Chapter 2) Blind Date
"Ino pig, where are you dragging me?!" Sakura demanded.
An hour before, Ino had told the pink haired girl to dress in her best clothing, and meet her in front of the boarding school right away. School had ended at 3, and after Sakura and Ino finished their homework, Ino immediately went to work. Sakura was wearing a black dress that went to her knees, and black heels. Ino applied red cherry lipstick to Sakura, and she had also helped Sakura put up her hair in a lovely bun. Ino had no time to waste, so she decided to stay in her school uniform. Wearing a mid length skirt was better than wearing a long dress, since she knew she would have to drag Sakura along the way.
"Ino, where are you dragging me?!" Sakura repeated.
"Quiet, billboard brow! I set you up on a blind date!" Ino replied.
"A blind date!? What?!" Sakura exclaimed, trying to make a run for it.
"Why else would I make you look your best today? Now stop trying to pull away, girl! You are going on a date whether you like it or not!" Ino barked.
Sakura sighed, and remained quiet for the rest of the way.
"I am NOT going on a date!!" Sasuke yelled, trying to break free from Naruto's hand.
"Oh yes you are!" Naruto yelled back, frustrated with the raven haired friend.
"Why should I go on a date with someone I don't even know?! I already did something for you today!" Sasuke argued, still trying to pull away.
"Fine, you want to know why!? You're going on a date with someone you don't even know because I said so!" Naruto barked.
Sasuke stared at Naruto's dead serious expression, and then sighed. He did dress in his best clothing, and whenever Naruto's determined on something, Sasuke knew very well that he would have to follow along. Sasuke decided to stop trying to pull away, and just remain silent on the way.
"Here we are!" Ino announced, and opened the double doors. Letting go of Sakura's hand, she fixed herself, and talked to the worker at the front desk.
"Yamanaka Ino." Ino simply said, and the worker at the front desk pointed to a table in the middle.
Sakura sighed, and followed Ino to the table. She could barely see who her blind date was, but as they came closer and closer, she instantly recognized him.
"Sasuke Uchiha?! You got me a blind date with Sasuke Uchiha?! Are you crazy!?" Sakura whispered to Ino.
"What's wrong with Sasuke Uchiha? He looks cute." Ino whispered back.
"I don't think this isn't gonna work, Ino. I heard he's cold and cruel to girls." Sakura whispered.
Ino sighed. "Just give him a chance." She whispered, and they arrived at the table. "Hey there, boys!" Ino said.
Sasuke and Naruto looked up, and his eyes were instantly locked on the green eyed girl before him. Sasuke showed a hint of blush, but Ino caught the light shade of pink on his cheeks. She nudged at Sakura, and Sakura also saw it. Sasuke turned away, and Sakura sat down on the far edge. Ino sighed, and pushed her closer to Sasuke. Bumping into each other, the two blushed, and the two blondes, who stood up, grinned at eachother.
"Okay, we'll see you two in a bit!" Ino said, and the two blondes made a run for it.
Still blushing, Sasuke scooted a bit to the right, making a distance between him and the pink haired girl. Nervously, Sakura reached for a menu, but Sasuke grabbed her hand before she could even touch the edge.
"They already ordered for us." Sasuke said, referring to the Naruto and Ino.
"Oh… "Sakura said nervously.
The silence between them lasted for only a few minutes. Sakura decided to start a small conversation, but she already knew that she would have to be very careful with the words she chose.
"So, I hear you're one of the smartest students at Konoha's Boarding School for Boys." Sakura said.
"Hn." Sasuke replied.
I also heard you like to give attitude to the teachers. Sorry Ino, but this guy is defiantly not my type. Sakura thought, sighing.
"I should be studying for a test instead of having dinner at some fancy dinner restaurant." Sakura mumbled, resting her head on the table.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, crossing his arms.
She glared at Sasuke. "What the hell would you know anyway?" Sakura muttered.
This caught Sasuke off guard. "Excuse me?" He asked.
"I said; 'what the hell would you know?!'" Sakura retorted, raising her voice a little.
"What the hell do you mean by that?! I always have to study for a test every night, and I always have to listen to my idiot friend!" Sasuke argued.
