Disclaimer: The characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto and I don't own them.
This is my first story, so it might suck (I'm sorry), but please review, it means a lot. Thanks!
This chapter is kind of confusing because I explain what every girl got (who cares about the boys? LOL) and it is kind of boring, but their reactions make up for it, so stay with me. And I am not going to be updating my other stories until I am done with this one. And YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT TOOK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EVERYONE WAS GETTING FOR A PRESENT, DAMN! I AM NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN AFTER THIS STORY, SCREW THE DETAILS! Okay, now that I am done with my rant...ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 10:
It was Christmas Eve and Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were all in the living room, talking. They invited all their friends who hadn't gone on vacation for a sleepover.
When everyone arrived, Sakura said, "Okay. First of all, Merry Christmas Eve!" She paused when she heard cheers, "And second, I have a ski resort that my parents own about 3 hours from here by car, so if you want to come, you can. I'm going from December 26 to the end of break."
Once everything was settled, it was decided that everyone was going there.
After many hours of having fun, they all decided to go to sleep.
The next morning, once everyone woke up, they exchanged presents.
Tenten was ecstatic from all the weapons she got. She got a dagger and earrings shaped like shuriken from Sakura. From Ino, she received a shirt that had different weapon designs, a bracelet with different sport charms that Tenten liked on it and a picture. The picture was of Neji and her, on their first date ever. The picture was taken after Tenten had just boldly kissed Neji's cheek when they reached Tenten's home. They were both blushing slightly, holding hands, staring into each other's eyes. Tenten blushed furiously, refusing to show the picture to anyone and slapped Ino on the arm, not so gently. Tenten also received shuriken, kunai and a katana from Temari. From Hinata, she got the tennis racket she had been wanting forever but couldn't afford and a sword. But when she opened Neji's gift, her skipped not one, not two but several beats. It was a handmade bow and arrows that was carved with such precision Tenten wasn't sure if he had bought it or really made it.
"Is...Is this why you were always in the woodshop room?" She asked quietly.
Neji nodded, smirking. "Yeah."
"Oh my gosh! NEJI!" She tackled him into a hug and kissed him passionately and Neji willingly responded.
"GET A ROOM!" Naruto yelled.
They tore apart from each other, blushing and smiling.
Ino was smiling brightly when she opened each of her gifts. She got perfume and black, strappy heels that she had always wanted from Hinata. Temari's gift to her was a nailpolish set and a shirt that said "Girl Power!" with a volleyball on it. Tenten had given her white, long earrings and a black bracelet with Ino's name carved into it. Sakura gave Ino a lot of makeup like eyeliner and blush. Ino squealed when she saw the lipgloss she had been wanting.
"FOREHEAD!" Ino screamed when she opened the last present from Sakura that was the shirt with a pig on it, "IMMA KILL YOU!"
Sakura laughed nervously and for the next 10 minutes, Ino chased Sakura around the room, until Temari and Tenten finally caught Ino and threatened to steal Ino's makeup if she didn't stop trying to murder Sakura. After that, Ino finally calmed down.
"Here." Kiba said, handing a box.
"Why are there holes on the top?" Ino asked. She took the box from him and her blue eyes widened considerably, "AND WHY IS IT MOVING?!"
A bright smile from Kiba answered her.
She set the box down carefully and removed the flaps of the box. She stared down a small puppy staring up at her innocently. It's fur coat was the color of snow and it had big, brown eyes that made Ino melt. "OH MY GOSH! IT'S A PUPPY! HOLY FLUBBERKNUCKLES!" (A/N: I felt like it and yes, they are allowed to have pets, but only dogs and cats. Kiba has Akamaru, but there are rules that go along with it.)
She leaped on Kiba, making him fall down with her on top and hugged him. "KIBA-KUN! YOU GOT ME A PUPPY!" And with that she kissed him sweetly.
