A boy in a spiky ponytail sat at a desk with a dim light turned on. He pulled open a drawer, grabbing out a plain faded green notebook. He flipped it open and began to write words on it.
I have a lot to tell you.
About him. Them. Mostly about her.
I loved her at first glance.
She was beautiful like the clouds in the sky. For a moment, I felt her there by my side. Mostly she was whenever we were at school. Hell, I even switched classes to be able to sit next to her or even be near her. But even when I was beside with her, it never felt like she was really there with me.
Just like the clouds, she always floated past by me and I was content with watching her. Like the sun setting in the clouds, she was red and bright. And I was always there watching. She was completely unattainable for someone like me.
She's a drifter. She's there then in a minute when you're not looking she's gone in a flash. Yet it would be unfair if I only told you half the story.
This is the story about the girl I loved named Sakura Haruno. My pink cloud in the sky.
Let me start at the beginning….."
-x-
She's into superstitions
Black cats and voodoo dolls
I feel a premonition
That girl's going to make me fall
-x-
"Ne, ne have you heard about that new western girl enrolling here? Sakura Haruko...Haduko?.. something! I heard she was supposed to start attending a week ago!" Naruto excitedly said as he and his friends were walking the crowded hallways of their high school.
"Che, what's so good about her? Although I heard she has quite the record at school. But still who cares? Just another dumb bimbo that goes here. " Kiba responded, walking beside Naruto once without his hoodie showing off the spring uniform attire. A white plain button shirt with a loose tie and the Konoha high school crest on the shoulder with blue pants on. Kiba looked behind his shoulder at his two other friends.
"Don't you guys agree?"
Shino looked up from the tile floor he was staring at and shrugged. "I doubt we'll have a chance to get to know or see her. If her absences keeps up at this rate, she'll be expelled."
Naruto whined out loud. "Ehhhh! That's not fair, I really wanted to meet her! She might look like me!"
"Psh, good riddance then if she's gone. We don't need another halfer like you anyway."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!"
Shikamaru put his arms behind his back and slowly walked behind the three of his friends, staring at the see through windows to gaze up at the clouds. He looked away to see the loudest of his friends, Kiba and Naruto bickering over something. Shino just standing beside Kiba and witnessing everything yet Shikamaru couldn't guess his expression. He never could as it was always hidden behind his shades and thick coat.
He yawned and scratched his head, trying to remember what they were talking about but was zoned out earlier.
Something about some new girl and getting expelled…?
He shook his head and looked up to still see the two fussing but over something new this time and Shino still watching. Shikamaru frowned. He could never keep up with the two of them. Shino was doable. The better company of the two as he was the quietest and mostly observed.
He continued walking sluggishly behind the three of his friends since childhood, turning his head back to gaze at the clouds again. How fluffy they looked this morning. Maybe today will be a good day, he hoped in his mind. Then the lazy pineapple looking haired boy remembered he forgot to do Asuma-sensei's history homework and sighed loudly. That man was going to kill him.
"Yo shiky!" He stopped in his tracks. The voice all too familiar.
Shikamaru turned around to reveal his teacher Asuma smiling happily at him with an unlit cigarette in his mouth, leaning by the door to faculty room.
His three friends stop walking and yell at him across the hallway. "Oi, Shikamaru, you good?"
Shikamaru waves them off saying to go ahead without him. He watches Kiba and Naruto eagerly rush off, racing each other while Shino walks behind, not even bothering to run.
The lazy boy turned back around to face his sensei who still had a dumb smile placed on his face.
"Aren't you going to get in trouble for having that thing in your mouth during school? Also why're you looking so happy in the morning for? Ahhh, this all sounds so troublesome, man. I should've stayed home.." The boy said all at once, feeling something bad about to happen.
He didn't know why he felt the need to get away from his teacher so quickly. He should be glad this was more time out of class and excused since a teacher requested his time. Shikamaru planned to sleep through most of his class today anyway.
His beloved teacher plucked the cigarette out of his mouth; still a smile on his face pushed the door wide to show the faculty room open revealing many teachers in their messy desks covered in books and swamped with paperwork. Asuma ushered his favourite student in, pushing the reluctant boy through the door.
"Nah as long as the chairman isn't around, I won't get into trouble. Besides you've seen me smoke before. Shouldn't be a big deal if you saw me with a cig in my mouth anyway."
The duo walked through the desks, careful not to bother the swamped teachers. Shikamaru scoffed.
"Still, you know I hate it when you smoke."
Asuma reached his desk, ignoring the boy's comment and looking through a stack of papers.
"And you're as messy as ever. Really, I'm not sure how you're even engaged with one of the prettiest teachers in the school right now." Shikamaru said, waiting on the side.
He watched boredly as his teacher frantically looked for some papers before coming across a nude folder and grabbing it from the stack.
"Yeah yeah I know she's way out of my league but that's not the reason why I brought you here today."
The bearded teacher handed his favourite student the folder and Shikamaru just stared at it.
"What is this?"
"A request!"
"No."
"Eh?! I haven't even told you about it yet!"
Shikamaru was already yawning, making his way to the door of the room. "It seems like more work and I'm in no mood to deal with it."
The bearded teacher grabbed the collar of his shirt, dragging him all the way back to his desk. The boy choked on air, having the shirt pressed so tightly to his neck and gasped when he was finally released. He looked up at his teacher who had a serious expression on his face and Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
"Che, this all seems like a pain in the ass."
"Just hear me out okay?"
The boy looked at his teacher lazily. Asian placed a wide grin on his face, realizing the boy was allowing him the chance to "hear him out." (Which was rare since he normally would've walked out by now and would've if he didn't intervene and drag him back)
He grabbed the folder and opened it to reveal tons of late assignments and unfilled paperwork.
"What the….I already did this homework days ago. This was given out when school started."
"Correct! But one of the students here hasn't been attending, could you give her all the work she's been missing and convince her to come?"
"Isn't that your job? Do it yourself." The boy stated matter of factly.
The teacher scratched his beard. "Well...yes. But I doubt she'll listen to someone like me. Maybe someone like you will spark something inside of her to come!"
"No thanks."
"Ehhhh, but if her absences keeps up, she'll get expelled and I'll be partially to blame!" Shikamaru watched as his teacher scratched the back of his head. "I've heard this girl has had a really tough life. Her not coming to school irks me for some reason...I'm not sure. Besides my love Kurenai is expecting me to bring her back!" The teacher ending the sentence coo'd looking at his ring finer. Faint blush marks setting on his very brown skin making the lazy teen shrink his nose up.
"Ahhh so that's why." Shikamaru looked at the sheepish expression on his face and snatched the folder from his hand.
"I'll do it later after school."
"Wooah! Thanks Shiky, you're such a lifesaver. The address is written on the back and her name is Sakura Haruno!"
The boy was halfway through the door, already regretting his decision.
