Me- Well then shall we begin with our story? Sorry if it took so long, but here's the new chapter!

Thinking

Inner talking

Dramatic Or Emphasized word


"So, what'll it be?" I sighed, narrowing my eyes at the man before me.

"I'm sorry, whatever do you mean?" he asked, a innocent look on his face.

"Oh cut the crap. The bet from yesterday, I lost so what do you want me to do?" I growled, feeling frustrated by the man's attitude.

"Oh that's right, the bet you lost," he pondered.

"Damnit Sasuke just tell me what it is so I can get it over with!" I knocked a couple of papers off of his desk out of frustration.

"I'm sorry, we're in math right now so couldn't this wait?" he smirked, enjoying my anger most likely.

"No, it can't."

"Fine then," he avoided my gaze, "This weekend, you have to come with me to a party." I blinked twice in confusion.

"That's it?" I grinned. "That'll be easy!" I laughed confidently with my hands on my hips.

That sure does sound like a date to me.

What the-! Inner! Don't say stuff like that! There's no way this loser would ask me out on a date…

"Before you get the wrong idea, no, this isn't a date."

"I know that," I twitched.

Told ya.

Whatever. It could just be a cover up.

"It's just, my mother has been trying to set me up with a bunch of woman lately. She wanted me to go and meet some of them at a party she's holding with all of her most important clients this weekend and I accidentally said that I already had a date," he sighed. "I know that this might be a bit of a hassle for you but I'd really appreciate your help." He honestly did look troubled though.

"Of course! A bet is a bet. But are you sure you didn't want some other girl to go with you? I'm not known for being the most girlish out of the school after all," I laughed.

"That's for sure, but I didn't want anyone in the school to know about it, plus I have the bet over you so I can tell you what to do when we get there," he shrugged. I held a fist up in aggravation at his comment.

"Why you-," I growled.

"I know, I know, you're a feisty one," Sasuke sighed, furthering my anger, "I need you to stop by a shop with me after school though." I put my anger on hold.

"What for?"

"We need to get fitted for suits for the party of course," he explained.

"What kind of party is this anyway?" I asked.

"Some high end party, the mayor is coming so you'll see Naruto there. Hinata's comes from a prestigious family so she'll be there too. To be honest, most of the people at this school and their families will be there. This IS a rich school after all, so most of the people here are very high class and so they're going to be at the party. It's one of those stupid parties that the kids are forced to go to in order to keep up appearances," he growled.

"You seem pretty upset over this, is there no way you can get out of it?"

"No. I wouldn't even dare to ask my father if I couldn't go. I have to honor my family as well. Wait, why are you asking that? Getting scared already?" I twitched.

"NO! I was just worried about you is all," I pouted, a light blush on my cheeks. "Don't tell anyone, I can't let anyone know that I showed you any mercy. It'll ruin my reputation." he smiled at me, causing me to blush.

"Of course I won't. Thank you for not caring," he grinned just as the bell rang.

"Jerk," I laughed.

At least now I know it's not something I'm necessarily gonna regret for the rest of my life. A little dance party isn't going to be difficult for me.

It's going to be unenjoyable though. Remember you had to go to them when you were younger. Your grandfather made you go to those parties he held with the financial advisor and their families. They were soooo boring.

Well I'm sure I can spice them up somehow. Nothing can be THAT boring. I'll just find a way to make it more fun.

But you can't embarrass Sasuke or else he'll get mad.

Shut up. I won't. And even if I do, at least he'll be having more fun than he would have had if I wasn't there to spice it up.

My inner didn't respond to that one so I simply continued to walk to lunch.


At the end of the day I was dragged away from Hinata by some man dressed as a butler and thrown into a limo.

"What the hell!" I yelled, pulling out a knife from a compartment in my shoe, getting prepared to fight any perpertrator.

"Woah Nessy, it's just me," I heard Sasuke's voice explain from behind me.

"What the heck Sasuke! You couldn't have, oh I don't know, CALLED me instead of having your damn butler throw me in the van?" I growled.

