Chappie 10 is now up!
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CHAPTER 10-The Ball
It was lunch break at school and the gang was in the cafeteria having their lunch. Ino and Tenten chatted away about the field trip while Naruto ate his ramen and Hinata did Naruto's math homework. Neji, Sasuke and Shikamaru silently ate their lunch. Sakura was nowhere to be seen.
"Where do you think she is?" asked Neji.
Sasuke shrugged, "Working."
Shikamaru looked around, "No that you mention it, I haven't seen Suigetsu around either."
Naruto stood up straight with a mouthful of ramen. He swallowed and spoke, "Do you think they're dating?"
Sasuke felt something tug his heart.
"Could be," Neji mused. "They are partners so maybe they developed a romantic relationship on the job."
Shikamaru chuckled, "But the words 'Sakura' and 'Romantic' don't go together."
"Shikamaru," Ino chided. "Every girl has a romantic side. Maybe Sakura finally discovered it."
Just then, Sakura walked into the cafeteria with an annoyed expression on her face as Suigetsu followed her waving his hands in the air like a crazy person.
Suigetsu came over to the gang and grinned, "Hey guys!"
"Whoa you two seem jumpy," Ino said with a smile. "What's the news?"
"Well," Suigetsu started to say as he sat in the seat next to Naruto. "I think Sakura has been brooding for too long. She needs a boyfriend!"
"I don't need a boyfriend," Sakura said flatly as she sat in the seat next to Sasuke. "I'm perfectly fine on my own."
"Why do you think Sakura-chan needs a man in her life, Suigetsu-kun?" Hinata asked timidly.
Suigetsu looked at Sakura and raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you tell them anything about yourself."
"Hn." Sakura muttered.
"Alrighty then!" Suigetsu beamed. "Let's play 'Getting to know Sakura!'"
Sakura snorted, "That's ridiculous."
"No way in hell," Suigetsu said stubbornly. "Now, you guys get to ask Sakura questions and she will answer you. If she doesn't, I'll answer them for you!" Sakura sighed and put her forehead in her palm.
"I'll go first," said Tenten. "Repeating Hinata's question, why is Suigetsu suggesting you get a man in your life?"
"My parents died when I was little so Suigetsu here thinks I need to date someone to get my mind off of things." Sakura said flatly. There was a small silence.
"Sorry." Tenten said sheepishly.
Sakura shook her head, "Don't worry about it."
"Moving on," Suigetsu said. "Any other questions?"
"Who was your first boyfriend?" Ino beamed.
Sakura raised an eyebrow, "Isn't that a bit personal?"
"Come on," Ino whined. "Please answer it."
"I'll do that," said Suigetsu. "You see Sakura has a very poor history with guys. I mean she has tons of guys crushing her, maybe even lusting her. But the thing is they try to win her over with lame pick up lines which only gives them a broken jaw if it pisses Sakura off.
The last guy who declared his love to Sakura was rejected coldly and he tried to 'seduce' her by moving up close behind her and tried to grope her ass and bite her ear. Keyword: Tried. Poor guy; he's currently in the hospital and apparently he slipped into a coma."
Everyone looked at Sakura who calmly sat in her chair. She shrugged, "That baboon was asking for it."
"So Sakura-chan," said Naruto. "You seem experienced. Tell us; are you a virgin?"
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Why do you keep asking personal questions?"
"Because we're so curious to learn about our Saku-chan," Ino said with a sweet grin. "Now answer it!"
Sakura sighed, "Yes, I'm a virgin."
"No one night stands?" asked Tenten.
Sakura shrugged, "They're not worth my time; or my virginity."
"I told ya," said Suigetsu. "Sakura was a poor dating history."
"What about your first kiss?" Hinata asked.
Sakura almost fell out of her chair. She turned as red as Sasuke's favorite tomatoes, "What the hell?"
"The hell is what," Suigetsu said with a grin. "Judging from your reaction, you already kissed someone. Come on Sak; tell us!"
Sakura cleared her throat, "I'm not answering that, just ask another question."
"No way," Naruto exclaimed. "Come one Sakura-chan; it's not nice to keep secrets!"
Sakura shook her head, "You might as well figure it out yourself." Sasuke chuckled and Sakura glared at him.
"I have a question," Tenten said with a grin. "I promise it isn't persona much."
Sakura sighed, "What is it?"
"No offense," said Tenten. "But since your folks reached the pearly gates early, who gave yo 'the talk?'"
