Author's Note. (I strongly advise you to read this first. For some of you who made it this far, it may help you decided whether you would like to continue reading this story. It's a long rant so I'll bold the important part.)

I've been told that my canons are a bit out of character, and as I was writing this chapter I noticed they are straying further and further from their original nature. However I can't seem to pull them back on track while still following my storyline. So I apologize for butchering the canon character's personality, especially Sasuke's.

I read that characters are mainly influence by their backgrounds and how they are raised. This is an au and the characters are no longer ninjas so they don't have the same maturity and angst that the original Naruto had. Some of their personalities I did keep but with Sasuke you'll notice that he's almost like a completely different person. Mind you, he is still the brooding, emo that he's widely known for, but there are new points about Sasuke that I've added.

I don't think I ever explain why the first chapter was beta'd but not the second. That is because my first beta had a lot going on and she was sorry but she was too busy to continuing beta-ing my story. I messaged a couple others but they were either busy or didn't respond. I am still open to anyone wanting to beta my story so if anyone is interested; feel free to let me know.

I can't make promises that I won't defile these characters more than I already am. Naruto lacks the kind of drama that makes up my story which is why they'll do things they never should.

I do realize that I may lose readers but I figure you should be fairly warned so I won't be wasting any of your time.

MANY thanks to the people who reviewed and favorited! Especially to;

KhAeL, Lorna Roxen, Hadley-sensei, Intovertedracoon94, Ran, alicelouise'x

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-Start (Wednesday)

"There you are." Aerie gasped, breathless after sprinting down a flight of stairs in a track team record time. Her motivation was a dark hair Uchiha loitering on the bottom steps.

Her legs felt like jelly and she nearly collapsed on them.

Nobody should ever run in heels. It was insane.

She leaned against the wall hoping to regain some of her strength before Sasuke grew bored and disappeared again. Worse, he would walk away, making her chase after him in her three inch heel.

Her worries were unwarranted however seeing as Sasuke looked very interested by the skimpily dressed girl breathing heavily before him.

Aerie's hair was tousled in a just-got-out-bed fashion and the top three buttons of her bloused was undone giving him a generous view of her cleavage. She was gasping for breath causing her chest heave upward towards him. She looked extremely inviting-her whole presence suggested sex.

Although his facial expression gave nothing away, it was clearly written in his eyes; Sasuke wanted to fuck her.

Nothing new.

If he was anybody else.

Sasuke is an enigma.

The kind where nothing he did was considered standard, normal, predictable or should ever be compared to another person.

He did things in a unique fashion. He was either coolly disinterested-making people want to shoot their own leg if only to get a second glance from him, or overwhelmingly intense-to the point where girls instantly grew wet or tremble by the pure chaos he wrecked over their soul.

Aerie was reacting to his fiercer emotion. The intensity in which he watched her was not natural. Aerie nearly bolted because it really did look like he was about to take a bite at her.

"You were looking for me?"

She nodded trying to ignore her initial reaction to him, "Since you've manage to avoid me so skillfully I assume it was because you knew I wanted to talk to you."

"I'm all ears," he replied dismissively.

Aerie chewed the bottom of her lip, now unsure whether coming to him was a good idea. She didn't even know how to start.

Sasuke should know why she wanted to chat with him but he wasn't making it easier for her.

She didn't want to say it first.

If she did, then she would be showing him just how important it was to her. Aerie had a faint idea that her mentioning it to him first was exactly what he needed to reel her in.

Sasuke was not above extortion.

Aerie didn't utter a word as she watched him in the black tee-shirt he wore under his blazer. His spiky hair was ruffled by the wind and his worn out designer jeans were ripped in some areas.

Sasuke was gorgeous.

Sasuke pulled out a cigarette from an abused paper box. He held it between his lips while shuffling through his pockets for a lighter.

He was allowing her to speak, yet not gracing her with his full attention. It took a great deal of effort for her to smolder the urge to snap at him for his haughtiness.

"It's about yesterday…what you saw…"she tried for subtlety.

"You and your history teacher fucking," he stated bluntly.

How bold.

"Well," she paused, and now for the excuses, "It may look like that."

"So you didn't have your legs wrapped around his waist while he was pushing you against the desk?"

Sasuke lit his cigarette.

His constant interruptions were starting to bother her.

She watched him inhale the smoke. "I'm guessing my excuses will be wasted on you."

"You guessed correct," he smirked.

"Fine, let's cut to the chase"-screw subtlety, she was finding it every bit as useless as he did. "Don't tell anyone," she stressed that last part.

A puff of white smoke escaped his lips "...And what's your offer?"

"My offer?"

"What are you going to give me, for me to keep my mouth shut?" He said slowly, making Aerie feel like a retarded child.

"I don't have money."

True to that, she didn't.

Aerie's mother likes to believe that she was still an expensive woman even though they were technically dirt-poor. Her mother's spending outdid the child-support her father sent her and Aerie had to get extra funding from the Akasuna.

She could probably borrow from Sasori but he already wrote her a check earlier this week...

No. Aerie won't pay, she doesn't owe Sasuke anything.

