Deidara and Sasori sat in the local hot tub, ice water in hand and heads lying back. The hot water felt good on their weary bodies, as they had been working all day in the hot sun. Summer jobs were troublesome, as Shikamaru had told them the last day of school. Yet they needed the money, so they were stuck working for the local farmer eight hours a day. At the end of their first week, their bodies were exhausted and their muscles ached. The relaxation felt good; they never wanted to get up.
The blonde was knocked out of his daydreaming when two more bodies stepped into the hot tub. He peeked open one eye to see a skinny girl with pink hair, a red bikini showing it off, and a blonde just as tiny, a purple bikini doing the same. The pink-haired one sat down next to him, causing him to grin.
"Hello, Sakura. What brings you two fine ladies to the recreational center today, un?"
"Just coming by to relax, and see if any cuties were around. But of course, we had to come see our favorite cuties."
Their flirting had been going on all year. They were best friends, but with a hint of something more. They had gotten closer and closer as the year ended, and their flirting increased everyday. Sasori and Ino, however, were in their own world. The two had been dating for a month, taking bets on how long it'd be until their best friends were doing the same.
Putting his arm around her, Sasori asked, "How was your day, princess? I'm sorry I didn't text you, Dei and I came here as soon as we got off work."
"Don't worry about it, love. I knew you were exhausted; you've been going to bed early ever night. At least you're getting paid well.''
"Yes, well, I'm sure the money will get spent on you anyways. Your birthday is coming up in about a month, and I feel obliged to get you something nice."
She giggled. Sasori had always been shy, until he met Ino. They had almost immediately clicked, although being complete opposites: the popular, loud girl with the shy, artistic boy.
They glanced over at their flirtacious friends and smirked as they figured out a plan to get them together.
"Dei, I'm going to go hang out with Ino. You two behave, and don't let the hot tub get to your heads," the redhaired teen joked. The couple walked far enough away so that the others would think they left, and then sat down to watch their friends interact.
Meanwhile, Sakura and Deidara were talking, smiling and laughing almost ever phrase. The two were closer now, the blonde's arm wrapped around her shoulders. Deidara was dying to kiss her, to ask her to be his girlfriend so that they could be as happy as his best friend and Ino, but he was shy. Fear of rejection overruled his reason, and the blonde continued to flirt with Sakura.
"So, I see that working in the sun had given you quite the tan, Dei."
His response was a grin. He was too captivated in her eyes to do much else.
Then reason overruled fear, and he found his lips on hers. Sakura was shocked, then kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck. Needed breath came too soon, and they parted, gasping for air and looking in each other's eyes. His hand found her, and a blush creeped onto his face.
"Sakura, will you be my girlfriend? I've cared about you for almost a year, and it'd mean alot."
"Of course, Dei. I was just waiting for you."
Needless to say, Sasori and Ino were grinning ear-to-ear.