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Love me for Eternity

Chapter 7

"I'm filthy rich." I answered smoothly, my eyes trained on the explosion happening in the sky.

This time it was a butterfly.

"Oh?" I felt her breath caress my ear as she spoke. "Rich?" I could almost feel the glee in her voice and see the expensive gifts dancing through her head.

Women.

They are all predictable.

"How did you become rich?" She actually seemed genuinely interested.

"When my father died he left me everything." I stated automatically.

Which was a blatant lie. He only left me an endless amount of money.

He left Temari the family house and Kankurou the summer home.

She shifted and pulled back a bit, giving me some more space. "So you're an only child?" Sounding a bit too intrigued for my comfort.

Oh great, she wants to go diving into my past already?

Since when was it okay to talk about family on the first date?

Sure it's alright to ask about my income but she seems a bit too interested in my family ties.

"No, I have an older brother and sister. What about you?" I titled my head a bit to look at her; it was best to turn the tables and steer the conversation back towards her.

After all; most every woman loves to talk about themselves.

Her slightly tanned face glowed in the dim light, emerald eyes shinned bright and alive while her fingers skimmed the collar of my dress shirt. "I'm an only child, but my friends are like family to me."

That annoyed me a bit.

She was close to her friends. Really close.

That would make things a bit more complicated.

But nothing I couldn't handle.

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We left before the fireworks ended; the call of food was louder than the beauty of the pyrotechnics and I wasn't too keen on eating questionable venders food on a first date.

Or ever.

Who the hell knows what they actually put in the shit their selling to people.

"Where would you like to go?" I asked as soon as I closed the driver's door and stuck the key in the ignition.

Beside me, Sakura shifted as she buckled the seatbelt and tucked a few loose strands behind her ears. "Italian? Do you like Italian?"

"Sure. I know a great restaurant not too far from here."

Which wasn't a lie; I liked Italian food.

Especially ziti.

And I did know a great restaurant around here; went there at least once a month.

It's called Hyuga.

The name is weird but the food is excellent. It's own by two cousins; a girl with long indigo like hair and a guy with long brown hair. Honestly, you can spot them ten miles away. They're both freakishly pale and their eyes are almost milky white.

But they aren't blind.

Freaks.

We aren't friends, more like acquaintances.

I pulled into a parking space a few rows back; the place was packed. Not that I was surprised, they did great business.

The food was delicious, though a bit pricey and the atmosphere was amicable.

"Wow…this place is busy…" Sakura mumbled as I helped her out of the passage seat and locked the car. "Maybe we should go somewhere else?"

I held out my elbow for her to take and lead her towards the front door. "No, don't worry about it. I'll get us a table."

"Oh? You will, will you?"

I could hear the light teasing in her voice but refrained from answering as I held open the door for her to enter before me.

"Mr. Gaara Sir!" The hostess immediately greeted me.

It was one of the owners, which was good.

"Hey." I sent her a small smile and watched Sakura out of the corner of my eye. "How are you Hinata?" I decided to make some small talk with the shy owner, just to see Sakura's reaction.

Hinata blushed lightly and bowed. "I'm doing wonderful-business is booming." She laughed lightly.

Emerald eyes opened wide as she took in the waiting area which reeked of expense; everything was artfully decorated in a way to make you feel either disparaged, or cocky.

Depending on how big your bank account was.

"I can see that." I stuck one hand in my pant pocket. "How's Neji doing? Last time I was here he had injured his arm."

I really didn't give two shits about Neji or his arm; but for appearances sake I acted like I did.

In truth I just wanted to burst though the double doors, grab the nearest table, eat, then take Sakura home and fuck her until her pelvic bone cracked.

Then, while she was on my bed moaning and crying in pain I would slowly suffocate her; watching as her emerald eyes lost their shine. But before she died I would release her throat, allowing her to gulp down as much air as she needed before repeating the process over and over a-

"Oh dear me I should get you a table!" Hinata's minor cry brought me out of my thoughts.

I blinked at her; mildly confused as to why she was on the phone talking while I was standing in front of her before I realized what she was doing.

"You're table will be ready in two minutes." She beamed up at me, all trace of shyness gone.

I nodded and smiled, unsure what exactly brought her out of her shell this time around.

In all the years I've been coming here, not once has she acted this way.

Maybe it was because I asked about Neji.

"Hinata, I would like to introduce you to my date." I gently wrapped one arm around Sakura's slim waist and pulled her towards my body. "This is Sakura." I wanted to kiss her cheek or nuzzle her neck.

I wanted to touch her skin again.

So was so soft and delicate.

I couldn't wait to break her.

But first, she had to love me.

Sakura smiled at Hinata and inclined her head. "Nice to meet you."

Hinata smiled at Sakura then looked up at me. "You're table should be ready by now." She picked up two menus then opened the two large double doors behind her. "Follow me please."

I placed Sakura's arm on my elbow and escorted her inside, feeling her tense up beside me.

"Is everything alright?" I whispered down to her, keeping Hinata in my line of sight.

"Gaara-I'm underdressed for this place!" She whispered urgently, her long nails digging though my jacket and dress shirt and right into my skin.

Women.

Always worrying about how their dressed.

I bit my tongue to stop from sighing and instead covered her hand with my own as I continued to halfway pull her down the aisle to the back. "No you're not, you look fantastic."

"But-"

"It's in the back near the windows Sakura. No one except the waiter will be there."

I knew this is where she had set up because it's where I sat every time I came here.

"The waiter will be with you shortly." Hinata smiled and placed the two menu's down on the small table before walking away.

"Here you go beautiful." I moved swiftly and pulled out the chair for Sakura.

Her face was bright red and she didn't meet my eyes as she took my outstretched hand and took her seat.

"I hope you aren't tired, because the night is young and begging for attention." I whispered into her ear before taking my seat opposite her.

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