"Hn." I twitched.

"What did you just say?" I narrowed my eyes at the man.

"HN." He emphasized the sound more, smirking at me now.

"Argh! You jerk!" I huffed, crossing my arms with a scowl.

Wait, I don't think I called Mary or the boss yet!

I pulled out my phone quickly and dialed in the number. "Yeah? Hello, boss? It's Sakura, I just called to say that I don't think I can make it in today. Business isn't moving much? Oh thank goodness, that's good to hear. Yeah, I'm sorry. Thank you." I hung up and dialed in another number. "Mary, this is Sakura. As soon as you hear this message you outta know that I don't know when I'm going to be home so you can go ahead and start dinner without me. Please don't try to cook something yourself. We have plenty of frozen meals, just follow the directions and please try to avoid hurting yourself. Love you, call me back when you can." I hung up.

"What was that about?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't have to answer to you," I huffed stubbornly.

"Oh?" his tone sounded much more deeper than usual. He unbuckled his seatbelt and began to move towards my side of the seats. "Hey! Don't just take off your seatbelt you idiot!" I cried out, pulling him closer and quickly buckling his seatbelt. Sadly, my rash movements made it so he was now sitting right beside me rather than a seat away. He looked at me startled. "Don't you know how dangerous that was?" I exclaimed. A past memory flashed in my mind.

The car suddenly slammed into another and I was in midair. Just as fast as it took for me to go up, it was twice as fast as it flew back down. It tumbled and twirled against the pavement until the car finally came to a halt. I looked down to see blood covering my hands.

"Oy, Sakura," I snapped back to reality. I glanced at my hands, no blood. I looked up to see Sasuke staring at me with a conflicted expression. "Where did you go just now?" he asked, I faked a smile, brushing off the past memory.

"Didn't I say? I don't have to answer to you," I tried to laugh but it sounded strained.

"Sorry." I turned to look at Sasuke.

"About what?" I asked, puzzled by his words.

"About taking my seat belt off and worrying you. I had planned to freak you out by moving closer, I didn't think you'd react like that," he had a guilty expression and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Why are you making a expression like that?" I pinched his cheek. "Really don't worry about it! I'm fine! And I was calling my roommate and my boss, I forgot to contact them is all."

His face is surprisingly smooth. No Sakura! You can't think about that kind of stuff!

"Ouch," he muttered, rubbing his pink cheek. "You know what my ancestors say?"

"Huh? How would I know something like that?" I scoffed.

"Well they said, always give back two fold!" he exclaimed grabbing both sides of my cheeks and pulling them away from my face.

"Owa Sasukay ur jurk. Dat herds (Ow Sasuke, you jerk. That hurts.)," I whined, trying to form coherent words.

"Heh, you look kinda cute all stretched out like a gerbil," he laughed. I flicked his forehead, causing his hands to retreat. I rubbed my sore cheeks.

"Ugh, they're gonna hurt for awhile," I whined.

Wait a minute. Exactly when did I begin to feel so comfortable with Sasuke? My actions aren't forced at all and I no longer despise him…well, as much as I used to at least.

The window that separated us and the driver rolled down suddenly.

"Sir. We're here," a old man explained.

"Thank you," he nodded, his usual stoic face in place once again. I couldn't help but pout at this fact.

"How come you're putting up a front?" I asked aloud.

"Huh?" he asked, turning to me.

"Well, you seemed to be enjoying yourself as you tortured me but now you look like you just put a mask on," I analyzed.

"Would you rather me torture you?" he smirked as I flinched back.

"I-idiot! I'm not saying that! I'm just worried that you're straining yourself is all," I pursued my lips. He smiled at me, surprising me once more, he had such a nice smile.

Wait? What! What the hell am I thinking of!

"Thank you but I'm fine," he stepped out of the car. I looked up to see a bunch of dresses through a mirror. I whistled.

