Hi, this is Sin Writer here with very unfortunate news. This shall be my last update....of She's My Pimp....a.k.a. S.M.P........ever..........of 2009! Well, unless the date over there is already in the year 2010, then the very fortunate news is that this is the first update of the New Year. My laptop says it's still 2009 and my sister's says it's 2010. My internal calendar is messed up. Either way, either date, enjoy the chapter!
P.S. Thank you for everyone who had reviewed this fanfic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto does.
Sasuke woke up peacefully. He ate breakfast quietly. He walked around the block with no disturbances. He went to Ichiraku only to find that Naruto wasn't even there. He walked to Shikamaru's house to visit Shikamaru. When he asked the father if Shikamaru was home, he said that Shikamaru left before 6 that morning. Hinata and Itachi weren't around. Sasuke had absolutely nothing to do with Haku ever since that date (Please refer back to chapter 7). There was no way in hell he would go to Orochimaru unless he had a death wish. Calling Karin today would make it seem like he was desperate for money. School won't be around for another few days. Sasuke sighed. He didn't notice it but Hinata and the others helped keep boredom at bay. Without them, Sasuke would lead a peaceful yet extremely dull life. Sasuke sighed once again.
"Hey Sasuke!" Sasuke turned around to see Naruto. He hid his internal excitement from his blond friend.
"What's up this time?" Sasuke asked as coolly as he possibly could.
"There is a new challenge!" Naruto whispered.
"What's the new challenge?"
"I'll tell you when we get there." Naruto said. He grabbed Sasuke's hand and went off
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"What the douche?" Sasuke asked, his eye twitching at the sight before him. He had seen fangirls hunt down bishonen guys in animes but never viewing a group of guys raid a convenient store was much worse. By the time Naruto and Sasuke reached the store, guys were already at the cashier or exiting. The shelves were wiped clean and the store was empty (except for the cigarettes and alcohol). The cashier was smiling as if he was in pure bliss.
"Damn, they cleaned this place!" Naruto shouted, crossing his arms. "Where are we supposed to go now?" Sasuke tugged Naruto's sleeve, gaining his attention.
"What is going on?" He asked with his eye still twitching.
"Just another challenge," Naruto calmly responded.
"What sick people would rape a convenient store?" Sasuke exclaimed.
"What sick person wouldn't? The prize for this challenge is three hundred dollars!" Naruto replied. The wheels within Sasuke's head started to turn…
Three hundred dollars
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That's a lot of money.
That is more than half my debt.
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I'll just go along with Naruto….
And double cross him in the end.
"Okay Naruto, what exactly is the challenge?" Sasuke asked, internally snickering.
"To find an item that is only sold in one convenient store."
"How many convenient stores have been hit up like this one, so far?" Sasuke asked continuing his interrogation.
"So far, there has been three-including this one." Naruto answered.
"How many convenient stores are here in Konoha." Sasuke asked.
"Ummm…..I think there is about seven." Naruto replied.
"At this rate, all of the convenient stores will end like this before noon." Sasuke stated.
"Before noon!? It's 10 o'clock right now!" Naruto exclaimed. He grabbed Sasuke's hand. "We gotta get to another!"
"Don't worry," Sasuke's said. "I got a foolproof plan."
"What is it?" Naruto asked.
"We'll go the farthest convenient store in town, skipping all others." Sasuke told him.
"Why don't we just fo to one far enough from the others? I don't really want to go that far." Naruto said.
"Quit being lazy! You are going to turn into a Shikamaru." Sasuke said. Far off, where ever Shikamaru was, Shikamaru sneezed and cursed whoever was talking about him. Sasuke and Naruto left for the convenient store that the believe would allow them to win. Unknown to the two friends, a shady figure repeated what he had heard into a cellphone.
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Sasuke and Naruto reached the farthest convenient store in town, only to find that Gaara was already there.
"Hey! What are you doing here!?" Sasuuke asked loudly. After realizing how much he sounded like Naruto, and not like an Uchiha, Sasuke glared at the silent redhead.
