HELLO ALL MY LOVELIES! V is here.

Well just like I promised a new chapter within a week.

This is actually unintentionally an extra thousand words but I had to have the dinner at the very end so that the next chapter could be the next day.

Well I really only typed this part so I could get to the next chapter which I will like more and probably you too.

So same rules, two reviews two weeks and three reviews within three days, one week.

I do not own Naruto.


Chapter 9 Beach House Beginnings

"Finally!" yelled Sakura as she landed onto her knees. They had finally reached Sasuke's house and they couldn't have gotten there any faster.

"A little dramatic aren't we Saku?"

Sakura turned around and glared at the blonde.

"Don't even talk Naruto."

"What? I didn't do anything!"

"Quiet dobe. You were never quiet for the whole trip so do it now," said Sasuke.

Sakura sighed. She had traveled with Naruto before but never on a plane and the one hour flight could not have taken any longer.

It was a pain just to get Naruto up. Sasuke and Sakura were about to leave him behind but Naruto was finally able to get his act together.

The flight would've been better if Naruto would've at least in normal volume on the plane. It was extremely embarrassing. Sakura had the seat behind Naruto and Sasuke. She also had a seat next to an unfortunate woman. At the beginning of the flight Naruto turned around in his seat and was talking excitedly to her about Sasuke and his house and his family. He had to be asked to turn around and talk quietly. By the third time it happened it looked like the flight attendant was going to strangle the blonde. Sasuke had to give him a glare and Sakura had to actually knock him over the head to get the message through.

So after that long one hour flight they were finally at the house. Sakura was impressed by the size of the house.

"You're house is really nice."

"It's only our beach house," said Sasuke.

"Let me guess. You're other house is actually much larger."

"My other house larger than this one."

"This place if a freaking villa!"

"Are you really all that surprised?"

There was a pause. Sakura felt kind of stupid. This was Sasuke Uchiha. Heir to the Uchiha empire.

"Whatever let's just get inside already, I'm tired."

Sasuke opened the door. A beautiful woman with long black hair came from the stairs.

"Sasuke, how was your flight honey?"

"Fine."

Then the woman looked at Sakura. She felt a little awkward by the look she was getting. Then she found herself being pulled into a tight hug by the woman.

"You're so cute! Sasuke didn't say that he was inviting a girl to stay with us and a beautiful one too."

Sakura felt very weird being held so lovingly.

"That's not a girl, mom."

"What?"

The woman then pulled away and stared at Sakura.

Sakura made a nervous laugh.

"I'm sorry. I thought… I mean you…"

"Yes I get that sometimes," said Sakura.

"Hey Mrs. Uchiha," said Naruto.

"Oh hello Naruto dear. It's very nice to see you again."

"Yeah this is my friend, Saku."

"Saku?"

"Just call me Haruno, Mrs. Uchiha."

"Very well. So you're a new friend of Sasuke's?"

"Well I am new this year."

"Well please excuse me from earlier. You really do kind of look like a girl. I've never seen someone with pink hair before."

"Yeah I understand."

Sasuke cleared his throat before it became more awkward.

"Mom, we're tired and we need to put our luggage away."

"Oh of course! How rude of me. Naruto you get your usual room and Haruno you get our other guest bedroom. Sasuke take him to the one at the end of the hall to the left. That room has a very nice view."

"Ok."

"I'll call you all down for dinner."


Sakura was in her room lying down on the extremely comfy bed. Maybe I should just take a nap until dinner? Eventually she sled out of bed to put her clothes away in the draws in the room. Then there was loud knocking on the door.

"Saku, we're going to town to get a few things! You better get ready!"

She sighed.


Outside was Naruto in some shorts a shirt with flip flops and sun glasses. Sasuke was wearing similar clothing but was also wearing a hat. Sakura came out with a baggy t-shirt, sneakers and cargo shorts.

"Why are we going to town?" asked Sakura.

"My mom wants us to go and get a few things."

"Don't you guys have servants or something to do that for you?"

"My mom likes to do a lot of the domestic things herself."

She looked him up and down to take in his clothing and she chuckled.

"What?" asked Sasuke.

"You look like you're trying to go incognito. Like one of those celebrities trying to leave their house without the paparazzi taking notice."

Naruto laughed at this.

"Sasuke hates getting attention and once the girls find out that he's in town let's just say that the beaches will get slightly more crowded."

"Really? It seems that the Uchiha fan club is everywhere you go. I'm surprised that they aren't a cult yet."

"Actually…" but before Naruto could finish his sentence Sasuke punched him in the arm.

"Something wrong Uchiha?"

"We need to get moving so my mom can start making dinner."


