Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto, or Lana Del Rey's song "Mermaid Motel"


Mermaid Motel

~Chapter 8~


The blonde was already on her fourth glass of Martini. She took the glass in her hand and immediately threw the alcoholic drink down her throat. Itachi watched amazed at how this woman would drink Martini as if it was water. He examined her face, looking for some sign of nausea. He now regretted ever telling her where Sasuke had been and with whom. He watched her as she raised her index finger in the air, telling the bartender to give her another glass.

"Ino, I think this is enough." he said as he took her hand and placed it gently on the counter.

"No, Itachi, it isn't enough." And as soon as Naruto brought her the glass, she took it and was about to drink it if it wasn't for Itachi who immediately took the drink from her.

"I don't get it. Why are you punishing yourself? You shouldn't care."

The baby blue eyed woman let her head rest o the counter, tears forming in her eyes. "I know, but what if the media finds out that he's chasing another girl? Can you imagine what kind of scandal there will be in the media? Everybody in the world knows Sasuke is a damned playboy, but since he's in a supposed relationship, they are all waiting for him to give in so they will have something to write and talk about."

"But Ino, how do you know he came along for Sakura? I mean, I was her date for the night. Sasuke told me he just wanted to escape the party because it was overwhelming."

Ino started laughing drunkly, raising her head from the cold surface. She suddenly felt very dizzy and was about to lose her balance on the high chair if it wasn't for the Uchiha who caught her just in time. "You know Sasuke hates you. No offence! But he does. He would rather do anything else than spend time with you." She tried grabbing the Martini glass, but Itachi slapped her hand playfully and gave her the look your mother gives you when you try drinking more than you are allowed on New Year's. "It's obvious he went with you two for Sakuja…"

"Sakura." he corrected.

"Whatever, I'm drunk."

Itachi shook his head. "Even if he went for her, they didn't do anything." he lied, thinking that Ino will feel at least a little better. It didn't take long for the singer to reply, catching the attention of those sitting at the bar and near it.

"But he thought of what he would do to her! I'm certain! Thinking of how to fuck her brains out, the least!"

"Calm down."

"Why should I calm down? He always did that and will always do it. It's just how he works, you know…" She then rubbed her eyes, forgetting she was wearing mascara and eyeliner. Itachi grabbed her head and told her to stay still, while he took a tissue from the counter and started cleaning her face. At the same time, Ino started telling Itachi about earlier when Sasuke left the house without saying a thing. "Do you think he went to fuck someone?" she whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek.

Itachi smiled. "Stop being so pessimist. I'm sure Sasuke went to his office to do something…"

"Or someone. Maybe the secretary!" Ino gasped as she took her hand to her mouth. The Uchiha sighed. God, this woman was incredible.

"Sasuke doesn't have any secretary, dear."

"Who said anything about his secretary? There are loads of secretaries in your company! Maybe they are all having sex with him! Like in a harem!"

Itachi had heard enough. The alcohol had been talking for too long. She needed to go home and rest. The raven haired made a sign to the bartender to come over to where he was.

"Can you please call me a cab?"

"Sure." Naruto simply answered as he went to grab the phone and form the number.

"Nooo!" Ino whined. "I don't want to go home!" She grabbed Itachi's shoulders and started shaking him. "Please Itachi! Tonight, I want to get super wasted and find myself a guy whom I can take home to fuck. In Sasuke's room, preferably. On his bed." Then, the blonde gasped as she was hit by inspiration. "What about on his favorite songs? He would get so mad!" Ino grinned as she leaned closer to Itachi, her hand now resting on his chest, while the other was now massaging his neck. "How about you being that someone?" she purred in his ear, before she kissed his cheek. "It would make your little brother so mad…"

"You know what? I bet you would regret ever doing it in the morning." he replied, taking her hands off of him and holding them into his.

