.:Cherry Blossom Dreams:.
Chapter 9-Surprise!
"SAKURA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!" yelled Naruto as he ran towards her house, a rampaging Uchiha right behind him.
"DOBE!!! I'M GONNA BURN YOU TO A CRISP!!!!" yelled Sasuke.
"YOU GOTTA CATCH ME FIRST!!!" called Naruto over his shoulder.
The Uchiha's smirk grew even wider. "Usuratonkachi…"he muttered to himself.
With the others…
"SHHHH!!! Quiet down…I heard Naruto's shouts and Sasuke-kun's threatening," warned Sakura.
The others quietly nodded and readied their so-called "weapons".
…3…2….1
The door knob slowly turned and the door and opened harshly. There stood a dazed looking Naruto and a pissed off looking Sasuke.
As soon as everyone felt Sasuke's chakra inside the house, everybody popped out of their hiding places.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Everybody used their "weapons" and made loud noises. Sakura and Hinata jumped down from the ceiling and landed on top of the coffee table and threw a lot of confetti up in the air. Sakura and Hinata formed the Tiger Seal and a lot of balloons floated up from unexpected places.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SASUKE!!!!!!"
Sasuke just stood at the door, stunned. He was rooted to the spot.
Everyone eagerly waited for a reaction.
After what seemed an eternity, Sasuke decided to talk. "W-what's all this?" he asked, still sounding shocked.
Everybody sweat dropped (Ino, Tenten, Kiba, and Neji fell over anime style).
Hinata saw that nobody decided to explain, so she took on the task.
"It's a surprise party…for you, Sasuke-kun!" exclaimed Hinata rather boldly.
Sasuke still looked around the room. The Rookie 9 and Gai's team were there. Sasuke was still speechless.
"Well…do you like it?" asked Sakura timidly.
Sasuke snapped out of his state. "Yeah...it's just that..."
His gaze dropped looked at his shoes. "I'll be in the room for a couple of minutes to get over the…shock," he stated, sounding sad.
He went upstairs and Sakura looked at his retreating form.
"Sakura-chan, we should do something…he looked pretty sad," said Ino.
"You're right. Give me a couple of minutes and he'll be back to his cheerful old self again," she said seriously.
"You mean as cheerful as Sasuke-kun can get," said Ino.
Sakura paid no attention to this and made her way to the room.
She went inside, making sure to close the door behind her.
Sasuke was sitting on the bed, his hands in his face.
As soon as he felt Sakura's presence in the room, he looked up.
Sakura looked at him, her eyes lacking the gleam of happiness they usually had.
"Sasuke-kun…anything wrong?" she asked, concern showing in her voice.
"Not anything you can help with," he said harshly.
"Look Sasuke-kun, if you want, I'll send them all home," she said sadly.
"Sakura, it's not them…it's what….never mind…it brings back too many memories."
Sakura had tears building up already. Seeing Sasuke in this state hurt. He was one of the strongest people she knew, and here he was, looking as though he was on the verge of tears himself.
Sakura sat down next to Sasuke. Sasuke looked at her.
"I take it that you aren't leaving until you hear me out," he said, managing to pass off a weak smile.
Sakura nodded. "If you don't want to talk about it, I'll be on my way," she said as she motioned to get up. When she stood up to her full height, she was brought back down by Sasuke, gently.
"Since it's you I'll be telling this to, I guess it'll make me feel a little better," he said sighing.
Sakura nodded.
"Well, you know how that stupid brother of mine who is rotting in hell right now killed my clan, right?" he asked.
Sakura nodded again.
"Well, right now I was just thinking about my last birthday with them. It was so much fun and all of us had no worries. Then I remembered the birthday I had without them. It seemed so gloomy…and I didn't even realize it was my birthday. Nobody had thrown me a surprise party for so long…I guess I just…forgot what it feels like…and without them….it wouldn't be the same."
