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I'm home sick with the flu, so I decided to write the next chapter of this…
This is the final chapter!
It's been a terrific ride, especially since this was written mostly for myself because of a lack of reviewers.
Thanks to those that did review! I love you! (figuratively)
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I don't know how many times I have to say this…but it gets a little old. I also do not own any of the songs sung…they belong to the Pipettes.
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Summer Work for the Win
Chapter 4
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The following takes place between
12:30-1:00 PM
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The two neared the door of the dingy domain. The house was very low-class, unkempt shrubs and dying grass giving the home (if one could call it that) the appearance of a meth house.
As Itachi and Sakura approached the house, audible music could be heard from within, and given the state of the house in question, it surprised them both greatly.
"It's not loooooove…but it's still a feeling!" two male voices warbled along with the ringing female voice of the song.
"The Pipettes?" Sakura's brow furrowed and she had to restrain herself from laughing.
Itachi shifted his gaze to the girl beside him and noticed that she was failing in suppressing her giggling, and (after thoroughly inspecting the state of the house and finding the walls rather thin) Itachi pulled her into his arms and gently placed a hand over her mouth. "Shh…Sakura…"
"…mmft…"
"I'm going to ring the doorbell. Please try to contain yourself, Sakura," Itachi calmly whispered in her ear. He waited for her to nod and he removed his hand from her mouth, keeping one of his arms securely around her shoulder, to ring the doorbell.
All movement within the house stopped, and shuffling could be heard as the two boys made their way to the door. The door pulled open slowly, cautiously, as a face appeared in the crack, taking in the sight of the couple. "Hello?"
"Hello, my name is Itachi and I believe we have a friend in common."
"Hey, man," the silver-haired boy with seemingly sharp teeth said as he pulled the door open further, "we don't deal anymore. We're clean."
Itachi cocked an eyebrow, "That isn't what we're here about."
"O-oh…" the boy stuttered.
"You know my cohort Kisame, correct?" Itachi continued.
"Yes," the boy cast a glance back at his friend.
"Suigetsu, you know a member of Akatsuki?" the orange-haired boy asked in disbelief.
"He's my cousin!" Suigetsu sighed. "I can't choose my family. Just be glad that he never turned us in!"
Itachi, growing bored of their banter, turned to look down at his female companion. Sakura was obviously nervous; every second they wasted on the fools was another hour of summer work that she would have to frantically type. Itachi looked up in annoyance and snapped, "Look, we're hear to know about a friend of yours who suddenly got a laptop today. It's very important and if you delay us any further, I will be sure to let my father, the Chief of Police, deal with your 'problem,' do you understand?"
Suigetsu and Juugo cast nervous glances at each other. Suigetsu sighed, "My girlfriend, Karin, suddenly got a new laptop this morning. Kisame happened to visit me at the same time as she showed up here and she was bragging. I thought it was weird 'cause just the other day she was complaining about bein' broke…"
Itachi turned his attention to his companion, "Sakura?"
She looked contemplative, obviously the name was familiar. "Karin…Karin…Kar- Oh, that bitch!"
Even Itachi was startled as Sakura's face turned angry. It was apparent that she did in fact know a Karin.
"Of course that petty bitch would do something like that! She should have been the first person to come to mind!" Sakura crossed her arms in aggravation.
"Suigetsu, that's your girlfriend she's talking about," Juugo murmured.
Suigetsu shrugged, "Whatever Karin's done isn't any of my business. I don't know about you, Juugo, but I'd rather not fight that girl; she looks pissed."
"You! Shark Boy! Where does that bitch live?" Sakura yelled.
"He doesn't have to tell you anything!" Juugo smirked.
"Hey, it's no problem, Juugo. I'll just go get the address…" Suigetsu disappeared within the house, pausing only to whisper, "Do you really want Akatsuki on our asses?"
Sakura was still seething when the silver-haired boy returned and handed a slip of paper over to Itachi, who nodded his thanks and led the girl away from the house and back to his motorcycle. "Sakura, don't jump to conclusions."
"It was her! I know it! I'll beat her face in!" Sakura exclaimed.
"What makes you so sure?" Itachi asked as he climbed onto the bike.
"She's always tried to sabotage anything I do. I think it's because of Sasuke's infatuation with me…she's always had a thing for him…" Sakura trailed off as she climbed on behind the older boy and wrapped her arms around him. "Your brother is always causing me problems!"
"How so?"
"Well, first it was Ino…then Naruto…then Karin…then practically every girl in school…Sasuke is nothing but trouble!" Sakura huffed.
"Well, it looks like I'll win, little brother," Itachi mumbled almost happily as he revved the engine.
"What?" Sakura screamed over the wail of the machine.
"Nothing," Itachi shouted back as he hit the gas, sending them flying off in the direction of Karin's house.
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Karin's house was sub-par, nothing particularly great about it. It was a standard model home, and not the nice kind.
At first, Itachi and Sakura observed the exceedingly average house from the motorcycle, both trying to desperately strategize an attack. "Sakura, your thoughts?"
"Call Sasuke."
"What?" Itachi cocked an eyebrow.
"Unless we want this to end violently, Sasuke needs to sacrifice himself for the greater good, namely, my summer work," Sakura said in a perfect monotone, displaying the enlightenment gained when fighting for the ultimate cause.
