Title: Hundred to one: introduction
Main Pairing: Sasuke + Sakura.
Side pairings: - none said for now.
Rate: Mature
Theme: meeting in-laws.
Tags: College — Ooc — Art! — Foreign — Ocs — In-laws -
Prompts: Mama-goose-Mikoto, Fangirls, Sasuke's sacrifices in name of love (For Sakura), Obito's nerve, foursome canines.
Summary: Karin couldn't believe what she was seeing. Sasuke was there, yes, seemingly even more gorgeous, if that was possible, but they had yet to see his face. Why? Because he had it buried in the pink haired girl's neck. SasuSaku.
Disclaimer: Kishimoto-baka owns.
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Reupload reason: I've edited the link for the pictures! Sorry! Now it works!
+ Hundred to one: introduction
"Ma, you never had trouble with me bringing friends over, when I lived at the house" he said.
"No, and I don't. I'm talking about the dogs…"
"You knew I had a dog" he answered flatly.
"Yes, but —" not four, she would have added if she wasn't interrupted by him before she could continue.
"We usually go on trips when we have days off and sometimes we bring our dogs along" he told her with a shrug.
Mikoto didn't say a word about it anymore, letting go of the subject as she looked at her son with a wondering gaze, "Our", Sasuke?
The brunette man gave Sakura the leash that was holding the Jack Russell. His fur coat was white with some tan spots, his two ears and right side of his head, a tan coat started from dropped ear down, around his right eye, leaving no white speck till a little above his muzzle, leaving the left side of his head coated in a continuous white —the distinctive trait of his appearance. He got even more hyper when Sasuke walked to them and crouched to give him some attention. The little dog seemed ecstatic to be reunited with his owners again. Then they moved to walk back to their things with their friend following, still holding the other three leashes.
"Hey guys, this is our friend, Shikamaru," Sakura introduced, then turning to do the inverse, "Shika, this is Mikoto, Sasuke's —"
"Mother," he concluded making Sakura blink lazily at him. "It's a dead close resemblance" he said with a shrug, his words —also carrying an English accent, elicited a smile from Sakura as she nodded and a warm one from Mikoto.
"True. So this is Obito, his…?" Sakura trailed off, looking at him as she waited for some guess.
"Not his father, not his brother; although they are alike, their features don't match enough as a heritage between siblings, but that could only be counted as half siblings since he couldn't be her son… Can be his cousin, but the age difference pattern would be large enough to make it more possible for him to be his uncle" he deduced. Mikoto, Obito and the two girls looked at them in bewildered curiosity, or just plain bewilderment, in the girls' case. Although they were involving them four, as it seemed, the talk was between the foreign dual.
Sakura sighed as if disappointed, raising an arm to pat her hat, as her gaze wandered around, having her lips tugged a little down, in an almost pout, while Shikamaru sported a cool smirk in his.
Sasuke approached them and poked Sakura's forehead, reminding Mikoto of a too familiar gesture between her sons, "We shall not flag or fail. Stick with Churchill, like the good English girl you are" he said, making her grin. He leaned down, intending on kissing her, but she turned her head a little, causing him kiss her cheek and pull away with an inaudible sigh. He turned to his friend, "So, we go?" he asked absently, resting his hand on her hip.
The four outsiders watched their interaction, not comprehending much but also feeling like they weren't supposed to.
"No, I'm not done with the introductions!" Sakura said, pushing her boyfriend —who grumbled a little, to the side so she could look at the other people and continue, "So, Shika. These two girls are?"
Shikamaru looked boringly at both who were shifting and twitching in discomfort at their attention. "Not his sisters for sure, there are no similarities at all. These leaves the cousins' possibility too unlikely. Aunts…" he trailed off, as if thinking it over, even thought he knew the answer. "Ah, their glares answered that one. I could say friends, but… By the way they are carrying themselves, the second intentions are evident" he said without qualms. "Well, not much luck for the brunette; because I don't think that's his type…" he said, giving his girl friend a pointed look, along with an instant glance at her hair, while ignoring the brunette girl's offended gasp and appalled features. "So I'd say that they are what we call second options for if Sasuke gets bored of pink, he just trade shades and… I can see she is rather willing-" he stopped when Sakura jabbed him —hard— with her elbow, without even turning to look at him.
