-Dreaming of Petals-
By: ApplesofWrath
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Naruto is property belonging to Masashi Kishimoto. Neither am I claiming any of Naruto's content nor writing a fanfic for profit. Please don't sue me and support the actual release.
Sakura couldn't help but leap out of her skin a little when she realized that Sasuke was sitting next to her—really close to her. He was wearing what looked like an expensive black dress shirt with the collar a bit loose and his sleeves folded rolled up near his elbow. His black dress pants and matching black dress shoes completed the look. Sasuke always looked good in dark clothes, it suited him. Something about this dark, bad boy allured Sakura. He looked incredibly desirable—good enough to eat.
He had his back leaned against the couch with his legs crossed and one of his arms resting on the arm rest. He looked content in his position, something Sakura always imagined about him—Calm, collected, but a bit intimidating.
Sasuke gave a small chuckle at Sakura's reaction, the girl was amusing. At this, Sakura bit her lip, gathering her courage, she finally spoke,
"Oh-um-hh-hii sasuke," Sakura greeted nervously. She had to be the dumbest looking girl ever...
"Hey," Sasuke replied in his smooth baritone voice, "Having fun?"
Sakura looked down, "Yeah, but I guess wanted to be in a quiet place for a bit..." Sakura looked at his face, "And what about you? Are you having fun?" She asked curiously.
"No, not really... This stuff gets boring after awhile," keeping his answer simple and within a sentence length. Sasuke ran his resting hand through his hair, kinda scratching it and kinda smoothing it at the same time. He turned to Sakura.
Her mouth formed an 'o' and nodded slightly, as if understanding his words. But she stayed silent, unsure of what to say next. The room was dimly lit, but Sasuke could still notice her sea-foam green eyes surrounded by long and full black eyelashes. Her lips were a lovely shade of cherry, and it struck Sasuke's curiously whether they tasted like it as well. The girl was indeed beautiful, and Sasuke couldn't understand why someone this lovely dresses like... (no offense to her) A granny.
She looked at her lap and her fingers fiddled with the ruffles of her gray skirt. She then looked up at the ceiling, reflecting that she was a bit worn out. There was a moment of uncomfortable silence, the two pairs of eyes looked around the room, thinking of what to say next.
What he was about to say next was daring, but Sasuke felt a bit bold,
"Do you wanna get out of here?"
Sakura turned to him, and couldn't believe her ears. Uchiha Sasuke was proposing that the two of them ditch the party and go God-knows-where... Alone! He was giving her one of his famous smooth smiles and she couldn't help but feel compelled to go along with his idea. His smile could be a weapon.
Sakura gave an uncertain, but sincere smile, "Okay," she didn't know what to expect, but somehow she wanted to dive in and find out. Sasuke stood up and extended his hand towards the sitting Sakura, who looked up at him. She then eyed his extended hand, the temptation of the gesture was pulling her in. Slowly, Sakura placed her hand into his, and got up from her position. When they were at eye-to-eye-level, Sasuke lead Sakura's hand between them. He turned and led her out of Kiba's house hands still linked.
They walked down the drive way and approached Sasuke's black convertible. Sasuke walked Sakura over to the shot-gun seat and opened the door for her. Sakura stepped into the car and sat down. Sasuke shut the door gently and walked over to the driver's door and entered the car, turned on the engine, and pulled out of the driveway and onto the street.
Ino and Sai were comfortably sitting on a loungechair while the party went on in the basement. She sat on Sai's lap and had her lips engulfing his into a passionate kiss. Sai's hands roamed between her hips and back. Normally his hands wouldn't be limited on any area of Ino's body, but since they were in public, Sai decided to play it safe.
Suddenly, Ino's phone vibrated in Sai's pocket. The couple stopped kissing and looked at each other, uncertain on what to do. Sai reached into his pocket and handed Ino her cellphone. The phone read '1 new message,' and Ino clicked to read it.
I left Kiba's house, so don't
worry about me and go ahead
without me when the party is over.
I'll see you tomorrow at school.
Thanks for the ride and lending
me your clothes. I'll give them back
tomorrow. Goodnight.
Ino couldn't help her curiosity. She started typing into her blackberry,
Oh alright. Who's giving you a
lift? Is it someone from the
party? Details, forehead-girl!
"Who is it?" Sai asked, breaking Ino from her thoughts.
"It's Sakura. She's just telling me that she went on ahead home." Ino put down her phone on a nearby stand and faced Sai.
"Ahem... The lady wants to resume her kissing session," Ino gave a bored face and trailed her finger down from Sai's bottom lip to the bottom of his neck. Taking the hint, Sai smiled and held her closer.
"...And the man abides," he pulled her into a kiss once more.
Neji felt his heartbeat a bit faster when a slightly tipsy Tenten was unintentionally leaning into his chest. Her body felt heavy and so did her head. She was drifting to sleep at a quick rate. Her consciousness was diminishing. Neji, just stayed calm and held her close to his chest, letting her be comfortable. Tenten groaned in tiredness and whispered,
"Neji... you smell... really nice..." Tenten snuggled her head a little, "you always do..."
