Riku: Minna! Hi…Of course obviously I'm here to present a new SasuNaru story for all of you. Hope you like it though and could you please review on this?...hehe I love readers who review after they have read my story. I also would like to ask if ever you want to suggest or ask to make a special story for you—I mean anyone of you my reviewers or fellow authors! Want also a dedicated fic?...I can do that! Just review on my story and mention there your request—the plot, setting, pairing, genre of the story! (If you want to dedicate it to someone…just mention that 'someone'. Hehe…)

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Complete Summary: The assignment was a 'dream come' true. A vacation in New York—A month in an elegant townhouse with a bonus generous enough to buy a whole new home. All he had to do is to masquerade as handsome Uchiha Sasuke's fiancée. But the dream job became a nightmare when Naruto realized that it's hard to pretend to want someone you are terribly in loved with. SasuNaru…

Setting (!) : United States…

Title: In Times like These

A man, sitting comfortably on a black velvet couch with his legs crossed, patiently waited for the arrival of a special consecutive to come over on his requested meeting.

For another few minutes that he sat on the same soft settee inside his private office, the door finally flung open and an old man with the big leonine head of white hair, the eyes made startling by the bushy black brows, the hard line of the jaw. The sitting guy stood up and extended his right hand to gather up the other.

"Please take a seat, Jiraya-san." The guy spoke-his black hair, slightly covering the glowing pale skin of his face. Gentle and handsome features brightened up as he pulled a smile, signaling a special request.

"So Uchiha-san. Why did you call me for? Is there something that I could help you with?" The old man said, after summing him up in a long look with curiosity in his expression.

"Yes. I want to ask if you could find me someone trust-able." The Uchiha said in a serious tone. It's the very first time that he will be asking help from someone. He never came to dangerous matters when it comes to managing his family company since his brother didn't have any interest in being its holder.

"For what kind of business?" The old man asked once again.

"I need a person that can pretend as my fiancée." Sasuke replied.

"I'll try to choose from my staff immediately." They stared at each other…and Sasuke said;

"I'll be the one to choose."

xXOOOXx

"Here are the lists of my employees." Jiraya laid a stack of papers over the Chairman's polished wooden desk.

The young man gathered up and scanned every paper that was held by his hand. It took several moments until he passed a paper that shown a picture of a young man that is almost same age as him based from his adorable young features. -Sparkling blue eyes that matched with his expressive smile. This man caught him…

"I take this man…" He said and reached the file paper over to Jiraya's spread hand. He paused then said…

"Uzumaki Naruto…?"

Chapter One: I Take This Man

"Will Uzumaki-san come to Jiraya-san's office at once, please?"

Uzumaki Naruto looked up from the shorthand notes over which he was frowning. Jiraya? What on earth did the big boss want with him? Then he gathered up notebook and pencils and walked swiftly across the office, took the elevator on the top floor, went down the long hall to the suite of offices which was the domain of Sanin Jiraya, head of the Jiraya Electronics Company and so important that, as a rule, only the top brass ever caught sight of him.

Although Naruto had worked six months for the organization, he had never seen him except in newspaper pictures, talking with the President of the United States, with visiting dignitaries from foreign nations, with men who lived on his own exalted level.

When he opened the door marked Sanin Jiraya, President, a smiling alert secretary said,

"Uzumaki-san? Go right in. Jiraya-san is expecting you."

For a moment as he entered the room he blinked, his eyes dazzled by the brilliant San Francisco sunlight, by the glittering waters of the bay. His eyes were caught by the soaring Golden Gate Bridge and then he turned away reluctantly from the great sweep of the window, which filled a whole wall, to face the two men who had risen as he went in. They were not sitting at Jiraya's big, polished desk but in easy chairs near the window with its spectacular view.

Jiraya he recognized him at once, the white long hair, and the one who had sharp small eyes. The other man was slighter, with midnight color of sleek hair and spiked stylish at the back, deep black orbs and a smirking lips. He was perhaps at mid twenty's, with the relaxed air of a man very much at home in his world, a man who had no quarrel with it, a man who believed he could handle whatever came his way. In other words, he had all the qualities that were most unlikely Naruto had become in recent months.