"The cab will be here in 3 minutes." Naruto said as he took the empty glasses off the counter. Itachi nodded and got up from his seat. "Come on, Ino."

When Ino was about to get up from the chair, she heard Karin's voice behind her and felt her hands around her neck.

"Hey there, sexy babe. Going already?"

"Yeah, she's going." Itachi answered as he left some money on the counter for both his drinks and Ino's. He helped her get up and keep her balance. He saw Karin inspecting him from head to toe before licking her lips.

"Damn, what with all you girls getting hot guys today? First that Sakura and now you? I'm so jealous!"

"What's with Sakura?" Itachi asked as he took a step closer to the red haired. "She's with someone?"

"Yeah! They were totally making out in the backstage. That was before I interrupted them, hehe." The crimson eyed woman frowned as she realized how much this man resembled to the one the pink haired was kissing. "If I come to think of it, that guy looks pretty much like you. Apart from the hair. He's isn't as long as yours and it's spiky in the back."

Itachi cursed. Why right now? He was kind of happy for his brother that he actually managed to get his hands on the pinkette, however, the information couldn't come in a worse moment. He felt Ino squeezing his hand as hard as she could before she let go of his hand and stumble walked towards the backstage. Itachi decided to follow her, knowing that the situation might turn really ugly. He felt remorseful for both Sakura and Sasuke. Ino, being in the state that she was would easily make a really big scene in front of everyone, not giving a shit what the rest thought of her afterwards. Walking in the backstage, she went storming to the dancers' room, hoping they will still be there. To her disappointment and Itachi's relief, they were not there. Ino interrogated every single person she saw trying to find out where they would be hiding. She saw a couple of dancers walking towards the back door and decided to run after them, stumbling all the way to them, Itachi always running behind her.

"Have you girl's seen Sakura or my boyfriend?"

"You mean Sasuke Uchiha?" one of them asked, just to be sure.

"Duh!"

"We saw them in front of our room 15 minutes ago. They were arguing about something. Well, mostly, the new girl. She was screaming at him to leave her alone. It seems she knew about him dating you and told him to drop it because you don't deserve this."

Ino frowned, but then relaxed. She blinked several times before a smirk appeared on her lips. She inhaled deeply. Suddenly, she was feeling better. A lot better. She turned her head towards Itachi for a split second before her gaze returned to the dancers. "Thanks."


Sakura was sitting in front of her vanity, making the last touches with her fluffy brush. She examined herself in the mirror. She was unrecognizable. Her body was painted in white, making her skin look like porcelain, while her intense make-up was similar with what a geisha would usually wear. The creamy pink blush on her cheeks, the thick black line above and below the eyes, the blood red lipstick…it all fit perfectly. Her hair was pulled up in a messy bun, with some curly locks hanging loose every here and there. She looked pretty provocative, and she wasn't even wearing something sexy. Her body was wrapped around in emerald sheets of silk of different lengths. Sakura laughed as she figured out she looked exactly like a decayed mummy.

The pinkette bit her lip. The last week had passed so quickly, she couldn't believe tonight was her night. Her time to shine. She rehearsed all day and all night while also doing the regular shows. She was exhausted and all she hoped for was that it was worth it and that she won't make a big fool out of herself. Above this stress, she still had Sasuke on her mind. Since last week when he kissed her, he was present every night at the club, and was always in the backstage when she would exit the stage. She was lucky, though, because her colleagues were always there, so Sasuke couldn't make a move. Of course, she needed to always remind him that no matter how much he insisted, she won't give herself to him. And of course, Sasuke would always reply that she won't be able to resist him for too long. Pffft! Like that was ever going to happen! Even though it was a little true what he kept telling her. Since that night when she had that dream about him, she started having those kinds of dreams every night, some wilder than the others. She sometimes was afraid to fall asleep, because she was certain Sasuke will be in them. Now every time she saw him, she would blush wildly and remember every detail from her dreams, thinking if it really would be like in them. If his kisses would be as passionate, if his touches are actually as rough as she feels them in her dreams…

Sakura turned her head as she heard giggles behind her only to see the other dancers talking to each other while their eyes were set on her. She turned her head back to her vanity and took a big breath of air. 'Ignore them, Sakura.'

