CHAPTER 19 COVER
Picture of Sakura dressed in a black spaghetti strap dress with her hair down wearing no shoes standing back to back with Sasuke wearing a black t-shirt and black jeans, wearing no shoes either. They are standing in the rain with their faces turned to a different side from each other.
WANTED: A PINK HAIRED WIFE
Summary: Sakura gaped as she looked at the sign before doing a double take. Yup, she wasn't dreaming. There, on the sign in front of the mansion, was stating that Uchiha Sasuke needed a wife. And it was her lucky day she became the hired wife.
Disclaimer: I AM THE PRESIDENT OF NEVER EVER LAND!
CHAPTER 19
"H-Hai…?" she answered quietly.
"Sakura?"
"A-Ah…"
"Sakura…"
She couldn't take it anymore as she hung up on the person as she collapsed onto the floor as tears flooded her vision.
"Gomen…Sasuke…"
But this is best for both of us…
1 year later
-New York
"Tenten, you said earlier that you and Sakura have something to tell me? Please meet me in my office at lunch break. We'll discuss it," a deep voice sounded through the intercom on her desk. Tenten cleared her throat and looked at Sakura who sat on the chair opposite her. Sakura nodded and smiled.
Tenten opened her mouth to speak, "Yes, we'll be there at lunch Mr. Keith," Tenten responded before looking at the clock. Lunch was at 12 and the clock read… 11:15. She sighed before looking over at Sakura; she turned off the speaker on her intercom. "You have the files and the camcorder? We have to show him the evidence," Tenten said as she looked at the files Sakura handed her.
Sakura nodded, "Yea, we had Ryan give us the correct video right? We looked it up and I don't think there would be a reason for him to lie to us," Sakura said as she brushed away some straight hair that fell in her eyes. Tenten nodded as she twirled her pen. Sakura laid the camcorder on the desk as well.
Tenten now had her dark brown hair grown to her waist, her hair was straightened and she had her bangs parted in the middle like usual, her bangs reach just above her eyebrows.
Sakura had her hair grown a bit above mid-back length but her pink hair was now layered. She had side swept bangs swept to the right side of her face. They slightly covered her right eye.
The two were both dressed in mature clothing to suit their positions as PA and Secretary of the world known company.
Sakura wore a heavily styled dress. She wore an elbow cuffed sleeves white collar button up blouse with a strapless light green dress on top that reached down to her knees and hugged her curves. She had on a matching light green skinny tie and wore white high heels.
Tenten wore a silky ivory puffed sleeves button up blouse paired with a blue pencil skirt and a large yellow belt around her small waist. She had on crème colored high heels.
It was quiet for a while as Tenten made sure the video in the camcorder was the right one before turning it off. Sakura broke the silence shortly afterwards to speak what was bothering her.
"Tenten…" Tenten looked at her and smiled, Sakura hesitated, "I…Ino called me last night and asked me… when we were coming back… she said- about him, - she said… he's…he has a new girlfriend," Sakura ended as she smacked her lips quietly in thought. She looked up from her lap and over at the clock. 11:35…
Tenten sighed before taking Sakura's hand in hers. Sakura looked at her in surprise as Tenten smiled, "Sakura, you decided for us to come over here. So now it's your decision if you're ready for us to go back. And I know you still have him in your heart too. But, in the end, whatever you decide, I'm awesome with it!" Tenten grinned, "Shura, shura Sakura!!" (Translation- Sakura fighting, fighting!)
Sakura laughed before hugging her best friend, "Ah, shura Sakura…" she whispered to herself.
Sakura leaned against the chair in her own office as she brought out her cell phone. She flipped it open and dialed in a familiar number. She waited for it to ring a couple times before a familiar voice answered cheerfully.
"Forehead girl! Nani desu ka?" (What is it?)
Sakura smiled, hearing her voice. "Ino pig, we've talked about it, and… Tenten and I are coming back next Saturday. We still have to talk about it with our boss so it might be later. But, soon." Sakura announced to her.
A loud squeal erupted from the other line and she had to move the phone away from her ear slightly as to not go deaf.
"Sou?!" (Really?!)
Sakura giggled a bit before nodding to Ino invisibly, "Mm! We'll talk to our boss about it later and if it's not next Saturday, I'll tell you. Well I have to go to a meeting right now so I'll call you tomorrow, ne? Oyasumi (goodnight), Ino pig." Sakura smiled wearily.
"Ok, ok. See you later, later, later forehead! Ja!"
Sakura flipped her phone close before sighing happily.
Just one more problem to deal with.
"Sasuke." she breathed out as she looked at the clock again. 11:50, time to go.