"They are Matsuri and Karin, friends of the family" she corrected.
Sasuke shook his head at the two, knowing the lazy bum was joking from the start, wanting to irk his girlfriend, "You practically begged for it, blood" the raven haired said with a smirk as his friend made his way closer to him with a grim face, giving him the leashes, while Sakura walked to their things at the table.
Shikamaru chuckled and shrugged.
"Shikamaru, right?" Mikoto asked, approaching them.
"Yes, Mam," he nodded.
She smiled, "Please, call me Mikoto" she said, shaking hands with him.
"Sasuke!" Sakura called from her spot next to the Coffee's table, the little puppy of Jack Russell standing on it, nuzzling into her every time she came close enough, while she went on setting their things.
He walked up to her, weakly pulling the three dogs with him, who were very willing to follow, "Yeah?"
"Shika told me the vet said they are fine, but will be a little sleepy throughout the day"
"Fine" he said.
"We're going, then?" she asked, rolling the magazine in her hands before placing the cylinder inside her handbag.
"Yeah, we are. Are you taking that?" he asked nodding to the magazine they had been diverting themselves while reading as they waited for their escorts. He raised his free hand to let the agitated puppy on the table play with his fingers, trying to catch and bite them with his little sharp teeth, but Sasuke would pull back before he got too excited.
She nodded, "Yeah, there are some ace comics in it" she answered absently.
"Yeah?" he whispered.
"Yeah, like Andy Capp, Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, Pearls before swine…"
"Hn" he grunted, nodding.
She then closed her bag and walked to the bar's counter with the bill in her hand.
Sasuke let go of the leashes, seeing as the three Cockers have calmed down and wouldn't wander too far from him or Sakura, and walked to the chair, picking up the leather jacket dropped on its seat.
"So, are you guys ready?" Mikoto asked, approaching him with Obito and Shikamaru, who picked up one of the hiking backpacks that she presumed to be his.
Sasuke nodded, hitching a big black mountain hiking backpack by the strap, slinging an arm through it and then the other, hoisting it on his back. It didn't reach higher than his head.
"Oh, dear! Isn't this heavy?" Mikoto asked worriedly, although she was used to her sons carrying this type of luggage.
Sasuke shook his head.
"Where is Sakura?" she asked, looking around for the younger girl.
"She is paying" Sasuke simply answered.
Mikoto blinked, looking at the direction of the coffee shop's counter, seeing the rosette there talking to the cashier.
"Oh" that's definitely new.
Sakura walked back to them, the two smaller Cocker puppies that were on the floor following her, wiggling their tails, while the bigger one was sitting quiet.
"Sakura, dear, do you have a coat?" Mikoto asked.
"Yeah, kids, it was very sunny and hot in the morning till an hour ago started to rain. It wasn't raining very hard but was winding a lot though." Obito informed.
Sakura looked at the chair that was beside the one she had been sitting "Yeah, I do—"
Sasuke cut her off, by holding it out the black leather jacket, "Here"
Sakura took it and put it on; the oversized leather jacket, that looked old and weary, reached a palm and half above the hem of her dress. The elastic at the bottom was gathered a little tight to her body, while the jacket was loose. Picking up the big leather handbag that was on the chair seat, she slid it over her shoulder, holding her bigger white one by the handle straps, and then bending to get the guitar case's handle.
"Oh, sweetie, let me help you" Mikoto said, hurrying to her side.
"Nah, its fine—"
"No, no, let me take something from you" Mikoto insisted.
"Mmm…" Sakura hummed unsure, before holding out the hard case for the older woman who took it from her.
Sakura passed by the table where the still hyper dog was, and picked him up with her free arm after having put down her white bag and pushed the extendable aluminum handle out so she could wheel it. Adjusting him in a better position, she made her way to the others.