-X-
She's into new sensation
New kicks in the candlelights
She's got a new addiction
For every day and night
-X-
"Ehhhh?! Where is Sen-chan?" A distressed half naked busty female cried out loud, shoving all the changing girls aside making one girl who was applying a bright red lipstick smear it across her face.
"Mei! Watch the hell where you're going!" A girl with black hair styled in a pixie cut yelled, slamming the makeup tool on her white bright vanity making it wobble.
The busty woman in a lacy blue bra and matching thong turned around and tried hard to hold back her laugh. "Pfft hahah Kuro, you look like a clown! "
The comment made the girl widen in horror, looking at her vanity mirror and gasped at the sight. The pixie black haired girl suddenly turned around , pushing her chair aside and grabbed Mei's long wild auburn hair forcefully. Mei cried out in pain, trying to get out the hold while managing to not ruin her precious long locks.
"Kuro! That hurts you bitch!"
"Watch where you're going dumb bitch! Some of us are trying to preparing for our performances tonight!"
"Can you guys settle down? Some of us are trying to get ready." A blonde haired women in a low ponytail spoke while pulling up a black lacy sock on one of her legs.
Kurotsuchi clenched a fistful of Mei's hair in her hand yet finally let it go, her anger simmering down and a few strands falling to the ground. The busty brown haired woman saw and cried out, grabbing her head.
"You she devil! My naturally wild unkempt hair is one of my best features!"
Kurotsuchi simply said 'hmpf' and made her way back to her vanity to wipe off the red mess on her face.
"Yugitaaaa, look at what she did!" Mei said still holding her head yet going over to the mid changing blonde female.
"Yes, yes. Now get dressed Mei. You still have your makeup to put on. " Not the eldest yet most mature of the girl's Yugita Ni spoke, helping the busty female still distressed about her hair sit into a chair.
"Che, shouldn't have been making a big fuss over nothing. Now I have to restart!" Kuro said while wiping the red lipstick off the side of her face and re applying some white powder over it.
"I wasn't making a big fuss over nothing! I can't find Sen and her performance is the main opening tonight!" Mei spoke out loud as Yugita held her down, pulling over a blue dress over her head.
"Sen isn't coming tonight. She had a private show scheduled for her at another bar." Yome spoke while just walking backstage where everyone was getting ready. Yome was Sen's usual partner in everything, both claiming in being childhood friends and a dance duo on stage.
"Eh?! She could've told us that."
"She did. If she's not going on stage tonight, neither will I."
The short child looking yet adult girl spoke turning around to walk out, her curled pigtails swishing behind her.
Mei stood up from her chair. "What! You can't just walk out on us like that!"
"Yes I can. There's no point in being here if Sen isn't. And you old ladies are too slow to keep up with my fast paced dancing performances."
"For a girl as cute as you, your attitude sure ain't!" Mei said, bawling her fist up and ready to slap the short girl who just walked away but was stopped by a dark skinned female.
"Ne, at least stay. It seems we're short on staff today so just for tonight, try to do it without Sen!" Fuu said, positivity sparkling in her voice. She was one of the newest, youngest and friendliest members of the burlesque club.
"Fine. If you can find me a compatible partner to dance with."
"Sure! Let's see. Are any of you girls willing to partner with Yome!" Fuu asked cheerfully, turning around to see all the woman attending to their makeup, completely ignoring her request. Most of them showing disinterest and wanting nothing to do with the rude girl.
"See? Look what I told you? I'm leaving." The childish girl spoke and turned around to bump into a firm yet squishy surface or person.
Yome looked directly at the pair of boobs she bumped into before tilting her head up to reveal dark green eyes.
"Oh, it's you."
"Oh and watch where you're going." The pink haired waiter retorted back making the girl go wide.
"Oi! Sakura! What took you so long! Bring me my sake! Anko just told me a bunch of men requested me today so I have to get super drunk before I meet them." Mei said, not seeing the two collide and went back to attending her makeup activity.
Yome glared at the pink haired girl named Sakura whom she bumped into. She past her and purposely shoved her against the shoulder as she walked by.
Mei stood up, fully dressed in her outfit. A strapless short blue dress showing off the older woman's curves and her cleavage poking out more than usual. She had long black latex gloves on and tall wedges. She stalked her way to Sakura and grabbed two bottles of sake on the tray she was holding.
"What took you so long, Saku-chan? Is it a full house out there tonight?" The older woman spoke, opening the bottle's cap with her mouth and spitting it out. She chugged half of it down immediately and Sakura watched with an unreadable expression before responding.
"Yeah, more or less. Same as every night. Guess it's just my charm to attract old drunk men."
"Ah, must be so hard! Such a cute girl like you serving all those horny men! You should be on stage with us." Mei draped her arm across the girl, bringing the sake bottle back to her mouth.
"No way. We have enough young girls back here. I don't think our backstage can take anymore." Kurotsuchi spoke, somewhat subtly throwing shade at Yome and not really hiding it as she glared at the short girl with pigtails who was still standing at the top of the stair class that would lead to the exit of the backstage.
"It would be so much fun if Sakura joined! She totally has the body for it!" Fuu said happily while clapping her hands together and accepting one of the last bottles of sake on the tray before thanking Sakura.
"As expected from being half American. She has the body that we full blooded Japanese girls can only dream of!" Mei said, moving on to her second bottle of sake before Yugita grabbed it and poured herself a small glass making the older woman pout.
"Has the alcohol already gotten to you Terumi?"
All of the girls who were changing or just talking stopped, turning to see whom the voice belonged to and it being the owner of the burlesque club where they worked, Tsunade.
"Tsu-chan!~ Have you come to drink by my side like old times?" Mei ran to the busty owner who was an old childhood friend of hers and was ready to glomp her yet got smacked away.
"Ow…"
"Stop messing around, Terumi. You should be getting ready for your guests and performance later tonight instead of drinking and talking. I'll deduct your pay by half." The older woman glared making her whimper.
"You wouldn't!"
Tsunade looked to the side at Yome who stood there and turned to stare at the owner dead in the eye.
"I'm pairing you up with Sakura tonight. All the girls don't fit your type of dancing or attitude. So hurry up and get ready. You're performing with or without Sen."
The girl spoke back. "And if I don't?"
"I'll fire you on the spot."
The short girl squeaked out an apology' before running ahead to get her outfit. Her mean attitude quickly changing in front of Tsunade. Because being the owner/manager of the club you work at makes it hard to defy orders from.
Tsunade then looked to turn at Sakura who just watched everything with a bored expression. She lifted an eyebrow at the older woman.
"You heard me. Get ready."
"What about the orders? I have those to attend to." Sakura ushered to the tray she was holding like it was the most obvious thing in the world because it...kinda was. Tsunade stalked her way, her black heels making a hard clicking noise against the wooden boarded floor and all the half naked woman making way for the strict owner. She snatched the tray away.
