CHAPTER 9

Extra:Just to explain a few things that some of you brought up...

The mention of other known Naruto characters doesn't automatically mean they are main characters or play a huge role within the story. Sorry if that is how they came off to some, wasn't my intention. They are just fillers. You'll be able to tell who are main and who aren't and if you can't right now then you will be able to once the story progresses more.

As for the high school life, it's really just to show the normality of life before things get crazy, I just didn't want to suddenly jump from one big scene to another, if you know what I mean. I realized I could use time-skips like I did in the first two chapters but I didn't feel right doing that but I can't help but change my mind on that now. However there are some scenes in the story that require school life to be a bit explained or circulate with some of the starting chapters.

I'm sorry about the very delayed update.

My cold set me back in my studies and I had to make up work and then i got writer's block like you couldn't believe. I have no idea what happened either, i just kept drawing up blank after a certain scene and kept getting nothing. I really got frustrated with myself with how many times I tried to finish the chapter only to just end up sitting there staring at my computer screen. I was able to write a Thor story short and a Harry Potter one but this story just wasn't having it. ARGH! Buuuuut I finally got something together and hopefully it didn't turn out to bad.

AGAIN; VERY SORRY FOR THE WAIT! : (

~HERE'S CHAPTER 9!

"Karin."

Chorused three different voices to the mini group of older teens huddled by the front door of the two story house. Only one person out of the group of five looked up from the tablet currently sounding the sex noises of a rather dirty talking woman to look at the awaiting trio. "What? Oh, yeah go on ahead." The guy then waved a distracted hand at them while returning his attention onto the porno video. Sakura looked rather affronted by the sounds alone and stealthy slipped behind Naruto and Kiba's forms. Just in case those guys decided they wanted an in the flesh woman rather than a cyber one. Naruto's head turned some to glance over his shoulder at her with a look of amusement. To which she made sure to wiggle her index finger into his ribs for. The boys nodded to the guy who spoke and made their way passed the group to inside the house. It wasn't as decorated as the last house party they went to but the music was still loud and people could still be seen dancing here and there. Only this party was more social than lewd dance moves, something Sakura was actually pleased to take note of. Unlike the boys.

"I think I might be a tad bit disappointed." commented Naruto lightly as he took in the talking and drinking crowds filling the entrance way that opened up onto the living room. A big screen t.v was currently showing the Mario racing skills of four party-goers and at the far side, near the kitchen, was a long table set up with what looked like alcohol. All other furniture was limited to simple fold-up chairs, the L-shaped tanned couch and two sturdy armchairs that were all taken; leaving many to mingle whist standing up or steadily making their way around the place.

Kiba chuckled some in response to his friend. "I hear ya, buddy." He slung an arm over the blonde's shoulders and pointed to where the table set up with a few kegs, whiskey and vodka bottles and plastic cups to contain the booze in was located. "Let's get a drink and get into it."

"The two of you two better not ditch me again."

Naruto's arm found a resting place over the pink haired girl's shoulders; smirk sliding into place as he helped to guide her through the throngs of people despite Kiba already guiding him around, making it into a kind of chain-link with arms. "No faith, Sakura."Mumbled the blonde into the girl's ear as Kiba wasted no time in filling two red solo-cups with a double shot of whisky; handing one to Naruto promptly.

"I dare you to take down two of these."

Before Sakura could open her mouth to convince the two against doing that, Naruto grinned like a fox which only meant trouble and tapped his cup to Kiba's before tossing back the shot so it went straight down his throat with a heated burn. Sakura rolled her eyes heavenward at Kiba's startled shout of "Oi!" that was quickly followed by the dog-lover tossing back his own double-shot. Clearly not wanting to be outdone by his best friend. The boys did one more of those double-shots before nudging, teasing and taunting Sakura with chicken like noises to get her to drink one too; much to the amusement of those lingering around the table.

An hour and some odd minutes later found the trio standing at one end of a ping-pong table talking smack apart from Sakura who pretended she didn't know the two boys despite standing rather close to them. The duo the boys were barking at shot them a 'ya ya, whatever' kind of look before they sloshed back their ball invaded cups. Kiba and Naruto had been invited to play a game of beer-pong that extended into two more followed by the current fourth. Both boys were nicely flushed with countless cups of cheap beer in their systems and the shots of whiskey they had upon arriving. They were having a good time and it was oblivious to anyone who spoke or watched the two with their open grins, amused laughs and energetic boyish antics that they were indeed having a blast.

