The sun had set over the horizion little over an hour ago, at which time Tsunde and requested the council to meet briefly before the birthday celebration begins. So father had left, leaving Sakura alone without so much as a goodbye or even an explanation as to why he was leaving. But she didn't expect him too. It's been 19 years since she was first born, it had been enough time for her not to expect as much from him. After all, she was a women. A lower persons. At least in his eyes anyway. That was how it was in the old days, but unfortunately the old man still carried those beliefs in a world that was changed. None of Sakura's friend's families still thought that way able women, and even as a child she always wondered to herself why. Mother always told her that this was the way of the world, so she never questioned her father. But she still wondered.
Standing before the large mirror that hung in the bathroom, naked, she saw the deep colored bruises that had been inflicted into her stomach from yesterdays... meeting with her father. It hurt, but she managed to ignore it until now. Knowing that such a tight dress she was to wear tonight wouldn't fit well against it, she had to heal it. Tsunde taught her to heal cuts but this was a different matter. There was no pierced skin to heal it was beneath. Sakura knew what she had to do.
Her hand reached for the kunai that rested on the sinks surface. Grabbing it in her hand, she placed the end of the blade against her stomach, on the bruise. Bracing herself for what was to come she shut her eyes and with a moment of hesitation, it past and she quickly sliced her skin. Gasping in pain as her eyes opened to study the nasty cut on her abdomen that bleed freely covering her stomach in red. Rested the kunai down on the sink once more, she placed her head over the wound and gathered chakra to her hand. She could feel the skin over the cut begin to heal under her hand and when she removed it she saw that the wound had completely healed along with the bruise. The pain was gone, but she did feel slightly lightheaded from the process. Forgiving about that however, she once again took the kunai in her hands to fix the bruises on her face.
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Ino had volunteered to do Sakura's makeup for her as if she was incapable of doing it herself. But Ino did have a skill at making anyone look like the hottest thing. And in Sakura's mind, she needed the help.
"All done." Ino cheered happily as she re-caped the eyeliner and slipped it back into her black purse. Sakura blinked, not feeling any different, but when Ino smiled and handed her a mirror .She gasped in surprise at just what she was looking at. All around her eyes were black liners making her vibrant green eyes stand out like she never believed. Also giving the illusion that her eyes had become more smaller and... dare she say... sexy? She fought the urge to touch them, knowing that if she did it would be messed up, and Ino would kill her. Sakura got the feeling that making her look great tonight mattered a bit more to Ino then it did to herself.
"It looks great Ino, thanks." Sakura smiled, grateful to the help.
"Yea, plus it looks a hell of a lot better without your hair in you face like it has been this week. What was up with the goth hairstyle anyway?" Sakura couldn't tell her the truth. Maybe it was the fact that she didn't want to hear it herself. That if she kept silent, father would be proud that she was able to stand up to him. Foolish, wasn't it?
"Just felt that way I guess." Sakura shrugged and handed Ino her mirror.
"Well, we can't have that can we?"Ino's eyes sparked with an idea, which made Sakura slightly uneasy. Ino wasn't known for having thee best ideas around. Just look at her fashion.
"What are you thinking?" Sakura was almost scared to find out.
"I've got an idea of just what to do with this mess, but you're gonna have to trust me."Ino replied, Sakura swallowed.
"Huh, what kind of Idea?" Ino smirked.
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Kakashi held up the white shirt that Genma had said was 'perfect' for him. The shirt had a slightly low neck line, and had thin black stripes running down vertically. It was a thin material, allowing for a shirt over top. Looking at the clothing as if it was a yellow chicken shirt found in the circus, he sighed heavily and reluctantly slipped the shirt over his head and fixed the gathering until it fit to his bare chest. The shirt was more form fitting then he would have liked and the low neck was a bit much, but other then that it was okay. Even if it was white. The color that Kakashi preferred not to wear at anytime, much liking black more. But Genma had ordered him not to wear black to this celebration or he will 'kick his ass' as so put.
