Chap 4: Week Two

Sasuke woke up too Itachi banging on his hotel room's door. Naruto and him had snuck out and went to a bar. He needed to get drunk to drown out Sakura.

"Sasuke. Get. Up." Itachi said slowly.

"Hn." Sasuke groaned as he slowly sat up.

"You were supposed to pick up Sakura and take her to the date's location to get ready." Itachi said as he opened up the blinds.

Sasuke turned his head to look at the clock. 11:15 am. 'Shit'

"I had to push back the date today and that was expensive" Itachi sighed. "You have 15 mins to get ready."

Sasuke stood up and slowly walked to the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. He turned the shower on, undressed, and got in. He let the water rinse away the smell of the pub they found. He gave a low, dry laugh as he thought about how Naruto was feeling after last night. He revealed to his best friend how he had been feeling about their star and of course Naruto reminded him how stupid he was to get the hots for the person saving their asses.

He sighed and grabbed some shampoo and lathered it in. He rinsed quickly and put conditioner in. He got his body wash and rubbed it over his body.

He pictured a certain pinkette massaging in the soap with her delicate hands rather than his. He immediately turned the cold water on to help wash away those thoughts. 'I can't be with her or we have to cancel the show…'

After he was dressed he walked out the room and saw Itachi on the phone.

"Yes Dad, everything is going fine. We have our first date today. I believe she picked Sai… Great. Bye Dad, give love to Mom" Itachi said as he clicked the phone off. "I swear he's bad at being retired"

"Hn." Sasuke responded as he headed to drink the coffee Itachi had thankfully brought. His hang over was pretty bad. He swallowed some Advil and the two men headed towards the pinkette's suit which was across the resort.

Itachi knocked once they reached her door. She opened the door and smiled at the two men. "Good Morning" She chimed.

Sasuke couldn't help but let the sight of her sink in. She was wearing a baby blue, off the shoulders top with white denim shorts that exposed her creamy long legs. Her hair was straightened today with the sides pulled back with a clip and her feet were adorned with tan strappy sandals that gave the normal petite girl a little height.

She looked perfect for her around the town date.

"You look lovely Sakura" Itachi said with a polite smile.

Sakura blushed. "Thank you, Itachi"

Sakura's eyes turned to the younger brother. He was wearing a casual black button up that fit his toned chest perfectly with dark washed jeans. 'He is so good looking' she thought. She shook her head and flashed them a smile.

"Let's get this date going, shall we?" the pinkette said as she walked down the hall. The two Uchiha men had to quicken their pace to catch up with the smiling pinkette.

"Sasuke will be taking you into town earlier than Sai will arrive. Deidara should meet you there going over how we plan to angle the frames." Itachi said very formally.

Sakura noticed that is mainly how the older Uchiha is with everyone. Very formal. Very Polite, and she liked that about him because it made her feel at ease when talking to him. It was a comforting contrast to how she felt about his younger brother. Sasuke made her heart beat fast and her mind cloudy.

"Sounds good"

Itachi got into a town car while Sasuke and Sakura got into his r8. The ride to the place was a little quiet and Sakura couldn't help but notice he felt bad. "Are you feeling okay, Sasuke?"

Sasuke, who was enjoying the silence, glanced over at her. "I'm hungover."

"Oh"

He didn't need to hide his actions from her. He was literally driving her to her date with someone else. Why hide his indiscretions?

"You should try to eat some fried eggs or drink pickle juice" she said matter-of-factly.

"Why pickle juice?"

"When you drink, the alcohol lowers your glutamate levels and dehydrates you, that is the main cause for the hang over. So, pickle juice and eggs are loaded with glutamate that would help restore your levels"

He forgot that this girl was not just a pretty face, she was smart enough to become one of the youngest doctors and train under Tsuande. He also hated to admit he enjoyed the girl's concern for him. "I'll keep that in mind" he said with a smile.

When they pulled up to the set, a frenzied Deidara ran to meet them.

"Where have you guys been?" the art director asked.

"We pushed the date back" Sasuke said coolly. Deidara did not look impressed.

"Okay well, Sakura you look lovely, but we need to get moving. Follow me" Deidara said as he turned walked towards the busy town.

Deidara explained that the date was to be a cute and casual first date with a private ride through the town and shops. The date will end with dinner on the beach. He told Sakura what angles the cameras would be at and what he would like her to say and ask at these points throughout their planned route.

"Now you do have some creative freedom, but remember, this is T.V. We need good heart moving stuff" the creative art director said with a wink.

Sakura blushed and casted her eyes to the ground. It was easy for her to be alone with guys in a group setting, but a one-on-one date had a bit more pressure added to it.

Sasuke watched the pinkette as Deidara kept running through the expectations of the day. The jealousy that kept creeping up on him was something he was not used too. The thought of Sakura going on a wonderful date with someone else made his mouth taste bad.

"Sasuke would you please be a dear and stand in for Sakura's date tonight? I want to check the camera angles and lighting" Deidara said pushing Sasuke towards to bench where Sakura was sitting. "Also, Sakura you seem a bit nervous!"

"Sorry" The girl replied.

He gave her a smile and sat beside her.

"How's it going?" he asked her. Sakura let out a sigh. "Honestly I'm a bit nervous."

