I smiled and held up my wine glass in celebration. Some white wine sloshed in the glass and dropped on the floor
"Ooops" I chuckle and fumble to put my glass on the nearby counter.
"You're already sloppy" I laughed and turned my head to Ino leaning against the counter, sipping her wine glass like an aristocrat. I reached for a nearby towel and threw it on the tiny puddle. I stared at it for a few seconds, then decided on moving the towel with my foot. "Wow, you should be a housewife" Ino laughed and I just scowled at her.
"I'm too tipsy for your shit, Ino" I nudge her with my shoulder and she laughs before leaning back on my shoulder gently. The kitchen was silent; I could hear my neighbors watching the football game.
"Can I ask you a question?" Ino straightens up to look at me. My heart beats a bit fast and my hands get clammy.
"Yeah…" I trail off, curious about what exactly she wants to ask. Don't hype it, Sakura.
"Can you go out with me and a few co-workers? I'll cover you." She said this all rather quickly with a broad sweep of her hand. She looked up at me, slightly hopeful and chuckled "I told them I liked to drink, so they automatically thought I wanted to go clubbing with them. I don't mind covering you"
"Yeah, I'll go" I nod and smile. I drink the remaining wine in my glass. "When?" She played with the stem in her wine glass before looking at me innocently.
"Tonight?" She sounded like she wasn't sure herself. I chuckled setting my glass down on the counter.
"What would you have done if I said no?"
"I wouldn't have gone" She dismisses with a shrug of her shoulders. Then she claps her hands together- thoroughly startlingly my slow mind. "What are you wearing?"
"This?" I shrug and look down at my white tanktop and ripped black jeans. Ino shakes her head and taps her chin.
"I can work with this. Come, come." She motions for me to follow as she walks down the short hallway toward her room. She stares me up and down once more before walking into her closet. "Here wear this" A leather jacket comes flying out of the closet and hits me in the face.
"Okay" I inspect the chaffed and worn black leather jacket closely.
"And this" She handed me a necklace with spiky upside-down solid gold triangles like daggers. She then rummages under her bed for a few minutes and emerges with sharp black heels "And these" She gestures to me and I approach her cautiously. She takes the sleeves in her hands and pouts her lips. She rolls them up gently, her soft hands brushing against my arms. She nods and I put on the necklace and jacket. I lean on her bed as I put on the heels and she steps back. "Damn, that's good...Wait, let's go to the bathroom" She rushes over to the restroom and pulls out her makeup kit. "May I?" I shrug and nod as I close my eyes. She takes her time and I can feel her cool fingers move my head gently at different angles. Her fingers and brushes dust against my face, especially my eyelids and my cheeks. "Open them. Okay, let me put on some lipstick" I pucker my lips and her eyes follow, she carefully traces my lips with the lipstick. She stalls close to my face for a moment. "You have beautiful eyes" I try not to let my breath hitch as she lingers close to me. "Look in the mirror" She gestures to the one above the sink.
"I know why you said damn now" I smiled my red lips revealing white teeth. My cheeks had a small blush to them and my emerald eyes popped behind smokey black mascara. "I look so badass" I commented tucking my hands in the leather jacket and spinning around. The snap of high heels accentuating the dangerous edge to my outfit. I raise my eyebrow and cocked my hip to the side. Slightly tilting my head to look at Ino. "Want a ride?" I winked and her face blushed lightly and she shook her head.
"What have I created?"
"Definitely not a beast" I wink again at her as she rolls her eyes.
"Alright, my turn." Ino laughed as she pranced to her room. I sat down on the bathroom counter, waiting for her to emerge from the bedroom. She opened the door quickly walking one foot in front of the other. Her heels clicked on the floor as she approached the restroom. Her form fitting black dress ended right above the knee, revealing smooth alabaster legs. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail with gold wire outlined triangles dangling from her ears. We match. She rummaged through her makeup and started applying. I sat quietly observing her features as she applied makeup. She finally puckered her lips and applied a dark wine coloured lipstick. She looked at me in the mirror, her eyes looked deep blue framed by dark lashes. It reminded me of the sky right before the sun dropped below the horizon revealing the twinkling stars There was some kind of zing in the air. Like the room for that moment became a vacuum. The silence was heavy as we looked at each other in the mirror. Her eyes seemed focused, I could hear the gears working in her head. What are you trying to figure out? The clatter of the tube of lipstick with the bathroom sink broke the spell. I took a deep breathe and Ino shook her head. Our eyes met in the mirror, but she gave me a playful wink and looked down closing her lipstick. She popped her lips making a cute smacking sound and spun around.
