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"My name is Haruno Sakura" she said, pointing to herself. "Not Sayaka"

He smiled crookedly as he looked down. "Of course you're not" he mumbled to himself.

He bowed in apology. "Forgive me"

"Sure Mr..." she trailed off.

Straightening up he smirked and held a hand towards her.

"Uchiha" he stated as Sakura's eyes widened.

"Uchiha Sasuke"

Chapter 3: Since when did I have a kid?

Sakura stared at him, her mouth opening and closing as she struggled with the right words to say. Looking closer, he was the same godly-looking guy she bumped into earlier except his suit was more crinkled and his hair became more messy. Oddly, the drunk look suited him.

He cleared his throat, snapping her out of her thoughts.

She reddened a bit when she noticed that his hand was still outstreched towards. Finally, she shook his hands, muttering a small 'sorry' as his big hand clasped her dainty one. It was a warm feeling, she realized feeling the warmth spread to her palm before reluctantly letting go.

"Sorry about that" she said sheepishly.

"Don't worry" his mouth twitched into a smirk. "It happens a lot"

She raised an eyebrow at his comment.

"Arrogant, much?"

"So, I've been told" he said cooly. His eyes widened a bit as he regarded her with interest. stepping closer, her gently took a strand of her hair which made her jump slightly at his sudden actions.

"Pink hair" he mused thoughtfully.

'Where had I seen that before?'

She frowned a bit when his face started to have a confused look and slapped his hand away. He gazed at her questioningly and with a hint of shock written on his face. Besides his mother and his dead wife, no one was man, or in his case, woman enough to even touch a strand of his hair.

"If your gonna insult my hair then beat it" she retorted, folding her arms against her chest. She had too many experiences of people insulting her already and she didn't need a guy who looked like Adonis to add insult to injury.

He stared at her for a while then realized she was serious. He huffed an amused breath, threatened with the sudden urge to laugh at her albeit childish concern.

"Why would I insult your hair?" he asked curtly, humor dancing in his eyes.

She pouted cutely and pointed to her hair. "How can anyone NOT insult this"

He wasn't sure if it was the alcohol or the fact that this woman looked remotely close to Sayaka but after 5 years of mourning, he cracked a small smile that made her heart skip a bit.

...

"I think its unique"

'Damn it' she thought angrily to herself as she trudged along the sidewalk. Today was definitely a weird day. First that 'Sasuke' guy bumped into her and left his cellphone, then she got sexually molested by the same guy and lastly, she might be falling for him when she already looked like his dead wife. If she didn't know any better, that basically made her the equivalent of a whore.

'Ino's gonna have a field day when she finds out' she moaned in agony. She didn't even bother to return his expensive phone cause she was too busy watching him smile. The thought itself made her redden in embarrassment.

She trudged along the path in a fast pace, trying to push the thoughts of the raven-haired man at the back of her head. She would do better if she ignored anything happened altogether. She stopped as she took a right turn and for a while, she felt herself blanch at the unfortunate turn of events.

In front of her was probably the most prestigious school she has ever laid eyes on. The buildings itself looked foreign and intricately patterned with different kinds of designs seen on every inch. The buildings were aligned in a semi-circle and a giant fountain stood amidst the flourished garden.

'When is this day going to end?' she thought sullenly. She definitely had too much intake of the glamorous life, thank you very much. She could only hope that her day couldn't get any weirder although in Ino's language, the sum total of events that happened today would be considered lucky despite her already perfect love-life.

Stepping closer, she noticed that there was already a guard positioned behind the iron gate and beside him was an inhumanly huge white dog that had very sharp teeth. She shivered involuntarily as she thought of what it would be like to attempt breaking in. No way was she going to try to piss off that big dog.

The guard's head snapped up and for a while she thought that his shaggy brown hair and sharp brown eyes made him resemble a dog.

"You need anything, miss pinky?" he said in a dull tone. He seemed clearly uninterested but the nickname definitely hit a nerve. In fact, she was pretty sure a vein popped in her forehead just now cause she definitely felt like beating dog boy into a bloody pulp even with the scary dog he had.

She forced a smiled.

"Yes, I'm Haruno Sakura, the volunteer" was it her or was her eye twitching?.

"Oh" his eyes widened a fraction before resuming his normal state. He cleared his throat

"The perv-" she raised an eyebrow.

"I mean the Head Master is expecting you"

If only she knew what to expect.

Knock

Knock

Knock

"Jiraiya-sama" he shouted through the mahogany door. "The Volunteer is here." She stood beside him, looking around curiously at the new territory. The school was probably a mix of a castle and a mansion like Hogwarts and The Adams Family mansion come to life except the place was more decent of course.

