Title - Unexpected Turn of Life

Summary – Unexpected meeting between a carefree girl and one of the CEO of Infamous Corporation which leads to unexpected turn of events in their lives where the girl doesn't even know the boy's true identity. "Sasuke, you'll help me, right! RIGHT?!", "Uh….". SxS, NxH, NxT, IxS, SxT. Modern AU.

A/N – Hello everyone! Happy Halloween! Thank you for reviews, favs and follows and liking the story so far! Sorry for the late update though. Well… On with the story! ^^

Disclaimer – I don't own Naruto…

'….' – Thoughts

"…..." – Speaking

Chapter 28

No One's POV

"SAKURA!" exclaimed Ino, barging in Sakura's apartment. Hinata and Tenten followed her inside.

"Calm down, Ino" said Sakura, standing up from her chair. "Welcome guys!" she greeted and smiled at the three. They seated themselves randomly and all of them turned to Sakura, grinning. Sakura stood up.

"Sakura, you forgot to lock the door again?" said Ino while Tenten and Hinata sighed.

"No, I just came inside. I was sweeping outside. Wait… I'll bring some drinks" said Sakura.

"Here, Sakura-chan. We brought dinner" said Hinata, handing Sakura some bags.

"Huh? I was thinking of making food for us!"

"No thanks. We all know you can't cook" stated Tenten. Sakura glared at her while Ino and Hinata laughed.

"Hey! I'm trying to learn!" retorted Sakura and turned to Hinata. "Oh, that reminds me… this weekend we are going to visit Anko-san and the kids and we have to make cookies for them!" she added and grinned. The ladies agreed with her, "Sure!"… "Alright…"… "I guess so…"

"Anyway, I'll be right back" said Sakura and went in the kitchen. She came back with a tray of cups in her hands and saw the others were chatting… more like Ino pestering Tenten. Sakura kept the tray on the coffee table getting the attention of others. "Guys, this is the new herbal tea I brought last week! Try it"

"Okay…" her friends smiled at Sakura. They all sat comfortably when Ino called for attention.

"Hey, Forehead! Neji-san called our Tenten out on a date~!" exclaimed Ino and smirked. Sakura blinked.

"Wow! So much happened when I was not here? Congrats Tenten!" Sakura joined in happily. Hinata laughed nervously while Tenten slapped Ino on the back…

"OUCH!"

"That's not like it! Neji-kun called me because Hinata-chan was not receiving her call because she was busy! He told me to bring her for dinner meet up!" Tenten corrected and shook her head.

"See how disappointed she looks…" Ino mumbled, sighing earning a warning look from Tenten. Ino put her hands up in defense.

"Hmm… I get it now. That means… Hinata-chan…?" said Sakura and looked at Hinata who was looking at her lap. "Are you okay with this, Hinata-chan? If not… you should cancel-…"

"It's alright, Sakura-chan. I can't always hide anyway… Besides, Tenten-chan will be coming with me and my sister will be there. She told me Neji-nii-san hasn't told father about me yet… but he's really angry…" Hinata cut in and smiled.

"Oyi… It'll be fine! If he forces Hinata-chan to go back to their home, just knock him out" Ino chimed in and shrugged while the others agreed with her and laughed.

"Hey, Sai-kun was also at the party! I never knew he was invited or he knows some corporate people! Anyway, that aside! Tell us about your trip! What happened! I want all the details!" exclaimed Ino turning to Sakura, her eyes gleaming with excitement. Sakura saw the strange glint her friends' eyes and sweat dropped.

"So that's the reason you brought dinner, isn't it? You didn't want us to waste time on cooking! You Ino-pig"

"Alright, Forehead… You got me. But still! You have to tell us!"

"Some friend you are… Anyway, there's nothing much to tell anyway. When I woke up, we were on some empty beach which totally looked abandoned! I thought that was the end for me. I almost drown and then I was on an abandoned beach! What a luck I have!" said Sakura, thinking and recalling.

"Oh… How lucky you are to be alone with Uchiha Sasuke, Forehead!"

"Uhh… That was sarcasm, Ino…" stated Sakura and sweat dropped when her friends ignored her.

