A New Life
Chapter 7
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"Let's play hide and seek in the dark!" Ino suggested, getting bored in the game of spin the bottle.
"Yeah! We can do the seeking in couples!" Temari declared, winking at Shikamaru.
"Shikamaru and Temari will be the worse searchers." Sakura stated, playing with the bottle they weren't using anymore. The mentioned couple blushed as the doorbell rang. Neji got up to answer it.
"Hey! Come on in!" He held the door open for Kankuro and Gaara.
"Sorry we're so late, we had to do chores that someone left behind." Kankuro explained.
"You just missed a game of spin the bottle and now we're going to play Hide and Go Seek in the Dark!" Tenten filled them in as Neji sat back down and she leaned on his shoulder.
"Then let's start getting ready!"
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The girls had left the boys so they each could get ready. They were in Hinata's room and raiding her closet for black clothes.
"Hinata, you need more black. Temari and I just needed a shirt and we've got Ino covered but Sakura doesn't have anything." Tenten announced, looking through Hinata's drawers while Temari scanned her closet.
"S-sorry..."
"Nah, It's fine. I'll go see if the boys have any extra clothes I could jack. Kankuro probably will." She left her friends and trotted down the stairs to find the guys spread out through the house, turning off all the lights. Looking around, she spotted Kankuro and started in his direction when she ran into someone else.
"You guys ready?" Sasuke asked.
"No, I need some black clothes." Annoyed that he had approached her, she looked around. All the boys were already decked out in black.
"I have some." He walked towards his bag and pulled out some black jeans, then pulled off the hoodie he was wearing, his black shirt under it hiking up and revealing his abs. Sakura was blushing as she took the hoodie from him.
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"All right! So what are the rules?" Tenten asked her boyfriend and Hinata. The cousins looked at each other.
"Don't break anything, don't make a mess, stay out of Hinabi's room and The master room. Is that all?" Neji asked his younger cousin.
"U-um, yes, I think so."
"So we can go outside?" Kiba asked excitedly.
"Nah, let's stay inside." Temari shook her head.
" Who's going first?" Naruto wondered aloud.
"Rock, Paper, and Scissors everyone!" Ino told everyone, facing Sai.
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Lee and Gaara had been the winners and the searchers. They were in the pantry, counting to 100 while everyone hid together. Sakura merely faded into a corner's shadow and decided to wait until they started looking. She knew the best way to win hide and go seek was to basically stalk the searchers around the house or hide in the spot they came out of, eg the pantry. When Gaara and Lee did come out, she didn't hear them at all. Understanding that she had to be sneaky like a ninja and not make any noise, she started to come out of her hiding spot to shadow them when someone else pushed her back and held a finger to her mouth, signaling her to be quiet. Sakura was about to protest when Gaara and Lee crept around the corner. Holding still, she hardly breathed until they had passed. She stepped out of her corner and started to follow them before remembering to thank her helper. Turning, she could make out Sasuke's silhouette in the darkness. Rolling her eyes to herself in the irony that it had to be him, of all people, she still stood on her tiptoes and whispered her gratitude in his ear. She was about to turn around when she felt his lips on hers. Getting lost in the kiss for a second, she let herself go and felt her arms creep up his body, aiming to wrap around hid neck. She jumped out of it and noticed what she was doing, pushing at his shoulders.
"What are you doing?! You have a girlfriend!" Sakura hissed at him, feeling the need to hide the hurt that was slowly coming back.
"The deal was 2 weeks, starting last friday. It's off, and I am now," He said the word with exceedingly obvious pleasure, "single."
"Hmph." Sakura folded her arms and Sasuke was going to try to persuade her again when he grabbed her hand and slipped back into the corner's shadow, bringing her back with him. She was going to protest when he signaled her to be quiet again and she remembered where they were. When Sakura felt his arms gently wrap around her small waist, she bit her lip to keep the mixed emotions in- the happiness about him liking her, the hurt that was surfacing from last time, the anger at how he was expecting to win her over so easily and anger at herself that he was. She closed her bright eyes and when they were gone, she slipped out of his hold and started following Gaara and Lee like she'd planned to, Sasuke right behind her.
