Holy cow! Thank you for all your feedback! I was shocked when I checked after work and I just said wow :o Thank you so much, keep 'em coming; it really gives an idea of what you like to see. Oh, yeah, Sakura did kinda give her virginity away pretty easily…dirty slut; just kidding, she just knows he was it, deep down. Anyways we know we're secretly snickering with glee it, muwahha!

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Heels That Tread On
Love

Chapter 6: Baseball Party

Two weeks later, Sakura got an angry phone call from Karin about the shipping condition of her ring.

"You sounded desperate for it, sweetheart. So I sent it right away in the swiftest manner possible."

"There wasn't any goddamn postal insurance!"

"Oh really?" Sakura looked up as Sasuke walked in and smiled. "Damn that's just not right. I even paid for the extra fragile package!"

"I don't know what your problem is Haruno, but you better stay away from Hojo; he's mine now."

Sakura nearly snorted. "You're the one who called me, genius. So I suggest you just deal with the fact that you got the ring safe and sound."

Before she could hear the rest of Karin's frenzied cursing she hung up the phone.

"Bitch."

Sasuke smirked as he looked at her over the desk. He'd had her almost every night for the past two weeks and he was hoping it would stay that way. However, she was probably missing her house and wanted to actually live in it, so he was planning on asking to stay over with her.

"Was that her?"

"Karin? The most annoying person in the universe? Yes."

She got a phone call on her line suddenly, so she picked it up and met Itachi's voice. "And how are you?" she asked with an idiotic grin as she thought of her midnight girl talks with Shizune at the Uchiha house nearly every night since the first.

"I'm doing great." she said and listened to something he said over the line. "Oh really? Sure. I'll be bringing Hinata then also…No I'll bum a ride from Sasuke…Shizune? Hm…I know she loves just about anything made by Gucci…No she wouldn't be a cheap date, she's a woman of class…That's a great place to start looking…I'm sure you'll be fine, you are Mr. Smooth after all…Ha-ha! Okay, tomorrow night at seven. We'll be there."

Sakura hung up the phone and looked up to Sasuke, her eyes light. "Itachi is trying find Shizune a birthday present."

"He is?" Sasuke looked a bit surprised.

"Why is that a shock?" Sakura asked. "He is officially dating her. Tsunade allowed it…probably because Itachi is co-president and all, otherwise she would have skinned them both alive. She hates office romances."

"I was shocked because Itachi never gives anything to a woman he's banging. He finds it complicates things."

"But he is dating her and she's not just a one night stand…like the norm would be, I'm sure."

When he said nothing, just looked down at her she looked dully up at him with a frown on her face. "That's encouraging." She looked put out, so he stood and stepped over and caught her chin with his hand. It slowly moved lowered and wrapped possessively around her neck. From someone looking on it might have seemed like he was prepping to strangle her, but she was comforted by his strange caress that he'd begun to do often. She always melted into him when he did.

Sakura looked up and sighed quietly. "It's inevitable…"

"Hn?"

"I have to tell Tsunade about us…"

Sasuke frowned. "I guess it has to be said, but I've seen her mad before. Do you think she'll be bothered?"

"Mmm…"

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"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!"

Sakura stood back and took the flames and though she'd expected them, it still hurt to be yelled at by the blonde woman she considered family. Oh god...here we go...

"We've just barely started this merger and you slept with him?!" Tsunade howled and pounded her fist on the table. "If you break up with him or he cheats on you, it will be trouble. That's why I hate office relationships! Tell me, what was your description of a floozy again?"

Sakura was starting to see red as Tsunade threw out insult after insult with the same lecture that had gone on for over fifteen minutes. "Stop calling me a fucking slut!" She slapped a hand on the desk and glared. "I am twenty-two years old and perfectly capable of who I choose to sleep with!"

Tsunade almost snarled and her eyes were hued with fury. "This is trouble now. I had hoped you'd begin courtship, not a full-blown affair!"

