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"Geez Sakura, why didn't you tell me?" Tsunade annoyed her voice sharp and aggressive. "I told you not to work when you're sick tah!" she said, lightly punching my arm. "Sasuke,"

I was still fighting the sleep when my aunt had a go at me and felt her punch my arm; that got me up quickly. I searched the room for Sasuke and felt him on my right and aunt on my left, his eyes flicking between me and Tsunade.

"Ugh" I complained. "Stop yelling women, I'm getting up" And sat up shortly with a headache coming along.

"No, I'll keep yelling to smack some sense into you," she said. "What would your mother say." she warned as I slouched forward annoyed and resting my head.

"Tsh, go right ahead women" I said sticking my tongue out and testing her patience.

"Ah, why you little!" she warned, holding her fist at me and I knew at this point she reach her peak and a beating would come soon after.

"Oh my gosh aunt.. I'm fine. Relax okay" and moaned.

Just in the heat of the moment Deidara threw open the door gasping heavily his tie loose around his neck and his shoulder bag usually on one side of his arm, around his neck. "Sakura!" he called.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" his voice cheerful and his breathing still harsh. "I ran from Uni as soon as I heard,"

"BAKA!, this is your responsibility" Tsunade annoyed, I believe, pointing at me acting just like Okaa-san.

"Ugh Tsunade, I already told you I'm fine" I fought back, sighing heavily. When she gets mad, I get mad I think I understand why mother says I take after her. "BAKA!"

"AND! You aren't taking care of her properly" Tsunade now mad, having a go.

"But Aunt Tsunade…." He whined, his eyes hardening a little at her words.

"BAAKKKA!" She cut him off and bopped him on the head.

"Owww, Tsunadeeeee!" Deidara moaning with regret, my brother can so clueless.

"What are you laughing at Missy!" Tsunade caught onto me, watching me laugh at how silly and immature they were and instinctively held my hands up in defence.

"N-Nothing" and within a moment, I felt her dominant left wrestling arm under my chin and she held me in a lock. "Take that kid!" she replied, immature for sure and yelling in my face. My brother then scrambled to her side and 'like a girl' tried pulling her from me.

"Let go Tsunade, you'll hurt Sakura!"

"Okay okay!" I called, trying to fend her off but her breasts kept getting in my way. I glanced over at the now chuckling Sasuke. Oh no you don't and grabbed him by the shoulder pulling him in.

"Wait.." he defended, trying to get away, Tsunade with her firm grip pulled him closer and locked him under her right arm too. "Eh? I didn't do anything" he fought. His face closer to mine locked in and his hands wrapped automatically around her forearm.

Laughing at Sasuke softly, his expression caught off guard was priceless. He seemed to be in fear and lost for sure.

"And what Uchiha? What cha' gonna' do?" She teased, bonking his head and mine. The both of us moaning with regret.

"Owwww!"

and soon the room was filled with Tsunade's laughter.

"Tsunade hasn't changed at all" Sasuke spoke taking off his jacket and lounging back into his chair. "I haven't see her for a long time"

"Ah, is that so?" I said, rubbing my nose and yawning lightly. With Tsunade leaving and going into the kitchen, we were at her house just two blocked down the road from the store. I figured we were in one of her spare rooms as she always redecorated every season. With the amount of money and profit she made, I'd spend it on something else, but my aunt had class.

"When did you see her last?" I asked, out of curiousity of course and having that little nap reduced my fever, I felt little better.

"A while back, very long ago" he commented keeping short sentences.

"Ah I see." It was just the two of us, Dei got dragged out with monster lady to help clean and cook, even though the feeling of easiness came over me, I felt comfortable about him slowly. I still don't like him.

My brother entered with a bowl of soup in his hands and an apologetic face, Deidara would use it every time. Annoying. "Hey squirt. I made you something" His eyes raised and suddenly he wriggled his eyebrows at me. Noting Sasuke and I were alone in the room. Geez, really?

"Hope you like it, Sakura" he said, leaving the soup in my hands winking at me along the way. "Oh and Sasuke, I didn't know your brother was Uchiha Itachi. I should have known, you looked familiar"

"Ah" replied Sasuke his eyes hardening at the name mentioned.