"Samui will take care out of it. Her performance isn't due till after yours and I'm only letting you perform this opening dance so go change."
Sakura didn't wait to respond before making her way in the direction of Yome to go change.
Mei rubbed her slightly red forehead with her fresh manicured nail where she got rudely flicked on.
"Y'know, you don't have to be so harsh on her. It makes sense if you're mean on us because we're your employees. But she's only a girl Tsu."
"This is the only way."
"You're only pushing her farther away."
"This will help her become strong unlike her mother." Tsunade spoke before sashaying her way back to the stairs, her long black jacket that was on her shoulders flying past her along with the tray under her arm.
'Will it really…?" Mei thought, sipping on the bottle before an important thing flashed in her mind.
"Oh yeah Tsu-chan, Anko got a call from some high school saying the chairman wanted to speak with you."
The sentence made the busty blonde stop in her steps on the flight of the stairs, tensing up before resuming her walk.
"Got it."
-X-
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live her crazy life
But she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
-X-
Sakura slipped on the black lacy tights in silence as Yome was already changed and applying more pink blush to her cheeks.
She put on the black shorts and clicked on the many belts that went along with the outfit. Yome watched in envy as the younger girl pulled up her tank top to reveal a plain red bra yet looking like more on the pink haired girl. It looked like she was advertising for a high end underwear brand with her perky white breasts filling it all in and her toned stomach.
Yome looked down at her flatter than a pancake chest and hissed under breath before applying red lipstick.
Sakura continued to unclasp her red bra, revealing a smooth creamy back. She put on the loose one strap black shirt with the ends being decorated with fishnets. She looked at herself in the tall mirror decorated with lights and adjusted the top making it tighter. The tightness embracing her western figures and Yome glared.
"Just follow my lead. And don't try to get in my way."
The short girl twisted the ends of her left pigtail while telling her so. Sakura stared at her through the mirror before turning to face her with a smirk on her face.
"And if I do?"
Yome turned around, surprised at how the usually obedient girl just now talked back at her. She eyed her with suspicion yet faced her vanity to set down a makeup product.
"Can't believe I have to share my spotlight with someone other than Sen. This is ridiculous. You don't have half the talent as I do."
Sakura made her way to the girl, dressed in the outfit for the show and looked so much different on her while it looked less than ordinary on Yome. She towered over the girl who was sitting at the makeup vanity, still glaring at her. Sakura bent down to reach her height. She brought a finger to her face, bringing the girl's chin close to her face. Yome no longer glaring watched in awe as she finally looked closely at the girl she only saw as a waiter at the club she was working in.
She noticed pinkette had mesmerizing big jade eyes with long eyelashes that Yome had to achieve with many thick layers of mascara. Her nose long and straight unlike her small, barely noticeable one. Fixated on her face, Sakura's pink thick lips began to move. Her minty breath fanning over Yome's caked face.
"Maybe I don't. But I sure don't have half the patience to put up with that unnecessary attitude on yours."
Yome snapped out of her in awe daze and broke away from the girl, backing up into the vanity and various things standing on the vanity fell. She looked at her in shock, the girl who was just smirking at her now had a ice cold expression on her face.
Sakura stood from her bending position, her cleavage pressed up better than a push up bra could ever do and smugly looked at the girl.
"I find it in your best interest to not get in my way."
Yome watched her mysterious temporary dance partner walk away back to the mirror. She was horrified yet amazed at how cool but scary she was. She growled at her, cheeks dusted red from their current closeness and how the girl smelled like vanilla and stood up, stomping away in anger. Damn her for being so hot yet mean at the same time!
Sakura watched her angry figure leave with a small smirk on her face before walking to the makeup vanity and picking up a tube of lipstick. She stared at it for a good five minutes with a solemn expression before applying it on her naturally pink tinted lips. She puckered up, wiping the matte formula all over her thick lips.
Her pink tint disappearing completely, being replaced with a dark satin red.
-X-
Her lips are devil red
And her skin's the color mocha
She will wear you out
Livin the vida loca
-X-
"Ugh what the hell?" Shikamaru grumbled under his breath. The lazy boy looked back and forth at the rundown apartment and down at the address on the folder before shaking his head.
What kind of directions are these? They were misleading. It led him to literally nowhere. The directions ended up leading him to badly conditioned empty apartments in the run down areas of town that were planning on being renovating. Shikamaru was smart. More than a smart. A genius. He just never applied himself. He was smart enough to not stick his head in Konoha downtowns areas. He heard the infamous talk about girls getting raped in the alleyways and people often disappearing in the streets. So why the hell was he here?
Why is he risking his safety to return some absent work and for a girl he didn't even know? Ugh, this was all such a pain in the ass.
Not to mention, there were rats everywhere and he normally wouldn't be scared of such a juvenile thing. Yet it gave himself a mini heart attack hearing a thump behind him or right around a corner. He would turn around, ready to resort to begging or running away but sighing in relief as it was only a squeaking rat.
This was all so troublesome.
He sighed turning away from the apartment and walking back in a anonymous direction. What does he do now? It would be more of a hassle to return home and get yelled out at his mom for being out so late. But it was going to be more of a pain returning to school tomorrow without giving this girl her missing assignments and having to explain it to Asuma who's only going to get on his ass about it and all his incomplete history homework.
A loud cackle broke Shikamaru from his thoughts as he looked up to see a an old man being dragged by another man.
"Haaaa, Beniji let go of me! The show hasn't even started." The man being dragged pouted, holding up an empty bottle of beer. He brought it to his lips and frowned.
"Beniji! I've run out! Let's go back." The man who was dragging his friend smiled nervously.
"You've had enough, Lin. You have work tomorrow and you're the one who got drunk before the performance started."
Shikamaru watched the two walk by him into the dark streets and realized where he was. He just walked deeper into the depths of downtown Konoha. He gasped and looked around to return the way he got back home but stopped in his tracks as his eyes came across a bright flashing light.
He looked up to see a large rectangular sign dangling from a tall building. The sign was decorated by bright lights around it all over and a female body on top of it. Her bright naked figure's lights flashing widely on top, accenting the sign making it even brighter. The names letters lighting up, blinking rapidly saying "Konoha's Paradise"
"Konoha's infamous Burlesque club, eh?" The lazy boy found himself speaking out loud. The night's air reflected as he spoke the words with a puff of the coldness coming out.
He should've just gone home. He should've taken the scolding from his mother and the disappointed yet lazy expression on his father face. But for some reason, he found himself walking up the stairs to the burlesque club. It's like his body took control and his feet were moving on his own.
And by the time, he regained consciousness he was at the door leading to the burlesque club. Really, this must've been a sign from Kami to run away and go home, not too late to accept his punishment at home. Before he could make any decision, he got shoved to the side by a tall buff figure.
"Get out of the way kid."
Shikamaru watched as the buff man shoved him aside making the lazy boy stumble a bit, grabbing the steel pole of the staircase to balance himself.
