Hey guys! Thanks for your reviews. I went back and edited all my mistakes in the previous chapter. I will do that every time I post a new chapter. Oh, and this is the last time I'll comment in the beginning of the chapters. But please enjoy!
xoxo Mutual Fate xoxo
'Pervert' was the first thing she thought of when she walked into the gallery. 'I'm friends with a pervert. Why am I friends with him?'
She walked in a little further quietly praising herself for being able to keep her blush from creeping onto her face. Each picture was more erotic than the last. And all of women. He managed to incorporate them doing everyday things in the most erotic ways. She shook her head and continued her search for a young man she had only seen in a picture in the news paper standing next to his father.
She saw a small café up ahead and saw a black haired boy with his back to her. Well since she was here she decided to have some fun. She walked up behind him, wrapped her arms and brought her lips to his ear.
"You know I always hated when your back was to me. You know I'd prefer it with my back to you" she whispers seductively in his ear. The young man shivered but smirked none the less.
"Oh Mari, You have such a way with words" he smiled turning his head to face her.
"Well you know words were always my forte in middle school" she chuckled back removing her arms to allow him to stand up to give her a hug.
"What brings you all the way down here to my neck of the woods? I'm sure the sales don't start till tomorrow?" he stepped back and looked her up and down. "And in your Sunday best. Should I feel honored?" Temari's eyes narrowed but she kept on smiling.
"First of all, you jerk, I never have to wait for anything to be on sale for me to buy it. Second, as if I'd come down here dressed like this just to see you. Pajama pants and a tank top would be fine for you." She laughed when she saw him scowl. "And lastly, how dare you consider this my Sunday best. You've seen my closets in all three of my houses."
"Whatever" he said pouting. "What are you doing here?"
"Well I'm here to meet someone. You know how my father has been since I 'Became of age'."
"Ah, yes well if it's any consolation, I feel sorrier for the guy who you end up with" he said so sweetly with a smile grazing his face. She narrowed her eyes.
"Excuse Me! How the hell is that suppose to make me feel better? What's wrong with me?" Her voice had dropped an octave, but the boy just continued smiling not noticing or, more than likely, ignoring the tone in her voice.
"Well, for starters you can't cook, your bossy as hell and you have the temperament of rattle snake" he stated counting on his fingers, "Let's see what else…well one good thing is I heard you're great in-"
"Finish that statement and you will become even more personal with your paintings on the wall" she cut in with a smile painted on her face as her eyes alone told him of the venom behind her words. "Sorry if I don't live up to your expectations, but I'm not here for you. I'm here to meet-"
"I believe she's here to meet me." Temari looked around her friend finally noticing the boy sitting at the table. He was gorgeous. "And even though she's twenty minutes late she still chooses to spend an extra ten minutes chit-chatting with a friend.
"I...Um…" Temari was star-struck. It was one thing to see him in a picture in the news paper and a totally different thing to see him in person. She cleared her throat to speak properly. "My sincerest apologies, but traffic has been back up for about an hour and-"
"Yet in still I made it here in record time." He cut in. Handsome or not he was arrogant. Something she didn't care for in any person, even though she was just as arrogant. She placed a smile on her face and bowed.
"As I stated before, I do apologize. My name is Temari Sabuku." She said between her teeth. But it came out in the sweetest voice. Even Sai, was wide-eyed.
"As you should be." He pointy stated. He straightened up and bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Hitoshi Ichihara. I am the first born son of Hiiro Ichihara, owner of-"
"Well since I already heard this, I'll go tend to my guest and…. potential art work" he cut in eyeing a pretty blond that walked pass the café and followed behind her.
"He's a rude person." he said as his head followed behind the boy.
"Don't take it to heart." She chuckled back to him. "He's really a nice person."
He nodded in return and turned back to look at the girl still chuckling. She was beautiful. He was so caught up with her being late her never really looked at her. His eyes roamed her body. She wasn't dress up, but she wasn't dressed down either. Her outfit was simple yet showed that she had a rebellious side to her. Her hair seemed to be pulled back into a bun with her bangs framing her face. She held a pair of sunglasses in her hand. Her make-up had only enhanced her features. The slightly smoky eye shadow and dark lips made her seem like someone not to be messed with, but didn't overdo it.
"Look …" Her voice brought out of his staring. "we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot. Let's start over." She said with a smile. He shrugged.
"Sure why not."