The boys looked slightly uncomfortable except for Naruto and Suigetsu, being the perverts they were. Sakura's lips twitched upward, "That's an interesting question."
"Well, who was it?" Ino asked curiously.
"Hm . . ." Sakura mused. "I think it was Kushina-san and Mikoto-san who gave me 'the talk' in a proper way. Before that . . ."
"What happened?" asked Hinata.
"Well," Sakura said with a smirk. "Let's just say I asked the current presidents what puberty was. They blushed and started to stutter nonsense. It was funny now that I think of it; back then, I didn't understand what they were talking about."
Ino, Suigetsu, Naruto, Hinata and Tenten laughed while Neji, Sasuke and Shikamaru smirked.
"What did the presidents tell you?" asked Naruto.
Sasuke smacked the back of his head, "Dobe, you're such a pervert."
Naruto rubbed his head, "Shut up teme!"
"Troublesome," said Shikamaru. "You guys fight like a married couple."
"We do not!" Naruto and Sasuke said at the same time.
Suigetsu grinned, "Geez guys, lighten up." He hit Naruto on his back hard. Naruto stumbled forward a bit an his lips met Sasuke's.
The whole gang was silent, then everyone started to laugh as Naruto and Sasuke clutched their throats and rubbed their lips vigorously. Neji had even managed to take a picture on his Blackberry.
"Eww teme, why'd it have to be with you?" Naruto yelled.
"That's my line, Dobe." Sasuke replied as he rubbed his lips.
Then, the gang heard a new laugh; a sweet and melodious voice. They turned towards the voice and saw Sakura trying to control her laughter. When she saw the gang looking at her, she blushed and looked away, regaining her composure.
"Sakura-chan, you have such a cute laugh." Naruto said with a grin.
"It slipped out." Sakura said as she crossed her arms. Sasuke stared at the pink haired agent. She had laughed and it was music to his ears. He was glad that after everything she had been through, at least she was having some fun and enjoying. He held back a smile.
"It's nice seeing you smile Sak," Suigetsu said patting her back. Then he grinned. "And I have it on video!" Suigetsu exclaimed as he held up his phone. Sakura tried to snatch it but failed. She sighed and shook her head.
"So," said Neji. "I suppose you all are attending the ball tonight?"
"Yes." Everyone replied. Tonight was the ball to celebrate Naruto's mom, Kushina's birthday.
Naruto grinned, "I'll be hosting the party and I can't wait!"
"But can you handle it?" Shikamaru muttered. Naruto stuck his tongue out at him.
It was the night of the ball and everyone was already at the Namikaze mansion.
Ino wore a white one shoulder dress and white heels. Her hair was down and was hung over her right shoulder. She also wore a gold chain with a gold heart pendant.
Shikamaru wore a black dress shirt with brown pants and a loosely tied red tie and no jacket.
Tenten wore a black halter dress which showed off her back and black kitten heels. She tied her hair in her signature buns and she also wore a silver bangle on each wrist.
Neji wore a white dress shirt and black pants with a loosely tied grey tie and no jacket.
Sasuke wore a midnight blue dress shirt and black pants with no tie and jacket.
Hinata wore a lilac spaghetti strapped dress with white flats. Her hair was tied in a bun with stray tendrils of her midnight blue hair framing her face. She also wore a pearl necklace.
Naruto wore a brown suit with a white dress shirt and a bright red bow tie.
Everyone gathered at the Namikaze house hold which was now decorated in ribbons, streamers, confetti and dazzling lights. The banquet table was filled with many different exotic food and their specialty; ramen.
Kushina was wearing a crimson tube top gown. Her hair was curled and tied in a half ponytail. Minato kissed her cheek and placed a daisy in her hair.
"Is this thing on?" Naruto said through the mic. It was followed by a loud 'beep' which made everyone clutch their ears.
After the beeping died, Naruto spoke, "Welcome to the Namikaze household, dattebayo! I'll be your host for the evening, Uzumaki Naruto. As we all know, today is my mom's birthday so Happy Birthday mom! So without further ado, let's get this party started!"
Everyone cheered and raised their glasses. After Naruto went around greeting the guests, he met the gang who were in the garden.
"Hey guys!" exclaimed a voice. They turned to see a cloaked figure walking towards them; an ANBU. He was wearing a black cloak that covered his hair and what he was wearing. A shark mask covered his face but they all knew who he was.
"Hey Suigetsu," Naruto said with a grin. "You loo different."
