The Tables Turn

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Chapter Six: The Upcoming Party

Sakura crossed her legs as she sat herself in one of the empty chairs on her small dining room, Sasuke followed suite. "Your brother's secretary invited us to her birthday party that will be hosted at your brother's house tomorrow."

Sasuke relaxed on his chair. "Do you plan on going?" He asked as he allowed his head to fall down to see the wall at the back of him.

Sakura stood up hearing her kettle's whistle coming from the kitchen. She shrugged. "I guess, it would be rude if we didn't."

"When was I involve into this?"

Sakura's green eyes narrowed, turning off her stove. "Sasuke."

"Hn?"

"We need to—" She was interrupted at the sound of various knocks coming from the other side of her door. Walking away from her kitchen, she walked up to her door and opened it, to be greeted with a huge, chocking, bear hug.

"Sakura-chan! We came to visit! It's the whole gang just like back in Suna!" A blond hyperactive man yelled while never releasing his hold on the pinkette.

"Naruto! You should of called before hand that you were coming! I could of cooked something for everyone!" Sakura hugged the man as well. Naruto always lightened up the mood anywhere and everywhere he went.

Releasing her he smiled his signature smile, showing his white straight teeth. "Ne, Sakura-chan, do you really think we wouldn't remember to bring something?" After mentioning that, Jugo walked in with five boxes of pizzas, followed by Suigetsu who carried bags with two litter cokes, and Karin who had buffalo wings along with napkins and styrofoam cups and plates.

"Sakura!" The red-head squealed as she closed the door with her left foot. "How have you been?" Sakura walked up to her and grabbed the styrofoam cups and plates from her.

"I've been fine. How about you?" Everyone proceeded to walk to the dining room, Sakura leading them in.

The red-haired woman placed the items onto the table. "I've been better. Suigetsu here," she pointed her thumb at said person, "doesn't want to show me around Konoha. He's afraid I would get abducted or something like that." Suigetsu frowned for being accused by his girlfriend.

Sasuke laughed, reaching for a box of pizza and opening it, grabbing a slice of pepperoni pizza. "You shouldn't worry, Suigetsu. I think you have a higher chance of getting abducted than Karin. No, wait, her being at your side will keep you safe from danger." He bit the tip of his pizza.

Karin grunted, fixing her glasses, an ominous light reflected upon her lenses. "Sasuke-kun! You're the reincarnation of the devil himself!"

Suigetsu was about to say something but stopped as he saw Sakura smack the back of Sasuke's head. "Sasuke-kun!"

Naruto burst into a fit of laughter. "Hahaha! Sasuke just got scolded at!" He received a punch on the side of his arm.

"Shut it, dobe. You've been scolded at worst. By the way, have you visited your mother?"

Naruto paled. Before leaving Suna, he had made one last prank to the college he had been attending to. One they would never forget. No one could blame him since he had graduated already. Unfortunately, they found out it had been him who had settled it down. Since he was no where in sight, they had decided to call his house at Konoha. His mother, Kushina, had answered the call. Now at the moment, she awaited for him to return home, spatula at hand.

"You haven't visited aunt Kushina?" Karin asked with red thin brows raised. "Where have you been staying?"

Naruto rubbed the back of his neck nervously at the thought of his mother. "I've got friends around. This is where I lived most of my life."

Karin sighed as she served two slices of pizza to Suigetsu. "You need to go talk to her today. If not she will track you down."

Most of them shuddered. Naruto's mother was the scariest being they had ever met.

As Sakura reached for a slice of pizza, Naruto noticed the piece of jewelry that she held on her left hand, ring finger. "Sakura-chan, you finally have the ring." He spoke while chewing on his pizza. His cousin hit him on the back scolding him about how younger kids have better manners than him.

Sakura was taken aback with the statement. Looking down at her ring, she said, "Oh, right. Thanks again, Karin and Suigetsu, for bringing it back from Suna. I don't know what I would of done without it."