Next onto the pants. A cream color, close to white, but Kakashi didn't know these complicated terms so he rolled with it. They were actually quite nice even if they weren't his color. Slipping them up over his black boxers he zipped up the fly and buttoned the button. Then slipped a cream color belt into the pants, tightening them until the fit perfectly around his waist.
Lastly, he slipped the beige light dress jacket over the white shirt beneath. And turned to the mirror to inspect the damage. Study how, bright he looked, due to the fact the he hardly wore anything but his jounin uniform and when he didn't it was always black. It was defiantly a change. Now he wasn't very skilled in the fashion department, but even he knew that the black mask around his neck and over his face stood out from the lighter colors and the headband over his sharigen defiantly didn't go with the dressier clothes he wore.
"I'm going to kill Genma for this." Kakashi mumbled.
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Genma searched through the sea of many people who have already arrived at Tsunde's birthday party, to the front entrance. Finally after a few moments he spotted the man who he was looking for enter the room.
"Hey Kakashi!" He cried out over the music which wasn't actually that loud, yet. They were probably just waiting for everyone to get here until the real party begins. He saw the silver haired man look up from where the sign in sheet was after hearing his name yet failing to locate the one calling it through the many faces that surrounded him. So, Genma released the hand that he had rested over his dates waist to wave towards his friend in an attempt to get his to notice. It worked as Kakashi gaze feel over Genma, to where his friend sat high on the second floor.
"Yo." He mouthed casually, knowing that there was no way that he could be heard from this distance. Giving Genma an automatic short wave before deciding to join him up where he stood on the second floors balcony, due to that fact that he was the only familiar face to be seen at that moment. He begun to make his way through the floor where Konoha residents mingled with others, each wearing quite dressy clothing , as he did. At least he wasn't the only one.
Finally reaching the staircase that would lead him to the second floor, he was apprehensive to actually take this root when his one good eye feel over none other then Gai. Struggling to repress his sudden urge to laugh when he saw that the green suit that greatly disturbed him was missing, instead being replace by an actual suit. Normal, with a black jacket and pants. So different, but in the end a soft chuckle escaped his covered mouth. Gai turned around to see Kakashi desperately fighting the laughter.
"And just what are you laughing at?" Gai felt a stress vein pop on his forehead as he glared down at the silver haired jounin below him, who had casually dug his hands deep into the pockets of his pants.
"Nothing, just that... you look so..." Kakashi thought of the word to use for a moment."Normal." He decided on.
"Was that a complement?" Gai's eyebrow raised.Kakashi suddenly choked over his own spit and as a result began a coughing fit of surprise, before regaining his composure with a final good cough for good measure.
"Take it as you want to take it, but it don't change the fact that you look as if you're very willing to kill yourself right now." Kakashi recovered skillfully from the comment. Him? Complementing Gai-sensei? The single most annoying person to ever walk this plain of earth? The thought would make any person choke, but for his' sworn enemy' (as Gai says) would cause lung failure.
"Yea well, you don't look like you want to be here either."Gai replied.
"A strong drink can easily change that." Kakashi replied and calmly begun his climb up the staircase, past Gai who had begun his descent to the bottom floor.
"It's about time you got here, the party's been pumpin for over half an hour already!" Genma cried. Kakashi shrugged, then took this time to notice Genma's dates. Yes dates. Meaning more then one. The famous player had ,not surprisingly, managed to obtain two quite young beautiful women for the evening. Each didn't look a day over 18. But then again age difference was not an unfamiliar factor for himself either. One date, a blonde. (Also no shocker) . Wore a skin tight short black spaghetti strap dress that really empathized the fact that she had huge breast. I mean really big boobs. And the material she wore made them look like they were going to fall out at any second. Kakashi didn't mean to look, but they were RIGHT there. The other women on Genma's arm was more tame, a red head. She wore a baby blue dress that gathered just below her breasts, letting the light material of the gown to flow freely down to her ankles. Both women looked as if they suffered from some sort of eating disorder, they were so thin. Models maybe?
