Chapter 12

The three days before the competition and the concert came. The band got to the airport which was packed with people already, carrying banners with pictures of the band. Some even carried banners that say 'Good Luck, Haruno Sakura.' Sakura wanted to laugh at the irony of it all, she's with the band who called themselves 'Bad Luck' but people greets her 'Good Luck.'

"Funny how time seems to fly. Here we are sitting once again in this cold plane of Gaara's, just to go to some throat-tiring concert." Naruto remarked as he set down his bag and his drumstick case next to him, while he sits next to the window, waving at the people being restrained by some guards.

Shikamaru asked each of them if they are comfortable, and asked them to wear their seat belts properly. Sakura pulled her jacket closer to her body as the air-conditioner was activated. She asked Neji to sit with her the day before to talk about things. Sakura blushes each time Neji mentions something about locking her and Sasuke in Sasuke's hotel room for a night. Unfortunately for them, Sasuke left his original seat and transferred right behind them. He saw how Sakura and Neji fights with arm wrestling and how Neji said that he did not even broke a sweat when he won, and how Sakura retaliated by saying that the plane is fully air conditioned. Sasuke smirked. They are in their last year in high school and she's still as childish as ever.

Sasuke shot his head up as he heard Sakura speak once more. "Neh, Neji-san, Sasuke-kun seems to be more distant than ever."

Neji furrowed his brows once more. "Really? It's not only you, also to us." He saw Sakura's eyes widen a little. "Yeah, I guess Bad Luck is going down." Sakura averted her gaze to the red carpet down the aisle. Bad Luck is going down? When they are already this successful?

"Anyway, most bands disband mainly because they are already very successful." Neji sighed. "And we're not that successful."

Sakura looked at him with an incredulous look. "Don't be silly, you guys are great!" Sakura said, putting a hand on Neji's shoulder and patting it numerous times, each one getting harder than the first.

"Hey, stop that! My skin's burning." Neji smirked as Sakura giggled slightly and looked outside. There aren't many clouds in the sky at six o'clock in the morning, lucky for them as Sakura had the view of the people outside. Sakura waved a little and felt that they are screaming, shouting at the top of their lungs. Fortunately, for them, they can't hear the people outside because maybe they'll break their eardrums.

Shikamaru emerged from the other room and said, "Settle down now, guys. We're going to take flight." Shikamaru sighed. "And it will be troublesome."

Neji lowered his head and whispered to Sakura, "He's airsick." Then arranged his jacket properly to act like nothing is wrong. Sasuke saw all this and sigh. He needs to decide what he is going to do at the concert sooner, not later.


"Russia, here I am!" Naruto said. He hugged his jacket closer to his body. "Honestly, does it really have to be this cold here?"

The band and Sakura went down the plane; a loud group of shouts greeted them. Sakura walked beside Shikamaru from behind as many girls shot her glares, but some boys even pointed at her and shouted her name.

"See? You're famous…even dear old Russia saw the product you, Idate and Sasuke endorsed." Sakura smiled a little as Shikamaru said it. "Oh yeah, Sasuke complemented you when he saw the result of the pictorial. She said you're hot."

Sakura felt her cold cheeks warm a little. But she hugged herself a little more. The tinge of red on her cheeks could be reasoned up for the cold season. But she really couldn't believe how Sasuke could say the words Shikamaru said if he is keeping his distance from them.


Neji suggested to Sakura that she talk to Sasuke once the band comes back from the mall tour. Sakura remembered that they'd be back by eight o'clock since they still got a lot to do Neji wouldn't bother saying to Sakura. She made her way towards Sasuke's hotel room. Okay, here goes nothing. Sakura rang the bell to Sasuke's hotel room. She waited for a few seconds but no sound came. That's odd, Neji said they'd be back by now, she thought. She held the doorknob and turned it, thinking twice about what she's doing when somebody from the other side of the room opened the door.

Sasuke opened the door fast, not knowing that the person outside is holding the doorknob really tight. He opened it and Sakura almost toppled over when she was pulled along with the door being opened. She was surprised when Sasuke revealed himself topless, with only a towel covering his body.

Sakura gulped hard and struggled to form a smile to Sasuke, conscious to the fact that the corridor in which she is in suddenly turned hot. "Hi. Can I talk to you for a moment?" Sakura managed to say.

Sasuke just shrugged and went out of the way for Sakura to enter. Once Sakura had walked inside, he closed the door. Sakura let herself wander for a moment around the room. She could almost feel Sasuke's piercing gaze from behind her, but then, she thought, she could be wrong. She saw a thick wad of paper on the bedside table. On the first page there is a song. It has a title written on it, "Sugar, We're Going Down." As she flipped the page, she saw another title, "Basket Case." When she was about to flip the next sheet, a hand stopped her from doing so, and she had a very shrewd idea on who it is.

Sakura looked up and saw that Sasuke already putted on a pair of black pants, but still topless. "Can't let you spoil the concert." Sasuke smirked as he prepared himself for Sakura's retaliation.

"I'm not that nosy."

"You are quite nosy." Sasuke reasoned back.

Sakura putted her hands on each side of her hips, and gave Sasuke an icy glare, giving her a look very much like an angry mother. Sasuke chuckled; he loves it when she does that.

"What are you laughing at?" Sakura said in a threatening manner, but all Sasuke did was grin a little more. Sakura started to get really pissed off but found herself off balance a few moments later. Sasuke had pushed her on the bed, leaving her hair scattered all around the bed, with a still topless Sasuke on top of her. Sasuke found both of her wrists while giving Sakura a look that made her squirm under his gaze.

Sasuke lowered his face towards Sakura's left ear, slightly nibbling on it and started licking it in a playful manner when he felt Sakura shiver a little. She still tried to fight him and he eventually let go of his wrists and got ready for a pain on his cheek, but it didn't came. Instead, one of her hand took hold of a handful of his hair and pushed him closer to her body, while the other went to his back, slowly traveling its way downwards.

But then the door opened and someone said, "Room service—" Sakura pushed Sasuke off and saw the woman clearly in a state of shock. "Maybe I'll come back later." And quickly closed the door.

"That girl is new." Sasuke shook his head and caught Sakura's eye. "What?"

"Pervert!" Sakura stomped off.

Sasuke's brow furrowed. "Why was she here anyway?" Sasuke said to no one in particular and sighed. "Women…" Sasuke fell back on his bed, slightly closing his eyes, and soon, fell asleep.


OK, so I've finished another chapter. Anyway, I want to tell you guys that this fan fic is nearing its end. Maybe another 4-6 chapters. Just thought you ought to know about it.

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