Chapter 3
Kakashi could feel himself falling asleep. Reminiscing about that awful date made him tired. "No one should have to use their sharigan on a date." thought the ninja
as he faded into sleep.
Sakura woke up at that morning. She was happy to have some time off. She just wished it wasn't so close to Valentine's Day. Sakura never had a date for
Valentine's Day ever so she hated it. She always seemed to loose track of her man by the time the holiday rolled around. She was the closet she'd ever been to
getting a date for Valentine's Day last year. Her boyfriend of three months, who will remain nameless, broke her heart the day before the holiday saying he finally
got the girl of his dreams to notice him. Sakura decided that she wouldn't worry about finding love this year. She would just relax, stuff her face, and cry while
watching all the romantic movies on TV.
The pink haired woman got up and decided not to make her bed today since she would be at home all day anyway. She took a good long shower and put on some
clean pajamas. He stomach growled loudly as she entered her kitchen. "There's no food here." said Sakura aloud after looking through her bare cabinets and
fridge. Come to think of it, Sakura couldn't remember the last time she went shopping. She would usually eat at the hospital since she was there almost all day
every day. "Uhh! Now I have to go shopping!" the young woman thought as she dragged her feet on her way back to her bedroom.
Sakura noticed that she also needed to go clothes shopping too. She mostly had nursing uniforms and her mission wear. There weren't any everyday outfits in her
closet. "Oh well." she thought and pulled out one of the many red blouses and pink skirts. She slipped some little black shorts under her skirt and got her coat, hat
and gloves. She put some money in her bra since she never carried a purse.
Sakura was so proud of her bra. Well she was more proud of the size of it. Sakura was flat chested for the longest, but as her 20th birthday rolled around up
popped some boobs. "It took you long enough to grow a pair." Ino had teased when she saw Sakura's new endowments one day at the hot springs. "Talk about
your late bloomer." she continued. Sakura didn't care. She was just happy to fill the largest b cup in the store. Of course she couldn't compete with Ino's d cups or
Hinata's full c cups, but her b cups was better that the training bra she had come so accustomed to wearing.
After dressing, Sakura brushed her pink locks and headed to the market. The market place wasn't too busy. Sakura looked around and gathered some fruits and
vegetables. She pulled a Naruto and bought a ton of cup ramen. (Sakura was never a good cook and she didn't try to pretend she was.) She bought some
chocolate candies and a few more snacks and was about to head home when she literally bumped into Hinata. Both women were caught off guard. Hinata was
bending to pick up an apple, and Sakura was counting her change to see if she could buy more chocolate.
"Oh Sakura. Excuse me." apologized Hinata. "No I'm sorry." apologized Sakura. "Long time no see Hinata. How are you? What's new?" Sakura continued. "I'm fine,
and I guess the only thing new with me is mine and Naruto's relationship." "Relationship?" Sakura's ears perked up. "What relationship?" Sakura and Hinata have
never been close, but every body likes to hear something juicy every now and then. "Well" Hinata started "We had a mission together a couple of months back,
and one thing led to another." she blushed deeply "The next thing I knew, Naruto and I were making out on the forest floor." Sakura's jaw could have hit the floor.
"Well congratulations I guess." said Sakura "You finally got him." Hinata smiled as the two said their goodbyes.
Sakura was a bit sad to hear Naruto had moved on. She liked having an adoring fan, but she was happy for Hinata. Sakura knew how it felt to pine after someone
who doesn't seem to know you're alive. She spent way too many years going through that with Sasuke. "Wake up Billboard Brow. You're blocking the road!" said
the all too familiar voice. "Hey Ino." sighed Sakura to her frienemy. "I see you just heard about Naruto and Hinata. How does it feel to be the only single person in
Konoha?" "What are you talking about Ino?" asked Sakura irritated. "Well all the old gang sent their RSVP notes to me about my Valentine's day ball but you. And
Kakashi sensei, but I didn't exactly expect him to come anyway. Sending him an invite just seemed like the polite thing to do. But getting back to what I was
saying, you are the only one who is dateless for V day." "Whatever Ino. I know you're lying so I'll see you later." "I'm not lying Sakura. Everyone is coming. Let's
see there is: Naruto and Hinata, as you already know, Shikamaru and Temari, Neji and Tenten, Iruka and Anko, Gai even got a date with Kurenai, most likely a
pity date but hey he still got it, all the loners, Shino, Sai, and Gaara, are going together (how ironic is that), Choji has his food, and Kiba always has his Akamaru."
"All those pairings aren't romantic Ino." argued Sakura. "So. They're still coming." "Well what about you Ino? Who are you going with?" Sakura thought she had
Ino for sure. She knew good and well that Ino wasn't dating anyone. "For your information, I'm going with Lee." Sakura opened her eyes so wide they almost fell
out of her head. "You're going with who?" she laughed in disbelief. "You heard me. I'm going with Lee." "Bushy Brows?" "Hey don't knock a guy who strives to do
his best at everything and I mean everything." smiled Ino devilishly. "Wow." Sakura thought. "I would have never put them together." "As I was saying, you are
dateless and you need to dig one up before the party or you'll feel as foolish as you look." Sakura rolled her eyes and turned to leave. "Whatever Ino." she said in
parting feeling defeated.
Sakura made her way home and warmed up a cup of ramen. She sat on her couch and began to think. If what Ino said was true, Sakura would really be the only
one of the old gang that didn't have a date at the party. Sakura was just about to get depressed when she remember something else Ino Pig said earlier: "Well all
the old gang sent their RSVP notes to me about my Valentine's day ball but you. And Kakashi sensei, but I didn't exactly expect him to come anyway. Sending him
an invite just seemed like the polite thing to do."
"Kakashi sensei isn't going either. Hmm I wonder." the pink haired woman began to formulate a plan. "Maybe I can get Kakashi sensei to go with me. Showing up
with the hottest guy in Konoha would definitely shut Ino Pig up for good." said Sakura aloud. An evil smile crept over Sakura's face as she sat and thought about
Ino keeling over after seeing her arrive with the copy ninja. Sakura also imagined what her former teacher would look like in a tuxe. Then she thought about how
he would look in nothing but a bow tie. She almost passed out.