It was just then that a pretty scary thought popped into his head. He was... on time? No way! Never in the... ' Damnit' , he mentally sighed. Knowing the reason for his change in habits was due to the fact he knew all too well. Simply put, Sakura would be attending. And the urge to just see her after all this time had really got the better of him. Even if they've only been apart for what? Three days at tops. But to him in was like months after spending each day together under the comforting and private training forest where they would 'train' .He was really losing it, but yet... it just seemed so.. right. To have someone who made him feel and act this way after so very long without anyone like that in his life. Maybe he did deserve some happiness after so long of heartache? Or did he? A man like him, one who has killed so much, was one deserving of love after taking the same emotion from many families in his time?
"Oh yea," Kakashi turned his head so he could study the almost dead mob of people below over the railing. Wanting to return his way of thinking back to a topic which didn't make his quite so depressed. "I think Tsunde needs bouncers for sure."He retorted, hearing the girl on Genma's arm giggle at his comment but choosing to ignore it.
"Hey, where are my manners? Kakashi, this is Mikage," The blonde.", and Kima." The red. Kakashi nodded in the two girls directions in a simple jester.
"Hey there, you're kinda hot."The blonde smiled flirtatiously at Kakashi with a wink. Kakashi swallowed as he instantly took a mental step back from the women, even though on the out side he remain unemotional.
"Yo, what the hell happened to being my date Huh?" Genma cried. ' Well you do have two Genma.' Kakashi fought the urge to say ' One of them were bound to figure out that you're playing them. I'm just surprised that it was the blonde one.' But he kept his silence. The blonde shrugged but wrapped her body closer into Genma's arm. "See this is why I don't bring you anywhere Kakashi! " Genma cried as Kakashi sheepishly rubbed the back of his head apologetically. "He's got a girlfriend anyway."Genma mumbled.
"Come to think of it, have you seen her?" Kakashi asked trying to hide his excitement for being able to see Sakura without fear of getting shit from her father.
"Nope. She hasn't shown up yet, but don't get all depressed. She'll come, trust me." Genma grinned.
"I'm not getting depressed."Kakashi mumbled.
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"Ino will you come on already! Really, how troublesome." Shikamaru complained, crossing his arms over his chest. He wore and nice black dress shirt, the top buttons undone and without a tie. Over top he wore a white jacket that was finished off with a pair of black dress pants. It was quite the change from the fishnet shirts he was known to be wearing.
"Okay okay, I'm coming!" Ino yelled down at him to where he stood at the door way of Ino's apartment, impatiently waiting to head off. "But I really can't blame you for wanting so badly to see me in my beautiful dress!"
"Whatever."Shikamaru mumbled.
"What!"
"I mean, you're right. I'm dying of suspense."Shikamaru replied sarcastically.
Ino checked herself for the last time just incase her makeup had been mysteriously messes up within the ten second time frame from when she checked before. Seeing that everything was in order, she turned to check on Sakura who was lightly playing with her hair which had been tied back into a tight ponytail that spiked at the end, complements of Ino and a crap loud of gel. Her hair wasn't, after all, the most tamest.
"Sakura stop playing with it, you're going to mess it up! Now look what you've done!" Ino sighed when she saw that a stray piece of pink hair had fallin from the tie hold and fell over Sakura's eye.
"I actually kinda like it like this."Sakura replied."Just leave it."
"Whatever." She sighed."Oh hey, I almost forgot!" Sakura turned on her heals when she heard Ino's cry of excitement. Seeing that the blonde had disappeared in the bags of new clothes she had bought while on their little shopping trip that day."I bought you something."
"Really? What?" Sakura inquired, curious as to when she had a chance to get alone in order to buy a gift without Sakura knowing it.
"Here it is!" Ino grabbed what she was looking for and with a triumphal tug, she pulled out a skimpy white G-string thong. Sakura's eyes went wide in shock as the only course of action she could think of taking was to fell over anime style. Leaving only her foot twitching in the air."Sakura,you're gonna wreck your dress." Ino cried.
"I will not wear that!" Sakura cried as she got to her feet again, pointing at the string the Ino held in her hands. As if it embodied the devil itself. Never in a million years would she ever have thought she would wear something like that. She was after all a Jounin and as a result, proper under garments were required for comfort. Having a piece of clothing up your ass crack wasn't exactly the definition of comfort.
