Not a very exciting chapter...kinda like a behind-the-scenes sort of thing. LOL yeap, another filler.

Disclaimer: I am not Kishimoto Masashi, therefore I don't own Naruto.

It had been two whole days since I'd discovered his secret (or was I just living under a rock?) girlfriend. I still wasn't over it. I wanted to bash her perfect face in. I wanted to yank off the arm that coiled around his. I wanted him to realize how wrong she was for him. I bet she was a skanky gold-digger who was just using the Uchiha heir, and was really mean to everyone, except her "girlfriends".

Truthfully, I wanted to be that pretty, so he would like me too and put his arm around my waist like he did to her and...maybe she was nicer than me, nice enough to deal with my arrogant boss and his temper tantrums...her smile seemed angelic enough. Jumping to conclusions was useless, I didn't know her and never would.

The pair had been sighted together at several functions, so the papparazzi suspected it was official and serious. I suspected him to be a playboy, which many (MANY) incidents and loads of information had proven, but if he liked this girl enough to go steady with her, she probably made him happy. If he was contented, I guess I could be too, because on the rare occasions that I had seen him smile, Ifelt happy.

"Sakura! You listening?" Ino screeched and I snapped out of my depressed daze, nodding violently. "Gawd, woman quit moping! Anyway, Shino's coming to the shop AGAIN today, said he wanted to ask me something, so I'm really excited!"

"...so?" I was bored. "He comes to the shop all the time, Ino. Remember you told me that you smelt his neck when he bent down? Your hands touched once, too. Why do you keep talking about him?"

"UH, EX-CUSE ME!" she said loudly. "You're the one who invited me over to TALK ABOUT HIM. Ino, what's up with you and Shino? OMG, NO WAY! Wanna come over and talk about it?" She mimicked me.

"Sorry, I'm really out of it." I replied, exhausted.

TenTen had been asked to the ball by Hyuuga Neji. I heard Hinata had pushed the mushy buttons on her brother and coerced him into asking TenTen. She had tried to refuse but Hinata, Naruto, Ino and I had pressured her into it. So she was coming.

Unfortuantely, Hinata and Ino were attending a wedding in the countryside. Since the groom was from Suna-gakure and the bride from Konoha-gakure, the wedding was being held in the valley between the two villages. I was jealous, I wanted to go too, but I barely knew either side. They had already left, a few days before, to help with wedding preparations and visiting family.

"Sakura!" TenTen screamed from the door. "I got a freakin' package in the mail! Come here, now!"

"What is it?" I walked in, the tension from the upcoming party draining me of my normal enthusiasm. "Open it fast, I gotta go to work in an hour for special-"

"IT's FROM NEJI!" she screamed. I raised my eyebrow. Neji? TenTen could only be described as ballistic. "I wonder what it is!"

"Whoa! Down there, doggy." Ino sneered and snatched away the package before TenTen could ruin it with her drool.

"HEY! Neji sent that for me! It's mine!"

"Oooh, someone's excited to get a gift from Neji," Ino raised her eyebrow, smiling wickedly. I rolled my eyes. A juvenile middle-schooler trick like this wouldn't work on any normal 26 year old...but then again, TenTen wasn't exactly normal. She took the bait and stoutly denied it.

"It's not that! Neji's stupid, I don't care about Neji! What's so great about Neji? Huh? His eyes? No, the only thing special right now is that this is the first time I've ever received mail, much less a PACKAGE!"

I blinked, but Ino seemed to have understood the mangled and mental speech perfectly.

"Fine, you open it but I'LL take care of the goods, okay? Just so that you don't ruin it." Ino suggested, and TenTen paused.

"...Okay!"

I stared at the gift. It was gorgeous. A designer gown, no less. And the man Ten-chan so obviously liked, had chosen it for her. I felt like throwing a hissy fit.

"Nice..." Ino murmured. "Sexy, yet somehow, it's you."

TenTen pursed her lips and raised her eyebrow at the comment, but said nothing.

"Mmhmm...oh yeah!" the blonde turned to me excitedly. "Where's your gown? Sasuke gave you one too, right?"

I fidgeted uncomfortably, "Nope. Just gave me a bonus and a heads-up on what to expect."

"We are going to go shopping for a dress that is going to make that bastard's dick fall out of his pants!" she declared. I winced at her choice of words.

"Ew, when did you become so vulgar?" Hinata cried. Ino merely rolled her eyes.

"You're free tomorrow, right? See you at 4:00 PM. On the dot."

And there was no arguing her tone of finality. Not that I wanted to.

"This is the one..." I murmured, awed at my reflection. Behind me, I saw Ino nodding her head vigourously, grinning widely. "It's gorgeous, ne?"

"I LOVE it!" she exlclaimed. "Too bad I won't be able to see you all dressed up in it...you look great, Sakura."

"Thanks," I smiled, even though I barely believed her. Friends said that stuff all the time, it was one of their many given jobs.

I'd found the gown I'd be wearing in the 4th shop we looked in. I may not be a model beauty, but clothes can do wonders for a girl. Besides, a ball + a beautiful gown + a hot heir = my very own Cinderella story...atleast in my fanciful mind.

Hinata loved it and even TenTen grudgingly admitted that she was looking forward to the ball now that we both had "such pretty outfits". I was excited too, but each time I thought of the ball, I remembered that I wasn't there to dance or have fun, but to organize everything and make sure nothing went wrong and so forth. No dancing with Sasuke for me. No Sasuke, period. It was strictly business between us.

Wasn't it?

Urgh, I suck. This shit is lame. Sorry! Also, the part where she finds the gown is supposed to be non-descriptive and short and silly, because I want to describe it nicely when the time comes!

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