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Chappie 9: RIVALS BUT FRIENDS! DANCE WIT ME!

Sasuke knocked on Hinata's door with his foot. One knock and Hinata answered. She saw a wet Sasuke and a wet, fainted Sakura.

"Did they fight that bad!?" She shrieked quietly.

"No."Sasuke answered. "She had too much excitment. Thats all." Sasuke stated.

"Oh, her bed is right there." Hinata sweetly pointed to the farthest bed in the room. Nearest to the sliding door.

"Thank you..." Sasuke walked in the room and sat the pink-haired girl down. He looked at her longingly. Hinata stared at the dark boy shadow over Sakura.

"Sasuke...Do you love her?"

Sasuke glared at Hinata causing her to wince. "Hmph." He left the room. Leaving Sakura in poor Hinata's care.

Sasuke walked in his room. 'I wonder what happened to Naruto?' He thought. 'He would've ran after Sakura and I. Maybe Kakashi told him not to. But why?' Sasuke closed the door to his room quietly. The room was dark and he thought Ino would be sleep. He walked into the bathroom to catch Ino in her robe.

"Sasuke-kun! You perv!" She smiled innocently. "Hee hee! Sneaking up on a girl like me. Don't worry I was coming out anyway." She set her hand on his shoulder. "Sasuke-kun! Your wet! What happened? Did that mean girl push you in the water!? I swear I'll-"

"No she didn't." Sasuke simply put it.

"Well what happened?"

"Nothing. "

Ino suddenly noticed what was going on. She was so jealous she couldn't speak. So she walked out the bathroom silently. And shot Sasuke a death glare. Apparently he didn't care.

Ino sat on her bed in silence. It wasn't fair. She did not care to fight Sakura. Yet she wanted to so badly. Only for Sasuke. Sasuke...He was a her dream. That seemed so distant and far away. 'Sakura, has him now... But! I will not give up! Never!' But her tears slowly slid down her face. 'Someday, he will accept me and give me his love. Someday...' Ino laid on her bed not bothering the covers and listened to the shower in the bathroom where Sasuke was. She slowly but surely drifted to sleep.

'Someday' she kept thinking....

Sakura woke up once the sun shone on her face though the glass sliding doors. She could hardly open her eyes, they were shut with dried tears. She recapped on everything thats happened. From fighting Ino to Sasuke's kiss. It was was so overwhelming. All this happening at the same time. She sat up to greet the morning.

She looked over to Hinata who was sleeping peacefully. Sasuke brought her home, and Hinata must've got her in her covers. She owed them greatly. Smiling at Hinata, she went over to the glass door.

Sakura saw the sun coming. Stepping outside, she thought of what she would do to confront Ino. 'I don't know if I should confront her...She must be really mad for me running out on our fight. I can't fight my friends. Its just not right. Especially Ino....' Sakura leaned on the rail. The wind lifted her hair. It was a long way down from the 5th floor.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Ino was on the next balcony.

"Ino...what are you doing up this early?" Sakura questioned.

"Hmph! You've got some nerve! More then one person can't sleep!"

Sakura blushed with embarassment. "Yeah, I guess." Sakura smiled making Ino turn around.

"I hope your sorry for what you did!" Ino demanded.

"Yes, I am..." Sakura admitted. "I thought to myself before fighting...I can't fight friends."

"You were fighting you rival."

"No, I wasn't. I was fighting a friend."

Ino gave up on the arguement. "Hmmm...Hmph! Well, we are still rivals!"

"Yes." Sakura replied. "But can we, be friends too?"

Ino smiled. "We always are!" She ran back inside feeling embarassed.

Ino put her hand over her heart. 'You'll always be my friend...Sakura.' Ino giggled cheerfully.



Sakura smiled at Ino's sliding door. A tear got away from her eye. 'Opps! That wasn't suppose to happen!' Sakura thought.

Kakashi gathered all his genins outside the hotel.

"Listen! Were going to a restaurant!" Kakashi annouced.

Sakura wondered this weird predicament. "How'd you get all this money Master?"

"I got a really good job in that last town. So, I got a big chunk of money. I need to go back there again!" He laughed.

"What was it?!" Naruto asked.

Kakashi went silent for awhile. "Its a secret!" He brightly said.

"C'mon tell us!" Naruto begged. Sakura wasn't too sure if she wanted to know. He is a pervert after all.

"Nope! Now lets walk to the restaurant I found in the newspaper! I have no idea how to get there, but umm...We'll find it!" He skipped happily along the pavement. Everyone sweatdropped.