Sakura looked at Sasuke, smiling the most comforting smile she could get plastered on her face. She took Sasuke into her arms like a mother would to her child when they would've woken up from a nightmare.
Sasuke was trembling a little, and Sakura knew what that meant. He wanted to cry.
Sakura cradled him in her arms and stroke his hair.
"Sasuke-kun, it's okay to cry. It doesn't necessarily declare you weak," she said in her most soothing voice.
Sasuke just stayed therein her arms. Being there felt so comforting, as if all the pain was taken away from him. Before either of them knew it, both of them had tears rolling down their cheeks.
"I felt the same way when Naruto decided to throw me a surprise party...a year after my parents' death. But after a couple of minutes of letting it all out…I felt better. I was still troubled by the fact that my family wasn't there to celebrate it with me, and it was hard for me to get over the fact that they were gone," she said, partly sobbing, stroking Sasuke's hair.
After a while, Sasuke gently pushed away from Sakura. He looked at her. "Arigatou Sakura," he said quietly.
Sakura nodded and looked at Sasuke. "Are you ready to back downstairs?"
"Hn."
They both wiped the tears from their faces and walked themselves downstairs.
"I take it that you're feeling better, teme?" asked Naruto worriedly.
"Tch. Nothing to worry about, dobe," smirked Sasuke.
Everyone exchanged looks and then cheered. Sasuke was all better and this party was just about to get started.
"So…what are we doing first?" asked Tenten, looking expectantly at Sakura.
"I think it'd be best if we allow Sasuke-kun to choose what to do," said Sakura blushing.
Sasuke looked at her and smirked.
He stood at the door, pulling Sakura along with him.
"Okay, we'll start with a little game," he said smirking even more.
Everyone nodded, eager to take on the challenge.
Sasuke turned to Sakura. "We'll play Chibi Ninja Attack. Winning team gets to pick what we do next," he said without much interest.
Everyone nodded, smirking evilly.
(A/N-In case you wanna know the pairings, they go as follows: ShikaIno, TenNeji, SasuSaku, NaruHina, and the teams with boys go as Choji and Lee, Kiba and Shino, which are not yaoi!! ON WITH THE STORY!!!)
Sakura walked up to the game console and connected the controls. She took out a piece of paper. "It'll be tournament style. It will be two teams playing each other. Winning team advances, losing team…do whatever you want except go into my room," said Sakura.
Everyone nodded again.
Sakura wrote down team names in a paper. She ripped it to shreds and placed it into her hands. She closed her eyes and picked two pieces of papers.
"Team ShikaIno vs. Team NaruHina," said Sakura smiling.
Shikamaru, Ino, Naruto, and Hinata all looked up.
Sakura handed them the controls. "Start playing when ever you want!" said Sakura cheerfully.
"How 'bout never…" said Shikamaru.
"Very funny, Shika-kun. Get serious for once," said Ino, her voice showing annoyance.
"Mendokusee…"said Shikamaru in a bored tone.
Ino paid no attention to that and looked at Hinata. "Don't worry Hinata-chan. I'll go easy on you!" said Ino cheerfully.
Ino and Shikamaru went in front of the TV and sat there. Hinata and Naruto followed suit.
"Ino, prepare to lose the future Hokage! And Shikamaru, get ready to get your ass kicked all the way to Grass Country!" exclaimed Naruto.
"So…are you gonna start now or what?" asked Sasuke impatiently. He felt like playing that stupid game and mopping the floor with the competition.
"Yeah, yeah. Just shut up pretty boy. I have a bad temper…and I WON'T hesitate to rearrange your face," growled Ino.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I'd like to see you try and fail miserably," said Sasuke.
Ino was boiling mad now, but controlled herself, seeing as it was HIS birthday.
Ino hit the 'Start' button and so did Naruto.
Both teams were now fighting.
Shikamaru's character was taking most of the action. He was launching kunai and shuriken all over the place, but then the shadows of the weapons became on with Hinata's player. Her player took tremendous damage, leaving her wide open for Ino to come and attack. Ino's character punched Hinata's right in the gut. That was the end for Hinata.
