So I'm STILL re-doing and fixing this story! I messed up a bit and now the chapters are all unorganized! But not for long! HAHAHA! I'll be FIXING this up properly! I hope you enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anyone from it!

"Sakura, you're finally here!" TenTen grabbed me in a death-hug and I laughed. Or tried to, seeing as I couldn't breathe.

"Hello...S-Sakura-chan." said Hinata softly, peeking out from behind TenTen.

"Get off her!" Ino commanded, pulling TenTen away by her hair-buns. "FOREHEAD! C'mere!"

And she proceeded to squeeze the remaining dredges of air from my lungs. I pushed her off, gasping and laughing at the same time.

"Guys, don't overdo it! It's just been a few months!" I said. "It's not like I died or something!"

"It sure felt like that," TenTen snorted. "Look at you! Even I wouldn't wear anything that ugly!"

"Hey! I'm sorry, but I didn't have any money to buy new clothes so I had to make do with the clothes Mum left behind!" I frowned. "They're not that bad, right?"

"Yes they are." the three said in unison.

"Okay, okay! I'll be getting more money with this job anyway, so maybe I could change my image at work." I sat down in one of the many plushy chairs Ino had.

"Great! When you get your first BIG paycheck, tell us and we'll go shopping!" Ino declared.

"Damn..." TenTen swore and Hinata hung her head. They hated shopping, WE thrived on it!

I laughed as I looked around. We were all so different, yet we bonded better than most would.

Okay, so some background info would help you understand my friends, right? Okay, I'll give you the heads up on each of them.

Yamanaka Ino - she was a gorgeous blonde and owned a flower shop. She seemed to be the stereotypical blonde-bimbette, but she had the some of the high morals similar to Catholic schoolgirls! Ino was the kind of best friend you just knew would turn up miraculously to save your ass. And she had these weird moments, when her periwinkle eyes went blank and she stared into space. Spooky psychic blonde. She read our minds! Ino was incredibly close to her father, a private detective, and visited Konoha-gakure (our hometown!) often, just to see him.

Hyuuga Hinata - shy, beautiful, graceful and had the curviest body. Her hair was a great shade of indigo that complimented her pale coloring and pearly eyes. She was the motherly figure who was the glue that held us four together. Another great friend to have, very loyal but very unlucky in love. She had worse luck than I did! A million guys would flock her when they saw her, but the moment her stuttering voice got too much for them, they disappeared. She was a temp, doing odd jobs all the time. Her latest one was a substitute teacher at an elemetary school.

Her father had been a strict man. He was a multi-billionaire, and never had time for the family...except for her younger sister. She became eerily withdrawn because of her upbringing. She'd left her home the year she turned 19 and got a job. She still kept in touch with her little sister and sometimes spoke of her cousin who was the current head of the Hyuuga businesses - neither had been seen by us. Ever.

Uh...TenTen? - a pretty tomboy. Those words best described her. She was single, just like the rest of us, the only difference was that she was happy about it. She loved weaponry and martial arts, so she was an archery and fencing trainer.
Despite being an orphan, she had been sent to school, so she wasn't illiterate. She became close to a boy there, Rock Lee, and considered him her brother. Through him, she met his favorite uncle, Maito Gai, a professionally trained martial arts instructor. Gai-sensei, as we all called him, had taken a liking to the "youthful flower" that was TenTen and taught her to perfect her aim and to wield different weapons. Lee worked with her at the Club where she taught, so we'd all met him. He was an adorable brother-figure to us all, a little...eccentric, like his uncle, but very sweet.

Haruno Sakura - ME! I'm very similar to Ino in every way. Except where she was blonde and blue eyed I was green eyed and...well...pink haired. Okay, I KNOW it's weird, but I was born with it! And Ino said I'm unique! So there! I used to be very violent, as I've told you, but now that I've toned down, I feel like a wimp. I've changed a lot, but I can still feel the anger lying dormant within me. Something BIG has to happen for that to be unleashed, and till then, I must suffer the weakness that comes with being a subservient machine. Right after I graduated from medical college, my Mum became sick. My Father retired to look after her, and we were left with the minimum of Dad's pension. So, before I could start my internship, I was hard-pressed for a quick job. Which landed me in here.

Anyway - the weirdest thing was, ALL FOUR OF US WERE FROM THE SAME VILLAGE! And we were friends here, in Tokyo too! How cool, ne?