Sasuke had the hiking backpack on his back and was holding a black wheeled duffel bag by the handle straps instead of wheeling it on the floor, since the airport seemed to have gotten very crowded and it also felt better this way, due to the weight on his back.
"Sasuke, let me take that" Obito said, walking to him.
"No need, uncle," Really, although it was heavy and considering he was tired, it wasn't any of a big deal to the raven haired youth.
"I have my hands free here, boy. Give me this bag," Obito insisted, already having offered his help to Shikamaru, who said it was fine, and he didn't insist since it was just one bag. "Come on, give me that, Uchiha"
Sasuke rolled his eyes at him but handed the duffle bag, which Obito took, "So now you can tend to your dogs"
Sasuke said nothing as he turned to walk towards the bigger one, seeing Sakura with one in her arms; he bent down unclasping the leash cord from the collar and straightened himself up again after petting the dog's head.
He turned his head to the side when he noticed Sakura standing by his side from the corner of his eyes, both stared at each other for some seconds before he lowered his head to the side of her face, grazing her temple with the tip of his nose and kissing her ear, earning a little soft giggle from her due to the tingly feeling and a lick on his neck from the puppy she was carrying that was happy with his proximity, making him grunt with a chuckle as he pulled away from her. She giggled while she petted the yappy dog.
Sasuke sighed, raising a hand to brush his long fingers through his raven strands. "So…" he trailed off, looking around a little.
"Suke, I think Ruby shouldn't be put down either. It's too crowded and she can get lost or hurt…" she said, looking at the bigger dog that stood calmly by Sasuke's side, already used to be freed from the leash.
Sasuke looked down at said dog, which looked back up at him, "Yeah, you are right."
"You both ready then?" Shikamaru drawled out dragging his feet to them.
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, we are picking Ruby up too."
The brown eyed boy nodded with a glance at their surroundings, before bending down and picking one of the other puppies up, whistling to the other one whom, as usual, thought of it as a game —annoying the lazy bum. She wasn't the only one who had that impression; also as usual, the Jack Russell in Sakura's arms started to bark, trying to wriggle his way to the floor.
"Shh, Trigger!" Sakura chided, turning her back to Shikamaru, but the yappy dog had none of it and climbed his upper body over her shoulder, "Shika, just get her!"
"And she will be sweetly still on her spot till I get there, right?" he drawled sarcastically with a huff. It was always like that.
Sasuke watched them, shoving the cord into his jeans' pocket before bending down and picking Ruby up.
Mikoto walked to them, seeing Shikamaru attempting to capture the red chocolate and white furred puppy that seemed to be having a good time in running from him while barking. She giggled, "Shikamaru, give me this one so you can catch the rebel one better?" she offered.
He nodded and gave her the puppy that was quiet, but had his eyes attentive to the action. Mikoto petted his soft fur while she also watched the amusing scene.
Shikamaru put down his backpack and took few steps towards the little furry dog, angling his strides wider as he closed the distance, only for the dog to scurry away, wiggling her tail excitedly and barking in a high pitch tune. Of course one would think that since she still had the leash clasped on her collar, this would be too easy. It would if he didn't know that, since she thought of this as a game, she could —and most likely would— go running without direction, mingling with the crowd and risking getting hurt or lost. Great. When he came at her again, she only moved when he was near, running to the other side, close to the flood of hurried feet, but halted her steps with a yelp when large feet dressed in sneakers stepped on her way, giving Shikamaru enough time to step down on the leash cord and catch her. He picked her up, not minding her whining, and nodded to Obito, who had interrupted her merriment. "Thanks, man" he said, hoisting his bag on his back again. "Troublesome" he grunted with a sigh, following as everyone started to make their way through the flock of people. He walked to Mikoto, motioning for her to give him the puppy she was holding but stopped when she shook her head with a giggle.
"Oh! It is ok, Shikamaru. He is already settled."
He smirked and nodded.
