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"Why are we going again, Sakura-chan?" Naruto whines, tugging on the collar of the shirt that Akiko-sama made him wear.
He much preferred his tracksuit, to be honest.
Sakura grins widely and ties her long hair up into a high ponytail. Akiko-sama fixes the threadbare jaundiced dress shirt she has on and the slightly crinkled powder-blue skirt she has on before tweaking her nose.
"Because Inoichi-san asked us to!" She answers proudly, thumping Naruto's arm. "And, for the free food."
Naruto perks up and Sakura has to stifle her happy grin, "Maybe they have ramen, dattebayo!"
"Probably not, dobe."
Sasuke slips into the doorway of the Okiya, shoulders tight and stance locked in discomfort. His eyes rove around the threadbare carpets, the loose kimonos of the Okiya women and how Sakura shares a glass of milk with Naruto, each taking turns sipping.
The Okiya mother watches him with an interested grin before Sakura says something under her breath and Akiko gives the elderly woman a frown.
"Sasuke-chan! You came!" Sakura squeals, bounding up to the somber boy with a beaming smile.
"Hn." Sasuke flinches when she pats his arm gently and drags him towards Akiko-sama.
"Akiko-sama made you something Sasuke…I didn't know if you had any dress clothes so…here." Sakura flushes in embarrassment as Akiko chuckles at the excitement of the young girl.
Sasuke watches as Sakura slides a plastic bag over to him and Naruto cheers her on loudly.
His fingers tremble as they open the package and he has to withhold a gasp as he takes the present out.
A threadbare blue dress shirt lies on the table and even though Sasuke is pretty sure that it's far too big for him, he turns it over.
"D'you like it?" Sakura asks suddenly.
Sasuke is too busy staring at the wobbly stitching of the Uchiha clan fan and a lump settles in his throat.
"Aa." He answers.
His chest warms as he watches Sakura smile brighter.
Naruto brings them in for a hug and Akiko chuckles at Sasuke's begrudging acceptance.
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