Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO!

Chapter Three: Going to Karaoke

Characters Introduced: Tenten (mentioned for now), Shinobi (Sakura's cat. Remember him. He will be in the story again)

Rated T for now

Naru/Hina

Sasu/Karin (final pairing)

Saku/?

Sakura locked her hotel room door and yawned. She showered and stayed undressed. "I'll go get my stuff from Sasuke's place in the morning." She said to herself. The pinkette crawled under the blankets and drifted off.

Sakura woke up feeling refreshed and smiled to herself. "Temari's tea worked wonders." She said as she got dressed in her clothes from the night before and headed over to her and Sasuke's apartment. Seeing that he wasn't home, Sakura slipped in and packed all of her clothes and shoes in her luggage.

She left Sasuke a note telling him he could have all of the furniture and the other stuff they bought together. She just wanted her clothes, shoes, and luggage. She also took her toiletries and their cat Shinobi. 'Sasuke hated him anyway.' Sakura thought as she left. Since it was Thursday, Sakura was off and could look for a place to live. She dropped the cat off at Tenten's house and called a realtor.

Sakura turned down every house the realtor showed her in the city proper. "Don't you have anything in the countryside of Konoha but with a ten or twenty minute commute to Konoha proper for work and shopping?" She asked. "I have one more place that fits that description but I was hesitant to show it to you. It's not a problem to show it to you now since you didn't want any of the other properties." The realtor replied. "I'm so sorry. I just want to have my own space." Sakura said. "I understand. I'll drive you out there and bring you back when we're done looking at it." The realtor smiled. "Thank you." Sakura said gratefully.

The house was a ranch style house with several acres of land that Sakura could use. She noticed she had a few close neighbors but none close enough to be intrusive. "It's beautiful. Let's look at the inside and the yards." Sakura said. The realtor nodded and unlocked the house. "It was rumored to be owned by a group of Satan worshipers and they did some pretty gruesome things in the basement. The property has since been upgraded to a modern/eclectic blend of architecture that hopefully encourages buyers. You're the first person to be interested in the house since it came to us. The basement has been remodeled as well and can be turned into anything the owner desires." She said. "That sounds wonderful." Sakura replied honestly.

The tour ended with a view of the backyard and some of the acreage. "I'll take it. The house, the land, everything. It's perfect. It's exactly what I'm looking for in fact. Let's get back to the office and draw up all the paperwork. I'll pay for it in cash of course if you don't mind. I want to move in as soon as possible." Sakura said. "Yes of course Haruno-san. Let's go then." The realtor replied cheerfully.

Sakura signed the paperwork and paid for the house in full. The realtor handed her the keys and sincerely wished her luck with her new home. "Thank you. I have a good feeling about the place." Sakura replied sincerely.

Sakura furnished her house and got it ready to move into in time to go to karaoke night at Temari's café. The pinkette dressed in a stunning emerald gypsy top with a short ruffled black skirt and her favorite black wedges with emeralds on the toes straps. She applied make-up and some jewelry. "Behave while I'm gone Shinobi!" Sakura called as she got her purse and keys and left.

Sakura had a feeling things were going to change. She didn't know how just yet but her feelings were never wrong. Sakura had no clue just what was in store for her.

Here's Chapter Three. All the notes from chapters one and two still apply. R&R.