"Those are some mighty fine dresses," I put my hand up to my forehead so it looked like I was looking out at the horizon like a captain of a ship might.

"What are you doing?" he rose a eyebrow.

"I'm looking of course?" I grinned.

"Uh-huh. You look more like a sea captain to me," he grabbed my arm and hooked it with his own, causing me to blush.

"Now wait a minute-" he cut me off mid-rant.

"Just go with it, I have to keep reputations up even here," he explained. Usually I would object and make a big fool out of him but I wasn't in the mood to.

"Only if you buy me dinner," I pinched his arm.

"Fine, now stop pinching my arm," he growled.

"Fine then stop leading," I growled back.

"I'm the man I'm supposed to lead," he retorted.

"Sexist!" I whispered back.

"I'm being a gentlemen now will you shut up?" he sighed as we entered the shop. I was surprised to see so many dresses all in one shop, the place looked really expensive and I noticed a few other girls in the shop. Their eyes lit up the moment they saw Sasuke, but dimmed when they noticed me attached to his arm. I looked down to what I was wearing. A pair of tight-fight shorts and a green hoodie. Classy. I sighed, I really don't care if they're giving me death stares right now though. I turned to the girl giving me the most upset glare and my green eyes dimmed as I shot her a icy stare that promised blood and she jumped back and retreated to the dressing room. I smirked at my accomplishment. "So what do you think?" I looked up to see Sasuke talking to me.

"Yes?" I cocked my head to the side in confusion.

"You weren't listening were you?" he sighed and I laughed nervously. "You may do whatever you want with her so long as she looks presentable." I glared at him.

"What do you mean by that-!" I suddenly was pulled from Sasuke's side and into a dressing room of my own. "H-hey! What's going on!" I exclaimed as I was about to punch the man trying to measure me.

"They're fitting you for a dress so don't injure them!" I heard Sasuke yell from the other side of the curtains. I retracted my fist with a twinge of disappointment.

"You've got perfect curves…" the man commented, causing my face to turn pink.

"T-thank you," I couldn't help but smile at the complement. After all, I was a tomboy so it was rare that a man complemented me, that is, unless he wanted something from me, if you catch my drift. "So what do you have in mind for me…umm…" I bit my lip as I tried to come up with a name.

"Oh yes, I figured with your shape, something that accents your curves should do." he explained. "And the name is Sai." (A/n xD I wasn't even going to use him in the story but I felt like making him the gay seamstress bwhahaha sorry if this upsets any of you guys though)

"Nice to meet you Sai, I guess I'll just let you get on with your business." I stifled a giggle as he measure my stomach.

"You know what, I know exactly what I want to do with you," he pulled out a sketch pad and began to draw my silhouette.

"Oh that looks pretty cute actually…" I murmured, surprising myself while Sai simply scoffed.

"Of course it does! I'm a art genius so it's only natural," I laughed at his comment.

"You're so full of your self," I grinned.

"Would it be better if it were any other way?" He responded.

"I guess not, now hurry up, I've got stuff to do," I laughed.

"You can't rush art!" he replied.

"Sorry sorry," I apologized, sighing in aggravation.

"There's no need to be impatient. Look, I'm finished." He showed me his design.

"Amazing," I stared at the dress in amazement. "It's really pretty," I gave him a thumbs up.

"Well it shouldn't take me too long to make it if I work at it immediately," he mumbled under his breath.

"Will it be too hard of a project?" I asked.

"Nonsense, there is never a project too tough for me. I'll have your dress done in a two days tops. I already have all the fabric I need and your lengths so it should be pretty simple from this point on," he explained. I nodded my head.

"Okay then, thank you for helping me. I'll find my way out," I thanked Sai before exiting the dressing room. I glanced around the shop, looking to find Sasuke. "Sasuke?" I announced as I peeked behind a couple of coats.

"I'm in here!" I heard, and turned around immediately at the sound of his voice. I entered another branch of rooms.

"Hey there! I was wondering where you we-" I stopped. "What the heck? Where are your clothes!" I squealed as I moved to shield my eyes from Sasuke's half naked body.