Both Ino and Shikamaru were now grinning maniacally. This made Naruto whimper.
Naruto made his player do a clone jutsu and decided to heat things up a bit. The clone he made was now engulfing his hand with chakra, making it have the appearance of a large wind shuriken. The clone threw it and killed Ino with one shot.
"NOOOOOO!!" was all that was heard from Ino before she began to have a tantrum about how SHE was supposed to win it with HER Shika-kun.
This made Shikamaru blush a little, but still focused on the game. His character quickly made a shadow shuriken and launched it at Naruto's player. This deducted half of his life points and left his player stunned. Shikamaru took this as his chance to finish it. He sped towards the dazed character and launched a series of punches and kicks.
THUD!!
Naruto fainted for having lost to a lazy-ass like Shikamaru.
"N-Naruto-kun!!" squeaked Hinata, as Naruto landed right on her lap. Her face reddened and felt her consciousness slipping away.
THUD!
Now both Naruto and Hinata were on the floor. Sakura dragged them out of the way and put them in a little corner in the room.
"Next up we have….oh, would you look at the time! IT'S FOOD TIME!!!" said Sakura.
Choji shot towards Sakura. "FOOD!! WHERE IS IT?!?! TELL ME OR I'LL MEAT TANK YOU RIGHT NOW!!" Choji shook poor Sakura furiously.
"Hey, get off of her you fat ass!" yelled Ino. "Can't you see she can't breathe?!?"
It was true. Sakura had turned a really pale color and was struggling to inhale.
Ino whacked Choji's head, which made him fall unconscious.
Ino smiled at Sakura, who weakly smiled back.
"Anyways, we're on food duty! Tell me and Saku-chan here what you want!" exclaimed Ino happily.
"DOG FOOD!"
"Dango!"
"ANMITSU!"
"RAMEN!!!!!!"
"Anything with tomatoes…"
"I-I'll h-have what N-Naruto-kun is e-eating…"
"Daigakuimo!"
"Onigiri!""Whatever…"
"Anything edible…"
Sakura and Ino headed to the kitchen to prepare the foods.
In the Kitchen…
"Hey Saku..."
"Yeah?"
"Do…do you think Sasuke is having fun?"
Sakura stayed quiet to think about it. She continued her search for dried seaweed strips and rice. She found them and stood up.
"Not sure…but as long as everybody else is having fun, it doesn't matter. Sasuke-kun never seemed like the type to enjoy parties anyways," stated Sakura.
Ino began to chop the sweet potatoes into bite sized pieces. Sakura steamed the rice and rolled them into little balls.
She stayed on one ball for at least five minutes.
"Sakura…I think that ball is done already," joked Ino.
Sakura snapped out of her thought and set the ball aside and continued to work on the next one.
"Ino…what if Sasuke really isn't having fun?" asked Sakura, her voice sounding heartbroken.
"C'mon Sakura. We haven't even been half way through the day. There's still hope. Besides, we still need Karaoke, dancing, games and Truth-or-Dare! I'm sure he'll find something he likes," said Ino soothingly.
"For his sake, I hope you're right."
About an hour later, the girls were finished cooking and cleaned up the mess in the kitchen. Sakura and Ino took the food out into the living room and placed it on the coffee table.
Sasuke noticed that Sakura's expression looked a little different. If you didn't look hard enough, you wouldn't be able to tell. Sakura's true smiles were always bright. The smiles she was giving everybody right now looked fake, and almost forced.
As soon as everybody was served, Sakura and Ino sat down with their own plates of food in front of them. "Itadakimasu!"Everybody began to eat like animals, including Sasuke. In a matter of minutes, everybody was done.
"Gochisousama!" Ino wiped food from her mouth and began to talk. "Okay, I hope you guys have nice singing voices 'cuz now it's….KARAOKE TIME!!!" Sasuke winced. Karaoke was never really his thing. Sure, people said he had a nice voice when he was singing...but he had his doubts.
