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"talking"

'thinking'

Warning for language!

"Sakura, could you be a dear and show Uchiha to where he'll be staying," Tsunade waived her hand away while examining the desserts in their individual boxes.

"Sure momma, Uchiha-san if you would follow me please," Sakura smiled again, and began to walk out of the kitchen. Seeing as how the rest of the family went back to what they were doing, Sasuke followed the girl back to the stairs.

Sakura was at the front door changing her black flats to the light pink house slippers that were there. Seeing him standing there, she smiled again with a blush to her cheeks at being caught. "I came out the front door this morning, and came in the back. I forgot to put my slippers there; momma gets mad if the carpets get dirty." That smile was really starting to get on his nerves.

On the second floor, Sasuke noticed there were only five doors; however, he didn't have time to see what was behind each one because Sakura started talking again. "Um okay, this is where everyone sleeps basically hehe. Over there on the left is my parents' room, it pretty much takes up the whole left side over there. There isn't a reason for you to be in there, and so you shouldn't because momma will kill you."

'I'd like to see her try.'

"Over here is my bedroom, my brother's is at the end of the hall there; and this one on the right, across from mine, is just a guest bedroom... but we don't have any guests, so it'll be your room. You have your own bathroom so you don't have to worry about that. Momma thought it was best that every bedroom have their own, after Naruto and I always use to fight when we were little. We also have a pool in the back yard, and in the basement we have a full gym and shooting range for target practice; Naruto has been into fire arms as of late, so it's fairly new and you're welcome to use it."

"Hn."

"Will you be moving in tonight?"

Sasuke didn't answer, one because he didn't want to and two because Tsunade's voice could be heard at the bottom of the stairs calling for the girl.

"Sakura, you did pick up your dress for the banquet correct?"

"Yes momma, I'll go get it."

"Nonsense, send Uchiha to get it."

Sasuke could see the new tint of blush on the girl's cheeks, she looked up to him with her best puppy dog eyes. They of course don't work on a cold hearted bastard like him; but when he was about to go down stairs to get the things from her car, mind you he was only doing this because he didn't want to get fired and screw up the mission, but Sakura's next words stopped him.

"Momma, Uchiha-san is not a butler; I will get them myself, I'm not immobile." She then turned back to him, "I apologize for my mother, sometimes she thinks she's above others when she's in a bad mood; but she isn't always this way. I have to go get the stuff from the car; if you have your things you can bring them in, just ask haku if you need help. Other wise you can look around more, but I have to warn you... my father's study is off limits to everyone. It's the room on the far right corner of the house next to the den; Naruto and I aren't even allowed in there."

"Hn." Sasuke remembered what room she was talking about, Tsunade hadn't even told him what was behind the locked doors; just that he was not to ever attempt to come into the room.

As Sakura made her way back downstairs and out to her car, Sasuke was right behind her; just because he didn't like and was going to kill her, didn't mean he wasn't going to play the role of a protective bodyguard for the time being.

Going out front, and then around back where the garage was located, Sasuke noticed Sakura had used a key card to enter the building that was almost as big as the house. "When you get settled, we'll get you a card for the garage so you can put your car in here, that way it won't get ruined when they mow the lawn or when the sprinklers come on at night. I'm sure my father wouldn't mind, he's really into cars like yours.... I think he has four."

And she was correct, in the back of the garage were four late model ferrari; a few other rare and expensive cars were parked in there as well. Sasuke stood at the door, and watched as she made her way over to a lime green chevy cobalt. Another thing that was odd about this girl, Sasuke expected a convertible, or maybe a Lexus, or even a BMW... and he was picturing it pink; but this, he couldn't believe this.

He watched as she pulled four hanging bags from the back; then he followed her back to the house, where she went back into the kitchen. "Here momma, the two tuxes and the dresses." Sasuke could hear the distaste in the girl's voice when she mentioned the dresses, he knew he had her then. No doubt the dress wasn't how she wanted it; it was probably short a few diamonds in the collar.

"Sakura don't be that way, let me see it." Sakura laid the three top bags on the counter and unzipped the fourth one, revealing a beautiful white gown; the strapless corset on top was covered in diamonds. "It's beautiful, how could you hate it?"

