Disclaimer: Naruto characters belong to Kishimoto Masashi.
Summary: Sakura is a poor factory girl, while Sasuke is the son of Mr Uchiha, a wealthy entrepreneur. Naruto is a delivery boy, while Ino is the consecutive designer of Uchiha Shopping Co. (Yes, this is an Alternate Universe!)
~***Loving You From Afar***~
Chapter Fifteen
[Sunday Night…]
Naruto and Sakura stood silently in the lift. He wondered if she was true to her words or if she had simply said it to avoid Sasuke. She did not know why she had said those words, 'Naruto and I are going out…' She tried to avoid Naruto's gaze but he pulled one of her arms to work things out.
"Sakura, what you just said tonight, is it true?" asked Naruto softly.
"I…" trailed Sakura.
"Will you go out with me?" asked Naruto.
"Naruto, I…" replied Sakura.
"Before you say anything meet me on top of the building," said Naruto and added, "Change into something nice like a dress."
"Naru…" shouted Sakura as he ran out of the lift.
Naruto opened his door quickly to change into something nice. After he put on a tuxedo with matching black pants, he searched through his belongings to find something. When he had finally found the piece of jewellery, he whipped on a tie and took off to Sakura's door.
Meanwhile, Sakura was searching over her wardrobe looking for something decent. She stopped looking when her eyes rested on something lime green. It was the dress her mother had made for her to go to a year 10 formal. A tear slid down her face as she continued her gaze on the pretty, glittery lime green dress.
//Flashback//
Mrs Haruno had stayed up a few nights to finish making the dress. Formal dresses were too expensive to buy so she decided to buy some material and make a specially designed dress for her daughter. She wanted to surprise her daughter so she worked on it at nighttime.
She chose the finest satin lime green material that was the same colour as her daughters emerald eyes. She sewed a few layers of the material to make the dress fluff out before she touched it up with a piece of glittery see through piece of silk.
When Sakura was asleep Mrs Haruno had took all her daughters measurement so that the dress would fit her perfectly. She had noted her daughter's small breasts and decided to turn the top into a corset. By doing so the dress could hold and push up her daughters figure. Not only that, it could tighten around her small waist so that more of her curvy figure could be revealed.
Mr and Mrs Haruno worked as rehabilitation councillors near the small suburb they lived in. Distressed people and especially depressed kids would often seek their help. However, they do not treat people with mental problems. Those people were referred to psychiatrists. A few nights before they passed away in a tragic car accident to work, Sakura wore the form dress gracefully to her formal.
Sakura was thankful to her mother for making her such a beautiful dress. The dress fitted perfectly on her petite frame. She remembered her mother praising her while doing up her hair. Her mother added a few touches of make up to her pretty face before announcing, "Well princess, you're set to win many hearts."
Indeed Sakura stole many glances when she stepped onto the ballroom floor. She walked slender steps making the dress flow blissfully and taking a life of its own.
//End of flashback//
Sakura tried on the dress and was amazed that it still fit her frame after so many years. However, she had problems with tying the strings on the back before she heard a knock. She decided that Naruto could help her tie the strings.
Naruto waited patiently before the door opened slowly to reveal Sakura in a pretty dazzling dress. She had a bit of make up to enhance her angelic face. He realised the dress was the same colour as her eyes and had fit snugly to her body. She turned her body to reveal a creamy slender back.
Naruto stared at it for a minute before Sakura beckoned, "Stop staring at my back! Please help me tie the strings."
His hands trailed to the strings and accidentally brushed past her silky skin. He ignored her shiver and tightened the string to tie it together. He was engaged with the task before Sakura cried, "It's too tight, you're suffocating me!"
He loosened the strings a bit before a horny thought struck him, 'Sakura wasn't wearing a bra.' He was smiling to himself and was glad that Sakura was facing the other way. When he was done Sakura turned around to give him a pleasant smile, "So, how do I look?"
"Beautiful as always," said Naruto before he offered his arm.
Sakura wrapped her arm around his before stepping onto the lift. She was slightly taken back when she reached the rooftop. She had expected a dark rooftop with only the moonlight shining. She was wrong, the floor was lit with candles and at the centre of the floor laid a mat with two glasses of guava smoothies.
"Omg… I waited for you but you took your time. So I decided to set up the floor, heh, it's a contrast to the dark roof top," spoke Naruto and added, "I hope you like guava smoothies."