Sakura and Hinata brought the equipment. "We'll go by single person first!" said Ino.
"OOOOOOOH!!!I WANNA GO FIRST!!" yelled Naruto. He snatched the microphone that Sakura was holding and told Hinata to pick his jam. Naruto cleared his voice. (A/N-This is a song that I don't own. It's called Foxy, Foxy by Rob Zombie) He who gets slapped and he who gets saved,
He who brutalizes the timeless stage.
He is the mongrel, he wants it all,
He lives for relics, hang on the wall.
Don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
She who looks back, and she looks away,
she internalizes the motion wave.
She is the butcher,
she wants the air,
she hides the scars under her hair.
Don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Foxy, Foxy, what's it gonna be?
Don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
don't you wanna ride it?
Educated Horses
Hinata looked at Naruto admiringly. Naruto winked at her, and she actually didn't blush. Instead, she beamed at him.
Everybody else was complaining about now acquiring a hearing aid.
"Okay…that was awful singing Naruto…no offense," said Ino.
Naruto shrugged. "None taken. I always figured I had a horrible singing voice after what you guys told me about the Neko song!"
Everybody winced (except Sasuke) at the mention of the Neko song.
Ino took the microphone away from Naruto.
"Who's next?" she asked.
Strangely…the person who everybody least expected to go next answered.
"I'll go. It's troublesome…but I was going to do it sometime anyways…"
Shikamaru stood up, rubbing the back of his neck. He went up to Ino and took the microphone. He popped a CD into the Karaoke machine and started to sing.
(A/N-This is a song called Lazy Days by The flying Burrito Brothers I think. I DON'T own this song!)
It's a lazy day I'm down with nothing else to do
It's a crazy day I got a thing that I want to try with you
Now baby don't you go away please don't spoil my lazy day
Isn't it better didn't you know
Just sitting down here by my radio
I'm gonna make you worry none about your income tax
No there's no need to worry I'll teach you how to relax
It's a lazy day I'm down with nothing else to do
It's a crazy day I got a thing that I want to try with you
Now baby don't you go away please don't spoil my lazy day
No you don't have to think about nothing to do
When I get you down to my barbecue
I'm gonna make you feel funny
And sparkle like a brand new dime
No I don't have any money
But I always got plenty of time
It's a lazy day I'm down with nothing else to do
It's a crazy day I got a thing that I want to try with you
Now baby don't you go away please don't spoil my lazy day
Ino eyed Shikamaru. He looked at Ino, but quickly looked away because he felt a blush coming on. Ino still hadn't torn her gaze from Shikamaru. She finally realized that she was staring for too long and looked over to Sakura.
Sakura was looking at Sasuke, who wasn't looking at anything in particular. Her eyes looked sad…but somehow…happy.
Ino looked from Sakura to Sasuke. He was just staring at an open space on the floor, and he looked deep in thought.
Ino smirked. Somehow…she was going to hook up these two idiotic friends of hers.
'Haruno Sakura, the smartest, strongest, and the most shockingly beautiful kunoichi in Konohagakure hooked up with Uchiha Sasuke, the hottest guy in the world, and shinobi prodigy…this is gonna be SWEET!!!' thought Ino.
Sakura was now looking very interested in her hands. Ino sweat dropped and walked over to Sakura.
"Hey, Sakura-chan! How 'bout you go up there and sing for us?" asked Ino smiling at her. Sakura slowly turned her head to face Ino. "Fine…I was going to have to go up there eventually," she said laughing nervously.
Sakura took the microphone from Ino and walked up to the machine. She popped in a CD and began to sing.
