A/N: Yayz! I'm back and I have a new chapter for you guys. It may not be the best chapter in the world but I used the time that I was supposed to finish my German Homework to do this so be grateful people!

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Blue: Aren't you two being the best of friends…. rolls eyes

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto Sasuke would always carry a sign on his back saying: Free-range Ninja Chicken.

Chapter 10: Whirlpool

The tension in the room continued as Sasuke shifted on his chair to face Gaara and Sakura who was standing timidly at Gaara's right. He looked at the pair with slight curiosity.

"My, my… It seems like the famous Sabaku no Gaara has found himself a pet" He smirked as he waited for a furious outbreak from either of them.

"Uchiha, I don't believe in Office relationships. Just get the God damn papers out and I'll look at them." Gaara replied as he looked absently on his right hand side, seeing Sakura boil over with rage and fury. He snickered slightly in his mind and watched as his secretary gave 'the evils' to the man opposite him.

Sasuke looked over at Sakura and his smirk grew wider. It didn't take a lot to agitate Sakura and he watched as she struggled to hold back her temper and bit her lower lip. Her death glares were ignored as he reached for his briefcase and slowly removed the papers from his bag.

"Uchiha, would you mind moving faster than the average pensioner? Unlike you I have better things to do than to sit here."

"Like what? Tie shopping?" The comment caused an awkward split second choke of laughter from Sakura before she turned around to admire the painting behind her and avoid Gaara's furious gaze at her.

Gritting his teeth, Gaara cursed for the umpteenth time his sister for giving him that tie to wear. She could have easily just tackled Kankuro to the floor and wrestled his tie off him to save her poor youngest brother but no, she had to give him the brightest shade of pink on a tie possible and run off in the opposite direction as soon as Gaara saw it.

Slamming the small pile of paper onto the desk he watched as Sakura picked up the papers for Gaara to read. He didn't notice that Sakura was twitching and biting her lip again. There was something about that paper that made her suspicious and nervous. That gut feeling that people mentioned about seemed to outweigh every other thing on her mind. She watched as Gaara looked from Sasuke to the paper, his eyes scanning the crisp white sheets of papers while looking up now and again to check on Sasuke. Sakura peeked from her position on Gaara's right at the papers, her red haired boss glanced at her and sighed quietly as he shifted so she could see more. As much as he is still angry at her for the little fiasco outside he wasn't a heartless bastard and have no reason to keep the documents hidden away from her.

Sasuke remained motionless, his mind wandering to the documents he ordered to fake. There was no way that you could tell that out of the 5 pages 1 of them was a fake. The fake seal at the top was as convincing as it could be and the fine detail he especially ordered to be put was squished in between small print terms and conditions. There was no way Gaara would read every single word on that document and pick that bit up. His eyes trailed back to the pink haired secretary who glanced curiously at the pages held by Gaara and his eyes narrowed slightly. If she was indeed Gaara's little pet then he might play with her for awhile, just to annoy the red head some more. Flicking the pages rather fast the red head concluded that this was just yet another agreement and he really didn't need to look through every single word. He glanced back at his secretary, reading intently; the small furrowing of her eyebrows showed her both in confusion at the complicated matter and her determination to understand it.

She really was a stubborn woman, he thought as he looked back at Sasuke who was sipping his coffee contently; pausing from time to time to watch the both of them. There was something about how he was acting today that seemed out of the ordinary. He seemed a little too calm. Too relaxed for his liking. It wasn't the first time the Uchiha had stepped foot in Suna Corps and the last time he didn't even look at him or anyone else for that matter. He kept looking at them, looking away when he caught him almost staring.

Sakura looked from one line to the other, her eyes never leaving the page. It was the same old papers that owners would use to agree on a matter without conflict and she had understood most of it. She was now on the 4th page, determined to finish it as soon as possible. She knew that there was something about these documents that Sasuke had altered and she just had to know what. Suna Corps could potentially be taken over by him if there was something both she and Gaara had missed. She looked over the seal on the bottom and noticed something in the middle of the terms.

Employees of Suna Corps are to be re-evaluated by Uchiha Corp. Uchiha Corp holds all rights to transfer staff from Suna to Uchiha Corp.

