Tension

o.O.o.O.o

Hey guys! So much lovely reviews and as much as I would love to update, I don't have time but I promise I'll try to upload faster during the winter holidays! Hope you all enjoy this chapter, by the way, in the last chapter, I wasn't trying to insult Justin Bieber, I was stating the obvious (as you can see, I'm not a big JB fan). Enjoy! Review=cookies!

o.O.o.O.o

The day passed on like normal, classes were same old same old. Well, except for chemistry where I accidentally (well, more like purposely) set Orochimaru-sensei's hair on fire. Now that was funny. I hope that it takes long for him to grow back his hair 'cause he looks like a gay pedophile with long hair. Without long hair, he looks only like a pedophile.

At lunch, everyone was talking about the homecoming dance. Everyone was talking about who they were going to be their date when they go to the dance. I even heard Temari saying that she would ask Shikamaru to be her date since she didn't want him to miss out on all the fun. Psh. Yeah right, she probably just wants to impress him because she's a good ballroom dancer!

Whilst listening to everyone gossiping about the dance, I noticed that Neji had been avoiding Tenten since after first period when he shouted that he could ask her out if he wanted. Tenten, on the other hand, was looking hopelessly at Neji, hoping that she could have her fantasy dream of becoming a princess too.

I glanced at Sasuke, man, I wish he said what Neji said in the morning; it would be such a dream come true. Wait, I don't like Sasuke, he's just a friend, a good friend. Okay Sakura, you have to help Tenten with her problems first.

So after school, I went up to Tenten's locker and said, "Look, Tennie, I know you like Neji more than just a best friend. I saw you ogling at him like he's a sex toy!"

"HE'S NOT A FRIGGIN SEX TOY! But I do have to admit that he's pretty hot," Tenten snapped her mouth shut on her last comment like she had just slipped something really important out.

"Oooh la la. You sooo like him! Ask him out for the coming dance!" I said eagerly to her.

"No. Not today, tomorrow," she said looking down to her shoes.

I couldn't stand this; this is not the Tenten that I knew. The Tenten that I knew was brave and would kill anybody that broke her friend's heart.

"How b about you and Sasuke? Are you asking HIM out?" Tenten asked cheekily.

"I don't think he likes me. Maybe the next dance," I said half-heartedly.

"Chickening out! This is not how Sakura Haruno I know acts like!" Tenten said in a fake shocked voice.

"Just…Leave it Tennie," I said before walking away for the cheerleading practice.

I bet Tenten thought that I was sick or something so she had let it slip. If it was Ino, she'd probably try to find the perfect prom dress for me. That brought me to the subject that if she was dancing with Sai, she'd probably think he's the best dancer in the world, well the truth is that he took ballet class when all the guys took soccer. And if that wasn't enough proof that he's gay well hear this, he begged his parents that he'd wear a ballet tutu for girls than wearing a t-shirt and tracking pants like most non-gay dudes wear when they do ballet. She probably won't notice that his pants would be skin tight that you can see his balls! Okay, out of topic.

Anyways, I was at cheerleading practice and me and my friends were talking about the dance. Ino was practically going crazy, almost hyperventilating! Hinata was blushing beet root red. Matsuri was blushing too but less than Hinata feverish looking face.

"Oh my god! I bet my Sai-kun will be so good at the dance floor!" Ino squealed.

'You meant Sai-chan?' I thought inwardly to myself.

"How about you Matsuri, have you asked Gaara out yet?" Ino turned to look at the junior high school girl.

"Well, I was going to ask him out to the dance today but he was always busy. I didn't want to interrupt him," the brown-haired girl said quietly like she was somewhat, disappointed. I should teach that cousin, Gaara of mind to have more guts on asking the girl he likes out. Yes, I know, I have loads of cousins!

"How about you Hinata?" Ino turned to look at her next victim, erm… I meant friend.

"I bet she already has her Naruto-kun!" I suddenly said something. They all looked at me; well Hinata was looking down with the look like 'I so want to kill you right now!'

"Y-yeah. H-he asked me j-just today," Hinata said with a slight smile and twiddled with her fingers.

"Well, at least Naruto had the guts to ask Hinata out unlike Neji, he's so scared he won't ask Tenten out. Hmph. Not so high and mighty now is he?" Ino laughed out.

