Alright.
This was not what I thought like the dinner would be. Naruto being quiet, Kiba screaming at Sasuke and Sasuke leaving the dinner room. I was lying in my bed in the pool house and looked out of the glass walls to see a dark blue sky with lots of little shiny stars. Still wearing the black top and shorts I decided to take out a white cardigan and a pair of light green sneakers. Wearing the new clothes I looked out of the glass wall once again and saw the moonlight shining on the water of the pool. It looked so quiet and beautiful that I opened the door and walked out. Looking at the shiny silver, blue and black water I lay on one of the deckchairs. It was cold so I hugged myself and looked towards the sky. It was so quiet that I started to think about everything that happened in the last two days.
First I had to wait for 3 hours at the airport for Naruto, then I had to pay for a super expensive taxi. And then I went to jail for a night.
The second day I wake up with a clown, I mean Kiba, at my side and nearly got a heart attack and then I start a fight between two bandmates just by asking a simple question.
Luck is definately on my side. Not.
After the little war between Kiba and Sasuke the other Bandmate called Neji arrived with his girlfriend Tenten. At first I thought that Neji was the girl while Tenten was the boy, their hair styles really irritated me. Neji's got long silky brown hair while Tenten's hair is short and pulled together in two little buns. Tenten is a really lovely girl, she likes to laugh and to talk. It was nice to get distracted from the earlier incident. Her boyfriend, however, reminds me a lot of Sasuke eventhough they look like exact opposites. Sasuke's eyes are black and his hair is black, spiky and short while Neji's hair is long, silky and brown. But his eyes are definately his most recocnisable feature; his eyes are white. Their looks are complete opposites but their characters are the same. They are both silent and observant and it seems they both don't like me. At least I think that they don't, I just have that feeling.
„So you are Sakura?"
I fell from the deckchair because I was so shocked, was there the real clown now?
„Keep calm, I'm Shikamaru."
„T-t-t-the one that watches clouds?"
He sighed. „Yeah. I wanted to watch some in Suna but Ino, my girlfriend, was bugging me the whole time."
„There aren't any clouds tonight. What are you doing out here?", I asked still shocked and scared. I didn't know that he would be home tonight
„I could ask you the same."
„I wanted to watch the stars and think about today. Why didn't you say something earlier! You scared me to death!"
„I thought that you saw me through the glass walls and decided to join me. But when you just sat there and didn't say anything... well, you know the rest. I heard about Kiba's and Sasuke's fight caused by a question asked by you. Were you thinking about that?". I was kind of comfortable around him and trusted him immediately. I knew him for what? 30 seconds? And I was ready to tell him everything! Somethings really wrong with me. But I really felt the need to talk to someone. I couldn't talk to Tenten because Neji is watching her like a hawk and Naruto? Well, he couldn't keep a secret even if his life depended on it.
„To be honest, yes. I feel bad that they fought because I asked about Sasuke's girlfriend. Naruto already told me that no one really likes Karin, but I was just curious, nothing more. I didn't want them to fight.", I answered sadly.
„No need to be sad about that.", he yawned. „Them fighting is like waking up in the morning. No one likes it, but it happens. It's unavoidable. And you'll see them fighting again soon enough. Especially because of that red haired witch.", he rolled his eyes. „Naruto didn't lie when he said no one likes her. Not even Sasuke's mom. She treats Karin with respect and she's glad that Sasuke stopped whoring around but she's not proud of his choice."
„Why?", I asked leaning back on the deckchair and looking back at him. He sighed again and also looked back at the sky full of stars.
„Karin was a well known singer around the casting shows.", he started. „She isn't the best singer but after a few years of trying she got into a girlband called Kunoichi. The girls there are our girlfriends, exept for Kiba, he already had a girlfriend for a long time, even before we started the band, since today. At first I started to go out with Ino, then Neji with Tenten, then Naruto and Hinata and after months of sleeping with a different girl nearly each day he suddenly decided to go out with Karin.". Oh how nice. A house full of famouse people and little old Sakura.
„So.. his mother doesn't like her because she's not as talented as the others?"
