Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. This is only a fan work.
Ino and Sakura sat down at the table with the other girls. The girls gave them a 'welcoming' smile as they made space for them at the table.
Ino and Sakura sat next to each other and silently ate their food while the other girls were staring at them with mischievious grins.
Sakura knew that if they looked at the girls or even asked them anything, they would surely be in a tight situation. I mean you could tell these things if you were stared so intently at by a buch of smirking girls who were also your love rivals.
Unfortunately, Ino didn't quite get the idea. She lost her temper after the twenty third time one of the girls smirked at them.
"What in the world do you want!"demanded Ino as she looked at them.
"Oh...... nothing,"said a girl innocently, still smirking at the both of them.
Sakura was about to tell Ino that they should be going home by now when she was interrupted by Ino who shouted at the girls,"Yeah right....You girls are up to something. I can sense it so what do you want already!"
Sakura could have swore that she was nearly about to strangle Ino to death.
But she was interrupted again by one of the girls.
"We were thinking...... Would the both of you care to join us for a little game?"asked a girl on Sakura's right who seemed to have said that with a little too much amusement in her voice.
'Oh no! Now we're doomed,'thought Sakura to herself.
Sakura knew that they couldn't say 'no'. They had to go along with it or spend the rest or their lives in Konoha with girls whispering behind their backs where ever they went.
Ino seemed to have sensed it as well. She made a face but in the end they both agreed to join their 'game'.
"Good, then you girls probably won't mind if we choose the game,'said a girl sarcastically making it sound more of a statement then a question.
"We'll play 'truth or dare',"said the girl again.
"Here are the rules. We'll each take turns. A person has only two choices in the game. Once you make the first choice, you can't use it again,"said another girl.
' Yeah, we're doomed,'said Sakura to herself again.
Well for those of you who have never played 'truth or dare', the rules are simple.
The minimum requirements are two people or more.
The game starts when a player asks another player to choose btween truth or dare.
If truth is chosen, a player will ask a question to that player and that player must tell the truth.
Lies are forbidden.
But if the player chooses dare, a player will dare that player to do something and that dare must be carried out.
No exceptions unless it is something unthinkable. e.g. killing yourself, jumping off a high building........etc.
But in this game you get two turns, once you ask for truth you can't ask for it again and same goes for dare.
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The game started with one of the girls asking Ino if she want to choose truth or dare.
From the way the girl was staring at Ino, Sakura knew that both choices would be treacherous.
"Truth,"said Ino a little hesitantly.
"Okay. Well then, has any boy ever seen your underpants?"said the girl as she gave a hooting laugh.
Ino blushed scarlet. She had always been careful about tthese things but sometimes they did get out of hand. Ino thought back to the incident that happened a few months ago.
(flashback)
She was on a mission with Shikamaru and Chouji. They had stopped at a small forest to get some rest.
Being all sweaty and sticky she decided to take her bath at a nearby stream.
She dipped her foot into the water and decided that the water was alright before she took off her shirt and pants. She stood there wearing only her undergarments when she turned around to find Shikamaru standing behind her staring at her with a nose bleed.
( end of flashback)
Again Ino blushed at the thought of it but she knew she had to tell the truth.
"Ehm......Well........yes,"said Ino as she turned away to hide her flushed face.
' Poor Ino',thought Sakura looking at her friend who was still blushing.
'Wait, I'm next,'thought Sakura to herself again as she gave a sigh.
They both knew that they couldn't escape from the girls so, they had to get it over with.
"Hmm.......Sakura, turth or dare?"asked another girl.
"Truth,"said Sakura wanting to get it over with.
"Fine, then have you had your first kiss?"asked the girl with a smug grin.
Everyone in Konoha knew that your first kiss was something precious to you. Sakura had always saved her first kiss for Sasuke but now she wasn't so sure.
Her thoughts drifted back to the dream she had last night.
