AN: Here you go, a chapter with 8,000+ words; a treat for those who have been reading.
Tension in the Air
"What is your mid-report evaluation?" Pein asked in an authoritative voice as Sakura sat down in front of him.
The room was cold and dark, the only light source being Pein's laptop and the bright full moon behind him. Konan stood next to him, giving Sakura a smile hoping that it would calm the pink-haired girl in front of her. She had to be present as she was Pein's right hand and 2nd in power.
The Akatsuki members all knew that Pein and Konan had founded the Akatsuki together. Konan had straight, blue hair and grey eyes. She typically wore a paper rose on her hair but took it off in public because leaving paper roses on her victims was her signature move. Though she was calm and level-headed, she expressed feelings more openly than Pein which meant she was more comfortable to be with to Sakura. Lately, she had been busy in the Hidden Rain and gathering information, relaying it to Pein and Zetsu at the other hideout. Thankful for her reassurance, Sakura shot the woman a quick, appreciative smile before starting her report.
"Generally speaking, all the boys are strong and capable of destroying concrete walls if they wanted to. I judge this from their football performance last week and yesterday as well as their football practices. Though some of them are of smaller statue, like Gaara and Lee, that doesn't mean that they can't take or do damage. On the other hand, the girls are flexible. Temari and Tenten are the physically stronger than Hinata and Ino, who may look like they can't put up a fight but they can. I found out their fighting styles: Tenten has a specialty with weapons while Temari uses this huge mechanized fan or smaller fans. She's able to manipulate the wind and knock guys like Kisame away easily. Hinata knows which pressure points to hit, stunning enemies in battle and Ino specializes in seduction missions, meaning she has charm and is very cunning." Sakura reported.
"And the boy's fighting styles?" Pein asked while Konan wrote things down on her notepad.
"Neji's is the same as Hinata's, seeing as how they're part of the Hyuuga family. Sasuke is most likely the same as Itachi's with his Sharingan and Kankuro uses puppets like Sasori. For the others, I do not know." Sakura replied.
"Is there anything notable we should look out for?" Pein asked once more and Sakura nodded.
"Sasuke is both fast and strong. He can create last minute plans on the top of his head. Neji is the same though Sasuke is a bit more rash with his actions. Neji is probably the most controlled one out of the group. Naruto has incredible speed, strength, and stamina. He never took a break in both football games and pounded through different football members. It always took two or more people to take him down. His speed may come from the fact he is the Hokage's son." Pein's eyes slightly widened at this before he motioned for Sakura to continue.
"This isn't all. Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara are children of the Kazekage. They were sent to Konoha for the education and to symbolize the strength of the alliance. Kankuro's bragging of races and fixing cars leads me to think that he is their driver and mechanic, like Kisame. I've heard that Gaara is unstoppable when he is angered so that is one thing we should look out for." Pein frowned slightly at this.
"This means no kidnapping of the four, Pein." Konan said and Pein glanced at her.
"I have no intention of kidnapping any because it would make our meeting in a couple months very tense. Continue."
"Sai has an affiliation with paintings and tends to offend those he talks to. Putting someone like Hidan up against him is a bad idea as he is extremely well versed in getting under one's skin through his insults. Shikamaru is their tactician and I wouldn't be surprised if he was behind any plans of how their targets should be assassinated. Lee is incredibly fast and is on par with Naruto with stamina. He is most likely more of a fighter than an assassin, used as a distraction to buy time. Chouji uses his large stature to crush his opponents while Kiba trains to hold off opponents of that size, indicating his strength levels to be high. Kiba also has an affiliation with dogs as Shino does with bugs. Shino seems to be an information gatherer since he is always quiet and observant. I've said what I need to say about the girls."
"No weaknesses as of yet?" Pein asked and Sakura frowned slightly.
"Maybe we can use their love for each other. The only one to break Neji down is Tenten and the same goes for Gaara with Matsuri and Shikamaru with Temari. Naruto and Neji would probably go in a rage if Hinata is hurt while Sai would act rashly if something happened to Ino. On the other hand, we can use other things that they love like Chouji and his food, Kankuro and his creations, Naruto and his ramen, Kiba and his dogs, etc." Sakura said, frowning inwardly. She would straight out disobey Pein if he ever made her hurt her friends. It may have only been two months but she was as close to them as she was with the Akatsuki.
"I was thinking more of combat weaknesses like blind spots or fighting types they are weak against. Do not worry about their elimination yet, this information has given me insight. Thank you for your evaluation, you may leave." Pein finished as Konan scribbled on her notepad. Sakura stood up, bowed, and left.
Sakura sighed as she drove back to her house. She thought of the day before and faintly smiled. Sasori and Deidara had created an extremely hard test but Sakura knew the art textbook inside out. She loved seeing their face when she had gotten 100% correct.
There was also the football game. They had once again won though the opponent actually got a touchdown. The final score was 21-6 and they had celebrated by eating ramen. She sat next to Sasuke and couldn't help but laugh at his bickering with Naruto. She had talked with the group and gotten even closer. She found out the girl's fighting styles that day seeing as they trusted her enough. The boys were too busy fooling around or eating to even comprehend their conversation.
