Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
AN: Sorry 'bout the lack of updates! Busy with back to school and all. first year of high school.
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Sakura slowly stalked back to the table Team 7 had occupied, sitting down rather heavily. She sighed and rested her head on her arms, feeling dizzy and kind of tired from the exciting evening. She closed her eyes lightly, waiting for the dizzy sensation to pass. She heard someone sit down across from her.
"You okay, Sakura-chan?" asked a voice. A hand reached across the table and rested on Sakura's head, rubbing back and forth soothingly.
"Just a bit tired, Naruto-kun," Sakura replied. She felt the hand on her head twitch slightly at the 'Naruto-kun'.
"Naruto-kun?" the boy sitting across from her said quietly, shocked. Sakura nodded and smiled to herself. "You called me Naruto-kun..." the blonde breathed. Sakura lifted her head, propping herself up on her elbows.
"Yeah, so?" Sakura said coyly.
"Do you mean... you chose me?" he asked, his eyes shining with sincerity. Sakura bopped him on the head, lightly though.
"Nah, I have absolutely no idea who I like anymore," Sakura sighed, bring her fist back and using it to prop her head up. She closed her eyes almost wearily, massing her temples. "I don't know who I love the most," she breathed tiredly. Naruto sighed.
"Man, this sucks," he said.
"What do you mean, 'this sucks'? You don't have to worry about breaking hearts and making the wrong choices!" Sakura replied.
"Yeah, but you don't have to go on worrying if someone will love you or leave you," Naruto said, almost coldly. Sakura inwardly gasped, and she stared at Naruto in disbelief.
'That is how it was with Sasuke-kun...' she thought, mentally punching herself. She sighed and flopped her head down again, pressing her forehead against the tabletop. A finger tapped her arm.
"You look tired, Sakura-chan. Do you need a break?" Naruto asked, looking worried.
"I-" Sakura started, but then the lights dimmed suddenly and the pounding beat of techno pop gave way to a soothing, hauntingly slow melody. The people on the floor thinned drastically, leaving only couples to dance. Sakura watched as Kakashi and Sasuke both ran towards the table, death- glaring at each other. The halted right in front of her. Naruto caught on quickly, and stood up in front of Sakura as well. All three guys reached out their hands towards Sakura.
"Care to dance?" they all asked in unison. Sakura glanced worriedly at them all, twiddling her fingers nervously before replying.
"Well, I have to think about this. I have already danced with both Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke-kun, but not with Naruto-kun yet," she said calmly, despite her nervousness. Kakashi and Sasuke both looked deathly disappointed.
"But Sakura! This is a slow song! It's special!" Kakashi whined comically.
"Oh, go on. You can just go and request another slow song,' Sakura snapped at him, annoyed.
"Then he gets two dances!" Naruto complained loudly.
"Oh my God," Sakura hissed. "Fine. I'm dancing with Naruto-kun on this one, you two can request more slow songs. Everyone gets two dances," Sakura resolved, standing up. Naruto graciously took her hand, leading her out to the dance floor quickly, a goofy grin on his face the whole way. Sasuke and Kakashi slouched off.
Naruto stopped and placed his hands on Sakura's waist nervously, and she replied by placing her hands around his shoulders. They began dancing rather awkwardly, Naruto not doing anything to upset Sakura. Finally, she sighed.
"Listen, Naruto-kun, sweetie- dance. Just dance. Don't be so nervous," Sakura instructed strictly. Naruto smiled.
"Okay then, as you wish!" he said proudly, pulling Sakura into him. Naruto seemed to move more smoothly with Sakura pressed against him, her head resting on his shoulder and arms wrapped around each other's backs.
After about five minutes, the song stopped and the lights in the room fell pitch black. People all around the room screamed and whooped in approval, and Naruto hugged Sakura tightly to him.
"Don't be afraid, Sakura-chan," he said reassuringly. Sakura smiled and rested against him, waiting for the lights to come back on so that they could find their seats and teammates. Minutes passed, still the lights did not return. Hoots of joy and cries of approval died slowly into murmurs of nervousness and uneasy muttering.
Sakura stayed with Naruto, both of them sensing that something was wrong.
