Sakura Kiss

SakuMulti -AU

Chapter 1- Our How To Girl

A/N This story was originally going to be MadaSaku but I changed my mind half an hour after I started writing this. Oh and the title is… a working title. Tell me if you have any ideas for a better one. And this story was inspired by a banana and the movie "How to lose a guy in ten days".

Sakura woke up to the annoying beep of her alarm clock. Sighing she sat up in her soft bed, the light green comforter and pink sheets falling to her waist. She tossed the sheets off her body and stood up. She walked over to her white dresser, pulled out some clothes, and went outside of her bedroom to her bathroom which was located across the hall of her apartment. Sakura's apartment wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either. It was only one floor with one bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. She didn't have much money to spend on a house, she only had the money from her parents when they died and the money she makes from her job, a writer for a magazine. She does the "how to…" of the most popular magazine in Konoha, the 'New Leaf Trends'. It was a weird name for a magazine but it fit just as the name Sakura fits our pink haired how to girl. Speaking of which, said girl was getting ready for work.

Sakura got into the shower after stripping of her pajamas which consisted of a white tank top and a pair of blue sweatpants that rolled up to the knees. She turned on the water and washed her hair and body. After all that was done she wrapped her white towel around her creamy white body and blow dried her hair. Once her hair was dry she put on her clothes. She wore a black tight skirt that reached mid thigh, a pale green button up blouse with a white vest, and white heals. Her hair was curled and pushed back with a light green head band and she head on a necklace with a black heart shaped locket attached to it. Inside the locket was her favorite picture of her and her two friends and their teacher when they were in middle school. Sakura was in the middle with Naruto on her right and Sasuke on her left. To the back was their old teacher Kakashi. Sakura would always wear that necklace as a memory for the better times.

Once Sakura was dressed she got her small purse and grabbed her keys, then headed out the door. She made sure to lock it before leaving.

Sakura walked down Fire street and into Dessert road. After walking for not even thirty seconds she walked up the sidewalk to the front door of one of her friends houses. Sakura rang the door bell and waited for someone to answer. She heard shuffling and then the door opened to reveal a brown haired man in a black suit.

"Hey Sakura. Gaara will be down in a few seconds so come in and wait in the living room." The man said, stepping aside to let the pink haired girl in.

"Thanks Kankuro, Gaara always seems to be running late nowadays." Sakura said smiling. She entered the big house and walked over to the black leather couch where she sat down. She and Gaara had been friends since high school and ever since Sakura got the job in the magazine she would walk over here and Gaara would give her and their other friends a ride to work. Gaara and his brother Kankuro worked in the family business Corp. and Temari, their sister, worked with Sakura and some others in the magazine business.

Finally after waiting for about five minutes two people came down the stairs. "Sakura, you're here early." one of the people noticed.

"Actually, you're late." Sakura said, grinning. The one had spoken earlier sighed. "Whatever, lets just go. Got the keys Gaara?" The person asked the other. The red head nodded and walked out to the garage, with the other three fallowing. "Temari, I will drive Sakura today." Gaara said as Temari was getting in the drivers seat of the silver McLAREN F1 1992. "Fine, Kankuro you're driving me." Temari said as closed the door to the expensive car and walked over to another expensive looking car, the black BMW Concept CS.

"Fine." Kankuro grumbled and got into his car.

Sakura got into the McLAREN F1 and watched as Gaara walked around the car and got into the drivers side.

Gaara stuck the keys in and revived the engine, the quiet purr filling the silence as Gaara pulled out of the garage and went down Dessert road and into Tea Leaves street, the opposite direction from which Sakura had come.

"Temari and Kankuro are going to be picking up Ino, TenTen, and Hinata." Gaara said as he made a right turn.

"Oh, okay then." Sakura said.

"So how has work been going for you?" Gaara asked.

"Fine, I just finished a new article. It's called 'How to get a guy'. I have to present it to the boss today to see if it will make the magazine this week." Sakura said.

"How to get a guy? How did that work for you and who did you try it on?" Gaara asked, becoming more into the conversation.

"It went fine. I didn't try it, Ino did. Well she doesn't know she did, so don't tell her." Sakura looked over at the red head who was now chuckling.

"What do you mean she doesn't know?" Gaara asked once he stopped chuckling.

"I observed her when we went to a club, wrote down everything she did and said. It was a big help." Sakura smiled at the memory of Ino flirting senseless with a bunch of different guys.

"Well, here we are." Gaara announced once they arrived at the big building.

"Thanks for driving me Gaara, see you around!" Sakura called out as she got out of the silver car and walked over to the building in which she worked.

"Hey Sakura!" Some one called out. Sakura turned around and saw her friends running toward her.

"Hey guys!" Sakura greeted.

"So how did it go with your new 'How to' article?" A girl with brown hair in two buns on the side of her head asked.

"Really good TenTen. I didn't have to do anything." Sakura answered, smiling at the girl.