Reaching her destination, she pulled up and used her key card to open the driveway. She pushed it in and it automatically went out as the gates opened. Sakura opened the garage with the button next to her neon lights on the top and parked her motorcycle. Taking off her helmet and placing it on her bike, she made sure signs of the Akatsuki were gone. The armory room was labeled 'storage' and any Akatsuki symbol was covered up. She then walked inside the house and up into her room. The girls had all agreed to meet up at Sakura's place since it was closer to the club and use Gaara's SUV.
Sakura looked at the clock and saw that it was nearing 5.
'Lets go and get ready then.'
'Heck yes! We'll make ourselves look sexy tonight.'
Sakura smirked at this. No doubt she would do that tonight; she wanted to have some fun and relax.
Sakura proceeded to get ready and took out black leggings that hugged her legs, showing off its slenderness. She then pulled out a white sleeveless top that was cut like a v-neck and unlike her leggings, wasn't tight and instead flowed freely. She grabbed a pair of black high heels and went to the bathroom to put on some light makeup which consisted of mascara and lip gloss. The mascara made her eyelashes long and thick while the strawberry flavored lip gloss made her lips shine. She looked at her reflection and smirked.
'Time for some fun.'
'Oh yes, we'll definitely have fun.' Ignoring her Inner's obvious hints, Sakura cleaned up in the bathroom and brushed her teeth.
By then, the intercom rang and Sakura went into her room to get her small black bag containing her cellphone, lip gloss, V.I.P pass, keys to her house, and lipstick disguised as a knife. After checking her belongings, she left the house and locked the door before walking towards the big, black SUV. She opened the door and greeted the girls inside.
"Wow, you look sexy tonight." Ino said from the seat next to Sakura.
Sakura gave her a look. "If I wanted to look sexy, I would've worn a dress."
"Well if you did, I feel like Uchiha wouldn't be able to keep it in his pants." Temari said and the girls giggled. "You've got one hell of a figure."
"Says you. You all look sexy tonight." Sakura stated.
Ink decided to wear a purple sleeveless dress that hugged her curves quite well. It ended just above her mid thigh and wore black heels. She was the type to wear a dress to the club no matter what unlike the others who would only wear dresses if the occasion seemed special.
Tenten decided to keep her buns and wore tight black shorts reaching her mid thigh, showing her legs. She wore a loose dark blue long sleeve crop top, showing her midriff and light abs. Sakura was a bit surprised with her outfit choice. She wasn't the type to be revealing but then again, Neji was going and the guy was an ice cube.
On the other hand, Temari wore an outfit that was very provocative. She wore a black skirt that ended a bit below mid thigh with a sleeveless fishnet top covered by a black opened vest. Well, the vest didn't cover much: if she was going to be dancing then people would see her black bra from certain angles. She still wore her hair in the usual 4 ponytails and wore a black bracelet on her left wrist.
Hinata's outfit surprised Sakura more than Tenten's. She wore a black skirt that ended mid thigh with a white sleeveless blouse, some buttons opened revealing some cleavage.
All the girls wore light makeup, only using mascara and lipgloss. They all also wore the same color heels, seeing as black went with every color.
When Sakura met Hinata's eyes from next to Ino, she arched her eyebrow. Understanding the unasked question, Hinata made a small 'eep' noise.
"Ino d-decided to choose my o-outfit." Hinata meekly said and Sakura gave Ino a high five.
"Good job, she looks hot." Sakura said and Ino smirked. "Who did Tenten? Cause I'm pretty sure she wouldn't wear that willingly."
Temari raised her hand from behind the wheel. "That was me. Let's get going shall we? I think the boys should be there by now."
"Alright! Time to have some fun." Tenten said and all the girls whooped. Tenten may not seem like it but she loved dancing and fooling around. Not with boys like Ino, but more like messing with Neji. She thought he looked cute when he was flustered. But then again, making any man of almost no emotion embarrassed was a big accomplishment. And it was one that Sakura was intending to do tonight.
Once they parked in the parking lot, the five girls posed for a picture from Hinata's expensive camera.
"This is totally going into my album." Ino squealed and the girls laughed lightly at her reaction. Once they were done, the five linked arms and walked towards the entrance. They giggled along the way, earning surprised and questioning looks from those who passed by. When they reached the entrance of Red Lotus, Sakura saw the big bouncer. He glared at her but she just smirked, getting her V.I.P pass out. He grunted but let them through and the girls rushed in the club.
When they got in, it was packed. The music was pounding and there were people all around that were either grinding, drinking, or flirting. Sakura looked around and saw Sasori, Kisame, and Hidan on one of the couches, surrounded by women. She made a beeline towards them, the girls on her heels. She hadn't seen any of the boys yet and wanted to introduce her girls to her friends.
Sasori, as you know, had short, mousy red hair and grayish brown eyes. He looked young at his age, as if he was a college student though he was around 4 years older than Itachi. He worked out frequently so he was well toned, attracting many girls. He wore a white collared shirt with black slacks, dressing formally.
On the other hand, Kisame had a more masculine aura. He had a sharp jawline with a very muscular body. His eyes were small and he had blue hair shaped into a form of a shark fin. However, he was so charming with his devilish smirk that no one paid heed to it. It was only at the base where he would be grumpy; there was nothing fun to do there for him. He wore a navy blue buttoned shirt with a couple buttons unopened and wore black slacks.