For the next hour or so, they walked around the gallery and got to know one another. Talked about the pictures, well Temari mostly had not too nice things to say about them. They had a few things in common like they both like sweet chestnuts, and kenchin soup, and they disliked squid and octopus. She found out that he stayed in Konoha and only comes to Suna to stay at his family's summer home located on the seaside.
"Ah…it's almost 3:30" the young man said looking at his watch. "I have a previous engagement I must be present for." She shook her head.
"No problem. I must bide your farewell as well."
"Ms. Sabuku, it's been a pleasure meeting you." he said taking her hand in his. "I will be seeing a lot more you I hope." He kissed her hand and gave her a sly look. She wanted to snatch her hand away, but didn't. She knew that look.
"No the pleasure was all mine." He kissed her hand again and winked at her before turning and walking toward the exit leaving her standing there alone. Or so she thought she was alone.
"So…he seemed nice." Sai said walking up next to her looking in the same direction, Hitoshi walked.
"Yea... I guess so." She responded scrunching up her face. "It's something about him I don't like though."
"Well he seemed to love you." She turned her head to see him smirking at her.
"Yes….I do have that affect on men don't I?" she said back to him standing in a thinking position. "Anyway I have to get going before they run out of my favorite cake." She started walking away from him.
"Ok…don't eat too much. I like you just as you are…plus I might need you for inspiration for my next piece." He called to her. She kept walking and flipped him the bird.
"As if I'd ever pose for one of your fantasies" she called back with a wave. "Oh if Baki comes looking for me, tell him I'm at Sasori's. I'm sure he parked the car and wandered off somewhere"
"Sure thing" waving back at her as if she could see it. She walked out and headed to her friend's diner.
….
She walked in and was so glad it wasn't too crowded. She found an empty booth and sat down. She only had to wait for about five minutes till her waitress came over.
"Hey Temari! Here for your guilty pleasure?" the girl teased.
"Ha ha, Minori-chan. And your guilty pleasure is probably sitting in a meeting with my father." She said back to the girl. Minori tensed as a light blush rose on her face. Temari smirked. "Just so you know, I saw you sneaking out through the back door. But that's nothing compared to the moaning I heard coming from down the hall when I got up to use the restroom last night." The girl's blush intensified.
"I'll go bring you your cake." She hurried away from the table. Temari laughed watching the girl scurry away. Minori has been with her brother Kankuro since they were in middle school. She knew the girl had a crush on him since they were in kindergarten, but her dense brother didn't realize it until their last year in middle school. Now that they were both second years in high school, they decided to take their relationship to the next level, much to her dissatisfaction. They thought they were quiet behind closed doors.
She looked around the café, just observing. Her eyes stop on an elderly couple smiling feeding each other.
'How sickenly sweet.' She thought with a smile. She wasn't much of a romantic, but she envied those who had the chance to fall in love on their own. She was bought out of her musings by a very loud ringtone.
"Today I don't feel like doing anything.
I just wanna lay in my bed.
Don't feel like picking up my phone,
So leave a message at the tone,
Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything, no, no-"
"What, Ino?" the boy drawled answering his phone. He seemed to be sitting in the booth directly behind hers.
"Where the hell are you!?" A girl screamed through the phone. "You told me you were going to be in the art gallery up the street. I go in and you're nowhere to be found!"
"You took too long, besides I had something to take care of." he replied. The girl said something else but she wasn't screaming into the phone any longer. "I'm at the café up the block from there."
Temari almost chuckled at the guy. She wasn't nosey by any means but, the guy seemed to be getting chewed out by his girlfri-
"I don't care about some hot guy you met, just hurry up and get here, be glad that I waited for you before ordering food." He sighed. "Well who the hell told you to put on stilettos when I told you we were going to be 'walking' around….yea yea yea just get here."
She heard what sounded like his phone being place on the table.
'Ok… so I guess it wasn't his girlfriend'
She noticed Minori walking back towards her with what she called her 'Heavenly weekend fix'
"This was almost a goner. But the old couple said nevermind to it."
"Doesn't matter to me, "she said with a shrug. " as long as I have it now in front of me nothing else matters." Temari was no longer looking at the girl. Her eyes were fixed on the slice of red velvet cake that was placed in front of her calling her name. Minori laughed.
"Well you and your delicious date enjoy yourselves" she said walking off.
"Whatever Higurashi" she yelled back. Temari only called the girl by her last name when she annoyed her.
