Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Naruto characters; I only own the story idea and concept.
Immaculacy
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Dark assiduous eyes fastened themselves onto a flash of pink in the heavily populated area it dwelled in. The smell of smoke and the burning sensation of alcohol brought him ecstasy, yet a pulse of curiosity brought the hunter to his feet. Weaving himself in and out of the crowd his eyes were fixated on the pink.
His onyx eyes tracked the source that had sparked his curiosity. Eyes rested on a pair of black stilettos, up towards long creamy legs attached to a very alluring girl in a black dress with pink hair that cascaded down her back…
It was the first time Sakura had ever stepped foot inside the night club known as 'Liquid Ruby'. Her exuberant blonde friend had insisted that they visit this place, especially since it was the newest and most popular place in town. Reluctantly, her young pink-haired friend was dragged along and exposed to the nightlife of New York. Secretly she had hoped to have an adventure and a kick of adrenaline since she had a strict Christian upbringing which restricted her from appearing in places such as these.
Much to her luck, her friend had high hopes becoming one of the popular fresh mans, she had stunning good looks, a wild personality, and all she needed was to be hooked up with people in high places. A place like Liquid Ruby would do the trick and add the finishing touches to her reputation as the most popular freshman that attends Konoha University.
"So, Sakura, how are you enjoying yourself? It is after all your first time at a night club," the beautiful blond haired girl asked over the music, accompanied by a wink towards the direction of a handsome young man on the dance floor.
Sakura gave her friend a sheepish smile, a little shy but the expression revealed a tinge of gratefulness. However, the girl was only beginning to adjust to the atmosphere of the area, but she knew this friend of hers was on the prowl for some sexy, rich and handsome young men.
"It alright,"
Sakura replied tucking a strand of stray hair behind her pierced ears noticing Ino's stray glance at someone behind her. Giving a mental sigh, Sakura felt compelled to let her friend go, after all her new year's resolution was to be more independent.
"Hmm, my Sakura senses are telling me that my best friend had spotted a potential dance partner."
Ino faked a surprised gasp, as her hand flew up to cover her glossed lips that had parted slightly at her friend's words.
"My, Sakura, you know me too well!" Ino chuckled, but made no move towards her target yet, she knew her friend was a shy one, and usually needed protection, yet, Ino knew Sakura could kick a guy's ass when he crossed the line, so in a way she wasn't extremely worried. "Well then, if you're sure I'm going to go spice up the dance floor some more."
Sakura smiled and nodded reassuringly, "I'm sure."
Watching her friend disappear into the crowd, Sakura rubbed her eyes tiredly her elegantly painted manicure glimmered in the spotlight. The flashing lights that illuminated the area had strained her eyes. The atmosphere was just so busy, and too much to take in at once. Definitely not something Sakura was used to.
Stumbling out of the dance floor, she heaved a sigh of relief as she reached the lounge area. Glad that she had escaped unscathed, however she still felt uneasy about Liquid Ruby, or any kind of night club in general, but then again, she never been to another one so how could she compare.
The place was pretty large; it was underground so the noise did not bother many people. It was high class, with a lounge area, bar area, dance floor, stage, state of the art sound system and equipment. The place also had a mystical red glow throughout the place.
The red glow came from the spotlights above and the wall lights, that illuminated the bar table which was glass and had the red glow from underneath. The second floor contained rooms that you could book for a party. However, there were compartments of the night club that not all people knew of.
Seating herself in one of the red velvet chairs, she closed her eyes for a second listening to the soft ring of water that came from the fountain behind her, before reopening them to find a dark and mysterious young man seated at the bar across the lounge area. He was holding a martini glass his eyes were of the color of dark onyx.
Sakura felt an odd repulsion for the man he had an air of arrogance larger than the size of an elephant. With her impeccable calculations, the guy probably had a ten meter radius of that air. She felt it from her seat to all the way over where he sat. It was a long way. Her right eye twitched involuntarily, as the guy nodded, acknowledging her gaze and smirked.
'Oooh…I can tell he's one of those self-centered jerks already!' Sakura scoffed to herself inwardly breaking eye contact. However the sudden movement from the corner of her eye brought her attention back to him.
The hunter was walking towards his prey, martini glass in hand, and felt as if his pride was being challenged.