Hidan had almost as many fans as Kisame. He had medium length gray hair that was slicked back and purple eyes. He worked out often but had a smaller frame than Kisame. Like Kisame, he had a sharp jawline and a devilish smirk. He was more casual than the other two, wearing a red muscle shirt with a black symbol of Jashin imprinted on it. He wore black shorts and a very expensive watch on his left wrist.
"Hey boys!" Sakura exclaimed and sat down next to Sasori, patting his head. The man next to her frowned and groaned, not liking close contact. Kisame told the girls to go away and they all groaned. They did comply though, but only after smothering him and Hidan with kisses.
"What in fucks name are you doing here?" Hidan said after with a frown. "I swear to Jashin-"
"The God that people kill for?" Tenten asked, eyes widened slightly in disbelief. Anyone who worshiped Jashin were either murderers or crazy. The other girls looked at him in slight shock.
"Yeah, panda, though I don't actually fucking kill anyone cause then my sexy ass would go to jail then. How the hell can I get bitches when I'm rotting in a fucking jail? Anyways you spoiled my fun away. Someone get me some fucking drinks." Hidan replied, shouting the last sentence at a waiter nearby.
Tenten glared at him but sat down in front of him on the opposite couch. She decided to ignore him, thinking that an arrogant man like him would only talk about Jashin to attract women. That and he had no manners whatsoever. The other girls thought so too as their slight annoyance was portrayed on their face. They sat next to her so it was Sakura and Sasori on one couch and Kisame and Hidan on the other.
Sakura showed her discontent openly and death glared Hidan. "You and your language. Watch it."
"Whatever." Hidan waved her off, taking a drink and smirking at some girls nearby. They all squealed and sighed.
"You are so despicable." Sasori muttered under the loud music and only Sakura heard him. She let out a smirk at his reaction before starting the introductions.
"Anyways, that foul mouthed idiot over there is Hidan. Next to him is Kisame." At this, Kisame gave the girls a smirk to which Ino blushed faintly. She couldn't help it; the man had a certain atmosphere around him. "And you all know Sasori."
"Well you guys are doing good." Sakura commented, looking around the heavily packed club.
"Of course! With a sexy ass manager like me, how could it not?" Hidan said with a smirk and the girls just scoffed at his behavior.
"Hey Sak, you never told me your friends were cute. Mind if you share some of your time with me?" Kisame smirked and the girls fidgeted slightly under his heavy stare. However, they were rudely interrupted before anyone could reply.
"I don't think so." Neji growled out of nowhere and the girls turned around.
Neji wore white long sleeve that was buttoned up with black slacks. Sasuke wore a dark blue long sleeve dress shirt and black pants with a black, loose tie. Sai wore a semi tight gray long sleeve with black jeans and Naruto wore a black long sleeve collared shirt and khaki pants. Shikamaru wore a white shirt with a black hoodie and dark blue jeans.
Currently, Kisame was receiving glares from all the boys. He chuckled at their reactions and shot them a smirk. "They're all yours then."
Temari immediately stood up and dragged Shikamaru off to where all the people were dancing, grabbing drinks along the way. Everyone saw the looks she gave him and Shikamaru's smirk. The group shuddered while the adults smirked, used to the fact that people did things everywhere in the club. By things I mean certain things. I think you get it by now.
Naruto went on and dragged Hinata to the dance floor too and when Neji tried to follow, Tenten dragged him to the bar. The remaining members of the group saw Naruto's excitement at dancing and Neji's grumpiness. They all laughed at the situation. After Ino was done laughing, she asked Sai if he wanted to get a couple of drinks. He nodded and the two left to the opposite side of where Neji and Tenten were. Sakura saw the Ino glare at some girls along the way and laughed once more but frowned as she realized that all her girls left her. She felt Sasuke sit next to her and heard him groan.
"Hn. Don't wanna be here." He said in distaste as he crossed his arms and Sakura laughed.
"C'mon, let's loosen up and get some drinks." She said. "Long Island iced tea please!" She yelled at one of the many waiters.
Sasuke smirked. "Tequila."
"Wow baby Uchiha, going hard are we?" Kisame teased and chuckled when the boy glared at him.
"Where the fuck is your damn brother anyway? I swear if he ditched us for some hoe-" Hidan started, displeased that Itachi was late for their club meeting.
"You know I don't mess with hoes, Hidan. I like actual women you know." Itachi replied as he appeared. He smirked at Sasuke and received a glare. Itachi was wearing a white long sleeve dress shirt with a black tie and black slacks.
"Why in fucks name are you late anyways." Hidan asked, drinking his liquor.
"As you can see from my attire, I just came back from a rather formal lunch with my foolish little brother. We talked about, ah, future plans." Itachi said and Sasuke scowled. He downed his shot and got up, taking Sakura with him.
"Come with me." Sasuke said, not wanting to be near his brother any longer.
"Sasuke, wait-" Sakura said before giving up and waving bye at her boys. Itachi and Kisame chuckled while Sasori and Hidan smirked.
"How much you wanna bet they'll do something frisky." Kisame asked suggestively and Hidan grinned devilishly.
"I bet you a hundred fucking dollars that they'll get down to fucking." Hidan stated and Sasori scoffed.