"What are you doing? Stop acting like a middle school girl. I'm just getting my chest measured for my suit," he sighed. I growled and moved my hand away from my face.

"I am NOT acting like a middle school girl. I was just surprised to find such a unappealing guy like you not wearing clothes is all," I huffed in anger.

"So now I'm a unappealing guy?" he stifled a laugh.

"Yes!" I puffed my cheeks out.

"So because I'm a so called 'unappealing guy' it's odd for me to not be wearing a shirt even though I'm being measured?" he grinned at me.

"Shut up, don't question my knowledge young one," I retorted.

"Uh-huh," he said sarcastically, ignoring me as he continued to talk with the woman measuring him.

"Hey! Don't ignore me! You're the one who brought me here anyway!" I waved my fist at Sasuke.

"And?" he rose a eyebrow.

"And, I don't even know what this whole party thing is about. So talk."

"No please?" I glared at him. "Fine, I told you that my mother was holding it for all of her most important clients. She's a realtor, as you could have already guessed, so she knows quite a few people. Let me run you through the event. We enter, chat with a few of the people there, you know, act diplomatic and what not. Then is dinner in the main dining hall. After that we watch a few of her employees children's talents. Some do interpreted dancing, others the cello, things like that. And that just about concludes the event," he sighed.

"Sounds boring," I mumbled.

"Which is why you're coming with me. I'm hoping that if I torture you in the event it'll bring me some form of satisfaction," my mouth gaped open at his comment. "It's a joke. I'd really just like some company. It's annoying when my mother is constantly trying to set me up with some woman and I have to keep up a good act for her clients," he sighed.

"I guess I can understand your situation then," I shrugged. "Now then, are you finished?" I asked. Sasuke put his blue button up shirt back on.

"I suppose so." And after paying for our clothes and thanking the staff we left the shop.


"So where do you want to go to eat?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked in return.

"Don't tell me you forgot already? In exchange for me behaving in the shop, you were to take me out to eat." I sighed in aggravation.

"Oh yes, that's right," he mumbled. "Well, what would you like then?"

"Well I know of a nice cafe nearby," I glanced at my surroundings, noticing the familiar shops that we began to pass. "Lets just walk to it, I'll take you there." I grinned.

"Are you sure you want to walk?" Sasuke asked unsurely.

"Of course! What? Scared your feet might get tired?" I laughed.

"Aaron, please take the car back, we'll be walking from this point on. If I need you to pick us up, make sure your phone is on standby," Sasuke turned away from me to explain to the butler.

"Yes sir," he bowed before driving off.

"Now then, where is this cafe of yours?" Sasuke asked. I grinned at his actions.

"Just follow me!" I exclaimed as I began to walk down the sidewalk. The street was surprisingly busy though. I guess it was to be expected in such a populated city. I turned around to talk to Sasuke only to notice he wasn't there. "S-Sasuke?" I called out into the crowd, looking from side to side. "Jeez how many times can that boy get lost?" I growled.

"And who's fault would that be?" I heard from behind me, I turned to see Sasuke panting.

"Are you okay?" I exclaimed as I pulled a bottle of water from my bag. "Here, drink this. What exactly happened to you?" I asked.

"Well a certain pink haired girl decided to go speed walking through traffic and lost me at the last stoplight and even worse, because she was surround by taller people she blended in so I couldn't find her." he growled in frustration.

"S-sorry, I didn't notice," I blushed, a apologetic expression on my face. He only sighed before lacing his hand in my own.

"Don't get any strange thoughts. This is only so you don't go running into a crowd and losing me again," he explained. Although it was a understandable reason, I couldn't help but feel my cheeks burn at the sudden contact.

"Of course," I replied meekly, turning my face away from his so he couldn't see my expression.

"Well, lead the way your majesty," Sasuke said.

"Heh, it's your highness to you, and of course I will!" I began to walk towards a building in front of a park. "Here we are, Café Mew Mew," I grinned.

