Drunk In Vegas

© by almondeyes97

Chapter 20

Hello there!

Thank you all so much for your reviews and with all I mean all! One particular made me think a lot! Thank you for making me realize that the characters in my story are rather OOC and that I made some spelling mistakes, and also I want to thank you for your others tips! I wish I could reply, but you wrote the review as a guest :(

And I am sorry for being absent for so long! I, for once, wanted to have good grades this year and all the studying paid off! But I am so sorry for neglecting you! From now on, I will concentrate hardcore, promise :)

Well, I will stop rambling (I seem to do that often) and let you enjoy the chapter. See you at the end~

Minato and his guest sat down on one of the many chairs in the living room of the Namikaze household.

"So, were you serious concerning what you told me on the phone? Because you know, this is serious. There will be no butting out." Minato nodded, while furrowing his eyebrows. "Yes I was and still am dead serious concerning the matter. It will bring fruitful results on both sides, don't you think so?"

The mysterious man nodded and stretched out his arm. Without hesitation Minato shook the unknown man's hand with his own and his eyes showed a kind of satisfaction.

Tired and drained Sakura opened the house with the spare key Naruto gave her and upon entering the mansion all the workers ran up to her, asking if she needed anything. She kindly declined and asked them where Naruto was residing at that particular moment. They told her that he had been in his study all evening. She thanked them with a tired smile and went upstairs, climbing the stairs until she reached the study with the giant door. She knocked on the door and when she heard him say 'enter', she pulled down the heavy handle and saw him sitting at his table with glasses on his nose. She quirked up a pink eyebrow. She never knew he needed glasses. She came up to him and hugged him from behind with him sitting on a chair.

"Hey."

"Hey… how are you? Feeling a bit better?" Sakura bit her lips and quickly thought about telling him the truth.

"Um yes everything is cool. I got to clean the apartment a little." Or not.

Naruto hummed and cuddled his head onto her chest. "Good to hear. You got me seriously worried today." Sakura decided not to respond to his comment and straightened herself.

The next day, Naruto surprisingly got a call from his father. He said he wanted to straighten things out and invited both him and Sakura over to their place that same evening. After hanging up he frowned a little not trusting the peace treaty his parents were offering, but hey he did not want to be the one not wanting to find a solution with his parents, so he told Sakura to get ready.

She did not seem to find anything wrong with his parents, but was very happy at the least. Finally they all could talk about everything. It was like the weight of the last days have been lifted off her shoulders and she happily went upstairs to the bedroom to get ready. After being able to finally see her smiling again, his face softened and he followed her up.

When he entered, he saw her taking out a knee-length black skirt with a light pink-colored blouse which went well with her hair color from the wardrobe. She had not noticed him walking in and was about to pull off her shirt, when Naruto suddenly attacked her from behind. After getting over the shock, she lightly hit him with her elbow for startling her and laughed.

"What do you think you are doing, huh? We have to get ready!" He did not let her go, on the other hand, he even tightened his hold on her waist. "Let them wait…" he whispered into her ear and started nibbling on it.

"Naruto…" She tried to shake him off, but to no avail. After struggling for a while she gave in to his sweet caresses and let their lips meet for a passionate kiss. He groaned and let his left hand wander down her body to the side of her waist, while his right hand held her face in place. Her eyelids started fluttering at the intensity of their kiss and she lightly fisted his blonde hair with her other hand slowly caressing his upper body. Her light touches almost made him lose control as he pushed her towards the table made her sit on it. His hand traveled under her shirt and felt the soft skin underneath, as she could feel his hot breath against her neck with his hand massaging her thigh. She groaned loudly and pulled him closer to her body by wrapping her legs around him. Their eyes met for a split second before their mouths went forth to devouring each other again and their session would have definitely escalated had it not been for the knock on the door with a maid telling them the limousine was ready for the departure.

With an annoyed moan Naruto withdrew his lips from Sakura's and glared at the closed door. Sakura just giggled and unlocked her legs from his waist gently pushing him away.

"Come on we have to leave and I haven't even changed yet." Naruto sighed pitifully and released her.