There was silence for a while then the door clicked and dog boy (her nickname for him) pushed it open to reveal a library like office. There were book shelves surrounding the room, mostly orange ones which she found peculiar. In the center of it all was a desk filled with papers, pens and whatnot and behind it was a man in his fifties with white long hair that wore a Gucci suit. She definitely saw a picture of him before but even if she did, she couldn't quite remember

"Ah" his face lit with recognition. Now she was puzzled, how could he have recognized her if she hadn't even met him before?

"You're the one that Tsunade sent"

She moved towards the desk as she heard the faint sound of the door closing. She bowed in respect.

"Yes, sir" she said before straightening herself up.

He closed his eyes and waved his hand.

"No need to be formal" he stated.

"I heard a lot about you from Tsunade" he explained as he pointed at a picture on his desk. Looking closer she realized that it was indeed her mentor only younger with the younger version of Jiraiya. That would probably explain why he knew about her already.

"I'm Jiraiya" he introduced himself.

"My godson calls me Ero-senin but you can definitely call me tonight." To her horror he winked. She blanched inwardly. An old man was trying to flirt with her and he was practically her temporary boss. She glanced at the magnificent bookshelf stacked neatly in order. Suddenly, she didn't even want to know what was the content of the books he was reading.

'Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse"

"Are you seriously trying to flirt with me" she asked, trying to keep her composure. She silently hoped he'd say 'no'.

"Yes and yes. Is it working?" He smiled perversely. She held back a shudder and felt the urge to hug herself but decided to stand firm. If she can deal with her perverted patients, then she can deal with this old pervert.

"No" she replied bluntly. Might as well reject him.

He didn't look too dejected, much to her surprise but looked disappointed nonetheless.

"As expected from Tsunade's apprentice" he sighed then stood up.

Fixing his tie, he looked at her with a gleam in his eye and grinned.

"I'll escort you to your class"

Sakura enjoyed puzzles from the day she was born. From the day she learned to count and read, she was able to juggle all kinds of puzzles thrown at her. However, upon exploring the school, she found that the entire campus itself was practically one big maze surrounded by hidden corridors that Jiraiya pointed out on his way and for the first time, she felt a twinge of doubt that she'd be able to find her way around.

"Amazing" she muttered as she passed by another peculiar old painting. Apparently there was a wall switch behind it that opened a hallway. She didn't know exactly where it goes to but she was too fascinated to care, walking down the hallway like a child who's just learned what video games were. If there was one word she could use to describe this place, it would be antique since everything seemed to be more than a 100 years old, beside the technology stuff of course.

Suddenly, Jiraiya stopped his pace and stood there as he looked up, a thoughtful look on his face.

"You know" he started, a frown starting to form on his lips. "I never wanted to become a headmaster" his voice was sounded with regret laced in his tone and she stood there akwardly, not exactly sure of what to reply at the random confession.

"Uhm..." she bit her lip, unsure of what to say but he didn't seem to care much about her opinion.

"I used to travel around the world and write novels" a ghost of a smile was present on his lips as he tilted his head downards.

Out of nowher, he sighed, as though he was miserable, putting his hands on both pockets.

"Sadly, Tsunade placed me here." For a while, Sakura looked at him with confusion written all over her face until he shook his head, shaking himself out of his reverie which calmed her a bit. He moved a few steps forward and held the golden door handle which had the plaque 328 written on it. He motioned her to stay closer to the door and was able to catch a glance of the classroom.

There were about more than 20 kids inside which she was sure she could handle. After all, it isn't that hard to take care of kids despite her lack of children as patients. She was sure she had enough experience to handle them for 8 hours.

"Wait here, I'll introduce you to the students" he entered the classroom casually with a straight position and she watched as each student stopped talking and watch with keen fascination as he cleared his throat.

"Hey, kids" he called out.

Immediately, their ears perked up

"Today we have a visitor" he held a hand towards her which she took as her cue to make an entrance. Standing in front of the blackboard, she bowed at them in acknowledgment before standing straight again.

Jiraiya placed one hand on her shoulder as they continued to listen attentively.

"Please welcome, Miss Haruno Sakura."

He patted her back as he leaned slightly towards her.

"Good luck Ms. Haruno" he smiled before turning towards the door, leaving her with the class. She glanced at the room of children, her eyes catching two familiar children. One had sleek black hair with green eyes and was sitting their quietly as he whispered something to the girl beside him and the other one, which she assumed was her sister nodded her head as she seemed to stare at her with a hint of shock and...happiness?

She smiled at them warmly.

"Good Morning" she greeted. "I am Ms. Sakura Haruno and I will be your substitute teacher for today"

Suddenly, the girl she noticed earlier started to tear up, much to her discomfort, and she could only watch as she stared back at her with apple green eyes as well as the boy.

"Kaa-san"

Oh shit.

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