"Wow, that's certainly a interesting choice of a name," Sasuke coughed.

"Yeah, that's what I though when I stumbled upon the shop. But it's actually really good," I grinned. (A/n To those who know what the café is from, kudos to you. But it isn't a pink restaurant that obviously would stand out too much, just so you know)

"Well what are we doing staring at the place from outside. Lets hurry up and order," Sasuke pulled me along.

"Hey, why are you leading again?" I pouted.

"Must we go through this conversation again?" he sighed.

"Maybe," I pouted.

"It's because you're slow," he grinned as I shouted at him.

"Hello welcome to Café mew mew, will you be eating in here?" the man asked us. He was a tall man with glasses and long black hair. He wasn't that bad looking if you were to ask me.

"We plan to eat outside. So could you just give us your menu?" I asked.

"Of course," the man replied, handing me said menu.

"Hm, I wonder what I should order," I glanced at Sasuke.

"What?" he asked in response.

"Just wondering what you're going to order, I think I'm going to get their beef soup," I grinned.

"Then I'll get a meatball sandwich," he shrugged.

"Okay then. We'll have: one vanilla shake, one strawberry smoothie, a order of beef soup, a meatball sandwich, two bowls of rice, two slices of apple pie, and a mandarin salad."

"What the-" Sasuke twitched.

"Well then, that will add up to $42.56," I grinned at Sasuke who mumbled a few obscurities under his breath as he handed the man his credit card.

"Thanks Sasuke," I smiled sweetly to the man who only sighed in response. After grabbing our bags of food I motioned for Sasuke to follow me as we walked across the street and into the park. I found a bench in front of a small pond and immediately set the food down. "I claim this spot ours!" I exclaimed.

"Hn," I twitched.

"Not that 'word' again," I made sure to put air quotes when saying 'word'.

"I guess this is where we're going to be eating then," he sat down beside me and began to eat. "Hm, you were right, this is some pretty good food."

"Of course I was right!" I exclaimed between mouthfuls of rice. He only laughed at me in response. I looked at a couple of kids playing with their remote control boats from the bridge and couldn't help but smile at them.

"So Sakura, what was that all about, you know, back in the car?" Sasuke asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at the man.

"You acted rather panicked when I took my seat belt off is all," he shrugged.

"That's because I was in a car crash before," I explained. He looked at me with a shocked expression.

"Really?"

"Yup, I think I was about seven years old, almost eight." I explained.

"Oh, that would explain the memory loss," he mumbled.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" I laughed, smacking his shoulder. "You dork, hey, I want some of that sandwich," I mumbled.

"No way, get your own. You have more than enough food for yourself." he scoffed.

"AH!" I opened my mouth, waiting for him to feed me.

"Are you kidding me?" he laughed. I pointed a finger to my mouth with a hungry expression. "Fine." he shoved the sandwich in my mouth.

"Ack, not that much!" I laughed.

"Oy, you have some sauce on you face." Sasuke mentioned.

"What really?" I wiped at my face.

"Yup right here-" Sasuke moved in closer to me, and I was looking at him straight in the eyes, his lips only inches away from my own. I suddenly felt a cold finger brush against my cheek and I flinched at the touch." Got it," he grinned, licking his finger, causing my face to turn a bright red.

"What the heck-? Why in the world did you do that!" I exclaimed.

"I was simply helping you get the sauce off your face, just as I recall you doing for me once before," he shrugged. I only blushed harder though.

"I-idiot," I mumbled. I was almost finished with my food. "Are you almost finished?" I asked.

"Yeah," he bit into his pie.

"Oh, need some help with that too?" I grinned.

"Jeez, you keep eating at this pace you're gonna get fat," I growled before hitting him.

"Will not! I have a high metabolism, so I need the energy," I puffed my cheeks out.

"What ever excuses help you sleep at night," he said in a sing-song voice.