Karin ruffled Naruto's hair. "Nah, Suigetsu and I actually came late with it. You couldn't show it off to the people at Sasuke's welcoming party. You really don't have to thank us." Suigetsu nodded while chewing a piece of pizza along with a buffalo wing at the same time.

Sakura shook her head in denial. "You still went back for it. You both must have been exhausted when ya came to the welcoming party." She started to serve the refreshments, handing the first cup to Jugo.

"Hey, join us at my brother's secretary's birthday tomorrow." Sasuke suddenly said as he accepted a cup from Sakura.

"Her name is Tenten." Sakura said while eyeing Sasuke. He merely shrugged, scooting to the side to give Sakura enough space for her to sit besides him.

Itachi glared at the ceiling. At the moment the man was resting on his bed, both hands behind his head, meditating thoughtfully on the information that his cousin Shisui had provided.

"Yo, cousin! Sorry for calling, I known you're busy at the moment but I was wondering who your date for Tenten's party was going to be?"

He raised a bewildered eyebrow, not understanding what his cousin had blurted out. "What do you speak of? Date? I got no date for tomorrow's event."

He heard his cousin hissed in the other line. "Damn, Tenten hasn't mentioned to you that all those who attend the even need a date?"

Itachi's left eyebrow slightly twitched in annoyance. Tenten had said what? He broke away from his thoughts when he heard the door to his house being opened. "I'll talk to you later, Shisui. My secretary is here." He grinded out.

Ending his call, he proceeded to walk out his room. "Tenten," he called as he approached the only room with the lights on, which was the kitchen.

"Hmmph?!" She yelled out, her mouth full of who knows what food items.

He stood silently awaiting for the woman to turn around and face him. She did so after a minute or two. His eye twitch was more noticeable when he noted that the woman had eaten the last of his dango.

"What's up?" She asked looking up at his towering form, her hands on her hips, her foot tapping impatiently.

He glared down at her. She ate his dango… He shook his head, recalling his actual reason to speak to her. "Tenten, what is this date you speak of to your guest?"

He demanded with his dark yet velvety voice.

Tenten blinked. "Oh, right. I forgot to mention to you that you have to bring a date to the party."

Itachi panicked. "Are you saying that every single one of your guests has to bring a significant other?" She nodded in agreement. His lips formed a thin line. "From what I found out, you're not available?" She repeated her past action.

He sighed as he rubbed the temples of his face tiredly. "I guess I can't come home tomorrow then…"

The brunette widened her eyes. "Oh yes you will." Her eyebrow rose. "I already got you a date."

He frowned down at her, dark eyes looked at her face awaiting for the joke to end. But it didn't.

"What do you mean?"

"Just as I said. I got you a date. Don't worry, you know her well."

Just who was this person Tenten spoke of?

Shisui sat amusedly on his chair, his eyes scanning the document he had opened on his computer screen, checking if all the finance calculations were correct. He reached down to the right lower drawer on his desk, opening it, he searched for a specific file. He pulled out a black colored folder, the words Uchiha Corp. elegantly engraved right at the middle in a crimson color, the Uchiha family crest right next to it.

Opening it while shoving the drawer close with his foot, he skimmed swiftly through it with his eyes. He was about to open a different file on his documents when the door to his office burst open. His dark Uchiha eyes looked up to see his little cousin's secretary sat herself on one of the chairs that stood before his desk. She leaned on the edge of said desk, elbow supporting her.

"Did you get the text message I sent you?" She inquired as she eyed the Dove chocolates that rested peacefully on a small, transparent tray that was besides a picture of Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke; Shisui smiling brightly while placing bunny ears with his hands on both of his cousins, Itachi frowning at him from the side, and Sasuke also placing bunny ears on his older cousin smiling widely.

The Uchiha nodded as he licked the tip of his finger, proceeding to turn to the next page of the folder he held. "So your birthday will be held tomorrow night at my baby cousin's place." He huffed smiling at Tenten's crazy method of forcing his cousin to stay just a little longer. "And we have to bring a date?" He closed the folder slowly, placing it on top of other scrambled documents that laid on top of his desk disorganized.

