hola! im srry i didn't update like i said i would, i was trying to make it longer. plus, i had to rewrite what i alredy wrote. long story.

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She didn't have to look to see who it was. She would know the blonde idiot's voice anywhere. At first she was going to ignore him and keep going but her body seemed to move on it's own accord, and she turned to him.

"Hey Naruto," She smiled.

"Sakura-chan come eat with us!"

Us? Then she noticed Sasuke eating beef ramen next to the kyuubi boy. She didn't want to eat with him, obviously. She racked her brain for an excuse not to.

"You said you were free today, so it shouldn't be a problem right?" Naruto urged.

Crap. Trapped like a rat.

SAKURA POV

I clenched my fists and grudgingly walked to the ramen stand. Sitting on Naruto's right side I ordered my favorite pork ramen. Doing so, I snuck a glance at the raven-haired man on Naruto's left.

Hey you have to admit he's pretty h–.I didn't even let myself finish that thought. Mentally, I kicked it to the back of my mind. Then I stomped on it. Finally I threw it into oblivion. Dead.

Other than that lunch was uneventful.

At least it should have been.

Naruto asked me questions about my ANBU missions and I answered what little I could, ANBU missions being confidential. However, I found myself sneaking looks at the youngest Uchiha.

Unfortunately, Naruto noticed this.

"Sakura-chan, why are you oogling Sasuke-teme like a young school girl with a crush?" He asked loudly.

At this, Sasuke's head snapped up and he gave me an odd look. I, in turn, gave Naruto a cold glare that Itachi could have been jealous of. Naruto just sat there and wondered if it was something he said, the idiot.

END POV

And here is where our dear Shino decides to make his appearance at the awkward scene.(a/n: why Shino? Because he rox! XD)

"Sasuke. Sakura. Hokage-sama wants to see the two of you."

And he disappeared.

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The walk to the Hokage Tower seemed to take forever. An uncomfortable silence settled on the pair.

Sakura had to consciously keep herself from looking at him as she walked stiffly at his side. Even though she tried to deem relaxed, she was no fool and knew she wasn't pulling it off. Luckily Sasuke made no comment about it, but she supposed the bastard didn't even notice.

Inside the Hokage Tower the pair's footsteps created an echo in the silence around them. Invisible strands of hair began to poke out of place on her head from the atmosphere and nerves but she refused to make a move to break the ice.

Entering her shishou's office, Sakura was mildly surprised to see not a single bottle of sake, but she would bet it was Shizune's influence.

"I have a mission for the two of you."

Sakura could feel her mood get ten shades darker.

"I need you tho go to Water country and retrieve a scroll in the possession of a nobleman named Kazune there. This mission is D-ranked and will take three days. It is mainly for Sasuke but I'm sending Sakura also. Now, Sasuke, give Sakura and myself some privacy."

The said man exited the room.

SAKURA POV

Tsunade closed her eyes and breathed deeply. She opened her honey brown eyes.

"Sakura, I realize you aren't thrilled about the mission..."

Damn straight.

"...especially since you will be needed to pose as a geisha in order ro complete it."

"NANI!!!" I heard myself yell. Hell, if a guy even glanced at me the wrong way they wound up in the hospital!

"I obviously assigned you to this mission to keep an eye on Sasuke's behavior. I also want you to go to seduce Kazune."

"I won't do it." I declared.

She looked at me sternly. "You will. You are beautiful, strong, and, more importantly, single. You are the only girl in the village like that. Plus, you're also one of the only three people who can stand being around him for extended periods of time."

"The other two are...?" I wanted to know.

"Naruto and Kakashi. But I don't think they'd make good geishas, you?"

Sigh. "No." They'd probably try to 'get with' the other geishas. THAT would take some explaining. Plus they couldn't even pretend be feminine to save their life, unless you call the Sexy no Jutsu feminine.

"So you see why I picked you?" Was it just me or was that a glimmer of apology just now?

"Yes, shishou." I said reluctantly. I hated the situation, even if it couldn't be helped. I turned on my heel and stormed out of the room.

I headed back to my house to pack for the mission. On the way I ran into Sasuke himself. I glared at him for a moment without offering an explanation.

It's all your fault I'm in this shit.

And I stormed off again, leaving him with a slightly confused expression.

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