While walking along the streets filled with busy people Naruto wondered about his fellow pink-haired genins condition. "So, umm Sakura?" He started. "Are you okay from yesterday?"

"Yes Naruto. No need to worry." Sakura said sweetly.

"I was just worrying, because you had ran away from the fight. And umm...Sasuke chased you but..."

"Look Naruto! Don't worry!"

Naruto continued. "But did you get any sleep!? You got trash bags under your eyes. I told you on the bus that staying up was murder on your skin!"

All of a sudden Ino began laughing. Scaring everyone in her group and the people walking by. "You two! Wah ha ha ha! Murder? Its more than that my friend!" Tears were coming out her eyes from laughing so hard.

"INO-PIG!" Sakura shouted alerting more people. "Shut up! Your like totally embarassing us!"

Ino abruptly stopped laughing. "WHAT'D YOU CALL ME FOREHEAD GIRL?"

"You heard what I said!" Sakura spat back!

"Ummm...Thats enough!" Hinata said calmly. "Please no fighting in front of a crowd! This is our vacation, respect it!"

Ino and Sakura looked at Hinata. Then they looked at each other. "When did you get so talkative?" Ino wondered. "And telling us what to do?"

Hinata glanced around for help. "Umm...I- well," She looked down at the ground. She shyly said "I don't know. I'm sorry."

Naruto put his hand on her shoulder. "Hinata's right! You guys need to stop fighting! Its our vacation! We hardly get them!"

Hinata blushed furiously. 'Our vacation....He meant me too? He says I'm right?' She thought. 'His hand is still on my shoulder like were....a couple.' Hinata put her delicate soft hand on Naruto's. "Thank you Naruto-kun...."

He did his foxy smile. "Sure no problem Hinata!" He took his hand off her shoulder and they started walking together. Leaving a stumped Ino behind.

Sakura smiled. 'You go for it girl!'

Ino came up to Sakura and started walking with her. "Since when did those two get all friendly?"

"Well, really, I don't know!" Sakura smiled brightly gigging. Leaving Ino even more confused. Sakura skipped along the pavement to catch up with Sasuke who was in front with Kakashi.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura jumped beside him. "Nice bright morning isn't it?"

Sasuke said nothing but changed his mind. "Yes, it is."

Sakura's heart leaped with joy. She put her hands behind her back and walked silently with him. Thats probably what he wanted. Until, Ino came up! (okay so shes one of my favorite characters! Kill me!)

"Sasuke-kun!" She glomped him. "Isn't it nice? I'm sitting beside you alright?! Did you tell Sakura how much fun we've had as roommates!" Ino smirked slyly.

Sakura's eyes widened. "WHAT?"

"Yeah. We had so much fun. He walked in on me in the bathroom." Ino just didn't mention she was covered up. "On purpose!" She cackled evily.

Sasuke glared at Ino for telling lies.

"Sasuke? Is this true? Why-?" He held his arm in front of her which said 'quiet'.

"No." He said darkly.

Sakura sighed in relief. Sasuke put his arm down. Ino was shocked that Sakura would believe Sasuke so easily.

"You'd really believe Sasuke that easily!?"

Sakura smiled shyly just like Hinata. "Yeah...I trust him..." Sasuke felt his face get hot in amazement.

"Grr..." Ino growled. She had to think of another plan.

Sakura continued her heart felt comments. "I trust him. After all we've been through, I have to. All my teammates, are very close and dear to me. I hope you feel that way with yours. Ino?"

Ino looked at her. "Umm..." Ino turned to the buliding they were passing trying not to face Sakura. 'I wonder what Shikamaru is doing now...' Ino snapped out of her trance. "No! I don't know what your talking about! EW! My team is made out of losers!"

Sakura giggled seeing the pink and red all over her face. "Your blushing Ino!"

"What are you talking about!?" Ino screeched. Burning red.

Sakura settled down. "Oh, nothing! Hee hee!"

After war and some laughes they finally make it to the restaurant that Kakashi mentioned. It was a French cafe.

"We can't eat here for breakfast! This is a lunch thing!" Sakura yelled at Kakashi.

"Hm. Your right. But it just turned twelve a minute ago! It took all our time to get here! So c'mon! This is a good experiance! French! The language of love!"

"Wahh! Sasuke! Its the language of love! Perfect for us!" Ino giggled hanging onto his arm. "Lets share a dish!" She thought of sharing a dish with him.

Sakura sulked.

The group walked into the building.