"I do, the floors real pretty. I rarely come up here," said Sakura softly.
The moon and stars lit the sky while the candles lit the ground combining into a romantic set up. Naruto held onto Sakura's small hands and gazed deeply into her eyes. It was as if he was trying to seek her soul before asking again, "Will you go out with me?" He was not scared of rejection because it's better to have asked than not to at all.
He continued staring at her with pleading eyes but she was silent for words. She was not sure if she could commit to a relationship. She was confused because she had never been in love nor had she ever been out with anyone. A tight feeling engulfed until she managed to whisper, "Yes."
Naruto felt pure joy and triumph because she finally said it. Suddenly the floor below them lit some loud music as Naruto wrapped his arms around Sakura's slim waist. They danced like an old couple for a while before the music downstairs stopped.
I thought that we would just be friends
Things will never be the same again
It's just the beginning it's not the end
Things will never be the same again
It's not a secret anymore
Now we've opened up the door
Starting tonight and from now on
We'll never' never be the same again
Never be the same again
Now I know that we were close before
I'm glad I realized I need you so much more
And that I don't care what everyone will say
It's about you and me and we'll never be the same again
They sat down on the mat and toasted the guava smoothies. Naruto placed a hand over Sakura's shoulder to wrap her closer. She placed her head gently on his strong shoulders as they watched the moon. "I'm cold," said Sakura from drinking the smoothie and the cool night breeze.
Naruto shifted his seating position so that he sat directly behind Sakura. He tucked her between his thighs so that her back rested on his chest as he covered her with a bear hug. "Do you feel warmer," asked Naruto.
After committing to Naruto, Sakura felt right to be held so close in his arms. She did not mind her bottom touching his private part nor did she mind his arms weight on top of her breasts. She tilted her slender neck so that she could kiss his cheek. "Yes," she replied and gave him a soft moan.
"Sakura I have something for you," whispered Naruto as he pushed Sakura forward to sit up and added, "Close your eyes."
He placed a necklace that his sister had given to him before they got separated. The white gold necklace had an emerald rectangle that matched Sakura's eye colour with two silver balls. When he was done, she slowly opened her eyes to hold up the jewel. She stuttered, "It-it's beautiful. Where did you get it?"
"It's my sister's but we were separated from orphanage," explained Naruto and added, "I hope she has a good life."
"Why didn't you go find her?" asked Sakura.
"Her features may be different and also her last name may have changed if she is married," said Naruto and sighed, "She never looked for me so why bother?"
"Naruto," cooed Sakura, "Tell me more about you…"
"Well, I was born on Oct 10th and will be turning 22 this year. I guess we both have similar lives being an orphan; I began to live by myself at 16 being paid by odd jobs. There was also the government allowance, which helped a lot!" said Naruto.
Then Sakura chirped in, "Yea I began to work around that age while Kono stayed with a drunken uncle of ours. It was nasty for him but now that us two are together I will never let anyone hurt him."
"Sakura."
"Yes?"
"I promise I'll protect you and not let anyone hurt you," said Naruto.
Somehow an image of a young Sasuke saying the same exact words repeated inside her head. She shook off the thought as Naruto leaned closer to kiss her lips. Sakura turned her body so that her legs were on top of one of his thighs to accommodate the kiss.
They continued chatting til the sun rose before Sakura took Naruto inside her house.
"What would you like for breakfast?" asked Sakura.
"Are you on the menu?" replied Naruto.
"No," stated Sakura bluntly.
"Aww, come on," joked Naruto as he tickled her. He helped untie her strings at the back and planted many kisses on her slender neck. He spoke again, "Go get undress, I'll cook breakfast."
When Sakura finished changing she saw two plates set out with bacon and eggs. Naruto smiled warmly and urged her to try. "Is it edible?" asked Sakura before popping a piece of bacon in her mouth and commented, "It's delicious!"
"Thank you, I had to cook for myself so yea," said Naruto.
=*=
After Naruto changed into something casual he set off to work with Sakura sitting next to him in his van. When Naruto was parking his car, he did not realise Sasuke was staring at them in a corner. He watched the two holding hands and kissing each other. Anger and hatred burned inside him as he watched in the shadows.
