Just Call Me Cinderella

Chapter Eleven

Obito and Rin had to be some of the greatest people ever. They were beyond nice to Sakura. They never asked her to do things for them at weird times of the night and they were always respectful to her. Rin even gave her some advice about college and medical schools since she was a nurse.

Sunday had been awesome. Sakura spent the day learning about the medical field from Rin while Obito went out with his cousins. She spent the whole day talking about her future and even about some of the things going on in her life. Rin was a wonderful person to talk to and Sakura was glad that she was the one assigned to take care of them.

Sakura was glad that she didn't really have any responsibilities that day.

Monday she was back to her normal schedule only instead of coming home after work she just stayed at the Uchiha mansion. Sakura hated to admit this but the mansion was sort of becoming just like a second home to her. She spent so much time here and she was growing closer to several of the inhabitants. There was just so much warmth; unlike her home.

It was now Tuesday night and Sakura was sitting at the same counter in the kitchen doing her homework. She wanted to get it finished before the holiday since she knew she would be working a lot. Her phone buzzed and she looked to see a message from her mom saying that she was leaving right after work tomorrow to head to Grandma's.

Sakura sighed. She felt like her mom and her were far away from each other. They were just passing by each other really and not spending any time together. Sakura was either at school or work. Her mother was always at work. Sakura sighed and sent back a quick message. She would make sure that they could be together for Christmas. They really needed it. Sakura needed at least one family relationship to still be there.

There was no school tomorrow and Sakura had already finished all her chores for the evening. She figured she would check on Obito and Rin and then head to bed. She made the trek up the stairs and realized just how tired she was. It felt like she had just been running constantly for months.

Sakura reached their door and tentatively knocked.

"Come in!" Rin's cheerful voice sounded and Sakura opened the door cautiously. "Hello Sakura! How are you this evening?"

"I'm good. And yourself?"

"Doing just fine." Rin stood at the closet with pajamas in her hand. Obito was nowhere to be found.

"Will you be needing anything else tonight?"

Rin looked up from the pajamas she was holding and smiled at Sakura. "I am good for the night but if you could go and tell Obito that I'm getting ready for bed so I'm ready for the movie. He should be in the movie room already. I think the guys were playing Super Smash."

"Of course!" Sakura bowed and then headed down the stairs toward the movie room. She could hear voices shouting and cheering before she even arrived. Obito was sitting on the floor in front of the screen playing against Shisui, Naruto, and Kushina? Sakura stopped dead in her tracks. She knew that Kushina was a demon when playing video games and she was not in the mood to be around her if she lost or won.

"Ahaha! Eat that nerds. I just schooled you all. You just got beaten by a forty something. Suck on that." Kushina stood up and started dancing around the room. "Oh! Hi Sakura. Did you need something?"

"Uh. . ." Sakura was startled to suddenly be called on but regained her composure quickly. "Rin would like to tell you Obito that she is ready for the movie. Also, I wanted to check and see if there was anything you need." Sakura smiled at the group.

The room was actually much more packed than she expected. Itachi was missing but she had heard that he was out with Izumi tonight. Minato and Kushina were there with Naruto. Sasuke and Shisui were sitting with Obito and Kakashi? Sakura felt weird that her teacher was seeing her in this setting but everyone else had so it didn't really matter anymore. Sai was laying on the floor drawing the scene in front of him.

"Actually some snacks would be great! We're going to watch a movie with everyone. Thanks Sakura."

"Of course." Sakura bowed and made her way to the kitchen. She knew all the snacks that everyone in the room liked and she knew what the best snacks for movies were.

Sakura grabbed several trays and started stacking food and drinks. She picked one up but was unable to grab the other. Another pair of hands grabbed it for her and she turned to thank the other maid or butler who helped her out. It was Itachi.

"I thought you were out!"

The two of them started walking to the movie room. "I was but I just got back. I was changing when you apparently came down."