"Lucky shot, asswipes." Grumbled one of the guys as they dunked the beer coated ping-pong ball into a clean cup of water before aiming up a shot.

Kiba snorted. "You've said that too many times in a row now, man."

A middle finger flip off with the guy's free hand was the only response before he took his shot. They all watched as the small hollow white ball sailed in the air and patted two cups on rims before dunking into a third random cup near by. The watching crowd around the table cheered suddenly making the guy who took the shot smirk smugly before they woofed out "DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!" in a chant along with the others who were already saying the words on repeat to the scowling blonde with the odd whisker like marks on their tanned cheeks.

Naruto removed the ball and drank down the liquid contents without issue aside from belching out a burp that made Sakura smack him on the arm. He grinned at her and swooped down to kiss her cheek which made the girl flush and shove the blonde away in embarrassment from all the people around. Naruto just felt rather amused. He clapped his hands to gain the room's attention before speaking. "How about we make this last turn more interesting, eh?"

"What you got in mind, fox-boy?" asked one of the rival players.

Kiba interjected vocally before Naruto could even open his mouth. "Loser has to run a lap around the house and winner gets a special reward." here Kiba sent a look to a brunette haired girl he had spoken to earlier and she nodded in agreement to his silent question that she would provide the special reward. "Good?"

"Stakes are set, my turn gents!" The taller male's partner in the game stated while motioning to Naruto to pass the ball which he did. "Diamond, if you will."

Kiba raised a brow at the taller of the rivaling pair. "With only two cups?"

"Figure it out, hoe."

OOOOOHHHHHH! was one of the many responding vocals to that.

Naruto laughed even if it was at his own friend but coughed when Sakura's elbow jabbed into his side. He slung an arm over her shoulders and squeezed her against his side making her squirm. Naruto's laugh was redirected at her when Sakura nudged his arm off her and huffed up at him before turning back to watch their brunette haired friend as he double-flipped off the guy wanting the diamond before putting the two cups into a diagonal line. And Much to everyone's amusement, excluding the guy's teammate's, the guy ended up missing. Completely. There was now only two cups left to each side and Naruto insisted that he got this to Kiba who mock bowed to the blonde and offered up the ping-pong ball as if he was offering a girl a wedding ring. It made the crowd laugh. They cheered when Naruto did indeed dunk both ping-bong balls into the last two cups; the rivaling pair exchanged a look before sloshing back their last remaining beer cups.

Kiba and Naruto high fived before turning to leave the dining room with Sakura. The dog-lover motioned to the girl he had locked eyes with earlier to join them. The trio moved away from the dining room area for the staircase where it was known to be less crowded; the girl meeting them just as they passed under the archway connecting the dining room and living room together. However before they could start on their way to the staircase the boys decided to get some more refreshments much to Sakura's disapproval which they brushed off easily and left their pink haired friend in the company of the brunette girl only one of them knew the name of.

"We can met them there."

Sakura turned her attention to the other female not saying anything for a moment as she fought to keep the discomfort she felt at being alone with a stranger start to rise up in her chest. She offered a small smile and a nod. "Sure, um, sorry what's your name? I'm Sakura." She held out her hand in greeting.

The girl returned the smile, "Yuna" and shook the offered hand.

The two girls moved around the mingling people doing as Yuna suggested. They avoided stepping on discarded empty beer cans and questionable stains upon the floor on their way to the hallway that held the bottom landing of the staircase. They shared a laugh after that mini adventure. Yuna fixed the plaid sweater wrapped around her stylish black jumpsuit and Sakura went to the banister to check the bottoms of her sneaker heels for anything gross. It was just as Sakura half swished her body backward a step so she could be directly in front of the bottoms stairs that she bumped into a fellow partier. Jerking around, her lips already parting to give an apology only to snap closed as she frowned at the sight of pure blackness meeting her gaze. It took her a second to realize what she was looking at was someone's t-shirt. Quickly she tilted her head upward to see their face and promptly loss the function of her voice upon recognizing the facial features of Sasuke Uchiha.