"Dumbie!" I laughed about to attack him when I suddenly felt something wet hit my face. "what the-" I looked up to see a army of water falling towards me. And suddenly it was pouring. "Holy crap!" I exclaimed, grabbing all of our trash and throwing it away. "Quick clean up the mess," I yelled to Sasuke who tossed the rest of the food away before grabbing my hand. "Wait where are we going?" I asked. He ran towards a large tree to help to shelter us from the pouring water.

"Where did that even come from?" he looked up at the sky in annoyance. It was then that I noticed that he was hugging me to him, making my face turn red for the 5th or 6th time that day. "What should we do now, I should probably call for a ride." he mumbled to himself.

"What are you talking about? We should just go out and enjoy ourselves!" I exclaimed, escaping his arms and running out into the rain.

"Wait Sakura!" Sasuke exclaimed watching as I ran and began to dance in the rain. I squealed in delight as the water hit my pale skin. The cool water seemed to send a strange sensation in my warm skin, sending shivers down my spine. I began to twirl and jump as I danced in the rain. Suddenly Sasuke was there beside me tackling me to the ground.

"Finally joining huh?" I grinned as I jumped on top of him.

"It looked like you were having fun, so I thought I'd ruin it," he said simply.

"Yeah whatever. You were just getting lonely," I grinned, throwing a chunk of mud at him.

"Oh. So that's how it's going to be, huh?" he laughed darkly, making me feel panicked and I started to run away from him. "Yeah I don't think so!" he yelled as he tackled me to the ground and the two of us rolled around in the mud and rain. I laughed in joy as I rubbed mud on his face and vice versa for me. I had mud covering my clothes and skin so I looked like some kind of mud monster. And Sasuke looked like a bigger version of myself, covered in mud himself. He laughed at me as I tried to push him down into the puddle of water and dirt like he had done to me but it was no use. I suddenly felt a pulse of energy run through my arms and I swiftly shoved him into the pile of water. He looked up at me shocked at my exhibit of brute strength just as I jumped in after him. "What are we doing?" he laughed.

"Who knows. We're just enjoying ourselves!" I laughed back as I laid next to him on the wet ground in exhaustion. The two of us simply let the rain pour down on us and wash away some of the dirt we were covered in.

"Done?" he asked and I only nodded to him. "I called Aaron to pick us up a hour ago so he should be here soon."

"It took him a hour to get here?"

"No I told him since it was you, it would probably be awhile," he grinned at me. I was about to protest but after going over my usual actions, I only nodded in agreement. "I'll let you come over to my place to clean up if you want?" Sasuke turned to me. I looked at my clothes.

"That would probably best, thanks," I smiled to Sasuke, I could of sworn I saw him blush though…

You just don't want to go home cause you know that Mary won't be there.

No, I don't want to get my house dirty. But if it's Sasuke, then I don't mind as much.

Sureee.

By the time I had snapped out of my daze, I was already at Sasuke's house. Or should I say, mansion. No seriously. His place is freaking huge. I couldn't even describe the elegance and enormous size of the Victorian house. I only stood in front of the large door with my mouth agape.

"Jeez Sasuke, you could house the whole town here!" he blushed at my comment.

"Shut up Sakura, hurry up and follow me if you want to get washed off," he motioned for me to follow him. "Here's the bathroom, you can go ahead and shower in here if you want, I'm going to go find some clothes you wear," Sasuke explained.

"Thank you!" I called out to him but he had already turned the corner. I jumped into the shower and after figuring the mechanics began to wash off. I was surprised to find shampoo and conditioner already in there. The bathroom must be a pre-set guest room or something like that. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped myself in one of the large, fluffy towels.

Oh my gosh! This towel feels like heaven!

I rubbed my cheek against another towel happily. "So soft…" I mumbled. "Wait, I still don't have any clothes…" I walked out the bathroom carefully and scanned the room peculiarly. "Um, Sasuke?" I called out walking out of the bathroom and into a bedroom. "Who's room is this anyway? I don't even know where I am, smart Sakura, real smart," I sighed.