"I see. How are things with Izumi going?"

"Great. She's going to spend Thanksgiving here."

Sakura stopped with her mouth dropped. "No way. That's awesome!"

Itachi chuckled as they continued on their way to the movie room. "I am pretty excited for everyone to finally meet her. I think she's really special."

Sakura smiled at the sweet sentiment coming from Itachi as they reached the room and started passing out the snacks. Rin was now in the room and everyone was settling into their seats and passing around blankets.

"Goodnight everyone!" Sakura turned around and made her way to the maid's quarters. It was a little early to turn in so she might just put on her pajamas and then call Ino or something.

"Hey Sakura!"

Sakura turned around and looked at Sasuke. He was panting like he had run all the way from the movie room.

"What's up? Did you need something? Did I not get the right snacks for you?"

He shook his head. "No, that's not it. We were all wondering if you maybe wanted to come watch the movie with us."

Sakura thought about it for a moment. Would it be weird for her to go watch a movie with them? Technically the people she worked for were not there. Most of the people there were her friends and people she had known forever. What was the harm?

"Okay. Just let me change."

"Cool. See you then."

Sakura hurried into her pajamas and made her way to the movie room. Everyone was snuggled into the various chairs, couches, and even the floor. Sakura didn't really want to sit on the floor since she had a tendency to get extremely cold. She scanned the room and found there was a small spot on a couch next to Naruto.

Sakura moved down to the couch and slipped next to Naruto. Sasuke was on her left side and she pretended that he wasn't there. She figured he was doing the same for her. She snuggled into the couch and waited for the previews to end.

"Hey Sakura, I'm glad you could join us. We sent Sasuke to fetch you since he's the fastest."

"Thanks. I'm glad you wanted to invite me."

Sakura smiled and focused on the screen in front of her. It was an action movie that she had wanted to see but with everything that had happened with her dad she just didn't have the time. The movie was actually pretty funny and the romance wasn't too bad either. Everyone was engrossed in the movie. Obito and Kushina made random comments here and there and Sakura would laugh along with everyone else if they were funny.

The heater was down pretty low in the movie room since no one really used it. Sakura shivered and pulled her legs up onto the couch to help her get warm. Sasuke noticed her predicament and tossed the blanket he was using across her lap. Sakura was startled by the action but realized that it was a rather large blanket that he had been wrapped up in.

"Thank you. I was freezing to death."

Sakura grabbed the blanket and burrowed into it. It was warm and she was so grateful for it but there were still parts of the blanket that were letting cold air come through. She scooted closer to Sasuke so that she would be able to have as much of the blanket as possible. Her arm was flush against his.

"I hope this is okay." She looked up at him sheepishly and he slightly nodded.

Sakura smiled and burrowed more into the blanket but her right side was still a little cold. "Naruto, Naruto! Move closer, I'm cold."

Naruto complied and moved himself with his own giant blanket so he was resting against her side. The force of him moving over caused Sakura to be squished against Sasuke. He huffed for a few seconds and then moved his arm so it was resting on the back of the couch. Sakura ignored the fact that she was basically snuggling Sasuke now and focused on the fact that Naruto was a freaking furnace.

Her left side was almost on fire by how warm he was and for a split second she was even more jealous that Hinata had snagged him. Sakura should have snuggled closer to him from the beginning. The movie continued with the three of them basically snuggling each other on the couch. When it ended several people in the room protested and decided that they would put a second movie in. Sakura was still cold but she was comfortable so she decided even though she needed to get up early for work tomorrow she could stay.

"Okay, If we are watching another movie can we adjust our positions a little bit?" Sakura sat up a little and looked at Naruto with a cocked eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"Like this." Naruto stood up and unwrapped himself from his blanket. He grabbed Sasuke and Sakura's and pulled it off of them too. Sakura gritted her teeth at the instant chill but she continued to watch him. "Sakura scoot a little closer to Sasuke."

