Sasuke's Burlesque Chapter 8: Firestarter, a naruto fanfic

OMG that took me so long to write! I am SO SORRY for the late late LATE update. Having two part time jobs and being a full time student in college will do that! Anyways, enjoy this action-packed chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Firestarter by Samantha Jade

Sasuke's Burlesque

"Wait a minute," Tsunade interrupted the man in front of her. "You want to do WHAT now?"

Kakashi grinned behind the bandana that covered the lower portion of his face, his eyes crinkling shut. He knew his boss would be stunned at his proposition. Who would not be if they asked for something so ludicrous and would not normally be seen in a burlesque club? After Naruto's spectacular, sexy, and riveting performance, Tsunade and Kakashi had been trying to come up with better routines every night. Tsunade stared at her colleague with a dumbfounded expression, and at that moment she felt like she had made the wrong decision in letting him do the research for their secret project.

"Well, I think we should do a seventies week or something. You know, have the singing cast sing a few songs from the seventies. It would include dressing up and performing some of the biggest hits from that decade."

"And who do you think will actually do that, Kakashi?" Tsunade growled. "Sakura will not do that for a fact because she is into the more modern songs; Sasuke picks whatever song he wants because they are ones he writes; and Naruto…well, he would be the only one to do it just because. This will not work, Kakashi."

"I know Sasuke will do it because Naruto will nag him to death about it, and Sakura will do it because Sasuke is doing it. She refuses to let him one-up her. You know that."

"I don't know about now, though." Thinking back to the week before, Tsunade remembered how the couple had walked in with a glow they had never had before when they came to work the next night. "Considering how they are some sort of item, according to Ino Yamanaka, Sakura might let Sasuke one-up her every once in a while." Kakashi sat in the comfy chair on the other side of Tsunade's desk. The sleeveless vest he and the other men in the club wore stretched over his shoulders, making them appear broader and muscular. The black pants he wore made his legs look longer than they did. This was the proper dress attire for the men as told by Kakashi, so even the waiters and bartenders had to wear them. The only two men that actually did not have to wear the sleeveless vests were Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke thought it was more proper for him to wear the white shirt underneath a black jacket because of his genre of music. Once Naruto found out he did not have to wear what Sasuke wore after his first performance, he proudly donned his new uniform. He was naturally tan, and high school football helped his muscles grow. He somehow maintained the muscles by working out every once in a while, only to pack the calories back on by eating his ramen.

"You and I BOTH know Sakura would never, ever let anyone one-up her. You DO remember when Karin tried to screw up one of Sakura's first performances by cutting the music off because she thought Sakura was faking it? When Sakura just continued on like nothing happened, Karin ended up throwing a complete hissy fit and destroying some stage equipment." Tsunade sighed in contempt at the memory from two years prior. The costs that came with it broke the club's bank account – even a little of her own. She had to cut Karin's pay to take care of some of the minor damages, which angered the spitfire woman even more. Since then, Karin has done everything in her power to try and sabotage Sakura's performances, including a few of Ino's since they were best friends. She learned very quickly not to mess with the blonde, who was quite the contortionist. The last time Karin had tried to destroy Ino's performances, the other girl but her in a move that only professional contortionists could accomplish. An ambulance had to be called, unfortunately.

"We should not have a problem with Sakura and Sasuke, Tsunade," Kakashi chuckled. "Those two are so engrossed with one another that they will not even think causing problems with one another. If anything, Sasuke would help her with this decade's music. It is a little more complicated than that of the current era, and Sasuke likes to pick songs that are a little beyond his years."

"His mother did a wonderful job in preparing him, musically-wise anyway," Tsunade sighed as she leaned back in her chair. "That boy still has some growing up to do."

"We never seem to actually mature until we are well into adulthood, hm?"

"You are absolutely correct, Kakashi."

A light knock sounded at the door and Kakashi brightened at the sound.

