Pages of Ecstasy Chapter 7: Plans for a party, a naruto fanfic

AN:/Yea, I get to update sooner than planned. Aren't you happy about that? Well I am. I didn't plan on updateing this soon but turns out I was able to upload my Ecstasy file onto the other computer today. Yeah, long story there. Don't ask.

But, getting back to the story, this chapter is mostly Sakura Deidara fluff. I really like writing Naruto and Deidara. (I think Deidara a bit more.) They're just so fun to do! So this chapter is not as dark as the next one I'm planning on writing. Since this was so long for me, I'm spliting DeidaraxSakura and SasorixSakura moments up. So, SasorixSakura fans, don't worry Sasori's going to get some time with Sakura in the next chapter for sure!

Disclaimer:/As I have said before I,do not own Naruto or anything in the Naruto world, but you should know that I do own this storiy and it's plot line so please don't steal it! (© Copyright 2007 Vesper chan (FictionPress ID:562926). All rights reserved. Distribution of any kind is prohibited without the written consent of Vesper chan.) See! Now it is legal! Also, Vesper chan dose not own Hizamazuite Ashi wo Oname' by Ali Project.

Please read, enjoy and of course Review! Flames welcome as always.

Chapter Seven

Plans for a Party

Sakura sighed entering her last class for the day, if you call it that. As a student with no club activities the school board decided it would be fun to place her as one of the school's special event planners in a room of hyper go lucky kids, to plan a week full of fund raising activities.

Stepping into her homeroom Sakura shot a lazy stare over at the class representative who was busy at the board and took a seat tucked away in the back corner. Or at least as far back in the corner as she could go.

Most of the kids were talking among themselves, when the class representative rapped the board with a ruler to get the attention of the class. Once they quieted the tall 16 yeah old in glasses cleared his throat and began to speak. "As you all know, we are in charge of coming up with the fundraises we will be using this week. We need one for Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and of course Saturday. Saturday needs to be our best even out of all the week so any and all ideas are welcome for consideration. We really want something that will blow the roof off this year."

Sakura rolled her tired eyes and began to doodle some funny looking anime people in her notebook, as the ideas of other students began to fill up Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and finally Friday with events to earn money. Maybe her mom and dad would call her later today and she would be able to talk to them about everything happening at school.

She heard a few ideas for Saterday being tossed around but nothing really good. The pink haired female though she would be home free, without having to say anything, but her hopes were crashed when her name was called towards the end.

"Haruno san, you haven't said anything yet and we still need ideas for Saturday."

'Crap'

Sakura looked up and glared lightly. The skinny man in glasses whimpered and drew back in fear from her harsh gaze.

"Please Haruno Sama, share you ideas with us!" the blue haired girl from Friday cried energetically with a smile aimed her way. Her name still managed to avoid Sakura's memory.

The quite green eyed girl sighed, deciding she could share at least save them from their trouble and propose her idea for Saturday. Pulling a small yet thick black and brown book from her back pocket she dropped it on her desk.

"Masquerade..." she simply stated, resting a hand on her copy of the famous French fairy tale she had been reading a few moments ago.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

"A Masquerade ball to raise money. We could decorate the gym up like a French theater house and charge tickets to enter. The requirements are that you dress up and wear a mask. At midnight you remove your mask and discover the true face of the man of woman you have spent you time with that night. You could turn it into a 'find your true love ball!' or something along those lines that as long as you keep it a Masquerade. That's what adds the mystery and draws people in." Sakura closed her eyes and leaned back into her seat but cracked a singe eye open when she heard clapping. "What?" She asked a bit surprised.

"Oh Haruno sama that was brilliant. Just want we needed!" The blue haired girl cried clapping along with the rest of the class.

"Yes Haruno sama, that was absolutely what we needed!" The class representative added wiping a tear out of the corner of his eye.

"Now we need some way to advertise this ball. Any ideas?" The blue haired girl raised her hand and began to speak.

"I can advertise it on the internet and make flyers to pass out."

"Ah yes flyers are a wonderful ideas I can make those!" a random brown haired girl squeaked eagerly.

"Now all I need are some attractive male and female models to reel in the peeps," she joked with a light laugh.

"Oh yeah, that's what we really need."

Sakura snorted to herself, thinking about how lame that last idea was. People shouldn't come just because someone good looking was there, but that was how the world was now ah days.