Afterwards, she ran over to the puppy, leaving Kiba in shock that she had just kissed him. It was their first kiss and it was a damn good one, to Kiba at least.
Ino gathered the puppy in her arms and it sniffed her cautiously before snuggling up to her, instantly deciding that Ino was a good person. The puppy then yawned cutely and fell asleep in Ino's arms. "AWW!" The girls all squealed.
"Is it a he or a she?" Ino asked Kiba, who had finally got over the shock that Ino kissed him.
"A he, so that he could protect you." Kiba said.
Ino smiled and hugged him with one arm, the other holding the puppy close to her. It was quite ironic since the puppy was so tiny.
"I'm naming him Shiro, because his fur is white." (A/N: Shiro in Japanese means white.) Ino beamed at him and kissed Kiba lightly on the nose. "Thank you."
Kiba blushed, "U-Uh...no problem."
Ino giggled at his stuttering.
Hinata got many gifts that she had wanted and loved. From Sakura, she got a dark, navy blue nailpolish that matched her hair color and a purple and black scarf. From Tenten, she got many books and a black bracelet with Hinata's name carved into it. She got some light makeup that she wore sometimes, white purse with purple hearts and a picture from Ino. (A/N: If you haven't noticed, Tenten got everyone something and then a bracelet with their names carved into it. And Ino got everyone something with an embarrassing/cute picture along with the other gift.) The picture was of Naruto glomping Hinata in the hallway. Hinata was bright red and Naruto was smiling cheekily, slightly blushing, arms holding Hinata in a tight embrace. Hinata blushed brightly when she saw the picture and quickly put it away. She got a charm bracelet and a rhyming book, for her poetry, from Temari.
"N-Naruto-kun! Thank you!" She hugged him tightly once he gave her his gift. It was a heart locket that said Naruto's name on the front with a key lock. Inside was a picture of them two.
Kiba had taken it when they were coming back from the movies as blackmail and Naruto had asked him for it so he could give to Hinata. In the picture, Naruto had swept up Hinata in his arms and they were both blushing and laughing, eyes closed in happiness.
Once Hinata let him go, she remembered how there was a key lock, "N-Naruto-kun? Why is there a key lock on this?"
Naruto grinned, "Because I have the key!" He brought out his own necklace which was in the pocket of his pants. said Hinata's name on it.
Hinata smiled and they hugged again, "You certainly do have the key to my heart." She whispered to him. Then, she blushed furiously, realizing what she just said, "I-I...I'm so sorry, I...I didn't-"
Naruto just laughed and hugged her petite form to him closer in response. "It's alright, Hinata-chan."
"Awww." The other girls all cooed, making Naruto and Hinata blush and spring away from each other.
"We ruined the moment didn't we?" Sakura asked Tenten who nodded in response.
Temari opened her presents next. She got one of those spike bracelets and black combat boots that she had been wanting. She squealed very girlishly, surprising everyone and hugged Sakura tightly for the gifts. From Tenten, she got a necklace with a soccer ball on it and a black bracelet with her name carved into it like the others. Hinata gave Temari a necklace that had a charm with her name on it and a poster of Temari's favorite band, Rock Valor. (A/N: I found the name on a random band name generator. Sorry if this is a real band. If it is, I do not own it!)
"OH MY GOSH, I WAS GOING TO BUY THIS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" She hugged Hinata tightly.
"Y-You're welcome." Hinata laughed.
After the little episode, Temari opened her present from Ino. It was a black shirt with rips, showing red underneath with the logo of Rock Valor on it. The logo was a skull with two swords going through it with "Rock Valor" written in blood-red block letters on the back.
Ino also, of course, gave Temari an embarrassing picture. It was of Temari and Shikamaru in the roller skating rink, in the beginning of the year. The picture was taken by Ino when Temari was about to fall, but Shikamaru had caught her. Temari was glaring up at Shikamaru, while he was smirking lazily down at her. Even though Ino didn't know who Temari was at that point, she knew it would still be great to tease Shikamaru about it later on how he actually got off his ass and did something as "troublesome" as helping someone.