She was determined not to give him a cent else he'll think he had anything over her.

"That's too bad."

The smirk was looking more like a smile and she wondered if Sasuke enjoy torturing her.

"It's really quite funny too since you two happen to have the same last name."

Aerie gulped.

Not funny. Not funny at all

"Maybe he's your brother...or even your dad, which one do you think sounds worse."

It sounded like he was teasing her, she might of went with that, except is face showed that he was dead serious.

Sasori being her father was too far-fetched but if Sasuke was the one who said it then no doubt people will believe it.

She wondered why Sasuke was making it so difficult for her, to the point where he was twisting the truth and making this whole ordeal worse than it already was.

"How much do you want?" her voice came out harsh and rasp.

She'll just have to convince Sasori that it was a smart investment.

"How about half a million?"

For a moment, Aerie couldn't quite figure out the math. The answer came but her brain immediately threw it out in denial.

Until it finally sunk in.

Aerie blanch at the number, she can clearly see that glee in his eyes now, "Are you kidding me?"

Not even Sasori can pull that much money out of his ass without going back to the Akasuna household with a butt-load of explaining to do.

"No. Forget it! I'm not going to give you that much money-I can't."

She vaguely heard herself speak.

If the household finds out that Sasori was sleeping with Aerie, then that means Kaiba Akasuna would know that his younger brother was sleeping with his use-to-be daughter. A daughter that he thought was the sweetest angel on earth. A father like that couldn't possibly abandon his daughter-Aerie refuse to believe he was capable of not loving her anymore.

She had reluctantly given up her old self. That sweet, naive girl would be the death of her. And even if everything else were lies, her father's love would be her only truth.

"So I guess you won't mind if I blab?" He mused airily, ready to turn and leave.

"Sasuke, stop-you know I can't come up with that much. Besides, you don't even need that sort of money."

The Uchiha had a multibillionaire corporation-they had more money than they know what to do with.

"I can't make it easy for you now can't I?"

Sadist!

"Please don't tell." At this point she'll even grovel.

"We can work out a payment plan."

"Even if we did it'll take me my whole life time to pay that off."

Something in him seems to grow alive at her words.

"Then why don't you give me something other than money?" he hinted suggestively.

"Can't you just find it in your heart to not tell anyone? I never pegged you for a gossip man."

Sasuke didn't miss a beat, "Yes but I'm also not the type to do a good deed without getting something in return."

Aerie growled, "You really are the son of a business tycoon."

"Making daddy proud." He tipped his imaginary hat.

"So what do you want instead of cash?"

He took in another long drag.

"Sex," he stated simply.

Aerie didn't react, at least not physically.

"Don't you already have girls for that," she asked calmly while her inner conscious was screaming along the lines of 'oh-my-god!'

In fact, her brain seems to have developed three different personalities.

As one rejoice; Yay! Sasuke wants me! I get to have sex with him! Oh my gosh, he's so hot!

The other storms; who the hell does he think he is? I'm no prostitute, he can screw himself! How dare he?I don't care what kind of dirt he has on me; Go on asshole, tell everyone! I don't give a flying fuck!

And finally, one weeps; He thinks I'm a prostitute, how could he? Is that what I am to guys? I can see why everyone would think so because I sleep around but why Sasuke? He was special! I'm nothing more than a dirty slut!

"I do but those girls have a habit of getting too attach. They're more trouble than their worth. And these days you really can't pick up girls without having them want to be your boyfriend."

"I think you're the only one with that problem."

Aerie knew plenty of girls who would sleep with guys for fun.

Too bad she couldn't say she was one of them. Aerie always did it for reason, whether it was money, fame or love, there was always a price.

"...You want sex?" she asked after a long pause. She couldn't possibly have heard him right. It was probably a joke.

"You just have to do it with me and I won't tell a soul about your dirty little secret." He leaned towards her.

"You sound like a little virgin."

He didn't but she wanted to remind him that he wasn't the type of guy that needed sex bad enough to do it with someone unwilling.

"Even a virgin won't state it as eloquently as I."

Aerie wouldn't know. There weren't many virgins that Aerie knew of.

"So do we have a deal?" Sasuke gave her a lusty look.

It reminded her of the look he gave her when she first lost her virginity.

A sharp pang hit her heart leaving behind a soft stinging sensation.

"No."

Bedding Sasuke will do more harm than good.

Aerie was aware it wouldn't be a completely private affair. He had a good amount of stalkers, they would eventually find out.

She wasn't going to relive her nightmares.

She didn't not have any friends because of her horrible, malicious personality, on contraire-it was because she had that one night stand with him a year back.

Eventually Aerie found out what her social banishment was about. Karin was the jealous type; it didn't take a genius to know that she would find out about it since it happened in a guest room in her very own mansion.

Sasuke seemed a bit annoyed by her response but she was probably imagining it.

"I see."

That sick humor was gone-his tone was grim.

She waited for him to clarify.

Aerie watched, hoping that he would concede since there was nothing else she can possibly give him.

But he wasn't the type to give up so easily.

"I'll explain it to you so you can understand..."

There was that malicious playful nature of his again.

