Naruto characters belong to Kishimoto Masashi…

A/N: *Looks* at the list of side stories that still needs to be written: Kabuto the Thief, Lee's Bride? Dance Practice… and many more!

Summary: Sakura is Naruto's maid and is ordered to be his dancing partner. She meets an emotionless Sasuke on the streets of Konoha one day. Can she shine new light upon him? Will Sasuke learn to love again?

~*~Pink Petals~*~

Chapter Five

[My dear child I hope you are living a happy life…]

Naruto walked up a little closer and exclaimed, "Eww what's that smell?"

Shika lifted his shirt to Naruto's face, "It's the crap that you shitted!"

"ARGH! Get it away from me," screamed Naruto and asked again, "Who the hell are you two?"

"I'm Sakura Nara and his Shikamaru Nara," explained Sakura.

"I can see that you're a maid but what are you doing here?" asked Naruto to Shika.

"I…" trailed Shika and was interrupted by another voice.

"Naruto, his with me," said Kakashi and added, "Could you guys please keep your voices down? I need to wake up early to work."

"Kakashi! You have no right to call me Naruto and why did you let him stay here?" asked Naruto with a displeased look at Shika's dirty cheap clothing.

"He saved me from some bush robbers. Unlike you who sleep and eat all day," pointed Kakashi and added, "Until you learn to respect others I will continue to call you Naruto."

Naruto thought about his words for a while before something entirely different clicked. "Omg… Hatake. Do you know how to make French suits?" asked Naruto sincerely.

Kakashi thought for a bit and answered, "Anko does."

The blond youth forgot about Shika and Sakura while hugging onto Kakashi's arm. "Please, please make me a French suit!" begged Naruto.

"Why?" asked Kakashi.

"So that I can go to a ball," said Naruto.

One-minute silence passed before Kakashi replied, "If you promise to behave."

"Yes sir, I'll come work at the warehouse tomorrow," said Naruto.

"Ah… OK. If that's all I'm going back to sleep," yawned Kakashi.

Naruto jumped around happily before remembering that he needed a partner. His baby blue eyes trailed back to the Nara brothers before resting on Sakura. "Perfect!" shouted Naruto as he pointed at Sakura, "You are going to be my partner!"

"Partner?" asked Sakura.

"Yes! From now on you will be my personal maid!" declared Naruto.

"Hold your horses you little blond man," said a half naked Shika as he approached Naruto. Shika was a big man and was at least half a head taller than Naruto. He poked Naruto's chest and continued, "I don't care who you are but I'm taking Sakura home!"

"I'll double her pay here," said Naruto.

"No!"

"Triple!"

"No!"

"Ah triple triple!" shouted Naruto.

"No…" trailed Shika before Sakura but in, "One x three = three. Three x three = nine silver nuggets brother! We can buy a quarter year's worth of rice with that…"

"Ah… Make that one gold nugget!" bargained Shika and added, "Also I get to live here!"

"Deal!"

"Deal!" repeated Shika.

"I think you should clean yourself up big brother…" suggested Sakura.

Ten ten came out the 'waste door' after eaves dropping on the conversation. "Sakura! I thought we were friends. You're going to leave me to clean up the shit by myself?" cried Tennie.

"Omg… one more thing Master Uzamaki. Can my friend Ten ten here serve you too?" asked Sakura politely.

"Of course!"

"AND! Can you tell the bitches to clean the toilet buckets from now on?"

"Bitches?"

"Tennie watch your language!" warned Sakura and corrected her, "She means the former maids…"

"Sure!"

Naruto told the three maids to clean up the rest of the crap and announced that Sakura and Ten ten would be his new maids! However, rather than dismissing the girl's to sleep Naruto ordered them to massage him. Shikamaru was given a new set of clothing in which the material was more expensive than the ones he was wearing. He was taken to the guest's bathroom where he took a very very long shower! Afterwards he was led to the guest's room to retire for the night.

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Meanwhile Kabuto has just finished stealing some valuables such as vases and jade statues. "Ha ha ha!" laughed Kabuto before the door opened.

"Why are you laughing?" asked Shika.

"Who the hell are you?" asked Kabuto, "I always laugh to myself for no apparent reason."

"Oh, I'm Shikamaru Nara. I will be your roommate from now on. You are…?" replied Shika.

"I'm Kabuto Yakushi," answered Kabuto feeling nervous and thought, 'this man will make stealing harder…' Suddenly an idea popped up in his head as he laughed happily to himself again.

Shikamaru shivered because he disliked his roommate. Kabuto's constant laughter made him feel uneasy and hard to sleep. Soon the weight on his eyelids took control and he fell asleep to a deep slumber.

SNORE SNORE

"Gosh you snore loud," whispered Kabuto as he hid all the stolen goods to Shikamaru's bedside. The evil blue haired man adjusted his glasses while reflecting the moonlight and laughed for the last time that night. 'Ha, won't be seeing your sorry face tomorrow,' grinned Kabuto.

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On the other side of the house Ten ten and Sakura was amazed at the size of Naruto's bedroom. The candle lit the king sized bed and revealed many pillows. "Hmm… my back aches, massage me," ordered Naruto as he laid on his soft bed.

"At your service," said Ten ten as she plunged at his back crunching his bones.

"OWL! That hurts, if you don't massage me properly I'll send you back to the toilets," said Naruto.

Ten ten grunted before massaging Naruto softly. Sakura was massaging Naruto's arm before he lifted his head slightly and whispered, "You have really pretty eyes…" For the first time in the night Sakura saw the beautiful sea blue eyes that Naruto possessed. She had not looked directly at him previously because he was her master. But now up front she was intrigued by the infinity of blue. They reflected a sense of sadness hidden under the happy face…

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[Sasuke's POV]

I wondered around in the middle of the night until I found a tree. I plucked a big oval leaf before sitting under it. I liked the silent sincerity of the night but I hated sleeping. I blew on the leaf to create a soft tranquil melody.

The music may sound nice but if you listened intently you'd here the sorrow it hided. I stopped blowing the leaf and closed my eyes. Soon my world was filled with the horrified screams of my parents being slaughtered by Itachi. I opened my eyes as anger embroiled deep inside me.

"Itachi," I whispered with my sharingan eyes, "I will kill you."

After a few hours of a dreamless sleep the sky greyed with light as dawn was approaching. I picked up my katana and headed off to Konoha City.

Next Chapter: The encounter- Sasuke finally meets Sakura!

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