Temari, like all the other girls blushed and quickly stuffed the picture into the bag for her other gifts.
"This was pretty troublesome, but I guess you're worth it." Shikamaru said, thrusting something towards her.
"Wow, I would have never thought that the lazy ass would have actually gotten something for me." Temari said, taking the item from him.
She scanned it over and her eyes widened considerably. She turned to a smirking Shikamaru, gaping at him. "I-Is this…?"
Shikamaru nodded.
"OH MY GOSH, YOU DID NOT!" Temari screamed, tackling Shikamaru, "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!"
Shikamaru laughed slightly, "It wasn't that big of a deal. I mean, I like the band too." He said, wrapping one arm around her tiny waist, the other on the ground, keeping him steady.
Shikamaru had gotten her two tickets to see Rock Valor's concert which was coming up.
Temari smiled at him, "Then you're coming with me."
Shikamaru smirked back at her, "Deal, troublesome woman."
When Sakura's turn came, she opened Tenten's gift first. Tenten had given her many books which to Sakura squealed and hugged her. She also received a black bracelet with her name carved into it, like everybody else. Temari had given her earrings that matched Sakura's dress to the Ball and some drawing utensils. Sakura opened Hinata's present next which were a journal to keep ideas for writing in and a painting of cherry blossoms.
"OH MY GOSH! HINATA-CHAN! THIS IS AMAZING! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" Sakura shrieked, looking at the painting.
Hinata laughed, "Y-You're very welcome."
Sakura opened Ino's gift warily, wondering what made all the other girls blush and quickly store something away. Sakura got more books and white and black bead earrings, but there was something else. There was a picture as well. Carefully, Sakura took it in her hands and looked at it. The picture was taken on the day everyone played outside in the snow, Sakura had tackled Sasuke to the ground, effectively pinning him down. Sakura was smiling brightly while Sasuke was smirking and they were both looking into each other's eyes affectionately.
Sakura blushed and was about to hide it away when someone grabbed her wrist, though not too harshly. It was Sasuke.
He looked at the picture Sakura was holding, to see if that was why she was blushing so intently. Sasuke blushed slightly after seeing it and dropped her hand, not looking at her.
After everyone had thanked each other for the presents, everyone left, to have the day to themselves until the Christmas Ball.
"Oi." Sasuke said, making Sakura look up. "Wait here for a second."
Sakura was confused but nodded.
Sasuke went into his room and got a small box. Once he went back in the living room, he handed it to Sakura, "Here." The whole time, he was blushing.
Sakura looked at him for a second before opening it. Inside the box was a beautiful necklace with Sakura's name engraved on it. There were cherry blossoms engraved on it as well. This must have costed a fortune. "S-Sasuke. T-This...Thank you." She hugged him slightly, but feeling him tense up, she started pull away when Sasuke stopped her by hugging her softly back.
"It's nothing." He replied, making Sakura smile into his shoulder.
"Wait here, I have something for you too." Sakura went into her room and retrieved a box. "Here."
Sasuke took the box, noticing it was quite heavy. Slowly opening it, he peered inside to see an amplifier, for his electric guitar. "S-Sakura." He looked up at Sakura, "How did you know that I needed one?"
Sakura shrugged, "I remembered you complaining about how old your other one was, so I thought that I would get you one." Her hands were clasped behind her back, fiddling with each other and she was rocking back and forth on her heels happily. (A/N: I do this so much when I am nervous or embarrassed.)
"Thank you."
Sakura smiled, "You're welcome."
Sasuke put the box down on the couch and embraced her again, burying his face in her pink locks.
The day went by quickly and at 5:00 all the girls were in Sakura's room, getting ready for the Christmas Ball. After 2 hours, they were ready. The Christmas Ball started at 7:00 and ended at 10:00.