"Ah, Tsunade, I've been meaning to ask you about something." He stood and walked to the door as Tsunade stood up from her desk to greet the guest. Kakashi opened the door, allowing a girl about Sakura's age to walk in. Long black hair fell in spiky waves, her layers framing a heart-shaped face. The eyes that were painted with black eye liner and thick mascara were a stunning maroon that looked red in the light of the office. Her body was an hourglass shape, allowing her to have a larger bust and hips, which fit snuggly in the outfit she was wearing. The short sleeved white shirt showed a good amount of her breasts and came just above her belly button, showing off her dangling belly ring that depicted the shape of a dragon. Although the shirt was unfit for the weather, she had brought a brown bomber jacket which she had slung over her shoulder. Her skinny jeans fit around her shapely legs, and the riding boots she wore made her legs appear long and lean. Her expression gave Tsunade the impression that she was very bored with the current situation, but she knew the girl in front of her was intrigued with her surroundings as her eyes roamed around the room. Something cracked and Tsunade realized she was chewing gum. The girl blew out a large bubble, and it popped after expanding as far as it could go. Finally, after a second of taking in her eyeful, the girl put her eyes on the older woman in front of her.

"Kakashi, who is this?" Tsunade asked pensively.

Kakashi could barely hold in his squeal of happiness as he bounced up and down with excitement. The girl rolled her eyes and stuck out a dainty hand.

"My name is Tashino Hatake, this good-for-nothing's daughter," she said in a monotone voice.

"My baby girl is home now," came an overly happy Kakashi, and he drew out the "now," ending it with a silly giggle that had Tsunade leaning away from his direction slightly. She took Tashino's outstretched hand, noticing how sturdy her grip was as they shook hands. As they released one another, there was another little giggle that made Tsunade's eye twitch.

"I swear to God, Kakashi, if you do not calm down I will make you leave and let Jiraiya teach the girls their dances."

At that, Kakashi simmered down, and he sat next to his standing daughter. However, his leg was still bouncing erratically. Tsunade turned to sit at her desk again when there was quick smack! and a small whimper that followed. Only assuming the worst, the older woman sat down and motioned for Tashino to sit in the chair next to her father.

"So, what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you, Miss Hatake?" Tsunade asked.

"Well," Tashino started while crossing her legs, "my father told me there was an opening at the club he worked at and wondered if I wanted to work here for a bit while I was home from university. He said there was an opening for a singer next to the opening girl and I figured hey, why not? I think I'm pretty average, I guess."

"Baby girl, you're better than average! You're the-"

"Shut up, daddy."

"Yes, sweet princess."

Tsunade sighed as she rubbed at the bridge of her nose at the man that appeared to be groveling like a puppy. "If you wish for your daughter to be part of our group, then she has to do an audition like everyone else."

"I know, Tsunade, but she is absolutely wonderful, no matter what she says."

"Daddy, I am twenty-two years old. If you do not shut up I will take your disgusting porn collection and let Mother have it."

"I love you, darling angel."

Tsunade smirked at the display. "Miss Hatake, I would be more than happy to give you the opportunity to sing for my club. When would be the best time to set up an interview?"

At this, Tashino gave Tsunade her own smirk that vaguely reminded the older woman of a female Sasuke.

"Whenever is best for you, ma'am."

"How about right now? I think I may have the perfect song for you."

Sakura slowly opened her eyes, blinking away the sleep in them to vaguely look at the still dark sky through the window. Groaning to herself, she closed her eyes again and put her bare arms over her head to stretch them out. She furrowed her eyebrows when this action forced her body to follow along with a full-body stretch. Ignoring the heavy object holding her down, she gave a long, catlike stretch to wake her sleeping joints. This made her right leg kick out to the side, striking the sleeping man beside her. A low, mean growl sounded from under the heavy cover and Sakura rolled her eyes at the lump underneath. However, she gave a small smile at it and settled back under the cover to resume the position she had previously been in. The arm that had been holding her down tightened its grip around her naked torso and pulled her closer to the warm body she had fallen asleep to.

