Gambler of Feelings:
Chapter Eight
"Bring it on, huh? You're really confident, ya'll know? Did you considered that I can be the winner?" asked a little taken aback by Sarada answer, Boruto.
"You talk like you aren't overconfident either. And yes I considered many possiblities before, including the one where I'm the winner. So what are conditions of this bet?" she stated in a calm manner. However for some reason Sarada voice and expressionless face irritated Boruto, even more than some secret meeting between her mom and his dad.
"Hmm... Let's say I will keep my demand a secret for now and hear what you do with me when I lose" he said to her, while ignoring the troubled Shikadai with angry Sumire behind him.
"Fine. If I win you will do anything I say." Boruto just stopped the urge to say that it is a really unoriginal idea. He decided that the best course of action would be brush it off right now. Who knows what would happen if he lost to this stuck-up, irritating girl.
"That's okay with me, so moving on the game this time will be a little bit different from usual games." It looked like Sarada onyx eyes showed slight interest after his words.
"Is that so?"
Even though she was talking to him, he hated that she had the same expression on her face. His feelings yesterday were very much directed by anger, but today he was completely sure about cracking this annoying mask. The mask, which she was wearing. Of course Boruto had his own reasons for doing so. It was the first time from that cursed day when somebody managed provoke him this badly.
That feelling was for him strange, but at the same time strangely refreshing.
"Yeah, ya'll know. Our little game will include playing the detectives, hope you up to it S-A-R-A-D-A" he mocked her in order to see how she responds. Change in her expression would be nice, even if he was thinking about filling complaints in regards to some parts of her personality.
"Detectives? We... You don't do anything illegal, right?" Her question made him smile a little in order to see if teasing her would work in crumbling her mask.
So far it didn't had any effect at all. Why stuck-up, expressionless, emo people was so hard to deal with?! Although Boruto was very social, popular type of guy at the school, he had a problem dealing with people like Sarada.
"Of course we don't do anything illegal. I think our game will involve something, which could be good for both of us in the end. Oh, but first I should show you the note."
Boruto took the copy of the note adressed to his dad and handed it to Sarada. It was minor detail, but he noticed her small movement betraying surprise she felt. He started to have fun in this little game. It reminded him his past and more naive self.
"I see, so this is what you were thinking when you said we will be playing as detectives. Do you thought up some rules considering this is a game?"
"Yes, I did. In the end the person who win our game will be the person who faster discover all secrets around this note. Even if the game itself isn't that great the end results could be positive, ya'll know?"
Boruto words were for Sarada more tempting than she wanted to show. Considering recent rumours about her mom playing a detective wasn't that bad in comparison to ignoring a message, which her mom sent to Boruto dad. And in that case she was unable to refuse or resign from the bet. On top of that maybe it was her chance to improve her relationship with Sakura. Lately they both hardly ever talked to each other.
"In that case I'm in one hundred precent. Can you tell me the rules?" This whole conversation started draining her whole energy. She wouldn't mind taking a little nap.
"Here ya go! I wrote all rules in this little notebook. Talking with you makes me terrible tired, so if I talk with you a bit longer I would probably die from being to long near your emo aura. I hate explaining the rules, I prefer to break them."
Sarada at this point didn't know if she should admire or curse this blond guy honesty.
"I am not emo, you constantly smiling bastard!" She corrected him in a polite manner, but the only thing she could hear was his annoying laugh. And for some reason she stopped the urge to punch him in his smug, grinning face.
When Boruto and Sarada were busy talking with each other, at the same time Sumire deadly stares started to make Shikadai angry as well. He sighed, since this whole situation was literally a drag.
"Sumire, I don't understand why you still angry about our conversation yesterday. Yours pouting doesn't change my answer." Shikadai comment instead to calm down Sumire, made her mad even more.
"If you don't understand, so think about it hard and try to later. Sarada was right, I don't know about the other club members, but you aren't taking me seriously at all, do you?" she muttered showing a pained expression. Although she usually wasn't hard on people her position right now required it.
"Maybe it's actually you who don't understand anything. Stop playing the goody two shoes and admit that yours action come from your own selfish desires. Instead of bothering me go stalking or going to do puppy dog eyes to Mitsuki, or something. If you think that you can understand my feelings, you're totally wrong about that part. Oh, I frogot that even puppy dog eyes will not help you to get attention from Mitsuki, since he probably would be too busy observing Boruto. Too bad for you" he snapped. Shikadai had his own reasons for getting angry on miss Kakei.
Sumire looked shocked, but minute later she slapped Shikadai Nara in the cheek. Her violet eyes were glinting with anger.
"Even though Mitsuki has a weird hobbies, he is hundred times better man than you will ever be" she hissed and walked out from the clubroom.
Ouch. He should stop himself before he went too far.
Even if Shikadai could calculate to some extent his own actions when emotions got better of him, he could be sometimes too harsh on the others. However his current thoughts were interrupted by sms from Mitsuki.
'I have something urgent to do today, so I will not be coming to the club meeting.
Great, just great. How the hell Boruto and the new girl didn't notice this whole commotion earlier? Observing Boruto giving some sort of paper to that Sarada girl was for sure interesting, but he really wasn't in mood today to do the club activities when they both finish their business.
Chō-Chō Akimichi was holding a bag of chips and silently cursing this world. For some reason Sarada didn't picked up any of her phone calls today when she needed her the most! In the end she ended up calling Mitsuki, since Shikadai, Sumire or Boruto weren't picking up either, so Chō-Chō was really wondering if everything is going alright. Especially with accepting Sarada as new member of theirs club.
"Aahhhh, so annoying! Why everyone were ignoring me? They should know I'm the super, awesome and the best, every guy loves me!" she claimed munching on her chips. Chō-Chō was forced to suddenly come back from her family trip alone, so she called everyone to help her with the luggage when she arrives. However every person she knew wasn't responding to her calls, except Mitsuki.
"Your condition every day is getting worse" said Mitsuki appearing behind her.
"Yeah, I know you have crush on me, but sorry my heart belongs to my only one and true love!" The crowd of people started to send her strange stares, but Chō-Chō in general just ignored those who never understood how great she is.
"Yup, we can add to your symptoms of being delusional, narcissm as well" added to his earlier words Mitsuki and took half of her baggage.
Chō-Chō planned a big surprise for some of the club members today and Mitsuki agreed to work together with her in an exchange for the photos with a sleeping Boruto. He needed add some other versions of Boruto pictures to properly decorate his room and own some variety of them.
AN:
Hey, hey here is chapter eight! I think it's so far the longest chapters of all. (My fav one so far) As usual I'm sorry for all of my mistakes etc. I wonder if I should add Sumire x Shikadai tag as well? They will have some moments/interaction together in this story, but it's more plot revelant relationship than romantic one. x'DD When I sometimes read another BoruSara stories (very good ones I add.) I sometimes think/feel that my own is garbage.- But I think every writer felt at least once something like that. And yeah, our fave girl of the year Chō-Chō showed up! ^^ (LOL) By the way I hinted in paragraph including her, title of one of my future MitsuChō stories. x'DD
Yours clumsy author Karinrumi ;)