(A/N- This song is called Love at First Sight by Kylie Minogue. I don't know why I picked it…)
Thought that I was going crazy
Just having one of those days yeah
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out and filled up the sky
The music you were playing really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
'Cos baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
Was tired of running out of luck
Thinking 'bout giving up yeah
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out and filled up the sky
The music you were playing really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
'Cos baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
'Cos baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out and filled up the sky
The music you were playing really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
Love at first sight
Love at first sight
Love at first sight
Baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
Baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
It was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
It was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
Sakura finished singing and saw that Sasuke had a light blush on his face. She smiled to herself and handed the mic back to Ino.
Ino looked at Sakura and Sasuke. Sakura had a BIG smile on her face, and Sasuke was a really, REALLY light shade of pink, but it was still there. She smiled. "This is SO gonna work," whispered Ino, not bothering to hide her squeal.
She went up to Neji. "Here's the mic…it's YOUR turn!" exclaimed Ino. Neji sweat dropped. "Uh…I think not," he said, shoving the microphone away from his face.
Sasuke smirked. "What's the matter Hyugga? Don't have the balls to do it?"
This angered Neji. He quickly collected himself. "What are YOU talking about Uchiha? I don't see you up there singing," said Neji in a cold tone.
"Hmph, it wasn't my turn, Neji. Besides, I think you're just afraid you might crack all the glass in Sakura's…no, wait…Konoha," said Sasuke, his smirk growing wider with every reaction he got from Neji.
Neji snatched the mic from Ino. "You want me to sing, I'LL SING!!!" he growled.
"Whatever…just shut up and 'sing'," said Sasuke sarcastically.
Neji took the microphone in his hands and began to sing.
(A/N- YAY!!!IT'S HOOBASTANK'S THE REASON!! This is a sweet song that for some strange reason I thought would go with Neji…IDK…just a feeling…)
I'm not a perfect person I've found out a reason for me I'm sorry that I hurt you I've found out a reason for me and the reason is You x3
I'm not a perfect person I've found out a reason for me I've found a reason to show
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you
He shoved the mic back to Ino and took a seat as far away from the Uchiha as possible. Sasuke just sat there, folded his arms and smirked.
"Okay Sasuke, since you obviously think you're good, I think you should go up next!" said Ino, pushing the mic towards him. The smirk suddenly faded to be replaced by a scowl. "Tch…whatever. But just don't say I didn't warn you," he said as he jerked the microphone away from her.
He went to front and sat down.
"Doo doo doo dooooooooo dooby dooby doot dooo daa dum daaaa deee lalalalaala dum diddly dooo."
Everybody started at him and began to laugh. Sasuke shrugged. He placed the mic on the floor and went back to his original spot, only to find Ino dragging him back to the front.
"Sasuke…that was funny and all…but that wasn't what we had in mind," she said, stifling a laugh.
"Hn."
Ino sighed. "Some things just never seem to change…"
Sasuke took the mic in his hands and stared at it. He noticed that his hands had begun to sweat. He felt his heart beating really fast. What was this feeling?
"Oi, teme, you ain't nervous are ya?" called Naruto.
Oh…that was it….nervous. He felt nervous. Sasuke took a deep breath and calmed himself down and began to sing.
(A/N-If you don't know what song this is…then you are considered weird in my book…nah, j/k. The song is called Crawling by Linkin Park. YAY!MY FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER IS SINGING MY FAVORITE SONG!!!!)
crawling in my skin there's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface to find myself again crawling in my skin discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me to find myself again crawling in my skin crawling in my skin there's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real
consuming/confusing
this lack of self-control I fear is never ending
controlling/I can't seem
my walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
so insecure
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real
distracting/reacting
against my will I stand beside my own reflection
it's haunting how I can't seem...
my walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
so insecure
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real
consuming/confusing what is real
this lack of self-control I fear is never ending
controlling/confusing what is real
Sasuke sighed and went back to his spot. Sakura looked at him, and he looked like he just had the shock of his life. Sure, he still had that same collected face, but his eyes seemed a LITTLE bit wider than usual. Plus, his hands were shaking a bit. That…or she was just imagining things.
Ino looked at the time. "Okay…anybody wants to go next?"
Nobody answered.