He stood on the third stair wearing a navy hoodie that hung a bit loose around the collar where it allowed a bit of pale collarbone to show and his hands were buried deep within the front pockets of his black jeans, his expression bored. The last time the pink haired girl had seen the Uchiha was in an empty hallway talking to someone Sakura found out was actually Sasuke's older brother. The overheard conversation made her understand the reason behind Sasuke's attitude toward others; mainly other girls. It must be very hard trying to do school work when you have a bunch of girls crowding or following you around all the time. More so when they don't even know you. She felt rather grossed out by her fellow gender for how they acted whenever the Uchiha was around. Even if he was rather handsome. She wondered if the raven haired boy even remembered her and Naruto's apology. He must have since she hadn't heard a word about Sasuke from Naruto and she knew her friend wouldn't of brushed off any bad vibed encounter with the Uchiha easily. So that could only mean the two had kept their distance. However she couldn't help but think that maybe she should speak to Naruto about Sasuke again just to make sure since it was now clear the other teen was at the party as well and it wouldn't do for them to cross paths again. More so thanks to all the alcohol around. Naruto would most likely lose it again thanks to his obvious lack in control from last time and the alcohol he had already consumed. The idiot. She was brought away from her thoughts by Yuna's light tug on her sleeve.

"You ok? You zoned out there, Sakura."

"Think she's deaf?"

Sakura winced at hearing that and watched as Yuna's eyes move off her to send a glare in the silver haired boy's direction for that comment. Sakura followed her newly formed friend's gaze to the rude teen standing a step above and beside Sasuke with an arm propped on the raven's shoulder in the same lazy manner she had seen Naruto and Kiba do to each other countless times. The rude boy was rather opposite in looks to Sasuke apart from their shared pale skin tone. He had light eyes covered by purple contacts and silvery dyed hair that Sakura felt a tad of envy for. She had the distinct feeling she had met this guy once before but for the life of her she couldn't remember where or when.

Shaking her head some, she offered an apologetic smile while stepping down to stand next to Yuna. "I'm sorry I bumped you." her tone was soft as she looked between the two boys but unable to help her stare lingering on Sasuke a bit more. It was so surreal to see such a pretty boy that wasn't just view-able on some model magazine but in the flesh and a foot from her. She really did understand how her fellow females could be drawn to the teen with a gifted appearance like that.

It was the silver haired guy that responded however. "We get that you weren't looking where you were going. You're still not if you're staring at this guy right here, which is pretty rude, don't you think?"

Sakura gaped for a moment before closing her mouth, her gaze going from the rude boy to Sasuke who wasn't even looking at her but rather at something off to the side. "I didn't-"

"You yammer a lot don't you?" Here, the rude boy turned his attention onto Sasuke with a simple head tilt to get the raven's attention; dark eyes glancing in the other boy's direction smoothly. "Aren't you glad she isn't in our homeroom?"

"Hn."

Yuna and Sakura exchanged looks before Yuna shook her head stilling glaring at the rude boy. "Don't you think you're being very rude? Cause you-"

"I'm not the one stilling blocking the way, am I?"

The brunette haired girl flipped the boy off at being interrupted while Sakura shifted uneasily in her heels. She glanced back to the archway feeling a mixture of worry and thankfulness at the lack of Naruto and Kiba. If those two showed up now while these two were here she wasn't sure what would happen. It couldn't get worse, then again with those two troublemaker friends of hers it wouldn't surprise her if the house really caught fire or what not. Refocusing on the conversation she listened as the silver haired boy and Yuna went back and forth. She glanced to Sasuke and noted he had shifted his stance, his expression now tinged with annoyance. "Um, you okay Sasuke?"

Those dark eyes finally landed upon her but she couldn't tell just from the gaze alone if the Uchiha recognized her. Or if that was a good thing or a bad thing. However the raven haired boy didn't bother to answer as his friend spoke up once more, purple contact colored eyes focused on her once more. His expression easily read as being ticked off. It matched what she was feeling inside toward the boy. It really was a mutual dislike.

"He'd probably be better if you would move out of the way, pinky."

"I did move out of the way." Sakura replied as Yuna nodded next to her, arms crossed.

The two girls were faintly startled by Sasuke's voice finally entering the conversation. "You are still blocking the way so if you can..." The dark haired teen trailed off a bit as he gave a faint hand motion to the side in a slight show of wanting the girls to step away from the landing of the stairs which were in fact still blocked as the two females had only stepped away from the stairs but not fully away so they were in a sense still blocking the walkway to the living room.

Sakura blinked then swiftly moved aside along with Yuna so they weren't hogging up the whole bottom landing."Sorry Sasuke."

Sasuke's bore down at her. "Do I know you?"

"I uh intro- um well no, I guess not really..."