His eyes changed into a fury amber shade as deeper, irrational images of them two kissing passionately flashed in his mind. Soon the innocent vision changed to one where two naked bodies sweated next to each other. He shook his head violently to shake off the images before walking sanely back to his office.
He walked right past Sakura without greeting her as he entered his office. His mind was filled with revenge and ways that may hurt or damage Naruto's reputation. Then something clicked in his head, Naruto worked in his shopping centre. He wondered what would happen if Naruto lost his job. At least he won't need to see his love rival again.
That afternoon he demanded Kakashi, Naruto's manager to sack him. Kakashi objected at first but Sasuke threatened that his job would be at stake. Upon just getting a family back, Kakashi did not want to lose his job. It had taken him years to earn this position and he found it hard to give up everything for Naruto.
"Naruto, you're fired," said Kakashi, "I'm sorry…"
"Sasuke made you didn't he?" asked Naruto.
Kakashi nodded solemnly before a furious Naruto headed off to Sasuke's office.
"Naruto," wondered Sakura as she saw the blur of Naruto running towards Sasuke's room. She tried to shout, "Sasuke has a guest…"
Naruto whammed opened the door and yelled, "You fired me just to get your revenge! Well I'm telling you that I quit!" After that he stormed out of the room to find his best friend Shika.
Sakura was shocked beyond measure after hearing those words. She wanted to chase after Naruto but Sasuke made her type a very important proposal. Soon a great dislike towards Sasuke built inside her, 'How could Sasuke do such a thing?' she questioned again and again in her head.
When the guest had finally left Sakura took up her courage to ask Sasuke, "Why did you sack Naruto?"
"You know why…" smirked Sasuke and laughed, "He's a nobody! Why did you choose him over me?"
"He is so much better than you," replied Sakura.
"Was he that good in bed?" queried Sasuke.
Sakura slapped him upon hearing those words, "He's much more of a gentleman than you think he is!" She wanted to run out the door but Sasuke grabbed her arm.
"I'm sorry. Really Sakura, I'm sorry," said Sasuke softly and gave her a sincere look and added, "I guess I was just jealous."
"Sasuke, Naruto and I are going out now," warned Sakura.
"I know. I won't fire Naruto but you'd have to go to a ball with me as my partner," said Sasuke.
"No, I can't do that," replied Sakura.
"Listen, I'd invite Naruto as well. The ball is in two nights and I can't find a partner," said Sasuke and pleaded, "Please, just for one night!"
"Omg… Ok, you got a deal but you must promise never to mess around with Naruto's job!" exclaimed Sakura.
"I promise," agreed Sasuke before he sealed it with a kiss on her cheek.
Sakura shivered from his touch and left the room right after. Meanwhile, Naruto had found Shika and told him everything that had happened. Shika felt sorry for his best friend but did not know how to soothe him until Kakashi arrived. Kakashi came to give a message to Naruto that he was not sacked now.
At first Naruto was happy but when he had a short conversation with Sakura anger embroiled inside him. "How can you agree to such a deal? I thought you were my girl friend not his," accused Naruto. Sakura wanted to slap him like Sasuke but managed to hold back. Tears slid down her cheeks from his accusation but Naruto managed to hug her. He whispered, "I'm sorry Sakura. I know you only agreed for my sake. I will come on that night and watch over you. Please do not cry, koishii…"
Sakura brightened up after those words and punched Naruto hard, "OWL, what was that for?"
"For making me cry!" explained Sakura before she left to cook dinner.
In a nearby corner Kono was witnessing this with amusement. He was watching TV before the two burst into their argument. He listened intently and found their conversation more entertaining than the TV show. 'That punch was good, go Sakura!' cheered Kono.
After a delicious dinner Naruto gave Sakura another hug before kissing her cheek and retiring back to his unit. On his way out the door, he said softly, "I wished I lived here again."
Sakura chuckled and teased, "You wish! Good night" and closed the door.
=*=
Ino had heard everything that day and grimaced happily. Perhaps it was her chance to win Sasuke's heart now that Sakura and Naruto were going out. She found Sasuke's address and smiled with intent. She dressed up more stylish than usual as she made her way to Sasuke's front door.
'What a beautiful house?' thought Ino and wondered, 'Maybe I'll get to live in it.'
She knocked on the door a few times before a furious Sasuke came to see who was the intruder. He realised the girl was Ino dressed in a mini skirt with a halter neck top. He hated girls that dressed like that. He snickered, "What do you want?"
