Dare

"Truth or dare?"

"Truth!"

"Um," Hinata nervously tapped her fingers together, wanting to come up with a good question. "Who- who do you l-like?"

Sakura beamed, her cheeks glowing pinker than her hair. "Sasuke!" she exclaimed, while Ino sighed in irritation.

"Like that's news," she snapped, then turned to Hinata. "Who do you like?"

Hinata's cheeks turned scarlet and she bowed her head, trying to avoid answering. This only peaked all of their curiosity, making them even more determined to get an answer from her. She was spared from having to do so by the arrival of a Hyuuga requesting that she accompany him home immediately for training with her Father. Standing up, she bowed politely to the group before hurrying to join the other Hyuuga, her cheeks still slightly flushed.

Ino sighed again. "This is getting boring. If no-one's going to pick dare, I'm going home!" she stated boldly. None of the girls wanted her to leave but all were reluctant to choose dare, fearing the task that they might be given. As Ino turned to leave, Sakura spoke up.

"I'll do a dare, Ino!"

The whole group turned to her in surprise. She used to be so shy that she wouldn't speak at all. Now she was the only one of them prepared to do a dare. Ino grinned mischievously.

"Alright then, Sakura. I dare you to leave flowers on Sasuke's doorstep."

Sakura's eyes widened in fear. "Ino, I can't do that!" she replied, shocked.

"You have to," her friend told her simply. "Otherwise you'll have to do something worse."

And so, an hour later, standing outside the Uchiha compound with all of the girls behind her and a bouquet in her hand, Sakura knew that she had no choice but to see this through. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward uneasily, willing her feet to keep moving one in front of the other. Reaching the door, she gulped before crouching and laying the flowers on the door step.

"Ring the bell," Ino hissed from behind a tree.

Hesitantly, she reached up and rang the bell then stood unmoving.

"Sakura, he's not supposed to see you! Run!" her friend's voice rang out again. Coming to her senses, Sakura hurried away and out of sight.

On opening the front door, Sasuke was surprised to find no-one there, then even more so to spot a head of pink hair disappearing around a corner. Looking down, he noticed the flowers lying on the door step. Smirking, he picked them up and took them inside.