"Please, as if Sak's that low. $200 they'll make out." Sasori said but Kisame shook his head.
"$350 she'll give him head. They're kids so they'll probably pass out by then with all that alcohol they're drinking." At this point, Itachi's face held disgust.
"This is disgusting. I'm not participating in a bet that involves my brother's sex life." Itachi said and walked away to the bar, grabbing some drinks. "And the meeting is at 9, you dimwit." He yelled as he left. Hidan just took a drink and went back to the bet.
"Alright. This means $650 to whoever wins. Who's gonna keep an eye out?" Kisame asked and Sasori smirked.
"Zetsu's got cameras wired up everywhere except the private rooms. He has microphones set up there though. For customer service or something." Hidan cheered as Sasori let out a chuckle.
"Zetsu is the fucking man aight." Hidan proceeded to drink his liquor and Kisame laughed.
(AN: For the club music, I was thinking of songs like Skelet by Mr. Inessential. If you don't want to listen to it, just think of some good ol' grinding music.)
Sasuke dragged Sakura to a table and called the waiter for more drinks.
"Full bottle of Vodka and some Long Island iced tea for her." He stated and Sakura frowned.
"Something bad happen during lunch?" Sakura asked loudly against the music and Sauske frowned.
"Hn, just been some suspicious activity by some stupid gang. Tell me if you see anything relating to the Black Hand. Got scars on their eyes and a full arm tattoo." Sasuke stated and Sakura froze.
The Black Hand was a small but deadly organization that killed for the money. They worked with terrorists, criminals, and those rich enough to spark their interest. They were also the ones who—
'—killed our parents.' Sakura thought, trembling slightly. Her parents owned a rising company but their rival had her parents killed. Sakura was too young to know what was going on, only the fact that someone from Highland Inc. hired the assassins.
Sasuke noticed this and looked at her odd. "Hn, you oka—" He paused and squinted his eyes before hiding his shock.
There, in a distant table behind Sakura, was a Black Hand member. Though he looked like a normal man trying to enjoy himself, he had a scar on both eyes and a full arm tattoo. He wore long sleeve but Sasuke saw his tattoo every time he moved his arm to drink his liquor. Unfortunately for this Black Hand member, he walked in to the wrong club.
"Don't move. There's one right over there." Sasuke told Sakura and Sakura's eyes widened in fear.
'Where the fuck is Itachi and why the fuck is there a Black Hand member here?' Sasuke thought furiously, sneaking glances around the club trying to look for him. He was surprised to see Itachi meet the member seconds later. Wondering what he was doing, all suspicions were removed when he saw Itachi wink at him before escorting the man into a private room. The man looked at him questioningly but found that he was one of the managers. He stayed quiet as Itachi escorted him, not realizing what was going to happen.
Sasuke visibly relaxed and held Sakura's shaking hand. "Itachi's got it. He'll dispose of him in one of the rooms so don't worry."
Sakura let out a relieved sigh and downed a glass, wanting to forget and just feel the things around her.
Feeling slightly hazy, she looked around and saw Naruto and Hinata chatting at one of the tables. Of course, the two weren't really part of the club scene so they would probably talk to each other and stay sober for the others. On the other hand, Ino had Sai trying out various drinks and Sakura could see her amusement. The two would be well on their way to Drunkville soon enough, like Sasuke and Sakura. Temari and Shikamaru were gone from her sight and were either mangled with the bodies on the dance floor or—
'—getting their freak on! Like we should with Sasu—'
Sakura chugged another drink, ignoring her Inner. She found that every time she drank more, then the more she couldn't listen to her Inner. She saw Tenten and Neji casually drinking and talking, though Neji looked tense. His face was focused on Tenten's head, as if he didn't want to let his eyes trail down south.
Sakura snickered at his reaction and tried to tell Sasuke. Failing due to her drunkenness, she just pointed at them and Sasuke smirked. He took the last of Sakura's drinks so Sakura pouted and tried to get it before taking a long drink from Sasuke's own bottle of Vodka, the two locking eyes as they finished each other's drink. Once they were done, they were both positively drunk. Sasuke had drank around 3/4 of his Vodka topped with one of Sakura's Long Island iced tea. That drink didn't taste like alcohol but was one of the most potent. This meant that Sakura was probably trashed by now; she had drunk at least 3 glasses.
"You know I got this thang called Sharingan?" Sasuke asked hazily and Sakura nodded excitedly.
'Don't worry homegirl, I'll remember things for you.'
Finally, a time where Inner Sakura was actually useful.
"And like, Itachi has it but he don't know I got the Mangekyou Sharingan after fucking up Naruto too bad. Damn Kyuubi got me and I couldn't stop till he was weak. All over some stupid fight over something stupid I don't remember." Sasuke uncharacteristically ranted. Sakura gasped in shock.
"Hez okay then though rightt?" She asked he smirked at her.
"Of course, he's the dobe and he nearly killed me too! He's never given up on me so why the hell should I? He's my homie. You're like, my homie too, the only girl who doesn't obsess over me and actually talks to me." Sasuke stated with an innocent smile and Sakura decided at this point that she wanted to do something more exciting than talking.
"C'mon Sasu, lez go dance." Sakura slurred and Sasuke smirked.