Suigetsu removed the mask and placed it on the side of his head. He gave a toothy grin to Naruto, "Likewise bro."
"Suigetsu," said a female voice. It was another ANBU. Her hair and clothes were hidden and her cat mask was in place. "We're supposed to be guarding the party, not having fun."
Suigetsu grinned, "Awww come on Sak! Will ya lighten up?"
Sakura removed her mask and placed it on the side of her head, just like Suigetsu. She raised an eyebrow at Suigetsu.
"Hey Sakura-chan," said Hinata. She then tilted her head and looked at Suigetsu and Sakura. "How come you guys aren't in formal dresses?"
"We're ANBU," replied Sakura. "We're here as security guards and not to party."
"Hn." Sasuke said monotonously.
Sakura smirked, "What? Were you expecting me to wear a dress?"
Sasuke looked away, "Absolutely not.
Sakura chuckled and spoke, "As I said, we're here as security guards and not as guests." She glared at Suigetsu who sighed.
"She's right," he said. "Well, see ya." He put his mask back on and made a peace sign with his fingers before leaving with Sakura.
Karin was also there wearing a skimpy black dress that hardly covered anything. Since she was Naruto's far cousin, she had attended the party. She clung to Sasuke the entire time.
"Hinata-chan let's dance!" Naruto exclaimed as he literally dragged a blushing Hinata to the dance floor.
"Let's go dace too Shikamaru!" Ino beamed. Shikamaru muttered a troublesome as Ino too dragged him to dance. Neji and Tenten sweat dropped at the two hyper-active blondes and went to get a drink.
"Sasuke-kun," Karin purred. "Dance with me."
"No." Sasuke said coldly.
"Awww come on," she pouted. "Don't be such a stick in the mud." She started to drag Sasuke. No matter how many times he pulled away, she'd latch herself upon him. Sasuke groaned; for a slut, she was tough.
Suddenly, a blur of white pulled Karin away from Sasuke. It was Suigetsu who gave a fake grin while twitching; obviously, he wasn't enjoying this.
"I'll give thi lovely lady the dance she desires," Suigetsu said as he waltzed past Sasuke. He whispered something in Sasuke's ear. "Go to the balcony; consider this as a gift." He waltzed away with Karin.
Sasuke did as Suigetsu told and went to the balcony. To his surprise, Sakura was there. Her mask was off, revealing her porcelain face, and her hands rested on the railing. Her short and messy cherry blossom hair blew in the night breeze. She hadn't noticed his presence so he took a couple of slow steps towards her. The moon casted it's cool and majestic glow upon the balcony.
"Beautiful night isn't it?" said Sasuke.
Sakura turned around immediately to the sound of his voice. She sighed and looked back up to the moon, "It is."
Sakura looked over Sasuke's shoulder and saw Suigetsu dancing with Karin. She chuckled, "Looks like Suigetsu's having fun."
"Hardly." Sasuke muttered.
They stood on the balcony enjoying the cool night. Then Sasuke looked at Sakura, "Dance with me."
Sakura looked at him, baffled, and turned a light shade of pink, "I can't; I don't know how."
Sasuke took her hands and placed them on his shoulders, "Then let me teach you."
They started to dance slowly; their bodies swayed to the music. It seemed like forever; the night was calm and the atmosphere was peaceful. After the song ended, Sakura looked at Sasuke in the eye and gave a soft smile, "Thank you Sasuke." She pulled away and left the balcony.
Sasuke watched her as she left. He then sighed and smirked. Soon, Neji came to him and handed him his iPhone, "Suigetsu said he borrowed it; he wanted me to return it." And with that, he left the balcony.
Sasuke checked his pockets and realized that Suigetsu had taken his phone. Maybe it was when he pulled Karin away from him.
On the screen there was a message from Suigetsu that said'Check out your video files. Consider this as another gift from me.'
Sasuke didn't keep any videos on his phone but he checked anyway. Suigetsu had added a video. Sasuke groaned as he watched it; it was of Naruto and his 'kiss.
He was about to turn it off when a musical laughter played out of his phone. He looked at the screen to see Sakura, smiling and trying to control her laughter. Sasuke smirked and made a mental note to thank Suigetsu the next time he saw him.
Suigetsu-groans- Of all the people, I had to dance with Karin? Sasuke, you owe me big time bro.
Sasuke: Hn.
Me: Hope you liked it.
Suigetsu: We'll update soon, I promise.
Sasuke: Hn.
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