He watched as the man opened the door wide, allowing other men behind him walk in and Shikamaru stood, grasping the staircase bar's tighter at the sight of the door open revealing.
A hard wave of alcohol and laughs came from the door, hitting Shikamaru's face and he widen his eyes of the busty woman walking with men by their side and men in tables with a woman by their side, laughing at something they said.
"So are you going to come in or what?"
A woman with a very revealing outfit came in his view as she stood in front of the door with an arm on her hip. She had wild purple hair tied up and her entire body covered in fishnets, only a large brown coat and black shorts to barely hide her lower body part and flashing her breasts.
He just stared at her and the woman took notice of the school crest on his uniform. Her eyes brightened.
"Ah you must be from the school, Konoha Academy. I got a call from them earlier. Ne, ne, you're kinda cute for a kid your age. What's your name?"
She bent down to grab Shikamaru by the collar, exposing him a full view of her chest making the boy blush.
"Oi, stop, what are you, it's Shikamaru! Now let go of me."
He was roughly grabbed by the collar (second time today, what is up with grabbing collars, man?) and thrown into the door making his eyes go go round at the bright room of people everywhere. Tables filled with men sitting in stools, talking to each other. Some ushering for more beer and other men in booths with busty girls by their side, their arms around them possessively.
"I'm Anko, Shika-kun. You sure are cute."
Shikamaru got up from the floor to dust off his pants and looked away from the forward female, grabbing his student bag.
"So why're you here Shika kun?"
He watched as the female went behind a stand with presumably the name of the burlesque club on the front.
"I just came to deliver some papers for a student. Oh yeah, you mentioned you got a call from our school. Then do you know a girl named Sakura Haruno?"
Anko was about to respond yet someone interrupted her by the entrance of the club.
"So you're aiming for the young ones now Anko?"
"That's so sad."
Shikamaru turned his head to see two men, one with wild spiky black hair and a strip of a white bandage over the bridge of his nose. The other guy with soft brown combed down hair covering one of his eyes.
"Ah well Isn't it dumbass number one and dumbass number two? I see you two still can't get enough of each other." Anko replying back to the two.
"Now now that's no way to treat your guests." The brown haired male spoke with the other guy right by his side.
"Wouldn't want to lose precious money." The other male replied.
"Yeah and that'll be 20 bucks for each of you, Izumo and Kotetsu." Anko spoke dryly, looking at the duo.
"Eh?! Last time is was only ten!"
"Yeah well, tonight there's an unexpected performance."
Shikamaru looked unamused watching as the two finally budged, saying it better be good before both offering their twenties and Anko greedily accepting.
He saw the two walk towards the bar and scanned the room once again. It wasn't that extreme. It was a lot tamer than the clubs Kiba ranted about and the air seemed a bit thick yet what can you expect? It's a tamed club/bar. Before he could confront the woman named Anko, the lights started to dim and fade out.
He listened to everyone who was previously talking lower their voices, some of the female waiters coming to an halt with the orders, not surprised of the usual blackouts before a performance. Then a bright light flashed on to the before empty stage, allowing the dull curtain to come to life.
"What the….?"
Then a figure came as the curtain rises up and the lazy boy widened his usually half lidded eyes as long pair of creamy white legs with fishnets to the knee came within view.
"That's Sakura Haruno." Shikamaru heard Anko say behind him. He didn't bother to turn around in disbelief for the girl in front of the stage had all of his attention. The red curtain finally fully rised up to reveal, what looked like a goddess in his eyes.
He's never seen something so amazing his all his 17 years of living despite seeing his first sunrise with his father but even then. This easily knocked it right out the window. The girl entering first on stage had long pink hair with a revealing black outfit on. A unfamiliar pop song came on and she began to slowly dance to the tune.
It's as if time came to a halt and everything stopped. Everything but her. The tune drowning the men whistling and cheering, their fists raised in the air pausing except the girl.
Her pink hair swaying behind her and the short black clothes she was wearing accentuating her curves. The mysterious pinkette he couldn't stop looking at was moving slowly around on stage yet still matching the rhythm to the beat. Then the chorus to the song got louder and that's what set her off.
She moved her hips in a fast motion with the black shorts she tightly wore, clinging like a second skin, entrancing Shikamaru's wandering eyes to her firm rear and trailing down to her gentle yet toned legs.
He could feel everything in his body rushing and the girl in front of him only making it worse as it felt their eyes met and him unable to break the stare. He had his jaw slightly opened, completely in awe to the dancing goddess in human form who seduced him in mere seconds just by her swaying of the hips.
She coyly smiled at him and quickly turned away, her long luscious pink hair swaying with her leaving a stunned and slightly hard Shikamaru to blush and drown in his time stopped fantasy with him and the human goddess.
"So whatcha think? She's a natural, ay? She's filling in for one of our girls at the moment but the crowd seems way more happier with her." Anko's loud voice erupted behind him, breaking him from the world with just the girl and him. For once, he felt more than glad to join back to reality as he soon felt his groin was going to explode. Anko must've noticed too as she gasped at the sight.
"Woah! You're rock hard! Impressive! I mean not really whenever Sakura performs, I see a dozen men with the same flushed face and problem down there all the time."
Shikamaru turned away, a small dust of blush on his cheeks. "Is it really her? Sakura Haruno?" Realizing, he sounded like a love sick schoolboy, he added on.
"And hey! Isn't this illegal! Isn't she a minor?!" He found himself somewhat yelling, not really sure why he's getting so riled up. He should really just hand this folder to the woman and get the hell home to solve his problem in his pants.
Anko walked away from her stand and motioned the boy to come this way. Shikamaru hesitantly followed and listened to her as she walked to the bar. He drowned her out as he looked back on stage to see the girl named Sakura Haruno still dancing.
"eh, I mean not really. It's not like we're forcing her to perform or anything. Besides she works here and Tsu-chan owns this place and is a technical guardian over Saku!"
"What? She works here? She should be going to school! But wait doesn't your club only open in the evening time." Shikamaru asked, finally breaking away from his stare from the girl and his boner dissipating as he sat into the bar stool and Anko ushering for someone to take her order.
"Yeah late afternoons till late late night. I'm not really sure what Saku does in the day. I have a part time job somewhere else and in the evening I work here. But I do know Tsu-chan and the other girls or employees that work here get ready for the night's performance during the day." Anko replied with a bright wide smile, flashing the lazy confused boy her full set of pearly whites.
"That's not really what I wanted to hear…."
"Oh hey Anko, this one of your new boyfriend's? He looks a bit young." Shikamaru tilted his head to the front of the bar to see a older man with spiky silver hair with dark grey eyes and a long black mask connected with a black shirt that covered half his face. The shirt didn't have anything covering the shoulders so it showed off the older man's broad, strong and defined muscles as he was cleaning out an empty shot cup. He had a swirled tattoo on his left bare shoulder that just made his bicep seem more toned.