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Keith was a rather tall man; he had light blonde hair and brown eyes. He was muscular and his eyes showed warmth in them. He smiled at Tenten and Sakura as the two girls sat down in the chairs opposite him. He sat down as well after the two sat down before him. He cleared his throat first and settled some papers on his desk to the side.
"So then, girls, Ms. Sakura and Ms. Tenten," he said as he drank from his cup of coffee. Sakura and Tenten looked at each other hesitantly before laying the files and camcorder on the table. "Hm? What's this about?" Keith questioned, eyeing the two items carefully before looking at the girls for an explanation.
Sakura spoke first, "Mr. Keith, we caught a video of a worker in this building, a woman, seducing Mr. Calfein from last week's meeting, into giving her the details on our contract with him. We think she's working for an opposite company rivaling with us in this year's competition for the Most Stylish Designer Company." Sakura motioned to the camcorder.
Tenten continued after Sakura caught Keith's interest, "Mr. Calfein is going to represent our company in the summer fashions and I am pretty sure she was trying to get him to tell her what our designs main focus style is this summer. But I don't think you revealed any more than the statement we want to bring to Mr. Calfein, did you?" Tenten asked.
Keith shook his head no, "Nope, all I showed that tall Australian boy was what we want him to display to our viewers in the upcoming runway. Our statement, 'Bold and Approachable.' So what does this video show me, exactly?" Keith asked.
Sakura handed him the camcorder which he took. "Why don't you watch it and find out?" Sakura smiled at him.
Keith smirked at her before turning it on. He pressed play. He watched the video and observed the woman as she spoke to the man in the elevator. They were strangely close and the woman was getting even closer. Sakura and Tenten looked over to each other and nodded. "So…I heard you were in a meeting with the Boss last week… Mis-ter Cal-fein,"
Keith sighed before watching the rest. "Yes, I was…" "So… did he tell you anything?" "Well of course, he wants me to sign a contract, he has to give details." "Oh I see… what kind of details?" "Just the statement and the such." "Well… Mr. Calfein don't you want to spend the night with me?" "Well actually, I have a girlfriend, so excuse me."
Keith chuckled as the doors to the elevator opened in the video and Mr. Calfein stepped out, leaving the woman seething in the elevator.
He nodded and looked over to Sakura and Tenten, "Excellent proof, I'll ask the guard to identify the woman later today. But I am sure that's not all you girls came to me for, right?" Keith asked as he turned off the camcorder.
Sakura and Tenten looked at each other and Tenten spoke this time.
"Mr. Keith… we were thinking of resigning so that was the last small bit we wanted to do for you. We don't mean it in a bad way because we actually love this job a lot, but the thing is that-…" Tenten broke off as Sakura cut in, continuing for her.
"We want to retrieve our old life in Japan… so, we decided, we're moving. Back home, next week." Sakura finished. The girls looked at him for a reaction and weren't surprised to see him smiling his usual friendly smile at them.
He sighed, "Well… I must say I won't be happy that two of my best workers are leaving, but this is what you want and I can't stop you. I'll give you your last two months' payments plus an extra month's," he stopped them when they were about to protest, "No, just take it as an early Christmas present."
Sakura smiled at him, "Thank you… Keith." Keith smiled at her.
"It's been a pleasure having you girls."
Japan
"Neji! Neji! Neji-nii-san! Wake up! It's today, we have to go pick up Sakura-chan and Tenten-chan! Neji!" a whining voice came from outside his room. Neji slurred in his sleep before sighing. His pale eyes opened and he looked over at the clock. 7:25! Holy, when had he ever woken up this late!
He sat up and threw covers off him and ran inside the bathroom. He got ready in 10 minutes, brushed his hair and placed on a simple black tee and jeans before opening the door to his room. Hinata was patiently waiting outside in the hallway.
She had grown over the years as well.
Her hair now reached her waist and her bangs were now cut so that her bangs were all uneven, this part being shorter slightly than the other and such. She had her hair up in a bun atop her head secured by a crème colored fluffy scrunchy.
She looked up with her pale lavender orbs and smiled shyly at her cousin. "Ohayo, Neji-nii-san. We have to go now, everyone's waiting for us outside in the limousine, except Sasuke-kun, he's taking his Lamborghini with Makoto-san," Neji grunted at hearing about Sasuke and Makoto. Hinata smiled sadly.
"Hn, well then, let's go." Neji said without a second look and walked downstairs. Hinata sighed and looked out the window before following shortly behind him.
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"Oi, Sasuke-teme! Why don't you and Makoto ride with us?! There's still a whole bunch of space! Don't waste gas!!" Naruto shouted over to the car beside them.