Neji looked down at his good friend, he was both flattered and relieved that she thought he smelled nice. He no longer regretted buying the Giorgio Armani cologne that he was currently wearing.
Kinomoto Ayumi was socializing with two guys from a neighboring private school, when when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to the source-Her friend Karin stood there looking clearly upset. Ayumi face reflected the concern she developed for her friend. She excused herself from the two guys and pulled Karin aside. Once they were alone, Ayumi started questioning Karin
"You look angry... What's wrong?" Ayumi frowned, crossing her arms. Karin was too upset that she just kept her eyes on the floor. Ayumi pitied her friend who was very scantily dressed, and Ayumi knew exactly who it was for.
"It's Sasuke... He's not here and he was supposed to be here," karin spat bitterly. Ayumi sighed and before she had a chance to say anything, Karin continued,
"What the deuce is his deal?" Karin kept venting, "I thought we had something going on."
Ayumi sighed, "Babe, there's plenty of fish in the sea-The ones that BP didn't kill. So forget him..." Karin couldn't help but laugh at Ayumi's joke, an attempt to make her smile.
Karin gave a slightly cruel grin, "What is the rode model student doing with two guys?" Karin taunted, "I knew you had it in you somewhere." Ayumi just brushed off Karin's comment, and retaliated,
"You were the one in the group who encouraged three somes," Ayumi finished with a sly smile.
Deciding to return back to an older, unfinished subject, Ayumi spoke again. "Besides," Ayumi said reassuringly, "what about that Hozuki-san? He likes you." Karin lifted her head and gave Ayumi an annoyed look.
"Suigetsu? Hozuki Suigetsu? Ughhh! Him, his entire family are nothing special..." Ayumi was confused,
"What do you mean 'not special'?" Ayumi kind of felt sensitive, she had an idea where Karin was going with this."
"Ayumi..." Karin said in a condescending voice, "Suigetsu doesn't come from a powerful, rich family... His parents aren't even alumni's to any Ivy league school. They have no connections, no power, nothing. Just nothing... He only got into the school through scholarships..." Karin mocked.
At this, Ayumi just bit her tongue and gave Karin a strained smile. Their stares at each other stopped when a familiar girl with a taupe colored bob came bouncing up to them.
"Hey girls!" Matsuri said cheerfully as she walked over to the two girls talking in the corner. She looked confused at first, both girls were silent and appeared angry. Matsuri decided not to ask questions, so she acted as if everything was normal—to play it safe.
Matsuri decided that updating the girls on juicy gossip was the cure.
"So... Guess what I saw?" Matsuri chirped, the girls turned to her and listened to what she had to say. Karin just wanted something to hear something to get her mind off Sasuke, and Ayumi wanted something to distract her from popping Karin in the face.
"I saw Uchiha Sasuke leaving the Partyyy! Aaaaaand you won't believe he left with!"
Karin gaped at Matsuri. Ayumi facepalmed.
Too bad for Matsuri. She really thought she could not do anything to continue making Karin and Ayumi look more upset. She just decided to change the subject, but the alternative just continued to make it worse.
"...He left with Haruno Sakura!"
Karin stood in utter shock. Ayumi just stared at Karin, and watched for what she would do next. Matsuri stood there, confused on the increasingly angry face that Karin was making. Silence what not what she had expected at all. She was expecting more along the lines of 'omg' or 'are you serious?'
Karin kept her composure, and then pushed past Ayumi and Matsuri, who looked at each other.
Neji looked at the sleeping girl who happened to lean her head on this shoulder. It was 3 am in the morning, and Tenten was fast asleep. He placed his head on top of hers and stroked her hair. He could smell the lavender fragrance from her hair. Neji didn't want to wake Tenten up, but since they had to go to school in the next four hours, he didn't have much of a choice.
He shook Tenten's shoulder and pulled his face near her ear, "Tenten, wake up. I'll take you home." Tenten's eyes hesitantly opened, feeling a bit sober, she weakly pulled herself into a sitting position and nodded. Neji helped her up and guided Tenten up the stairs.
Ino glanced over at the couple mounting the stairs. She looked at Hinata, who was standing next to her. Adopting Neji's idea, Ino spoke to Hinata, "I think we should head home too," Ino suggested, "C'mon, Sai can take us home." Hinata just nodded in agreement and grabbed her purse. She was about to exit the front door until she heard Naruto calling her name.
Naruto walked over to Hinata, holding his head as if he had hit it somewhere, "Going home, Hinata-chan?" Naruto sleepily asked.
Hinata just nodded.
"I'm glad you came, heh heh... Maybe we should hang out again? But Just the two of us?" Naruto then scrunched up his face and held his head again. "...When I don't have an awful hangover," Naruto weakly laughed.
Hinata giggled a little. Feeling a bit confident, she gave Naruto an innocent hug. Taken aback, Naruto was uncertain what to do, but then hugged her back and inhaled her scent, trying to remember details of Hinata. The Hyuuga heiress then pulled herself away slowly, looked at the ground and caught up with Sai and Ino. She turned around for one last glance at Naruto, who stood there looking painful to say goodbye but at the same time, was very happy.
Author's note: The pants dropping actually happened to someone I know. Names have been changed to protect privacy :)