"If you don't become my fuck buddy, then I'll let everyone in this godforsaken city know that you are an incestuous little tramp who's been fucking her teacher slash uncle after school like a bitch in heat." He closed in on her-his face, a mere inch away from hers.

She was too scare to notice how long his eye lashes were or how clear and pale his skin was. All she noticed were those pitch-black eyes eating her away like a vortex.

"It sounds a lot worse when you say it like that," she said softly, the shock left her breathless.

Aerie wasn't that scared of his threats-no, it was his presence that made her shiver in fear. He had such an overwhelming, predatory quality that brought out the meek, timid little girl in her.

It wasn't a matter of to tell or not to tell Aerie's secret, it was more like; to break or not to break Aerie into a million little pieces.

"It'd be a lot easier for you if you just do what I say" he whispered as softly as she.

Aerie saw the small curl at the corner of Sasuke's lip. Usually it would piss her off to have him make fun of her, but at the moment, she was too...panic to defend herself.

This time, she really thought about what it would be like for people to know.

Her father would be disappointed. He still sent her child support so she always assumes that he still somewhat loved her. Aerie wondered if he still would once she shamed the Akasuna name.

She doubt it go well with him since he is the head and he's been dutifully carrying the family name on his back ever since she was a little girl.

The bullying would get worse; Aerie can guarantee herself of that fact. She wasn't confident enough that she can pull herself through such constant torture.

Sasori would have to stop seeing her too, and she couldn't decide whether that would be good or bad.

No, it'd be bad.

Aerie almost forgot the monthly checks he's been writing her. That was her food and clothing money.

Aerie felt warm fingers brush against her cheek. She watched mesmerize as his larger hand toyed with the silky strands of her red hair.

It would just be like having another lover, she told herself.

Even though she knew deep inside that it wouldn't be like her other relationships.

Since she really did love him.

"I s-suppose it can't hurt to try" Aerie attempted to sound strong but end up stuttering instead.

Her cheeks darken in embarrassment.

She was conceding but still holding on to a withering shred of her dignity.

This is a bad time to start losing control, she warned herself.

Aerie straighten herself, small scowl adorning her rosy lips as she gave him, what she hope to be, a defiant glare.

He smirked at her little display. "That pride of yours isn't going to do you any good when I take you to my bed."

His cigarette, a small dying bud between his fingers, was dropped on the recently swept tile floor before crushed under his black shoes.

Sasuke made his exit.

In a world where a person's worth was determined by monetary value and money does solve everything; Sasuke Uchiha had it all.

He was at the top of his game.

He had at his disposal all the means to achieve the girl of his dream.

The only kink to his rein was his need for perfection and total control.

He was in love with a girl name Aerie Akasuna; that was decided the moment he laid eyes on her.

At first he liked the way she looked. She was a classic beauty and she had the features that Sasuke was simply in to.

And then she stood before class with her pink lips quirked into a shy smile which he found endearing. In such a way he wanted to possess that smile, be the only one who would ever see it.

As she introduced herself, he heard a voice that sooth his inner turmoil. It was slightly melodic, not too high and not too low. It was a lovely sound that he wanted nothing more than to hear it call his name.

Though Sasuke never pegged himself as the romantic type-he found himself determined to make sure that they were to be together forever.

Sasuke never grew tired of watching her, she was constantly in his mind and he had often fantasized a future between the two of them.

With almost the entire female population striving for his affection, winning this one girl should have been a piece of cake.

So why, instead of confessing his undying love for her did he choose to lurk in the darkness and wait for said girl to come to him? He had a number of opportunities to be the hero in her eye, especially since his damsel was suffering from the wrath of a witch as vain and murderous as Karin.

Well, that's because Sasuke didn't want fleeting gratification deride from being rescue once from some petty mean girl; and it would only happen once since no one would dare hurt anyone Sasuke deemed worthy of his help.

He had to make sure she was desperate. He wanted her to believe that he was the greatest thing that would ever happen to her.

Was blackmailing the key to this success? It wasn't.

But it is now.

Sasuke was use to receiving things immediately after deciding he wanted it. Aerie was taking too damn long to come to him.

So he took matters to his own hand.

A bit underhanded and lacking in class-but Sasuke care not for a damaging reputation. He was on a pedestal so high that he can kill and the public will still adore him.

He was an Uchiha after all.

They were one of the top richest and most prestige family in the entire nation.

Not only did Sasuke's father rake in millions per month with a corporation that supported thousands of employees-his mother is also the founder of many large charity foundations. And his brother, Itachi, oozing of charisma and grace, has easily captured the hearts of the masses.

Although Sasuke may not have the same social qualities as his family; he possessed a certain charm that drew others to him. They love quite easily and in such a fashion that was repeatedly deemed unhealthy.

Bottom line is, Sasuke was capable of getting whatever the hell he wants.

There was no reason why anyone should ever deny him and he was arrogantly baffled when Aerie chose to ignore him of all people.

So she made him work for her, which was quite all right if he was anything like a simple suitor. Sasuke didn't have the patience to woo a girl and he sure as hell had too much pride to court her.

She was his and that was final.