Drunk In Vegas
© by almondeyes97
Chapter 7
As many of you probably noticed there is a rather… drastic change in the storyline! Let us see if I'll get it better this time! Have fun with the chapter buddies! :)
They finally arrived at the restaurant.
With their hands still connected they walked in and were immediately attended to by a waitress. She had pitch-black hair and deep brown eyes. All in all she was a beauty Sakura decided.
Naruto smirked at the woman and told her that he had made a reservation under the name 'Namikaze'.
She checked the list, and after seeing the name, she directed them to their table.
It was situated in the rather darker side of the restaurant and candle lights could be seen on the table.
The girl let them sit down and then immediately gave them the menus. She smiled at Naruto, while completely ignoring Sakura and licked her lips.
"So…have you decided already, Mister?" Naruto raised his head to meet sparkling brown eyes staring at him seductively.
"Why yes I have…" Naruto smirked.
"And what will that be?" The woman bent down so that her cleavage was in good vision for both Naruto and Sakura. Who was fuming at the moment by the way.
"I'll take the Lobster with the crab salad and red wine to accompany it. Then for the dessert I'd like hot strawberries and a plate full of warm chocolate to dip them in…"
Naruto said looking into her cleavage suggestively.
The woman was almost moaning. The man just had such a sexy voice. She could hardly resist.
Then suddenly Naruto turned to Sakura.
"What would you like, honey?" He smiled genuinely at her and took her hand across the table.
The woman blinked and stared.
What just happened? Did-Did he just completely ignore her? That was a joke right?
Sakura also couldn't believe her eyes. Naruto had actually played the woman. Sakura turned to her and smirked at her victoriously.
After giving their order they were let alone by a pouting waitress and for the first time Sakura actually noticed that their side of the restaurant was rather empty. Did Naruto reserve her on purpose?
She turned to him.
"Why were you flirting with the woman at first, but then were all lovey-dovey with me?"
Naruto just rolled his eyes and glared.
"Don't get carried away. Like I would ever get lovey-dovey with you! You out of all people! She is hot. But then I remembered my current situation. We can't have me married to you for an eternity, now can we? I would commit suicide."
Sakura glared daggers at him and excused herself from the table to disappear in the bathroom.
Naruto just snorted and checked his smartphone for incoming E-Mails. He WAS the director of a company after all. Couldn't afford to miss out on anything.
Sakura was currently staring at her reflection in the mirror. Tears were descending down her cheeks like water streams. She bent her head and watched the teardrops land on her hand holding on to the basin.
She knew he hated her. She knew it right from the beginning when he agreed to employ her.
But why did it hurt so much when he said that?
She didn't like him after all.
Her bangs covered her eyes.
She looked up again just to see that her make-up was ruined.
She'd have to fix that before getting out.
They were leaning against the bar at the party hall and having one drink after the other.
Naruto just told her a joke and she was laughing so hard tears started to spill out of her eyes.
When she finally calmed down she saw him looking at her lovingly.
Lovingly?
Why was he…?
"Marry me."
Sakura thought she was going deaf. Did she just hear right?
Her vision blurred a little, but then she felt strong arms wrapping around her tiny frame. She looked up to see beautiful azure eyes staring back down into her own green ones.
"Marry me." He repeated.
Sakura smiled and nodded.
"Yes…"
Naruto smiled.
"YES!"
Sakura jumped on him and both of them fell over. Laughing and giving the other sweet kisses on the eyelids, mouth, cheeks, hair…everywhere.
"I love you." Sakura stopped moving. She turned to Naruto and saw his expectant and intense blue eyes.
"It is not a joke…I really…"
Sakura just smiled.
"Naruto…you're drunk!"
Naruto just laughed and shook his head.
She hugged her and sat up.
"No…I really love you. I always loved you."
Sakura just bent down to kiss him sweetly.
She snapped out of it and stared back into her shocked reflection.
That…flashback…
Tears just started flowing even more.
He hadn't meant it. She just knew it! If he would love her – why treat her like trash?
No, he did not love her.
And she did not love him.
Period.
She fixed her make-up and her hair and went back to their table.
Naruto in the mean time was waiting impatiently.
"Where the hell is this woman…" he muttered. Their food had already arrived a while ago.
Sakura cleared her throat to make her presence known and sat down opposite Naruto.
Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Finally! What took you so long?"
Sakura just glared back.
"That is none of your business jack ass. Let us just get this over with."
Naruto pressed his lips together grimly. He frowned to himself.