Sasuke, Naruto and everyone else were in Kiba's room, getting ready as well. Once they were done, they knocked on Sakura's door to get their dates. Tenten opened the door since the others were just finishing some last-minute touches.
Neji slightly blushed at the sight of Tenten. Tenten had a dark, red dress that hugged her body nicely that stopped right above the knee. After much debating and fighting with Ino, she finally agreed to let her hair down. No one had ever seen out of her twin buns, so they were amazed. Her silky, slightly curly brown hair went down to the middle of her back. She had some makeup on that surprised all the boys since Tenten hated makeup. "Ino." She simply stated, knowing they would all understand. She had the shuriken shaped earrings on that Sakura had given her as well. All the girls were wearing the black bracelet with their names carved onto it that Tenten gave them. Tenten had bought one for herself too, which she was wearing as well.
She then let all the boys inside. Right when Naruto saw Hinata, "HINATA, YOU LOOK REALLY HOT-"
This comment wasn't finished because he has been punched, courtesy of Neji.
"Hello, N-Naruto-kun." Hinata shyly said. She had on a blue dress on with white snowflakes lining the trim of it. It went down to a couple of inches above her ankle and she looked amazing. Her hair, which was usually down, was up in a bun, with strands of her hair falling, to frame her face. All in all, she looked stunning. All of her jewelry was white and she had makeup on that finished the look.
"Y-You look amazing!" Naruto commented, warily glancing at Neji.
Hinata blushed, "T-Thank you."
Neji glared at him, about to punch him again when Tenten stopped him, "Oh, come on. They're so cute. Let them be, just for this night?" She pouted.
"Tch. Fine." He agreed.
Kiba had been staring at Ino since he entered and she was starting to feel uncomfortable. "U-Uh...Kiba-kun?" Ino stuttered.
Kiba snapped out of his gaze, "Y-Y-Yeah?"
"Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah. I-I'm fine. You...You look really p-pretty tonight." He mumbled.
Ino blushed, "Thanks." She had on a pink dress that stopped mid-thigh and was strapless. She also had a white belt with a pink heart in the middle of the dress, near her waist. She had makeup that matched and for once, her hair was out of her usual ponytail and curled, coming down to her lower back.
For once, Shikamaru was even shocked, he had mustered up enough courage to ask Temari to which she teased him a little, but in the end, finally agreed. Shikamaru was surprised that she was actually wearing a dress, makeup and for once, looking like a girl. "W-Wow."
Temari had a light purple dress on that reached just past her knees. It had spaghetti straps and flared out at the bottom. She had let her hair down as well, but it was curled at the bottom, like Ino's. The only traces of makeup that she had on was eyeliner and lipgloss, refusing to do anything else. She had some jewelry on as well.
Then, the bathroom door burst open, "Sorry guys, I was fixing my stupid hair." Sakura said.
Almost all the guys raised their eyebrows, she looked like an angel. Sakura had a white dress on that was decorated with blue trimming on the bottom. It reached up to her knees. She had makeup on, like her friends and her hair was in a style similar to Hinata's, with the strands that were falling out curled. Ino had managed to get her into heels as well, which she had many problems walking in. She had on the earrings Temari had given her as well as some other accessories.
Sasuke was staring at her and she was staring at him too. He looks amazing in a suit! Sakura inwardly squealed.
Damn. Was the only thought running through Sasuke's mind.
They both, lost in their own world, didn't hear Ino yell, "Let's go!" and didn't notice everyone leaving the room.
After a while, when they finally snapped out of it, Sakura blushed and looked away, "H-Hey."
"Hey." Sasuke said back. Their voices came out like they were out of breath.
They both stood there until Sakura said, "We...We should go."
Sasuke nodded and walked towards her, holding an arm out, slightly blushing. Sakua, still blushing, shyly linked their arms together, noticing how perfect it felt. And they both walked out.