It was very fancy. (ummm it looked like a french restaurant...)

"Wow!" Naruto exclaimed. "I wonder if they have Ramen!" Everyone sweatdropped.

Hinata giggled. "No Naruto-kun, its a French restaruant. Where they serve French food."

Naruto looked at the short shy girl. "Well, I don't know any French dishes!"

"We'll fix that sir." Said a young waiter with a fake French accent. "Bonjour! Here is the menus. Follow me to your seats."

The group did as they were told and followed the boy.

Sakura and Ino looked aroung amazed. They loved high class stuff. Hinata was too busy staring at Naruto to notice her surroundings. Everyone there were either couples or people getting drunk. Or both.

The young boy waiter seated them in a big round booth in the corner. Sasuke sat inbetween Sakura and Ino. Sakura was at one of the ends. Beside Ino was Hinata then Naruto then Kakashi at the end.

"Hey! They serve champagne here! Yum! Anybody want some cept me?"

"Kakashi were not old enough to drink!" Ino hissed.

"It won't be that bad just have a little bit. A glass won't get you drunk." Kakashi laughed.

"If your not used to alcoholic drinks you'll get drunk!" Ino was losing her temper.

The young man looked a little confused. "Um...Are you ready to order?"

Kakashi happily said "Yeah, we'll take 2 bottles of your finest chamgne! Were not ready to order our food yet."

"Kakashi are you trying to poisen us?!" Sakura exclaimed.

"You of all people need a drink." Sakura was silent. He was right. She really needed a drink. An alcoholic one. "Ino, you need one too."

Ino looked at Kakashi like she owed him her life. He was paying for these expensive champagne bottles. All she could do was take the offer.

"Any other drinks sir?" the young man asked.

"No thanks."

"Yes, I'll be back so you can order your food."

"Alright." Kakashi agreed. Kakashi turned back to his group. "So hows your vacation so far everyone."

Hinata smiled slightly in front of the elite ninja. "I like it so far..."

Naruto looked at the pearl eyed girl. "Me too!"

Hinata blushed. "What about you Sakura-chan?"

"Oh. I love it Hinata." She looked at Sasuke who was glaring at his menu like he wanted to kill it. "What about you Sasuke-kun?"

He glanced at the pink-haired girl. Ino was paitently waiting for his answer. "Its okay..." Ino screeched with joy.

"I love it too Sasuke!" Ino purred then leaned on Sasuke. She peered in his menu like she didn't have one. "Sasuke lets order that one! We can share!" She said sweetly.

He gave her a disturbing look. "No."

Ino agreed all of a sudden. "Alright." Sakura kept to herself trying not to pay any mind to them. Sasuke looked at the silent girl.

"Sakura? Try not to look so sad."

"Yes. Sasuke-kun..." Sakura said softly. She smiled weakly and continued her search on the menu.

"Oh! This one has noodles!" Naruto said. "This sounds good... EsCargo...hmmn. Snails? YUCK!" Hinata looked at her crush finding the right food. 'I wonder what he'll pick. I'll get what he's getting. Maybe he'll notice me. I hope so.' Sakura stared at Hinata wondering what she's thinking. She has to hook Naruto and her up. Its for his own good. 'They completely balance each other out. Talkative, hyper, annoying boy and a quiet, calm girl. They are perfect. Absolutlely perfect.' She was sad but glad for Hinata. She wished that she could balance a boy out....

'Sasuke.... quiet, calm, and powerful.'She thought. 'I'm well, loud a bit...And I'm not very powerful...So I guess that I could balance him. But Ino would balance him out more than I.' Sakura metally beat herself for thinking of such things. She looked at the boy beside her. The one she longed for, she was near him but so far away. Seems almost like another world apart. Her lip trembled. She bit it to try not to let eveyone know she was going to cry. No one noticed, everyone was talking.

Sasuke noticed Sakura trying hard to fight her tears. He put his hand on hers. (In her lap so nobody would see.) Sakura jumped. And looked up to him. She could see his eyes filled with worry and pain.

"Um...Do you want to dance? This is a place to dance." Sasuke asked.

"Well um...where?" Sakura whispered not to provoke Ino who was arguing with Naruto.

"Up there. I noticed it when I came in. They are playing my favorite peice...Lets go up there before we miss it." His voice was filled with emotion but, his face didn't show it.

"Yes..." They got up. Ino jumped up with them.

"Where are you guys going!?" Ino yelled. (Distrubing the restaurant)

Sakura and Sasuke didn't answer. She'll just have to find out. Hinata settled Ino down.

