry panties girl'
'Has he no shame?' Sakura thought
She didn't get to reminisce for very long, however, as she soon saw two figures walking towards the house in the distance. One was obviously Whammy. She could tell because he always wore that same outfit every time he went out. The other, was the form of a small figure. It wore a thick, warm jacket and its neck was wrapped around in a scarf. A hat topped the kids head, shielding the persons face from sight. The kid was her height, if not a bit taller. She couldn't tell because she was so far away. She opened the gates to get a better look, her tiny geisha sandal clacking as she went. The wind blew the pink locks she had with her traditional bow on top.
As Whammy neared, he removed his hat with the hand that wasn't currently holding onto the childs. He smiled at Sakura in greeting, taking in the cute little geisha dress he'd gotten her
Sakura took his smile in a slightly different way, however
Her eyes slowly widened at his gentle smile
'Could it be?' Sakura thought
Her eyes squinted, holding back happy tears
She then ran towards the small form in the distance holding Whammy's hand
The child looked up as he heard the pitter patter of small feet drawing closer
The childs grip tightened on Whammy's hand, and Whammy looked down at the kid with a smile as he gripped his hand back
This moment, however, was interrupted as a pink blur pounced onto the child, taking the child down and straddling the kid as the pink haired girl shoved her face into the kids jacket, muttering incoherent words through the cloth of the kids' jacket
The child also couldn't help but notice her legs had slipped out of the kimono, giving the child an eye full of pale legs, a sharp contrast to the blood red kimono currently on her form
"Now, you'll have enough time to get cozy with L inside the household and in the privacy of your own room. However, I'd like to be given the chance to get him through the basics if you wouldn't mind sharing him." Whammy said, having developed an unusual playful side specifically reserved for her in the short time he had known her. Who could resist the temptation?
Sakura's eyes widened
'L?' She thought. Slowly, but surely, she raised her head to take in the appearance of the child she had just pounced on the floor. To her complete and utter dismay, what met her eyes were not blue eyes, but grayish black, with the appearance of dark circles beginning to develop beneath his eyes. And in place of light blonde hair, there were messy locks of black.
She stared at him for a minute, and he stared back. She stared at him some more, the boys eyes became annoyed, she stared at him again
'Maybe, he'll magically turn into Ino, or maybe, it's all a joke and it's a henge jutsu!' Sakura thought, obviously in denial
She smacked her palms against his cheeks and cupped them; she then proceeded to pinching them and stretching them out to see if she could reshape the face into looking like Ino. The boy then proceeded to pinch her cheeks immaturely as well, as a means of revenge.
"Ouch!!" Sakura said as he continued to pinch her
She instantly let him go and he continued to hold on
"Let go! Let go!" She cried in pain
"An eye for an eye, I have to hold it for as long as you did with me" He said emotionlessly with a blank look
"Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-OUCH!!" She said as he pinched her harder, his face never changing
'SHANNARO! An eye for an eye my ass! More like an eye for an eye plus taxes and interest!! I think he's enjoying this!!' Thought Inner Sakura as she air punched the boy in her mind
A minute passed and he still had yet to let go
"Why aren't you letting go?!" She asked
"Why aren't you off me yet?" he asked, finally letting her go
She then glanced down and saw her position
She immediately bolted off, as though she'd been burnt
She felt like crying, if she couldn't get married back then, she most certainly couldn't now. Anime tears began rolling down her face as she grabbed onto Whammy
"I can't get married now!!" She screamed as L stared at the girl. Couldn't get married? Over that? Was she lying or just plain stupid? He asked himself as he stared at the girl still crying into Watari's jacket.
"Yeah, she's serious" Came voice from behind him, answering L's silent question
A boy with a jar of strawberry jam came into L's view as he turned around. The pale green eyed boy his around his age walked up L's side as he placed a spoonful of jam in his mouth.
"She's the type of girl who believes in the goodness of peoples hearts and is just about the most naïve girl you will ever meet." He said, watching the idiot cry over something stupid again
He grinned at L
"That's what makes her interesting." He said and then turned his head back to see Sakura try to rub the tears from her eyes with her kimono sleeve
"The names BB" He said
"Her name is Sakura" He added
"I am L" Lawliet said
BB nodded in recognition
WITH SAKURA
"You lied to me! You told me that was Ino!" Sakura cried
"I didn't lie, you came up with that idea on your own, Sakura" Whammy retorted
"Then what was the smile for?!" Sakura exclaimed
Whammy smiled
"You're wearing the kimono. It's quite befitting on you" Whammy replied
"That's no reason to smile!" Sakura said as she threw her arms about
It went on like that for a while. Eventually, everyone went inside.
