Sum. Sasuke is a world renown fighter. He's trained by the very best, Kakashi Hatake. Sakura is an ordinary girl who studies medicine and physical therapy is her small job that gets food on the table. When Sasuke gets an arm completely shattered, Kakashi takes him to see a doctor. She meets him and helps him with his arm. Love. SakuraXSasuke

discalimer:Don't own Naruto (sad but true)

a/n: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! I feel so happy and energetic when i read the reviews! lol. So i rush and rush to finish a chapter for all of you guys (i still do a good job) well enjoy! and thanks again!

FIGHTER'S STORY

CHAPTER 11: THE DAY OF FUN

Sakura rolled over and mentally cursed herself when she heard the phone ring. She didn't have to answer to know who was calling her. She blindly reached over to her night stand and grabbed the phone.

"Hello?" she whispered groggily.

"Sakura! So how did it go? Did he forgive you? Did you guys kiss? Did you guys-"

Sakura moaned and rubbed her eyes, "Ino…I was asleep." she answered angrily.

She heard Ino do an exasperated sigh, "God…liven up a little! ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU LEFT ME BEHIND!"

Sakura slapped her head, she knew she forgot something, or rather someone.

"But Ino, we took your car." she answered as she remembered the last night.

Ino sighed, "You had my keys." she answered coldly.

Sakura mentally cursed herself again. "Sorry, I promise to make it up to you. But yes, we forgave each other. He gave me a good night kiss when he dropped me off and I'm really sorry I forgot to give you your keys."

There was silence and then Ino burst back into her bubbly form, "No problem! Shikamaru gave me ride home!" she giggled.

Sakura raised an eyebrow, "Really? So I'm guessing you two hit it off well?" she asked now fully awake.

"uh huh! We going out tonight!"

Sakura smiled, "Good. Glad something good came out of me leaving you."

Ino laughed, "What are you doing?" she asked.

Sakura smiled again, "Going to Sasuke's." she answered.

Ino sighed, "I wonder what it's like to date him." she thought out loud.

Sakura rolled her eyes, "You ponder that. I'm going to go back to sleep."

"WAIT DO-"

Before Ino could rant on Sakura hung up the phone with a yawn. It was better that way, otherwise she would spend the whole day just listening to her rant on and on.

Sakura rolled over and buried her face in the pillow.

"Sasuke."

The raven haired man looked over to his sliver haired coach.

"Hn?" he asked as he stretched his arms. He draped the navy towel around his neck.

"Look." Kakashi waved an envelope around in the air. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow.

"And…?" he urged.

Kakashi smiled behind his half hidden face, "Read it." he answered handing it to him. "Oh. And Sakura's almost here."

Sasuke glanced at the clock and smirked. He then looked down at the envelope. It was white and very fancy looking. It had his name written in neat black cursive. He turned it over and opened it. He pulled out a sheet.

Sasuke Uchiha,

You are invited to the very first annual spring time ball. This ball is for you to get to know some of the other fighters from other places that you will be up against in the semi-finals. You, as well as another fighter, are representing Konoha. Hope to see you there.

-Fighting league Association (FLA)

Sasuke glanced again to the clock.

"Ask her."

Sasuke looked over to see his coach reading the letter from over his shoulder. He narrowed his eyes and glared at him.

"I know." he answered.

Kakashi shrugged, his aloofness getting the better of Sasuke. He turned and began to walk away then stopped and turned back to Sasuke, "Oh, here." he tossed him a small object.

Sasuke caught it with one hand and looked down. It was the ring he had given Sakura. He looked back to Kakashi. He waved, "I think she'll be happy that your giving it back to her."

Sasuke smirked, one of these days he had to properly thank him. He tossed the ring up and then caught it. He smiled and walked to his room.

"Hello Kiba!" the emerald eyed girl smiled radiantly. "Nice to see you."

He smirked, "Same here." he answered as he pushed the button, granting Sakura access.

Akamaru ran up to her and she bend down, "You too Akamaru." she mused as she petted him. He barked playfully then she waved to them, "See you." she answered and walked up to the house.

She smiled as she stood in front of his door. She reached out and knocked. Nothing had changed, she noticed. She then mentally sighed. "Why should it change?" she thought, "It's only been a week!" she mentally frowned, "But it felt like years…" she whispered truthfully.

The door opened and she smiled. "Hello Kakashi. How are you today?" she asked.

He waved, "Yo." he answered, "Good. How about you?"

"Good." she answered.

Kakashi opened the door to let her pass. "Come on in."

She nodded and walked in. "Sasuke's in the living room." he informed her before she could ask.

She nodded, "Thanks." She wondered to her right and entered the room. Just like Kakashi had informed her he was there. She smiled.

He turned and held his arms out for her. She didn't hesitate to enter his embrace. She smiled and felt his lips press against her pink hair. He seated her and sat next to her.