They were in front of the restaurant on a little platform.

Sakura trembled in front of all the people. "They are staring at us Sasuke-kun..." Sasuke looked at all the people. They were indeed staring at the lovely couple.

"Let them stare..." Sasuke said plainly.

Sakura smiled. She pressed against him. Heaven.

"Whats this peice called Sasuke, since its your favorite?" Sakura asked.

"First Love...Its the piano version." Sakura wondered if it was special because of her. She was the first she knew of that returned her feelings. 'Maybe...Just maybe...I'll be with him. I think I have a chance after all.' They danced in the melody. Sakura closed her weak and fragile eyes to absorb the moment. Sasuke motioned the piano player to keep playing.

Ino stared at them in jealously. "Hmph. I wonder how she got to dance with him. Probably black-mail...."

Hinata watched them dance dreaming and wishing it was her with Naruto up there. She turned to Naruto to ask him but he was too busy sulking also. Hinata looked down in misery.

"Hinata dance with me!" A voice called her. She thought it was Naruto but come to find out, it was our favorite Elite Ninja!

"No! Kakashi, I can't dance plus I'm too small!" Hinata admitted. Kakashi smiled and got up.

"Thats bull Hinata!"

Hinata submitted and took his hand. They made there way up to the front. Sakura had a fit when she saw it.

"Hinata...Thats my teacher!"

Hinata blushed as she danced with the tall man.

Ino stared at all of them. "Hmph. This is outrageous!" Naruto scooted closer to her. He grinned devilishly. "NO! Nu-uh! Not with you fox boy."

He opened his bright blue eyes to meet hers. "Its just a dance. Its not like were going to marry each other."

Ino sighed. "Alright... Since were the only ones here...I guess..." Before she could finish Naruto grabbed her arm and went up to the front. Before you know it, the whole group of ninja's were dancing to Sasuke's special peice.

Ino blushed looking at Naruto. 'You know..I never really got to look into his eyes. They're kind of pretty. So blue and pure like water. His shiny blonde hair. He's...he's......cute.' Ino shook her head for thinking such dumb things. She hated this boy. But she'll hate him later on. Right now, she'll think of him differently.

"Uhh...Kakashi-sensei..." Hinata asked.

"Yes Hinata?" Kakashi replied to the short girl.

"Can I switch with Ino...Please?" Kakashi smiled sweetly under his mask.

"I see. Got a slight crush on someone?"

Hinata blushed furiously. "No! Thats not it! I just think that you would feel more comfortable with Ino. Shes a tad bit taller that I."

Kakashi was still grinning not believing her excuse. "Okay." He swurved over to Ino and grabbed her by her hips as if was still dancing. He spun Hinata into Naruto's arms.

"N-Naruto-kun!!" Hinata turned a deep red. Spreading on her ears. Feeling his touch, his presence...It was magical.

"WAHH!!" Ino screamed. "Ew! I'm not dancing with you! Yuck!"

Kakashi grinned even wider. "You'd rather dance with Naruto?"

"No! Of course not! I want Sasuke-kun! Its about time we switched right Kakashi? Me and Sakura?" Ino was up to her usual tricks. Trying to coax Kakashi into her bidding.

"Yeah I do think so..." He looked over to them. Sakura's head was resting on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke rested his head on her head. They both had their eyes closed. "I don't think they should be bothered. Besides, its not everyday I can dance with a beauty like you!" Ino's eyes got big.

"You old pervert!!" Yet she still blushed. (I believe Kakashi can charm anyone into his heart!) Ino smiled happily. But she tried to hide it.

The young waiter came around and found on one. Poor boy.

After they all danced and ate, they traveled back to the hotel. Tomorrow was the the last day there. So they were going to make today and tommorow the best. At least Naruto. Everyone else had plans of there own to take someone an a date. Even Sasuke. Maybe Kakashi.



*Hope you liked that chapter!(I dunno haw to spell EsCargo...I did the best I could! I learned a little Spanish not French!) Ino and Kakashi won't get together or kiss or anything! It was just a dance! Gosh! Please don't flame me! It hurts my self asteem! *sniff sniff*Anyway! The song First Love is Utada Hikaru's! I used that song while I was writing. It was good atmosphere music. I just wanted it to be Sasuke's song. YES HE'S OOC! Don't hurt me! I know nothing! I get my info from Shonen Jump! You can't blame me! Well, Mrs.Kusanagi is signing off again! And as always, luv you!*