He looked different as well. His blonde hair was slightly longer, still askew and spiky, but none the less, longer. He still had his whisker markings and the same cerulean blue eyes.
Sasuke merely replied to him, his dark eyes just looking the other way. His hair was slightly longer as well but not much since he had it cut slightly. "Hn."
Makoto was a different story, she smiled at Naruto, "Arigato, Naruto-chan, but me and Sasuke-kun like our own private space, if you don't mind," she blinked cutely.
She had auburn hair cast in wavy locks drifting down to her thighs and light brown eyes to match her hair. She looked nice enough.
Naruto looked at her one more time and back at Sasuke and just nodded grimly before rolling up his window. Teme… how can you do this to Sakura-chan… he thought quietly to himself. Across from him, another hyperactive blonde kicked his foot as she raised her eyebrow at him. "OI! WHAT'S YOUR DEAL INO!" Naruto shouted as he brought his leg up and rubbed his slightly aching foot.
Ino coughed and smiled mischievously before answering innocently, "Oh nothing just thought you were too quiet so I thought you passed out with your eyes open or something! Just making sure!" she grinned and sent him an evil look. Naruto twitched and shivered, slightly scared of the female blonde.
Ino looked way different. Her light bleach blonde hair reached her waist and straight just like Hinata, except she now had bangs like Hinata's old ones, cut straight across from this side to the other, right above her eyebrows. She looked oddly different, a softer look. Her long hair was tied into a low ponytail and pulled over to rest on one shoulder.
She knew what Naruto was thinking about and gave him a gentler corresponding kick. Before he had a chance to yell again, he caught Ino's knowing look. He grunted and looked away. Ino smiled and secretly gave him another look, as if she knew something he didn't. Sigh… looks like he still has some feelings for our pinky!
The door to the limo opened and Neji and Hinata stepped into the limo. Temari eagerly motioned for her to sit next to her and Ino. Hinata smiled and went over to sit on the other side of Ino. She shyly looked across from her to see Naruto, "Ohayo, Naruto-kun," she smiled.
Naruto looked at her and grinned, "Ohayo Hinata-chan!! Did you just wake up?! I barely woke up when they came to get me! I hate waking up in the morning this early don't you?!" he spoke so fast she hardly had time to nod her head at his questions. "So anyways, when is Sakura-chan and Tenten-chan landing? Do you know?"
Temari looked over at Ino who just chuckled and rolled her eyes at Naruto. Temari laughed.
Her looks had changed as well. Her hair now reached below her shoulders towards mid-back and her hair was wavy. She had her hair down, not wanting to put it in her old quadruple ponytails, now being 24 and all.
She was now currently the oldest of the girls, 24 years old, but the guys didn't seem to mind since she was just 1-2 years older. Ino was the second youngest, her birthday being in September, she was now merely 22 along with Hinata, who was the youngest, she just turned 22 a couple months ago in December.
"Ok Naru-chan no Baka Loudmouth, I think you gotta slow down if you want her to answer all of those. If you make poor Hinata-chan suffer brain damage, me and Temari, we're going to pummel you beneath the surface," Temari and Ino exchanged looks before giving a dark one to Naruto.
Naruto froze before shaking, Ino was scary, but Ino and Temari, he might as well piss in his pants right then and there. Hinata giggled, "It's ok you guys. Naruto-kun is excited for Sakura-chan and Tenten-chan to come back. Well, first of all, I woke up at 7. Yes, I do hate waking up early, and they're going to land at 9:55. So say they'll be out at about 11:20/11:30."
Naruto formed an O with his mouth, as if learning something new before grinning ear to ear again. "Soooooooooooooooooo then! You woke up at 7?! WOW! I WOKE UP AT…blah, blah, blah, blah…"
Hinata was probably the only one listening to Naruto right now. Ino and Temari sighed before Ino rested her head on Temari's shoulder, looking wiped out. Shikamaru was talking with Gaara and Kankuro about something. Neji was quietly chatting with Sai who gave a fake smile here and there.
Chouji and Lee were talking about their favorite foods and suddenly started a whole topic of which tasted better. Shino was talking to Kiba about some bugs he found earlier this week while Kiba told him something Akamaru had done to upset his mom, in which Akamaru started whining as if saying it wasn't his fault.
And Sasuke was off with Makoto in the Lamborghini. The dick. Joking! Hehe…so back to the story…ahem…
Airplane- First Class
"We will be landing in 15 minutes. Please buckle up all seatbelts. Please do not use the restroom until the airplane lands. Please place magazines into compartments behind the seats in front of you. Arigato gozaimasu, we will arrive in 14 minutes."