"How are you?" she asked.

"Good." he answered with a small smirk. "you?" he asked.

"Great." she answered. She noticed him hold something in his hands. "What's that?" she asked.

He smirked again and held it out, "For you."

She took it and opened it to reveal the ring she had left behind before. She smiled knowing that she wouldn't have to give it back and slid it on her middle finger, "Thank you." her eyes sparkled, nothing was going to ruin this moment.

Sasuke loved it when she was happy. "Sakura?"

She looked up, "Hm?" she asked.

"I was wondering if you…well…if you…" Sasuke stammered to find the right words, asking instead of demanding like he normally would.

Sakura laughed lightly, "If I would go on a date?" she asked. It was comical to see Sasuke who was usually so sure and confident with himself, stammering just for a date.

He nodded, "To a ball. This Saturday." he added.

Sakura's eye's widened, "A ball?" she gasped, "Yes. I would love to go with you!" she smiled.

He felt a huge relief off his shoulders, even though he knew she would say yes. Sakura then frowned.

"But…I…"

Sasuke looked at her, his face puzzled, "What?" he urged.

She looked at him, "I-I don't have a dress…or…" she felt embarrassed, "or…money to buy one…" she whispered. Her lack of work had set her back and the bills weren't stopping either.

Sasuke smiled and stood up. Sakura watched in intently. He stretched his hand out towards her, she blinked then took it. Still having that small smirk adorning his lips he lead her out.

"Sasuke? Where are we going?" she asked.

"You'll see." he answered.

"S-Sasuke…this is a very expensive place…" she whispered as she clung to his side.

"I know." he answered as he gave her a quick peck on her cheek. With out a second minute he lead her inside. Sakura felt out of place when she noticed the many beautiful dresses hanging around.

"What are we doing here?" she asked him again.

"Buying you a dress." he answered nonchalantly.

Sakura's eyes went wide, "Oh no…Sasuke I couldn't ask you to do this for me!"

He put his finger to her lips, "It's okay. Go ahead and try some on."

Sakura hesitated than smiled, "Thank you." She was lead away by a sales woman.

Sasuke lingered behind, his hands in his pockets.

"Try this one. It emphasizes your eyes." said the sales lady as she held the dress close to Sakura.

Sakura blushed, "Really?" she asked.

The lady nodded, "Oh yes. You have very pretty eyes, very unique."

Sakura took the dress and walked over to the dressing room. She emerged a couple minutes later, wearing a beautiful pink satin sweeps over white, going great and showing off her curve. It was a strapless gown, open back and reached down towards her feet. She blushed as she fiddled with her hands. She felt like she was in a fairytale, and to be honest, she was loving every minute of it. She looked up, her blush still gracing her cheeks.

"Umm…what do you think?" she asked.

Sasuke brought his head his head up, his eyes going slightly wide. Sakura noticed how Sasuke was over looking her and she flushed even more.

"D-do you like it?" she asked him.

His eyes made contact with hers and he blushed, "Y-Yeah…it's perfect." he answered meekly.

Sakura smiled and looked at the sales lady, "I'll take it." she told her. She walked back in the dressing room.

"Sasuke, I'll pay you back."

"No. Its fine. Consider it a gift from me to you."

"but-…" Sakura played with her fingers. "I'll pay you back."

Sasuke let out a sigh, "I won't except it." he answered.

"but!"

Sasuke stopped and looked at her. She blushed, "Don't worry about it." he told her. He cupped her cheek with his hand. "I wanted to buy it for you."

Sakura smiled, "Okay." she whispered. He smirked and gave her a quick kiss.

"Now where?" asked Sakura.

Sasuke shrugged, "Hn. Where ever you want to go." he answered.

Sakura closed her eyes, thinking of what to do. She then smiled and looked at Sasuke. "I know! Come on!" she took his arm and pulled him.

"Where are we going?" he asked.

"You'll see." she told him in a sing song voice.

"Can I open my eyes now?" he asked.

"Just wait. You have to promise to try this, okay?"

"What is it?" he asked.

"Just promise." she urged.

He sighed, "Alright."

Sakura smiled, "Okay."

She untied the blind fold she had tied over his eyes. He opened it and looked around. It was the skating rink he had found her that one day she got fired. It was empty, just like the last time he came here. He could vividly remember her skating freely on the ice, how much it looked like she was simply floating. And her cheeks slightly pink from the chilly air around her.

"Where going ice skating?" he asked, drifting away from his thoughts.

She nodded, "Uh huh." she took his hand with out a second thought and lead him over to the counter.

The girl smiled, "Sakura. Your back." she looked at Sasuke with her purple eyes and smirked, "I see you resolved your problem." she said with a wink.

Sakura blushed lightly, "Yeah, um. Anko, I'm going to show Sasuke to ice skate."