Her thoughts were rudely interrupted when the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end as if frozen solid. Something bad was about to happen. Just as those thoughts raced though her mind the door slid open with a dull bang. The pink and black checkered pencil Sakura was holing in her hand feel to the floor and here eyes went wide and her jaw must have dropped to the floor along with everyone else's.

There in the doorway were six model styled men with looks that were equaling if not surpassing those of the top models of the world. The serious looks on their faces would make any normal teenage girl drool till the cows came home. And sadly that's what was happening to all the girls in her class as well as-wait was that a guy drooling over Sasuke? Sakura pulled her legs up under her just in case the room flooded.

The one in the lead with raven black locks scanned the classroom with a stone cold face that melted once it landed on Sakura. He, as well as his five followers, rushed forward, stopping around her desk.

'Oh they wouldn't dare…' she though, seeing their faces.

"Sakura chan!" Naruto chirped laying his hands down on her desk.

'They dared.' she though darkly plotting all the ways she could kill the blond and get away with it.

"Naruto," she hissed darkly drawing out his name like he was in trouble. "I told you not to call me that."

Naruto frowned in confusion at her change in behavior. "But Sakura c-"

"No butts Naruto! Do not call me that in public," she hissed darkly boring into his eyes with her own narrowed green orbs that now appeared to be a dark forest green instead of their cheery apple green.

"We came to get you, you were gone so long and we though something happened," Sasuke cut in, avoiding using her name like she asked/threatened.

"What are you talking about? And how did you know I was here in this school?"

Gaara pushed Sasuke aside and cut in answering before the onyx eyed male could utter a single word. "It's almost two O clock and we followed you aura's scent here."

Sakura gave his a 'What-kind-of-joke-are-you-tiring-to-pull?' look The red haired sand wielder sighed shaking his head. "We're Shinobi remembered?"

"Ah yes of course but why did you have to come here and get me if I was a little bit late. It's only one forty five. So I'm a little late but we went overboard here with extra classes. That doesn't mean I was mugged and killed on my way home," Sakura replied trying her best to hide he obvious annoyance seeping in to her darer tuned voice.

"That can happen to you here?" Deidara asked in panic. "Uh yeah I guess so, It could happen to you anywhere…." Sakura replied hesitantly at the looks she was getting from the boys surrounding her. Suddenly her annoyance was the last of her worries.

"You mean you could get mugged and killed here and we didn't know it?!" Naruto asked his eyes almost as wide as those of the blond artists. His voice even more frantic.

"Why didn't you tell us? We would have walked you to school and back!" Sasuke added, his over protective-ness kicking in.

"That's exactly why I didn't want to tell you. I don't need to be walked to school or back home. Now leave me alone and go back home. I still have class!"

"But Sakura chan-" Neji began to protest when he was cut off by a rather annoyed loner female.

"I said never to call me that in public!" Sakura replied watching as Neji was pushed aside by Gaara who took his place and began to speak.

"But you said that there is always a possibility that you could be mugged or killed on your way home. Even if there is the slightest of chances you could be injured in any way, we swear to protect you with our lives," Gaara stated in a most dramatic way earning a swoon from ever female aside from Sakura in the room.

A wasted effort since Sakura was the only one he wanted to swoon.

"…No. I am fine walking myself to school by myself."

"We don't care for that. Your safety is more important," Sasori commented in a serious tone laying a hand on her shoulder.

Sakura twitched at the contact but controlled herself from blowing up in front of so many people. Grumbling silently to herself she looked around and saw their determined faces. Sighing in defeat she made a note to bring this up and defeat them once they got home. "Fine, whatever you want. I just need to finish class right now."

Sasori smirked to himself at being able to convince Sakura when nobody else could. The rest of scowled in jealousy and looked away. Sakura just rolled her eyes at their childish behavior.

Sakura's frown hid it's self when she heard the blue haired girl calling out to her from behind. Turning around she had to use every once of self control to keep from falling over and choking to death on her own oxygen. All the girls and one of the guys from her class were struggling with blood soaked tissues to their noses.

"Y-yes?" She managed to choke out.

"H-Haruno s-s-sama w-who are your friends?" she stuttered out holding her own tissue to her nose sending a shy gaze over towards the boys every few seconds.