He continued to study the man as Anko cracked jokes at him.
"Pfft I wish. I mean, I totally would claim him but I think he's already got a thing for our cute lil Sakura. " The loud woman spoke, jabbing a finger to the stage and Shikamaru didn't try to deny as it was true and bothersome to correct. He looked in the direction to see her dance ended and the curtain rising down and couldn't help but feel a bit bummed. He didn't show it of course and put his hand on the side of his face, looking bored.
"Besides virgins aren't really my type." Anko added with a laugh making the lazy boy blush and ask her to not assume such things making the older pervy woman ask him if he has only resulting in a stream of more embarrassed words.
"Ah, is that so?" The mysterious man spoke with a raised eyebrow to Anko's previous statements while setting the now clean shot cup down before speaking. "Well, what'll it be tonight Anko? Your usual?"
The man asked, turning around to grab a couple of unfamiliar liquor bottles. This caught Shikamaru's attention and he raised his face.
"Eh? You're a bartender here?"
"That's right! This is Kakashi Hatake! He whips up a damn good ,margrita." Anko answered for him as the man named Kakashi was attending to preparing her usual asked drink. As he was done, he turned around with a foaming cup of beer and set it down, sliding it to Anko across the counter. She caught it with ease and brought it to her face. She gulped it down eagerly.
Shikamaru watched with disgust. "Ah okay...I'm Shikamaru. Nice to meet you."
"Would you like anything to drink Shikamaru-San?" The bartender asked, crinkling his eyes as what looked like a smile yet not really sure since the mask covered his mouth and nose.
"Uhm, a soda is fine."
"Will coke do?" Kakashi asked, going to a fridge to grab the handle and show the lazy boy a red can.
He nodded and Kakashi slid it to him which he caught wobbly, not expecting it to come by him so fast. As he opened it, Kakashi bent his tall lean figure down to set his arms on the wooden bar as Shikamaru sipped from the can.
"So what brings you here? Sakura a friend of yours?"
"Not really. I came here on behalf of school to give her this assignments. Apparently she should've been coming a week ago. Could you give these to her?" The boy asked, grabbing the folder from his student handbag and showing to Kakashi who stared down at it. Before nodding in glee, he looked up and a glint came in his usually dark half lidded eyes.
"Speak of the devil, here she is now! You did great, Sakura-chan!"
"You totally did!"
Shikamaru widen his eyes and looked behind him to gasp. It was the girl on stage, still dressed in what she wore as she danced. She thanked the two for the compliments before looking Shikamaru's way, her eyes going a bit wide while his eyes were ready to pop out of his face.
She took a seat beside him and asked for Kakashi the bartender, her eyes still on Shikamaru.
"Neh, Kaka-kun who is this?" She pointed a finger at him, close enough to touch his nose and the boy felt his cheeks heating up again.
"Ah, a friend of Anko's? I'm not sure but he has something to give you."
That statement made Sakura drop her finger and in a blink of an eye completely change her accusing stare as she coyly smiled at him making Shikamaru blush more at her beauty.
"Something for me? You shouldn't have. You're far more young than the men who request me. Who are you?" She said while scooting closer to him, their shoulders now bumping into each other.
"This is Shikamaru-kun! He came here asking about you and showed up in perfect timing! Take care of him for me Sakura. I have to attend to my stand. Kakashi prepare me another beer please!" The loud busty Anko said getting up from her seat and making her way to the stand.
"Yeah, yeah." The bartender replied, already preparing her preferred beverage and a number of orders, leaving the two alone.
"I, uh, have something to give you! From the school I go to, Konoha Academy! You've already missed a week of school so you have a bunch of missing assignments to complete. I think it would be best if you finish them right away and come to school!" Shikamaru spoke, breathing a bit louder from the words that just blurted out of his mouth, not really intending to sound so desperate but ended up did. What the hell? Why was he losing it to the girl he didn't even know in front of him? He should just give her the folder and leave.
Shikamaru stood up from the seat and shoved her the folder, slinging his school bag over his shoulder. "Just do it, please." He said with a mild blush. The girl in front of him tilting her head, her pink bags falling to the side. She accepted the folder, the boy shoving his other hand in his pocket and began walking away.
Sakura watched as his back face her, walking to the exit. She glanced down at the folder with the Konoha Academy crest on it and turned it to the back to see the address making her eyes go wide.
-X-
Upside Inside Out
Are you really living the vida loca with her?
She'll push and pull you down
Livin la vida loca
-X-
He slammed the door to the club hard and cursed himself for acting so shamelessly. As he walked the stairs on the side, men reeking of alcohol passing him by as they sloppily walked up. One tripping behind as he attempted to walk the flight of stairs and Shikamaru ignoring it completely, just trying to get the hell out of here.
As he reached the bottom flight of stairs, he came to an halt and realized he was blushing furiously and still flustered over what he just did and saw.
First coincidentally coming across the burlesque club and never intending to go in. Then abruptly getting forced in by the busty woman who called herself Anko and coming across the girl named Sakura Haruno he was searching for who just managed to give him a hard on by a mere swaying of movement. He really shouldn't be so riled up. This day was getting exhausting by the minute. Not to mention, confusing. It's like this girl hypnotized him and put him under her spell..like an actual goddess.
'Maybe I should skip school tomorrow' the lazy boy thought and his mind flashed back to the brief moment when the pink haired girl coyly smiled at him when she was up on stage as if that was directed towards him. He felt himself growing flustered again.
That was only a mere coincidence as well. This all was. He should just go home now.
As Shikamaru continued to walk the long flight of stairs, a loud slam caught his attention making him stop his foot from reaching the last step.
He bent his head up. It was her again.
The pink haired girl looked down at the boy who stared her way. She still had the outfit on but a oversized red jacket on her, hiding the attire and only her long pale legs in view.
The two locked on stares and she yelled at him. "Shikamaru, is it?"
Staring at her from above, he nodded. She quickly walked the stairs leading to him. Shikamaru only watching her and noticing how graceful she looked and being caught in whatever magic she was using on him. He noticed she had the folder in her arm and was alerted again when she grabbed it and pointed at the address he earlier was at.
"Did you go here?" She asked loudly, even when it was just the two of them.
The boy didn't reply at first, still at awe with her beauty and fierceness. In the cold night, her pink hair was breezing past her face and she illuminated the night. The girl taking offense to his unresponsiveness yelled this time.
"Did you go to this address Shikamaru?!"
The sentence seemed to snap him out of it as he nodded, confirming her question. Only seeming to make her more upset. The few steps that separated them, Sakura quickly closed it making them face to face, their noses barely touching. Shikamaru noticing the closeness and growing tense.
"Oi, what are you-" He was quickly cut off by her words beating him first.
"Don't go to this address! Ever!"
Shikamaru was taken back by her loudness and backed up a bit, admiring yet afraid of her intensity.
