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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's fictional characters. But, I do own the rights to write a story based on them. This fic is only for entertainment purpose.

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It felt like years since any of them spoke anything. Neither of them seemed too pleased to see the other, as witnessed by their expressions. Their was a fake smile playing across Sakura's lips as she stared down confidentially at him. Sasuke sat expressionless, but on closer inspection you could see his left eye twitching in what could be known as displeasure.

"It's nice to see you."

Sakura said in a sickenly sugar coated tone which aggravated him even further. But Sasuke was mature now. He won't lose his cool like he did in high school. If she wants to play like this then fine. She haven't seen Uchiha on move quite yet. He smirked smugly as he got up from his chair and looked down at her. He used his height to loom over her superiorly but the pinkette remained unfazed. She raised an eyebrow as though challenging him to speak;

'You can't intimidate me Uchiha'

She thought warily as Sasuke spoke in his baritone voice.

"I can't say the same for you though."

He watched in amusement as her olive eyes widened for a millisecond before she regained her composure and smiled.

"I was being polite as usual Uchiha. Although I see you are still an asshole. Somethings never change huh!"

There was a giggle as Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Naruto who was grinning from ear to ear while slowly sipping on his drink. Naruto was really enjoying the scene playing before his eyes and wanted to know just how will their little banter go. Seeing them argue always seemed to lighten up his mood. Ah! He missed old days.

Sasuke ignored the idiot as he have to give little Ms. vixen here a piece of mind.

"And I was being honest; unlike your display of fake enthusiasm on seeing me."

"Duly noted."

She agreed and shook her head briskly in mock seriousness which pissed off Sasuke. Guess she became even more annoying with the age huh. Sasuke hated it when things weren't in his control. He pinched the bridge of his nose; an old habit he inherited from his father. They did this to calm their nerves. Sakura was extremely satisfied with herself when she studied Sasuke's reaction.

Oh, how she loved getting on his nerves .

After a jiff of getting miffed up, Sasuke retrived to his serene self and smiled, so unlike him.

"You love being a Bitch, Don't you?"

The words were spoken in a hush whisper but they conveyed his hidden emotions of vexation and rage. Sakura was used to his resentment by now and wasn't perturbed in the least. She instead shrinked her eyes and peered at him with same vigour.

"Well, you know me!"

Sasuke then realised how much she have changed over the years. Old Sakura would have gone all berserk with anger by now and probably yelled at him or cursed him. No. Sakura didn't remain shy and innocent always in high school. The company of Ino and Naruto changed her to a lot degree and she became quite a wild child then. She loved to argue, infact she encouraged him to squabble with her. But the way she spoke now, so smoothly and…so enticing. Well, Sasuke woudn't lie if he told he got a bit turned on by her voice.

'Damn that gir..no..Woman!'

"Why Don't You Both Just Smooch Each Other and Release All Your Sexual Tension And Just get Over it."

Sasuke's head snapped so fast that Naruto was afraid for a moment that it was gonna fell off. And Sakura..well If looks could kill, Naruto might have been dead and resting in his grave now.

'CRAP! SHIT! SHIT! SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT OUT LOUD…MAN I AM DEAD!'

Naruto thought frankly as he saw his two supposedly best friends giving him the deadliest glare ever.

"Umm..excuse me guys. But I really Gotta Pee.!"

Sakura could have sworn that she never saw Naruto run so fast in her entire life. Good for him. Or else she might have pummeled him to the ground right there. An awkward silence fell upon the pair in the aftermath of Naruto's words. Sakura tried hard not to blush while Sasuke was trying hard to stay cool.

"Well..uhh..Ino might be looking for me. So..well I gotta go."

Sakura mumbled quickly as she excused herself from there. Sasuke was absolutely glad when she left as a thick tension settled between them. It have always been like this. They will get each other all worked up and then in the end their situation would become cringe-worthy when they were nose to nose with each other. Sasuke wondered if it was possible they might end up kissing each…

'FUCK NARUTO!'

He thought bitterly for putting such a disgusting notion in his head. Him kissing Sakura.! Not in a million years.

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FLASHBACK

"It seems illogical to suggest knife crime is promoted as its use in the play only causes further trauma. Additionally, it is tenuous to relate today's stabbings with those intended for an Elizabethan audience; if this were the case surely the prevalence of knife crimes in Britain would have begun centuries ago."