"But you are lucky! I mean we know he jumped after you to save you without thinking of consequences and risked his life, according to Naruto-kun. Who will do that for you?" Ino chimed in.

Sakura rolled her eyes. She pointed her index finger in air and continued, "Anyway, we then found a village and stayed there for the night and in the morning, Naruto-kun came to take us back. The End"

Ino's smirk told her that she wasn't satisfied with the story. Ino started, "Ha-ha. Now start with the details! I know you cut a LOT of details"

"I know what you are thinking, Ino-pig! Nothing happened and stop your indecent thoughts that will creep us out!"

"Forehead! I was getting to an interesting part! Stop interrupting me!" Ino snapped.

Sakura closed her ears with her hands and ignored Ino who continued blabbering and tried to get Sakura to hear her. But… Sakura was persistent not to hear Ino's views as she knew Ino will put 'weird' thoughts in her mind for she's VERY talented in persuasion… Tenten and Hinata sweat dropped at the scene.

"I don't think she's listening to us anymore, Ino" Tenten cut in.

"How about we start eating dinner…?" suggested Hinata and left for the kitchen. Tenten followed after her, sighing at Ino who kept ranting and Sakura who looked as if she'll strangle Ino.

Uzumaki Residence…

Naruto switched off the TV and stretched his arms. He leaned back on couch and sighed. As soon as he was back home, he was just sitting doing nothing except thinking about all the incidents revolving around his best friend and chuckled. He had been swiping across channels for fifteen minutes but nothing caught his interest. He stood up.

"Man… I'm bored" he muttered, sighing.

"Naruto! Come and help set the table!" came Kushina's voice from the kitchen.

"Coming, Kaa-chan!" he replied and went the kitchen. "You're in kitchen, Tou-chan?" he asked Minato who was wiping dishes. Both his parents wore red apron.

"Ah… Naruto… I was just helping Kushina with the cooking…" said Minato, still smiling.

Naruto smirked, "Tou-chan, you lost again…". Kushina laughed while Minato's smiled faltered. "How much this time?" he asked, causing Minato to glare at Kushina.

"You sound like I always lose, Son" stated Minato and sighed. Kushina shook her head.

"You don't?" asked Naruto, raising his eyebrows.

"I won last time! Aren't you being too smart today?" retorted Minato, putting the dishes on table.

"Of course, he's my son" Kushina cut in and Minato sighed. Naruto laughed.

"I give up" Minato rolled his eyes when his wife and son cheered. "Oh, and how's Haruno Sakura-san and Uchiha's?" he asked, abruptly causing Naruto to pause.

"Aa… She's… sparring surprisingly well, we can say. I mean, you should see her standing up to Sasuke! He gets so riled up! Man, it's funny to watch. Even Itachi likes her especially for that, I'm sure. Itachi told me she slapped Sasuke because he called her annoying" Naruto blabbered, laughing.

'Should I tell them the truth? Nah… It's not the time yet. Besides, Itachi told me it must remain between us four…' Naruto sighed mentally.

"Wow. Sasuke must be furious" commented Minato. '…Standing up to Sasuke…?' he raised an eyebrow but dismissed it when his wife spoke.

"I don't think so… because he loves her! Right, Naruto?" Kushina added, grinning.

"Aa… Yeah… Hehe" Naruto smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head. He was done setting the table and took a seat.

'I do wish that was the case… If only he admits… Who am I kidding? I'm talking about Teme here! But still… I have to do something. May be I'll ask Itachi?' his thoughts were in cut off by his mother.

"Hey, how's Hinata-chan? And when are you going to introduce her to us?" Kushina suddenly asked, smirking. Minato sat on his chair while Kushina served them dinner.

"Oh, she's- wait… How do you guys know her?!" exclaimed Naruto at the sudden mention of indigo haired woman.

"Don't change the subject, Naruto!" Kushina cut in. "We just happen to hear you talking to her on your phone. So what's going on, huh?" she teased.

"Oh. She's a good friend. Woah! Mom this gravy is delicious! And yeah! She's a Hyuuga! She's Neji's cousin. I was surprised at first but anyway… Why do you want to meet her?" asked Naruto.