"Then I did not give you permission to call me by first name?"

Sakura shook her head ignoring the back and forth stare of the the other two. Her cheeks heating up a bit in embarrassment. "No…"

"Then don't use it. Now excuse us."

The with the purple colored-contacts lingered his gaze on Sakura's hair before he joined Sasuke is stepping off the stairs. He snorted lightly in a way that made Sakura feel defensive and subconscious of his eyes resting location. "Really chose pink? Of all the shitty girly colors to pick, you pick that one." His sneer was mocking. "Typical girly girl, aren't you?"

And his question was more of a statement rather than a question.

"I like pink" Sakura's voice gained a meek undertone at the boy's mocking. She had always been self conscious of herself. It's why she didn't do well with crowds; at least not without Naruto or Kiba around. They were a great help to easing her without even trying or being aware of doing so sometimes.

"If you're try'in to stand out; be more original."

"You don't have to be such a jerk, ya know." Yuna snapped, not liking the way that guy was talking at all this whole time. "It's a wonder how this guy," she motioned to Sasuke who merely glanced to her impassively. "is friends with you."

"He's more of a bastard than I am, girly." came the amused response.

"That's not a nice thing to say about him. I'm sure-"

"And I'm sure it's none of your business either." interrupted the Uchiha smoothly.

It didn't escape Sakura's notice that Sasuke had remained silent and uncaring of what his friend was saying. Not even a single look of rebuking was sent to the silver haired boy. She understood it wasn't Sasuke's conversation to be involved in but he could of at least said or done something to stop the barbed words. Then again it isn't like him to get into conflicts; infact he tended to avoid those and crowds from what she had noticed of the Uchiha over the past weeks. Maybe he was uncomfortable? Sakura made to address the Uchiha but the voice that sounded was deeper than her own and held a natural husky tone that her own definitely didn't have.

"Why you two just standing?"

All eyes moved to rest upon the tall blonde currently raising a red solo-cup to their lips in the most blant showing of disinterest ever. Yuna cast a glance to Sakura before sliding up to Kiba's side who stood beside the blonde in the archway. The dog-lover's arm reflexively lifting up to drape over the brunette girl's shoulders easily.

Sakura flicked her focus between Naruto and Sasuke feeling a faint unease start up in the pit of her stomach. She really hoped these two didn't have a repeat of last time. Or even have to cross paths again at all after having seen the two at the last party. Naruto had actually scared her and the damage done to Sasuke had been worrying. "Naruto, we were just letting these guys pass." Sakura explained whilst only pointing at the silver haired boy in hopes the her hadn't noticed Sasuke at all yet. "Besides you did only say the stairwell so it would of been rude to take up the whole staircase."

Naruto seemed to roll the words around his head a bit before raising his cup in a mock toast to Sakura's logic. His attention thankfully dimmed do to the alcohol intake as the Uchiha had went completely unnoticed by the blonde until the raven haired teen made a point to gain the blonde's attention with a simple opening taunt.

"I see you're still lacking manners."

Sakura's green eyes closed as her silent pleading for these two to remain oblivious to each other went up in smoke at Sasuke's words. She felt tempted to fool herself into thinking the boy was actually talking to someone else but a quick glance to his line of sight made that rather pointless as the Uchiha's dark gaze was set upon Naruto's face. The later frowning a bit and looking at Sasuke as if trying to figure something out. And much against Sakura's wishes, it seemed her blonde haired friend had figured out that he did indeed know who the pale skinned, dark haired teen was if the sudden scowl was anything to go by.

"Tch, what are you doing here?"

"Same as you." Sasuke replied cooly. "Only without the taint of stupidity."

"If you don't watch that mouth, it's gonna get wrecked."

Kiba landed a hand on Naruto's shoulder and gave the blonde a faint shake of the head. Taking the cue for what it was, Naruto forced himself to dismiss the other boy across from him. He slipped a hand into his pocket using the one holding the whiskey half-filled cup to point at Sasuke somewhat as he leveled a glare at them. "Why don't you just dip. I'm not aiming to ruin my good time by looking at your face."

A smirk tinted the Uchiha's lips at that. "I thought seeing a face like mine would of been an improvement to your night."

Sakura couldn't believe what she was hearing. Sasuke was actually goading her friend and by the way Naruto's jaw was tightening; it was working. She, Kiba, Yuna and Sasuke's rude friend watched the two forgetting their own former interaction in order to see the play out of the two boys who had ended their last interaction rather brutally. It was an amazement the school authorities, let alone the local police, hadn't heard about the fight.