As she started to doze off again, Sakura could not help but smile at her predicament. After so many years of regretting sleeping with Sasuke, she finally had what she had been looking for since then: his love. She wanted to forget the statement he had made to her after they were together that night so badly, she was willing to leave the area she had lived in all her life to get away from it. He had been drunk, completely incompetent of what he had told her, and it had broken her heart with the fact that it took him to get drunk in order to have sex with her. Even tell her that he loved her. It was embarrassing when she had woken up beside him afterwards, especially finding out a few months later he was continuing his life as if nothing had happened. Years later, she never would have thought that she would find herself waking up beside him again, sharing the same bed and their feelings together. It sent butterflies to her stomach and she unconsciously curled her toes at the thought. Sakura almost wanted to giggle aloud, if not for the growling lump behind her. A little sound came from her lips and the hand that was draped protectively over her waist gave her flat belly a quick smack.

"Sak'ra. Shut up," Sasuke groaned. "Go back to sleep."

"I can't help it, Sasuke," Sakura pouted. "I'm just so happy!"

"I would be happy, too, if you went back to sleep. Too damn early for this." And with that, Sasuke passed out, giving a small snore to confirm it. At that, Sakura could not help but giggle softly and settle down again. She did not care how long this…whatever it was that was going on between them lasted. She was just happy she was able to experience this with Sasuke after so many years.

The moment Sakura stepped from Sasuke's room, closing the door softly in order not to wake him, she knew her day was going to go badly. Not only had she started her period, but there was rumor of another girl who was said to be an amazing singer at the club. Now she would have to fight for her position in the club AGAIN. The last time she had to do that, the other girl ended up crying and running out of the club. Sighing, Sakura ran a hand down her face. She did not like being the bad guy, but some girls needed to be put in their places. The club was not a playground where they could dress up like whores and parade around to songs.

Dressed in only a sweat shirt that held Sasuke's old college name and her underwear, she padded down the hallway to the living room and kitchen area to start on breakfast. Stopping to look at the pictures to two men had hanging on the walls, she smiled fondly when she saw a picture of Sasuke and Naruto at their college graduation, the two looking nostalgic because of their poses: Naruto had the disgruntled Sasuke, who was glaring into the camera, in a headlock while the former of the two was grinning like a mad man. It reminded her of their high school days, where Naruto would greet them and grab Sasuke in daily headlocks every morning, resulting in her yelling at the blonde for being immature. Laughing at the memories, she looked to her right and saw another picture that showed Naruto and Sasuke giving peace signs inside a bar that said "Happy 21st Birthday, Naruto!" As usual, Naruto had a wide grin on his face and a blush on his face that more than likely attributed to his alcohol intake, but Sasuke was giving his usual smoldering smirk. Sakura rolled her eyes at the scene and continued her trek to the kitchen.

As she rounded the corner into the kitchen, she ran smack into Naruto. They both let out a cry of shock as the momentum of the impact sent them both flying to the floor.

"Oh my God, Sakura! Are you okay?" Naruto asked as he scrambled to get up and help her.

"Yeah, I'm fine—OH MY GOD, NARUTO!" When Sakura had looked up to meet his face, she got an eyeful of his crotch, which was completely bare and naked for all the world –and her- to see. "Put that thing away!"

Naruto blushed heavily and stumbled to where the place mats for the table were. Dragging one from the table, he was not anticipating his breakfast he had just made for himself to come crashing down onto his chest and crotch. The hot ramen made him yelp in surprise and pain as the scorching food made his skin turn red from the broth and noodles. His foot landed on the now wet floor and his body flew up in the air almost comically, landing with a loud crash as the bowl his food had been in slammed to the ground into many pieces. All the while, Sakura was screaming at Naruto to get out get out! go put some clothes on, you perv! and trying to get as far away from him as possible. When she saw him land on the ground, she stopped yelling and watched as Naruto groaned in pain from a mixture of falling and his body being burned.

"Naruto, are you okay?" Sakura asked. Naruto did not answer, but he lazily raised a hand and waved it at her to signal he was okay. There was the sound of a door being opened hastily, and then a pair of feet thumping their way down the hallway quickly. Sasuke appeared in the doorway for the kitchen, looking completely disheveled and sleep deprived. The hours at the club was causing him to lose sleep at night, and he was preparing a song he was going to perform, and there were other life-changing events that were beginning to cause large amounts of stress to be put on him. The stress forced him to lose more sleep and be more of a grouch to other people, including Sakura, who did not take that from him and always gave him her famous attitude.