"Why not?" Ino asked as if there was absolutely nothing wrong with what she was offering.
"Because It's not underwear it's a piece of string!" She cried.
"But Kakashi will like it ..." Ino squealed and smiled big. Her girly side coming out full force with all this party thing.
"Just what are you expecting to happen tonight?" Sakura cried in shock.
"I heard a thud and..."Shikamaru stopped mid sentence when, from his spot in the door way, he saw the underwear which Ino proudly held in the hands. His nose instantly started to bleed, as his eyes when bulging from his scull.
"GET OUT!"Sakura screamed and threw a Kunai at the man who had already managed to fall down the stairs before she had a chance to.
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Kakashi glanced down at his watch, 11:15pm. She was late. ' How ironic' He thought.
"Kakashi, how nice to see you here."Kakashi's head lifted from the rather comfortable spot in his hands, to look up at Iruka who was making his way over to where he, Genma and his dates had chosen to sit. As if they had a chose in the matter, every other table was taken. The usual smile plastered on his face, why this man was so damn happy all the time was beyond Kakashi who had long since given up trying to figure the complicated man out. To much energy was required.
"Is it?" He sighed, and turned back to his beer which rested on the table. Half empty, due to the fact that there was really nothing much better to do but to drink the liquid. Bullshit. He liked the damn drink.
"Oh come on, grumpy! This is a celebration! You should be happy!" Iruka smiled and gave him a friendly slap on the back.
"What are you on?" Kakashi inquired.
"I'm high on life my friend."Iruka took a set beside Mikage who was currently in a lip lock with Genma, who wasn't by any means putting up any such fight to her advances."Hello" He smiled, even though it was doubtful that she heard him. Kakashi sweet dropped before turning his attention back to the entrance, just waiting for her to walk in.
"Waiting for Sakura, are we? I heard that she was coming with Shikamaru and Ino, defiantly not the most speed two." Iruka took a drink of his beer.
"Sakura hates people being late. I'm surprised that she's put up with me all this time."Kakashi chuckled softly. She had in fact smacked him a couple of times for making her wait. So impatient. Good things come to people who wait, didn't she know that?
"What's the latest in the restraining order?" Iruka asked.
"You probably know just as much as me." He replied taking a quick drink of his beer ." Can't keep anything a secret in this city."Kakashi replied.
"No, that is true." Iruka laughed.
Kakashi's eyes suddenly became alert when a familiar figure in unfamiliar clothing came through the door way. Slowly his studying gaze rose from her feet, wearing high hell pink strap shoes that wrapped around her thin ankles, to her defined legs.Bare, as the front bottom half of her dress was open, but was sure to keep material on the back which flowed beautifully to her ankles. To her waist, covered in a skin tight black material that showed beautiful red roses which were printed on the fabric. To her breasts small, yet soothing her small body so very well, then to her chest that allowed some skin to be seen through he fabric as it drew up to her collar bones, then broke into a thin black string that wrapped around her neck softly. Following his actions, Kakashi soon saw dark red lips, full and tempting as he notice the habit she had of biting her bottom lip when she was nervous. Something that he had always loved. Then he saw the stunning eyes that searched the bottom floor, darken in a black liner giving the illusion of mystery and sexuality.
He felt his heart skip a beat, in fact, it skipped two beats as if suddenly felt like it had forgotten how to beat for a momentarily, as his eyes focused on this women and her alone. Unable, yet unwilling to turn away. Strangely the crowd surrounding her disappeared suddenly, covering the room in a comfortable darkness, which left him and her alone. Then, brilliant green eyes turned from the none existent crowd up into the black orb that stared back at her. He could see that beautiful chest of hers noticeably start to rise and fall faster, as she swallowed the apparent lump in her throat. She strangely suddenly checked her hair and nervously smoothed out the dress she wore as if she was capable of somehow improving her features. Which was, in his eyes, completely and utterably impossible. She was perfect. An angel, standing right there before him. She was so close that he felt that he could reach out a touch her like he desired to.
