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♥ Chapter XIV: The Date Disaster ♥
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"Say… what?"
Ino stared at her in disbelief.
"You're… dating the… slug?" she continued.
"Oh, don't talk about him like that, Ino", Sakura answered unhappily. "He asked me out, and I just couldn't say no."
"You're kidding, right?"
"No, I'm not."
"Sakura! He's a pervert!" Tenten cried out, startled.
"Tenten, I'm sure we misunderstood what he did. He's no pervert."
Tenten and Ino just stared.
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"Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!" Ino panted heavily as she reached the dark-haired boy.
"Ino", he merely said, wearing the same blank look as usual. "Have you asked?"
"Yeah, and it's a catastrophe!" Ino moaned. "You won't believe what happened!"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Really? What?"
"She… she…"
"Well?"
"She has a date!"
Sasuke widened his eyes. "What?"
"A date… with James-teme!"
"With… with him!" Sasuke gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "You say she's going on a date with that bastard?"
"Yeah, and she wasn't joking! We got Tenten along but not Sakura!"
"Oh, great…", Neji muttered beside Sasuke, for once not being stalked by Gabrielle.
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"So what the hell are we supposed to do?" asked Temari in despair.
"We must stop their date, of course!" Naruto exclaimed. "Sakura-chan can't date such a bastard!"
"I agree", Sasuke muttered fiercely. Everybody's head turned to him in surprise.
"We must get her there before the date ends", he continued.
"Must?" Shikamaru repeated in doubt. "Why do we have to get her there?"
"Because…" Sasuke searched his mind for a reason, and when he couldn't find one he frowned. "Just because, dammit!" He paused. "And… because she was the one who came up with the idea, to begin with", he added.
"Okay, so who agrees to destroy her date?" Ino asked eagerly. Everybody raised a hand except Hinata, who blushed and stammered:
"I-I-I d-don't k-know if it-it's a-a-a g-good i-i-idea… S-S-Sakura-chan w-will be u-u-unhappy, r-right?"
"So who's going along?" Temari wondered.
"Me", Naruto and Sasuke in chorus. Temari raised an eyebrow inwardly at Sasuke's reaction – he looked kind of pissed off.
"Okay, Shikamaru, you too", she grinned evilly.
"What?" Shikamaru blinked in surprise. "Why?"
"Because you've got the brain. Right, Ino?" Temari smiled at his girlfriend, whom nodded with the same smirk.
"How troublesome", Shikamaru muttered. "But okay then."
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Sakura sighed and leaned against the pole in the middle of the street, waiting for James' arrival. Her bubblegum-colored hair was neatly put into a horsetail, and she was wearing a red, tight top that looked more like a vest which ended right above her navel, and a pair of white, long pants along with a pair of red sandals.
Somehow I wished I had said no to the date… but, hey, you never know, the date might be fun, she told herself, but in her mind she wondered if she really believed what she just had said. The fact that she had for once said yes to James when she had asked her out was almost as unbelievable as what she had just said…
Flashback.
"Sakura, my tenshi no ai", James said seductively. (A/N: Tenshi no ai, or ai no tenshi? It's Love Angel, anyhow.)"Will you go out with me tomorrow afternoon?"
"Hi, James", she replied casually, with a hint of sadness in her voice as she opened her locker.
"We can first go to the movies, then we can dine at a luxurious restaurant my dad owns! C'mon, don't be shy, Sakura. I'm sure he won't have anything against it", he whispered in her ear. Sakura flinched at the mention of Sasuke.
"… OK, then", she said at last, trying hard to smile.
"Thank you, my cherry blossom!" he exclaimed. "I'll make sure you won't regret it! Let's meet at Champs-Elysées 5 p.m., then I'll take you to the cinema." (A/N: Is there a cinema at Champs-Elysées? I can't remember seeing one when I was there, but it must be one there, right?)
End Flashback.
"My beloved cherry blossom! I'm so grateful to see you here today!"
James had arrived, looking even handsomer than normal. Sakura tried to appreciate his looks, but whenever she looked at him she kept thinking of a gorilla.
"Hi, James." She forced herself to smile, but was pretty much surprised when James pulled her into a passionate embrace, which made her blush…
I've never been this close to a guy before, except Don… and… Sasuke…, she thought.
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Sitting in a café just next to them, Sasuke glared at the scene with much rage.
"I can't believe that teme just hugged her", he muttered.
"Yeah, and Sakura-chan blushed, too!" Naruto commented, upset.
"What's the deal? All girls do that if a guy hugs them", Shikamaru said, shrugging.
"But it's James-teme who's hugging her, not just any guy", Naruto replied with a frown. "I'd even have preferred that Sasuke-teme hugged her than James."
Why the hell is she blushing? She's not supposed to blush! Sasuke thought as he clenched his fist.
"Hey, hey, Sasuke, what the hell is wrong with you? You look like you want to kill someone", said Shikamaru, arching an eyebrow.
"Nothing", Sasuke muttered, whose glare intensified when he saw James take her hand and Sakura blush even more. WHAT THE…! WHY THE HELL IS SHE BLUSHING? LET GO OF HER HAND, BASTARD!
"Jealous?" Naruto grinned teasingly as he saw Sasuke's murderous glare.