"What the hell is going on in here?!" he exclaimed. When no one replied, he looked down at the mess on the floor and exhaled the breath he had been holding. Turning to Sakura, who was staring down at her feet and playing with the hem of her sweat shirt, he sighed.

"It was an accident," she started. "Stupid Naruto was completely naked and scared the shit out of me. It didn't help that he was naked and cooking and I was going to make you something for breakfast since you've been working so hard lately and oh my God he was so naked-"

"Sakura."

The woman looked up to see Sasuke smirking at her. Sakura blushed lightly and coughed to clear her throat. "It's okay," he chuckled. Glancing down at the blond that was still rather dazed and still really naked, he rolled his eyes. "Get up, loser. Go put some clothes on. You are scarring all of us with your tiny dick."

"My dick is not tiny, thank you very much!" Naruto yelled as he bounced off the floor. He squared himself in front of Sasuke, who smirked and crossed his arms. "See?!"

"Oh my God!" Sakura screamed again. At this, Sasuke frowned and brought his arm up to slap Naruto heavily against the back of his head.

"I said go put some damn close on, Naruto," he growled. That should have been a warning to the other man, but a large grin placed itself on his face.

"Why, Sasuke? Too scared mine is bigger than yours?"

"No, but I'm sure Sakura would not mind smacking you around a few times for continuously flashing her."

At this, Naruto froze, having completely forgotten the woman was still in the kitchen with them. Glancing around Sasuke, Naruto almost let out an unmanly yelp at the glare Sakura was sending him. "Okay, okay, I'm going!" Naruto turned around quickly and sped out of the kitchen. The bathroom door shut and after a couple of minutes passed, the shower turned on. Sasuke heard a sigh from behind him and turned to look at Sakura.

"That was probably the grossest thing I have ever seen," she said with a shudder. "I've seen too much of Naruto in the last ten minutes."

"At least you don't have to live with him," grumbled Sasuke. The statement made Sakura laugh and Sasuke gave her a little smirk.

"Well, we might as well clean up his mess, right?" Sakura questioned. Looking around, she found a broom leaning against the wall and grabbed it. Sasuke tip toed lightly around the shattered porcelain to grab the trash can and dust pan. The two worked quietly to clean the mess, eventually finding their way to the living room where Sakura had proceeded to pull their vacuum from the small hallway closet. As he watched the woman, who was barely dressed except for a sweat shirt he acquired in college and some cotton panties she always wore when she was experiencing her time of the month, he could not help but smile at what they were doing. In all honesty, he would have never suspected to be in the same room as Sakura Haruno, who had gone four years hating him for something that he used to consider not that big of a deal. But, here she was, cleaning and organizing like she lived in their apartment. It almost looked like she belonged there with him.

"I don't understand how this place can be so nasty," he heard Sakura grumble to herself.

"Well, you have two single and eligible bachelors living in a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment," Sasuke said. "What do you expect?"

"I almost was expecting you to keep your, as in YOUR living space, clean and fresh, Sasuke. You were always so good about that."

"I also lived with a woman who would beat us with a spatula when we were being ungentlemanly."

"Maybe you should have one living here now."

"Why not just move in then?"

The question slipped out by itself, unhindered and unchecked, and Sasuke clamped his mouth shut as soon as he realized he said it. Sakura had frozen from where she was uncoiling the plug for the vacuum. Her body was tense, like she was ready to flee that moment at any time. There was a moment of silence between them that felt like it stretched for an eternity for Sasuke. The only sound in the apartment was the shower that was still going in the bathroom where Naruto was currently showering. Then, Sakura continued uncurling the cord.

"Well, why not just hire a maid? Or get your mom to come visit. I'm sure she would love to see her son every once in a while." There was a strange calmness to her tone that made Sasuke want to turn tail and run back to his room. It was the calm before the storm to him, and he did not want to be there when it hit.

"I will…I will call her sometime this week."

"That's good." Sakura turned to him after plugging the vacuum into a wall socket and gave him a pretty smile. "I would love to see her, as well."

