As soon as Sai dropped me off home, I decided that I should probably finally check my phone. And sure enough, I had been bombarded by a million and one phone calls and texts, all from Sakura who was just wanting to know the gossip about last night. I open one of the texts it reading, 'Ino, you better tell what happened with you and lover boy last night or so help me god!'. I laugh, before sending her a reply asking if she wanted to come over for coffee. Her reply was instant and short. "On my way x" was all it said. I laughed again, before putting my phone onto charge and changing into more sensible clothes. I was still wearing Sai's t-shirt; his way apparently of determining that will definitely see each other again, even though I promised we would. We'd also exchanged numbers, so that way we could sort out when we were gonna meet again.
I grabbed the first thing from my wardrobe, which happened to be a white summer dress with ruffled short sleeves. I also grab some fresh underwear from my drawer before taking off Sai's shirt and my underwear from last night. I throw the dirty clothes into my laundry basket, leaving his shirt on my bed whilst I got dressed. Walking downstairs, I smile and glide into my kitchen, putting the kettle on ready for Sakura's arrival. Something about last night, and how amazing everything went had really just put a spring in my step. I hadn't felt this upbeat since me and Kiba had broke up, and it felt so nice to feel something other than sad for once. Sai had just walked into my life, and in an instant, he'd made me feel something that I hadn't felt in weeks.
The sound of the doorbell ringing brings me out of my bubble, and I hurry to answer the door, excited to gossip with Sakura. I open the door, only to be greeted by a giant hug; my vision blurred by big pink curly hair. I squeezed her back, only pulling back because her hair was beginning to suffocate me. My eyes rake over Sakura's outfit which consists of a tight red crop top, paired with black denim high waisted shorts. Her hair had been curled beautifully giving it volume and on her feet were just come classic white converse high tops. Overall, my best friend looked adorable, and she more than likely knew it. "You look amazing!" I say, gesturing to her entire look. "Awh thank you, so do you! You have such a glow about you today" Sakura replies, especially pointing to my face. "The kettles done so I'll make us our drinks, make yourself at home on the sofa" I say, moving off to the kitchen to prepare our coffees.
I re enter my living room, placing Sakura's coffee onto the table in front of her, before doing the same with my own. She thanks me, waiting for me to sit down and tell her everything about last night. "Last night was so fun" Sakura starts off, sipping at her warm cup; both hands wrapped around the cup tightly. "It really was.. thanks for suggesting it Sakura. I had such a good time" I reply, also taking a swig of my drink. "Speaking of good times, so what exactly happened to you last night? I mean I got your text, but then I didn't hear from you for the rest of night so what happened?" She looks at me like she already knows the answer, but she still wants me to say it. I roll my eyes, "What do you think happened Sakura? I went back to his place, and ...things happened" I can't bring myself to say that I had slept with him. I wasn't embarrassed..it was just private that's all. "Oh my god Ino! I can't believe you slept with a guy you met at the club! He was pretty cute though" She says in serious disbelief. "Yeah he is pretty cute.. and I am pretty sure I'm gonna see him again" I say, a smile permanently on my face.
"Really?! Oh my god...this is getting serious" She squeals, excited for me. "I wouldn't say its that serious Sakura...it's just a date. We aren't gonna get married or anything" I can't help but laugh at her over enthusiasm. It was sweet that she is this excited for me. "Remember Sakura... I've not been broken up from Kiba that long... I'm not ready for any kind of commitment just yet" Saying his name brings a slight pang of pain into my heart, but I refuse to let it bring down my mood. "Yeah but Ino.. let's be honest here. Kiba is a fucking idiot for letting you go. That douche isn't gonna find anyone else better. This..Sai was it? This Sai guy seems to be really into and he seems nice too. You deserve that after what the cunt put you through" Sakura was getting angrier by the second which was never a good thing. "Sakura, chill.. I know I know.. What Kiba made me do was...something I'll never forget. But honestly, I am trying to because I want to move on. I don't want him to forever have a hold on me. Hence why I am focusing on Sai for now" I say, feeling slightly sad at how the conversation had turned around onto a tough subject for me.