"Fine…" He started pouting and crossed his arms walking to his wardrobe to get something decent to wear. Sakura just giggled and went forth to changing her clothes.

~line breaker~

Upon arriving at the mansion, Sakura couldn't help but stare at it in awe even though it wasn't her first time there. The butler had already been waiting for them at the front and when the chauffeur opened the door, he greeted them stiffly.

"Sir, Madame, good evening. The house-owners are already anticipating your visit."

Naruto just laughed and hit his back a bit strongly so that the butler nearly tripled over. "Oh Sebastian, when are you going to stop being so formal? I've known you since my young years. Cheer up a little!" The butler just blinked at him with an emotionless face and led them inside the 'house'. Sakura chuckled behind her hand and Naruto sighed dramatically.

"I tried…" he grinned at Sakura and wrapped one arm around her waist as they walked through the doors, which were being held opened by the servants.

~line breaker~

This time everything started out differently. Minato and his wife rose as they saw their son and their daughter-in-law. With a grin on her face, Kushina went to her son and hugged him warmly. Surprised by this gesture he hesitantly hugged her back, but when he saw his father warmly smile, he tightened his hold around her. Sakura's expression went soft at the display and he started feeling a little bit awkward and left out.

Kushina distanced herself from her son and turned to face Sakura. She gave her a very long look and after some seconds that felt like an eternity to Sakura, she surprisingly held Sakura in her arms.

"I am sorry for being so rude at your last visit. I hope that you can forgive me and that we can start all over again." Sakura blinked, but then widely grinned and hugged Kushina back.

Naruto softly smiled at the display and he felt his heart warm up.

Suddenly, Minato clapped with his hands. "I allowed myself to invite a good friend of mine with his family to celebrate our reunion." He eyed Naruto amusingly. "They are waiting in the dining hall. If you would please join them." Naruto took Sakura's hand and under Kushina's encouraging smile, Sakura followed Naruto to the big hall. There her eyes fell upon a beautiful pale woman. Her dark-blue hair cascaded down her back and her pale eyes looked at them in awe, while her she allowed a blush to dust over her cheeks.

All in all she was a beauty.

Sakura smiled at her and bowed slightly. The girl, alongside with her family, all stood up and bowed slightly to the newcomers. Naruto and Sakura greeted them back and Minato started introducing them.

"Naruto you may have forgotten my good friend, but this is Hiashi Hyuuga with this two daughters Hinata and Hanabi Hyuuga and his nephew Neji Hyuuga." He turned to his visitors. "As you all will know this is my son Naruto and… his wife Sakura."

Naruto did not like the way his father introduced Sakura and wanted to speak up, when something suddenly came to his mind. He stared at Hinata and she openly gave him a breath-taking smile.

"Hinata….Hyuuga?" Minato turned to him with a grin. "Yes Hinata Hyuuga. Your fiancée."

At that moment, Sakura could swear she felt the temperature of the room drop several degrees. She could feel goose pimples make their way through her skin as her mouth opened, but so sound came out. Her eyes shifted from Naruto to Hinata to Minato to Kushina, who was looking rather pleased to Hiashi and his family. She had no idea where to look or what to do. If she could she would run out and take the next plane to Narnia, but she knew she had to stay calm and not let the situation get to her.

Yeah right, who was she kidding?

Naruto seemed to be the one to break the silence. "My fiancée? Dad, I am married, so she isn't my fiancée any longer. I thought we talked about this." His eyes narrowed to a glare fixated on his father, but Minato seemed unfazed.

"Oh I know, I know. I am not saying anything, neither am I doing anything. Just wanted us to…bond over some dinner."

Naruto finally lost it.

"Bond over some dinner?! What kind of sick and twisted game are you playing now again you-" Sakura put her hand on his shoulder to calm his down and gave him a small smile and shook her head. Naruto's eyes told her he wanted to give his father a piece of his mind, but she calmly told him to relax and not do anything he might regret.

