Disclaimer: None of the Naruto characters are mine etc. ((yawns))
Author's notes: You can request dates if you are absolutely dying to but please bare in mind I may not do your date depending on whether you character gets ((coughs)) predisposed with someone else. ((shifty eyes.)). I also, thanks to my weird style of writing, cannot tell you whether any character will be off limits because I write with the flow the characters are not stuck to any plot line. ((sighs)). Yes, I know that goes against all writing laws but I'm stubborn and difficult! ((evil laugh)) Oh, and sorry rouge uchiha: I couldn't find all your date notes so I can't remember what you wanted your character to wear so I um, made it up. ((feels guilty.)).
Sumikoa fidgeted nervously as she tried to distract the audience from the fact that her guest star hadn't arrived yet. Needless to say most of the members were getting restless and impatient.
Sumikoa: Just one more minute then we will be on with the next date I'm sure! ((She ran a hand through her black wavy hair. This day she hadn't curled it; it was its usual messed up self. A silver banded ring was threaded through a blank cord tied around her neck, which she kept playing with absentmindedly. It seemed today that Sumikoa's mind was off in the clouds.))
Sumikoa paced back and forth irritably. "Where the hell is he?!" She thought frustrated. "Right, no more waiting otherwise I'm going to lose my job!" She turned around for some one she could send on a date in the meantime. Her brown eyes focussed on Sasuke who was sitting directly behind her with Sakura. A frown mark was etched across his face as he tried to read a manual on 'Ninjutsu techniques; not for the faint-hearted by Irino Meshinu' and listen to Sakura who was talking ten to the dozen at the same time.
Sakura: Sasuke-kun, for our first week anniversary we should so go to see the cherry blossoms! Wow, and my name is Sakura, and we are going to see the cheery blossoms, isn't that like the most amazing coincidence! And Sasuke-kun we can so, ((she giggles)), wow, you look so kawaii all sitting their reading and..
Author's notes: in case you don't know Sakura is Japanese for cherry blossoms.
Sasuke sighs and switches off. Maybe, what with all the emotional distress his first date brought up in him he had been a bit too hasty in springing straight into Sakura's arms. Maybe, it was just a reflex that he had jumped to Sakura for comfort; after all she was the one always there waiting for him when he would need someone to support to him.
"Is love more than this though? Should I be feeling more? Or is it just enough to be happy knowing someone is there to support you?" Sasuke thought throwing his book down in disgust. Obviously he was getting no-where. He looked up noticing Sumikoa standing directly over him with a determined look in her eyes. "That look of hers reminds me of someone. Who has eyes like hers?" He thought to himself, Sumikoa flinched self-conscious at Sasuke's reading glare but she didn't back away.
Sumikoa: Right, well, off to the capsule with you Sasuke.
Sasuke got to his feet and began to head of to the capsule much to Sakura's amazement. She stared in shock for a moment before grabbing him by the arm.
Sakura: Where are you going Sasuke-kun? You can't go on a date, you love me so you have to stay here, not go on a date! Remember?! You..you do love me right?
Sasuke looked at her, his eyes devoid of all emotion or so it seemed to Sakura. She hugged his waist tightly as if hoping that if she held on tight enough some of her feelings would seep into him and he would understand and not leave her. Sasuke shrugged her off in disgust.
Sasuke: Stop smothering me Sakura. How can I know if I love you if you never let me go? ((He looked down deep in thought for a second before looking up into Sakura's eyes, his own glistening fiercely. He took her face in his hands and she clung onto his arms desperately.)) Look at it this way. Imagine me as a bird and you as my cage. If you don't let me fly free, how do you know that I will ever come back? How do you know if it is my love that is keeping me in your cage if you don't open the door? Trust me Sakura. Open that door if you believe that I will fly back to you.
Sasuke turned and walked into the capsule. This time Sakura didn't stop him but with a simular determined look in her face sat down and grabbed his book and began reading. Or so it appeared; in fact she was merely holding the book, she wasn't reading it at all. This wasn't going to bother her, no, not one bit. She bit her lip causing it to bleed. Ok, maybe it was unnerving her a bit..but she did trust Sasuke-kun right? She moaned quietly. "Why didn't he say he loved her when she asked?" She thought. Sumikoa meanwhile had pressed the capsule's buttons and sent Sasuke on his date. She walked over to Sakura and knelt down in front of her.
Sumikoa: Sakura-chan. Love is never easy. You may have it then as quick as it came it may go. Faith is what keeps love strong in our hearts. If you don't have that faith, then your love isn't real. If you and Sasuke are truly in love then you shouldn't care what he's doing as long as he is happy even if it is at the expense of your own happiness.