And just like that, Sakura's day turned from bad to worse.

After Sakura left the apartment, Sasuke went to his room and started preparing for the day ahead. He was exhausted, having been awoken by Sakura early in the morning while he was sleeping heavily. Rubbing the rest of the sleep from his eyes, he pulled out his outfit for the night at the club: a sleeveless blazer and black dress pants. Upon realizing that he was not going to be able to finish his song for his performance, he requested just to be a bartender for the following couple of weeks. Recently, he had received a letter inviting him to attend the police academy that his father once ran before retiring a few years prior. Although he had told his father that he did not want to become a police officer, he had chosen his college major of criminal justice to appease his father at the same time. While his time at the club was something that was supposed to be more of a past time, he found himself becoming more attached to it. The fact that Sakura worked at the club was kind of a contributing factor, and Sasuke was also kind of glad she was there. They were able to rekindle their friendship –among other things- only helped his feelings as well. It always made him feel good that Sakura was always there to take care of him. It made him feel like she actually cared about him, almost like she loved him—

"Whoa," he muttered when his head spun for a split second. He leaned over his bed, clasping his hands on the mattress. Clenching his eyes shut until the episode passed, Sasuke pulled a breath in slowly as his senses slowly came back to him. The same thing had happened the night before while he was getting ready for bed with Sakura. He did not think she saw him sway slightly in front of his dresser, but that night as they laid in bed, she had pulled him to her so his head rested on her chest. He was so tired he did not hear what she whispered to him, but he felt the way she kissed the top of his head. The stress he was experiencing was beginning to take its toll on him, and while the sex with Sakura was a great stress reliever, he felt like he needed a different outlet. It would not help if Sakura got pregnant because he needed to relieve so much stress every day.

"Hey, man."

Sasuke twisted his head towards the door to see who was calling to him. Naruto was staring at him in concern as he towel-dried his hair, otherwise completely naked in the doorway to his room. Deadpanning, Sasuke shook his head and straightened.

"What?" he asked.

"Did Sakura leave?" Naruto pondered, and when Sasuke nodded his head, he sighed in relief. "Good. Now I can walk around naked."

"Do not do that again, idiot."

"It's not like I knew she was there! Like, seriously! The only times I know she is actually here is when I can hear the headboard banging against the wall and," and with the best girl voice Naruto could muster, "'Oh, God! Yes, yes, yes! Oh, right there, Sasuke!"

Sasuke grimaced at the loudness of his voice. His head was beginning to pound and he did not quite understand why. "Look, if my sex life is bothering you that bad, then maybe you should sleep in the living room when she is over."

"Dude, but seriously. I'm glad you're getting some amazing pussy, but if you could refrain from doing it on weekdays. That's when I'm busy at club. You need to start going to bed earlier, man. You look like crap." And with that last statement, the blonde padded to his room. Sasuke huffed in the silence of his room and leaned over his bed again. His head was beginning to pound again and he groaned slightly, squeezing his eyes shut. After a few moments, the headache subsided and he opened his eyes. Although his vision was slightly blurry from his eyes being squeezed shut, he could make out the outline of something between his bed and the footboard of his bed. Reaching down, his hands wrapped around something that was soft and small. Once he pulled it out and dangled it from his fingers, his mouth curled into a mischievous grin.

Sakura leaned over one of her outstretched legs she had propped up on her chair. Naked except for a large button up shirt she wore while people did her hair for her acts and a pair of lacy black underwear, she lathered on apple-scented lotion onto her bare legs. All the girls were bustling around her as they got ready for the night, mindful to keep away from Sakura as she quietly got ready for her own night. By this point in her career and her time there, everyone who currently worked with her knew not to disturb her while she got ready. There was one unfortunate girl who was only an intern just a year prior that quickly learned not to disturb the more experienced performer. She was sent home crying while Sakura demanded she be fired for interrupting her time, brandishing the curling iron she had threatened the intern with by threatening to shove it up places it should not be.

