CHAPTER 9
Gone Bad
Sakura pulled on her hair. Her green eyes stared at the pink ends of her hair. Multiple splits here and there.
"I'm cutting my hair." She said out of the blue.
Tenten shrugged her shoulders, not giving two marbles. Hinata nods, respecting Haruno decision. Ino almost died when Sakura mentioned 'cutting hair'.
The blonde girl gasped and reached for Sakura's long glossy hair. Soft and not greasy as it looks. Ino couldn't believe what Sakura's thinking. It will take centuries for the pinkette hair to grow back in the same length.
"Why?" Ino yanked Sakura's hair. Sakura glared at her, pulling the blonde away from her.
"I have split ends."
"I can cut it for you." Ino offered. Sakura gave the Yamanaka the nastiest look.
"Last time you did, you didn't cut where the split ends ended." She reminded her friend. Ino rolled her eyes.
"Yeah. But I told you to apply this conditioner to make the ends of your hair go back together."
"I don't think my hair can do that." Sakura flipped her ungrateful hair.
"Are you going to cut it in to layers?" Tenten asked before slurping her soda.
"Bob."
"Bob?"
"Bob."
"Neck length?" Ino squeaked.
"Maybe shorter to my ears." Sakura smirked. Ino cried. Sakura knew Ino would break down. She the one help train Sakura's hair. Since elementary school, Sakura's hair was short and neat. Middle school, she out of nowhere became a tough snot tomboy with hair to her shoulders looking shaggy. Now her hair is back to straight and silky looking. Also longer than before. It reached her lower back. All because of Ino hair care supplies and used Sakura as a doll. Sakura didn't mind it. She fell halfway to sleep when Ino ran her hands over her hair.
"Don't do that! This took me years!" She complained.
"Oh please, Ino! Play with your own hair for once. Maybe you need a hair cut yourself." Tenten tease almost made Ino fainted. Hinata giggled. Matter of fact, Ino had the longest hair in the group. She can be related to Rapunzel.
"Fuck you!"
"Anytime." Tenten winked. Ino shivered.
"You're so gay."
"I like boys. I know."
"Not just any boys." Ino's blonde bro bounced in amusement. Tenten threw a fry in Ino's shirt. The fry found its way between her cleavage. No one told her to wear a tub top in fall.
"Goal!" Tenten raised her arms in the air. The grumpy blonde picked the fry up and threw it back at Tenten but misses completely. Ino pulled out a magazine, opening it to read any gossip.
"Guys, let's go bowling."
"I don't want to break a nail."
"You're such a downer Ino! First, you refuse to play soccer with Sakura and I. Then, you complained about getting injured while playing volleyball. And you cried while ice skating with us! Sad to say this but, Hinata would get down and dirty! What do you want to do for fun that doesn't involve shopping and manicured!?" Tenten slouched on the table eyeing Tenten.
"Damn girl. I'm wearing fake nails. I don't want to ruin them. And I know in fact Hinata won't play foot ball with you Tenten. She's decent and lady like, like me!" She flashed her nails showing them the pop flower on her middle finger nail. The girls groaned. Even Hinata. Why is she brought to this?
"C'mon! Just two games at least."
"Fine. I'm warning you if one nail bre-"
"Suck nuts, Yamanaka. We're versing each other. I'm with Sakura!" She called it. The blonde eye twitched. Tenten set her up with a weak partner.
"Fine by me."
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In the car ride to the bowling alley, Sakura started thinking about Naruto's reaction when he see her cut her hair. Will he like it! Or pretend to like it to be nice? Probably pretend. He always admire her long hair and ran his hands and fingers through it. Maybe it's a bad idea to cut it short to her shoulders.
"Stop bitin your lip."
"Why?"
"It's irritating."
"Looking at a guy sucking your face is irritating."
"Bitch!"
"Your mo-"
"Gu-guys! Please!" Hinata tries to calm the tention in the car. Ino eyed Sakura. They burst out laughing.
Mean while, they made it to the bowling alley. They order two games and receive their bowling shoe size. They sat at lane seven. As they finished tying their laces, Tenten set up the teams and game.
"Ino's first!" Tenten snickered. Ino whimpered. She glanced at her nails for the last time and analyze at the heavy balls that are lined up in a row.
"Which is the lightest ball?"
"Fourteen." Sakura nudged Tenten and laughed her butt off. Ino narrowed her eyes at the lowest number. She chooses the ball that is marked number six. Sakura and Tenten was about to crack on her for picking a baby ball but they couldn't get the words out.
"Ha! Ha! Very funny Tenten." She walked to the lane to get a better look at the standing pins and seeing where she's going to aim at.
"Ino doing her calculations." She heard Tenten. Ino flipped the bird.
"Doesn't take all day! Ino pig!"
