Title - Unexpected Turn of Life

Disclaimer – I don't own Naruto…

'….' – Thoughts

"…..." – Speaking

Chapter 13

No one's POV

"Did you forget already? It's Uchiha Sasuke" stated Sasuke and smirked.

Sakura stared at him as he said those words. A few seconds later, she turned towards Naruto and found him smiling at her. As the gears in her head started working, she glanced again at Sasuke with wide eyes. 'Wait… W-what…?' she thought, as realization hit her like a big rock.

"Y-you m-mean… you…?" she stuttered then gulped. "You're kidding right…?" she asked instead and laughed uncomfortably, wishing that it should be a joke. But she was met with a serious face of Sasuke.

She remembered that from the moment they met, he hasn't said his name even once and when he was assumed to be an Uchiha by Tsunade, he didn't deny it… because… 'Than there is only one reason and that is…' she snapped back to reality when Naruto's cell phone rang and he went to answer it.

"Do I look like I'm kidding?" asked Sasuke as he glared at her.

'SAY WHAT?! I… I am DOOMED!' yelled Sakura in her mind. Her face drained color at that.

"You are an UCHIHA?! …Uchiha Sasuke…? Y-you should've told me that earlier!" she said and sweated. She recalled what she had called him and how she had talked to him before.

'This is really bad! And it's your fault!' exclaimed her inner voice.

'J-just now I tried to… b-bribe him! He can even send us to prison because of that magazine! Or he'll kill us!' she thought and gulped.

"It's Uchiha-sama to you. You MUST call me that from now on" stated Sasuke and smirked at her reaction.

'Well, now she seems intimidated…' he thought, victoriously. With that said Sasuke stood up and put his hands in his pockets. He glanced at Sakura to find her thinking deeply, as she was focusing on the ground without blinking.

"I'm not going to kill you… Don't you think that'll be too easy? Enjoy your time until further notice, Ha-ru-no" he said as she looked up at him with wide eyes and he felt an urge to chuckle at her bewildered expression.

"W-what do…you mean…?" she asked but was left unanswered. She started again, "Hey?"… Instead, Sasuke started walking but stopped a few feet away when she yelled, "Hey! Wait! Uchiha!". 'Ugh! Ignoring me, huh? Fine!' she thought and smirked.

"Sasuke, you'll help me, right! RIGHT?!" asked Sakura loudly as she stood up from the bench. His eyebrow twitched at that. She watched as he turned his head a little to look at her. Her eyebrow twitched as she heard his reply. "Uh…"

"I told you to call me Uchiha-sama. I'll not repeat that again. And I'm just granting you my co-operation… a little. See you later" said Sasuke and turned ahead. 'Rest while you can, Haruno…' he thought as he walked towards his car and smirked.

Sakura just stared… well… glared at his back. 'That arrogant spoiled rich jerk! Anyway… I don't need to think about this for a while now…' she thought and sighed, relieved. How wrong she was…

"Eh? Where's Teme, Sakura-chan…?" asked Naruto looking around. "Don't tell me he left me again!" he exclaimed.

"He just left" Sakura answered him.

"Okay! Come on, Sakura-chan. I'll drop you off to your home!" said Naruto and smiled cheerfully. Sakura smiled at him.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun… It's okay. I'll manage…" she said.

"It's already late… Besides, I don't have anything to do and you're my friend. Come on!" Naruto said interrupting her and grinned. He walked towards his car which he parked a little away and Sakura followed, smiling at his back.

'He's really a nice guy… And exact opposite of that jerk! How can they be best friends? Ohh… Hinata-chan is so lucky!' she thought happily.

"Well, it's really good to hear that Sasuke agreed to help. What did he say?" asked Naruto breaking the silence. Naruto laughed when Sakura told him about their conversation, briefly.

"That's just how he is! No surprise there… But he's not bad once you get to know him…" stated Naruto and smiled.

"Yeah-yeah" muttered Sakura under her breath. Naruto laughed again. 'Who wants to get to know him…? Not me' thought Sakura and sighed.

"I can see that you… don't like him…" said Naruto and chuckled when he saw Sakura nodding affirmatively. "Well, this is the first time I'm hearing that and… from a girl no less" Naruto muttered and smiled.

'May be that's what made Teme agree to help her…? Or lack of attention he got from a girl?' thought Naruto amused as he drove towards her house following her directions.

The Next Day…

Sakura was fast asleep, having a lovely dream when…

'RING-RING…'

Sakura's eyebrow twitched as the sound of her cell phone rang and echoed through her room. She turned to other side in her sleep and chose to ignore it but it kept ringing… Until…

"Who the hell is calling at this time?!" she woke up irritated and groaned. Her eyes were half closed as she glanced at her alarm clock on the night stand.

"It's only five in the morning, darn it!" she half-yelled still half awake and grabbed her phone. It's always Ino who calls at this hour when emergency…

"What is it, Pig?! I'm not interested in whatever it is…" said Sakura, groggily and yawned. "Bye…" she said as her eyes closed in sleepiness. A chuckle could be heard from other side. "You ate… ice-cream again…? Whatever…" she said referring to the deep voice or chuckle she heard then lay on the bed ready to sleep.

"Pig? Really, Haruno?" rang an amused voice of Sasuke from the other side. Sakura's eyes shot open and she stood up straight. She recognized that voice. She blinked and thought that this is indeed not a dream…

"EHH?!" she yelled to which Sasuke had to put the phone away from his ear. "H-how did you get my number?!" she asked and frowned.

She glared at no one in particular. 'Ugh, the nerve! And he dared to call me at this hour!' she thought and grabbed a pillow in a fist, wishing that it was his neck.

"Get ready. You have to go to Imperial Palace and retrieve a parcel of my name. Hurry up" said Sasuke instead. She squeezed the pillow as he ignored her question. She could feel him smirking from other side.

"What?! Are you out of your mind?! I'll not go at this hour! It's on the other side of the city! I don't even know the exact address! And I'm not your slave!" she retorted, her sleepiness replaced with anger.

"Don't you dare talk back at me, Haruno. Besides, it's just a small task. Won't you help your 'boyfriend'?" asked Sasuke. She was sure he was amused at the moment. He continued, "And you know what I can do, don't you…? May be you'll only go to prison…? Or…"

"I GET IT! I GET IT! I'm going!" she exclaimed and gritted her teeth. 'I should have killed him… hiding all the evidence!' she thought. Scary…

"Hn. Good" he said and the call ended.

Sakura punched the pillow over and over again thinking it was Sasuke's face. "That guy! I hate him! I hate him! I HATE HIM! BAKAAAA!" she yelled and panted. A few seconds later, she exhaled trying to calm down. She got up to get dressed.

On the other hand, Sasuke chuckled as he ended the call. He was really amused. She's not like other girls who flaunt over him for his looks and money. She had insulted him and still insulting even though she now knows he's an Uchiha. Besides, he's having fun as well as pay back… He smirked… She didn't respect him nor admired him at all, that's what made him interested in her, isn't it…?

To be continued…

A/N - That's it…! Comments anyone…?