Sakura put forward her point as her English teacher nodded satisfactorily at her answer.

"I would like to object her point Mam. You see, The play is centred around enduring family feuds and stabbing is a recurring event within the plot. In Elizabethan Britain, scenes of stabbing would have instilled shock in the audience, while in the UK today knife crime is no rarity. nevertheless, the play concerned was intended as a modern adaptation to provide an honest reflection of what the 14-year-old audience may be experiencing"

Sasuke spoke with confidence as their teacher have to admit his point was equally right. Currently, their was a heated debate going on in the 10th A classroom on whether the Romeo and Juliet drama promotes knife crime? Correction..only between Sasuke and Sakura. As the rest of the student were too busy dozing off or passing love notes and playing in the back seat to be bothered. This year, both Sasuke and Sakura have landed up in the same class. Although, it was a policy that the top students were not to be placed in the same sections. But this year, the division was done based on random pickings. Apparently, the school authority got bored and was looking for something fun;note the sarcasm though.

It was not such a good idea as the two will always get into a heated debate on each topic, no matter what the subject. They were always neck to neck with each other in Academics. Right now, the duo were glaring at each other while their teacher shook her head.

'Yup, I need to change my section.'

"Settle down kids. You both did your best to validate your point. It's just a friendly debate. No need to get all worked up over it."

They both sat in their respective seats but continued to throw nasty looks at each other as the bell rang.

"The class is over. I want you all to complete the worksheet on page no. 56. We will have a test based on it this Thursday."

With that the teacher disappeared from the class while no one really paid much attention to her.

Ino tapped Sakura lightly on her shoulder as she smiled at her best friend.

"What's up Pig?"

Blonde girl rolled her eyes at her nickname and settled down beside her.

"Tenten is having her birthday party this weekend at a club. And you, are coming with me."

Before Sakura could protest, Ino warned her with one of those famous looks which said, You have to do as I say no matter what and Sakura huffed.

"Fine. I will come."

She agreed half heartedly as Ino puffed in annoyance.

"Cheer up. Geez! It's not like someone is going to bury you alive out there."

Sakura ignored her comment and eyed Sasuke briefly as he exited the classroom. She saw him walking towards a navy haired girl, from the window as she kissed him squarely on his lips while he smirked at her and they left.

"Are you jealous?"

Ino asked her with levity as Sakura wrinkled her nose in disgust.

"Eww, No ways. Infact I pity the poor girl. After all, we all know, he is just fooling around with her.!"

Sakura laughed and waved it off as Ino agreed. It was true. Sasuke have gained quite a Casanova image this year. He was cold and distant before but recently, he was warming up with girls and rumours were that they were only a play toy for him, nothing more.

Nobody knew if they were true or not, but when almighty Sasuke was concerned. Nothing, he did was ever wrong.

However, Sakura didn't have time to dwell upon such stupid things and her only concern was beating Sasuke Uchiha in all the subjects.

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The ride back to home was awfully quite as Ino have already dozed off in the passanger's seat due to all the alcohol she consumed while Sakura drove her back home. A serene smile spread across her lips as she remembered how she have outdone the Uchiha this time. She have clearly surprised him by her cool demeanour.

'No wonder he was so pissed.'

She giggled at the thought as she pulled over at Ino's house. She could clearly see Ino's mother making her way to the car in a hurried manner. Sakura have ringed her before explaining her friend's condition while her mother appeared displeased and cursed her daughter for being so careless.

"Thanks a lot for bringing her in darling. She Is Such A Reckless Girl."

Mrs. Yamanaka complained as both of them carried her towards her bedroom with her limbs hanging on their shoulders.

After Sakura dropped Ino off at her house she headed straight towards her home. She was extremely tired and wanted nothing more than sleep at that precise moment.

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Sasuke was thankful to god for once, when instead of being greeted by his brother or mother, he saw Izumi in the hall. She was an editor in Japan's weekly magazine and was currently busy typing on her laptop. She stopped when she saw him there and got up to address him.

"Sasuke. You are back! Do you need some tea, coffee or water?"

"No, thanks."

He declined discreetly as she didn't argue further and decided to change the topic.

"So, how was the party?"

"Nothing special. Just a bunch of dimwits assembled together and boozing."