You know, the sure sign of a person going crazy is when they start talking to themselves.

Oh? And when there's a voice in your head? What does that mean?

Point taken….

I opened a nearby closet to see a bundle of clothes that looked about the same size as Sasuke…How suspicious…I picked one of them up. "Hm, nice quality shirt." I shrugged and continued moving onwards. I exited the closet quickly at the sound of footsteps though.

"Sakura? Are you done yet?" I heard Sasuke's voice from the other side of the door.

"Yes, thank you. By the way, is this your room?" I asked.

"Yes it is, please don't destroy it," I heard him chuckle.

"No guarantees. So if this is your room, how come there is what some may call, girly shampoo and conditioner, in your shower?" I asked.

"That's because I asked my butler to retrieve some of my mothers hair products. I'd let you shower in a guest room but I don't want anyone to notice you too much."

"Ah, yes. Allowing a girl in your room, that's inconspicuous for sure." I was pretty sure he was giving me a scowl from the other side.

"It made sense at the time, don't question my logic." I laughed at him.

"Sorry, I'll try to restrain myself. Now then. Do you have any clothes for me cause I'm kinda standing here in only a towel."

"Is that supposed to turn me on?" My face turned a crimson red.

"NO! Now give me some clothes you pervert!" I waved my fist at the door.

"Hmm I wonder if I should…" he pondered.

"I should have known that you were nothing but apocryphal man, I'll sue you!" I growled.

"Okay, cool down. Here open the door a bit," I narrowed my eyes in suspicion but opened it anyway. "here you go," he handed me some clothes and I quickly shut the door to change. I emerged from the room in a flowy white dress that ended at my knees and a long black jacket.

"You just wanted to get me in a dress didn't you," I scoffed. "I would've been perfectly fine with wearing your clothes." I threw my hands up in protest.

"Oh don't whine. You are such a iconoclast woman. What's wrong with you wearing a dress?" he asked.

"Because they're uncomfortable!" I whined.

"You didn't use to mind them," he sighed.

"Yeah but that was a long time ago when-" I stopped. "Wait. What did you just say?" I turned to him.

What he just said-that would imply that he knew me when I was younger? But I don't have any memory of him…

"I was joking. Most little girls enjoy dressing up so I just assumed. Why? Was I right?" he grinned at me.

"No. You were right. I used to like to play dress up until I was 8. Then I became more of a tomboy," I shrugged.

Okay, that makes sense. For a second there he had me going.

"Well I'm going to get some hot chocolate for us so just wait here," he motioned to a large couch.

"Okay, but won't it be suspicious if people see me?" I asked.

"No you should be fine. Everyone is busy working on the party this weekend anyway. No one should notice you in here. There may be a maid or two but just tell them you're a friend." he explained.

"But we are just friends?" I laughed.

"True. What I mean is, try to avoid telling them that you had to shower here or something. Tell them you're here for a project or something. Make it up. Well I doubt anyone will even come here anyway. Now then, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go boil some water," he walked out.

"Don't burn it!" I yelled after him, earning a upset grumble. I laughed lightly to myself at his reaction. Not even a minute did Sasuke leave the room had a maid walked in. "Oh the irony," I muttered to myself as she looked at me with a startled expression. "Hi there!" I waved to the middle aged woman. "Don't worry, I'm just a friend of Sasuke's." I grinned. She looked at me like she had just seen a ghost though.

"Sakura?" she said aloud.

"Yes?" I asked, turning my head to the side with a confused expression.

Wait. Did I tell her my name?

I don't think you did…

Oh, there you are. I was wondering where you wandered off to…

The woman walked up to me and embraced me. "Oh I was wondering why you stopped visiting us!" She squealed, hugging me tightly and turning from side to side comically.

"Urgh," I choked out, my face turning blue due to lack of oxygen.

"Ah-ha. Sorry dear," she released me. "But my goodness," she picked me+ up and glanced me over, "You've grown so much!"