"No", Sasuke snapped, but deep inside he felt a tinge of… yeah, what? Envy? Am I jealous? Why? WHAT THE…! HE'S HUGGING HER AGAIN!
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"Ta-dah! What do you think? Tickets to Pride and Prejudice", James grinned. (A/N: Eh… Pride and Prejudice is not aired on the movies anymore, is it? But I can't think of any new movies!)
"Um… great, James", she commented, struggling with herself to sound happy.
"C'mon, let's buy some popcorn and Coke!" he beamed and started to drag her hand towards the counter where they sold snacks.
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"Pride and Prejudice?" The woman at the counter just a few meters away frowned. "I'm sorry, misters, but we don't have any more tickets. We have three tickets left, but they're reserved."
"You mean all seats are occupied?" Naruto asked in desperation.
"Well… not really, but we were planning on not occupying all seats in case some VIPs wanted to have them –"
"Mademoiselle", Sasuke hissed through gritted teeth, "Do you know who I am?"
"No, I don't", the woman said, apparently amused.
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke. Do you understand what that means? I own this freakin' cinema and can close it whenever I want to, and most important of all, I can fire you for not obeying my orders." His eyes glowered. "I'd like to know where Haruno Sakura sits, please."
The woman paled. "U-U-Uchiha-sama? G-g-gomen n-nasai! G-gomen!" She quickly turned to a computer behind her. (A/N: I know NOTHING about cinemas. XD I've not been to a cinema for 1-2 years, so I don't really know how this works. Let's assume that James bought the tickets via Internet and that you had to show your names and yadda yadda, so that's how she can see where Sakura sits.) "Uh… Haruno Sakura, you said?"
"Yes."
"Row 15, seat 2."
"Any vacant seats close to her seat?" Shikamaru wanted to know.
"Um… yes. Actually there're exactly three vacant seats right behind her, row 16, seat 1, 2 and 3." She smiled nervously. "Would you like those seats, sir? It's… free."
"Yes, thank you." She hurriedly gave them three tickets that the computer printed out, and shoved them into Sasuke's hands. "Here. Eh… thank you!"
"Thanks", Sasuke said dryly with a smirk before the three of them began to stalk Sakura and James again.
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Sakura yawned. Half of the movie had already gone past, and she felt already sleepy. It was such a boring movie – she had seen much better – and sure, she liked Keira Knightley, but the movie was still boring.
James watched her with a little smile. A few more minutes, and…
Exactly as he expected. Sakura had dozed off, her head resting peacefully on his shoulder. He turned his attention to the movie screen again, waiting to see whether or not she'd wake up…
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"What the hell, Sakura fell asleep!" Naruto hissed to Sasuke.
"Shut up, dobe!" he hissed back and hit him on the head. Naruto stifled a 'ouch' and rubbed his head while glaring at Sasuke. Shikamaru sighed, before his head perked up again.
"Hey! Look what they're doing!" he whispered and tugged at Naruto's sleeve.
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Sakura snuggled on James' shoulder, making him smirk. So now would be the moment, eh? He removed her head from his shoulder, cupped it with his hands, and leaned closer… and closer…
No one to tell us no, or where to go, I'm in a whole new world with you…, he sang inwardly.
Tsukiko: Nooooooooooooooooo! Tomorrow I'm going to school again! -sobs-
Inner Tsukiko: Oh, how horrible for you. -rolls her eyes- Sheesh. Grow up, goddammit.
Tsukiko: Hey! Just because you get to be on everyday since you just exist here and you've 24/7 access to fanfics...
Inner Tsukiko: That's SO not true. I mean, I only live here because I have to. YOU were the one who created me. And thanks to you, I'm trapped inside a black screen when you're not on
Tsukiko: Whatever. Next chapter is published August 23rd (no, that's two days before my sister goes to Brazil! And eight days before my mom goes to China! I'm stuck in the same house as my dad for three weeks! Nooooooooooooooooooo! (it's not that I dislike him or something, but me and my dad have hard time getting along since we both have bad attitudes and tempers)...).
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nickygirl: Uh-oh... turns out she's not lying... XD I wonder what the guys will do now... (-cough-I know already-cough-) And thanks :D
AznSnostuff: Thanks, and yeah... it's kind of incredible, I'd never have done it myself... x.x (Geez, had it been me, I'd have beaten James to a bloody pulp, but then again, I'm not that strong, I just have horribly sharp fingernails no matter how short and harmless-looking I make them... XD So hmm, let me see... I'd have pinched and clawed James to a bloody pulp if I had been Sakura. Sounds pretty good, I wonder if I should make an appearance in one of those bonus chapters? XDD)
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You all know what I'm gonna say, but I'll say it anyway (that rhymes!); I love y'all! Keep on reviewing and good luck to anyone who's going back to school!
Sneak Preview of Next Chapter: Disclosed
"I don't care, Sasuke!" she cried. "Whether or not I'm dating a pervert is my business! You're not my mom anyway, so why do you care?"
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(A/N: If you find errors such as words pasted together likethis, sentences that are in bold or italics when they shouldn't be or sentences that are repeated even though they're not supposed to, please tell me. This happens a lot out of some unknown reason, and it isn't because it was like that from the beginning - no, when I edit the chapters after uploading them, they get like that. I don't know why, maybe it's my dad's computer being weird. And also, do the symbols ' and ... look weird? Because on dad's computer, it does.)