"Hmph, same here." Sakura groaned. "At least you don't have to listen to idiots that talk about you all the time." Sakura muttered.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "You're wrong. I have to hear about idiots talk about you too all the time." Sasuke said.
"Really? What do they say?" Sakura asked, leaning closer to him.
Sasuke turned his head away from her. "They say things…." He said.
"What kind of things?" Sakura asked.
"They say…. That you're pretty, smart, and kind." Sasuke mumbled.
Sakura smiled. "Do they say anything negative?" She asked.
"They don't, but I say that you're annoying." Sasuke said, pinching her nose.
"Ow! Hey, let go of my nose!" Sakura said.
Sasuke smirked, and let go. "You're annoying." Sasuke repeated. Annoying… but cute… Sasuke thought.
Sakura stared up at him, and their main course soon arrived. A waiter set down one bowl of ramen in front of them, and placed two chopstick sets in front of them.
"Hey, where's the appetizer?" Sakura asked the waiter.
"Something happened in the kitchen…" The waiter replied.
"Then where's the other bowl of ramen?" Sakura asked.
"Something happened in the kitchen…" The waiter repeated, and dashed away.
Sakura looked at Sasuke, and then looked at the ramen bowl. She knew very well what her best friend was trying to do, so she thought it would be best if she didn't eat. When she headed back to her dorm she could just make herself something simple.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, and picked up his chopsticks. He broke them apart, and picked up some noodles from the bowl.
Slurping them up, he watched Sakura from the corner of his eye. He then pushed the bowl in front of her.
"You shouldn't disrespect the chefs. If something did happen in the kitchen to only bring us one bowl, then they must have worked hard to bring us out something." Sasuke said. Sakura nodded.
"Good point." She said, and broke apart her chopsticks as well.
Slurping up the noodles, the two looked away from each other. Sakura picked up the last noodle, (or noodle end), and began slurping it up. The two didn't notice that the noodle they were both slurping up was bringing them closer and closer until…. SMACK!
Staring at each other, neither of them could pull away, or at least, they didn't want to. After two minutes passed, their lips broke apart when a waiter came, carrying a slice of chocolate cake. He also took away their empty bowl, and placed two forks in front of them.
"Hn. I hate sweets." Sasuke said, wiping away the cherry lipstick from his face.
"I love sweets!" Sakura exclaimed, and took a bite of the slice with her fork.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, not even looking at the slice of cake. He was looking at Sakura from the corner of his eye, and watched her as she cut a small bit of the cake.
She then picked it up, and pointed it to Sasuke. "Try some, Sasuke-kun. I promise it won't bite." Sakura said with a warm smile. Sasuke blushed, and stared at the minute piece of the slice. He shrugged, and ate it.
"How is it?" Sakura asked as he swallowed it down.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted.
"Do you like it or not?" Sakura asked, puzzled by his answer.
"It's okay….." Sasuke mumbled.
"I see…." Sakura said hesitantly, not noticing Sasuke picking up his fork and cutting a small piece of the slice. He pointed the slice to Sakura.
"Your turn." He said bluntly. Sakura opened her mouth, and he fed her the small piece.
They fed each other little pieces of the slice until it was gone, and once desert was over, they decided to leave. Before they walked out of the exit, they promised to meet each other after school the next day in secret, and that they would go on a second date without their best friends knowing.
"Bye!" Sakura waved, and met up with Ino a few minutes later.
"So, how did it go?" Ino asked, smiling. Sakura blushed.
"It was okay…." Sakura replied timidly.
"Did you guys kiss? Are you guys officially going out?" Ino asked.
"Hmm… maybe…" Sakura answered. Ino squealed.
"You guys are going out!" Ino exclaimed. Sakura turned around, still able to see Sasuke walking away with Naruto.
She smiled, and then turned to her best friend. "Come on, Ino pig! Let's go back to the dorms!" She exclaimed, unusually excited for the next day.
The two girls raced each other to their school.
"Sakura Haruno is going out With Sasuke Uchiha? That's not right. I guess we'll have to fix that…."
"Yes, we have to fix that immediately before it gets serious!"
"Oh don't worry, girls. I already have a plan to tear them apart."
"You're so cool, Karin."