"None of your beeswax." Gaara said bluntly.
"Oh reallY?" Sasuke said "I highly doubt that, you are most likely here for that challenge. I am also participating in the challenge, therefore it is my beeswax."
"You have been logically served!" Naruto exclaimed. He and Sasuke started to dance.
"I didn't know that there was a new challenge." Sasuke and Naruto stopped dancing aroud at Gaara's words. They gave him a questioning look.
"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked.
"My sister sent me to buy her some stuff because of the time of the month for my sister and this was the closest store to my house." Gaara explained.
"My poor ears! That was T-M-I! Too much information man! Way too much information!" Naruto shouted.
"If what you say is true, call your sister to let her verify." Sasuke said. Gaara sighed and took a black cellphone with the Suna emblem on it. He speed dialed his sister and handed the phone to Sasuke.
"You're asking for it" Gaara warned him. Sasuke took the phone from Gaara and placed it close to his left ear. Sasuke heard it ring on the other end. On the fifth ring, the phone was answered.
"GAARA! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL MADE YOU THINK TO CALL ME WHEN I SPECIFICALLY TOLD YOU NOT TO DO SO!? DID YOU EVEN REACH THE CONVENIENT STORE? DON'T YOU DARE TRY TO RIP ME OFF AND GET ME SOME CHEAP PADS. I WANT THE MOST EX-" Sasuke couldn't take it and hung up.
"My left ear is now deaf." Sasuke said, glaring at the cursed cellphone.
"Would have been avoided if you just listened to me." Gaara said.
"The main point is that we are here and have a chance to win." Naruto stated. As soon as he finished his sentence, a low rumbling was heard. The ground beneath their feet started to shake.
A far off voice shouted, "STAMPEDE!!!" Bystanders who knew nothing of the challenge moved out of the way. A wave of guys that Sasuke recognized as members of the challenge, came charging towards the convenient store behind Gaara, Naruto and himself.
"We have to rush in there!" Naruto exclaimed, pulling Sasuke and Gaara.
"If you would want to die." Gaara said, trying to stop Naruto. "We have to get out of the way."
"Naruto, just this once, I want you to listen to Gaara." Sasuke said, also trying to stop Naruto. "If we don't get out of the way, we will become pancakes."
"It's three hundred dollars!" Naruto exclaimed. The guys were coming closer and Sasuke's eyes were growing wider.
"I think our lives are more important!" Sasuke replied. Sasuke and Gaara managed to drag Naruto and themselves to safety.
"The challenge!!!" Naruto cried.
"It's okay, there are more challenges in the future." Sasuke reassured him, patting Naruto's shoulder. "Though I think it is suspicious that they were able to come a whole lot of guys came much sooner than I expected." Sasuke started to eye Gaara suspiciously.
"I didn't do it." Gaara said.
"Sure you didn't" Sasuke scoffed. "Just like I didn't slip hot sauce into your milk last year."
"Did you?" Gaara asked.
"I don't think it really matters at the moment!" Sasuke exclaimed.
"Fine, if I help you two out, will you split part of the prize with me?" Gaara said.
"What do you know that we don't know?" Sasuke questioned him.
"A lot more than you two put together," Gaara said, leading Naruto and Sasuke.
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Gaara guided them through the halls of their headquarters.
"Hinata told me about it a week ago." Gaara told Sasuke and Naruto. "She said that it was well hidden in here and only a few people can go in."
"A secret ramen stand?" Naruto asked.
"No," Sasuke said, smacking Naruto's head. "If it was well hidden then it must be a sushi restaurant."
"It's neither," Gaara said. "It's a convenient store."
"I don't believe it." Sasuke said stubbornly. Gaara shrugged his shoulders as if he was saying that they could believe or not believe what he had said. Gaara, Naruto and Sasuke turned a corner and reached their destination. Sasuke and Naruto's jaw dropped at the sight. It was a convenient store just like Gaara had said.
