Chapter One: Cigars and Whiskey
"Bring some more whiskey over here, ladies!"
"Coming right up, boys!"
The flapper girls handed the men their respected drinks. "Some party tonight," Sasuke thought. Women clothed in their fringe and rhinestone dresses swung their hips to the fast beat of the 1920s. On the other side, men would either gamble with their fellow colleagues or join the women for a swing too.
"Hey, sweetie. Need another drink?" One of the girls asked.
"Hn," he shooed her away.
"Suit yourself." She walked away. His eyes followed her and saw an alluring girl that past right by her. Bright emerald eyes met his for a brief second then disappeared again.
"HEY! Sasuke! I thought you said you weren't coming tonight!" Naruto exclaimed surprising Sasuke. Naruto gave the man a rough handshake.
"I changed my mind at the last minute," he smirked taking a swig of whiskey.
"Good thing you did too! I heard there's this girl here tonight that is drop dead gorgeous. She'll be performing real soon. Who knows? Maybe Sasuke Uchiha can get a girl tonight," Naruto winked snickering.
"Ha. Whatever, dobe. I have no time for that. I'm too busy being an heir to a business."
"We'll see."
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!"
"Speak of the devil. Here's the girl I was talking about."
"THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TO LADY TSUNADE'S PARTY TONIGHT!"
The crowd clapped and cheered towards her direction on the balcony. "The old hag still seems to be like her usual self," Naruto laughed.
"She's THE lady to your paychecks, Naruto," Rock Lee added as he sat with them.
"Hey, Bushy Brows," Naruto greeted smiling.
"TONIGHT, A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL FROM HEAVEN CAME OVER HERE JUST TO PERFORM FOR THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS! PLEASE, LET'S HAVE A WARM WELCOME TO THE GORGEOUS AND TALENTED SAKURA HARUNO!"
The announcer walked away from the velvet curtains behind him. Sasuke looked in his pockets for cigar meanwhile the curtains fanned open. Whistles and hollering rang against the walls of the mansion.
"What's this about? It's just some normal girl, ri-"
His cigar fell from his mouth. Their eyes met again. Those bright emerald eyes that fluttered underneath her seductive lush eyelashes.
"Damn…" he exhaled.
"Damn right. No wonder why she's called an angel," Naruto and Lee sat back in awe.
It was no mistake. She was looking straight at Sasuke. Sakura stood from her lounging chair on the stage. Her outfit was a bodysuit embellished in sequins and silver threading. Surrounding the bodysuit, a somewhat see-through mesh cascaded from her body and left a long trail behind her as she walked to the microphone. Her unusual light pink hair curled around her delicate face. The trumpet and saxophone started playing their melody.
"She's still looking at me… this whole time… yet I can't stop from looking at her too.."
Sakura's red wine tinted lips rolled away a gorgeous voice. All the men fell head over heels over her, meanwhile, the women envied the young showgirl.
"Sasuke, I swear. This girl is looking right at you. If you can get her to be yours, shit, you'd be the luckiest man in the world," Naruto laughed nudging his friend's shoulder.
"Hello gentlemen."
The boys turned to see their two other close friends Neji and Shikamaru holding onto their wives.
"It's been a while hasn't it Neji and Shikamaru? Tenten and Temari, it's a pleasure to see you girls again as well," Sasuke greeted kindly. He stood and shook their hands and properly greeted the girls.
"Sorry to interrupt this lovely evening, but I'd like to discuss business with you, Sasuke."
"I don't mind at all, Neji. Let's go to the balcony where it's a little less crowded, shall we?"
"Wish I could have stayed a little longer…" he sighed softly taking his last glance at the glowing maiden.
The whole time while she was singing, he kept his eyes on her just liked she hoped for. When they saw each other earlier, she could've sworn she felt a spark between them. She even forgot to breathe for a second. His dark hair the hung over his handsome, rough face. His physique was large and sculpted, something every girl would dream of. "Let's see if we can meet each other again," Sakura smirked. She lost some hope though once she saw that he was leaving with what seemed to be a colleague and his wife.
Shikamaru and Temari sat with Lee and Naruto as Sakura continued to perform a couple more songs.
"You know what? Believe it or not but we knew this girl when we were younger," Shikamaru pointed out.
"No way! I'd remember someone like her for sure!" Naruto responded laughing.
"Actually, Naruto, she does seem familiar. Hmm. I remember now! Was she that rough girl that I used to like when we were younger? The girl we'd always play tag with, right Shikamaru?" Rock Lee remembered.
"Right on the mark, Lee," Shikamaru affirmed as he pulled out a cigar.
"Damn. Who knew this was THE Sakura that used to chuck mud at us when we were kids! I wonder how's Sasuke going to react after he hears that the girl he used to think was annoying is actually now a sexy showgirl," Naruto laughed.
Once her performance was done, Sakura hurried to Sasuke.
"So now that's done, how about we negotiate the little details later?" Neji suggested standing up from the table.
"Of course. It's a pleasure to work with you again, Neji."
"The pleasure is mine."
Sakura finally found them and at the nick of time too before losing him again. She leaned against the wall smiling softly at Sasuke's direction waiting for him to turn around.
"I think you have someone waiting for you," Tenten pointed out. "Let's leave these two love birds alone, shall we, Neji?"
Ok guys. I've had this idea in my mind for the longest time so i had to write it and get it out there! Sorry it's taking me forever to update my other story. School is getting REALLY stressful and my grades have never been this low...so education comes first! For now, I leave you with this and please give some critique on how can I spice up this story and etc!