Suddenly I hear my phone buzz, and I excuse myself for a moment to go and get it. Whilst I was walking back down the stairs, I open the text seeing that it was from Sai.'Hey Ino! It's Sai, just in case you haven't saved my number yet. I was wondering if you want to hang out tonight? Let me know x' it read. A smile found a way onto my face, and my fingers instantly began to type a response. 'Hey Sai, of course I saved your number. I would love to see you tonight..how about you come over and I'll cook us something to eat?' I follow the message up with another one saying my address and to be over at 8. I reach my living room, putting my phone down on the table and picking up my coffee. "So...who was that?" Sakura asks being nosey like usual. "Sai...he wants to meet tonight and I said for him to come over and I'll make us dinner"My text tone suddenly going off again, so I open it. 'Awesome, I'll be over at 8. Can't wait to see you ;) x'. I grin and decide that I don't need to reply. "Oh my god, you are so smitten.. I have never seen you like this. It's amazing" Sakura laughs at me, making me join in too. "I don't know what it is! He just makes smile I guess... it's crazy to me too" I really had no idea why he was making me this happy but it felt so much better for me to be smiling and laughing than it had when I was depressed and sad.
"When's he coming over then?" She asks, finishing her cup of coffee. "At 8, so somewhat soon" I say, looking at the clock, which read 5:27. "Well I better leave you to get everything ready" She stands up, putting her and mine empty cups into the kitchen sink, before moving over to my front door. "It's been nice seeing you smile for once.. I'll see you at work tomorrow?" Sakura says pulling me into a hug. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow! And thank you Sakura, means a lot" I pull back, to smile at her before showing her out. Closing the door, I decide that I should probably start on dinner if I wanted to get myself and the food ready on time. I decided to make cheese stuffed chicken breast's wrapped in bacon, with garlic and herb potato slices and peas. I prepare everything before putting on to cook. Whilst I wait for them to be done, I decide to take a shower, using my most favourite shampoo, conditioner and body wash. I rub my body dry and towel dry my hair as much as possible before throwing both of the towels in the laundry basket; setting myself a reminder to do my laundry tomorrow as the basket is getting kind of full.
I pull out a set of ruby red lacy underwear; the bra cups completely see through pretty much and my panties let my butt cheeks loosely hang out the bottom of them. I sit down at my dressing table and put on my makeup, doing a severe winged eyeliner and giving myself a light gloss on my lips. I decide to just blow dry my hair and not do much with it. After drying my hair, I shake out my blonde tresses to give it a little volume. I move over to wardrobe, and pull out this silk red dress with a deep v cut at the front, stopping just before it exposes my bra. It stops just at my knees in a flowy skirt, and has long sleeves. As for my shoes, I chose my red silk heels, which had ribbon straps which you can either tie just around your ankles or up your legs. I just tie them around my ankles into a bow on the side. I spray myself with my Marc Jacobs perfume, before seeing that it was getting close to 8. I decide to go downstairs and make the table, lighting the candles in the middle of the table. I check to see that the food's ready, and so I keep the oven on a low heat so the food stays warm.
I hear the doorbell go, and my heartbeat increases; and all of sudden I am super nervous. I move over to the door, and open it to reveal Sai standing there in a tightly fitted black suit, with a fitted white shirt underneath the blazer. He is leaning against my door frame, one arm holding him up, whilst the other is behind his back. He pulls the hand out from behind him, to produce a single red rose which I take from him. "Hey" I say softly, smelling the rose, which smells beautiful. "Hey" he also softly replies; his eyes fully taking in the view in front of him. "Thank you for the rose, come in. You look..so handsome" I say, moving to the side to let him in. "You're welcome, and thank you. You look..amazing" He says, stepping into my house. He waits for me to close the door and to turn back to him, before he slides his hands around my waist. I can't help but put my own arms around his neck, pulling our bodies closer together.
He leans down, our faces only mere centimetres apart. He hesitates as if he is trying to test the waters between us. I move my face closer so our lips are only a breath apart, showing him that I was okay with it. He smiles, before closing the gap between us and finally kissing me. His lips feel as soft as I remember them from the night before, and all these feelings and emotions run through my mind. His hands slip further around my waist to my lower back, pulling me closer to him. I moan into this mouth, and I can feel his lips smirk as we kiss. We pull away so we can finally breathe and we both hold each other close still, just smiling. "I've wanted to do that all day" He says, smiling his crinkly eyed smile. I grin back, "I've wanted you to do that all day too".
A/N: I know it's a bit of a filler chapter but I wanted to do the actual date as it's own chapter so I decided to leave this one here. I hope you enjoyed, and please review, I love hearing feedback :)