AN: Sorry 'bout the lack of updates! Busy with back to school and all. first year of high school.
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Sakura slowly stalked back to the table Team 7 had occupied, sitting down rather heavily. She sighed and rested her head on her arms, feeling dizzy and kind of tired from the exciting evening. She closed her eyes lightly, waiting for the dizzy sensation to pass. She heard someone sit down across from her.
"You okay, Sakura-chan?" asked a voice. A hand reached across the table and rested on Sakura's head, rubbing back and forth soothingly.
"Just a bit tired, Naruto-kun," Sakura replied. She felt the hand on her head twitch slightly at the 'Naruto-kun'.
"Naruto-kun?" the boy sitting across from her said quietly, shocked. Sakura nodded and smiled to herself. "You called me Naruto-kun..." the blonde breathed. Sakura lifted her head, propping herself up on her elbows.
"Yeah, so?" Sakura said coyly.
"Do you mean... you chose me?" he asked, his eyes shining with sincerity. Sakura bopped him on the head, lightly though.
"Nah, I have absolutely no idea who I like anymore," Sakura sighed, bring her fist back and using it to prop her head up. She closed her eyes almost wearily, massing her temples. "I don't know who I love the most," she breathed tiredly. Naruto sighed.
"Man, this sucks," he said.
"What do you mean, 'this sucks'? You don't have to worry about breaking hearts and making the wrong choices!" Sakura replied.
"Yeah, but you don't have to go on worrying if someone will love you or leave you," Naruto said, almost coldly. Sakura inwardly gasped, and she stared at Naruto in disbelief.
'That is how it was with Sasuke-kun...' she thought, mentally punching herself. She sighed and flopped her head down again, pressing her forehead against the tabletop. A finger tapped her arm.
"You look tired, Sakura-chan. Do you need a break?" Naruto asked, looking worried.
"I-" Sakura started, but then the lights dimmed suddenly and the pounding beat of techno pop gave way to a soothing, hauntingly slow melody. The people on the floor thinned drastically, leaving only couples to dance. Sakura watched as Kakashi and Sasuke both ran towards the table, death- glaring at each other. The halted right in front of her. Naruto caught on quickly, and stood up in front of Sakura as well. All three guys reached out their hands towards Sakura.
"Care to dance?" they all asked in unison. Sakura glanced worriedly at them all, twiddling her fingers nervously before replying.
"Well, I have to think about this. I have already danced with both Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke-kun, but not with Naruto-kun yet," she said calmly, despite her nervousness. Kakashi and Sasuke both looked deathly disappointed.
"But Sakura! This is a slow song! It's special!" Kakashi whined comically.
"Oh, go on. You can just go and request another slow song,' Sakura snapped at him, annoyed.
"Then he gets two dances!" Naruto complained loudly.
"Oh my God," Sakura hissed. "Fine. I'm dancing with Naruto-kun on this one, you two can request more slow songs. Everyone gets two dances," Sakura resolved, standing up. Naruto graciously took her hand, leading her out to the dance floor quickly, a goofy grin on his face the whole way. Sasuke and Kakashi slouched off.
Naruto stopped and placed his hands on Sakura's waist nervously, and she replied by placing her hands around his shoulders. They began dancing rather awkwardly, Naruto not doing anything to upset Sakura. Finally, she sighed.
"Listen, Naruto-kun, sweetie- dance. Just dance. Don't be so nervous," Sakura instructed strictly. Naruto smiled.
"Okay then, as you wish!" he said proudly, pulling Sakura into him. Naruto seemed to move more smoothly with Sakura pressed against him, her head resting on his shoulder and arms wrapped around each other's backs.
After about five minutes, the song stopped and the lights in the room fell pitch black. People all around the room screamed and whooped in approval, and Naruto hugged Sakura tightly to him.
"Don't be afraid, Sakura-chan," he said reassuringly. Sakura smiled and rested against him, waiting for the lights to come back on so that they could find their seats and teammates. Minutes passed, still the lights did not return. Hoots of joy and cries of approval died slowly into murmurs of nervousness and uneasy muttering.
Sakura stayed with Naruto, both of them sensing that something was wrong.