Let the hunt begin…
Sakura's eyebrow arched elegantly, questioning the motives of the man who was walking towards where she was situated. Somewhere in the back of her mind, the Ino influence had been sparked. What her friend taught her all these years would not go to waste. It was just a matter of time, and a perfect moment for her advice to be used on.
'Bring it,' the rebel side of Sakura warned the approaching male telepathically. But in truth, she was scared and a little nervous of males. She did live a sheltered life after all, private all girls school for a few years before her family could not provide the funding for it anymore.
Sakura was raised to be an elegant, polite, well mannered girl who was supposed to focus on her studies and nothing silly like friends and the opposite gender. This was her first real world experience, and without Ino by her side, it would be her first experience as an adult.
Now about that telepathic message, it, of course, did not reach the thick skull of the hunter. His skull was too thick to be penetrated. He thought she was an easy win.
Once he was mere meters away from Sakura, she took notice of his outfit. A silk maroon dress shirt with the top three buttons unbuttoned and black dress pants. Judging by his appearance the clothing logo and brand, he was rich kid. No wonder he seemed stuck-up. Sakura resisted the urge to walk away, but a part of her wanted to show the guy up, teach him a little thing or two about life not always being perfect.
"You're so stunning, I forgot what my pick-up line was going to be," the guy started, his voice was smooth, suave and made Sakura's skin crawl but alcohol tainted his breath. The pathetic pick-up line was nothing compared to his voice.
It seemed like all he had to do was speak and have girls grovel at his feet begging him to take her just with his voice. But hey, Sakura was not that type of girl.
"I like your approach, but let's see your departure," Sakura replied plastering a dull look on her face, she was clearly un-amused and sarcasm was heavy.
The male with the styled hair smiled, amused, it was not the first time a girl had resisted him, but he was never the one to give up so easily. He rolled up his sleeves and reached behind Sakura' head. She stiffened for a moment, wondering what he was doing, and was a little freaked out. But within a mere second, the guy snapped turned his martini glass into nothing but air, and pulled a red rose from her hair.
Sakura's emerald eyes widened, she had seen magic tricks on television and read about them in books, but seeing one done in real life intrigued her. Her emerald eyes widened like how a young child's eyes would at the sight of candy and a smile tugged at her lips.
It seemed like Sakura was easily won after all.
The guy was slightly taken back at her expression, her eyes were so wide, so young, so naïve, so…innocent. But, the shock had only lasted for less than a second, and the 'prince charming' act resumed.
"For you miss," the guy extended his hand and presented Sakura with the rose.
Sakura took the rose in her hand and looked down at it with a bright expression, breathing in the sweet scent.
"But in return, may I know your name?"
"Sakura, Haruno Sakura," she replied voice soft, and a little timid. She looked up at the handsome young man, that she estimated was around her age, "And yours?"
"A lovely flower for a lovely lady," the guy said a friendly smile graced his features. That's right Sasuke, keep up the act. Although, he had to admit, she was quite the easy one to fool, but it was typical, who could resist the Uchiha? "My name is Sasuke,"
"Well Sasuke, a lovely flower has her thorns." Sakura said disdain evident in her words; Sakura got up from her chair and threw the rose over her shoulder leaving Sasuke with an amused expression. It seemed like he assumed too much and spoke too soon. However, he swore her innocence and amused look was genuine.
"Sakura…, Haruno Sakura, interesting." Sasuke muttered to himself as he strode over to the bar table and slung his jacket over his shoulder. He was going to have a smoke, but he knew the pink haired girl would not leave his mind until he had her for his own.
"Back ground check, you asshole?" asked a boy with spiky blond hair in a black suit.
"Idiot, you're supposed to call me Sir, but yeah, check out Haruno Sakura for me. Just like all the others." Sasuke snorted at his friend giving the guy a pat on the back almost causing the blonde to fall forward. Heading towards the back door, a red head joined Sasuke as she latched onto Sasuke's arm.
"Going for a smoke Naruto, see ya."
Without looking back Sasuke gave Naruto a wave, signaling his leave with red head in skimpy clothing.