"I wonder what she had to do to have her own show."

"Rumor has it that she bribed Tsunade."

"That's bullshit! I bet it's because she dates those Uchiha's. I saw her leaving with one of them on her first night as a dancer."

"Yeah, maybe you're right! I mean, I saw her kissing with Ino's boyfriend the second night."

"What a slut. Poor Ino."

"And let's not forget she is in very good relationships with Tsunade's nephew, the bartender!"

"It's totally clear that she slept with him."

The pinkette hit the vanity with her fist, making all the other dancers jump from their seats. She got up from her seat and turned around, making her way towards her colleagues, her hands bowled in fists.

"It seems that you are all interested in how on freaking Earth I got the role! You want to know? I'll tell you!" She stopped in front of them. "It's because I slept with someone? No! It's because I bribed the boss? No! It's because I have a freaking thing called talent! Ever heard about it? You can consider me a slut, go ahead. I know I'm not and that's the only thing that matters! And while you all are thinking of theories about how Sakura got the role and not doing something to get promoted, I get it all." And with that said, Sakura went out of the room and slammed the door behind her, leaving the girls with their mouth wide open. She saw Tsunade standing casually against the wall opposite to the dancers' room and smirked while exhaling. "It feels so fucking great! I've been listening and not saying anything for a whole week. I still can't believe I've actually done it!"

The honey eyed woman smiled. "I was wondering when volcano Sakura will erupt."


The young Uchiha was sitting at his regular place near the stage. He needed to take a good look of the woman he will soon claim as his, especially now that she has the lead role. For him, that last week passed awfully slow. He would usually stay at his office or at home and count the minutes until he would get to see the pinkette who had repetitively declined his offer. He would sometimes find himself thinking how on Earth would a woman -a single woman- make him go crazy about her. He wouldn't usually follow the same woman for so long, but there was something about Sakura that he couldn't quite understand. She admitted she liked him, but refuses to be with him because it wouldn't be fair for Ino. If only he got the chance to tell her what was actually going on between him and the blonde, but every time he tried, she would disappear out of sight or shout at him, lecturing how unfair it is to cheat on the person you want to spend your whole life with and trying to make him feel miserable for what he does to poor Ino.

But not tonight. Tonight, he will do the talking.

The lights in the club dropped, and the song started. Sasuke could hear a humming, but couldn't see Sakura because of the curtain. As soon as the curtain went up and the spotlight was on the pinkette, the raven haired licked his lips. She looked so delicious in that dress, with her hands on the microphone and her bloody lips so near to it, he could hear her breathing. Suddenly, it hit Sasuke. She was actually going to perform live. He couldn't wait to hear her sweet honey voice singing the lyrics to this song, which reminded him of those extremely sensual songs he often heard in movies. He saw her starting to slowly sway her hips from one side to the other, her hands running up and down the microphone that was similar to the one Avril Lavigne sang to in her video for 'Hot'.

"Maybe we can go to Coney Island…"

As soon as Sasuke heard her voice, his breath was caught in his throat. He closed his eyes trying to stay cool, focused, but the voice she had was enough to make him jump on the stage and kidnap her. He imagined how she will whisper his name in the same sensual manner, filling him with lust, wanting to keep that angelic voice to himself.

"Maybe I can sing the national anthem…

I, the white sweater, for the last white day…" she stopped moving her hips and stood still before she continued "of the summer" And as soon as the beat dropped, she dropped to the floor, taking the cable of the microphone in her hand, paying with it as she got back up, looking for a split second in Sasuke's eyes before she looked at the metal object she held in her hand.