But the hand on his shoulder awoke him from his trance. And after a quick glance up at Iruka he turned back to find that the crowd had suddenly re-appeared on the floor, the loud music began to pump throughout the room. And he could see that Sakura had once again become more further then he had wished she was. But she was still looking at him. Those eyes.
"Why don't you go talk to her?" Iruka suggested. Kakashi's gaze shifted reluctantly from the hold he had with hers to look to the left, seeing the Tsunde and the council had re-entered the room. They wouldn't allow his actions, no matter how much he longed to talk with her, to hear her.. to touch her.
"Council has come."Was all he spoke but when he turned back to Sakura he noticed that she had somehow read what he said and too noticed the council appear in the room for herself. Her head turned down to the floor as she followed Ino and Shikamaru over to the empty seats in the far corner, never once looking up at him to regain their silent conversation, as he wished she would.
Soon after each of the ten members took their respective seat at the head table, the music died down so that the murmurs of the guests was the only sound to be heard through out the hall. Soon even the whispers ended as every guest turned to listen when Tsunde stood up and moved towards the podium. She wore a brilliant red colored blouse and over top she wore a plad designed corset with matching plad dress pants, she looked great. So professional and yet more dressy then her normal clothing.
"Alright, welcome to my birthday celebration. Keep the drinking to a minimum and have a good time." She replied simply, her voice echoed throughout the room, bouncing off the walls so that it even reached the ears of the guests stationed at the far back. Kakashi immediately noticed that she indeed didn't want to be here as he didn't, her speech simply and without joy. The whole room probably heard it as well. Birthdays only symbolized a year sooner to death after all, and Tsunde was never the one to have a celebration to that fact.
The crowd burst into a clap, each shouting happy birthday to the Hokage as she walked off the stage and back to her seat, giving a small wave to acknowledge they're replies.
"Well, that was short." Ino commented as the music once again returned to fill the room with it's beat. Sakura couldn't help but smile at her sensei.
"She never did like speeches."She replied.
"How's training going anyway?"Ino asked as she slipped her lips around the straw and drank some to the cool liquid. Training? Sakura hadn't trained with the Hokage for at least two days now, Tsunde had a tendency to get busy leaving Sakura to have a day off. But she didn't want a day off. She wanted to train, to get stronger. And without Kakashi to help her she was feeling like she was losing strength. Kakashi, she missed him. Sakura's glance lifted so that she could catch a glimpse of the silver haired Jounin who had long since stolen her heart.
Her heart literally dropped deep into her stomach when she saw a pretty blonde women leaning over the table where she, Genma and Kakashi sat to run her hands through his hair, obviously in a flirtatious manner. Sakura felt her heart pick up rapidly within her chest as she tried to swallow this feeling. Jealousy she realized. No one should be aloud to touch him except her, especially not his hair. She would always run her hand through his fascinating silver mane, she loved his hair. And now to sit by and watch another women copy her actions made her angry. Yet she couldn't turn away for the picture in front of her, it hurt to watch and yet she did just that.
Only when Ino spoke did it make her look away, turning to the blonde right of her.
"Sorry, what did you say?"Sakura voice was shaky no matter how hard to tried to make it strong as if nothing was wrong. But she saw Ino raise her eyebrows.
"Sakura, are you okay you look really pale?" Ino replied.
"Oh, I'm fine, I... i'm okay."Sakura whispered and turned her focus to the drink she twisted in her fingers. The liquid was cold against her skin but she liked the feeling. Maybe it was cooling her down, making her cold.
"Alright if you're sure."Ino sighed.
"I am."Sakura forced a smile to her face, even if she was hurting. Maybe he had forgotten about her? Maybe he... had moved on? The thought broke her heart.
"You're what?" Sakura's eyes whipped towards the voice the spoke from in front of her. She saw Naruto standing at the head of the round table, that big grin on his face.
Immediately her spirits lit up as the sight of the old friend was seen.
"Naruto!" Sakura cried with joy.