L was now in Whammy's office discussing the basics. They were just about don when a gentle knock reached their ears from the door
"You may enter" Stated Whammy as the door creaked open and a head of pink hair popped in. Bright jade eyes looked at Watari, then at L before she smiled brightly
"Sorry for intruding." She said as she slipped inside, a tray in hand holding cups filled with some sort of hot liquid, as could be deduced by the hot steam dancing above it
"I brought you guys some hot chocolate." She said as she placed the tray on the desk
"Sakura, I don't think you've been properly introduced yet, this is L." Watari said
Sakura turned to L with a serious face, for an instant, L thought she'd take revenge for him pinching her earlier. What came next, however, was quite the opposite.
She ungraciously fell down to her knees, her palms on either side of her on the floor, her head ducked down low
"My deepest apologies! I disrespected you earlier because of a misunderstanding! I know it's not an excuse, but I wouldn't want you to think I did it to give you a hard time on your first day or pick on you or anything like that!" Sakura said earnestly
He starred at her and began to bite his thumb
After a while of not hearing anything, she thought the worst
'I knew it! He hates me! He's going to hold a grudge on me forever and never let me live it down! How shameful…' Sakura thought
"What are you willing to give me in order for me to forgive you?" L said, testing her out
Sakura sat up and looked him in the eye confidently
"I'm willing to give you my body if it's necessary" She said seriously
L resisted the urge to look at her incredulously. Being the young genius that he was, however, he maintained his poker face. He rubbed his bare feet together in his crouched position on the chair. The look in her eyes told him she was serious
She spoke once more
"I mean, Whammy uses my body all the time! And sometimes I even give it to BB." Sakura said
L turned his gaze to Watari
A moment of silence
Watari coughed
He'd been with Sakura long enough to know what she was talking about, but of course, where would be the fun in telling L that?
"It's true" He agreed
Now, L was no fool. On the contrary, he was a genius.
He turned his gaze back to Sakura. Now, this girl was either an upcoming porn star or an incredibly naïve person. Now, between the two, it was obvious which it should be, but it just couldn't click in his mind that someone could be that naïve, even for a four year old. Even he could catch the underlining sexual innuendo lying, waiting to be caught. Or maybe she was just pretending to be stupid? It was plausible, but what would her motives be? Could it be she just had a naturally perverted mind? He inwardly shook his head, no, that couldn't be the case, and her tears were sincere when she cried about not being able to get married over such a small issue. She also would've noticed she was straddling his lap quicker and would've tried something; a perverted mind wouldn't have passed up such a chance. But could such a naive girl exist in such an impure world? Surely not, she couldn't be that oblivious
"I mean, I can cook, and clean and organize your books for you too! I'm not so bad at sewing either! I've been practicing since I do the chores every day!" Sakura said as she counted off the things she could do with the fingers in her hand
He resisted the urge to fall out of his seat, while Watari resisted the urge to laugh.
"Yes, well, you can start off by bringing my hot chocolate." He said
"Yes, sir!" Sakura said as she got up, grabbed a cup and brought it up to him. He took a sip and brought it down
"Sugar cubes?" He asked and Sakura bolted out the door as though her life depended on it
She soon returned with a jar of sugar cubes. She grabbed his cup, set it on the table and began inserting sugar cubes, stopping to look up after each one she'd inserted for the nod for her to go on
'Is she serious about becoming my slave? What is she up to? What does she get out of it all?' L thought suspiciously of her
Sakura was soon starting to worry about the kid. If she put it any more sugar cubes, it would be solely made out of sugar cubes!
Sakura laughed nervously
"I think that's enough, don't you think? There'll be more sugar cubes than ho cocoa soon" Sakura said
He stared at her
She stared back nervously with a smile on her face
As he continued his one-sided staring competition with her, Sakura soon said
"It'll get cold"
He stared at her for a couple more second, before he nodded
She inwardly sighed and brought the cup to him and to her complete and utter shock, he drank the entire thing.
'He's unique, just like me' Sakura thought
'Things might not be so bad here' L thought as he looked up to see her gently smiling at him
She then took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of L's mouth of its chocolaty residue
He looked towards her hand, and then back at her face
Her eyes then crinkled with her bright smile in response
He resisted the urge to blush
'What a strange girl' He thought
Whammy all the while, enjoyed the lovely scene before him.
'Things have become interesting indeed' he thought as he sat back in his chair
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Authors Note: YEAH! L has appeared! I mean, this chapter was originally intended for BB and Sakura, but I couldn't stand not having L in the picture! He's just so cute!