A/N: Have fun reading. I need as much supporters as I can to keep this thing alive. Thanks for all the reviews you gave to me! And just so you don't get confused, Sasuke and Itachi live with their father, who is a very, VERY, wealthy man. Their mom though passed away weeks after Sasuke met Sakura before. Sorry for late update. Blame mah school, not me, for it is treacherous and deceiving.

By the way, if you were ever wondering what had happened to that competition, well… my school lost… MISERABLY! You don't wanna know the other details…Here's Chapter 12!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto


Chapter 11- Time to work

A mansion with white marble stood as tall as the best mall in Konoha. The scenery behind it was perfect with trees surrounding everywhere; cherry blossom was quite popular around there too. This beautiful mansion currently had a visitor on Friday…a girl named Haruno Sakura.

Emerald eyes went back and forth repeatedly as she glanced everywhere, making sure that she got every detail of the 'house' of Sasuke. Sakura was following Sasuke to the living room. Even in the living room, Sakura found it very beautiful. There were picture frames hanging here and there, rare ornaments from across countries were also displayed in glass containers.

"Wait here." Sasuke went upstairs to get dressed. Gaping at the beauty was all Sakura did. She had a cheery smile on her face ever since she got there. She gently went around the room looking at every single picture and ornament, as not to break anything expensive.

There was a picture of Sasuke and Itachi together before when they were younger. It made Sakura put on a softer smile. 'They are so cute here---hold on…THEY'RE BROTHERS!...oh wait, Sasuke asked me a question once, wherein he said that Itachi is his brother. How can I forget! So that mans that Itachi is h---' She mentally scolded herself but was cut when Sasuke made an intriguing entrance.

"Sasuke! When did you get in here?"

"Since you started staring into that picture…" She blushed in thought that Sasuke got the wrong idea.

"Well, let's just start with this thing so we can get it over with." She sat down beside Sasuke on the carefully carved wooden table.

"Okay, so we are suppose to make a project of two lovers?...that pervert always makes the stupidest projects…" He noticed that Sakura giggled slightly and that she tried to hold it in. 'She is so cute---What the hell is wrong with my hormones today?'

"Hmm…to start of, the main character should be about a guy who is very rich and popular, while the girl is opposite…but not too poor, just not as rich as the guy. Then, these two will eventually fall in love. So? What do you think?" Boredom was written all over Sasuke's face. He pulled out a notebook and pen from his back that was lying on the floor.

"Basically…it sucked…"Sakura fumed. "…But I don't care so I guess I'll just have to write that." He began to write what Sakura story told and as he did, he asked some questions about her to know her more. Sakura did the same often.

"By the way, was I going blind awhile ago or did it just happened?...I mean, you and Ino are the most profound enemies in the school. What made you two become friends again?"

"Oh, well…" She remembered all that she and Ino spoke about awhile ago. "…nothing much. All we know is that we became good friends."

About after finishing four pages of the notebook, Sakura got tired and decided to take a tour from Sasuke around the house, so they did go on a tour. They saw the different kinds of rooms like the kitchen, guest rooms, and entertainment (video games, etc.) rooms. They also had maid rooms for each one maid in the mansion. Although they did pass Sasuke's room, he refused to let her see his room.

The one room that caught Sakura's eye was the humungous library they have. It had shelves that reached the last ceiling of the house. Books with different colors, there were also tables for reading. The only thing Sakura was bothered with was a certain symbol that she had been seeing practically around the house. Heck, there was even one one the tiles beneath her.

"Ne, Sasuke…what is that symbol? I can't help noticing it…" She pointed to a fan with red on top and white at the bottom.

"Oh that? It is the symbol of the Uchiha's. The Uchiha fan. It says in legend long ago that my family used to play a very big role in history. Ninjas from long ago loitered everywhere, killing and murdering. Our family made sure that we placed an end to it. So we used that symbol to symbolize our courage and strength." Sakura seemed very interested with the story that she didn't hear what Sasuke said next until she snapped her out of her trance.

"Huh?"

"I said do you want to see the garden?"

"Sure." The two exited the library and went to the garden.