"Alrighty, lez go." He replied and tried to get up. Stumbling out of his seat, he took Sakura and the two went to the dance floor. Sakura saw briefly Yuki at her DJ stand until Sasuke pulled her face towards his.
The two locked eyes once more as Sakura felt Sasuke snake his arms around her waist. She let her arms rest upon his neck and the two danced closely to the beat, moving side to side. The other people dancing forced the two closer and Sakura felt Sasuke's strong chest upon hers.
Sasuke smirked as the petite girl was crushed against him. He loved the blush that was on her face and perfectly saw her cleavage because of his height. He never danced at clubs, but this alcohol was making him do things he wouldn't ever do. Like letting his hands go lower or shamelessly looking at the girl in front of him or even—
'—resting his sexy head on our neck and ohmykami did he just—'
'—kiss our neck?! Oh shit I think I'm gonna—' Sakura thought in her inebriated state, and gave Sasuke a drunk smile.
'—go crazy, she smells so fucking delicious.' Sasuke thought and Sakura heard him growl. Looks like innocent Sasuke was replaced with not-so-innocent Sasuke. She squeaked when he pulled back and felt funny in her stomach when she saw his face. He was extremely tense, looking as if his control was about to burst and the lust prominent in his dark, obsidian eyes. Sakura stared back at him with a lust-filled smile.
"I hate it when you look at me like that." He struggled to say and Sakura smiled teasingly.
"Why's that Sasu-kun?" She asked and he let out another growl.
"Makes me lose control with that tantalizing smile of yours. God, I fucking love it." He growled out deeply and Sakura couldn't take it anymore. The tension around them was too much.
Letting the alcohol control her, Sakura acted first and thought later. She pulled his tie and smashed their lips together. She moaned as he angled his face, making the kiss deeper and passionate. Feeling the air run out, Sakura pulled away only for Sasuke to mesh their lips once more. Between each kiss, Sakura was getting weaker.
At this point, Sasuke had made the two advance forward until they hit a table. Feeling the table behind her, Sakura sat on top of it, her lips still on Sasuke's. She wrapped her arms around his neck and clutched Sasuke's hair with one hand. He let out an animalistic growl and let his arm rest on the middle of her back, the other caressing her thigh. She moaned when she heard his growl and couldn't help but arch her back towards his, making the two closer than ever. When she felt his tongue run along her bottom lip, she opened her mouth and felt his tongue meet hers. Fighting for dominance but ultimately failing, she let Sasuke roam his tongue in her cavern. She let her tongue touch his and pulled on his hair, earning another sexy growl. Moaning as he traced patterns along her thigh, Sakura pushed herself closer, trying to feel as much of the boy as possible.
The two didn't feel or hear anything, just the moans and groans of the one they were with.
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In the meantime, Naruto was talking animatedly with Hinata. The two didn't drink any alcohol as they realized that the rest of their friends were on their way to Drunkville.
The music was loud so Naruto struggled to hear some of Hinata's words. His volume was fine, but he had to move closer every now and then to listen to Hinata's replies. Still, he was having fun; it was like a date with the girl of his dreams. Having an idea, Naruto voiced his thoughts once more.
"Hinata-chan! Want to go on a date with me next Monday!" Naruto asked and Hinata blushed. Fidgeting, she nodded her head and Naruto pumped his fist in the air. By now, he wondered where the rest of his friends were. He looked at the bartender and thought he might know something.
"Yo barkeep! Ever see a blonde girl with 4 ponytails and a guy with his hair styled like a pineapple?" Naruto asked, acting out the hairstyles and the man laughed at his description.
"I gotcha. I served em some drinks a while ago and then they asked where the private rooms where. I told em and they left. Best if you don't bother em for the rest of the night." He replied, smirking at the look of shock and disgust on the boy's face.
"Ew, nasty." Naruto said before looking around and seeing Ino and Sai drunk at one of the tables. The two were soundly sleeping and Naruto laughed as he saw Itachi and Kisame pick them up and left them in the private rooms.
"Hahaha, imagine their reactions when they wake up next to each other." Naruto said, amused and Hinata let out a giggle. It would definitely be a scene.
"Hey, do you see your crazy cousin anywhere?" Naruto asked and Hinata's face went pale when she stopped on a spot.
She pointed to the side and Naruto saw Neji in a fight with some guys. Eventually, he won and grabbed Tenten, leading her to a table and ordering more drinks. Naruto squinted hard and snickered loudly when he saw that the great Neji had fallen. He was also on his way to Drunkville except he wasn't doing it for fun like Ino and Sai. He looked angry and he gave Tenten drinks too. She didn't mind and drank in amusement.
Eventually, the two drank until they passed out and once more the staff picked them up and put them in one of the private rooms. Watching his friends do stupid things was extremely fun for the Uzumaki as he could tease them about it after. He gave Hinata a goofy grin and she let out a giggle in response.
"This place has great service and music! But wouldn't it be funny to videotape their reactions when they wake up?" Naruto said with a devilish grin and Hinata frowned slightly.
"That's not right, Naruto-kun." She replied and Naruto groaned.
"C'mon, Hinata-chan! It's a one in the lifetime kinda thing. I doubt Neji will ever get drunk again and Ino would probably watch her alcohol with Sai next time." He whined and Hinata couldn't help but giggle at his childish behavior. She thought it was cute.