"Going once….going twice…"
No answer.
"Okay…Karaoke time ends here!"
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!WOO-HOOOOOOOO!!"
Ino sweat dropped. "Okay, now it's time for…KARAOKE DUETS!!!!"
All the cheers immediately faded.
"How about we start with Sasuke and Sakura-chan!" exclaimed Ino, pumping her fists up in the air.
Sasuke looked over to Sakura, who looked like she lost all the color in her face just to have it replaced with red in a matter of seconds.
"How about…NO!" retorted Sakura, her voice shaking.
"How about…YES!!!" replied Ino.
"NO!"
"YES! YOU AND SASUKE WILL GO ON!!!!"
"NO WE WON'T!!!!!!"
"Yeah, besides, Sasuke-teme will just ruin it for Sakura!" said Naruto.
"No he won't. I think he has a nice voice," said Lee.
"And that's coming from Konoha's number one dork…." said Neji rolling his eyes.
And so continued the fight over whether Sasuke and Sakura will perform.
Until…
"If we song will you guys just….shut….the…hell…up?"
Everybody turned to look at Sasuke rubbing his temples.
"Uh…yeah…sure, I guess," said Choji, who was happily munching away on some chips.
"Whatever. No matter what you say or do, you can't make ME go up there," shrieked Sakura. Sasuke looked at Sakura. "Well, I guess I'll go on by myself," said Sasuke.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"
Ino looked around her and sighed. "How about we just…quit Karaoke for now and do something else."
Everybody silently agreed.
"How about we play some games?" suggested Hinata.
"Like…?" asked Ino.
"I…I don't know. What do you think Tenten-chan?" asked Hinata.
"Let's go bobbing for apples. I have a whole mess of apples I use for training in one of my scrolls. Plus, I think Sakura had a big ass water container in the kitchen we could use. We'll play in the same teams we had with Chibi Ninja attack. This reminds me! We'll have to finish that tournament later on tonight or some other day."
Sasuke looked around. Nobody seemed to be having as much fun as they should be. Then again, the party going on WAS pretty lame…even somebody like him could see that. Sasuke scanned the room only to find that the girls were not there anymore.
A couple of minutes later, Sakura and Ino came back carrying two really HUGE water containers filled with water. Tenten and Hinata were loaded with scrolls.
Tenten and Hinata went over to the kitchen and came back with about 4 barrels. They set them down and detached the scrolls from their backs.
"Ready Hinata-chan?"
"Ready."
They both made quick hand seals and placed their thumbs on the scrolls.
"KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!!!!!!"
In a puff of smoke, the barrels were filled to the brim with apples.
They stepped off to the side, and Ino and Sakura stepped forward.
"Okay, first of, we'll have Team SasuSaku versus Team TenNeji!" boomed Ino's loud voice. Sakura went to a container. Sasuke shortly arrived. Neji strolled his way over to Tenten, who smirked at him.
Hinata and Ino took half of a barrel and used that to fill both containers.
"Okay, try to get more apples than the other team. Your hands are gonna be tied up behind your back, so that you are unable to use them. When you managed to grab an apple with your mouth. Pass it on to your teammate whom will grab it with their mouth. The other teammate will then throw them into a basket besides them," explained Ino.
Sakura snorted. "Damn Ino. Are you sure that's how the game goes?"
Ino smirked. "Yes and No. Yes, that's how the game goes, and no, I changed some things around, as you already noticed."
"Any questions?" piped Hinata.
Both teams shook their heads.
Hinata placed a hand in between both teams. "I will start the game now. On your marks…get set…GO!"
A/N- Okay, since i took really long updating, I decided to treat you guys with a longer chapter. I know this chapter came out crappy, but it's because like Ino said, it hasn't even been half the day. The next chapter will be the last of Sasuke's b-day, and then, it'll continue on with the original story plot. And for the reviews...ARIGATOU!!!!!
Anyways...can anybody tell me what a beta reader is? Please?