"It is very lovely Sakura-chan," Hinata tried to convince the younger girl.

But Sakura still shook her head in displeasure, "There is no need for me to wear this, why must we buy a new dress every time we have to go to some party; I could wear on of the others ten dresses I have upstairs."

'That's what her problem is? She doesn't want to wear such an expansive dress... what is with this girl!?'

"Sakura, if you feel so strongly about it then you can give away one of those dresses in your closet; but you will wear this one to the banquet, and that's not up for discussion."

"Yes momma."

"Speaking of which, Uchiha you will need to get a tux by next weekend; seeing as you are my daughter's bodyguard, you will be like a second shadow to her."

Sasuke glared, not liking being told how to do his job. He was Orochimaru's bodyguard for three years before he became an assassin... he didn't need her telling him how to do it. "Hn."

For the rest of the afternoon, and into the evening, Sasuke moved his things from the car up to his room. The room itself was like a small house, several times bigger than the one he had in the Sound mansion; and to be on the same floor as the family was a sign that they trusted him... which was a bad idea.

"Uchiha-san, are you sure you don't need any help?" Sakura had asked when he started unpacking a few hours before; she had come up there to give him a key card to the garage like she promised.

"Hn."

"Um... is that a yes or no?" she giggled, trying to lighten the mood a little.

"No."

"Oh... okay, um well if you need anything I'll be in the kitchen."

He didn't need her help, and he didn't want her seeing what he was unpacking; she would suspect something with all the guns and ammo he had.

When he came downstairs, the family was at the dinning room table eating dinner.

"You're late Uchiha," Tsunade barked as she took a sip of, what had to be wine, not spilling one drop.

Sakura being in the chair closest to the wall, gave him a smile and waived. Sasuke could see the prince's blonde hair poking up from the chair closet to him, he didn't bother acknowledging him. He moved around the table, and stood behind Sakura, knowing his role well; he may be higher in rank than the other hands in the house, but he still wasn't allowed to eat with the family.

But being this close gave him the opportunity to observe each family member a little better. Starting with the mother, the way she sat in her chair and her mannerisms spoke volumes of her sophistication, she was born into this life and not some common woman that got lucky. And yet the way she looked at others, with her cold glare, told him something happened to her in her younger years; he would have to look into that later. The boy was harder to read, no doubt all he wanted was the apporval of the father that wasn't in his life... so all out he was a messed up guy, and probably a trouble maker when he was younger. The prince reminded him of himself, at his ability to turn off his emotions; but he had a weakness, and it was that Hyuga girl... if he wanted to be leader of the councel in the future, he would have to get rid of her. The only member of the family that puzzled him was the daughter, she wore her emotions on her sleeve, but she was still hard to read. She still hadn't shown any ill will or acts of superiority towards the staff in the house; unlike her mother.

"Sakura, what's wrong? Why haven't you touched your food?"

"I'm just not very hungry tonight momma."

"Sakura stop worrying about your weight, or eventually you'll be too skinny and unhealthy; and I won't have that!"

"Momma, that won't happen!"

"Yeah, little Sakura likes chocolate ice cream to much."

"Shut up Naruto!"

"What? Uchiha needs to protect you; if you occiationally take a pint to your room at night, he'll need to know."

"I do not do that, momma!"

"Naruto that's enough, Sakura control yourself. Now we're going to have a nice, quiet, civilized dinner."

Well that didn't last long because what brother and sister can really have a civilized dinner? This of course left their mother with a headache, so she took two pills then went up to her bedroom to lay down. Naruto finshed up then ran up to his room to change; he came down ten minutes later and before flying out the door he told Sakura he was going over to Hinata's... and to not wait up for him.

"I don't know why he just doesn't ask her to marry him, that way they can pick one house to meant at; I mean they practically are like a married couple anyway... I even think she does his laundry when he stays over." Sakura stood from the table, and began collecting the dishes her mother and brother used.

Sasuke caught movement coming from the kitchen as two women came running in. "Miss Sakura, you don't have to do that!"

"Let us get them, please."