In her dream she had been kissed by an unknown figure who's face and name she could not recall.
But she did hear from Iruka that the boy was an Uchiha.
Sakura blushed scarlet at the thought of this. She felt her heart race as she thought about the kiss again.
' Why am I feeling this way? And I'm not even considering the boy to be Sasuke'
whispered Sakura to herself.
' Who is he? and where is he now?' thought Sakura to herself before she realised that she had answered 'yes'.
"What? You have?,"asked Ino shocked as she knew Sakura better than anyone. She knew that Sakura wouldn't give her first kiss to anyone except Sasuke.
"Ehm... I ...... I don't know,"answered Sakura suprised at the answer she had given.
"Well then that solves everything,"said a girl grinning at Sakura.
"Solves what?"asked Sakura.
"Well we were planning on daring you to kiss someone,"said the same girl.
"But since you already have, there's no need to continue this game,"said another girl with a devilish grin.
"What?!"said Sakura getting mad.
"You heard us, now stay away from Sasuke. You don't deserve to be even an inch near him,'said another girl.
"You have already given your first kiss away to someone else. You don't deserve him and furthermore,
you were the one who let him leave the village. You couldn't even stop him. He probably thought of you as a pest who was in his way.If it were one of us, he wouldn't have left,"said the same girl looking smug.
"You girls are stupid. Sasuke has already left and where do you think he went? On a business trip?"asked Ino sarcastically.
"He'll be back. Who wouldn't want to be in a village with so many adoring fans around him,"said another girl.
"He WONT!! "said Sakura as tears flooded her eyes. Flashes of the incident ran through her mind.
They were right, she didn't stop him. She couldn't.
The girls saw that she was crying and felt a bit guilty about it so they decided to leave.
As they were walking away, Ino shouted at them" Hey girls, what made you think that it wasn't Sasuke that had taken Sakura's first kiss?"
The girls, furious at that question, stomped away.
"Come on Sakura I'll walk you back home,"offered Ino.
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As they walked back through the town together, their eyes looked around the brightly lit stores that they passed along the way noticing how gay the people were around them.
Sakura's mind wandered back to the old days when she, Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi had been a team and going on missions together.
As the memories flashed through her mind, tears began flooding her eyes again.
They walked until they reached Sakura's house. Sakura was about to go in when Ino stopped her.
"Are you sure you're alright?"asked Ino putting a comforting hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Yeah I'm fine. Oh.....and by the way, thanks Ino,"said Sakura smiling a little.
"For what?"asked Ino.
"For standing up for me,"said Sakura.
"Don't get too comfortable with it, Haruno. We're still rivals,"said Ino.
"Yeah......I know,"said Sakura as they both giggled.
"Well......then, goodnight,"said Ino as she walked off heading back to her house.
"Goodnight,"said Sakura as she waved to Ino.
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Sakura entered her bedroom and immediately undressed and slipped into her pyjamas.
She walked to her balcony and sat down at the ledge.
Sakura looked up at the stars, wondering where Sasuke was and what he was doing at the moment.
She closed her eyes, letting her mind wander from places she has been to farawy places she had heard of and wanted to go someday.
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'Sakura opened her eyes.
She was siting under a cherry blossom tree.
It was spring, the cherry blossoms were in bloom and many differrent species of butterflies were seen flying around the village.
Everything was so wonderful and peaceful.
She closed her eyes again. She sat there under the tree feeling the cool breeze against her cheeks and sniffing the sweet scent of the cherry blossoms.
She opened her eyes once again to find someone teasing her hair. She turned to find a figure carefully teasing and combing her hair with gentle fingers.
She flushed as she realised who it was.
The figure finally stopped fingering her hair as he realised that she was watching him intently looking rather puzzled.
He looked into her eyes.
A/N Sorry I left it a bit hanging. It's christmas eve and i have to go to bed to get up early for christmas morning. I can't wait to see all my presents. To all you readers out there,
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.