Izumi chuckled as she heard his annoyed tone. She knew Sasuke wasn't much into parties. He preferred meeting business delegates over partying any day. He wasn't the usual fun boy type material. Even Itachi was, quite frankly not much of a party lover, but he still tried to mingle with others as he was friendly. While Sasuke was selectively sociable.

"Well, you must be tired now. Go and have some rest Sasuke."

He nodded curtly as he gave his sister-in law a small smile.

"Good night Izumi."

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Sasuke Uchiha surveyed his office with mild interest while his manager told him all about the pros and cons of investing at this particular time. He wiped off the sweat from his forehead as he picked up an articraft made of bronze and regarded it closely.

This morning his father have called and told him to come to the Uchiha headquarters before noon. After signing on the legal document and discussing about his own shares in the business, Sasuke left his father's office and was guided towards his own cabin. A spacious room on the tenth floor with well furnished table lined with glass and cushioned walls have burgundy paint on them and the curtains were light coloured, complimented them well. Their were three sets of shelves present in either of the corners. His name Sasuke Uchiha was emblazoned in gold on the name plate, placed at the center of the table. Sasuke was greatly pleased with the arrangement.

"I suppose it's my job to worry about the investments Mr. Yugi. You may leave now."

His manager nodded obediently before rushing from there, leaving the Uchiha alone in the office. He walked across his table and sat on the leathered chair. Things might be a bit tady in the beginning but he will work it out. Sasuke wanted to flourish his business remarkably all over the globe.

He wanted to prove his worth to his father. Ever since Itachi announced that he had no interest in the family business and rather aspired to be a lawyer, their was always a tension brewing between the two. Fugaku lost all his hopes from Itachi and rather turned to Sasuke. His last shimmer of hope. And it was the perfect opportunity for Sasuke. So, he worked diligently day and night and he swore he will make this company more profitable than ever before.

This was just the beginning.

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Sakura took off her medical robe and slumped tiredly on her chair. The day has been quite rough. She have to perform three surgeries since morning and attended to the endless number of patients. She barely had any chance to breath properly since this morning. She had been working non-stop for last twelve hours.

'Well, I am glad that my shift is finally over'

She thought happily as she stretched her body and decided to pack up her bag. But she was interrupted by a tentative knock as she scoffed.

"Come in."

A young nurse entered her office, and breathed heavily as though she had ran quite a distance.

"Dr. Haruno, Your assistance is needed immediately. We have one of the patients rushed in, suffering from the Myocardial infarction."

Sakura hurriedly got up as she nodded and followed her out of the room.

"Where is Dr. Tsunade?"

She asked they both got into the lift. Tsunade Senju was the leading lady of the City Hospital and Sakura have done her internship under her. Tsunade was her role model and Sakura aspired to help people just like her.

"She went on an international conference this morning to Kyoto. I am afraid but after her you are the only one expert in the cardio department."

In any other situation Sakura might have been pleased to hear her praise, but the situation was tense now and she was always professional in the hospital.

"Room Number?"

"126, B section Mam."

"Alright!"

She rapidly made her way towards her right and rushed into the room where her patient was present.

It appeared to be a woman in her late fourties or early fifties. Her mouth was covered with oxygen pump and her face appeared a lot pale. Sakura vaguely felt as though she knew her from somewhere. But she couldn't exactly remember.

"What's her stat?"

She asked the attending nurse as she filled her in quickly with the details.

"She suffered heavy stroke and we have to give her few electric shocks to stabilise her condition for a while. "

"Hmm."

Sakura put on her stethoscope as she took in her pulse rate. Next few minutes went in her ECG and the X-RAY as Sakura observed the monitor screen before her eyebrows furrowed with worry. She motioned the nurse towards her as she spoke again.

"We need to perform a surgery quickly. Her blood is clotted in two of her coronary arteries. Inform her relatives quickly. We are taking her to Operating room."

"Her driver was the one who brought her here Mam.. We have called the Uchiha family and they are on their way here."

Sakura looked away from the computer screen as she momentarily paused and eyed her patient cautiously.

"What's her name?"

She asked slowly but loud enough for the nurse to hear.

"Mikoto Uchiha."

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So, How did you all like the interesting turn of events.

Do leave your opinion.

And also to the reviewers, don't worry it will be a sasusaku fic only. There may be some glimpse of Naruhina but nothing much. I assure you.

Till then

~Sora