"So what…" Sakura began and backed up a step. "You planned for us to get together? Is that what this whole-?"

"No, but it was surely a plus that you meet a desirable man with a good head and brain on his shoulders." Tsunade had suddenly withdrawn, her anger seemingly dissipated from all her previous yelling. "I didn't realize what I would think once you did fall for him…"

"I am...um, not in love with Sasuke." But she wasn't so sure…

Tsunade looked up with a smile, which shocked the younger woman. "You do…I can tell."

Sakura said nothing as she wound her finger through her pink hair. "I had no idea he could affect me so much. I want him so much, Tsunade…he really does care for me."

The older woman took a long, deep breath and held her head in her hands. "Just don't get hurt…I don't want this to get ugly."

Sakura nodded and debated on walking out of the room. Instead, she stepped around the large desk and hugged the woman she considered her mother. "Don't worry. He won't hurt me."

Tsunade grabbed the petite woman in her arms, reminded of how good it felt to her maternal instincts. Her child in her arms…

Just as soon as they hugged, they were split apart, straightening their suits and their hair. "Are those your new Jimmy's?" Sakura asked and looked down.

"Oh yeah. I'm going on a meeting with Jiraya tonight and I need to look my best."

"You mean a date, Tsunade."

The older woman pursed her lips. "No; a meeting."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Sure. I'll be seeing you…Momma."

"I told you don't call me mommy, it makes me feel old!"

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That night, Sakura and Sasuke lied in her bed after a devilishly satisfying romp. "Mm…"

He ran a hand over her tiny back and her curvy bottom. "Are you satisfied?"

"More than sated, as always…and I'm happy."

Sasuke looked down at her closed eyes and wondered how his life could be any better. "I'm glad you chose me for that, Sakura."

She sat up and leaned over his chest, her breasts pressed against him provocatively. "I'm glad you were gentle with me…"

He would have been uncomfortable with all the lovey-dovey talk, but he didn't mind it much with her. She made him feel alive.

"Move in with me-" Sakura slapped a hand over her mouth and her eyes widened. "Damn, I'm sorry. We are moving way too fast. Don't even think about what I just-"

His mouth had captured hers, fast and hard and she moaned into his mouth. "Sasuke…" she murmered when he pushed her down onto the bed.

"I want to live with you, Sakura." He grunted and his deep voice spiked a primal urge within her core. Her fingers flew up and fisted in his hair and he crushed his mouth to hers once more.

He suddenly snarled above her playfully, catching her off guard, and dragged her down the sheets making her shrill with the excitement of his energy.

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Another two weeks later, Sakura and Sasuke entered Itachi's mansion with Hinata in tow. The Hyuga woman was instantly barraged by Naruto and she squealed with laughter as he picked her up and spun her around in the air.

Sakura brought the large block of cheese to the kitchen where she spotted Shizune washing lettuce in the sink. "Hey there, haven't seen you in here for a while." The black-haired woman said.

"Well, it is nice having Sasuke with me, but I do miss running into you at night to get a snack and making gossip."

"Loving is an exhausting act; you have to refuel." Shizune said as Itachi appeared behind her and laid a kiss on her neck.

"That's right…"

Sakura was too used to their open affection to be at all embarrassed. "I brought you the cheese that was on the list. I hope you like it; the son of a bitch was a hundred dollars."

Itachi scowled down to the big wheel of dairy. "It's a crime. Why does everyone love cheese and why is it so expensive?"

"The same could be said for books, my friend." Sakura said as she lifted a flute and Shizune poured them both some red.

"True." Itachi agreed.

"If this is a baseball party, why the request for a big block of cheese?"

"Because that is the one thing we constantly run out of at these damn get-togethers."

Sasuke walked in and grabbed a beer from the chest as Itachi zoned in on him. "How do you like living with her?" he said quietly as they watched the two women walk out of the room and towards the shouts and excitement coming from the other room.

