A/N: Ano ne? I took out the Gaara bits because it didn't match the story. For now, I'll just focus on Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto! =-=
[10]
Deep down I'm hurting inside,
I dream that you will hold me in yours arms;
And say, "I love you."
When I got back to the hotel I changed into my uniform quickly. I pushed the cleaning trolley to my appointed level before taking a look for 'room service' signs. I also looked for 'room vacant' signs because that meant the customer had checked out. I gave a brief sigh as I entered the first room to my right.
The first few rooms I cleaned were reasonably tidy but when I got to room 1212... The untidiness of the room was appalling and I wanted to curse the person who made the mess! I gazed at the spilt ramen and wine stains on the floor and grumbled. There was also a lot of junk accumulated on the floor.
It took me nearly ¾ of an hour to clean, tidy and vacuum the floor. Within that timeframe I changed the beds and wiped the kitchen area. I also needed to ensure clean dishes and fresh towels. When everything was cleaned I resupplied the drink sachets and supplies in the fridge.
"First class is always first class," I said out loud as I laid out the expensive looking toothbrush, soap, lotion and branded body creams. Before I left the room I took one last glance at the soft luxurious bed.
"Urgh, all this cleaning has made me tired. It wouldn't hurt if I…" I have never tried sleeping on the first class beds so I was tempted to. I reasoned that the client wouldn't be back so soon. I bounced on the bed and landed on the soft quilt before spreading out my arms.
I closed my eyes and enjoyed myself for a few minutes before something heavy landed on top of me. I flicked my eyes open instantly to find Naruto sprawled over me. I pushed him aside and shouted, "What do you think you're doing?"
"What do you think you're doing lying on MY bed?" he asked back.
"I…" I trailed before a rumble filled in the silence.
"Sakura, you're hungry… Want to eat lunch with me?" asked Naruto happily.
"Sorry but I need to work," I stammered and added, "Also my lunch time is very short."
"How about dinner?" asked Naruto.
"I'm married Naruto, I don't want to be seen eating dinner with another man," I lied.
"As a friend, please eat dinner with me," he offered again.
"NO, if you'd excuse me. I'm going back to my work," I answered firmly.
When I got out of Naruto's room it was nearly time for my lunch break so I went down to the restaurant. After a few minutes my mushy noodles came and I looked at it distastefully. I ate in the special quadrant for workers in which the quality of the food was way different than to paid customers.
I ate quietly until my colleagues joined in. I couldn't help but overhear their conversation because they chatted loudly. "Did you know that the son of the owner of this hotel would be managing here?" said a girl.
"Yea and I heard he's blond and good looking!" exclaimed the other girl.
"Hey do you girls know his name?" I asked.
"I think it's Naruto Uzamaki," she replied and asked, "Do you know him?"
"I don't think so," I lied because I didn't want to join in their chat.
[11]
Gaara cuffed Sasuke's collar and demanded again, "Where is the money?"
"I don't know where your fuckin money is!" shouted Sasuke, which evoked Gaara to tighten his hand around Sasuke's neck.
"I'll ask you one last time, where is the money?" asked Gaara.
"Look even if you kill me I still won't remember where the money is," choked Sasuke and added, "Between, who the fuck are you?!"
Gaara removed his hand away from Sasuke and said with unblinking eyes, "You don't remember, do you?"
"NO," replied Sasuke and added, "Tell me!"
"We kidnapped a girl for ransom but you hid the money," stated Gaara.
"I wouldn't do such a thing," beckoned Sasuke.
"You will, once you remember what sort of person you were…" trailed Gaara before heading out of the door.
When Gaara finally got out from the dreadful smell of the hospital he took out a ciggie and lit it. He took a puff and resumed his usual expression. He was a member of the Black Viper and so was Sasuke. A year ago they had kidnapped a rich girl and had demanded one million dollar US, which was pretty reasonable.
The flaw to the ransom was Sasuke took the money and hid it somewhere. The next thing that happened was he had ended up in a coma. To sum it up, Sasuke has amnesia so they'll probably never get the money! Gaara hopped into his WRX and sped off to work on his assigned tasks.