"Only if it was looking just as bruised up as I recalled it being last time I saw it." Naruto shifted his stance into a lean, shoulder resting against the archway's framing, an amused expression taking over his face as he grinned at the Uchiha lazily. "Tell me, how's that close relationship you have with the ground? I recall you getting real acquainted with it last we met. Kissed it enough?"

"Guess that apology you were too chicken to deliver yourself was just as useless as you." The raven slipped his hands out of his pockets, one making a faint hand motion as if brushing away the conversation. "Typical of a moron of your lowly standing."

"What apology?"

Now it was Sasuke's turn to look amused as Naruto's expression became one of confusion. Sasuke glanced to the pink haired girl whose eyes widen at that moment. He had indeed recalled her from his memory; it had taken a bit longer than he would of liked to admit but such a hair color was staining to one's mind. He swiftly understood by their reactions alone that the given apology delivered to him hadn't been as co-worked as it had been made to seem. "I see you're friend didn't inform you of that rather pitiful apology of yours for our fight that night."

Naruto scoffed at that, crossing his arms over his chest as he stared down at the other. "Why would I ever be sorry about beating your face in when I'd be more then happy to give you a repeat."he asked gruffly, his threat clear to any within range.

"That was the impression I was given when visited by your friend to my homeroom class the following school day. Even informed me of how you were willing to stay clear of me because you felt so sorry for what you did." Of course the last bit was a tad stretched but the blonde didn't need to know that far as Sasuke was concerned.

Sakura was silently muttering to herself for Naruto to skip over the small detail Sasuke had let slip during his explaining of their encounter which she knew was tweaked. Only that were nothing she could do to clear it up without implicating herself. Her silent pray was not to be answered as blue eyes moved off Sasuke to Kiba, who shook his head in show that it hadn't been him, and then finally onto her. She shuddered lightly at the intensity of that gaze. It was just as bad as the one he had leveled at her after she had slapped him.

"Sakura."

"I…" The pink haired girl swallowed and looked to the floor. "I just didn't want you two to fight again but I also felt an apology was needed but you weren't listening to me when I suggested it and-"

"Of course I fucking wasn't listening cause I wasn't sorry at all. I didn't want to apologize to the bastard, which I told you." Naruto pushed off the framing to take a step closer to Sakura who forced herself not to step back or look up from the floor until she forced to by Naruto pushing up against the underside of her chin with an index finger. He then used the same finger to point at Sasuke who seemed unperturbed by the finger almost touching his chest. "Why did you tell him I was sorry for it when you knew I wasn't, Haruno?"

"Naruto, let's take this-" Kiba started only to silenced by a clam but sternly given "No."

"I want to hear this. This is the second time Sakura, I thought I was your friend but it's looking more and more like I'm not." His voice kept that same calm tone which was more telling to his anger than shouting ever would be. "And I'm not sure what that might be either."

Sakura opened her mouth to say something to that but the sharp look Naruto gave her shut her up. She watched as her angered friend returned his attention to Sasuke who seemed to have went back to his former impassive expression; not even flinching at the hard gaze set upon him by the blonde. The two held a stare down for a few seconds before Naruto turned his head away to gaze at one of the mounted photographs upon the wall without actually seeing it. A sign of dismissal. Sasuke tossed him a passing look, lips tinted with a faint sneer as he passed the blonde with a harsh shoulder bump that had the taller male reaching out a hand like a slingshot to grip the Uchiha by the elbow before they could fully pass him by.

Hard blue eyes met cold black ones.

"Stay clear of me and you won't be pounding the floor again. Get me?"

"Already told you I don't swing the same way you do, moron." With that said, Sasuke and the silver haired teen with him left via passing the archway and entering the partying crowds and getting lost in the mass of bodies having a good time.

Yuna cleared her throat. "Wow, didn't realize you two knew each other."

"I wouldn't say it was at all voluntary." muttered Kiba as he tugged the girl against his side a bit more without a single protest from the brunette girl at all. "Unless fist fights are the new fab to saying hello and I missed it. Although can't say I'm disappointed to have been left out of the loop on that one."

The air was a bit tense despite Kiba's attempt to lighten the mood. They lingered in the stairwell for a bit until the dog-lover moved over to Sakura and spoke in a hushed tone into her with the suggestion that she go to the bathroom. When she looked to be about to question him, giving a glance to Naruto's still tense form even if the blonde was now tossing back the rest of his drink without issue, Kiba shook his head halting whatever Sakura was going to say or do in response.