Sakura turned to the rest of them who had stayed calm and bent her head. "My name is Sakura Haruno. It is a pleasure to meet you all." She held eye contact with each one of them and she didn't know if she was imagining it, but it seemed like Hinata had been glaring at her. But she just blamed it on the awkward atmosphere and shook her head slightly.

Kushina clapped her hands. "So, why don't we eat before the food gets cold, hm? Sebastian, please have the food served!" The butler nodded and bowed before disappearing to the kitchen. Soon afterwards the maid-servants arrived with several different kinds if dishes Sakura had only ever seen on TV.

The dinner turned out to be… pretty cold.

Minato and Kushina tried to keep the conversation going and from an outsider's view it may have seemed to be a nice dinner with family and friends, but everyone in the room knew better. Naruto answered grudgingly only when asked and also only when Sakura hit his leg under the table. Sakura answered each question with a polite smile and Hinata also shyly participated in the awkward conversations. When Hiashi opened his mouth to speak, one could feel the authority leaking from him. He had a stern expression in his eyes all the time and Sakura never once saw his facial muscles move to form a smile. Hanabi chose not to be a talkative person and gave short and precise answers. In a way, she was just like her father.

Neji, on the other hand didn't utter a word once and Sakura was starting to believe he lost the ability to form words to express himself.

"So Naruto… Hinata here is on her way to be the chief executive officer of the Hyuuga Inc. But she needs to gather some experience and since her father is a very, very busy man…" Naruto could have sworn he saw his father smile devilishly. "…I thought she could work together with you for a while. What do you say?"

Naruto used the napkin to clean his mouth before he gave a clear 'no'. "I am a very busy man too, Dad. I am sorry, but I cannot find the time to manage the company and my private and additionally help Lady Hinata. You will have to find another person." One could see the mischievous glint in Minato's eyes. "Then I am sure your lovely wife would not mind if you would use some of your quality time in the next weeks to help a poor soul in distress. Am I right Sakura-chan?"

Naruto quickly looked at Sakura before turning back to his father. "No, I cannot and I won't shorten my time with Sakura. We barely have enough time for each other now as it seems. If I were to help Lady Hinata then we would not be able to see each other again that much."

'That is exactly the plan, my boy', Minato thought.

"I believe I was asking Sakura, not you Naruto." He turned to Sakura with an expectant look.

"Now please answer me Sakura. Would you mind your husband helping Hinata with some really important business? I am sure it won't have a bad impact on your relationship, since you love each other so much."

Okay now Minato was asking for it, Naruto thought. But before he could blow up on his father, Sakura answered.

"Of course not. I do not want to be the reason Lady Hinata is withheld from gaining knowledge." Sakura smiled sweetly, but what other choice did she have? Minato had trapped them. If she had said no, then she would seem like a greedy wife that did not want to help others and Minato's questioning of their relationship would have made it seem like their bond wasn't that strong after all. She had no say yes in order to proof to them that no matter what their love won't waver.

Naruto looked at his wife with a horrified expression and wanted to speak up, when Sakura gave him a kiss on the cheek, efficiently silencing him. Naruto just mutely looked at her with a pained look, but then turned to his father angrily.

"Fine. Since you clearly won't let us be, I will help her. But only for three weeks, so that we can gain the basics. I really do not have more time to spare." He held Sakura's hand under the table and she replied with a firm squeeze.

Minato smirked.

Everything was going according to plan.

Whoa omg. Four months is a… ehehe pretty long time, isn't it? *Fandom throw bricks at her* I am sorry! Gomenasai! Sumimasen! As explained before, I wanted to have good grades for once in my entire life since primary school and it worked =D I am sooo proud of myself \(=~=)/ I am so smart. But well, I kind of overlooked the time and suddenly it was June! I hadn't meant for it to take so long. But thank you for bearing with me unreliableness. I greatly appreciate it. And the other reason was that I was occupied reading too many Yaoi-Fanfictions. I am such a pervert.

Well, what do you think? Love it? Hate it? Please review and please excuse spelling and grammatical errors. I didn't have the time to read over it again, because I did not want to withhold this 'masterpiece' from you any longer.

Hope you like where this story is going :)

Greetings,

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