"All right, I have a c-camera with me. The girls and I took pictures of our outfits earlier." Hinata replied and Naruto gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Awesome, Hinata-chan! You're the best!" Naruto exclaimed and Hinata blushed. However, when the two turned up to leave, a sight made Naruto gape and Hinata asked him what was wrong. All Naruto could do was point somewhere, and once Hinata looked in the direction, she blushed heavily.
In a distance was Sasuke and Sakura making out heavily. Sakura was still on top of the table but now she had wrapped her legs around Sasuke.
"Holy shit, the teme's putting his hand up her shirt!" Naruto exclaimed. His eyes widened when Sasuke picked Sakura up, walked over to the private rooms, and disappeared.
"Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod, holy shit." Naruto was going crazy. "C'mon, Hinata-chan. We need to set up the camera quick."
"Naruto-kun, shouldn't we give them privacy?" Hinata asked but Naruto was ecstatic.
"Heck no! Let's go see the others too." Naruto said but Hinata frowned.
"Pictures only, Naruto-kun. No videos." Hinata sternly said and Naruto groaned.
"Hinata-chaan!" She shook her head in slight amusement. Her boyfriend was so childish but that's one of the things she loved best.
On the other side of the room, Hidan was cheering his ass off. Sasori shook his head in disappointment while Kisame still had some hope.
"Hey, they might only get to 3rd base and pass out." Kisame pointed out but Hidan smirked.
"No one makes out like that only to get to 3rd base." Hidan smirked and Sasori just grunted.
"Screw this, I have faith in her. I'm adding $300 that they'll leave it at making out." He was serious and Hidan looked at him as if he were stupid.
Hidan cheered, extremely confident. "Then I add $450!"
"I add $200 so it's even at $1,500." Kisame said with a grin.
Back to Naruto and Hinata
First, Naruto and Hinata located Neji and Tenten and took pictures of them sleeping soundly. Neji was on his back with Tenten cuddled up next to him. The two were snuggling with content faces and Hinata blushed.
'Good luck, nii-san. I know she'll say yes.'
The next ones was Ino and Sai. Sai was on his side facing Ino while Ino was also facing Sai. Sai had his arm wrapped around Ino, who was snuggling up to the warmth. She had her hands on Sai's chest with a smile on her face. When the camera flashed, the two stirred so Naruto rushed out, dragging Hinata behind him. Feeling the adrenaline, Naruto laughed sheepishly as Hinata gave him a meek smile.
"If only the room wasn't dark." Naruto commented. After, they looked for Shikamaru and Temari. They found her giggling in one of the rooms and snuck in only to find that the two were just laying in bed talking.
"So Shika, I'm not anywhere near drunk though I do feel woozy. What do you think the others are doing?" Temari asked and Shikamaru shrugged.
"Dunno, doing troublesome things." Temari giggled and the two snuck out.
"Borrring!" Naruto complained but then got excited again. "Let's go get the teme. That's bound to be fun."
Hinata just went along; she couldn't stop her boyfriend from the mischief he loved. That and she thought he was cute when he was excited and smiling more than usual.
The two found the room that Sasuke and Sakura were in. Naruto put his ear against the door and heard nothing so he opened it. To his surprise, the two were sleeping. The alcohol had taken its toll and they passed out as soon as they were on the bed. Their clothes, however, were ruffled from obvious activities. Snickering, Naruto took a picture of their position which was basically Sasuke spooning Sakura. She had a smile on her face and the marks on her neck were faint though visible. Seems like Sasuke had gotten some hickeys in.
When they left, they met Sasori, Hidan, and Kisame.
"Hey blondie! I know you two went looking for your friends. You catch Sakura and Sasuke fucking?" Hidan asked crudely and Naruto's face was in disgust.
"Ew no! They only went to 2nd base. They still have their clothes on you sicko." Naruto replied and Sasori smirked. Kisame and Hidan groaned.
"What the fuck. They were practically having sex with clothes on minutes ago." Hidan complained, annoyed that he lost and Kisame was frowning.
"They drank too much, didn't they. Only explanation." The muscular man said and sighed, giving Sasori the money. Hidan did the same while scowling.
Naruto gaped. "Why do you keep hundreds on you? People can just steal it from you."
Kisame smirked at that. "If anyone dared, then they would get a trip to the hospital. And that is much more expensive than a couple hundred."
On the other hand, Hinata gave Sasori a smile. "You knew she wouldn't go far." Sasori just chuckled.
"Sakura tends to overdo things when it comes to fun. I would know." He replied, remembering how Sakura made a complex plan just to scare Sasori. It hadn't worked but he was impressed. "Don't worry about them. There's a toilet in each room as well as painkillers and water bottles."
"And condoms so no one here gets pregnant when they got a one night stand." Kisame added and both Naruto and Hinata's face were contorted in slight disgust/embarrassment.
"...you guys clean the rooms good right?" Naruto asked and Hidan scoffed.
"Of course, this shit's like a hotel. Got maids and crap in the afternoon." Hidan said, checking his watch for the time.
"Wow, this place really is great. I'm giving you guys 5 stars!" Naruto exclaimed and the three managers chuckled before leaving.
