8:13 am
The young miss of Yamanaka family was humming the title track of the recent Twice's Japan album, walked cheerfully towards Earl's Gray when she saw the cafe door wasn't locked; instead it was wide opened. She almost screamed for help. Was the cafe being robbed last night? But seeing a long brown haired woman laying on the sofa, she held her reflex not to throw her hard hand bag toward the person. It was just Sakura, the cafe owner herself.
"Sakura," Ino tried to wake up her friend and partner, reminded her that in less than an hour the cafe will open for customer. Surely she won't stay sleeping on the couch here, right?
"Oh, Ino? Sorry. What time is it?" She sat up with much struggles, and the girl just helped her.
"It's quarter past eight. Were you drunk, Sakura? And you stayed here all night?!"
"No, no, I spend the night anywhere else," she paused, remembering last night rendezvous with a certain someone. "I just came here at dusk by taxi."
"But you still drunk, didn't you?" Not responding to Ino's scary look, Sakura stood up. She took her bag and walked towards the front door, slightly limped. Ino wanted to help until she reached her room upstair, but the pink haired girl refused.
"You mind the cafe, Ino. I am okay. I just need some rest."
Sakura threw her body on her fluffy bed when finally she entered her room. She rolled herself in her blanket, then ouch-ing when her feet kicked the wall. Her feet didn't hurt, but the place between her legs couldn't feel anything. Like the nerves around weren't functioning.
"Last night was super." Intrigued by the numb feelings, she monologued with a dreamy tone. She stopped rolling here and there, staring up to the roof. She was easily intoxicated of any alcohol drinks, but was sobered up easily too. That was why she was able to reminisce of what and how the super night happened.
"I guess I can't drink Afternine's margarita again though." Sakura sighed. Margaritas were her favorite drink, and Afternine's margarita was top notch. Too bad she found out that the bar was owned by the young master of Uchiha.
Enough with a long time daydreaming, Sakura stood to washed up. Yet before reached the bathroom, she hesitated and back to
"I sure won't ever again having sex whenever I'm drunk. My private hurt so much."
–o0o–
Dear my pretty and amazingly gorgeous Ino, can you help buy me this?
Ino scrunched her arch-like eyebrows unconsciously while reading it. Sakura sent a text from her room with an image and sticker attached. She knew too well that Ino had prescription of morning after pills, and she utilized this fact to her benefit. She begrudgingly left the cafe and went with her Benz though.
It was taking much energy to go downstair with Sakura's condition now. She thought about seeing a doctor but she was afraid if the doctor laughed at her and said that she was unexperienced and too worrisome. Well, she understood that no eligible doctors should laugh and mock their patients, but who knows if she just unlucky to meet one. And Ino had a prescription too anyway. So she just asked her and hopefully, the numbness was just temporary and will be better in no time.
Half hour later Ino went upstair and handed her the pills and bottled water. Her looks seemed so suspicious though, and she stayed longer on Sakura's room.
"Why do you look at me like that?"
"With whom did you do that, Sakura?" Sakura choked by the straighforward question Ino threw to her. Can't she have a private personal life too??
"Do what?" She still innocently replied with another question.
"Sex. It was last night, am I right? You are an open book, Sakura, it's easy to guess it by the way you walk and your face, then I'm more sure after you asked me to buy those pills." Ino just grinned.
"It's okay, Ino. Don't worry. You know I don't have boyfriend so it was just a one night stand. I will never meet him again." Unable to convince her bestfriend the opposite, Sakura just agreed so casually. She gave Ino a big smile, though not wanting to continue the topic about the man whom she spent the night with.
"There, Hinata must needs your help. It's almost the cafe's peak hour."
–o0o–
2:11 pm.
I checked out from the hotel when the sun slightly went down to the west. I paid with the cash she left on the side table. Even the room was booked under her name. Itachi picked me up and dragged me to his club for tonight's party. Well, actually it is my club, but because I didn't come and take care of it often, then I just left with the 40% of the shares.
"My dear otouto, why did you skip last night's event?? You even turned your phone off! How come an inheritor of SG can't be reached at all and missing such event?! And from all five-starred hotels in Tokyo, you popped out in the suburbs?? What did you actually do here, Sasuke??!" I just grabbed the seatbelt not even wearing it yet, but this nii-san of mine already annoyed me with his blabbering mouth.