On the other side of the dressing room stood the newest girl to come to the club. Sakura knew her at Kakashi's daughter, but even that was a mystery. No one knew Kakashi had a daughter that was the same age as Sakura besides Tsunade, so it came as a surprise when she was introduced to the whole group that morning. The young woman with fiery red eyes and hair the color of the night was going to be one of the closing acts that night, with Sakura right behind her in a performance with Ino as they both performed aerobatics and contortions, and Naruto ending it for the night. When Sakura heard that Sasuke decided to take the night off again, she could not help but feel something was wrong with him. From the corner of her eye, Sakura glanced at Tashino as the other girl piled her thick hair high onto her head, turning it this way and that way to figure out which hair style to put it in. Sakura finished up lathering her legs and reached for the sheer white and black stockings to inch up her calves, and then her thighs.

However, she did not notice how the room steadily got quiet and the light tap of heels moved toward her station. It was not until the feet clad in six inch heels stopped beside her chair that Sakura froze in the process of rolling up the second stocking. She noticed how quiet the room had gotten and her eyes narrowed into slits when she realized the new girl was standing right beside her.

In her station.

While she was getting ready.

Did this new girl not understand that she was putting herself at risk for merely standing next to her? The entire room held their breaths as they waited for the chaos to unfold.

"Can I help you." It was not a question, but rather a demand.

"Not trying to be a bother or anything," Tashino started, "but I noticed you knew a thing or two about hair. Could I get your help with mine?" The way her voice curled around her words gave the rest of the room the impression that Tashino simply did not give a care in the world about Sakura's attitude.

"You can't do your own hair?" Sakura almost scoffed. She slowly stood up and turned to face Tashino fully. The other girl was only an inch taller than her, and had a fuller body as well. This was pronounced by the partially see-through corset that was connected to an organza skirt that flared out like a ballerina tutu. The garters ascended into the skirt and appeared to be clipped to her underwear. While the corset was pitch black except the see-through abdomen, the organza skirt exploded in a fiery red. According to Kakashi, who appeared to be the ever doting father while he got her dressed, it was to symbolize fire. Her breasts looked ready to spill out of the top, bouncing up and down as she breathed, moved, and naturally.

"My hair is so long and full that I have a hard time doing anything with it," came Tashino's retort. Sakura pursed her lips and reassessed Tashino. Her curly black hair reached to her lower back, and indeed looked full. There was already some hair product applied to it when she styled it that morning for her daily routine. With a sigh of defeat, Sakura stepped to the side and gestured for Tashino to sit in her chair. There was a collective gasp in the room and Sakura turned to glare at the girls who were apprehensively watching the scene unfold. They flinched away from the look and continued with their routines. From her stall, Ino raised an eyebrow at Sakura, which she returned with a shrug.

"So," Sakura started as she fluffed up Tashino's hair, "what were you thinking of doing with this mess?"

Sasuke stood behind the bar, cleaning a glass with a bored expression. The men that were at his counter laughed boisterously at the contortionist act that was currently on stage. Silly music vibrated from the speakers on the ceiling as Sakura and Ino stretched and bounced on the stage. Sakura, who gave a lopsided grin at the audience, slowly slid into a split while Ino curled over backwards to give the crowd a sultry wink. When Sasuke caught Sakura's eye, he gave her a smirk that promised things that would result in positions that would prove otherwise impossible for a normal person. She simply gave a wink in his direction that had the men sitting directly in front of him howling. Rolling his eyes, Sasuke placed the drink on the shelf behind him and grabbed another glass from the sink. One of the men left the bar, leaving behind a hefty tip for Sasuke. As he grabbed it and slid it into the front of his shirt pocket, Naruto replaced the man's spot.

"Give me a pine shooter," Naruto quipped.

"You know better than to drink before your act," Sasuke murmured. Nevertheless, he started making the shot. He found the blonde performed better with something in his system. Naruto was definitely more relaxed when he had one of Sasuke's combination drinks before he went on stage. The shot glass was placed in front of him and Naruto threw it back, grimacing at the initial taste before slamming the glass down on the counter.

"Better?"

"Much. I appreciate it, you bastard." Naruto swiveled the bar stool to watch just as Sakura and Ino bowed fluidly to signal the end. The lights on the stage and in the room slowly came on to signal an intermission. "So, how are you and Sakura?"