"Oh? Why?"

Sakura looked at the raven hair man sitting next to her. The light was shining behind him making the edges of his black hair glow blue. She felt herself start to blush. She felt guilty for being so attracted to him.

"I just can feel the pressure" she said trailed off with an awkward laugh. She looked away from him and let her eyes wander around the scenery. The bench was sitting along a semi-secluded trail in a park by a pond. There were little fish swimming causing the water to swirl and glitter at the bank which was covered in overgrown grass and wild lilies. It was a pretty romantic spot.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked. He didn't want Sakura to feel pressured to do anything that she didn't want too. "Don't let Deidara boss you around too much. You can tell him no."

She looked up at his onyx eyes and then trailed down to his lips. Her face reddened at the memory of their almost kiss. "No, it's not that, it's just…" 'Tell him you like him' Sakura thought to herself. 'Are you crazy?'

"I think I need to take a walk" Sakura laughed as she hopped off the bench and strolled down closer to the pond's trail away from the crew.

Sasuke stared at her fleeting form. Watching her long pink hair sway with each step she took.

He glanced and saw that Deidara and the crew were too busy preparing for the shot to notice the vanishing pinkette. Deidara's eyes popped up and took notice causing his face to twist in distress.

"Don't worry. She just needs a break" Sasuke said as he raised up from the bench. "I'll go get her" he called heading off to find the beauty.

Sakura walked down to a more shaded spot by the water and stared at the ducks dipping their head in the water and eating in the shallows. She needed to clear her head of Sasuke and get some space before the date with Sai.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. 'This is crazy. He is basically my boss and I am supposed to fall for the contestants… not him'

Sakura sighed and looked back to the water. She was having a hard time getting excited about the date when it wasn't with who she really wanted.

Sasuke walked down the path and spotted the rose-colored girl easily. Her petal pink hair contrasted beautiful with the greenery in the park.

"Sakura"

She jumped at the sound of his voice. She turned her head to see the guy she needed the space from.

"Hey" she said with a sheepish smile.

"Are you okay?" he asked. "Uh not really but I will be... I think" she said with a soft smile.

Sasuke's brows furrowed at her hesitance. He walked up closer to her closing some distance between them.

"What's wrong Sakura?"

She looked at his face. 'God. he is so handsome'

Sasuke watched as a lovely blush appeared on her cheeks. Her emerald eyes sparkled in the light that was reflected from the water. She brought one delicate hand and pushed a loose strand of her silk hair behind her ear as she studied his face. Her soft doll like lips looked so inviting…

Sasuke's mouth opened a little. She was breathtaking.

"I don't know if I can do this…" she said quietly. Sasuke's eyes widened. 'Shit'

"What do you mean?" he said leaning his head in closer.

Emerald orbs turned away as Sakura picked up a piece of hair to play with nervously. Sasuke was starting to panic realizing he may of went too far. But was it really his fault? He could not help the chemistry that they shared. He has never felt this away about any girl ever so quickly…

She took a deep breath and turned her piercing mint eyes straight into his. "Do you feel it?" she whispered.

"Feel what?" Sasuke said in a low voice.

Sakura bit her lip but never broke her gaze from his. Sasuke felt his groin harden at the sight of her teeth sinking into her plump lips.

"What's between us" she said hoping she wasn't making a fool out of herself.

Sasuke looked at the gorgeous woman before him. Her eyes reflected that she was feeling the pull just as he was. She was like a magnet and he couldn't break free from her pull.

He raised his hand and placed it soft on her cheek, brushing strands of baby pink hair out of the way.

"Yes" he said as he traced her soft lips with his thumb. Sakura's lips parted as she was enveloped in a trance from his actions.

Sasuke leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

As soon as their lips touched, there was an immediate rush that made him deepen the kiss causing sakura to moan against his lips.

He pulled her body flush against his. He enjoyed the feeling of her body under his as his hand trailed down her back.

'His lips are so soft and so addicting…' she thought.

She took a soft breath and broke the kiss, but Sasuke took advantage and quickly kissed her again this time softly pushing his tounge against hers. They began a short-lived battle for dominance as Sakura's body reacted in a way that completely gave herself over to him.

He pushed his hand threw her pink hair, pressing her head against his. 'You are a fool Uchiha. You ruined the show.'

Sasuke kissed Sakura harder pushing out those thoughts.

Sasuke broke the kiss and stared at the swollen lipped beauty in front of him. Her hair was a little disheveled and her jade eyes were clouded with desire. Sasuke smirked at her. He had to admit he enjoyed seeing her roused up from him.

"Sakura… I'm sorry"

Sakura smiled and looked down. "Sasuke, that meant something to me..."

"It meant something to me too"

She bit her lip and looked up at the handsome man before her. "What are we going to do?"

"I know you signed up to be the bachelorette but I want to see where this goes... there is just something about you"

Sakura's face lit up with a wide smile and even Sasuke couldn't resist smiling at. "Me too."

"Good."

"But what about the show?" Sakura said with a frown.

Sasuke reached out and pulled the annoying, yet enchanting girl against his chest. "Hn. I'll take care of it" he replied reaching into his pocket and pulling out his cellphone dialing a certain blonde.

"Yo, Sasuke"

"Hey, dobe. Stop production."

"What?!"

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