As Sakura made her way to follow, she felt a hand holding her forearm, turning to see Sasuke with Ruby hoisted on his other arm as he took her hand off her white bag's handle, lowering it down so he could pick it up off the ground by the two straps. Sakura rolled her eyes a little and complained, saying she could take it but he had none of it, continuing his way after the others. She let out a sigh and walked up to him, stopping by his side to raise his hood over his head, causing him roll his eyes then and tilt his head away but not enough to stop her.
So they made their way through the large expanse to the automatic glassy doors, heading to the parking lot. Obito was heading upfront carrying Sasuke's black duffel bag; behind him Shikamaru was carrying his dark green hiking backpack, having pulled his sweater's hem over the puppy, trying to shelter her from the rain. Sakura, now relieved from her white bag by her insistent boyfriend, was hugging the puppy that was inside her jacket, with his head picking out a little, since he wanted to see all that was around him and bark to whatever or whoever he felt like it, even with her arm covering his head a little, it was enough for him to see. Few steps behind Sakura, was Sasuke, with his black hiking backpack hoisted on his back, one arm bent around Ruby's belly, in a way that would be comfortable for the dog, as his other hand was holding Sakura's bag by the handles. She had gotten the light blue blanket —one of the blankets they had stolen from the plane out of her bag to wrap it around Ruby. Beside him was Mikoto, carrying the other puppy the same way as Sakura while she held the guitar's case by the handle. Matsuri and Karin were following them, complaining about the rain on their clothes and hair.
.:*:.
When they arrived at the parking lot's entrance, the older raven haired man groaned upon thinking how it was going to be inside his car again. If Karin and Matsuri would keep pestering him about his choice of vehicle or if they would be drooling over Sasuke, then he would pray in his mind for Sakura to shoo them away —using her fists if needed. Really, it came to this level. No matter what his sister-in-law would say, he would totally stick with the pink haired girl if this was the outcome. He was brought from his bitter thoughts when he heard a grumble from behind him, looking over his shoulder to see the pineapple haired boy, Shikamaru, frowning at the puppy on his arms, but still covering her with the hem of his sweater and his arm over her head.
WOAH.
HOLD ON.
Obito's black eyes widened in realization and a boyish grin widened in his lips.
Shikamaru was adjusting the annoying puppy on his arms, who had just bit him as a way to play and let him know how bored she was —big deal, Shikamaru thought, having had to learn how to live through boredom himself, so would she—, when he heard a loud whistling and raised his head to see Obito, almost happily jumping from step to step, while he skillfully whistled "I feel good!" as he made his way to the car, causing him to raise a brow at the strange man.
When they were few feet from the vehicle, no more in the rain since the area was covered, Obito turned to face the others, "Well, we are going to make a few changes here since we had some additions," Blessed additions. "Karin and Matsuri, you will have to go by yourselves since there's no space for both of you inside."
"Oh my! Its true!" Mikoto gasped. "I had forgotten"
"Yeah-" the older man was about to answer, when the two blessed additions seemingly decided on not being so "heavenly sent" anymore.
"Hey, man, I can get a taxi or something…" the brunette trailed off, shaking his head a little, as if to show it wasn't a big deal for him.
"Yeah, we either can go by taxi or train" the rosette offered.
Karin and Matsuri, who had been frozen on their spot, about to protest against the outcome, seemed now contented. That was until Mikoto, surely a little mortified at the offer of their foreign guests, turned to the British girl, shaking her head, "No, no, it's not necessary, please-"
Sakura shook her head coolly, showing no trouble about it, "It's very fine" she told the older woman, with a smile.
"Tche" her boyfriend muttered, annoyed. "You are coming along" he said with no worry over his tone, since it was meant to be a statement, although his dear girlfriend loved to go against those.
But, before she could, it was Shikamaru who insisted, "Doesn't the airport have a bus or something—"
Obito threw an arm over the English brunette's shoulder "Of course it does! But you are our guest, Sasuke's friend and have never been in New York City, or have you?"
"Well, I came once—"
"Pff, once isn't by far enough for someone to learn how to walk around this city!"