The silence condemned Sasuke in his lonely room. He struggled to remember his memories but try as he might nothing! He shifted back into his cosy blankets and decided to sleep and rest his mind. He panted softly as he fell into his dream…
Sasuke felt the soft sand beneath him and realised he was at the beach. The beautiful cool blue glistened as the sun's ray shone upon it. He heard a voice, a female voice calling him, "Sasuke…"
He looked up to see her face but it was a blur, however he noticed the long pink hair outling her face.. A close feeling developed as he knew the girl very well. His lips stretched to form a smile as the girl plunged forward to attack him in a friendly way.
"Sasuke, Sasuke! Wake up," shouted a distant voice.
Sasuke opened his eyes slowly and realised Ino had come to serve lunch to him. He looked at the mushy food in front of him and sighed. He couldn't eat any hard food yet because his stomach had to get use to eating.
"You finally woken, look what I brought you," cheered Ino and added, "Please enjoy your meal and I got to go, bye!"
"Cya," replied Sasuke and moaned, "Yuk."
"I heard that! I'll come back to check if you've finished your meal later," said Ino before she finally left.
Sasuke dug his fork into the food and played around with it until he decided to pop it in his mouth. He tasted the smashed potato and frowned, it was tasteless. He moved onto the smashed carrots and cauliflower in which he was not surprised to find the same taste.
[12]
After 5 p.m.
Sakura strolled tiredly back to her room with her shoulders slumped. The first thing she did was to throw herself onto the bed. She groaned as she realised the difference in softness and texture to Naruto's bed.
Suddenly recollections of her lunchtime conversation made her feel insecure. 'Naruto Uzamaki' she thought is the manager of this hotel. 'Does that mean I shouldn't get on his nerves? Will he sack me for no reason?' wondered Sakura nervously.
She had needed the job to support Sasuke's medical bills but luckily he has woken now. If she did lose the job, she'd have to find a new place to live! Perhaps she could ask Ten ten but that may disturb Lee. Sakura's life wasn't as idealistic as a fairy tale; in fact it was quite the opposite.
Sakura had an abusive father who got his temper out on her mother. For years, Mrs Haruno had endured his physical and mental abuse. Finally one day, she couldn't take it anymore and left for another man. Sakura had never heard from her mother since and blamed her for leaving her behind. Her father soon took his tantrum out on Sakura.
Throughout Sakura's life she had been a very timid shy girl. She was glad that Ten ten decided to be her friend and her world changed when she met Sasuke. They met each other when they were 18 and found an attraction so great they were inseparable. It may also be a relief to Sakura as her father suicided in the same year. She felt little regret and what filled mostly in her mind was, 'Thank God he's finally dead!' Perhaps his death may affect her later on in her life…
After a short doze Sakura decided to go down and eat dinner. Food was provided to workers who paid a fee. They were allowed to eat any time of the day but the food wasn't very nice. Before Sakura got to the restaurant she went up to the reception table to request for her letters. There was one letter addressing Sasuke's medical bill, which sent a grumpy expression on her face.
She sat down in her small quadrant and ordered a plain meal. She didn't care what she ate as long as it satisfied the stomach. The menu never changed since she started working in the hotel. There were only 10 choices and Sakura had tasted all of them for many times.
She was about to dive into her plate when the food arrived but someone with a bunch of roses came up to her. Sakura's eyes bulged to see the flowers while her heart fluttered. She was deeply flattered because she had only received flowers once from Sasuke. A bottle of Champaign was placed onto the table with a complimentary card beside it.
[Please enjoy your meal, Naruto]
As Sakura began eating a young guy came next to her table and began playing his violin. She wanted to thank Naruto but he was nowhere to be seen. The waiter poured some Champaign in her glass and she salvaged the taste in her mouth. Soon her mind clouded with doubts, 'Aww… Naruto. Sasuke, think Sasuke!' She found a piece of carrot garnish that had a spiky border. Memories of Sasuke kissing Ino flooded back inside her mind.
She grunted and poked her fork through the piece of carrot, "Stupid Sasuke!"
A/N: If you promise to review I will try to update… Sasuke's slowly recovering his memory and wait til you read his other personality. Naruto has an attraction to Sakura but he's quite arrogant at times. Blah Blah Blah, tell me what you want to see. =P