„No, that's not the reason. She doesn't like her for the same reason as we. She just uses him for publicity but he doesn't want to hear that. When Sasuke saw that we all got girlfriends, even Naruto," he laughed „He came to the conclusion that he should do the same. He knows what the ladies think of him and a few months back he surely wouldn't have called the police to get a fan girl, he would've invite her and..", he suddenly stopped because he realised that he went a little too far already. „Well, he is a womanizer. And it's really hard for him to be in a relationship because he can't cheat on his girlfriend. Sasuke is an intelligent man but when it comes to feelings, he's even dumber than Naruto."
„Does he love her?"
„No, but he thinks he does.".
The next hour we just sat there and talked about nothing and everything, we even laughed together.
„Thank you, Shika."
„For what?"
„For talking to me. You are the only one here that talked to me that much. Exept for Naruto of course. Tenten is such a nice girl but it seemed like Neji didn't want her to talk to me. And after that fight between Sasuke and Kiba, none of them talked to me. I think that I have to move very soon, I'm not wanted here."
„Don't mind Neji. He's got a stick up his ass. He doesn't want Tenten to talk to anyone but him, he's really possessive. Don't even think about moving out. It would break Naruto's little heart, you know him. And it's not like you're not wanted here, they just have to warm up to you. I heard that you called Kiba a clown, he doesn't take something like that easy, but it'll get better soon. I can't promise you that Sasuke and his girlfriend are going to be best friends with you but the other girls will surely like you. And as long as you have the girls on your side you're not going to get any trouble here.", he turned to face me and smiled a little.
After that we just sat there and didn't say anything, I decided to go to bed
„It's late I'm going to bed now. Thank you again, Shika. See you tomorrow, have a good night.", I stood up, streched a little, waved him goodbye and started to walk back into the pool house.
„You didn't notice it?", he asked silently.
I turned around „Notice what?", I also asked silently and looked left and right so see if there was something worth noticing. As long as it's not a clown, it's okay.
„Don't look. But Sasuke has been watching us the whole time from his window since you walked out of the pool house. He even watched you when you were inside.".
„What? Are you kidding me? Is he trying to figure out a plan how to kill me?", I whispered and looked scared.
He let out a laugh. „Are you kidding me? He's probably trying to figure out how not to jump you. I told you that he was a womanizer before Karin. Since he's in a relationship he tries everything in his power to keep himself away from fangirls because he knows that he would cheat on Karin. And cheating on her would mean her on a picture of a well known magazine and crying and telling everyone bad things about him and the band. He doesn't want bad publicity. That's why he's looking at you secretly. He tries to act like he hates you but in reality he feels something else.".
We stared a while at each other and then he told me to go to bad before Sasuke would jump out of his window. I smiled at him and went back to the pool house. Once inside I turned around to see if Shikamaru was still there but he was nowhere in sight. From the corner of my eye I tried to look at the windows to see if Sasuke was still there but he also was probably gone by now. Was Shika right? Did Sasuke really act coldly towards me because of Karin? It was hard to believe. I mean, who would want a pink haired freak, right? I took off the white cardigan and slipped out of my sneakers and went to bed with lots of thoughts in my head.
„WAKE UP!".
Jumping out of my bed I looked at the person that screamed at me. Three girls - no clown now that's a good sign.
„HI I'M INO!", screamed the blond at me. She had really beautiful blue eyes and her hair could be some competition for Neji. „You idiot, don't scare Sakura!", said Tenten while hitting Ino's arm. Looking at the other girl I realized that she had to be Hinata. A pretty girl with the same eyes as Neji.. woah.
„Y-yeah I am Neji's cousin. T-that's why our eyes look the same. I-I'm Hinata.", she said softly.
„YOU are Naruto's girlfriend? Wow!", I said looking her up and down. Her face imediately started to redden and she looked so shy. How can a sweet and shy girl like her be famous? I always thought you need tons of selfconfidence to be able to survive the media.
„Shikamaru surely talked about us so you know everything. Now, talk about yourself!", Ino said grinning like Naruto. If I didn't know any better I would've said that they're related.
„Well, my name is Sakura Haruno, I am Naruto's cousin... Yeah, that's it.", I said shrugging my shoulders and laughing a little.
„Nonsense, Naruto told us you were living in America for the last 10 years and you only were able to visit home for the summer breaks. Why were you living there? Where exactly did you live? What did you do there? As far as I know your family didn't move to the United States, you were living alone. Tell us everything!", Ino grinned.
Well, I came back because I hated it there, but I couldn't tell them, right?