Sakura was amazed at the shops. It held a lot of small little trinkets that she thought were quite cool. Now she was never a shopping girl (she was never much of a girl either but that was beside the point) but she did like to collect cool little items from different places.

"Saku why aren't you carrying any of the groceries?"

"Because I'm the one carrying the list and the only one here that can actually bargain."

"Threatening to hit them doesn't count."

She smack his head.

"Quiet, I didn't threaten any of the vendors and you know it."

"They were surprised to end up fighting with a pink haired boy," said Sasuke.

"Well I get what I want."

"You're really headstrong," said Naruto.

"Well it's the only way sometimes to get you to listen to me."

"So the unstoppable meets the unmovable."

Sasuke let out an amused sighed.

"More like the bull meets the ram."

"That doesn't make any sense teme."

"What he means Naruto is that we are both headstrong and the only difference is that one is bigger than the other. Thus one has more sway over the other."

"Well than you're the ram because you are smaller than… OW."

Sasuke snickered.

"What's left on the list?" he asked.

"Well all that's left is… tomatoes and it explicitly said lots of tomatoes."

She looked at the raven haired boy.

"What?"

"Nothing."

They finally arrived to a vendor that was specifically selling tomatoes.

"So is this dude some sort of tomato guru?"

"He sells the best tomatoes."

"So that's why you forced me not to buy any from the other guy?"

"Which other guy Saku? We went to like seven of them."

"Well I'm not going to buy bad quality food."

"You're not the one buying it."

"I am the one that is going to eat it."

But there conversation was interrupted by the vendor.

"Is that who I think it is? Ah, Sasuke and Naruto! I thought you would be coming by soon. I knew that it was your guy's break. It just so happens that these are my freshest tomatoes. All nice new and juicy."

"How much for four dozen sir?" asked Sakura.

The vendor stared at her for a moment.

"Um, are you their friend?"

"Yes, you can call me Haruno and I will be the one that decides if we end up buying these or not."

The man's face was a little shocked.

"So how much?" she asked.

"Um for four dozen I would say thirty dollars."

"Thirty dollars? After all this time that you've known Sasuke? You won't give a discount?"

"Well I already am. You don't understand my tomatoes. These are like nothing you've ever tasted."

"I'm not one for eating tomatoes like I do apples but seriously I'd say by the quality of your product that I would pay at least fifteen dollars."

"Fifteen dollars!"

"Yes."

"You are sorely mistaken if you think I'm going to sell for fifteen dollars."

"Maybe that is a little low, find seventeen dollars."

"I do not think so little boy. I know what punks like you do and if you weren't buying these for Sasuke than I would not be selling to you at all."

"Don't you think for one second that I don't know what people do to get these tomatoes this large. I've seen those documentaries and those specials on TV. I've also read those articles and frankly sir it's rather astonishing with what people do to sell their fruits."

There was a pause.

"You didn't call tomatoes vegetables."

"Well of course not. You have to be a complete idiot to say that tomatoes are fruits. Really a rather sad fact that so many people believe that though."

"I can not tell you how many times it has frustrated me to hear people call them that."

"I can understand."

"But you've actually read farmer's articles?"

"Of course. I think I should know where my food is coming from and how it's grown. I rather buy local than from the big organizations like Danzo Inc."

"Exactly! My you really area a bright boy."

"I'm seventeen."

"Oh… well I really do like you none the less. Let me reassure you that these are all just from my farm and I usually only sell them myself and only let about two crates shipped to a town about half an hour away from us."

"Well this is my first time coming here and I really am not a tomato person so I am still not totally convinced to your price for these tomatoes, you do understand?"

"Well yes so I'll make you a deal. I'll sell you these tomatoes for twenty five dollars."

"Nineteen,"

"Twenty three."

"Did I hear nineteen?"

"Twenty two dollars and fifty cents."

"I do believe you said nineteen."

"Twenty two dollars."

"All I hear you say is nineteen."

The vendor was obviously annoyed and appeared a little red faced.

"Twenty one dollars."

"Make it twenty and we have a deal."

And they shook on it.

"Wow Saku! The poor guy should've just agreed with you in the first place."

Sakura smiled at his comment.

"I must admit that it was slightly impressive," said Sasuke. "But you totally used him. You knew what you were going to do the moment you saw him."

"Maybe, what makes you say that?"

"I don't find you as someone that would actually watch vegetable documanteries and you don't typically become so understanding with someone."

"Ouch I think that hurt a little Uchiha. You really don't think I spend my time intelluctally?"

Sasuke didn't answer. He knew that the pinkette was a scholarship student and even managed to get Naruto through his exams so it wasn't like she wasn't smart.

"I don't think that vegetables were you're thing."

She chuckled.

"Well I guess you did notice. You were right. I figured this guy out a mile away. I knew to get the price I wanted that I would first have to be… sympathetic? Well I had to be very convincing."

