Gentlemen Be Warned

/CHAPTER ONE/ Challenge

It wasn't that she was romantically or physically attracted to him.

And Yes, he possessed the kind of sex appeal and physical physique that could make most girls melt into sizzling puddles at his feet.

But she had been challenged, threatened, looked down on. Her job hadn't been challenged, no, only her pride. Her pride had been severely wounded, and when Sakura Haruno was challenged she was determined to win.

Her challenge? To seduce one of the most powerful, talented, heartthrobs in her village-Neji Hyuga. You're probably wondering why not Sasuke Uchiha? The man her heart had been devoted to the majority of her life. Well, that answer was simple. He was the end result. She hated using such a magnificent man as Neji as a stepping stone, but he was just part of her plan. The bitchy redhead who always hung off Sasuke's shoulders had deliberately told her, that she wasn't pretty, talented, or skilled enough to seduce any man, especially Sasuke. Oh how she would be proven wrong.

It was a known fact that men like Sasuke and Neji wanted what other men have in order to feed their superiority complex. By seducing one of the top two men in her village, Sakura would not only have reached one goal, that almost every girl wished to achieve, but it wouldn't take long for the youngest Uchiha to become interested in her. Her plan was full proof.

Tsunade and Shizune looked at the rosette haired medic in clear surprise,

"Sakura? What triggered this sudden change?"

The change of course being the fact that for the first time, the pink haired medic specialist was wearing form fitting clothes and make up, even high heels.

Sakura's lips curled into a confident leer,

"I was challenged, Shishou. And you know how I feel about challenges?"

Tsunade looked her apprentice over once and smirked,

"I do. Would you be willing to assist your fellow comrades in a mission then?"

Sakura only smiled, "Of course."

Shizune could only shudder, Disciple like Master.

All eyes were on her. The smirk she wore only grew as more and more heads turned to look at her. It wasn't a surprise that she was captivating everyone's attention.

A slinky lace black dress clung to every curvature of her attractive body. The bottom hem fell to rest above her mid thigh, and the straps were so thin, it was a wonder they could keep the fabric on her slim shoulders. The plunging neckline, chandelier earrings, and the strappy five inch heels-which made her mile long legs look even longer-only added to her physical appeal. Smokey eye makeup made her luminous green eyes pop, and her pink hair fell against her shoulders in ringlets. Even as she rounded a corner, the sound of dropping china made music in her ears.

About ninety percent of her friends had all choked or spit out their drinks when she had sat down at their table.

"I'm sorry for such the late notice, but Tsunade-sama had a few errands for me to run, a few of which take place here."

Her blond teammate couldn't even say her name he was so shocked, only the beat red blush on his face, displayed any hint. They were all staring at her, every single one of them. The men in pure sexual fascination, and the girls, well mostly Karin, were glaring at her in absolute hate. Sakura's three best friends seemed to be at a loss for words.

Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she could see Sasuke's eyes dropping lower down her body. A small smirk graced her lips. However, she wasn't here for him, no she was here for the man she had deliberately sat in front of, Neji Hyuga.

"Hyuga-san," Her voice was a smooth as silk, his eyes rose from her hipline to her face, clearly allured.

"Tsunade-sama, asked me to give this to you. Please take a moment to look at the contents in private, once you have, she would like me to debrief you on it."

They all watched her take a tan envelope and slide it across the red table cloth towards him. Neji's eyes briefly glanced downward at the envelope. He picked up the envelope; interests peaked, and got up. He excused himself and went to the washroom. As soon as he was out of sight, everyone's eyes were back on her.

"I-Is Hyuga-san required for another mission, S-Sakura-chan?" Hinata stammered out nervously. It apparently was on everyone's mind. Sakura bobbed her head in response,

"Hai. That's why I apologize again for such a late notice. She didn't realize it until after you had all left. She sent me to retrieve him."

Neji had returned. From the look he was giving her, she knew he was waiting for an explanation.

Sakura stood, in no hurry at all.

"Excuse us." With that she motioned him to follow her towards the back of the restaurant. Sakura lead them through several back hallways and to the inn attached at the end of the complex. Opening a door, she let herself in; he was right on her heel.

"Close the door and lock it." She commanded, sitting herself down on the bed. He did as he was told, before speaking.

"The papers are blank, what's your purpose of removing me from a mission, Haruno?" His eyes were narrowed slits.

Sakura watched him hang the envelope upside down, blank pieces of paper fluttered to the floor.

"There is a man in the restaurant, different from the man you are after, who needs to believe I'm a prostitute who services wealthy young men, like yourself. Tsunade-sama would like you pose as my client. The envelope full of false papers is suppose to look like a deal we're striking."

"And what pray tell, do these papers represent?"

Her lips curled into a suggestive leer,

"Pictures."

Neji folded his arms across his chest and gave her a judgmental stare,

"That would explain your drastic wardrobe change."

"Neji-kun, do you think, I only dress up for missions like this? Hmm? If that's the case, my dear, you're quite wrong."

Curiosity sparked in his pale eyes once again, she noted his eyes traveling up and down her body a few times.

"You're being quite informal now, Sakura, is it part of your cover as well?"

Neji followed her legs as her left crossed over her right, he saw a clear glimpse of a black lace garter. His hormones reacted.

" Maybe, by the way, Neji-kun, there's one more thing I need you to do. And I'm afraid, standing as you are will make it rather difficult for me to complete my mission."

He raised his eyebrows at her comment.

"What exactly, would I need to help you with?"