Tenten took one of the chocolates she had been craving for in weeks. Unwrapping it, she forced herself to savored the flavor rather than chew right through it like she always loved to do so. "Yup." She emphasized on the P. "I already invited Sakura over, though I didn't tell her that it was a couple thing. She'll most likely invite Sasuke though." She gave up and started chewing on the chocolate inside her mouth. "Who's going to be your date, Shisui?" She raised her eyebrows amusedly.

He smirked at her from the other side of his desk. The fine man might not have the exact looks like his handsome cousin Itachi, but he did have the right Uchiha genes and that family smirk highlighted his striking looks, just what women ignored when they came to face his perverted side. "Are you deviously asking me to be your date, Tenten?" He wiggled his eyebrows like a worm, a gene he inherited from the other side of his mother's family.

Tenten made a grim face. "Oh God no. That will never happen. Besides, I already have a date."

Shisui raised a questioning eyebrow. "Oh? Who is this person you speak of?"

The young woman smiled at him. "Not someone you know, that's for sure."

He snorted. Who can this mysterious person be? "Eh, too bad for him… or her…" He snickered as he dodged a flying pen thrown his way, brown, furious eyes digging into his being. "Even if you had come for that, I would have sadly denied the offer." He winked at her, crossing his arms over his chest, leaning back on his office chair. "I already have my date."

Tenten slightly opened her mouth feign astonishment, thin eyebrows raised. "And just who could this person be?"

The raven-haired man narrowed his eyes. "I won't tell you. Just as you didn't tell me." He smiled innocently at her.

She pouted like a child, jerking her head to the side. "Fine, I guess we shall find out tomorrow night."

"We've arrived to Uchiha Corp." A dark-haired man that had the similar eye color as his hair, turned to face a beautiful woman that had shiny, long, curled locks of hair that cascaded all the way to her slim waist.

The woman looked out the window, her glinting eyes meeting a building that certainly had over more than thirty floors, the glass windows following a pattern of black and white varying with each office window. There was another building attached to it on the back followed by a smaller one and another each building curving a bit, the whole thing together resembling a giant spiral staircase, with the same pattern of design as the main building.

Opening the door, a smile tucked on the woman's face, lips wearing a natural color coat of lipstick. Thanking the driver and stepping out of the yellow taxi, her white high heels made a clanking sound as she stepped closer to the luxurious building of the Uchihas, her heels making contact with the cold and hard concrete.

Upon entering, she had caught the gaze of most of the beings on the lobby, her yellow loose dress settling down in her form as it no longer flowed with the outside winds. As she neared the receptionist, she took notice of how a man with bright yellow hair had his elbow propped on the surface of the counter while he flirted with the young lady that stood behind a computer screen, the dark green counter being the only thing that separated them. She almost chuckled when she noticed that both beings had an awful close resemblance; hair splayed to one side, blue eyes, and blonde hair, though the woman had a lighter tone.

The man had said a joke and wiggled his eyebrows, the girl covered her mouth with her manicured hand to hide her smile. Finally reaching her destination, she cleared her throat to catch their attention. Flashing them a smile she handed the blonde woman a card. "Hello, I'm an old friend of Itachi's. Please notify him I'm here."

"To save his sorry ass…" The woman thought to herself, inwardly smirking.

Yey! Thanks to those who reviewed the last chapter, I really appreciate it. :D I sounded demanding though… that was not my intention! I feel awful I was actually just wondering why people alert or fave a story but don't review it. Hmm… Anyone can answer that? I review the stories I read, though most of the time as anonymous. I get lazy signing in. Haha.

I was going to post this in the morning but I woke up super late. Oh well. Anyways, this will be the last chapter I'll be posting for a while… It all depends how much work I need to get done for this upcoming semester. I'm going to enjoy my last few days of vacation reading, drawing, and with friends. No typing for me for a while. Please let me know your opinion!

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