Chapter Eight: Sunday Chat
"So, let me get this straight," Tenten began, popping a blackberry into her mouth, "you used to go to the middle school here with Sasuke, Naruto, Ino, and all the others. You and Ino were best friends until you realized she liked the same boy as you, which happened to be Sasuke, and you terminated your friendship with her-"
"Terminate is kinda harsh." Sakura interjected, only to have a blueberry thrown at her. She caught it and popped it in her mouth.
"No, harsh is slamming someone down on the ground. Anyway, you then spent the next two years trying to recreate yourself to be the perfect girl for Sasuke, and ended up losing a lot of your friends because they didn't agree."
"Correct," Sakura replied, stretching her legs out on the couch. Tenten ate some more fruit, that Sakura had provided for their little get together, and grinned as she got to the rest of Sakura's story about why she hated Sasuke, aka Duck Ass, and why she was hellbent on ruining his days with her mere presence.
"After losing your friends, you muster up enough courage to ask Sasuke to a upcoming Valentine's day dance and he said yes. Rumors were flying about - which you shoulda beaten the shit outta the kids who were spreading them, by the way - and you were as happy as can be. The night of the dance comes; you're looking all pretty and dolled up and you thought the world of Sasuke. Halfway through the dance he decides to make an announcement, you think he's about to declare his eternal love for you-"
"Okay, when you say it, it sounds embarrassing as hell." Sakura groaned, burying her face in a turquoise throw pillow as Tenten cackled. She was regretting telling her the story, but she had a right to know why she was so angry and spiteful to him.
"That's cause it is." Tenten replied, ducking as the previously mentioned throw pillow was chucked at her with scary accuracy. She was so gonna have Sakura join the softball team in the spring with her.
"You gonna continue retelling my story to me, or sit there and eat all my fucking fruit?" Sakura asked, her eyes sparkling with mischief. Her words held no bite to them.
"Yeah, yeah, geez. Patience young padawan. Okay, back to the story of how Sakura swore vengeance on the unluckiest person alive. Sasuke does make an announcement, and it is about you, but not what you were expecting. He tells you - and the whole school like the asshole that he is - that he had only agreed to go with you as a joke, which tore your little heart to shreds. Instead of crying, like everyone thought you would, you stand there and take it as gracefully as a queen. When you feel it's appropriate, you leave the school without a word and go home. You tell your parents what happened because halfway through your walk you start crying, and then you go to bed. You don't return to school for a long time, no one contacts you directly, only asking your parents. When you do return, you were changed. Did I miss anything?" Tenten asked, scooting to the edge of the cushion, looking at Sakura who had switched to laying on the couch backwards, with her feet over the back and her head hanging off the front.
"You missed the part where I moved and became friends with Karin, Suigetsu, and Juugo." She added.
"That's cause you haven't told me that part yet."
"...Oh, right. Well, that'll be for another day, when you can actually meet them and hear their sides." Sakura said, wondering how long it would take for the blood to rush to her head. She figured not that long, since she was already getting a headache. She swung her feet back over, effectively pivoting her entire body to follow the momentum created until she was in a correct sitting position.
She immediately regretted doing that as he head began to pound and she wanted to pass out.
"By the way, you still haven't shown me your room." Tenten offered up, knowing that her friends were a touchy subject. The most she got about them was their names, ages, looks, and what they used to do as a group. She also knew Sakura had a tattoo on her right leg that symbolized all of them. It was of a red Koi fish swimming through waves with sakura blossoms floating by. The Koi represented Juugo, the gentle giant, while the red color represented Karin. The waves were done in the traditional Japanese style to represent Suigetsu who used to live in a coastal town, and the blossoms represented Sakura herself. It was the biggest tat she had as it spanned from the top of her right hip to her knee cap. Tenten found it touching and badass.
"Oh fuck," Sakura muttered after her headache went away. She grabbed her glass of cucumber water and took a few sips before standing up. She grabbed Tenten's hands and pulled her up, dragging her towards her room. Without saying anything, she opened the door and quickly shoved Tenten inside.
Her room was very much styled to be an extension of her personality; two of her walls were painted a mint green while the other two were a creamy white. She had a bay window with a teal window seat that looked out over the neighborhood. They both noticed the dark, heavy clouds in the sky; it was gonna rain soon. Her bed was against the wall facing her window and she had a white iron bed frame. Wrapped around the bed frame were miniature Moroccan lamps. Above her bed on the white wall was a wooden and twine picture display. Tenten became extremely curious about the pictures, but wanted to look around some more. By her bed was a turquoise night stand that held her laptop and fujifilm instax mini 8 camera. On the wall to the right of her bed was a door, which led to her small walk-in closet, and on the left was the door to her room and a white dresser. Her floors were dark brown hardwood and in front of her bed there was a green rectangular rug.
All in all, her room was impressive even if it was lacking other colors.
"My mother wanted to paint my room pink, like when I had it as a kid, but I wanted dark green. She thought green was fine, but I had to pick a lighter, brighter color."
"So you went with mint?" Tenten asked, looking at the pictures she had hung up. A lot of them were of her friends, her parents, various activities that she did, and some had a large Burmese mountain dog in them. Tenten voiced her curiosity about the dog.
"That's Mochi. Mom and dad took him to the vet for his annual check up today. Big lap dog, lazy as hell though." Sakura said.
"Huh, sounds like Shikamaru."
"Wait, that lazy ass is still in school?" Sakura asked, her mouth open in shock. Tenten laughed at the sight and nodded.