"Idiot, if she scoots any closer she'll be sitting on my lap."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Just do it. We're all friends here."

"Let's just hope Karin never sees this."

Sakura grimaced at Sasuke's words. She had forgotten that he was dating someone since she had been mysteriously absent at the mansion recently. But she moved over anyways. She tried to keep her heart from speeding up as she knew that Sasuke would be able to feel it through their close proximity.

"Okay, good. Now, I'll lay the blankets and then scoot in."

Naruto did just that. He placed Sasuke's blanket first and then his own on top. It was ridiculously warm and Sakura was feeling very cozy and content. After he was finished Naruto slid under the blankets and right up next to Sakura. The three of them were practically sitting on one cushion.

"Since there is more room can I join you now?" Sai stood up from where he had been laying on the floor.

"Sai! How were you down there the whole time? It's freezing on the floor! You should have come up sooner." Sakura was almost livid at Sai's stupidity.

Sai moved to sit next to Naruto and pulled the remaining bit of the blanket over himself. Naruto yelled out. "Holy crap you're cold!"

Sakura giggled and she felt Sasuke laugh too. The next movie started and with her now new found warmth Sakura relaxed comfortably into Sasuke as Naruto and Sai leaned more into her other side. It was comforting being snuggled by these three boys and Sakura soon found herself drifting off to sleep.

The pillow under Sakura's head had never smelled better. It was woody, like a campfire, and incredibly warm. She breathed deeply and tried to stretch a bit but there was a heavy weight on her back. Sakura blinked groggily and sat up slightly.

She was laying fully on Sasuke's chest. His arm was wrapped snugly around her. Naruto was the heavy thing that was resting on her back. She looked farther to see Sai's head resting on the back of the couch but still right next to Naruto. There was a little bit of light coming from under the door that looked like morning.

Oh crap! Sakura dug around her lap for any sign of her phone. She had a job to do and she could not sleep in. What would happen to her job? She finally found it. The screen illuminated revealing it was five thirty. She needed to be dressed and ready to work in thirty minutes. But how could she wiggle herself out of this snuggle fest that she seemed to be stuck in?

Sakura shifted a little to the left but Sasuke's grip on her tightened and he pulled her in so her head was resting right underneath his. She'd served him a lot in the morning but she had never realized that he was such a cuddler. He was going to make things a lot harder for her.

Naruto groaned and blinked a few times. "What's up Kura?"

Sakura knew he was still half asleep by the fact that he had only said part of her name. "I need to get to work but Sasuke won't let me go."

Naruto smiled at this new information and practically squeezed her to death. "Really?"

"Naruto, please focus. I don't want to get in trouble."

He looked at her for a few minutes and processed what they should do.

"I got it."

Naruto reached his arm forward and pulled Sasuke's arm up gently. Sasuke's face scrunched up and he removed his arm and turned to the arm of the couch. Sakura thanked Naruto and slipped out as soon as she could. She walked quietly up the side of the room. Apparently Itachi and Shisui were the only ones that had also fallen asleep during the movie. Rin, Obito, Kakashi, Kushina, and Minato were all missing.

Sakura rushed through the house and to the maid's quarters. She slipped into her uniform and fixed her hair into its normal bun.

"And where were you last night?" Kimiko materialized next to Sakura in the bathroom.

"I fell asleep watching a movie."

"Oh really? You're such a tramp." Kimiko rolled her eyes and walked off in the direction of the rest of the house. She was not normally on the morning shift but since it was a holiday week the schedules had changed a bit. Sakura turned back to the mirror in front of her and splashed some water on her face to wake up. Maybe Kimiko was right. Wasn't she just cuddling a guy who already had a girlfriend. And her employer at that? Sakura hit the sink in anger and made her way to start her shift.

A/N: This is based on USA Thanksgiving which is the 4th Thursday of November.

Also, I just realized that I write a huge number of cliches. Oh well! Hahaha