"…A good friend…? What am I going to do with him…" muttered Kushina, glaring at her husband. Minato sighed.

"Hyuuga…? Just bring her to meet us sometime Naruto…" said Minato, smiling as he resumed eating. Kushina shook her head as she followed suit.

Sakura exhaled deeply. Her friends had left few minutes ago. She had clearly dodged embarrassing questions and successfully persuaded her friends that it was nothing they thought had happened. She huffed when Ino said to her that she was still not satisfied and will get her answers. Sakura had snapped that if she wants answers then she should ask 'Sasuke-kun' of course…

Sakura chuckled as she recalled Ino's glare at her. 'Her imagination could be… too much sometimes. I can't believe they think I was a damsel in distress! Now they think he's a Hero! A Prince in a Shining Armor! As if! But still… I can't deny the fact that he came for me and risked his life. He acts like a jerk with me but… GAHHHH! Why am I thinking about him so much! I have to use this 'Uchiha-less' time to do something productive-…'

'RING-RING…'

Sakura jumped when her cell phone rang. "Woah… that gave me a scare…" she muttered and picked it up. Her eyebrow twitched when she saw the name 'Uchiha Sasuke'.

'Speak of the devil… Should I tell him about Tsunade-sama's invitation or…' she shook her head and received the call.

"H-hello…?"

"Haruno Sakura" greeted Sasuke, not too happily, noticed Sakura and she gulped. "What did you do this time? What is the meaning of this?" he asked; his voice dangerously low. Sakura sweated recalling the 'sidewalk scene'.

"L-look… Sasuke-sama. I'm s-sorry. It was just an instinct! I didn't mean any harm! And no one recognized you, right? So just let it go, please…"

"What? Tsk. I'm not talking about that… I called because my mother and Lady Tsunade are meeting as she's your guardian. It's your idea, isn't it? So that it would profit you as you'll be on both the women's good sides"

"Huh? I didn't…"

"You are going overboard, Haruno. Don't think I didn't see how bad you were trying to get on my mother's good side" he continued. Sakura frowned, now angered. "And now you are lying again? And stop putting ideas in her mind of us going on dates"

"That's it, Mister! Stop accusing me every time or you'll regret it the next time we meet! And why do you think I'll talk to Mikoto-san about that! I don't want to go anywhere with you let alone on a date!"

"Who else would propose an idea like that beside you? All women are same"

"Ugh! You are impossible, Uchiha! Don't you get what I said? I didn't give Mikoto-san any idea!" with that, she clicked the end button furiously, slamming the cell phone on the bed.

"THAT JERK! And I thought he was not that bad but he always proves me wrong! Here I was thinking I would thank him properly" she said exasperated, lying on her bed. "I won't hear your insults again! You Conceited Man!"

Uchiha Residence…

Sasuke leaned back on the couch and stared up at the ceiling. To say he was tired was an understatement and he felt restless as well as angry. 'I now feel I made mistake by accepting her deal and agreeing with Aniki.' he thought.

He sighed as he recalled the conversation with his brother after his 'argument' with Sakura. Itachi had heard him talking on the phone with Sakura and even told him that it was not Sakura's fault which made him angry that his brother took her side.

Flash Back…

"You shouldn't speak to her like that, Otouto"

"Aniki, you don't know what she's up to. She's trying to-…"

"I heard everything, Sasuke" Itachi cut in. "Sasuke… You shouldn't judge her like that. Kaa-san asked me about her guardian and I told her about Lady Tsunade who happen to be in acquaintance with Kaa-san long ago. You can figure out the rest"

"…" Sasuke processed Itachi words and frowned. "Aniki, I don't like this. It's getting out of my hand"

"You're feeling cornered by thinking you're getting involved with her too much? But she's not at fault. You're just angry because she managed to break your walls. She intrigue you"

"…?!"

"You know… I used to think like you. But I accepted some things and all was better"

"It's different with you, Aniki. Because, you love Izumi Nee-san"

"Let me rephrase… I accepted I love her"

"…"

"You should know by now that she's not like your fan girls back in school" said Itachi and sighed. "Well… now that you had already snapped at her, you should make it up to her"

"You are enjoying my misery, aren't you?"