When they reached the school's cafeteria, where the Ball was being held, everyone was in awe. It didn't look like the cafeteria at all. All the tables were pushed over to the side, decorations were lining almost everything they laid their eyes on, music was blasting and people looked like they were having fun.
Sasuke and Sakura stood, still in awkward silence until Sasuke said, "Let's get something to drink."
Sakura followed him to where the drinks were located.
All of her friends came over to them and Sasuke wandered over to his own friends.
"What happened? Why did you take so long?" Tenten asked.
Sakura blushed, "Nothing. Sorry." She innocently sipped her drink.
Her friends left the topic, knowing they wouldn't get anything out of her anyway.
They were all talking until Naruto came up to them and said, "May I steal Hinata-chan away?"
All the girls nodded vigorously and Hinata blushed. Then Naruto grabbed her hand and said, "Would you like to dance?"
"Y-Yes."
Then they were gone. Sakura and her friends laughed at how hard Hinata was blushing and how oblivious Naruto was.
After Hinata and Naruto danced to a slow song, they disappeared out of the building.
"Let's go take a walk." Naruto suggested, he seemed nervous which was out of character, but Hinata ignored it, nodding her head in agreement.
When they were outside, after a few minutes of silent walking, Naruto suddenly stopped and grabbed Hinata's hand. Hinata turned back confused.
"N-Naruto-kun?"
Naruto was blushing, "H-Hinata-chan, I need to tell you something."
Hinata nodded, encouraging him to go on.
"I-I…I really like you, H-Hinata-chan. And...I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend." He said, refusing to meet her gaze.
Hinata looked at him in shock, I-Is...Is this really happening? Oh no, please don't faint! After taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she said with some confidence that even surprised herself,"N-Naruto-kun, I-I would love to be."
Naruto looked back at her with wide eyes. Then he broke out into a smile and swept Hinata up in his arms. He then kissed her passionately.
Hinata was extremely surprised, but slowly she started to feel herself being pulled into the bliss of kissing Naruto and she surrendered to it, closing her eyes and kissing him back boldly, which surprised Naruto, but he kissed back even more.
While Naruto and Hinata were outside, Neji asked Tenten to dance, to which she agreed.
"I didn't know you could dance so well." Tenten stated.
Neji blushed slightly, "It runs in the family."
Tenten laughed, "You're so cute, Neji!"
Neji laughed slightly, "I've been wondering," He paused, leaning closer, "Why don't you call me Neji-kun?"
Tenten blushed and looked away, "It makes me feel like one of your idiotic fangirls."
Neji chuckled and shook his head, "I wouldn't mind if you said it."
"Really?" Tenten looked back at him.
Neji nodded, "Yeah."
Tenten smiled and shyly tilted her face upwards and her lips met Neji's. "Okay then, Neji-kun."
Neji smirked and kissed her again.
So now, it was just Sakura, Temari and Ino. But moments after Tenten left, Kiba asked Ino to dance which she accepted.
"I never thought you would like to dance, Kiba-kun." Ino stated.
"I don't." Kiba said.
"Then...why?"
Kiba shrugged, "I knew that you would want to dance so I thought that I might as well."
Ino giggled, "Aww." She flicked his nose. "Thank you." She laughed more seeing his face flushing brightly.
"You know, I think Akamaru and Shiro are best friends already." Kiba said.
Ino nodded, "Yeah." It was true, they had left the two dogs in Kiba's room and they playfully barked and chased each other before landing in front of their owners in a heap. Ino and Kiba had both snuck out quietly, trying not to make them notice their absence.
"Well, I guess that just means you and I will have to spend more time together, right?" Kiba looped his arms around her waist, pulling Ino closer.
Ino blushed, "Y-Yeah." And she put her arms around his neck.
Then, Kiba smashed their lips together in a forceul, heated and gentle kiss, all at once.
"Guess it's just you and me now." Temari said to Sakura.