Her seductive smile provided the only warning,

"I need to thoroughly seduce you."

"You think seducing me will be easy?" pure male confidence emitted from his voice.

"No, it will be difficult, but that's just part of the fun. Besides, you've underestimated me quite a lot Neji-kun."

She removed herself from the bed and strode over to him, pausing before him. Inquisitive, he allowed her to unfold his arms; she stepped up against him and placed his hands on the small of her back, then guide them downward. Sakura smirked watching his nostrils flare, pressing her body tight against his, she could feel his body instantly responding. He realized this too, and didn't seem too happy.

Sakura pressed a wet kiss against his throat, and licked upward, his hands tightened on her bottom. Glancing up at him, she smiled,

"You know, Neji-kun, it would be much more fun, if you played too. After all, a good seduction needs both parties involved."

That was all it took, his left hand had shot up under her chin, and forced it upward, as his lips slammed against hers.

He wasted no time.

Sakura was extremely surprised by how fast her body was reacting, how his hungry kisses and gropes were making her feel. Pleasure was swarming throughout her body. He turned them around and forced her against the door with a loud thud. His hands were all over her, on top of and under her dress, teasing her body with pleasure. Breaking apart their lips, he placed his hot mouth against her jaw, kissing and nipping towards her earlobe and back down her neck to her collar bone. Her hands found his head band and untied it, tossing it to the ground and entangling her fingers in his hair. When she started to massage his scalp, the attractive clan heir growled in pleasure.

"Neji pant. . .bed. . .pant. . .now."

It didn't take him long to react. He scooped her up in his arms, lips never failing to leave her reddening flesh, and took three quick steps to the bed, where he deposited her. She made him tear off his shirt and throw it across the room before he landed on her bare-chested. Neji's hands were curved under her thighs, as she wrapped her legs around his hips. He rocked into her, compressing her body with his.

He had her out of her dress with one yank, revealing sensual black lingerie and the matching garter. Sakura opened her eyes to see him looking at her with a blown away expression. Her cheeks flushed red. His lips tweaked upward in utter amusement and lust,

"Who knew?" Without warning, his lips were back on hers, his hands splaying over every trace of skin.

Panting, red faced, and sweaty, the two lay tousled together in sheets, staring up at the wood ceiling.

"How was I?" she inquired trying to catch her breath

Neji was silent for a second, he waited until his breath had returned before rolling on top of her.

"Perfect." He snarled in lust seconds before sealing his lips back over hers.

Sweeping her hands through his long hair, she let her hands caress over his back, passing over fresh scratch marks her nails had made in the heat of their release. Removing his fingers from the interweave of curls on her head, Neji gave her one more deep kiss before making any move to get off her.

Gathering up the blank papers from the floor and inserting them back into the envelope, Sakura handed the tan folder back to Neji.

"You need to leave with this, once you're home, you can throw it away. " She instructed fixing herself so she was presentable. After pulling on his shirt, Neji took it from her.

"And if you would happen to need it again?"

Sakura's lips curled upwards, "Well, then I suppose you would have to deliver it to my apartment then wouldn't you."

Their group of friends could only stare at them when they sat down. Her face was slightly flushed with an afterglow, and he was still perspiring a miniscule amount.

"What were you two DOING?" The majority of them asked in suspicion.

" Um, well…" Sakura begin, looking at Neji for assistance. He offered her none and instead said:

"Haruno, since you are the informant why don't you explain."

She glared at him and jabbed him in the shin with her high heel before bull-shitting her answer."

" I was suppose to apprehend a suspect in a case tonight, and Tsunade-sama decided that Hyuga-san, would assist me. The suspect who works here, ran away and well… lead us both on a very tiring and irritating chase around the area."

"Well obviously you didn't do a very good job if you let him run away." Karin snapped at Sakura. Sakura ignored her comment and caught her blonde best friend giving her a questioning look with raised eyebrows. Thinking back to the previous hour she had spent with the sexy Hyuga Heir made a grin come across her lips. Seeing this, Ino spat out the drink of water she had taken. Everyone at their table all looked at her in alarm.

"What the hell Ino! Give us warning next time!" Kiba whined wiping droplet's of water from his face. Stopping her coughing fit, Ino grabbed Sakura's hand across the table and dragged her out of the booth and to the back of the restaurant, where everyone heard her scream,

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT! HERE OF ALL PLACES! WHAT THE HELL FOREHEAD!"

Everyone in the restaurant was looking over now. Neji merely shrugged at all the stares being directed at him from his teammates, making a mental note to kill the blonde later.

They all heard Sakura hush Ino, moments later they returned.

"Is there something going on we should know about?" Shikamaru questioned looking at the two.

"Ino was just expressing her disapproval of my method for catching the suspect." Sakura responded, picking up the glass of untouched water before her and took a drink.

"What exactly was your method, Sakura?" Sasuke inquired of her. Sakura peered at them from over the rim of the glass, she set the glass down and focused her attention on the table cloth,

" I would prefer not to discuss it. It was um… fairly risqué."

All her teammates and friends( except Ino and Neji) looked at her with wide eyes and gapped mouths.

"Well, I should go give my report to Tsunade-sama."

Sakura reached under the table and halted Neji's hand (he was seated beside her) from tracing patterns with his fingers on her inner thigh, and stood. With a mild bow she left. Ino glanced at everyone,

"I'll go bludgeon some more sense into her." she squeaked and then hurried after the rosette haired medic.

"Who needs booze?"Kiba inquired moments later. The rest raised their hands in agreement, unable to fully comprehend the previous event.