She raised an eyebrow, "Oh," she looked at Sasuke, "Don't know if a fighter can skate though." she said with a hint of amusement in her tone.

Sasuke furrowed his brow, obviously annoyed with the slight teasing. Sakura noticed him tense up a bit and quickly got to the point before he got anger.

"So two pairs of Skates please Anko." she said with a smile.

Anko nodded, "Sure thing." she went to the back and reappeared holding four ice skates, one pair white and the other black. On top of those was a scarf and gloves, matching the colors of the skates. Sakura took the white ones while Sasuke took the black ones. They walked over to a bench and began putting them on.

Sasuke slid them on easily, surprisingly they fit just right. He glanced over at her, "How did she know my shoe size?" he thought while slipping on the black gloves.

Anko noticed him and waved. "Surprised?" she called.

He just narrowed his glare. She laughed, "Lucky guess." she called again.

Sakura shook her head, "Don't get mad Sasuke. I know she comes on a bit strong to new people, but she's really nice." she stood up and wrapped the scarf around her neck loosely.

"She probably read about your shoe size somewhere." she informed him. "She does like to read what happens in the world."

Sasuke nodded and looked back down to tie his ice skates. Sakura shot Anko a 'behave yourself' look. Anko just smiled and turned, grabbing a magazine.

Sasuke grabbed the skate laces and stared at the strange hooks on the sides of the skates. He tried to figure out in his mind how to tie it before he actually tried. Sakura smiled to herself as he grunted softly in frustration. She knelt down in front of him and took the laces.

"Like this." she told him and began to zigg zagg the laces, made sure they were secured by the hooks that ran up the front. She finished it off with a bow. "See?" she asked.

Sasuke blushed and nodded, "Hn." He took his other skate lace and tied them, mimicking the same way Sakura had done it. He had to start over twice but then finally got it.

He stood up and staggered, Sakura quickly catching him. He let go of her and regained his balance. He grabbed the scarf and draped it around his neck. Sakura took his hand and lead him to the rink. Sakura let go and skated out, Sasuke stood gripping the door way, trying to look manly doing so.

"Just be careful Sasuke, it's very-"

Sasuke ignored her warning and pushed himself out. Almost immediately, he lost his balance and his front foot went flying out from underneath him. He then fell backwards, his butt crashing hard on the ice below.

Anko then burst out laughing, she had been watching them and couldn't contain the laugh that she held inside of her. Sakura shot her a glare and skated over to him.

"You okay?" she asked. "I tried to warn you that it's slippery now. They just cleaned it."

He let his arrogant pride get the better of him and ignored her helping hand as he tried to stand up only to fail again. Sakura sighed.

"Just let me help you." she told him.

He looked away, ashamed that he could catch on as fast. He hadn't been ice skating in years. His mother use to take him, but when both his parents died one night mysteriously, he stopped going. He noticed Sakura get on the ice next to him. Her eyes locking on his.

"Sasuke, are you alright?" she asked seriously.

He looked down and Sakura guessed he was thinking about his past. "My mother use to take me skating, when I was young. But then I stopped going when she died." he whispered staring at the ice below. It seemed so long ago that it happened, like if it was a far off dream or something.

Sakura frowned, "I'm sorry Sasuke. I brought you here and I made you promise…" she looked away, "You fulfilled your promise, we can go now." she smiled at him.

He shook his head, "No." with that he staggered to his feet. The feeling of skating coming back but not as clear. He slowly skated, careful of not falling. Sakura smiled and stood up.

"Your doing great Sasuke!" she cheered.

He smirked at her compliment and motioned for her to come. She skated without hassle and joined him. She took his hand and they began to circle the rink, slowly at first then a bit faster. Sasuke gaining experience the more time they spend there. Soon music began to play, courtesy of Anko. Sasuke took this chance and grabbed Sakura's waist, gently lifting her in the air as they rounded the corner. Sakura laughed to herself and Sasuke let out a chuckle.

He adapted to skating faster than he thought. Soon they were doing small routines together. From simple lifting, to skating backwards while holding each other's hands.

Sakura let Sasuke lead, he was skating forward while she was skating backward. Sasuke's right hand held her left and his left held her right, supporting each other. She lifted her left leg out and leaned back, her head almost touching the ice below, similar to a dance move. Sasuke locked his elbows, making sure not to lose his balance or grip on her.

The music finished and they stopped as well. Sakura smiled, her cheeks pink from the air, while Sasuke's was showed only a small hint. He leaned her back and kissed her. Sakura smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck encouraging his sudden action.

Anko smiled from her stand as she watched them. "They really are a great pair." she whispered.

R&R. i hope u liked it. It was just a small thing together, cuz they haven't really had a 'date date' yet and this is kind of one of those. Anyway dramatic things, new people, etc. are soon going to happen! cuz, you know...it always does. lol. later! Thanks again!