"Yeah."
"My date is too much of a lazy-ass to dance so why don't you go ask Sasuke?" Temari asked.
Sakura scoffed, "Please. I could never imagine Sasuke dancing."
"It's worth a try."
"Meh." Sakura answered.
"Come on, let's go over there. I'm going to make that lazy-ass dance." She stated.
Sakura sighed, "Fine."
Both of them walked to where Sasuke and Shikamaru were sitting at a table. Shikamaru had his head resting on his arms which were folded on top of the table and of course, he was sleeping.
"Hey lazy-ass!" Temari yelled.
Shikamaru peeked open an eye to see Temari. He sighed and said, "You want to dance, don't you?"
Temari nodded.
"Why? Dancing and moving is so troublesome."
"THEN WHY DID YOU COME HERE?!" She screamed, getting aggravated.
"Ugh. Fine. Let's go dance Troublesome Temari." He smirked lazily.
Temari rolled her eyes and grabbed Shikamaru's hand.
"Do you even know how to dance?" Temari asked.
Shikamaru looked at her, "Tch. Obviously, why would I have asked you to this troublesome dance if I didn't?"
"Because you're an ass, that's why! You are always complaining about how 'troublesome' everything is and maybe, just maybe you could have some motivation to do things, you could be likeable-"
She got cut off because Shikamaru had grabbed her kissed her, gently but affectionately. Automatically, Temari's arms wound themselves around his neck and Shikamaru's hand went on her waist, tugging her closer.
When they broke apart, Shikamaru muttered, "You're so troublesome."
Temari smiled, "I know."
"Tch. Damn, I promised I wouldn't fall for a troublesome woman like you."
Temari smirked, "Well, I am pretty sure being with a lazy-ass like you wasn't the first thing on my list either."
"But here we are." Shikamaru said.
"Here we are." Temari repeated and she kissed him again, with him responding instantly, not thinking that it was troublesome at all.
After Shikamaru and Temari left, Sakura sat down next to Sasuke.
After a while, Sasuke said, "Do you want to dance?"
Sakura shook her head, "I can't dance well. Especially not in these heels."
Sasuke smirked, "Well, lucky for you, my parents were good dancers, and the traits were passed down on to me. Come on." He stood up, took her hand and led her to the dance floor. Right when they came, a slow song started.
Oh great, just my luck. Sakura thought.
Sakura hesitantly put her arms around Sasuke's neck. Sasuke wrapped his arms around her waist.
They were both blushing.
Sakura looked down at her feet, to make sure she wasn't stepping on Sasuke when Sasuke lifted her chin with his finger. "You should know that when you dance, you never leave your partner's eyes. You have trust them enough to know that they will lead you." He smirked, "So just follow me."
Sakura nodded.
They both stared into each other's eyes, feet moving perfectly in sync now.
"See? You got it." Then he paused, putting his forehead on hers, "You're so beautiful." He whispered softly, his eyes closed.
Sakura blushed, never thinking Sasuke would say that and because their faces were not even inches away. Their breaths were mingling and Sakura felt the space between them needed to be closer.
Luckily for her, so did Sasuke and before Sakura knew it she was having her first kiss. She felt like it was the best feeling ever, like they deserved to be each other's. Her eyelids felt heavy suddenly and she closed them, Sasuke mimicking her.
He pulled her closer, Sakura doing the same. It was like everything in the world stood still, everyone and everything was quiet. The music could no longer be heard and Sakura felt a tingle of sensation run down her body. It was a foreign but an amazing feeling. Sakura felt like she wasn't on Earth anymore and she could only be brought back down by Sasuke. It was a beautiful and perfect feeling. They kissed for a long time until the need to breathe interfered and they broke apart. Sakura wanted more, she never wanted it to end. Stupid human urges to breathe, always ruining things. They both thought.
They looked at each other, both blushing furiously. They continued to dance, but closer this time and more comfortably. Even though the song had ended, they were still dancing, oblivious to the world around them.
