Summer is here, babe! I'm outta school and damn happy about it!! Well, when this is posted I will be. It's still June 4, but when this is posted, I will have survived a major shaving cream fight, a bus of silly string, possible last minute confessions and kisses and then, as soon as I click to send this chapter, I'll be in the car going to my Mom's so we can go to (SECRET LOCATION) for the weekend which she planned...ohh...two minutes ago? Yeaahh...
And! Not done yet! I'm goin' to camp Monday for 3 days outta the week (mon, wednes, fri) all June and theeennnn...as i've told many times before, summer school on the weekdays for my art school. They keep B.S.ing about how much "fun" it is, but how much fun can waking up a fricking 5.30 to get there at 7.15 be? Oh yeah, hot guys.. Okay, it's all good.
If you read this and shit, I love you. Also, to my beta, this is just my starting out thing. Next chapter will be yours to edit. I really just want to get this chapter out NOW.
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The knot of girls strode down the pavement, an aura of class and glamor encasing their always picture-perfect ways. Ino had looped her arm through Tenten's left and blabbed on and on about the hot waiter guy to Sakura that she missed out on while she was gone. Hinata was on the end of their chain, busy admiring the foreign buildings and new fashions.
She scanned the loose crowds and made mental notes of certain outfits and accessories she found to her liking, not that interested in Ino's story. It's not like she hadn't seen the guy, anyways. Brushing off an unwanted wave of annoyance, she continued people watching. Cute leopard boots, red sunglasses, neon tights, cute guy, shiny bracelets... Wait, cute guy? And is he walking toward her with an edible grin and golden tan?
Pink rose up on her normally pale cheeks as she averted his ever-so-sexy stare. She twisted her fingers into the hem of her white cardigan over her dark skinny jeans. She concentrated on her peeking toes from the ends of her silver peep toe pumps. When she dared to glance up, she saw he was still walking in their direction and was approaching fast. Well, duh. They were walking to the bakery in his direction.
Before she could even make a peep, he was just in arm's reach and was raking a hand through his surfer-blond spikes. He grinned when his brilliantly blue eyes locked onto her gaze. She smiled weakly, barely able to keep a steady pace.
"Hinata, where are you going?" Tenten jerked her arm back, preventing her from walking any farther.
"Huh? Oh! Sorry, I didn't notice we already got here.." She smiled apologetically.
"Geez, first Sakura, now you? Great, don't tell me it was a guy, too." Tenten laughed and soon Hinata joined her, not wanting to reveal the truth to her words. Tenten walked into the bakery, still laughing.
One of her nimble fingers cleared a choppy navy lock from her view to help her spot the tanned god that stole her breath. And just as quickly as he had appeared, he had left.
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"What do you mean you have no idea!?" Ino yelled, close to foaming at the mouth.
The man shook slightly at the mercy of the blond demon. "My dear, I'm sorry! Please, calm yourself! He took a job up somewhere beyond my knowledge. He'll be back within a week's time. Then you-"
"WHAT!!" The room seemed to shake as the storm brewing at her fingertips roared.
"Ino, it's not a pro-" Sakura tried to calm her friend down.
"Don't tell me it's not a problem! You are SO going to get it on with that hottie! Old man, you better send someone to fire him or I'll make sure you catch fire! We don't have a week!"
"H-he usually has a chain of jobs to take care of that have been planned weeks in advance..!" Ino growled, slowly losing her rage as she began to lose hope.
"Fine," she huffed. "I guess we can find you a new guy somewhere else. Sorry Sakura." She slumped out of the bakery, probably to look for a good shoe store.
"Hey, Sakura?" Hinata called.
"Yeah?" She waved back at the old man before walking out with Hinata.
"Sorry about getting your hopes up and everything."
"It's not your fault! Don't worry about it!" She faked a cheery smile and grabbed Hinata's hand.
"Okay.."
"C'mon! We need to catch up before Ino sucks her wallet dry!"
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"Phew! God, how many bags is this?" Tenten asked before flopping onto her bed.
"Mmm..Six?" Ino counted.
"Ino, really, did we really need to buy all of this stuff?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, in fact!" Her coy smile making the girls suspicious.
"What do you mean?" Hinata asked carefully.
"Take a look at this!" She chucked a notepad by the phone at Sakura. It was a list of missed calls written down by the management. She skimmed the spa reminders, parental check ups and such until she read "invite".