"Don't talk to Neji-nii like that, he's just nervous. He's scared that he's going to hurt her," Hinata said in a worried tone. Wait. It hit me like a bullet, well, I'm not dead so it's not really like a bullet but you get the point, anyways, Hinata didn't stutter! I'm such a proud mama!

"Hina-chan. You didn't stutter!" I cheered.

"W-well. It w-was. Because I-I was a l-little a-angry t-that's all," Hinata went back to her old stuttering self.

"Oh, look at the time! We should go now. Okay girls. Good job today in the practice, see you next time in the next practice!" Ino dismissed the cheerios. We (me, Hina, Ino and Matsuri) walked out of the gym where we were practicing and was greeted by some very weir surprise.

Gaara was standing, his arms crossed and he was all sweaty and was still in his soccer kit (he was the goalie so he has these adorable gloves that has a picture of a panda which I drew). If he wasn't my cousin, I would have said that he was pretty smokin' hot but we're related so he's not smokin' hot. But Matsuri, who was standing next to me, probably thought that he was pretty hot because I swear to god that I saw drool coming out of her mouth.

"H-hey Gaara," Matsuri greeted him shyly.

"Hey," he said in a deep husky voice that seemed to have filled her souls.

Hinata and Ino had already walked off because she didn't want to interrupt their 'quality' time to be together. I thought that as well but I wanted to see what my cousin would say. But then he probably wouldn't do anything if I just stood there watching him like an eagle. So I decided to walk slowly away and hid behind the closest bush I could find. When I was passing him, I whispered silently in to his ear so Matsuri couldn't hear us, "Don't fail me little cousin. If you do want to keep your manhood that is."

"So what's up?" Matsuri tried to be calm but her cheeks were red like Hinata's when she was embarrassed.

"Nothing much, same old same old," Gaara tried to act cool but I could feel that inside he was burning like a bonfire.

"So you heard about the homecoming dance?" Matsuri asked playing with her fingers.

"Yeah," Gaara answered in such a LONG sentence. Isn't he so socially civilized (sarcasm intended).

"So. Um, do you have a date yet?" she asked him. Score. You go girl, I said to myself whilst I punched my fist in the air.

"No. I-I was thinking about…well. Forget it," Gaara murmured before starting to walk away. Ughh! My cousin is such a DORK, why can't my guy cousins be cool? One's gay. One's a puppet/doll lover. Now Gaara got the infection and became a dork!

But before he could leave, Matsuri grabbed his hands and said in the most sweetest, purest and innocent voice you could've heard, "Gaara-san. What were you thinking about. Please share it with me. I'm your friend."

"WOULDYOUBEMYDATEFORTHEDANCE?" Gaara said it as fast as he could, scared that if he didn't say it fast enough the world would explode.

"Can you say that again, please?" Matsuri asked in a cute voice. Gaara couldn't resist it, I could see that.

"Would you take the honor and be my dance date for the prom?" Gaara said it in a whisper.

"YES. I'd love to!" Matsuri said hugging Gaara.

I left them to have their own quality time as I headed back to my dorm. I was building up the courage to ask Sasuke out to the prom. I entered the code and walked in to the room. Neat as ever. That was the good bit of rooming with a neat freak not that it's wrong or anything.

I spotted Sasuke doing his homework on his working table with half cup of espresso next to him and something tells me that it wasn't his first shot. His eyes looked like they got bigger by an inch or so, it made me nearly laughed.

"Um…Sasuke, I was wondering if you were going to the homecoming dance?" I asked trying to be casual. He looked up from his work and took of his glasses so that he could rest his eyes.

"Hn. I'm not going," he said in a chilly voice that always sent a sensation down my spine, it felt like someone had just hit a button and I sparked up.

"Oh. That's sad. Why aren't you going?" I asked him again.

He answered bluntly, "I hate dances and the music is too loud."

"Then it's okay if I stay with you. I don't have a date and I don't have a dress," I tried making up excuses. Sasuke knew I could get a date anywhere because I have as much fanboys as much as he has fangirls. He knew that I could go shopping for a new dress. But in the end, he nodded an approval. I was staying with Princess Emo for the prom. Yipee, just as when I thought my life couldn't get any worst.

o.O.o.O.o

I tried to make it longer. It's really hard because I can't really think straight. Please review, one review=one cookie and also one get-away-from-Orochimaru-rape ticket! So review and be wise (like me!)