Realizing I'd zoned away from what my three friends were yakking about, I shook my head to clear my thoughts and focused on the hand that was waving in front of my face.

"Huh, what? I didn't catch that, Ten-chan." I murmured. She rolled her eyes and repeated herself.

"Whatever. Ino said you got a major promotion and are now, um...is that true?" TenTen asked, tentatively. I grinned and nodded vigorously.

"Ten-chan? Ask her what you really want to...go on!" Ino prodded, a wicked smile on her face. TenTen turned away in a huff.

"What, what?" I looked around, they were hiding something. "Tell me!"

"Ano...Sakura...is it true that your new boss is, I mean you're the PA of..." Hinata took a deep breath and asked nervously, "Uchiha Sasuke?"

I smirked. What was the big deal? Wait...how did they know his name?

"Yeeah...what's the big deal and how do you know his name?" I asked slowly, eyeing them all suspiciously.

"Eeek!" Ino shrieked, bouncing out of her chair. "You are SO lucky, bitch! I thought you were shitting me earlier, but...omigosh!"

"I hate that conceited prick, but he isn't unfortunate looking." TenTen admitted. Hinata rolled her eyes, saying nothing.

"How do you guys know him?" I wanted to know. "Is he famous or-"

"FAMOUS?" Ino came back. "You work at the infamous Uchiha Corp. and you ask if billionarie-hottie, Uchiha Sasuke is famous?"

"..."

She disappeared and came back with newspaper clippings. She set them on the coffee table before me with a flourish.

"The minute you told me his name with no squeal, I knew you'd need the help of these." she explained.

I gave a "wtf" look, but rifted through the small pictures. They all had my boss with a different girl on his arm, at all these fancy functions. They were all famous and drop-dead gorgeous.

"Uchiha Sasuke - multi-billionaire, owner of Uchiha Corporation, aged 28. Unmarried, gorgeous, reputedly coldhearted, ruthless businessman. True-blue playboy-bachelor." Ino ticked off on her fingers.

"...what are you saying?" I asked. TenTen snorted, Hinata smiled worriedly, Ino sighed dramatically.

"Sakura," she said, putting an arm around me. "Don't fall for his charms. You'll end up hurt!"

I started laughing. I couldn't help it. They were being ridiculous! It was cute how worried they were.

"You guys are crazy!" I laughed.

"Sakura, you like eye-candy. You fall easily for guys. Combine those two and you get screwed over." Ino stated, matter-of-factly. "You WILL get screwed over."

"Me falling for him might just be possible, he's cute." I said, a little miffed. I saw their dismay clear in their faces. "BUT, I seriously doubt he'll fall for me."

"Hey! Are you being like Hinata again?" Ino yelled, hands on hips.

"W-What? What do you mean, Ino-chan?" Hinata asked, surprised.

"You're both so low on self-esteem, I want to SMACK you!" she explained, still yelling. TenTen looked like she was sleeping with her head on Hinatas butt.

"Ino, look at these girls!" I held out the sheets. "They're gorgeous, feminine and well, amazingly hot! I, on the other hand," I gestured to myself. "am everything they're not! That is - bleagh! Plus, I look like shit at work! If I try hard enough to dress up, I might make the cut of 'decent-looking', but not if I continue looking like...like Dorine from the 'Office Killer'!"

"Dude, you can try all you want, you'll never look that scary." TenTen said bluntly. Apparently she wasn't sleeping. "You're far too...naturally pretty!"

"Aw, thanks!" I laughed.

"Promise me you'll watch yourself around him, Billboard Brow?" Ino asked, worry creasing her annoyingly normal-sized brow. I smiled.

"I wouldn't dream of trying my hand at something that unattainable, Pig." I winked.

"Good. Now I've been thinking...when are you going to get contact lenses, those glasses are gross!"

"When I can afford them, ass!"

As the playful banter began among us all, the three looked visibly less worried, and I was glad for that. Anything but their constant prying into my work life. I didn't need THAT.

Seriously. Dorine from "Office Killer" is pretty freakin' scary. Google her. But don't watch the movie, it's pretty crappy =/ Very lame and dark, like barely any lighting to show how the killings happen.

BUT ANYWAY, I hope ya'll liked this chapter - it's kind of like a filler, but also gives important background info ;) LOL, seriously though - I hope you liked it and that you R&R! Much love for reviewers!