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"Seduction is enticing someone into doing what they secretly want to do already."

Waiter Rant, Waiter Rant weblog, 11-29-05

"You're not throwing her out" were the first words Tsunade spoken to Sasuke when he showed up at her office.

"I can give you…three reasons why she's not supposed to be there" Sasuke walked closer to Tsunade's desk.

"Surprise me" the woman said in bored tone, skimming through some papers.

"She broke into my house"

"No, she had a key" Tsunade instantly confronted.

"She made my cat fall in love with her"

"That's cat's problem, not yours"

"And she's misusing my livingspace!" Sasuke was about to loose it "the last thing I need is an artist woman in my house"

"Maybe, but the first thing you need is a woman in your bed" Tsunade raised a smirking look to him "go get yourself a girl. You've been alone since I remember you"

"Oh and I suppose you tossed Sakura there to distract me" Sasuke scoffed "she's not my taste"

"You don't have a taste, Uchiha" Tsunade sighed "listed, bare with her for a week or two until I get her financial stuff fixed. You will have a week off the clinic duty and a special add to the salary"

"Are you trying to bribe me? And why can't you take that pinky girly bitch to your place?"

"Is that a pet name?" Tsunade's eyes lit up with anger "no, I can't"

"Oh, yeah, I remember. It's not very convenient to have scream-till-you-re-hoarse sex when somebody's trying to sleep behind the wall" Sasuke rolled eyes (So, she's not over with Jiraya. I can tell that by a blush. Jeez, why the hell am I in this mess?).

"You have a serious mental retarded-ness. People are usually able to keep their mouth shut when it comes to others' private life"

"Oh, you have a private life?" Sasuke pretended to be amazed by popping his eyes out "I though it was bouncing out on your chest" a pen flew to Sasuke, which he successfully dodged.

"Get out!" Tsunade shouted "and don't you dare do something to Sakura. You'll have business with me!"

Yeah and get myself into reanimation. Very nice. This is a real mess. Why the hell is Tsunade doing something like this to me? Can't she just ask someone else to look after The Bitch (yes, The Bitch. How should I call a person who barges into a private space and declares that she will live there?)? Crap! And how come so many people say I need sex? Hn, since it's coming from the society (or rather overrated humanity, which I should be ignoring to my own precious good), I'll just ignore it. I don't remember men changing a lot after they stick their member into one or other vagina.

"Hey, hey, buddy! Heard you've got yourself a personal artists" an annoyingly bright and cheerful voice flew to Sasuke's ears and made him frown.

"Tsunade has a big mouth" Sasuke growled as Naruto caught up with him and they both continued walking through the corridor.

"So, how is she?" Naruto's expression was referring to some nasty details he hoped to hear every since he found out about the incident (Heh, heh, a little flirting with Tsunade's secretary does miracles. That woman is just naïve, I tell you!).

"Annoying, arrogant, bitchy and completely unbearable. Happy?"

"Man, you gotta picky taste" Naruto complained, diving his hands into pockets of his white smock.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you're already taken and no longer remember what it's like to be pulled out of that blissful bachelorhood"

"Come on. Living with a woman isn't that bad" Naruto giggled "you get a lot of advantages actually"

"Oh, yeah, I've been seeing you with actually ironed shirt lately" Sasuke rolled eyes and took a turn towards his own office "why don't you go and try to infect optimism to someone else?"

"You're the only one that actually needs to be infected" Naruto poked Sasuke into chest "and you need to get a life"

"Oh, yeah, and what do you think I was doing for almost three tens of years?"

"Doing…something that only looks like a life, but it surely isn't" Naruto deduced as they stopped at the door of Sasuke's office "and you should know that life is short"

"Thank goodness for that" Sasuke smirked "not much left for me to endure" and he closed the door in front of Naruto.

"Heh, lousy twit" Naruto mumbled under his breath and went on. And life doesn't need to be endured. It's a gift. Better make an advantage of it. Oh, I should get home earlier today. Hinata might give me an erotic massage she promised for our anniversary.

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"Please tell me we're having a case." Karin begged the moment Sasuke showed up in the spacious office.

"Why the rush? You get money for nothing. It's not bad you know" Sasuke marched right past her and right to the coffee machine (Give me that coffee and no one gets hurt! I have nerve damage, goddamnit!!) "where's Temari and Shika? Don't tell me they're at it again"

"No, Temari went to do some shopping and Shikamaru went to friends"

"Which means they are probably at their home, having sex" Sasuke sighed "I wonder how many more times they'll use these excuses"

"Well, they're sort of…married and they didn't have a honeymoon, so…" Karin shrugged shoulders "they're just…making up for it"

"Hn, yeah right" Sasuke swallowed his coffee "go and take care of my email box. When and IF those two come back…tell them to do some research on crosswords"

"Where are you going?"

"Let's just say" Sasuke said, putting bag on his shoulder "I have a certain phobia of finding my house tore down"

"Are you high today or what?" Karin rammed her fists into hips "you can't just leave! Especially when there are only two of us on a department"

"Sure I can" Sasuke shot her a smirk "especially when there are only two of us. You didn't take any advice of what I told you about being private" he pointed at Karin's bare legs (well, not BARE bare, but only with mini mini skirt).

"So this is what it's all about? Or do you have a nuclear weapon experimented at your house?" Karin took few steps closer to Sasuke and he could already count her black eyelashes.

"You could…say I do" Sasuke though of Sakura, lying all half (I'd much prefer completely)-naked on his couch.

"Need help?" Karin put arm on his chest (Gee, could she just stop? No one actually asked for testosterone, which almost entire staff (men of course. Not sure about lesbians) gets when she passes the corridor. And now it's just an over-doze!) and lifted herself onto tip-toes to press her lips gently to his.