"It's great; nice to wake up with her every morning. Hope it doesn't irk my dearest brother…well, I take that back. It bother's you right?"

"You little bastard," Itachi said without heat. "Not at all, much to your disappointment I'm sure. I need you're opinion: I've been thinking of asking Shizune…to marry me."

"After a single, fucking month?" Sasuke asked, shocked.

Itachi smirked and took a drink of his vodka. "She is everything I've been looking for in a woman and its past time I've settled down. I've all but given up on some little niece's and nephew's running around, so I might as well give you some to appreciate instead."

Sasuke was shocked. His brother was always so underhanded with his women. Not crude, but not particularly affectionate after the sex was over. He just scooted them on their satisfied ways.

"Well…if you're sure about it, I have no problem. She's nice enough, but she's crazy when she's mad."

"Yes, I used to like them docile, but I'll have more than one fight with her before the end."

The two brothers stood there for a moment more before they went into the large room with a big screen tv blaring the baseball game.

"You bastards stop pussy-footing around!" Deidara howled at the screen and pounded his fist on the table, upturning a bowl of popcorn the glass of white.

"Hey, watch the carpet! And go get me another drink!" Sakura snapped and pushed the blond man beside her.

"Come on, honey, they totally screwed us over with that pop-fly! It's major league fucking baseball, they get paid millions to train and look at what Abraham makes? A fucking pop-fly!! They're practically giving the damn game away!"

Naruto whined as he pulled Hinata closer. "Stop cussin' like a sailor, you baka!"

Itachi sat in his chair as Shizune plopped down on the arm of it. "Man, bring a bunch of guys together and all hell breaks loose." She groaned and leaned into her lovers shoulder, enjoying his closeness. He was fast becoming very important to her; she'd even go as far as to say she was beginning to love him.

Sai was there, yawning and making fun of the uniforms. "They're so gay looking."

"Shut up, you buzz kill!" Deidara snapped and tossed the empty bucket of popcorn at the man's head. It connected and few pieces of the snack fell on Sai's head who happily ate the popcorn on his shirt.

Sakura was loving it; the alcohol, the random barking at the television, insults at Sai…it all made for one hell of a night and the second inning went fast into the seventh where it heated up. Sakura jumped up to go to the kitchen during a lull and took her glass along.

Sasuke grabbed her from behind as she was pouring another glass. He idly wondered if she ever got drunk...

"Sakura…"

She purred in response to his moan and leaned into him. "Sasuke-kun…" she'd been playful, calling him an endearment, but he suddenly spun her around and pushed her against the counter, pressing his body against hers.

"Say it again, Sakura!" he breathed and she looked confused. "I want to here you say that for me…"

"Sasuke…kun." She said, and he picked her up and brought her upstairs, the opposite side of the house where the party was. He took her up to his room and smothered her even as she laughed aloud at his eagerness. Then gasped as he made quick work of their clothing.

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Deidara was munching blindly on cheese and sweet pickles as the ninth inning put all of them on the edge of their seats. "Just one more out, baby!"

Shizune was leaning over the couch, a vice grip on Sai's shoulder, though he was calm despite the tissues that were inevitably being crunching by her grip. Naruto and Hinata were transfixed, both like zombies and only Itachi noticed the absence of two of their little party.

He smirked when he heard a slight bump from upstairs which was blocked by the shouts of victory by the win of their team.

"Fuck yeah!" Deidara howled and kicked over the coffee table in his delight.

"Don't screw with my team!" Shizune sang and punched the dancing blond man's fist with a whoop.

Soon after as everyone was cheering and drinking Sakura and Sasuke discreetly returned to the living room. "Good game," the pink-haired woman said and high-fived Naruto and Deidara.

Sasuke caught his brother's smirk and shrugged with his own satisfied grin plastered on his handsome face. Yeah, good game…

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