A/N: Sorry for the long wait just been busy with school. Yes you can slap me around with something just don't hit my toes :(. They are sensitive, but my face can use another beauty mark. Well hope you enjoy this chapter! Read and Review!
" Ugh this will have to do." Sakura eyed herself warily in the mirror as she threw on a coat. The pink haired girl was preparing for the big party and was nervous about visiting the Hyuuga family's district in the city. Ino said that her father was a strict man and had denied Ino to date his daughter. He didn't even give her chance! Sakura looked at her outfit in the mirror more intensely. She wore a black tube top with a red and white Haruno coat and black jeans. Sakura knew these types of parties could get messy so she never wore anything too fancy. The tomboy also figured that there was probably going to be alcohol at the party, but she wasn't planning on consuming any herself. Sakura never drank just for the sake of getting drunk. To her it was something to do as a release from the troubles of everyday life.
"Sakura the phone is for you dear!" Her mom yelled and Sakura rushed to the separate phone in her room.
"Ok transfer the line mom!" Sakura yelled as she picked up the phone. A few seconds later the phone clicked and breathing was heard on the other side.
"Hello?" Sakura spoke.
"Hello Haruno, my dad would like to talk with you once you come over to the compound." Hinata stated with a hint of annoyance.
"Oh alrighty then, I'll be over in a few. Is that's all right?" Sakura asked not wanting to come over at a bad time.
"Yes he would like you over here soon." Hinata spoke softly. Sakura smiled imagining the normally shy girl talking so freely, something she couldn't really do in person. From what Ino said, Hinata stuttered a lot as she grew up, but now she had finally started to break the habit. Tenten had added that she was supposedly "bi" since she had the hots for Naruto but liked to date girls also. Sakura didn't really care she just wanted to see how the shy girl was, after all she was very pretty.
"Okay then I will be there in about 15 minutes. Bye." Sakura waited for Hinata to say bye before hanging up. She ran down stairs to tell her mother where she was going as she sped out the door. Once outside she told one of the servants to take out her car. In a few minutes a servant drove out with a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500. Sakura smiled as she waited for the servant to get out before hopping in and driving off to the Hyuuga's district.
The traffic wasn't that harsh but she was still a few minutes late. She slowly pulled into the parking lot of the Hyuuga's street. Looking around at all the dull colors she thought 'Wow this is so... artistic.' Sakura scoffed as she looked around at the rows of identical houses and cars. The only exception was one big house at the end and she instantly knew the main family lived inside. Sakura sped up her pace slightly as she neared the main doors. There was a body guard on each side of the massive door. The weird silver eyes they had revealed they were of the Hyuuga family. Sakura stated her name as they spoke into an intercom. After a few minutes of waiting the doors creaked open and she walked into the manor.
"Wow." Sakura said as she looked around to see the place almost entirely white. The servants were pale as they scurried around. Sakura felt like a dot on paper. She scoffed at herself for wearing quite a bit of black and began to feel even more out of place. A few servants looked in awe at her pink hair and bleached emerald eyes. She sent them all a hard glare when she passed by and they went on with their work, her intimidating gaze crushing their confidence. Finally she reached the end of the long white hall and another large door. Standing outside stood the soccer ball prodigy.
"Haruno, my uncle is waiting for you." He said monotone as he opened the door and motioned her inside. Sakura looked at him weirdly. Neji Hyuuga was acting servile instead of his high-and-mighty attitude he had in most magazine interviews Sakura read.
"Miss Haruno, take a seat please." The main branch Hyuuga stated and Sakura walked over to a seat. The room was dimly lit hiding most of the details. He waved off a waitress who nodded and slipped out of the room quietly and looked back at his pink-haired guest.
"You want to bring my daughter to a party correct?" His voice thundered in authority as he looked directly into her mint green eyes. The man was one who could withstand her soul shattering stare, and Sakura found herself intrigued. She was always wanting to try new things, and his immunity to her gaze was definitely something new.
"Yes, I wanted to escort her to Ino Yamanaka's party tonight." Sakura said showing her more mature side.
"Hm, Yamanaka? You wouldn't be trying to set those two up somehow?" His gaze grew a little colder and Sakura felt quite mad at his insinuation.