Up the higher level Kakashi's ears picked up her cry and he turned from Mikage to glance down to the table where he had seen Sakura and her friends sit before. For more interested with what Sakura was doing then how Mikage was playing with his hair. Frankly, he didn't like it. Sakura plays with his hair, but this women, her touch was odd. Not soft as Sakura's was. Alien to him.
"And Sasuke!" Sakura smiled and got up from her seat to give each boy a big hug that was well overdue, one after the other.
"So nice to see you Sakura!" Naruto cried, but unfortunately the high pitch of his voice entered directly into Sakura's ear.
"Not so loud Naruto!" Sakura cried and punched him over the head for good measure.
"Wow, you look great Sakura." Naruto smiled, at that time Sakura took the time to over look the man's outfit. Seeing that he looked so nice in a plan dress shirt with a pair of white dress pants. She was totally taken aback by the sudden and drastic change from what he usually wears.
"So do you! You look amazing!" She laughed and Naruto blushed. Sasuke sighed heavily and sank to the booth."Sasuke you look great too."She smiled. Sasuke wore a blue striped dress shirt, half undone. And a pair of black jeans, luckily they looked very much like dress pants of he would have never been let in. Sakura knew that these kind of gathers were never to his liking, in that matter he was just like Kakashi. Both would much rather be training then doing anything civilized. At the thought of Kakashi her memory snapped back from the meeting with her old teammates and still good friends to once again look back up at the high table where Kakashi was sitting, but was a bit surprised to be meet with his once black eye. He was looking back at her, but she could still see the blonde, who had move to sit beside him, clinging to his arm. The word slut popped into her head as she tried to hold back to glare that was escaping her eyes.
Shaking her head, she removed her eyes from the man above to turn to Naruto who had just managed to sit down beside Shikamaru who by the way looked as if he had fallen asleep with his eyes open.
"Naruto, Sasuke, how was your mission?" She tried to remove the thoughts of Kakashi from her mind.
"Great!" Naruto laughed.
"Yeah, besides the part when you almost got us killed."Sasuke snorted. Naruto glared over at him and immediately rose from his seat furiously pointing an angry finger at the Uchiha boy, resulting in Shikamaru to be smacked upside the head and abruptly awoken when Naruto's arm made contact.
"HEY! Don't even try to blame that on me, bastard!" Naruto cried.
"Sit down baka." Sasuke replied.
Sakura sighed. Just like old times. These two haven't changed one bit, even if they were much older and more capable Jounin, they still shared the mind of a twelve year old. But still her thoughts drifted over to Kakashi and.. that women. She was frustrated when she kept thinking of them, deciding that she desperately needed to clear her head.
"Come on Naruto, dance with me." Sakura suggested and rose to her feet grabbing Naruto by his wrist and, ignoring his objection, lead him to the crowded dance floor. Her high heels silenced by the loud song as if drifted into everyone's ears.She soon stopped in the centre of the wooden floor, and positioned the confused blonde in the right spot as if he had never danced before. Grabbing one of his hands in hers she lifted them up until they were at eye level, then took the other one and placed it onto her waist. Feeling how much the boy immediately tensed up and she could very well feel the blush heat coming off his face.
"Naruto, calm down!" Sakura laughed as she rested her other hand onto his rather broad shoulder. He sure had grown over the years. Standing nearly a full head above Sakura, even in her high heels. She remembered when he was so short."See, this isn't so bad. Besides, you need to learn to dance. A lady likes a man that can dance." Sakura leaned closer to Naruto's ear." Hinita said she would like to dance with you tonight."
"WHAT!" Naruto cried. Sakura hushed him.
"No lie, come on don't tell me you never noticed how much she's into you?" Sakura asked as the two began to sway softly to the music.
There's a hero, if you look inside you're heart,
You don't have to be afraid, of what you are.
There's an answer, if you reach into your soul,
And the sorrow that you know,will fade away
Sakura ignored it when Naruto's foot accentually scrapped against hers, but other then that, he wasn't that bad. In fact, with a little lessons, he could be great. She smiled, just another thing that he was good at.