"Needy guy! I have no idea why I'm friends with that bastard." Naruto scowled, but it was replaced with a goofy grin. Naruto and Sasuke were good friends even though Naruto disliked the things Sasuke did. The two of them were die-hard friends, and were like blood brothers, because of what they went through earlier in their teens.
Sighing Naruto turned back to face the bar, and finished his shot before taking his leave. Not that a background check would take a long time, he just disliked the fact that one of the Hyuugas were here tonight, it made him uneasy.
"Sasuke-sama, I'm still your favorite girl right?" whined the red head as she blinked a few times faking innocent. She witnessed Sasuke flirting with Sakura and got quite possessive, and from what she observed, he seemed to have reacted to the girl's innocence.
"…"
"Ugh, fine I can take a hint," the girl released her grip on his toned arm and stomped off.
"So Sakura," Ino teased her friend as the two of them decided to take their leave from Liquid Ruby. "Who was that dazzling guy you turned down? He was quite the looker, and looked damn rich, you know, that was a nice catch if you didn't throw him back in the water."
The two of them had locked their arms together, as they walked down the dim lit street, hoping to yield a taxi. It was late, but the streets were quite full for the hour they were awake at.
"He was good looking, but he's just another one of those self-centered guys, I need someone strong, brave, kind, generous, protective…" Sakura said waving her hand towards the sky that she could barely see.
The sky was mostly obscured by the tall sky scrapers and buildings, stars dull compared to the city lights, it was a sad thing really. Sakura liked the sky back when she was in Seattle where she could always see the stars.
"Sakura, that's only in fairytales, in this world, a woman gotta be strong, you're not ugly, and you've got choice. Pick a rich man, and if he's a looker, even better! If marry a rich man then you don't have to suffer." Ino lectured. "Besides, you really need a boyfriend; I mean I stay by your side forever you know!"
For Sakura, she did not care if her boyfriend was to rich or handsome, she just wanted someone who was loyal and truly loved her. She did not want artificial love that was materialistic or depended on the physical features of someone. She really did hope for a fairy tale kind of love she wanted something like 'A Walk to Remember'.
Snapping out of her reverie, she realized Ino was rambling on about love and being realistic and surviving in a society that revolved around money. But more importantly, she remembered she left her bracelet back at the club bathroom!
"Shoot, Ino, I'll be right back, stay here okay? I left my bracelet!" Sakura announced running towards the night club back up the corner of the street.
Sakura swiftly fled down the flight of stairs that led down to the club and she flashed her ID at the bouncer before she dodged the dancers. Sakura dashed towards the bathroom and threw open the heavy wooden doors that revealed the lavatories. A silver band glimmered on the side of the pearl sink, and Sakura released a relieved sigh. She picked up the silver bracelet that she had received on her sixteenth birthday from her dad and slipped it back around her wrist.
Disliking the fact that she could get trampled on if she goes through the dance crowd again she decided to take the back way out. Her heels clicked with each step she took and the eerie silence took hold of her courage.
Rubbing the side of her arms reassuringly and to give herself warmth she pushed open the back door and to her surprise saw a man with pearl white eyes and long black silky hair tied in a low ponytail hold a gun up at the guy she met earlier, Sasuke.
"I…I…"Sakura was speechless she did not know what to say. What could she say!? Here she was witnessing some sort of threat going on. Yet, Sasuke looked unfazed with his cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth and him leaning against the brick wall lazily.
"Next time Uchiha…" the pearl white eyes met emerald for a split second and the man disappeared quickly in a black Mercedes parked out the side of the street.
Sakura did not realize she was trembling and was shocked to witness herself shaking uncontrollably. She almost witnessed a murder! Or something along those lines!
"Hey, thanks Sakura, you saved my life." Sasuke said smothering his fallen cigarette with the heel of his dress shoes.
"T-that's not s-something to j-j-joke about," Sakura stuttered her expression was stern but she was still shaking.
Sasuke shoved his hand into his jacket pocket and looked at her with cold eyes.
"Run along kitten."
Sakura did not hesitate and walked past the man who had just acted totally different compared to his earlier persona. His cold eyes pierced into her wide emerald ones and she could only obey out of fear.
"I owe you one," the Uchiha whispered to himself.
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A/N: Yay, first chapter done, it was sort of rushed but yeah, I wanted to finish today! So… please, review, critique, and all that good stuff!