"Sasuke I thought you might like to talk to someone. Surely you must be upset about Sakura going out…" trailed Ino before Sasuke butted in, "Oh and I am suppose to confide in you? Ino, let's get straight to the point, you are just not my type."
After those words Sasuke slammed the door leaving a very shocked and hurt Ino to fend herself. She walked slowly in the darkness and wondered what was so bad about her? She was smart and had the looks, why doesn't Sasuke like her? In her muddled state she did not know why she entered a bar. The next thing she realised was that she was on her second round of beer.
It was Shika's lucky night as he caught Ino. Of all girls it was Ino that sat across the room from him. She looked stunning in that mini skirt and many guys had their eyes on her the instant she came in. She also had great cleavage, which was revealed clearly by the halter neck.
After drinking her fifth beer Ino became really dizzy. Out of nowhere a man came up to her and placed his dirty hands around her waist, "Why are you so sad Missy? Perhaps I can cheer you up." Ino took one look at his face and spitted at him, "Get your hands off me, fuck-wit."
"Shut up bitch! You're going to pay for this," yelled the man as he dragged Ino towards the exit. Ino was really scared, as the man pulled her painfully against her will. Luckily Shika came to the rescue and demanded the man to let go of her.
"Let go of her or you'll be sorry, you son-of-a-bitch!" shouted Shika.
"What are you going to do?" asked the man as he clicked his fingers. A small group of say 4-5 men gathered around him. Shika punched violently at the approaching men and was glad that he held a black belt in karate. After a while the men were down and Ino smiled happily, "Let go of me you sick fuck."
The man let go because he feared that Shika might bash him up too. Shika took hold of Ino's hand and placed her behind him on his motorcycle. He sped off quickly fearing that the men would have recovered and attacked them with weapons. Shika asked Ino where she lived but she was too drunk to give him a reply.
As they were driving Ino let go of her clutch on Shika and lifted her arms. "WoooOOOooooo, I'm flying!"
"Stop it, hold onto me or else you might fall off!" demanded Shika before Ino put her arms around him again. Ino wrapped closer to Shika pressing her breasts tightly towards his back, "Hmmm… you're warm." She only had a halter on and the wind was making her feel really cold.
When Shika finally reached his small house Ino felt a great surge in her stomach. One glance at her face and Shika knew she wanted to vomit but she did not make it to the bathroom on time. Luckily his house was tiled everywhere so after he cleaned up Ino's mess. He gave her some mint-flavoured tablets and placed her in his bed.
Meanwhile, Shika went to take a hot shower so soften his bruise from the nights fight. Though he was a great fighter, it was 5 on one and he had received a few blows before tackling down all the men. The next minute shocked Shika entirely.
Though Ino had taken the tablets she was still unconscious. She was resting on the bed before her conscious told her to take her daily shower. She walked around the small house until she found a half opened door. She was stripping her clothing right in front of Shika. He gulped as he watched the naked form advancing closer towards him. He could not control himself as his erection built.
She was centimetres away from him and he could feel her breasts pushing against his broad chest. He really wanted to explore her private part with his manhood but managed to control himself. He was glad that she was not conscious of what she was doing because she would beat him for sure.
Rather than doing anything dirty to her he rubbed her clean with soap. He massaged her breasts and contours of her body, which sent her moaning for more. After he thought that she was clean enough, he closed the shower and told her to get out.
Before he could control her she had already stepped on her own clothing so after Shika wiped her clean. He wrapped a towel around his waist before wrapping one around Ino. He took her back to his room to find a T-shirt to place over her. After tucking her to bed Shika got dressed in his PJs and moved out to the lounge room.
Shika owned only a small house with one bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The lounge was small and Shika's neck ached uncomfortably as it rested on the sofa. He wished that he were back on his bed and subconsciously during his sleep; he had walked back to his room to sleep in his bed.
Ino woke up in the middle of the night to find an uncomfortable weight on her breasts. Slowly she began to recall parts of the night. She remembered the guy that came to her at Valentine's Day. She recalled how he had fought bravely against a few men to save her. She realised she was in his shirt but shook the thought aside as she wrapped an arm closer to his warmth.