"Relax girls, I got them, but what you can do is get three sets of clean dishes and glasses."

"Three Miss Sakura?"

"Yup."

Sasuke watched as the kitchen aid, and what he learned to be the cook, began to reset the table. His charge returned with three sets of chopsticks; he was slightly curious as to what was going on.

"Your mother became ill Miss Sakura... I hope it wasn't the food, I was sure to prepar-."

"Don't worry about it Mimi-san, it wasn't the food. Momma grew tired of Naruto and me fighting," Sakura smiled, while putting more food on her plate. Sasuke watched the two other women sit at the table and begin to get food too; it seemed like a normal routine for them.

"Uchiha-san, would you like something to eat?"

"Hn." He glared, seeing all eyes on him now.

"Mimi, Yuki... this is Sasuke Uchiha, he's my new body guard. Uchiha-san, this is Mimi, she's our chef, and Yuki helps in the kitchen. Come and sit, I noticed you haven't eaten anything all day... you must be hungry."

"Hn."

Mimi looked to Yuki with a questioning glance, then the two began to whisper, "Is that all he can say? When he arrived earlier with Tsunade-sama that's all he said as well."

"Maybe he's mute?"

"I don't think you can make grunting noises when you're mute Yuki-san."

"It's not polite to speak about a person, let alone when they are standing right in front of you." An unfamiliar, but definitely male voice, broke up the girls' conversation and caused Sakura to start to giggle at their embarrassed expressions.

"I think that answers your questions ladies, Uchiha-san is definitely not mute; he just chooses not to speak."

'And you shouldn't assume what I do and don't do princess.'

"Uchiha-san, come sit and have something to eat," Sakura montioned for the empty seat at the head of the table. It had not had a place setting at it earlier when the rest of the family was present, so Sasuke guested it was were Jiraiya would sit... if he were home. And she was offereing it to him like it was nothing; if anyone sat in Orochimaru's chair or decided to sit at the table while he ate, they would be dead before they picked up the chopsticks. Sasuke refused her offer, and remainded planted in his spot.

When Sakura saw that he wasn't going to move on his own, she stood from her seat and marched over to him; grabbing his wrist and pulling him over to the chair. If he hadn't be so surprised by her actions, he would have resisted, instead of allowing her to move him. When he snapped out of his shock, he found that he was at all most eye level with the rest of the table, and Sakura was back in her seat. (Note: All most eye level, meaning he was sitting in the chair, but since he's much taller than the girls; his eye level is up higher than theirs).

A glare immediately appeared on Sasuke's face when he realized what happened, and that all three women were giggling now. 'She just... she just touched me, and now she's laughing about it! I'm going to kill the little bitch!'

Sasuke refrained from breaking the plate in front of him, as he remembered that this girl didn't know who he really was; and the fact that he didn't like being touched. When he came back to reality, he noticed the women were talking about something that was making the youngest at the table blush.

"Have you asked him to the banquet yet Miss Sakura?"

"Wh-what!? Oh no I wasn't going to, besides he probably is already going with someone else; he's very popular at school, and I think he has a girlfriend anyway."

'Who are they talking about?' Sasuke began picking at the food on his plate, which Sakura must have put in front of him while he was zoned out, making it look like he was eating; when in reality he was really just listening to them talk.

"Well you won't know until you ask him, and if I heard Miss Yamanaka correctly the other day, he's single and she double check twice about that."

"I don't know."

"Oh come on, your father likes him, and your parents and his are in the same business together. If you were to marry him, it's be a match made in heaven."

"Come back down to earth Yuki-san, if Miss Sakura doesn't want to ask Sai-san to the banqut, then she doesn't have too."

"Oh Mimi, you're no fun!"

"Who said anything about getting married!? I'm only eighteen, I've got plenty of time for that and a lot more schooling too."

'Who the hell is Sai?' Sasuke couldn't move on from that question. Normally when he took these tasks, the girls would lust after him from the moment they saw him; breaking up with their boyfriends, or just plain cheating on them, to have a one night sex romp with the Uchiha. But this girl hasn't even looked at him once with a hint of lust in her apple green eyes, and now she is forcing him to sit here and listen to her talk about another man; this never happened to him before. (Someone sounds jealous!).