He still had not made Sakura smile a single time during their date.
"Uhm…." Sakura looked up to him.
"You…look really pretty in the candlelight."
He made a grimace. That was the sappiest thing he had ever said in his entire life. But it was true.
Because it was rather dark around them the candle light made her pink hair shine in a darker shade than usual. Her green eyes seem to sparkle in the dim light. And her pink lips glistened when moving.
She did look beautiful.
He shook his head.
Only in that particular moment! And he was sure she only looked like that because of the darkness surrounding them. She was by no means pretty! He was sure about that!
Sakura narrowed her eyes to slits. What kind of game was he playing?
That voice he used when he….complimented her. It was the same voice he used when he told her he loved her in that particular night.
She wanted to believe him. Believe his words because they made her feel special. But she knew she was not special in his eyes.
She was a burden.
She was troublesome.
She felt unloved.
She was unloved.
That is why she did not respond to what he said. She just directed her attention to her food and confused Naruto.
What did he say to upset her?
~line break~
During the entire meal none of them said a word to the other. Naruto did not know what to say for fear he'd say something wrong.
Sakura wanted to forget that she was even there.
With him.
When they walked back to the hotel they did not hold their hands. Each one was walking on his own.
The nightly wind blew and Sakura was shivering a little.
But Naruto did not give her his jacket like in all these romantic movies.
And when he made a move to touch her hand, she yanked her arm away and moved even farther away from Naruto.
To say that he was upset would have been an understatement.
He was furious!
She hated the situation just as much as she did maybe even more.
But he was not bitching around like a woman undergoing PMS!
He was trying to make their situation better in order for them to get out of this stupid and fake marriage.
He hated it!
He felt restricted. Couldn't do what he wanted. Couldn't say what he wanted so that they didn't get into an argument.
It was just plainly …
He sighed.
When they reached the hotel they made their way to the hotel-room.
When they entered Sakura immediately went to the dresser, took out some clothes and went to the bathroom to change into her night wear.
Naruto stayed where he was standing.
He clenched his fist and gritted his teeth.
He let out a deep breath and pulled off his clothes until he was only in his boxer shorts.
He took an old and plain white shirt, wore it and lay down on the bed.
After about five minutes he felt a pressure on the other side of the bed signaling Sakura also laying down in it.
Naruto went on his back and stared at the ceiling.
Sakura was lying on her side and not moving. She wanted to close her eyes and escape this place.
She hated everything.
She moved into a more comfortable position and ended up lying on her back likewise.
She closed her eyes – an attempt to fall asleep but she was restless.
Naruto turned his head to the side and noticed her closed eyes and her even breathing.
Did she already fall asleep?
He saw a hair on her face across her mouth and smiled.
He slowly raised his hand and removed it from her face so that he could see her beautiful soft pink lips.
He could stare at her all night.
His hand moved to her head and slightly went over her hair caressing it.
Sakura, who was awake, was on the verge of panicking. Why was he touching her?
And in such a loving manner.
'No Sakura', she reprimanded herself. 'Don't think life that! You are just going to end up hurting yourself!'
Naruto withdrew his hand and put it behind his head.
He remembered the day he met Sakura.
He had just been appointed as the new director because his father stepped down into retirement. He was employing some new people and needed a personal assistant.
He was informed by the reception that a certain Sakura Haruno was there for the job interview. He said to let her in and after about five minutes a knock occurred on his door.
"Come in!"
The handle was pushed down and a certain pinkette walked in.
She smiled at him.
"Good morning! I am here for the job interview!"
He stared at her like a crushing high school student.
Her eyes mesmerized him to the point of him being distant staring at her.
Her dimples were present due to her never fading smile. His eyes wandered down her arm and her creamy legs.
He had never seen such a beauty before.
Then he did something he had not done in a long time.
He blushed.
He actually blushed.
"Mister? Mister is everything okay?"
He blinked and looked back at her confusing face.
He straightened his upper body and put back the stoic mask he had mastered in the past years.
That was the day he fell in love with Sakura Haruno.
Naruto smiled while lingering in memories.
He turned back to Sakura and saw her curled up facing him and her hand was clutching the covers.
He smiled at the cute sight.
He wished he could take a picture.
Because they last longer, don't they?
Okay I apologize for this short chapter, but I wanted it to end exactly here! And I am already working on the next chapter to please bear with me! I hope you guys liked it and will leave reviews? Please! I know I am a review whore – judge me! *sigh* Love is so complicated! Well, see you in the chapter!
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