Gaara, not noticed by either of them was standing just off to the left to Sumikoa. He listened to her words intently. Sakura's eyes widened. She looked up at Sumikoa who was smiling sadly at her.
Sakura: But I want to spend all the time with Sasuke, isn't that love? Wanting to be with someone for eternity?
Sumikoa shook her head wearily, her eyes glazed over as she thought through her answer before replying.
Sumikoa: No, if you truly loved someone, then even if they were with someone else, you would still be happy knowing that they were happy. It's very hard to find true love I think. But to have someone break your heart, that is very easy. Sakura-chan, love him with all you your heart if you must, but...
Sumikoa trailed off and her eyes snapped back to reality. She rubbed the back of her neck frowning. Suddenly she broke into smile.
Sumikoa: Hey, don't listen to me! I'm sure all will be ok! I better get back to the audience!
She ran over to the centre of the stage leaving Sakura to her thoughts. Sakura looked down scowling. "No, she's wrong." She whispered to herself. "I do love Sasuke-kun, it just may be" She gulped. "That he doesn't love me."
Sumikoa waved cheerfully to her audience indicating that they should watch Sasuke's date on the big screen in front of them. She meanwhile had other stuff to do. Giving a last quick glance around the stage and seeing that everything was in order she stepped behind the curtain and made her way to dressing room '5' that was, at this moment in time, being used as a first-aid room. She knocked on the door and waited patiently until she heard a voice call her in.
Meanwhile Sasuke had reached his destination. He spun out of the capsule feeling slightly sick. Whether this was from his talk with Sakura or the quick movements of the capsule he didn't know, nor was he sure that he really cared. He scanned the area. It appeared that he was..well in the middle of nowhere.
It seemed that he was standing on a cliff's edge overlooking the sea. (Actually; he wasn't to know this but it was the same place that Gaara had taken Yuma). A forest stood behind him but it wasn't this that Sasuke had his attention on. Right at the peak of the cliff's edge a bench was placed and it was here that his date was waiting. He couldn't see what she looked like as she was sat facing the sea. She was moving her hands though in what appeared to be jutsu formations. Yes he was right, it was jutsu! Sasuke watched as she raised up the sea and made it circle and arch around her. She was controlling the wave patterns of the sea. Bored with standing there, and slightly cold because of the sea mist he walked over to his date.
She turned to him, her eyes blinked at him; they were as bright as the blue sky above them. She smiled and her long raven hair moved by the wind wrapped itself around her, the white tips of the end of them glinted in the soft light. It was well getting into evening, behind her the sun was beginning to set glowing rich reds, and golds. It was truly beautiful. Sasuke sighed. Just what he needed to clear his head.
"Clear your head? Why what's wrong?" Suka asked flicking her long hair back out of her face. Sasuke frowned, had he said that out loud?
"No, you didn't. Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, I can read minds. I'll turn my power off." She smiled sheepishly and Sasuke half-smiled back. Her smile really was infectious. He followed her to the bench.
Suka was wearing a tight blue top with flowed sleeves, and black jeans. Across her right sleeve was a slit that revealed a tattoo of a blue and silver dragon that was curled around her arm. Slightly above that was another slit, exposing, wait, what was that? He leant in closer and Suka laughed. "Are you looking at my curse-seal boy, or trying to look down my top?" She grinned cheekily causing Sasuke to blush ever so slightly. "Of course not!" He huffed causing Suka to laugh even more. "I was only teasing! Don't worry about it! Here." She lifted her sleeve up showing him the full extent of her curse seal. Sasuke traced it with his finger causing her to jump. "Careful, I'm ticklish!" She squealed. Sasuke's eyes narrowed.
"How did you get it? Was it..?" He trailed off and Suka sighed.
"Does it really matter?" She asked. Sasuke didn't reply and she sighed again. "No, it's not the same as yours. At least I don't think so. To be honest, I can't tell you much about it, I was attacked one night, about two years ago now by veiled man, least going by his build I guessed it to be a man. Anyhow, he attacked me pretty bad, and when I woke up, I had this curse mark here. No idea why he gave it me. Perhaps he saw something in me? Hmm, I don't know. Anyway, let's not sit her all day! I want to show you something! You noticed how I can control water right?" She questioned and Sasuke nodded. She jumped to her feet and walked over to the cliff edge, he followed behind her curiously. "Right, well, trust me then!" She grabbed his arm and made to walk forward; directly off of the cliff and into the sea! Sasuke pulled back.
"What do you think you are doing?! Are you mad?!" He shouted pulling back his arm. She smiled.