"Wait you mean that it was all an act?" asked Naruto.

"No not all of it. I am against Danzo Inc. but truthfully I don't read the farmers article that often and you've seen me eat. I'm not that self conscious and especially with the questionable quality of the food that they serve at the school."

Sasuke stopped walking for a little bit.

"You're against Danzo Inc?"

"Well yeah."

"Why?"

"Are you kidding me? That old man is shrewd and his methods argh. All the corners he cuts and the labor he enforces. It's infuriating. I think that if more people knew about it that he would be run out of business."

Sasuke was a little impressed to say the least. Danzo Inc. Is a major competitor against the Uchiha empire.


Until dinner they ended up playing games off of the X-box, particularly Call of Duty and Halo. They Kicked Butt. Naruto even did pretty decent but Sakura was masterful. They were pretty much unbeatable. An A-team.

At dinner Sakura thought it was better not to talk to the mom too much because it seemed that she would not let go of the scene that happened earlier. She learned that his mother's name was Mikoto and his father's Fugaku. Sakura also couldn't help but smile when she saw his dad.

At first Naruto was talking to both Sasuke and his mom and they got onto the subject of her and Naruto had to talk about the earlier incident with the vendor. This is when Fugaku actually spoke to her.

"You drive quite a hard bargain boy."

There was that word again, boy. So just because she didn't look like an older male made everyone call her boy?

"I'll take that as a compliment from you. But yes if you know you can get something and without stepping on toes, I believe that you should do it."

"It would be a sight to see you in the marketing world. Tell me you are new to the school?"

"Yes I transferred a little over three weeks ago."

"Why did you not come before?"

"Well I honestly never thought of coming here for high school and it is financially out of my range."

"Then how are you attending? Financial aid?"

Sakura didn't particularly like how he was talking but it was just the way Uchiha's talked.

"No I have a full ride scholarship."

Fugaku stared at her for a moment.

"That is impressive."

"Thank you sir."

"So do you have an idea for what you want to be when you're older Haruno?" asked Mrs. Uchiha.

"I think I'll become a doctor."

"Oh your skills will go to waste then," said Fugaku.

Sakura laughed.

"Oh well I really want to go into the medical field and I've done several extra classes to insure I get into a good pre med school."

"You seem really prepared."

"I just know what I want."

Fugaku smirked at this comment.

"Very driven I like that."

"You seem like a really strong willed boy. You must have lovely parents," said Mrs. Uchiha.

Sakura didn't respond. A silence had fallen over the table. Sasuke looked at her face to see that she had it facing downwards towards her plate. It was a little hard to see her eyes but he was sitting right next to her. That look. He looks almost… sad.

"Haruno, did I say something wrong. I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry."

"That's all right."

An awkward silence fell upon the diners.

"So Sasuke you're brother is also going to come this break too."

"Brother?" asked Sakura.

"Yes Itachi. He's in collage already and he'll be arriving around noon."

Sakura noticed the change in Sasuke. It was very subtle and she was still not capable at picking it up all the time but she was getting better at it.

"Well thank you for the food, Mrs. Uchiha and it was nice meeting you Mr. Uchiha. Thank you both again for allowing me to stay at your house this break."

"Oh I love it when Sasuke brings his friends over and especially new ones. I'll see you tomorrow morning then."

"Yes." Sakura then turned to Naruto and Sasuke. "See you guys tomorrow and Naruto so help me if you try to pull anything while I sleep let's just say that this will be the last nice place you will ever see again."

Sasuke's parents both had a shocked face when they heard the pinkette's comment.

"You know for some one that size he does seem to actually be threatening," said Fugaku.

"Saku has always been like that sir. We've been friends longer than Sasuke has been mine. He sometimes says things like that so people will take him seriously or maybe it's so people at first don't and than they find out that they should have."

"Well he is a little strange with dying his hair that color. That's why people don't take him seriously."

"Dad, that is his natural hair color."

"Really?"

"Hn."

"Hn."

"I thought he was a girl at first because of his hair. But still I could've sworn he was a girl," said Mikoto.

"I think it's just because you always wanted a daughter that you thought Haruno was one," said Sasuke.

"Well maybe but still."


So they all finished dinners and left to their rooms. Naruto was planning all the fun things that they could do and Sasuke was dreading the next day. Sakura was just lying in her bed thinking that there was nothing to worry about.

But this is Sakura Haruno and you must always be worried.


A sense of foreboding?

What will happen with Itachi coming and is he bringing company? Should I add some other Akatsuki members? Which ones if you think so?

So i don't really know why i refered to sasuke's dad as Fugaku and his mom as Mrs. Uchiha during the whole thing. so don't ask me about it please.

Anyways please review.