"Uzumaki-san," Jiraya said, with a shade of disappointment in his expression. "this is an old friend of mine, Uchiha Sasuke, President of Uchiha International Company, who expects to spend a week in San Francisco and needs someone to do personal needs for him. I have suggested that you give him a helping hand."

"Of co-course.," Naruto said in the colorless voice that has been his for the past six months. His voice was slightly shaking as he was himself, his body shaped with the navy blue 'Americana' he wore, his mouth and cheeks were both reddish, his eyes slightly downcast. Even the golden strands of his spike-styled hair glowed with his tan-ish skin.

"Uchiha-san," Jiraya said, "needs someone to do a highly confidential job." He caught Naruto's eyes and held them.

"So important, Uzumaki-san." When he made no reply he said, an edge of impatience on his voice, "You understand that?"

"Oh yes, I understand. What I do not understand—"

"Well?"

"Why me?" He asked. "You have nearly seven thousand employees here. Why take a chance on me for something so important?"

Jiraya seemed oddly disconcerted. At length when he was going to said something, Sasuke interrupted and answered.

"I'm the one who chose you."

Naruto's head jerked up in surprise. Whatever he had expected it had not been that.

xXOOOXx

"These are the things you need to do with Uchiha-san." Jiraya inhaled thickly and sighed while looking at the younger man's face that was waiting for him to continue.

"You're going to pretend to be his fiancée." When the word 'fiancee' was uttered, Naruto's world stopped.

"Fi—fiancee?!" He stuttered in surprise.

"Bu—but.."

Jiraya sighed once again.

"I know you're surprised. I'm surprised myself, but I hope you'll be able to reach Uchiha-san's expectations."

"How am I going to do that, sir? I've never been exposed to doing such things. Especially lying to the public." Somehow, he felt uneasy just thinking about it.

"If that's the case, you don't have to worry. Besides, you're just going to pretend as his fiancée in a masquerade party. The length of time will not be specified. By the way, tomorrow, I'll have you fetch by my car so together we can go directly to Uchiha-san's office."

His conversation with his boss has already been ended three hours ago but still, his thoughts were swirling about the task he had agreed on. The job has a lot of benefits…living in an elegant townhouse and allowance generous enough or more to buy a whole new home. It was such a big and once in a life time opportunity and the task was also simple.

"Naruto, why are you so worried about that?" A spiky brunette-haired guy sat up beside him.

"I'm not worried, Kiba. It's just—weird. Me?...A guy—going to pretend to be a fiancée of another…guy? Who is powerful and internationally influential. And to be chosen specifically by the Uchiha Company president himself."

"What?! The Uchiha president?!" Kiba asked in shock.

"You're going to be in a big trouble." He continued.

Naruto faced him, his brow rising in confusion. "Why?"

"They say that if you look at him once, you'll immediately fall in love. That's why all of the girls here in the United States and in other countries are dying to get him."

Naruto gulped…

xXOOOXx

"Are you ready?" Sasuke asked in his cold monotonous voice as he held Naruto's tan hand firmly over his own.

"Yes." Naruto gave him an unsure smile and heaved some air, before big bulbs of light were opened to welcome them. They were wearing a mask, covering only their eyes and leaving their cheeks and lips exposed to everybody.

Naruto was wearing a blue tuxedo while Sasuke was wearing a black one. All people smiled at them and showed gratitude on the lucky fiancée of the Uchiha International Company President. It was surprising that the cold, uncaring, ignorant Uchiha has found a person for him despite his ill attitude. It's just always been a wonder how his features were nothing but gentle.

Okay! The continuation will be on the next chapter!...sorry about that if I have to cut this. I'm so tired and I need sleep! School drains me everyday so if my sentences are also drained—I mean if it's not well….please understand.

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