"An..invite? From whom may I ask?" She sat down on her bed, trying to think of someone they knew out here.
"An old friend of mine! He has a beautiful villa surrounded by sunflower fields. He called to ask us over for dinner since we're already close by." Her cheeky response left Tenten narrowing her eyes.
"You mean to say this wasn't a random shopping spree? That you knew we were going out but refused to tell us?" Ino sighed in defeat.
"Fine, fine. It was completely random but oh so convenient! Now we can wear our new outfits!" She cheered. The rest of them laughed.
"Alright, so if we want to get here," Sakura pointed to the address scrawled onto the pad. "by seven-thirty, I'm guessing we should get dressed now." And with that, the bags were ripped open and there was a race to the showers.
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One by one they strolled out of the hotel to the awaiting cab. Ino stepped into the vehicle, careful not to dirty her rich purple dress flaring at her knees accompanied by gold heels and the usual ponytail and side-swept bangs. Tenten hopped in with bright mint green skinny jeans and a black top with thick straps and a modest v-neck. Black kitten heels included, of course. Next in was Hinata, sporting a navy blue dress with a scoop neck and straps similar to Tenten's. A white tee covered her beneath the adorable dress and was paired with a set of bold wedges that were chocolate brown with white spots.
"Come on, Sakura!" Ino called through the window.
Hopping out of the hotel was the rushed pink-haired teen, struggling to slip on a hot pink heel. Her hair bounced against her as she dashed inside in her canary yellow dress. A bangle a few shades darker than her heels was cuffed at her wrist and a matching necklace dangled at her collar bone. The thin straps of her dress held up the two cute triangles of fabric covering her chest. Mission accomplished. Time to eat.
The car sped off and slowly the town was reduced to scattered homes and more and more fields with every minute. Ten minutes into the drive and they could see nothing but fields of crops, sunflowers or orchards with the occasional household or villa. With the sun setting, beautiful silhouettes and washes of reds and pinks flooded their surroundings. Suddenly upon reaching a orchard that bordered the narrowing road, the cab stopped.
"Uh, why'd we stop?" Sakura asked, squinting to see the nearest villa in the distance ahead.
"Eh, the road is far too narrow for this cab. This is where you either walk or take the horses." The driver explained to them.
"Don't worry, guys. Lawrence texted me a little while ago. He said he was sending a carriage down." Ino smiled.
"You really shouldn't keep things like that to yourself, Ino." Tenten sighed with relief. Even if she had the smallest heels, she was so not going to walk all the way there.
They ended up waiting a couple more minutes until the carriage pulled by three dark chocolate horses came trotting their way. Hinata squealed, a total horse fanatic. They hopped out at once, not forgetting to tip the driver. A stocky man was perched on top of the carriage in the front with the reigns in his grip. He nodded and greeted the ladies as they climbed into the classic carriage with velvet seating.
They were jerked forward as the horses suddenly began pulling them down the thin road. Again, they couldn't help but stare in awe at the scenery engulfing them. Soon the orchard ended and what appeared to be a farm came into view.
"This can't be his place..." Ino worried. The faint smell of dirt and hay with a bit of feces drifted their way. Old farm houses and broken fences held in a couple of cattle and towards the back were a few horses and other animals in their own pens. Nothing a wealthy person would even consider claiming.
"This is a neighboring farm, the Feddichi Villa is a bit past this." The driver announced upon hearing Ino.
"Feddichi..?" Sakura muttered to herself. The name sounded so familiar.. She gasped in recognition.
"Ah, Sasuke. I see you have a lady by your side." His Italian accent gave him a suave edge. He gracefully pulled his shades off to look her over.
Sakura's I'm-important-and-know-how-to-handle-business side kicked in and she immediately stood taller and held out her hand for them to shake, not even waiting for Sasuke to reply. "Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you."
She was a bit shocked when he gently took her hand and brushed his lips against it. The two behind him held back their smirks when Sakura began to blush. "Lawrence Feddichi. The pleasure is mine." She pulled back slowly, trying to think of something to say...her mind went blank.
"Yes, I know we'd love to talk some more, but we have to get going." Sasuke said, sounding a bit bored by his flirting.
"I wouldn't want to keep such a beautiful lady waiting, so I understand. Sakura, feel free to find me if you would like to have dinner some time." He handed her his card with his number and winked at her before sneering at Sasuke and whisking his shades back onto his face.