Sasuke shrugged. Continuing to clean the glass, he recalled when Sakura came to him before her and Ino's act. She told him about the new girl, Tashino, and how talented she was. The new girl was next, so he was wondering how that was going to go.

"We're good."

"That's good. Are you guys dating yet?"

The question stopped Sasuke's methodical cleaning process. Were they dating? In the past month that they had started doing their own thing, Sakura had never asked or even mentioned the thought of them dating, or even remotely being anything. Should he ask her, or avoid the issue? Naruto laughed at Sasuke's expression.

"I'm sure you guys will figure it out eventually," he sighed before ordering another pine shooter. Sasuke sighed too and turned to a man who was signaling him from the other end of the bar to order something. After taking the order for a Bloody Mary, Sasuke went to go fill it. However, he found a surprise waiting for him in his station. Sakura was mixing a drink for one of the girls that was at his bar, laughing at something that she was told. She was mixing the drink without looking at it, showing him that she had obviously done this before. Moving towards her, he grabbed the ingredients for his drink as he looked at her new outfit. She had changed into a pair of tight fitting jeans, and she appeared to be wearing one of his shirts that was tied in the back with a pony tail holder. The small of her back was showing and it made the back of his neck hot at the sight. Her hair was pulled into a pony tail with another holder, revealing her slender neck where he could barely see a mark he had left on her a few days before.

"Hey," he said as he came up to her. Sakura angled her head towards him and gave him a bright smile. She waved to the girl who was leaving the bar with her new drink in farewell.

"Hey, you!" Sakura exclaimed. He smirked and snagged at her cheek. She blew out her cheeks in an attempt to keep him from grabbing her cheek and he chuckled. "Stop that, Sasuke! I'm not a little kid, you know!"

"Then do not act like one," he said, inclining his head towards her. He started making the Bloody Mary, finishing it quickly. Turning away from Sakura, he walked down the length of the bar and handed the already inebriated man his drink. He felt eyes staring into his back, and when he turned around, he saw Sakura look away with a small blush on her cheeks. Smirking, he handed his notebook to a bartender that was coming in to cover his break and grabbed Sakura by the arm to lead her away from the main room. He led her to one of the closets where the costumes were kept, and once the door was closed, Sasuke swept her up in his arms. His lips landed on hers and Sakura whimpered against him. Her body pressed against his and her arms wound themselves around his torso to his back. One of his hands reached up to release her hair from its holder and dug into her free hair. Sakura groaned in his mouth at the tug he gave her hair, earning a sharp grin against her lips and Sasuke grabbed her bottom lip roughly.

Finally, Sakura pushed him away gently, her hands on his chest. "Hold it right there, big boy," she giggled. "Let's not forget I'm on my period."

Sasuke made an unSasuke-like face by sticking his tongue out in disgust and scrunching his nose. Sakura giggled again at the face and placed her hands on either side of his face. Planting a light kiss on his lips, she smiled up at him.

"Can we just stay in here and not have to worry about anything out there?" Sasuke whispered to her. Sakura sighed at his question, amazed at how cute it sounded coming from Sasuke.

"No, we can't. We have to watch Tashino and Naruto perform their songs remember?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Is this girl supposed to be that good?"

"Oh yeah. She's also Kakashi's daughter—I know right?!" Sasuke's face was one of total shock, unbelieving of the statement.

"Who would want to procreate with him?"

"Exactly."

Sasuke sighed and gathered the girl in his arms. Sakura smiled softly at the warmth from his body and inhaled his scent. It was a mixture of his cologne and the smell of the bar, but underneath that was a musky smell that made Sakura's body melt against his. His natural scent sent a relaxing power over her body, and she could not help but ponder that maybe it was his actual smell that attracted her to him. Suddenly, at that thought, Sakura thumped her head against Sasuke's chest at her own stupidity. She did not notice his look of confusion at the action. Men's pheromones attracted women to them. 'And I'm supposed to be a doctor when I get into school,' she thought. Sasuke shrugged to himself and continued to hold her to him, cherishing the moment of peace without having everyone bustling around them.