This was another beautiful part of the mansion that Sakura adored the most. It had about 50 cherry blossom trees, if Sakura counted it right. The wind shook all of the trees, making the pink petals dance as it made its way to the ground. Sakura gawked as she saw a pond that had fishes and lilies growing in it.

She really took her time to loiter around the big backyard of the Uchihas. Sasuke left her alone to loiter for awhile as he felt that she would be safe inside the place. He sat down on the blaze-shape of the grasses. His head leaned on the tree lightly.

Sakura danced around at first, admiring the scenery and then she started to hum. As she did, she felt something grab her wrist. It almost made her jump back in surprise. When she looked to see who it was, she saw Itachi.

"O-Oh, Itachi i-its just you." She stammered nervously when she noticed that his face was getting closer to hers. She blushed at the same time.

"Just me? Where you expecting someone better than me?" He used his seductive tone as he leaned in more closer to Sakura. She felt her back touch the tree trunk behind her. Now she was pinned to a tree with a hot boy and nowhere to run. Just as Itachi's lips were a bit closer to Sakura's something pushed him away. It was Sasuke. 'Great, whenever I have a chance of my fist kiss, it gets ruined by something or someone…maybe it is a good thing.' Sakura silently thought as she watched the two get ready for combat.

"What do you think you are doing little brother?" Itachi said angrily with a hint of his playful tone.

"What do YOU think you're doing Itachi?" A sigh escaped Itachi's lips.

"No use on fighting right now. See 'ya later Sakura." He disappeared right after with no trace what so ever.

"Are you okay?" Sakura got out from her thoughts and glared at Sasuke.

"Yeah, and I would've still been if you haven't interrupted."

"What do you mean? He was about to kiss you! ...Don't tell me you wanted to kiss him." Furiously, Sakura blushed but she tried to hide it.

"N-no! I-it's just that, uh…well…Oh never mind! My point is, I would've been fine without your help." She gave a 'hmph!' than marched inside the mansion, leaving a speechless Sasuke.

"Trust me, you wouldn't have been fine." He followed after Sakura into the house.

Sun rays turned, from yellow, to orange. The sky was changing colors to a dull and darker one. As soon as Sasuke and Sakura came in the house, they decided to stop already since they found their day's work convincingly long. They were heading for the entertainment room but stopped when a soft grumble came from Sakura's stomach. She blushed and darted her eyes to the side, in hope that Sasuke wouldn't notice. Sadly, he did notice.

"…er…don't mind that! …that was just the…the…." She searched around the place to find a reasonable excuse to cover up. Sasuke gave a sigh as he looked at the hopeless girl.

"Don't worry; I'll call a maid to bring in food for you." Sakura smiled at him gratefully then turned to enter the room.

When she stepped inside the room, she was amazed to see the different types of video games the family had. There was an X-box, PS1, PS2, game cube, (A/N: Of course,) a computer, and there were PSPs and gameboys stashed in a cabinet. Sakura's mouth gaped as she looked around the enormous room.

She noticed a portion of the room that had a glass case with little figures inside. She approached it unconsciously, by its beauty. A big smile crept on her face once her eyes came in contact with an astonishing collection of animal figures with doll houses. (A/N: Much like 'Sylvannian families', if you do know that) While she peered in closer to examine the dolls, Sasuke observed the girl's 'cute' antics.

'She is so cute like this…WTF? Stupid hormones taking over me…' The heartthrob thought silently in his head.'

"My mom loved to collect that long time ago. She would always spend her money buying that even though my father urged her to stop wasting her money on 'pieces of junk'." He said coolly. The girl looked up at Sasuke with her childish smile still on.

"Oh? Where is she now?" Sasuke shrugged in reply.

"Well, I guess she is in heaven now." Sakura's smile turned into a frown.

"What is that suppose to mean?" She said without thinking twice. Sasuke sighed for about the third/ second time that day.

"It means she is dead silly." Her face softened and her eyes dropped on the floor, staring at it like it was the most beautiful" thing on Earth.

"O-oh, gomen."

"Don't be. It wasn't your fault she died…" His fists clenched tightly with anger. Sakura could somewhat feel the anger he held inside. She tried to calm him down.

"Don't tell me that you hold a grudge against your own family." But she received a glare instead.

