*Everyone went to the front door*
Me: Have fun you guys!
All: We will! Keep writing!
Me: Ok! Bring me some water balloons!
Ino: Sure!
Me: Good luck Hinata!
Hinata: Umm..Thanks...a lot...
4
Festival
It's been over two weeks since Itachi trained Sakura. Sasuke noticed that she's been getting stronger. But he never suspected a thing.
It was a fair day when Sakura went to the cottage—which she and Itachi considered as their home— to ask her brother to train her.
"No" was the answer.
"Why not?!"
"You have a day-off," replied Itachi.
"But I don't want a day off!" Sakura retorted.
Itachi sighed then poked his sister's forehead. "Tonight's the festival, remember? You don't want to miss it just because your body numb from training, do you?"
Sakura looked down guiltily. (Well that convinced her)
Her brother knelt down her level and pats her head. "C'mon now. Get ready. I'm sure you'll look pretty in your kimono." Then he smiled. It was Sakura's favorite smile.
Sakura blushed. She nodded and smiled. "You're right. Maybe I should really get going."
Sakura was about to leave when Itachi suddenly held her hand. "Wait! I almost forgot." Sakura was so curious when Itachi reached for something in his pocket. He held it out for her to see. A necklace with a red gem. His sister was so captivated by its bloody glass.
"I want you to have it. Wear this for me tonight, ok?"
He put it on her palms then she carefully stroked the fine stone.
She hugged him so tightly. "Thank You, nii-san!"
Itachi stroked her pink hair and replied, "You're welcome."
XXX
The sun was setting and the festival was about to start.
Sakura looked down at her reflection in the mirror of her room at her parent's house. She wore a white kimono with a red ribbon and cherry blossom petals as the pattern. Her hair was pinned up. She took the necklace Itachi gave her and put it on. It hanged nicely on her neck.
When she was done, she went to the forest. She was so excited to show her kimono to her brother. "Ita-san!" She called out at the cottage.
No one responded.
"I guess he left."
XXX
"Sakura!" Naruto was waving at the top of the stairs for her. Sasuke was with him, looking cool as ever. But where was Kakashi?
He's with Jiraiya talking about a new volume of 'Come, Come Paradise'
Colorful lights surrounded the village square. Not to mention the fireworks with special effects.
All the stores were open. Naruto stared at the food stalls with delight. Sasuke was looking for a mask to prevent fan girls form noticing him. Sakura was with him.
As they strolled around the square, she wrapped around arm around his. He didn't pushed her away; instead, he smiled under his mask.
XXX
"Sasuke! Oh Sasuke! Where are you?" Ino was desperately finding her crush. (Cool. The mask did the trick)
"Give it a break, Ino. He's never gonna show up. Stop being troublesome," Shikamaru told her.
A dark aura covered the blonde fan girl. "Are you saying I'm not good enough for him?"
Uh-oh…
"It wasn't like that! Really!" Shikamaru's sweating.
"Oh really?" Ino smiled an evil grin with a huge stick on her hand.
Shikamaru was about to run for his life when suddenly, Ino cluched his shirt. "Get back here!"
Oh my, this is going to be a painful night for him.
Even poor Chouji—who was peacefully pigging out every food stall there is—was caught up in the commotion.
"So, do you want to hang out sometime?" Naruto was asking Hinata out when…Whoosh! Pang! Shikamaru landed on a cart full of water balloons next to the couple. Splash! All of them were soaked.
"That's what you get for messing with me!" Ino yelled with her foot on the lying Chouji's stomach.
"I didn't even get to finish my barbeque," he sobbed. Poor Choiji.
"Sure…" Even though Hinata was soaking wet, she still answered him.
"Yee-yess!!!" Naruto put his hands over Hinata's cheeks then kissed his wet lips to hers.
Hinata was burning hot and fainted. She was unconsciously saying, "Naruto…Oh Naruto…"