„My parents aren't rich, they saved all their money to send me to a music school in Los Angeles. Naruto's and my family are musically talented but Naruto tried his luck here in Konoha while my family helped me with my career. I absolved school there and lived there a few years after my education. I wrote some songs for people that payed quite well... so yeah. I got bored and decided to move back and Naruto wanted to help me. In those summer breaks that you were talking about I flew back home and always hung up with him. We are quite close you know? But it was always hard to pay for the tickets as my parents aren't rich. The money that I earned by writing songs was just enough to keep me afloat. I also had to work as a waitress at a restaurant. It didn't pay well but it was okay.", I told them trying to keep a few things for myself. They didn't have to know everything yet.
„So you are a songwriter? That's great! You could write some for us or for the boys!", Tenten said out loud with a promising smile.
„I am not that good.", I said looking at the ceiling. „And I also only write in english."
„No problemo, chica! We also sing in english!", Ino said.
„C-Chica is spanish, I-Ino.", Hinata giggled.
Tenten rolled her eyes: „Thank god that she can read and speak english. But she probably only understands Baby and Love and that easy stuff!", she laughed.
„Don't laugh, Tenten! I'm the sexy one in this band, I don't have to have the brains.", she giggled like a school girl. The three sat there on my, on Naruto's, couch and talked and laughed together. They seem like they are very good friends, it made me smile. When I remember back to a few weeks ago I also sat there with my girls and drank a Mojito, these girls remind me of them. But then everything fell apart.
After sitting a few hours of sitting in the pool house Tenten's belly growled. Blushing she said: „I think it's time for dinner, what do you think? Hehe!". Hinata nodded and Ino agreed also. „How about going to cook something? Sakura what do you have here? Is your fridge filled?", Ino asked walking towards the fridge and opened it. It wasn't filled, of course it wasn't. Naruto forgot that I would live here and why should men buy groceries? They never cook and they don't go shopping. Closing the fridge she looked back at me and the girls. With a serious look on her face she said: „Well, I think you girls know what we are gonna do.", she looked so serious that it almost scared me. Hinata and Tenten nodded while I didn't know what she meant. „What are we gonna do?".
She looked at me unbelievingly: „Girl, we will go shopping.".
„Oh! I hope you'll have fun!", I said with a smile.
„...you know, you're going to come with us, of course!", Ino said bewildered.
„Y-Y-ou are n-not going to sit here a-a-all day, Sakura.", said Hinata with a lovely smile on her face.
„Yup! Go take a shower, change into some clothes and put some make-up on. In the mean time we'll tell the boys. Let's go, girls.", Tenten said and the three walked out of the pool house. I could still see them through the glass walls walking by the pool and into the house where the boys lived.
They want me to come with them? They know me for a few hours but they act like I am their sister or something. I ran to the closet and took out black skinny jeans and a white t-shirt and of course a matching set of white lingerie. Running into the shower it only took me 5 minutes to get clean. Getting out I wrapped a towel around myself and heard knocking. I walked out of the bathroom and saw Kiba standing infront of the pool house door. I walked fast towards it and greeted him.
„Why didn't you just come in?", I asked.
Lifting a brow he let out a short laugh: „I learned my lesson. I will never come in here without knocking again. Yesterday you were so scared that you took a knife and ran into the bathroom thinking I was a clown, remember?".
I nodded and laughed: „Of course I remember. And I am really sorry about that..".
„Ah, I already forgot about it.", he said winking. „The girls are in the house getting ready, they said they wanted to go grocerie shopping and wanted to take you with them. And 2 minutes ago Ino yelled and told me to tell you that it might take a little and that you don't have to hurry.".
„Why?", I asked dumbfounded. I hurried for nothing?
„Ino is little miss perfect. She won't go outside without looking perfect.", he shrugged.
I sighed and nodded „Well, thank you for coming over and telling me. Wanna come in? I just have to put some clothes on and...".
„Oh no, no, no. It's okay I still have to go out with Akamaru he wasn't outside for quite a while now.", he turned around. „Have fun with the girls!".
I smiled and waved goodbye. Still wrapped in the towel I looked around the garden. The pool was now light blue, the grass was dark green, the birds were singing and the sun was shining warmly. Looking at the house I looked up at the house and saw Sasuke watching me out of a window. I turned around and was about to close the door when it suddenly hit me. Sasuke was watching me! Looking back at the window again I saw no one. Was he really that fast? Was it just me going crazy?