"No sir, I want to bring your daughter with me because she has perked my interest."
"What type of interest Haruno?" He asked as he poured some tea into the cup that was placed near him. He took a small sip and looked up at the teenager with a quirked eyebrow.
"I'll admit it was her physical appearance at first, you have a very beautiful daughter, but I admire her intelligence the most. She has high grades which anyone would be proud of." She said with a small smile. She wasn't a stalker or anything, but she was curious about the young Hyuuga heiress and did a bit of searching. Sakura had been impressed with her academic record, though she knew that the patriarch wanted better.
"Hm, I suppose," He said as he took another sip of the steaming tea. "You seem trustworthy enough, I will allow it." The man spoke with slight boredom as he waved her off. She happily got up and bowed to show her gratitude before leaving the small room.
"Haruno, don't get any cocky idea's." Neji spoke as she sauntered away to the door where Hinata stood waiting. Sakura looked over her shoulder with a small innocent smile.
"Oh she is a big girl Neji. Let her do what she wants." She spoke with playfulness as the older Hyuuga snorted. The young woman continued walking until she reached Hinata who blushed lightly and looked like something was out of place. She brushed it off as they both walked out the door to Sakura's car. Once away from the district, Sakura looked at Hinata out of the corner of her eye. The girl was wearing a blouse and simple jeans with white sandals. 'Plainness must run in the family,' she thought. She wasn't going to complain though, Hinata looked very nice in the plain clothing. Her mind began to wonder what the Hyuuga would look like in other types of clothing.
"Sakura...Thank you for taking me." The girl finally spoke softly.
"No problem. So tell me about yourself Hinata." Sakura said trying to watch the road while still showing the shy girl some interest to try coaxing a conversation out of her.
"Well I am 16, I have one sister, and I like to write poetry." She replied, pausing every few words as Sakura nodded.
"That's cool. I probably can't write poetry worth crap. I am 17 soon to be 18 and I am an only child. I like to play fast pitch softball and have fun." Sakura added with a small smile and Hinata giggled at the last part. Sakura decided at that point that she liked Hinata's giggle.
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"Hey, we're here." Sakura spoke as she parked by the nearby park, not wanting some drunken high school idiots by her precious car. Hinata noticed that and smiled as she followed Sakura across the street to the already booming house. Music and people were heard within the humongous mansion. Sakura frowned that the party was already this huge, but smiled again when Hinata got closer to her, probably afraid that she will get attacked by some random person.
Once inside the music became even louder and people were everywhere. The place reeked of alcohol and there were plastic cups of the stuff scattered around every corner of the house. Sakura looked around and grabbed Hinata's wrist to make sure she didn't get lost. In the corner of her eye she saw the girl blush lightly and the pink haired girl smirked.
Once in the main room Sakura looked around to find the stairs empty which was quite weird. At the top of the stairs Ino was talking to Tenten. Sakura weaved her way through the crowd with Hinata trailing behind her. Once by the stairs she noticed that a brown haired boy and Naruto were watching over everyone, she immediately took note that they were probably keeping unwanted people from going up the stairs.
"Naruto!" Sakura beamed as she finally reached the blond haired boy.
"Hey Sakura what's up? Hey Hinata!" Naruto said giving his winning smile. Sakura felt Hinata's wrist grow warm and figured it was because of her crush on the blonde haired teen.
"Can we get through? I want to chat with Ino!" Sakura yelled over the loud music and Naruto looked up to Ino who was already nodding in approval. He smiled again before letting them through. They climbed up the staircase slowly and met up with the other two girls at the top. Tenten handed the girls two cups full to the brim of the amber colored beer.
"Here, get ready for the party." Tenten said with a wink, a small blush over her cheeks revealing that she was starting to get drunk. Sakura was about to refuse before Hinata grabbed one of the cups and downed it. Ino and Sakura looked at each other with a raised eyebrow while Tenten just shrugged and handed her another drink.
"You want one Sakura?" Ino offered as she brought up a cup, but Sakura declined the offer.
"No I am not a drinker." Sakura admitted.