She is so totally manipulating me! If it wasn't for my sane (that's what doctors would tell from the MRI, not people from overrated society) mind, I'd do her here and now (well, not here but maybe take an example from Temari and Shika). Why are girls so suddenly all over me? I was ok with the fans-only, who could provide me with some occasional sex. Not…sex-between-colleagues. If that can be classified.

"Karin, quit it" he said, gently pushing her away from himself (Yeah, if holding by hips can be called that).

"You just wouldn't loosen up, would you?" she smirked at him and took a step backwards. They looked at each other for a while, then Karin turned around and walked to the desk with a computer on it.

"Get your mind made up. When you do, you know where I live"

"Right" was all Sasuke said and stormed out of the office and out of the hospital.

You know where I live, she said. Heh, sure I do. But I'm not about to use it as an advantage. If I really wanted, I could've done her long ago…Ok, concentrate! Now I gotta some getting-rid-of to do…If I make Sakura feel miserable, she'll leave my place sooner…I don't care where or why. Just so she leaves. I don't want someone so near me. I might fall for her.

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Sakura took another color from the palette and gracefully added it to the entire composition.

Now this is better. A vague smile reached her lips as she wandered off to the memories of her childhood.

Sai. I wonder where you are…my perfect friend. I think that was the way I called you…when we were little. The one day you've just disappeared. Well, at least you left drawing to me…drawing fewer, which lasts all my life. Thanks. I guess.

"What the hell did you do to my attic?!" a shout came in through the open door. Sakura turned around and found Sasuke standing there, eyes full of furry.

"Give it a break, I just cleaned it" Sakura sighed and turned back to her painting.

"No, you messed with my order" the doctor walked in "how am I supposed to find anything now?"

"Stop complaining. It's not like you have a problem with me being around you less. It will be easier to do if I had my personal space"

"No, it would be easier to do if you were out of here" Sasuke stopped by her and crossed arms on his chest "you allow yourself too much for a refugee"

"I can't get out"

"Go to Tsunade's"

"Can't. I'll poke of hearing her screaming each night"

"Then borrow money from her and go to a hotel"

"Can't. They're too expensive in NY for her to keep me"

"You'll find an excuse to stay at any cost, right?"

"No. I can always hook up your brother and go live with him" she shot Sasuke a grin.

The phrase itself made Uchiha's blood boil. What is this feeling? It's the second time I have Sakura and Itachi at the same content and all I feel is raged furry about it. Could it be that…I'm jealous? No, no, no, no, no, no! Not that, just not that!

"Hn. You can go wherever you want. But if you go to Itachi's, make sure you really have a life insurance" and he whirled around on the heel to leave.

"Am I really that disgusting to you?" Sakura put down the brush and the palette and turned to his back, crossing arms on her chest "is that is? You really hate me, without even knowing me?"

Oh, come on. Sob story is coming. Like I haven't heard my share from tear-struck patients already. This chick actually thinks I'm going to buy it! More to it, she's trying to knock to my conscience! Wrong move, babe!

"Here we go" Sasuke exhaled.

"If you hate me, just tell me"

"Alright, I hate you, happy now?" Sasuke shot her a smirk "you simply annoy me. And the fact that I have to share a living space with a vagina-user also is kinda unbearable. No matter how hot the babe is"

"So you think I'm hot, which means you want me, yet you don't want me around at the same time. That's a little too controversial, don't you think?"

"Hm" Sasuke pretended to be thinking hard "four statements, three mistakes: me saying you being hot does not necessarily mean me wanting you. And that is no longer controversial with me not wanting you around"

"What is your problem?" Sakura stared at him with unbelieving eyes.

"Right now I got two: you and your little black dress which keeps me glued to the place. After all, we did agree on the fact that you're hot"

"Pervert" Sakura scoffed.

"And you're The Bitch. But that's only a pet name, so don't flatter yourself" and he unglued himself from the floor and walked downstairs.

"Take that back" Sakura demanded when they were in the kitchen.

"Which part? Sorry, but I can't take back the line 'you're hot', cause it's too obvious" Uchiha dived to the fridge and took out a cartoon of orange juice.

"Part of me being The Bitch, you asshole!" Sakura flamed at him.

"What, you don't like the pet name?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow to her, gulping some juice he poured to the glass.

"No. I want to teach you some manners"

"Hn, giving pet names is the part of a friendship, that's what any psychologist would say to you. Shouldn't you be happy?" he wanted to walk out of the kitchen, but Sakura blocked the way at the mid-door.

"Take that back!"

"Once you stop acting like a bitch, I will. Barging into my house and staying against the my will counts" he looked down to her and right into her green orbs.

Alright, now I'm drowning into green fields…gosh, this feels…great Why in the world those artist women are so…so…I don't know…wanted. Men are weak beings after all. Look at me: a little closeness to a female and I'm already hooked up. Women's rights to be THIS goddamn seductive should be restricted permanently. Then maybe I won't be falling for these green eyes in the first place.

"Stop acting like an asshole for once!" Sakura yelled at him, making Sasuke lean backwards a little. He shrugged.

"Ok"

And he kissed her.

Into lips and all.

With a tongue inside her mouth and all.

Wet.

Man, I'm in soooooooo much trouble. AND THIS IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM GETTING-RID-OF!!

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A/N: ok, a slight cliffy here…sorry, that's what turned out :DDDD don't know exactly when I'll update next, cause I'm having this mini European Parliament at my country, so I'll be busy with all global warming stuff and all (yeah, I think one person actually said this story could be added to the list of causes)….so, be patient ;) thanks for comments, alerts and all ;) now push "GO"!