"They are my cousins and…second cousins from out of the country. They are all staying with e for the time being until they either go back or find a place here they like."

"A-ah w-well I s-see. U-um… the c-class and I w-were wondering…about o-out school activities…if y-your cousins w-would l-like to hand o-out f-f-flyers." The stuttering girl squeaked out turning a deep shade of scarlet from embarrassment.

"Umm I don't know…" Sakura began preparing to bring them down softly. There was no way she would allow the boys outside her apartment ever again, look at the mess they just caused here! Those blood stained didn't look too friendly.

"Will Sakura chan have to do this too yeah?" Deidara asked quickly before Sakura could protest or refuse the offer while forgetting that he was not to call her by her first name or with a chan in public.

"U-uh h-h-hai!" The blue haired girl squeaked out turning an ever darker shade of red at his communication towards her, something Sakura though impossible.

"We'll do it!" Neji volunteered stepping forward.

A high pitched squeal rose up from the girls and one of the guys in the room at their acceptance. Sakura on the other hand looked like she was ready to kill. The fact that her class mates were throwing confetti into the air and using noisemakers only ticker her off further.

"Isn't this great Sakura chan? we get to be together yeah." Deidara exclaimed hugging the addressed girl from behind with a huge grin. Sakura narrowed her eyes and calmly stood up, roughly showing the blond off her back and grabbing her black messenger bag while heading out the door. Her absence only missed by Deidara since the rest of the boys were being swarmed by their newly developed fan-club. "Sakura chan…?" He whispered to himself curious about the voided blank look in her eyes that replaced the normal apple green shine.

Sakura pushed the roof door open with a loud bang it hit the wall behind it and bounced back closing it's self. Sakura turned to the left and squeezed herself in between the two water like towers present on the school's roof. The space was small since the mini towers were short and stout. Not many people could worm their way in there but Sakura being the small, thin, and mostly undeveloped girl she was could squeeze in to the most amazing spaces.

Pulling he little pink ipod out she slipped he ear-buds into her ears and closed her eyes closing out the last remains of the world and it's reality. With her eyes closed she couldn't see anything. with her ear-buds she couldn't hear anything. Curled up in a ball she couldn't feel anything. Hidden up on the roof no one could disturbed her or her make believe in their reality.

Sakura was different. She always was and her parents encouraged it not knowing exactly how different she was from the other kids her age. She was a recluse.

She never had a real friend except for in grade school when a outgoing blue eyed girl befriended her. But that friendship didn't last, just as she predicted. As they grew older they grew apart. That girl became the one in the crown and Sakura became the freaky loner girl that always had her nose in a book and her head in the clouds.

Sakura was now sixteen, that girl and her were friends when the were five, until Sakura turned seven. Sakura had a baby cuteness to her while That girl was just a pretty person. Sakura envied that about her but lost that the day they parted. A boy in their class that the girl liked said that Sakura was cute since she had pink hair. That girl stopped talking to Sakura, getting newer cooler friends and since then, they grew apart. Sakura heard that the girl dated the boy a few months before dumping him for someone newer.

People will betray you once something better cam along. People will betray you, period. They don't need a reason, they just do. That's why Sakura trusted no one aside from her parents and Moget plus a close few. She didn't like being around other people but when she was at the fair with Naruto and the others she had enjoyed herself so much…

Was that how it felt to have friends? True, she enjoyed it but seeing they way other people acted around the boys, Sakura was reminded about how shallow people were. The boys were people too, people could not be trusted. Once they got a taste of the outside world they would leave her for something better.

Feeling something on her shoulder, Sakura jumped in surprise snapping her eyes open in fear and turning to her right to see Deidara squeezing the top half of his body into the small area Sakura was hiding in.

"You're like a monkey yeah, it's so small in here I can't even fit," he laughed giving up on trying to squeeze in next to her.

Sakura let a small breath escape her lips and re-adjusted her ear-bud and allowing 'Hizamazuite Ashi wo Oname' by Ali Project to flood her scenes once again as she turned her head away from the artist ninja.

"What are you doing up here yeah?" Deidara asked oblivious to the fact that Sakura didn't want to see him or any of the boys in her current condition. Sakura didn't say anything. Deidara pouted at being ignored and poked the cherry haired child trying to get her attention. "Saaaaakura chaaaaaaan," he whined drawing her name out like a little child as he continued to poke her.