When they finally realized that the song was over, they decided to get something to eat. They walked off the dance floor, hand in hand.
Sakura heard some whispers behind her and turned to see some girls looking at her with a glare that could kill. She inwardly shuddered and turned back to Sasuke who was looking at her. "What happened?"
"Oh, nothing." Sakura reassured.
"Okay." Sasuke was still unsure. Then, Naruto called him over, "I'll be right back." He said to Sakura and went over to Naruto.
Sakura nodded. Then she blushed, remembering that she had just had her first kiss, and nonetheless, from Sasuke. UCHIHA SASUKE, the one who she had hated in the beginning of the school year, the heartthrob of the school, the one girls would do anything to spend time with!
She gently touched her lips smiling. Then she felt something washing over her. She whipped around to see Karin holding the punch bowl on top of Sakura's head, only it was empty. Her other two friends were behind Karin, smirking.
"Oh my gosh!" Sakura looked down at her dress. It was covered with red and was ruined. She felt sticky and she could feel tears threatening to fall out of her eyes.
"That's what you get, bitch!" Karin sneered. "You stole Sasuke-kun's first kiss! That was supposed to me!"
That was Sasuke's first kiss? He seemed like he had done it before. "That gives you no right to pour punch on me, though!"
"You deserved it! You stole my Sasuke-kun and I warned you in the beginning of the year! You have been hanging out with him since you met him and this is what you get!"
A crowd formed around them. Sakura stared at her in disbelief and she started feeling the tears well up in her eyes more. She blinked, refusing them to fall out and ran out of the cafeteria and out of the building, tears blinding her vision.
Sasuke pushed through the crowd roughly and looked at Karin, "Where's Sakura?" He asked.
Karin's voice turned high pitched, supposedly a voice that was meant to seduce Sasuke, "She went to the...uh...bathroom. But why would you care about that pink-haired bitch anyway? Let's dance, Sasuke-kun!"
She grabbed his hand which he yanked away instantly.
"She is not a bitch, you're the bitch. Get the hell away from me and don't ever call me that again." The crowd cheered which made Karin fume and stomp out. Then Sasuke ran out of the cafeteria, following the drops of punch as his path.
He saw Sakura sitting on one of the benches, crying and he ran faster. "Sakura!" He called out.
At the mention of her name, she looked at whoever came after her, seeing Sasuke. She didn't want to talk to anyone right now, so she took off her heels and ran.
"Sakura! Wait!"
"No! I don't want to be with anyone right now! Leave me alone!" She yelled, the wind whipping her words back to him.
"Sakura! Please, just wait!" Sasuke called, trying to run faster.
"No! Just...please! Leave me alone!" Sasuke could hear her voice breaking and he felt a pang of guilt in chest. It was his fangirls who had done that to her.
Sasuke ran as fast as he could and he finally caught up to her. "I thought I told you that I want to be al-"
That was all she could say because Sasuke hugged her. "Calm down. It's fine now. There's no one else here, you can let it all out."
And with that, Sakura started crying again. As if on cue, tiny snowflakes started falling, making a beautiful sight as the school was decorated with colorful lights. They both sat down on a bench and Sakura said, "Sorry. I got your suit dirty." It was true, some stains of punch had made their way onto his suit and tears, for that matter.
But he just shook his head, "You really shouldn't be saying that." He gestured to her dress.
It was almost as if she had never gotten a white dress, it looked red and pink now.
Sakura sniffled and then slightly laughed. "Yeah."
Sasuke pulled her in for another hug, "I'm so sorry."
Sakura was confused, "Why?" She said, hugging him back.
"It was my fangirls who did this." He sighed.
Sakura didn't know how to answer so she just shook her head. Then she laughed, "I told you that it wouldn't be true."
"What?"
"You said that you won't be saying sorry again, but you are." Sakura giggled.
