Sasuke made it to Mamichi Coffee. He got out of the car and opened the other car door for Sakura. She still was oerwhelmed. They both walked in and placed their orders to the cashier.

"What will it be?" Said the old man working behind the counter.

Sasuke looked at Sakura and replied,"You can order first, I'll pay for this."

"I don't need your money, I'll pay for mine, and you pay for yours." Sakura was frustrated.

Sasuke just nodded as Sakura began,"Yea, I'll have a glazed dounut and a cappichino."

She paid for hers and thought,'Why would he want to pay for my meal?'

Sasuke scratched the back of his head,"I'll have a cup of coffee, and a plain bagel with cream cheese."

He then paid for his and the man after 10 minutes came back with their food. Both orders looked scrumshious. Sasuke and Sakura sat at table ment for two. 'Why did Sasuke want to come here?' Sakura said taking her plate and cappichino. He took his as well and they began to eat.

Sasuke took a drink of his coffee and said to begin a confersation, but hating the topic,"Like I said Sakura, I don't think your mother commited suicide."

Sakura wished this wasn't going to be brought up, but it did. She didn't want to talk about it, but she did want to hear his theory, if he had a theory, Maybe his theory was the same as hers, they usually did come up with the same idea. She just had to know.

She took a bite of her dounut and whiped her mouth,"I agree with you, so, what's your theory then?"

He folded his hands on the table,"Well, isn't your mom boy crazy? I remember you telling me this one time."

"Yes, she is." Sakura looked at him.

"Well then, I think it's one of the guys she may have dated, well your mother isn't divorce. Your dad doesn't know anything about your mother with other guys because he's always at work, so I think it's one of the guys she dated, could be from the past or from someone she has dated reasonly. Did your mom have anything of value?" Saskue had no clue that Sakura thought the same theory.

Sakura was thinking the same thing he was. Her mother did cheat on her father quite a lot, but he didn't know anything about it. Why would her mother not be loyal to her husband? Did they have an open marriage?

She looked down to her lap then back at him"I thought the same thing you did and no, she had nothing of value, even though we have plenty of money, there's is still probably nothing that anybody would want in the house. Plus, nothing was stolen."

Sasuke loosened his tie, he didn't like the feeling about being 18 and having to wear a tie, it made him feel like he was in his 30's or 40's. What he wanted to wear was just a tee-shirt and some jeans, like a normal teen, but with his line of work you have to look professional.

"Sakura, I am willing to help you with this case. Is it a deal?" He met her glare as she choked on her dounut from what he just said.

She whiped her mouth again,"Is this some kind of joke, you want to work with me on a case?"

He took a bite of his bagel,"Yes, I do, with our great minds we can crack this case because whoever it was, was smart enough to leave no trace behind."

"Sorry, but no thanks. I can do this myself." She said as she got up.

He cought her wrist and repiled to her statement,"Come on Sakura, when are you going to just end this competition between us, plus if you leave, you'll have no way to get home."

Sakura grabbed his hand off of her wrist and tossed it,"Until you admmit that I'm just as good as you with solving crime. Thanks for the ride, but I'll just walk home."

She stormed off, as Sasuke yelled for her to come back, just about everyone staring at them both for causing a scene. There was no way that she was going to let Sasuke work with her. She already knew what he would do, they would solve it and then he would take all the glory. Not even once mentioning how she helped him and that they both worked together on this. He was just full of himself, he knew he was smart, handsome, built, athletic, and he knew he was just everything that equaled perfect. This was a big case that she wanted to solve, espically if it delt with her mother.

Men were whistleing as they drove past Sakura as she walked down the side walk. Her house was a good half hour if you had to walk. 'Oh well, I could use the exercise,' She said to herself.

Sasuke pulled up driving at the speed Sakura was walking,"Come on Sakura, just get in the car and let me take you home."

She turned her head away from him,"No thanks, like I told you, I don't want your help."

"Get in the car, it isn't good for a girl to be walking by herself, so just get in before some guy comes and rapes you." Sasuke said as he stopped the car.

She couldn't argue with that, so she turned around and walked over to his car, pulled the door open, and sat down,"I guess I can't argue with you on that one."

They were silent most of the time. Sasuke glanced at Sakura a few times. 'Even at her worse times, she seems to still stand strong.' Sasuke thought to himself.

Where Sakura's mother lived was still her house, but she had gotton a house reasonly that her mother bought her because her birtday was only in a few days. Everything seemed to come crashing down on Sakura's shoulders. She just remembered too,'My mother was supose to come over today and help me unload the boxes.'

Sasuke stopped at her house after Sakura gave him directions, Sakura said pressing the botton to her seat belt,"Why do you even want to work with me on this case?"

Sasuke took his hands off his stearing wheel and looked at her,"Well because your smart, nice, funny,classy, very sucessful, responsable, pretty, and I've always had a crush on you Sakura."

She was in shock. Sasuke had a crush on her? Ok now she was really loosing it.

Sakura got out of the car,"Yea, sure, ok, whatever you say Sasuke,"Not believing him at all, she then walked up her steps and went in the house.