The voice of a plane attendant was heard throughout the plane.
Sakura had put her hair in a high ponytail which made her hair appear shorter than it was, her ponytail secured by a sea foam green scrunchy, her bangs swept to the side as usual. Tenten had put her hair in two low braids resting on her shoulders secured by rubber bands matching her hair color, her bangs still parted in the middle.
Sakura sucked in her breath and looked at Tenten nervously. "Tenten, I'm not sure if I'm ready to face him… after 1 year… I'm… I think I'm scared to see him with someone else…" Sakura said as she looked at the floor. T
Tenten sighed and smiled comfortingly, "It's ok Sakura, Ino gave you a heads up and you certainly can't give him the pleasure of a crushed reaction. Just… just do what you feel. Don't think, just act, yes, this is the first time I'm telling you this, but just don't think at all about it right now." Sakura giggled before nodding.
"I bet you're pretty excited to see Neji too, ne?" Sakura asked teasingly.
Tenten coughed as her face reddened, "I-…I don't know what you're talking about! What does Neji have to concern me? We're not involved or anything!" Tenten denied all the things Sakura didn't even mention yet. Sakura laughed before pointing an accusing finger at her. Tenten reddened even more.
"Don't lie! You don't honestly think that I don't know about the way you look at him when he's not looking at you! I saw how you guys were, a year ago. It was almost like watching a sitcom, really! It's so hilarious, the way you'll look at him and then flinch when he catches your gaze, and then you just trip after! Haha, now that you mention it, you always trip when you're embarrassed!" Sakura laughed openly at the 'tomboy.'
"And here you are, supposed to be a 23 year old!" Sakura giggled at her, teasing her even more.
Tenten blushed like a tomato and hit Sakura playfully on the head.
"Urusai Haruno!"
Airport- Arrival Waiting Area (I have no idea what that place is called, you know like where you meet the people that get off the plane)
"Oh my gosh! Sakura! Tenten! Over here! Over here! It's Temari!"
A loud voice carried over to the pinkette and brunette. Tenten and Sakura squealed when they saw Temari. They saw her hit some of the guys over the head and heard her yell something resembling "Go help them with their luggage you lazy asses! Don't whine at me Sabaku Kankuro!" Sakura and Tenten looked at each other and giggled.
Same old Temari.
Some of the guys headed over and the two girls were in a daze as they saw how much hotter they had grown over the years. Tenten blushed when she caught Neji's gaze. He took a bag from her hand and smiled charmingly at her, "Tenten." he greeted shortly. Tenten felt her cheeks flush and stumbled over what to say.
"Um… uh… N-Neji…-k…kun…" she whispered the –kun part, too embarrassed to say anything more.
Neji looked at her and said something to her quietly, "You look...different..." she sent him a look and he chuckled, "Good different."
Tenten blushed prettily and nodded at him, "You look 'good' different too..." the two just continued to stare at each other silently.
Sakura looked at the two and laughed as Kankuro, Gaara, and Kiba took her luggage. Shino took Tenten's other luggage and left her at peace with the Hyuuga boy.
As soon as Sakura walked over, she was tackled by a blur of sandy blonde, bleach blonde, and sun kissed blonde. She choked as one of the blondies accidentally choked her slightly. She looked down and immediately recognized who, "I-Ino-pig, get your fat hands off my neck!!" Ino only squealed and hugged her tighter. "ACK! GET OFF AND HUG ME INDIVIDUALLY!"
At that, the three blondes broke off her and laughed wryly. "Oops!" Temari said. Sakura giggled and hugged her first before hugging Ino. And then lastly-
"Naruto." Sakura smiled at him as she gave him a warm hug.
Naruto grinned at her widely, "SAKURAAAAAAA-CHAAAAAAANNNNN!!" he squeezed her until her face turned blue. Ino growled and threw Naruto off her.
"BAKA! YOU'RE GOING TO KILL FOREHEAD GIRL! THAT'S MY GOAL!"
Sakura twitched and slapped Ino over the head, "SHUT UP PIG! THAT'S NO ONE'S GOAL!" Naruto turned to argue with Ino and somehow Temari got thrown in the mix. Great. A crowd of fighting and loud blondes.
Sakura sighed. She looked around until she saw something. Or someone. Or some people.
Her breath hitched in her throat. She felt like Tenten. Her throat was dry and she struggled to find something to say.
Her jade orbs caught sight of… him. And the person next to him who smiled at her. She smiled back weakly before she finally said something.
"Sa…Sasuke."
His onyx eyes met her jade ones.
"Sakura."
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! CLIFFY!! I LOVE CLIFFS!! ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M THE PERSON MAKING THEM!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!!
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