"Do you got that?"
"Y-yeah. Just calm down okay? It's too late at night to be yelling like that." SHikamaru said tired of all the woman yelling and people ordering him around today and rubbed the back of his head.
"I just had to make that clear. Hey..you're pretty cute. I saw you when I was dancing! Was that your first time at the club? Did you like it? Will you come back?" Sakura asked playfully like a child, her warm breath fanning on Shikamaru's face who only stared at her before replying.
So it wasn't a coincidence. Their eyes did meet.
"Yeah...I just happened to be passing by. I was looking for you and was confused when no one was there at the apartments. Do you live there?"
"Hell no!" Sakura yelled again. Shikamaru was shocked at her quick tone of voice, wondering why that address seemed to always set her off.
"In fact, no one lives there. If you're looking for me, just come to this club. I'm usually here. "
"Ahh…"
Sakura glanced down at the folder with the side of the crest on it. "So you go here? Is it nice?"
"Konoha Academy? " Shikamaru thought for a minute before responding. "It's decent. Above average school. You would like it. You should go." He blurted out, unknowing of what he just said. Noticing a minute too late, he blushed crimson making the girl in front of him laugh.
He waited till she stopped laughing with an embarrassed expression.
"I mean it."
"Do you really?" He was ready to answer it honestly but was caught in surprise how their noses were touching now and she managed to push him across the stairway railing.
"I might go if you're there Shikamaru. "
There was a brief moment of silence in the cold night as the two just stared at each other. An glint in wide jade eyes, Sakura licking her lips and brown eyes watching but quickly narrowing.
"Stop messing around."
"Eh?" The girl said amazed as the boy pushed her off him and walked away.
"Go if you really want. Don't depend on me to go if you will, that'll be too much of a pain." Shikamaru said cooly not willing to face her as the problem in his pants was growing and he was sweating. He felt her gentle curves pressed up against him and it was enough to make the lazy boy go wild. And he was nothing like the playboy Kiba was. He wanted to think he more pride and self control than that.
"Ah, my bad. I'll think about it though. Thanks for coming tonight to give these to me. I really appreciate it."
The comment made the pineapple boy's head turn and blush at the sincere smile she had on her face, not the usual smirk. He simply nodded and began to walk away, turning to disappear in the corner.
As he did, he muttered a stream of curses.
Really? Shouldn't his elders have warned him to not go falling for girls you haven't met? Especially the ones you meet dancing at a burlesque club?
-X-
Woke up in New York City
In a funky cheap hotel
She took my heart
And she took my money
She must've slipped me a sleeping pill
-X-
Later that night, Sakura didn't bother watching the rest of the performances as she usually did. She obediently handed out the requested drinks from the tray and ignored the men's flirty advances. Which was unusual since she would flirt back and go along with it. She didn't even bother cleaning up when the club closed as that was one of her jobs as a waiter.
Kakashi watched her from the corner of his eye as he was washing the dishes. Sakura also didn't even bother saying good night to him as she walked past him and down a flight of stairs that led to her room.
Anko sat herself on one of the bar stools and pouted.
"Mm, Saku doesn't seem so good. I thought she would've been happy with a younger boy coming by but she seems upset."
Kakashi hummed as he continued soaking the cups and plates.
"Now that I think about it, Sakura doesn't go to high school. Does she do anything in the day Kaka-kun?"
"I don't know. I have a daytime job just like you Anko. But from the looks of it, I don't think she does. I saw her in the city walking around before but I didn't want to approach her, I was in my serious work outfit of course. So she would've bugged me about. I've got another image to maintain outside of the club, y'know. " The man responded, gesturing with a soapy hand of his current attire.
The woman nodded. "Yeah I understand. Hmm, it would be nice if she did live life like a regular teenage girl for once. I can only imagine a girl like Sakura having it rough."
"Yeah well, that's up to her and Tsunade. Not really a place for us to be poking our heads in."
"Yeah yeah, mind our own business. I got it." Anko stood up, buttoning her coat and walking to the exit. "Make sure to lock up the club and hand the key to Tsunade."
The bartender nodded and turned the sink off, grabbing a cloth to wipe his hands.
Anko turned around to only stop in her high heels at the sight of a girly boy with long dark black hair. He looked so feminine it made the busty woman look at him inspect him closely, his voice confirming it belonged to a man's.
He smiled at her. "Is Sakura here?"
-X-
She never drinks the water
Makes you order french champagne
-X-
"Ughhh." The pink haired girl muttered out loud within the walls of her 'room.' She untied the black skirt needed for the waitress attire over her shorts and threw it into the ground along with the black shirt leaving the toned girl in her red bra. The clothes flopped to the ground with the rest of her dirty clothes spiralled out on the ground. Sakura plopped down on her creaky mattress that she slept on and called her 'bed.'
Sakura shivered and pulled up a faded out yellow blanket that belonged to her for childhood years. It always felt a lot colder in her room. She sighed and looked around at the room she claimed as her own.
She noted over the years when the club was set up, it must've been a storage room. The walls gray paint was coming off and there were brown boxes scooted to the side of the room. A broken vanity scooted to the side too, the mirror smashed and the only thing properly functioning was a sturdy white shelf where Sakura kept her daily clothes and other knic knacs. There was also a working lamp.
Her eyes came across the folder she placed on top of one of the shelves.
"Konoha Academy huh?" The pinkette sat straight up at the familiar voice and figure emerging from her dark room. Tears nearly came to her face as she ran to the figure.
"Haku!"
The man named Haku easily caught her and embraced her slim figure into a tight hug. He chuckled as she squeezed him much tighter and started lacing his fingers in her hair.
"My, my, Sakura I need to breathe you know."
"But, you might leave again and I need to confirm this isn't a dream." She said muffled as she dug her face deeper into the boy's blue shirt.
Haku looked down and kissed the top of her head making Sakura sniffle and tilt her head to see him. She brought a hand up to his white cheek and smiled. Haku brought his hand up and placed it on top of hers, leaning into the touch he's been craving for.
"See? Not a dream."
She smiled, much more wider this time and hugged him again.
-X-
Once you've had a taste on her
You'll never be the same
Yeah, she'll make you go insane
-X-
"Wahh, so these are toaster strudels?" Asked a cheerful Sakura who examined the blue box with curiosity and looking at the mascot that represented the food.
Haku chuckled at the girl who he knew since she was young and come to grow fond to, never ever growing tired of her cuteness. He watched as she opened it and was ready to plop one in her mouth but quickly stopped her.
"No Sakura, you're supposed to eat them toasted. Which is why they're toaster strudels. Really, being half american, you would know this"
"Ehhh? I wanted to try them now." The girl spoke following with a pout, letting the last words of Haku's sentence fly right over her head. She lowered the box down and put it in the plastic bag that was filled with other sweets and foreign goodies meant from her.