"Spin me around." Sakura whispered, Naruto hesitated, but did as she asked and gracefully realized her away but kept her hand wrapped into his. With a gentle push she was spun around his arm until she ended right back against him. They both laughed whole, heartedly as they once again resumed the position of normal dancing.
"So how's Kakashi? I haven't seen his yet.. wait.." Naruto paused." Is that him?" Sakura froze when she noticed that Naruto had seen their ex-sensei up on the high floor.
"It is! KAKASHI!" It was a good guess that Kakashi had indeed heard him, Naruto did have an unmatched loud voice after all. It wouldn't be surprising it one day he does mange to raise to dead. But for now it did manage to raise an glance or two.
Kakashi heard his voice an looked over to where the call had come from, searching until he soon saw none other then Naruto. Standing on the crowded dance floor, waving madly to get his attention. Kakashi couldn't help but smile at the boy's unchanged ways. Then noticing that beside him stood Sakura. Her eyes were turned away, as if slightly afraid to meet his for some reason. Was she truly afraid of him? Or was it due to the fact that she was upset? But what did she have to be upset about?
"Shit." Kakashi muttered. Did she see Mikage getting a little close to him? Was that it?
"Come on, Sakura!" Naruto cried and happily grabbed Sakuras hand as he pulled her across the dance floor.
"Naruto, no... uh, wait.." But her quiet pleas turned out to be a little to quiet as Naruto failed to hear her and began to lead her up the stairs. Sakura's mind began to run crazy starting with how exactly is she suppose to confront him now? Her heart was beating so fast that it hurt. She was on the verge of tears as the butterflies in her stomach worsened. She wasn't ready to see him now, not after how close he got to that women knowing that she was in the same room. He had moved on, but she didn't and it killed her to watch that scene play out before her eyes.
But all thought's faded into blankness when they finally reached the top floor and without a moment to spare, was literally dragged across the floor to where Genma, those girls and of course He sat. She first saw his back, due to the fact that he wasn't facing her. But as Naruto dragged her around to stand in front of the table, that was the first time in three days that she could actually smell him. He smelt like pines and sweet spices.
"How are you Naruto?" Kakashi rose to his feet and the two embraced each other. But Sakura did receive a brief glance from the black orb before her once again to his seat. Sakura struggled to control her breathing and her sudden urge to cry. No. she will not cry in front of him. She was stronger then that.
"I'm great Kakashi! And yourself?" Naruto smiled.Sakura turned her head away to focus on anything else besides him. Genma, however, noticed this.
"I'm doing okay. Where's Sasuke, by the way?" Kakashi inquired. Naruto pointed down at the far table and just incase the wasn't enough, Naruto ran towards the railing and pointed further.
"Right there!" But in the process, Naruto's body had made contact with Sakura's and as a result was bumped to the side, and straight into Kakashi's back. She immediately gasped and retreated to a safe distance, her hands shaking uncontrollably as she wrapped the together in front of her chest.
"I-I-i'm sorry."She stuttered. Kakashi twisted his body so that he could get a better look at her. He saw her visibly trembling behind him, her beautiful eyes focused on the floor, he hated seeing her this nervous. She had no reason to be. She knew that he love her, didn't she?
"It's okay Sakura." She jumped when she heard him say her name. Loving the way in just rolled off his tongue so smoothly and effortlessly, and yet it hurt. She still couldn't manage to look at him, she couldn't see him with another women.
"Watch where you're going sweetheart." Sakura's shaky gaze finally lifted up to look into the blue eyes that looked back at her, it was the blonde. She saw how the women swiftly linked her arm around Kakashi's neck and drew his head closer to her breasts. Sakura's eye's began to water majorly and a few droplets fell over onto her cheeks. She felt her heart breaking just like that. So effortlessly he had managed to break her.
"I'm sorry!" She sobbed and with a swift turn on her heels took off in a run down the staircase, her dress blowing behind her and her hair falling from it's up do.
Kakashi pushed the women close to him away as jumped to his feet."Sakura, wait!" He cried over the railing but only resulting in the women running faster.
"Hey what's wrong with her?" Naruto asked, but by that time Kakashi had already took off in a full out run after her.