"Told you." Gaara smirked. They walked in and saw Shikamaru, behind the cash register, bored. One of Shikamaru's eyebrows raised when he noticed the trio enter.
"Well, well, isn't this an interesting sight." Shikamaru said.
"So this is where you were?" Sasuke asked. "You could have called to tell about the store."
"Actually I couldn't," Shikamaru answered. "It's in my contract for my role in the challenge."
"I would like to make a purchase." Gaara stated, placing a pack of pads on the counter.
"All purchases are deducted from your pay. Is that ok?" Gaara nodded. Shikamaru printed out Gaara's receipt and handed it to him in a bag, along with. "Thank you for your purchase." Gaara took the bag and turned to Sasuke.
"Good luck with the challenge." Gaara said. "You don't have to split any of the money with me." When Gaara left, Sasuke started to think about the challenge a bit more.
"Shikamaru! I did a great job in making people stay away from the convenient store." A voice shouted. Sasuke turned to see the owner of the voice.
"Haku," Sasuke growled. "So you were the one that foiled my foolproof plan."
"Not much foolproof if it was foiled." Haku said, shrugging it off. "Besides, you-mostly Gaara-ruined my plans. You were able to find the convenient store. "
"Why were you trying to lead people away from the store?" Sasuke asked.
"We are paid one hundred dollars per hour." Haku stated.
"That makes sense." Sasuke replied.
"Sasuke! I found it!" Naruto said. He came running to Sasuke, Shikamaru and Haku with a huge box in his hand. The box had 'CHALLENGE ITEM' written all over it.
"Did you check how much it cost?" Sasuke asked.
"Of course not," Naruto said. "Don't worry though, I'll make sure it's on your account." Sasuke heard beeping noises coming from the cash register. Shikamaru took out a big red button.
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to press the button." Shikamaru said gloomly. He pressed the button. From the ceiling, balloons and confetti came down. 'Congratulations' was repeated throughout the store and Hinata walked in with a giant check.
"Congratulations Sasuke," Hinata greeted. "As promised, here is your check for three hundred dollars." She handed the check to Sasuke. Sasuke looked at the check in awe. With a smiling face, he looked at Naruto. Naruto had a glum smile on his face. Sasuke looked back at the check.
It was Naruto who told you about the challenge.
He also found the item.
Sasuke cursed his reasoning. He sighed and combed a hand through his hair.
"Ramen's on me!" Sasuke shouted. Naruto, Haku and Hinata started to cheer while Shikamaru smacked his forehead. Hinata, Naruto and Haku were on the way to the Ramen stand in headquarters. Shikamaru went to Sasuke, with a very disappointed look in his face.
"You should have kept the money." Shikamaru said. Sasuke looked at him as if he was more heartless than himself.
"Naruto definitely deserved it more." Sasuke replied.
Shikamaru sighed. "The cuckoo clock, which Naruto paid for using your account, cost three hundred dollars," Shikamaru stated."And here is your receipt." Shikamaru handed the receipt to Sasuke and took the check. Sasuke gaped at the receipt. The total outcome did say three hundred dollars.
"I'm going to keep the money." Sasuke said. Shikamaru shook his head.
"Sorry, but this money is for the ramen you promised." Shikamaru told him, walking away from Sasuke. Sasuke's face froze in a state of shock. He followed Shikamaru to the ramen stand. Upon reaching the ramen stand, Sasuke started to feel a warm feeling in his chest. Naruto was happily slurping noodles. Haku and Gaara were grinning from ear to ear while eating their ramen. Hinata having not threatened him about anything yet. Everyone there gave off a vibe that made Sasuke smile.
"You know what Shikamaru," Sasuke said to Shikamaru, "I think that using the money for this was definitely worth it."
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Sasuke regretted saying those words. When he placed the cuckoo clock up in his room at headquarters, he found out what came out of it when an hour came. A miniature Sasuke figure dressed in a chicken suit came out saying 'I'm cuckoo' the same amount as whatever the hour was. He spent the night cursing whoever created the cuckoo clock he saw as an abomination.
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