"Wow you sure fooled us miss tomboy!" Tenten said with a know-it-all smile as her eyes gleamed.
"Well I just don't like the smell and after effects of it." Sakura said honestly and Tenten nodded in agreement. Sakura looked over at her date to see that she was a light drinker. Ino looked where the pinkette was gazing. Sakura looked up to see the beautiful blonde smiling mischievously, but before Sakura could say anything about it, Hinata grabbed her hand and pulled her down to the dance floor. Sakura was surprised as Hinata started dancing with her like every other girl would. She never would have thought the petite Hyuuga would do such dirty moves, but she wasn't about to complain. Sakura soon caught herself dancing too. The hours went by like this and earning the dancing couple an occasional wink from the blonde hostess or her brunette friend.
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"Sakura let's go outside, I'm starting to get a little hot." Hinata ordered as she pulled Sakura over to the park. Sakura was rather enjoying this side of Hinata, it was really a turn on, but she didn't really want to be heading that way already. Once Hinata let go, Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and looked around to see that they were by a small swing set. Hinata sat down on a swing and slowly let herself swing, her feet dragging lightly against the ground. Sakura sat down next to the beautiful Hyuuga and sighed as she looked up at the starry moonless night. Silence reigned over them and the two sat like this together.
The pink-haired girl looked over to the silent Hinata to see her smiling face and eyes glinting with enjoyment. Before Sakura could question the smile, Hinata spoke.
" Sakura... I didn't really want to go to this party." Hinata said gently, her eyes fogged over with a distant look. Sakura shifted a little.
"I don't understand Hinata." Sakura said trying to make Hinata continue. The young Hyuuga heiress flinched slightly as if she was being scolded, but she continued to speak.
"My dad forced me to come." Hinata whispered as she swayed a little on the swing. Sakura looked at her with a confused look. That was something she didn't expect. Most fathers would have loved to keep their precious daughters in their room instead of a sex and beer infested party.
"He said that if I were to go, I could possibly do something good." Hinata said in a hurt voice. Sakura was still confused though, but was beginning to become kind of angry that she was being shot down in a way.
"Like?" Sakura asked motioning to the silver eyed girl to continue.
"Like to get you to like me and possibly make good family business between us."Hinata said in an apologetic voice as Sakura sighed and looked up at the sky. Sakura was now hurt that it seemed Hinata didn't even want to go out with her. Even if she did though, it would probably only be for the benefit of her father. Sakura should have felt used, but her pride would neverlet that happen.
"Well that blows. I thought you actually liked me a little, but you like Naruto right?" Sakura said in a casual tone trying not to pressure the young heiress into guilt. Hinata didn't speak but Sakura knew that was a silent yes since a dark blush crept over her face. Sakura smiled sadly before looking over at Hinata. The silver-eyed girl looked back at her, their stares were intense both showing different stories; guilt and apology staring at disappointment and understatement.
Sakura looked down at the ground and was about to talk before Hinata leaned over and kissed her forehead. Sakura noticed the soft and gentleness of Hinata's lips against the skin of her forehead. She looked at Hinata with a soft loving stare and Hinata smiled.
"But that doesn't mean we can't be friends." Hinata said resting her forehead against Sakura's. Sakura stared into the warm silver eyes before lightly kissing Hinata's nose with a playful smile.
"With a few benefits?" Sakura asked trying not to push the Hyuuga who smiled at Sakura's small request.
"With small benefits Sakura." Hinata spoke as they looked up at the sky, breathing in the comfortable silence. The night was getting dark and cold and the party seemed to finally start fading. Sakura helped Hinata to her unharmed sports car and drove the blue haired girl home. Sakura was happy that she struck one girl with her charms and that it was going to be a slow but happy relation between them. It wasn't going to be a romantic relationship, but a friends with moments relationship. Sakura was happy with that. She was still un-aware, however, that she also caught a few other girls attention while at the party.
A/N: No worries Hinata ain't tottaly out of the story nor are the other girls. I will be introducing more people into the story slowly probably, and Thanks to Darkens for helping me once more. Without out her this would look like a thirteen year old wrote it, which I am :D. Well review and please wait for next chapter which might come late since WASL'S are out and my B-day is slowly approaching.