"Shut up!" Ino yelled. It caused her to drop the ball and it gradually rolled across the lane and knocked down all the pins except for three. Ino jumped in joy. She was about to sit but Tenten stopped her.
"You're not finish." Ino turned back to see the three standing pins.
"Do I have to walk over they and kick them down?"
"You can get that ball and try to hit them." Tenten made a stupid voice to sound like an idiot. Ino huffed. She went back and grabbed the ball that returned. She rolled it. It slide to the left in the gutter.
"That was a lucky shot. My turn!" Tenten got up and picked up a eight pound ball. The pins machine renew a set of pins. Tenten rolled her ball like a hulk which cause pd the ball to curve and hit all the pins.
"The ball curved! That's cheating!" Ino pointed out.
"You just know how to work the ball." Tenten's hand planted a 'L' on her forehead. Ino boiled. A war just started.
Hinata name came next on the screen. She stood up and grabbed a ten pound ball.
"Isn't that too heavy?" Ino questioned. She wanted to win this game. If Hinata gets something difficult, they both will lose.
"It is." Ino nervously sweat dropped. Sakura and Tenten looked confuse.
Surprisingly Hinata hit a strike. She came back with a please smile on her face. Secretly, Hinata is best at playing bowling. Menma always took her out to bowling when they started dating. He literally trained to throw the ball like a professional bowler with a kick leg and a grip of he ball.
"What the fuck? How did she do that!" Tenten said. The Hyuga is a monster.
"Sakura destroy her!" Sakura grabbed a ball and made a strike. She rolled again and hit two pins.
"They winning!" Ino whined. Hinata giggled.
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"We won!"
"You cheated! Hinata played for you when you took too long in the toilet! What were you doing, taking a shit!" Tenten drove off and cut a few cars.
"I was washing my hands. I don't know who touch those balls!"
"Don't play it off like you don't like it. Dicks have been in there. Your favorite." Sakura said. Ino yanked her hair.
"Ow! I was kidding! Jeez." Haruno rubbed her head. She moved her seat back to squish Ino's legs. Ino push the seat up as Sakura leans back to lay down.
"Don't play in my car!" The girls straighten out.
"Ino. May I see that magazine." Ino handed Hinata the magazine. Before turning to the first page, the cover caught her eye.
"Me-Menma..." She whispered. Ino glanced at the cover. He was drenched by the rain, holding some chick in his arm, who is also wet, to his house. Who is that? Why is she also going in his house? Is she a relative!? Couldn't be? Menma would of told her about this woman! Wouldn't he? So many questions piled up. The bewilder look in Hinata's face frozen.
"He's so hot." Ino said.
"Who?"
"Menma Namikaze!"
"He's the beat actor. I love his last move with this chick with dark hair. She's really pretty."
"She is right! I heard he have a girlfriend."
"Who is she?"
"Everyone not sure. But I bet she'll be mad when she sees this."
She's not mad. She's furious.
Hinata really don't want nothing to so with the girls. After all that, she told Tenten to drop her off home. Sakura caught on the way Hinata's change character. Since when the shy Hyuga gets mad. But Sakura sort of know why as the other two sits there with confusion.
After a polite thanks for the invitation and farewell, Hinata stormed in the house to her room. She cried out anger. All the anger and confusion.
How much strength can she hold? How much pieces is he crumbling by his own hands?
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"Tell me the surprise!"
"I can't. Tomorrow I promise I show you."
"Why can't you show me now? Tomorrow I have to be in the kitchen." The Uzumaki whined. Sakura giggled by his childish behavior.
"I know. I know. But... I rather send you a picture of it." She teased.
"Better not be your home made ramen. Oh god, you know how much I love your ramen." He can smell and taste her ramen.
"Yours taste the same way."
"But yours have a pinch of love in it to make it special." Sakura felt touched by his words.
"Awww! So sweet. I hope you do a good job tomorrow." Sakura smiled that her cheeks pressed further on to the phone.
"Thanks. Babe, I have to let you go. I'm tired."
"Okay. Sweet dreams."
"With you. See you in my dreams." He yawned. Sakura giggled.
"I will. Bye." They hung up.
Sakura pulled her hair once more. She stared at herself at her room mirror. She lifted her locks up to imagine a short style on her. Will he like it?
This is Uzumaki Naruto for crying out loud. Of course he will like it. He's the most generous man she have ever met. She will defiantly compliment her and devour her with kisses when he see her hair cut.
She sighs out her nose.
She hopes.
MDKat: Thanks for reading and supporting me. Sorry about some grammar. Ignore minor grammar Please.
So what do you think? It's about time to send in Idate soon. What do you think about Hinata and Menma!? Will they find a way to talk it out or will one of them decide to call it off and break up? Is Naruto going to dig Sakura's hair? What about Neji and Tenten? Is Ino going to be in a decent relationship? Until next chaps!