"Oh, before I forget," Sasuke suddenly said after a few minute. He reached into the back of his pants and pulled out a lacy, black, revealing thong. Sakura gasped and shot him a glare when she snatched it out of his hand.

"You're such a perv for keeping these!"

"Not my fault you are as messy as I am."

"Sasuke!"

The stage was dark as the crowd waited for the new addition to the group of girls to appear. Sasuke and Sakura had already returned to their spot at the bar with Ino and Naruto, who was finishing his third shot.

"Where is she?" Ino whispered to Sakura. The girl shrugged and tilted her head towards the man beside her. Sasuke glanced sideways to her and shrugged as well.

"She's probably like how I was," Naruto said. "All nervous and what not. She probably won't even show up."

"Ye of little faith," Sakura growled at him and smacked him upside the head. Naruto yelped and cowered away from her. Then, a light burst onto the stage and techno music started playing to begin the song. In the middle of the light was a lounge couch, and Tashino laid on it, a hand over her face. One of her heel-clad legs dangled over the couch while the other one was inclined up. The leg that was dangling was completely bare from the knee up except the stockings that were bright red. The black organza skirt with the flames made her bare thighs appear long in the light. Her hair was piled high on her head in the style Sakura had put it in, and her face was bare except for dark, black eyeshadow and blood red lipstick that made her face stand out above anything else. The chest that was practically spilling out of the tight corset was what all the men focused on, and the male portion of the crowd was howling. Next to Ino, Naruto's jaw dropped at the sight and the blonde girl grinned, rolling her eyes as she handed him a napkin.

"Want a napkin to wipe that drool coming from your mouth?"

You can be my matchstick, light me up
If you love me in the way that I want it, play the part

The song Tashino sang started a barrage of lights that matched the rhythm of it. Sakura and Ino cheered while the two men beside them watched in shock and disbelief.

Come and lay me down down d-down down
Only take a minute, starting my ignition, yeah
It's gonna burn when you touch me, when you touch me

We, we're flying recklessly tonight,
Go on and take me higher, you can be my firestarter
Ohhhhhh
We, we're flying recklessly tonight,
Go on and take me higher, you can be my firestarter
Ohhhhhh

Come on run the red light, don't you stop
Cause I love the way you're playin it honest to get in the dark

Tashino stood from the couch and started walking slowly to the edge of the stage, showing off her long legs that reached endlessly into her skirt. Naruto watched as the girl made eye contact with him and gave him a sensual smile before looking away shyly.

Come and lay me down down d-down down
Only take a minute, starting my ignition, yeah
Its gonna burn when you touch me, when you touch me

Tashino threw her right arm up to the ceiling as the music pounded and the light flickered throughout the room.

Slowly, Tashino sat down on the edge of the stage and moved her legs like they were on the cough: one leg was inclined while the other dangled off the stage. The view made it impossible to see the junction between her legs, but it still gave everyone a nice view of her lean legs.

Including Naruto, who was leaning forward slightly in his chair with a completely straight face.

There you are like a flamethrower to my heart, yeah yeah yeah
Got the things that I need to make it start, ohhh.
F-f-flamethrower f-f-firestarter, f-f-flamethrower f-f-firestarter, f-f-flamethrower f-f-firestarter, f-f-flamethrower f-f-firestarter

Sliding a hand down her leg that was inclined, Tashino made direct eye contact with Naruto, who felt like the breath had been knocked out of him completely. Standing up briskly, Tashino strutted to the couch again as the lights continued to flutter and flicker. The organza skirt bounced as she moved, flirting with the fact that the men could only see a glimpse at the underside of her bottom.

Tashino ended up laid back on the couch again, her arm shielding her face from the crowd. The music and lights stopped, and the curtain closed as she received a standing ovation along with the entire room cheering for her. Sasuke could not help but smirk as he clapped along with them, and he noticed his blonde friend still quiet, his mouth shut but eyes wide. Sakura and Ino cheered for their new colleague, completely oblivious to the fact that Naruto had completely and utterly fallen head over heels for the dark haired, red lipped, long legged siren.

... ;) Enjoy

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