"Go away. Your fan club is waiting," Sakura replied icily.

"But I don't want to go away. Those people down there scare me yeah.," Deidara replied trying to wiggle closer to Sakura but found the task impossible.

"You don't have to go back to them but please just leave me alone," Sakura replied curling up in a tighter ball and turning her face away.

"But Sakura chan…I want to be with you yeah…"

Sakura did not reply but instead buried her head deeper into her knees letting her dawn tinted locks fall around her face like a curtain.

Deidara frowned seeing her withdrawn stare. He could have sworn she was crying all balled up like that. He didn't want to see her crying. Reaching out he grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back so that he could reach her and take her into a comforting embrace. "Sakura chan, I want you to be with me…" he whispered in her ear after removing the ear-buds.

Sakura stiffened when her music went dead and a pair of arms wrapped around her torso bringer her closer to the male's firm chest. Deidara nuzzled into the back of her neck pushing away her uniform's collar as he enjoyed to sweet sensation she gave off. S

akura was startled at his action to say the least. She never expected that hyper cute loving Deidara could become so…dark in a matter of seconds. He was just whining about now getting his was a second ago.

"Sakura chan…I want you to be with me and only me," he darkly purred in a possessive tone she was becoming strangely familiar with.

She noticed he was leaving out the familiar 'yeah' from his sentences and his tone laced it's normal naiveté's. She felt the blond artist trail ghost kisses up her neck and along her jaw line inching closer and closer to her full pink lips he so desired. His tongue trailing over the edges of her face with bliss.

He enjoyed teasing her and so he moved his mouth back up to her ear and nibbled at it enjoying the small rabbit like squeak she blessed him with. She was just like a rabbit, a rabbit hiding in a hole.

"Deidara…." she struggled to say she in her distraught state. "Please….just leave me alone."

Deidara stopped playing with his little bunny and let his eyes darken at her words. "Why…? Why do you like being alone so much? Why do you like hurting yourself so much? They say... hell is a place of solitude and suffering. Loneliness is a pain. And I believe it's the closet to hell you can get here on earth. Why do you want to suffer this way?"

"…I…I've become numb to the pain. It's better this way, to be alone than to be surrounded by fickle people. You can't trust anybody, once something better comes around they throw away what that once had, betraying it for another. That's how all humans are. Selfish, inconsiderate, uncaring, and shallow. Better to be alone than to be with them," Sakura replied darkly remembering so many lonely days watching the rain and wishing for someone to run and play with outside in the downpour. Wishing for someone to be with.

Deidara frowned at her words and hugged her tighter, wishing to protect her essence from everything around them. He could clearly distinguish the hurt behind each and every word. "Sakura chan, have you be betrayed? Is that it? You like being alone because you don't want to be hurt again."

"..." Sakura didn't reply but let her head fall limply forward resting on top of his arms. She was betrayed and she didn't want to feel that awful feeling ever again. She didn't like the pain. She liked being numb like she was right now. She promised herself she would never open up and make herself venerable again yet here she was as venerable as ever. The pain was only a matter of time. The blue eyed male took her silence as a yes and hugged her lovingly, rocking her back and forth in a lulling motion.

"Sakura can I would never hurt you or betray you. Please believe me."

Sakura nodded her head limply agreeing with him silently. Deidara brushed her hair gently out of her face with the back of his hand reveling her hurt emerald green eyes that seemed a bit less full of that possessing void he hated seeing in her eyes. "Perfect yeah," he breathed with a heart warming smile.

And just like perfection it didn't last.

Sakura turned away and climbed past him standing up straight and turned away. "It's about time I got back. I've been up here too long," she stated lazily stuffing her hands in her pockets and heading towards the door.

Deidara sighed cursing how short his moment of perfection was when a pink haired head turned around and looked at him.

"Aren't you coming Deidara?" Sakura asked extending her hand to the blond artist who was still sitting on the floor where she was a moment ago. Deidara blushed at the way his named sounded coming from her lips. How he wished for her to call it again. She did but this time in annoyance and so he decided to answer. "Uh, hai yeah." Sakura grinned and held her hand out to him. He smiled back and excepted her hand. Perfection was fleeting, that's true but it was not limited to one time and place. He would wait for perfecting to come to him once again in the future.