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"Ok, Everybody's been 'it' at least once. What do we do now?" Naruto asked after he and Hinata had found everyone.
"Let's watch scary movies!" Tenten suggested.
"Which one?" Temari asked her friend.
"Umm... I know what you did last summer?" Tenten suggested.
"That's not a scary movie." Sakura stated.
"Then what do you say?" Tenten retaliated.
"I don't know, Sweeney Todd?"
"That's not a scary movie, it's a good movie."
"H-how about Thirteen Ghosts?" Hinata tried to break up a fight she sensed was coming.
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"Everybody all set?" Temari asked the group.
"Yep!" Naruto had Hinata snuggled into his side, his arm around her, as they sat at the foot of the couch.
"Kanky, you have Mr. Scary bug?"
"It's 'Ant'!" he retaliated, slightly blushing, "And no! I don't sleep with him anymore!" This made Gaara turn and stare at his older brother skeptically.
"We're good!" Kiba saved Kankuro as he sat back in his comfy chair, Akamaru snuggled on his lap.
"Sakura? Sasuke?" Ino asked, glancing at her friends from the loveseat she and Sai had taken over.
"Yep!"
"Hn."
"Kay!" Tenten hit play and everyone's eyes were on the flat screen.
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Sakura's eyes widened and she gasped when The Jackal started scratching the hell out of Kathy. She heard Hinata whimper in pity for Arthur, who was watching his daughter get torn up and not see anything. Temari had fallen asleep on Shikamaru's shoulder, his head on her's as he lightly snored, Tenten snuggled on Neji's chest on the floor as he silently watched the movie. Naruto held Hinata closer and kissed her on her head in a reassuring way. Sakura felt something heavy fall on her shoulder, scaring the shit out of her, but was grateful when it was Sasuke's attached head. Sakura watched him as he slept, her eyes softened. Sighing, she turned her attention back to the movie where The Jackal was fighting with Arthur over Kathy. When they got away from the ghost, Sakura jumped when she felt something snaking it's way around her waist. Glancing down, she noticed that Sasuke's arms were around her, making her heart skip a beat, even though she didn't want it to. He tightened his grip as he pulled the warmth closer to himself. Sighing, Sakura tried to free herself to no avail, finally giving up and laying down next to him so she would still be comfortable. Her attention focused on the movie again, she paid as much attention as she could until she sensed someone smelling her hair. Turning her head, she glared at Sasuke's smirking face.
"Faker." She spat out, trying to sit up since she knew he wasn't asleep and had just wanted an excuse to hold her. His hold tightened and she couldn't sit up and had to make do with laying in his grasp. Scowling at the TV, Sakura did her best to smother her feelings again.
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When the movie ended, Sakura looked around, seeing that everyone else had fallen asleep besides herself and Sasuke.
'Of course. Typical.' She bitterly thought, trying to get up, and he didn't let her, again.
"Sasuke, I have to turn off the TV." She started attempting to unwrap herself from his grasp.
"No, You don't." He kicked the remote into Sakura's reach. Rolling her eyes, the rosette turned off everything, but still tried to get up.
"I have to get into my PJs."
"No, You don't. You can sleep in my clothes, I have no problem with it."
"Sasuke, Let me go! I want to get changed!"
"All right." His arms withdrew at her request. She paused at how quickly they were gone.
"That was all I had to do to get free?"
"Yep."
"God, I'm stupid." She started walking towards the basement door when his hand seized hers. "Sasuke, Let me go?" She tested her new tactic.
"Promise me you'll let me hold you again when you come back?"
"Fiiiiiiine..." He released her hand and she went downstairs.
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Returning in white pajama bottoms with black kittens and a white tank top, carrying a blanket, Sakura laid back down next to Sasuke and his arms were instantly around her again. Holding her close, he fell asleep, not long before she followed his lead, her head resting in the crook of his arm.
Oh, ho ho ho! Sasuke is no longer with Karin The Whore! And he's openly showing his affection to Sakura, bringing up feelings she's unwelcome to after burying them. I had an inspiration this weekend and thus was able to write alot! I'm prolly gonna finish it soon. ^.^