"And certainly sounds like him too," Deidara said scratching his head. I rolled my eyes and brought the spoon to my lips, taking a weft of the aroma and taking a spoon full. "He helped me pull apart the wall in the ceiling in our house" and he had to say it without second thought.

If you haven't experienced a mouth full of soup and listening to some shocking news at the same time would CHOKE you and suck the life out of you, then guess what beat the person, trust me it would feel so much better than feeling DEATH. I felt my eyes widen and glare at my brother instantly. "What?" My anger, once again, was getting the best of me.

"How else was I going to get rid of the rot in the ceilings Sakura, I couldn't do it alone" he responded, still unaware who he was talking too. Shaking my head I had to let it go, ha. Nice.

"Uh, I-I don't even want to bother anymore" I said pushing back the thought of our house that MIGHT one day collapse on me, or might fall beneath my feet. "Tah, I could fall through our floor boards at some point Dei."

"Ha don't worry about that, I've ducked taped them together"

Well what do you know!

He sat his hand on my head and rubbed it gently. "Don't worry me again, Sakura." His eyes softened at me before connecting with Sasuke's. "If anything had ever happen to you, I won't be able to forgive myself."

"You make it sound like I'm going to die soon, tsk" I reassured him and embraced his waist. Despite his goofiness, he tries his best all the time and even when our parents aren't around we keep each other strong. "I'll knock anyone out who touches you bro"

Sasuke, still calculating our sibling-bonding-moment, smirked at my comments and shook his head.

"Anyways, how did I get here?" I asked, drinking down the remaining soup and gave the cutlery back to Dei. "I remember being in the dining room with Sasuke and went blank."

"Ah" Sasuke began. "Tsunade"

X

I gazed down at the cos-player in my arms and noticed that during our conversation she had one hell of a fever, stupid girl. I had already evaluated her condition, just moments before she walked over to me with my meal and noting the light sweat down her chest and forehead. What is she trying to do, kill herself?

For someone to carry on working with no self-respect intrigues me a lot, and not speaking about women in particular but one that comes from famous parents whom hold a lot of wealth. I don't get it, why work when you have a lot of money? She sure has hell made that clear when I walked her home.

I can't quite grasp her at all. She swears at me, holds grudges and even hits me, my mother is the only one who can do that, but this one was like mom maybe even worse.

Her breathing was harsh and her temperature was heating up quickly. She would never put herself first above anything or anyone, but last. It was like talking to a male, a beautiful male at it. She's quite masculine; has a tough attitude and I had just recently come to realisation that underneath it all…. She's just a… girl. I've summed up my conclusions and really evaluated this girl; it did take me long and hard to figure her out.

I tested her patience several times to see how she would cope and it had come to my conclusion that there is ONLY one type of women in this world, Fan girls, fan girls, fan girls. Their obsession with me made me come up with it, and it's true. The constant stalking, the amount of times I've had to change my mobile number and somehow it's leaked in the school grounds every time, there is no end to it. It was something I just had to deal with, just like everything else in my life.

But her, I knew she wasn't like that, nor was her friends. She was more of an annoyance.

When I first met her she never once spoke to me, I only heard from her when Naruto shoved me into her face and she pushed back into him without second thought. That dark cold glare in her eyes, almost felt like she hated me without even knowing. "Ugh watch your step" This annoyed me the most. I brushed off the thought since continuing my high school life, and learned to know that she was the type of person, tough girl.

But spotting that flash of bright long blissful locks along the hallway and in the distance always brought me back to that first memory. Our first contact stayed with me for a while and I remember whenever we were seated next to each other she would request to be moved, I thought definitely by then she really hated me, not that it mattered, I am most hated by many men in the school grounds. It's the Genes, geez.

Discovering her secret brought back that feeling and finding the reason behind it all was interesting and disappointing, I had my own intentions of course and masterminding this arrangement proved to be, exhilarating.

And that would begin today.

Tsunade came charging at me as soon as she saw her employee passed out in my arms, her eyes full of worry and confusion. "Bring her to my house, it seems she has a fever."

I nodded respecting her direction and hinted that it wouldn't be a good idea. "Perhaps, a doctor could help, no disrespect Tsunade" And lifted the girl with ease in my arms, my eyes travelling down to her chest and inner thighs. Ah come on, who wouldn't look there.