"No, it's cool, man. I'm sure I can—"
"Shikamaru, you are coming with us. Karin and Matsuri can get transportation" Sasuke stated, nodding for his uncle to open the car, ignoring the girly whines. Obito walked to the driver's door and stuck his key inside the hole, turning it, unlocking the car.
Sasuke opened the back door on the right side for Sakura and motioned for her to get in. As she walked to him; she raised her head a little to peck him on the cheek before stepping into the car, cradling the puppy in her arms.
"But Sasuke-kun! It's raining too much and we didn't bring an umbrella!" Karin wailed.
"You will hardly get wet" he countered callously, placing Ruby inside after Sakura moved to sit in the middle before straightening and walking towards them in lazy steps.
"We came here to pick you and that's how you thank us" Karin said with a dramatic expression.
Matsuri nodded with a fake pout at him.
He sighed, "Come on, quit it, Karin" he said tiredly before making his way back to the car. He knew those girls well and he really wasn't in the mood at the moment, "Make good use of the train."
"Train?" the red head hissed, as if it was a foul word.
"Mikoto-baa, these clothes are new!" Matsuri said, turning to the older woman who was looking dully at them, while pointing to their outfits. "We bought them for today!" she grumbled so Sasuke couldn't hear.
"What a better way to debut them then?" he drawled out uncaringly as he stepped in the car himself, after Sakura held Ruby to her side. He said nothing more before shutting the door, leaving both girls gapping at the door.
"So, come on, Shikamaru!" Obito called out for the lazy teen that had been standing there awkwardly. The brunette dragged his feet to the back door on the left side of the car.
"Hey! There's still space for one!" Karin squealed, frowning when she witnessed through the rear window as Sasuke ran his fingers through Sakura's hair after having taken her hat off and how the pink haired girl leaned her head on his shoulder in response. She had to be in that car!
Mikoto that had just entered the car, after saying a few words to the girls, sighed. The plan was for her and Obito to come pick Sasuke up, although the duo had insistently informed them of their wish to come along. Of course, with or without the two girls, they weren't expecting for Sasuke to bring not only two guests but also four dogs with him. She sighed as she thought of the new comer's suggestion of going on their own, using some kind of public transportation. No, Mikoto wouldn't allow.
Obito tapped Shikamaru's shoulder as he hesitated, "Get in, kid" he said before both opened the two doors and got in. Obito lowered his window to look at the girls who were arguing on who would go with them. "Now, I don't think that's a sign of true partnership there" he reprimanded mockingly, making Sakura snicker on her boyfriend's shoulder, while the two boys smirked and Mikoto shook her head with an amused smile in her lips. "I'm sure you two wouldn't want to abandon the other to return home alone from here in the pouring rain, right?" as the two opened their mouths to retort —because he knew they would— he turned the engine on. "That's dignified of you, girls!" he called out, raising a thumb up for them before returning his hand to turn the wheel and maneuver their way out of the parking lot, leaving Karin and Matsuri behind, blowing a fuse.
.:*:.
"They must be so mad, Obito…" Mikoto said with a quiet giggle.
"Mad? They will have the opportunity to use the AirTrain! Who would be mad because of that?" he asked in mocked absurd, making the car's occupants laugh.
"It's more probable for them to get a taxi, though…" Sasuke said, having his arm around Sakura's shoulder, while she leaned on him.
"Yeah, you are right, Sasuke. Well, I'll make sure to give them a second opportunity when we bring you guys to get your flight back. I'll even take them to the AirTrain myself!" Obito said with determination, diverting them. Through the rear-view, he could see Sakura was already pink on the cheeks from laughing, while Shikamaru was chuckling with a grin on his face.
"Obito! They've just arrived! Let's not talk about their departure!" Mikoto complained.
"Ok, ok… There's still time, though; a whole month!"
"How are the puppies doing back there? This one over here was so calm I thought he was going to sleep but now he doesn't want to stop looking out of the window!" Mikoto said, giggling as she watched said tricolored puppy trying to stay straight on his two short hind legs, while leaning his upper body by supporting his two forepaws on the armrest attached to the door, so he could see outside the window, not giving up regardless of the times he hit his little muzzle on the thick glass.