"You don't trust me then? Ok, then watch this!" And she promptly walked straight off the cliff! Sasuke ran to the side looking down over the side gobsmacked. Was she dead? No! His jaw dropped open. Suka had brought the sea up to him. Using her jutsu she had moved the water so that it formed a stairway leading down from the cliff to the sea. She beckoned him on to the stair way and as soon as he was on she waved her arms in a circular movement causing the stairway to move as if they were on a escalator. The water lapped around their feet as they slowly moved downwards. "Right, this time you are gonna have to trust me!" She squealed with delight as the water swallowed them up and they went underneath. Sasuke struggled against the current but it was too strong and he was pulled viciously under.
"You still don't trust me then?" Suka laughed. Sasuke was confused; they were underwater; how was she talking?? Noticing his confused expression Suka explained. "With my powers I can completely control water, and that also means I can stop us from breathing it in underwater. I've creating a field of air around us so we can constantly breath." While she was revealing her jutsu techniques to Sasuke they were sinking further towards the bottom of the sea. When they reached the sea bed Suka held up a hand and indicated for Sasuke to look around.
To his left a shoal of dark blue fish with bright yellow fins swum over a field of red coral. Underneath them a curled up octopus snoozed; it's tentacles wrapped around a rock. A crab side-stepped to the right of it causing the sand to erupt in a small gust. Sasuke turned. To his immediate right some clown fish darted in-between the rocks, their red fins glinting against the brown jagged rock surfaces. And directly above, he arched his neck up to look, a hammerhead shark hovered swinging it's head from side to side. Sasuke flinched but noticing that it was bothering Suka, he presumed that it was ok.
"Beautiful right?" She sighed, her eyes shining happily. Sasuke had to agree, it was rather peaceful down here. For a while they walked around admiring the view. Suddenly Sasuke stopped contemplating at a peculiar plant that was growing on the side of a rock. He stepped over to it touching it gently. It swayed lightly in the sea current and curled it's red petals alluring him as Sasuke stroked it. On impulse, he picked it from the rock and presented it to Suka who beamed at him.
"A sea rose!" She exclaimed lifting it to her nose even though being under the sea it had no scent. "Thank you! Now I have something for you!" She leant forward and kissed Sasuke gently on the cheek who not suspecting it looked quite taken aback. "Thank-you" He managed to stammer out. Suka nodded indicating that it was time for their date to end. She mocked bowed. "It has been a pleasure to meet you Sasuke-kun." She spun in a circle bringing the vastness of the sea to Sasuke's attention. "When you want to see the beauty of the world from a different perspective I'm your girl!" She smiled revealing her perfect white teeth. Sasuke smiled back, it really was a shame to go back up to the world when he had seen the peaceful tranquillity of the sea below. Nevertheless he felt the familiar tug in the pit of his stomach indicating that Sumikoa was transporting him back. He barely managed a good-bye when he was whisked back to the studio.
The first thing Sasuke noticed when he came through the capsule was that Sakura was no where to be seen. All of a sudden he realised what the feeling in the pit of his stomach was. It wasn't the capsule; but his nerves. "Where is she?!" He frantically thought scanning the stage. He ran up to a stage attendant who was fixing a light. "Have you seen a girl, neck length pink hair, um, about my height??" He panicked, his words coming out in one big stream. "Maybe she had got fed up with him and left?" He thought stressed. Everything around him seemed to be going in slow motion and he was very tempted to whack the attendant around the head as he stood there thinking. "Hurry..hurry!!" He inwardly screamed bouncing on his feet as he waited for an answer. The attendant scratched his head. "Hmm. Well, she was watching the screen for a long time. Quite intent she was. Proper staring at it like. Hmm. Oh, then that young lass kissed you, yeah? Suka right? And the pink lass went off somewhere. This guy in green followed after her. Yeah, not like he had a chance, seemed like she was dragging him to me, quite the determined lass. Well.." The attendant looked around for Sasuke but it seemed as he had already run off on his search for Sakura. "Kids these days." The attendant muttered under his breath as he screwed in a new light bulb.
Sumikoa meanwhile was still backstage checking up on her guests.
Kiba: ((imitating Sumikoa's traditional beaming smile.)) Well, beloved audience, wasn't that sweet? ((Everyone cheered mistaking him for a co-host.)) Keep watching, I'm sure the next date will be starting soon!!
Unnoticed by everyone a dark figure entered the left of the stage. His cloak was wrapped around his body and swayed slightly as he walked. His piercing red eyes scanned everything and everyone. It looked like Itachi had arrived...