After dinner was finished, Sakura helped bring the dishes into the kitchen and then went into the den to watch something on tv that Sasuke wasn't really paying attention to. Then around eleven she got up, and stated she was going to bed and he could do as he pleased for the rest of the night.

He didn't go to bed right away because while they were watching, he noticed a light was on in the study, and he coud hear someone faintly talking. As he moved closer the voice became recognizable and Sasuke knew it was the mother. He was slightly pissed that she got passed his detection and was probably in there for a while. 'She must have gone in there while the women were eating; but how could I not sense her?' He moved in closer and could just make out what she was saying.

"Are you sure he is the right one for the job? He looks so untrained, and he's manors are horrible."

'She's talking about me... but to whom?'

"He was not hired for his manors, he was given the best recomendation by Orochimaru, if he was willing to give us one of his own personal body guards, this boy must be the best." Sasuke could hear what sounded like a man's voice on a speaker phone, one could only assume it was her husband. And while accompanying Orochimaru to one of the councel meetings, gave him a first hand experience with the leader of the Uzumaki clan.

"And that is the reason I don't trust him; that snake never gives up information with out expecting something in return, I can only imagine what he would want for giving us one of his people. If the Uchiha is the best, why didn't he keep him under his pay roll, instead of handing him over with out much of a fight?"

'So she doesn't trust Orochimaru does she, I'll have to be more careful around her.'

"Now Tsunade, must we get into this right now? Orochimaru is a loyal friend to our family, he has been there for us a number of times."

"And he's the only one, other than Yahiko-san, that hasn't disappeared... don't you think that is suspicious? When you became the leader, you brought him into the councel, that was a little over two years ago, and now he's one seat down from being your second! What makes you think he isn't behind all the deaths that have happened? He could be coming after your position, by coming after your daughter, doesn't that bother you at all!?"

"My dear, nothing will happen to our daughter, I promise you that; I would give my life for you and our children."

"Jiraiya don't say that, you sound as if you've given up."

"I've put all my people on the murders, but they've come up with nothing, I am fearful for Sakura."

Hearing the depression in the great leader's voice, and the fact that they have come up with nothing on the murders he committed, put a smirk on Sasuke's face.

"Maybe you should take a break, come home for a little while?"

"I can't, with all the vacant seats on the councel, I have to fill them before others find out that we have weakened; that could put us in more danger."

"You are coming to the banquet aren't you?"

"Of course darling, I would not miss that, we will be there as a family; and at that time I will see if the Uchiha is a fit and capable of protecting our daughter."

'Hn.' Sasuke grew tired of listeing to their conversation, so he moved away from the door and headed upstairs. He wasn't intimated by Jiraiya's threat, because he knew he could pass this test; he just had to play the role of protective body guard to fool him long enough to complete his mission.

"Oh Uchiha-san, you're still awake?"

Sasuke heard his charge as his made it to his room. She was coming out of the fifth room that was on that floor, which Sasuke knew was a small library. "What are you doing up?" he didn't really care what her answer was, but he was going to start practicing his role. He could see the shocked expression on her face.

"Oh, um... well, I wasn't tired yet so I decided to read; but I didn't realize how late it got hehe."

"Hn... you should go to sleep."

"Right, I should or I'll be falling asleep in class tomorrow. Well goodnight Uchiha-san!"

"Hn." 'Wait, what classes?'

But it was too late to ask what she was talking about because she had already disappeared into her room, and he wasn't going to go knock and ask.

'I guess I'll find out tomorrow... this is becoming a pain.'

Note: Sorry this took so long to get up, as I was saying still writing this story will typing it at the same time. Sakura just keeps surprising Sasuke with everthing she does, and eating with the help is beyond weird for him. And Tsunade has a dark past that Sasuke wants to know more about. And just a little info that hasn't been given yet, Sakura is 18, as she stated... and Sasuke is 25, so there is a major age difference between them; and a little more, Sasuke said Naruto was close to him in age, so Naruto is 24. Just to help you out a little; but really random in this chapter? lol

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