Sakura sighed. "Must be so lucky going to America, Haku. I wish I could go and escape this place."
Haku watched as the pretty pinkette lean her head against the chipped wall. He came closer to her making the mattress squeak and yanked her head to his chest. Sakura was unfazed of the action and only snuggled closer to his warmth and breathing in the faint chlorine on him. It was Haku's natural scent. She smiled to herself, always pleased they could cuddle and spoon. It was one of her favourite past times to do when in the presence of each other. They both agreed to continue to do it even when they're older. It wasn't unusual right?
They've been cuddling together since they were little. It always soothed Sakura the way he held her with the love of a mother, like the mother she never had and played with her hair.
"America is no different than Japan, Sakura. Just a bit more crowded. And you know I only go over there for the annual swimming nationals that Zabuza makes me go to."
"Still, you get to go every year. I wish I could go. How did they go this time? You and Kimimaro place?"
"As always. I won the freestyle and butterfly while Kimimaro got breaststroke and was only a few seconds from taking the butterfly away from me. "
"I bet that pleases Zabuza." Sakura whispered sadly.
Haku looked down and stopped playing with Sakura's hair. "Well, of course. He's the one who always trains me and Kimimaro the most."
"It must be nice."
Haku noticed the quiver of sadness in her voice as she nestled up closer to him. He knew something was wrong but knew it was best to not press her in her current state. He could already tell she was acting weird by being her cheerful self yet didn't want to ruin the mood. After all, it was rare she showed her true self instead of being the manipulative flirty facade she put on constantly.
"Hmmm...so what's up with the folder with Konoha Academy? You planning on going to school finally?"
Sakura got up from their snuggling in a sitting position with a serious look on her face, worrying Haku more as he looked at her with a concerned expression.
"I'm not sure. I heard Tsunade enrolled me in it, but I thought it was just a joke so I brushed her off and then a boy from the school came today to give me the homework. "
"Do you want to go?" The question seemed to make Sakura look up and at Haku who had an unreadable expression on his face as he used his arm as leverage to look up at the girl he's grown up with.
This was the question that seemed to buzz through her head the entire rest of the evening. She wanted to ignore it but couldn't help it. She already knew the answer to it so it would be futile to deny it.
"Yes. I do."
Haku continued to watch as she slid back down on the mattress to face him.
"Do you think it's alright?"
Haku smiled slowly at her. "Do whatever makes you happy Sakura. Won't it be hard to catch up? The terms already started and you didn't even go to middle school, let alone elementary."
"I've used that free time to study. I should be fine. And If I need help, I can always ask you Haku! You're in a good university now. " Sakura stated while she faced Haku on the mattress. "When did you become such a worryrat huh?"
Haku chuckled softly. "You're right. Well Tsunade was the one who set you up for this so as long as she's okay with it."
The girl examined her childhood friend's features as his expression changed from a smile to a grin. She took note of his long black hair framing his face. It's grown out quite long as it reached past his shoulders and spilled onto the mattress. His white skin glistening by the light that peaked through the window and his large brown eyes only on Sakura's.
Haku noticed her long stare and took the time to eye her as well. Usually his annual yearly trips to America lasted for a week the most, not a drastic amount of time but for some reason Sakura looked different. Older than her she, she was only 16 if he could remember. He was a few years older than her but looked his age, 19.
Her pink lips slightly apart and her Bambi like eyes focused on him. Only on him. Her pink hair must've grown as it looked longer than the last time they met. It spilled loosely over her shoulder in an alluring manner over her chest. Haku's eyes trailed down to just have noticed his childhood friend in a bra, her cleavage calling him in and he clenched his fists under the blanket.
As Sakura continued to stare, she saw his eyes and briefly glanced down. She smirked, a switch turning on inside of her.
"Don't you think we're too old to be cuddling?"
Haku snapped out of his intense staring session at her chest and watched Sakura move over to get on top of him. Her hair tickling his cheek and cleavage pushed up, her legs trapping his.
"You think so?"
She nodded as she bent her head down to whisper in Haku's ear, her hair dipping down on his neck.
"Yes. I think we should move on to more mature things. "
"Like what? Did you have anything in mind?" He asked, not bothering in moving her and playing along.
"There's all kinds of things we can do. Hmm, fellatio, anal, foreplay." Whispering closer this time to the male's ear making him shiver. She licked the shell of his ear and spoke. "Let's have sex, Haku." She stated as a fact and moved to sit on top of his stomach. He didn't even have enough time to argue or protest as she grabbed his shirt and yanked it off his chest revealing a nice six pack (thanks to endless practice and laps of swimming) She smirked.
"The practice has paid off, I see."
Sakura bent down to slowly flick her tongue at the abs making Haku shiver in bliss, not yet stopping her. She licked one ab at a time, each flick become tantalizing slower. Haku could feel the blood rushing in his bottom region and didn't protest the small moan that escaped his feminine lips.
Sakura continued her licking all over the male's well sculpted abs and moved up to his nipples which were already stiff. She began to nibble on one with her teeth while the other she pinched. It was enough to make Haku cry out in joy. Usually a man wouldn't react like this but for some reason his most sensitive spots was that region, his nipples just like a female. Sakura only found out when she witnessed a boy accidentally twisting it for fun and instead of crying out in pain, he whimpered out in pleasure.
What seeming like hours, she continued to tease the boy's chest noticing a soft nudge on her thigh.
Sakura smirked and made her way downwards, licking and making a wet trail with her mouth. Haku was a bit breathless at the attention on his soft spots and noticed what she was doing.
She was pulling down his pants and ready to take off his briefs and help his rather large bulge but Haku quickly grabbed her wrist. Bringing her back to the previous spot where she laid and got up, his slimy chest exposed in the light.
"Enough….that's enough for now Sakura. " He mustered out, taking deep breaths at the end of his sentence. Still feeling in a rush of what the girl in front of him just did to him.
"But we were just getting to the good part, Haku. " She came up to rub the saliva on his chest, playing with the mess she made on it and making a swirly motion.
"No. I don't want to do this with you."
"But why? We've been spooning since we were 5 and I've seen you naked before."
"That's when we were little, Sakura. Things are different now. You're a woman and I'm a man. We had different intentions back then." He spoke while looking away, his hair stuck to his slightly sweaty and very sticky chest.
"Are you saying our intentions are different now?" She glanced at him through her thick pink lashes, Haku still refusing to meet her face.
"Yes Sakura. Much different. You do it to tease me."
"You don't know that Haku, it could relieve you. And I'll make sure to be gentle with you since I love you." The pinkette spoke with sincerity. He knew she had her virginity robbed of her at a young age and now through her eyes only saw sex as a release of emotions. But for Haku's sake she would be willing to think of it differently. After all, he was like family to her and she knew that he was still a virgin.
Finally having the courage to look her in the eye, Sakura was shocked as he pushed her off of him.