Ino sighed and decided to go back to sleep. She had finally given up on Sasuke after his cruel words. Her thoughts soon redirected to her previous boyfriend, "Neji," she whispered softly. Shika had woken from Ino's surprise hug and wondered who was the person she whispered. As soon as he heard Ino's soft paced breathing he moved a little closer to wrap his arms around her.
=*=
[Morning]
Mr Nara crept in the house softly to surprise his son. He had not seen Shika for a few years but decided to invite him in business. When he opened the door to his son's room, he was surprised to find a female with long blonde hair next to him. As soon as the door opened, Ino got startled and sat up. Her jade eyes rested on a man with a scar on his face. Mr Nara saw the shirt the girl was wearing and smiled, 'son you finally found a girlfriend!'
"Am I disturbing you two?" asked Mr Nara.
"No, I was about to get up," replied Ino.
"Did you two have a good night?" wondered Mr Nara.
Ino was about to answer, 'we didn't do anything,' but Shika stirred and yelled, "What are you doing here? What do you want old man?"
"I've come to offer you a job at Orochimaru's Corporal Asset Company. You just have to negotiate with people and make some smart deals. It is way better than being a delivery boy; I can get you a small manager position. You can work side by side with me, Shika," offered Mr Nara.
Shika felt a little reluctant before he thought of Ino. She was a consecutive designer and who was he a petty little delivery boy? "I'll do it," announced Shika as he got out of bed to get the details.
When Mr Nara left he explained what had happened to Ino the previous night. He had left out the showering bit and hoped she did not remember. She thanked him to not have taken advantage of her. The two swapped some contacts and were happy to be friends.
=*=
[Tokyo Japan]
Hinata awoke with sweat on her face as she remembered the face of a blond hair man. She could not remember his name but she was sure that they had met in Australia. She recalled having a brother-in-law in Australia so she decided to take a holiday to Australia. She could be gone for days and weeks but her husband would not know of her departure. What importance did she ever serve in his life anyways? She had provided him power over a few Hyuuga shopping centres but most of them still belonged to her cousin Neji Hyuuga's family.
What she did not know was that her husband had been secretly teaming up with Orochimaru's Corporal Asset to takeover the shopping centre system. If they could change all the centres to Itachi and Orochimaru's asset then they could run a monopoly system.
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In a posh nightclub, Itachi and Orochimaru were enjoying themselves with pretty girls next to them. "Let's toast for taking over yet another centre!" announced Orochimaru.
"Yes, soon we will rule all of them," added Itachi and smirked.
After many drinks they took off to different directions. Itachi was a little tipsy from the alcohol and in his clouded state he wondered back to his old house. He possessed the front key to the house so he entered freely. Hinata rocked and turned before she heard foot steps in her house. Who could it be? A burglar. What should she do? Call the police.
Suddenly a body landed on the bed and Hinata was shocked to see Itachi next to her. He moved slowly towards her before he began to make love to her. He started kissing all over her before caressing her body. Pressing all the subtle areas of the body that made Hinata groaning for more. It had been a long time since he last touched her, since their wedding night to be exact.
During the love making, Hinata felt a sense of closeness that she could not describe. His face and body seemed so familiar it was as if she had seen it before. That's besides the one night they had shared. It had been like something from her past. She could not describe the feeling but she just felt closeness.
When Itachi woke up he realised he was next to his wife. It had been two years or perhaps more since he last saw her. When they had married she still resembled a teenage girl. He remembered accusing her of being touched by some other man but he was no virgin when he slept with her. He did not even consider her hymen could have been broken during active sport or something.
He stretched out an arm to place a misplaced strand of hair behind her ear. Over the years she have become more mature and developed into an independent lady. She looked much prettier than the last time he had seen her. He moved closer towards her still sleeping form and kissed her forehead.
He looked at the pamphlets on the bed table and realised she was planning to go to Australia. A great urge built inside him to go with her so he decided to drop his business for a while. He would take her to Australia and perhaps they could finally share a honeymoon together…
A/N: Omg this fic hopefully 20-24 chapters, therefore 5-9 more to go!
1) Hinata's past… Who stole her virginity? Is Hina X Itachi a good pairing?
2) Sasuke's past… Why he is interested in Sakura?
3) Ino's past… What happened between Neji and her? Does Shika stand a chance?
4) Naruto and his sister? How will Saku X Naruto's relationship end up like?
5) How will Oro and Itachi's plot advance?
Oyasumi nasai, please leave me a review ^^