Suite 0: Groudfloor

The Mission: a suite change of pace
The Operative: pandastacia
Mission Steps: Step one
Important Info: This is the only chapter that won't be in Sakura's POV. I think. Don't quote me on it because I might change my mind. :)
Summary: "I'm Sasuke Uchiha and I'm going to make you forget all about Naruto," he says with an indecently sexy, holier-than-thou, and bigger-than-God smirk. And maybe she won't be the only one to forget and fall…
Most Recent Update: 20 December 2008

He is awoken by the ringing of his phone at exactly four minutes past three in the morning (that inner clock that was correct to the second), the time most people would be snoozing. A peek out the window proves that the sky is a marble-black with little stars poking out of its nocturnal darkness.

Even though the phone was two floors down and four rooms away, he could hear the ringing as it echoed throughout the large mansion. He can't help but sigh as the phone rings again and again. One of the drawbacks of not having an answering machine, he supposes. However, most of the time, the person on the other end gives up after the tenth sound of the dial tone in their ear.

What idiot can be calling someone at such an early hour?

However that matter is quickly solved when Sasuke picks up his phone and has to hold it three feet from his ear. "TEME!" howls a voice from the other end of the line. If he hadn't been who he is, he will have fumbled the small object and juggled it before letting it crash to the floor.

But he is an Uchiha and there is no way in hell he's going act anything other than calm and collected.

"…"

"Are you there, teme?"

A soft breath caresses the Blackberry Storm's microphone, the only sign to Naruto that Sasuke is, indeed, listening.

"Fine. Be silent. This call is going to take a while anyway. The whole thing is complicated- I didn't know she'd take it so hard."

Naruto inserts a pause here, as if to collect his thoughts. "Well, actually, I did know she'd take it that hard. I'm surprised she didn't break down into tears. But that might be because she was sorta frozen…"

Sasuke sighs. "Did you kill your girlfriend or something? Because I'm not going to be your accomplice in some homicide…"

A loud snort from the other end echoes in Sasuke's ear as he moves the phone away. "Dude, teme… I'm not talking about my girlfriend. If she was my girlfriend, that would be awkward and weird. Really." He can almost imagine Naruto shuddering. "If you knew her, you'd be a little… weirded out by what you just said too."

"Dobe, just get on with it. You woke me up at three oh-four in the morning. It had better be a matter of life and death or I will-."

"Take that stick out of your ass and bang me with it," Naruto completed mindlessly.

Another pause as the sentence goes through the minds of both men.

"Ew, gross. I can't believe I just said that." A hacking gag resonates through the phone line as Sasuke scrunches up his face with distaste.

"Now, if you're done hitting on me, I'm going to bed."

Sasuke is about to put down the phone until Naruto shrieks like some girl in a horror film. "This is serious. My friend needs help and you're the only single guy to owe me something. Remember the Thing? You still owe me for saving your ass."

"Dobe…"

"Fine, fine, but if she jumps out a window or breaks her T.V. or cuts herself on accident with a knife, it'll be on your conscience. Oh, wait. I think White-Eyes lives around that area. It'd be easier for him anyway…"

Even though it's crystal clear what Naruto is trying to do, Sasuke can't help but sigh. "What do you need me to do?"

He can almost hear the boisterous blue-eyed blonde smirk in success. Why did he always coerce him into doing things because of that Hyuuga?

"Well, I've told you about my friend, Sakura Haruno, right?

"She needs a friend and I think you're exactly the kind of person for the job."

Sasuke lets out a frustrated groan. "I don't want to be anyone's 'friend'." And I can't be, he thinks in his mind.

"Not that kind of friend, teme. She needs a friend. She's a little… dependent on me ever since… well…" The usually loud voice fades away as Naruto reminisces.

"Anyway… here's what I need you to do. And a word of warning...

"This is going to take you so far out of your comfort zone."

A/N: So there is the prologue.
I have a general idea where this is going.
My goal: update once a week. Maybe more, since it's currently Winter Break…
And the other pairings will be a surprise.
I'll just tell you now that slightly "crack-esque" pairings might appear.
But you may vote on my profile for the ones you like best. :)

The lastest update date: 22 December 2008

~Pandastacia