"Let me go damn it I need to find Sakura chan!" Neji cried trying to fed off the growing amount of fan girls swarming around him as he tried to shove he way towards the exit.

"I'm already take!" Naruto was trying to protect himself from all the girls streaming in through the open doorway asking for a date.

Gaara and Sasori were standing with their backs to each other fending off offers for dates and the such.

But poor Sasuke had it the worst. He had fan girls and one fan boy. That aside his group of admires was the biggest. Neji severely doubted that the Uchiha could even breath with so many people suffocating him.

"Enough nonsense!" someone bellowed with a commanding voice from the doorway. Heads turned to see a powerful looking green eyed female with a blond male standing sheepishly behind her. Most likely fearing his own fan girl attack. Sakura scanned the room with narrowed eyes. Most shrank in fear under the powerful gaze with only her boys remaining unaffected.

"Disgraceful…we are here to plan this week's fund raising events and instead you squeal like little girls over a few relatives of mine. Let us not forget the purpose of this meeting was not to establish fan clubs. Aside from that if you continue to ester my cousins they will be frightened off and won't want to help with handing out the flyers." Sakura stated firmly stepping forward. Her glare landed on the student's representative and he shrank in fear. "Are we agreed on my cousins handing out the flyers? They must be ready by Wednesday when we will hand them out at the mall."

"Hai! Hai! Hai Haruno sama!" The skinny man with glasses squeaked out in fright covering behind the teacher's desk.

"I- I'll have the f-flyers ready for you b-by Wednesday. W-would you like them d-dropped off or w-would y-you like t-to pick t-them up?" The blue haired girl stuttered out timidly holding her school books to her chest.

"I'll pick them up since I know where you live. Now if that is all my family and I wish to depart. Is there anything you still require of us?" Sakura asked hardening her glare.

"N-no nothing at all!" The frightened man squeaked out from behind the desk.

"Fine. Ja ne then…" And with that Sakura tuned on her heel heading out the door with Deidara easily following her.

Sasuke and the rest still had to fight their fan girls, but it was less of a battle since they were just a bit reluctant to have them leave.

Pretty soon Sakura was walking down the street with a small group of boys surrounding her with sheepish grins. The only one not feeling sheepish was Deidara and he chose to take advantage of it.

Grinning with a faint blush upon his cheeks he threw an arm around Sakura's shoulder and pulled her closer to his body.

The rest of the boys came out of their sheepish feeling and instantly turned heated glares the blond man's way.

"Get off of Sakura chan…" Gaara growled glaring at the blond.

"Nope yeah!" Deidara chirped in a sing song voice. Letting his hand slid down from her shoulder to her elbow. Sakura didn't make any movement to indicate that she was annoyed in any way.

"He said get off her you bastard." Neji hissed seething with anger at how Deidara seemed to keep lowering his hand over Sakura's body.

"Um I don't thing so. I like it like this yeah," his hand had now 'slipped' from her shoulder to elbow and now to her waist.

"Let go of Sakura chan right now you bastard," Sasuke growled a bit more angered that before. It was truly irritating to see the woman you claimed as your betrothed be handled by another man right in front of your eyes with you not being able to do anything about it.

"Nu uh yeah." Deidara replied once again letting his hand slid down ever further to rest on her hip.

"Deidara…" Sakura addressed in a calm tone keeping her gaze fixed ahead of her. "If you do not proceed to remove you hand from my body I will be compelled to remove it myself by means of ripping it out of your arm's socket if necessary."

Deidara laughed nervously to himself and slowly removed his hand before placing it behind his head in a sheepish manner. "Can you blame a guy for trying yeah?"

"Yes...yes you can."

AN2;/I should give you some of my Halloween candy for reading and -cough-reviewing-cough. I have so much of it! Gosh, I swear, I'm going to kill myself with a suger overload one of these days. -tsk tsk- Can't have that happen.

Okay, back on track! The part when Sakura walks away, it's up to you to decide if she was green with envy or not. Hmmm, could it be that Sakura chan dosen't want to share her boys? She is, after all, only human. If I were Sakura, I would, most likely, be mad if there was someone drooling all over my hot anime guy. Who wouldn't?

Please review!

Ja ne!