"What do you mean? Do I know you?" I asked.

"Aw. You don't remember me? You used to call me auntie Zu. I was the maid who always supervised you and Sasuke," she looked at me sadly.

"Me and Sasuke? I don't know what you mean. I didn't meet Sasuke until this year?" I looked at her with a confused expression. Her expression, however, only saddened. And a feeling of guilt pounded in my chest at the sight. "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding," I bowed out of respect to her.

"I guess you really did forget everything," she sighed, pushing a strand of grey hair away from her face.

"I don't think I'm catching on to what you're saying," I noticed Sasuke walk into the room. "Sasuke, there you are," I inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sasuke sir, she really doesn't remember me," the old woman cried out. Sasuke only narrowed his eyes though.

"That's because she doesn't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry, but can you go and work on the west hall. Sakura and I are trying to talk about something important," the old woman opened her mouth to protest but only nodded her head, bowed, and left. "Sorry about that," Sasuke sighed, handing me a cup of cocoa. "She tends to ramble a lot. She's really not right in the head, she's very ill. But I can't find the will to fire her, since she was with me my entire life," Sasuke sipped from his cup.

"Oh," I simply said.

So that's why she was spouting crazy things! See, nothing to worry about.

I guess…but that still doesn't give me a explanation on how she knew my name.

I'm sure Sasuke ranted about you to her. He did say that the two were close. He probably just went off one day going-"That pink headed girl is so annoying, always pushing my buttons and antagonizing me!"

What the-! I do not! But I guess that would be a better explanation…

Just don't worry about it for now. You're drinking cocoa with Sasuke, say something to him already!

My head snapped up at the comment. "Nice weather we're having huh?" I inwardly face palmed myself.

"What are you talking about? It's pouring outside," Sasuke snickered.

Oh that's good. At least it broke the ice.

"So Sakura-" There was a sudden burst of lightening, causing the two of us to jump at the sudden sound.

"Well that was surprising," I laughed, letting out a breathe of relief. "Ne Sasuke?" I turned to him to see his face was pale. "Sasuke?" I scooted closer to him on the couch.

"O-Oh, I'm fine," he laughed nervously.

"Could it be that-you're afraid of thunder?" I rose a eyebrow at the idea.

"Nonsense," he scoffed, but flinched at a loud erupture of sound echoing from the sky.

"Really? Cause it sure does look like it."

"Maybe just little. But it's only because when I was kid, my brother and I were fighting and I ended up getting locked in a closet and there was a thunder storm," he growled at the memory. I stifled my laughter and moved closer to him before grabbing his hand. "What are you doing now?"

"This way, when you're scared, you can just squeeze my hand so you're reminded of the fact that you're not alone," I grinned.

"T-thanks," he blushed, something very uncharacteristic of him. But then again, so is being afraid of thunder. "Please don't tell anyone about this."

"Of course I wont…As long as you don't piss me off really bad. Cause then I can't guarantee anything," I laughed as his face paled once more. "I'm just joking," he relaxed at that. "Sorta…"

"Please stop. You're really freaking me out there," he glared at me.

"Sorry sorry, hey I know! Let's watch a movie!" I offered.

"I don't feel like it," he shrugged.

"I don't really care how you feel. We're watching a movie," I threatened.

"But I just said that-" I squeezed his hand tightly.

"Movie." I said simply and he stood up, pulling me with him, and grabbed a movie to play.

"What do you want," he rolled his eyes.

"Horro!" I laughed.

"You really are a troublesome woman."

"Yeah, I know. Now stop acting like Shikamaru. You have to be a genius like me in order to do that." he glared at me.

"Women." he sighed sarcastically.

"Men," I laughed at my sarcastic retort just as Sasuke stuck a movie in his dvd player. And then it began.


Me- What do you think? This is a long one huh? I added a bit of fluff to their love hate relationship. But don't worry, very soon things will begin to develop. Mwhahaha! But reviews are what help keep me going! So please make sure to review! REVIEW NOW.