"Hn. Why shouldn't I?" His eyes darted away from hers and back on the ground.

"Because---" Sakura could only sigh in defeat. How could she help it? After all, she has lost someone dear to her as well. Yet, this didn't stop her from trying to change Sasuke.

"Because… grudges won't give you anything. Sometimes, it would only give you more pain and suffering than you already felt.

"How would you know? You've never felt losing someone dear to you… Someone…. Someone who was always there for you no matter what…." Sakura looked up at him and he looked up at her. 'Oh Sasuke, you have no idea…'

Just then, a maid entered the room and broke their trance. The servant had a tray of food with her that made Sakura extremely hungry. A strong aroma of the freshly baked pastry made Sakura drool a bit as she watched the maid settle down the food on the table and leave. She approached the food and took a bite from a doughnut which she had grabbed from the tray. Her eyes glowed in the bitter sweet taste of the honey glazed doughnut. Sasuke could only smirk as he sat down on a chair across Sakura.

"You aren't hungry?" The girl looked up at him with some dirt on her face from the past few (A/N: She ate fast, maybe not even a few anymore) doughnuts she ate. Sasuke stifled a the urge the laugh out loud by the look of Sakura's face.

"What are you laughing about?" A small tear formed from the laughter Sasuke tried to hold in but unfortunately, he couldn't hold it any longer. It made Sakura mad.

"Okay, that's it! You wanna fight? I have mastered the X-box and I'm not afraid to use my skills!" Sasuke took this as a challenge and turned on the X-box. They chose to play DOA4(Dead or Alive4) and began terrorizing each other.

When night came, the two finally ended their game and so far ended in a tie of 20-20. Their fingers were sore from the entire button pressing, tapping rapidly up and down on the controller keys. Sakura stood up from the floor and stretched.

"I guess I better get going. I told my mom I'd be back before dinner. See 'ya Sasuke." She searched for her bag and remembered that she left in the other room.

"Looking for this?" Sasuke held up a backpack towards Sakura. Her hands snatched the bag from his hands and groggily placed it where it was made for. Repeatedly, her feet moved towards the door until a hand wrppaed her right wrist.

"Wait. It might be dangerous out there, let me take you. I'm sure you don't want that 'thing' to happen to you again." From his eyes, Sakura could sense that he was sincere with his offer. She hesitated at first but then got startled when she heard his last remarks. Her eyes widened in realization of what Sasuke meant.

"HOLD ON! How'd you know about that?" She just received an infamous smirk from the Uchiha. It made her annoyed but she shook it out of her head. Something in her made her voice say out a 'sure' instead as an acceptance to Sasuke's offer..

Sasuke thought she was going to refuse but seemed to be satisfied with her reply. The two set out on their 'trip' back to Sakura's house, which didn't happen to be so far. In a matter of minutes, they reached their destination. And now, Sasuke knew where the girl lived.

They halted before the gate as Sasuke looked at her for awhile. It made Sakura quite nervous at first especially since she noticed the way Sasuke's face went closer and closer to her's. Her face turned as red as a tomato when she saw that their lips were only half an inch away.

"Sa-Sasuke! W—what are y-you doing?" That was forced out with all her might. She stood frozen with nervousness. By now, she could feel the hot air from Sasuke's breathing, blowing unto her neck.

"Just testing how you would react." He pulled his head back up and smirked evilly at the girl who was blushing in embarrassment and anger. A vein twitched at Sakura's forehead with annoyance as she balled her fists in between their faces. She plunged her fist at Sasuke with all her might but he easily dodged it.

"YOU'LL SEE!...OOHH!" She glared at the smirking Uchiha then marched into her house.

"Good night!" She slammed her door so hard that it practically shook the house and broke the door. Sasuke nodded his head and smiled as he headed back to the mansion. The smile that was only shown when she was around.


A/N: Pls. R&R… (falls to the floor) I'm begging you! Bet I made you kinda hungry on the part there with the doughnut…hehe. BTW, that 'thing' Sasuke was talking about, well, it was when Itachi saved Sakura. Itachi told him before. Sorry this isn't much of what you expected. My regards to all the people who have reviewed last chappie:

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