"Alrighty, you ready?" I nod smiling at her. Ino's blue eyes sparkled in excitement.
"I'm going to text my co-workers they said they can pick us up. I think we're mobbing it"
About 30 minutes and the rest of the wine bottle later, her friends pull up in a coupe.
"Uhhh are we going to fit?" I ask skeptically raising my brow at Ino as I finish locking my front door. She shrugs as she opens the door and a curvy brunette women with inky black waves of hair steps out.
"I was afraid you weren't going with us" the brunette smiles, revealing two deep dimples and hugs Ino warmly. "It's going to be tight." The brunette laughs then winks at me. What? Was that a dirty joke?
"Oh this is Sakura. Sakura this is Rosie" Ino waves her hand around lazily as she ducks to get in behind the passenger seat.
"Hello" I wave awkwardly as I hurry in the car to avoid being alone.
"Come here" Ino's hands grab my waist and sits me on her lap since the other two seats in the back are taken by two other women. I smile at them and they smile back. "This is Abigail and Alex. The driver is Jasmine"
"Okay" I nod trying to match up each person's face and their name. Abigail had freckles, long wavy brunette hair, and green eyes. Alex had light brown eyes, full lips, and curly black hair. Jasmine had reddish hair and from what I saw in the rear view mirror was dark brown eyes.
"Nice to meet you" They all nod before Rosie turns on music with a heavy bass line and everyone starts car dancing. I smile as I feel Ino bobbing her head along with the music. It isn't long before most of the people in the car are singing along with the music. I'm laughing as I hear most of the women trying to sing the lyrics and getting some wrong or just inventing new ones.
"Oh my god this is that vagina song?"
"What?" I blurt out laughing.
"Yeah listen" Rosie laughs and turns it up a bit more "C'mon, I want that red velvet. That's a pussy" I fucking can't. I just start busting up as everyone keeps singing that.
"I'd give you my pussy Adam Levine" Jasmine yells while pointing down. I'm just shaking my head laughing too hard. I can feel Ino leaning on me her head resting on my back. I smile and look out the window as we approach a parking lot.
"I hope there is parking" Jasmine turns into the parking lot only seeing occupied spaces. "Hey, why don't a few of you get out and I'll look for parking?" Rosie nods and gets out, lifting the seat for Ino and I.
"We'll stay with Jasmine" Alex smiled and moved to the front seat. Rosie, Ino, and I make our way to the side of the the brick building. We could see a line and I sighed. Now I remember why I don't go to clubs.
"So how do y'all know each other?" Rosie smiled pulling out a flask from her small clutch. These are my kind of people. She takes a swig as she looks from Ino to me.
"She's an old friend of my friend" I nodded as she passed me the flask, knowingly "I helped her move in" I took a swig and I could taste the sting of alcohol down my throat. I shook my head and passed the flask to Ino, she took it eagerly.
"What do you do?" Rosie asked waving her hand around vaguely.
"I'm a mechanic" She nods and seems to be evaluating me for a second.
"Ino's always talking about you. Sakura this, Sakura that. I can't go Sakura is picking me up. If I didn't know better I'd say you two were married" I chuckle and try not to blush. Ino just laughs and playfully shoves Rosie's shoulder. I pass her the flask and Ino winks at me.
"I'm still picking out the ring" Ino nudges me with her elbow as Rosie laughs.
"Well at least take me out to dinner first" I retort and Ino rolls her eyes.
"Maybe I'll start with a drink first" Ino smiles as Rosie shakes her head and passes the flask to me again.