Her eyes widened, her hands shaking. This was way beyond what she had expected to be altered. What the hell was Sasuke playing at? She could be transferred over to Uchiha Corp if they wanted her to and she would have no say in it since she has a contract with Suna who is now joining partnership with Uchiha Corp. She peered from the papers to Sasuke who was still sipping his coffee. Their eyes met and he looked suspiciously at her. She took a deep breath, the papers clutched tightly in her hands as she gathering her voice and as she was about to tell her boss sitting idly on his chair she was interrupted by the devil known as Uchiha Sasuke.

"Well then, since your secretary took so long to finish reading we might as well just sign it and go. After all Gaara you probably have to go Tie Shopping with Sakura later on. I won't bother you love birds." He smirked at the shocked woman, somehow she knew about that little detail he added and was just about to tell Gaara when he stepped in. Sasuke glared at Sakura to be silent, his hate reaching her eyes and she remembered when she had seen those eyes as menacing as this. She winced at the memory; Sasuke's smirk grew slightly wider.

Gaara looked from Sakura to Sasuke. The Uchiha had just said her name. He never even asked Gaara or Sakura what her name was. Something was definitely up and he needed to find out. He felt a small push on his shoulder but before he could even look at his secretary his attention was grabbed by Sasuke who looked as smug as ever.

"Sabaku, your secretary is quite annoying would you mind sending her out. She's rather distracting sometimes." He grinned evilly at her and Gaara looked at the corner of his eye. She was looking at him, biting her lip as her eyes watered slightly. The glow of determination in her eyes died slowly, extinguished as she repeated what she heard come out of his lips.

Annoying.

Over these few years she thought she changed so much. She thought she could run away, escape to somewhere that people would not just look at her like she was that love-struck annoying teenager that fancied Sasuke. Now he was back again, teasing her just like nothing has changed.

She clutched her skirt with her right hand and looked pleadingly at Gaara. Her boss looked at her with a blank expression, the look softening slightly as he noticed that she was on the brink of crying. He turned away and looked back at Sasuke, his eyes narrowing. What he just said somehow reduced his fiery secretary into a weeping girl that he didn't recognise. She looked broken, the harder she bit her lip the more disturbing it was looking at her. He glanced to the other side of the room; the bastard was still sitting in the same position looking at her with a small smirk on his face. Gaara looked at Sakura's grip on the papers, her knuckles were white and her nail almost piercing through the paper he noticed something written on the paper.

Employees of Suna Corps are to be re-evaluated by Uchiha Corp. Uchiha Corp holds all rights to transfer staff from Suna to Uchiha Corp.

His breath became a gasp as his eyes widened, taking the papers away from her and scanning the page intently. His eyes flickered over at Sasuke, his lips pursed and his teeth pierced the back of his cheek. The bastard had honestly thought that he would get away with taking his employees away from him? He was pushing it abit too far. There was a line that he should never cross.

Sasuke looked from the amusing sight of Sakura breaking down to the furious red head by her side. He must have figured the little bit he added in there. It was a well known fact that Suna held the most talented workers in the whole industry and being the proud Uchiha he was he knew that having some transfers could just make his life as a millionaire easier. After learning from the snake-like man he lost most of his conscience. He didn't care if they wanted to work or not. He WILL be better than everyone else including Sabaku no Gaara and the added bonus of playing around with his old girlfriend made the offer more tempting. Shizuka was being a pain; she was even more annoying than the pink haired girl and demanded too much. Her fat gob just didn't know when to stop yapping and agitated him with her needy pleas. Maybe with Sakura around he might have less fuss but with her stubborn attitude she would never come to him willingly. A little gentle push did everyone a favour. Hitting two birds with one stone. He gets some much deserved peace, Sakura is with her life long crush and Uchiha Corps rises to become the worldwide leader. Everything rested on this bet. Even if Sabaku knew he couldn't prove that it was Sasuke that wrote it. He could easily find a scapegoat and get away like the snake he trained with. He tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes fluttering shut, enjoying the last few seconds of peace before the impending doom came. He cracked one eye open again, expecting for some sort of shouting match but was surprised when he saw the man opposite take the papers calmly and waited for him to stop tapping his fingers.

He stopped.