"What do you mean you didn't have to anything?" Someone with long purple-ish hair asked.

"Ino did everything!" Sakura laughed.

"What do you mean I did everything?" a blond girl, Ino, asked.

"Yeah, what do you mean Ino did everything?" The purple haired girl questioned.

"I observed Ino when we went to that club Hinata." Sakura told the two girls.

"God Sakura, if you keep doing that how are you going to get a boyfriend?" Ino asked, groaning.

"You guys are asking a lot of questions. Now come on, we have to get to a meeting." Sakura said and walked to the stairs.

"Do we always have to use the stairs? There is an elevator." Ino grumbled.

"Ino, first of all, the elevator is for handicap. Second, it's healthy to take the stairs." Sakura said.

Once they got to the top of the stairs they walked down the hall and past the second floor registration desk, waving to the girl working, and into a very large room with a long table and several chairs surrounding it.

Each of the girls took a seat and waited for everyone else to arrive.

*SAKURA POV*

Once everyone was present and seated the boss got started.

"Okay first thing of today, Sakura." The boss looked over to the me and nodded. I nodded back and took out my article. "At the beginning of this week you gave me my assignment which was 'How to get a guy'. I have done some studying at a club and this is what I got." I said handing the boss the article I wrote.

She looked over it and nodded in approval while reading.

"This is very good Sakura. What is your next 'How to'?" The boss asked once she was finished reading.

"I was thinking-"

"I was thinking that you should give Sakura some time off." Ino interrupted what I was going to say.

"Hm. You might be right Ino. Sakura, you have worked ever since you started, and that was a year and a half ago, with no personal time off." The boss said, turning towards me.

"She needs to get out and get a boyfriend." Ino interrupted once more. I glared at her.

"Ino is right. When was the last time you went out on a date?" The boss asked me.

"Uh…" I responded dumbly. I didn't really know. Sure it was a long time ago but when the last time I had a boyfriend doesn't really matter.

"It was about two years ago." The boss said. She knows who I have dated and for how long because she's not only my boss, but also my Aunt. I lived with her for a while after my parents died but then I decided I wanted to live on my own, so she bought me an apartment and some furniture to go in it. She still looks after me and she's the one who got me not only this job, but also my night job, a bar tender. Sure it wasn't the best job in the world but I need the money to pay for medical school and I want to be the one who earns it. I don't want Tsunade to buy me into everything. Plus I get to meet all sorts of people, most are drunk of course… but it will help when I become a doctor.

"What are you getting at?" I asked a little worried.

"Sakura you are taking a vacation. You need to go date some boys, have some fun. Don't, and I repeat, Don't, come back to work for the next couple of months. I will tell you when you can come back to both of your jobs, but until I say so you must stay away." Tsunade said, or ordered I guess.

"But what am I supposed to do?" I asked. I think I sounded defended and like I was about to cry. I'm not that much of a workaholic.

"Date!" All of the people in the meeting room shouted.

After the meeting was over I went into my office and took out my cell phone. I typed in a few numbers and held the phone to my ear, waiting for someone to pick up. After four rings the person finally answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey Gaara. Um… I was wondering if you could drive me home. Could you please?" I asked.

"What did you do? Are you fired? Do you need a job? You want me to pick you up now?" Gaara sounded somewhat worried.

"I didn't do anything! I'm not fired, I don't need a job and yes could you please pick me up now?" I sighed. Gaara wasn't usually the type to get so worried.

"If you didn't do anything and you're not fired… then why do you need me to pick you up now? It's a little early isn't it?" Gaara asked.

"I have the next few months off." I said, sighing.

"Oh. Okay see you in a few minutes. Where?"

"Down in the star bucks parking lot?"

"Okay, see you there." Gaara hung up and the voice operator sounded "If you'd like to make a call-" I hung up, clicking the end button on my blackberry pearl flip.

*Normal POV*

Little did Sakura know, Ino listened to her half conversation just outside her door.

Smirking, Ino pulled out her own cell phone, a HTC Hero pink unlocked Smartphone, and went through her contacts before finding the right one then calling and waiting for the person to answer.

"What?" The person asked.

"Hello Naruto, you still single?" Ino asked, evil smirk still in place.

"Yes but I would never go out with you."

"Fine, but you owe me a favor so I want you to go out with a friend of mine." Ino's smirk grew even wider, if that was possible.

"I might regret asking this but who, what does she look like, and where?"

"Her name is Sakura Haruno. Meet her near star bucks on Madam Lane. She has pink hair, you cant miss her."

"Sure I guess." And Ino's already big smirk grew ten times bigger and twenty times more evil when she heard his reply.

Poor little Sakura didn't know what was coming.

A/N: Hi! Please review and tell me if you have a better title for this story! ^_^ WILL BE SAKUMULTI! Tell me who you want in it and I will have them in it!