"We gotta go, got a stupid club meeting with the fucking weasel." Hidan said with a smirk and left, Kisame and Sasori following behind him. The two waved bye and Naruto and Hinata did the same.
"Wow, imagine their reactions when they wake up." Naruto thought out loud and Hinata giggled.
"I can imagine they'll be really confused." She said and Naruto gave her a goofy grin.
"Well, while they're sleeping, wanna go to Shikamaru and Temari and tell them what we've got?" Naruto asked and Hinata smiled. Loving the adrenaline from the mischief she and Naruto had done, she thought that making trouble with Naruto was worth it. She smiled at the thought of the two spending more time together and blushed when Naruto held her hand. He gave her another smile to which she shyly returned.
'Ah, I can't believe I did it and got together with her.' He thought and Kurama smirked.
'You should believe it. Good job, kit.'
And so the two walked off to the private rooms, the music still pumping loudly throughout the club.
Sakura stirred, feeling something pleasantly warm next to her and cuddling closer to the source that she thought was her pillow. However, when her pillow moved and groaned, Sakura's eyes snapped open and she got up. Bad idea. She moaned as her head pounded and put a hand to her forehead. She looked at herself and sighed in relief when she still had her clothes on.
'Okay, I'm good so who's next to me?' She thought but gaped when she saw Sasuke next to her.
'Oh my fucking god. Oh kami-sama, what the fuck were you thinking. Never mind that, this is my fault. Holy shit.' Sakura thought as she inwardly cursing like a sailor.
'Why aren't you jumping for joy? We just spent time with our Sasu—'
'—Because this will make our relationship awkward!'
'Didn't you hear him though? WE make him lose control...' Her Inner stated and Sakura froze. If that was true, then was he attracted to her? She shook her head, willing herself not to think that way.
'What the fuck am I thinking of anyways? He doesn't even know I'm part of the gang that he's hunting. If he finds out, then it would ruin our relationship. Why am I even hoping to get together when he's the enemy.' Sakura couldn't risk what she had with Sasuke. He was a once in a lifetime friend— a once in a lifetime guy. If she messed up, she would throw away something rare and valuable. It was her fault for getting too close; she would have to pay the price if he ever found out. The closer she got, the harder it would be.
Wanting to escape the consequences, Sakura tried to get off the bed silently but Sasuke woke up. He groaned and opened his eyes. However, when he realized what happened and got up, he saw Sakura and blushed faintly. He saw that his clothes were still on though they were extremely messy and groaned again, putting his hands against his head as the stress made his migraine hurt more.
"You okay?" Sakura meekly asked and Sasuke opened an eye, looking at her heavily. He blushed a bit more when he saw the marks on her neck. Sakura saw his stare and touched her neck. She felt the hickeys and gasped lightly in shock. The two sat in silence, wondering about what their relationship was. They were both close friends and liked each other though they didn't know about the other's affection. Sasuke frowned and Sakura turned around.
"Listen, I think it's best if we forget this." Sakura started, hands in her head. How could she ever do this? Oh right, the alcohol.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted and got up. He opened the drawer and took a painkiller, ignoring everything else inside. He debated in giving one to her but shook it off, thinking it would be better if he gave her one anyways because that's what friends do. If they were still friends after what happened anyways.
Tapping her shoulder, Sakura jumped slightly in surprise. She saw the painkiller in his hand and smiled in apology; one would think that direct contact after heavily making out with a close friend was something you just don't do. She took it and he went to the bathroom to wash his face. He also started to fix his clothes, buttoning up what Sakura had managed to open. He growled inwardly as the incident would make things extremely tense between them. He frowned in frustration but kept his face blank when he exited. Sakura went in to freshen up and when she was done, the two sat silently on the bed.
"What happened?" Sakura asked, a hint of distress in her voice and Sasuke replied monotonously, "Alcohol. I'm never getting drunk again." Sakura sighed and looked at him in the eyes. Sasuke stared right back before Sakura broke it, blushing slightly as she recalled the memories of last night. That, and she loved his obsidian eyes; she couldn't ever get enough of it.
"Let's just go." Sasuke finally said after a long, tense silence but Sakura caught his arm before he could leave.
"Still friends, right?" Sakura asked, worry in her eyes and Sasuke finally let out a smirk. This basically meant that things were back to normal. Or as normal as it could be.
"Hn." With a smile and feeling better, Sakura walked out with Sasuke next to her. The two walked to the club and found Yuki at the bar with Itachi. When Itachi saw them, he smirked.
"Have fun you two?" He asked and the Sakura blushed faintly. On the other hand, it took all of Sasuke's control to even let out a hint of red. Well, if you looked close enough the tips of his ears were red.
"Whatever, it was just the alcohol." Sasuke snapped and Sakura felt a bit hurt. She concealed it expertly, though, and nodded in agreement. On the other hand, Itachi frowned and gave Yuki a knowing glance. She sighed and looked at the two. 'I gotta speed things up a bit.'
"I need you two next week. Come to the studio at 275 Hudson Street at 3pm next Saturday. There's this song I need to make but it's a duet." Yuki said and stared pointedly at Sasuke. Sakura gaped slightly in shock.
"Wha— Why do I have to do it? Why not you?" Sakura protested and Yuki sighed. A duet with a close friend that gave her hickeys and grinded up on her? That was the epitome of awkward.
