Bubbling Butterflies
Chapter 14
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Shino jumped at an attention seeking tap on his window, his candy-haired semi-girlfriend was perched on his windowsill looking at him impatiently. He unlatched the window and she almost tumbled in but with ninja like grace she managed to save herself and land with the cunning of a feline. "Took you long enough" She smiled up at him; he could see himself definitely getting used to seeing her in that position. He blushed a bright red and shrugged at her, moving to sit at his desk he motioned to the bed for her to sit. She flopped onto the bed, half tired half bursting with the thrill of knowledge she had recently acquired.
She grasped a bag in her hands. "How'd it go when you got home?" Shino inquired, un-zipping the collar of his jacket, revealing a stunning jaw line and the soft hints of stubble on his chin. A soft pink dusted her cheeks. "Not great but it could have definitely gone worse" she pushed a stray link of hair behind her dainty ear. "My dad was not happy about me staying at a boys house by myself outside of a mission." She looked around the room, struggling to make eye contact with the handsome boy.
He raised an eyebrow and smirked "Then what are you doing here? Wouldn't your father be upset?" He leant back in his chair and she scoffed "My dad went to bed early and I snuck out, which is surprisingly easy when you're a ninja" she smiled widely and waggled her brow. The young man chuckled and shook his head. "Oh yeah, I also found this" she patted her hand on top of her bag. "It's a whole bunch of stuff I found in the attic, my old man told me that some of my family members had chakra butterflies that they managed to harness and they but some of their knowledge into a book." She fished through her bag and pulled out the tan book and handed it to Shino he looked at it thoughtfully.
"I also found this" She pulled out the jewellery box "And these" next came the boots "And finally" the shimmering white dress moved in her hands like it was alive; again she fisted it and showed it to her semi-boyfriend "This dress." The poor boy's eyes bugged out of his head. "Isn't it beautiful?" She noticed the dumbfounded look on Shino's face but pretended not to. "I don't think I'll wear it though, it seems a little inappropriate for our line of work and I would hate to get blood on it." Her eyes narrowed as she noticed how hot he was getting under his un-zipped collar. "I might save it for a special occasion or something" she continued "Maybe for a date or clubbing with Ino, might even make a nice wedding dress with a few adjustments in the future."
'The not too distant future' the brown haired boy thought to himself.
Sakura jumped up with the garment in hand "You know I haven't even tried this on yet! I was in such a rush to get here, I don't even know if it fits!" She held the dress up to her frame and swished it with the movements of her hips. Shino's mouth became dry, the dress was a conundrum, it seemed to cover all the places it should amply but it was somehow magically still revealing. He licked his lips "You haven't tried it on you say?" trying to be subtle. "Well the bathrooms right there, you're more than welcome to try it on here." She beamed at him and dashed though the door to change.
This was going to be another long night.
A/N: Just a quick chapter to keep you hooked.