Just as the men were out of ear-shot, Sakura grabbed Sasuke by the shoulders and almost yelled, "Who was that!?"
He rolled his eyes. "Lawrence is the son of Miguel Feddichi, famous wine company owner here. They make plenty of money, in case that wasn't obvious enough." He chuckled. "You interested in him?"
So that was why... The smooth man Sasuke and her ran into. A blush crept to her cheeks when she recalled the kiss he left on the back of her hand. Still, she wasn't into him. And just like that, she felt an urge to jump out and run back. The flirtatious guy was too much. As incredibly hot as he was-
"Hey, is that Sasuke?" Hinata tapped Sakura, pointing off at a broken fence with a man kneeling before it hammering away.
"I think so," She smiled when she recognized the oddly spiked hair. "yeah."
"Excuse me, sir! Can you stop for a minute?" Ino called and the horses came to a halt.
Sasuke looked up from his work and raised a sharp eyebrow as the four nicely dressed ladies walked toward him while he was is a dirty white shirt and cargos. He stood, brushing off what he could as the came closer, trying to keep their shoes out of the plentiful dirt. He smirked as Sakura's hair seemed to glow with the setting sun behind her.
"Well, whadda ya know.." He greeted, an arrogant smirk adorning his features.
"Hey." Sakura smiled, a quiet blush skimming across her cheeks.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked, leaning on the fence post.
"We're going to Ino's friend's place for dinner. Funny, turns out it's that guy Lawrence we saw awhile back." She laughed nervously, trying to sound a bit enthusiastic. She failed miserably.
"Wow, you sound pumped." He commented, Ino listening intently.
"What are you doing out here?" She countered.
"Working again. The owners are out of town and I'll be here for another day I guess. Just fixing up the place a bit. They have a really nice place behind the barn in the back that I'm staying in."
It was as if a gigantic lightbulb burst alive above Ino's head. "Hey, Sak. You don't really want to go much, do you? I mean, you were never one for dinner parties, no?"
"Well, I-" Sakura started, but Hinata caught on to Ino's plan.
"Sakura, why don't you stay with Sasuke instead? Stay the night and call us when you want to come back. I'm sure we'll end up spending the night over at the Villa, anyways." Hinata added.
"But he's busy and-"
"So? You're a gentleman, right? Sasuke, you can handle her, right?" Tenten was working an intimidating aura.
"Hn." He shrugged.
"But..!" Sakura protested. The three girls lept into the carriage and the horses raced off, leaving a yelling Sakura behind...with Sasuke.
"Nice friends.." Sasuke chuckled dryly.
"Thanks.." She muttered, climbing up onto the fixed section of the fence. A breeze picked up, removing a few locks from her fair face.
"Well, I guess I've done enough for today, how about I take you back. Besides, I need a cigarette break." He said, picking her up off the fence by her underarms.
"Sasuke!" She shouted, bonking him on the head. He smirked a bit and pulled her by the shoulder into his side. She sighed, his teasing already draining her. Not that she was complaining.
He led her down a dirt path towards the house or whatever Sasuke mentioned. She looked down and groaned. Her hot pink pumps her becoming coated with filth.. He noticed her glare aimed at the ground and simply hooked an arm behind her knees and the other around her shoulders. He tossed her up as she squeaked unexpectedly.
"Sasuke?" She questioned, slightly embarassed.
"Here," He muttered lightly, pulling her around and onto his back so he was giving her a piggy-back ride. "this way you don't have to worry about flashing your panties. But it's not like I haven't seen them already.."
"HEY! That's not even what I was going to say! All I was gonna do was thank you! But now I won't!"
"Then I guess I'll just drop you." He released his hold from under her firm thighs, only to have them wrap around his waist tightly and her arms latch around his neck. His temperature must have risen at least a few degrees. God damn.
"Please no! Okay, fine! Thank you!" He reached for her silky smooth thighs and unwound them so he could grip them again. I mean, hold them up. Yeah. Nothing suggestive in mind. At all.
Her chin rested in the crook of his neck and her soft hair caressed his neck, almost tickling him. Not only that, but he could feel her breasts pressed hard against his back..with every single step. He really needed that cigarette.
Sorry if there's any errors.. I was bad and didn't send this to my beta.. I deserve a time out. I'll be sure to put it on my things to do list. Don't forget to review and check out my poll! Happy summer break!!
happy unbirthday
--frumpyrox