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Bail Out VIII: Questionable Collateral
"Seriously, what do you have to lose?" he reasoned with a grin. How could someone look so mischievous and pleading all at once? It wasn't doing anything to help Sakura's nerves.
"What do you have to gain?" her narrowed eyes questioned. "You better not be thinking you're going to get a date out of this or anything."
"Sakura-chan, trust me, if I were going to ask you on a date, there would be zillions of better ways to do it."
Satisfied, Sakura let herself relax... until she realized that he hadn't really given a clear answer.
Original Posting Date: December 3, 2011
Story Prompt: "the flexibility of Haruno Sakura" by cutecrazyice
Word Count: 100 words