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2. Castle party
Sakura looked through racks and racks of costumes, still not finding the one she wants. Temari showed her many costumes but nothing was perfect. She stepped towards the salesperson who was putting up new goods. From the corner of eye she saw something black and pink. Looking carefully she could tell that it was a black cat costume with pink embroideries. And it may be the perfect one.
Sakura picked it up and went to try it on. It was perfect, just her size. Sakura heard Temari call her, so she changed into her own clothes again and went to the cash register.
Sakura found her friend outside of the shop, sitting on a bench.
''Were did you go?'' she asked.
''I found a perfect outfit so I went to try it on,'' explained Sakura.
''Did you buy it?''
Sakura nodded with a silly grin.
''Show me!''
She shook her head 'no'.
''You'll see tomorrow. It will be a surprise,'' she said.
''I feel useless. I didn't even get to say if it looked good on you,'' Temari whined.
''You can tell it tomorrow.''
''Confident aren't we?'' she laughed and stood up, ''I have to pick up my things from my house.''
''Let's go then.''
--
Two motorcycles pulled up in a driveway. Sakura and Temari parked their bikes next to a Ford Escape. Temari lead the way into her house – red brick-walls and brown roof. Her home was in a good neighbourhood. The house itself was one storied, but big enough to know that they who lived in it weren't poor.
In the house the rooms were furnished grandly, but still the house felt empty. Like no one really lived in there.
Sakura walked through rooms and corridors until she found herself in Temari' bedroom. The colors of it were sky-blue and grass-green. Next to a big window was a gigantic baldachin bed. There wasn't very much furniture, a wardrobe, few desks and shelves. But everywhere were candles, books, notebooks, CD's, little statues and posters. Although there was much stuff the room was surprisingly tidy. No clothes on the floor, bed was made and shelves were organized.
Sakura could only stare in awe. But then she saw herself in the mirror. Her black clothes looked so wrong in this room. It was a happy place and she surely didn't belong in here. She couldn't look at the room anymore, she had to get out.
''Temari, I think I'll wait outside until you get everything,'' she said and walked out of the room.
Temari could only look after her sadly. She didn't know what to do or why did Sakura' mood change so suddenly.
Sakura walked along the corridor looking for the front door. She turned here and there, but didn't find it. Oh good! She's lost, IN A HOUSE! She turned into another corridor but suddenly her head was in someone' chest. She took a couple of steps back wards and looked slowly up.
Oh yes. Sakura officially hated her luck. In this big house she had to run into him. The same bastard who got a punch from Sakura – Gaara.
''What are you doing in my house?'' he asked sharply.
''I'm visiting your sister but I got lost in this damn house,'' she snapped back.
This wasn't exactly the best time to talk with her.
''Where's the front door?'' she asked.
Gaara walked past her.
''Follow me! Dumb bitch…'' The last part she whispered for himself but unfortunately Sakura heard him.
She crossed her hands and glared his back when she followed him.
''Good-for-nothing, egoistic panda!'' she exclaimed quietly.
''But woman love animals,'' came a cheerful voice behind Sakura.
She turned around slowly. Kankuro stood few meters behind them, leaning on a doorframe with a wide grin. He wore black tore jeans and white shirt what was left open. On his head, Sakura found, he still wore the cat ears.
Sakura glared at him and took few steps towards him. The grin left his face and it was displaced with worry. Kankuro turned his gaze past her asking for help from his younger brother. What a chicken. Sakura was few steps away from him and thought what she should do to him. She made her mind and stepped closer. He placed his hand on his family jewels to protect them and Sakura only smirked more evilly. Few seconds and on Kankuro' cheek was a big red print of Sakura' hand. Slapping was the best kind of thing to do right now. Sakura turned around, pleased with the result and looked at Gaara.
''That was amusing,'' he said smirking.
Haven't he learned his lesson already? Don't anger Sakura Haruno! And another man was slapped in the house today.
''That was amusing. So show me where that damn door is,'' she fumed.
''Fuck! At the end of the corridor and then right,'' he growled.
''Thank you!'' she said with a cheerful smile.
Okay, that helped with the bad mood. When you feel gloomy, slap boys!
Sakura walked the way Gaara instructed her and found the front door. Getting outside she found Temari already waiting for her.
''Where were you? You said you wait me outside,'' she demanded.
Then she saw Sakura' smile and looked at her suspiciously.
''What did you do?''
''Just some revenge on you brothers. Slapping boys is like a remedy for bad mood,'' she declared with a creepy grin.
''Get on your bike and let's go! You're starting to freak me out,'' she said.
Sakura sat on her bike and stowed her coat so it wouldn't interfere her riding. She put on her helmet and drove out of the driveway, waiting for her friend on the street. Temari put on her backpack and helmet. She started her bike and drove on the street. Sakura drove ahead showing the way with Temari behind her.
