Chapter 14- Sakura's Burning Passion.

"I'm almost done; I only have to put on a few more stitches!"

"Okay,"

"Stay put, Ino! I might stab you with the needle!"

Nightfall was breaking. Sakura and Ino were still the only ones in the room. The light was orange. Ino was standing on a stool with Sakura sewing the sheets of cloth that were wrapped around her. Sakura was sweating a lot, and her hands were starting to shake.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Ino asked, "Maybe you should stop for a while."

"Me? Stop? No way!" Sakura insisted, putting the needle into the blue denim cloth, "I want Shikamaru to see you as soon as he gets back! Who knows when the boys will be arriving? I have to have this creation done by then!"

"Okay, Sakura."

Sakura went on with her business, stitching the pieces of cloth. Ino continued staying still, with her knees already shaking.

"When will it be done, Sakura?" Ino asked, "'Cause I'm starting to feel uneasy on this stool…"

"Just a few more stitches, Ino!" Sakura replied, biting her lower lip, "I'm almost finished. If we still have time, I could teach you some more tips on seducing… You'll have Shikamaru…"

"Being a stripper," Ino said, "Don't you think I already know how to seduce?"

"Nah, that kind of seducing doesn't work on his type…" Sakura replied, "Now hold still so I can finish this…"

"O-okay, sorry."

With only a few more inches left to sew, Sakura went on, with the ardent passion to design clothes seen on her face. The burning desire to make the perfect outfit made her go on and on, until…

"I'M DONE! It's finally finished!"

"Really?"

"Take a look at yourself, Ino."

Ino slowly turned to face the huge mirror behind her. Once she saw herself, she was amazed by how beautiful the outfit looked on her. She was wearing a mint green jacket, a lavender and white striped top and a denim blue mini skirt.

"Sakura!" Ino exclaimed, "This… This work of yours is awesome!"

"Yes, it is…" Sakura said, looking at Ino with an unsatisfied look on her face, "Though I still can't say this outfit is complete… It's still missing something…"

"It's okay!" Ino replied, twirling the skirt, "This is already good enough for me!"

"I can't settle with just that, Ino." Sakura said, "I must make this creation as perfect as possible! I won't stop here! I can't stop until I am satisfied with my work! Now, stay put and let me look at what you're missing…"

Ino faced Sakura once again and stood still. Sakura carefully looked at Ino.

"You need shoes, of course… Black Mary Janes with lilac thigh-high socks would do the trick…"

Then, Sakura moved up and said, "A nice purple crocheted scarf would make this winter outfit effective… Plum or wisteria, maybe…"

Then, she finally came onto Ino's face. "Your eyes are lovely," she said, "And I believe something should match them… Some dangling silver heart earrings would do the trick!"

Sakura walked to her huge sewing box and took out some more stuff. "I have the socks you need right here! They were supposed to be made into sleeves, though. But it's okay! You can have them!"

"Thank you."

"And the earrings," Sakura took out the silver heart earrings she wore, "You can have them too. They pay me a lot anyway."

"Thank you so much…"

"I think Hinata has a pair of black Mary Janes… I'll call her up and ask her to come by…"

"Hinata-san has small feet…"

"No. The two of you are size six, actually."

"She's a six too?"

"Yup. Now, all I have to do is work on that scarf of yours!" Quickly, Sakura grabbed her knitting kit. Purple yarn and two knitting… What do you call them? Needles?

"Could you get me a glass of water from the kitchen, Ino? I'm getting kinda thirsty."

"Sure!"