gomen nasai! gomen nasai! sowwy for being so..lazy XD but i finally wrote the fourth chappy and here it is...forgive me? XD well school started again and i got lazy...i started writing this story during april vacation which was a very long ago, wasn't it? XDDD hehe still, gomen!
The Project
The morning was bright and sunny. The cool breeze played with Sakura's hair as she walked along the scenic road to work. She had decided to stop one station before her destination so she could walk the rest of the way to somewhat relax her. Staring at all the colorful flowers as she walked, she felt troubled as something in her subconscious mind nagged at her. Not being able to place a finger on what it was, she walked the rest of the way with a frown.
As soon as she walked through the huge glass doors of the building, she looked at her watch. She was right on time. She went to catch the elevator to the sixth floor, where she worked. Pressing the button to open the elevators, she waited. The silver elevator doors opened. Sakura looked up. Surprised, she nearly dropped her Gucci handbag.
"Uh, ano, ohayoo gozaimasu, Sasuke-sama," said Sakura.
"Ohayoo gozaimasu," Sasuke said as he walked past her without even looking at her.
Sakura could smell his pleasant cologne as he walked past. Authoritative and handsomely attractive. Sakura, whose cheeks were turning pink, quickly jumped into the safety of the elevator. Relief washed over her when the doors closed. Omg, I wanna hit myself in the head so badly right now…! How could I have thought that anything about him was pleasant!
When the elevator doors opened to let them out onto the sixth floor, Sakura, again, nearly jumped out of her skin. Kano had been waiting for her on the other side of the elevator doors. He flashed her one of his handsome smiles. She walked out timidly and they walked to her desk.
"Coffee?" Kano asked as he handed her a cup of coffee at her desk. Looking at him confused, then at the coffee, she slowly accepted and thanked him.
"So what brings you here?" asked Sakura pleasantly, while enjoying the obviously very expensive and excellently-made coffee. She wondered if he brought specially made coffee for just this occasion. It amused her.
"Wellll…you know I just can't stay away when I know there's a pretty girl here," he said with a wink, and his usual playful humor.
Sakura blushed, and also knew that he was probably there for something business related. Just at that moment, Sasuke walked in. Seeing them, he paused ever so slightly that only someone extremely observant could have caught. Kano noticed. He smiled.
"Aww…Sasuke-kun, doushite no?" Kano cooed. "Heart caught in your throat?"
Sasuke, used to Kano's playfulness and jokes, of course, caught on the hint, but pretended not to know what he was talking about. Sasuke cleared his throat and spoke when he reached them.
"Sakura-chan, Kano-kun is here for a special project."
"Favor," Kano corrected him.
"Sure," Sasuke said and continued. "Back to the subject…he needs a secretary for the time being for the project he's working on. He owns a big architecture company. He needs someone reliable and able to work with numbers, but hasn't been able to find one yet."
"So I have come here looking for one such person," Kano winked, smiling charmingly.
"Are you up to the challenge?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
Sakura, trying to avoid his eyes as best as she can, found it quite silly nodding at him with her eyes kind of on the wall.
"All right then! It's settled," said Kano, quite happy.
Kano came over to Sakura to shake her hand. Seeing them shake hands, Sasuke thought that he might as well shake hands with Sakura too. Sasuke stretched out his right hand and Sakura took it gingerly. As soon as their hands touched, she was so sure all the blood shot to her face. His strong hands were warm and protective. Looking up alarmed, she snatched back her hand. Sasuke, whose face was an odd expression also, slipped his hand into his pocket.
"You…you can work with Kano now," Sasuke nodded and walked off.
Kano, extremely amused at what had just happened, smiled to himself.