"Buy my purple wig, for my mermaid video

Walked back to where I lived in the motel

I'll never tell" she shook he head before she closed her eyes slowly, licking her lips. "Never knew…" she whispered as she let go of the microphone, her hands high above her head, placing her wrists together as if she was handcuffed.

"You call me lavender, you call me sunshine" She started moving her hands on her body, from the back of her neck, down her breasts until she reached her hips.

"You said take it off." Suddenly, a dancer came towards Sakura, grabbed a piece of the green material and made a pirouette, causing one of the 6 pieces to slide off of Sakura, leaving her legs exposed up to her mid thigh and Sakura to gasp in shock. All the men in the club whistled and applauded, while Sasuke was grabbing the arm or his seat and holding it tight. He unbuttoned the first 2 buttons of his shirt as he suddenly became hot.

"You call me lavender, you call me sunshine

You said take it off." Again, another dancer came on the scene and slid off a piece of material, this time from her chest. "Take it off."

"And you salute me, Miss America

Because I am, I am…

You call me lavender, you call me sunshine

You said take it off. Take it off." Another one came and took two pieces wrapped around her middle.

"Maybe we can go to Coney Island

Maybe I can sing you to sleep" Again, she ran her hands all over her body, moving the material that was covering her legs much higher.

"God bless the Universe, God bless the ocean" The pinkette took both her hands and presented the sky, then the stage.

"God bless you" She closed her eyes, her expression full of emotion, and pointed out some random man, who surprisingly turned out to be no other than the mighty Sasuke Uchiha. "And God bless me…" She took her hands and placed them on the left side of her chest when her heart was.

"You call me lavender, you call me sunshine

You said take it off…" That was when two girls came on stage with two huge feathered fans and simultaneously took both remaining sheets of material, Sakura gasping and immediately covering herself with her hands before the lights were off when the dancers covered her up.

Everybody in the club was ecstatic. For five whole minutes they applauded and whistled and called her name, making Sakura blush and feel so good about herself. She looked in the audience, secretly hoping for Sasuke to be there and applaud her as well. When she saw that his seat was empty, she felt disappointed. She started wondering whether she had really seen him earlier or was it just her imagination. She sent kisses all over the room and took a bow, holding to her fans tight so it won't show anything. She went in front of the microphone.

"I love you all! Good night!"

She then ran in the backstage to get changed. There, she was awaited by Tsunade, the other dancers and all the technicians who applauded her and congratulated her, the blonde instantly embracing the pinkette, kissing her on the cheek.

"It was marvelous, Sakura! I'm glad I gave you the role."

At her boss's words, Sakura started crying of joy. Nothing compared with what the dancer felt in that moment. She wiped the tears away and thanked Tsunade.

"You don't have to thank me. Thank Naruto right after you take a shower! This white paint is starting to peel off."

Said and done. First Sakura went in her room to get her towels and her strawberry scented shower gel and went in the bathroom at the second floor to wash away the paint. She entered the cabin and turned on the hot water. She slightly moaned as the hot droplets massaged her tensed skin. She heard the bathroom door open, but chose to ignore it. Maybe she was starting to hear things. She closed her eyes and let the water moist the paint so it will be easier to get off. As soon as she heard the cabin's door slowly opening she decided to take a look and see whether she forgot to close it properly. She gasped as she saw Sasuke getting in while being fully dressed, holding her in a strong embrace while catching her mouth with his own.


Tum-tum-tum! Left you on an itsy bitsy cliff-hanger, didn't I? Well, I had to stop here, since I've been writing for 5 hours with no break whatsoever and I need to eat something.

Also, I want to thank those who reviewed! I hope I didn't disappoint you with this long chapter!

I hope you enjoyed reading it. Please review and tell me your opinion!

Thank you!

Ps- Sorry for mistakes, I was in a super rush when writing it, and didn't have the chance to re-read it.

I'll correct them ASAP ;)