"Whether you like it or not, your voice harmonizes better with Sasuke's. I know you two did something that stepped over the boundaries of friendship, but I really need you two this week. I got an album to produce and I'm sure Sasuke wouldn't want to sing with some fan girl." Yuki hastily explained and Sakura looked at her blandly.
"You really are going to do music aren't you." Sakura stated and Yuki shrugged.
"I got Kisame, Deidara, and Hidan right now. We got some songs down but nothing solid. It's a good retirement plan." Yuki said offhandedly.
"Retirement plan?" Sasuke asked curiously.
"If I get tired of teaching and being a DJ I can always quit and go straight to music. It's more fun than teaching brats everyday." Yuki explained better and Sasuke nodded in acknowledgement as his headache made his focus off. Speaking just made it worse.
"Yuki, I really think the whole duet thing is a bad idea." Sakura pressed and Yuki shot her a frown.
"Trust me when I say that it's a perfectly good idea. Who knows, maybe you'll fix your relationship through the song." Yuki said with a shrug and Sakura bit her lip. If it did help her relationship with Sasuke, then she would take it. She'd rather be on good terms with him than have things awkward for the rest of her life. Sakura thought about it more before deciding that it would be okay. She'd gone too far now; she knew that she was Sasuke's second closest friend. When the moment was opportune, she would tell him the truth.
Sakura looked at the clock and frowned. It was already 9 in the morning.
"Where's everyone else?" She asked and Itachi smirked. As if on point, the four heard a shrill shriek and a thump.
In the private rooms
Naruto was hiding in the bathroom when Ino yelled. He quickly snapped a photo of her posture which was basically her face contorted into shock and fear. What was even better was that Sai's eyes snapped open in shock just in time for the picture. While the two were busy, Naruto quickly snuck out and met Hinata in the room next to Ino and Sai's.
Ino groaned as she felt like a train hit her. She had fallen on the floor in shock so her head pounded more from the stress. Sai just shut his eyes in pain as he too had a migraine.
"We didn't do anything, our clothes are still on." Sai pointed out when the pain lessened somewhat. Ino sighed in relief and opened the drawer next to the bed, looking for something. She blushed when she saw condoms and quickly took the painkillers, handing one to Sai. She also took a water bottle and the two took took the pill. After, they left the room, looking for everyone else.
On the other hand, Temari and Shikamaru woke up refreshed with a slight headache. They just spent time together and talked, not doing anything more. The two freshened up and left the room too but winced when they heard Ino's scream. The two snickered silently and held hands as they walked to the bar.
Once Naruto and Hinata had also freshened up, they met Temari and Shikamaru in the hallway and laughed at Ino's reaction.
"Shouldn't you get Neji and Tenten's reactions?" Temari asked and Naruto frowned.
"They woke up 30 minutes ago and decided to sleep more. I think they woke up now to Ino's scream though." Naruto said as he snickered, remembering Ino's face. True to his word, Tenten and Neji walked out of their room looking disgruntled.
"Does Ino have to be so loud in the morning?" Tenten complained and Neji just scowled. Ino and Sai left the room at this moment and they all walked towards the club area. They all saw Itachi smirking at them and those who had a hangover groaned. The other four just smirked back and laughed.
"Well, looks like everyone's here. Go on and get out, the place is closed until 6. If you guys wanna come back feel free." Yuki stated and smirked when she heard groans.
"I'll drive the boys back." Itachi volunteered. "Don't worry about your cars, I'll get someone to return it by noon."
With that, the boys left and Temari held up her hand, which had the keys.
"C'mon girls, I know you wanna go home. I'll drive you." The girls sighed in relief and left with Temari. On the other hand, Yuki smirked.
'Stage 2 of the plan will be in motion soon.'
Her thoughts were quickly broken by muffled noises. She sighed and went to the bar. She looked at the person Itachi had caught the night before.
"I thought I told you to be quiet." She glared at the Black Hand member. His words were smothered by the cloth tied around his mouth.
"Doesn't matter, you aren't my problem." She gave the man a devilish smirk and his eyes were filled with anxiousness.
"I do believe that Zetsu will enjoy asking you questions. Have fun." Yuki said as she chuckled, walking away. The man tried to speak more but only his muffled cries came out.
"He's all yours." Yuki stated to Zetsu before she left the club. The man's eyes widened in fear as he recognized the name. There was a reason why Zetsu was really good at getting information. Rumor had it that Zetsu had a knack for breaking bones and resetting them.
When Zetsu appeared before him, Black Zetsu came out. He always came out when it meant business.
"We'll have a lot of fun. And if you don't give me what I want, then you'll pay for it." Black Zetsu said, his voice deeper than White Zetsu. He gave the man an evil smile and the man shuddered in fear. Pein had him travel hundreds of miles for one interrogation, and he'd be damned if he didn't learn jack shit.
The Silver-Bloods weren't the only problem the Akatsuki had and Pein would do anything to eliminate the other threat.
AN: I probably won't be able to update for a while. Every author faces some sort of writers block, you know? I do have the rest of the chapters planned out, but it's more like I need to plan out how to start it and to make it flow. I'll try to update every Sunday from now on because I'm getting busy again. I live in Los Angeles, California for those who are in different time zones. Criticism and reviews are much appreciated!
