Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Never have, never will.
Oh yeah- I'm working my way along here, plot twist ahead.
* * *
Kakashi pushed open the oaken door to a room on the second floor, and Sakura gasped. The walls were a deep, deep blue, patterned with little white stars. The ceiling was the same color. A king-sized canopy bed sat against the center of one wall, the curtains around it a deep silver tone. The visible blankets were dark purple and patterned with silver stars, and the pillows were a lighter silver. The carpet was a snowy white, making the whole room seem to glow.
"Wow," Sakura gasped as Kakashi set her down on the bed. He smiled down at her and walked across the room, over to the dresser where a decent- sized television sat. "How could your family afford all this?"
"We were all elite shinobi, with many jobs," Kakashi said simply, and Sakura took the hint and dropped the conversation. The jounin picked up a remote from the top of the set and walked back over to the bed, lying down next to Sakura.
"So, what are we going to watch?" Sakura asked curiously, snuggling up to Kakashi. He smiled and wrapped one arm around her.
"I'm not sure, but we have about a hundred channels to choose from," he replied simply, flicking on the television. "But we have all night to find something."
Thus, another night was spent in the noble house.
* * *
Sakura woke up slowly and crawled out of the canopy bed, not disturbing the jounin beside her. Kakashi slept soundly, innocently oblivious to Sakura's awakening. The pink-haired girl smiled down at him and left for the master bathroom.
"What a place," Sakura sighed happily as she fiddled with the golden- colored taps in the bathtub. Crystalline water poured out of the mouth of the tap, slowly filling the porcelain tub with steamy water. Sakura finished removing her clothes, and placed them in the hamper. She looked along the shelves near the bathtub for soaps and such, but ended up picking far more.
"The more the merrier!" she said in a singsong voice, dumping a handful of bath salts into the tub. She placed her chosen shampoo (orange blossom scented), conditioner (for volume and texture), and soaps (New: Baby-soft for sensitive skin!) on the edge of the basin and gingerly stepped in, sliding down so that the water crept up past her collarbone. She sighed happily and closed her eyes.
(Sorry, just felt like describing the bathroom!) * * *
The knock on the door came quickly and unexpectedly, forcing Sakura to tear herself away from her embroidery. She ran a hand through her hair, making sure that she looked alright, then stopped in front of one of the many mirrors in the house. Today, she wore a simple white sundress that fell to her knees, and flared out whenever she spun around. Her bangs were held back by a white barrette with a little butterfly on it.
"Good morning?" she asked as she opened the door. Her green eyes widened in shock as she came face-to-face with a sixteen-year-old Yamanaka Ino.
"Sakura-chan!" the blonde shrieked, flinging her arms around Sakura's neck.
"Ino-chan!" Sakura replied, gasping for breath in her friend's grasp. "Let go!"
"Sakura! I came to visit you," Ino said, pulling away from Sakura. "And look- I brought a housewarming gift!" The girl pointed behind here, where a large basket of flowers and fruit sat. Sakura sweatdropped.
"More fruit... wonderful!" Sakura replied weakly.
"Well, am I just going to sit out here all day, or can I come in?" Ino said, poking her face past the door. "Where's Kakashi-boy?"
"He went out shopping. We're already out of ramen and tofu," Sakura said, welcoming Ino in. The girl plopped down on a couch and studied the house.
"Big place," she said simply.
"Hell yeah," Sakura agreed, calling from the kitchen. "From what I hear, Kakashi s family was pretty wealthy."
"So, Sakura- why did you leave? I mean, I miss seeing you around the village," Ino asked.
"Well, Kakashi and I simply decided that living in the village wasn't for us. We moved out here, where we could... be alone." Sakura sat down on a couch across from Ino.
"When's the wedding?"
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, agape at Ino's question.
"Well, you two have come this far, so marriage doesn't seem too absurd," Ino stated bluntly. Sakura thought about it. It was true, wasn't it? They'd spent so much time together, moved in with each other, and even consummated their love. Marriage was a probable prospect, even now.
"I haven't thought about that," Sakura replied honestly. Suddenly, her shinobi sense (-_-') tingled as she felt a rather powerful, slightly concealed chakra in the house. "Ino."
"What?" the blonde replied, sensing Sakura's sudden mood swing.
"Go find Kakashi. Something isn't right," Sakura said, standing up. Ino nodded silently and hastily exited the house, throwing Sakura one last determined glance before heading quickly back to town.
