Mistakes

Sasuke is trying to come up with an idea for Sakura's birthday and asks Ino for help. She gives him the perfect idea and helps him prepare for it until they do something that wasn't in the plan… (Sasusaku and Nejiten, slight Shikaino)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.

Chapter 2: Practise Date

It was 18:30 in the evening and the sun hadn't completely set, the sky was a mixture of pink and orange. Sasuke stood outside of the shop with his hands in his pockets dressed in black jeans, an ironed white, tucked in men's shirt, with a skinny black tie and a navy blazer. Ino had just arrived dressed in jet black high heels with a buckle, a royal purple, just above the knee length, semi-fitted shift dress with long sleeves and her long ice blond hair tied up in a slick pony tail.

"Wow, don't we look dapper?" she complimented him. He greeted her with a raised eyebrow. The two of them walked to the restaurant but not in complete silence. When you were with Ino Yamanaka silence wasn't very common.

"On your way to the restaurant you two are obviously going to be talking about your day or whatever you two usually talk about." She started. They walked for 10 minutes until they finally reached the restaurant. It was a lot bigger than the usual ramen stands. They sat at a slightly smaller table for couples. It had three panels around them which made the scene a lot more private. Ino spoke up as they waited for their food to arrive.

"This is the most important part of the date because this is where the both of you will be talking the most and where you'll give Sakura her gift." Sasuke listened as she explained. Over the course of the evening Sasuke had a small plate of rice balls, while Ino jumped right into desert and had custard pudding. After they ate, they left the restaurant and headed towards a new destination.

"Now where are we going?" Sasuke asked in quite an irritated tone as she took his hand and pulled him along the way. Her hand felt very warm in Sasuke's and she suddenly felt something she couldn't explain but quickly shook it off.

"We're going to buy Sakura a gift." She simply answered him. They walked into a jewellery shop and browsed the various precious stones on chains or on rings. They both spotted the same gift at the same time. The perfect gift for Sakura, it was a diamond cherry blossom on a silver chain. They nodded at each other in agreement and asked one of the workers to take it out of the glass to have a closer look at it.

"It's gorgeous." She stared at it in awe. "We better make sure it's the right length." She told him. Sasuke took the necklace and unclipped it; Ino moved her pony tail out of the way and watched Sasuke put the necklace on her. The feeling of the cold metal and his knuckles brushing against her skin as he clipped the necklace on sent shivers down her spine. She observed herself in the mirror with the necklace on and Sasuke standing very close behind her. It was a perfect fit.

"Well does it fit?" he asked in a casual tone. Ino broke out of her thoughts at the sound of his voice.

"Um… yeah it's perfect. She's going to love it." She answered and looked up at him. The both of them stared into each other's eyes for the longest time until Ino broke eye contact.

"We um… we better get going." She said in a whisper. Sasuke bought the necklace and followed closely behind Ino as they walked to the final place of their practise date.

They walked for ten minutes more; Ino had been extremely quiet and seemed to be lost in thought. She had been acting that way ever since Sasuke put the necklace on her. They arrived at the final place; it was the bridge over the lake that team 7 usually waited for Kakashi sensei on. It looked a lot more beautiful at night when the lanterns were lit and their light reflected over the water. Ino stopped and put her hands on the rails, closed her eyes and took in a breath of air. Sasuke watched her and actually admired the way the she looked. The way the wind swept her long hair and the way the moonlight radiated off her flawless skin. Ino really looked beautiful. She snapped him out of his thoughts when she extended her hand towards him with a bright smile on her face. He looked her sceptically with a raised eyebrow.

"Well you have to dance with her." Was all she said. He gave her another look before he took her hand and walked towards her. He gently put his arms around her waist. Ino wrapped her arms around his neck. They slowly danced in a circle. Sasuke would never admit this in words but he was actually enjoying himself. After a few minutes-obviously caught up in the moment- they got closer and held each other in an intimate hug. There was something about the way Ino's arms fit around his neck and the way his arms fit around her waist that felt so… natural.

"You know, Sakura is really lucky to have a guy like you, Sasuke." She started. Sasuke didn't say anything.

"Doing this is very un-Sasuke-like of you. You usually keep things on the down low when it comes to your relationship with Sakura. If I remember correctly you said that your relationship with her was intimate and that you didn't need to show it to the rest of the world, because it didn't involve them." She carried on

"I just want everything to go perfectly. She deserves it." He spoke up

Ino raised an eyebrow; she was genuinely surprised by Sasuke. Obviously everything he put Sakura through took more of a toll on him than he let on. She could see that he really wanted everything to go perfectly. He wanted more than anything to make Sakura happy.

They danced for a few more minutes in silence.

"Oh I almost forgot, to make this scene really special and romantic, you should spin her out then dip her. Let's give it a try." she suggested.

Sasuke took her hand and let her spin out then pulled her back in and dipped her. They stared at each other in their position before Sasuke slowly lifted her back up without breaking eye contact.

"That was perfect." She replied slowly.

Sasuke's onyx eyes were locked on her light blue eyes. They found themselves leaning in until their lips met in a gentle kiss. Ino felt butterflies in her stomach as she kissed him and felt him kiss back. She couldn't enjoy the kiss anymore if she wanted to. So that was what it was like kissing an Uchiha…amazing. After a few seconds she became conscious of her actions and immediately pulled away.

"Oh my gosh Sasuke, I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking." She felt so guilty. But the damage had already been done. Little did they know that they had already been seen.