She took her first bite of the sweet temptation and the trouble of the world left her mind. If one was to ask her what it tasted like she'd tell you "It's an orgasm in your mouth", to put it bluntly. She was down to her second to last bite when she looked up upon hearing the bell of the front door being open to see a girl in a pair of gold six inch stilettos. Her hair was up in ponytail with a long bang covering her right eye.
"Oh my God! I want that outfit with the shoes to match." Temari didn't realize she was staring, mainly at the outfit, until the girl turned her way. She immediately looked down at her almost empty plate. She heard the stilettos clicking towards her and got nervous.
"Oh great. Now she's going to think I'm a lesbian for staring." She thought, but the girl kept going and stopped behind her.
"Seriously, you're taking a nap in a diner?" she said to someone.
"Well I had to do something while I waited for you." Said a groggily voice. Temari forgot all about the male behind her. "Please continue standing. You're not in the way of the waitress trying to get to her table."
"Just so you know" she heard the girl say, "You are an ass. How dare you think I'm going to mess up my shoes rushing to get to you?"
"Whatever just order something I'm hungry." the boy said back with a huff. Temari tuned them out after that. They were entertaining for the moment but back to the reason she came here in the first place. She scooped up here last bite and raised her hand for Minori to come.
"Seriously if you guys ever decide to stop making this cake, I will sue you for emotional damage."
"Now that's just sad" she placed down the check and picked up the empty plate and walked toward the kitchen. Temari pulled out the exact amount and an extra couple for the tip. Just as she was putting her wallet back in her purse her phone rang.
"Cheers to the freaking weekend
I'll drink to that, yea, yea
Oh let the Jameson sink in
I'll drink to that, yea, yea
Don't let the bas-"
"Why, hello Baki." She said looking out the window as he pulled up. "I see you found me"
"We weren't playing a game, young miss. Now please come on! Your father is requesting you presents" She could tell he was annoyed. He probably got beat up by some old lady after he bumped into her. Again. It happened a couple of weeks ago when he went for a walk while waiting for Temari to finish up with her "meet and greet".
"I'm finish now. I just need to use the restroom" She said getting up "And what have I told you about calling me young miss. Temari is fine"
"I'll keep that in mind." And with that he hung up. She walked into the restroom and headed towards the sink to wash her hand. She started humming her ringtone when the door opened and the blond girl from earlier was standing next to her washing her hands as well. She looked up and they caught eyes in the mirror. Temari smiled.
"I must say, I adore your outfit. Is that Donna Karen?" The girl's eyes lit up.
"Yes it is!" she said with excitement. "I saw it on Kate Moss in a magazine and I had to have it."
"It looks gorgeous. And those shoes… I must get me a pair."
"These are Sergio Rossi! I have a cousin who works for him and he got me these before they were even out to the public."
"Oh my gosh, you are so lucky!" The girls chanted it up a little more before Temari bid her a farewell as the girl looked to the mirror once more. As she walked out she was able to catch glimpse at the boy who sat behind her.
From what she could see, because he was sitting, he had on a button down shirt with three quarter sleeves under a black sweater vest with white embroidered symbol over the left upper part. Because his leg was sticking out slight she saw he had on a pair of jeans and all- white low top sneakers. His head was turned toward the window so she didn't see his face. But from what she could tell, all of his hair had been pulled back into a high ponytail sticking out every which way. She kept walking past his table was almost at the door when she heard the clicking of those heel s again. She was halfway out the door when she heard the girl say something to the boy.
"Did you miss me?" she assumed it was to the boy. She didn't stay around to hear a reply. She kept walking until she reached Baki stand outside of the car holding the door open for her.
"Did he say what it was pertaining to?" she asked him flatly.
"No young miss, he only said he wished to speak with you at once" Temari tensed. Whenever father wanted to speak with her 'at once', it usually meant trouble for her.
"Ok then. Shall we?" She said nonchantly getting into the car. Baki closed to door and walked around to the driver side and got in. He saw how she tensed up but knew it was not his place to further discuss the situation. He took one last look at the girl in the back seat and then drove off.
Temari was trying to rewind everything she did this week in her mind to see if it was even worth her getting a good talking to. She sighed and slouched down in her seat. Whatever it was she hoped it was worth it.
xoxo Mutual Fate xoxo
So there you have it. Please don't hurt me for not updating sooner. Reality kind of got in the way of me spending time on the computer. But I hope you guys enjoy it. I can't make any promises but I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can. Until next time…..