They drove this way for about 20 minutes. Then Sakura stopped in front of big iron gate. On a gatepost was a little metal plate. Sakura pushed her thumb on it and the gate opened and closed behind them. They had ridden into the woods. The trees continued for circa 200 meters until they found themselves in front of a house. Or maybe a castle would be a better word. It was a two storey house with a three storey tower in the middle. The top verge of the house was just like on old castles. The castle was made from gray bricks; balcony and stairs that leaded to it were made of black iron.
''Wow…'' was the only thing that Temari could say when she came off her bike.
Motorcycles were put under a pavilion. Sakura walked to the house door and pushed her thumb on a plate next to it. The door swung open and girls stepped in. First room was a round vestibule; it was the bottom part of the tower. Temari and Sakura hanged their coats and jackets on a coat rack.
''This is my humble home. Welcome!'' Sakura said smiling.
''Thank you! Why do you use the fingerprint locks?'' Temari asked.
''It's safer that way,'' she said quietly moving into another room, ''you want a tour?''
And now she was already back to her normal self; the happy self.
''Sure, why not! Show me your secret rooms and torment chambers,'' Temari said jokingly.
''No, no… I'll show them later when everybody is here,'' she answered seriously.
Temari started laughing but stopped when Sakura looked at her grinning.
''You are yoking, right?''
Sakura only smiled and started the tour around the house. Whole house was decorated with gothic style. Used were darker and deeper colors and big furniture.
They started in living room. Sakura had everything to spend a good time – a big plasma TV on the wall, game consoles, stereo system, DVD player, a whole collection of CD's and DVD's. But there were old furniture with it and it all matched together. From living room there leaded doors into the backyard and into the kitchen.
Kitchen was in light-red and brown. On the first floor only thing left was the toilet so they moved on the second floor.
Only four rooms were on that floor – Sakura's bedroom, guest bedroom, bathroom and the tower's middle part. Sakura's bedroom was in black, white and red, guest bedroom in dark blue, dark green and silver. Bathroom was dark blue like night sky and had cute little lamps on the sealing that looked like stars. Temari and Sakura stayed in Sakuras bedroom, sitting on her baldachin bed.
''You're house-castle is smaller than our house, but it looks much more like a home than ours. And the rooms are so big that it looks the house seem big too,'' Temari explained.
''At least I don't get lost in my house. Anymore…'' last part she whispered to herself.
Temari looked at her oddly. How can get lost in so small house… But Sakura only shake her head and changed the topic.
''So what animal are you?''
''What?'' Temari asked dumbly.
''When we go to the club tomorrow,'' Sakura said rolling her eyes.
''Oh that. I'm a dog – mans best friend. Hinata said that when I become friends with someone I never betray him or her,'' she said proudly.
Sakura looked at her. She really is a true friend. Just like a dog.
''Sakura can you at least say what animal you are? I'm dieing here,'' Temari asked with puppy eyes.
''Oh okay! I'm a cat – eyes in darkness.''
Temari looked at her and thought a little. Then one thing clicked in her mind.
''Sakura I know that it could be something personal, and if it is then you don't have to answer, but where are your parents?''
Temari looked troubled. She didn't want to hurt Sakuras feelings. It may have been only one day but she had come to like Sakura. She wasn't like other girls. And Temari liked that difference.
''They're dead,'' Sakura said sadly, '' over 2 years already. It surprises even me how good I have come out of it. A month after their death I found a lady who helped me. She helped me to become a human again.''
''I'm glad you told me,'' and smiled, thanking that lady whoever she is.
Suddenly there was a 'ding-dong' voice, which spread all over the house.
''Hinata and Tenten are here if it isn't an uninvited guest,'' Sakura joked but there was still sadness in her voice.
''That was your doorbell?''
''Gatebell,'' she corrected.
Sakura walked to the little screen on the wall next to the door and pushed some buttons.
''Yes?'' she asked.
''Sakura? It's Tenten. I'll assume that if you answered the doorbell it is the right place. Even if I can't see a house.''
In the background they could hear a car engine with other town voices.
''Yes you are in the right place. Hinata is with you, am I right?'' she asked amused by her friend.
''Yep she's here.''
''Okay. I'll open the gate. Then just drive straight ahead until you saw a house. Park where you see our bikes, but look that the car would be under the pavilion,'' she explained.
''Okie-dokie! See you!'' she said and.
Sakura pushed some more buttons and then walked back to her bed.
''They're coming. Let's go down. I have a suspicion that Tenten may think she's still in wrong place when se sees the house…'' Sakura laughed.
''Oh yeah!''
--
Now all the girls were slouched on living loom couches. They were discussing what to do.
''You know what? Let's go swimming,'' exclaimed Sakura.