"Give him a moment, Sakura."

"Still feeling upset?" asked a light voice that was becoming very familiar.

Sakura turned around almost like a spin top on her heel to face the girl who owned the voice. She offered a tentative smile at Yuna who stood leaning against the bathroom doorway with a concerned expression upon her face. Sakura turned back to face the filling sink and splashed some water onto her face. "A bit…"

"Look Sakura, you can splash yourself all night if you want but I have something that might help cheer you up."

"That's very nice of you" She locked eyes with Yuna in the mirror's reflection. "I'm sorry if I ruined your night.."

"Don't sweat it, you didn't. That was interesting to watch anyways" Yuna answered as she moved more into the bathroom after making sure there was no one looking. She shut and locked the door behind her and moved to kneel down beside the toilet.

Sakura turned her head so she could watch her with curious eyes.

The brunette pulled down the lids of the toilet bowl and shuffled her hands within her pockets for something for a moment before giving an; "Aha!" once she located it. She put the baggie upon the lid followed by her school ID card then proceed to pick up the baggie that contained something that looked like baby powder.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to cheer you up, my lovely friend."

"Lovely?" Sakura blinked slightly taken aback by that description.

"Mhm." Yuna hummed as she shook out some of the white powdery stuff onto the seat lid carefully and mindful of the amount. "You are a pretty looking girl, Sakura."

"Thank you…" Sakura half murmured as she turned to look into the mirror above the sink. Her faintly watery green eyes stared back at her from under a few strands of freshly pink dyed hair.

"If you need help re-dyeing your hair, I'll do it for you whenever; on a condition."

"You would? We don't even know each other though."

"But we'd be getting to know each other through the hair dying bonding, right? Anyways, how else do you plan on making new friends at these parties?" Yuna asked with an amused tone as she slendered out the three white freshly formed square boxes into three slim fine lines. "Ok, just need a dollar and you're good to go."

"A dollar for what?"

"Trust me when I say you'll be feeling better with just these. They're a better cure to an upset beautiful girl like you than any ice cream and chocolate combo ever could be." Yuna explained as she finally stood up and slipped around Sakura until she was behind the girl. She placed her hands on the pink haired girl's waist and nudged her toward the lines that nearly blended in with the toilet lid. She gently pushed the other girl to kneel down in front of the bowl right she had been before leaning down over her while pulling out a crisp five dollar bill.

Sakura eyed the white lines in confusion. "What do I do with it?"

"For one, if you have to sneeze right now do it into your shirt or something." Yuna laughed a little at Sakura's expression but continued on while rolling up the bill. "Some prefer straws but since I don't carry those on me this will have to do. Place one end of the bill a bit into your nose and the other at a slant at the start of one the lines. Closest one to you is best so you don't accidentally knock into the other ones."

Sakura did as told, feeling rather ridiculous with a rolled up bill partly up her nose while leaning over a toilet. But she didn't comment.

"Good, now just quickly snort deeply while sliding the bill over the line while keeping it in your nose. Be careful not to exhale accidentally, okay? That stuff is impossibly hard to collect if it gets swept off into the air because you breathed out too soon or sneezed."

Sakura took in a deep breath, exhaled and then snorted in the next deep breath through the nose, her nose scrunching up and getting the instant urge to sneeze as the white powered entered her nose. She felt the other girl grip her head and tilt her head back so they were looking at each other upside down.

"Snort again now to get it really into your system then do the next line. You'll start to feel better soon, I promise Sakura."

Green eyes stared up into those black eyes. They reminded her of Sasuke for a moment but the mascara and eyeliner presented a good reminded that Yuna was indeed not Sasuke nor of the male gender. "Okay." She mumbled, her right nostril flushing a bit red.

Yuna walked her verbally through it with a few phantom demonstrations when Sakura needed it. Once all three lines were done the brunette patted Sakura on the shoulder with a smile. "Good job, it should kick in soon enough so wanna come grab a drink with me and met up with the boys?"

"Sure." replied Sakura as she stood up with a swipe to her nose with the back of her hand.

"That'a girl!"

A/N: I hope this turned out ok and wasn't too bleh like I felt it might of been after re-writing the chapter a few times over. I REALLY hate writer's block... :(

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Chapter 10 coming up!