Sakura laughed, "Yeah, Biscuit loves to observe everything around him"
Mikoto giggled, "So his name is Biscuit?" she asked, while trying to hold the dog a little away from the window, which he refused to.
"Yeah"
"What about the others?" Obito asked while keeping his eyes on the road.
"The one with me is Trigger" she said, looking down at the now sleeping puppy on her lap, as she brushed his fur; then she looked to the bigger dark chocolate and tan furred dog that was occupying Sasuke's lap and part of one of her tights where she rested her head on, keen on being near both of them, while Sakura stroked behind her ear. "The bigger one is Ruby "Roomy" Tuesday" she said with a giggle, as Obito and Mikoto laughed. "Then there's the one that is with Shikamaru. That's Blue Hope" she said, ignoring the lazy bum's snort.
Obito laughed at the name "Blue Hope? That's very singular… What, each one of you picked a word and put it together?"
"No, uncle, we are not that lame."
"Ho, Sasuke. I tell you that you have to do this many times in a marriage. I tell you that, my boy."
"Yeah, you are no example in that matter, if one isn't willing to take just how lame and corny you are in that point."
"But it works, my boy!" Obito cheered.
"It beats me just how" Sasuke wondered in mocking tone with a sigh.
"HEY!"
Mikoto giggled, "So, why is she called Blue Hope?"
Sakura remained silent for a while before turning to look at her boyfriend who was looking at her. She smiled at him, "It's an inside story, but I'll tell you one day, Mikoto" she answered, making the older woman smile.
Sasuke lowered his head to kiss her but she turned her head once again, making him roll his eyes and kissed her cheek instead, which was still fresh from the rain.
"Did you two buy the four of them or did a friend give them to you?" Mikoto asked
"Each of them has their own story" Sakura answered.
"Oh, I thought the two little Cockers were siblings"
"No, neither they are Ruby's relatives"
"So what are the stories?"
"Oh, its worth to tell another day, but all of them were brought by Sasuke."
"Yeah? Even Trigger?"
"Yeah, he was a gift from him"
"How sweet!" Mikoto cooed, making her son roll his eyes.
"Hmm…" Obito hummed, glancing at his nephew through the rear-view with a mischievous gleam in his black orbs before turning his attention back to the road, "In exchange for what sexual pleasures, if I may?" he asked, catching —throwing, in Mikoto's case— them off-guard, except for Sasuke, who had felt something was coming.
Shikamaru couldn't hold back a flow of snorts and snickers at his surprise.
Mikoto gasped, looking with wide abashed eyes at the insolent man. Sometimes —most of them, actually— she just couldn't —for the life of her— link him to his family by any way, any ligature at all —other than looks; especially not to his brothers.
Through the rear-view mirror he could see Sakura looking at him with her mouth opened in amusement and mild shock, as she sported a light blush on her cheeks. Shikamaru was snickering by her side, while Sasuke looked cool and collected with the question as he rolled his eyes, but amused nonetheless, his lips tugged in a smirk.
"Only the dirty ones, uncle" Sasuke answered coolly, eliciting a giggle from Sakura and a loud gasp from his mother.
"Oh, come on, Sasuke. Give me some details here! You are one of the Uchiha's smartest brothers; which you got from your uncle, might I add!" he tried boast.
"Yeah, maybe… Izuna is pretty something…" he drawled out, while looking outside as he still stroked Sakura's hair.
Mikoto giggled.
Obito huffed, tugging his face in a childish scowl, making Sakura realize that the familiar trait came from genetics, at least with the two Uchiha males in the car. "I'm sure Madara will be a very helpful alliance… for once" he grumbled, making Sasuke chuckle, Mikoto following. Although Sakura and Shikamaru didn't know the family's inner jokes, they caught enough to be diverted by it… If not, just by Obito's frolic itself.
After the laugh died down, he tried again, "So… Sakura, what was it?" he asked, looking at her through the rear-view and waggling his brows suggestively, causing said girl to shake her head with an amused grin.
