KakaSaku (AU)

Parking Lot Thief

"Not again!" Sakura yelled in frustration as she pulled on her hair and slumped back into her seat. This was the seventh time in two weeks that asshole stole her parking lot from right under her nose. She had taken the time to align her car so that she could slowly back up to park facing up, and had signaled that she was indeed backing up towards the empty lot. But no, that bastard driving the big black SUV, which she noted with a snicker was a way to compensate something microscopic, would just cut in and park with the front of his car facing the back of the lot, unlike normal people. Sure, she drove slowly, but she had claimed the parking lot first, damn it! And if he thought that he could snatch up the parking lot just like that because his car was a lot nicer than her beat-up bright pink sedan, he was wrong. There would be hell to pay, shannaro! Sakura huffed as she recomposed herself to find another parking lot. She was going to be late if she waited for that fucker to get out of his car and have a word with him. She would just have to leave a very colorful note on his windshield.

Dearest parking lot thief, could you please be less of an asshole and stop taking my parking spot? Find another one, you fucker! You stole the spot I claimed SEVEN times in the past two weeks. Get a life.

Sakura smiled in satisfaction as she admired her handiwork. The note would do. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was exactly ten minutes before the official office hour ended. She gathered her belongings and began walking out towards the parking lot. The day was especially dull, and she knew that her boss was too drunk to care if she left ten minutes early today. After all, she did not normally discount her working hours.

A smirk was set on Sakura's lips when she saw that the black SUV was still parked there. Clutching the note on her hand, she strode purposefully towards the front of the car. As she was about to place her note on the windshield, she felt someone looming over her. She slowly lifted her head up and landed her eyes on a really fine male specimen. His face was breathtakingly beautiful, despite the scar marring his left eye.

"Ah, so you finally decided to do something," the man smirked in amusement. Sakura's throat suddenly felt dry as she could not decide which was more attractive, his smirking face, or that gravelly husky voice of his. When she had finally done gawking at the man, his words registered in her head.

"You have been stealing my parking lot on purpose?!" She asked incredulously as she looked at him in disbelief. His smirk turned into a smile and she decided that she really liked that smile, and to her mortification, realized that she was slowly becoming obsessed with his sinfully delicious looking lips.

"I have been looking to have a reason to talk to you."

"You could have just approached me like a normal person would!"

"But you might turn me away since I am a complete stranger."

"And what makes you think that I would talk to you by being a stranger who stole my parking lot?!"

"We are talking now."

"…"

She wanted to agree that he indeed have a point, but she refused to acknowledge it out loud.

"So, I noticed that you sometimes have trouble starting up your car," the man commented to break the silence.

"What of it?" Sakura snapped as her eyes twitched in irritation. He did not just insulted Katsuyu! She was built from scratch by her and her dearest friends, Naruto, Sasuke and Sai. She was their creation, their pride and joy, damn it! So what if Katsuyu was getting a little older? When her boys came back from their world exploration, they were going to repair her together!

"Maa, please don't take it wrong," the silver-haired man began. Sakura crossed her arms as she glared at him, waiting for him to continue. "I noticed that your car has a lot of sentimental values to you, judging from all the stickers pasted all over and the knick-knacks you put in your dashboard, but, it is clear that your car needs to be repaired," he stated evenly.

Sakura sighed. She knew this too. "So, you stole my parking spot just to tell me this?"

"Well, not exactly."

She raised an eyebrow on his reply. "Then why?"

"So I can ask you to let me give you a ride," he chirped.

"What makes you think that I would agree to it?"

"Because if you agree, you know that no one would be stealing your parking lot. Plus, you need a ride before getting your car fixed," he explained logically, and she found that his arguments were sound.

"…"

"So I'll see you tomorrow, seven at your house?" He asked. Sakura nodded mutely as she watched him get into his car.

"Wait, how do you know where I live?"

"I'm your new next-door neighbor, Sakura," he smirked as he closed his car door and began to drive away.

Sakura gaped at his disappearing car in disbelief and shook her head as she walked towards Katsuyu. If they were neighbors, why didn't he approach her like a normal neighbor would instead of stealing her lot like he did? She smiled despite his infuriating behavior and realized that her dull life would finally be getting exciting with that man around. She had a feeling that she would learn a lot about that man, starting with his name to how his maddening action could place a smile on her face.