Tsunade instantly, slapped my head noticing my vision and threw her jacket over the girl, protection from what she said. "That is true, I am her god-mother. This kid will be fine under my protection" Geez. I nodded and felt my cheeks heat up.

Her breathing was heavy and her skin hot enough to heat the jacket as well, we immediately rushed out the store leaving Shizune in charge and scurried through the streets toward her home. My mind blank and unsure how to…feel…or react to this moment, we passed many people in a short frame and eventually reached to an outstanding two storey building, neatly decorated and modern styled.

"You're quiet, you sound like your brother" She commented, glancing back at me after opening the gates to her house. "You've changed a little Sasuke; you used to be livelier"

"Aa, hormones" I sparked and we both chuckled.

"Ha, you're still the same" she finalized and we entered.

"Tsunade, allow me to care for her" I asked, reaching the bedroom and placing her gently on the mattress. There she moved slightly in her sleep and her hand clutching mine tightly. Annoying.

"You're interested in her, aren't you?" Tsunade didn't hesitate, of course the curious type and smirked.

"This one isn't worth the fuss, Tsunade."

"Sure, you like her don't you." Tsunade teasing to get information out of me, good luck trying.

"If you really want to know I'll tell you" I knew that would burst her bubble and send her begging for more.

"You don't need to tell me, I can read you. Like I can read your brother" she concluded, taking the bait for sure and smiled again.

"I like to torment her, if that's what you call it these days" I ended and watched her smile drip away. "I pick on her and at the moment blackmailing her too"

Tsunade was so easy to piss off and read also. "Am I that easy to read?" I forced and watched her sigh.

"You're smart for sure but don't forget who you're talking to Sasuke" she cleared, referring to herself as Sakura's aunt. "This isn't some kind of competition now Sasuke"

"You like to bring out the worst in me sometimes Tsunade, I guess you're the only women for me" I concluded and we both chuckled.

"I already know of your Father's intentions, and I don't agree with the terms either" she began, stopping me in my tracks and reading the thoughts I so desperately pushed behind to forget. The arrangements and stinging pain of the truth that would one day become true, it pissed me off and why now had she brought it up. This wasn't her business, how could she have known about the arrangements.

"You don't have a future with her either, we both can see-" She ended and I felt even more pissed.

"Tsunade this isn't your concern" I warned, the subject still sensitive and cutting her off midway. "My duties are strictly to the Uchiha Clan and my father" The words sounding unconvincing of course to Tsunade, but flowed with little effort and with real definition.

"What my father says goes. I don't get any say in it"

"You sound like you want to, but your heart doesn't follow?" Tsunade knowing me quite well had to read me like a book.

"I'm not in an easy position now Tsunade, drop it" I've already had enough of this subject; I don't want any of it.

And with that, scrolled out the room to leave,

"Sasuke" She called, the regret in her voice angered me more. Why me? "At least wait until Sakura wakes again, the way she looks at you… is different. I'd say she's changing." She concluded and grasped her hands.

"Ah" I commented, interested in what she had to say.

"You have one year left" She began. "Down the track things will get difficult, Sasuke. I just hope you make the right decision"

Cheesy, I smirked at her and brought myself to lounge in the seating area out the bedroom.

"I can help you though"

X

"That's all; you carried me and dumped me in the bed?" I asked, wondering if Sasuke would do a kind deed as he says, knowing the type of person he was, he couldn't be that KIND of a person. "Don't make me laugh" I replied preparing to get out of the bed.

"It's true he did carry you, Tsunade confirmed." Dei replied, stuffing chuckles in between his words and removed himself before my feet touched the ground.

"I'd start running" and stretched my legs and arms, still in my outfit from earlier.

"Aa" Sasuke rose to his feet and gathered this belonging.

"Wait" I called, my arms without second thought took a hold of his bicep to stop him from movement, his eyes grew in surprise and he slowly turned to face me. It was the same feeling I achieved back in the store with just the two of us. An unusual feeling deep in my chest burned and I felt at a loss for words, I honestly didn't feel like myself, these past few days flew by quickly and he's slowly tearing down my walls.

"Sasuke, Thank you-" I stopped midway, for the first time, to choose my words. It felt right to thank him for his help. "I've been sick lately and you've helped me a lot"

"Don't say anymore" he said grinning. "If I wanted to, I could have left you on the bench."

