Sakura-Chan: Sorry for the long wait! Here's the chapter you've all been looking for!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
Haruno Happiness
By Sakura-Chan555
Chapter 11
Prizes Galore!
Everybody was out exploring the booths that surrounded them. There were so many to choose from, and yet so many prizes to choose from! It was hard for the girls to stop turning their heads in every direction to look at all the prizes. That's when Neji dragged Tenten over to a booth where you have to shoot five darts on the bulls' eye.
"No, Neji. I am NOT going to take your challenge again!" Tenten said once they got there.
"Who said I was challenging you?" Neji asked slyly. Tenten's face flushed, while Neji paid for the booth. The man gave him the five darts and he threw them all on target.
"Pick your prize!" the man exclaimed. Neji looked at Tenten eyeing another small panda bear plushie. Neji pointed at the one Tenten was looking at and gave it to her, a small blush spread across his face. Tenten blinked at it in confusion, but then smiled and gave Neji a hug.
"Thanks Neji!" she said with a smile. Just as he was about to say something, Tenten grabbed his wrist and headed of to a food stand that sold her favorite kind of dango.
Ino was currently looking at a pen with a fake flower on top of it and thought that it she would look special at the restaurant, writing orders with it. Shikamaru saw her gaze upon the pen and saw that it was at a booth where all you had to do was throw the ball into a cup that was anything BUT clear. Shikamaru decided to give it a try. He was given five balls. He threw four, but all landed in a clear cup. Then he tried the fifth ball and it landed in a blue cup.
"Pick a prize!" the woman said. Shikamaru easily chose Ino's pen and gave it to her.
"Here." He said, while his face was flushing just a little bit. Ino's eyes widened and then she glomped Shikamaru.
"Thank you Shikamaru! You're SO SWEET!" Ino exclaimed. Shikamaru just smirked and they both headed towards a food stand that had her favorite kind of sushi.
Naruto was trying to break the ice with Hinata, but since she was so shy around him, nothing was working! That was, until he saw her looking a small fox plushie. That's when something clicked in Naruto's mind. He ran over to the booth with Hinata trailing behind him, and paid for it. All he had to do was eat as much ramen as he could. At first, Hinata started doubting that Naruto wouldn't win, but when the booth started, he proved him wrong. The other contestants had stopped on their fifth bowl of ramen while Naruto was on his twenty fifth. It was pretty obvious who won. The man gave Naruto the fox plushie and Naruto gave it to Hinata, who blushed a deep red.
"I thought you would like it!" Naruto said with a sheepish grin. Hinata returned the grin with a smile and they both stopped by a food stand with Hinata's favorite cinnamon rolls.
Sasuke was trying to break the ice with Sakura too because he wanted to know why she was scared of the top of the Ferris wheel, but isn't afraid of dropping from six feet high. He got fed up with the silence and grabbed her wrist, dragging her in between some of the booths until they couldn't be seen.
"Is…something wrong, Sasuke?" Sakura asked, the word 'worried' written across her face.
"Tell me why you are afraid of being at the top of a Ferris wheel." Sasuke commanded. Sakura lowered her head and her right arm clutched her left.
"Well, it happened a long time ago." Sakura began.
Flashback
5 year old Sakura was marveling at the sites around her. The one thing that caught her eye was the Ferris wheel.
"Let's go on that one Kaa-san!" she exclaimed. Her mother smiled at her and put a hand on her head.
"All right Sakura-Chan. Let's go." Her mom said in a gentle voice. Sakura smiled at her mother and they headed towards the Ferris wheel.
When they got there, Sakura's mom paid for the ride and they got on. Sakura was looking out at the view, her eyes scanning all over the place for the restaurant, her house, and her friends' homes, while her mom was just looking after her daughter, a gentle smile spread across her face. But that's when it happened. Sakura had been leaning on the railing when the ride stopped. Sakura's mom heard that it was just a malfunction, but that's when she started to worry A LOT. She turned to check on her daughter when she saw that she was gone. She checked the railing that she was leaning on and saw her hanging for her life, while clutching the railing, her small fingers starting to slip.
"I don't wanna die, mommy!" exclaimed a very scared Sakura. Her mom gave her a hand and instructed to use her free had to grab the hand her mother was offering. Sakura, being the very obedient child she was, took a hold of her mother's hand and her mother started to pull her up with all her strength. The ride started again and they both landed on the floor of the cart, Sakura clutching her mom, while sobbing quietly.
"Shh, it's okay Sakura-Chan. Kaa-san is here, okay?" her mother said in a soothing voice.
End of Flashback
"I almost thought that I would die! But I owe a lot of thanks to my mom or else I wouldn't be here." Sakura said. Sasuke walked closer and took his thumb to brush away something on Sakura's face. Sakura just stared with a confused look all over her face. Sasuke saw this and smirked.
"You were crying. Just a little bit." He said. Sakura smiled and gave him a hug. He nearly collapsed, but caught his balance and hugged her back.
"Come on. The group must be looking for us by now!" Sakura said, a bright smile across her face.
Sakura-Chan: Well, I hope you liked it! Please review and no flames because I know it might be a little short! Ja ne!