''You have a pool?'' asked Tenten.
''It wouldn't me surprise if she would had it. I have seen many things today, many things…'' said Temari darkly, rolling on the couch.
''I have a pool,'' Sakura said grinning,'' do you have your bathing suits? If you don't then I can lend you mine.''
''L-let's find them!'' cheered Hinata.
Sakura in front and everybody else on her tail; like this they ran to the second floor and into the Sakura's room. Sakura dig in her closet and found 4 pairs of bikinis – red with black flower-pattern, blue with green pattern, purple with black pattern and brown with red pattern.
Every girl got her favorite colors and changed into their bikinis. Sakura got the red and black ones, Temari the green and blue ones, Tenten the brown and red ones and Hinata the purple and black ones.
Sakura handed every one a big white flannel and guide them on the first floor, then into the living room again and out of the back door that lead to the garden. The girls found out that it was already dark outside.
They stood in the darkness for few seconds until Sakura walked into the living room and to another little screen like in her bedroom. Again she pushed some buttons and then walked out again. Three other girls were mesmerized by white Chinese lanterns that were hanged on trees. The lanterns illuminated the little roads and the beautiful garden full of flowers and bushes. And also it illuminated the pool. It was huge… And it wasn't just a pool. One part of it was a jacuzzi and there were showers that squirted water.
Girls walked towards the pool enjoying the beauty of this moment.
Then they threw off their flannels and jumped into the pool. Water was exactly right temperature, not too hot and not too cold. Sakura and Temari went in the jacuzzi part while Hinata and Tenten swim between showers.
''You own so much land... It must be 5 hectares at least,'' Temari said.
''7-8 hectares, but big part of it is forest. I have always loved my privacy.''
'' But how do you know if someone might just come through the woods?'' Temari asked.
''I have high iron fence all around my realm. And I have detectors on it so I know if someone tries something,'' Sakura told.
''But why do you have such high security?''
''You s-still haven't realized h-have you Temari?'' said Hinata who was swimming closer to them.
Tenten was next to her looking as puzzled as Temari.
''Realize what?'' Temari said.
''Who exactly am I. I knew Hinata got it and I thought you could put things together too,'' sighed Sakura.
Seeing Temari' and Tenten' looks she knew she had to explain everything.
''Hinata figured it out at the exact second I told her my name. You two have heard my name too but you just haven't thought about it. My name is Sakura Haruno. My parents were Ai Haruno and Kuuya Haruno, the former owners of Haruno Company.''
''But that makes you…'' started Temari but couldn't say it.
''The new owner of Haruno software company…'' ended Sakura.
Sakura was thinking if it was the right decision to tell them. Temari looked at the water saying nothing.
''And I thought that Hinata was rich. You're a fucking billionaire!'' yelled Tenten and grinned at Sakura.
Temari started laughing and hugged Sakura. When she let go she looked at her with amazement.
''You were right! The real surprises were still coming,'' she giggled.
''I personally think that this isn't my biggest surprise. I still have few tricks in my sleeve,'' she said and winked at Temari.
''Ooh! Like those torturing chambers you didn't answer before?'' Temari asked.
''Something like that…''
''Torturing chamber? That would be my kind of room,'' Tenten said dreamily.
''I'll write that down,'' said Sakura smiling.
Everybody started laughing and it all ended with a big water-fight.
--
Four girls next to each other, flat on their bellies on a baldachin bed in a dark room, watching a horror movie. Every other girl would scream and ran to the light long ago, but them… They looked at the big plasma screen and laughed.
The movie ended and Sakura turned on some lamps and stood in front of three girls who were still on her bed.
''It's surprise time,'' she said smiling and rubbing her hands together like an evil scientist.
At once everyone were up from bed and eager to see the surprise.
''Go stood on the balcony. I'll be next to the door.''
Temari, Hinata and Tenten went to stand on the balcony. Sakura walked next to the screen and pushed her thumb on a little scanner to activate the screen.
''So are you ready? I'm going to show you how safe here really is,'' Sakura said.
Hearing three okays she started to push buttons.
''So first one is the pavilion where your car and motorcycles are parked.''
She pushed a button and a fuse grid came down from the pavilion so the vehicles were inside a cube.
''Next the gate.''
Sakura pushed a button but nothing happened.
''You can't see it but the gate is locked and if something or someone touches it the alarm would start. We are encircled with iron fences that have the same alarm what is on the gate.''
She pushed a button on the screen and went to stand on the balcony too.
''And now every window and door that leads outside, except this balcony door, is locked. And the can open only from inside,'' she said while looking at the night sky.
''You take your security gravely,'' said Tenten.
''I have many enemies…'' she answered simply.
''B-but now you have also three f-friends, who you can trust,'' said Hinata and placed her hand on Sakura' shoulder.
Yes, she have…