And here we are once again, back to our old bickering self, he knew what to say to set me off and he did.

"Ugh, even when I am trying to be kind, you had to spoil it with your gutsy attitude" I was back to my normal toughness self and elbowed his ribs enough to make him scoff and laugh. We both left the room and joined Dei and Tsunade.

"Ring Ring Ring"

I felt my cell phone vibrate and noticed a private call coming through, I glanced up at Dei and couldn't decide whether or not I should answer or not. It was already 9pm and so why not I accepted the call.

"Hello?"

"Sakura!"

I knew from that moment whom the person on the line was and leaped in joy, running into a private room with Dei following behind.

"Okaa-san!, Dei, it's Mother!" I called, pulling him into the room and set my cell phone to loud speaker.

"Okaa-san can you hear me? I've got you on loudspeaker, Dei is here!"

"Hey Okaa-san!" Dei called.

"Sakura, Deidara, How are you my children? Aw, I've missed you both so much"

"I miss you so much! When are you back?" I asked, my voice pained a little and Dei could hear it. "Hurry home I want to see you again" I began coughing and Dei wrapped his jacket over me.

"I had called earlier, but you were asleep my love. Are you feeling better?" She asked, the loud static sounds almost loud enough to block out her speech "Can you hea.. me?"

"Mother, I'm fine, I'm okay, just a small fever" I rushed my speech wanting to hear her respond to me immediately and whenever she did, I'd melt every second.

"I'm glad you're okay, Dei told me you fainted at work and Tsunade helped you. Please take care of your health when I'm away. It worries me when you two are not healthy"

"Hai, yes ma! We're doing okay and were fine. I'll always protect my little sister" Dei replied, rubbing my shoulder gently. "And added those pills to her meal I think she's doing a lot better now"

Thanks bro, he was right, I felt good.

"Where's father?" I asked.

"I'm surprised you didn't ask first, I have some great news" I was trying to figure out where she was. "We're coming home!"

My heart dropped and I felt my eyes tears up. The phone call I've been waiting for so long finally came through and knowing I would be in my father and mother's presence soon relieved me.

"Ah! Okaa-san! I can't wait to see you!" I called, feeling so excited and happy like that little 10 year old I used to be.

"Ah Mebuki-chan"

"Tsunade-sama is that you? Oh hello!" Tsunade behind me and Sasuke left in the other room alone.

"Hai, Mebuki-chan, It's good to hear from you. I have some great news to tell you"

"Oh it's lovely to hear from you, thank you for looking out for my children" mother replied I could feel her crying in the background, happy tears, happy tears.

"That is fine, I have some bigger news. It's about Sakura" My eyes rose and I felt the cell phone ripped out of my hands.

"Hey"

"She has a boyfriend!" Tsunade chuckled at me and Dei next her shaking his head at her.

"WHAT?" I called, "Okaa-san, that isn't true"

"Oh really?" mother began "What is his name?"

"Uchiha Sasuke" Tsunade announced and almost immediately my heart dropped and Sasuke was at my side glaring up at her.

"Okaa-san I am not, Tsunade quit playing around"

"Oh isn't that Mikoto's young boy?" Mother continued.

"Ma, he can hear you" Dei broke.

"Ah, I'm terribly sorry. Where are my manners? Please have dinner with us upon my return, I would love to meet you Sasuke"

"He would love too" Tsunade replied. "Say cheese guys!"

Ugh, my family is so weird! She quickly snapped a photo with Sasuke and I and sent the picture to mother. "Here you'll get a picture of the happy couple" And walked out of the room to resume her conversation with Dei.

"Ia-ya! Bring me back my phone!" I moaned and looked up at Sasuke. "I'm really sorry, Sasuke"

"Don't be" He assured. "I'll get to see the inside of your house and see your bedroom and even what kind of panties you wear"

Yep at the point I am ready to hit.

"GAAH! Don't play all innocent with me and then turn perverted. I'll make your life a living hell Uchiha Sasuke!" and began bonking on his head.

Sasuke chuckled at me, dodging my flying arms and nodded calmly. 'I guess you're right after all Tsunade, and if this is what you mean by 'helping' you'll only help me increase my chances at ruining this poor girls life. How exhilarating

A/N: so how was it? hope you all enjoyed, thank you much! Review review reviewwww! Xo thanks!