"I can live with that," Itachi said, simply flipping out his cell phone and dialing his brother.
"Itachi?"
"Hurry, Sasuke! Sakura's in mortal danger an needs your assistance!" Itachi feigned despair.
"What! Really? Where are you guys? Is she breathing?" Sasuke's concerned voice yelled.
"I'm not sure! We're at 333 Hellsgate Avenue! Hurry!" Itachi flipped his phone shut, relishing the giggling of the pink-haired girl at his antics.
"Nice," she managed as she laid her head on his back affectionately.
"Sakura," Itachi glanced back at her, "would you say we've grown…closer?"
Sakura lifted her head to catch his exquisite eyes. "I would say so. I'm happy you decided to help me."
"I mean, would you say we've grown closer roman-"
Itachi was cut off by the sound of a dirt bike. "Itachi! Is Sakura okay?" Sasuke wailed as he cut the ignition and leaped off of the bike, not bothering with the kickstand and letting the bike fall to the ground.
"She's fine, Sasuke," Itachi ground out, displeased with his brother's timing.
"Oh…so, why am I here?" Sasuke asked with a puzzled expression written on his face.
"Come here, Sasuke!" Sakura called, jumping off Itachi's bike and pulling the older male with her. Sasuke neared and Sakura grabbed an arm of both, dragging them to the doorstep. Sakura released Sasuke to ring the doorbell and placed that hand on his back (so she can push him).
"Who is it? I'm busy!" the snotty voice from within yelled.
"Sasuke!" Sakura called in her best imitation of her friend.
"OMG! NO WAAAY!" screeched the voice, causing the three teens on the doorstep to flinch in agony. The door flew open and Sakura wasted no time in flinging the younger Uchiha into the arms of a waiting redhead. Sakura and Itachi hurried past the unwanted image of Karin sexually assaulting the unfortunate Sasuke and began to search the unremarkable living room.
It was there…sitting on the couch. Sakura minimized the Microsoft Word Document…sure enough! There was her favorite picture of she and Itachi from last Christmas! Sakura shut the laptop and put it in the case after gathering up the plug. She slipped the strap over her neck and grabbed Itachi's hand, pulling him once again past the poor Sasuke, now lying on his back with Karin straddling the struggling boy.
"Are we just going to leave him there?" Itachi asked.
"Yep! Consider it his punishment!" Sakura giggled as both clambered onto his motorcycle. "Can you drop me off at my house?"
"No problem."
Itachi and Sakura could have sworn that they heard a strangled "Wait! Don't leave me!" as they sped off.
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"So, you going to be okay?" Itachi asked as Sakura carefully set her laptop case on her couch.
"Yep! Except…" Sakura smirked as she drew near to the older male, now watching her with a mixture of amusement and playfulness in his eyes, "I believe you were going to ask me a question back at Karin's house…"
"Ah…" Itachi smirked back as he leaned down to her level, "More importantly, Sakura, was that a picture of you and I from Christmas as your wallpaper?"
Sakura blushed as she drew back from the much taller Uchiha, "Well, it is a nice picture…A-anyway, what was your question?"
"Do you think we've grown closer…romantically?" Itachi took a step closer to the girl and stared directly at her, causing an unwanted blush to envelop her face.
"Um…maybe…yes?" Sakura stuttered, looking away for the barest of moments.
"Is that a yes?" Itachi chuckled as he placed a hand lightly on her shoulder.
She didn't answer, choosing instead to close the distance between them with a light kiss to the side of his gorgeous mouth.
"I'd say that's a yes."
"It was."
"Lunch tomorrow?"
"Of course."
"Finish your summer work," Itachi pulled away giving a half wave as he exited her apartment with a full-blown grin uncharacteristically written on his face. "Case: Summer Work for the Win. Status: Closed."
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This is the Epilogue, kinda.
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THE EPILOGUE
"Welcome to all you studious kids who decided to actually do your summer work! Sadly, Karin was not able to join us, as the staff has finally gathered enough evidence to prove that she was a cheating bitch and she was imprisoned for assaulting Sasuke!" the teacher chimed happily.
Sakura sighed contentedly, holding her completed assignment in her hand. This was the paper she'd worked the longest on, causing the poor girl to stay up until three in the morning.
"Luckily, children, the AP teachers all agree that your summer work will instead be due next week! So, I don't want a single one turned in today!"
Sakura stared, mortified at the happy teacher, in dismay. She clutched the paper until it was crumpled into a ball and let herself collapse onto the wooden desk.
"Sakura! Sakura! Oh no, she's not breathing!" screamed Sasuke as he shook his pink-haired best friend. "I think she overdosed on caffeine!"
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Teheheheh!
I can't believe it's been four (has it?) months since I came up with this idea!
My summer work was a bitch! I'm glad that's over now…
But the classes are still hard!
I'm over my flu (I think) and I'm going back to school tomorrow (noooooo).
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Anyways, keep this in mind…
I have two stories that will be written sometime in the future! (I can't give you plot elements yet…that would spoil them!)
ShikaSaku: "Posthypnotic Suggestion"
-A hypnotism fic that I have planned out!
And…
KibaSaku: "The Letter"
-A awesome fic that I consider my "baby."
(It's already been written out in a notebook)
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