"Uchiha-san. I believe a mistake must have been made with this contract. It states here that your company would hold the right to re-evaluate and transfer my staff as you please. I am sure that this was not what we discussed last week." His voice was cold, hard and calculating. The look in his eye was the fury burning and churning, his ire hardly held back. He let the business man side of him take over, suppressing the demon's call for his life and focused on the matter at hand. There was no point shouting and crying and screaming like a spoilt 5 year old. He knew that Sasuke must have some sort of backup plan and while saving some embarrassment for not noticing earlier he politely points the sentence out, aborting the danger and keeps his emotions in check. This was not a playground. He couldn't just do as he pleased. He has to find ways to make things go his way but follow the rules at the same time.

"What?" Sasuke bluffed, his face was priceless. His usual face suddenly switched to an almost concern look on his face.

Gaara rolled his eyes and handed the papers over, the nail marks made by his secretary still present on one side.

Drama Queen…

He almost spoke out loud but kept his cool. The famous Uchiha Sasuke could probably fake anything to worm his way out of problems. This one was no exception. Sasuke snatched the papers from Gaara's hands, his eyes widening as he looked at the paper more carefully. He reached for the phone in his pocket and punched in some numbers. After several rings a voice could be heard ever so slightly but was blurred by Sasuke's shouts over the phone.

"What the hell do you mean Wakanoki got a hold of the document? It was supposed to be checked and filtered- I don't care what you're going to do, just fix it and bring it to the office in 10 minutes-"

"Uchiha-san, there's no hurry. I will make an appointment to see you next week and I'll sign the correct contract later on this month. As I said earlier I have better things to do that isn't tie shopping." Gaara interrupted, pushing his red locks away from his forehead and motioned for his secretary.

"Sakura, would you go and get Temari from wherever she is and tell her I need to see her urgently in my office now please. We're done here. Good day to you Uchiha-san."

He walked quickly out the door, fuming. His tie went off in the next second as he flung his blazer at a random plant, his pale shirt contrasting to his crimson hair. Sakura never took her eyes away from him; she was still in that stage of shock. She was that close into going back to him. She had to thankwhatever that was up there and had the justice to lure them all into that bathroom, if she hadn't had heard Gaara would have signed the contract and be over and done with this.

"Sakura"

The red head turned his glowing emerald eyes looked straight at her. The grimness in his eyes was enough to make her uncomfortable in the small space of the corridor. He strolled towards her, his hands placed in the small pockets of his trousers, the slight echo of each footstep amplified by the marble walls. His eyes locked with hers, the gaze was hard and unforgiving. She flinched at the hardness of his eyes. They reminded her so much like…

His.

"How do you know Uchiha Sasuke?" He began as he started strolling around her like a hunter towards its prey, his eyes focusing only on her.

She didn't say anything. She kept her face emotionless.

"How did you know he put something extra in the contract?" He asked, his eyes flickering with the possibilities. Her fire rose, she gritted her teeth. It didn't take a genius to know that he suspects her. Of all people, she just saved his company. Without a good quality workforce Suna Corps would fall and their rivals like Uchiha Corp would succeed. Didn't she just help him? Now he started to suspect her? A slight sting in her eye alerted her that she was on the brink of tears. She held them back, glaring at him with as much fire as possible.

"You suspect me." She said shortly, her eyes not backing down from Gaara's.

"Yes" There was no confliction of emotions on his face, it was simply blank.

"Suspect all you want but I just saved your company from him. At least be grateful. You have no right to ask me about my past and even if I do know Sasuke for some other reason it is none of your business." She hissed the last bit of her speech. She was livid.

How dare he doubt the person that just helped to save his company?

How dare he?

She pushed past him, not caring if this was her boss. She couldn't care less. Even if she lost her job tomorrow getting a new job would have been the last thing she was worried about. Numerous thoughts plagued her mind. It has been a blissful few months of peace before coming here and now that Sasuke has just confirmed what Ino had told her earlier there were just a few bits and pieces she didn't understand.

Why?

A.N: Sorry Guys! I've been a really bad author and haven't been able to update for like years…. I've 2 language exams coming up and I really need the time to memorize some stuff. ANYONE who has ever done a third and fourth language would understand that this is HELL. Anyway, I'll skip my complaining.

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I'm not sure when's my next update but in a few chapter's time I can safely say that the chapter I've been planning for since last year is gonna be written. It's not the end but I'll call it quite close yet quite far. Bear with me on this fic though…

I've had a lot of new fic ideas but I'll put them on hold until I get close to finishing Chance and I might release a new fic that's gonna blow your minds in the summer holidays

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