"Well, just that. Like you never know me." My brother jaw dropped at my short reply. He stared at me with amazement and probing look, making me truly uncomfortable.
"You met the girl in the hotel?"
"No. She was in Afternine."
"Then why you bother bring her here? There are hotels near your club though. Why are you coming so far just for a room?? I really can't get this. It's thirty minutes from Tokyo!"
"She is the one who brought me here."
"Were you drunk? You can be drunk, Sasuke?? You must the one who dragged her here. Ck, I just find out that you can actually drunk." I didn't bother to fulfill his gossip intake again.
Come to think of it, I really did pay no attention to my surroundings last night. I lost in her scent, her smooth skin, all of her; to the point that I didn't really care where or how I get to the room. I was really sober, but all I can remember was her and everything that happened between us. Now it comes to this, I felt a bit embarrassed to what she did to me. Leaving some cash and meals for me in the very morning after our intimate session, she sure made me look like a man. Really, I must be crazy having her as my ex.
"–so that she thought I have cheated on her ... hey Sasuke, do you even hear me??" Shifted my gaze slightly, my confused looks met my brother's fucked up face.
–o0o–
Three days later.
"Sakura, do you really wanna come with us??" Ino yelled as she knocked her friend's room.
"She needs a rest, Ino. Let's just the two of us." Hinata hesitated to ask Sakura to come to the club nearby. There will be free party for the member of the club, and so were the three of them who need a refreshing night.
"Yeah, come in. Just a minute let me finish my last touching." Sakura shouted back from her room, already wrapped with the red mini dress that really showed her body lines.
"We don't even change our outfit yet though." Ino nagged, and sat on Sakura's bed. She stared at her friend's backless dress for awhile.
"By the way, Sakura, was that man really handsome?" The gossip radar of Yamanaka Ino suddenly popped up.
"What man?" She replied, still facing her mirror and did her make up.
"The one you had sex with." Sakura almost drew her lipstick out of her lips. She couldn't tell Ino that the man she was making out with was her ex right?
"Sure. I'm picky you know. I may drunk but my eyes won't." Yeah, it's true. Sasuke was the prettiest ex she ever had. Not that she had one other than him anyway.
"Well you're right for once, Sakura. Appearance is somewhat important." Ino said as she shifted her glance toward Hinata. Hinata had a boyfriend that didn't really serve for look and was a nerd. Being mocked, she just made a playful punch toward Ino.
"Hey Ino. Don't be like that. Uzumaki-san is kind and nice though. There are anything else besides the face. We can't value someone just by their looks. And face is only work to hook a one night partner, not a lifetime companion, alright?" Sakura suddenly let out the speech.
"I know. I'm kidding though. Why can't you understand my jokes? We were born in the same year."
"Sstt, I knew I knew. Let's go, we'll missed the opening. You two must changed first right?"
They really did almost miss the opening. It was because of the taxi driver was still unfamiliar with the areas, so they just went around and around for minutes. They finally reached the bar when the birthday's man giving his speech in front of everyone. But that just a prologue of Sakura's tonight life. Because there, next to the man holding microphone, stood still her legendary ex, Uchiha Sasuke
"I can't believe this club is another one related to him." Sakura started murmuring as she walked away toward the furthest corner of the bar, near the inner hallway; prevented herself to be seen by anyone, especially by him. She was actually okay with only him, she could pretend nothing happened if she faced him all alone. But if shee met him with his friends or even his family ... it sure was different matter. She wasn't ready for that. She definitely couldn't deal with them at once.
"Sakura! why are you there?! You said you wanna forget everything! Let's just dance to the main floor!" Ino shouted to Sakura, as the music began to play. Almost all people were dancing, and she just sat there drinking alone. She refused to join them, gave the sign that she just wanted to drink towards Ino. So her friends just left her be after making sure that she could find them anytime. Sakura took another sip of cocktail when a deep baritone intruded her from behind.
"May I have the honor to serve you margarita, Akasuna-san?"
–to be continued–
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