"His mother is in the car!" Mikoto protested playfully, making the three on the rear laugh.
Obito snorted loudly, "Oh, Mikoto, please. If you dream of Sasu-chan being a modest virgin, I will outright pivot these wheels to get you in treatment before we even head to the condo. First, just look at the kid. Second, he is an Uchiha, a twenty-years-old-out-of-home one, out of the country, to be exact. Third, there's no way in life that he would resist having a girl like Sakura" Obito he pointed out, making a point not to mention his nephew's past meetings with the opposite sex, knowing it wouldn't be a good idea.
"Obito, leave the kids!" she defended.
But he had none of it.
"Oh, come on… Sakura, pray tell?" he pleaded.
He looked at them through the rear-view again and was sure she was one of his by the smirk she had on her lips.
No, this girl was something else.
"Nothing I was unwilling to comply…" she drawled, while looking at Sasuke and grinning playfully at him, with a mischievous sparkle in her bright emerald eyes. Sasuke's smirk widened as he dipped his head to nuzzle and kiss her neck, covering her face with his head and shock of hair from Obito's view, making their brunette companion rolls his eyes and glue his attention outside the car, scooping himself closer to the door.
She was one of his favorite people in the family already, Obito concluded.
Because, yes, she had to be in it.
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Afternotes:
So… it didn't take that long, right?
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The game between Sakura and Shikamaru is one I used to have with a friend of mine when we were younger. At the time it was purely for fun, and anti-boredom, and sometimes to annoy someone, but now I see it as a great way to increase observing skills. I'm a huge observer, although I'm far from silent, most of the times. I don't know if their banter annoyed you guys, but after having written it, I just couldn't erase it. And really didn't want to. Their relationship, along his with Sasuke, will be brought up soon.
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ACE: British slang for "great" (even though I believe most of you know this, I can't speak for all)
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Sakura or some other characters might use words together that aren't commonly used, or phrase things differently. This will be intentional —many will. I, myself, and my pals tend to do this while speaking our mother language or the others we can speak. It's just something unfamiliar to your hearing. Someone called my attention for one of her sayings: "It's very fine". I know it's not used, I guess, and might sound weird if you actually focus on it while reading, but it's not wrong. "Very It's fine", "It's very finner", "Is very fine" (in this context), "Are very fine" or "Verry fine", those would be grammatically or orthographically wrong. "It's very fine", "It's pretty fine", may be just unfamiliar to you but I don't think it would sound wrong if someone told you that, while it might seem, at first, while reading. Well, those are just examples.
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There was more SasuSaku in this chapter, right? At least for a bit. I know some of you are waiting for the real fiery or romantic moments between them, and I assure you they are to come. Soon.
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About the many questions that I've been leaving unanswered, such as "Who are Sakura and Sasuke in this story? What do they do?" or "Why Sasuke is living abroad?" or any other you may have, I, most likely, am aware of them and will be exposing the answers for you in the further chapters. For now, I wish you all to take them as they are. You might ask me a question, if you have one, because I may have overlooked something —I'm only human. So, it would be helpful even if I answer you without answering them, but at least they will be noted.
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Trigger, Ruby, Blue Hope and Biscuit's pictures can be found in my album for the third chapter here:
http: // www. flickr. com/ photos/ 41071680N03/
(mind the spaces)
I've made this account precisely for my stories, so you may find the ones I linked on the previous chapter there as well.
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I propose a poll:
Long chapters x Regular/Medium chapters - which do you prefer?
You can tell me in your review or you can vote in the poll I've opened in my profile. This poll has to do with the fourth chapter, so it's not random.
The question is in form of a curiosity, because yeah, I'm curious to know, but it's also because I'm kind of new around and haven't read that many stories so I was wondering about that. I'm trying to give the next chapter a halt but it's been stubborn about it! Even so, dont worry, I will follow what I think it's for the best for the story. I might cut it or not. I just wondered what're you guys' opinions. :D
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Reviews motivate me, so if you liked or have any suggestion, you know what to do.
I ask for you guys to tell me how my grammar is going.
Matane~