Sasuke shook his head at her, "How can you still laugh when you're in the state that you are?"
Sakura shrugged, "I can always laugh when you're around to tease."
"And I can say the same." Sasuke smirked.
Sakura smiled, "And what happens if I'm not there?"
Sasuke leaned closer and whispered, "I'll find you." And he closed the gap between their lips again. He pulled her closer, wrapping his hands around her waist, deepening the kiss. Her hands clutched at the back of his head. The kiss was gentle and soft, but was intense all at the same time.
"Sakura!" Someone called out.
They both broke apart when they heard her name being called, blushing. Ino ran up to them, "Are you okay? I heard what happened!"
Sakura nodded, "But my dress is ruined."
"I'm so sorry." Then she grinned, "But you should have seen what Temari and Tenten said to Karin! They went full-bitch mode!"
Sakura laughed while Sasuke smirked. "Tell me about it later, okay? I want to go back to my dorm room and change now." Sakura said.
Ino nodded understandingly. "Okay, I'll tell everyone else."
"Thanks."
After Ino left, Sasuke and Sakura stood up. Sasuke noticed that Sakura was slightly shivering, so he draped his coat over her shoulders, making her smile up at him gratefully.
When they got back to their dorm room, Sakura went to go take a shower and changed into her pajamas. When she got out, she noticed that Sasuke had changed into his pajamas as well.
Sakura raised her eyebrows, "You aren't going to go back to the ball? There is still 1 and a half hours left of it."
"Why would I when my date is not going to be there?" Sasuke said.
Sakura laughed and sat down next to him. She desperately wanted to ask him a question, but she knew it would make it awkward and uncomfortable between them.
She heard Sasuke sigh and lean back, "What do you want to ask me?"
"Huh?"
"I know that you want to ask me something."
Sakura glared at him, "And how would you know that?"
Sasuke shrugged, "I know you well enough." He smirked.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Okay, fine, yes. I do want to ask you something." She bit her lip, looking away, blushing out of embarrassment, "W-What are we?"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know...just what is between us? Are we anything?" Sakura asked. She hoped Sasuke would understand what she was saying.
When he didn't answer for a while, Sakura felt really embarrassed and cursed herself for making things awkward between them. Then, she felt an arm around her shoulders and felt herself being pulled towards Sasuke.
"We're a couple." Sasuke stated, pulling her closer.
"R-Really?" Sakura asked, not believing his words.
Sasuke nodded, "Really." He confirmed.
"Good." Sakura answered. Then she smiled, "I remember how I used to think that you were such an ass in the beginning of the year. I mean I still do, but not as much of one."
Sasuke smirked, "Oh, why thank you."
Sakura blushed, seeing Sasuke stare at her intently.
"Sakura." He said quietly, poking her nose playfully. "You really are beautiful."
Sakura blushed, "Thanks." Then she giggled, "You really have changed."
"For the better or worse?"
"The better." Sakura answered.
"So you like this side of me better?" Sasuke asked.
"Definitely." Then she pulled him by his shirt and kissed him.
Sasuke was shocked, not really expecting that kind of move from the girl, but soon he shut his eyes and held her closer.
For the next hour and half, they both talked with each other, sneaking kisses in between. And when Naruto entered the room, coming back from the Ball, he saw the two on the couch. Sakura's head was on his chest, legs tucked between each other and both of their arms were wound around each other, like they never wanted to let go.
Naruto smiled and shook his head at them and went to go to sleep as well.
Author's Note:
ZOMG, that was such a long and eventful chapter! SASUKE AND SAKURA ARE FINALLY TOGETHER! IT TOOK OVER A MONTH AND 10 CHAPTERS, BUT THEY ARE TOGETHER. AND ZOMG, IT TOOK SO LONG TO FIGURE OUT EVERYONE'S GIFTS, but whatever, I am never doing that again! But, was it cute? Review, please! BYE!