Author's Note: Sorry for like the eternity wait. I will be getting ALL of your requests up in due time. For every two or three reviews, I will post a new drabble chapter.
This first one was a request from HinduGoddess.
"Popcorn… and a coke."
The clerk scurried off to fetch the order. Elbows propped up on the counter, Naruto fiddled with his ticket. Couldn't watch a good horror flick without a hefty bucket of popcorn and over charged drink. He had never been able to decide which was more entertaining; the movie, or the audience screaming in terror.
Beside him, Sakura was fidgeting, watching the clock every, oh… about ten seconds. He smiled and prodded her side. She jolted a little, not expecting it and smacked his hand away.
"What?"
"Nothing, you just seem… ansty."
She bit her bottom lip, the hope that he hadn't noticed, broke.
"I'm not antsy," Sakura quickly lied. "It's just that the movie is going to start in a second and we're about to miss it."
Naruto picked up on one of her nervous habits, the lip biting, and chuckled. She didn't look pleased with his amusement.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh, it's just that I think you're scared."
"No," Sakura snapped back, too quickly for it to be the truth. In all honesty, seeing a movie called 'The Seeking' wasn't on her Top Ten list of things to do. But Naruto had insisted, and not willing to argue, she had gone along with it.
A satisfied smirk, that annoying one he got whenever he knew he was right, cracked on his lips. "Ahh, so you are scared. Not something that I would expect of you Sakura."
"I am not scared."
"Fine, let's make a deal."
Sakura looked at him with interest. The clerk finally arrived back with their purchase. Naruto grabbed the two things and ushered her to the right where the theatre entrance was.
"Deal is," he continued, throwing some popcorn into his open mouth. "that you're going to get scared within the first ten minutes of the movie. Winner gets twenty bucks."
"Make it ten and it's a deal."
Naruto didn't respond, but instead opened the door for her. They chose a row ideal for viewing; not so close that it killed their necks to look up, and not so far away that they didn't gain the 'full' movie experience. Only a few other specters were speckled among the rows around them.
Just as they sat, the lights dimmed and the surround sound kicked in. Naruto took one last jeer at Sakura, gently tapping her and leaning over.
"If you can't handle it, the exit door is right up there."
"Oh shut up!"
Satisfied, he let her be, thinking of various food options he had with ten extra bucks.
Only a few minutes had passed in which there was a load of fake blood, animated demons, and frenzied orchestra music. In fact, Naruto was beginning to wonder if her was going to have to lose himself a bet. That was until the music suddenly picked up, the protagonist of the film stepped forward and opened the door and…
Beside him Sakura yelped and buried herself against him. Naruto placed an arm around her and gingerly fiddled with some pink strands. Sure, the money was now officially was his, but at the moment, so was Sakura.