Oh yeah- I'm working my way along here, plot twist ahead.
* * *
Kakashi pushed open the oaken door to a room on the second floor, and Sakura gasped. The walls were a deep, deep blue, patterned with little white stars. The ceiling was the same color. A king-sized canopy bed sat against the center of one wall, the curtains around it a deep silver tone. The visible blankets were dark purple and patterned with silver stars, and the pillows were a lighter silver. The carpet was a snowy white, making the whole room seem to glow.
"Wow," Sakura gasped as Kakashi set her down on the bed. He smiled down at her and walked across the room, over to the dresser where a decent- sized television sat. "How could your family afford all this?"
"We were all elite shinobi, with many jobs," Kakashi said simply, and Sakura took the hint and dropped the conversation. The jounin picked up a remote from the top of the set and walked back over to the bed, lying down next to Sakura.
"So, what are we going to watch?" Sakura asked curiously, snuggling up to Kakashi. He smiled and wrapped one arm around her.
"I'm not sure, but we have about a hundred channels to choose from," he replied simply, flicking on the television. "But we have all night to find something."
Thus, another night was spent in the noble house.
* * *
Sakura woke up slowly and crawled out of the canopy bed, not disturbing the jounin beside her. Kakashi slept soundly, innocently oblivious to Sakura's awakening. The pink-haired girl smiled down at him and left for the master bathroom.
"What a place," Sakura sighed happily as she fiddled with the golden- colored taps in the bathtub. Crystalline water poured out of the mouth of the tap, slowly filling the porcelain tub with steamy water. Sakura finished removing her clothes, and placed them in the hamper. She looked along the shelves near the bathtub for soaps and such, but ended up picking far more.
"The more the merrier!" she said in a singsong voice, dumping a handful of bath salts into the tub. She placed her chosen shampoo (orange blossom scented), conditioner (for volume and texture), and soaps (New: Baby-soft for sensitive skin!) on the edge of the basin and gingerly stepped in, sliding down so that the water crept up past her collarbone. She sighed happily and closed her eyes.
(Sorry, just felt like describing the bathroom!) * * *
The knock on the door came quickly and unexpectedly, forcing Sakura to tear herself away from her embroidery. She ran a hand through her hair, making sure that she looked alright, then stopped in front of one of the many mirrors in the house. Today, she wore a simple white sundress that fell to her knees, and flared out whenever she spun around. Her bangs were held back by a white barrette with a little butterfly on it.
"Good morning?" she asked as she opened the door. Her green eyes widened in shock as she came face-to-face with a sixteen-year-old Yamanaka Ino.
"Sakura-chan!" the blonde shrieked, flinging her arms around Sakura's neck.
"Ino-chan!" Sakura replied, gasping for breath in her friend's grasp. "Let go!"
"Sakura! I came to visit you," Ino said, pulling away from Sakura. "And look- I brought a housewarming gift!" The girl pointed behind here, where a large basket of flowers and fruit sat. Sakura sweatdropped.
"More fruit... wonderful!" Sakura replied weakly.
"Well, am I just going to sit out here all day, or can I come in?" Ino said, poking her face past the door. "Where's Kakashi-boy?"
"He went out shopping. We're already out of ramen and tofu," Sakura said, welcoming Ino in. The girl plopped down on a couch and studied the house.
"Big place," she said simply.
"Hell yeah," Sakura agreed, calling from the kitchen. "From what I hear, Kakashi s family was pretty wealthy."
"So, Sakura- why did you leave? I mean, I miss seeing you around the village," Ino asked.
"Well, Kakashi and I simply decided that living in the village wasn't for us. We moved out here, where we could... be alone." Sakura sat down on a couch across from Ino.
"When's the wedding?"
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, agape at Ino's question.
"Well, you two have come this far, so marriage doesn't seem too absurd," Ino stated bluntly. Sakura thought about it. It was true, wasn't it? They'd spent so much time together, moved in with each other, and even consummated their love. Marriage was a probable prospect, even now.
"I haven't thought about that," Sakura replied honestly. Suddenly, her shinobi sense (-_-') tingled as she felt a rather powerful, slightly concealed chakra in the house. "Ino."
"What?" the blonde replied, sensing Sakura's sudden mood swing.
"Go find Kakashi. Something isn't right," Sakura said, standing up. Ino nodded silently and hastily exited the house, throwing Sakura one last determined glance before heading quickly back to town.