"Aa…"

End of Flash back…

'Leave him to find entertainment in my misery…'

Sasuke contemplated whether he should tell his parents the truth about his fake relationship… He was worried that his mother and even his father, he could tell, have taken his relationship with Sakura too seriously. He could even tell his mother considers Sakura as an angel made for him. He still accused his elder brother for putting him in this situation. Not to forget his brother is enjoying and also interfering…

'They look very happy since then… Now I feel cornered about all this. They ask questions that I have no answers to. They look like they are even expecting me to know everything about the woman I met just a week ago… I can't always feel trapped like this. I'll just tell them the truth. I know it'll hurt them but… I have to find a way. I'll deal with it in my way. Besides, if Sakura stays by me, she'll only get hurt and be in my way. It's better if I stop before getting deeply involved' he thought.

Sasuke closed his eyes and pondered more, 'Did Aniki also felt like this back then? I recall Kaa-san being disappointed by his decision but at least he resolved that problem and now everything's fine with him and Nee-san. Speaking of Nee-san… Had anyone informed her-…'

"Sasuke, you are here? I thought you were resting" said Mikoto as she saw her son sitting on couch in the parlor.

"I did rest…" replied Sasuke, looking at his mother who took a seat beside him and sighed.

"You seem stressed… What is it?" asked Mikoto, concerned.

"Aa… Just thinking over some things…" his voice trailed as he looked away from his mother. 'Should I just tell her now? No… It'll be too direct…' he thought, rubbing his temple. So he opted on…

"Kaa-san… What if… this can't work out?" he asked, little cautious for his mother's reaction who looked at him questioningly. "My relationship with Sakura" he elaborated.

"Did something happen? Are you not happy with each other?" enquired Mikoto, slightly perplexed and her frown didn't go unnoticed by him.

Of course he knew his mother would ask him that. But still he had to know what his mother's thoughts were.

"It's not that… It's just… What if something happens in future? We end up breaking up or something like that"

"Sasuke… Why are you having doubts in the first place if you love her? You do love her, right?" Mikoto asked, frowning more and Sasuke looked away then. Her son stayed quiet so Mikoto sighed.

"You know… Itachi had same doubts. He worried if he was able to protect Izumi-chan when she got hurt and blamed himself that he even left her. Even if he didn't speak about it, we all knew that he regretted his decision of leaving her back then… I was upset with him for the first time but since everything's back to normal, I'm happy"

Sasuke stared at the floor. He had witnessed his brother's predicament and how he had put up with it. He was having second thoughts about discussing this with his mother. He glanced at Mikoto from the corner of his eyes and saw her head shaking at him.

"Sasuke… It's not about 'will it work?'… It's about 'how we work it out'. You have made me really happy by choosing Sakura, even your father had praised you for that. And don't forget the fact that she must have gone through a lot since her parents' death… We know she means a lot to you. If not, you won't jump after her in the storm" continued Mikoto and laughed while Sasuke raised his eyebrows.

'It was just an instinct… but if I hadn't saved her, she would have been dead because of me since I invited her. It was on a whim I accepted her deal but since she met my parents, everything has changed…' he thought, glancing at his mother. However, his eyebrow twitched at Mikoto's next words…

"She's one fine woman and you should treasure her. Don't hurt her with your tantrums…" teased Mikoto and laughed at Sasuke's annoyed expression.

"Izumi-chan had called me yesterday, by the way, since Itachi didn't receive her call. I don't know if she'll be coming as I told her he's alright but…" she continued. Sasuke smirked at the news.

"Hn. She will come… And now we should worry for Aniki" stated Sasuke and smirked. 'Now he'll pay for it! He has been enjoying my misery for a while now' he thought, his smirk intact.

Mikoto smiled at Sasuke, "You seem alright now. Well, I have to-…" but she was interrupted by loud voice from the entrance…

"Where is he? ITACHIIIII!

Sasuke's smirk only widened at that…

To be continued…

A/N – Okayyyy! This is longer than I intended to write but anyway! Hope you all enjoyed reading and liked it! As usual Review, fav and follow! Thank you! ^^