"I love you too Sakura but, maybe in a different way. I want to do it with you, really. But when you're mature enough to love me more than that."
Sakura looked at the pained expression on his face and brought her hand to his cheek, him usually leaning into her touch. He turned away from it for the first time. She pulled her hand away and slipped the blanket on top of her then went to lay down.
"Good night Haku." She said, her back facing his. She shut her eyes forcefully wishing sleep would envelop her faster. Tonight made no sense. She didn't understand what Haku was saying, his words that usually brought her clarity for once didn't, only bringing confusion.
Haku didn't bother reaching out to her and waited. He waited till her breathing steadied and only till she fell asleep completely, came up behind her to wrap an arm around her stomach. He brought his nose to the crook of her neck, breathing in her smell. He closed his eyes in ecstasy. The smell of vanilla that he's come to wish he could breath in the instant he woke up. Wishing he could bring the smell with him wherever he went so he could bring it to his nose to sniff whenever he was in doubt.
The smell he's longed for even since they were kids, never being able to have enough and knowing he was too deep in his love to swim back to the top.
He hoped his words would reach her. He wanted nothing more than Sakura to be happy and would easily give his virginity to her. But only if she loved him the way he loved her. He opened his eyes, feeling a presence in the dark room.
"You should've just done it with her. Better than seeing that desperate look on your face."
"You're the one to talk, Tsunade. Enrolling her in high school? Do you even know the emotional confliction she's already feeling? She hasn't even been to elementary or middle. What makes you think she can go to school now?" The feminine boy barked out, protectively hovering over Sakura even though she's fast asleep. He could sense the glare of the older woman through the dark.
"My grandfather keeps pressing me about. You know she's run away from home again? Her father won't stop spamming me calls and it's cost me enough to bribe him to let me take care of her so he doesn't come ruining my club again with his drunken goons. "
"So? She's been a dependable runaway many times. It's nothing new."
He could hear a heavy sigh in the shadows. "Still I'm one of her technical guardians. It's half my fault for getting her into this fucked up life."
Haku didn't bother to argue, she was right and she knew it.
"It's a huge pain in the ass dealing with her old man but we've both come to good enough terms to let her stay if she attends high school. So we reached a middle ground to let her attend one of the founding schools my grandfather made."
"That's the plan?"
Tsunade scoffed in the dark. "Do you even know how irrational and stubborn her father is? It's fucking insane. I just can't. But as much as I hate putting up with him, it hurts more to see her constantly on the run from her."
Haku sighed, sitting himself up and played with the ends of Sakura's hair.
"It's not her fault. It's her father's and you shouldn't blame yourself too hard. Of course I won't say it's yours because you are partially to blame. " Haku felt once more a glare his way. "Even so I admire you trying to fix the damage you've done. It would be even more help if you told her."
There was a hesitant pause.
"I couldn't." Tsunade whispered. "Not yet at least."
"It would save her the pain in the future. She's going to find out sooner or later. I'm surprised her father hasn't blurted it out yet when he's drunk." He said, twisting one of her pink locks in his ring finger.
"He's too drunk to say anything coherent. But, I will, one day."
"And it also wouldn't hurt to ease up on her. By acting like a total bitch to her won't change her reckless ways that is yours to blame."
Tsunade's coat came in view of the dark room as she took a step forward yet not revealing her complete figure.
"I don't think doting her now would change anything. She's only as rash right now because she's lost and confused. She's trying to find a place in this world as we all are. She's just being more loud about."
Haku looked down at the girl quietly sleeping and let go of the lock he was playing with.
"But in the end, I wish she wasn't so overly adventurous. She's so willing to toss herself into trouble. It irks me what she does when I'm not looking."
"She only acts that way. Despite what she does, she's honest and careful."
"Hm, that she is. But what about you Haku? Are you willing to only watch over her? I can see you have strong sexual urges and feelings toward her. How long are you willing to wait? "
"I'm not as eager to act as most men are nowadays. I'm willing to wait until she recognizes my feelings."
The busty woman snickered. "Should've thought about that awhile ago. Aren't you stuck in the friend zone now? Or more like the childhood friend zone?"
The comment made the feminine boy blush but not react, trying to calm himself because Sakura was sleeping and stirred in her sleep as she moved to now face him. Haku stared at her effortless beauty before facing Tsunade's covered figure.
"I'm willing to sacrifice these feelings to ensure her safety. If I'm unable to do that, I'll push my selfishness away just to be able to stand by her side."
Content with his answer, she smiled in the darkness, not caring if the feminine boy could see and spoke before exiting the room.
"Good because you're her second guardian that looks after her for me when I'm not around. I hope you can live up to my expectations."
Watching the busty owner of burlesque club leave, Haku clenched the blanket on the mattress.
He hoped he could too because refusing the chance to sleep with her and other sexual things were already too late of what he stated earlier tonight.
Haku looked at his love and bent down to kiss the top of her head. The small action made her stir again to look up to him and call his name.
"Haku….don't go…." She whispered before moving again on the mattress.
Haku squeezed the blanket harder, praying to the gods to help him. To forgive him for lying.
He couldn't meet the expectations of what Tsunade needed because he soon would be damned for his love for the girl laying in front of him was screaming louder by the minute.
He didn't know it was possible to already love her this much as he did, but he felt as if he been struck with another bolt of love.
He knew he was doomed to fill the part of a guardian as he chest scrunched up in pain. Haku lay awake by her sleeping figure, torn between the choice of making Sakura his future wife or settling to let go of his ablaze feelings. He struggled to decided. The right choice would be to see her happy and just let go of the knots in his chest caused by her.
Haku tightened his fist under the blanket as he made his decision. He looked Sakura's way, her face glowing in the dark.
He'll do whatever it costs to protect her and make her happy by his side...as his wife.
-X-
Upside Inside Out
She's livin' la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Livin' la vida loca
-X-
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FIRST, huge huge shoutout to Yui/Mary for letting me borrow her art as the cover picture! thank you so much!
here's a link to her awesome art, you should really check it out! It inspires me much to write Sakura in a lewd and different way than usual fufufu
So, obviously this isn;t our usual innocent Sakura Haruno, I tried in the best of my writing skills to portray her in a different way while not spoiling too much, hoping it would get through you guys. This chapter was a bitch to write, I don't know if it was too corny or overdramatic and would help if you guys reviewed it!
And don't worry it won't be a hakusaku story, although I can't help but feel bad for our poor childhood friend. Tell me what you guys think of it and I apologize if it's confusing at first. Hopefully things will be more clear in the next chapter and I feel like my summary and name don't do it justice. Oh well, I've got some really nice borrowed art to advertise the story so its all good in the metaphorical hood.
ALSO, i hope you somewhat get the difference in characters too! they'll change over time just like Sakura will! Maybe in the next chapter you'll see a better side of Sakura's personality and Shikamaru's plus other characters.
Review please! and check out her art too!