A/N: Thz for reviews on those japanese words! thx!

Chapter 18

Biding Time!!!


"Okay! Everything is inside... so let's go!" Sakura's mum told them, after many minutes of furious packing in the car.

"FINALLY!" Naruto muttered.

"Did you SAY something?" Sakura's mum asked him.

"Um... NO!" He answered. They all piled into the small car. Sakura and Naruto were sitting next to piles of food and plates. It was rather uncomfortable...

"Ok let's Go!" Her mother turned on the car and they started making their way to the Dance. (Reviewers: YAY! Finally!!!...Um more like authors note.)


Meanwhile
"... Um ... I don't hate you." Shikamaru was lost for words. "Anyway what kind of question is that?"

"A GOOD one!" Ino replied. "I don't hate you is not an answer!"

"Well, you said 'Do you like me?' So I said I didn't hate you...what do you mean then?" He asked... biding for time was always good...

"I mean like not just as a friend or team mate!" she said a bit annoyed, she was the one asking the questions.

"Yeah... I like you as a teammate and stuff...when Chouji and me are too lazy to do anything, you boss us around, so I guess you are our team leader.

Ino rolled her eyes; trust Shikamaru to change the subject.

"DO YOU LIKE ME MORE THAN A FRIEND?" Ino was really annoyed now.


There were no cars on the road as they drove through the last street to the school. There weren't many cars because the people in the 'Hidden Leaf Village' didn't use their cars much. It was just because Sakura's mum had some many plates of food and drinks and things for the dance that they used the car now. And Naruto was glad; he didn't know what he would of done if Sakura's mum hadn't offered them a lift there. He didn't think Sakura would have been able to walk all the way with high heels on.

"Okay GUYS we are here, let's unload the things!" Sakura's mum told them.

Inner Sakura... (Sigh) There goes my grand entrance... They each took a handful of stuff and walked towards the school.


Sasuke: In the boys toilets!!! (hee hee)

I hope the fan girls haven't arrived, that was scary back there, Ino is scary... Why do they follow me all the time? (Sigh) I wish Naruto or someone was here.... Or Sakura... Hmm... I wonder if Hinata is out of the toilet yet...


Hinata: I wonder if Naruto is here yet... I'am so nervous with Sasuke... When I'm with Naruto, I feel happy, even though I blush all the time... I think I will go check.


"Konichiwa Sasuke..." Hinata greeted Sasuke as she saw him emerge from the boys toilets. (AHEM) "Hi... Is Naruto here yet?" He asked her...

"I don't know..." She said quietly.


Just then... Naruto entered!!! (Spotlight please...)

"SO HEAVY!!!!" Naruto, who you probably you couldn't see properly, because he was holding a whole armload of stuff.

"HELP!" He mumbled; he staggered in through the door.

"Here I will help..." Hinata offered waling over shyly.

"Konichiwa Hinata!!!" He greeted her, glad, but just then he almost dropped it all. Hinata took half of the stuff and helped Naruto put it into the table. "Arigatou!" He thanked Hinata.

She blushed...


"Why me?" Sakura muttered. She carried her load of stuff inside. You couldn't see her either.. She was holding to much stuff. Stupid Naruto had already went inside and he hadn't come back out to help her... Inner Sakura: How rude!!!! When she went through the door, she saw Hinata and Naruto talking.

"HELP!" She squeaked. Hinata heard her and was walking towards her... But then stopped when she saw Sasuke was offering. [What a nice friend!]

"Here I'll hold them." He took them with ease and put them on the table. "Arigatou Sasuke-Kun..." She mumbled. Then headed towards the girls toilet (WOW the toilets sure is a popular hang out today!) to fix her hair again.


When she came back out, hair all-perfect again. She walked towards Sasuke who was sitting down looking at one of the chairs.

"Konichiwa Sasuke-Kun, I like your out fit!!!" She complimented him.

It wasn't much difference from his usual blue ninja costume. But it was black...

Inner Sakura: He actually thought of the dance!!! Unlike Naruto! Who is in his usual orange costume... probably because he forgot...

"..." Sasuke looked up at Sakura... (FINALLY!!!!!) and said

"thanks..." Sasuke's nose hurt... AHHH he was getting a blood nose form looking at Sakura!! (A/n: Yeah... you know how the perverted ppl in naruto the series get a bloodnose whenever Naruto does the 'sexy no jutsu technique thing...NOT THAT SASUKE IS A PERVERT!!!)'

"Here Sasuke..." She handed him a tissue. (HOW ROMANTIC...) "Aritgatou Sakura-Chan..." He put it quickly put it over his nose which was bleeding... heaps.


A/n: Arigatou to all the poeple who told me what the jemu thing was!!! Thanksyou! Anyway! GOMEN! So sorry if this is a cliff hanger thing, I hope it doesn't fall off... hee hee